(10/9/13)
The provisions of this Section shall apply without requiring a #building# to comply with #flood-resistant construction standards# as established in paragraph (a) of Section 64-12 (Applicability).
In R5 through R10 Districts, and in all #Commercial# and #Manufacturing Districts#, for all #buildings#, the underlying regulations governing permitted obstructions to height and setback shall be modified to increase the permitted volume for elevator or stair bulkheads (including shafts, and vestibules not larger than 60 square feet in area providing access to a roof), roof water tanks and #accessory# mechanical equipment (including enclosures), other than solar or wind energy systems, from a maximum #lot coverage# of 20 percent of the #lot coverage# of the #building# to a maximum #lot coverage# of 30 percent of the #lot coverage# of the #building#, provided that where the maximum permitted height of a #building# is less than 120 feet, such obstructions are limited to a maximum height of 25 feet, and where the maximum permitted height of a #building# is 120 feet or greater, such obstructions are limited to a maximum height of 40 feet.