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A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a building's exterior considered architecturally, which need not correspond exactly with the stories within.
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The portion of a building included between the upper surface of a floor and the upper surface of the floor or roof next above.
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structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?"
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a floor roof material that s above ground
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Portion of a building that is between one finished floor level and the next higher finished floor level or the roof, provided, however, that a basement or cellar shall not be considered a story.
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A horizontal division of a building, from the floor to the ceiling above it.
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That portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, except that the topmost story is that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling or roof above. If the finished floor level directly above a usable or unused under-floor space is more than 6 feet above grade for more than 50 percent of the total perimeter or is more than 12 feet above grade at any point, such usable or unused under-floor space is considered a story. (UBC)
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A habitable floor level within a building, no more than 14 feet high from floor to ceiling, except for retail storefronts that may be 18 feet in height.
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That part of a building between any floor or between the floor and roof
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That part of a building between any floor and the floor or roof next above.
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The habitable space between each floor level of a building.
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One of the floors of a building.
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