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A. Measurement of Building Height. Building height shall be measured as the vertical distance from the average level of the finished grade of the lot to the highest roof point of the building being measured.

Figure 20.56-1. Measurement of Building Height

B. Structures above Height Limit or Adjusted Height Limit. The following structures may be established above the height limit permitted in the zone, except that such structures shall not be allowed above the height limit for the purpose of providing additional floor area. The height of such structures need not be included in measuring the height of a building supporting said structure.

1. Penthouses or roof structures for the housing of elevators;

2. Stairways, tanks, ventilating fans, or similar equipment required to operate and maintain the building; and

3. Fire or parapet walls, skylights, towers, steeples, flagpoles, signs and sign structures, chimneys, smokestacks, receiving antennas, water tanks, silos, and other similar structures. (Ord. 690 § 4 (Exh. A), 2018).