Article 2, Section 2-1

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• Acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. conversion43,560 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Acre: A measure of land equating to forty-three thousand five hundred sixty (43,560) square feet.

• Adult day careDay careSupervised care for children or adults during part of the day. minimum adults4 adults

  provides supplementary care and protection during only a part of the day to four (4) or more aged, infirm or disabled adults

• Automobile graveyard minimum vehicles5 vehicles

  Any lot or place that is exposed to the weather upon which more than five (5) motor vehicles of any kind, incapable of being operated are placed, located or found.

• Bed and breakfastBed and breakfastAn owner-occupied dwelling letting a limited number of guest rooms. maximum kitchens1 kitchens

  contains no more than one (1) kitchen

• Conservation area steep slopeSteep slopeGround above a stated gradient, where building is restricted or barred. threshold25 pct

  steep slopes (in excess of twenty-five percent (25%))

• Corner lot angle threshold135 deg

  A street that curves with angles that are one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees or less is considered two (2) intersecting streets...

• Day careDay careSupervised care for children or adults during part of the day. minimum children5 children

  temporary care, protection, guidance and supervision of children for a period of less than twenty-four (24) hours a day for more than five (5) children

• Development land disturbance threshold5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  grading or land disturbance in excess of five thousand (5,000) square feet

• Family day home maximum children12 children

  A child day program offered in the residence of the provider or the home of any of the children, in care for one (1) through twelve (12) children under the age of thirteen (13)...

• Family day home maximum children under age 24 children

  no family day home shall care for more than four (4) children under the age of two (2)...

• Family maximum unrelated persons5 persons

  a group of not more than five (5) persons (excluding servants) not related by blood or marriage

• Farm tenant minimum income from farm80 pct

  derives his principal income (at least eighty percent (80%)) from a farm

• Farm winery maximum alcohol content18 pct

  wine that contains not more than eighteen percent (18%) alcohol by volume

• Golf course minimum holes9 holes

  A public or private tract of land with at least nine (9) holes

• Hardware store maximum gross floor area30,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A facility of thirty thousand (30,000) or fewer square feet gross floor area... if greater than thirty thousand (30,000) square feet, such a facility is a 'Home Improvement Center.'

• HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. measurement distance from front lot line10 ft

  measured from the curb level if the building is not more than ten (10) feet distant from the front lot line, or from the finished grade in all other cases.

• Home improvement center minimum gross floor area30,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  A facility of more than thirty thousand (30,000) square feet gross floor area...

• Home occupationHome occupationA business run from a dwelling, permitted so long as it stays subordinate to living there. maximum area25 pct

  The total area devoted to the home occupation shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the livable floor area of the principal structure, exclusive of the basement.

• Hotel minimum guest rooms6 rooms

  A building or group of detached or connected buildings containing six (6) or more guest rooms...

• KennelKennelBoarding or breeding animals above the number kept as household pets. minimum pets5 pets

  Any structure, lot, premises or other facility where more than five (5) household animals (pets), five (5) months of age or older, are kept...

• Limited brewery maximum barrels per year15,000 barrels

  Brewery that manufactures no more than fifteen thousand (15,000) barrels of beer per calendar year

• Lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage. exclusion heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.1.5 ft

  Lot Coverage: The result of dividing the gross area of a lot by the total gross area of the lot covered by buildings and other roofed areas, which extend at least eighteen (18) inches above the existing grade...

• Tree caliper measurement heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.2.5 ft

  Caliper: A measurement of a tree trunk diameter measured at two and one-half (2½) feet above grade level.