HomeMy WebLinkAbout71.177 ORDINANCE NO. 71 - 177
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SARATOGA ADDING SECTION 15-06.280
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA RELATING TO
DEFINITION OF "FLOOR AREA"
The City Council of the City of Saratoga does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION I. Section 15-06.280 of the Code of the City of Saratoga is hereby
repealed.
SECTION 2. Section 15-06.280 is hereby added to the Code of the City of
Saratoga, to read as follows:
15-06.280 Floor area; gross floor area.
(a) Floor area means horizontal area measured in square feet.
(b) Gross floor area means the total habit, able and/or accessible floor
space under roof of all floors of a building measured to the outside
surfaces of exterior walls, including halls, stairways, elevator 'shafts,
ducts, service and mechanical equipment rooms, interior courts,
underfloor areas with an interior height of five feet or greater, porches,
verandas and similar building elements with a solid roof and enclosed on
three or more sides, garages and enclosed accessory structures. In the
case of a sloped ceiling or ground surface, the floor area shall be
measured to the point at which the interior height is less than five feet.
The term "interior courts" as used herein means an area within the
structure enclosed on all sides.
Gross floor area does not include basements, exterior roof overhangs,
exterior unenclosed balconies, inaccessible attic areas, unenclosed
accessory structures and unenclosed areas underneath exterior declos or
balconies. The term "enclosed' as used herein means a structure with
three or more walls, or an equivalent percentage of enclosure for an area
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with more than four walls, and a solid roof.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall go into effect and be
in full force and operation from and after thirty (30) days after its final passage and
adoption.
The above and foregoing Ordinance was regularly introduced and after the
waiting time required by law, was thereafter passed and adopted at a regular meeting
of the City Council of Saratoga held on the 16 day of September 1998, by the
following vote.
AYES:'~ouncilmembers Bogosian, Jacobs, Moran, Shaw and Mayor Wolfe.
NOES: None
ABSENT: None ~MayordA
ATTEST:
September 15, 1998
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The above and foregoing is a true and correct
copy of Ordinance 2,/7di/7 '7 which has been
published according to law,
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'Deputy City Clerk _ t
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