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grade. <br /> (See Figure 9.0500 Building Height Calculation.) <br /> Building, Main. A structure within which the primary use permitted on the lot or <br /> parcel is conducted. <br /> Building Mass and Scale. The building mass is the three - dimensional bulk of a <br /> structure defined by the height, width, and depth of the horizontal and vertical planes <br /> of a building. Building scale is the relative or apparent size of a building, the <br /> relationship between the mass of a building and its surroundings, including the width <br /> of the street, open space, and the size of surrounding buildings. <br /> Building Official. The person authorized by the city manager to carry out the duties <br /> of the city's building official under this code, or the building official's designee. <br /> • <br /> Building Offset. Change in vertical planes along the facade of a structure. <br /> Building Offset Interval. The distance between change of vertical planes of a <br /> structure. <br /> Business Occupant. An owner, lessee, or renter of a non - residential use of a <br /> development site. Each user that has an independent or distinct property right in the <br /> development shall be considered a separate business occupant. <br /> Business Park. A planned development with an integrated physical environment and <br /> characterized by a variety of industrial, and to a lesser extent, office and related <br /> commercial use. <br /> Carpool. A group of two or more commuters, including the driver, who share the ride <br /> to and from work on a regularly scheduled basis. <br /> Campus Living Organization. A structure having sleeping facilities and a common <br /> kitchen, used for providing living facilities for a student organization, including a <br /> fraternity or sorority, that received official sanction from an institution of higher <br /> learning. <br /> Canopy Tree. A horizontally branching deciduous tree species that generally grows <br /> to have a mature canopy width of at least 50 feet. <br /> Cemetery. Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the human dead and <br /> dedicated for cemetery purposes. Columbaria, crematories, mausoleums, and <br /> mortuaries are considered part of the cemetery when operated in conjunction with and <br /> within the boundary of the cemetery. <br /> Ordinance - 11 <br />