23.44.070

A. Maximum height established 1. Subject to the exceptions allowed in this Section 23.44.070 , the height limit is 32 feet for any structure not listed in subsections 23.44.070.A.2 or 23.44.070.A.3; 2. The height limit is 42 for the following types of development: a. Any development with three or more principal dwelling units and a front setback of at least 20 feet; b. Stacked dwelling units that meet the requirements in subsection 23.44.050.D; c. Stacked dwelling units on lots that meet a Green Factor score of 0.6 or higher as measured in Section 23.86.019 ; or d. Structures on lots that: 1) Retain a Tier 1 or a Tier 2 tree, as defined in Section 25.11.130 ; or 2) Achieve a tree point score under Section 23.44.120 , through planting or preserving medium/large or large trees that would result in at least ten percent canopy coverage for the site at tree maturity. 3. The height limit for accessory structures that are located in required setbacks is 12 feet, except as follows: a. The ridge of a pitched roof may extend up to 3 feet above the 12-foot height limit provided that all parts of the roof above the height limit shall be pitched at a rate of not less than 4:12. No portion of a shed roof is permitted to extend beyond the 12-foot height limit. b. Freestanding flagpoles and religious symbols for religious institutions are exempt from height controls except as regulated in Chapter 23.64 , provided they are no closer to any lot line than 50 percent of their height above existing grade. B. Standards for pitched roofs 1. The ridge of a pitched roof that is not a shed or butterfly roof may extend up to 5 feet above the maximum height limit, as determined under subsection 23.44.070.A. All parts of the roof above the height limit must be pitched at a rate of not less than 4:12 (see Exhibit A for 23.44.070 ). Exhibit A for 23.44.070 Height exception for pitched roofs that are not shed or butterfly roofs 2. The high side(s) of a shed or butterfly roof may extend 3 feet above the maximum height limit, as determined under subsection 23.44.070.A, provided that the low side(s) of the shed or butterfly roof are no higher than the height limit (see Exhibit B for 23.44.070 ). The roof line of a shed or butterfly roof may be extended in order to accommodate eaves, provided that the highest point of the roof extension is no more than 4 feet above the height limit. Exhibit B for 23.44.070 Height exception for shed and butterfly roofs C. Height limit exceptions 1. Except in the Airport Height Overlay District, flagpoles are exempt from height limits, provided that they are no closer to any adjoining lot line than 50 percent of their height above existing grade, or, if attached only to a roof, no closer than 50 percent of their height above the roof portion where attached. 2. Open railings, planters, greenhouses not dedicated to food production, parapets, and firewalls may extend 4 feet above the height limit in subsection 23.44.070.A. Planters on flat roofs shall not be located within 4 feet of more than 25 percent of the perimeter of the roof. 3. Green roofs may extend 2 feet above the height limit in subsection 23.44.070.A or above a pitched roof allowed in subsection 23.44.070.B. Exhibit C for 23.44.070 Green roof height allowance 4. Solar collectors may extend 4 feet above the height limit in subsection 23.44.070.A or above a pitched roof allowed in subsection 23.44.070.B. 5. For nonresidential principal uses, the following rooftop features may extend up to 10 feet above the height limit in subsection 23.44.070.A, as long as the combined total coverage of all features listed in this subsection 23.44.070.C.5 does not exceed 15 percent of the roof area or 20 percent of the roof area if the total includes screened or enclosed mechanical equipment: a. Stair and elevator penthouses; b. Mechanical equipment; c. Wind-driven power generators; or d. Chimneys. 6. Devices for generating wind power may extend up to 10 feet above the height limit in subsection 23.44.070.A, provided that the combined total coverage of all features does not exceed 15 percent of the roof area. 7. For height limits and exceptions for communication utilities and accessory communication devices, see Section 23.57.010 . 8. Buildings existing prior to the effective date of this ordinance are permitted to extend up to 8 inches above the height limit in subsection 23.44.070.A or a pitched roof allowed in subsection 23.44.070.B solely for the purpose of adding insulation to an existing roof. 9. Roofs enclosed by a parapet. Roof surfaces that are completely surrounded by a parapet may exceed the applicable height limit to allow for a slope, provided that the height of the highest elevation of the roof surface does not exceed 75 percent of the parapet height, and provided that the lowest elevation of the roof surface is no higher than the applicable height limit. See Exhibit C for 23.44.070 . Exhibit C for 23.44.070 Height allowance for sloped roofs concealed by a parapet (Ord. 127376 , § 31, 2025.)