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�-O4o <br /> BUILDING HEIGHT <br /> y Planning &Zoning Department 952-249-4620 <br /> F �` www.ci.orono.mn.us <br /> r��FsaoF�' <br /> C vrtrew4 eitraVE5 <br /> All buildings in Orono are limited to a maximum building height of 30 feet or less, as defined within City <br /> Code Section 78-1 as follows: <br /> Building height means the vertical distance between the highest existing ground level or ten feet <br /> above the lowest ground level, whichever is lower, and the top of the cornice of a flat roof, or the deck <br /> line of a mansard roof, or the uppermost point on a round or other arch-type roof, or the median height <br /> of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof. <br /> Topographic changes which elevate the adjoining ground level above the existing terrain shall not be <br /> considered in determining building height. <br /> How to determine the defined height for a building: <br /> .t u <br /> Distance Between First Floor and defined Top of Roof*as defined above. (a) -57• 0 <br /> First Floor Elevation (from building plans): (b) : &i 6. <br /> Highest existing ground level touching the building's footprint (per <br /> survey) or 10' above lowest ground level, whichever is lower: (c) ©(Z <br /> Difference between (b) and (c)**: (d) (i2 tO" <br /> DEFINED HEIGHT <br /> **If highest existing adjacent grade is above FFE-Height is (a)- (d) OR (e) 'Ho <br /> If <br /> If highest existing adjacent grade is below FFE-Height is (a) + (d) <br /> For More Information <br /> Contact the Planning and Zoning Department at 952-249-4620 or planninq(c�ci.orono.mn.us. <br /> Last Updated: January 2021 <br /> Note:This is an information sheet only, every effort has been made to insure the accuracy of the information contained <br /> herein;however,if any information is not consistent with provisions of the City Code, the Code provisions will prevail. <br /> Page 1 of 1 <br />