Booming Ground
The use of premises or an open area of water for the collection, sorting, booming, rafting or storage of logs.
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Zoning Dictionary
Letter: B
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Borrow Pit
Any place or premises where dirt, soil, sand, gravel, or other material is removed below the grade of surrounding land for any purpose other than that necessary and incidental to site grading or building construction. An excavated area from which soil and unconsolidated materials are removed for commercial purposes for use without further processing or […]
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Breakwater
Means offshore coastal defense structures built of stone parallel to the coastline that help absorb the energy of breaking waves.
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Brew Your Own Operation
A service use where members of the public can make their own beer, wine, or other beverages for consumption off the premises and where the owner or operator may retail related equipment or ingredients.
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Bridge Plaza
That property immediately contiguous to a vehicular bridge where motor vehicles enter and exit the bridge. Certain uses and activities, if oriented and available exclusively to bridge traffic, shall be considered incidental and accessory to the vehicular bridge plaza and terminal: toll booths, inspection and weigh stations, customs and immigration facilities, duty-free retail stores, motor […]
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Buffer Area/Strip
A landscaped area intended to separate and partially obstruct the view of two adjacent land uses or properties from one another. Land area used to visibly separate one use from another or to shield or block noise, lights, or other nuisances. A part of land which alleviates the adverse effects of the use of one […]
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Buffer Yard
A unit of required yard which is a combination of land and physical barriers such as fencing, plant materials and earth berm which separate various land uses.
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Build-to Line
A line along which a building façade (or main wall) must to be located. Projections and encroachments may cross the minimum build-to line.
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Buildable Area
The portion of a lot remaining after required yards have been provided. The area of a lot remaining after the minimum yard and open space requirements of the zoning ordinance have been met. The space remaining on a zoning lot after the minimum open-space requirements (coverage, yards, setbacks) have been met. An area of a […]
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