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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES
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June 27, 2011
Mr. Doug Bowen
10596 Jumper Ln.
Carmel, IN 46032
Re: Definitions, Building Height and Lot Ground Level
Dear Doug:
Original Via Mail; Via Email:
dbowen @bowenengineering.com
After our meeting on June 8, 2011, you asked that the Department to send you clarification on the
definition of Lot Ground Level and also where the building height is measured, as far as the top or
bottom of the eaves.
The Carmel Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 3, defines Building Height and Lot Ground Level as:
HEIGHT, BUILDING. The vertical distance from the lot ground level to the highest point of the roof for a flat
roof, to the deck line of a mansard roof and to the mean height between eaves and ridges for gable, hip and
gambrel roofs.
When determining Building Height, it is the Building Code Services Division's standard practice to
measure from the bottom of the eave.
LOT GROUND LEVEL. For Buildings having walls adjoining one (1) street only, the elevation of the sidewalk
or the established grade of the street at the Front Lot Line at the center of the wall adjoining the street; for
Buildings having walls adjoining more than one street, the average of the elevation of the sidewalk or the
established grade at the center of the walls adjoining the streets, and, for Buildings having no wall adjoining the
street, the average level of the ground adjacent to the exterior walls of the Building. Any wall approximately
parallel to and not more than five (5) feet from a street is to be considered as adjoining the street.
As it pertains to your project, the average level of the ground surface adjacent to the exterior walls of
your Building will be used as the grade for measuring building height, see the attached graphic for
further clarification.
If you have any questions or comments regarding the above, please contact me at (317) 571 -2417 or
mhollibaugh @carmel.in.gov.
Yours truly,
Michael Hollibaugh
Director
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ONE CIVIC SQUARE CARMEL, INDIANA 46032 317/571 -2417
HEIGHT CALCULATION
A. A point 6' from building
B. A point 6' from building
C. Halfway point between the grade line drawn from A to B
D. Halfway point of the HIGHEST gable (from highest peak to it's eave)
E. Building height calculated by measuring vertically from point C to D
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