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• Boardinghouse definition

  Boardinghouse means a dwelling or part of a dwelling where, for compensation, lodging and meals are provided for at least three and for not more than 14 persons.

• Building coverage (lot coverageLot coverageThe share of a lot that buildings may cover, as a percentage.) definition

  Building coverage (lot coverage) means that percentage of a lot which when viewed from above would be covered by a structure or structures and any part thereof, excluding roof eaves.

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

  Building, height of means the vertical distance from the average established curve grade or from the average level of the finished grade at the front building line, if higher, to the highest point of the roof if a flat roof, to the deck line of a mansard roof or to the mean height level between the eaves and ridge of a gable, hip or gambrel roof.

• Family definition4 persons

  Family means one or more persons occupying a premises and living in a single dwelling unit as distinguished from an unrelated group occupying a boardinghouse, lodging house, tourist home or hotel. The term shall include unrelated persons occupying single dwelling units, if the number of such unrelated persons does not exceed four.

• Floor area definition

  Floor area means: 1. Commercial, business, and industrial buildings... 2. Residential buildings. The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a dwelling exclusive of garages, basements, cellars and open porches measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls.

• Group care residential facility definition8 residents

  Group care residential facility for less than or equal to eight (8) residents means a facility in which no more than eight (8) mentally ill, mentally retarded, or developmentally disabled persons reside...

• Private garage definition3 automobiles

  Garage, private means an accessory building designed or used for the storage of not more than three automobiles owned and used by the occupants of the building to which it is an accessory.