Section 2(17) in Cuttack Development Authority (Planning and Building Standards) Regulations, 2001
(17)"building height" means the vertical distance measured in the case of flat roofs, from the average level of the centre line of the adjoining street to the highest point of the building adjacent to the street; and in the case of pitched roofs, up to the point where the external surface of the outer wall intersects the finished surface of the sloping roof and in the case of gables facing the road, the mid-point between the eaves level and the ridges;Explanation - If the building does not abut on a street, the height shall be measured above the average level of the ground around and contiguous to the building;
