Definitions for "BUILDING LINE"
Keywords:  setback, plat, beyond, street, lot
Guidelines limiting distance from the street or adjacent property a home or structure can be erected. Line established by a building or zoning code beyond which a building structure may not extend. Alternately, The outer edge of the rafter plate.
See "Steel Line".
The distances from the ends and/or sides of a lot where construction may not go beyond. It may be established by a filed plat of subdivision, by restrictive covenants in deeds or leases, by building codes, or by zoning ordinances. Also known as Setback.
Keywords:  outline
The outline of a building.
Keywords:  marker, stretched, cord, length, acts
A length of cord stretched between two points which acts as a marker for building works.