[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.