The term applied to a building, structure, system, or use (except for an accessory dwelling unit) that 1) is customarily incidental and subordinate to and serves a principal building or use served; 2) is subordinate in area, extent, or purpose to the principal building or use served; 3) contributes to the comfort, convenience, or necessity of occupants of the principal building or principal use; and 4) is located on the same parcel as the principal building or principal use.

A second subordinate unit that is: 1) contained with the existing primary single dwelling unit; 2) an addition to the existing primary dwelling unit; 3) an adaptive reuse of an existing permanent detached accessory structure such as a barn, carriage house or garage on the same parcel as the primary dwelling unit; or 4) designed into new construction of a single dwelling unit.

A structure, attached or detached to the principal structure of the same lot, that is accessory to the principal structure or use of the same lot.

Any organization, entity, association, partnership, limited-liability company or corporation engaged in the business of agriculture whether for profit or otherwise, including the cultivation of land, the raising of crops or the raising of livestock.

All activities conducted by a farmer on a farm to produce agricultural products and which are inherent and necessary to the operation of a farm and the on-farm production, preparation, and marketing of agricultural products, application of animal wastes; storage, transportation, and proper and legal use of equipment for tillage, planting, harvesting, irrigation, fertilization and pesticide application; storage and use of legally permitted fertilizers, limes, and pesticides all in accordance with local, state and federal law and regulations and in accordance with manufacturer's instructions and warnings; storage, use and application of animal feed and foodstuffs, construction and use of farm structures and facilities for the storage of animal wastes, farm equipment, pesticides, fertilizers, agricultural products and livestock, for the sale of agricultural products and for the use of farm labor.

Those products as defined in §§ 301 Subdivision 2 and 301 Subdivision 3 of Article 25AA of the State Agriculture and Markets Law as adopted or hereafter amended, including, but not limited to:

The use of land and resources for the production of food, fiber, fuel, and for agritourism activities in accordance with the accepted practices of land, nutrient, and farm management as defined by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets including but not limited to the raising, harvesting, and selling of crops; feeding (including grazing), breeding, managing, selling, or producing livestock, poultry, fur-bearing animals or honeybees; dairying and the sale of dairy products; any other aquacultural, floricultural, horticultural, silvicultural or viticultural use; animal husbandry, agricultural support industries, or by any combination thereof; and equestrian facilities.

A dwelling unit in a multiple-family dwelling or mixed occupancy building.

An owner-occupied dwelling in which not more than five sleeping rooms are provided or offered for overnight temporary accommodations for transient guests for compensation, and serving breakfast to guests only.

A structure enclosed within exterior walls, built, erected and framed of a combination of materials, whether portable or fixed, having a roof, to form a structure for the shelter of persons, animals, or property.

A line drawn parallel to the front boundary along that face or point of a building nearest to the front boundary. This face includes garages and front porches of dwellings, whether enclosed or unenclosed, but does not include steps. See Figure 1, located below the definition for setback.

Any lot used or intended to be used by let to, or rented to persons for outdoor recreation or camping in recreational vehicles, tents or other temporary dwellings and supplied with a water and sewage disposal system approved by the Cayuga County Health Department.

A written statement from the Code Enforcement Officer that the construction or use proposed under the same numbered zoning permit is completed and complies with the existing regulations of the Zoning Ordinance. A "certificate to occupy" gives approval for the building or structure to be used or for the land use to continue.

The buildings and facilities housing an organization for a social, educational, or recreational purpose, and not primarily operated for profit nor to render a service that is customarily carried on as a business.

A place or establishment where animals or meat products are delivered by the owner thereof for slaughter, processing, and/or packaging exclusively for use by the owner of the animal or of the meat products, and members of his or her household and his or her nonpaying guests and employees, provided that such custom slaughterer or processor does not engage in the business of buying or selling any carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat or meat products of any animal.

A facility whose program provides care for children away from their home during only part of a twenty-four-hour day, which is licensed by and operated in accordance with 18 NYCRR Part 418 of the New York State Department of Social Services.

A facility designed to provide care for the elderly and/or adults who are physically handicapped or cognitively impaired, for a portion of a twenty-four-hour day. An "adult day-care facility" provides primarily social care with professional assistance to the client but does not provide for continuous nursing and/or medical care.

To cease or abandon property without intent to resume, but excluding temporary or short-term interruptions, such as during periods of remodeling, maintaining, or otherwise improving or rearranging a facility, or during normal periods of vacation or seasonal closure. An "intent to resume" can be shown through continuous operation of a portion of the facility, maintenance of public utilities, or other outside proof of continuance such as bills of lading, delivery records, etc.

A building that contains one or more dwelling units intended or designed to be used, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied for living purposes. A dwelling shall not be deemed to include a hotel, motel, or bed-and-breakfast. A dwelling is more specifically defined as the following:

Commercial horse, donkey, and mule facilities, including, but not limited to, horse ranches, boarding stables, riding schools and academies, horse exhibition facilities and pack stations; together with any accessory or incidental barns, stables, corrals, and paddocks.

One or more persons living, sleeping, cooking and eating on the same premises as a single housekeeping unit.

The land and on-farm buildings, equipment, manure processing and handling facilities, and practices which contribute to the production, preparation and marketing of crops, livestock and livestock products as a commercial enterprise, as defined in § 301 Subdivision 2 of Article 25AA of the State Agriculture and Markets Law as adopted or hereafter amended.

A structure or vehicle not exceeding 400 square feet of gross floor area whose principal use is the sale of farm, nursery or greenhouse products produced on the premises; and may also involve the accessory sales of homemade handicrafts.

Land used in agricultural production, as defined in § 301 Subdivision 4 of Article 25AA of the State Agriculture and Markets Law as adopted or hereafter amended; and land which is not currently in use for but, is suitable for these purposes in the future (e.g., idle farmland).

An enclosure or barrier, such as wooden posts, wire, iron, etc., used as a boundary, means of protection, privacy screening or confinement, but not including hedges, shrubs, trees, or other natural growth.

A facility utilized for fire-protection services for the purpose of public safety and emergency services.

The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building structure, as measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls. Floor area includes areas used for human, occupancy, and does not include basements, unenclosed porches, and attics not used for human occupancy.

A building or portion of building designed and occupied for the preparation of deceased persons or animals for burial and for the arrangement and management of burial ceremonies; the use commonly includes accommodations for people to congregate and hold ceremonies and includes the terms "funeral parlor," "mortuary" or "undertaker." The term excludes facilities for the cremation of human remains or animals.

An enclosed space for the storage of one 1) or more motor vehicles, provided that the vehicle(s) are used by the owner or tenants of the building or buildings on the premises; and that no business, occupation, or service is conducted for profit, including repairing or servicing vehicles for profit.

That portion of property where flammable or combustible liquids or gases used as fuel are stored and dispersed from fixed equipment into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles. Such an establishment may offer for sale at retail other convenience items as a clearly secondary activity.

Those practices which are feasible, lawful, inherent, customary, necessary, reasonable, normal, safe, and typical to the industry or unique to the commodity as they pertain to the practices listed in the definition of agricultural practices and do not harm human health.

As used in this chapter, the term "health care facility" defines a facility where patients are treated or attended to by licensed medical practitioners that include but are not limited to physicians, dentists, physical or occupational therapists, laboratory tests and diagnostic (x-ray, MRI, etc.) testing.

A building or group of buildings in which there are rental sleeping rooms for temporary lodging and which may also include dining rooms, kitchens, serving rooms, meeting rooms, ballrooms, and other facilities and services intended primarily for the accommodation of its patrons.

Any place of storage or deposit, whether in connection with another business or not, of wastepaper, rags, scrap metal, discarded material and machinery or where more than one unregistered, old or secondhand motor vehicle is held, whether for the purpose of resale of used parts there from; for the purpose of reclaiming for use some or all of the materials therein, whether metal, glass, fabric or otherwise; for the purpose of disposing of the same; or for any other purpose. Such term shall include any place of storage or deposit for any such purpose of used parts or waste material from motor vehicles which, taken together, equal in bulk more than one such vehicle.

A public facility containing printed information, electronic information, and pictorial material for the public use and purpose of study, reference, and recreation.

A parcel of land occupied or used or set aside and available for use as the site of one principal structure or use with its accessory structures thereto or for any other purpose, in one ownership and not divided by a street, not including any land within the right-of-way of a public or private street upon which said lot abuts, even if ownership to such way is in the owner of the lot. A lot for the purpose of this chapter may or not coincide with a lot of record.

As used in this chapter, the term "manufactured home" is defined by the terms of the Residential Code of the NYS Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code Chapter 2 Section R202 as adopted or hereafter amended. The terms "mobile home" and "manufactured home" shall not include any self-propelled recreational vehicle or park model recreational unit.

Any business use or activity involving the treatment, processing, fabrication, rebuilding, repairing, assembly and/or bulk storage of material, products, or items.

A marine facility that is operated for profit, provides facilities for more than 10 boats and is primarily oriented toward providing permanent and/or transient mooring for recreational boating and may also contain facilities for boat launching, servicing, repairing, fueling, and storage; as well as concessions: snack bar, restaurant, etc.

As used in this chapter, the term "mobile home" is defined by the terms of the Residential Code of the NYS Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code Chapter 2 Section R202 as adopted or hereafter amended. For the purposes of this chapter, a mobile home shall be considered a manufactured home. The terms "mobile home" and "manufactured home" shall not include any self-propelled recreational vehicle or park model recreational unit.

A building or series of buildings in which lodging is offered for compensation, and which is distinguished from a hotel primarily by reason of providing direct independent access to, and adjoining parking for, each rental unit.

Any vehicle propelled or drawn by power other than muscular power and originally intended for use on public highways.

A structure, other than a hospital, where persons are lodged and furnished with meals and nursing care for hire.

The office of a member of a recognized profession maintained for the conduct of business in any of the following related categories: architectural, engineering, planning, law, interior design, accounting, insurance, real estate, medical, dental, optical, or any similar type of profession.

A park model recreational unit is transportable and primarily designed for long-term permanent placement on a site. When set up, park model units are to be connected to utilities which are necessary to operate fixtures and appliances, they are not self-contained as an RV.

The area required for parking one motor vehicle, which in this chapter is held to be an area 10 feet wide and 20 feet long and clear to a height of seven feet, together with access aisles for maneuvering and passage to and from the public street.

A document issued by the Code Enforcement Officer allowing a person to begin an activity provided for in this chapter.

Any use which is or may be lawfully established in a particular district, provided it conforms with all the requirements applicable to that district.

Includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms and partnerships, as well as individuals.

Mini-warehouse, public storage, or self-storage facilities; the use excludes temporary or portable units, such as "PODS" tractor-trailers or storage trailers (with or without wheels). Prohibited activities within a self-service storage facility include but are not limited to the following: commercial wholesale or retail sales; auctions, garage sales or flea markets; servicing, repair or fabrication of motor vehicles, boats, trailers, lawn mowers, appliances or similar equipment; the operation of power tools, spray-painting equipment, table saws, lathes, compressors, welding equipment, kilns or other similar equipment; the establishment of transfer storage businesses; and any use that is noxious or offensive because of odors, dust, noise, fumes or vibrations, but nothing contained herein shall prohibit enforcement of the provisions of the New York State Lien Law. None of the aforementioned conditions shall restrict the facility owner from performing maintenance on this facility.

A commercial recreational land use conducted almost wholly outdoors. Typical uses may include, but are not limited to, parks, picnic places, hiking and snowshoe trails, horse-riding academics, tennis courts, golf courses, marinas, toboggan slides, ski runs, bathing beaches, swimming pools, athletic sports tracks and other like open-air sports facilities.

A vehicle built on a single chassis, containing 400 square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projections; designed to be self-propelled or towed by another vehicle; and able to have movement on roadways without an oversized load permit (less than 8 1/2 feet wide). A recreational vehicle is not designed or intended for use as a permanent dwelling, but as temporary living quarters for recreational camping, travel, or seasonal use. This definition includes vehicles such as travel trailers, motor homes, boats, houseboats, and campers; but shall not include the term "park model recreational unit" as defined elsewhere in this chapter.

All solid waste, including garbage, rubbish, ashes, incinerator residue, road cleanings, dead animals, offal and solid commercial and industrial wastes.

Any land used for the depositing of refuse, except that it shall not include the land used for the depositing of refuse from a single family, a member of which is the owner, occupant or lessee of said land, or any part of a farm in which only animal wastes resulting from the operation of such farm are deposited.

A building used as a church, place of worship, or religious assembly, with or without related accessory buildings or uses such as the following in any combination: rectory or convent, private school, meeting hall, offices for administration of the institution, licensed child or adult day care, playground, or cemetery, where persons regularly assemble for religious purposes and related social events, which is maintained and controlled by a religious body organized to sustain religious ceremonies and purposes.

A building or portion thereof where food and beverages, whether or not alcoholic, are sold to the public for consumption on the premises.

A place of business devoted in whole or in part to the sale, rental, or servicing of goods or commodities which are normally delivered or provided on the premises to a consumer. Typical categories of goods and services provided by retail business establishments include, but are not limited to, artist and hobby supplies, auto supply stores, books, clothing and clothing accessories, food and liquor, flowers, furniture sales, garden supplies, gifts, hardware and paint, household goods and appliances, newspapers and stationery, pharmacy and medical supplies, sporting goods, and variety goods. The limited production of such goods, which are primarily intended for retail sale on the premises, shall be permitted provided that such production is a necessary adjunct of the retail establishment.

Includes street and highway. The center of the "road" shall mean the center of the road right-of-way.

A facility where logs or partially processed cants are sawn, split, shaved, stripped, chipped, or otherwise processed to produce wood products, not including the processing of timber for use on the same lot by the owner or resident of that lot.

An institution for the teaching of children or adults including but not limited to primary and secondary schools, colleges, professional schools, dance schools, business schools, trade schools, art schools, and similar facilities.

The least required horizontal distance between a lot line, and any structure on the lot measured at the shortest point, including terraces, porches, or any covered projection thereof, but excluding steps and ramps; except that the front setback shall be measured from the centerline of the road to the closest point of the building. All setback lines shall be drawn parallel to their respective lot lines regardless of the shape of the lot. See Figure 1 below.

Any device for visual communication that is used for the purpose of bringing the subject thereof to the attention of the public, but not including any flag, badge or insignia of any government or government agency or of any civic, charitable, religious, patriotic, fraternal or similar organization.

A lot or group of contiguous lots not divided by any alley, street, other right-of-way or the Town boundary line that is proposed for development in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and is in a single ownership or has multiple owners, all of whom join in an application for development.

A plan of a site on which is shown topography, location of all buildings, structures, roads, rights-of-way, boundaries, all essential dimensions and bearings and any other information deemed necessary by the Planning Board.

Authority delegated to the Planning Board by the Town Board, which enables the Planning Board to approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove the site development plans for all buildings or uses where site plan review is required.

The first step in the site plan review process, often referred to as a concept plan. Sketch plans shall be provided and reviewed in accordance with the requirements in Article VIII of this chapter.

A building used for the for-profit slaughtering of animals that are either raised or transported to the building and the processing and storage of animal products and waste that results from a slaughtering process.

A building used as an ancillary structure on a farm or ranch for the nonprofit slaughtering of animals raised on site and the processing and storage of animal products and waste that results from a slaughtering process.

The dividing line, also known as the street right-of-way line, between a lot and the outside boundary of a street or highway.

A combination of materials assembled, constructed, or erected at a fixed location including a building, the use of which requires location on the ground or attachment to something having location on the ground.

Any temporary structure, enclosure, or shelter constructed of fabric or other pliable material supported by any manner except by air or the contents protected by the material.

Any activity, occupation, business, or operation carried on or intended to be carried on, in a building or other structure or on a parcel of land.

In accordance with NYS Town Law § 267 Subdivision 1(b) an "Area variance shall mean the authorization by the zoning board of appeals for the use of land in a manner which is not allowed by the dimensional or physical requirements of the applicable zoning regulations."

In accordance with NYS Town Law § 267 Subsection 1(a) "Use variance shall mean the authorization by the zoning board of appeals for the use of land for a purpose which is otherwise not allowed or is prohibited by the applicable zoning regulations."

A use engaged in storage, wholesale, and distribution of manufactured products, supplies, and equipment, excluding bulk storage of materials that are flammable or explosive or that present hazards or conditions commonly recognized as offensive. Facilities characterized by extensive warehousing, frequent heavy trucking activity, open storage of material. This definition excludes public self-storage facilities.

A commercial activity characterized by the bulk storage, distribution and/or sale of merchandise to other retail, manufacturing, construction contracting, institutional or wholesale establishments. This use may include provision for related administrative offices, product showrooms, truck storage and parking areas. It excludes facilities for the storage and distribution of petroleum, natural gas or hazardous chemicals.

A story that is not a story above grade plane, as defined by the terms of the Residential Code of the NYS Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code Chapter 2 Section R202 as adopted or hereafter amended.