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A. Application:

No building shall be erected, reconstructed, or structurally altered to exceed in height the limit hereinafter designated for the zone in which such building is located, except as otherwise specifically provided.

B. Exceptions:

Height regulations established elsewhere in this ordinance shall not apply:

1. In any district, to church spires, belfries, cupolas and domes not for human occupancy; water tanks; provided that such structure shall be so located and constructed that if it should collapse, its reclining length would still be contained on the property on which it was constructed.

2. In any nonresidential district, to noncommercial radio or television antennas.

3. In industrial districts, to conveyors or similar structures wherein the industrial process involved customarily requires a height greater than otherwise permitted; provided, that such structure shall be so located that if it should collapse, its reclining length would still be contained on the property on which it was constructed.

4. In any district, to solar heating or cooling apparatus, the plans of which have been approved by the Zoning Administrator.

5. Chimneys in residential zoning districts may be two (2) feet above the roofline of the residential structure, even if the roofline is at the maximum building height. However, there shall be no height exception allowed for a chimney if there is a two (2) foot or greater vertical clearance within a ten (10) foot radius of the chimney.

6. Wireless communications towers and antennas as approved in accordance with the requirements and provisions stated in Chapter 17 of this ordinance.

7. In any zoning district, one flagpole per lot so located and constructed that if it should collapse, its reclining length would be contained on the property on which it was constructed. In any commercial or industrial zoning district, one flagpole may be located per lot in a required front yard or street side yard setback as long as the flagpole does not exceed the building height permitted in the underlying zoning district.

C. Residential Accessory Buildings:

No building, which is accessory to any residential building, shall be erected to a height greater than one (1) story or fifteen (15) feet except as otherwise may be permitted by a particular zone regulation. (21-10, Amended, 05/18/2021)