§ 3.1. Terms Relating to "Height" are Defined.

(a)

A basement has less than one-half its height below grade; a cellar has more than one-half its height below grade. If a basement is subdivided and used for dwelling purposes it is counted as a story; a cellar is not.

(b)

The height of a building is the vertical distance from the grade to:

(1)

The highest point of a flat roof.

(2)

The deck line of a mansard roof, or

(3)

The average height between eaves and ridge for gable, hip and gambrel roofs.

(c)

Grade is the average level of the finished surface of the ground for buildings more than five feet from a street line. For buildings closer than five feet to a street the grade is the sidewalk elevation at the center of the building. If there is no sidewalk the City Engineer shall establish the sidewalk grade.

(d)

A story is the part of a building from one floor to the next floor above or to a ceiling above if there is no floor above. A half-story is space under a sloping roof; all of which space must be at least three feet high but not more than 60 per cent of which floor area may be finished off for use.

(Ord. No. 3437, § 1, 9-15-97)