What is BUILDING LINE? Definition of BUILDING LINE in Black's Law Dictionary
A line established by munici- pal authority, to secure uniformity of appearance in the streets of the city, drawn at a certain uni- form distance from the curb or from the edge of the sidewalk, and parallel thereto, upon which the fronts of all buildings on that street must be placed, or beyond which they are not allowed to project. See Tear v. Freebody, 4 C.B.,N.S., 263.
As used in a city charter authorizing the establishment of a "building line" along boulevards, the term means a mark of division or demarkation; an outline or contour; a limit or boundary ;-not a straight line. City of St. Louis v. Handlan, 242 Mo. 88, 145 S.W. 421, 422, 423. As to the meaning of the term in town and city plats, see Simp- son v. Mikkelsen, 196 Ill. 575, 63 N.E. 1036, 1037.
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