Sec. 495(9). Heights of buildings.
(1) In any A Residence, A-1 Residence, or B Business District
no building or structure shall exceed forty feet in height,
nor shall consist of more than three stories, except that a public
or semi-public building such as a church or other place of worship,
school, library, hospital or club may be erected to not more
than 60 feet in height, provided that the portion of such building
more than 40 feet high shall set back from all required front,
side and rear yards, one foot for each two feet of such additional
height.
(2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to church
spires, belfries, cupolas, domes, monuments, water towers, chimneys,
flues, flag poles, or radio poles, nor to parapet walls extending
not more than four feet above the limiting height of the
building on which it rests.
(3) In any B-1 Business, B-2 Business, or C Industrial District
a building may be erected to any height, provided that the
portion of the building in excess of one and two-third times the
width of the street on which it fronts shall be governed by the
following regulations: for each foot such building or portion
thereof is set back from any street, lot or required yard or court
line, such building or portion thereof, may be erected two feet in
height, provided that no street shall for this purpose be considered
to be less than 40 feet nor more than 66 feet in width.
Provided, however, that the provisions of this subsection shall
not apply to bulkheads, elevator pent houses, water tanks, monitors
or similar structures, provided such structures shall not have
an aggregate area greater than 25% of the ground floor area.
And provided further the provisions of this subsection shall not
prevent the erection of towers occupying not more than 25% of
the ground floor area and distant not less than 25 feet in all
parts from any lot line not a street line.
