§ 52-42. Height limits.

Height limitations stipulated elsewhere in this ordinance shall be modified as follows:

(a)

Chimneys, water towers, penthouses, scenery lofts, sugar refineries, monuments, cupolas, domes, spires, standpipes, false mansards, parapet walls, drive-in theater screens, similar structures and necessary mechanical appurtenances may be erected as to their height in accordance with existing or hereafter adopted ordinance of the city.

(b)

On through lots with double frontage one hundred fifty (150) feet or less in depth, the height of a building may be measured from the curb level on either street. On through lots, more than one hundred fifty (150) feet in depth, the height regulation and basis of height measurement for the street permitting the greater height shall apply to a depth of not more than one hundred fifty (150) feet from that street. The remainder of the lot shall comply with height regulation based on the street with the lower elevation.