Zoning Dictionary

Category: Building/Structure

Attached

A building otherwise complete in itself, which depends, for structural support or complete enclosure, upon a division wall or walls shared in common with adjacent building or buildings.

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Attic

Shall mean the portion of a building situated wholly, or in part, within the roof and which is not a one-half storey. That portion of a building immediately below the roof and wholly or partly within the roof framing. The space between the roof and the ceiling of the top storey of a dwelling or […]

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Awning

A rooflike cover that is temporary or portable in nature and that projects from the wall of a building for the purpose of shielding a doorway or window from the elements and is periodically retracted into the face of the building. A light, protective appurtenance to a building.

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Balcony

A partially enclosed platform attached to or extending horizontally from one or more main walls of a building and used as an outdoor porch or sundeck. A platform, projecting from the face of a wall, cantilevered or supported by columns or brackets and usually surrounded by a balustrade or railing. A small outdoor area, raised […]

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Base Surface

The hypothetical surface determined by joining the official established building grades at all corners of the site for purposes of calculating building height. To access the rest of this content, you must purchase a...
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Basement

That portion of a building partly underground, but having less than one-half its clear height below the average lot grade. A portion of a building between two floor levels which is partly underground but which has at least one-half of its height, from finished floor to finished ceiling or to the undersides of the floor […]

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Batching Plant, Asphalt or Concrete

An industrial facility used for the production of asphalt or concrete, or asphalt or concrete products, used in building or construction, and includes facilities for the administration or management of the business, the stockpiling of bulk materials used in the productions process or of finished products manufactured on the premises and the storage and maintenance […]

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Bay Window

A projection from the wall of a building that contains a window, is wholly above the level of the adjacent floor surface and does not result in any projection of the adjacent floor area.

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Blank Wall

Any wall which has no openings such as windows or doors.

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Breezeway

A roofed open passage connecting two or more buildings.

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