Height Modifications
205. Height Modifications
A. Roof Structures Permitted Above Maximum Height (1) The following roof structures are permitted above the maximum height as specified in this Ordinance, provided that the total area of all such appurtenances is not more than one-third of the total roof area of the building: a) Structures for the housing of elevators and elevator shafts, b) Stairways, c) Fire or parapet walls, d) Skylights, e) Towers, and f) Steeples.
(2) The following roof structures are permitted above the maximum height as specified in this Ordinance, provided that the total area of all such appurtenances is not more that one-third of the total roof area of the building, and provided that such features shall be set back from the edge of the roof a minimum distance of one foot for every two feet be which they extend above the roof: a) Heating and air-conditioning equipment, b) Ventilating fans, c) Solar collectors, d) Storage tanks for water, e) Television, radio or satellite dish antennae or masts, f) Chimneys or roof mounted smokestacks, g) Roof mounted flag poles, and h) Similar equipment required to operate and maintain a building. 3) No such roof structure as set forth in the subsection shall exceed the maximum height for the zone in which it is located, except by the amounts allowed herein: a) Buildings from one (1) to six (6) stories - Ten (10) feet. b) Buildings exceeding six (6) stories - ten feet plus one (1) foot per story above the sixth story to a maximum total of twenty (20) feet.