The following words and terms shall have the definitions hereinafter provided:
ACTIVE RECREATION AREAA parcel of land dedicated and designed for the use and enjoyment of the owners and residents of the development, provided that said area may be improved with buildings, structures and facilities incidental to the recreation use.
BASEMENTA story partly above grade level having more than 1/2 of its floor-to-ceiling height above the average level of the adjoining ground. For the purposes of this chapter, a basement used for residential purposes must have more than 50% of its volume of space above the grade elevation to qualify as a story.
BEDROOMA room for sleeping. Each townhouse unit shall have at least one bedroom with a minimum area of 150 square feet, and other bedrooms shall contain a minimum area of 120 square feet.
BUILDING COVERAGEThe percentage of gross development site area that is occupied by buildings or structures, including all roof areas.
BUILDING HEIGHTThe vertical distance measured from the mean level of the ground surrounding the building to the highest point of the roof, but not including chimneys, spires, towers, elevator penthouses, tanks and similar projections.
CELLARA story below or partly above grade level having 1/2 or more of its floor-to-ceiling height below the average level of the adjoining ground.
COMMON OPEN SPACEAn area of unimproved land within the site designated for development; provided, however, that recreational facilities with attendant buildings, structures and facilities may be situated therein, as well as common building areas.
DRIVEWAYThe limited vehicular access road servicing a cluster of buildings in the development.
LOCALIZED DENSITYThe number of units per acre in an area impacted by development within a radius of 100 feet from the residential structures.
MINIMUM HABITABLE FLOOR AREAThe finished and heated area of a dwelling unit that is fully enclosed by the inside surfaces of walls and windows, excluding cellars, basements, attics, porches, garages, terraces, carports, heating rooms and any unheated area. The ceiling height of 75% of the area must be at least seven feet six inches.
PARKING STALLThe individual parking area serving each unit in a cluster in the development.
ROADWAYAny road that serves the project.
SETBACKThe shortest horizontal distance measured from any external lot line to the nearest point of construction within the development.
STORYThat portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor above it.
TOWNHOUSESA building containing two or more dwelling units, each dwelling unit separated by plane vertical party walls (horizontal townhouses) or one-over-one dwelling units (vertical townhouses), separate and apart, each having direct access to the outside and the street without use of a common hall or passageway.