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i <br /> PC Exhibit A <br /> May 16 2016 <br /> 1 ORDINANCE NO.�,THIRD SERIES <br /> 2 <br /> 3 CTI'Y OF ORONO <br /> 4 HENNEPIN COUNTY,MINNESOTA <br /> 5 <br /> 6 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 7ANING ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO THE <br /> 7 DEFINITION 4F EXISTING GROUND LEVEL <br /> 8 <br /> 9 <br /> 10 THE CITY COUNCIL QF ORONQ QRDAINS: <br /> 11 <br /> 12 SECTION 1. Section 7$-1 Definitions is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Basement means that portion of a build.ing that is partly or completely below the E�xisting <br /> , 15 Gground I.level. 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 Ievel 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 aze merely "unexcavated". Artificially raising the grade adjacent to the foundation <br /> 20 of a structare (by filling or by a combination of fillin�and retaining walls) above the surrounding <br /> 21 na.tural 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 properiy of such action.Finished grade that <br /> 23 increases more than one foot from Eexisting G�round L�evel shall be co�,sidered as artificially <br /> 24 raising the grade. However, artificially raising the gracie when such action merely restores a <br /> 25 previously excavated site to its original�Natural Grade 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 Existiun�Ground Level,����g- <br /> 29 g�e�ad�e�e�-a���g or ten feet above the lowest ground level,whichever is lower,and the <br /> 30 top of the comice of a flat roof, or the deck line of a matasazd roof, or the uppermost point on a <br /> 31 round or other azch-type roof,or the median height of the highest gable of a pitched or higped <br /> 32 roof. Topographic changes wluch elevate the adjoining ground 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 buildi.ng 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 /> 3 7 the roof. <br /> 38 <br /> � 39 Existing G�round L,devel means the elevation of the�ade 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�gplan at the time of final platting or <br /> 42 Conditional Use Permi� <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Engineered Grade means the elevation of the �round, or anv uaving or sidewalk built unon it <br /> 45 which has been established on the basis of an en ineered adin and draina e lan for the <br /> 4b property that has been reviewed and approved bv the city for the propertY <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Natural Grade means the elevation of the ground surface in its natural state,prior to excavation or <br /> 1 <br />