Terms relating to HEIGHT are defined as:
(A) A basement has less than one-half its height below grade; a cellar has more than one-half its height below grade. If a basement is subdivided and used for dwelling purposes it is counted as a story, a cellar is not;
(B) The height of a building is the vertical distance from the grade to:
(1) The highest point of a flat roof;
(2) The deck line of a mansard roof; or
(3) The mean height between eaves and ridge for gable, hip and gambrel roofs.
(C) Grade is the average level of the finished surface of the ground for buildings more than five feet from a street line. For buildings closer than five feet to a street, the grade is the sidewalk elevation at the center of the building. If there is more than one street, an average sidewalk elevation is to be used. If there is no sidewalk, the Director of Utilities and Engineering shall establish the sidewalk grade.
(1980 Code, § 29.301) (Ord. 8925, passed 11-5-2001)