Elkton

GENERAL OR CONVENIENCE STORE — A single store, the ground floor of which is 4,000 square feet or less, which offers for sale general merchandise. Gasoline and oil may also be offered for sale but only as a secondary activity.

NEIGHBORHOOD STORE — A single store with a floor area of 4,000 square feet or less, which offers for sale general merchandise to the people of the area for their day-to-day needs.

GROUP HOUSING PROJECT — A group housing project shall consist of two or more buildings located on a site with a minimum land area of two acres where the building arrangement is such that the property cannot be subdivided into conventional streets and lots that meet the requirements of this chapter and Article IX, Subdivision Regulations, of this chapter.

CAMPGROUND — An area upon which are located sites for two or more trailers, campers, and other camping facilities for seasonal or recreational occupancy.

MANUFACTURED HOME PARK — A parcel of land designed, constructed, equipped, operated, and maintained for the purpose of providing spaces for two or more manufactured homes (mobile homes) intended to be used as temporary or permanent living facilities.

MANUFACTURED HOME SUBDIVISION — Any area designated to accommodate three or more mobile homes intended for residential use on lots and stands owned by the mobile home owner.

STREET, PRIVATE — A private street providing access to no more than three lots or six dwelling units and must meet VDOT standards, but not including driveways.

STREET, MAJOR — Any existing or future street designated as a major street on the adopted Elkton Comprehensive Plan or any heavily traveled thoroughfare or highway that carries a volume of through traffic exceeding 500 vehicles per day.

STREET, MINOR — A street that is used primarily as a means of public access to the abutting properties with traffic of less than 500 vehicles per day.

STORY, HALF — A space under a sloping roof which has the line of intersection of roof decking and wall face not more than three feet above the top floor level, and in which space not more than 2/3 of the floor area is finished for use. A half story containing independent apartment or living quarters shall be counted a full story.

PORCH — Any porch shall include a veranda, gallery, terrace, or similar projection from a main wall of a building and covered by a roof, other than a carport as defined in this article. An "unenclosed porch" is a porch with no side enclosure (other than the side of the building to which the porch is attached) that is more than 18 inches in height, exclusive of screens.

GRADE — For buildings having a wall or walls adjoining one street only, the elevation of the sidewalk at the center of the wall facing the street; for buildings having a wall or walls adjoining more than one street, the average elevation of the sidewalk at the center of all walls adjoining the streets; when no sidewalk exists or when a wall does not meet the requirements of adjoining, the average level of the finished ground surface adjacent to the exterior walls of a building which faces a street. Any wall parallel to, or within 10° of being parallel to and not more than 15 feet from a street line is to be considered as adjoining the street.

LOT, CORNER — A lot abutting upon two or more streets at their intersection. The front of the lot will be determined by the Zoning Administrator in conjunction with the developer based on the best use of the land and the appropriateness for the existing neighborhood. In general, the front of the structure placed on the lot should face the front of the lot. A lot abutting on a curved street or streets shall be considered a corner lot if straight lines drawn from the foremost point of the lot meet an interior angle of less than 135°.

DWELLING, GARDEN COURT — One unit of a series of one or more detached one-family dwellings erected on lots enclosed to the rear of the front building line on all sides by a continuous screening fence or wall not less than six and not more than seven feet high, or a side wall of a building with no openings, with no adjacent units of any series of units having the same contents of materials on fences, walls, or side walls of buildings.

DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED — A group of two or more single-family dwelling units which are joined to one another by a common party wall, a common floor-ceiling, and/or connecting permanent structures such as breezeways, carports, garages, or screening fences or walls, whether or not such group is located on a single parcel of ground or on adjoining individual lots. Each unit shall have its own outside entrance(s); architectural facades or treatment of materials shall be varied from one unit to another; and no more than three abutting units in a row shall have the same front and rear setbacks, with a minimum setback offset being one foot.

FAMILY — A. An individual living alone in a dwelling unit; or B. Any of the following groups of persons, living together and sharing living areas in a dwelling unit: (1) Two or more persons related by blood, marriage, adoption, or approved foster care; (2) A group of not more than four persons (including servants) who need not be related by blood, marriage, adoption, or approved foster care; (3) A group of not more than eight persons with mental illness, intellectual disability or developmental disabilities residing with one or more resident or nonresident staff persons in a facility whose licensing authority is the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, provided that mental illness and developmental disability shall not include current illegal use of or addiction to a "controlled substance" as defined in § 54.1-3401 of the Code of Virginia (pursuant to Virginia Code § 15.2-2291, as amended from time to time); (4) A group of not more than eight aged, infirm or disabled persons residing with one or more resident counselors or other staff persons in a residential facility or assisted living facility for which the Virginia Department of Social Services is the licensing authority (pursuant to Virginia Code § 15.2-2291, as amended from time to time); (5) A group of not more than two adults who need not be related by blood or marriage, and the dependent children of each of the two adults, provided that the children are under 19 years of age or are physically or developmentally disabled.

SHORT-TERM RENTAL — The provision of a room or space that is suitable or intended for occupancy for dwelling, sleeping, or lodging purposes, for a period of at least two consecutive days but fewer than 30 consecutive days, in exchange for a charge for the occupancy.

SIGN, ELECTRONIC MESSAGE BOARD — A sign displaying a message or information which may be changed by electric or electronic controls. Such a sign shall not create an unsafe driving situation or distraction for vehicle drivers, pedestrians or other persons. The message or information may be changed from time to time and need not be set forth in the sign permit application.

SIGN, FLASHING — Any illuminated sign on which the artificial or reflected light is not maintained stationary and constant in intensity and color at all times when in use. Any revolving illuminated sign shall be considered a flashing sign. An electronic message board sign is not a flashing sign.

SIGN, WALL — A sign affixed directly to or painted on, or otherwise inscribed on, an exterior wall or parapet and confined within the limits thereof of any building and which projects from that surface less than 12 inches at all points.