[Ord. 206, 4/15/1957, § 8]
1. 
In the Commercial District buildings or structures shall in no case exceed three stories or 45 feet in height.
2. 
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.
3. 
In a residence district, where a terrace exists, the height may be increased by a distance equal to the height of the terrace; 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.
4. 
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.
[Ord. 206, 4/15/1957, § 9; as amended by Ord. 377, 12/9/1980, § 1]
1. 
The height limitations in this chapter shall be applied as follows:
A. 
A cellar or basement 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 one-half the depth of the lot.
C. 
On interior lots the height limit, including all exceptions thereto, shall apply to a depth equal to one-half the depth of the block 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 a height limit similar to that applying upon the lot immediately abutting in the rear.