(a) "Story" means that part of a building between any floor and the floor next above and, if there is no floor above, then the ceiling above. A basement is a story if its ceiling is over five feet from the level from which the height of the building is measured, or if it contains any dwelling units other than one dwelling unit for the caretaker of the premises.
(b) "Half-story" means the part of the building between the top floor and a sloping roof, with at least two opposite exterior walls meeting the sloping roof not over four feet above that floor level.
(1982 Code, § 1101.21) (Ord. 56-53. Passed 10-1-1956.)