As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ACCESSORY APARTMENTA dwelling unit which is subordinate to a permitted principal one-family residence in terms of size, location and appearance. This use must be located on the same lot as the principal use and can either be accomplished by conversion within the existing one-family structure or conversion of another accessory building.
ACCESSORY BUILDINGA building subordinate to the principal building on a lot and used for purposes customarily incidental to those of the principal building.
ACCESSORY USEA use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use or building and located on the same lot with such principal use or building.
ALLEYA narrow strip of land intended for vehicular traffic which has a minimum width of 12 feet and a maximum width of 20 feet and is designed to give access to the side or rear of properties whose principal frontage is on another street.
ALTERATIONAs applied to a building or structure, a change or rearrangement in the structural parts or in the entrance and exit facilities or an enlargement, whether by extending on a side or by increasing in height, or the moving from one location or position to another.
ALTITUDEThe angular distance from the horizon to the sun.
AUTOMOBILE JUNKYARDA junkyard restricted to the collection, storage, dismantling, salvage or reclamation of junk automobiles, trucks and other motor vehicles or automotive equipment, including the sale of parts therefrom.
AUTO WASHA building or portion thereof, the use of which is devoted to the washing of automobiles, including but not limited to one of the following types:
A. CONVEYOR TYPEAn auto wash facility where automobiles progress through the washing process pulled by an electricity-operated chain conveyor or by some means other than their own power.
DRIVE-THROUGH TYPEAn auto wash facility where automobiles are driven through the washing process under their own power.
SELF-SERVICE TYPEAn auto wash facility where automobiles are washed by the drivers of the automobiles, using machinery provided by the manager of the facility.
AZIMUTHThe angular distance between true south and the point on the horizon directly below the sun. (Also called "bearing.")
BASEMENTA space of full story height partly below grade and having at least 1/2 of its clear floor-to-ceiling height above the finished grade of the ground adjoining the building.
BOARDINGHOUSEA building wherein lodging and meals for more than four persons are provided for compensation.
BUILDINGAny roofed structure intended for the shelter, housing or enclosure of persons, animals or property.
BUILDING AREAThe total ground floor area of a principal building and accessory buildings, exclusive of uncovered porches, parapets, steps and terraces.
BUILDING, FLOOR AREAThe sum of the gross horizontal area of the several floors of a building and its accessory buildings on the same lot, including basement areas devoted to residential occupancy and the areas of bays, dormers, roofed porches and roofed terraces. All dimensions shall be measured between interior faces of walls.
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Vertical distance measured from the mean natural grade to the highest peak of the roof.
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A line parallel with the front, side and rear property lines, respectively, beyond which a structure may not extend as specified in this chapter.
CABARETA restaurant providing short programs of entertainment.
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Any space outside a building and contiguous thereof wholly or partly covered by a roof and used for the shelter of parked motor vehicles. A carport is to have no enclosure other than the side of the building to which the carport is contiguous, that is, more than 18 inches in height, exclusive of screens.
CELLARThat space of building that is partly or entirely below grade, which has more than 1/2 of its height, measured from floor to ceiling, below the finished grade of the ground adjoining the building.
CHANNELA natural or artificial watercourse of perceptible extent, with a definite bed and banks to confine and conduct continuously or periodically flowing water. Channel flow thus is that water which is flowing within the limits of the defined channel.
CLINICAn office building used by members of the medical professions for the diagnosis and outpatient treatment of human ailments.
CLUB, PRIVATEA building or use catering exclusively to club members and their guests for recreational purposes and not operated primarily for profit.
COMMUNITY CENTERIncludes a public or private meeting hall, place of assembly, museum, art gallery, library, place of further education or church, not operated primarily for profit.
CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SYSTEMAny energy system, including supply elements, furnaces, burners, tanks, boilers, related controls and energy-distributed components, which uses any source(s) of energy other than solar or wind energy. These sources include but are not limited to gas, oil, coal and nuclear materials.
DAY-CARE CENTERA structure other than a private residence, licensed by the State of New York, which receives for care and supervision more than 10 children for more than three hours but less than 24 hours per day per child unattended by his/her parent or legal guardian.
DAY-CARE FACILITYA structure, including a private residence licensed by the State of New York, which receives for care and supervision at least three children but not more than 10 children for more than three hours but less than 24 hours per day per child unattended by his/her parent or legal guardian.
DISH ANTENNAConsists of three main components: the antenna itself, often called a dish; a low-noise amplifier (LNA); and a receiver. The antenna and LNA are generally located outdoors and are connected by coaxial cable to the receiver, which is usually placed indoors.
DOMINANT WIND DIRECTIONThe direction from which 50% of the energy contained in the wind flows.
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Uses including but not limited to fraternity, sorority and nurses' homes and college dormitories.
DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT OR REFRESHMENT STANDAny place or premises used for selling, dispensing or serving of food, refreshments or beverages to persons in automobiles, including those establishments where customers may serve themselves and may eat or drink the food, refreshments or beverages on the premises or those primarily of a pickup or carry-out service nature.
DRIVEWAYThat space or area of a lot which is specifically designated and reserved for the movement of motor vehicles within the lot or from the lot to a public street. Such space or area shall be a minimum of nine feet in width and a maximum of 20 feet in width and shall be located in front of either a one- or two-stall garage or carport or similar accessory structure. In no instance shall motor vehicles and/or vehicles of the type that can be licensed be parked and/or stored within any required front/rear/side yard except in driveways.
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A. A single-family residential unit with all of the following characteristics:
(1) The unit is designed for long-term occupancy and contains sleeping accommodations, flush toilet, a tub or shower bath and kitchen facilities with plumbing and electrical connections provided for attachment to outside system;
The unit is designed to be transportable after fabrication on its own wheels or on a flat bed or other trailer or detachable wheels;
The unit arrives at the site where it is to be occupied as a dwelling unit, conventionally designed to include major appliances, and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, location on foundation supports, connection to utilities and the like; and
The unit is designed for removal to and installation or erection on other sites.
A mobile home may include one or more units, separately towable, which, when joined together, shall have the characteristics as described above. For the purpose of this chapter, a mobile home shall not be deemed a single-family detached dwelling.
DWELLING, MODULAR UNITA factory-fabricated transportable building designed to be used by itself or to be incorporated with similar units at a building site into a modular structure that will be a finished building in a fixed location on a permanent foundation. The term is intended to apply to major assemblies and does not include prefabricated panels, trusses, plumbing, trees and other prefabricated subelements incorporated into a structure at the site. For the purpose of this chapter, a "modular unit" shall not be deemed a mobile home.
DWELLING, MULTIPLE-FAMILYA residential building containing three or more separate dwelling units located on a single lot or parcel of ground. For the purposes of this chapter, a "multiple-family dwelling" shall not be construed to mean a single-family attached dwelling.
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILYA residential building containing only one dwelling unit not occupied by more than one family.
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHEDA group of two or more single-family dwelling units which are generally joined to one another by a common party wall, a common floor ceiling and/or connecting permanent structure such as breezeways, carports, garages or screening, fences or walls, whether or not such group is located on a single parcel or ground or on adjoining individual lots. Each unit shall have its own outside entrance(s); architectural facades or treatment of materials shall be varied from one group of units to another; and no more than three abutting units in a row shall have the same front and rear setbacks, with a minimum setback offset being one foot. For the purpose of this chapter, dwellings such as a semidetached, garden court dwellings, patio houses, zero lot line dwellings and townhouses shall be deemed single-family attached dwellings.
DWELLING UNITOne or more rooms in a residential building or residential portion of a building which are arranged, designed, used or intended for use as a complete, independent living facility for one family and which includes permanent provisions for sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation and shall be a minimum of 1,200 feet.
ENERGY STORAGE FACILITYEquipment consisting of containers, heat exchangers, piping and other transfer mechanisms (including fluids, gases or solids), controls and related structural support for transporting and storing collected energy (from solar energy systems), including structural elements designed for use in passive solar energy systems.
FAMILYOne or more persons occupying a dwelling unit as a single, nonprofit housekeeping unit.
FAMILY DAY-CARE HOMEDay care in a family home shall mean day care of not more than six children provided in an individual's home.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONAny building wherein the primary occupation is concerned with such governmental-regulated businesses as banking, savings and loans, loan companies and investment companies.
FLOODA general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow of streams, rivers or other inland areas of water.
FLOOD HAZARD AREAA land area adjoining a river, stream, watercourse or lake which is likely to be flooded during a one-hundred-year flood, as depicted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and/or the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
FLOOD, ONE-HUNDRED-YEARThe highest level of flood that, on the average, is likely to occur once every 100 years (i.e., that has a one-percent chance of occurring each year).
FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENTThe operation of an overall program of corrective and preventative measures for reducing flood damage, including but not limited to emergency preparedness plans, flood control works and land use control measures.
FLOODPROOFINGAny combination of structural and nonstructural additions, changes or adjustments to properties and structures which reduce or eliminate flood damage to lands, water and sanitary facilities, structures and contents of buildings.
FLOOR AREAThe sum of the gross horizontal area of the floors of a building, excluding basement floor areas. All dimensions shall be measured between interior faces of walls.
FLOOR AREA RATIOThe ratio determined by dividing the gross floor area of all buildings on a lot by the area of that lot.
FLOOR AREA OF ROOM, HABITABLEThe floor area of rooms in a dwelling unit used for bedrooms, living room, dining room, kitchen, hallways and bathrooms.
GARAGE, PRIVATEA roofed space for the storage of one or more motor vehicles, provided that no business, occupation or service is conducted for profit therein nor space therein for more than one car is leased to a nonresident of the premises.
GARAGE, STORAGEA building or part thereof used only for the storage of vehicles for gain and at which automobile fuels and oils are not sold and motor-driven vehicles are not equipped, repaired, hired or sold.
GARBAGEPutrescible solid waste, including animal and vegetable waste, resulting from the handling, storage, sale, preparation, cooking or serving of foods. Garbage originates primarily in home kitchens, stores, markets, restaurants and other places where food is stored, prepared or served.
GASOLINE STATIONA. Buildings and premises wherein the primary use is the supply and dispensation at retail of gasoline, oil, grease, batteries, tires and motor vehicles accessories and where, in addition, the following services may be rendered and sales made, but only as accessory and incidental to the primary use:
(1) Sales and servicing of spark plugs, batteries and distributors and distributor parts.
Tire servicing and repair but not recapping or regrooving.
Replacement of mufflers and tail pipes, water hoses, fan belts, brake fluid, lightbulbs, fuses, floor mats, windshield wipers and wiper blades, grease retainers, wheel bearings, mirrors and the like.
Washing and polishing and the sale of automotive washing and polishing materials.
Greasing, lubrication and radiator flushing.
Minor servicing and repair of carburetors, fuel pumps, water pumps and lines and minor motor adjustments not involving removal of the head or crankcase or racing the motor.
Emergency wiring repairs.
Adjusting and repairing brakes.
Sales of soft drinks, packaged foods and tobacco products from machines.
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Provision of road maps and other information materials to customers and provision of rest room facilities.
Uses permissible at a service station shall not include major mechanical and body work, repair of transmissions or differentials, straightening of body parts, painting, welding or other work involving noise, glare, fumes, smoke or other characteristics to an extent greater than normally found in service stations.
For the purpose of this chapter, the term "gasoline station" shall be construed to include the terms "filling station" and "service station." In addition, any combined service station car wash facility shall be deemed an auto wash.
HAZARDOUS WASTEAny solid waste which appears on the state list or satisfies the criteria promulgated by the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation pursuant to § 27-0903 of the Environmental Conservation Law and until, but not after, the promulgation of such list and criteria, a solid waste or combination of solid wastes which, because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical, or biological characteristics, may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness; or pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed or otherwise managed.
HOME OCCUPATIONAny personal or professional service customarily conducted entirely within a dwelling and carried on by the inhabitants thereof, which use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes and does not change the residential character thereof and in which there is kept no stock-in-trade. Among other things, the conducting of a medical clinic, barbershop, beauty shop, tourist home, animal hospital or vehicle major service establishment or any similar use shall not be deemed to be a "home occupation."
HOSPITALA building or structure for the diagnosis and medical or surgical care of human sickness or injury, including facilities for the temporary housing of patients.
HOSPITAL, ANIMALA building or structure for the diagnosis and medical or surgical care of sick or injured animals, including facilities for the temporary housing of such animals.
HOTEL or MOTELA building or group of buildings where transient guests are lodged for remuneration, but excluding rooming houses.
INSOLATIONThe total amount of solar radiation (direct and/or reflected) striking a surface exposed to the sky.
JUNKYARDA lot, area of land or structure or part thereof used for the collecting, storage and/or sale of wastepaper, rags, scrap metal or discarded materials or for the collecting, dismantling, storage and salvaging of junk machinery or vehicles and for the sale of the parts thereof. It shall mean any place of storage or deposit, whether in connection with another business or not, where two or more unregistered, old or secondhand motor vehicles no longer intended or in condition for legal use on the pubic highways are held, whether for the purpose of resale of used parts therefrom or reclaiming for the use of some or all of the materials therein, whether metal, glass, fabric or otherwise, or disposing of the same or for any other purpose. Such shall include any place of storage or deposit for any such purposes of used parts or waste materials from motor vehicles which, taken together, equal in bulk two or more such junk vehicles.
JUNK VEHICLEAny motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer which is inoperable and which, by virtue of its condition, cannot be economically restored. In addition, any vehicle may be presumed to be a junk vehicle when valid license plates are not displayed or license plates have been expired for more than 60 days; valid state inspection stickers, as required for the use of the vehicle are not displayed or have been expired for more than 60 days; or the vehicle remains in an inoperable condition for more than 90 days.
KENNELLand or a building used for harboring five or more dogs over six months old for compensation.
LAUNDERETTEA business premises equipped with individual clothes washing or cleaning machines for use by retail customers, exclusive or laundry facilities provided in an apartment, fraternity, sorority, residential hotel or club.
LOADING SPACEOff-street space used for the temporary location of one licensed motor vehicle, such space being at least 12 feet wide and 40 feet long, not including an access driveway, and having direct access to a street or alley.
LOTA parcel of land considered as a unit, occupied or capable of being occupied by a building or use and accessory buildings or uses or by a group of buildings united by a common use or interest and including such open spaces as are required by this chapter and having its principal frontage on a street or road.
LOT AREAThe total area included within lot lines. No part of the area within a public right-of-way may be included in the computation of lot area.
LOT, CORNERA lot located at the intersection of and fronting on two or more intersecting streets and having an interior angle at the corner of an intersection of less than 135°.
LOT COVERAGEThe percentage of the lot area that is occupied by the ground floor area of a building and its accessory buildings.
LOT DEPTHThe mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines, measured in the general direction of the side lot lines.
LOT LINESThe property lines bounding the lot, including:
B. REAR LOT LINESThe lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line.
SIDE LOT LINESAny 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.
LOT, THROUGHA lot having frontage on two approximately parallel or converging streets other than a corner lot.
LOT WIDTHThe distance between side lot lines, measured parallel to the front lot line at a distance from the front lot line equal to the front yard specified for the district. Where the front lot line is curvilinear in shape, the lot width shall be measured as the cord of the arc at the front yard setback in the district.
MOBILE HOME COURTA parcel of land containing at least two acres which has been planned and improved for the placement of two or more mobile homes for nontransient use. The term shall include "mobile home court," "mobile home park" or other area planned and/or improved for two or more mobile homes, excluding a family development of two mobile homes on family property. "Family," as used here, means parents, children, grandparents and grandchildren.
NIGHTCLUBAn establishment that remains open late at night and provides food or drink or live entertainment.
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A building or use of land or building that does not conform to the regulations for the district in which it is situated and which existed legally on the effective date of this chapter or its applicable amendment.
NONCONFORMING LOTAny lot which does not conform to the minimum area or dimensions required in the district in which it is situated or with the characteristics normally required of lots in the district where located.
NONRESIDENTIAL USEAll uses of buildings, structures or land except one-family dwellings, two-family dwellings and multiple-family dwellings.
NURSING HOMEA facility for the accommodation of convalescents or other persons who require skilled nursing care and related medical services which are prescribed by or performed under the direction of a person or persons licensed to provide such care or services in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
OBSTRUCTIONAny dam, wall, wharf, embankment, levee, dike, pile abutment, projection, excavation, channel rectification, bridge, conduit, culvert, building, wire, fence, rock, gravel, refuse, fill, structure or matter in, along, across or projecting into any channel, watercourse or regulatory flood hazard area which may impede, retard or change the direction of the flow of water, either in itself or by catching or collecting debris carried by such water, or which is placed where the flow of water might carry the same downstream to the damage of life or property.
OPEN DUMPThe consolidation of random wastes from one or more sources at a central disposal site which does not comply with the provisions of 6 NYCRR Part 360, Solid Waste Management Facilities.
OVERSPEED CONTROLA mechanism used to limit the speed of blade rotation to below the design limits of the WECS.
PARKING SPACEOff-street space used for the temporary location of one licensed motor vehicle which is at least nine feet wide and 20 feet long, not including access driveways, and has direct access to a street or alley. Such off-street "parking space" shall be marked or delineated and be located on a durable hard-surface base.
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A solar energy system that uses natural and architectural components to collect and store solar energy without using any external mechanical power.
PERSONAL SERVICESIncludes barbershop, hairdresser and beauty parlors, shoe repair, show shine, laundry, laundromat, dry cleaner, photographic studio and businesses providing similar services of a personal nature.
PLANT NURSERYAn area or establishment where trees, shrubs or plants are grown for transplanting, for use as stocks for budding and grafting or for sale.
PUBLIC ASSEMBLY USEIncludes auditorium, theater, public hall, school hall, meeting hall, church and temple.
PUBLIC UTILITYIncludes offices and secondary uses of gas, electricity, water, sewage, telephone and telegraph service companies.
RECREATION, COMMERCIAL OUTDOORIncludes but is not limited to such uses as golf driving range, golf pitch-and-putt course, par-three golf course, outdoor amusement park, go-cart track, motocross course and batting range.
RECREATION, INDOORIncludes but is not limited to such uses as bowling alley, theater, table tennis and pool hall, skating rink, gymnasium, swimming pool, hobby workshop and similar places of indoor commercial recreation.
RECREATION, PRIVATE OUTDOORIncludes but is not limited to such uses as privately owned and operated yacht club, golf course, trap, skeet and archery range, swimming pool, skating rink, riding stable, park, lake and beach, tennis court, recreation stadium, skiing facility and hunting preserve.
RECREATION, PUBLIC OUTDOORIncludes but is not limited to such uses as publicly owned and operated yacht club, golf course, trap, skeet and archery range, swimming pool, skating rink, riding stable, park, lake and beach, tennis court, recreation stadium, skiing facility and hunting preserve.
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A mobile recreational unit, including travel trailer, motor home, pickup camper, converted bus, tent trailer, tent or similar device used for temporary portable housing.
RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONIncludes church, temple, parish house, convent, seminary, retreat house and schools affiliated with religious sects.
RESIDENTIAL USEIncludes one-family dwelling, two-family dwelling, multiple-family dwelling and professional residence-office.
RETAIL STOREIncludes enclosed restaurant, store for the sale of retail goods, personal service shop and department store; and shall exclude any drive-up service, freestanding retail stand, gasoline service and motor vehicle repair service, new and used car sales and services, trailer and mobile home sales and service.
ROOMING HOUSE OR TOURIST HOMEA dwelling in which overnight accommodations are provided for transient or nonpermanent guests or lodgers for compensation.
SANITARY LANDFILLA land disposal site employing an engineered method of disposing of solid wastes on land in a manner that minimizes environmental hazards and meets the design and operation requirements of 6 NYCRR Part 360, Solid Waste Management Facilities.
SCHOOLIncludes a parochial, private, public and nursery school, college, university and accessory uses and shall exclude a commercially operated school of beauty culture, business, dancing, driving, music and similar establishments.
SERVICE AREAIncludes those parts of a lot which are used primarily to provide access for servicing the uses on the lot, including land used for delivery of goods, storage and collection of waste.
SIGNAny writing, letter work, numerical or pictorial presentation, illustration or decoration, emblem, device, symbol or trademark, flag, banner or pennant or any other device, figure or similar character which is used to announce, direct attention to, identify, advertise or otherwise make anything known and is visible from the public right-of-way or from adjoining property.
SIGN, BUILDING MOUNTEDAny sign attached to and deriving its major support from a building and including but not limited to the following: arcade sign, awning sign, canopy sign, cornice sign, facade sign, marquee sign, parapet sign, plaque sign, projecting sign, food sign, wall sign and window sign.
SIGN, BUSINESSA sign which indicates the name of an individual commercial or industrial business or any corporation with which it is affiliated but which does not indicate the products, services or entertainment offered by that business.
SIGN, FLASHINGAn illuminated sign on which the artificial light is not maintained stationary or at a constant intensity and/or color at all times when such sign is in use. For the purpose of this chapter, any revolving, illuminated sign shall be considered a "flashing sign."
SIGN, FREESTANDINGAny sign supported by upright structural members or by braces on or in the ground and not attached to a building, including but not limited to the following: bulletin board sign, outdoor advertising sign, pole or pylon sign or ground sign.
SIGN, IDENTIFICATIONA sign indicating the name and/or address of a building, business, development or establishment. Such a sign may be wholly or partly devoted to a readily recognized symbol, trademark or logo.
SIGN, OUTDOOR ADVERTISING (ALSO BILLBOARD)Any sign on which information is portrayed which directs attention to a business, commodity, service or entertainment not necessarily related to other uses existing or permitted on the lot upon which the sign is located.
SIGN, PORTABLEAny sign not permanently affixed to the ground nor to a building, including any sign attached to or displayed on a vehicle that is used for the expressed purpose of advertising a business establishment, political event, service, product or entertainment when that vehicle is operated or parked so as to attract the attention of the motoring or pedestrian traffic.
SIGN, REAL ESTATEAny sign advertising the sale, rental or lease of the premises or part of the premises on which the sign is displayed.
SIGN, SHOPPING CENTERA freestanding sign which identifies only the name of the shopping center and does not identify the individual enterprises or their products, services or amusements.
SIGN, TEMPORARYAny sign intended to be displayed for a limited period of time and not to be permanently affixed, attached, implanted or placed on a building, pole or in the ground.
SIGN, WINDOWAny sign attached to the glass area of a window or placed behind the glass of a window so that it can be read from out-of-doors.
SOLAR COLLECTORA device or combination of devices, structures or part of a device or structure that transforms direct solar energy into thermal, chemical or electrical energy and that contributes significantly to a structure's energy supply.
SOLAR ENERGYRadiant energy (direct and/or reflected) received from sun.
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMA complete design or assembly consisting of a solar energy collector, an energy storage facility (where used) and components for the distribution of transformed energy (to the extent that they cannot be used jointly with a conventional energy system). Passive solar energy systems are included in this definition but not to the extent that they fulfill other functions such as structural and recreational.
SOLAR SKYSPACEThe space between a solar energy collector and the sun which must be free of obstructions that shade the collector to an extent which precludes its cost-effective operation.
SOLAR SKYSPACE EASEMENTA right, expressed as an easement, convenant, condition or other property interest in any deed or other instrument executed by or on behalf of any landowner, which protects the solar skyspace of an actual, proposed or designated solar energy collector at a prescribed location by forbidding or limiting activities or land uses that interfere with access to solar energy. The solar skyspace must be described as the three-dimensional space in which obstruction is prohibited or limited or as the times of day during which direct sunlight to the solar collector may not be obstructed or as a combination of the two methods.
SOLID WASTEAll putrescible and nonputrescible materials or substances discarded or rejected as being spent, useless, worthless or in excess to the owners at the time of such discard or rejection, including but not limited to garbage, refuse, industrial and commercial waste, sludges from air- or water-control facilities, rubbish, ashes, contained gaseous material, incinerator residue and offal but not including sewage and other highly diluted water-carried materials or substances and those of gaseous form.
STORYThat portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it or, if there is no floor above it, then the space between any floor and the ceiling next above it.
STORY, HALFThat part of a building between a pitched roof and the uppermost full story and having a floor area at least half as large as the floor below. Space with less than five feet clear headroom shall not be considered as floor area.
STREETA public way for vehicular traffic which affords the principal means of access to abutting properties.
STREET GRADEThe officially established grade of the street upon which a lot fronts. If there is no officially established grade, the existing grade of the street at its center line shall be taken as the street grade.
STREET LINEA right-of-way line of a street, as dedicated by a deed of record. Where the width of the street is not established, the street line shall be considered to be 30 feet from the center line of the street pavement.
STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONAny change in the supporting members of a building such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders.
STRUCTUREAnything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on the ground or attachment to something located on the ground, except a wall or fence on a farm.
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT/ALTERATIONAny repair, reconstruction or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the structure either before the improvement or repair is started or, if the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before the damage occurred. "Substantial improvement" is considered to occur when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor or other structural part of the building commences, whether or not the alteration affects the external dimensions of the structure.
SWEPT AREAThe largest area of the WECS which extracts energy from the wind stream. In a conventional propeller-type WECS, there is a direct relationship between swept area and the rotor diameter.
SWIMMING POOLA private, outdoor pool designed and built for swimming purposes as an accessory use on the same parcel as the principal use, for use primarily by the occupants or tenants of said property. Such pool shall include any permanent under or above ground pool and any portable pool more than three feet in height and 15 feet in length or diameter.
TEMPORARY STRUCTUREA structure which may or may not meet the zoning requirements for the zoning district and will be erected for a determined period of time.
VEHICLE SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT, MAJORBuildings and premises wherein major mechanical and body work, repair of transmissions and differentials, straightening of body parts, painting, welding or other similar work is performed on vehicles.
WAREHOUSEA building or structure and any part thereof utilized for the storage of goods and merchandise, including wholesale establishment, discount house, bulk storage and bulk sales outlet.
WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMSA machine that converts the kinetic energy in the wind into a usable form of electrical or mechanical energy (commonly known as a "wind turbine" or "windmill"). The WECS includes all parts of the system except for the tower and the transmission equipment.
YARD, FRONTAn open space extending across the principal street side of a lot, measured between the side lot lines, the depth of which yard is the minimum horizontal distance between the front lot line and the main building or any projection thereof other than steps and unenclosed balconies, not exceeding more than six feet from the front of the building, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
YARD, REARAn open space extending across the rear of a lot, measured between the side lot lines, and being the minimum horizontal distance between the rear lot line and the rear of the principal building or any projection thereof other than steps and unenclosed balconies not extending more than six feet from the rear of the building, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. On both corner and interior lots, the rear yard shall in all cases be at the opposite end of the lot from the front yard.
YARD, SIDEAn open space from the front yard to the rear yard between the building and the nearest side lot line unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except for steps and as otherwise specified in this chapter. Side yard requirements for a corner lot shall be the same as for the front yard on any yard adjacent to a street.