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� <br /> M r <br /> ORDINANCE NO. 37 , THIRD SERIES <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING <br /> CHAPTER 78 OF THE ORONO MUNICIPAL CODE <br /> BY AMENDING SECTION 78-1: DEFINITIONS <br /> RELATED TO DETERMINATIONS OF <br /> BASEMENTS AND STORIES <br /> The City Council of Orono, Minnesota ordains as follows: <br /> SECTION 1. Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1, Definitions, is hereby amended by <br /> deleting the existing definitions of"Basement" and"Ground level". <br /> SECTION 2. Municipal Zoning Code Section 78-1, Definitions, is hereby amended by <br /> adding the following definitions of"Story", "Basement", and"Existing ground level". <br /> Story. That portion of a building included between the upper surface of a floor and <br /> the upper surface of the floor or roof next above. It is measured as the vertical <br /> distance from top to top of two successive tiers of beams or finished floor surfaces <br /> and, for the topmost story, from the top of the floor finish to the top of the ceiliilg <br /> joists or, where there is not a ceiling,to the top of the roof rafters. A story that meets <br /> the definition of a "basement" shall be considered as a basement and not as a story <br /> for purposes of determining the number of stories in a building. <br /> Basement. That portion of a building that is partly or completely below the existing <br /> ground level. A basement sha11 be considered as a story for purposes of determining <br /> the number of stories in a building, when the fuushed surface of the floor above the <br /> basement is more than 6 feet above the existing ground level for more than 50% of <br /> the basement's perimeter. The perimeter of the basement does not include portions <br /> of the house or garage that do not have a lower level but are merely "unexcavated". <br /> Artificially raising the grade adjacent to the foundation of a structure (by filling or <br /> by a combination of filling and retaining walls) above the surrounding natural terrain <br /> shall not be allowed as a method for converting a defined story to a defined <br /> basement, regardless of any other benefits to the property of such action. Finished <br /> grade that increases more than one foot from existing ground level shall be <br /> considered as artificially raising the grade. However, artificially raising the grade <br /> when such action merely restores a previously excavated site to its original natural <br /> grade may used as a method for converting a defined story to a defined basement. <br /> Existing Ground Level. The elevation of the grade at the base of an existing <br /> structure, measured at points abutting the foundation wall, or the existing grade of a <br /> vacant lot. <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br />