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Melanie Curtis <br /> From: Melanie Curtis <br /> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 11:56 AM <br /> To: Dave Pemberton <br /> Subject: basement <br /> Basement means that portion of a building that is partly or completely below the existing ground level. A basement shall <br /> be considered as a story for purposes of determining the number of stories in a building, when the finished surface of the <br /> floor above the basement is more than six feet above the existing ground level for more than 50 percent of the <br /> basement's perimeter. The perimeter of the basement does not include portions of the house or garage that do not have <br /> a lower level but are merely "unexcavated". Artificially raising the grade adjacent to the foundation of a structure (by <br /> filling or by a combination of filling and retaining walls) above the surrounding natural terrain shall not be allowed as a <br /> method for converting a defined story to a defined basement, regardless of any other benefits to the property of such <br /> actioninished grade that increases more than one foot from existing ground level shall be considered as artificially <br /> raising the grade. However, artificially raising the graawhen suchi`aaion merely restores a previously excavated site to <br /> its original natural grade may used as a method for converting a defined story to a defined basement. <br /> Melanie Curtis, Planner <br /> Direct 952.249.4627 <br /> Planning &Zoning Office 952.249.4620 <br /> 2750 Kelley Parkway, Orono, MN 55356 <br /> t° <br /> 2750 <br /> Email: mcurtisaci.orono.mn.us <br /> Website: www.ci.orono.mn.us <br /> I 7 , <br /> 1 <br /> L--1/ <br /> 1 <br />