[Amended 9-2-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-0004]
This article provides definitions for terms in the Frankford Zoning Code that are technical in nature or that otherwise may not reflect a common usage of the term. If a term is not defined in this article, then the Town shall determine the correct definition.
A measurement of land area equivalent to approximately 43,560 square feet.
Person authorized to administer and enforce this chapter. "Administrator" may include "Town Manager." See § 105-3-3.
Any change in either the supporting member of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams, and girders, or in the dimensions or configurations of the roof or exterior walls.
Any individual submitting a plan for development under the provisions of this chapter.
The total volume of traffic during a given time period in whole days greater than one day and less than one year, divided by the number of days in that time period.
A commercial enterprise whose primary activity is the sale of alcoholic beverages to be consumed on the premises. Bars include taverns, nightclubs, private clubs, bottle clubs, and similar facilities serving alcoholic beverages.
A space partly underground and having at least half of its height underground.
A lodging place with no more than four guest rooms, or suites of rooms, available for temporary occupancy, whose owner resides at the facility, and where meals are available only to guests at the facility.
A small, owner-operated business providing overnight lodging to guests. Usually the owner lives on premises. Breakfast is typically the only meal served and only to overnight guests. The inn may host events such as weddings, small business meetings, etc., where additional meals and refreshments may be served. Room numbers range from four to 15. Reservations may be made directly with the property.
A dedicated lane for cycling within a moderate-speed vehicular street, demarcated by stripes.
A bicycle way running independently of a vehicular street.
A unit of land bounded by streets or by a combination of streets and public land, railroad rights-of-way, waterways, or any other barrier to the continuity of development.
A single-family, detached, owner-occupied dwelling where the owner provides rooms and meals for not more than six lodgers, but shall not include homes for the developmentally disabled, group homes, facilities treating addiction, rehabilitants or any other persons whose fees are paid by persons other than themselves.
The area of a lot remaining after the minimum yard and open space requirements of this chapter have been met.
Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls intended for the shelter, housing, or enclosure of any individual, animal, process equipment, goods, or materials of any kind.
BUILDING, ACCESSORYA subordinate structure on the same lot as a main building in which is conducted a use that is clearly incidental and subordinate to the lot's principal use.
BUILDING, MAIN OR PRINCIPALA structure in which the principal use of a lot is located.
The vertical distance from finished grade to the top of the highest roof beams on a flat or shed roof, the deck level on a mansard roof, and the average distance between the eaves and the ridge level for gable, hip, and gambrel roofs.
The Sussex County Division of Inspections and Enforcement, or Town of Frankford appointed agency based on the current situation.
The outside diameter measurement of the trunk of a tree measured at a vertical distance of three feet above grade.
A document prepared, adopted, and certified according to the provisions of Title 22, Chapter 7, and Title 29, Chapter 92, of the Delaware Code.
The Town of Frankford Planning and Zoning Commission. See § 105-3-1.
A building used for recreational, social, educational, and cultural activities, open to the public or a designated part of the public, usually owned and operated by a public or nonprofit group or agency.
An informal sketch or drawing of a site or subdivision plan of sufficient accuracy to be used for discussion only, and utilizing Table 4-3, Deadlines and Duration of Concept Plan, Preliminary Plan, Major Subdivision Plan and Major Site Plan; and Table 4-4, Information Required for Concept Plan, Preliminary Plan, Major Subdivision and Major Site Plan, as a guide for the information to be included.
Conditions placed on the final approval of an applicant's plan that are both consistent with the guidelines for development review and do not allow for the denial of a plan that is consistent with the objectives of the guidelines for development review and appropriate uses and intensities of use set forth in this chapter.
Removal of lot lines between parcels. See also "subdivision."
Any retail establishment offering for sale prepackaged food products, household items, newspapers, and prepared foods, usually for off-site consumption.
CONVENIENCE STORE, FUEL STATIONAn accessory and conditional use to a convenience store as accessory structure offering for sale fuels for vehicles.
CHILD DAY-CARE CENTERA place that provides care, protection, supervision and guidance for 13 or more children, including preschool children who are related to the operator. Service is provided on a regular basis for periods of less than 24 hours per day, unattended by a parent or guardian, for compensation, and is licensed by the State of Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families. A business license from the Town is also required.
FAMILY CHILD-CARE HOMEA private home in which child care is provided for one child to nine children at any one time who are not relatives of the caregiver. A business license from the Town is required.
LARGE FAMILY CHILD-CARE HOMEA place that provides care, education, protection, supervision and guidance for seven to 12 children, including preschool children who are related to the owner and/or caregivers, not including care provided exclusively for relatives. Service is provided on a regular basis for part of the twenty-four-hour day, unattended by a parent or guardian and for compensation. A business license from the Town is also required.
An establishment providing for the care, supervision, and protection of persons away from their homes.
A plan for the development of one or more lots, parcels, tracts, or properties on which is shown the existing and proposed conditions, including, but not limited to, topography, vegetation, drainage, floodplains, wetlands, waterways, landscaping and open spaces, walkways, exits and entrances, circulation, utility services, lot lines, easements, structures and buildings, signs, lighting, parking, screening, surrounding development, and any other information that may be reasonably required so that the municipality can make an informed decision; often called "site plan."
Standards and controls that establish the maximum size of buildings and structures on a lot and the buildable area within which a building can be located, including coverage, setbacks, height, floor area ratio, and yard requirements; also called "bulk regulations."
An establishment that distributes and stores goods, products, cargo, and materials, including transshipment by boat, rail, air, or motor vehicle.
An establishment that by design, physical facilities, service, or packaging procedures encourages or permits customers to receive services, obtain goods, or be entertained while remaining in their motor vehicles.
A building, or portion thereof, used as a place of residence, containing sleeping, cooking, and sanitary facilities, excluding commercial lodging facilities.
DWELLING, ATTACHEDA single-family dwelling unit that is attached to or shares a common vertical wall with one or more single-family dwelling units.
DWELLING, MANUFACTURED HOMEA dwelling unit fabricated in an off-site manufacturing facility for installation or assembly at a building site and bearing a label certifying that it was built in accordance with Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards which became effective on June 15, 1976.
DWELLING, MIXED-USEMultiple functions within the same building through superimposition or adjacency, or in multiple buildings by adjacency.
DWELLING, MOBILE HOMEA transportable dwelling unit fabricated in an off-site manufacturing facility, designed to be a permanent residence, and built prior to June 15, 1976, on which date the Federal Home Construction and Safety Standards became effective.
DWELLING, MODULARA dwelling unit fabricated in an off-site manufacturing facility in accordance with the County Building Code. Modular homes also include, but are not limited to, panelized, prefabricated, and kit homes.
DWELLING, MULTIFAMILYA building containing two or more dwelling units, including units that are located one over the other. Also known as "apartments" or "condominiums."
DWELLING, MULTIFAMILY CONVERTEDA structure converted from a single-family dwelling unit into a multifamily dwelling unit.
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHEDA building containing one dwelling unit that is not attached to any other dwelling unit by any means and is surrounded by open space or yards.
DWELLING, DUPLEXOne of two dwelling units, located on adjoining lots, attached to the other by an unpierced wall extending from ground to roof.
DWELLING, TOWNHOUSEA single-family dwelling unit in a row of at least three such units in which each unit has its own front and rear access to the outside, no unit is located over another unit, and each unit is separated from any other unit by one or more vertical, common, fire-resistant walls.
DWELLING UNITOne or more rooms designed, occupied, or intended for occupancy as a separate living quarter, with cooking, sleeping, and sanitary facilities provided within for the exclusive use of a single family maintaining a household.
Authorization by a property owner for another to use the owner's property for a specified purpose.
Any school, educational institution or training institution, however designated, which offers a program of college, professional, preparatory, high school, junior high school, middle school, elementary school, kindergarten, or nursery school jurisdiction, or any combination thereof; or any other program of trade, technical or artistic instruction.
A group of individuals not necessarily related by blood, marriage, adoption, or guardianship, living together in a dwelling unit as a single housekeeping unit under a common housekeeping management plan based on an intentionally structured relationship providing organization and stability.
Building, land, or premises used for the retail dispensing or sales of vehicular fuels, servicing and repair of motor vehicles; may include, as accessory uses, the sale and installation of lubricants, tires, batteries, and similar vehicle accessories.
Refers to the area impacted by the 100-year flood as depicted on the most recent Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or a more accurate topographic survey of a parcel or group of parcels which specifically identify the area impacted by the 100-year flood using the FEMA-determined flood elevation.
The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building or structure from the exterior face of exterior walls, or from the center line of a wall separating two buildings, but excluding any space where the floor-to-ceiling height is less than seven feet.
The total of all floor areas of a building, excluding stairwells and elevator shafts, equipment rooms, interior vehicular parking or loading; and all floors below the first or ground floor, except when used or intended to be used for human habitation or service to the public.
A sign that is not attached to a building and is permanently attached to the ground by one or more supports. Freestanding signs may be mounted directly to a base made of masonry or other materials.
That side of a lot abutting on a street; the front lot line.
A deck, building, structure, or part thereof, used for the parking and storage of vehicles.
A structure in which plants, vegetables, flowers, and similar materials are grown for sale.
An open space corridor in largely natural conditions which may include trails for bicycles and pedestrians.
A place devoted primarily to the maintenance and operation of facilities for the diagnosis, treatment, or care for not less than 24 hours in any week of four or more nonrelated individuals suffering from illness, disease, injury, or deformity; or a place devoted primarily to providing for not less than 24 hours in any week of obstetrical or other medical or nursing care for two or more nonrelated individuals requiring a license issued under 16 Del. C. § 1003; but does not include sanatoriums, rest homes, nursing homes or boarding homes.
New development on vacant land adjacent to and between existing developments.
A commercial establishment in which five or more dogs or domestic animals are housed, groomed, bred, boarded, trained, or sold, all for a fee or compensation.
The keeping, breeding, raising, showing, or training of four or more dogs over six months of age for personal enjoyment of the owner or occupants of the property, and for which commercial gain is not the primary objective.
A building specifically designed to mask a parking lot or a parking garage from a frontage.
All roadways under DelDOT jurisdiction that are generally referred to by county maintenance route numbers. These roads are not subdivision streets and are not roadways classified under the federal highway system.
A designated parcel, tract, or area of land established either by plat, subdivision, or considered as a unit of property by virtue of a metes and bounds description, to be separately owned, used, developed, or built upon. See also "yard."
LOT, CORNERA lot or parcel of land abutting upon two or more streets at their intersection or upon two parts of the same street forming an interior angle of less than 135°.
LOT DEPTHThe average distance measured from the front lot line to the rear lot line.
LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGEA lot, other than a corner lot, that has frontage on two streets.
LOT, INTERIORA lot other than a corner lot.
LOT, LEGALA lot which was created and legally recorded prior to the adoption of this chapter, or any lot subdivided and legally recorded in full compliance with these regulations subsequent to the adoption of this chapter.
LOT LINEA line of record bounding a lot that divides one lot from another lot or from a public street or any other public space.
LOT LINE, FRONTThe lot line separating a lot from a street right-of-way. If the property line is the center of the right-of-way, the setback should be from setback.
LOT LINE, REARThe line opposite and most distant from the front lot line.
LOT LINE, SIDEAny lot line other than a front or rear lot line.
LOT OF RECORDA lot that exists either by virtue of a metes and bounds description or by depiction on a plat or deed recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Deeds.
LOT WIDTHThe horizontal distance between the side lines of a lot measured at right angles to its depth along a straight line parallel to the front lot line at the minimum required building setback line, i.e., the buildable width of a lot.
Includes boats, boat trailers, travel trailers, pickup campers or coaches designed to be mounted on motor vehicles, recreational vehicles (RVs), motorized dwellings, tent trailers, personal watercraft, snowmobiles, and similar equipment as well as cases or boxes used for transporting major recreational equipment, regardless of whether the equipment is inside of the boxes.
A plan for the division of any parcel or parcels of land into more than five parcels or any division of any parcel or parcels or land that requires the construction or extension of public utilities or streets.
Establishments engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new products, including the assembling of component parts, the creation of products, and the blending of materials, such as lubricating oils, plastics, resins, or liquors.
Manufacturing includes all mechanical or chemical transformations, regardless of whether the new product is finished or semifinished as a raw material for further processing.
The processing of farm products grown on a farm is not manufacturing, but rather an accessory use to farming operations.
An establishment where patients are admitted for examination and treatment on an outpatient basis by one or more physicians, dentists, other medical personnel, psychologists, or social workers and where patients are not lodged overnight.
A plan for the division of any parcel or parcels of land into no more than five parcels, none of which require the construction or extension of public utilities or streets, containing information as set forth in Table 4-1, Information Required for Single-Family Development, Minor Subdivision and Minor Site Plan.
The Town of Frankford, Delaware.
Uses, structures, lots, or signs that were lawful prior to the adoption, revision, or amendment of this chapter, but as a result of the adoption, revision, or amendment of this chapter no longer comply with the current provisions of this chapter. See Article V.
A facility that offers any of the following types of care or services and including, but not limited to, facilities regulated by the State Department of Health and Social Services:
ASSISTED LIVING FACILITYResidences for the elderly that provide rooms, meals, personal care, and supervision of self-administered medication and may provide other services such as recreational activities, financial services, and transportation.
EXTENDED CARE FACILITYA long-term facility or distinct part of a facility licensed or approved as a nursing home, infirmary unit of a home for the aged, or a governmental medical institution.
INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITYA facility that provides, on a regular basis, personal care, including dressing and eating and health-related care and services, to individuals who require such assistance but who do not require the degree of care and treatment that a hospital or skilled nursing facility provides.
LONG-TERM CARE FACILITYAn institution or a distinct part of an institution that is licensed or approved to provide health care under medical supervision for 24 or more consecutive hours to two or more patients who are not related to the governing authority or its member by marriage, blood, or adoption.
OTHERIncluding family care homes, group homes, intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities, neighborhood group homes, family care homes, and rest residential facilities.
A permanently reserved, temporary storage area for one motor vehicle that is not located on, but is directly accessible to, a dedicated street right-of-way which affords ingress and egress for a motor vehicle without requiring another motor vehicle to be moved.
A room or group of rooms used for conducting the affairs of a business, profession, service, industry, or government and generally furnished with desks, tables, files, and communications equipment.
A temporary parking space for one motor vehicle that is located within the street right-of-way.
Land set aside as a part of a development project that is intended and designed to be used for active recreational activities. Active open space must be free of wetlands or other site constraints that would restrict the use and enjoyment of the open space by the community. Active open space is often improved with playground equipment, playing fields, walkways and the like.
Land set aside as part of a development project that is intended to be left in its natural state, and enjoyed for its aesthetic and ecological values. Any public use of the passive open space should be consistent with the preservation of ecological functions of the open space.
A building containing two or more stories of parking.
A pedestrianway traversing open space or rural area, with landscape consistent with the preservation of ecological functions of the open space, ideally connecting directly with the sidewalk network.
A sign constructed in a manner and of materials that will withstand long-term display and is intended to be displayed for an indefinite period of time.
A building or structure, or groups of buildings or structures, that by design and construction are primarily intended for conducting organized religious services and associated accessory uses.
A plan of subdivision or land development, including all required data in Table 4-3, Deadlines and Duration of Concept Plan, Preliminary Plan, Major Subdivision Plan and Major Site Plan; and Table 4-4, Information Required for Concept Plan, Preliminary Plan, Major Subdivision and Major Site Plan, as a basis for consideration by the Planning and Zoning Commission and Town Council prior to preparation of major subdivision and major site plans.
A lot, parcel, tract, or plot of land, together with the buildings and structures on them.
A building owned or leased, occupied, and used by an agency or political subdivision of the federal, state, county, or municipal government.
The publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Frankford at least 15 calendar days prior to any hearing advising the public of the date, time, and place of the public hearing.
The generation, transmission and/or distribution of electricity, gas, steam, communications, and water; the collection and treatment of sewage and solid waste; and the provision of mass transit to the public.
PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE FACILITYAny use or structure associated with the provision of utility services.
PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE LINESThe system of lines, pipes, wires, or tracks that distributes, transmits, or provides a utility service. This includes equipment that is incidental and necessary to the lines and that is located on the lines.
Any system, other than an individual septic tank, tile field, or individual well, that is operated by the municipality, a governmental agency, a public utility, or a private individual or corporation approved by the municipality and licensed by the appropriate state agency for the collection, treatment, and disposal of wastes and the furnishing of potable water.
A map depicting the layout of a major subdivision, containing information as set forth in Table 4-3, Deadlines and Duration of Concept Plan, Preliminary Plan, Major Subdivision Plan and Major Site Plan, and submitted for final approval.
The Recorder of Deeds for Sussex County, Delaware.
A place designed and equipped for the conduct of sports and leisure-time activities.
RECREATION FACILITY, COMMERCIALA recreation facility operated as a business and open to the public for a fee.
RECREATION FACILITY, PERSONALA recreation facility provided as an accessory use on the same lot as the principal permitted use and designed to be used primarily by the occupants of the principal use and their guests.
RECREATION FACILITY, PRIVATEA recreation facility operated by a nonprofit organization and open only to bona fide members and guests of such nonprofit organization.
RECREATION FACILITY, PUBLICA recreation facility open to the general public.
A restaurant includes the following:
Establishments where food and drink are prepared, served, and sold primarily for consumption within the principal building.
Establishments where food and/or beverages are sold in a form ready for consumption, where all or a significant portion of the consumption takes place or is designed to take place outside of the confines of the restaurant, and where ordering and pickup of food may take place from an automobile.
Any change in a map of an approved or recorded subdivision plat that affects any street layout on an area reserved for public use or any lot line or that affects any map, plan, or plat recorded prior to the adoption of any regulations controlling subdivision; includes the consolidation of parcels.
Establishments selling food or beverages for consumption off-premises either immediately or with further preparation. Such establishments may include, but not be limited to, grocery store, bakery, candy store, butcher, delicatessen, convenience store, and similar 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. Characteristics of such uses include:
Usually a business place engaged in activity to attract the general public to buy.
Buys and receives as well as sells merchandise.
May process or manufacture some of its products (a jeweler or a bakery) but processing is secondary to principal use.
Generally sells to customers for personal or household use.
A natural area reserved along a lake, river, stream, waterway, or wetland area to preserve the bank, reduce sedimentation, filter nutrients out of stormwater, provide wildlife habitat, preserve existing natural corridors, and protect cultural and archeological resources. Riparian buffer areas should consist primarily of native, noninvasive natural vegetation.
A structure containing separate, individual, and private storage spaces of varying sizes leased or rented on an individual basis for varying amounts of time.
Establishments primarily engaged in providing assistance, as opposed to products, to individuals, businesses, industry, government, and other enterprises, including hotels and other lodging places; personal, business, repair, and amusement services; health, legal, engineering, and other professional services; educational services; membership organizations; and other miscellaneous services.
SERVICES, BUSINESSEstablishments primarily engaged in rendering services to business establishments on a fee or contract basis, such as advertising and mailing, building maintenance, employment services, management and consulting services, protective services, equipment rental and leasing, commercial research, development and testing, photo finishing, and personal supply services.
SERVICES, PERSONALEstablishments primarily engaged in providing services involving the care of a person or his or her personal goods or apparel.
SERVICES, RETAILEstablishments providing services or entertainment, as opposed to products, to the general public for personal or household use, including hotels and motels; finance; real estate and insurance; personal service; motion pictures; amusement and recreation services; health, educational, and social services; museums; and galleries.
SERVICES, SOCIALEstablishments providing assistance and aid to those persons requiring counseling for psychological problems, employment, learning disabilities, and physical disabilities.
The line that is the required minimum distance from any lot line and that establishes the area within which the principal structure must be placed. See also "yard."
The paved path dedicated exclusively to pedestrian activity.
A plan for the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation, or enlargement of either a single-family detached dwelling on a legal lot or an accessory building to an existing single-family detached dwelling on a legal lot, containing information as set forth in Table 4-1, Information Required for Single-Family Development, Minor Subdivision and Minor Site Plan.
A plan for the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation, or enlargement of any structure except for a single-family detached dwelling or an accessory building on a lot with a single-family detached dwelling, containing information as set forth in Table 4-1, Information Required for Single-Family Development, Minor Subdivision and Minor Site Plan; or Table 4-4, Information Required for Concept Plan, Preliminary Plan, Major Subdivision and Major Site Plan. A "major site plan" is any construction of a new structure larger than 50,000 square feet.
That 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 such floor and the ceiling next above it. A basement shall be counted as a story for the purpose of height measurement if its ceiling is over five feet above the level from which the height of the building is measured or if it is used for business purposes other than storage.
A partial story under a gable, hip, or gambrel floor, the wall plates of which on at least two opposite sides are not more than two feet above the floor of each story.
Any vehicular way that is an existing state, county or municipal roadway; is shown upon an approved plat; is approved by other official action; or is shown on a plat duly filed and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds prior to the appointment of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the grant of power to review plats. A street includes the land between the right-of-way lines, whether improved or unimproved.
STREET, ACCESSA street designed to low volumes of traffic and provides primary access to individual residential properties in residential neighborhood areas. A local residential street shall be used for streets serving access to fewer than 50 dwelling units (500 ADT or fewer).
STREET, ALLEYA service roadway providing a secondary means of public access to abutting property and not intended for general traffic circulation.
STREET, ARTERIAL (ROUTE 113)Principal traffic artery that carry relatively high traffic volumes from regional areas and conveys traffic from lower-order streets. This road serves access to over 600 dwelling units (over 6,001 ADT).
STREET, CENTER LINE OFThe center line of any street shown on any official municipal, county, or state records.
STREET, COLLECTORA street designed to carry heavy volumes of traffic between access and subcollector and higher-order streets. Carries large traffic volumes at high speed. Function is to promote free traffic flow; therefore, parking and direct access are discouraged. This road serves access to over 300 dwelling units (over 3,001 ADT).
STREET, CUL-DE-SACA street with a single common ingress and egress with a turnaround at the end.
STREET, DEAD-ENDA street with a single common ingress and egress.
STREET LINEThe line between a lot, tract, or parcel of land and an adjacent street.
STREET, PRIVATEA street that has not been accepted by the municipality or the state.
STREET, SERVICEA street running parallel to a principal arterial that serves abutting properties, but restricts access to the freeway or expressway.
STREET, SUBCOLLECTORA street designed to carry moderate volumes of traffic from access streets or collector or from access street to access street. A subcollector street shall be used for streets serving access to 50 to 300 dwelling units (501 to 3,000 ADT).
A combination of materials to form a construction for use, occupancy, or ornamentation, whether installed on, above, or below the surface of land or water.
Any individual, firm, partnership association, corporation, estate, trust, or any other group or combination acting as a unit that subdivides or proposes to subdivide land as defined in this chapter. This also includes agents of subdividers.
"Subdivision" includes the following:
The division of any tract or parcel of land into two or more plots, parcels, units, lots, condominiums, tracts, sites, or interests for the purpose of offer, sale, lease, development, whether immediate or future; either on an installment plan or upon any other plans, terms, or conditions; or for any other purpose;
The division or partition of land or involving the opening, widening, or extension of any streets or access easements and the extension of any electrical, sewer, water, or any other utility line;
The assemblage or consolidation of tracts, parcels, lots or sites, resubdivision, and condominium creation or conversion.
A compact, mixed-use neighborhood where residential, commercial and civic buildings are within close proximity to each other.
The purpose or activity for which land or buildings are designed, arranged, or intended or for which land or buildings are occupied or maintained.
USE, ACCESSORYA use of land or 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 the principal use.
USE, PRINCIPALThe primary or predominant use of any lot or parcel.
A relaxation of the terms of this chapter where such variance will not be contrary to the public interest and where, owing to conditions peculiar to the property and not the result of the actions of the applicant, a literal enforcement of this chapter would result in unnecessary and undue hardship or an exceptional practical difficulty. As used in this chapter, a variance is authorized only for height, area and size of structures or size of yards and open spaces; establishment or expansion of a use otherwise prohibited shall not be allowed by variance, nor shall a variance be granted because of the presence of nonconformities in the zoning district or uses in an adjoining district.
Any sign which is attached to or painted on any wall of any building and projects from the plane of the wall less than 12 inches.
A building used primarily for the storage of goods and materials.
Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in selling merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional, or professional business users; to other wholesalers; or acting as agents or brokers and buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to, such individuals or companies.
An open space that lies between the principal building or buildings and the nearest lot line. See also "lot."
YARD, FRONTA space extending the full width of the lot between any building and the front lot line and measured perpendicular to the building to the closest point of the front lot line.
YARD, REARA space extending across the full width of the lot between the principal building and the rear lot line and measured perpendicular to the building to the closest point of the rear lot line.
YARD, SIDEA space extending from the front yard to the rear yard between the principal building and the side lot line and measured perpendicular from the side lot line to the closest point of the principal building.
A specifically delineated area in the Municipality within which uniform regulations and requirements govern the use, placement, spacing, and size of land and buildings.
The official map or maps that are part of the zoning ordinance and delineate the boundaries of individual zones and districts.