DESCRIPTION
A building component that is significantly taller than it is wide as way to gain views and additional habitable space.
STANDARDS
- Towers must attach to the main building mass.
- Towers must be constructed on a foundation that extends to the ground plane.
- Towers may be square, multi-sided, or curved, but should possess radial symmetry.
- Towers may intersect with and occupy the same space as porches, galleries, arcades, and decks.
- Tower may extend horizontally beyond the building face(s) to which they are attached.
- 1 Tower per lot max.
- The highest point of a tower may extend above the highest point of the roof of the primary building.
- Towers built as silos on a barn may ignore widow and door requirements.
DIMENSIONS
| Setback from facade |
n/a |
| Width |
n/a |
| Projection |
n/a |
| Absolute Height |
n/a |
| Fenestration |
30% min (8) |
| Height |
Maximum of one story above the highest story not contained within a roof (a) |
| Length |
n/a |
| Area |
200 sf max |
| Eave Height |
n/a |
| Gable End Setback |
n/a |
| Top Plate Height |
n/a |