Zoning Dictionary

Letter: B

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Any sign exposed to the weather and which is made from or on cloth or other limp material. A flag shall be any such sign which is flown from one (1) flag staff. Any sign made from or on cloth or other limp material and which is displayed behind glass and within a building shall […]

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Banquet Hall

A building or part of a building used for the purpose of entertaining a large group of people where food and liquor are generally provided. A building or part thereof, used for the gathering together of groups of persons for specific functions including the consumption of food and drink. Full kitchen facilities shall be provided […]

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Bar, Holding

An area of a restaurant at which alcoholic beverages may be prepared and served across the bar, provided that the bar area does not exceed 30% of the entire area of the restaurant and that in no case shall the area exceed 600 square feet, that no live entertainment be allowed, that the only entrance […]

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Barrier Free Access Ramp

A ramp providing access to the main floor or entry level of a building that creates a continuous unobstructed path for persons with disabilities to access the building.

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Base Flow

The part of river flow derived from groundwater seeping into the river.

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Base Lodge

A building in which facilities are provided for day recreation use which may include eating establishments, taverns, lockers, change rooms, meeting area, rental and sales facilities and ticket sales facilities and ticket sales facilities but shall not include facilities for overnight accommodation.

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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.

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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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