”SCHOOL” shall mean any boarding, day or night school or college, including one conducted by the Town or State, in which full time academic instruction is offered for one or more grades.

"SETBACK." The horizontal distance from any street line or lot line to any structure, measured in a straight line from and perpendicular to such street or lot line.

"SHOPPING CENTER" means a lot containing one or more buildings integrated architecturally and in placement on the lot, devoted to various business enterprises, which use the parking and other facilities on the lot in common.

"SIDE YARD" -- see "Yard, rear".

"SIGN" shall mean any device involving the visual sense, whether ordinarily defined as a sign or not, which is intended to bring attention to the subject thereof, including without limitation, illuminated structural features and extraordinarily bright lights placed or designed to attract attention.

"SIGN, EXTERNALLY ILLUMINATED". An externally illuminated sign is one which is artificially illuminated in any manner from sources not contained within the sign.

"SIGN, INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED". An internally illuminated sign shall mean a sign which is illuminated to any degree from sources of illumination, except neon, contained within the sign itself and may include without limitation, distinctively shaped lights even though no writing or other designs appear thereon.

"SIGN, WALL". A sign which is built into or supported by a wall of a building or structure, but not merely painted on the surface of the wall.

"STATE" shall mean the State of Connecticut.

"STORY" shall mean that part of a building between a floor and the ceiling next above. An attic shall be considered a half story, unless the roof plate is more than five feet above the attic floor, or unless more than 60% of the attic floor is finished for habitable purposes, in which case it shall be considered a full story. A story which is not entirely above the average ground level at the foundation shall be figured at that fraction of a story which its height above average ground level bears to the total height of the story.

"STREET" shall mean any public highway over which the public has a right to pass and repass whether maintained by the Town or the State or any proposed street shown upon a final subdivision plan valid under the Newtown Land Subdivision Regulations effective October 2, 1967.

"STREET, ARTERIAL". An arterial street shall mean a street, whether presently existing or proposed on a subdivision plan, which is officially classified as such by the Newtown Planning and Zoning Commission in the Newtown Plan of Development.

"STREET LINE" shall mean the line marking the boundary of the street right of way.

"STREET, LOCAL RESIDENTIAL". A local residential street shall mean a street, whether presently existing or proposed on a subdivision plan, which is officially classified as such by the Newtown Planning and Zoning Commission in the Newtown Plan of Development.

"STREET, MAJOR COLLECTOR". A major collector street shall mean a street, whether presently existing or proposed on a subdivision plan, which is officially classified as such by the Newtown Planning and Zoning Commission in the Newtown Plan of Development.

"STREET, MINOR COLLECTOR". A minor collector street shall mean a street, whether presently existing or proposed on a subdivision plan, which is officially classified as such by the Newtown Planning and Zoning Commission in the Newtown Plan of Development.

"STRUCTURE" shall mean anything constructed, whether or not the resulting structure is raised aboveground. It may be constructed of natural or artificial material. Structures shall include, without limitation, swimming pools, tennis courts, garages, and parking areas.

"STRUCTURAL ALTERATION" shall mean any change in a building or structure requiring a building permit under the State Building Code.

"SURVEY" shall mean class A-2 or better.