§ 105-114. Height limitations; cellar area.

A. 

The height of a building shall be the vertical distance between any horizontal line through any point on the topmost surface of the building, including all parapets, apparatus and roof structures not specifically excepted, and the average curb level in front of the building or the average finished exterior grade, whichever is lower. The average finished exterior grade shall be deemed to be the average of the lowest finished surface elevations within an area circumscribed by a line parallel to and 15 feet from all exterior walls of the building at grade, except that the elevations of the bottoms of areaways within 10 feet of the face of the building and of driveways providing access to underbuilding parking not exceeding 25 feet in width shall not be counted. Such height shall not exceed 30 feet, and no building in the ED-A District shall contain more than two stories, as defined under Article II of this Building Zone Ordinance.

B. 

Any story, any portion of the finished ceiling of which is either below the average curb level in front of the building or below the average finished exterior grade around the perimeter of the building, shall be designated as "cellar area" and may be used for utility purposes only, such as the location of motors, heating equipment, cooling equipment and any and all other mechanical devices necessary for the operation of the buildings or for parking of tenants' automobiles, such cellar area may not be used as an area in which persons may live, sleep, work or congregate, except that the Board of Trustees on the recommendation of the Planning Board may permit cellar areas to be used for limited occupancy purposes, including restaurants not serving the general public, mail rooms and file rooms. All cellar areas used for such limited occupancy purposes shall be sufficiently ventilated and lighted and supplied with sanitary facilities. No cellar area used for limited occupancy purposes shall have an occupancy exceeding three employees per 1,000 square feet of cellar floor area.

[Amended 3-7-1977 by L.L. No. 1-1977]

Added 7-20-1966; amended 1-15-1968; 7-22-1968; 12-2-1968