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04`'��o BUILDING HEIGHT <br /> �, ;�� .��' www.ci.orono.mn.us <br /> ���° 952-249-4620 <br /> ALL BUILDINGS IN ORONO MUST HAVE A DEFINED BUILDING HEfGHT OF 30 FEET OR <br /> LESS AND MUST HAVE NO MORE THAN TWO STORIES PLUS A HALF STORY. <br /> HOW TO DETERMINE 7HE DEFINED HEIGHT OF A BUILQING: - ����� S <br /> FOR A S(JII.DING WITH A BASEMENT OR CRAWL SPACE: <br /> START WITH the distance between the basement floor/crawl space floor and �� <br /> the highest roof peak, the top af the cornice of a flat roof, the � -�' � <br /> deck line of a mansard roof, or the uppermost point on a round <br /> or other arch-t e roof <br /> SUBTRACT half the distance between the highest window and highest roaf <br /> eak of a itched roof �' � <br /> SUBTRACT the distance between the basement floor/crawf space floor and <br /> the highest existing grade within the foundation or 10 feet, ��L� �/ <br /> whichever is Eess. � <br /> EQUALS Defined buildin hei ht <br /> FOR A BUILDING�N A SLAB FOUNDATIOf�l: �-rl" <br /> START W1TH the distance between the slab and the highes# roof peak, the <br /> top of the cornice of a flat roof, the deck line of a mansard roof, � <br /> or the up ermost oint on a round or other arch-t e roof <br /> SUBTRACT half the distance between the highest window and highest roof G������ <br /> eak of a itcheci roof '�j.�' ' <br /> ADD the distance between the slab and the highest existing grade � �� v�� ` <br /> within the fo�mdation 1������'� � ��� <br /> EQUALS Defined buildin�hei ht <br /> HOW TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF STORIES: <br /> For the basement or lower level to not be considered a story the elevation of the floor above it <br /> must be no more than six feet above existing grade for at least 50 percenf of the perimeter <br /> of the basement or lower level. <br /> A half story is defined as the uppermost floor of a building in which the intersection of the <br /> exterior wall and the roof is not mare than three feet above #he floor elevation and not more <br /> than 60 percent of the floor area within the exterior walls of the uppermost floor exceeds five <br /> feet in height as measured from the floor to the rafters. <br /> FOR MORE INFORMATION <br /> Contact the Planning and Zoning Department a# 952-249-4620 or planninqCa)_ci.orono.mn.us,. <br /> Reference:City Code Section 78-1. Definitions. <br /> February,20Q8 <br /> This is an information sheet Every efforf has been made to insure the accuracy of the informafion contained herein; <br /> however,if any information is not consisfent with provisrons of fhe Cify Code, ihe Code provisions will,orevarl. <br />