Chapter 26 - City of Punta Gorda

(22) BERM
A raised earth mound which is planted with ornamental vegetation
(23) BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES [BMP]
The combination of conservation measures, structures, or management
practices that reduces or avoids adverse impacts of development on a
site or adjoining site’s land, water or waterways, and water bodies.
(24) BOAT
Any vessel, watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or which is
capable of being used, as a means of transportation, mode of habitation
or as a place of business, professional or social association on waters of
the City of Punta Gorda.
(25) BUFFER [NON-WATERSHED]
An area of land, plant material, fence, wall, or other similar structure
used to separate adjacent land uses or to separate development from a
stream or water body, or an area intended to preserve vegetation along a
designated corridor.
(26) BUFFER [WATERSHED]
An area of natural or planted vegetation through which stormwater runoff
flows in a diffuse manner so that the runoff does not become channelized
and which provides for infiltration of the runoff and filtering of
pollutants. The buffer is measured landward from the normal pool
elevation of impounded structures and from the bank of each side of
streams or rivers.
(27) BUILD OUT
The completed construction of all phases of a development as allowed by
all Ordinances which regulate an area. The scale of build out can be from
a single lot to the entire City’s jurisdiction.
(28) BUILD-TO LINE
The line at which construction of a building is to occur on a lot. A buildto
line runs parallel to the front property line and is established to create
an even building facade line on a street.
(29) BUILDABLE AREA
The portion of a lot remaining after required yards have been provided.
(30) BUILDING
Any structure having a roof supported by columns or by walls, and
intended for shelter, housing or enclosure of persons, animals or
property. The connection of two buildings by means of an open porch,
breezeway, passageway, carport or other such open structure, with or
without a roof, shall not be deemed to make them one building.
(31) BUILDING FOOTPRINT
The land area on which a building is located or proposed for location.
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