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"Balcony" means a platform projecting from a building, supported from below or cantilevered, enclosed with a railing or banister, with or without direct access from the building it is attached to.
Bar. See "Tavern."
"Basement" means a story of a structure with a floor level lower than the outside ground level and a ceiling level above the outside ground level. A basement shall be counted as a story for all dwelling, business, or manufacturing purposes.
"Bedroom" means any habitable room, space, or area of a dwelling unit or accessory structure which is seventy square feet or greater in size and which is located along an exterior wall, but not including the following: hall, bathroom, kitchen, dining room (in proximity to kitchen, maximum of one per dwelling unit), living room (maximum of one per dwelling unit), and family room (maximum of one per dwelling unit). The director of community development may grant exceptions if a room by its design cannot function as a bedroom. The director of community development shall make the final determination as to the applicability of this definition.
"Block" means a parcel of land bounded on all sides by intersecting streets, or by at least one street and any combination of the following: 1.
Rights-of-way, except that alleys, railroads, and utility rights-of-way shall not be considered boundaries that define a block.
2.
Waterways;
3.
Terminus of a dead-end street; or
4.
City boundaries.
"Boardinghouse" means a building where lodging and meals are provided for a fee to three or fewer persons not related to the owner or lessor of the facility, excluding rest homes and convalescent homes.
"Buffer strip or zone" means a landscaped area used to screen the visual, noise, dust, light, or other adverse impacts of one land use from adjacent properties.
"Building" means a structure with a roof, excluding vehicles even though immobilized.
Building, Conforming. "Conforming building" means a building that fully meets the applicable standards of all codes and ordinances in effect.
Building Coverage. See "Lot coverage."
Building, Detached. "Detached building" means a freestanding building not attached to any other building or structure.
"Building frontage" means the exterior side of a building from which that building's address is taken, usually the side facing a public street or front yard.
"Building height" means the vertical distance of a building measured from the average elevation of the finished grade to the roof point indicated in Figure 19.45.020-1.
Building, Main, Principal, or Primary. "Main, principal or primary building" means the building on a lot that contains the primary use of the lot as permitted by this Title 19. See "Principal building/structure."
"Building setback line" means a line within a lot, as determined under the standards of this Title 19, that delineates the area between this line and the street centerline within which no buildings or portions thereof can be located.
"Bulk storage" means the warehousing of materials or finished goods in an enclosed structure.
"Bumper guard" means a low fence or pole placed at the front of a parking stall to prevent vehicles from rolling forward.
"Business" or "commerce" means the purchase, sale, or other transaction involving the handling or disposition of an article, service, or product for livelihood or profit; the management of business facilities such as office buildings, offices, or recreational or amusement arcades.
"Business frontage" means that portion of a building frontage occupied by a single business tenant having a public entrance within the building frontage.
(Ord. 609 § 4, 2007; Ord. 544 § 1(part), 2000).