A building customarily incidental or subordinate to with the principal building on the same lot.

Structures, including but not limited to balconies, stoops, and open porches, are not considered accessory structures.

A use, occupancy or tenancy customarily incidental to the principal use or occupancy of a building.

Definitions particular to § 160-6.3, Standards for Adult Entertainment:

See "rest home."

The raising of crops, animals or animal products, horticultural or nursery products for gain, including the sale of farm produce and agricultural products.

Any change, rearrangement or addition to a building or any modification in construction or in building equipment, excluding normal maintenance and repairs.

Premises for the medical and/or surgical care of sick or injured animals with or without accessory boarding accommodations for convalescence. The term "animal hospital" shall also include a veterinary clinic.

See "dwelling, multifamily."

An establishment for the repair and service of household items, including but not limited to washing machines, dryers, refrigerators, toasters, microwave ovens, and ovens.

Residences for the elderly that provide rooms, means, personal care, and supervision of self-administered medication. They may provide other services, such as recreational activities, financial services, and transportation.

See "motor vehicle repair facility."

See "tavern/nightclub."

That space of a building which is partly below grade and which has more than half of its height, measured from floor to ceiling, above the average established curb level or finished grade of the ground adjoining the building.

Owner-occupied, one-family dwelling used for providing overnight accommodations and a morning meal and containing not more than 10 bedrooms for lodgers. The number of overnight guests housed in the facility (excluding the regular residential occupants) may not exceed the number of permitted sleeping units multiplied by three.

A private dwelling in which at least three but not more than six rooms are offered for rent, whether or not table board is furnished to lodgers, and in which no transients are accommodated and no public restaurant is maintained. A boardinghouse is considered a multiple-occupancy dwelling.

A structure wholly or partially enclosed within exterior walls, or within exterior and party walls, and a roof, affording shelter to persons, animals, or property. A group of attached townhomes and/or a multifamily dwelling will constitute a single building.

A line drawn at the main wall of a building, excluding steps, porches, patios, eaves, cornices or other projections, and extending from lot line to lot line.

The relationship between the mass of a building and its surroundings, including the width of street, open space and mass of surrounding buildings.

Any premises for the storage or parking of motor-driven buses and/or the loading and unloading of passengers.

A retail facility that sells at retail any cannabis product, the sale of which a license is required for an adult use cannabis retail dispensary under the provisions of the New York State Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act.

Premises regularly used for washing, cleaning or polishing motor vehicles for compensation.

That space of a building which is partly below grade and which has more than half of its height, measured from floor to ceiling, above the average established curb level or finished grade of the ground adjoining the building.

Property used for the interring of the deceased.

A certificate issued by the Village of Cobleskill Historic District Review Commission upon approval of the exterior architectural features of any new building construction or alterations to an existing building located within the Village's Historic District.

A certificate issued by the Code Enforcement Officer when the plans for a proposed use meet all applicable codes and regulations.

When a particular use has exceeded the scope of its original permit and thus seeks to become part of another use category. A change in use requires either a new permit from any governmental agency; construction that requires a building permit for the construction or enlargement of a structure exceeding 25% of its original square footage; the clearing, excavation or grading of more than 350 square feet of land; the addition of four or more parking spaces; or the enlargement or addition of signs. A change of ownership or tenancy does not constitute a change of use.

A not-for-profit corporation or association organized for charitable purposes, including but not limited to education, social welfare, environmental conservation, scientific research, cultural enrichment and the arts.

See "places of worship."

An independent facility for the provision of health services by licensed professional staff on an outpatient basis and without accommodations for overnight patient stays. A clinic that is an integral part of a hospital or nursing home shall be considered the same use as said hospital or nursing home for purposes of this Code.

The incorporated Village of Cobleskill, Schoharie County, New York.

The Code Enforcement Officer or the Assistant Code Enforcement Officer.

Premises equipped with individual clothes washing and drying and/or cleaning machines which are operated by the customers themselves.

Premises equipped with machines for washing and drying and/or chemically cleaning and pressing clothes left by customers and picked up after cleaning. "Commercial laundry" or "dry cleaner" also includes premises which serve only as customer dropoff and pickup locations and which send customer's clothes off the premises for cleaning and pressing.

A multiunit building or buildings in which an owner has exclusive ownership rights to a given unit, but real estate and common elements are owned jointly by a group of owners or by a separate entity. Condominiums are governed by New York State Real Property Law Article 9-B Condominium Law § 339. Condominiums shall be an allowable use in RPUDD-1 and all multifamily zoning categories, subject to an approved site plan review.

The protection or management of land in a natural state, including management practices such as clearing and replanting, stream channel maintenance and erosion control, among others.

Quick-stop retail sales outlet with no sale of gasoline and with no motor vehicle repair.

See "gasoline station."

A multiple-occupancy structure used by an organized religious order to house no more than six members.

A change in the use of a structure from a single-family unit to a two- or multifamily unit.

An open space enclosed on all sides by exterior walls of a building.

An open space enclosed on three sides by a combination of exterior building walls and/or fence, freestanding walls or landscape plants.

The linear average dimension measured from the unenclosed side of the court to the farthest wall thereof.

The area covered by all buildings on a lot, expressed as a percentage of the total lot area.

A minor street with only one outlet and having a turning loop at the closed end.

The prolongation of the lateral line of a curb or, in the absence of a curb, the lateral boundary of the roadway.

An establishment providing on-site computers and Internet access to the public, with food and nonalcoholic beverage service.

An establishment constructed to cater to the motoring public, whether or not serving pedestrians as well as the automobile trade, and providing curb and/or window counter service. A drive-in facility does not include a restaurant with a drive-through. See "restaurant with drive-in facility."

An open lot, together with appurtenant facilities, where motion pictures are shown to paying customers seated in automobiles or on outdoor seats.

A lot or part thereof used primarily for disposal by abandonment, dumping, burial, burning or any other means and for whatever purpose of garbage, offal, sewage, trash, refuse, junk, discarded machinery, vehicles or parts thereof or waste material of any kind.

A one-family dwelling separated by a party wall from only one adjacent dwelling unit.

A building containing five or more dwelling units.

A single dwelling unit with one or more sleeping rooms used or occupied by permanent or transient tenants; a building with sleeping accommodations used or occupied as a club, dormitory, fraternity or sorority house, or community residence.

A one-family dwelling with party walls separating it from adjacent units on both sides having separate water and sewer service.

A detached building containing one dwelling unit only and that is not attached to any other dwelling by any means and is surrounded by open space or yards.

A detached building containing three or four dwelling units only.

Two to six conjoined dwelling units owned individually and not in common by one owner and separated from the adjacent dwelling unit by party walls and having a separate independent entrance from an outside yard area and each having a separate water and sewer service. The owner of each single-family residential unit owns the real estate directly under his/her unit plus any additional real estate as laid out in an approved site plan and with any necessary subdivision approval. Townhomes shall be an allowable use in RPUDD-1 and all multi-family zoning categories, subject to an approved site plan review.

A building on a single lot containing two dwelling units, each of which is totally separated from the other by an unpierced vertical wall, except for a common stairwell exterior to both dwelling units.

One or more rooms with provision for living, cooking, sanitary and sleeping facilities arranged for the use of one family. A boarding- or rooming house, convalescent home, fraternity or sorority house, dormitory, hotel, inn, lodging, nursing, or other similar homes or other similar structures shall not be deemed to constitute a dwelling unit.

The architectural style, architectural details and features, general design and general arrangement of the exterior of a building, including the kind and texture of building material and the type and style of doors and windows, light fixtures, signs and other appurtenant fixtures.

A building face or wall.

A change in setback or architectural style that may include such things as varying the size or height of architectural components of a building so that a building appears as separate structures. Windows and doors by themselves do not constitute facade breaks.

Use undertaken or administered by the Cobleskill Agricultural Society in managing the affairs and activities of the fairgrounds.

One or more persons occupying a dwelling unit as a single housekeeping unit under a common housekeeping management plan based on an intentionally structured relationship providing organization and stability.

A parcel of land used principally in the commercial raising or production of agricultural products and the necessary or usual dwellings, farm structures, storage and equipment related thereto. Agricultural products shall include, but are not limited to, field crops, vegetable crops, fruit, woodland products, livestock and livestock products and fowl. It excludes kennels and stables used by the public.

A seasonal outdoor market for the sale of fresh produce, plants and food products which operates not more than six months in any calendar year, with no permanent structures.

An unroofed enclosing structure erected for the purpose of preventing passage or view.

The sum of the gross horizontal area of the several floors of the building or buildings on a lot, measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the center line of party walls separating two buildings.

The actual square footage of an area used for gathering people together, not including accessory or other areas used for different purposes or the thickness of walls. Such area is normally enclosed by walls or other dividers.

Animals including, but not limited to, domestic birds such as chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, pheasants or pigeons raised in confinement.

A freestanding structure with a footprint no larger than 10 feet by 10 feet that by design, physical facilities, service, or packaging procedures encourages or permits customers to receive services or obtain goods while remaining in their motor vehicles.

The horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured along the street line.

Premises used for the storage of fuel oil, kerosene or other combustible fuel in tanks for the sale by motor vehicle or other means of conveyance to purchasers at some other location and excluding gasoline storage tanks used at gasoline stations for retail sales or tanks used by individuals when fuel is not sold.

A building used for the preparation of the deceased for burial and the display of the deceased and rituals connected therewith before burial or cremation.

A structure used for the storage and display of cultural, scientific, environmental, historic, or other resources.

A commercial establishment other than a bar or restaurant in which a substantial portion of the business is games and amusement devices, such as pool, video games, pinball machines and similar mechanical or electronic devices.

Premises used for the storage, display, sale, rental, service or repair of motor vehicles.

An accessory garage used by the occupants of a principal structure for storing one or more vehicles or boats and within which no business, occupation, service or industry is conducted for profit.

A commercial establishment which includes the sale and delivery of gasoline or other fuel for the propulsion of motor vehicles. A gasoline station may include the accessory sale and installation of oil or other substances, tires, batteries and other motor vehicle accessories. A gasoline station may also conduct minor vehicle repairs. A gasoline station may also include a quick-stop retail store, provided that the store is an integral part of the gasoline station.

Light emitting from a luminaire with intensity great enough to reduce a viewer's ability to see and in extreme cases causing momentary blindness.

A tract of land laid out for at least nine holes for playing the game of golf and improved with tees, greens, fairways, and hazards and that may include a clubhouse and shelter.

A sign, logo or other illustrative diagram or sketch attached to or painted on a window or displayed from the interior side of a window for outside viewing.

See "floor area, gross."

A dwelling which is occupied by unrelated persons who may be handicapped, developmentally disabled or emotionally disturbed and which is supervised by a paid or volunteer live-in counselor. A group home is considered a multiple-occupancy dwelling. See "rest home."

Space occupied by one or more persons for living, sleeping, eating or cooking and contained wholly within a dwelling unit. Restaurants for employees and occupants, kitchens serving them and kitchenettes shall not be deemed to be habitable space. See "nonhabitable space."

The vertical distance measured from the average finished grade at all foundation corners of the building or structure to the highest point of the building or structure, excluding the chimney.

A profession or occupation conducted within a dwelling or accessory structure thereto for profit by persons residing therein.

A multiple dwelling used primarily to furnish lodging, with or without meals or tavern facilities, consisting of more than 10 rooms, for compensation.

Illumination which incorporates any artificial lighting as an inherent part or feature or which depends for its illumination on transparent or translucent material or electricity or radio-activated or gaseous material or substance.

Illumination with an artificial light which is separated from or is not an intrinsic part of the sign itself.

Illumination with an artificial light which is an intrinsic part of the sign itself and is designed to light the features of the sign from within. Internal illumination is also direct illumination.

A building or part of a building devoted to showing motion pictures, or for dramatic, dance, musical, or other live performances.

Artisan/craftsman production of goods, a substantial portion of which is sold on the premises.

Manufacture, assembly, treatment or packaging of products that does not result in a private or public nuisance (e.g., emit objectionable levels of smoke, noise, dust, odor, glare or vibration beyond the property boundaries). A commercial bakery is an example of light industry.

Any motor vehicle no longer intended or in condition for legal use on the public highways.

A lot, land or structure or part thereof used primarily for the collecting, storage and sale of wastepaper, rags, scrap metal or other scrap or discarded material or for the collecting, dismantling, storage or salvaging of machinery or vehicles not in running condition and for the sale of parts thereof. "Junkyard" shall mean and include a junkyard within the meaning of § 136 of the General Municipal Law.

Premises used for the sale, harboring, breeding or care of dogs for compensation.

Space less than 60 square feet in floor area used for cooking or preparation of food.

A nonhazardous waste landfill accessory to an industrial facility and operated under the permit provisions of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law, Article 27, Title 7 (Part 360).

The functional and aesthetic planting and maintenance of trees, shrubbery and flowers in relationship to man-made structures and the existing natural landscape elements.

See "coin-operated laundry."

Any sign designed to give forth or to reflect artificial light.

The luminaire shall emit no direct light above a horizontal plane through the lowest direct light-emitting part of the luminaire.

The shining of light produced by a luminaire beyond the boundaries of the property.

A commercial establishment for the storage and dispatch of motor vehicles used for hire for the transport of people or goods.

Animals including, but not limited to, domestic animals such as sheep, goats, cattle, swine and horses which are kept on a farm.

Any fence or hedge composed of organic materials.

An entrance to a structure for the purpose of loading and unloading delivered goods and supplies, at least 12 feet wide, 33 feet long and 14 feet high, with unobstructed access, at least 10 feet wide, to and from a street. Such access may be combined with access to a parking lot.

Any parcel of land, not necessarily coincident with a lot or lots shown on a map of record, which is occupied or which is to be occupied by a building and its accessory buildings, together with the required open spaces appurtenant to such building or group of buildings.

A lot at the junction of and abutting on two or more intersecting streets where the interior angle of intersection does not exceed 135°. A lot abutting a curved street shall be deemed to be a "corner lot" if the tangents to the curve at the points of intersection of the side lot lines with the street lines intersect at an interior angle of less than 135°.

The minimum distance from the street line of a lot to the rear lot line of such lot.

Any boundary of a lot other than a street line.

The lot line generally opposite to the street line; if the rear lot line is less than 10 feet in length or if the lot comes to a point in the rear, the "rear lot line" shall be deemed to be a line parallel to the street line not less than 10 feet long lying farthest from the street line.

The dimension measured along the front yard minimum requested setback at substantially right angles to the depth of the lot.

A complete lighting system, including a lamp or lamps and a fixture.

An establishment for the sale of mobile, modular, or other manufactured dwellings.

The fabrication, alteration, processing, finishing, handling or assembly of raw materials and packaging, warehousing and storage of articles in quantity. A bottling plant is an example of manufacturing.

Any structure or group of structures occupied by medical practitioners, including but not limited to doctors, dentists, chiropractors, opticians, optometrists, etc., and related services for the purpose of providing health services to people on an outpatient basis.

Premises used by a not-for-profit organization or unincorporated association catering exclusively to members and their guests for social, recreational, athletic or similar purposes.

A transportable, one-family dwelling on a chassis, movable either on its own or by being drawn by another vehicle, equipped for year-round occupancy and containing the same water supply, water disposal, heating and electrical conveniences as immobile housing. A modular home is not a mobile home.

Any lot on which two or more mobile homes are located regardless of whether or not rent is charged for such accommodations.

A structure made of prefabricated sections manufactured at another location, shipped to their ultimate destination and assembled on a foundation to form a permanent single-family, row house or multiple-family unit and which meets all New York State requirements concerning factory-manufactured housing. A modular home is constructed of building materials and in a manner which is similar to the materials and construction techniques used for conventional housing. A modular home is not, for the purposes of this chapter, a mobile home.

A commercial establishment which repairs or replaces motor vehicle engines, body parts or electrical or mechanical systems, including but not limited to:

Premises used for the display of new or used automobiles or trucks or related automobile equipment for sale.

See "gallery/museum."

See "floor area, net."

A building which contains a use permitted in the district in which it is located but which does not conform to the district regulations for lot area, width or depth; front, side or rear yard dimensions; maximum height; lot coverage; or minimum habitable floor area per dwelling unit.

A use, whether of a building or tract of land or both, lawfully existing prior to the effective date of this chapter and which is maintained after the effective date of this chapter even though it does not comply with use restrictions or supplemental regulations applicable to the area in which it is located.

Space used as kitchenettes, pantries, bath, toilet, laundry, rest, dressing, locker, storage, utility, heater and boiler rooms, closets and other spaces used for access and vertical travel between stories. See "habitable space."

Any corporation or association which is organized or conducted exclusively for religious, charitable, hospital, educational, moral or mental improvement of men, women or children or cemetery purposes or for two or more such purposes or which is organized or conducted exclusively for bible tract, benevolent, missionary, infirmary, public playground, scientific, literary, bar association, medical society, museum, environmental and conservation, patriotic or historical purposes, for the enforcement of laws relating to children or animals or for two or more such purposes and used exclusively for carrying out thereupon one or more of such purposes either by the owning corporation or association or by another such corporation or association.

Any thing or act that annoys or disturbs unreasonably, hurts a person's use of his or her property or violates the public health, safety or welfare.

A premises licensed by New York State and operating under the applicable provisions of the New York State Education Law and the Social Services Law for the organized care and supervision of preschool children. The term "nursery school" includes kindergarten, day-care center, day school and the like. It shall not, however, be construed to include informal child care in the home, whether for compensation or not.

An institution or a distinct part of an institution that is licensed or approved to provide health care under medical supervision for 24 hours or more consecutive hours to two or more patients who are not related to the governing authority or its members by marriage, blood, or adoption. A nursing home is synonymous to an extended-care or long-term care facility.

The person in occupancy, in possession or in control of premises or using premises.

A room or group of rooms used for conducting the affairs of a business, profession, service, industry, or government and generally furnished with desks, tables, files, and communication equipment.

A temporary parking area for a motor vehicle that is directly accessible to an access aisle and that is not located on a dedicated street right-of-way.

An organized market at which participants sell goods. Flea markets and craft sales are examples of outdoor markets.

An accessory structure designed and intended, through the burning of wood, for the purpose of heating the principal structure or any other site, building, or structure on the premises.

A zone or district imposed over existing zoning districts and containing provisions that are applicable in addition to those otherwise contained in the Zoning Law.

Owner of the freehold of the premises or lesser estate therein, mortgagee or vendee in possession, assignee of rents, receiver, executor, trustee, lessee or other person, firm or corporation in control of such building or premises.

Land which is open or semienclosed by structures and which is used to provide off-street parking spaces.

A space which is out of the public right-of-way and is available and adequate for parking one motor vehicle.

A place where music and dance is performed and/or recorded.

Establishments to provide services related to personal care. A barbershop, beauty salon, masseur, shoe repair or tailor would be examples of personal service establishments.

Animals including customary household companions such as dogs, cats and birds.

A building or structure, or groups of buildings or structures, that by design and construction are primarily intended for conducting organized religious services and associated accessory uses, including church hall, parsonages, rectories.

A map or drawing showing the boundaries of a parcel and all structures, easements, utilities, and important physical features on it, drawn to scale with accurate dimensions.

A building in which the main or principal use of the lot on which said building is located is conducted.

Industrial printing, large-scale publishing and binding. A copy shop or a photoreproduction shop is not considered printing/publishing.

Buildings, structures, and facilities, including generating and switching stations, poles, lines, pipes, pumping stations, repeaters, antennas, transmitters and receivers, valves, and all buildings and structures relating to the furnishing of utility services, such as electric, gas, telephone, water, sewer, cellular service, and public transit, to the public.

Sewage disposal and water supply systems owned and maintained by the Village Board for municipal operation.

An intermediate destination for the movement of goods between railroad cars and/or between railroad cars and trucks.

A place designed and equipped for the conduct of sports and leisure-time activities that is operated as a business and open to the public for a fee.

A vehicle mounted on wheels, movable either on its own or by being drawn by another vehicle, equipped to be used for living and sleeping quarters not intended to be placed on a permanent foundation. This includes motor homes, trailers, campers and vehicles of a similar nature.

The process, by which newspapers, magazines, books and other paper products, glass, metal cans, and other products are collected, separated, stored, or treated to return such products to a condition in which they may again be used in new products.

An establishment or other facility for carrying on investigation in the natural, physical or social sciences, which may include engineering and product development.[1]

An establishment where food and/or beverages are sold in a form ready for consumption, where all or a significant portion of the consumption takes place or is designed to take place outside the confines of the restaurant, and where ordering and pickup of food may take place from an automobile.

Premises in which food is prepared and served to seated customers. There may be a bar facility and/or entertainment, but the primary business of the establishment is the preparation of meals.

A facility providing assisted-living services to seniors or others in which no more than 15 persons unrelated to each other are housed and fed by persons paid for providing such services and where nursing care and medical services are not normally provided within the facility.

Sale of goods, wares, or commodities to ultimate customers for direct consumption and not for resale.

See "rest home."

The property of an easement permanently established for the passage of persons or vehicles.

A light structure with a roof, either attached to the ground or movable, intended for the sale of local produce to the general public and to be used only in conjunction with an outdoor market.

See "boarding-, lodging or rooming house."

Any luminaire placed to illuminate steps, entryways and walkways.

Any building or part thereof which is designed, constructed, or used for education or instruction in any branch of knowledge which meets state requirements for elementary, secondary, or higher education. Private schools do not secure the major part of their funding from any governmental agency.

A properly maintained minimum of a five-foot-high, year-round visually impervious screen through the use of or any combination of earthen mounds, trees, rows of trees, hedges, shrubbery, fences, and/or other means to prevent direct views (of parked vehicles), to avoid spillover light and glare onto adjacent properties and buffer noise generated by activities on a lot from other properties in the vicinity and from the street. Safety and visual access shall be maintained along any ingress or egress roads.

The distance between the building and any lot line.

A lighting fixture, appliance or device that is equipped with shields or hoods to confine illumination to within the property owner's boundaries.

A commercial accessory use by a restaurant or bar/tavern/nightclub on public sidewalks where food and alcoholic beverages may be served to seated customers.

Any material (including paper, cloth and canvas), structure or device for visual communication composed of lettered or pictorial matter, or upon which lettered or pictorial matter is placed, which is used outside of or on the exterior of any building or which is contained on the inside of the window or door of that premises and is clearly intended to be so visible to persons who may pass the premises, for display of an advertisement, announcement, notice, banner, logo, flag, directional matter or name, and includes signs, billboards, signboards, illuminated signs, neon tube, string of lights or ground signs.

The area of the surfaces within which are contained all the elements of the sign, including the advertising surface and any framing, trim or molding but excluding structural members used only for support.

A sign displayed by a tradesperson at a premises where he/she is undertaking repairs, improvements or other specified labor.

A sign affixed in some manner to the exterior of a building.

See "illumination, direct."

Any nonmovable sign not affixed to a building and attached only to the ground and surrounded by open space.

A freestanding sign supported by one or more poles or directly attached to a ground-level or raised structure where there is no greater than 12 inches of open area between the bottom of such sign and existing ground level or raised-base structure level, whichever is appropriate.

See "illumination, indirect."

A sign, logo or other illustrative diagram or sketch attached to or painted on a window or displayed from the interior side of a window for outside viewing.

A freestanding sign supported by one or more poles where there is a minimum of 12 inches of open area between the bottom of such sign and existing ground level or raised-base structure level, whichever is appropriate.

A device on wheels or a stand that is designed to be easily moved, the purpose of which is to display a message or announcement.

A sign advertising land or improvements thereto or describing a construction activity or firm doing work related to construction on the premises where the sign is located.

Any nonilluminated sign or advertising device designed to be portable and intended for periodic or intermittent use on a public or private Village sidewalk, walkway or lawn.

A sign as defined above and governed by § 160-10.3C but which is to be displayed for no more than 30 days in a calendar year. Such permits are renewable, under special circumstances, for an additional 30 days.

A sign for a limited, short-term period which advertises for commercial purposes a product, sale, service, entertainment and the like where such are sold or offered upon the premises where the sign is located or to which it is affixed. A banner is considered a temporary commercial sign.

A sketch of a proposed subdivision showing the information specified in § 135-6 of the Subdivision Regulations to enable the applicant to save time and expense in reaching general agreement with the Planning Board as to the form of the layout and the objectives of these regulations.

An activity or event sponsored by a business or organization as something above and beyond the normal daily activities of that business or organization. These events are commonly for a special promotion of that business or organization (for example, an open house, sidewalk sale, or community activity).

An enclosed accessory structure used for storage and that is no larger than 10 feet by 14 feet in size.

That part of any building, exclusive of cellars but inclusive of basements, comprised between the level of one finished floor and level of the next higher finished floor or, if there is no higher finished floor, then that part of the building comprised between the level of the highest finished floor and the top of the roof beams.

Any space partially within the roof framing where the clear height of not more than 50% of such space between the tops of the floor beams and the structural ceiling level is seven feet six inches or more.

One of the following:

The functional elements of the streetscape, including but not limited to benches, trash receptacles, planters, telephone booths, kiosks, signposts, streetlights, bollards and removable enclosures.

The right-of-way line of a street as indicated by dedication or deed of record.

The visual interface and interaction of the street and sidewalks, the actual building site and the landscape. It is the built and planted elements of a street which define its character.

Any combination of materials forming any construction, except where entirely underground, so as to permit the use of the ground above the same as if no building was present; the term "structure" shall include the term "building" as well as the following:

A living arrangement comprised of two or more students per dwelling unit. A student is defined as a person attending or about to attend a college, or who is on a semester or summer break from studies at a college or university, or any combination of such persons. Student residences shall not include fraternities, sororities or community residential programs. Nothing in this definition shall be construed to exempt a student residence from the requirements of the New York State Building Code, specifically Section 404.4, as student residences must comply with all sections of that code. This definition shall not be construed in a way in which it would require enforcement of this Code to impermissibly infringe upon the rights of a family to reside together as those rights are defined by the New York State Court of Appeals.

"Outdoor water pools" shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be construed to mean any swimming pool, tank, depression or excavation in any material, dike or berms constructed, erected, excavated or maintained which will cause the retaining of water to a greater depth than 18 inches and having a surface area of water greater than 100 square feet, except such as shall hereinafter be excluded. The word "pool" shall be construed to mean an outdoor water pool to be used for swimming or bathing by any family or persons residing on the premises and their guests. Such noncommercial swimming pools shall not be operated for gain and shall be located on a lot only as an accessory use to the dwelling or dwellings thereon.

A premises licensed under the laws of New York State for the sale of alcoholic beverages and their consumption on the premises. Live entertainment may also be provided on a regular basis. The availability of food is incidental to the principal activity of selling alcoholic beverages.

An interior lot having frontage on two approximately parallel or converging streets, other than a corner lot.

Retail sales occurring from vehicles designed to carry cargo and material.

An area and building where trucks load and unload cargo and freight and where the cargo and freight may be broken down or aggregated into smaller or larger loads for transfer to other vehicles or modes of transportation. Storage facilities, such as warehouses, incidental to the principal use may also be part of a truck terminal.

All unenclosed portions of the ground of a lot which are not devoted to driveways or parking spaces, which are free of structures of any kind, of which not more than 25% are roofed for shelter purposes only, the minimum dimension of which is 40 feet, and which are available and accessible to all occupants of the building or buildings on said lot for purposes of active or passive outdoor recreation.

A use customarily incidental and supplemental and clearly subordinate and secondary to the principal use located on the same lot.

A use allowed as a matter of right in a district.

The main, primary use of a lot.

A modification of the use and/or bulk regulations of this chapter in an individual case where, due to specific facts and conditions relating to a particular property, literal application and strict enforcement would result in unnecessary hardship or practical difficulty that would deprive the owner of the reasonable use of the land or structures.

Authorizing the use of land in a manner that is not permitted by virtue of the dimensional or physical requirements of the Zoning Code.

Authorizing the use of land for a use that is not permitted or that is prohibited by the Zoning Code.

A structure or open area, other than a right-of-way or public parking area, used for the display, sale, or rental of new or used vehicles in operable condition and where no repair work is done.

The Incorporated Village of Cobleskill, Schoharie County, New York.

The workshop of an artist, sculptor, photographer, or craftsperson where artwork is produced.

Sale of relatively large quantities of goods, wares, commodities or services to retailers for resale and not for direct consumption.

Definitions particular to § 160-6.6, Standards for Wireless Telecommunications Towers and Facilities:

An unoccupied ground area, open to the sky, between any building and the front lot line and measured perpendicular to the building at the closest point to the front lot line. The front yard should follow the front contour of the house.

A line drawn parallel to a street or lot line at a distance therefrom equal to the respective yard dimension required by this chapter.

An unoccupied ground area, open to the sky, between the rear lot line and a line drawn parallel thereto along the rear of the building, extending from lot line to lot line.

Any yard measured between a line drawn parallel to a street or lot line at a distance therefrom equal to the respective yard dimension required by this chapter.

An unoccupied ground area, open to the sky, between any lot line other than a street or rear lot line and a line drawn parallel thereto along the side of the buildings between and not including any portion of the front and rear yards.