“Back loaded garage” means a parking structure designed for access from an approved alley way rather than from a street.

“Balcony” means a platform that projects from the wall of a building and is enclosed by a railing, parapet or balustrade.

“Balloon sign” means a temporary advertisement supported by a balloon anchored to the premises where the advertised use is conducted, product or commodity sold, service performed, or business name located; the balloon itself when size exceeds three feet in any direction; or balloon sculptures made of individual balloons when the overall size exceeds three feet in any direction.

“Banner portion” means the portion of a flag lot which forms the area upon which the primary structure will be constructed, but excludes the access portion of the lot. The access portion of a flag lot terminates at the rear yard line of the adjoining frontage lot.

“Banner sign” means a sign made of fabric or any non-rigid material with no enclosing framework. A type of temporary sign.

“Bar” means a business that primarily sells alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises; includes private clubs.

“Barbed wire” means twisted strands of fence wire with barbs located at regular intervals.

“Basement” means any floor level below the first story in a building. Those floor levels in buildings having only one floor level shall be classified as a basement, unless that floor level qualifies as a first story as defined herein.

“Bed and breakfast inn” means a business, located in a dwelling, in which two or more bedrooms are rented nightly or weekly, and where one or more meals are provided to the guests only, the price of which is usually included in the room rate.

“Bedroom” means a separate room designed for or used as a sleeping room.

“Beekeeper” means a person who owns or has charge of one or more colonies of bees.

“Beekeeping equipment” means anything used in the operation of an apiary, such as hive bodies, supers, frames, top and bottom boards and extractors.

“Billboard sign” means an off-premises sign.

“Blank wall” means a wall of a building faced with a single material of uniform texture and color on a single plane with less than thirty percent of the surface of the wall as openings or windows.

“Blighted condition” means the presence of a substantial number of dilapidated or deteriorated structures; faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, or accessibility; unsanitary or unsafe conditions; mixed character of incompatible uses; excessive and uncorrected deterioration of site or other improvements; economic deterioration or continued disuse (vacancy); tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the fair value of the land; defective or unusual conditions of title; or the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes; or the existence of conditions which retard the provision of housing accommodations for low or moderate income families, or is a menace to the public health and safety in its present condition and use.

“Block” means a tract of land bounded by streets, or by a combination of streets and public parks, cemeteries, railroad rights-of-way, shorelines of waterways, or city boundary lines, as shown on an official plat.

Bond, landscape. See “Landscape bond.”

Bond, public improvement. See “Public improvement bond.”

“Bubbler” means an irrigation head that delivers water to the root zone by “flooding” the planted area, usually measured in gallons per minute. Bubblers exhibit a trickle, umbrella or short stream pattern.

“Building” means any structure, or any part thereof, built or used for the support, shelter, or enclosure of any use or occupancy by persons, animals, or chattel.

Building, attached. See “Attached building.”

Building, detached. See “Detached building.”

Building, principal. See “Principal building.”

Building, public. See “Public building.”

“Building alteration” means any act or process that changes the architectural detail of a building, including but not limited to the erection, construction, reconstruction or removal of any building.

“Building area” means the portion of a lot that is within the envelope formed by the required yards or setbacks, within which a structure can be located.

“Building code” is Title 15 of the city of Midvale Municipal Code.

“Building coverage” means the maximum horizontal area within the outer perimeter of the building walls, dividers, or columns at ground level or above, whichever is the greater area, including, without limitation, courts and exterior stairways, but excluding:

“Building envelope” means the building pad, building footprint, and height restrictions, which define the maximum building area in which all development must occur.

“Building facade” means the exterior of a building located above ground and generally visible from public points of view.

“Building footprint” means the total area of the foundation of the structure, or the furthest exterior wall of the structure projected to natural grade, not including stairs, patios, and decks.

“Building height” means the vertical distance from the existing grade to the highest point of the cornice of a flat roof or to the deck line of a mansard roof or to the midpoint of the highest gable of a pitch or hip roof.

“Build-to line” means setback distances that are required maximums, bringing structures adjacent to streets and sidewalks in order to encourage pedestrian activity.

“Business” means any activity carried on for the purpose of gain or economic profit. The acts of employees rendering service to employers are not included in the term “business” unless otherwise specifically prescribed. “Business” includes but is not limited to, the sale or rental of tangible personal or real property, the manufacturing of goods or property and the rendering of personal services for others for consideration by persons engaged in any profession, trade, craft, occupation, nonprofit organization or other calling.

Business, new. See “New business.” (Ord. 2012-09 § 2 (Att. B (part)); Ord. 6/16/2009O-10 § 3 (part); Ord. 1/06/2009O-2 § 1 (part); Ord. 7/11/2006O-9 § 1 (part); Ord. 6/20/2006O-8 § 1 (part); Ord. 10/28/2003O-11 § 1(8) (part); Ord. 12/03/2002A § 1 (part); Ord. 12-11-2001C § 2 (part))