Originally Posted by
Malcolm McLeod
Jon,
Looking at cross sections and your height restriction (code) reminded me of something. I learned on my house build that the code enforcement department (at least in my previous jurisdiction) measures the height of a building in what at the time seemed very odd: they go halfway up the main plane of the roof, then extend a horizontal line outward until 10' clear of the associated outside wall, then drop a vertical line to the finished surface (of the lot/yard). This vertical distance is deemed the height of the structure.
As you can imagine, the ridge is considerably higher. In my case, the 18:12 pitch allowed for a MUCH higher roof-line.
No idea if this applies in your area, and probably way too late to be of any use to you, but thought i would mention for posterity...