HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 16-01 Amending Chapter 113 of City Code, The Zoning Ordinance, Concerning Height LimitationsCITY OF FALCON HEIGHTS
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 16-01
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 113 OF THE
FALCON HEIGHTS CITY CODE, THE ZONING
ORDINANCE, CONCERNING HEIGHT LIMITATIONS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF FALCON HEIGHTS ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 113.243 of the Falcon Heights City Code is amended to provide as
follows:
Sec. 113-243. - Height limitations.
(a) Exemptions.
(1) Height limitations shall not apply to belfries, cupolas and domes,
monuments, public and public utility facilities, silos, barns, church spires,
chimneys, smokestacks, flagpoles, and parapet walls extending not more
than four feet above the limiting height of the building.
(2) Height limitations shall not apply to rooftop structures such as mechanical
equipment, elevator shaft and equipment enclosures and similar structures,
provided said exceptions do not exceed ten feet in height above the
roofline and the area does not exceed 15 percent of the roof area.
(3) Height limitations shall not apply to private T.V. or radio reception
antennae extending more than ten feet above the limiting height of the
building. Any T.V. or radio transmission or reception device or structure
not attached to the principal building shall require a conditional use
permit.
(b) Airport. No structure shall violate the limits and provisions of the airport plan
of the Metropolitan Development Guide.
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon passage
and publication.
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ADOPTED this 22nd day of June, 2016, by the City Council of Falcon Heights, Minnesota.
CITAF AN IGHTSBY:� 1 --
Mayor
ATTEST:
Sack ThongvAffi, City Clerk/Administrator
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