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redevelopment, including the addition of fill, berms, retaining walls and landscaping. Section 2. Chapter 17.16 of the Louisville Municipal Code is hereby amended by the addition of new Section 17.08.322 to read as follows (words added are underlined; words deleted are stricken through): Sec. 17.16.090. Exception to buildi„g height regulations. Building height calculations. A. Building height shall be measured from the average of the natural grade at the highest and lowest exterior corners of the structure. If the lot is part of a development with an over -lot grading plan that has been approved through a final plat, final planned unit development, or general development plan, the building height shall be measured from the grade established by such over -lot grading plan. B. If the natural grade has been disturbed prior to development and an over -lot grading plan has not been approved then the planning director shall determine the natural grade based on the best topographical information and mapping available for the lot. C. The following type of structures or structural parts are not subject to the building height limitations of this title: chimneys, tanks, church spires, belfries, monuments, fire and hose towers, flagpoles, commercial radio and television towers, masts, aerials, cooling towers, elevator shafts and ranch and farm accessory uses. Section 3. If any portion of this ordinance is held to be invalid for any reason such decisions shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each part hereof irrespective of the fact that any one part be declared invalid. Section 4. The repeal or modification of any provision of the Municipal Code of the City of Louisville by this ordinance shall not release, extinguish, alter, modify, or change in whole or in part any penalty, forfeiture, or liability, either civil or criminal, which shall have been incurred under such provision, and each provision shall be treated and held as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any and all proper actions, suits, proceedings, and prosecutions for the enforcement of the penalty, forfeiture, or liability, as well as for the purpose of sustaining any judgment, decree, or order which can or may be rendered, entered, or made in such actions, suits, proceedings, or prosecutions. Section 5. All other ordinances or portions thereof inconsistent or conflicting with this ordinance or any portions hereof are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict. Ordinance No. 1807, Series 2021 Page 2 of 3