The regulations set forth in this Article qualify or supplement the district regulations appearing elsewhere in this Code.

1.    The height regulations as prescribed in this Code shall not apply to the following:

Belfries

Chimneys

Church Spires

Conveyors

Cooling Towers

Elevator

Penthouses

Fire Towers

Flag Poles

Grain Elevators

Monuments

Ornamental Towers and Spires

Smoke Stacks

Stage Towers or Scenery Lofts

Tanks

Water Towers

Lighting Poles or Standards

2.    Public or semi-public service buildings, hospitals, institutions, or schools, when permitted in a district, may be erected to a height not exceeding 75 feet, when the required side and rear yards are increased by at least 1 foot for each 1 foot of additional building height above the height regulations for the district in which the building is located.

1.    Yards, generally:

a.    Except as herein provided for accessory buildings and structures, whenever a lot abuts upon a public alley, one-half of the alley width may be considered as a portion of the required yard.

b.    Every part of a required yard shall be open to the sky, except as authorized by this Article. Ordinary projections of sills, awnings, canopies, belt courses, air conditioning units, chimneys, cornices, and ornamental features may project to a distance not to exceed 24 inches into a required yard setback.

c.    Where a lot is used for a commercial or industrial purpose, more than one main building may be located on the lot, but only when such buildings conform to all open space requirements around the lot for the district in which the lot is located.

2.    Accessory Buildings and Structures:

a.    Except as herein provided, no accessory building shall project into a required yard setback along any street.

b.    In Districts “R-1B”, “R-IC” and “R-2”, accessory buildings may be located in a required side or rear yard; however, no accessory building may be located closer than 10 feet from a rear lot line, nor less than 6 feet from a side lot I line. No alley may be used in meeting this requirement.

c.    Filling station pumps and pump islands may occupy the required yards; provided, however, that they are not less than 15 feet from the property line, and further provided that canopy’s and other similar coverings over the pumps and pump islands shall have at least 14 feet of clearance and shall not project beyond the property line.

d.    Accessory, open and uncovered swimming pools and permanent barbecue grills may occupy a required rear yard, provided they are not located closer than 5 feet to the rear lot line nor closer than 3 feet to a side lot line. No alley may be used in meeting this requirement.

e.    Accessory storm caves which are not a part of the main building may occupy a required rear yard, provided they are not located closer than 5 feet to the rear lot line nor closer than 3 feet to a side lot line. No alley may be used in meeting this requirement.

f.     Accessory buildings which are not a part of the main building, although connected by an open breezeway, may be constructed under the requirements of Section 26-103(2)(b).

g.    Parabolic or satellite dish-type antennas may be placed in any district.

3.    Front Yards:

a.    When an official line has been established for the future widening or opening of a street or major thoroughfare upon which a lot abuts, then the depth of a front or side yard shall be measured from such official line to the nearest line of the building.

b.    Front yard shall be provided by the address of the parcel.

4.    Corner Visibility:

a.    No sign, fence, wall, hedge, planting, or other obstruction to vision, extending to a height in excess of 3 feet above the established street grade measured from the crown of the street, shall be erected, planted, or maintained within the visibility triangle area of a corner lot.

5.    Easements:

a.    No building, either a main or an accessory building, shall be constructed, moved, or altered so as to encroach onto or within a platted or recorded easement.