A. "Basement" means a space wholly below grade or when only partially below grade, the finished floor above which is less than six feet (6') above the average adjoining elevation of finished grade and less than twelve feet (12') above grade at any one point, otherwise, such space shall be considered a story.
B. "Bed and breakfast facility" means the B&B, bed and breakfast, guesthouse; formerly a single-family dwelling, where the use as home and lodging facility is equally mixed with lodging superseding home more often than not, renting more than two (2) rooms. Owners live on the premises, offer overnight lodging, and serve a meal to guests. These facilities are located in residentially zoned areas and meet all legal requirements for such facilities. The facilities advertise publicly, are permitted signs on the property, and serve a meal to guests. Many of these facilities are historic structures. Meetings, receptions, and private parties for which remuneration is received may be allowed through the special use permit if specifically requested.
1. "Guestrooms" shall be defined as sleeping rooms and bathrooms used exclusively for paying guests.
2. "Homestay" means a private home, where home indicates the principal use of the facility and lodging is secondary or accessory to the principal use, operating on an occasional basis renting not more than two (2) unused bedrooms and serving a meal to overnight guests. The homestay is located in residential areas where zoning restrictions prevent:
a. Meetings, receptions, and private parties for which remuneration is received; and
b. Posting a sign larger than allowed by the home occupation regulations.
Guests generally find the homestay through reservation service organizations (RSOs) or by word of mouth.
3. "Owner" means an individual who has at least a twenty five percent (25%) ownership in the facility. Nothing in these regulations shall be construed so as to prevent the owner from leaving the premises for vacation, emergency or other prolonged periods and allowing another individual to temporarily take up residence in the home and enjoying the rights normally appurtenant to ownership in the manner commonly referred to as "housesitting".
C. "Berth" means an area, exclusive of loading docks, designed to accommodate a motor vehicle during loading or unloading of goods.
D. "Block" means a parcel of land bounded on all sides by street rights-of-way, railroad rights-of-way, waterways, parks, unsubdivided acreage, or a combination thereof.
E. "Building" means a structure having a roof supported by columns or walls, built and maintained for the support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, animals, or property of any kind, but not including temporary buildings as defined in "structure, temporary".
F. Building, Area Of: "Area of building" means the sum in square feet of the ground areas occupied by all buildings and structures on a lot.
G. "Building envelope" means a volume, within which a structure is permitted to be built on a lot. This volume is limited by the combination of regulations which establishes the size of a building and its location on a lot. Such regulations include, but are not limited to: setback and spacing, height, minimum yard and impervious surface.
H. Building, Height Of: For "height of building", see definition of height.
I. "Building setback line" means a line at the minimum distance as prescribed by this title between any property line or recorded easement requiring setback, and the closest point of the foundation of any building or structure related thereto.
J. Building, Temporary: "Temporary building" means the same as definition of "structure, temporary". (Ord. 2689 §1, 1995: Ord. 2368 §1, 1991: Ord. 2296 §1, 1990: Ord. 2049 §6, 1987: Ord. 1691 §1(part), 1982)