A subordinate building used in conjunction with the principal use and which is customarily incidental to and located on the same lot occupied by the main building. The use of such accessory building shall be limited to the accessory use permitted in the district in which such accessory building is located, whether same is residential, business or industrial.

A use on the same lot which is customarily incidental to the principal use permitted thereon. In residence districts, such accessory use shall be limited to professional offices which are expressly permitted in a residential district, occupied by a person or persons, not exceeding two persons, residing on the premises. An announcement or professional nameplate sign is hereby permitted, provided that an application therefor is made to the Building Inspector for a sign permit and a permit fee, as established by the Board of Trustees, is paid therefor. The permit fee shall be a one-time charge, except that, in the event a new or different sign is erected, a new permit therefor shall be obtained and a fee therefor paid.

As applied to a building or structure, a change or rearrangement in the structural parts or in the exit facilities or an enlargement, whether by extending on a side or by increasing in height, or the moving from one location or position to another.

Any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders.

The total area within the property lines, excluding external streets, and excluding all area within a lot with a slope of greater than 20 degrees.

A tennis court or other structure involving the installation of a surface material to be used for recreational and/or athletic purpose.

The space between the ceiling joists of the top story and the roof rafters. An attic shall not be used or occupied as living or sleeping quarters. There shall be no fixed stair to any new attic space nor operable windows. Attics shall not have finished floors, finished walls, or heating systems dedicated to that space. Attics over one-story areas shall count as additional floor area if the height from the joist to the underside of the ridge is greater than five feet. Horizontal access to attics shall be limited to nine square feet.

Any area of land, including the building and structure thereon, which is used for the sale of gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel, oil or lubricating substances and motor vehicle accessories in general, and which may or may not include facilities for lubricating, washing or otherwise servicing motor vehicles. Painting or lacquering of motor vehicles or major body or fender work shall not be deemed included among the permitted uses of an automobile service station.

A story partly underground but having at least 1/2 of its height above the average level of the adjoining ground. A basement shall be counted as a story for the purposes of height measurement if the vertical distance between the ceiling and the average level of the adjoining ground is more than five feet or if used for business or dwelling purposes. No basement shall extend beyond the footprint of the ground floor in order to increase its area.

Any structure having a roof supported by columns or by walls and intended for the shelter, housing or enclosure of persons, animals or chattels.

A building surrounded by open space on the same lot.

The line of that face of the building nearest the front line of the lot. This face includes sun parlors and covered porches, whether enclosed or unenclosed, but does not include steps.

In residence districts, the height of a building shall be the vertical distance measured from the lowest elevation of the proposed finished grade immediately adjacent to the building to the highest point of the building. In business and industrial districts, the height of a building shall be the vertical distance measured from the lowest elevation of the proposed finished construction grade immediately adjacent to the building, excluding below-grade parking, to the highest point of the building, including elevator shafts, mechanical equipment enclosures and stairs/stairwells.

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

A story partly underground and having more than 1/2 of its clear height below the average level of the adjoining ground. A cellar shall not be considered in determining the permissible number of stories. No cellar shall extend beyond the footprint of the ground floor in order to increase its area.

An unoccupied open space, other than a yard, on the same lot with a building, which is bounded on two or more sides by the walls of such building.

That percentage of the plot or lot area covered by the building area. For the purposes of calculating total lot coverage and rear yard lot coverage in residential districts, building area includes, but is not limited to, buildings, structures, and appurtenances such as roofs, on-grade and raised patios, athletic courts, swimming pools, spas, sheds, decks, permeable and impermeable pavers, accessory equipment (AC units, generators, etc.), retaining walls, piers, stepping stones, firepits/fireplaces of a permanent nature, chimneys, walkways, porches, enclosed porches, porticos and stoops. Artificial turf and driveways are excluded from lot coverage calculations but shall count towards impervious surfaces.

The officially established grade of the curb in front of the midpoint of the lot.

Any one of the areas as shown on the Zoning Map of the Village into which the Village has been divided for the purpose of this chapter.

The keeping of more than three dogs.

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

A building designed or used as the living quarters for one or more families, other than a tourist home, tourist court, motel, hotel or rooming house.

A building or portion thereof containing three or more dwelling units.

A detached building designed for and occupied exclusively by one family.

One or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption, living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit, exclusive of household servants. A number of persons, but not exceeding two, living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit, though not related by blood, adoption or marriage, shall be deemed to constitute a "family."

Any parcel of land containing at least 10 acres which is used for gain in the raising of agricultural products, livestock, poultry and dairy products, and containing necessary farm structures within the prescribed limits and the storage of equipment used. It excludes the raising of fur-bearing animals, riding academies, livery or boarding stables and dog kennels.

The sum of the horizontal areas of the floors in each story of a building or buildings (having a floor or floors) measured from the exterior of the outside walls of such building or buildings without exclusion of any areas on the floors being measured whatsoever (i.e., including attached garages at or below grade, attics over one-story areas where the height from the joist to the underside of the ridge is greater than five feet, any basements that are considered a story above grade, closets, bathrooms, stairwells and other open areas, enclosed porches, and all accessory buildings), except that basements shall be excluded. Further, for horizontal areas where the floor-to-ceiling height is 14 feet or greater, twice the horizontal area shall be included, and for horizontal areas where the floor-to-ceiling height is greater than 10 feet and less than 14 feet, 1 1/2 the horizontal area shall be included. This applies whether or not a second floor structure exists.

The quotient of the floor area of a building divided by its lot area.

An accessory building intended or designed to be used for the storage of noncommercial motor vehicles.

An enclosed space for the storage of one or more motor vehicles, provided that no business, occupation or service is conducted for profit therein.

Any garage other than a private garage, available to the public, operated for gain and which is used for storage, repair, rental, greasing, washing, servicing, adjusting or equipping of automobiles or other motor vehicles.

The elevation of the center line of the streets as officially established by the county, town or Village authorities.

The completed surfaces of lawns, walks and roads brought to grades as shown on official plans or designs relating thereto.

An accessory use of a service character customarily conducted within a dwelling by the residents thereof. The office of a physician, surgeon, dentist or other professional person, including teaching of violin, piano or other individual musical instrument limited to a single pupil at a time, who offers skilled services to clients and is not professionally engaged in the purchase or sale of economic goods, shall be deemed to be a "home occupation." Trades or business of any kind not herein excepted shall not be deemed to be home occupations.

A building used for the medical diagnosis, treatment or other care of human ailments, unless otherwise specified. The term "hospital" shall not be deemed to include sanitarium, preventorium, clinic, rest home, nursing home, convalescent home and any other place for the diagnosis, treatment or other care of ailments of similar character.

Any portable or mobile vehicle used or designed to be used for living purposes and with its wheels, rollers or skids in place.

Any surface that does not allow the infiltration of water into the underlying soil. This includes, but is not limited to, surfaces such as concrete, asphalt, brick, stone, artificial turf, and other materials that prevent the passage of water. Impervious surfaces increase stormwater runoff and can contribute to flooding, erosion, and water quality degradation. The term also includes buildings, parking lots, driveways, and other structures that prevent the natural percolation of water into the ground.

A lot, land or structure, or part thereof, used primarily for the collecting, storage and sale of wastepaper, rags, scrap metal or discarded material or for the collecting, dismantling, storage and salvaging of machinery or vehicles not in running condition and for the sale of parts thereof.

A business premises equipped with individual clothes-washing machines for the use of retail customers, exclusive of laundry facilities provided as an accessory use in an apartment house or an apartment hotel.

The dividing line between the street and the lot.

A building in which three or more rooms are rented and in which no table board is furnished.

Land occupied or to be occupied by a building and its accessory buildings or by a dwelling group and its accessory buildings, together with such open spaces as are required under the provisions of this chapter, having not less than the minimum area and width required by this chapter for a lot in the district in which such land is situated, and having its principal frontage on a street or on such other means of access as may be determined in accordance with the provisions of law to be adequate as a condition of the issuance of a building permit for a building on such land.

A parcel of land at the junction of and fronting on two or more intersecting streets.

The mean distance from the street line of the lot to its opposite rear line, measured in the general direction of the side lines of the lot.

A lot other than a corner lot.

Any line dividing one lot from another.

An interior lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets.

The mean width, measured at right angles to its depth.

A building or portion of a building arranged, intended or designed to be used for making repairs to motor vehicles.

A building or structure or use of land existing at the time of enactment of this chapter and which does not conform to the regulations of the district or zone in which it is situated.

Any building with sleeping rooms where persons are housed or lodged and furnished with meals and nursing care for hire.

An unoccupied space open to the sky on the same lot with the building.

An off-street space available for the parking of motor vehicles, exclusive of passageways and driveways appurtenant thereto and giving access thereto, and having direct access to a street or alley.

The area required for parking one automobile, which in this chapter is held to be an area 10 feet wide and 20 feet long, not including passageways.

A map, plan or layout of a county, town or Village subdivision or section thereof indicating the location and boundaries of individual properties.

A lot or a combination of lots constituting a parcel of land considered as a single unit with a single ownership and united by both a common ownership and use.

Any structure or part thereof or any device attached to a structure or painted or represented on a structure which shall display or include any letter, word, model, banner, flag, pennant, insignia, device or representation used as, or which is in the nature of, an announcement, direction or advertisement. A sign includes any billboard, but does not include the flag, pennant or insignia of any nation or group of nations or of any state, city or other political unit or of any political, educational, charitable, philanthropic, civic, professional, religious or like campaign drive, movement or event.

Any in-ground cesspool, septic tank, drain field or any combination of structures used for the disposal of sanitary sewage and normal domestic wastes generated on the property in which the system is located.

A sign which directs attention to a business, commodity, service or entertainment conducted, sold or offered elsewhere than on the premises and only incidentally on the premises, if at all.

Any area, whether or not located on a single lot, having a topographical gradient of 20 degrees (the ratio of vertical distance to horizontal distance) or more. For purposes of this definition, area measurements must be made along a horizontal plane from within the boundaries of a lot.

A building in which any horses are kept for remuneration, hire or sale.

That portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it or, if there is no floor above it, then the space between any floor and the ceiling next above it.

A story under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the wall plates of which on at least two opposite exterior walls are not more than two feet above the floor of such story.

The vertical distance from the top surface of the floor next above. The height of the topmost story is the distance from the top surface of the floor to the top surface of the ceiling joists.

A public way which affords the principal means of access to abutting properties.

The lineal frontage of a lot or parcel abutting on a private or public street that provides principal access to or visibility of the building, measured by the width of the lot or parcel at the front yard setback.

The officially established grade of the street upon which a lot fronts or, in its absence, the established grade of other streets upon which the lot abuts, at the midpoint of the frontage of the lot thereon. If there is no officially established grade, the existing grade of the street at such midpoint shall be taken as the "street grade."

A combination of materials, other than a building, used in conjunction with, and customarily incidental to and located on the same lot occupied in said district, to form a construction that is safe and stable.

The enlargement, replacement or alteration of any structure where the new work area exceeds 50% of the existing building area or which would classify as a Level 3 alteration by the Existing Building Code of NYS

The specific purpose for which land or a building is designed, arranged, intended or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained. The term "permitted use" or its equivalent shall not be deemed to include any nonconforming use.

See "accessory use."

A street or alley or other thoroughfare or easement permanently established for passage of persons or vehicles.

An opening to the outside, other than a door, which provides all or part of the required natural light, natural ventilation, or both, to an interior space. The glazed portion of a door in an exterior wall may be construed to be a "window."

That portion or portions of a building consisting of all new, reconfigured or remodeled spaces as indicated on the current construction documents. The work area excludes other portions of the building where incidental work entailed by the intended work (must be) is being performed.

An unoccupied space open to the sky on the same lot with a building or structure.

An open unoccupied space on the same lot with the building, between the front line of the building and the front line of the lot and extending the full width of the lot.

An open unoccupied space on the same lot with the building, between the rear line of the building and the rear line of the lot and extending the full width of the lot.

The yard opposite the front door/main entrance to a dwelling.

An open unoccupied space on the same lot with the building, situated between the building and the side line of the lot extending from the front yard to the rear yard. Any lot line not a rear line or a front line shall be deemed a "side line."