§ 1400-27-H. Height.

Height is measured as follows:

(a)

Measuring Building Height. Building height is measured from the established grade in the front of the lot or from the average natural grade at the building line, if higher to the top of the cornice of flat roofs, or to the deck line of a mansard roof, or to the mid-height of the highest gable or dormer in a pitched or hipped roof, or, if there are no gables or dormers, to the mid-height of a pitched or hipped roof.

(b)

Measuring Height of Other Structures. The height of other structures such as fences is the vertical distance from the ground level immediately under the structure to the top of a structure. Special measurement provisions are also provided below.

(c)

Measuring Height of Fences on Top of Retaining Walls. Fences on the top of retaining walls are measured from the top of the retaining wall.

(d)

Measuring Height of Decks. Deck height is determined by measuring from the ground to the top of the floor of the deck if there is no rail and from the average finished grade to the top of the rails for all other situations.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 15-2004, eff. Feb. 13, 2004)