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D. What Floors Are Included in Height <br /> 1. The number of floors or stories shall Figure 22-4:When Basements are Included in Height <br /> include all floors located above <br /> where heights are measured from <br /> (sidewalk or base elevation). <br /> 2. Basement.A story located below a 3 1/2 <br /> story r <br /> story which has its finished floor <br /> surface more than 6 feet above the building <br /> wamisamili <br /> point of height measurement <br /> (sidewalk or base elevation)for 50% <br /> or more of the total building <br /> perimeter,shall be considered a <br /> story. --� <br /> 3. Underground.Any floors I Basement fi' <br /> underground which are not counted <br /> l � <br /> as a story in D.2.above,are not <br /> included in the overall <br /> floor or story limits for Figure 22-5:Half Story Illustration <br /> building heights. <br /> 4. Half Story.A half story <br /> Trz:is a usable livingspace t) <br /> pSdi Mein roof must have a roof <br /> within a sloping roof hallfffetleasta:lzina <br /> r story <br /> (minimum pitch of Half story includes area over 5',end <br /> cannot exceed 75%of the floor below <br /> 4:12), usually having <br /> dormer windows for <br /> lighting and where the <br /> calculated total gross <br /> floor area,not <br /> counting floor area <br /> with a net floor-to- <br /> ceiling distance less <br /> than 5',is no greater <br /> than 75%of the floor \ <br /> below. <br /> E. How High is a Floor or N This is a 2 1/2 story house <br /> Story <br /> 1. Total Floor or Story Calculation.The number of floors shall be calculated as follows: <br /> a. Commercial and Industrial Zones. <br /> i. First floor:fifteen feet. <br /> ii. Upper floors:ten feet <br /> b. Residential Zones.All floors calculated at ten feet <br /> 2. How to calculate floors with different heights. <br /> a. Any habitable floor with a height less than the numbers shown above shall be considered a floor. For <br /> example,a building in a commercial zone with a first floor height of twelve feet and four upper floors <br /> of nine feet is considered five floors. <br /> b. Any floor with a height greater than shown above is allowed but shall be calculated as a fraction of <br /> the floor limits. For example,a building with five upper floors each measuring twelve feet would <br /> count as six floors(5 x 1.2=6)for determining maximum floor height limits. <br /> Ch.19.22 Building and Structure Heights 6 City Council Action(11/04/2020) <br />