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• Accessory useAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. must be on same lot

  located on the same lot

• Maximum unlicensed vehicles before considered automobile graveyard5 vehicles

  more than five unlicensed motor vehicles of any kind, incapable of being operated

• Basement definition - more than 12 inches but not more than 1/2 heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. below grade

  more than 12 inches, but not more than 1/2 of its height, below the average level of the adjoining ground

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

  The vertical distance from grade plane to the average height of the highest roof surface.

• HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. threshold for communication tower definition50 ft

  any structure greater than 50 feet in height that is designed and constructed primarily for the purpose of supporting one or more antennae

• Maximum number of unrelated persons in a family3 persons

  together with not more than three additional persons not related by blood, marriage or adoption

• Maximum floor area for convenience sales and services2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  not to exceed 2,500 square feet in floor area

• Minimum number of mobile homesManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. to constitute a mobile homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. park10 units

  An area where 10 or more mobile homes or trailers can be and are intended to be parked

• NonconformingNonconformingLawful when built, but not compliant with the rules now in force; usually allowed to continue but not to expand. use discontinuation period

  such use is not discontinued for more than one year in situations not involving a structure or two years where a nonconforming building is involved

• Basement not a story if floor above is not more than 6 feet above grade6 ft

  A basement or cellar if the finished floor level directly above it is not more than six feet above the average adjoining elevation of the finished grade.

• YardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. must be open and unobstructed

  open, unoccupied and unobstructed by buildings from the ground to the sky