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PC Exhibit A <br /> March 21 2016 <br /> I 1 ORDINANCE NO._, THIRD SERIES <br /> 2 <br /> 3 CITY OF ORONO <br /> 4 HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br /> 5 <br /> 6 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE <br /> 7 DEFINITION OF EXISTING GROUND LEVEL <br /> 8 <br /> 9 <br /> 10 THE CITY COUNCIL OF ORONO ORDAINS: <br /> 11 <br /> 12 SECTION 1. Section 78-1 Definitions is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Basement means that portion of a building that is partly or completely below the Eexisting <br /> 15 Gground L�evel. A basement shall be considered as a story for purposes of determining the <br /> 16 number of stories in a building, when the finished surface of the floor above the basement is more <br /> 17 than six feet above the existing ground level for more than 50 percent of the basement's perimeter. <br /> 18 The perimeter of the basement does not include portions of the house or garage that do not have a <br /> 19 lower level but are merely "unexcavated". Artificially raising the grade adjacent to the foundation <br /> 20 of a structure (by filling or by a combination of filling and retaining walls) above the surrounding <br /> 21 natural terrain shall not be allowed as a method for converting a defined story to a defined <br /> 22 basement, regardless of any other benefits to the property of such action. Finished gade that <br /> I 23 increases more than one foot from Eexisting Gground L�evel shall be considered as artificially <br /> 24 raising the grade. However, artificially raising the grade when such action merely restores a <br /> I 25 previously excavated site to its original�Natural G�rade may used as a method for <br /> 26 converting a defined story to a defined basement. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Building height means the vertical distance between the highest Existing Ground Level�� <br /> 29 �1��or ten feet above the lowest ground level, whichever is lower, and the <br /> 30 top of the cornice of a flat roof, or the deck line of a mansard roof, or the uppermost point on a <br /> 31 round or other arch-type roof, or the median height of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped <br /> 32 roof. Topogaphic changes which elevate the adjoining gound level above the existing terrain <br /> 33 shall not be considered in determining building height. For a pitched or hipped roof situation, <br /> 34 regardless whether the highest living space in a building is a half-story or full story, if the highest <br /> 35 living space contains windows (excluding skylights) the upper measuring point for defining <br /> 36 building height shall be the median height of the top of the highest window and the highest peak of <br /> 37 the roof. <br /> 38 <br /> � 39 Existing G�round L�evel means the elevation of the grade at the base of an existing structure, <br /> 40 measured at points abutting the foundation wall, or the��g Natural Grade of a vacant lot or <br /> 41 the En�ineered Grade established bv an approved r��plan at the time of final�lattin�or <br /> 42 Conditional Use Permit. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 En�ineered Grade means the elevation of the ground, or an�paving or sidewalk built upon it <br /> 45 which has been established on the basis of an engineered adin�and draina�e plan for the <br /> 46 property that has been reviewed and approved by the city for the propertX <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Natural Grade means the elevation of the �round surface in its natural state, prior to excavation or <br /> 1 <br />