§ 20.04.072. Basement.  


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  • "Basement" means a space wholly or partly underground, and having more than one-half of its length, measuring from its floor to its ceiling, below the average adjoining finished grade. If the finished floor level directly above a basement is more than six feet above finished grade at any point, such space shall be considered a story.
    (Prior code § 19.08.195 (Ord. 557 § 105(B) (part), 1964))