Certain words and terms in this chapter are to be interpreted
as defined herein.
ACCESSORY BUILDING
A building or use which is:
A.
Constructed or located on the same zoning lot as the principal
building or use served, except as may be specifically provided elsewhere
in this chapter;
B.
Clearly incidental to, subordinate in purpose to, and serves
the principal use; and
C.
Either in the same ownership as the principal use or is clearly
operated and maintained solely for the comfort, convenience, necessity,
or benefit of the occupants, employees, customers, or visitors of
or to the principal use.
ADVERTISING DEVICE
Any advertising sign, billboard, statuary, or poster panel
which directs attention to a business, commodity, service, or entertainment
not exclusively related to the premises where such sign is located
or to which it is affixed, but does not include those advertising
signs, billboards, or poster panels which direct attention to the
business on the premises or to a brand name of a product or commodity
with which the business is specifically identified and which is sold
on the premises.
AGRICULTURAL-RELATED USE
A facility located on a farm or farmstead that has at least
one of the following as a primary and not merely incidental purpose:
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A.
Providing agricultural supplies, agricultural equipment, agricultural
inputs, or agricultural services directly to farms.
B.
Storing, processing, or handling raw agricultural commodities
obtained directly from farms.
C.
Slaughtering livestock from farms.
D.
Marketing livestock to or from farms.
E.
Processing agricultural by-products or wastes received directly
from farms.
AGRICULTURE
The science and practice of the cultivation of the soil.
AIRPORT
Any area of land or water which is used or intended for use
for the landing and taking off of aircraft and any appurtenant areas
which are used or intended for use for airport buildings or other
airport facilities or rights-of-way, including all necessary taxiways,
aircraft storage and tie-down areas, hangars and other necessary buildings
and open spaces.
ALLEY
A public right-of-way or private way which affords only secondary
vehicular access to abutting property.
APARTMENT
A room or suite of two or more rooms which is designed for,
intended for or occupied by one family doing its cooking therein.
ARTIFICIAL LAKE
A man-made body of water utilized for recreational or conservational
purpose in excess of two acres.
AUTO WRECKING YARD
Any premises on which more than one automotive vehicle, not
in running or operating condition, or parts thereof are stored in
the open.
BASEMENT
A story partly or wholly underground.
BED-AND-BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT
Any place of lodging that provides eight or fewer rooms for
rent to no more than a total of 20 tourists or other transients for
more than 10 nights in a twelve-month period, is the owner's personal
residence, is occupied by the owner at the time of rental, and in
which the only meal served to guests is breakfast.
BERM
A man-made ridge or hill elevation consisting of any type
of material, generally organic, used in landscaping or for any other
purpose such as a barrier or wall.
BOARDINGHOUSE
A building or premises, other than a hotel, containing lodging
rooms accommodating, for compensation, four or more persons not of
the keeper's family. Lodging may be provided with or without meals.
BOAT LIVERIES
Establishments offering the rental of boats and fishing equipment.
BUILDING
Any structure built, used, designed, or intended for the
support, shelter, protection, or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels,
or property of any kind and which is permanently affixed to the land.
When a building is divided into separate parts by unpierced fire or
party walls extending continuously from the ground through all stories
to and above the roof, each part shall be deemed a separate building.
BUILDING, ATTACHED
One which is joined to another dwelling at one or more sides
by a party wall or walls.
BUILDING HEIGHT
The vertical distance to the level midway between the eaves
and the highest point of the roof, at the center of the building's
principal front, measured from the established grade from the front
of the property line.
BUILDING, MAIN
A building in which is conducted the principal use of the
lot on which it is situated. In any residential district, any dwelling
shall be deemed to be a main building on the lot on which it is situated.
BUILDING SETBACK LINE
A line located a stated distance from and parallel to a lot
line or street right-of-way, including the nearest point to which
a lot line or center line of a building may be erected.
BUILDING, TEMPORARY
Any building not designed to be permanently located in the
place where it is or where it is intended to be placed or affixed.
Manufactured homes used as residences shall not be classified as temporary
buildings.
CAMPGROUND
A tract or parcel of land on which space is provided for
camping. Includes day or overnight camping.
CAPACITY IN PERSONS OF AN ESTABLISHMENT OR USE
The maximum number of persons that can avail themselves of
the services (or goods) of such establishment at any one time, with
reasonable safety and comfort, as determined by the Building Code
or as may be determined by the Zoning Administrator.
CLINIC, MEDICAL OR DENTAL
An organization of specializing physicians or dentists, or
both, who have their offices in a common building.
CLUB
An association of persons for some common social purpose,
not including groups organized primarily to render a service which
is customarily carried on as a business. All organizations shall be
recognized clubs or fraternities.
COMMERCIAL FEEDLOT
An agriculture enterprise where livestock is purchased and
raised and then sold to a buyer, feedlot or slaughterhouse.
COMMUNITY-BASED RESIDENTIAL FACILITY
A place where three or more unrelated adults reside in which
care, treatment, or services above the level of room and board, but
not including nursing care, are provided to persons residing in the
facility as a primary function of the facility and licensed by the
Department of Health Services under § 50.01, Wis. Stats.
COMMON OWNERSHIP
For purposes of Article
XI, AG-FP Agricultural-Farmland Preservation District, means ownership by the same person or persons. "Common ownership" includes land owned by the same individual, married couple, corporation, limited liability company (LLC), partnership, estate, or trust. Solely for the purposes of this definition, a parcel owned by one member of a married couple is deemed to be owned by the married couple.
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CONDITIONAL USE
Use of a special nature as to make impractical its predetermination
as a principal use in a zoning district.
CONDOMINIUM
A form of real property ownership in which the purchaser
of each unit of an apartment building or in a complex of multiunit
dwellings acquires full title to the unit and an undivided interest
in the common elements (the land, roof, etc.).
CONTIGUOUS
Adjacent to or sharing a common boundary. Contiguous land
includes land that is separated only by a river, stream, section line,
public road, private road, railroad, pipeline, transmission line,
or transportation or transportation right-of-way. Parcels are not
contiguous if they meet only at a single point.
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CORNER SIDE
A yard along a side lot line from front yard to rear yard
when said side lot line is parallel to a street right-of-way line.
DATCP
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
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DAY-CARE CENTER, GROUP
A licensed establishment for the care and supervision of
nine or more children under seven years old for more than four and
less than 24 hours a day for more than 10 days a month.
DAY-CARE HOME, FAMILY
A licensed establishment for the care and supervision of
one to eight children under seven years old for more than four and
less than 24 hours a day for more than 10 days a month.
DISTRICT
A part or parts of the Town of Lawrence for which the regulations
governing the height, location and use of buildings and the size of
lots and open spaces are uniform.
DRIVE-IN BUSINESS
An establishment with street access which provides no interior
seating or service or an establishment which allows for interior seating
or service but the majority of its business is conducted in the following
manner:
A.
By means of a service window;
C.
Restaurant or confectionery with carry-out counter.
DWELLING
A building, or portion thereof, excluding a manufactured
home, hotel, motel, boardinghouse and trailer, designed or used exclusively
for residential occupancy.
DWELLING UNIT
One or more rooms which are arranged, designed or used as
living quarters for one family. Individual bathrooms and complete
kitchen facilities, permanently installed, shall always be included
for each dwelling unit.
EARTHEN BERM
A vegetated, elongated earthen mound used as a landscape
barrier.
ESTABLISHMENT BUSINESS
A place of business carrying out operations, the ownership
and management of which are separate and distinct from those of any
other place of business located on the same zoning lot.
EXCEPTION
The use of property, including the use and location of buildings,
the size of lots and the dimensions of required yards, otherwise not
allowable under the terms of this chapter for which a special permit
may be issued under conditions specified in this chapter.
FAMILY
One or more persons living together in a single dwelling
unit as a traditional family or the functional equivalent of a traditional
family. It shall be a rebuttable presumption that four or more persons
living together in a single dwelling unit who are not related by blood,
adoption or marriage do not constitute the functional equivalent of
a traditional family.
A.
In determining the functional equivalent of a traditional family,
the following criteria shall be present:
(1)
The group shares the entire dwelling unit.
(2)
The group lives and cooks together as a single housekeeping
unit.
(3)
The group shares expenses for food, rent, utilities or other
household expenses.
(4)
The group is permanent and stable and not transient or temporary
in nature.
(5)
Any other factor reasonably related to whether the group is
the functional equivalent of a family.
B.
This definition is not intended to prohibit group homes or community
living arrangements that are determined to be protected by the Federal
Fair Housing Law, provided that such facilities are licensed and permitted
under the authority of the State Department of Health Services or
the State Department of Children and Families or other state department
or agency.
FARM
All land under common ownership that is primarily devoted
to agricultural use. For purposes of this definition, land is deemed
to be primarily devoted to agricultural use if any of the following
apply:
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A.
The land produces at least $6,000 in annual gross farm revenues
to its owner or renter, regardless of whether a majority of the land
is in agricultural use.
B.
A majority of the land area is agricultural use.
FARMETTE
A rural parcel of land located in the Estate Residential
Zone. Animals shall be kept for personal consumption or use and not
for commercial purposes.
FARMING
The principal use of a premises for the raising and harvesting
of crops or the keeping of livestock.
FARM POND
A body of water utilized for the farm operation.
FARM RESIDENCE
A one- or two-family residence that is the only residential
structure on the farm or is occupied by any of the following:
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A.
An owner or operator of the farm.
B.
A parent or child of an owner or operator of the farm.
C.
An individual who earns more than 50% of his or her gross income
from the farm.
FARMSTEAD
The non-farmed area of a farm which typically contains the
original farm dwelling and other buildings which are used for farming
operations or activities. In some instances minor amounts of tilled
acreage or pasture land would be contained within the farmstead, but
tilled land and pasture land are generally separate from the farmstead
itself.
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FENCE
A barrier made of wood, iron, stone, or other inorganic material.
FLOOR AREA
A.
The area within the exterior wall lines of a building, provided
that the floor area of a dwelling shall not include space not usable
for living quarters, such as attic, basement, garage, breezeway and
unenclosed porches.
B.
The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors
of the building or portion thereof devoted to such use, including
accessory storage areas located within selling or working space, such
as counters, racks or closets, and any basement floor area devoted
to retailing activities, to the production or processing of goods,
or to the business or professional offices. However, "floor area"
for the purposes of measurement for off-street parking spaces shall
not include floor area devoted to off-street parking or loading facilities,
including aisles, ramps, and maneuvering space, or basement floor
area other than devoted to retailing activities, to the production
or processing of goods, or to the business or professional offices.
FOREST CROPS
Products obtained from stands of forest trees which have
been either naturally or artificially established.
FOREST INDUSTRIES
The selective cutting of forest crops under the supervision
of a properly designated official of the Town and the storing of such
crops, the operation of portable sawmills and planers and the production
of maple syrup and sugar.
FRONTAGE
The length of all the property fronting on one side of a
street between the two nearest intersecting streets, measured along
the line of the street, or if dead-ended, then all the property abutting
on one side of a street between an intersecting street and the dead
end of a street.
FRONTAGE, ZONING LOT
The length of all the property of such zoning lot fronting
on a street, measured between side lot lines.
FUR FARM
Agricultural operation where the major income is derived
from the selling or sale of fur-bearing animals and/or pelts.
GARAGE, PRIVATE
An accessory to the main building which provides for the
storage of motor vehicles and in which no occupation, business or
service for profit is carried on.
GARAGE, PUBLIC AND STORAGE
Any building or premises, other than a private garage, where
motor-driven vehicles are equipped, repaired, serviced, hired, sold,
or stored.
GRADE
The average level of the finished surface of the ground adjacent
to the exterior walls of the building or structure.
GREEN SPACE
The area of a lot reserved for lawn, pond, shrubbery, or
park.
GROSS FARM REVENUE
Gross receipts from agricultural uses, less the cost or other
basis of livestock or other agricultural items purchased for resale
which are sold or otherwise disposed of during the taxable year. "Gross
farm revenue" includes receipts accruing to a renter but does not
include rent paid to the landowner.
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GROSS FLOOR AREA
The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors
of a building or buildings measured from the exterior faces of exterior
walls or from the center line of party walls separating two buildings.
GROUP HOME
Community living arrangement for the care and maintenance
of five to eight children under 18 years of age which is a licensed
child welfare agency, as set forth in § 48.60, Wis. Stats.
HARD SURFACED
A driveway or parking lot surfaced with concrete, bituminous
paving or crushed stone.
HEDGE
A dense row of shrubs, etc., forming a boundary, fence, or
barrier.
HOME OCCUPATION
Any occupation or profession carried on by a member of the
immediate family residing on the premises, in connection with which
there is used no sign or display that will indicate from the exterior
that the building is being utilized in whole or in part for any purpose
other than that of a dwelling; there is no commodity sold upon the
premises; no person is employed other than a member of the immediate
family residing on the premises; and no mechanical or electrical equipment
is used, except such as is permissible for purely domestic or household
purposes. A professional person may use his residence for infrequent
consultation, emergency treatment, or performance of religious rites
but not the general practice of his profession. No accessory building
shall be used for such home occupation. Clinics, convalescent homes,
hospitals, barbershops, beauty parlors, tea rooms and animal hospitals
are examples that shall not be deemed to be home occupations.
HOTEL
A building in which lodging, with or without meals, is offered
to transient guests for compensation and in which there are more than
five sleeping rooms with or without cooking facilities in any individual
room or apartment.
INDUSTRIAL PARK
A special or exclusive type of planned industrial area designed
and equipped to accommodate a community of industries, providing them
with all necessary facilities and services in attractive surroundings
among compatible neighbors. Industrial parks may be promoted or sponsored
by private developers, community organizations, or government organizations.
JUNKYARD (or SALVAGE YARD)
An area where waste or scrap materials are bought, sold,
exchanged, stored, baled, packed, disassembled, or handled, including
but not limited to scrap iron and other metals, paper, rags, rubber
tires, and bottles. A junkyard or salvage yard includes an auto wrecking
yard but does not include uses established entirely within enclosed
buildings.
KENNEL
A lot or building in which three or more dogs or four or
more cats or other animals at least two months of age are kept commercially
for board and/or propagation, training or sales, or other uses, all
of which are conducted on the property itself.
LANDSCAPE POND
A man-made area consisting of landscaping materials and water
less than three feet in depth in any one space.
LANDSCAPING MATERIALS
Materials used to make a plot of ground more attractive and/or
stable. These materials may include, but are not limited to, trees,
grasses, ground cover, vines, flowers, earthen berms, earth stabilization
materials, rocks and stones, and wood chips.
LESS RESTRICTED
The use of land or buildings first permitted in a certain
district is less restricted than other uses first permitted in districts
appearing earlier in the numerical order in which such districts are
numbered in this chapter.
LIMITED RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT
A portion of the primary building or an accessory building
on the parcel used for the sale of merchandise or product directly
related to the use of the parcel. Example: The sale of apples from
an apple orchard, the sale of eggs from chickens, or the sale of alpaca
merchandise made from alpaca fiber sheddings.
LIVESTOCK
Bovine animals, equine animals, goats, poultry, sheep, swine,
farm-raised deer, farm-raised game birds, camelids, ratites, and farm-raised
fish.
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LOADING SPACE
An off-street space or berth on the same lot with or contiguous
to a building or group of buildings which it serves, and abutting
on or having direct access to a street or alley, for the temporary
parking of a commercial vehicle while loading or unloading cargo.
A loading space is not a parking space.
LODGING HOUSE
A building other than a hotel where rooms without board or
kitchen facilities either in or in connection with such rooms are
rented to persons not members of the resident family.
LOT
A parcel of land having a width and depth sufficient to provide
the space necessary for one principal building and its accessory building,
together with the open spaces required by this chapter, and abutting
on a public street.
LOT AREA, GROSS
The area of a horizontal plane bounded by the front, side,
and rear lot lines, but not including any area occupied by the waters
of a duly recorded lake or river and/or public right-of-way.
LOT, CORNER
A lot located at the intersection of two streets, the interior
angle of such intersection not exceeding 135°.
LOT, DEPTH OF
The horizontal distance between the front lot line and the
rear lot line, but not including any area occupied by the waters of
a duly recorded lake or river and/or public right-of-way.
LOT GRADE
The average of the finished lot elevation upon completion
of construction and landscaping between the street right-of-way line
and a perpendicular point on the front yard setback line.
LOT LINE, FRONT
That boundary of a lot which is along an existing or dedicated
public street or where no public street exists along a public way.
LOT LINE, REAR
That boundary of a lot which is most distant from and is
or is most nearly parallel to the front lot line.
LOT LINE, SIDE
Any boundary of a lot which is not a front lot line or a
rear lot line.
LOT OF RECORD
A lot which is part of a subdivision, the plat of which has
been recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Brown County,
or a parcel of land, the deed to which was recorded in the office
of said Register of Deeds prior to the adoption of this chapter, and
certified survey maps approved and recorded in the office of the Register
of Deeds of Brown County.
LOT, REVERSED CORNER
A corner lot, the street side lot line of which is substantially
a continuation of the front lot line of the first lot to its rear.
LOT, THROUGH
A lot having a pair of opposite lot lines along two more
or less parallel public streets and which is not a corner lot. On
a through lot, both street lines shall be deemed front lot lines.
LOT, WIDTH OF
The horizontal distance between the side lot lines of a lot,
measured at the narrowest width within the first 30 feet of lot depth
immediately in back of the front yard setback line.
MINI WAREHOUSE
A business consisting of a building or group of buildings
of varying sizes of individual compartmentalized and controlled access
stalls, spaces or lockers which are rented to individuals for the
storage of personal property.
MORE RESTRICTED
A use of land or buildings first permitted in a certain district
is more restricted than other uses first permitted in districts appearing
later in the numerical order in which such districts are numbered
in this chapter.
MOTEL
An establishment consisting of a group of attached or detached
living or sleeping accommodations with bathroom and closet space,
located on a single zoning lot and designed for use by transient guests,
and where there is no permanent occupancy of any unit, except by the
owner, his agent or his employees.
MOTOR VEHICLE
A self-propelled device used or intended to be used for the
transportation of freight or passengers upon a street or highway.
NONCONFORMING BUILDING
A building lawfully erected at the time of the enactment
of this chapter which does not conform to the height, setback, yard,
parking or other bulk requirements of this chapter or any amendment
thereto governing the zoning district in which such building is located.
NONCONFORMING USE
Any use of land, buildings, or structures, lawful at the
time of the enactment of this chapter, which does not comply with
all of the regulations of this chapter or of any amendment hereto
governing use for the zoning district in which such use is located.
OPEN SPACE PARCEL
A parcel on which no buildings, other than hunting blinds
or small sheds, have been constructed or approved for construction.
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PARKING LOT
A building or premises off the public street, containing
one or more parking spaces, open to the public free or for a fee,
and providing access from a public street or alley to each parking
space within such parking lot.
PARKING SPACE
A graded and surfaced area of not less than 180 square feet
in area, either enclosed or open, for the parking of a motor vehicle,
having adequate ingress and egress to a public street or alley, exclusive
of passageways, driveways or other means of circulation or access.
PARTY WALL
A wall constructed between two attached units or rooms which
may or may not be separately owned.
PERSON
An individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company (LLC), trust, estate, or other legal entity.
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PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
A tract of land which contains or will contain two or more
principal buildings, developed under single ownership or control,
the development of which is unique and intended to permit diversification
and variation in the relationship of uses and structures and open
space for developments conceived and implemented as comprehensive
and unified projects. A planned development allows for flexibility
not available under normal zoning district requirements.
PLAT or PLATTED LAND
Land division created by the recording of a subdivision plat
or certified survey map as per the requirements of the Brown County
subdivision and platting regulations and Town ordinances.
POND
Man-made body of water, greater than 10 feet by 10 feet,
up to two acres and greater than three feet in depth.
PRIME FARMLAND
All of the following:
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A.
An area with a Class I or Class II land capability classification
as identified by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the
Unites States Department of Agriculture.
B.
Land, other than land described in Subsection
A, which is identified as prime farmland in the county's certified farmland preservation plan.
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE (except health care)
The office of a member of a recognized profession, including
the offices of ministers, architects, professional engineers, lawyers,
and such other similar professional occupations, including the office
of a charitable organization and including also an insurance or financial
institution which conducts its activities principally by mail.
PROTECTED FARMLAND
Land that is any of the following:
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A.
Located in a farmland preservation zoning district certified
under Ch. 91. Wis. Stats.
B.
Covered by a farmland preservation agreement certified under
Ch. 91, Wis. Stats.
C.
Covered by an agricultural conservation easement under § 93.73,
Wis. Stats.
D.
Otherwise legally protected from nonagricultural development.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
A vehicle primarily used for leisure activities, including
but not limited to trailers, boats with or without trailers, all-terrain
vehicles and snowmobiles. For the purpose of this chapter, "recreational
vehicle" does not include four-wheel-drive cars or trucks and motorcycles.
RETAIL
Sale of commodities and services directly to customers, when
such commodities and services are used or consumed by the customer
and not purchased primarily for purpose of resale.
RIGHT-OF-WAY
A.
A strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied for a special
use. Rights-of-way intended for streets, crosswalks, water mains,
sanitary sewers, storm drains or any other use involving maintenance
by a public agency shall be dedicated to public use by the maker of
the plat on which such right-of-way is established.
B.
The usage of the term "right-of-way" for land platting purposes
shall mean that every right-of-way hereafter established and shown
on a final plat is to be separate and distinct from the lots or parcels
adjoining such right-of-way and not included within the dimension
or areas of such lots or parcels.
ROADSIDE STAND
A structure not permanently fixed to the ground that is readily
removable in its entirety, covered or uncovered and not wholly enclosed,
and used solely for the sale of farm products produced on the premises.
No such roadside stand shall be more than 300 square feet in ground
area and such stand shall be limited to 10 feet maximum height.
SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA
A device incorporating a reflective surface that is solid,
open mesh, or bar configured and is in the shape of a shallow dish,
cone, horn, or cornucopia. Such device shall be used to transmit and/or
receive radio or electromagnetic waves between terrestrially and/or
orbitally based uses. This definition is meant to include but not
be limited to what are commonly referred to as satellite earth stations,
TVROs, and satellite microwave antennas.
SETBACK AREA
The minimum horizontal area between the front, side and/or
rear line of the building or use, including porches, and the lot lines
or street right-of-way lines.
SETBACK, CORNER SIDE YARD
The minimum horizontal distance between the side line of
the building or use that runs perpendicular to the fronting street
and the side right-of-way line perpendicular to the fronting street.
SETBACK, FRONT YARD
The minimum horizontal distance between the front line of
the building or use and the street right-of-way line.
SETBACK LINES
Lines established adjacent to the lot lines or street right-of-way
lines for the purpose of defining limits within which any or certain
buildings, structures, or uses may not be constructed, maintained
or carried on, except as shown herein.
SETBACK, REAR YARD
The minimum horizontal distance between the back line of
the building or use and the rear lot line.
SETBACK, SIDE YARD
The minimum horizontal distance between the side line of
the building or use and the side lot lines, unless the side line of
the building or use is parallel to a street, whereas it shall be a
corner side yard setback.
SIGN
See Article
XVII, Sign Regulations, of this chapter.
SLAUGHTERHOUSE
A building or portion thereof used in the conducting of a
business enterprise where animals are butchered or where animals or
parts thereof are processed, cut or altered.
STABLE
Shall have the same meaning as "garage," one animal being
considered the equivalent of one self-propelled vehicle.
STORY
That portion of a building between any floor and the surface
of the next floor above it, or, if there is no floor above, then the
space between the floor and the ceiling above. A basement is a story
if its ceiling is five feet or more above the level from which the
height of the building is measured, or if it is used for business
purposes, or if it contains any dwelling units other than one dwelling
unit for the caretaker of the premises.
STORY, HALF
A story with at least two opposite exterior sides meeting
a sloping roof not more than three feet above the floor of such story.
STREET
A public or private right-of-way which affords a primary
means of vehicular access to abutting property, whether designated
as a street, avenue, highway, road, boulevard, lane, throughway, or
however otherwise designated, but does not include driveways to buildings.
STRUCTURAL ALTERATION
Any change other than incidental repairs which would prolong
the life of the supporting members of a building, such as the addition,
removal, or alteration of bearing walls, columns, beams, girders,
or foundations.
STRUCTURE
Anything constructed or erected which requires a permanent
location on the ground or attachment to something having a permanent
location on the ground.
TOWN
The Town of Lawrence.
TOWN BOARD
The governing body of the Town of Lawrence.
TOWN BUILDING INSPECTOR
The officer appointed by the Town Board or contracted with
an outside source under agreement to inspect new construction of buildings
and administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
UNIT
A dwelling for a single family.
USE, PERMITTED
A use which may be lawfully established in a particular district(s),
provided that it conforms to all requirements, regulations, and standards
of such district.
VALUE, MARKET
That value at which a seller willing to sell, but not forced
to sell, would sell to a buyer willing to buy, but not forced to buy.
VARIANCE
A departure from the terms of this chapter as applied to
a specific building, structure, or parcel which the Board of Appeals
may permit when the Board of Appeals finds that a literal enforcement
of the provisions of this chapter would result in practical difficulty
or unnecessary hardship, owing to circumstances unique to the individual
property on which the variance is sought, or literal application of
such regulation will effect a limitation on the use of the property
which does not generally apply to the other properties in the same
district and for which there is not compensating gain to the public
health, safety and welfare. In no case shall a variance be granted
to permit any use not permitted in a particular zone.
VISION CORNER
The vision corner is formed by measuring 30 feet along each
property line from the corner where the two street sides of the property
meet. Connecting these two lines with a diagonal line completes the
triangle and forms the vision corner.
WAREHOUSE
A building in which goods, raw materials or commodities are
stored or distributed.
YARD
An open space on the same lot with a building or structure,
unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except for vegetation.
A yard extends along a lot line and to a depth or width specified
in the yard requirements for the zone the lot is located in.
YARD, FRONT
A yard extending along the full length of the front lot line
between the side lot lines.
YARD, INTERIOR SIDE
A side yard which is located immediately adjacent to another
zoning lot or to an alley separating such side yard from another zoning
lot.
YARD, REAR
A yard extending across the full length of the rear lot line
between the side lot lines.
ZONING DISTRICT
Divisions of the Town, each area being accurately defined
to boundaries and locations on the Official Zoning Map and in this
chapter, for which the regulations and requirements governing use,
lot, and bulk of buildings and premises are uniform.
ZONING LOT
An area within a single tract of land, under single ownership
having a specific zoning district. A zoning lot may, therefore, not
coincide with the lot of record and may be located on a parcel of
land with two or more zoning districts.