The height limitations of this ordinance shall not apply to:

1.

Belfries.

2.

Chimneys.

3.

Church spires.

4.

Conveyors.

5.

Cooling towers.

6.

Cupolas.

7.

Derricks.

8.

Fire towers.

9.

Flag poles.

10.

Monuments.

11.

Radio and television towers, antennas and aerials.

12.

Observation towers.

13.

Smoke stacks.

14.

Tanks.

15.

Transmission towers.

16.

Water towers.

In the case of a group housing project for two or more buildings to be constructed on a plot of ground of at least five unsubdivided acres, or where the existing or contemplated street and lot layout make it impractical to apply the requirements of this ordinance to the individual building units, the application of the terms of this ordinance may be varied by the board of adjustment. Such variance, however, should not adversely affect the character of the neighborhood, and should assure substantially the same character of occupancy and intensity of land use as set forth by this ordinance. However, in no case shall the board of adjustment authorize a use prohibited in the district in which the project is located, or a smaller lot area per family than the minimum required, or a greater height, or a larger coverage than the requirements of this ordinance in such a district.

1.

More than one main institutional, public, semi-public, commercial, or industrial building may be located upon a lot or tract, providing that no such building or portion thereof is located outside the buildable area of the lot.

2.

Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky, except where accessory buildings are permitted in a rear or side yard and except for the ordinary projection of sills, belt courses, cornices, and ornamental features projecting not more than eighteen (18) inches; however, a roof, gutter, or eave may project to the extent of four (4) feet into a required side, front and/or rear yard if a minimum distance of three (3) feet remains open to the sky.

3.

A canopy attached to a building with no other support may project into a required side yard provided that this projection is at least three feet away from the nearest side lot line. Also, canopies may be located in required front or side yards adjacent to streets on lots occupied by churches, schools, hospitals, clinics, funeral parlors, hotels, public buildings, and institutions of a philanthropic, educational, religious, or eleemosynary nature. Such canopies may be supported by other means than the building. A porte-cochere, or carport, may also project into a required side yard, provided that every part of the projection is enclosed, at least three feet from the nearest side lot line, with a maximum length of twenty-five (25) feet and a height of thirteen (13) feet.

4.

An open, unenclosed, uncovered porch or terrace not exceeding the ground elevation by more than six (6) inches, may project into a required front yard a distance not more than ten (10) feet but in no case more than half the distance from the required building line to the front property line. This shall not be interpreted to include or permit fixed marquees or canopies except where otherwise provided herein.

5.

Where less than fifty (50) per cent of a building's total floor area is designed or intended for a residential use or for an accessory residential use in commercial or industrial districts, no yards shall be required, except such yards as may be required for commercial or industrial buildings in the district in which the building is located.

6.

For the purpose of providing yards for an electric substation, a gas pressure regulating and metering station for public utility purposes, or for structures such as row apartment houses and tourist court cabins, such structures shall be considered as one building occupying one lot.

(Ord. No. 659-A, 3-16-1981)

1.

Fences may be erected along the boundaries of a lot or yard area. Such fences for residences may not exceed seven (7) feet in height, with fences constructed in front yard areas not exceeding three (3) feet in height. These fences shall not have barbed wire or other hazardous material in their construction. Fences enclosing industrial areas shall not exceed nine (9) feet in height and may use barbed wire in its uppermost part of construction.

2.

Existing railroads may continue to be operated and maintained in residential, commercial and industrial districts, but no new railroad lines or accessory structures may be erected in these districts, except when so authorized by the board of adjustment.

3.

Public utilities, including electric substations, sewer and water pumping stations, drainage pumping stations, water towers, and buildings and structures of a similar nature, may be located in any district when authorized by the board of adjustment, provided that such uses be placed and operated to cause the least inconvenience to owners or tenants of adjoining lots and not to cause serious annoyance or injury to occupants of adjoining or near-by premises by reason of emission of odors, fumes, gases, dust, smoke, noise, vibrations, light, glare, or any other nuisance.

4.

Temporary buildings, used in connection with construction work only, may be located in any district during the period of construction, but such temporary buildings shall be removed upon completion of such construction work.

5.

The following uses may be located in any district when approved by the board of adjustment and subject to such safeguards as the board may establish:

a.

Cemeteries.

b.

Dial telephone stations.

c.

Fire stations.

d.

Hospitals for human care (not mental).

e.

Police stations.

f.

Transit terminals.

6.

Agricultural uses of land and/or buildings on tracts of ten (10) acres or more shall be excluded from the provisions of this ordinance.

7.

Specific use listings preceded by the symbol (PA) are permitted upon approval of the location and site plan thereof by the planning commission as being appropriate with regard to transportation and access, water supply, waste disposal, fire and police protection and other public facilities, as not causing undue traffic congestion or creating a traffic hazard, and as being in harmony with the orderly and appropriate development of the district in which [the] use is located.

(Ord. No. 643, 1-15-1979)

1.

Except on corner lots, any accessory building that is not a part of the main building may be built in a required side yard, providing such accessory building is not less than sixty (60) feet from the front lot line nor less than three (3) feet from the nearest interior side lot line.

2.

On corner lots, accessory buildings are not permitted in required side yards on the side street or within any portion of the rear yard area which lies between the side street and the prolongation of the required side yard line into the rear yard area.

3.

Accessory buildings not exceeding one story or fourteen (14) feet in height may be built in required rear yards, provided that in any case where accessory buildings are built on rear lot or side lot lines, such accessory buildings shall not be located less than three (3) feet from either side or rear lot line.

4.

The combined gross area of all accessory buildings or portions thereof, located in required side and rear yards, shall not exceed thirty (30) per cent of the required rear yard area, nor shall more than one accessory building cover any part of the required side yard.