§ 44-23. Definitions (c, d).

Canal means a connecting body of water not less than four feet deep at low water stage and not less than 60 feet wide at water level at the four foot depth.

Carport means an accessory structure attached to a principal building, having a roof with one or more open sides and for the prime purpose of sheltering motor vehicles.

Certified survey means a certificate of survey performed by a registered surveyor, delineating the line along which the fence is to be erected.

Clinic means a public or proprietary institution providing diagnostic, therapeutic or preventive treatment of ambulatory patients by a group of doctors acting conjointly and in the same building for the purpose aforesaid.

Common open space means real estate preserved for passive or active purposes which is void of nonrecreational structures and is under common ownership for the use and enjoyment of a community of individuals.

Community impact statement means an assessment of the developmental, ecological, social, economic and physical impacts of the project on the natural environment and physical improvements on and surrounding the development site. Information required for compliance with other ordinances shall not be required to be duplicated in the community impact statement.

Deck means a roofless outdoor platform constructed of any material, commonly projecting from the wall of a building, and typically supported by means other than the building.

Domestic help means only those persons hired by the householder for the purpose of providing domestic services and maintenance of the household.

Dwelling means any house or building or portion thereof which is occupied wholly as the home, residence or sleeping place of one or more human beings, either permanently or transiently. In case of mixed occupancy where a building is occupied in part as a dwelling, the part so occupied shall be deemed a dwelling for the purpose of this chapter and shall comply with the provisions thereof relative to dwellings. Garage space, whether in an attached or detached garage, shall not be deemed a part of a dwelling. Automobile trailers or similar portable dwellings, tourist cabins or tents, shall not be considered dwellings.

Dwelling, efficiency unit, means a dwelling unit consisting of one room, exclusive of bathroom, kitchen, closets or dining alcove directly off the principal room, providing not less than 350 square feet of floor area.

Dwelling, multiple, means a building used or intended to be used as a dwelling by three or more families, or as an apartment house.

Dwelling, one-family, means a dwelling so designed and arranged to provide sleeping, cooking and kitchen accommodations and toilet facilities for occupancy by one family only, together with such domestic help as are necessary to service and maintain the premises and their occupants.

Dwelling, single-family terrace, means a building or structure occupied by three or more families, where each dwelling unit is divided from the one adjacent to it by a party wall extending the full height of the building. Each dwelling unit is capable of individual use and maintenance without trespassing upon adjoining properties, and utilities and service facilities are independent for each property and not more than two stories in height.

Dwelling, two-family, means a dwelling so designed and arranged to provide sleeping, cooking and kitchen accommodations, and toilet facilities for occupancy of two families only, together with such domestic help as are necessary to service and maintain the premises and their occupants.

(Code 1969, § 5.4; Code 1977, § 28-18; Ord. No. 23-Q, 9-28-1970; Ord. No. 107, § 1, 4-16-1980; Ord. No. 23-QQ, 3-14-1988; Ord. No. 362, 7-27-2011; Ord. No. 387, 8-14-2017)