The height limitations of this chapter shall not apply to:
A. 
Rooftop bulkheads, elevator penthouses, water towers, fire towers, hose towers, cooling towers or air-conditioning or heating equipment, provided that such features shall not occupy, in the aggregate, more than 10% of the area of the roof of a building and are set back from the edge of the roof at least one foot for each one foot by which such features exceed the maximum height otherwise specified for the district in which they are located. All such mechanical equipment located on the tops of buildings shall be visually screened.
B. 
Parapet walls or cornices which do not exceed the maximum height requirement for the district in which they are located by more than four feet.[1]
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Editor’s Note: Former Subsection C, regarding solar energy systems, was repealed 4-25-2017 by L.L. No. 1-2017. See now § 250-19.
A. 
An outer court shall be at least 20 feet wide, as wide as its depth or as wide as the height of the highest wall adjoining said court, whichever is the greatest.
B. 
An inner court shall be at least 50 feet in the least horizontal dimension. Two open and unobstructed passageways, each at least 14 feet high and 12 feet wide, to permit access by fire-fighting equipment, shall be provided at ground level to any inner court.
A. 
The distance between two principal buildings on the same lot shall be no less than the height of the taller building.
B. 
The distance between a principal building and an accessory building shall be no less than the height of the accessory building, but in no event less than 15 feet.