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. . . Bed and breakfast establishment means an owner occupied residence with up to five guest rooms providing accommodations on a transient basis. The length of stay is limited to one week; breakfast is the only meal served and is limited to registered guests only. Billboard. See Advertising sign. Block means the enclosed area within the perimeter of roads, property lines or boundaries of the subdivision. Bluff means a topographic feature such as a hill, cliff, or embankment having the following characteristics (an area with an average slope of less than 18 percent over a distance for 50 feet or more shall not be considered part of the bluff): (1) Part or all of the feature is located in a shoreland area; (2) The slope rises at least 25 feet above the ordinary high-water level of the water body; (3) The grade ofthe slope from the toe of the bluffto a point 25 feet or more above the ordinary high-water level averages 30 percent or greater; and (4) The slope shall drain toward the water body. Bluff impact zone means a bluff and land located within 20 feet from the top of a bluff. Boardinghouse means any dwelling other than a hotel, motel, or apartment where meals and lodging are provided for compensation to four or more persons unrelated to the owner or possessor, pursuant to previous arrangement. Boulevard means the portion ofthe street right-of-way between the curb line and the property line. Boulevard sign means any stationary self-supported sign fixed to a base flush to the ground and not affixed to any other structure. Buildable land area means the gross land area less the unbuildable land area that includes floodways, hydric and restrictive soils, land with slopes over 33 percent, wetlands and areas that cannot accommodate septic systems. Building means any structure having a roof which provides shelter or enclosure for persons, animals, chattel, or property of any kind. When separated by bearing walls without openings, each portion of such building so separated shall be deemed a separate building. Building tins Z8ning tlaminist1'tlt8' meaBS the buildiBg aBd zOBiBg admiBistrator for the eity or his desigBated ageBts authorized to eBforee artide III of this ehapter pertaiBiBg to housiBg staBdards. Building tlna Z8ning official means the building aBd zOBiBg official of the city as designated by the city council, who is authorized to enforce the Minnesota Building Code. Building code means the UBiform BuildiBg Code promulgated b)" the IBterBatioBal COBfereBee of BuildiBg Offieials, as adopted by the eity. the current Minnesota buildine: code and its amendments as adopted bv the city. Building height and height of building mean the vertical distance between the highest adjoining ground level at the building or ten feet above the lowest ground level, whichever is lower, and the highest point of a flat roof or average height of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof. Building height (downtown) within the downtown district (DD) means the dimensionltaken from the sidewalk on Main Street to uppermost portion of the cornice. 3