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Exceptions to height limits on main structures include:

A. Chimneys located on the main residential structure, provided they do not exceed six feet in height above the roofline of the structure.

B. Solar panels may extend above the height limit for the zoning district subject to standards and regulations that ensure that the panels will not have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety, as defined by State law.

C. On main buildings, architectural projections (e.g. towers, cupolas) individually totaling no more than four hundred square feet in footprint area are allowed to extend from the main building to a maximum of twenty-eight feet to the sidewall and thirty feet to the roof top. See figure 14.42.040-1 (Allowed Tower/Stairwell Height).

Figure 17.42.040-1. Allowed Tower/Stairwell Height

D. Exception for Vertical Projections. Vertical architectural projections on accessory buildings and structures (e.g., cupolas, spires, towers) may exceed the maximum height by two feet, up to a maximum of seventeen feet; provided, that the footprint of the projection is not more than five percent of the total footprint of the building. (Ord. 582 § 1 (Exh. A (part)), 2009)