§ 16-28.027. Main floor level height limitation for single-family, two-family or duplex dwellings.

For new construction, the height of the main floor level of any new single-family, two-family or duplex structure shall be measured as the distance between the top of the sub-floor of said level and the grade as established by plans meeting the specifications required for soil erosion and sedimentation control by section 74-40 (as it may be amended) and shall be no higher than the greatest of the following:

(a)

Four feet above the existing undisturbed grade of the lot as grade is determined shown in the manner required in this section; or

(b)

Three feet above the average finished grade level at the property line adjacent to any right-of way(s); or

(c)

Three feet above the street fronting main floor threshold level of an existing structure that is to be demolished for the construction of a new single-family, two-family or duplex dwelling.

(Ord. No. 2007-48(07-O-0642), § 8, 8-23-07)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2007-48(07-O-0642), § 8, approved August 23, 2007, amended the Code by adding provisions designated as a new section 16-28.026. Inasmuch as there already exist provisions so designated, Ord. No. 2007-48(07-O-0642), § 8 has been codified herein as a new section 16-28.027 at the discretion of the editor.