Newtown City Zoning Code
§ B70-5.02
Height limitations.
A.
No dwelling, building or other structure may exceed 35 feet in height above average ground level regardless of the number of stories except buildings or structures used in farming not inhabited by humans.
B.
The height limitations of these Regulations shall not apply to the spires, towers or belfries of churches, flagpoles, residential radio or television antennae, or electric utility transmission towers and cables.
C.
Air conditioning units, elevator shafts and mechanical devises used in connection with manufacturing which cannot be placed at a height of less than 35 feet for engineering or technological reasons may be installed above the roof line of the building within the perimeter of the roof in an Industrial Zone provided:
(1)
Such structure is not more than 40 feet above average ground level or the height of such structure above the roof line is not greater than 50% of the height of the roof line, whichever is less.
(2)
The total square foot area of all such structures measured at their widest point shall not exceed 10% of the total square foot roof area.
(3)
The bulk of said structures, computed using the maximum dimensions for height and square foot area for each structure, shall be included in computing the bulk limitation required by 5.01 of these Regulations.
D.
Municipal buildings and public schools may be erected to a height exceeding 35 feet provided that the front, rear and side yards shall each be increased by two feet for each one foot by which such building exceeds 35 feet. Existing municipal buildings which, on May 22, 1995, exceed the height limitations contained in Section 5.02 of these regulations, may be altered or enlarged, provided that the maximum structure does not exceed the maximum elevation of the existing structure and provided further, that any such alteration or enlargement shall comply with all zoning and building requirement