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Bicycle Parking, Short -Term: Bicycle parking spaces intended to be used for periods of time that are two hours or
less and are targeted to visitors, customers and other short term users. Short-term bicycle parking typically includes bike
racks near building entrances.
Block: A unit or property bounded by one or more streets and by streets and/or railroad rights -of -way, waterways or
other barriers.
Block Frontage: Property having frontage on one (1) side of a street and lying between the two (2) nearest intersecting
or intercepting streets, or nearest intersecting or intercepting street and railroad Right-of-way, waterway or other barrier.
Board of Zoning Appeals: The City of Carmel Board of Zoning Appeals.
Bona Fide Servants Quarters: Living quarters, which may include kitchen facilities, that are either attached or
detached from the principal residence, used as a residence by persons employed to provide domestic services to the
occupants of the principal residence.
Borrow Pit: An area of land from which earth is removed for use on another site and a permanent or temporary
irregular terrain is created.
Buffer or Screen, Solid Visual: May include, but not be limited to a minimum five-foot (5') high solid evergreen
hedge; stone, brick or wood fence; earth mounding or other suitable material or any combination a minimum of five
(5) feet in height. If a chain link fence (with or without screen slats) is used, a minimum of five-foot (5') high solid
evergreen hedge shall be provided on the residential or commercial side of the fence.
Bufleryard: A landscaped area with setback widths extending along all perimeter property lines. Both the amount of
land and the type and amount of plant material specified for each lettered bufleryard determination is specified and is
designed to ameliorate nuisances between adjacent zoning districts and to ensure a desired character along public streets
and roads.
Build -To Line: A line appearing on the development plan, stated as the setback dimension from the Right-of-way
along which a Building facade must be placed.
Building: Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy. See also Structure. See
also Section 1.09(E): Building or Structure.
Building, Accessory: A Building subordinate to another Structure or Use located on the same Lot which is not used
for permanent human occupancy. An Accessory Building may also include electric distribution and secondary power
lines; gas, water and sewer lines; their supports and poles, guy wires, small transformers, wire or cable and other
incidental equipment and public telephone booths.
Building, Agricultural: Any building or stricture customarily used in connection with a farm other than a dwelling.
Building Area: The maximum horizontal projected area of the Principal and Accessory Building, excluding open steps
or terraces, unenclosed porches not exceeding one story in height and architectural appurtenances projecting not more
than the amounts specified herein.
Building, Detached: A Building having no structural connection with another Building.
Building, Front Line of: The line of the face of the Building nearest the Front Lot Line, not counting patios, terraces,
etc.
Building Frontage: See "Frontage, Building.,,
Building Height: See "Height, Building."
Building; Multi -Tenant, Ground Floor: A single level office or commercial Building, occupied by two (2) or more
businesses.
Building; Multi -Tenant, Multi -Level: An office or commercial Building, occupied by two (2) or more businesses with
two (2) or more occupiable floors.
Building; Multi -Tenant, Multi -Level, Mixed Use: A Building with two or more floors where the ground floor is
generally reserved for retail and service uses and the upper stories are generally intended for residential uses.
Building, Municipal: A Building that is owned and/or operated by the City of Carmel and/or Clay Township.
Building, Principal: A Building in which is conducted the main or principal Use of the Lot on which said Building
is situated. Where a substantial part of an Accessory Building is attached to the Principal Building in a substantial
manner, as by a roof, such Accessory Building shall be counted as a part of the Principal Building.
Building Setback Line: (Sometimes called a Building Line.) The line nearest the front of and across a Lot establishing
the minimum open space to be provided between the front line of a Building or Structure and the Front Lot Line.
Building, Single -Tenant: An office or commercial building in which all space is occupied by one (1) tenant.
Burning, Free: A rate of combustion described by a material which burns actively and easily supports combustion.
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