§ 5-1. Special cases and exemptions for other tall structures.

5-1.1.

The following structures, features, or equipment are permitted above the height limit in any zoned or unzoned area: silos; towers used to support electric power and other utility lines; skylights and roof structures for elevators; stairways; tanks; ventilating fans; air conditioning or similar equipment for the operation or maintenance of the building; and any device used for screening such structures and equipment.

5-1.2.

Towers, steeples, flagpoles, chimneys, water tanks (including water towers), or similar structures are permitted above the height limit on lots in the business, church campus, and industrial zoning districts that do not abut lots in any residential district and, for unzoned areas, are permitted when not abutting any residential use or district.

If this type of structure is on a lot that abuts a residential use or district, then the part of the structure above the height limit must be separated from any such abutting lot line by a distance equal to at least one-half of its height measured from the ground. Towers used to support electric power and other utility lines are exempt from this separation requirement.

5-1.3.

Towers, steeples, flagpoles, chimneys, water tanks (including water towers), or similar structures are permitted above the height limit on lots next to residential uses or districts. However, any part of such a structure that extends above the height limit must be separated from any such abutting property line by a distance equal to at least one-half of its height. Otherwise, the structure will be subject to the usual requirements for setbacks. Towers used to support electric power and other utility lines plus towers and other similar structures used solely for the purposes of amateur radio reception and transmission shall be exempt from this one-half of its height requirement.