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Therefor� oniy 37% of the basement's perimeter is in the ground at the 971.1'elevation. The lowest level is defined as a <br /> ��story" resulting in a 3-story house which cannot be permitted. <br /> You have a number of options, two of which are: <br /> 1. Excavate beneath the garage to allow the entire garage perimeter to be included and drop the first floor f18". Note: <br /> I haven't done a complete calculation but it appears you'd get closer (47%)just by excavating beneath the garage. Or <br /> 2. Drop the first floor of the house sufficiently to result in more of the basement perimeter in the ground below the <br /> determining elevation (FFE—6'). <br /> Please review the definition. If you still have questions perhaps an in-person meeting would resolve this. Let me know if <br /> you'd like to schedule a time to meet. <br /> i <br /> Basement means that portion of a building that is partly or completely below the existing ground level. A basement <br /> shall be considered as a story for purposes of determining the number of stories in a building, when the finished <br /> surface of the floor above the basement is more than six feet above the existing ground level for more than 50 <br /> percent of the basemenYs perimeter. The perimeter of the basement does not include portions of the house or <br /> garage that do not have a lower level but are merely"unexcavated". Artificially raising the grade adjacent to the <br /> foundation of a structure (by filling or by a combination of filling and retaining walls) above the surrounding natural <br /> terrain shall not be allowed as a method for converting a defined story to a defined basement, regardless of any <br /> other benefits to the property of such action. Finished grade that increases more than one foot from existing ground <br /> level shall be considered as artificially raising the grade. However, artificially raising the grade when such action <br /> merely restores a previously excavated site to its original natural grade may be used as a method for converting a <br /> defined story to a defined basement. <br /> ; <br /> Christine Mattson <br /> Planning Assistant <br /> City of Orono <br /> 2750 Kelley Parkway � Orono � MN � 55356 (physical address) <br /> PO Box 66 � Crystal Bay � MN � 55323-0066 (mailing address) <br /> `� 952.249.4620 � � 952.249.4616 <br /> � cmattson(a�ci.orono.mn.us � � www.ci.orono.mn.us <br /> 5 <br />