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"*Disclaimer: This is not an all-inclusive list of codes, additional regulations may apply. Please see Planning Staff for specific questions or for issues not addressed below. Sec. 78-1. Definitions. Building height means the vertical distance between the hi�hest adjoining ground level at the building or ten feet above the lowest ground level, whichever is lower, and the top of the cornice of a flat roof, or the deck line of a mansard roof, or the uppermost point on a round or other arch-type roof,or the median height of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof. Topographic changes which elevate the adjoining ground level above the existing terrain shall not be considered in determining building height. For a pitched or hipped roof situation,regardless whether the highest living space in a building is a half-story or full story, if the highest living space contains windows(excluding skylights)the upper measuring point for defining building height shall be the median height of the top of the highest window and the highest peak of the roof. Half story means the uppermost floor of a building in which(i)the intersection of the exterior wall and the roof is not more than three feet above the floor elevation,and(ii)not more than 60 percent of the floor area within the exterior walls of the upper►nost floor exceeds five feet in height as measured from the floor to the rafters. Floors exceeding these parameters shall be deemed a full story. Sec. 78-350. Area,height,lot width and yard requirements. (a) Height. No structure or building in the LR-1C district shall exceed 2 1/2 stories and shall not exceed 30 feet in height except as provided in section 78-1366. (b) Lots. The followin minimum re uirements shall be observed: Lot Area(acre) Lot Width(feet) Front Yard(feet) Side Yard(feet) Rear Yard(feet) Side Yard Adjacent to Street(feet) 0.5 100 30 10 30 15 Sec. 78-1279. Placement of structures on lots. When more than one setback applies to a site, structures and facilities must be located to meet all setbacks. Structures shall be located as follows: (1) Structure and on-site sewerage system setbacks (in feet)from ordinary high water level: Setbacks Sewa e Public Water Structure Treatment Classification Unsewered Sewered S stem NE 150 150 150 RD 100 75 75 GD 75 75 75 Tributa 100 75 75 (2) Additional structure setbacks. The following additional structure setbacks apply,regardless of the classification of the water body: Setback from: Setback(in feet) To of bluff 30 Un latted cemetery 50 Right-of-way line of 30* federal, state or county highway and local ublic and rivate roads * Except for detached garages on lakeshore lots as regulated in section 78-1435 and except for structures subject to less restrictive side yard adjacent to street setbacks as regulated in the various zoning districts. (3) Bluff impact zones. Structures and accessory facilities,except stairways, landings and lock boxes,must not be placed within bluff impact zones. (4) Uses without water-oriented needs. Uses without water-oriented needs must be located on lots or parcels without public waters frontage, or, if located on lots or parcels with public waters frontage,must either be set back double the normal ordinary high water level setback or be substantially screened from view from the water by vegetation or topography,assuming summer, leaf-on conditions. (5) Fences, docks, retaining walls. No fence shall be placed within the shore setback zone. Portions of dock located landward of the OHWL shall be considered as a landing, subject to the regulations for landings per 1