707 — Building Requirements
Chapter 7: BUSINESS CORRIDOR DISTRICT REGULATIONS • Effective Mar 5, 2025
a. The height of a permitted main building shall not exceed thirty-five (35) feet except as provided
below.
b. Building height not greater than sixty (60) feet may be approved as a conditionally permitted
use provided that:
1. The Board of Zoning Appeals determines on the basis of information from the Fire
Department and other safety officials that the building will comply with applicable safety
standards;
2. The building is set back at least 200 feet from any residential zoning district.
c. Appurtenant features such as chimneys, sky lights, domes, elevator penthouses or similar
feature which are an integral part of the building may be constructed above the height limit but
in no case shall such feature exceed ten feet above the maximum height of thirty-five (35) feet.
d. Accessory buildings shall not exceed eighteen (18) feet in height.
e. Exterior building equipment which generates noise, including but not limited to HVAC
equipment, fans, pumps, engines, turbines, compressors, generators, motors, or similar
devices, equipment or apparatus shall be located on the building or site in a manner which
prevents noise transmission to nearby residential neighborhoods. Exterior building equipment
shall not generate sound or noise which exceeds 55 db (55 decibels) as measured by a sound
level meter at any line of a residential zoning district.
f. Building equipment mounted on the roof of a building (including but not limited to air
conditioning components and other ventilation equipment) shall be surrounded by parapets or
other screening to prevent view of the equipment from surrounding lots.
g. Public, semi-public service buildings or schools may be erected to a height not to exceed sixty
(60) feet, and churches and temples may be erected to height not to exceed seventy-five (75)
feet if the building is set back from each lot line at least one (1) foot for each foot of additional
building height above the height limit otherwise provided in the district.
