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Fayette Exceptions to Height Limits ordinance (§ 405.590)

Chapter 405: Zoning Regulations · Article VI. Height Regulations

A. The above height limits may be exceeded in the following instances:

1. Public, semi-public or public service buildings, hospitals, institutions, agricultural buildings, or schools when permitted in a district may be erected to a height not exceeding one hundred ten (110) feet, and churches and temples may be erected to a height not exceeding seventy-five (75) feet if the building is set back from each line at least one (1) foot for each foot of additional building height above the height limit otherwise permitted in the district in which the building is built.

2. Television and radio towers, church spires, belfries, monuments, tanks, water and fire towers, stage towers or scenery lofts, cooling towers, ornamental towers and spires, chimneys, elevator bulkheads, stacks, conveyors, and flagpoles may be erected to such height as may be authorized by the Board.

Official source: City of Fayette official Code of Ordinances (online), § 405.590

Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.