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Shrub. A woody plant producing multiple shoots or stems from the base height, with a total height of 15 feet or less. Also, when used to meet the landscaping criteria of the zoning ordinance, a perennial planting that, at the time of planting, has a minimum height of two feet measured from the ground elevation after planting.

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 two-thirds of the floor area is finished off for use.

Structure, temporary. Anything constructed or erected without a permanent foundation or footings and that extends eight inches or more above the adjacent yard surfaces, but excluding a manufactured home as defined by this chapter.

Utility service, minor. Service which is necessary to support development within the immediate vicinity and involve only minor structures. Included in this use type are small facilities such as transformers, relay, and booster devices, and well, water and sewer pump stations.

Vegetative buffer. Deciduous and evergreen plants, shrubs, or trees that are mature enough to act as an effective visual and audible buffer.

Vegetative filter strip. Perennial vegetation established or left undisturbed adjacent to the shoreline of a watercourse intended to filter out sediment and other non-point source pollutants from runoff before it reaches a watercourse.

Wetlands. Waters of the United States, including land where, at least some of the time, water saturates the soil enough to result in a hydric soil (soil that is characterized by an absence of free oxygen some or all of the time). Wetlands limits must be determined in accordance with the current federally approved method of delineation.

Yard. An open space on a lot other than a court unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided in this ordinance.

Coverage. The area of a lot occupied by structures, off-street parking, driveways, outside storage, or any other improvements not considered open space.

Floor area ratio (FAR). The ratio of gross floor area of all structures on a lot to total lot area.

Height, building. The vertical distance measured from the adjoining grade at the front entrance of the building or structure to the highest point of the structure. For corner lots, the building height shall be the average of the front height defined above and the building side height adjacent to the street.

Lot Frontage. Frontage shall be measured on a line parallel with the proposed front street line at the minimum required setback line.

Lot Width. The width of any lot at the setback line, calculated by measuring back a uniform distance from the street line as required by the setback regulation.

Lot, Corner. A lot abutting on two or more streets at their intersection. Of the two sides of a corner lot, the front shall be deemed to be the shorter of the two sides fronting on streets.

Lot, Double Frontage. An interior lot having frontage on two streets.

Lot, Interior. Any lot other than a corner lot.

Lot, Irregular. A lot of such a shape or configuration that technically meets the area, frontage, and width to depth requirements of this ordinance but meets these requirements by incorporating unusual elongations, angles, curvilinear lines unrelated to topography, or other natural land features.

Lot, Pipestem. A 'panhandle' or 'flag' shaped lot with its widest point set back from the road at the rear of another lot (called the pipe) and having a thin strip of land connecting to the road to provide legal access and frontage (called the stem).

Lot of Record. A lot which has been recorded in the clerk's office of the circuit court.

Lot, Depth of. The average horizontal distance between the front and rear lot line.