The height of public or semipublic buildings, churches, cathedrals, temples, hospitals, sanitariums or schools shall not in any case exceed 50 feet, and if the height of any such building exceeds the height allowed in the district concerned, then any such building shall be set back from all lot lines not less than one foot in addition to the required yard dimensions for each foot such buildings exceed the height allowed in the district concerned.

(Code 1969, § 5.256; Code 1977, § 28-430)

Chimneys, cooling towers, elevators, bulkheads, fire towers, silos, steeples, penthouses, stacks, stage towers, or scenery lofts, tanks, water towers, pumping towers, radio towers, television antennas, monuments and mechanical appurtenances pertaining to and necessary to the permitted uses of the district in which they are located, shall not be included in calculating the height of the principal structures.

(Code 1969, § 5.257; Code 1977, § 28-431)

Parapet walls may extend not more than five feet above the allowable height of a building.

(Code 1969, § 5.258; Code 1977, § 28-432)