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A. Average Building Height.

1. Average Building Height: The vertical distance from the average level of the highest and lowest point of that portion of the lot covered by the building (or, in the case of residential additions, that portion of the lot covered by the addition) to the roof features shown in Table 23.106-1: Average Building Height Measurement. See Figure 23.106-4: Average Building Height.

2. Dormers are not included in the average building height calculation.

3. Attached accessory dwelling units are not included in the average building height calculation.

Table 23.106-1. AVERAGE BUILDING HEIGHT MEASUREMENT

ROOF TYPE

AVERAGE BUILDING HEIGHT MEASURED TO:

Sloped, hipped, gabled roofs

The average height of the roof between the ridge and where the eave meets the plate

Roof with parapet walls

The top of the parapet wall

Gambrel roof

The average height of the roof between the ridge and the point where the uppermost change in the roof’s slope occurs

Mansard roof

The height of the deck

Shed roof

The height of the roof ridge

Figure 23.106-4. AVERAGE BUILDING HEIGHT

B. Maximum Building Height: The vertical distance of a building at any point, within a given plane, from finished grade to the top of the roof or parapet walls. See Figure 23.106-5: Maximum Building Height.

Figure 23.106-5. MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT

(Ord. 7888-NS § 7, 2023: Ord. 7787-NS § 2 (Exh. A), 2021)