"Ground story" means the lowest story the floor of which is not more than three and one-half (3-1/2) feet below the average contact ground level at the exterior walls of the building, such ground level to be at the top of any walled areas, except that any basement used for residence purposes other than for a janitor or caretaker or his or her household shall be deemed a ground or first story.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)