Amending Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 of Chapter 21 Zoning

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( 2) One-family dwellings in the "A" Height and Area District may be increased in height by not more than five (5) feet when two (2) side yards of not less than fifteen ( 15) feet each are provided. Such dwellings, however, shall not exceed three ( 3) stories in height. ( 3) Parapet walls not exceeding four ( 4) feet in height, chimneys, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, fire towers, gas tanks, grain elevators, penthouses, stacks, stage towers, or scenery lofts., sugar refineries, tanks water towers, radio towers, ornamental towers, monuments, cupolas, domes and spires and necessary mechanical appntenanees appurtenances may be erected as to their height in accordance with existing or hereafter adopted ordinances of the City. ( 4) In the "G" Height and Area District towers for occupancy may be erected above the height limit herein established, provided the largest horizontal dimension of any side of the tower shall not exceed sixty ( 60) feet, provided the total area shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the area of the lot, and provided that each tower shall be removed at least twenty-five (25) feet from every lot line other than a street line, and at least fifty ( 50) feet from any other tower. ( 5) On through lots one hundred and twenty (120) 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 and twenty (120) feet in depth the height regulations and basis of height measurements for the street permitting the greater height shall apply to a depth of not more than one hundred and twenty (120) feet from that street. In order to permit the maximum usable building height within the boundaries of property limits, in the alternative the building commissioner may exercise discretion as to what constitutes the average grade of the property. (6) For Bbuildings on through lots and that running through from street to streets may-waive the requirements for a rear yard may be waived by furnishing an equivalent open space in lieu of such required rear yard.