§ 9. Height regulations.  


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  • No building or structure shall be located, erected or altered so as to exceed the height limit hereinafter specified for the district in which the building is located.

    1.

    In the following zoning districts the maximum height of buildings and structures shall be:

    a. Agricultural district ..... Three (3) stories except as noted subsection 2 following
    b. SF-1, Single-family
    dwelling district .....
    Two and one-half (2½) stories except as noted in subsection 2 following
    c. SF-2, Single-family
    dwelling district .....
    Two and one-half (2½) stories except as noted in subsection 2 following
    d. SF-3, Single-family
    dwelling district .....
    Two and one-half (2½) stories except as noted in subsection 2 following
    e. SF-4, Single-family
    dwelling district .....
    Two and one-half (2½) stories except as noted in subsection 2 following
    f. 2F, Two-family
    dwelling district .....
    Two and one-half (2½) stories except as noted in subsection 2 following
    g. MF, Multiple-family
    dwelling district .....
    Three (3) stories except as noted in subsection 2 following
    h. O, Office district ..... To any legal limit not prohibited by other laws or ordinances.
    i. NS, Neighborhood service
    district .....
    Two (2) stories except as noted in subsection 2 following
    j. R. General retail
    district .....
    Two (2) stories except as noted in subsection 2 following
    k. C, Commercial district ..... To any legal height not prohibited by other laws or ordinances
    l. CA, Central area district ..... To any legal height not prohibited by other laws or ordinances
    m. I, Industrial district ..... To any legal height not prohibited by other laws or ordinances
    n. PD, Planned development ..... To any legal height provided that the total floor area does not exceed the total site area and coverage of site by first floor does not exceed forty (40) percent of the total site area

     

    2.

    Special height regulations:

    In the districts where the height of buildings is restricted to two (2) or three (3) stories, cooling towers, roof gables, chimneys, and vent stacks may extend for an additional height not to exceed forty (40) feet above the average grade line of the building. Water stand pipes and tanks, church steeples, domes and spires, and school buildings and institutional buildings may be erected to exceed three (3) stories in height in residential areas restricted to two (2) or three (3) stories in height, provided that one (1) additional foot shall be added to the width and depth of side and rear yards for each foot that such structures exceed three (3) stories in height.