Words used in the present tense include the future; the singular number shall include the plural and the plural the singular; the word "structure" shall include the word "building"; the word "used" shall include "arranged," "designed," "constructed," "altered," "converted," "rented," "leased" or "intended to be used"; and the word "shall" is mandatory and not optional.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall be used in the interpretations and construction of this chapter:
ACCESSORY APARTMENT
A separate dwelling unit, in conformity with § 230-27, which is subordinate in size and intensity of use to the primary use of the building in which it is located.
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
A structure detached from a principal building on the same lot and serving a purpose customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal building or use.
ACCESSORY USE
A use of land or of a building or portion thereof customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the land or building and located on the same lot with such principal use.
AQUIFER
An underground bed or stratum of earth, gravel or porous stone that contains water.
BAR
A structure or part of a structure primarily for the sale or dispersing of liquor by the drink.
BED-AND-BREAKFAST
A single structure affording overnight accommodations and limited food services to guests only, as provided for in this chapter.
BOARD OF APPEALS
An officially constituted body whose principal duties are to consider requests for variances from the strict application of this chapter.
BOARDING STABLE
A structure designed for the feeding, housing and exercising of horses that are not owned by the owner of the premises.
BOAT
A vessel capable of carrying one or more people and intended for use on or in water.
BUILDING HEIGHT
The vertical distance measured from the mean level of the ground surrounding the building to a point midway between the highest and lowest point of the roof, not including chimneys, spires, towers, tanks and similar projections.
BUILDING PRINCIPAL
A structure in which is conducted the principal use of the site on which it is situated. In any residential district, any dwelling shall be deemed to be a principal building on the lot on which the same is located.
BUFFER STRIP
Land area used to visibly separate one use from another or to shield or block lights, noise or other nuisances.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Signs located at intersections providing directions to businesses on nearby streets.
BUSINESS USE
Buildings in which the primary or intended occupancy or use is the transaction of administrative, business, civic or professional service and where the handling of goods, wares or merchandise, in limited quantities, is incidental to the primary occupancy or use.
BULK REGULATIONS
Standards that control the height, density, intensity and location of structures.
CAMPER
A motorized, self-propelled vehicle containing sleeping and other facilities for habitation.
CLUBHOUSE
A building, or portion thereof, used by a club (a group of people organized for a common purpose to pursue common goals, interests or activities, and usually characterized by certain membership qualifications, payment of fees and dues, regular meetings and a constitution and bylaws).
CLUSTER SUBDIVISION
A residential subdivision of a tract of land where housing units are grouped on lots of reduced dimensions. The remaining land in the tract which is not built upon is reserved as permanently protected open space.
CONGREGATE HOUSING FACILITY
A building providing rental housing for the elderly, sometimes called "enriched housing," that allows individuals to maintain their independence through provision of private or semiprivate rooms, shared dining and certain other shared facilities.
CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE
A commercial vehicle customarily used in the construction trades, including but not limited to vehicles used for excavation and moving of earth and vehicles used for hauling of construction materials.
COVERAGE
That percentage of the plot or land area covered by the building area.
DECIBEL (db)
A unit of sound pressure level. The noise level in an average residence is about 50 decibels.
DBH
The diameter at breast height of trees. This commonly used abbreviation is to provide a common standard by which to measure trees.
DETACHED ACCESSORY APARTMENT
A separate dwelling unit in an accessory structure.
[Added 12-16-1997 by L.L. No. 2-1997]
DETACHED DWELLING
A single-family dwelling.
DISTRICT
A part, zone or geographic area within the municipality in which certain zoning or development regulations apply.
DWELLING
Any building or portion thereof designed or used exclusively as the residence or sleeping place of one or more persons, except a mobile home or trailer.
DWELLING UNIT
One or more rooms, including cooking facilities and sanitary facilities, in a dwelling structure, designed as a unit for occupancy by not more than one family for unassisted living and sleeping purposes. "Dwelling units" shall not include rooms in residential health care facilities and related uses subject to § 230-33.
ESSENTIAL SERVICES
The erection, construction, alteration or maintenance by public utilities or the Village or other governmental agencies of underground, surface or overhead electrical, gas or water transmission or distribution systems, including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signals, hydrants and other similar equipment and accessories, in connection therewith reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate service by such public utilities or the Village or other governmental agencies or for the public health or safety or general welfare, but not including buildings.
FAMILY
One or more persons living together as a single, nonprofit housekeeping unit or household.[1]
FLOODWAY
The channel of a natural stream or river, and the portion of the floodplain adjoining the channel, which are reasonably required to carry and discharge the floodwater or flood flow.
GARAGE
A structure which is accessory to a residential building and which is used for the parking and storage of vehicles owned and operated by the residents thereof.
GROUP HOME
A dwelling that houses no more than six unrelated individuals who live as a single housekeeping unit under a common housekeeping management plan based on an intentionally structured relationship providing organization and stability.
FOOTCANDLE
The unit of illumination when the foot is unit of length.
HOME OCCUPATION
Any use customarily conducted entirely within the principal structure or accessory structure as provided for in this chapter and carried out by the inhabitants thereof, which use is clearly incidental and secondary to the residential use of the principal structure and does not change the character thereof.
HOTEL/CONFERENCE CENTER
A structure or group of structures affording accommodations, including lodging, food and entertainment, and, if desired, meeting rooms for conferences and/or business meetings.
INN
A single structure affording accommodations, such as lodging, food and entertainment, according to the terms of this chapter.
JUNKYARD
Any area, lot, land, parcel, building or structure or part thereof used for the storage, collection, processing, purchase, sale or abandonment of wastepaper, rags, scrap metal or other scrap or discarded goods, materials, machinery or two or more unregistered, inoperable motor vehicles or other types of junk.
LAND TRUST FACILITIES
A structure or part of a structure that is used for an office occupied by a not-for-profit group or agency engaged in the preservation and improvement of land and employing not more than six employees.
LIGHT MANUFACTURING
A use involving the manufacture of a product, but not requiring heavy, noisy or otherwise objectionable disturbances, such as vibration, dust and odors, nor involving the use of heavy machinery or transporting equipment.
LOT
A parcel of land, not divided by streets, devoted or to be devoted to a particular use or occupied or to be occupied by a building and its accessory buildings, together with such open space as required under the provisions of this chapter and having its principal frontage on a street or on such other means of access as may be deemed in accordance with the provisions of law to be adequate as a condition of the issuance of a building permit for a building or buildings on such land.
A. 
LOT, CORNERA lot abutting upon two or more streets at their intersection or upon two parts of the same street forming an interior angle of less than 135º. The point of intersection of the street lot lines is the corner.
B. 
LOT DEPTHThe horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines.
C. 
LOT LINESThe property lines bounding the lot.
(1) 
LOT LINES, FRONTThe line separating the lot from street.
(2) 
LOT LINE, REARThe lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line.
(3) 
LOT LINE, SIDEAny lot line other than a front or rear lot line. A side lot line separating a lot from a street is called a "side street lot line."
(4) 
LOT LINE, STREETA lot line separating the lot from a street.
D. 
LOT WIDTHThe distance between the two side lot lines measured at the required setback line.
LOT, NONCONFORMING
Any district lot which does not conform to the minimum width, depth and area dimensions specified for the district in which said lot is located and where the owner (owners) of said lot does not own any adjoining property which could be subdivided in order to create one or more conforming lots.
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF BUILDING
The height measured at the highest part of the roof.
MOBILE HOME
A movable or portable dwelling designed for year-round living, other than a modular or sectional home, connectable to utilities and designed so that it does not necessarily need a permanent foundation.
MIXED-USE BUILDING
A multistory building containing a mix of residential and nonresidential uses. A mixed-use building shall not be considered a "multifamily dwelling."
[Added 7-27-2010 by L.L. No. 3-2010]
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING
A dwelling containing more than two dwelling units, but excluding mixed-use buildings.
[Amended 7-27-2010 by L.L. No. 3-2010]
NONCONFORMING USE
A building, structure or use of land existing at the time of the enactment of this chapter which does not conform to the regulations of the district or zone in which it is situated.
NUISANCE
An interference with the enjoyment and use of property.
OFFICE
A structure, a room, a group of rooms or building used for the conducting of affairs of a business, profession, service, industry or government.
OUTDOOR RECREATION AREA
Public or private land developed with facilities for passive recreation, e.g., trails or a picnic area, and/or with facilities for active outdoor individual or organized recreation, such as ball fields, tennis courts, swimming or ice-skating.
PARK or PARKING
The standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, on public or private property.
PRINCIPLE USES
Any use listed in § 230-12, Schedule of permitted uses, (with the exception of accessory structure, accessory apartment and home occupation).
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RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
Defined in this chapter as Residential Low-Density (RLD), Residential (R), Residential Multifamily (RMF), Residential Transitional (RT) and Residential Mixed Use (RMI).
RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS
Establishments engaged in selling goods or merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental to the sale of such goods.
RETAIL USE
Buildings in which the primary or intended occupancy or use is the display and sale to the public of goods, wares or merchandise.
RESTAURANT
An establishment where food and drink is prepared, served and consumed primarily within the principal building. This does not include fast foods where there is a sale of preprepared or rapidly prepared food directly to the customer in a ready-to-consume state for consumption either within or outside the premises.
RIDING SCHOOL
An establishment where horses are boarded and cared for and where instruction in riding, jumping and showing is offered and the general public may, for a fee, hire horses for riding.
RINGELMANN SMOKE CHART
A chart for determining the density of smoke and which is issued by the Federal Bureau of Mines.
SATELLITE DISH
An antenna, normally mounted on the ground, that attracts television signals which are beamed from satellites.
SELF-SERVICE STORAGE WAREHOUSE
Any building or group of buildings on a single parcel made of individual storage cells, which are rented or leased to individuals or businesses for storage of nonhazardous materials, personal property and equipment.
[Added 7-14-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
SEMITRAILER
A detachable trailer for hauling freight, having its forward end supported by the rear of its truck tractor when attached.
SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING
Dwelling units for those 62 years of age and older.
SEPTIC FIELD
The portion of a septic system which distributes the waste material through a network of tile fields. It should not be confused with the septic tank which is designed to permit settling of solids.
SERVICE BUSINESS
establishment engaged in the provision of customary, personal and business services, such as beauty parlor, barbershop or message service.[3]
SITE PLAN
The development plan for one or more lots on which is shown the existing and proposed conditions of the lot, including topography, vegetation, drainage, floodplains, marshes and waterways; open spaces, walkways, means of ingress and egress, utility services, landscaping, structures and signs, lighting and screening devices; and any other information that reasonably may be required in order that an informed decision can be made by the approving authority.
SPECIAL PERMIT
The permit required for a use which, because of its unique characteristics, requires individual consideration in each case by the Planning Board before it may be permitted in the district enumerated in this chapter.
STORAGE
The parking of a vehicle for a period in excess of 24 hours.
STRUCTURE
A combination of materials assembled at a fixed location to give support or shelter, such as a building, bridge, trestle, tower, frame reviewing stand, platform, bin, fence, sign, flagpole or the like.
SUBDIVISION
The division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions of land for sale, development or lease.
TRACTOR
A short truck with a body containing only a cab for the driver, used to haul detachable trailers.
TRACTOR-TRAILER
A combination trucking unit consisting of a tractor and a trailer or semitrailer.
TRAILER, UTILITY
A trailer generally used for the hauling of miscellaneous household and yard materials.
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VETERINARY CLINIC
An office designed for the care and treatment of animals which also provides for the boarding of animals.
VETERINARY OFFICE
An office designed for the care and treatment of animals but does not provide overnight accommodations.
WAREHOUSE
A structure for the storage of merchandise or commodities.
[Added 7-14-1998 by L.L. No. 1-1998]
YARD
Any open space which lies between the principal building or group of buildings and the nearest lot line and is unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as herein permitted.
A. 
YARD, FRONTAn open space which lies between the principal building or group of buildings and the front lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward.
B. 
YARD, REARAn open space which lies between the principal building or group of buildings and the front lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward.
C. 
YARD, SIDEAn open space extending from the front yard to the rear yard between a principal building and the nearest side lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward.
ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
The administrative officer charged with the duty of enforcing the building code and the provisions of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "flag," which immediately followed this definition, was repealed 1-14-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020.
[2]
Editor's Note: The Schedule is included at the end of this chapter.
[3]
Editor's Note: The former definitions of "sign," "sign, accessory," and "sign, advertising," which immediately followed this definition, were repealed 1-14-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020.
[4]
Editor's Note: The definition of "use variance," which immediately followed this definition, was deleted 12-16-1997 by L.L. No. 2-1997. The definitions of both "use variance" and "area variance" are currently included in § 230-68.