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Article 7: Definitions
The following words and terms have the associated special meanings when used in this local law. Any word or term not expressly defined in this Article shall have the meaning defined in a standard dictionary.
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Bar - Any establishment whose primary purpose is the purchase and consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises.
Boarding House - A building other than a hotel where, for compensation, lodging and meals are served for five (5) or more persons.
Buffer Area - An area between a residential and nonresidential district reserved for plantings, fencing or other similar screening devices.
Building - Any structure having the roof supported by columns or walls, intended for the shelter, housing or enclosure of persons, animals or property.
Building Principal - A building or buildings in which is conducted the main or principal use of the lot on which said building is located.
Building Area - The aggregate of the areas of all enclosed and roofed spaces of the principal building and all accessory buildings. Such areas shall be computed by using outside building dimensions measured on a horizontal plane at ground level.
Building Height - The vertical dimension measured from the average elevation of the finished lot grade at the front of the building to the highest point of the roof and to the average height between the plate and the ride of a gable, hip or gambrel roof
Building Line - A line formed by the intersection of a horizontal plane at average grade level and a vertical plane that coincides with the exterior surface of the building on any side. In the case of a cantilevered section of a building or a projected roof or porch, the vertical plane coincides with the farthest projecting surface. All yard requirements are measured to the building line.
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