The following
words and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meaning
ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
ASSOCIATION
Any partnership, limited partnership, or any other form of
unincorporated enterprise owned or conducted by two or more persons.
BUILDING PERMIT
The permit, certificate, document, approval or authorization
required by Bristol Township for a person to make improvements to
real estate within the boundaries of Bristol Township.
CONSTRUCT
Any activity by a person in connection with the building,
erection, assembling, fabrication, placing or affixing an improvement
to real estate.
CONVERT
Any activity whereby an improvement to real estate not heretofore
used as a nonresidential unit is changed to a nonresidential unit,
or whereby the number of nonresidential units within are increased
in number.
CORPORATION
A corporation or joint-stock association, organized under
the laws of this commonwealth, the United States, or any other state,
territory, or dependency, including, but not limited to, banking institutions.
COUNCIL
The Council of the Township of Bristol.
GROSS FLOOR AREA
The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors
of all buildings on the lot, measured from the exterior faces of exterior
walls and from the center line of walls separating two buildings.
The term shall include basements, elevator shafts and stairwells at
each story, floor space used or mechanical equipment (with structural
headroom of six feet, six inches or more), penthouses, attic space
(whether or not a floor has actually been laid, providing structural
headroom of six feet, six inches or more), interior balconies, and
mezzanines. It shall not include stair and elevator penthouses or
cellars unless said cellars are utilized for anything other than storage
rooms, utility rooms, mechanical equipment rooms, etc.
NONRESIDENTIAL UNIT
A group of rooms within a structure separate and independent
from other room groups within the same structure whether or not one
or more facilities are shared by the occupants of other room groups,
which is used for other than a residential dwelling. Nonresidential
unit shall not include hospitals, churches, and educational institutions.
PERSON
Every natural person, association, corporation, partnership,
condominium association, or cooperative. Whenever used in any clause
prescribing or imposing a penalty, the term “person” as
applied to associations or cooperatives shall mean the partners or
members thereof and as applied to corporations, the officers thereof.
TAX
The tax imposed, assessed and levied by this article. TOWNSHIP—Bristol
Township.