[Amended 11-24-2014 by L.L. No. 16-2014]
The height limitation of this chapter shall not apply to:
A. Exposed rooftop bulkheads, elevator penthouses, stair
towers, water towers, fire towers, hose towers, cooling towers, or
mechanical or electrical equipment, provided such features occupy,
in the aggregate, no more than 10% of the roof area of a building
measured in plan/aerial view and are set back from the edge of the
roof at least one foot for each one foot by which such features exceed
the maximum height otherwise specified for the district in which they
are located. All exposed mechanical and electrical equipment located
on the tops of building shall be buffered.
B. Chimneys, provided such features occupy no more than 10% of the roof
area of a building measured in plan/aerial view.
C. Cupolas or steeples, provided such features shall not occupy more
than 10% of the roof areas of a building measured in plan/aerial view
D. Parapet walls or cornices, provided they do not exceed
the maximum height requirement for the district in which they are
located by more than four feet.
E. Solar energy systems, provided such systems are erected
only to the height necessary to accomplish the purposes they are intended
to serve; a certificate of appropriateness shall be required for such
systems.
Chapter
227, Signs, of the Code of the Village of Cooperstown provides the requirements for all signs erected as accessory uses to any uses permitted in this chapter.