§ 18.160.020 — "B" Definitions

Banks and Financial Establishments. Commercial establishment including federally chartered banks, savings and loan associations, industrial loan companies, and credit unions providing retail banking services to individuals and businesses. Banks and Financial Establishments, Stand-alone ATM. Stand-alone commercial establishment typically in the form of a self-serve kiosk located in retail shopping centers, areas for commercial entertainment, or adjacent to pedestrian walkways, that provide retail banking services to individuals and businesses. Bar. Commercial establishment used primarily for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be consumed on the premises. Basement. The portion of a structure between the floor and ceiling that is partly below and partly above grade, but so located that the vertical distance from grade to floor of the basement is less than the vertical distance from grade to ceiling. Bedroom. A habitable room that includes a closet of not less than two feet in interior depth and three feet in width. Bed and Breakfast Inn. Residential structure used as a lodging establishment in which the manager is an occupant in the structure and receives compensation in exchange for providing overnight sleeping accommodations which contain no individual cooking facilities, on a less than weekly basis, and in which breakfast is included as part of the basic service. Body-Piercing Shop. A building or portion thereof where piercing of human body parts is administered or from which a body-piercing business or service is operated. This shall not include establishments which limit their piercing to ears only. Brewery. Establishment where malt beverages are manufactured on the premises. Retail sale of related promotional items may be allowed as part of the brewery operation. A brewery may also include a tasting room and entertainment space as part of an accessory use if the floor area used for the tasting room is less than or equal to 25 percent of the total floor area of the facility. Broadcasting or Recording Studio. Commercial establishment that creates or broadcasts radio and television programs. Buffer. Strip of land established to separate incompatible or different land uses. Normally a buffer area is landscaped and retained as open space. The term may be used more broadly to describe any area or use that separates two unlike land uses (e.g., the use of multi-family housing located between single-family housing and commercial uses). Building. Any structure built for the support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or property of any kind. Building Material Stores and Yard. Indoor and/or outdoor retail establishment selling hardware, tools, appliances, lumber and other building materials, plants, portable spas, and other landscaping materials. May also include the rental of tools and equipment used in the building trades. Building Site. A lot or parcel of land in single or joint ownership, and occupied or to be occupied by a building or buildings, together with such open spaces as are required by the terms of this title and having its frontage on a public street, road, highway, or permanent means of access thereto by way of a City-approved public accessway or thoroughfare for vehicular or pedestrian travel. Business Support Service Center. Commercial establishment that provide services to other businesses including maintenance, repair and service, testing, rental, etc. Illustrative examples of these services include:  computer-related services (rental, repair)  copying and quick printing services  film processing and photofinishing (retail)  graphic design services  mailing and mail box services  security systems services  testing laboratories (soils, materials, testing, etc.)