[Amended 9-12-1989 by Ord. No. 401; 11-9-1993 by Ord. No. 446]
A. In "A" Residence Districts, main structures or buildings shall not
exceed 20 feet in height and may be one-story, one-and-one-half-story,
or two-story structures, but in no case exceed two stories. Accessory
structures shall not exceed 15 feet in height and shall not exceed
one story.
B. In "B" Residence Districts, main structures or buildings shall not
exceed 20 feet in height and may be one-story, one-and-one-half-story,
or two-story structures, but in no case exceed two stories. Accessory
structures shall not exceed 20 feet in height and shall not exceed
two stories.
C. In the Commercial District, buildings or structures shall in no case
exceed three stories or 45 feet in height.
D. In any Residence District where a terrace exists, the height of the
building may be established by measuring the distance from ground
level adjacent to the building; provided, that the building is set
back from the street line a distance equal to the height of the terrace
and also provided that no such building shall be required to be set
back more than 25 feet from the building line complying with the regulation.
E. In any district, the height may be exceeded by schools, public buildings,
and buildings occupied exclusively as churches, cathedrals and temples,
provided such buildings have the prescribed yards on all sides; stairways,
tanks, ventilating fans, fire or parapet walls, chimneys and all similar
equipment required to operate and maintain the building are also excepted
from the height regulations.
F. In any district, the height limitations may be exceeded for municipal
structures such as water towers and pumping mechanisms, air-raid sirens
and public warning devices and like items which are a necessary part
of any municipal function.
[Amended 11-9-1993 by Ord. No. 446]
The height limitations in this chapter shall be applied as follows:
A. A basement and/or cellar, when designed for occupancy as a dwelling,
shall be counted as a story; when otherwise designed and used, it
shall not be counted as a story.
B. On through lots, the height limit including all exceptions thereto,
beginning at either frontage, shall apply to a depth not exceeding
1/2 the depth of the lot.
C. On interior lots, the height limit, including all exceptions thereto,
shall apply to a depth equal to 1/2 the depth of the lot as measured
from frontage to frontage on a line projected through the center of
the lot in question. Any rear portion of such a lot, beyond the center
line of the block, shall have the height limit similar to that applying
upon the lot immediately abutting in the rear.