For the purpose of these regulations, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense shall include the future tense, words used in the plural number shall include the singular number and words used in the singular number shall include the plural number. The word person includes a for-profit or non-profit corporation, company, partnership, or individual. The word shall is mandatory, not directive, and the word may is permissive.

A.

The word lot includes the words plot, parcel, and premise.

B.

The word structure includes the word building.

C.

Town means the Town of Enfield, Connecticut.

D.

State means the State of Connecticut.

E.

Commission means the planning and zoning commission of the Town of Enfield.

When the precise meaning of other words or terms is in doubt, the Commission shall determine the meaning by referring to the following documents in the order listed:

1.

The Connecticut General Statutes;

2.

Webster's Ninth Collegiate Dictionary;

3.

The New Illustrated Book of Development Definitions;

4.

A Glossary of Zoning, Development and Planning Terms.

1.

Accessory apartment: a second dwelling unit located within or added onto a detached single-family dwelling which is situated on an individual lot and which is clearly subordinate to the detached single-family dwelling in size, location and appearance. A second kitchen not part of a self-contained subordinate dwelling unit shall not constitute an accessory apartment. (Amended 4/3/13)

2.

Acres, developable: The net area of a lot expressed in acres after (i) 50 percent of floodplain and inland wetlands areas, and (ii) 25 percent of areas with slopes in excess of 25 percent have been deducted.

3.

Accessory building or use: A building or use, in addition to the principal building or use, which is clearly subordinate to, and customarily incidental to, and located upon the same lot as the principal building or use. Structures which provide access to the principal building, including but not limited to, decks, landings, porches, etc., are considered part of a principal structure and shall not be considered accessory structures. The zoning board of appeals shall have no authority to vary this provision. (Amended 12/07/09)

4.

Active adult facility: Age-targeted residential units intended for those five years or older, who desire and are capable of an active lifestyle, who may remain in the workforce, and who may benefit from living among others of similar ae and social interests. Housing types include small detached homes, townhouses or multiple-unit apartment buildings or condominiums. (Added 6/15/2019)

5.

Active open space: Land set aside for recreational sports requiring development (i.e. baseball fields, basketball courts, skate parks, etc.). (Added 1/3/2019)

6.

Additional finished floor area: Finished floor area in an existing single-family structure that received a building permit within three years prior to the receipt of an application for an accessory apartment under section 4.30.33 of these regulations, and shall include any finished floor area proposed to be added as part of the application. (Amended 4/3/13)

7.

Adult/child daycare facilities (education and institutional): A facility providing nonmedical care for the elderly, the mentally or physically impaired, or children under 18 years of age in a protective setting for part of a 24-hour day. There are no overnight accommodations or residency within the facility. A special use permit is required. (Added 1/3/2019)

8.

Agricultural activity: The growing of crops, raising of livestock, storing of crops, processing of crops, and the sale of crops.

9.

Amusement machine: A machine that is controlled and operated by the insertion of coins or tokens and intended for the amusement of patrons, including, but not limited to, baseball and football games, pinball games, video games, and other similar games.

10.

Animal hospitals, clinics: A building or group of buildings and facilities used for the treatment, boarding, and care of animals. In the case of a hospital or clinic, the facility must be under the supervision of a doctor of veterinary medicine licensed by the state.

11.

Antenna: A devise used to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves.

12.

Assisted living facility: A housing arrangement that encourages older residents, age 62 years of age or older, to maintain a maximum level of independence by providing assistance when necessary such as medication administration, bathing, eating, design, and toileting. Services are provided by an assisted living service agency as regulated by the State of Connecticut. (Amended 6/15/2019)

13.

Bed and breakfast inn: An owner-occupied residential facility offering overnight housing in up to five (5) bedrooms and serving breakfast to its guests.

14.

Boarding house: A dwelling in which the owner or tenant rents rooms and provides some meals for monetary compensation to no more than six persons, not including using the cellar area.

15.

Buffer yard: An area of land that is landscaped so as to provide a visual barrier between differing land uses.

16.

Building area: The ground area enclosed by the walls of a building together with the walls of all covered porches and other roofed portions.

17.

Building: Any structure having a roof and intended for shelter, housing, or enclosure of persons, animals or materials. Any other structure more than eight feet in height shall be considered a building, including a solid fence or wall, but excluding a public utility pole or flag pole.

18.

Building massing: The three-dimensional bulk of a building: height, width, and depth. (Added 1/3/2019)

19.

Bulky waste: Land clearing debris and waste resulting directly from demolition and construction activities other than clean fill.

20.

Business services: A business primarily engaged in providing services to other businesses, such as advertising and public relations, computer services and data processing, copying, mailing, management and consulting, advertising and similar services, for a fee. Private individuals may use these same services.

21.

Cellar: That portion of a building which is partly or completely below grade, but having at least three feet of its wall height below grade for at least one-half of its perimeter.

22.

Certificate of zoning compliance: A certificate, signed by the zoning enforcement officer, setting forth either that a building or structure complies with these regulations or that a building, structure or lot may be lawfully employed for specified uses, or both.

23.

Club, non-profit: A private association of people organized for common social, recreational, fraternal, benevolent, religious, political, or athletic purposes whose activities are confined to its members and guests and is operated on a non-profit basis. A club may own or lease buildings, land and facilities.

24.

Co-location: The installation of antennas of two or more wireless communications service providers on a single wireless communications facility.

25.

Commercial fishing or boating facilities: Commercial fishing is the taking of fish and other seafood and resources from oceans, rivers, and lakes for the purpose of marketing them. Boating facilities are facilities that allow the launching of personal or commercial boats. (Added 1/3/2019)

26.

Commercial recreation facility: A business providing recreation opportunity or service such as, but not limited to tennis, racquet ball, swimming, bowling, game arcade, exercise and health center, miniature golf, driving range and similar uses, and appropriate accessory uses and facilities.

27.

Commercial vehicle: A vehicle which exceeds a gross vehicle weight of 5,000 pounds, is licensed as a commercial or combination vehicle, and is regularly used in the conduct of a business, profession, or trade.

28.

Community center: A meeting place where people living in the same community may carry on cultural recreational, or social activities. (Added 1/3/2019)

29.

Community residence, mentally ill adults: A facility which is defined in Connecticut General Statutes § 19a-507a, as the same may be amended from time to time, which is generally defined as "a community based residential facility housing the staff of such a facility and eight of fewer mentally ill adults which is licensed by the State of Connecticut to provide services needed for daily living and other support services."

30.

Community residence, mentally retarded persons: A facility which is defined in Connecticut General Statutes in § 17a-220(e), as the same may be amended from time to time, which is generally defined as "a community based residential facility housing up to six mentally retarded or autistic persons which provides services needed for daily living and other support services."

31.

Congregate housing: An age-restricted elderly residential community with communal dining facilities. (Amended 6/15/2019)

32.

Continuing care facility: An age-restricted residential facility consisting of any of a range of housing options from single-family detached units to attached units on individual lots or a single lot, with supportive services and a continuum of care provided, which may include extended health care facilities.

33.

Conversion of buildings for residential uses: The process by which either the use of a building is changed or additional housing units are added to an existing residential building.

34.

Coverage: The percentage which the aggregate building area of all buildings on a lot bears to the total area of that lot. The area of an above ground swimming pool shall not be counted in determining building coverage for a lot. (Amended 1/01/08)

35.

Day care facility, adult: A facility for adults which provides a structured program of therapeutic, social, and rehabilitative services in a supportive group setting that is designed to serve four or more persons outside their own homes for a part of a 24-hour period one or more days a week.

36.

Day care facility, child: A facility which is defined in Connecticut General Statutes § 19a-77(a) (1), or as that section may be amended from time to time, but generally defined as "a building where a program offering supplementary care for 12 or more related or unrelated children outside their homes on a regular basis for a part of 24 hours one or more days a week" and is licensed by the state.

37.

Day care home, family: A facility which is defined in the Connecticut General Statutes § 19a-77(a)(3), or as is amended from time to time, and is generally defined as a facility in "a private home where care for not more than six children, including the provider's children not in school full time, where the children are cared for not less than three hours nor more than 12 hours during a 24-hour period and where care is given in a regularly recurring basis and is licensed by the state." During the regular school year, a maximum of three additional children who are in school full time, including the provider's own children, shall be permitted, except if the provider has more than three children who are in school full time, all of the provider's children shall be permitted.

38.

Day care home, group: A facility which is defined in the Connecticut General Statutes and generally defined as a § 19a-77(a)(2), as may be amended from time to time, facility "which offers or provides a program of supplementary care to not less than seven nor more than 12 related or unrelated children on a regular basis for a part of a 24-hour period on one or more days a week and is licensed by the State of Connecticut."

39.

Developable land: Land that is suitable as a location for structures and that can be developed free of hazards to, and without disruption of, or significant impact on, natural resource areas. (Added 1/3/2019)

40.

Elderly housing: Age-restricted housing designed for the elderly as set forth in section 4.40.3 (amended 11/01/08) which includes housing available to any person 62 years of age or over, or a person who has been certified by the Social Security Board as being "totally disabled" under the Federal Social Security Act. (Added 6/15/2019)

41.

Extended family: Persons related by blood or marriage, legal adoption or legal guardianship to the resident owner of a qualifying single-family residence under section 4.30.33 of these regulations.

42.

Family: Any number of persons related by blood or marriage, legal adoption or legal guardianship, living in the same dwelling unit, or a group of not more than five persons who need not be so related, living and cooking together in the same dwelling unit as a single housekeeping unit.

43.

Family daycare facilities (accessory uses): A daycare for adults or children for part of a 24-hour day located within a single-family home and is operated by a state licensed caregiver. Daycares for six or fewer persons must be treated as a single-family residence. A special permit is required for the care of more than six people. (Added 1/3/2019)

44.

Farm: A tract of land of three acres or more, used in whole or in part, for agricultural activities, which may include the growing of crops, raising of livestock, storing of crops, farmworker housing, processing of crops, and the sale of agricultural products.

44.5.

Farmers markets: One or more vendors located in a building, or in a designated outdoor area, on privately owned land for the purpose of selling agricultural products or value-added products.

44.6.

Farmworker: Someone who is employed to perform agricultural labor within the meaning of G.S. § 31-222, such as planting, cultivating, harvesting, and processing crops. Farmworkers also tend livestock, operate machinery, and perform other physical labor.

44.7.

Farmworker housing: An as-of-right accessory use on farms with more than ten contiguous acres principally devoted to agricultural activities, and includes any living quarters, dwelling, boarding house, barracks, bunkhouse, manufactured home, or other housing accommodation maintained in one or more buildings and on one or more sites, developed for farmworkers.

45.

Financial institution: A business which provides financial services to customers, including, but not limited to, banks, credit unions, savings banks, stock brokers' offices and insurance agencies.

46.

Floodplain: An area designated as subject to periodic flooding due to the 500-year flood as designated by the municipal flood insurance study prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

47.

Floor area, finished: All space within the exterior walls of a dwelling unit exclusive of garages, breezeways, unheated porches, cellars, heater rooms, and basements and including all spaces not otherwise excluded above such as: principle rooms, utilities rooms within dwelling units. Finished areas shall have electrical, heating and plumbing service installed and all floors, ceilings, walls and trim in place and have a minimum clearance of six feet, eight inches on the first floor and where a second floor is included in the computations, a minimum height of six feet, eight inches shall exist for 50 percent of the finished area of the second floor.

48.

Floor area, gross: The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building measured from the exterior face of exterior walls, or from the center line of a wall separating two buildings.

49.

Floor area, gross usable: As applied to non-residential uses, the horizontal area of all floors of a building measured from exterior of outside walls. Gross usable floor area shall not include common hallways, elevators, stairs, common lobbies, terraces not used for customer service, utility rooms, rest rooms, maintenance shops and basements or cellars intended and designed only for storage. Cafeterias may not be deemed as gross usable floor area at the discretion of the commission.

50.

Garden supply center: An agricultural and associated products retail sales operation where the primary use is the propagation, growth, storage and/or sale of flowers, plants, shrubs, or trees. This use may also include the sale of garden related merchandise and power equipment.

51.

Grade: A reference plane representing the average of finished ground level adjoining the building or at all exterior walls.

52.

Hazardous material/waste: A material/waste which poses a present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of or otherwise managed.

53.

Height, building: The vertical distance from the average finished grade within ten feet of the walls of the building to the highest point of a flat roof or mansard roof including the top of a parapet or to the mean level between the eaves and ridge for a gable, hip or gambrel roof.

54.

Home occupation: Customary personal service occupation, activity, or use located in the same building occupied by such person as his or her residence that is clearly a customary, incidental, and accessory use of a residential dwelling unit and which does not alter the exterior of the building, the property, or the residential character of the neighborhood. Home occupations shall not include restaurants, or other eating or drinking places; animal hospitals or kennels; barber or beauty shops; massage establishments; landscaping or tree removal services; or automotive service, supply sales or repairs. (Amended 5/20/13)

55.

Home professional office: The office of a licensed or recognized professional located in the same building occupied by such person as his or her residence that is clearly a customary, incidental, and accessory use of a residential dwelling unit and which does not alter the exterior of the building, the property, or affect the residential character of the neighborhood. Group dancing, musical instrument, or voice instructions, restaurants and other places for food service, beauty shops and barber shops, massage establishments, manicuring shops, convalescent homes, funeral/undertaking establishments, and stores, and businesses of any kind not permitted herein shall not be considered home professional offices. The home professional office of a doctor or dentist shall not include any biological or medical testing laboratory, except as an accessory use in connection with his/her practice.

56.

Hotel/motel: A building or group of buildings designed and used as for temporary residence by seven or more transient guests which may provide accessory services such as food service, places for public assembly, and other appropriate accessory services.

57.

Heliport: An area, either at ground level or elevated on a structure, appropriately licensed and approved for the landing and take-off of helicopters and including appropriate accessory activities and uses.

58.

Impervious surface: Any material that inhibits the filtration of water into the ground below and increases the volume of storm water runoff. An impervious surface does not include gravel, stone, or detention ponds.

59.

Independent living facility: A housing arrangement for older adults who are capable of taking care of the majority of their own needs and who do not require assistance with activities of daily living but are offered services and amenities such as meals, laundry services, and planned social activities. (Added 6/15/2019)

60.

Infill development: The development of new housing or other uses on scattered vacant or underutilized sites in a built-up area. (Added 1/3/2019)

61.

Junk: A worn-out, cast-off, or discarded article or material which is ready for destruction or has been collected or stored for salvage or conversion to some use. Any article or material which unaltered or unchanged and without further reconditioning can be used for its original purpose as readily as when new shall not be considered junk.

62.

Junk yard: The use of more than 100 square feet of the area of lot, whether inside or outside a building, or the use of any portion of that half of any lot that joins any street, for the storage, keeping, or abandonment of junk. (Junk yards are prohibited within the Town.)

63.

Kennel, commercial: A commercial operation in an open or enclosed area in which four or more dogs or cats are kept for breeding, boarding, grooming, training, or sale.

64.

Lot: A parcel or plot of land shown on a valid subdivision plan approved by the commission and recorded in the office of the town clerk or a single parcel or plot of land existing before the adoption of subdivision regulations by the commission, occupied or capable of being occupied by one building and accessory buildings or uses including such yards and areas as are required by these regulations.

65.

Lot, corner: A lot having two adjacent sides facing a street or streets so that the interior angle of the intersection is not more than 120 degrees.

66.

Lot coverage: That portion of a lot covered by a building or buildings.

67.

Lot, frontage: The linear distance measured along the points of intersection of a lot with a street right-of-way. For a lot located on a cul-de-sac, the lot frontage shall be the entire length of any imaginary straight line 1) whose end points touch side lot lines, and 2) which is also tangent to, but not in front of, the minimum front yard setback line for such lot.

68.

Lot, interior: Any lot other than a corner lot.

69.

Lot line, front: All the lines dividing the lot from the street or streets.

70.

Lot line, rear: The lot line generally opposite the front lot line on a lot which is not a through lot or a corner lot.

71.

Lot line, side: Any lot line that is not a front lot line nor a rear lot line and is extending from the street and divides lots abutting the street

72.

Lot of record: A lot for which a deed has been recorded in the Office of the Town Clerk and which meets the requirements of these regulations or a lot which is shown on a map filed in the office of the town clerk prior to the adoption of subdivision regulations by the commission.

73.

Lot, through: A lot other than a corner lot, having street frontage on opposite sides.

74.

Low-impact development: Low impact development is an alternative way of developing land and managing stormwater that is aimed at minimizing the impacts of urbanization on natural habitats and hydrology. The overall goal of LID is to design with nature in mind; work with the natural landscape, hydrology and unique features of a site to avoid unnecessary water pollution, environmental degradation, and flooding. (Added 1/3/2019)

74.5.

Manufactured homes: A manufactured home is a home built in a factory and transported to a site, and is regulated by the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

75.

Medical research and technology facilities: Medical facilities that are consistent with the "clean light industrial uses" expected in the industrial-1M and industrial park districts, inclusive of facilities for biomedical research and manufacturing. Facilities may serve patients for specialized testing and treatments that require on-site technology (e.g. MRI, out-patient surgery, dialysis), but shall not provide routine care.

76.

Memory care unit: A specialized housing arrangement for residents with cognitive impairment requiring increased security measures (e.g. locked doors and extra surveillance equipment) and a heightened level of care but without the medical care provided by a state-licensed nursing home/skilled nursing facility. (Added 6/15/2019)

77.

Mixed use business/residential: A single building or development containing two or more uses with commercial uses on the bottom floors and residential uses above. (Added 1/3/2019)

78.

Municipal uses: Government buildings, greens, or facilities (i.e. town hall annex buildings, police or fire department buildings, town greens, etc.) (Added 1/3/2019)

79.

Non-conforming buildings: A building legally existing at the effective date of these regulations or at the effective date of any amendment to these regulations which would create the nonconformity but which does not conform to all of the current applicable dimensional requirements of these regulations.

80.

Non-conforming lot: A lot legally existing at the effective date of these regulations or at the effective date of any amendment to these regulations which would create the nonconformity but which does not conform to all of the current applicable dimensional requirements of these regulations.

81.

Non-conforming use: A use of a lot or building legally existing at the effective date of these regulations or at the effective date of any amendment to these regulations which would create the nonconformity but which does not conform to all of the current use regulations of these regulations.

82.

Non-profit homeless shelter: A residential facility for people operated by a not-for-profit organization on a not-for-profit basis which may provide temporary living, eating and sleeping quarters and accessory services for up to eight residents.

83.

Non-profit residential shelter housing: A residential facility for abused and/or battered individual(s) with or without other family members operated by a not-for-profit organization on a not-for-profit basis which may provide housing and ancillary services.

84.

Open lot sales: Retail display and sales of merchandise taking place on vacant land, usually on a short-term basis.

85.

Open space: Any part of a lot not occupied by a building, open to the sky, on the same lot as the principal building as distinguished from open space required in single family open space subdivisions which is under common or municipal ownership.

86.

Open space: Any undeveloped land or area, the preservation of which would 1) conserve and enhance natural or scenic resources; or 2) protect streams or water supply; or 3) promote conservation of soils, wetlands, beaches, or tidal marshes; or 4) enhance the value to the public of abutting or neighboring parks, forests, wildlife preserves, nature reservations or sanctuaries; or 5) enhance recreation opportunities. (Added 1/3/2019)

87.

Outdoor display and retail sales: The display and retail sales of fresh fruits, vegetables, plants, and flowers for sale on a seasonal basis and as an accessory use.

88.

Outdoor special events: Shows, displays, festivals, promotional activities, carnivals and other events held outdoors for a limited duration, as set forth in section 8.90 et seq. of these regulations, and (1) are located on private property in any zoning district and are open to the public; or, (2) are located on private property in a residential district, which property is occupied by a special permit use; or, (3) are located on residential property or on property in a residential district and have one or more tents with a total combined area greater than 350 square feet, which tents will be set up for more than one day; or,(4) include any commercial filming, photography or promotion projects that involve either a cast and crew of more than seven people or last for more than three hours; or, (5) include amusement devices, such as carousels, roller coasters, whirligigs, merry-go-rounds and Ferris wheels; and/or (6) are cruise nights, car shows or similar events. (Added 5/1/13)

89.

Passive open space: any open piece of land that is undeveloped (has no buildings or other built structures) and is accessible to the public including:

a.

Green space (land that is partly or completely covered with grass, trees, shrubs, or other vegetation). Green space includes parks, community gardens, and cemeteries.

b.

Schoolyards.

c.

Playgrounds.

d.

Public seating areas.

e.

Public plazas.

f.

Vacant lots.

g.

Other areas that are inappropriate for development or are of conservation concern. - US EPA(Added 1/3/2019)

90.

Personal service businesses: Businesses that provide services of a personal nature to individuals or their personal property rather than to businesses. Personal service businesses include, but are not limited to barber shops, beauty shops, tailors and dry cleaners, custom dressmakers, jewelry repair, and shoe repair.

91.

Places of worship: A building or group of buildings primarily used for the conduct of religious services and accessory uses and that is controlled by a religious body organized to sustain public worship and recognized as such for non-profit status by the Internal Revenue Service.

92.

Planned commercial development: A commercial development under unified ownership or control containing more than 80,000 square feet of gross floor area and occupying a lot of ten acres or more in size.

93.

Planned senior life community: An age-restricted residential campus of detached or multiple attached units consisting of one or more housing options providing active adult, independent living, assisted living, memory care and/or a State licensed skilled nursing facility, including accessory uses. (Added 6/15/2019)

93.5.

Public art. Any visual work of art, accessible to public view, on public or private property. The art may include, but not be limited to, sculptures, murals, monuments, frescoes, fountains, paintings, stained glass or ceramics. Said art may not include any commercial message.

94.

Recreational vehicle: A portable vehicle built on a chassis, which can be towed, hauled, or driven and primarily designed to be used as temporary living accommodations for travel, camping, and recreational purposes.

95.

Regional shopping center: A planned commercial development consisting of a building or group of buildings containing not less than five retail facilities with an enclosed mall and 600,000 square feet of gross floor area.

96.

Retail food establishment: Any fixed facility in which food or drink is sold primarily for off premise preparation and consumption. (Added 1/3/2019)

97.

Retail sales: The sale at retail of merchandise or services to the public for personal, business, and household use and providing services incidental to the sales of such goods.

98.

Rooming house: A building in which the owner or tenant rents rooms (not including the cellar area), for monetary compensation, to not more than six persons.

99.

Setback: The horizontal distance measured at right angles to the boundary of the parcel to the nearest part of any building or structure on a lot. (Added 1/3/2019)

100.

Senior residential development: An age-restricted residential development of single family detached units.

101.

Shopping center: A planned commercial development consisting of a building or group of buildings containing more than three retail facilities and 20,000 square feet of gross floor area.

102.

Sidewalk sale: An outdoor display and sale of merchandise similar to that sold inside the business for up to four days on a sidewalk or adjacent grassed area.

103.

Signs: Any letters, figures, designs, symbols, trademarks, or illuminated devices, including banners and trade flags, which are situated so that they can be seen from a street and are intended to attract attention for advertising, provide directions, or identification of a legitimate land use on the same parcel of land.

104.

Solid waste facility: A facility such as a transfer station or recycling facility.

105.

Special development district: A zoning district created to encourage and enable the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of underutilized and vacant buildings.

106.

Special residential developments: Developments consisting of a single family open space subdivision, a senior residential development, or a rear lot or lots

107.

Story, half: A space under a sloping roof that has the line of intersection of the roof and wall face not more than three feet above the floor level and in which space the possible floor area with head room of five feet or less occupies at least 40 percent of the total floor area of the story directly beneath.

108.

Story: That portion of a building, other than a cellar, between a floor and the ceiling or roof next above it.

109.

Street line: That line which separates the street right-of-way from adjoining property.

110.

Street: Any public or private thoroughfare which affords the principal means of access to abutting property or a proposed public thoroughfare shown upon a subdivision plan duly approved by the Commission.

111.

Structure: Anything constructed or erected which requires location on the ground or attached to something having location on the ground, including signs and billboards, but not including fences or walls used as fences.

112.

Telecommunications tower: A support structure for antennas and appurtenant supporting systems such as platforms, guy lines and other mounting devices which inclusively are considered to be part of the tower.

113.

Temporary use permit: A permit given by the Commission allowing a particular activity to take place in a specified location for a specified time period.

114.

Theater: A building or part of a building devoted to showing motion pictures, or for dramatic, dance, musical, or other live performances. (Added 1/3/2019)

115.

Trade schools: A specialized instructional establishment that provides on-site training of business, commercial, and/or trade skills including, but not limited to, accounting, data processing, and computer repair. (Added 1/3/2019)

116.

Transfer station: A central collection location for solid and/or bulky waste collected by the town where such waste is transferred to a different vehicle for transport to another transfer station or a disposal site.

117.

Unenclosed front porch: An unenclosed front porch or an unenclosed front balcony is a roofed structure attached to the front of a unit that is not enclosed in any way by glass, screens, solid panels or any other material, with the exception of a balustrade or railing not to exceed four feet in height above the floor of such front porch or balcony. (Added 1/3/2019)

118.

Visitor information booth: A structure built to provide information to visitors of a planned commercial development, regional shopping center or industrial area.

119.

Vocational rehabilitation services: A use whose principal mission is to provide support for people with a broad range of intellectual and physical disabilities. This definition includes transportation services and vocational rehabilitation services where the targeted individuals perform production, assembly, packaging, bulk mailing, shredding and other light industrial work. Permitted accessory uses include retail operations under 4,000 s.f. in floor area that provide an opportunity for targeted individuals to receive on-the-job training and are limited to sale of by-products of the rehabilitation services as well as donated used clothing and goods. (Effective 7/12/12)

120.

Walkable neighborhoods: As a mixture of physical and perceptual elements that make up the built environment that are conducive to walking. This definition emphasizes the dual elements of walkability: its physical element (i.e. walkways, adjacent uses) and its perceived elements (i.e. safety, comfort, enjoyment). (Added 1/3/2019)

121.

Wireless communications facilities: The antenna, telecommunications equipment, any telecommunications towers, and/or support structures used together in conjunction with the provision of wireless communications services.

122.

Yard, front: A required and open unoccupied space between the building, (and any decks, porches, and steps associated with the building), and front lot line, extending the full width of the lot from side lot line to side lot line or in case of a corner lot or through lot extending along all street lines.

123.

Yard, rear: A required and open unoccupied space between the rear line of the building (and any decks, porches, and steps associated with the building) and the rear lot line of the lot extending the full width of the lot from side lot line to side lot line.

124.

Yard, side: A required and unoccupied space between the nearest roofed portion of the building and the side lot line of the lot and extending from the front yard to the rear yard or to a side yard.

125.

Yard maintenance: A home occupation that is limited to cutting grass, raking leaves, snow plowing and other yard maintenance activities. Yard maintenance does not include landscaping or tree removal services. (Effective 5/20/13)

126.

Zoning permit: A document issued and certified by the zoning enforcement officer that a proposed use and/or structure is in conformance with the zoning regulations.

(Ord. of 4-8-2021; Ord. of 10-27-2022(2); Ord. of 3-26-2025(1); Ord. No. 2025-02, 2-13-25)