(a) Structure height shall be measured as the vertical distance between the lowest ground elevation or finished grade and the highest point of the subject building or structure. The highest point shall be the coping of a flat roof, deck line of a mansard roof, or peak of the highest gable of a pitch or hip roof, exclusive of vents, air conditioners, chimneys, and the like.
(b) For sloped lots or buildings with varied floor elevations, the height shall be measured as the vertical distance from the average level of the ground under the building to the top-most point of the roof. The average level of the ground is determined by adding the elevations of the lowest and highest points of the part of the lot covered by a building, and dividing by two.
(Ord. 612 Exhibit A (part), 2008).