18.90.050 Building height.
A. Limitations and General Exceptions. Structures exceeding the maximum height allowed in each zone shall be permitted only as a conditional use. Building height as defined in Chapter 18.15 shall not apply to chimneys, spires, aerials, flagpoles, solar energy collectors and necessary mounting or operational equipment, utility poles, or other similar objects not used for human occupancy. Barns and silos are permitted subject to written approval by the city or district fire chief. Buildings and other objects cited in this section should address solar standards in Chapter 18.125 TMC.
B. Building Height Transition. To provide compatible building scale and privacy between developments, buildings in any zone that exceed 30 feet or two and one-half stories, whichever is less, shall provide additional setbacks or “step-downs” adjacent to lower-density residential development.
1. This standard applies to new and vertically expanded buildings that exceed 30 feet or two and one-half stories, whichever is less, on lots adjacent to lots zoned RLD, RMD, or RMH. The minimum side or rear yard setback shall be equal to the height of the proposed building less 15 feet, except as otherwise required by Chapter 18.125 TMC.
2. Building height may “step-down” within the additional setback area; provided, that no portion of the building exceeds the allowed ratio in Figure 18.90.050-1 below and the building meets the minimum side and rear yard setbacks otherwise required in the zone.
Figure 18.90.050-1.
[Ord. 966 § 2 (Exh. B), 2021; Ord. 817 § 8-3J.123, 2006.]