Article 16, Section 2

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• Accessory Dwelling UnitAccessory dwelling unit (ADU)A second, smaller home on a lot that already has one — a garage flat, basement flat or backyard cottage. Definition

  A subordinate dwelling unit in a main building for use as a complete, independent living facility with provision within the accessory dwelling for cooking, eating, sanitation, and sleeping.

• Alley Maximum Width30 ft

  A public or private way less than thirty (30) feet in width and affording secondary means of access to abutting property and not intended for general traffic circulation.

• Basement Minimum HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6.67 ft

  That portion of a building between the floor and ceiling having a height of 6 feet 8 inches or more, which is wholly or partly underground and has more than one half of its height below grade.

• Bed and BreakfastBed and breakfastAn owner-occupied dwelling letting a limited number of guest rooms. Maximum Rooms5 rooms

  i.e., where five (5) or fewer rooms without cooking facilities are rented to transient guests.

• Berm HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. Range

  Berms typically range in height from two (2) to six (6) feet, with width-to-height ratios of from 2:1 to 5:1.

• Commercial Dog KennelKennelBoarding or breeding animals above the number kept as household pets. Maximum Dogs5 dogs

  A place prepared to house, board, breed, handle or otherwise keep or care for dogs for sale or in return for compensation, or any place where more than five adult dogs are kept.

• Corner Lot Angle135 deg

  A lot abutting upon two or more streets at their intersection where the interior angle of the intersection is not greater than 135 degrees.

• Country Inn Guest Range

  accommodations for from six through ten guests in four through nine rooms are made available for transient occupancy for compensation, generally for not more than seven days.

• Family Definition

  A family is, exclusive of household servants: (a) An individual; (b) Two or more persons related by blood, adoption, marriage or guardianship, living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit; (c) A number of persons, not exceeding four, living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit though not related by blood, adoption, marriage or guardianship; or (d) Not more than two unrelated persons living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit, along with one or more dependents related to either of them by blood, marriage, adoption or guardianship.

• Group HomeGroup homeA dwelling shared by unrelated residents receiving supervision or care. Definition8 persons

  For purposes of single-family residential occupancy, family shall be deemed to include group homes or other residential facilities licensed by the department of mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse services occupied by not more than eight mentally ill, mentally retarded, or developmentally disabled persons, together with one or more resident counselors or other staff persons.

• HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. Measurement SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line.10 ft

  For buildings set back more than ten (10) feet from the street line, the height shall be measured from the average elevation of the ground surface along the front of the building.

• Hotel Minimum Guests14 persons

  A building in which lodging or boarding and lodging are provided for 14 or more persons, primarily transient and offered to the public for compensation

• Junk YardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. Minimum Area200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  An area of more than two hundred square feet of land area in any location for the storage, keeping or abandonment of junk, including scrap metals or other scrap materials.

• Manufactured HomeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. Minimum Size320 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  is eight body feet or more in width and forty body feet or more in length in the traveling mode, or is 320 or more square feet when erected on site

• Manufactured HomeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. On-Site Maximum Days180 days

  The term also includes parts trailers, travel trailers, and other similar vehicles on a site for greater than 180 days.

• Outdoor Storage Maximum Days7 days

  The keeping in an unroofed area of any goods, junk, material, merchandise, or vehicles in the same place for more than one (1) week.

• Off-Street ParkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. Space Size162 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  An all-weather surfaced area not in a street or alley and having an area of not less than 162 square feet (9' x 18'), exclusive of driveways, permanently reserved for the temporary storage of one vehicle and connected with a street or alley by a paved driveway which affords ingress and egress for an automobile without requiring another automobile to be moved.

• Private Garage Maximum Cars3 cars

  Accessory building designed or used for the private storage of not more than three (3) automobiles owned and used by the occupants of the building to which it is accessory

• Rooming House Maximum Sleeping Rooms5 rooms

  A building other than a hotel, motel, or motor lodge where, for compensation and by pre-arrangement for definite periods, lodging, meals, or lodging and meals are provided for three or more persons but containing no more than five sleeping rooms.

• Salvage YardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. Maximum Inoperable Vehicles5 vehicles

  Any lot or place which is exposed to the weather upon which more than five inoperable motor vehicles of any kind, are placed.

• Short Term RentalShort-term rentalA dwelling let to guests for brief stays — the zoning category behind Airbnb rules. Maximum Days30 days

  The provision of a room or space that is suitable or intended for occupancy for dwelling, sleeping, or lodging purposes, for a period of fewer than 30 consecutive days, in exchange for a charge for the occupancy.

• TownhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. Row Minimum and Maximum Units

  a single-family attached dwelling, containing one dwelling unit, in a row of not less than three (3) nor more than eight (8) such units.