Zoning Ordinance

STORY: That portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above; or any portion of a building between the topmost floor and the roof which is used for human occupancy or in which the floor area with eight (8) feet or more of head clearance equals fifty (50) percent or more of floor area of the next story below. Provided it is not used as a dwelling unit, a top floor in which the floor area with eight (8) feet or more of head clearance equals less than fifty (50) percent of the floor area of the story next below shall be a "half-story". A basement shall be considered as a story if more than half of its height is above the average ground level from which the "height of building" is measured or if it is used for commercial purposes.

STREET: Any public or private thoroughfare which affords the principal means of access to abutting property.

STRUCTURE: Any combination of materials, including buildings, constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on the ground or attachment to anything having location on the ground and including among other things, pools, signs, billboards, and fences.

SUBDIVISION: The division of a tract or parcel of land into two (2) or more lots, sites, or other divisions requiring new street or utility construction, or any division of five (5) acres or less for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or building development, and includes re- subdivision and when appropriate to the context, relates to the process of re-subdividing or to the land area subdivided.

SWIMMING POOL: Any manufactured or field-constructed equipment either in ground or above ground designed to contain water at a depth of 36 inches or greater, on a permanent or semi- permanent basis and used for swimming, wading or other purpose.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS: The transmission, between or among points as specified by the user, of information of the user’s choosing, without change in the form or content of the information as sent and received.

TELECOMMUNICATION ANTENNA: A specific device, the surface of which is used to transmit and/or receive radio frequency signals, microwave signals, or other signals transmitted to or from other antennas for commercial purposes.

TELECOMMUNICATION, CELL SITE: A tract or parcel of land that contains the cellular communications antenna, its support structure, accessory buildings, and parking and may include other uses associated and ancillary to cellular communications.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS, CO-LOCATION: The use of a wireless telecommunication support facilities by more than one wire-less telecommunication provider.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TOWER: Any ground-mounted pole, spire, structure, or combination thereof, including supporting lines, cables, wires, braces, masts, intended primarily for the purpose of mounting an antenna or similar apparatus above ground.

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