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Bail Bond Business

Any business requiring licensure under Part 13.20.2 of the New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) (Bail Bondsmen and Solicitors), including any person, agency, or corporation that acts as a surety and pledges money or property as bail for the appearance of persons accused in court. For the purposes of this IDO, bail bond businesses are treated as a personal and business services use. See also Personal and Business Services.

Bakery or Confectionary Shop

A facility for the production and sale of baked goods and confectioneries, primarily for retail sales to customers of the facility. Accessory sales to off-site customers is allowed. For uses with primary off-site sales, see Manufacturing Definitions for Light Manufacturing. See also Catering Service and General Retail.

Bank

An establishment that provides retail banking, mortgage lending, and financial services to individuals and businesses, including check-cashing facilities. See also Small Loan Business, which is considered a bank for the purposes of this IDO.

Bar

An establishment having as its primary or predominant uses the serving of beer, wine, or liquor for consumption on the premises or for takeout or delivery service for off-site consumption, but that does not meet the definition for Tap Room or Tasting Room.

Bed and Breakfast

A low-density residential development with no more than 8 guest rooms that are rented for temporary sleeping accommodations at market rates with breakfast served. Some or all guest rooms may be in accessory buildings. Provision of alcoholic beverages is controlled by the New Mexico State statutes for "Bed and breakfast" as governed by Section 60-6A-34 NMSA 1978. See also Hotel or Motel.

Bedroom

Any room in a dwelling that is partitioned by walls and doors, other than the following: one kitchen, one room that may be designated as a living room, one room that may be designated as a dining room or family room, and any number of baths, foyers, corridors, and closets (all as defined Articles 14-1 and 14-3 of ROA 1994 (Uniform Administrative Code and Technical Codes and Uniform Housing Code). Rooms greater than 100 square feet may not be considered closets for the purposes of this definition.

Bikeway

Any street or trail that is specifically designated for bicycle travel, regardless of whether such facility is designated for the exclusive use of bicycles or is to be shared with other transportation modes.

BioPark

City-owned facilities managed by Cultural Services and regulated by a Master Plan, including the ABQ BioPark Zoo, Botanic Garden, Aquarium, and Tingley Beach. Zoned NR-PO-D in the IDO.

Block

Where used to describe a city block or an area to be platted with lots and streets, an area that is bounded but not crossed by streets, railroad rights-of-way, waterways, unsubdivided areas, or other barriers. For the purposes of the large retail facility provisions and development in the NR-LM and NR-GM zone districts, drive aisles and private streets also qualify as block boundaries. See also Measurement Definitions for Block Length.

Blood Services Facility

An establishment that collects whole blood for transfusion or further processing; collects plasma for further processing; or uses plasmapheresis, plateletpheresis, or leukapheresis processes for removal of blood from a donor. This does not apply to hospitals for human beings, laboratories for collection of personal blood samples, or temporary blood drives.

Boat

See Vehicle Definitions.

Bonus

See Building Height Bonus.

Buffer

See Landscape Buffer.

Building

An independent, fully enclosed structure with a roof supported by columns or walls resting on its own foundations that is built and maintained for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, or property of any kind. Unless specified otherwise in this IDO, this term refers to anything within the footprint of a common roof including, but not limited to, a porch, breezeway, or carport. See also Accessory Building, Front Façade, Street-facing Façade, Large Retail Facility, Primary Building, and Structure.

Building and Home Improvement Materials Store

An establishment having a gross floor area greater than 50,000 square feet primarily engaged in retailing a general line of new home repair and improvement materials and supplies, such as lumber, plumbing goods, electrical goods, tools, house wares, hardware and lawn and garden supplies, with the merchandise lines normally arranged in separate departments, with or without central customer checkout. This use includes the sale of plants and garden supplies in outdoor areas and incidental outdoor storage. See also General Retail.

Building Coverage

See Measurement Definitions.

Building Frontage Types

The following definitions are specific to the Mixed-use Form-based Zone District and sub-zones.

Arcade

A street-facing façade with an attached colonnade or overhang structure to create a covered passageway. Balconies may overlap the sidewalk while the ground floor remains set at the lot line. This type is ideal for retail use, but only when the sidewalk is fully absorbed within the arcade so that a pedestrian cannot bypass it. An easement for private use of the public right-of-way is usually required.

Forecourt

Building frontage where the street-facing façade is aligned with the front lot line, with a portion of the building set back. A fence or wall at the property line may be used to define the private space of the court. Gardens and vehicular drop-off areas are allowed within the forecourt.

Porch

Porches are common frontages associated with single-family houses where the street-facing façade is set back at least 10 feet from the front lot line. A wall or fence at the property line may be used to define the private space of the yard. An encroaching porch may also be appended to the façade. A great variety of porch and fence designs are possible, including a raised front yard with a retaining wall at the property line with entry steps to the yard. This term applies only in the MX-FB zone district. The term "porch," as defined elsewhere in this IDO does not apply to this building frontage type. See also Porch.

Stoop

Building frontage where the street-facing façade is placed close to the frontage line with the ground story elevated from the sidewalk, securing privacy for the windows. This type is suitable for ground floor residential uses with short setbacks. This type may be interspersed with the storefront building frontage type. A porch may also cover the stoop.

Storefront

Building frontage where the street-facing façade is placed at or close to the front or street side lot line, with the entrance at sidewalk grade. This type is conventional for retail frontage. It is commonly equipped with cantilevered shed roof or awning. The absence of a raised ground floor story precludes residential use on the ground floor facing the street, although this use is appropriate behind and above.

Urban Residential

Building frontage where residential units are accessed from street-fronting doors to a lobby, walled court, or to individual units. May be used in combination with other building frontage types.

Walled Court

Building frontage that comprises enclosed gardens or terraces at the frontage line that buffer residential dwellings, restaurants, or other uses from the sidewalk, while removing the private yard from public encroachment.

Warehouse

Building frontage in which up to half of the required windows or doors may be opaque. A warehouse frontage may not have loading docks fronting a street.

Building Height

See Measurement Definitions.

Building Height Bonus

A building height bonus provides an additional 12 feet of building height unless specified otherwise in this IDO, in exchange for a certain type of development that has a civic benefit. See also Measurement Definitions for Building Height. The following bonuses are available as specified in this IDO.

Ground Floor Commercial Bonus

At least 50 percent of the ground floor street-facing façade must be uses in the Commercial Uses category per Table 4-2-1.

Structured Parking Bonus

The development must include structured, podium, or subterranean parking on the same premises.

Workforce Housing Bonus

At least 30 percent of the dwelling units in the development must meet the definition of workforce housing in the City's Workforce Housing Opportunity regulations, pursuant to Part 14-9-1 of ROA 1994 (Workforce Housing Opportunity Act).

Building Stepback

See Measurement Definitions.

Building-mounted Sign

See Sign Definitions.

Bulk Land Subdivision

See Subdivision Definitions.

Business

A legal entity operating an enterprise in a space separate from any other enterprise.

Business Days

For deadlines, a period of days that does not include weekends or holidays listed in Part 3-1-12 of ROA 1994 (Legal Holidays). See also Calendar Days

Business Hours

The published hours that an establishment is open to the public. See also Operating Hours.