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4"r0 Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Charlottesville. SeC• 1. Districts. For the purpose of this Ordinance the City of Charlottesville is hereby divided into six classes of districts as follows: A Residence Districts. A-1 Residence Districts. B Business Districts. B-1 Business Districts. B-2 Business Districts. C Industrial Districts. The boundaries of each of these districts are hereby established as shown on the map en. titled, Building Zone Neap of Charlottesville, Va., dated and g si ned by the Mayor, City Manager and Clerk of the Council which accompanies and is hereby declared to be a part of this ordinance. These district boundary lines are intended generally to follow street or property lines as they exist at the time of the passage of this ordinance unless such district boundary lines are referenced to some street line by dimensions shown on the Building Zone Map. Sec. 2 Definitions. For the purposes of this Ordinance the following definitions are established: (1) An Accessory Building is a subordinate building on the same lot with a main building whose use is incidental to that of the main building. (2 ) The Height of a Building is the vertical distance measured from the level of the curb or established grade opposite the middle of the front of the building to the highest point of the roof surface if a flat roof; to the deck line of a mansard roof; and to the mean height level between eaves and ridge of a gable, hip or gambrel roof, if a building is built on the street line, and if built back of the street line the distance shall be measured from the .level of ground at the middle of the front of the building, provided, that where the ground level is made by filling such ground level shall not be considered to be more than five (5) feet above the level of the curb or established grade opposite the middle of the front of the building. (3 ) A Court is an open unoccupied space, other than a yard, on the same lot with a building* (4) An Enclosed Court is an open unoccupied space enclosed on all sides by walls, or by walls and lot lines other than street lines or public alley lines that are 10 feet or more in width. (5) A Court opening on to a side yard shall be deemed an enclosed Court but may be considered as extending to the lot line. (6 ) An Outer Court is an open unoccupied space enclosed on three sides by walls, or by two walls and a lot line, and open on to a street, an alley 10 feet or more in width, or on to a front or rear yard. (7) The Width of Court is the least horizontal dimension of the Court. (8 ) Lot: The land bounded by definite lines and occupied or to be occupied by a building and its accessory buildings and including the open spaces required under these regulations. A lot may or may not be the land so recorded on the records of the Clerkf s Office, Charlottesville. (9 ) Depth of Lot: The depth of a lot is defined as the average depth measured in the mean direction of the side lines from the street line to therear line, and the rear line shall be deemed to be not farther back than a line drawn parallel with the street line, entirely on the lot, and not less than ten feet long; and in the case of a through lot running from street to street the rear line with respect to either street line shall be deemed to pass through a point midway between the street lines. (10) Width of Lot: The width of a lot is its mean width, measured at right angles to 1ts depth'