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ATHLETIC FIELD: An outdoor facility developed as a baseball diamond, softball diamond, soccer
<br />field, football field, lacrosse field, or other surface for conducting outdoor recreational activities.
<br />AWNING: See CANOPY.
<br />BASEMENT: That portion of a building which is wholly or partly below ground level.
<br />BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT: A private residence that rents rooms as temporary
<br />lodging and which is the principal residence of the operator.
<br />BERM: A land alteration where fill is added to the surface of the ground in order to create a earthen
<br />mound or hill generally used in conjunction with walls, fences, or plant material to screen one parcel of
<br />land from another or from a street.
<br />BLOCK: A tract of land bounded by streets, or by a coinbination of streets and public parks,
<br />cemeteries, railroad rights-of-way, or shorelines of waterways. A block inay be located in part beyond
<br />the boundary lines of the corporate limits of the City.
<br />BINGO HALL: A principal or accessory use of a structure or property to operate a bingo hall licensed
<br />under Chapter 304 of this Code and MN Stat 349.164.
<br />BOARDER: See ROOMER.
<br />BODY SHOP: See MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR.
<br />BOULEVARD: That portion of a street right-of-way between the curbline and property line.
<br />BOUTIQUE SALE (RESIDENTIAL): The sale of handcrafted items conducted on residential
<br />premises, where the items sold are made by the occupant of the premises at which the sale takes place,
<br />or by friends of such occupant, and where the sale is conducted by said occupant or friends of such
<br />occupant and not by an agent or any other person to whom a commission, fee, or salary is paid. Items
<br />for sale shall be made in the home and not purchased for resale from any retail or wholesale business
<br />source nor received on consignment for the purpose of resale.
<br />BUILDING: A structure with a permanent location on the land, enclosed by walls and having a roof
<br />that may provide shelter, support, protection or enclosure of persons, animals, or property of any kind.
<br />BUILDING, ATTACHED: A building joined to another building or structure by a shared wall.
<br />BUILDING, DETACHED: A building surrounded on all sides by open space on the same lot
<br />BUILDING, MIXED-USE: A building that houses multiple uses, which may include residential and
<br />nonresidential uses.
<br />BUILDING, NONRESIDENTIAL: A building that houses no residential uses, with the possible
<br />exception of a caretaker's dwelling.
<br />BUILDING, PRINCIPAL: A building in which is conducted the principal use of the lot on which it is
<br />located.
<br />BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL: A building which is arranged, designed, used or intended to be used for
<br />residential occupancy by one or more fainilies or lodgers, and which includes, but is not limited to, the
<br />following types multiple-family dwelling, single-family attached dwellings, single-family detached
<br />dwellings, and two-family detached dwellings.
<br />BUILDING COMPLEX: A group of two or more buildings, planned or developed in a joint manner
<br />with shared parking facilities, regardless of whether such buildings or uses are located on the same lot
<br />or parcel.
<br />BUILDING HEIGHT: The vertical dimension measured from the average elevation of the approved
<br />grade at the front of the building to the highest point of the roof in the case of a flat roof, to the deck
<br />line of a mansard roof, and to the midpoint of the ridge of a gable, hip, or gambrel roof. (For purposes
<br />of this definition, the average height shall be calculated by using the highest ridge and its attendant
<br />eave. The eave point used shall be where the roof line crosses the side wall.) In the case of alterations,
<br />additions or replacement of existing buildings, height shall be measured from the natural grade prior to
<br />construction.
<br />BUILDING MATERIALS SALES: An establishment that sells or rents building supplies, construction
<br />equipment, or home decorating fixtures and accessories. This term does not include a lumberyard or
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