Staff: 2017 interpretation allows limited chimney clearance above height cap; Shoreland restricts elevator exemptions

During the staff presentation Miles Campbell reviewed relevant code language and prior interpretations that shaped the review of the Lake Harriet variance. Campbell told the board that building-code requirements for chimneys sometimes require additional clearance above a structure, and he cited a 2017 zoning-administrator interpretation permitting limited chimney height above the 33-foot cap where necessary to meet building-code separation.