Article 4, Definitions; Article 11, Sec. 11-2

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• Accessory useAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. cannot be accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. to another accessory useAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office.

  An accessory use may not be accessory to another accessory use.

• Animal boarding restriction

  The boarding of animals shall be limited to indoors and only on a short-term basis, and shall be necessitated by and directly related to surgery or medical treatment

• Maximum antenna extension above water tank10 ft

  antennas mounted to a water storage tank and not extending more than ten feet above the highest horizontal plane of the tank

• Maximum dance floor area as percentage of seating area10 pct

  a dance floor not exceeding ten percent of the seating area of the establishment

• Maximum number of transient guests14 persons

  for no more than 14 persons

• Maximum pole extension above electric transmission tower10 ft

  a single antenna array attached to a telecommunications pole constructed and integrated within an existing electric transmission tower in which the height of the pole and antenna array does not exceed ten feet above the existing electric transmission tower.

• Minimum dimension of usable open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted.15 ft

  Usable open space shall consist of open areas of such a size that the smallest dimension is not less than 15 feet.

• Minimum BTU collection for active solar collector25,000 BTU

  capable of collecting not less than 25,000 BTUs on a clear day

• Outdoor storage permitted only as accessory useAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office.

  Outdoor storage shall be permitted only as an accessory use where specifically allowed by this appendix.

• Items not considered outdoor storage in residential districts

  In residential zoning districts, construction and landscaping materials currently being used on the premises within a period of one year, neatly stacked firewood in the rear or side yard for the purpose of consumption only by the person(s) residing on the premises, equipment regularly used for lawn maintenance, outdoor furniture, children's toys, and bicycles shall generally not be considered outdoor storage; however, an excess of those items, or equipment in disrepair, shall be considered outdoor storage.

• Screening requirement

  Screening is intended to substantially but not necessarily totally obscure visual impacts and mitigate noise impacts between adjoining uses, structures, or facilities.

• HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above grade from which yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. must be unobstructed30 in

  unoccupied and unobstructed from 30 inches above the graded ground level to the sky