18.54.010-18.54.052

Other

• Basement floor area exclusion12 ft

  The floor area of a basement, whose volume does not exceed that which would be obtained by constructing a basement with a ceiling height not exceeding twelve feet directly under the first floor of the building above, will not be counted as floor area. Any additional basement floor area will be counted as floor area.

• Building coverage definition

  Building coverage is the percent of total parcel area covered by all buildings on the parcel. The area covered shall be measured in a horizontal plane and may exclude the features enumerated in Sections 18.52.040 through 18.52.110 to the extent such features are permitted to extend into required yards and courts by those sections. Uncovered decks which are no more than two feet above the average level of the finished ground surface shall not be included in figuring building coverage.

• HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. plane for combining districts 7.5M, 15M, 20M

  In combining districts 7.5M, 15M and 20M no portion of a building shall intercept a theoretical plane which starts at the natural ground surface at the property line and increases in height at a ratio of one and one-half vertical to one horizontal up to a maximum horizontal distance of twenty-four feet from the property line provided, however, that such provision shall in no case prohibit any portion of a building fifteen feet or less in height as measured from the finished ground surface adjoining the wall of the building nearest said portion of the building.

• Floor area limitations for commercial and office uses

  Commercial and office uses shall not have gross floor areas that exceed the following limitations: [table omitted]

• Floor area definition

  For residential uses, the floor area is the total floor area, as measured from exterior walls, for all buildings on a parcel. For nonresidential uses, the floor area ratio is the ratio of total net floor area to the area of the parcel on which it is located. For the purpose of this chapter, net floor area is the area of all floors included within surrounding walls off a building or portions thereof, exclusive of vent shafts, courts and floor area permanently allocated for parking or loading spaces.

• HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. exceptions for chimneys, flag poles, antennas50 ft

  Chimneys, flag poles, and radio and television antennas may exceed the height limits established for the district in which they are located provided they do not exceed a height of fifty feet, unless a greater height is authorized under the terms of a conditional use permit.

• HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. exception for places of assembly75 ft

  In districts in which a lower height limit is established places of assembly in schools, churches, and other permitted public and semipublic buildings may be erected to a height not exceeding seventy-five feet provided that the rear and side yards shall be increased as specified in Section 18.52.030.

• HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. limits per districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.

  Each structure shall comply with the height limit specified in this title for the district in which the structure is located. See Tables 1 and 2 of Section 18.48.010.

• HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. measurement method

  Building height is the vertical distance at any point from the natural ground level which existed prior to grading for any building, or from the building pad if excavated below natural ground level, whichever elevation is lower, to the highest part of the building directly above. When a retaining wall is incorporated into a building and earth is backfilled against the retaining wall, the height of the building shall be referenced to the extension of contour lines from the ground along the perimeter of the building. In no case shall the extended contour lines exceed the contour lines established by the natural ground. Maximum building height is the vertical distance between the lowest point of contact with the finished ground surface to the highest point of the building or its appurtenance.

• Building coverage increase for small parcels

  On legally buildable parcels with a total parcel area less than the minimum parcel area required for the district in which located, the building coverage may be further increased as follows: Permitted building coverage in percent = coverage limit × factor, with Factor = 1 + 0.5 (MPAR-APA / MPAR), where MPAR = Minimum parcel area required, APA = actual parcel area, and 1.25 is the maximum value permitted for the factor.