Sec. 98-1.13.8

Height

• Fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. measurement

  The height of fences or walls shall be measured as the vertical distance between finished grade on the highest side of the fence or wall to the top of the fence or wall, rather than to the top of the fence post or columns.

• HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. exceptions

  Chimneys, commercial television and radio towers, conveyors, cooling towers, elevators, flagpoles, monuments, ornamental towers, wind vanes, lightning rods, satellite antennas, skylights, smokestacks, solar panels (up to 2 ft above limit), stage fly towers, cupolas, steeples, tanks, vents, and water/fire towers may exceed height limits.

• HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. measurement

  Building height is measured as the vertical distance from average finished grade to the highest point of any flat roof, or to the deck line of a mansard roof, or to the mean height between the plate and the ridge of a gable or hip roof.

• Upper floor step-backStep-backA requirement that upper floors be set further back than the floors below.28 ft

  For nonresidential or multifamily building development on lots abutting residential districts that have a maximum allowed building height of 35 feet, the maximum building height at the point of the required yard or setback line is 28 feet. Height may be increased above 28 feet by up to two feet (vertical) for each one foot of building setback or upper floor step-back.