A paved surface, other than a street, which provides vehicular access from a street or private road to a lot.

A separate dwelling unit, in conformity with § 240-47, which is subordinate in size and intensity of use to the primary use of the building in which it is located.

Any equipment servicing or being used in conjunction with a wireless telecommunications facility or wireless support structure. The term includes utility or transmission equipment, power supplies, generators, batteries, cables, equipment buildings, cabinets and storage sheds.

A structure detached from a principal building on the same lot and serving a purpose customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal building or use.

A use of land or of a building or portion thereof customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the land or building and located on the same lot with such principal use.

Active recreational endeavors of the type accommodated by public parks and recreation areas and/or accommodated by public buildings, structures and improvements of the type recommended by any recreation master plan of the Town, including activities such as exercise, sports, playgrounds, swimming, and related active or social activities.

Contemporary use of an existing building or structure for a use other than that for which it was originally designed, intended or occupied, e.g., use of a former barn as a commercial building. This shall include the expansion of the existing building or structure by not more than 25% of the existing gross floor area.

A right-of-way that is primarily intended to provide a secondary means of access to abutting properties and is not intended for general traffic circulation.

Any deliberate change made to an existing site, development, structure, or natural feature which alters the appearance, use, or functionality of the structure or feature.

Any sign or part of a sign that changes physical position or light intensity by any movement or rotation or that gives the impression of such movement or rotation. This may include but is not limited to flags having commercial messages and all pennants, banners, streamers, propellers and discs, as well as flashing signs, signs with illuminated elements that are used to simulate the impression of motion and searchlights.

A device, including but not limited to whips, dishes, and panels, which is attached to a structure, for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves.

One or more rooms with private bath and kitchen facilities constituting an independent, self-contained dwelling unit in a building containing three or more dwelling units.

An underground bed or stratum of earth, gravel or porous stone that contains water.

A building containing three or more dwelling units each separated by at least one party wall.

General repair to automobiles, rebuilding or reconditioning of engines, transmissions, drive trains, ignition systems, upholstery, exhaust systems, the dismantling or temporary storage of inoperable or wrecked vehicles to the minimum extent necessary to perform services, or any other automotive operation requiring the overnight keeping of vehicles. Auto body repair and collision repair is excluded from this category.

A sign with its copy on a shelter made of any nonrigid material, such as fabric or flexible plastic that is supported by or stretched over a frame and attached to an exterior wall of a building or other structure. Individual letters, words or symbols may be affixed or applied to any surface. An awning or valance sign is a nonfreestanding sign.

A sign composed of nonrigid material such as cloth, plastic, fabric or paper with no supporting framework.

A structure or equipment at a fixed location that enables Commission-licensed or authorized wireless communications between user equipment and a communications network. The term does not encompass a tower as defined in this subpart or any equipment associated with a tower.

An owner-occupancy residence resulting from a conversion of a one-family dwelling, used for providing overnight accommodations and a morning meal to not more than 10 transient lodgers and containing not more than five bedrooms for such lodgers.

Any sign painted on or otherwise attached to a bench or other seat meant to be seen by the public. The sign must be a plaque no taller than the size of the bench slats and containing letters no taller than the size of the slats identifying that the bench has been donated and by whom.

An off-premises sign that is leased or rented for profit.

See "projecting or shingle or blade sign." For the purpose of this code a blade sign is a type of wall sign.

A structure designed for the feeding, housing and exercising of horses that are not owned by the owner of the premises.

An officially constituted body whose principal duties are to grant variances from the strict application of this chapter.

A sign enclosed by a case with internal illumination and plastic facing.

Vegetated land area used to visibly separate one use from another or to shield or block lights, noise or other nuisances.

Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls, used or intended to be used for the shelter or enclosure of persons, animals or property.

The individual designated by the Town Board to enforce provisions of the Building Code.[1]

A line on a lot which is parallel to or concentric with a street right-of-way line where the lot has frontage and which does not extend into the area required for a setback from the center line or right-of-way line of a public road.

The minimum area of a lot, having dimensions as specified in Schedules B1 and B2,[2] in which a building may be sited. No portion of this minimum building square shall contain, include or be encumbered by any of the following environmental constraints: wetlands, water bodies, one-hundred-year floodplains or slopes of 25% or more along at least a forty-foot continuous distance within the building square (i.e., measured by utilizing two-foot contours, the building square includes at least one ten-foot change in elevation, or greater, over that 40 feet).

Standards that control the height, density, intensity and location of structures.

A particular type of changeable copy sign that displays copy in a casement made of glass, Plexiglas or other materials. It identifies the institution or organization on the premises on which it is located, and it contains the name of the institution or organization, the name of individuals associated with it, and general announcements of events or activities occurring at the institution or similar messages.

A temporary sign for the purposes of advertising a special sale or event on the same premises.

A detached accessory building on a parcel of land improved by a single-family residence only. For the purpose of this Code a cabana/poolhouse shall only be permitted as an amenity to an existing inground pool. Cabana features may include changing rooms, a bathroom, a gathering space, a bar, a barbeque grill, a small kitchen, pool equipment, and entertainment electronics such as a TV, computer and sound system.

A system utilized for the collection and disposal of sanitary sewage, including the various devices for the treatment of such wastes, owned and operated by a person other than a municipality or sewerage works corporation and not an individual or public sewerage system, and which may serve three families or more, greater than 10 people, or having a flow of 1,000 gallons or greater per day.

Any change in the use or occupancy of land, buildings and other structures as follows (see § 240-27):

A nonfreestanding sign that is an internally illuminated sign whose shape conforms to the letter or letters which make up the copy of the sign.

A private establishment enrolling four or more children between two and five years of age where tuition, fees or other forms of compensation for the care of the children is charged and which is licensed or approved to operate as a child-care center.

A sign whose purpose is to identify a civic building such as a school, place of worship, government office or fraternal lodge.

A building, or portion thereof, used by a club (a group of people organized for a common purpose to pursue common goals, interests, or activities and usually characterized by certain membership qualifications, payment of fees and dues, regular meetings, and a constitution and bylaws).

A residential subdivision of a tract of land where housing units are grouped on lots of reduced dimensions. The remaining land in the tract which is not built upon is reserved as permanently protected open space.

A member of the Code Enforcement Personnel appointed pursuant to Chapter 83 of the Code of the Town of LaGrange.

The use of a single mount on the ground by more than one utility carrier and/or several communication mounts on an existing building or structure by more than one utility carrier.

A carrier that locates equipment for providing a utility service upon an existing structure.

A commercial enterprise in which five or more pets that are more than four months of age, including but not limited to dogs, cats and other small animals, are kept overnight for the primary purpose of boarding or breeding for which a fee is charged or paid.

An area of land, contiguous or noncontiguous, which is held in common ownership by all owners or tenants within a land development (subdivision or building) either by percentage interest or a management organization/homeowners association and available for use by all owners or tenants, groups of owners or tenants, and their invitees. The management organization/homeowners association is responsible for maintenance of the common area(s) as well as some insurance and reserves for replacement of any improvements or amenities contained within it.

Any tower whose primary use is to support equipment and signals used for communications.

A temporary sign informing the public of an organized not-for-profit community event (e.g., carnival, blood drive, parade, community day or race).

With regard to development, the characteristics of different land uses or activities that permit them to be located near each other in harmony and without conflict; with regard to buildings, harmony in appearance of architectural features in the same vicinity.

A building, or group of buildings, in which dwelling units, offices, or floor areas are owned individually and the structure, common areas, and facilities are owned by all the owners on a proportional, undivided basis.

A facility consisting of open rooms which can be arranged as meeting rooms, lecture rooms, display and exhibition halls to meet the specific needs of the user for conducting business, professional and educational meetings, conferences and seminars. Dining and food service may be provided. Conference centers may also be located within a hotel or inn as defined in this chapter.

A type of housing in which each individual has a private bedroom and shares with other residents the common dining room, recreation room or other facilities.

A temporary sign identifying individuals or companies involved in design, construction, wrecking, financing or development work when placed upon the premises where that work is under way. For the purpose of this code, a construction sign is not a spike sign.

A retail business offering common grocery products, such as but not limited to beer, milk, beverages, limited household items, candy and snack foods, self-serve coffee, newspapers and magazines, sandwiches and other prepared foods, to patrons purchasing relatively few items on a convenience basis generally for off-site consumption. Where any component of the convenience store proposes to include a food service business or a fast-food restaurant as defined in this chapter, then each of the combined uses shall be treated as a separate and independent use to the effect that each use, e.g., convenience store and a fast-food restaurant component, must satisfy the provisions of this chapter which regulate that use.

That percentage of the plot or land area covered by the building area.

The diameter at breast height of trees. This commonly used abbreviation is to provide a common standard by which to measure trees.

A unit of sound pressure level. The noise level in an average residence is about 50 decibels.

A single-family dwelling.

An on-premises sign for the convenience of the public. Such signs give directions or information about a facility, such as the location of exits, entrances, parking lots, and amenities. The intent is to encourage proper circulation. It may not contain advertising copy. A directional sign is an informational sign.

A facade or wall sign located on the exterior facade of an office building that identifies the building tenants and their location within the building. A directory sign is a nonfreestanding sign.

A mode of message transition on an electronic message display accomplished by varying the light intensity or pattern, where the first message gradually appears to dissipate and lose legibility simultaneously with the gradual appearance and legibility of the second message.

A network of spatially separated antenna nodes connected to a common source via a transport medium that provides wireless service within a geographic area or structure.

A part, zone or geographic area within the municipality with which certain zoning or development regulations apply.

An eating establishment with facilities devoted to the preparation, sales and service of food, refreshments, ice cream, edibles or nonalcoholic drink to patrons for consumption on the premises which permits or encourages consumption of such food and refreshments in parked or standing vehicles or informally outdoors. A drive-in restaurant shall be construed to include any form of drive-in, open-front, curb-service eating establishment or refreshment stand. Any drive-in restaurant proposing to distribute food or beverage at a drive-through service facility as defined in this chapter shall be considered to be a fast-food restaurant.

A window or device in, at or through which a business provides services or the delivery of goods from inside a building to persons in a vehicle, and including all related access lanes, vehicular stacking spaces, drive-through aisles, bypass lanes, drive-through discharge lanes, canopies, message boards, automated banking teller devices, communication speakers, curbing, landscaping, lighting, pedestrian crosswalks, and other structures, equipment or site development for the drive-through function.

A private road connecting a dwelling, building, or other structure with a road shown on an approved plat, a Town road, a county road, or a state highway.

Any building that contains one or more dwelling units used, intended, or designed to be built, used, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied for living purposes.

A single unit providing complete independent living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation. Dwelling units include, but are not limited to, one-family dwellings, each unit in a two-family dwelling, each unit in a multiple single-family dwelling (townhouse), an accessory apartment, rental apartment, carriage unit, and bed-and-breakfast dwellings.

A visual effect on an electronic message display applied to a single frame to attract the attention of viewers.

A temporary sign announcing or supporting political candidates or issues in connection with any national, state, or local election.

A sign capable of displaying words, symbols, or figures that can be electronically or mechanically changed by remote or automatic means.

An enclosed structure, cabinet, shed, or box within which are housed batteries, electrical equipment, and other devices needed in the operation of communications equipment.

The erection, construction, alteration, or maintenance by public utilities or the Town or other governmental agencies of underground, surface or overhead electrical, gas or water transmission or distribution systems, including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signals, hydrants, and other similar equipment and accessories, in connection therewith reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate service by such public utilities or Town or other governmental agencies or for the public health or safety or general welfare, but not including buildings.

See "private sale or event sign."

Any sign that is illuminated by a light that reflects off the surface of the sign and shall not exceed six-inch spillage.

Typically the front of a building; however, any building square on view is considered a facade (see definitions below).

A sign that is permanently affixed to the face of any exterior wall or door of a building or fence, is mounted parallel to the surface of the building so that only one side is visible to the public. (See Figure 3, Sign Types.[6]) A facade, wall or gable sign is a nonfreestanding sign. A wall sign and/or a gable sign are a facade sign.

A mode of message transition on an electronic message display accomplished by varying the light intensity, where the first message gradually reduces intensity to the point of not being legible and the subsequent message gradually increases intensity to the point of legibility.

A person, a group of related persons, or a group of not more than five persons who need not be so related who are living together as a single housekeeping unit maintaining a common household. A person to whom rooms are let in a dwelling unit as permitted by this chapter is not considered a member of a family for the purpose of this definition.

An area of land consisting of not less than seven acres, unless the parcel is located in a state-certified agriculture district, where crops are grown or animals are reared for commercial purposes, together with appropriate buildings. Nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit gardening, the raising of animals as may be regulated elsewhere in the Code, or other agricultural activities conducted for private use or consumption as an accessory use to a dwelling.

A sign identifying the presence of a customary farming operation, accessory farm stand or a community facility use.

Any franchise or nonfranchise enterprise where pay-before-consumption expedited meals are offered from a counter-type installation, or from an accessory drive-through service facility, from which quickly prepared or preprepared food and/or beverages are ordered from a limited menu of items which are typically distributed in plastic or paper packaging, and which are taken away from the counter by the customer for consumption on or beyond the site, whether or not interior seating facilities are provided without table service. Any business proposing to distribute food or beverage at a drive-through service window shall be considered to be a fast-food restaurant.

Any directly or indirectly illuminated sign which exhibits either changing natural or artificial light or color effects by any means whatsoever or which includes lights or messages that change, flash, blink or turn on and off intermittently, but specifically excluding time and temperature signs which display no other text or images. Flashing signs are a type of illuminated sign.

The channel of a natural stream or river and portion of the floodplain adjoining the channel, which are reasonably required to carry and discharge the floodwater or flood flow.

A business, other than a restaurant, fast-food restaurant or drive-in restaurant, providing for carryout food and beverage, such as but not limited to bakeries, delicatessens, coffee shops, pizzerias and ice cream parlors, which may be components of grocery stores, food markets, convenience stores and gas marts and may provide limited seating for up to 12 customers without table service. A food service business shall not include a drive-through service facility as defined in this chapter. Any food service business proposing to distribute food or beverage at a drive-through service facility as defined in this chapter shall be considered to be a fast-food restaurant.

The unit of illumination when the foot is unit of length.

A complete, static display screen on an electronic message display.

The general term for any sign that is permanently affixed to the ground. The sign is supported on a footing, foundation, pedestal or by one or more posts and is not attached to a building or any other independent structure. Ground signs, monument signs, pole signs, and post-and-arm signs are all classified as freestanding signs.

A piece of equipment installed at a gas station to dispense gasoline or other fuels, for the purpose of refueling motor vehicles.

A sign generally in the triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. A gable sign is a type of facade/wall sign.

A structure which is accessory to a residential building and which is used for the parking and storage of vehicles owned and operated by the residents thereof.

A gasoline filling station with associated retail offering of items typically found within a convenience store as defined in this chapter. Where any component of the gas mart proposes to include a food service business or a fast food restaurant as defined in this chapter, then each of the combined uses shall be treated as a separate and independent use to the effect that each use, e.g., gas mart and a fast-food restaurant component, must satisfy the provisions of this chapter which regulate that use.

A roof structure protecting the fuel dispenser island(s) from the elements.

A sign printed on or attached to a canopy over fuel dispensers.

A sign with light sources or which reflects brightness in a manner that constitutes a hazard or nuisance. This includes a sign with fluorescent text, graphics or background, as well as a holographic sign. Glaring signs are a type of illuminated sign.

A sign erected by government agency, including a traffic, safety, railroad crossing or identification sign for public facilities; any sign erected by the Town or any other government agency; and any sign mandated by a governmental unit.

A sign mounted on short supports or posts and which is independent of any other structure. (See Figure 3:2, Sign Types.[7]) A ground sign is a freestanding sign.

A sign with individual and dimensional letters that is backlit and designed so no light projects through the sign and the light source is fully obscured within the letters of the sign.

An existing or planned settlement that is smaller-scale, with a pattern of development that is in a more compact form (meaning higher levels of building coverage), with predominantly residential uses, along with one or more community- or business-related functions, so that the development is to some degree in a mixed-use form.

See "poster or handbill."

A sign identifying a parking area reserved for handicapped individuals. A handicapped parking space sign is an informational sign.

An area of higher elevation, as designated on Map A included as part of this section.[8]

Any use customarily conducted entirely within the principal structure or accessory structure as provided for in this chapter and carried out by the inhabitants thereof, which use is clearly incidental and secondary to the residential use of the principal structure and does not change the character thereof.

A sign containing only the name and occupation of a permitted customary home occupation. A home occupation sign is a personal sign.

A building or part thereof containing six or more rooms, without individual kitchen facilities, occupied or to be occupied primarily by transients for sleeping purposes for compensation, and where there may be a general kitchen, dining room and other public rooms for the use of all guests.

All of the people who occupy a housing unit as their usual place of residence. A family household includes one or more people living in the same household who are related by birth, marriage or adoption.

A sign giving the nature, logo, trademark, or other identifying symbol, address, or any combination of the name, symbol and address of a building, business, development or establishment on the premises where it is located. An identification sign is an informational sign.

A sign illuminated in any manner by an artificial light source, whether internally or externally lit, including but not limited to a neon sign, light-emitting diode and any sign that has characters, letters, figures, designs or outlines illuminated by artificial lighting. Externally illuminated signs, flashing signs, glaring signs and internally illuminated signs are types of illuminated signs.

A nonporous surface that prevents or substantially reduces the infiltration of stormwater. Impervious surfaces include, for example, asphalt, concrete, brick, plastic, rooftops, parking areas, gravel roads, dirt roads, and walkways and shall exclude landscaped areas, lawns, and surface water retention/detention facilities.

Income of a household or family at or below 80% of the area median income as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The use of vacant land, the reuse or change of use of a previously developed parcel or group of parcels, or the intensification of use or change of use by remodeling or renovating an entire structure.

Any display capable of being expanded by air or other gas and used on a permanent or temporary basis to promote a product or event.

Public or private directional, street or traffic signs; address numbers; names of buildings, rooms, etc.; and other signs of a similar nature. Directional signs, handicapped parking space signs, identification signs, instructional signs, private drive signs, and security and warning signs are types of informational signs.

A commercial facility, resembling in character traditional residential construction, providing lodging and meals, which is characterized by common dining facilities and a common leisure room available for use by lodgers and the general public.

A nonprofit or quasi-public use, such as a religious institution, library, public or private school, hospital, or government-owned or -operated structure or land used for public purpose.

An off-premises sign that provides direction or instruction to guide persons to facilities or amenities intended to serve the public (e.g., restrooms, public telephones, public walkways, public parking areas, public recreational areas and community amenities, maps, or transportation schedules). An instructional sign is an informational sign.

Any sign where the source of the illumination is inside the sign and light emanates through or behind the message of the sign, including glowing neon or gas-filled tubes.

Any area, lot, land, parcel, building or structure or part thereof used for the storage, collection, processing, purchase, sale or abandonment of wastepaper, rags, scrap metal or other scrap or discarded goods, materials, machinery, or two or more unregistered, inoperable motor vehicles or other type of junk.

An area used, or designated to be used, for the preparation of food, containing components for cooking, cleaning, and refrigeration.

Advertising screen to display engaging content, capture audience, promote business, products or service.

A flat-panel display or other electronically modulated optical device that uses the light-modulating properties of liquid crystals.

An electronic device that emits light. LEDs can produce several different colors, including white, red, green, and blue (RGB) light.

Industrial uses that meet the performance standards, bulk controls and other requirements established in this chapter.

A parcel of land, legally created by subdivision, not divided by streets, devoted or to be devoted to a particular use or occupied or to be occupied by a building and its accessory buildings, together with such open space as is required under the provisions of this chapter, and having its principal frontage on a street or on such other means of access as may be deemed in accordance with the provisions of law to be adequate as a condition of the issuance of a building permit for a building or buildings on such land.

Any district lot validly created according to the Town's subdivision rules and regulations[9] which does not conform with the minimum width, depth, and area dimensions specified for the district in which said lot is located.

The estimated price of a unit of housing available on the open market within a specific geographic area, where the cost of housing is without any encumbrances or limitations on the (re)sale value or use of the housing unit.

Any sign attached to a covered structure projecting from and supported by a building with independent roof and drainage provisions and which is erected over a doorway or doorways as protection against the weather. A marquee sign is a nonfreestanding sign.

A sign, tablet, or plaque memorializing a person, event, structure, or site.

A tract of land or building or structure with a variety of complementary and integrated uses, such as, but not limited to, residential, office, manufacturing, retail, public, or entertainment.

A movable or portable dwelling designed for year-round living, other than a modular or sectional home, connectable to utilities and designed so that it does not necessarily need a permanent foundation.

A single-family residential-type structure, or a sample residential unit within a structure, constructed to be used as an example, for the public at large, of a housing unit product offered by the person or entity maintaining occupancy of the premises.

A sign in which the entire base is in contact with the ground, standing on a foundation, which exists below grade. Monument signs incorporate architectural design elements compatible with the principal building; such as columns, pilasters, pediments, finials and using brick or natural stone as a pedestal with landscaping to soften the overall impact.

A hotel having an outside entrance for each sleeping unit and provided with automobile parking spaces directly accessible to each such unit.

The lubricating, washing, adjusting and service of motor vehicles, including the replacement of parts and the repair and painting of the frame and body of motor vehicles.

See "animated or moving sign."

A group of dwelling units on one lot, containing independent and separate living units for three or more families, having separate or joint entrances, which may be located vertically above one another and which may include apartments, condominiums and co-ops. For the purposes of this Code, townhouses are not defined as multifamily dwellings.

A sign indicating the address, number and/or name of occupants of the premises which does not include any commercial advertising or other identification. A nameplate is a personal sign.

Electric signs lighted by long luminous gas-discharge tubes that contain rarefied neon or other gases. Neon signs are a type of internally illuminated sign.

The density allowed by permitting only those lots that would be accepted by the Planning Board for a standard plan. Said layout will consider limitations caused by steep slopes, wetlands, floodplains and other constraints and will meet the requirements for a preliminary layout under Chapter 203, Subdivision of Land.

A temporary sign whose purpose is to identify a business prior to a permanent sign being erected.

A business enterprise which provides live or mechanical music or theatrical entertainment and permits dancing in connection with the service of food or beverage. The term "nightclub" shall include cabarets, dance halls, discotheques or other similar establishment.

A sign containing copy that does not promote a business, commodity, service, or entertainment.

A sign of a size or type not permitted in the district in which it is situated or which is improperly located or which is nonconforming in any other way. A nonconforming sign is a sign legally established prior to the effective date of Local Law No. 6 of 2018.

Any use of a building, structure, or tract of land otherwise lawfully established but which does not conform to the regulations for the district in which such is located, either at the effective date of this chapter or as a result of subsequent amendment(s) thereto.

Any sign that is affixed in any way to a building or structure and that is not permanently affixed to the ground or its own foundation. Awning valance signs, directory signs, facade or wall signs, marquee signs, projecting or shingle signs, roof signs, sandwich board signs, and window signs are nonfreestanding signs.

Activities within land areas that are not developed or zoned for a permanent place of abode.

A sign containing language to promote a business, commodity, service or entertainment in a residential district, requiring a special permit.

An interference with the enjoyment and use of property.

A sign erected or maintained at any road intersection or in a roadway in a manner as to obstruct free and clear vision of the intersection.

The principal use of the structure, a room, a group of rooms, or building used for the conducting of affairs of a business profession, service, industry or government, not including any use listed separately in the permitted and special use permit page.[10]

A large tract of land that has been planned, developed, and operated as an integrated facility for a number of separate office buildings and supporting ancillary uses, with special attention to circulation, parking, utility needs, aesthetics, recreation amenities, and compatibility.

A sign, graphics, or a display for commercial, industrial, institutional, service or entertainment purposes, promoting products or services conducted, sold or offered somewhere other than upon the same premises where the sign is located and whose purpose is to sell or identify a product, service or activity.

Sign, graphics, or a display for commercial, industrial, institutional, service, or entertainment purposes, promoting products, uses or services conducted, sold or offered upon the same premises where the sign is located and whose purpose is to sell or identify a product, service, or activity.

A background through which light cannot penetrate.

Land in its natural state and containing no buildings or structures other than land containing limited improvements in support of agriculture, recreation or resource protection. Open space is generally unimproved land set aside, dedicated, designated, or reserved for public or private use or enjoyment or for the use and enjoyment of owners, occupants, and their guests.

Any place of deposit or storage, not in an enclosed building or not under a structure having a roof, of merchandise, supplies, wastes, machinery or equipment and including the manufacture, processing or assembling of goods not in an enclosed building or not under a structure having a roof; provided, however, that the following are excluded from the definition of outdoor deposit:

Commercial facilities developed on properties containing 15 acres or more, designed and used for participatory outdoor athletic and general recreation activities, and not defined and addressed elsewhere in this chapter, excluding the use of gasoline-powered vehicles.

Activities that involve relatively inactive or less energetic activities, such as walking, sitting, picnicking, and board and table games.

Any geometric-shaped cloth, fabric, or other lightweight material normally fastened to a stringer and secured or tethered to allow movement of the sign caused by the atmosphere.

(For residential and home occupation uses) A nameplate or home occupation sign. Nameplates and home occupation signs are personal signs.

The duly appointed Planning Board of the Town of LaGrange.

A sign that is mounted on a freestanding pole or other support of narrow width so that the bottom edge of the sign face is eight feet or more from grade level. A pole sign is a freestanding sign.

A sign that is not permanent, affixed to a building, structure, or the ground.

A sign that has a vertical post of narrow width to which a perpendicular arm is attached and from which a sign hangs. A post-and-arm sign is a freestanding sign.

Any temporary sign affixed to any structures, trees or other natural vegetation, rocks or poles.

A structure in which is conducted the principal use of the site on which it is situated. In any residential district any dwelling shall be deemed to be a principal building on the lot on which the same is located.

A sign installed by a residential landowner to identify a private driveway by name.

A sign that identifies a road that is maintained by a private company or homeowners' association and not maintained by a local government agency.

A temporary sign advertising private sales of personal property, such as house sales, garage sales, rummage sales, and the like, or private not-for-profit events, such as picnics, carnivals, bazaars, game nights, art fairs, craft shows, and Christmas tree sales.

A sign which is supported by an exterior wall of a building or other structure and which is constructed and displayed perpendicular to the face of the building or other structure so that both sides of the sign are visible. A projecting or shingle or blade sign is a nonfreestanding sign.

A sewage conveyance, treatment and disposal system, owned and operated by a municipality or public sewer district, supported by mandatory sewer charges and/or by the real property tax.

A water source and/or supply system, owned and operated by a municipality or public water district, supported by mandatory water charges or by the real property tax.

A hole or shaft sunk into the earth to tap an underground supply of water for general public consumption, which is owned and operated by a municipality.

A temporary sign advertising the sale, lease or rental of the property or premises upon which it is located. For the purpose of this code, a real estate sign is not a spiked sign.

A receiver/relay transmitter designed to enhance the strength of a signal(s) that is transmitted from a different location. Signal strengths must comply with FCC regulations.

A dwelling unit located primarily on the second floor of a building, the first floor of which is devoted primarily to garage uses and which conforms to Town Code § 240-60.

The Residential Low-Density (RLD), Residential Moderate-Density (RMD), Residential Flexible-Density (RFD), and Town Center Residential (TCR) Districts.

A sign located at the entrance of a residential subdivision or multiple-dwelling residential project identifying the name of the subdivision or project.

A sign located at the entrance of a residential subdivision or multiple-dwelling residential project identifying the name of the subdivision or project and identifying the lots for sale or the units for sale or rent.

Any sign located on a lot zoned for residential purpose that contains no commercial message except advertising for goods and services legally offered on the premises on which such sign is located, if offering such goods and services at such location conforms with all requirements of this chapter. A residential sign shall not include a residential development identification sign, a nonresidential development identification sign or a nonresidential development special event sign.

An eating establishment that is engaged in preparing and serving food and beverages intended to be consumed on the premises by patrons seated and served by wait staff at tables, and that may provide incidental musical entertainment, without dancing, by not more than four persons playing any nonamplified instrument(s). Any restaurant proposing to distribute food or beverage at a drive-through service facility as defined in this chapter shall be considered to be a fast-food restaurant.

An establishment selling goods to the general public for personal and household consumption, including but not limited to an appliance store, drugstore, florist, grocer, hardware store, liquor store, newsstand, shoe store, stationery store, variety store, and department store.

A portion of a hilltop, as designated on Map A, included as part of this amendment.[11]

See attached Map A, included as part of this amendment.[12] In general, this map was developed using the following criteria: the area of a hilltop or ridgeline which is measured from the highest point above mean sea level on the hilltop or ridgeline to a distance of 200 feet below the highest point.[13]

A chart for determining the density of smoke and which is issued by the Federal Bureau of Mines.

A sign that is erected, constructed, and maintained on or above the roof of a building. A roof sign is a nonfreestanding sign.

(Commonly referred to an A-FRAME) A sign that is designed to be self-supporting based on an inverted V-shaped design. A sandwich board sign is a nonfreestanding sign.

An antenna, normally mounted on the ground, that attracts television signals which are beamed from satellites.

A public, private, or parochial facility offering instruction at the elementary, middle, junior, and/or senior high school levels in the branches of learning and study required to be taught in New York State.

A temporary sign identifying a seasonal farmers' market.

An on-premises sign regulating the use of the premises or warning the public of the existence of danger. This would include "no trespassing," "no hunting" and "no soliciting" signs. A security and warning sign is an informational sign.

A building containing two dwelling units with a party wall between.

The portion of a septic system which distributes the waste material through a network of tile fields. It should not be confused with the septic tank, which is designed to permit settling of solids.

State Environmental Quality Review Act,[14] or 6 NYCRR Part 617.

An office space to share or rent the workstations or self-contained units to smaller companies looking for flexible workspace.

See "projecting or shingle or blade sign."

A name, identification, description, display, or illustration, or any other visual display, that is affixed to, painted, or represented directly or indirectly upon a building, structure, or piece of land which directs attention to an object, product, place, activity, person, institution, organization or business. However, a sign shall not include any display of official court or public office notices or any official traffic control device, nor shall it include the flag, emblem, or insignia of a nation, state, county, municipality, school, or religious group.

See "obstructive signs."

The sum of the individual areas of the smallest geometric shape or combination of geometric shapes capable of encompassing the perimeters of the individual elements comprising the sign, but not including any supporting framework, bracing, 911 address or any required architectural features.

Text at the top of a ground sign that identifies a plaza, building or site by name.

Land grading and improvements constructed, installed or planted, including but not limited to driveways, parking, loading and other paved areas, drainage, sewage disposal and water supply facilities, landscaping, outside lighting and areas for outdoor deposit.

The development plan for one or more lots on which is shown the existing and proposed conditions of the lot, including topography, vegetation, drainage, floodplains, marshes and waterways; open spaces, walkways, means of ingress and egress, utility services, landscaping, structures and signs, lighting, and screening devices; and any other information that reasonably may be required in order that an informed decision can be made by the approving authority.

A sign that is used for advertising or identifying multiple occupants sharing a common lot, such as a ground sign identifying a retail plaza.

Small cells are low-powered wireless base stations that function like cells in a mobile wireless network, typically covering targeted indoor or localized outdoor areas ranging in size from homes and offices to stadiums, shopping malls, hospitals, and metropolitan outdoor spaces. A small cell facility meets both the following qualifications: each antenna is located inside an enclosure of no more than six cubic feet in volume or, in the case of an antenna that has exposed element, the antenna and all of its exposed elements could fit within an imaginary enclosure of no more than six cubic feet; and all other wireless equipment associated with the facility is cumulatively no more than 17 cubic feet in volume. The following types of associated ancillary equipment are not included in the calculation of equipment volume: electric meter, concealment elements, telecommunications demarcation box, ground-based enclosures, grounding equipment, power transfer switch, cut-off switch, and vertical cable runs for the connection of power and other services.

Required for a use that, because of its unique characteristics, requires individual consideration in each case by the Planning Board before it may be permitted in the district enumerated in this chapter.

A sign that is set into the ground on wire, wood or plastic spikes. A temporary sign.

An establishment where horses are boarded and cared for and/or where instruction in riding, jumping and showing is offered and the general public may, for a fee, hire horses for riding.

All trees four inches in diameter at breast height (DBH) or greater.

A structure which is accessory to a residential building and which is used for the storage of household items, equipment, machinery, and similar personal property customarily used or owned by homeowners in connection with use, operation and maintenance of residences.

Those features associated with a street that are intended to enhance the street's physical character and use by pedestrians, such as benches, trash receptacles, planting containers, pedestrian lighting, kiosks, etc.

Objects, other than buildings or street furniture, that are a part of the streetscape. Examples are nonpedestrian streetlight fixtures, utility poles, traffic lights and their fixtures, fire hydrants, etc.

The right-of-way, easement or taking line of any state highway, county road or Town road or of any private right-of-way, road or easement having a width of 25 feet or more.

The appearance and organization along a street of building, paving, plantings, street hardware, street furniture, and miscellaneous structures.

A man-made combination of materials assembled at a fixed location to give support or shelter, including but not limited to a dwelling, accessory building, antenna, tower, trailer, platform, fence, sign, flagpole, and building.

The area that defines the outer edges of the physical structure and does not include any walkways, parking lots, or landscaping.

The division of a lot, tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions of land for sale, development or lease.

A property consisting of a tract of land and any tents, vehicles, buildings or other structures that may be pertinent to its use, any part of which may be occupied on a scheduled basis at any time between June 1 and September 15 in any year by children under 16 years of age under general supervision for the purpose of indoor or outdoor organized group activities, involving nonpassive recreational activities with significant risk of injury, for a period of less than 24 hours on any day the property is so occupied, and on which no provisions are made for overnight occupancy by such children. Summer day camps are distinct from, and do not include, such uses as health and fitness centers, spas, hotels, motels, municipal parks, churches and schools.

A sign displayed for a fixed, terminable length of time. A temporary sign is intended to be removed after the temporary purpose has been served: construction signs, election yard signs, private sale or event signs, posters and handbills, real estate.

A single-family dwelling unit constructed in a group of three or more attached units in which each unit extends from foundation to roof with a yard or public way on not less than two sides, where each dwelling is located on its own parcel of land.

The conveyance of development rights by deed, easement, or other legal instrument authorized by local law to another parcel of land and the recordation of that conveyance among the land records of the Town and county.

A visual effect used on an electronic message display to change from one message to another.

A background or text through which light can penetrate.

The maximum crown of a stand of trees.

The average height of the stand of trees.

A pole or similar structure that is used in whole or in part for the purpose of carrying electric distribution lines or cables or wires for telecommunications, cable or electric service, or for lighting, traffic control, signage, or a similar function regardless of ownership, including City-owned poles. Such term shall not include structures supporting only wireless telecommunication service facilities. Any pole in excess of 50 feet shall be deemed a tower.

See "awning valance sign."

Any sign displayed on a parked or moving vehicle or trailer or other vehicle where the primary purpose of the vehicle is to promote a product, service business, or other activity. This definition includes a vehicle hanging, displaying a banner sign whose primary purpose is for advertising. This regulation shall permit the use of business logos, identification or advertising on vehicles primarily and actively used for business purposes.

A type of monument sign used in limited situations where a standard monument sign cannot meet the zoning requirements.

A business establishment where animals are given medical or surgical care from licensed veterinarians and which may provide short-term boarding facilities for only those animals being treated.

An office designed for the care and treatment of animals but does not provide overnight accommodations.

See "facade or wall sign."

A sign that is attached to the inside of any window or situated within a building so that the sign is visible from the public right-of-way. A window sign is a nonfreestanding sign.

Clear glass within mullion and/or frame, whichever is larger.

A type of communications that utilizes electromagnetic energy for the purpose of transmitting and receiving signals.

A term intended to include all of the various facilities that provide communications services, including tower, antenna, and any accessory structures or equipment designed and constructed for use by a commercial provider of such services.

Housing that is affordable, for either ownership or rental, and that is occupied or reserved for occupancy by households or families making 80% of the area median income as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Any open space that lies between the principal building or group of buildings and the nearest lot line and is unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as herein permitted.

A development technique whereby the location of a building on a lot is sited in such a manner that one or more of the building's sides rests directly on a lot line, allowing for a common wall between two dwelling units or building massing adjacent to a sidewalk or street edge (may also be referred to as "zero foot line").

The administrative officer charged with the duty of enforcing the provisions of this chapter.