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Section 4. The Design Handbook for Downtown Louisville is amended by the addition of a new Section C6.A, to be inserted immediately after Section C6 and to read in full as follows: C6.A Building Heights. 1) The maximum building height for principal uses in the Core Area shall be 45 feet with no more than three stories (inclusive of habitable attic space), and inclusive of any parapet or rooftop mechanical screen or any other architectural element, and subject to further reduction as provided in 2), below. 2) As part of any subdivision or development plan approval, the City Council may require a lower maximum building height within the Core Area based on application of criteria set forth in this Handbook and titles 16 and 17 of the Louisville Municipal Code, and in order to ensure varied building heights and the appearance of a two-story building mass from the street pedestrian scale. 3) Notwithstanding 1), above, architectural elements such as domes, dormers, spires, towers, etc. may exceed the applicable height limit when authorized through the PUC process. Section 5. The Design Handbook for Downtown Louisville is amended by the addition of a new Section T8.A, to be inserted immediately after Section T8 and to read in full as follows: T8.A Building Heights. 1) The maximum building height for principal uses in the Transition Area shall be 35 feet with no more than two stories (inclusive of habitable attic space), and inclusive of any parapet or rooftop mechanical screen or any other architectural element, and subject to further reduction as provided in 2), below. 2) As part of any subdivision or development plan approval, the City Council may require a 10wer maximum building height within the Transition Area based on application of criteria set forth in this Handbook and titles 16 and 17 of the Louisville Municipal Code, and in order to ensure varied building heights and the appearance of a two-story building mass from the street pedestrian scale. 3) Notwithstanding 1), above, architectural elements such as domes, dormers, spires, towers, etc. may exceed the applicable height limit when authorized through the PUC process. Section 6. Section 4.2.C of the Louisville Commercial Design Standards and Guidelines is hereby amended to read as follows (words to be added are underlined; words to be deleted are stricken through)): C. The maximum height of all commercial buildings subiect to the CDDSG except buildings in the Old TO'Nn CC Zone District (as measured pursuant to the Louisville Municipal Code) is 35.0', and 42.0' to the top of the rooftop mechanical 4