Sec. 16-1-200 (Definitions)

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• AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure on vacant lot not considered development

  The development of an accessory structure or use on a lot (such as a driveway or garage), independent of or prior to the development of a permitted or conditional use, does not constitute development for the purposes of this definition, and such lot shall still be considered to be vacant or undeveloped.

• AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure living quarters prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.

  Accessory structure means a detached subordinate building located on the same lot as the principal building, the use of which is incidental to the principal building or use of the lot; such building shall not be used for living or sleeping quarters and shall not contain plumbing capable of facilitating a bathroom or a kitchen, with the exception of detached accessory dwelling units approved in accordance with this Code.

• Commercial vehicle gross vehicle weight threshold11,023 lbs

  Commercial vehicle means a vehicle used for the transportation of persons or freight, licensed or defined as a commercial vehicle by the code of the State, including trucks with a gross vehicle weight of eleven thousand and twenty-three (11,023) pounds (5,000 kg) or greater or a bus with seating capacity greater than nine (9) persons.

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

  Building height means the height of a building as measured from the highest point of the building vertically, to an elevation that represents the median elevation of the site, within the proposed building footprint, prior to construction. A sunken area within the building footprint that does not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the square footage of the building footprint shall not be utilized to determine building height. Where a sunken area equal to less than fifty percent (50%) of the building footprint exists, the Town shall determine building height utilizing an elevation that represents the elevation of the site if the sunken area did not exist. The median elevation shall be determined by adding the site elevation of the building footprint at the lowest point of the foundation, with that at the highest point of the foundation, and dividing by two (2).

• Maximum brewpub brewing operation floor area10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Brewpub means a restaurant establishment which has an attached brewing operation, which brewing operation occupies less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet of gross floor area.

• HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. exception for chimneys, mechanical equipment, etc.8 ft

  For the purposes of determining building height, chimneys, mechanical equipment, uninhabitable architectural elements, solar panels, and roof vents shall be allowed to exceed the allowed building height by eight (8) feet.

• Maximum travel trailer length32 ft

  Travel trailer means a vehicle designed to be towed by a motor vehicle and used for temporary living or sleeping purposes, not exceeding thirty-two (32) feet in length, and not used as a permanent dwelling.

• Maximum unrelated individuals in a dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance.5 individuals

  Family means any number of people living and cooking together within a dwelling unit as a single independent housekeeping unit, but shall not include a group of more than five (5) individuals not related by blood, marriage or adoption or pursuant to legal guardianship.

• Pawnshop classification for parking, sewer, signage

  A pawnshop shall not be deemed a retail sales establishment except for the purposes of determining off-street parking requirements, water and sewer rates (EQR's), and signage requirements.

• Screening required for automobile service

  Automobile service shall require that all vehicles left for repair and all exterior storage areas be fully screened from all adjacent properties, including public rights-of-ways.

• Temporary uses cannot include permanent structures

  Temporary use means a use established for a specified period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of such time. Temporary uses do not include the construction of any permanent structure.