Amending Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6 of Chapter 21 Zoning

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+43(14) Basement means a-sterythat portion of a building having at least half of its height below the finished grade. A basement-shall-be-eeunted-as-a-stery-if-subdivided-and-used-fen dwell4ng-er-business-pufpeses- f53 (15) Block means a length of street from one (1) intersecting street to the next intersecting street.---The and the property fronting on a length of street between two ( 2) streets which join or intersect such length of street. +63( 16 ) Boardinghouse means a building, other than a hotel, where lodging and-means with or without meals are provided for three +33 two ( 2) or more persons whether or not for compensation. +73( 17) Board means the South Bend Board of Zoning Appeals. +83 ( 18) Building means a structure consisting of foundation, walls, floor and roof_ Enelesing-spaee-te-be-eeeug±ed7 {8713(19 ) Building facade means that portion of any exterior elevation of a building extended from grade to the top of the parapet wall or eaves and the entire width of the building elevation, and which may also be referred to as the "building face. " +93( 20) Building Height of is means the vertical distance above a reference datum measured to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof or to the deck line of a mansard roof , to the average height of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof. The reference datum shall be selected by either of the following, whichever yields a greater height of building: 1 . The elevation of the highest adjoining sidewalk or ground surface within a 5-foot horizontal distance of the exterior wall of the building when such sidewalk or ground surface is not more than 10 feet above lowest grade. 2. An elevation 10 feet higher than the lowest grade when the sidewalk or ground surface described in Item 1 above is more than 10 feet above lowest grade. The height of a stepped or terraced building is the maximum height of any segment of the building. Building;-height-ef-means-the