20.50.350 HT-01 – Height standards.
This height standards (HT) section applies to the following zoning districts:
CO PR A1 A2 A3 A4 R1 R2 VR M1 M2 MP IS LB GC HC CP I1 I2 HI
The following standards shall apply:
A. Cross Reference. See JCC 20.50.940 WF-01 – Wireless facilities standards.
B. Applicability. If a height standard does not appear in the section for a zoning district, then the standard does not apply to that particular zoning district.
1. Maximum Primary Structure Height. The maximum primary structure height shall be per each section in Chapter 20.20 JCC, Zoning Districts.
2. Maximum Accessory Structure Height. The maximum accessory structure height shall be per each section in Chapter 20.20 JCC, Zoning Districts.
3. Exceptions. The following types of structures or features shall be exempt or partially exempt from the maximum structure height standards, assuming they are permitted uses or structural features, as stated:
a. Grain elevators, barns and grain silos used for general agricultural purposes may exceed the maximum structure height but shall not exceed 150 feet in height.
b. Mechanical equipment used for confined feeding operations may exceed the maximum structure height but shall not exceed 100 feet in height.
c. Church steeples, bell towers, and religious symbols may exceed the maximum structure height but shall not exceed 200 percent of the height of the primary structure.
d. Functional chimneys may exceed the maximum structure height but shall not extend more than ten (10) feet above the roof’s highest point.
e. Roof-mounted antennas may exceed the maximum structure height but shall not exceed five (5) feet over the maximum primary structure height or ten (10) feet above the primary structure height, whichever is less, as long as the antenna is not located on the front roof plane.
f. Pole-mounted antennas may exceed the maximum structure height but shall not exceed twenty (20) feet over the maximum primary structure height or thirty (30) feet above the primary structure height, whichever is less, as long as the pole is located in the rear yard.
g. Roof-mounted mechanical equipment, including elevator bulkheads, may exceed the maximum structure height but shall not extend any more than fifteen (15) feet above the roof’s highest point; provided, that it is architecturally integrated into the building’s features or is generally screened from view by an architectural enclosure, parapet or similar feature.
h. Mechanical equipment and utility structures associated with an industrial use on land zoned for industrial uses may exceed the maximum primary structure height by up to fifty percent (50%).
i. Wireless support structures may exceed the maximum structure height as allowed in JCC 20.50.940 WF-01 – Wireless facilities standards. [Ord. 12-27-11 § 5.35.]