§ 73.9 — Height modifications
Code of Ordinances of the City of Huntsville, Alabama (Supp. No. 30 (codified through Ord. No. 26-196, adopted March 12, 2026) with enacted ordinances through Ord. No. 26-837 (September 24, 2026) applied from official council minutes and ordinance copies) · Huntsville Code of Ordinances, App. A, art. 73, § 73.9
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73.9. - Height modifications.
73.9.1. Except as provided in sections 73.9.2 and 73.20 hereof, the height limitations of this ordinance shall not apply to church spires, barns, silos, monuments, missiles, flag poles, antennas, penthouses and domes not used for human occupancy, nor to chimneys, water tanks, and necessary mechanical appurtenances usually carried above the roof level. Such features, however, shall be erected only to such height as is necessary to accomplish the purpose they are to serve and shall not exceed in cross sectional area 20 percent of the ground floor area of the building. 73.9.2. Airport obstruction zoning. Where the height provisions of this ordinance are less restrictive than the height provisions of the airport obstruction zoning ordinance, as herein defined, the provisions of the airport obstruction zoning ordinance shall apply. 73.9.3. Obstruction marking and lighting. All obstructions as defined by the Civil Aeronautics Board publication "Obstruction Marking and Lighting" shall be marked and lighted as specified by said publication at the owner's expense.
(Ord. No. 96-1008, § 3, 1-23-1997)