§ 17.04.099. Building, height of.

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"Building, height of" means the vertical distance above a reference datum measured to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof or to the deck line of a mansard roof or to the average height of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof. The reference datum shall be selected by either of the following, whichever yields a greater height of building:
A.

The elevation of the highest adjoining sidewalk or ground surface within a five foot horizontal distance of the exterior wall of the building when such sidewalk or ground surface is not more than ten feet above lowest grade.

B.

An elevation ten feet higher than the lowest grade when the sidewalk or ground surface described in subsection A of this section is more than ten feet above lowest grade.

The height of a stepped or terraced building is the maximum height of any segment of the building.

(Ord. 299 § 1(A) (part), 1987: Ord. 53 § 10-6 (part), 1978)

                    
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