136-315 - Maximum building height and horizontal dimension for tall buildings

LAST AMENDED
12/5/2024


Within the Tower Location Area shown on Map 5 (Maximum Building Height Within Subdistrict A) in the Appendix to this
Chapter, the height of a #building# may exceed the height limits specified in Section 136-314 (Maximum building height) only
as set forth in this Section. Any portion of a #building# above a height of 125 feet shall hereinafter be referred to as a “tower.”

(a)    Towers shall be located within portions of #zoning lots# bounded by intersecting #street lines# and lines parallel to and
        200 feet from each intersecting #street line#.

(b)    Towers shall be separated from one another by a minimum distance of 60 feet, measured in all horizontal directions.

(c)    The outermost walls of each #story# of a #building# located entirely above a height of 125 feet shall be measured in plan
        view and inscribed within a rectangle. The maximum length of such rectangle shall be 170 feet. The maximum length of
        any other side of such rectangle shall be 100 feet. For the purposes of this Section, #abutting# portions of #buildings#
        above a height of 125 feet shall be considered a single tower.

(d)    To permit portions of a #building# to rise from grade to a tower portion without setback, the setback provisions of
       Section 136-313 (Minimum and maximum base height) shall not apply to any portion of a #building# located within
       100 feet of intersecting #street lines#.

(e)    The maximum height of a tower shall be 155 feet.

(f)   No more than two towers shall be permitted within Subdistrict A.