1101.04 AREAS (BUILDING COVERAGE, DWELLING UNIT, FLOOR, LOT).

   (a)   "Building Ground Coverage" or "Building Area" means the horizontal area of ground covered by a building and is measured from the vertical projections of the outermost wall surfaces of the building and generally expressed in square feet or as a percentage of the total lot area.

   (b)   "Dwelling Unit Area" means the horizontal area of usable and habitable space available exclusively to the occupant within a dwelling unit and is measured from the interior wall faces of the dwelling unit.

   (c)   "Gross Floor Area" means the floor area within the perimeter of the outside walls of the building under consideration, without deduction for fire stairways, elevators, closets, or thickness of exterior walls, expressed in square feet.

   (d)   "Lot Area" (site area) means the total horizontal area within a lot boundary line, expressed in square feet or acres.

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1101.05 BASEMENT.

   "Basement" means a portion of a building partially or entirely underground whose ceiling, or underpart of the floor above, is four feet (4') or less above the average finished grade elevation.  "Sub-Basement" means any story which is below a basement level and is entirely below grade.

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1101.06 BUFFER AREA.

   "Buffer Area" means an area of land, together with landscaping, fencing, walls and/or hedges required by this Code and approved by Commission and/or Council, which may be required to separate uses or zoning districts to eliminate or minimize conflicts between them.

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1101.07 BUILDING.

   "Building" means a structure permanently built and affixed to the land which is maintained or intended for the shelter or enclosure of persons, animals or property of any kind.  The term shall be used synonymously with "structure", unless specific structures are noted, and shall be construed as if followed by the words "or part or parts thereof".  "Structure" means that which is constructed on or under the ground or connected thereto and includes, but is not limited to, buildings, barriers, bridges, bulkheads, bunkers, chimneys, fences, garages, outdoor seating facilities, platforms, pools, poles, tanks, tents, towers, sheds, signs, walls, and the like.

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1101.08 BUILDING HEIGHT.

   "Building Height" means the vertical distance from the finished grade at the centerline, six feet (6') perpendicular to the front, to the top of the highest roof beams of a flat roof or to the mean level of the highest gable or slope of a hip roof. When a building faces on more than one street, Commission shall determine the front. The finished grade may not be less than the average finished grade across the width of the lot measured at the front building line.

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1101.09 BUILDING LINE (SET-BACK LINE).

   "Building Line" (set-back line) means a line parallel to and measured from a street line or front lot line defining the limits of a front yard in which no building structure or use may be located above ground, except as provided in this Code. If no building line is established or if building lines are in conflict, then the Commission shall determine the building line using other similar standards in the City. A building line may be set on the Zone Map.

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1101.10 BUILDING PERMIT.

   "Building Permit" means a permit issued by the Building Commissioner to construct, alter or repair a building or part thereof exactly as shown on plans approved by the City.

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1101.105 BUSINESS SERVICES.

   "Business Services" means services provided primarily to other business operations, which may include consulting services, property and/or equipment maintenance services, financial and/or accounting services, computer and/or information management services, advertising and/or graphic services, and similar operations.

(Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)

1101.11 CHURCH; SYNAGOGUE; TEMPLE.

   "Church," "Synagogue," "Temple" or word of similar import expressed in English or another language means a building originally designed and constructed for religious worship. (Ord. 2018-94.  Passed 10-21-19.)