def METHOD_NAME(cls, timeout_height: int, values: dict[str, Any]) -> int:
    """Validates that the timeout_height is greater than the start_height."""
    evaluation_interval = values.get('evaluation_interval')
    assert evaluation_interval is not None, 'evaluation_interval must be set'
    start_height = values.get('start_height')
    assert start_height is not None, 'start_height must be set'
    minimum_timeout_height = start_height + 2 * evaluation_interval
    if timeout_height < minimum_timeout_height:
        raise ValueError(f'timeout_height must be at least two evaluation intervals after the start_height: '
                         f'{timeout_height} < {minimum_timeout_height}')
    return timeout_height