Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. increase for architectural features10 ft
Uninhabited architectural design features such as towers, spires, steeples, domes, and cupolas may exceed the specified height limit by a maximum of ten feet.
- Roof structure heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. exception
Roof structures for the housing of elevators, stairways, tanks, ventilating fans or similar equipment... may be erected above the height limits... but no roof structure or any space above the height limit shall be allowed for the purpose of providing additional floor space.
From the ordinance
Structure height shall be measured as the vertical distance between the building pad elevation or finished grade and the highest point... Uninhabited architectural design features may exceed the specified height limit by a maximum of ten feet.