A use or structure on the same lot with and of a nature customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use or structure.

A change in depth of the vertical building plane or a change in building material.

The flood which has been selected to serve as the basis upon which the floodplain management provisions of this chapter and other ordinances have been prepared for purposes of this Floodplain District, the one-hundred-year flood.

The one-hundred-year flood elevation. Within the floodplain the base flood elevation shall be established as a point at the boundary of the approximated floodplain which is nearest to the construction site in question.

An owner occupied and operated establishment, that provides sleeping accommodations in 10 or less designated guest rooms for rent to guests, on a temporary basis and where no separate cooking facilities are provided.

Boat ramps, boat slips, wharves, piers, docks, and similar structures providing boats with access to the water.

Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls and intended for the shelter, housing, or enclosure of any individual, animal, process, activity, equipment, goods or materials of any kind.

A line parallel to the street right-of-way line that establishes the maximum front yard setback of a building.

Pedestrian-oriented features of buildings, such as one-story porches, entrance hoods, stoops, awnings, canopies, roof overhangs and arcades with occupied or unoccupied floor space above, that are permitted to encroach into the area between the build-to line and curb.

The projection at the top of a wall or the top course or molding of a wall when it serves as a crowning member.

A center which provides daytime care or instruction for two or more children eleven years or under and operates on a regular basis.

Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations.

A surface treated and hardened to accommodate vehicles in accordance with the applicable Building Code regulations and being that part of the passage located on private property that provides vehicular ingress and egress to a property fronting on a public street using an approved curb cut and as limited in width by § 230-28E.

A structure designed or used as the living quarters for one or more families, not to include hotel, motel, automobile court, rooming or boardinghouse or tourist home.

A one-family dwelling on a permanent foundation, the walls on two sides of which are in common with the walls of adjoining dwellings and are party walls.

A detached dwelling on a permanent foundation designed for or occupied by one family only.

A one-family dwelling on a permanent foundation with one wall in common with only one adjacent dwelling.

A building containing three or more attached dwelling units having common walls and/or roof and a separate entry for each unit. This definition includes townhouses, apartments and multiple dwellings.

A residence designed for or occupied by three or more families, with separate housekeeping and cooking facilities for each.

A detached dwelling on a permanent foundation designed for or occupied by two families only, with separate housekeeping and cooking facilities for each.

Flora that maintains green foliage year round.

The exterior walls of a building.

One or more persons occupying a single housekeeping unit and using common cooking facilities, provided that, unless all members are related by blood or marriage, no such family shall contain over five persons.

Temporary or occasional outdoor retail sales of farm produce and prepared food from vehicles or temporary stands.

The arrangement of windows and other exterior openings on a building.

A temporary inundation of normally dry land areas.

A relatively flat or low land area adjoining a river, stream or watercourse which is subject to partial or complete inundation; or an area subject to the usual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source. For the purpose of this Floodplain District, the one-hundred-year floodplain is defined by nine feet.

Any combination of structural or nonstructural additions, changes or adjustments to structures which reduce or eliminate flood damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary facilities, structures and their contents.

The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of the building or buildings on a lot measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the center line of party walls separating two buildings, excluding cellar and basement areas used only for storage or for the operation and maintenance of the building.

The actual dimensions of the external walls of the structure on its foundation at ground level.

A reference plane representing the average of finished ground level adjoining the building at exterior walls. Except as otherwise set forth in this chapter, where the finished ground level slopes away from the exterior walls, the reference plane shall be established by the lowest points within the areas between the building and the lot line or, where the lot line is more than six feet from the building, between the building and a point six feet from the building.

The vertical distance from grade plane to the average height of the highest roof surface. Spires, cupolas, chimneys, antennas, water tanks, belfries, flag staffs, hose towers or other structures and mechanical apparatus placed above roof level, not intended for human occupancy and necessary for the operation of the permitted use, shall not be included in the measurement of vertical dimensions.

A building or structure having more than 10 guest rooms, providing lodging, food and/or service to the transient traveling public, and may include restaurants, club rooms, public banquet halls, ballrooms or meeting rooms, but the individual living units shall not contain kitchen or cooking facilities.

Heating, ventilation, or air-conditioning system.

An non-owner occupied establishment that provides sleeping accommodations in more than five but less than 10 designated guest rooms for rent to guests, on a temporary basis and where no separate cooking facilities are provided.

Any building, structure, or open area used only by an educational, religious, medical, charitable, philanthropic or other essentially nonprofit organization, either public or private.

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

A school which provides daytime care and instruction for two or more children from two to six years of age inclusive and operates on a regular basis.

A parcel of land whose boundaries have been established by a legal instrument such as a recorded deed, court order or a recorded plot which is recognized as a separate legal unit for purposes of transfer of title.

When one or more lots that are nonconforming by reason of size are adjoining or contiguous and are under common ownership, said lots shall be considered consolidated to the extent that a conforming lot or lots can be achieved.

The portion of a lot along a street line to which the lot abuts. A lot shall have frontage on an improved public street or, in the GC District, on an improved public or private street. For the purpose of determining yard requirements of corner lots and through lots, all sides of a lot adjacent to streets shall be considered frontage, and yards shall be provided as indicated under "Yards" in this section.

Any property line which separates a lot from a street right-of-way.

Any property line which separates a lot from an adjoining lot or an alley and which extends from one side line to another.

Any property line which separates a lot from an adjoining lot or any alley and which extends from a street right-of-way to a rear line, another side line or another street right-of-way.

A lot of record which was legal at the time of its creation that does not meet the minimum area requirement of this chapter and which is not adjoining other lands under the same ownership.

See "lot."

A facility for the storing, servicing, fueling, berthing, and securing of boats.

The three-dimensional shape of a building(s) height, width and depth.

A temporary sign used to inform the public of the list of entrees, dishes, foods and entertainment available in a restaurant.

An existing structure that was legal at the time of its creation that exceeds the maximum height or building coverage limitations or minimum setback requirements established by this chapter.

An existing use of a lot or a building that was legal at the time of its creation that is not permitted by this chapter in the district in which it is located.

A flood that has one chance in one hundred or a one-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any year.

Provision of outdoor displays or display space on a lease or rental basis only.

The portion of a wall which extends above the roofline.

An off-street parking space shall comprise not less than 180 square feet per parking stall plus necessary maneuvering space. Space for maneuvering incidental to parking or unparking shall not encroach upon any public way. Every off-street parking space shall be accessible from a public way. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the GC District, the average area of each parking space shall be not less than 160 square feet and maneuvering areas shall be no less than 22 feet wide and no parking space shall be less than 153 square feet.

An operable window opening in the façade of a commercial building used for the sale of food and/or beverages. Such a window shall be designed for the exclusive use of pedestrians and shall be located to provide a safe waiting area and to not disrupt or impede pedestrian movement on a sidewalk used by the public.

A business which provides a service oriented primarily to personal needs and not primarily involving retail sales of goods or professional advisory services. Included are tailor, barber, beauty salon, shoe repair, dressmaker or dry cleaner (provided no cleaning operations are performed on premises); excluding massage parlors.

A covered walk or porch that is supported by columns or pillars; also known as "colonnade."

Any building or structure which serves as a meeting place for a selected membership, together with recreation and dining facilities which are not open to the general public.

Any parking area that is available to the public at all times.

A process employed to identify previously developed land that is now vacant, abandoned or underutilized real property where older structures, if they exist, are rehabilitated or replaced.

An A-frame sign that is not permanently attached to the ground or other permanent structure.

The joint use of parking facilities by agreement of two or more land uses for which peak parking demands occur at different times of the day, such as office buildings and residential units or restaurants and entertainment facilities. Under an approved shared parking arrangement, minimum parking requirements are not calculated exclusively for each use, but rather for the combined total, shared need of all uses.

An agreement between two or more property owners to share parking as defined herein. A shared agreement must be filed at the time of site plan review and include permanent cross-access easements between the participating parties. A shared parking agreement can be created between existing and proposed developments that are adjoining or adjacent.

A house, duplex, apartment, condominium, or other residential dwelling unit or parts thereof where guest or guests rents sleeping or living accommodations of less than 31 days, such as an Airbnb, Vrbo, or other similar rental accommodations.

Any device designed to inform or attract the attention of persons not on the premises on which the sign is located, provided that the following shall not be included in the application of the regulations herein:

A sign other than an on-site sign.

A sign relating in its subject matter to the premises on which it is located or to products, accommodations, services or activities on the premises. On-site signs do not include signs erected by the outdoor advertising industry in the conduct of the outdoor advertising business.

A sign announcing the prospective rental, lease or sale of the premises upon which it is situated.

A street that collects traffic from local streets and connects with minor and major arterials. In the City of New Castle, the following streets are collector streets:

The right-of-way line of a street.

Anything constructed or erected with a fixed location on the ground or attached to something having a fixed location on the ground. Among other things, structures include buildings, mobile homes, walls, fences, billboards and posted panels. Structure shall also include anything constructed wholly or partly below ground.

The equipment and structures involved in receiving or transmitting telecommunications or radio signals. Such facilities include, singly or together:

A freestanding structure located on a bus or train route, which is designed to accommodate embarking and disembarking transit passengers.

A relaxation of the terms of this chapter where such variance will not be contrary to the public interest and where, owing to conditions peculiar to the property and not the result of the actions of the applicant, a literal enforcement of the chapter would result in unnecessary and undue hardship. As used in this chapter, a variance is authorized only for height, area and size of structure or size of yards and open spaces; establishment or expansion of a use otherwise prohibited shall not be allowed by variance, nor shall a variance be granted because of the presence of nonconformities in the district or adjoining districts.

A required open space unoccupied and unobstructed by any structure or portion of a structure from 30 inches above the general ground level of the graded lot upward; provided, however, that fences and walls may be permitted in any yard.

There shall be a front yard along each front line between the side lines extending inward to a line separated from the front line by a dimension equal to the required front yard dimension.

There shall be a rear yard along each rear line between the inner side yard lines, extending inward to a line separated from the rear line by a dimension equal to the required rear yard dimension.

In the case of a corner lot with no rear lines as herein defined, the shorter of the two side lines shall be treated as a rear line. Where the two side lines are of equal length either may be selected.

There shall be a side yard along each side line extending its entire length from the rear of the front yard, extending inward to a line separated from the side line by a dimension equal to the required side yard dimension.