![]() ![]() Each story will also have some height dedicated to actual floor and ceiling itself as well as space for HVAC and other infrastructure. ![]() The SW-SAZ calls for the first level of retail to have a 14’ height. Retail use, particularly on a first floor, frequently will have ceilings a few feet taller, and of course, some specialized uses (like theaters) might have very tall ceilings. Offices are typically have ceiling heights of 9’ to 10’ high. These days, much new residential construction has 9 foot ceilings, though some may still have 8 foot ceilings. So how tall is each story going to likely be? Different uses and styles will have stories of different heights. Alternately, you couldn’t build a three story building with one 20 foot story and two 15 foot stories that would be taller than the height limit. What would not be allowed is to build a four story building with each story being 11 feet tall-even though at 44 feet, that would be under the height limit, it wouldn’t comply with the story limit. Buildings in areas designated “3-story”, which has a maximum height of 45 feet, could be a two story building with each story being 15 feet (30 feet total), a three story building with each story being 15 feet (45 feet total), or a three story building with each story being 11 feet tall (33 feet total.) All of these would be allowed. Under the SW-SAZ, buildings would have to comply with both the height limit and the story limit. ![]() Under current Eugene code, buildings only have to comply with a height limit-you could have as many floors as you could fit within that height limit. The “story” concept is a new one in the SW-SAZ. One question that has come up a lot related to the South Willamette Special Area Zone is, how tall, exactly, is a story? The answer, like many things, is it depends. ![]()
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