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∙Building height. The vertical distance from the average elevation of the grade along a face of a building to the highest point of the roof surface of flat roofs, the deck line of mansard roofs, or the average height between the eaves and the highest ridge of gable, hip, or gambrel roofs. The height of a stepped or terraced building shall be the height of the tallest segment of the building. ∙Building inspector. The inspector as provided for in the building code. ∙Building, principal. A building in which the principal use, of the lot on which it is located, is conducted. ∙Bulk. The term used to indicate the size and setbacks of buildings or structures and location of same with respect to one another and includes the following items: ∙Size and height of buildings or structures. ∙Location of exterior walls at all levels in relation to lot lines, street or to other buildings or structures. ∙Gross floor area of buildings or structures in relation to lot lines, street or to other buildings or structures. ∙All open spaces allocated to buildings or structures. ∙Amount of lot area per dwelling unit. ∙Bulk materials. Uncontained solid matter such as powder, grain, stone, sand, sulfur, etc., that has a tendency to become airborne. ∙Business. Any occupation, employment or enterprise wherein merchandise is exhibited and sold, or which occupies time, attention, labor and materials, or whereby services are offered for compensation. ∙Business services. Services performed primarily for other businesses, including such services as secretarial, clerical, employment agencies, business machine service, printing, etc. ∙Caliper inches. The diameter of a tree measured at 4.5 feet above the ground. (added 4/28/08) ∙Call Center. An office for providing incoming and outgoing telephone and computer services, customer service, technical service, or telemarketing activities through electronic communications. (added 7/27/20) ∙Cemetery/Memorial garden. Land used or dedicated to the burial of the dead, including crematoriums, mausoleums, funeral chapels and necessary sales and maintenance facilities. (added 7/14/10) ∙Clear vision area. The clear vision area shall be an area within a triangle that is measured along the edge of the driving surface of the road at the intersection of two roads (public or private) and extending thirty (30) feet in each direction from the intersection with a line connecting the two end points. (revised 3/18/09) ∙Clear-cutting. The complete removal of trees or shrubs in a contiguous patch, strip, row, or block. (revised 02/22/10) ∙Clinic. A building for out-patient medical treatment of humans or small animals. ∙