26.1-12, 26.1-13(h), 26.1-14(h), 26.1-15(h)
Extracted standards
5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Habitable basement/attic counted as story
In measuring height, a habitable basement or attic shall be counted as a story, provided that a story in a sloping roof, the area of which story at a height of four (4) feet above the floor does not exceed two-thirds of the floor area of the story immediately below it and which does not contain an independent apartment, shall be counted as a half story.
- Projections above heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limit
Chimneys, elevators, poles, spires, tanks, towers and other projections not used for human occupancy may extend above the height limit.
- Public building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. exception
Churches, schools, hospitals, sanatoriums and other public and semipublic buildings may be built to a greater height than permitted in the zone if approved by the fire chief, except that no building shall exceed fifty-five (55) feet or four (4) stories in any residential zone.
Other
No open space or lot required for a building or structure shall during its life be occupied by or counted as open space for another building or structure.
- Projections into yards
Steps or stoops not exceeding twenty-four (24) square feet in area, eaves, cornices, window sills and belt courses may project into any required yard.
From the ordinance
In each zone, each structure hereafter erected or altered shall be provided with the yards specified, shall be on a lot of the area and width specified and shall not exceed the heights specified in this article. In measuring height, a habitable basement or attic shall be counted as a story...