The following words and terms shall have the definitions
hereinafter provided. All other words and terms in this section shall
have the definitions as provided elsewhere in this chapter or otherwise
as the context so dictates.
ACTIVE RECREATION AREA
A parcel of land dedicated and designed for the use and enjoyment
of the owners and residents of the development, provided that the
said area may be improved with buildings, structures and facilities
incidental to the recreation use.
BASEMENT
A story partly above grade level, having more than 1/2 of
its floor-to-ceiling height above the average level of the adjoining
ground. For the purposes of this chapter, a basement used for residential
purposes must have more than 50% of its volume of space above the
grade elevation to qualify as a story.
BEDROOM
A room for sleeping with a minimum area of 120 square feet.
BUILDING HEIGHT
The vertical distance measured from the main level of the
ground surrounding the building to the highest point of the roof,
but not including chimneys, spires, towers, elevator penthouses, tanks
and similar projections.
CELLAR
A story below or partly above grade level, having 1/2 or
more of its floor-to-ceiling height below the average level of the
adjoining ground.
COMMON OPEN SPACE
An area of unimproved land within the site designated for
development; provided, however, that recreational facilities with
attendant buildings, structures and facilities may be situated therein,
as well as common building areas.
COVERAGE
The percentage of area that is occupied by buildings or structures,
including all roofed areas, plus all uncovered required parking spaces.
DRIVEWAY
The limited vehicular access road serving a cluster of buildings
in the PRD.
GROSS DEVELOPMENT SITE AREA
The total gross acreage of a development within existing
streets and/or property lines prior to development or subdivision,
including streets, easements and common open space portions of the
development.
MINIMUM HABITABLE FLOOR AREA
The finished and heated area of a dwelling unit that is fully
enclosed by the inside surfaces of walls and windows, excluding cellars,
basements, attics, porches, garages, terraces, carports, heating rooms
and any unheated area. The ceiling height of 75% of the area must
be at least seven feet six inches.
PARKING STALL
The individual parking area servicing each unit in a cluster
in the PRD.
PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (PRD)
Dwelling units in detached, semidetached, attached, groups
of attached or clustered or multistoried structures, or any combination
thereof, and any supporting facilities, to the extent such supporting
facilities are designed and intended to serve the residents of the
planned residential development, and such other uses as exist or may
reasonably be expected to exist in the future.
ROADWAY
The common arterial vehicular access road within the development.
SETBACK
Measured from external lot line.
STORY
That portion of a building included between the surface of
any floor and the surface of the floor above it.
TOWNHOUSES
A building containing two or more dwelling units, each dwelling
unit separated by plane vertical party walls (horizontal townhouse)
or one-over-one dwelling units (vertical townhouses), separate and
apart, each having direct access to the outside and the street without
use of a common hall or passageway.