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Topographic changes which elevate the adjoining ground level above the existing terrain shall not be considered in determining <br /> building height.For a pitched or hipped roof situation,regardless whether the highest living space in a building is a half-story or <br /> full story,if the highest living space contains windows(excluding skylights)the upper measuring point for defining building <br /> height shall be the median height of the top of the highest window and the highest peak of the roof. <br /> 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 <br /> three feet above the floor elevation,and(ii)not more than 60 percent of the floor area within the exterior walls of the uppermost <br /> floor exceeds five feet in height as measured from the floor to the rafters.Floors exceeding these parameters shall be deemed a <br /> full story. <br /> 2 <br />