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Boarding House. A building other than a hotel where, for compensation and by prearrangement for definite periods, meals or lodging and meals are provided to three (3) or more persons, not of the principal family therein, pursuant to previous arrangements and not to anyone who may apply, but not including a building providing these services for more than ten (10) persons. * Boathouse. A structure designed and used solely for the storage of boats or boating equipment. Buildable Area. The portion of a lot remaining after required yards have been provided. Building. Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy. Building Height. A distance to be measured from the mean ground level to the top of a flat roof, to the mean distance of the highest gable on a pitched or hip roof, to the deck line of a mansard roof, to the uppermost point on all other roof types. Building Line. A line measured across the width of the lot at the point where the principal structure is placed in accordance with setback provisions. Business. Any establishment, occupation, employment or enterprise where merchandise is manufactured, exhibited or sold, or where services are offered for compensation. C. Carport. A canopy constructed of metal or other materials supported by posts either ornamental or solid and completely open on three (3) sides. - Cellar. That portion of a building having more than one -half (1/2) of the floor to ceiling height below the average land grade. Channel. A natural or artificial depression of perceptible extent, with definite bed and banks to confine and conduct water either continuously or periodically. Church. A building, together with its accessory buildings and uses, where persons regularly assemble for religious worship and which building, together with its accessory buildings and uses, is maintained and controlled by a religious body organized to sustain public worship. * Amended by Ordinance No. , 1994 3 Page 30