§ 20.75.160. Building height and story regulations.

A.

Maximum height and stories. All buildings and structures in the MS-G and MS-C main street districts shall be limited to the number of stories and maximum height as set forth in Table 20-155.

Table 20-155
MS-G and MS-C Main Street Districts
Maximum Stories and Height

Category	Requirement	Notes and Sections
Maximum allowed stories	5 stories above grade
Maximum allowed height	75 feet above grade	Section 20.75.160B
Maximum allowed height within 50 feet of property located in a residential zoning district allowing 8 units or less per acre	35 feet maximum height within 20 feet of the residentially zoned property, increasing by one foot for every one additional foot of setback	Section 20.75.160.B
Maximum allowed height within 50 feet of property located in a residential zoning district allowing 9 to 30 units per acre	45 feet maximum height within 20 feet of the residentially zoned property, increasing by one foot for every one additional foot of setback	Subsection 20.75.160.B
Maximum allowed height within 40 feet of a residential street	35 feet above grade 20-156

 

B.

Building height exceptions.

1.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Table 20-155 in Section 20.75.160, the maximum height limits for a building or structure located within fifty feet of a residential zoning district shall not apply to any portion of a building or structure located within one hundred feet of the main street.

2.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Table 20-155 in Section 20.75.160, the decision maker may increase the allowed height for that portion of a building or structure located within fifty feet of a residential zoning district with a development permit based on the following findings:

a.

The property located in a residential zoning district is not developed with a residential use; and

b.

The orientation, location and elevation of the proposed building(s) is compatible with adjacent development; and

c.

The development does not exceed a height of seventy-five feet above grade.

3.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Table 20-155 in Section 20.75.160, elevator shafts, roof equipment and other non-habitable building elements that do not exceed an area equal to ten percent of the area of the fifth floor of the building, may extend to a height of eighty feet. The area of any roof screen that exceeds a height of seventy-five feet above grade shall include the area encompassed by that roof screen.

(Ords. 28858, 29011.)