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r Item#05-Mlgen(tn^_ 12-07 File#06-3240[Total Purges 241 i I , ORDINANCE NO. , THIRD SERIES AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 78 OF THE ORONO MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 78-1: DEFINITIONS RELATED TO DETERMINATIONS OF BASEMENTS AND STORIES The Cit Council of Orono Minnesota ordains as follows: � Y I i SECTION 1. Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1, Definitions, is hereby amended by deleting the existing definitions of"Basement" and"Ground level". SECTION 2. Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1, Definitions, is hereby amended by adding the following definitions of"Story","Basement", and`Existing ground level". Story. That portion of a building included between the upper surface of a floor and the upper surface of the floor or roof next above. It is measured as the vertical distance from top to top of two successive tiers of beams or finished floor surfaces and, for the topmost story, from the top of the floor finish to the top of the ceiling joists or,where there is not a ceiling,to the top of the roof rafters. A story that meets the definition of a "basement" shall be considered as a basement and not as a story for purposes of determining the number of stories in a building. Basement. That portion of a building that is partly or completely below the existin _round level. A basement shall be considered as a story for purposes of determining the number of stories in a building, when the finished surface of the floor above the basement is more than 6 feet above the existing ground level for more than 50% of the basement's perimeter. The perimeter of the basement does not include portions of the house or garage that do not have a lower level but are merely "unexcavated". Artificially raising the grade adjacent to the foundation of a structure (by filling or b a combination of filling and retaining walls above the surrounding natural terrain Y g g g n' shall not be allowed as a method for converting a defined story to a defined basement, regardless of any other benefits to the properly of such action. Finished << grade that increases more than one foot from existing ground level shall be considered as artificially raising the grade. However, artificially raising the grade w� when such action merely restores a previously excavated site to its original natural. grade may used as a method for converting a defined story to a defined basement. . Existing Ground Level. The elevation of the grade at the base of an existing structure, measured at points abutting the foundation wall, or the existing grade of a vacant lot. Page 1 of 2