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ACCESS
As a noun, a legal and physical means of entering premises, whether by Adjacency, Easement, or otherwise; as a verb, the act of entering premises.
ACCESSORY BUILDING
A Building that shares a Lot with a Principal Building and that has a footprint that is no more than 50% of the footprint of the Principal Building. An Accessory Building may or may not have an Accessory Dwelling Unit or be occupied or devoted to one or more Accessory Uses. See Illustration 345.1003.A-1 (Accessory Building)
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ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT
A Dwelling Unit in an Owner-Occupied Building having habitable space not greater than 600 square feet, which shares ownership and utility connections with a Principal Building; it may or may not be within an Accessory Building.
ACCESSORY USE
A Use that is customarily and clearly incidental and subordinate to a Principal Use of land or a Structure and located on the same parcel of land or Lot as such Principal Use.
ADDRESS SIGN
The sign type described as such in § 345-701B.(2)(a) (Sign Types: Summary) and § 345-701B.(2)(a) (Sign Types: Specific Standards): A Sign that consists of a numeric reference to a Structure, mounted on the Building.
ADJACENT/ADJOIN
Having any distance of real property boundary in common with another property, or being separated from the other property boundary by a right-of-way, Alley, or Easement.
ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL
Zoning approval that the Building Inspector or designee is authorized to grant after administrative review.
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
Nondiscretionary evaluation of an application by the Building Inspector or designee. The process is not subject to a public hearing. The procedures for administrative review are established in § 345-405W.
ADULT DAY-CARE FACILITY
A facility for adults 18 years of age or older, which offers in a group setting community-based day-care services with a program of individual and group activities and/or therapies, and which has received and maintains in full force and effect all necessary state approvals and licenses.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
Any fermented liquor, such as wine, beer, or distilled spirit, which contains ethyl alcohol (ethanol) as an intoxicating agent.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RETAIL SALES
An establishment engaged in the Retail sale of Alcoholic Beverages for off-premises consumption.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE-SERVING ESTABLISHMENT
Premises at which Alcoholic Beverages are served, such as a Bar, Brewpub, Tavern, Restaurant with Alcoholic Beverage Service, and Tasting Room.
ALLEY
Generally, a vehicular way, which affords secondary access to abutting property, which may or may not be dedicated to public use; not intended for general traffic circulation. See Illustration 345.1003.A-2 (Alley). See also "Rear Alley."
ALTERATION
As applied to a Structure, a change, rearrangement or modification to the overall Facade, but not its individual structural members or elements. "Alteration" does not include Ordinary Maintenance or Repair. The term "Alter," in its various modes and tenses and its participial form, refers to the making of an Alteration.
ANSI
The American National Standards Institute.
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ANTENNA
A system of electrical conductors for radiating or receiving radio waves.
APARTMENT
A Residential unit sharing a Building and a Lot with other units and/or uses; may be for rent, or for sale as a condominium.
APPLIANCE RETAIL SALES AND/OR SERVICE
Premises or establishment at or from which consumer appliances, such as refrigerators, ovens and ranges, and washing machines and dryers are sold at Retail and/or appliances are serviced.
APPLICANT
The owner, lessee, contract vendee of the subject premises or other person or entity authorized to make application to an Approval Body or administrative Person pursuant to this chapter.
APPROVAL BODY
Has the meaning given to that term under Article 7 of the New York State Public Officers Law, and includes without limitation, the Planning Commission, the Zoning Board of Appeals, and the Board of Trustees. See also "Decisionmaking Authority."
ARCADE
A Private Frontage conventional for Retail/Personal Service/Artisan Use, wherein a colonnade supporting habitable space in one or more upper levels overlaps the Sidewalk, while the Facade at the first level remains at the Frontage Line. See § 345-405G.(1) (Private Frontage Types).
AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD
Land having a one-percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. This area may be designated as Zone A, AE, AH, AO, A1-A30, A99, V, VO, VE, or V1-V30. It is also commonly referred to as the "base floodplain" or "one-hundred-year floodplain." For purposes of this chapter, the terms "floodplain" or "special flood hazard area (SFHA)" are synonymous in meaning with the phrase "Area of Special Flood Hazard."
ART OR PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO
Premises accommodating the creation of works of art or photography, with or without the exhibition or sale of such works.
ARTISAN ESTABLISHMENT
Any Structure, premises, or establishment in or on which articles of artistic quality or effect or handmade workmanship are produced with or without Retail sales of such articles. Examples of activities that may be conducted in an Artisan Establishment are candlemaking, furniture making, glass blowing, weaving, pottery making, woodworking, sculpting, painting, and tailoring.
ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY
A New York State regulated multiple unit living facility for individuals who need help with one or more activities of daily living, including, but not limited to, eating, bathing, dressing, grooming, and getting to and using the bathroom, but who do not need the skilled medical care provided by a Long-Term Care Facility, in which housekeeping, communal meals, medication supervision, and other assistance is available. In appropriately designed facilities, an Assisted Living Facility may include accommodations for individuals with Alzheimer's, dementia, or other forms of memory impairment. For the purposes of this chapter, an Assisted Living Facility is not considered a Residential Use owing to the commercial and institutional characteristics of its design and operation.
ATTACHED DWELLING
Residential premises characterized by two or more Dwelling Units being incorporated into a single Structure or attached Structures, specifically being Independent Living Apartment, the residence portion of a Live/Work, Mixed-Use, Shop House, or Flex Building, Multifamily Dwellings, Two-Family Dwellings, and Duplex, Row House, and Multifamily Building Types.
ATTIC
The interior part of a Building below a pitched roof structure and does not contain habitable space, which if under 14 feet in height at its tallest point, is not a Story. See Illustration 345.1003.A-3 (Attic).
AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER
A facility that repairs, services and prepares automobiles for sale or resale and is affiliated with an automobile dealership and is duly licensed under the laws of the State of New York.
AVENUE
A thoroughfare of high vehicular capacity and low to moderate speed, acting as a short distance connector between urban centers, and sometimes equipped with a landscaped median, described as such in § 345-502B.(6) (Thoroughfare Types: Summary) and § 345-502B.(7) (Thoroughfare Assemblies and Standards).
AWNING SIGN
The sign type described as such in § 345-701B.(2)(a) (Sign Types: Summary) and § 345-701B.(2)(a) (Sign Types: Specific Standards): An awning that contains lettering painted, screen printed, or appliqued on the awning valance.
BAKERY  —  RETAIL
Premises at which cakes, cookies, bread, pastries, tarts, and/or other baked goods are sold at Retail, whether or not such items are made on or off of such premises.
BAND SIGN
The sign type described as such in § 345-701B.(2)(a) (Sign Types: Summary) and § 345-701B.(2)(a) (Sign Types: Specific Standards): A Sign that is flat against the Facade and placed directly above the main entrance and often runs horizontally along the entablature of traditional Buildings. Band Signs are typically intended to be seen from a distance and are often accompanied by additional pedestrian-scaled signage.
BAR or TAVERN
Use or an establishment which is primarily engaged in selling and serving Alcoholic Beverages for on-premises consumption, subject to the regulatory authority of the New York State Liquor Authority.
BASE STATION
A. A structure or equipment at a fixed location that enables FCC-licensed or authorized wireless communications between user equipment and a communications network. The term does not encompass a tower as defined herein or any equipment associated with a tower. "Base station" includes, without limitation:

(1) Equipment associated with wireless communications services, such as private, broadcast, and public safety services, as well as unlicensed wireless services and fixed wireless services such as microwave backhaul.

(2) Radio transceivers, antennas, coaxial or fiber-optic cable, regular and backup power supplies, and comparable equipment, regardless of technological configuration [including distributed antenna systems (DAS) and small cell networks].

(3) Any structure other than a tower that, at the time the relevant application is filed with the Village under this section, supports or houses equipment defined as a "wireless telecommunications facility" that has been reviewed and approved under the applicable zoning or siting process, or under another state or local regulatory review process, even if the structure was not built for the sole or primary purpose of providing that support.

B. The term does not include any structure that, at the time the relevant application is filed with the Village under this chapter, does not support or house equipment defined as a "wireless telecommunications facility."
BASEMENT
A portion of a Building having more than 1/2 of its clear floor to ceiling height above the average finished grade of the Adjoining ground. A Basement shall be considered a Story.
BED-AND-BREAKFAST
A Use characterized by four or more bedrooms of an owner-occupied Building or Accessory Building being offered for to paying guests for overnight Lodging, with or without breakfast.
BICYCLE LANE
A dedicated lane for cycling within a moderate-speed vehicular Thoroughfare, demarcated by striping. See § 345-502D.(2) (Bikeway Types).
BICYCLE ROUTE
A Thoroughfare that is suitable for the shared use of bicycles and automobiles moving at low speeds. See § 345-502D.(2) (Bikeway Types).
BICYCLE TRAIL
A bicycle way running independently of a vehicular Thoroughfare. See § 345-502D.(2) (Bikeway Types).
BILLBOARD
A Sign displaying advertising or other information intended for viewing from extended distances, having a display area greater than 50 feet.
BLADE SIGN
The sign type described as such in § 345-701B.(2)(a) (Sign Types: Summary) and § 345-701B.(2)(a) (Sign Types: Specific Standards): A Sign mounted on the first floor of a Building perpendicular to a Building Facade Wall, typically hung from decorative cast- or wrought-iron bracket in a manner that permits it to swing slightly. These Signs are small, pedestrian-scaled, and easily read from both sides.
BLOCK
The aggregate of private Lots, Passages, and Rear Alleys, circumscribed by Thoroughfares or where applicable, circumscribed by and Thoroughfares, Civic Space, and/or water bodies. See Illustration 345.1003.B-1 (Block).
BLOCK FACE
The aggregate of all the Building Facades on one side of a Block.
BOARD AND CARE OF SMALL ANIMALS
A business providing pet services, including grooming, bathing, boarding, day-care, recreation, training, and incidental sales of related products, but not including the retail sale of animals.
BOARD OF APPEALS
The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Board of Trustees of the Village.
BOAT - RELATED USES
The term referring collectively to Boat Body Shop, Maintenance, Repair, or Cleaning, Boat Dock, Boat Sales, Rental, Leasing, or Chartering, Boat Ramp, Boat Slip, Boat Slip Sales or Leasing, and Boat Storage.
BOAT BODY SHOP, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, OR CLEANING
A Structure, premises, or establishment in or on which watercraft are maintained, repaired, serviced, and/or cleaned, including without limitation, incidental storage for fewer than 60 days of watercraft that are being maintained, repaired, serviced, and/or cleaned. This term does not include boat building or Boat Storage.
BOAT DOCK
A Structure extending into or upon a waterway or water feature, which provides access to the water for the launching and retrieving of watercraft.
BOAT OR YACHT CLUB
A club organized to promote and/or regulate yachting and/or boating.
BOAT RACK
A storage slip for a boat in a dry stack storage facility.
BOAT RAMP
An inclined area providing access to the water for the launching and retrieving of watercraft.
BOAT SALES, RENTAL, LEASING, OR CHARTERING
A Structure, premises, or establishment in, on, or from which watercraft are available for sale, rental, leasing, or chartering.
BOAT SLIP
A docking space alongside a pier, wharf or mooring dolphins in which a waterborne boat may be moored. For purposes of this chapter and in the absence of an authorized quantity of Boat Slips by state or federal regulating agencies, a Boat Slip shall be a minimum length of 25 feet for side mooring and 15 feet for stern moorings.
BOAT SLIP SALES OR LEASING
A Structure, premises, or establishment in, on, or from which watercraft are available for sale or leasing, or chartering.
BOAT STORAGE
A Structure, premises, or establishment in or on which watercraft are stored. This term does not include boat building or Boat Body Shop, Maintenance, Repair or Cleaning. Boat Storage shall only be in the Third Lot Layer or in an enclosed Building or Structure.
BREWERY
An establishment that is primarily used for the manufacture of beer with annual production that exceeds 15,000 barrels per year. Such establishment may sell beer for on-site consumption or for off-site distribution in accordance with New York State Liquor Authority regulations, and may contain one or more accessory Tasting Rooms.
BREWPUB
A business Use or establishment that is primarily engaged in the sale and service of food for on-premises consumption and that also brews beer for on-site consumption in accordance with New York State Liquor Authority regulations.
BUILDING
Any Structure other than a Parking Structure having a roof supported by columns or by walls and intended for the shelter, housing, enclosure, or storage of Persons or property.
BUILDING AND LOT PLAN
A Plan complying with and submitted pursuant to Article 4 (Building and Lot Plans and Standards).
BUILDING ELEMENT
Any component or part of a Building.
BUILDING SYSTEMS BUSINESS
Businesses that install, service, maintain, and/or repair Building systems, such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning, electrical, and plumbing contractors.
BUILDING, ACCESSORY
See "Accessory Building."
BUILDING, PRINCIPAL
See "Principal Building."
BUSINESS OFFICE
Premises available for any function of a for-profit business.
BUSINESS OR TRADE SCHOOL
A Use providing education or training in business, commerce, language, or other similar activity or occupational pursuit, and not otherwise defined as a home occupation, college, or university.
CATERING AND EVENTS ESTABLISHMENT
Any nonresidential room, place, or space where food and beverages are available for consumption, that is regularly leased or hired out for functions, occasions or events, to which the general public is not invited or admitted and wherein music or entertainment may be provided.
CATERING SERVICE
An establishment that prepares and provides food and related services to off-premises locations.
CELLAR
A portion of a Building having more than 1/2 of its clear floor to ceiling height below the average finished grade of the Adjoining ground. A Cellar having no exterior wall greater than four feet above adjoining ground shall not be considered a Story. See Illustration 345.1003.C-1 (Cellar).
CEMETERY
Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the dead and dedicated for purposes of containing graves, tombs, and funeral urns, including when located or operated in conjunction with and within the boundaries of the Cemetery, columbariums, crematoriums, mausoleums, and mortuaries.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
A certificate issued with respect to a submission pursuant to this chapter, which certifies that such submission is complete in accordance with the applicable requirements under this chapter.
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
A certificate issued with respect to a submission pursuant to this chapter, which certifies that such submission complies with the applicable requirements under this chapter.
CHARACTER DISTRICT
One of several areas on a Zoning Map to which certain Character District Development, Lot and Building standards are applied. See Tables § 345-405A.(1) through § 345-405A.(14) (District Standards).
CHILD-CARE FACILITY
Premises at which care, supervision, or guidance is provided for a minor child who is not related by blood, marriage, or adoption to the owner or operator of the facility, whether or not the facility is operated for profit and whether or not the facility makes a charge for services offered by it.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Child-care Facility" does not include:
A. An educational facility, whether private or public, which operates solely for educational purposes in Grade 1 or above.
B. Kindergarten programs for five-year-olds.
C. Children's Day Camps.
D. School vacation or school holiday day camps for children operating in distinct sessions running less than three weeks per session.
E. Summer resident camps for children.
F. Bible schools normally conducted during vacation periods.
G. Facilities for disabled or mentally ill Persons.
H. Facilities owned and operated by a local church congregation or an established religious denomination or a religious college or university which does not receive state or federal financial assistance for child-care services.
CHILDREN'S DAY CAMP
Premises at which activities are offered to school-aged children in a social setting from which the children return home in the evenings.
CIVIC
A. A not-for-profit Use dedicated to arts, culture, education or recreation, government, transit, or parking; B. The category of Uses collectively referring to those Uses listed under the heading "Civic" in § 345-405K.(1)(b)[1] (Building and Lot Principal Uses).
CIVIC BUILDING
A medium- to large-sized attached or detached principal building type, which is operated by a not-for-profit organization or governmental entity dedicated to civic activities, and is designed to stand apart from its surroundings due to the specialized nature of its civic purpose. Examples include libraries, places of worship, places of assembly, courthouses, schools, centers of government, performing arts venues, and museums. Civic buildings are often the most prominently sited and architecturally significant buildings in a community, a building, uses, and purposes. See § 345-405J.(1) (Principal Building Types: Summary) and § 345-405J.(2) (Principal Building Types: Specific Standards).
CIVIC DISTRICT
An area on a Zoning Map designated for Civic Building(s) and/or Civic Space(s).
CIVIC SPACE
An outdoor area dedicated for civic use. See § 345-504B.(1) (Civic Space Types: Summary).
CLINIC
A Medical Clinic or Dental Clinic.
COLLEGE or UNIVERSITY
An educational institution that offers courses of general or specialized study leading to a degree.
COLLOCATION
The mounting or installation of wireless telecommunications antennas and related transmission equipment on an eligible support structure for the purpose of transmitting and/or receiving radio frequency signals for communications purposes.
COMMERCIAL <div style="margin-left:40px">The collective reference to all Uses other than Residential/Dwelling Uses, Civic Uses, or not-for-profit Uses.</div>
COMMERCIAL BUILDING
A small- to medium-sized attached or detached nonresidential building type, typically designed to facilitate pedestrian-oriented retail/personal service/artisan uses and office uses. See § 345-405J.(1) (Principal Building Types: Summary) and § 345-405J.(2) (Principal Building Types: Specific Standards).
COMMERCIAL INDOOR ATHLETIC TRAINING FACILITY
Indoor facilities designed and used for active participatory athletic activities or training, including but not limited to personal strength and fitness training, gymnasiums, skating rinks, swimming pools, and tennis courts. Specifically excluded are Health Clubs, Day Spas, and Sports Venues.
COMMERCIAL STREET
A thoroughfare designed for moderate to high vehicular capacity and slow speed, traversing an urbanized area, described as such in § 345-502B.(6) (Thoroughfare Types: Summary) and § 345-502B.(7) (Thoroughfare Assemblies and Standards). The Public Frontage has raised Curbs drained by inlets and very wide Sidewalks along both sides, separated from the Vehicular Lanes by separate Tree wells with grates and parking on both sides. The landscaping consists of a single Tree species aligned with regular spacing where possible, which clears the storefront entrances.
COMMON DESTINATION
An area of focused community activity, usually defining the approximate center of a Pedestrian Shed. It may include without limitation one or more of the following: a Civic Space, a Civic Building, a Commercial center, or a transit station, and may act as the social center of a neighborhood.
COMMON YARD
A planted Frontage wherein the Facade is set back substantially from the Frontage Line, and the Front Yard so created remains unfenced and is visually continuous with Adjacent yards, supporting a common landscape. See § 345-405G.(1) (Private Frontage Types).
COMMUNICATION SERVICES
An establishment primarily engaged in the provision of broadcasting and other information relay services accomplished through the use of electronic and telephonic mechanisms, including without limitation, Radio, Television Recording Studio or Station, news syndicates, video or audio studio, telecommunication service center, and telegraph service center, but excluding major utility facilities.
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
Equipment used for communication, transmission, or reception by commercial, governmental, or other public or quasi-public users, including without limitation cellular towers. This does not include communication equipment for amateur radio operators licensed by the Federal Communications Commission that are exempt from local zoning restrictions.
COMMUNICATIONS TOWER
A tower of any size that supports Communications Equipment, transmission or reception by commercial, governmental, or other public or quasi-public users. This does not include communication towers for amateur radio operators licensed by the Federal Communications Commission that are exempt from local zoning restrictions or communications towers under 100 feet in height used solely for educational communications purposes.
COMMUNITY GARDEN
A private or public civic space type for the cultivation of fruits, flowers, vegetables, or ornamental plants by more than one person or family, described as such in Table § 345-504B.(1) (Civic Space Types: Summary) and § 345-504B.(2).
CONFERENCE/CONVENTION/EXHIBITION CENTER
Premises that accommodate conferences, exhibitions, meetings, seminars, training sessions, and other similar gatherings.
CONFIGURATION
With respect to a Building, its form, including its massing, Private Frontage, and Height. See Illustration 345.1003.C-2 (Configuration).
CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS <div style="margin-left:40px">An establishment engaged in any business involving activities generally referred to general contracting, construction trades, building, or Development.</div>
CONTRACTOR MATERIALS SALES
The sale of building materials at wholesale without Outdoor Storage.
CONVENIENCE STORE
An establishment primarily engaged in the provision of frequently or recurrently needed goods for household consumption, such as prepackaged food and beverages, newspapers, and limited household supplies, to customers who generally purchase only a few items. Convenience stores shall not include fuel pumps or the selling of fuel for motor vehicles.
CORNER LOT
A Lot of which at least two Adjacent sides abut Thoroughfares, Pedestrianways, or public places. See Illustration 345.1001.C-3 (Corner Lot).
CORRIDOR
A linear geographic system incorporating a Thoroughfare, Greenway, or Open Space.
COSMETIC RECONDITIONING
Incidental repair and refinishing of a vehicle, limited to plastic and trim parts, including bumpers, moldings, mirrors, headlight lenses, and the restoration of alloy wheels. Vehicle side panels may also be refinished when a bumper scrape carries onto a fender. Cosmetic Reconditioning shall not include painting of a complete vehicle, or use of traditional collision repair equipment, such as a frame machine, weld, or unibody straightening machine.
COTTAGE
A small building designed as a single-family detached residential dwelling, situated on a small lot with an edgeyard, often shared with an accessory building in the rear. See § 345-405J.(1) (Principal Building Types: Summary) and § 345-405J.(2) (Principal Building Types: Specific Standards).
COUNSELING SERVICE
An establishment providing counseling, guidance, or similar services to persons requiring rehabilitative or vocational assistance. This term includes job training and placement services.
COURTHOUSE
A Building in which courts of law are held.
CRISIS COUNSELING CENTER
Premises from which Persons who have experienced a traumatic event are provided short-term counseling to assist in coping with the event.
CROSS BLOCK PASSAGE
A minimum ten-foot-wide pedestrian access reserved between Buildings.
CURB
The edge of the vehicular pavement that may be either raised or flush with a swale to the extent allowed by this chapter. It usually incorporates or is associated with the drainage system. See § 345-502B.(6) (Thoroughfare Types: Summary) and § 345-502B.(7) (Thoroughfare Assemblies and Standards).
CURB RADIUS
The radius of the curb at an intersection. See Illustration 345.1003.C-4 (Curb Radius).
DANCE HALL AND CABARET
A nightclub, bar, juice bar, restaurant, bottle club or similar commercial establishment with an occupancy greater than 25 people, regardless of whether alcoholic beverages are served, which regularly devotes 25% or more of its total floor area to dance floors, live performance areas and/or disc jockey areas, and which is not an adult cabaret as defined in the Village Code. The term "cabaret" shall include establishments customarily called "discotheques."
DATA PROCESSING OR STORAGE SERVICES
Establishments primarily involved in the compiling, storage, and maintenance of documents, records, and other types of information in digital form utilizing a main frame computer.
DAY SPA
Premises or establishment at which services for the purpose of improving health, beauty, and relaxation are provided through personal care treatments, such as massages and facials, and no overnight accommodation is provided.
DECISIONMAKING AUTHORITY
The Approval Body or Village staff that has jurisdiction or authorization to take action on an application, proposal, plan, request, or petition pursuant to this chapter.
DECK
An uncovered horizontal, platform-like Structure similar to a floor, which is constructed outdoors of wood, composite wood, or vinyl material, is capable of supporting weight, and may be connected or unconnected to a Building.
DENTAL LABORATORY
Premises or establishment at which products to assist in the provision of oral health care by a licensed dentist are made, such as crowns, bridges, dentures, dental implants, and therapeutic and orthodontic devices.
DENTAL OFFICE/DENTAL CLINIC
An Office or other premises for the private practice of dental care professionals licensed by the State of New York, wherein a majority of patient encounters involve dental examination, diagnosis, treatment, surgical procedures, preventive care, restorative care, cosmetic care, and/or emergency care on an outpatient basis.
DEVELOP/DEVELOPMENT
Commencing, making or planning for man-made changes to land, Buildings, Structures, or other real property, and the resulting changes to such land, Buildings, Structures, or other real property, whether through development, redevelopment, clearing, excavation, grading, construction, reconstruction, Alteration, demolition, modification, subdivision, or resubdivision, and whether such changes are horizontal, vertical, or subterranean. Ordinary Maintenance or Repair does not constitute Development.
DEVELOPMENT PARCEL
A parcel of land that is not within the CD-3.R20, CD-3.R7, CD-3.R5, SD-PMU, or SD-PRD Character Districts:
A. Which, either alone or together with one or more other parcels under a common Development scheme, program or plan, is five or more gross acres; or
B. With respect to a Development of which any new Thoroughfare or extension or change of the design of any existing Thoroughfare is required or will be made or proposed; or
C. With respect to any District assignment or Thoroughfare alignment proposed to be made or changed by a Zoning Map Change encompassing five or more acres other than one prepared by or on behalf of the Village.
DEVELOPMENT PARCEL PLAN
A plan complying with and submitted pursuant to Article 5 (Development Parcel Plans and Standards).
DIRECTORY SIGN
The sign type described as such in § 345-701B.(2)(a) (Sign Types: Summary) and § 345-701B.(2)(a) (Sign Types: Specific Standards): A Sign that displays the tenant names and locations for a Building containing multiple tenants.
DISTILLERY
An establishment which is primarily used for the manufacture of alcoholic spirits with annual production that exceeds 10,000 gallons per year. Such establishment may sell spirits for on-site consumption or off-site distribution in accordance with New York State Liquor Authority regulations, and may contain one or more accessory Tasting Rooms.
DISTRIBUTION
The movement of goods, including the storage of goods awaiting movement.
DISTRIBUTION FACILITY
Premises used for Distribution.
DISTRICT
A Character District or a Special District; when capitalized and not accompanied by the word "Historic," the word "District" specifically excludes any Local Historic Districts. See also "Zoning District."
DOORYARD
A Private Frontage Type intended for ground floor Residential Use, wherein the Facade of the Building is set back a small distance and the Frontage Line is defined by a low Wall, decorative Fence or hedge, creating a small raised, sunken, or at-grade Dooryard consisting of a front garden or patio. The Dooryard shall not be used for public circulation along a Thoroughfare. See § 345-405G.(1) (Private Frontage Types).
DRIVE
A thoroughfare along the boundary between an urbanized and a natural condition, usually along a waterfront, natural area, green, or promontory, with one side having the urban character of a street, with sidewalk and buildings and the other having the qualities of a road or parkway with naturalistic planting and rural details. See § 345-502B.(6) (Thoroughfare Types: Summary) and § 345-502B.(7) (Thoroughfare Assemblies and Standards).
DRIVE-THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT
Any establishment designed or used for the transaction of business wherein the patrons may avail themselves of the services or products of such establishment while remaining in their vehicles, whether or not patrons are also able to obtain services or products inside of a Structure.
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DRIVEWAY
A vehicular accessway from a Thoroughfare within a Lot to provide access only to a Parking Area, Parking Lot, Garage, Parking Structure, or Building entrance, but not designed to provide space for vehicular parking or to have excess capacity that would encourage its use for parking.
DRY CLEANING/LAUNDRY PICK UP SHOP
A Personal Services establishment at which clothing articles are left by a customer for dry cleaning or laundering off-site and then returned to the customer.
DUPLEX
A small- to medium-sized building, other than a manufactured housing unit, which is attached to another building of the same type, each of which consists of a separate dwelling unit with a separate entrance. Both of the units, side-by-side, front-to-back, or over-and-under, are contained within a single building massing. This building type sits on a small- to medium-sized lot that may be shared with an accessory building in the rear. See § 345-405J.(1) (Principal Building Types: Summary) and § 345-405J.(2) (Principal Building Types: Specific Standards). Synonymous with "Two-Family Dwelling."
DWELLING, MULTIFAMILY
See "Multifamily Dwelling."
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY
A single-, one-, or 1-Family detached Building containing one Dwelling Unit only.
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY
See "Duplex."
DWELLING/DWELLING UNIT
A Building or portion thereof designed or used exclusively as Residential quarters for one or more Families living independently of each other, which includes separate complete sleeping, cooking, eating, and sanitation facilities for each such Family. The term shall not be deemed to include "Hotel," "Motel," "Rooming House," or "Tourist Home."
EASEMENT
A privilege or right of use, access or enjoyment granted on, above, under or across a particular tract of land by the landowner to another person, not including a lease.
EDGEYARD
A Yard type that results from a Building being set back from its Lot boundaries at the front, rear, and both sides.
EDUCATION
The collective reference to a Use category characterized by the process of receiving or giving instruction. Examples include without limitation Child-Care Facility, Child-Care in Home, Children's Day Camp, Family Day Care, Kindergarten, Personal Improvement Education, and School. See § 345-405K.(1)(b)[1] (Building and Lot Principal Uses).
EFFECTIVE TURNING RADIUS
The measurement of the inside Turning Radius taking parked cars into account.
ELECTRONIC MESSAGE BOARD
A panel or screen with the capability to display electronically programmed variable messages.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A public, private or parochial school offering instruction between Kindergarten and Grade 5 in the branches of learning and study required to be taught in the public schools of New York.
ELEVATION
As related to the exterior walls of a Building, one that is not along a Frontage Line; when not capitalized, "elevation" means the height above a given level or a drawing or design that represents an object or Structure as being projected geometrically on a vertical plane parallel to one of its sides, as the context indicates. See also "Facade." See Illustration 345.405.G-2 (Frontage and Lot Lines) and Illustration 345.1003.E-1 (Elevation).
ELIGIBLE FACILITY REQUEST or ELIGIBILE FACILITIES REQUEST
Any request for modification of an existing tower or base station that is not a substantial change to the physical dimensions of such tower or base station involving: A. Collocation of new transmission equipment; or B. Removal of transmission equipment; or C. Replacement of transmission equipment.
ENCROACH
To break the plane of a vertical or horizontal regulatory limit with a structural element, so that it extends into a Setback, into the Public Frontage, or above a height limit.
ENCROACHMENT
Any structural element that breaks the plane of a vertical or horizontal regulatory limit, extending into a Setback, into the Public Frontage, or above a height limit.
ENFRONT
To place an element along a Frontage, as in "porches Enfront the Thoroughfare."
ESTATE HOUSE
A large building designed as a single-family detached residential dwelling, situated on a large lot with an edgeyard, often shared with an accessory building in the rear. See § 345-405J.(1) (Principal Building Types: Summary) and § 345-405J.(2) (Principal Building Types: Specific Standards).
EXEMPT SIGN
A Sign listed in § 345-701J that does not require a Sign Permit.
EXISTING FACILITY
A constructed tower or base station is existing for purposes of this chapter if it has been reviewed and approved under the applicable zoning or siting process, or under another state or local regulatory review process, provided that a tower that has not been reviewed because it was not in a zoned area when it was built, but was lawfully constructed, is existing for purposes of this chapter.
EXISTING LOCAL CODES
All Village laws, codes, and ordinances in effect on the Effective Date of this chapter.
FAÇADE
The exterior Wall of a Building that is set along a Frontage Line. See also "Elevation" as related to a Building. See Illustration 345.1003.F-1 (Facade).
FAÇADE VOID AREA
The area of a Facade not comprised of walls, including windows, doors and other openings in the wall. Facade Void Area is measured from the edge of wall, and therefore typically includes the door or window but not the frame. See Illustration 345.1003.F-2 (Facade Void Areas).
FAMILY
A. One of the following:
(1) Up to three persons occupying a dwelling unit; or
(2) Four or more persons occupying a dwelling unit and living together as a traditional family or the functional equivalent of a traditional family.
B. It shall be presumptive evidence that four or more persons living in a single dwelling unit who are not related by blood, marriage, legal adoption or legal foster relationship do not constitute the functional equivalent of a traditional family.
C. In determining whether individuals are living together as the functional equivalent of a traditional family, the following criteria must be present:
(1) The occupants must share the entire dwelling unit, including cooking facilities, and live as a single housekeeping unit. A dwelling unit in which various occupants maintain separate and locked sleeping facilities in which such occupants' separate personal property are contained therein may not be deemed to be occupied by the functional equivalent of a traditional family;
(2) The group is not transient or temporary in nature. Evidence of not being transient or temporary in nature may include but not be limited to proof that members of the household have the same address for purposes of voter's registration, driver's license, motor vehicle registration, and filing of income taxes and/or other documentation of domicile; and
(3) Any other factor reasonably related to whether or not the group is the functional equivalent of a family.
FAMILY DAY-CARE
A private, Single-Family Dwelling in which at least one minor child, but fewer than seven minor children, are received for care and supervision for periods of less than 24 hours a day, unattended by a parent or legal guardian, except children related to an adult resident of the Dwelling by blood, marriage, or adoption.
FARMERS' MARKET
An open air area, with or without a Structure, used for the Retail sale of fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, eggs, flowers, herbs, or plants. A Roadside Stand is not a Farmers' Market.
FCC
The Federal Communications Commission.
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FENCE
A. As a Private Frontage Type, a Frontage wherein the Facade is set back from the Frontage Line, and the Front Yard so created is separated from the Public Frontage by a Fence. See § 345-405G.(1) (Private Frontage Types);
B. As a Structure, a device erected to serve as an architectural element, landscape element, Screen, Streetscreen, or physical barrier.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
A business characterized by the provision of financial, investment, banking and/or similar services, excluding Pawnshops and Short-Term Lenders.
FINISHED GRADE
The elevation of the completed surfaces of lawns, walks and Thoroughfares Adjoining a Building wall at that point along such wall. See Illustration 345.1003.F-3 (Finished Grade).
FIRE/EMS STATION
Premises accommodating operations of firefighting and emergency medical personnel and other members of staff.
FIRST LOT LAYER
See "Lot Layer."
FLEX BUILDING
A large footprint principal building type designed to accommodate either a single use or a vertical or horizontal mix of uses. See § 345-405J.(1) (Principal Building Types: Summary) and § 345-405J.(2) (Principal Building Types: Specific Standards).
FLOODPLAIN
See "Area of Special Flood Hazard."
FLOOR AREA
The area of all enclosed floors computed from the horizontal dimensions of the outside walls of the Building, excluding unfinished Attics, Cellars, utility areas, porches, patios, breezeways, Parking Areas, Parking Lots, Garages, Parking Structures, carports, and attached Accessory Buildings.
FLOOR AREA RATIO
The figure obtained by dividing (a) the aggregate Floor Area of the several floors and mezzanine areas of all Buildings on a Lot by (b) the Lot Area.
FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER
Premises operated for Civic Purposes, with or without a Structure, from which edible goods are distributed to the public, with or without compensation.
FOOD PROCESSING
Use characterized by processing and packaging of edible goods and beverages for consumption off of the premises, including Bakeries.
FORECOURT
A Private Frontage Type wherein a portion of the Facade is close to the Frontage Line and the central portion is set back, creating a gathering space for residents or additional shopping or restaurant seating area within Retail/Personal Service/Artisan Use areas. This type should be used sparingly and may be used in conjunction with other Frontage types. See § 345-405G.(1) (Private Frontage Types).
FREQUENCY
The number of sinusoidal cycles made by electromagnetic radiation in one second; usually expressed in units of hertz (Hz).
FRONT LOT LINE
The boundary at the front of a Lot along the Thoroughfare right-of-way. See Illustration 345.1003.F-5 (Frontages and Lot Lines).
FRONT YARD
A Yard that is situated between (a) the nearest roofed portion of the Principal Building or of any Accessory Building on the Lot and (b) the Front Lot Line, extending the full width of the Lot, from Side Lot Line to Side Lot Line. See Illustration 345.1003.F-6 (Front Yard).
FRONTAGE
The area between a Building Facade and a Path, Passage, water body, Civic Space, or the curb (or if there is no curb, the edge) of the Vehicular Lanes of a Thoroughfare having Vehicular Lanes, inclusive of the built and planted components of such area. Frontage is divided into Private Frontage and Public Frontage. See Illustration 345.405.G-2 (Frontages and Lot Lines), § 345-502B.(7) (Thoroughfare Assemblies and Standards), and § 345-405G.(1) (Private Frontage Types). Corner Lots have two Frontages, a Principal Frontage and a Secondary Frontage. See Illustration 345.1003.F-4 (Principal Frontage and Secondary Frontage).
FRONTAGE LINE
The common line that separates the Private Frontage from the Public Frontage, typically at the Front Lot Line in cases where the entire Public Frontage is within the public right-of-way. See Illustration 345.405.G-2 (Frontages and Lot Lines). On a Corner Lot, there are two Frontage Lines.
FULL VALUE
With respect to a Nonconforming Structure or a Structure used for a Nonconforming Use, the Full Value of a Structure shall be determined by subtracting (a) the estimated value of the foundation as provided by the owner's engineer or a licensed appraiser or from the current assessed value of the Structure from (b) the current assessed value of the Structure.
FUNERAL SERVICES
A Use characterized by an establishment engaged in undertaking services, such as preparing the human or animal dead for burial and arranging and managing funerals, including without limitation, Funeral Home, Mortuary, Cemetery, and Crematorium.
GALLERY
A. With respect to the Frontage, the Private Frontage Type conventional for Retail/Personal Service/Artisan Use, wherein the Facade is aligned close to the Frontage Line with an attached cantilevered shed or lightweight colonnade overlapping the Sidewalk [See § 345-405G.(1) (Private Frontage Types).]; B. With respect to the Use of premises or part thereof, the collection and/or exhibition, and often the sale, of works of art, photography, objects of permanent value, or artisan or cultural items.
GARAGE
An enclosed, detached Building, or an enclosed extension of a Principal Building, used for the storage of one or more motor vehicles on a Lot as an Accessory Use, provided that no business, occupation or service is conducted for profit therein.
GASOLINE STATION
Any area of land, including Structures thereon or part thereof, that is used for the Retail sale of motor vehicle fuels or other motor vehicle accessories and which may include auxiliary facilities for lubricating, washing or otherwise servicing motor vehicles, but not including the painting thereof or body repair work.
GOVERNMENTAL OFFICE
Federal, state, county or city offices, administrative, clerical or public contact services, together with incidental storage and maintenance of necessary vehicles.
GRADE, FINISHED
See "Finished Grade."
GREEN
A type of civic space for unstructured recreation, spatially defined by landscaping rather than buildings, described as such in Table § 345-504B.(1) (Civic Space Types: Summary) and § 345-504B.(2).
GREEN ROOF
A building roof that is engineered to be covered with low-maintenance growing plants that: insulate in winter, cool the building in summer, reduce solar absorption, reduce precipitation runoff from roof surfaces, and improve interior heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) efficiency.
HEALTH CLUB
Premises that contain one or more of the following types of athletic facilities: swimming pool, racquetball courts, squash courts, exercise rooms, weight rooms, gymnasium or similar facilities available exclusively to members and their guests.
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL OR MANUFACTURING
A Use category that involves the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substance into new products that generates outside of the property any noise, odor, vibration or dust. Examples may include, but are not limited to:
A. Fabrication, manufacturing or assembly of machinery, equipment, instruments, vehicles, appliances, communications equipment, computer or electronic equipment, precision items and other electrical items.
B. Food processing and related products; and lumber, pulp and paper mills.
C. Storage or use of highly flammable, toxic matter or explosive materials, or of hazardous materials.
D. Generation of pollution, dust, odor, heat, glare, or vibration beyond the walls of such enclosed Building or any light or glare beyond the boundaries of the land on which the Building is situated.
E. Any activity or Use for which any water, air, or other environmental or pollution license or permit is required.
F. Concrete batch plants.
G. Concrete, tile, or brick manufacturing.
H. Automobile, truck, or tire manufacturing or assembly.
I. Ammonia or chlorine manufacturing.
J. Metal casting or foundries.
K. Gas manufacturing.
L. Grain milling or processing.
M. Metal or metal ore production, refining, smelting, or alloying.
N. Petroleum or petroleum product storage or refining.
O. Boat, pool, or spa manufacturing.
P. Keeping, selling, or slaughtering of animals.
Q. Glass manufacturing.
R. Paper manufacturing.
S. Manufacturing of materials into compost.
T. Gravel, sand, stone, coal, gas, oil, or mineral, mining or processing.
U. Rail equipment storage/repair;.
V. Wood or lumber processing.
HEIGHT
A. The vertical dimension of a Structure, described in number of Stories of the Structure, and/or feet excluding:
(1) Parapets under 42 inches in height; and
(2) Masts, belfries, clock towers, chimneys, chimney flues, silos, water tanks, or elevator bulkheads.
 
B. See Illustration 345.1003.H-1 (Height-Building).
HIGH SCHOOL
Premises at which education is provided for students from Grade 9 through Grade 12.
HIGHWAY
A rural or suburban thoroughfare of high vehicular speed and capacity, described as such in § 345-502B.(6) (Thoroughfare Types: Summary) and § 345-502B.(7) (Thoroughfare Assemblies and Standards).
HOME OCCUPATION or HOME OFFICE
Any gainful occupation conducted entirely within a Dwelling solely by the owner- or tenant-residents thereof as an Accessory Use, which does not change the character of the Structure as a residence, provided that (a) said activity shall not occupy more than 1/2 of the Floor Area of the Dwelling, (b) there shall be no external evidence other than an Identification Sign, (c) no goods shall be kept, and (d) no mechanical or electrical equipment shall be used except customary household equipment; and provided further that "Home Occupation" shall not be construed to include the following Uses: Clinic, Hospital, Home Professional Office, barbershop, beauty shop, Restaurant, Kennel, antique dealer, Retail sales on the premises, or loading of ammunition.
HOME PROFESSIONAL OFFICE
A. The accessory Use of Residential premises as the Office or studio of an owner- or tenant-resident physician, surgeon, dentist, lawyer, architect, engineer, real estate broker or salesman, insurance broker or agent, accountant, teacher, or other Person licensed by the State of New York to practice such profession, or a who gives individual instruction in academic or scientific subjects to a single pupil at a time; provided that:
(1) No more than two persons are employed who are not members of the Family;
(2) Such Office shall be in the Principal Building and shall not occupy more than 1/2 of the Floor Area of said Building;
(3) A Home Professional Office shall not include:
(a) A biological or other medical testing laboratory; or
(b) The purchase or sale of goods.
B. Home Professional Office" shall not include Hair/Skin/Nail Personal Services, a Long-Term Care Facility, or Funeral Services.
HORTICULTURE AND LANDSCAPING SERVICES
Landscaping, tree, plant, lawn, and/or other landscape material installation, care, maintenance, and removal, and other similar services, together with associated equipment and machinery directed toward the care of trees, plants, or lawns.
HOSPICE
The provision of palliative care and emotional support to the terminally ill so that quality of life is maintained and family members may be active participants in care.
HOSPITAL
A. Premises used for the diagnosis, medical treatment, or similar care of human ailments including without limitation: the term "Hospital" shall be deemed to include:
(1) Psychiatric and substance abuse facilities, ambulatory care, outpatient services, diagnostic and treatment centers, Clinics, Rehabilitation Facilities, Medical Laboratories, teaching facilities, and meeting areas associated with and on the same premises as the Hospital; and
(2) Accessory Uses such as dining and housing for patients' Families and guests, staff members, nurses, interns, resident physicians and their immediate families, and maintenance, service and parking facilities.
B. The term "Hospital" shall not be deemed to include:
(1) Offices of doctors, dentists, chiropractors, or nurse practitioners, sanitariums, Nursing Homes, Long-Term Care Facilities, Rehabilitation Facilities, psychiatric and substance abuse facilities, ambulatory care, outpatient services, diagnostic and treatment centers, Clinics, Rehabilitation Facilities, Medical Laboratories, Hospices, teaching facilities, or meeting areas not associated with and on the same premises as the Hospital; or
(2) Accessory Uses, such as dining and housing for patients' families and guests, staff members, nurses, interns, resident physicians and their immediate families, and maintenance, service and parking facilities not on the same premises and associated with the Hospital.
HOSTEL
An establishment that provides inexpensive food and lodging for a specific group of people, such as students, workers, or travelers.
HOTEL
A business that offers to Transients, on a daily or weekly basis for compensation, sleeping accommodations accessible from interior hallways, whether or not such business also includes dining facilities.
HOUSE
A principal building type that was designed as a single-family detached dwelling on a medium or large lot with an edgeyard, often shared with an accessory building in the rear, described as such in § 345-405J.(1) (Principal Building Types) and § 345-405J.(2) (Principal Building Types: Specific Standards).
IDENTIFICATION SIGN
A sign that directs attention to a business, profession, or multifamily building conducted upon the same lot where such sign is located described as such in § 345-701B.(2)(a) (Sign Types: Summary) and § 345-701B.(2)(a) (Sign Types: Specific Standards).
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
That portion of a Lot covered with a roof, Structure, Building, and/or paved areas that prevent or restrict absorption of rain or surface water directly into the ground.
IMPOUND YARD
A facility that provides temporary outdoor storage for: 1) mechanically operable/drivable, licensed vehicles that are to be claimed by titleholders or their agents; and/or 2) wrecked motor vehicles awaiting insurance adjustments and transport to repair shops. This term excludes: Scrap and Salvage Yards/Services; Junkyard; Towing Facilities; Motor Vehicle Storage; or accessory storage of inoperable vehicles.
IMPROVEMENT
Any man-made change of land or a Lot, or change or creation of a Structure.
INDEPENDENT LIVING APARTMENT
A multiple Dwelling Unit accommodation that provides Residential quarters for Persons over a specified age who do not require skilled nursing care, health care, or assistance with daily activities, such as assistance with eating, dressing, ambulation, medication, bathing, or toileting.
INFORMATION SERVICES
Enterprises and organizations whose purpose is to produce and process information and to develop the infrastructure and delivery mechanisms to distribute information.