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�°moo <br /> BUILDING HEIGHT <br /> Planning &Zoning Department 952-249-4620 <br /> F G~ www.ci.orono.mn.us <br /> �9kEs H o <br /> All buildings in Orono are limited to a maximum building height of 30 feet or less, as defined <br /> within City Code Section 78-1 as follows: <br /> "BUILDING HEIGHT means the vertical distance between the highest existing ground level or <br /> ten feet above the lowest ground level, whichever is lower, and the top of the cornice of a flat <br /> roof, or the deck line of a mansard roof, or the uppermost point on a round or other arch-type <br /> roof, or the median height of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof. <br /> Topographic changes which elevate the adjoining ground level above the existing terrain <br /> shall not be considered in determining building height. <br /> *For a pitched or hipped roof situation, regardless whether the highest living space in a <br /> building is a half-story or full story, if the highest living space contains windows (excluding <br /> skylights) the upper measuring point for defining building height shall be the median height of <br /> the top of the highest window and the highest peak of the roof." <br /> How to determine the defined height for a building: <br /> Distance Between First Floor and defined Top of Roof* as defined <br /> above. (a) 2.8.5 <br /> First Floor Elevation (from building plans): (b) k 2.' <br /> Highest existing ground level touching the building's footprint (per (c) J031,5 <br /> survey) or 10' above lowest ground level, whichever is lower: <br /> Difference between (b) and (c)**: (d) L.$ <br /> DEFINED HEIGHT <br /> **If highest existing adjacent grade is above FFE-Height is(a) -(d) OR if (e) 21./ <br /> highest existing adjacent grade is below FFE-Height is(a) +(d) <br /> For More Information <br /> Contact the Planning and Zoning Department at 952-249-4620 or planninqaci.orono.mn.us. <br /> This is an information sheet.Every effort has been made to insure the accuracy of the Reference:City Code Section 78.1.Definitions. <br /> information contained herein;however,if any information is not consistent with provisions of January 2018 <br /> the City Code,the Code provisions will prevail <br />