Wichita Falls City Zoning Code
4300 HEIGHT
§ 4310 Measurement of height.
The height of a building shall be measured from the average of the highest and lowest grade adjacent to the building to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof, deck line of a mansard roof, or to the average height of the highest gable on a pitched or hipped roof. The height of a structure other than a building shall be measured to the highest point of the structure.
§ 4320 Exceptions to height limitations.
The following structures may exceed the maximum height limitations subject to the limitations of section 6400, Airport Zoning Regulations, and the following conditions:
A.
Church spires or steeples, flagpoles, and amateur radio transmitting antennas may project beyond the maximum allowable height. However, flagpole heights shall not exceed 35 feet in SF-1, SF-2, MFR, LO, LC, [and] BA zones and 80 feet in all other zones, measured from the ground. Additionally, any lighting must be from the base of the flagpole and directed away from all residences.
B.
Chimneys, vent-stacks, radio and television receiving antennas, elevator penthouses, mechanical equipment rooms, cooling towers, fire escapes, tanks, and ornamental cupolas and domes erected on the top of buildings may project beyond the maximum allowable height by no more than 12 feet.