§ 32-2. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Accessory use of building means a use of a building is a subordinate use, or a building or portion of a main building the use of which is customarily incidental to and located on the same lot with the main building or use.

Building means a structure having a roof supported by columns or walls. When separated by division walls from the ground up, without openings, each portion of such building shall be deemed a separate building. The term "building" includes the term "structure."

Family means a body of persons who live together in one dwelling unit as a single housekeeping entity in a domestic relationship, based upon birth, marriage or similar domestic bond as distinguished from a group occupying a boardinghouse, lodginghouse, club, cooperative living unit, fraternity or hotel.

Front yard means an open, unoccupied space on the same lot with a principal building, extending the full width of the lot and situated between the street line and the front line of the principle building projected to the side lines of the lot.

Frontage means all property abutting one side of a street between two intersecting streets or all of the property abutting on one side of a street between an intersecting street and the dead-end of a street.

Home occupation means a gainful occupation conducted by members of the immediate family only, within its place of residence, provided that the specified use is incidental to the residential use and that no article is sold or offered for sale on the premises except one produced by such home occupation.

Nonconforming use means a building or premises occupied by a use that does not conform to the regulations of the district in which it is situated.

Professional office means the office of a doctor, practitioner, dentist, minister, architect, professional engineer, lawyer, author, musician or other recognized profession. When established in a residential district, a professional office shall be incidental to the residential occupation, not more than 25 percent of the floor area of only one story of a dwelling unit shall be occupied by such office and only one unlighted nameplate, not exceeding one square foot in area, containing name and profession of the occupant of the premises shall be exhibited.

Rear yard means an open, unoccupied space, except for permitted accessory buildings or structures on the same lot with a principal building, extending the full width of the lot and situated between the rear line of the lot and the rear line of the principal building projected to the side lines of the lot.

Side yard means an open, unoccupied space, except for permitted accessory buildings of structures on the same lot with a principal building, situated between the side line of the principal building and the adjacent side line of the lot and extending from the rear line of the front yard to the front line of the rear yard.

Street line means the dividing line between the street and the lot.

Structural alteration means any change in the supporting members of a structure such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders.

Structure means anything constructed or erected, the use of which required more or less permanent location on the ground, or attached to something having a permanent location on the ground.

(Prior Code, § 10.04)