Review  ZA 2019-2359(ZAI)

Contrary to the intent of these Story limitations to help define the character of neighborhoods, a small mezzanine open to the room it is in would be considered a Story without necessarily functioning that way. Using the Zoning Code’s definition of Story, a small, open, interior mezzanine in a room and the Story above it may both be construed as another Story, depending on where the measurement between “vertically adjacent finished floors” is taken. As such, ambiguity exists in the enforcement of Story limits, Yards, Space between Buildings, and Passageway requirements in buildings with a
mezzanine level.

A mezzanine level shall not be considered a Story for Zoning Code purposes, provided that the mezzanine meets the standards in this interpretation.