Saint Petersburg City Zoning Code

SECTION 16

60.020.- HEIGHT, MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE AND ENCROACHMENTS

Sections:

16.60.020.1.- Applicability.

Height limitations as indicated in the schedule of zoning district regulations shall apply to buildings and portions of buildings designed for human occupancy, and shall not apply to steeples, minarets, belfries, bell towers, or other non-occupiable architectural features, nor to elevator lift housing, air conditioning units, or other structures which are covered by this section.

(Code 1992, § 16.60.020.1)

16.60.020.2. - Maximum allowable height.

The term "maximum allowable height" means the maximum, overall height allowed. The maximum heights identified within this table shall supersede the maximum heights permitted within the zoning district regulations in the event of a conflict:

Maximum Allowable Height
Structure/improvement	Maximum allowable height
Carport, freestanding—Residential	15 ft.
Carport, freestanding—Nonresidential	20 ft.
Dumpster enclosure (including gates)	10 ft.
Flagpole, freestanding	35 ft.
Play equipment	15 ft.
Shed, Nonresidential (located in a setback)	20 ft.
Shed, Residential (located in a setback)	10 ft.
Shed, Residential (located within building envelope)	15 ft.

(Code 1992, § 16.60.020.2)

16.60.020.3. - Additional height bonus.

The term "additional height bonus" means the total number of feet allowed to exceed the maximum height permitted within the zoning district regulations. When a variance to height has been granted, no additional height bonus which is set forth in this section is allowed.

Allowable Height Encroachments
Structure/improvement	Additional height bonus
Airport control tower	As allowed by FAA
Ancillary equipment—rooftop	15 ft.
Ancillary equipment, housing for	15 in.
Antenna, television or radio—residential use	15 ft.
Antenna, wireless communications—accessory (attached to an existing structure)	See wireless communication antennae section
Antenna, wireless communications—freestanding	See wireless communication antennae section
Architectural feature, occupiable—all districts (enclosed or open with up to 256 sq. ft. of floor area)	10 ft.
Architectural feature, non-occupiable—neighborhood or corridor districts (enclosed or open with up to 500 sq. ft. of floor area) except belfries or bell towers	10 ft.
Architectural feature, non-occupiable—downtown districts (e.g., spire, crown lighting, cornice, or other similar feature, excluding antennae) except belfries or bell towers	50 ft. or as permitted by airport zoning, whichever is less
Belfry or bell tower	25 ft.
Building in a mixed-use or nonresidential zoning district (with 50 percent or more of the first floor of the principal structure devoted to parking spaces)	12 ft.
Chimney	5 ft.
Fence and walls	See fences, walls and hedges section
Lighting, site	No limit
Parapet wall (above flat plane of roof)	4 ft.
Penthouse, mechanical or stairwell	15 ft.
Sign	See sign code. If the sign code is ever declared invalid for any reason, a sign shall not exceed the maximum height of a principal building allowable by the zoning district regulations

(Code 1992, § 16.60.020.3)