Bar (cocktail lounge, saloon). See “Eating and drinking establishment – Bar (cocktail lounge, saloon)”.

Bay window means a projection normally of a depth of two to three feet from the side of a residential structure that has three walls, one parallel with the principal structure and two that extend outward for the principal structure at an angle to form the bay window, that primarily consist of windows, usually made up of one large window in the wall that is parallel with the side of the structure from which the bay window projects and two smaller windows, one of each angular wall.

Beach means that area of unconsolidated material that extends landward from the mean low water line to the place where there is marked change in material or physiographic form, or to the line of permanent upland vegetation, usually the effective limit of storm waves.

Beach bar. See “Eating and drinking establishment – Beach bar”.

Bed and breakfast inn. See “Transient accommodation use – Bed and breakfast inn.”

Boat lift means a device for lifting boats out the water for storage over the water. Boat lifts shall be inclusive of all post and floating lift systems, but exclusive of davits where the davit base is not within the waters of the county.

Boat sales and repair facilities means a use in which the purpose is the repair and/or retail sale of boats and other watercraft to the public. Such use may or may not be located on the water or associated with a marina.

Buffer means any combination of vegetation, walls, fencing, berms and open spaces which are used to physically separate and screen land uses.

Building means any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls and intended for the shelter, housing, or enclosure of any individual, animal, process, equipment, goods, or materials of any kind.

Building, completely enclosed, means a building separated on all sides from adjacent open space or from other buildings by permanent roof and by exterior walls or party walls, pierced only by closed windows and normal entrance or exit doors. Such doors shall not be kept open except for normal ingress and egress. This definition shall apply to any building in existence as of the effective date of this ordinance and to any building constructed thereafter.

Building expansion means any enlargement or extension of a building which provides additional gross floor area. An enlargement or expansion into an existing carport, screened enclosures, pedestrian covered walkway, off-street parking and/or loading area, courtyard, or similar structure or area which changes the use of that area shall be considered a building expansion.

Building line means the lines established by dimensional requirements of a required yard that is inside a zoning lot and parallel with front, secondary front, side and rear property lines of the zoning lot which, when taken together, define the area within which all structures must be located.

Building site. See “Zoning lot”.