Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Height
- Attic not a story if wall plates ≤2 ft above floor2 ft
Attic not a story if wall plates or exterior walls not more than 2 feet above floor.
- Basement not a story if floor above ≤6 ft above grade6 ft
Basement or cellar not a story if finished floor level above is not more than 6 feet above average adjoining grade.
From the ordinance
A basement or cellar if the finished floor level directly above it is not more than six feet above the average adjoining elevation of the finished grade. An attic or similar space under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the wall plates or any exterior walls of which are not more than two feet above the floor of such space.