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BUILDING HEIGHT www.ci.orono.mmus 952-249-4620 t9kESHi0 ALL BUILDINGS IN ORONO MUST HAVE A MAXIMUM DEFINED BUILDING HEIGHT OF 30 FEET OR LESS AND MUST NOT EXCEED 2'/STORIES AS DEFINED WITHIN CITY CODE SECTION 78-1. HOW TO DETERMINE THE DEFINED HEIGHT FOR A BUILDING WITH A BASEMENT OR CRAWL SPACE: START WITH The distance between the lowest proposed floor(of the basement or crawl space)and the highest point of the roof. If you have a... SUBTRACTION • GABLE OR HIPPED ROOF(no windows): Subtract half the distance between the (BASED ON ROOF highest point of the roof to the low point of the corresponding gable or hipped roof TYPE) • GABLE OR HIPPED ROOF(with windows): Subtract half the distance between the top of the highest window and the highest point of the roof • ALL OTHER ROOF TYPES flat,mansard,etc): No subtraction. SUBTRACTION Subtract the distance between the basementicrawl space floor and the highest existing grade (BASED ON adjacent to the foundation OR 10 feet(whichever is less). EXISTING GRADES EQUALS Defined building height HOW TO DETERMINE THE DEFINED HEIGHT FOR A BUILDING ON A SLAB FOUNDATION: START WITH The distance between the top of slab and the highest point of the roof. If you have a... SUBTRACTION • GABLE OR HIPPED ROOF(no windows): Subtract half the distance between the (BASED ON ROOF highest point of the roof to the low point of the corresponding gable or hipped roof TYPE) • GABLE OR HIPPED ROOF(with windows): Subtract half the distance between the top of the highest window and the highest point of the roof • ALL OTHER ROOF TYPES flat, mansard,etc): No subtraction. i ADDITION(BASED Add the distance between the top of slab and the highest existing grade adjacent to the ON EXISTING foundation. GRADES EQUALS Defined building height HOW TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF STORIES: • A traditional basement or walk out level will be considered a story if the elevation of the floor above it is more than sic (6)feet above existing grade for at least 50%of the perimeter of the basement or walk out level. • The uppermost floor/story of a building will be treated as a half-story*ONLY if the following two conditions are met: o The intersection of the exterior wall and roof is three(3)feet or less above the floor at all points;AND o At a minimum,40%of the total floor area within the exterior walls of the uppermost floor shall be five(5)feet or less in height as measured from the floor to the rafters. *Cross-section drawings will be required with the building permit application when a half-story is proposed for evaluation. FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact the Planning and Zoning Department at 952-249-4620 or olannina(�ci.orono.mmus. This is an information sheet.Every effort has been made to insure the accuracy of the Reference.City Code Section 78-1.Definfflons. information contained herein,however,if any information is not consistent with provisions of the January 2013 City Code, the Code provisions will prevail.