20.05.07 HEIGHT LIMITATIONS – EXCEPTIONS
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The official Genola code is at https://genolaut.gov/zoning-code/.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
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The height limitations of this Ordinance shall not apply to church spire, belfries, cupolas, or domes not used for human occupancy, or to chimneys, ventilators, fire or parapet walls, flag poles, sky lights, water tanks, silos, cornices without windows, antennas, radio towers, or properly screened mechanical equipment installed on the roof of a building.
Where doubt exists as to height of fences, hedges, buildings, structures, etc., provided for in this Ordinance, height limitations shall be measured from the average finished grade of the front yard for buildings or from the average finished grade of the yard in which fences, hedges, or other such structures are located.
20.05.06 INSPECTION · 20.05.08 ACCESSORY BUILDING PROHIBITED AS DWELLING UNIT