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BUILDING: A structure consisting of foundation, wall's, floor and roof enclosing space to be occupied. BUILDING, HEIGHT OF: The vertical distance measured from the established street grade to the highest point in the coping of a -11at roof, to the deck line of a mansard roof and to the average height between eaves and ridge of a gable, hip or gambrel roof. For buildings set back fr%. tie streot line, the height of building may be measured from the average el>va`,._on of the finished grade along the front of the building, provided its distance from the street line is not less than the height of such grade above establishe;.' grade. BUSINESS: An enterprise involving selling, storing or process goods or eom. modities or the rendering of services, BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL: A retail business selling to the public. BUSINESS, INDUSTRIAL: An enterprise engaged in the manufacture, the processing of materials or the assembling of parts into finished or semi- finished products; also the repair or reconditioning of produots, appliar_ces, machines, furniture or other goods which involve manufacturing operations or processes. This class of business may be further subdivided into Light Industrial or Heavy Industrial. CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY: A certificate issued by the Building Department authorizing an occupancy under the Zoning Law. COMMERCIAL USE: See Business, Commercial. COMMISSION: South Bend City Plan Commission. COURT: An open, unoccupied space, other than a yard, on the same lot with a building and which is bounded on two or more sides by the building. DWELLING, ONE FAMILY: A building designed for, or occupied exclusively by one family. DWELLING, TWO FAMILY: A building designed for or occupied exclusively by two families living independently and exclusively of each other. DWELLING, MULTIPLE FAMILY: See apartment House. FAMILY: One or more persons living in the same housekeeping accomodations. One complete and separate dwelling unit. FRONTAGE: The contact of abutting property with a street which affords unob" structed access to the property. GARAGE, PRIVATE: An accessory building with capacity for storing not more than three motor vehicles, and used for storage only. GARAGE, PUBLIC: A garage, other than a private garage, used for the storage, care, repair or servicing of motor vehicles, or where such vehicles are stored for remuneration or sale.. GRADE, ESTABLISHED: The elevation of the street grade in front of a property as fixed by the engineering department of the city. HOTEL: A building designed or occupied as a more or less temporary abode, and in which there are fifteen (15) or more sleeping rooms. -2-