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Commission opens study on Providence code 10-8-4 (height): staff to research enforcement, fire and county rules
Summary
The planning commission studied Providence City Code 10-8-4 (height) after builders and residents flagged ambiguity between the written standard and the diagram; commissioners directed staff to gather county, fire marshal and peer-city information and report back.
Providence City Planning Commission continued a study of city code 10-8-4 (height) after discussion about a conflict between the ordinance text and the illustrative diagram and concerns from builders and neighbors about inconsistent enforcement and the impact of sloped lots.
Commissioner Bob Washburn introduced the item following prior comments from local builder Nathan (Nate) Balstead. Staff and commissioners outlined the apparent discrepancy: the code’s written language measures building height from “the highest point of the roof” down to an average finished grade around the building perimeter, while the included graphic in the code appears to use a midpoint method (halfway up the roof) for measuring roof height.…
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