§ 18.09.207 — Height

18.09.207 - Height

(a) Measurement, Building Height Building height is measured from the finished floor to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof or to the deck line of a mansard roof or to the midpoint between the peak of the roof and the eave line. In areas where a daylight basement or building on sloping terrain exist, building height shall be calculated from the average finished grade (average distance between the high point and low point of the grade) to the midpoint of the roof. Underground crawl spaces and basements (only if they are located completely under the ground level) are not included in determining the building height. See Figure 9-2. [image omitted; see the official code] Figure 9-2: Building Height Determination (b) Exclusions from Building Height Limits (1) Church spires, belfries, cupolas, domes, chimneys, flues or flagpoles, or to water towers, radio towers, and the like, except where such may be deemed a hazard. (2) Parapet walls extending four feet or less above the limiting height of the building on which they rest. (3) Bulkheads, elevator towers, one-story penthouses, water tanks, or similar structures, provided that the features are not used for living space and aggregate gross floor area of such structures is not greater than 25 percent of the total roof area. (c) Plant Material Height Material height is measured from the top of the root ball or, if the plant is in a container, from the soil level in the container. (d) Sign Height The vertical distance from the topmost part of a sign face, cabinet, or copy (whichever is higher) to the grade of the sign foundation or the nearest point on a street or road other than an elevated roadway.

(Ord. No. 6692, § 1(Exh. A), 1-8-25)