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x70/ <br /> 1.641.o BUILDING HEIGHT <br /> www.ci.orono.mn.us <br /> '^'k 952-249-4620 <br /> ALL BUILDINGS IN ORONO MUST HAVE A DEFINED BUILDING HEIGHT OF 30 FEET OR <br /> LESS AND MUST HAVE NO MORE THAN TWO STORIES PLUS A HALF STORY. <br /> HOW TO DETERMINE THE DEFINED HEIGHT OF A BUILDING: <br /> FOR A BUILDING WITH A BASEMENT OR CRAWL SPACE: <br /> START WITH the distance between the basement floor/crawl space floor and <br /> the highest roof peak, the top of the cornice of a flat roof, the Lf <br /> deck line of a mansard roof, or the uppermost point on a round <br /> or other arch-type roof <br /> SUBTRACT half the distance between the highest window and highest roof 7 <br /> peak of a pitched roof <br /> SUBTRACT the distance between the basement floor/crawl space floor and 914 <br /> Q <br /> the highest existing grade within the foundation or 10 feet, y c7,-/c/ <br /> whichever is less. <br /> EQUALS Defined building height 2q, <br /> FOR A BUILDING ON A SLAB FOUNDATION: <br /> START WITH the distance between the slab and the highest roof peak, the <br /> top of the cornice of a flat roof, the deck line of a mansard roof, <br /> or the uppermost point on a round or other arch-type roof <br /> SUBTRACT half the distance between the highest window and highest roof <br /> peak of a pitched roof <br /> ADD the distance between the slab and the highest existing grade <br /> within the foundation _ <br /> EQUALS Defined building height <br /> HOW TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF STORIES: <br /> For the basement or lower level to not be considered a story the elevation of the floor above it <br /> must be no more than six feet above existing grade for at least 50 percent of the perimeter <br /> of the basement or lower level. <br /> A half story is defined as the uppermost floor of a building in which the intersection of the <br /> exterior wall and the roof is not more than three feet above the floor elevation and not more <br /> than 60 percent of the floor area within the exterior walls of the uppermost floor exceeds five <br /> \^1,� feet in height as measured from the floor to the rafters. <br /> FOR MORE INFORMATION <br /> Contact the Planning and Zoning Department at 952-249-4620 or planninc@ci.orono.mn.us. <br /> Reference: City Code Section 78-1 Definitions. <br /> February,2008 <br /> This is an information sheet. Every effort has been made to insure the accuracy of the information contained herein; <br /> however,if any information is not consistent with provisions of the City Code, the Code provisions will prevail. <br />