§ 23.04.124. Height Limitations.

The maximum height for new structures is as follows, except where other height limitations are established by planning area standards of the Land Use Element (for allowed fence heights, see Section 23.04.190c(2):

a.

Permitted heights by land use category.

LAND USE CATEGORIES	MAXIMUM HEIGHT
Agriculture, Rural Lands	35 feet
Commercial:  In CBD  Elsewhere	45 feet 35 feet
Industrial	45 feet
Office & Professional	35 feet
Open Space	25 feet
Recreation	35 feet
Public Facilities	45 feet
Residential:  Single Family, Rural and Suburban  Multi-Family   Low Intensity   Medium Intensity   High Intensity	35 feet   35 feet 35 feet 45 feet

 

b.

Exceptions to height limitations:

(1)

Planning Commission modifications: Buildings and structures exceeding the heights permitted in subsection a. of this section may be authorized through Development Plan approval, provided the Planning Commission first finds the project will not result in substantial detrimental effects of the enjoyment and use of adjoining properties, and that the modified height will not exceed the lifesaving equipment capabilities of the fire protection agency having jurisdiction.

(2)

Residential exceptions:

(i)

Additional height: Except where building height limits are established by planning area standards of the Land Use Element, the height limitations specified by subsection a. for residential buildings may be adjusted (Section 23.01.044) to allow additional height to a maximum of 45 feet, provided that the required side, rear and interior setbacks are to be increased one foot in width for each foot of height over 35 feet.

(ii)

Downhill lot: Where the average front-to-back slope of a lot is greater than one foot of fall in seven feet of distance (14.2% average slope) from the centerline of the street to the rear face of the proposed building, up to 5 feet may be added to the allowable height limit.

(3)

Uninhabited structures: The height limits specified in subsection a. of this section or by planning area standards of the Land Use Element do not apply to the following structures (measurement of height is from the ground, as set forth in Section 23.04.122):

(i)

Radio and television receiving antennas of the type customarily used for home radio and television receivers, as well as amateur and commercial transmitting antennas, when 50 feet or less in height.

(ii)

Skylight structures on flat roofs not exceeding 18 inches above the highest point of the roof.

(iii)

Flagpoles 50 feet or less in height.

(iv)

Barns, grain elevators, silos, water tanks, windmills, wind generators and all other similar structures not containing residential uses and located in the Agriculture, Rural Lands, Residential Rural, and Industrial land use categories.

(v)

Chimneys no more than 100 feet in height located in the Industrial category; and all other chimneys and roof vents extending no more than three feet above the height limit specified in Section 23.04.124a.

(vi)

Industrial towers, non-portable equipment and other uninhabited structures no more than 60 feet in height located in an Industrial category.

(vii)

All portable construction equipment.

(viii)

Public utility poles and structures for providing electrical and communications services.

[Amended 1995, Ord. 2715]