As applied to a building or use, one which:

The use of a parcel of land for gain in the raising and production of crops, fruit, livestock, poultry, dairy products, grapes, nursery products or horticultural plants and necessary accessory uses for storage; provided, however, that the operation of such accessory use shall be incidental to that of the principal agricultural activities.

All products grown or produced on a farm or land used for agricultural purposes including, but not limited to, fruit, vegetables, plants, wine, butter, cheese, cider, maple syrup and baked goods.

Activities conducted on an existing farm or on land used for agricultural purposes for the enjoyment or education of the public, which primarily promote the sale, marketing, production, harvesting or use of the products of the farm and enhance the public's understanding and awareness of farming and farm life.

The retail sale of agricultural products grown or produced on an existing farm or on land used for agricultural purposes, farm markets, roadside stands, livestock shows, petting zoos, seasonal events such as pumpkin walks, hayrides, corn mazes, harvest festivals, barn dances, farm demonstrations, school tours, "u-pick" operations and festivals.

As applied to a building or structure, the change or rearrangement in the supporting members of a building or structure such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders or in the exit facilities; an enlargement of a building or structure, whether by extending on a side or by increasing in height; the moving from one location or position to another; and/or any alteration whereby a structure is adapted to another or different use.

A system of electrical conductors that transmit or receive radio frequency. Such waves shall include but not be limited to radionavigation, radio, television, wireless and microwave communications.

A dwelling arranged, intended or designed to be occupied by three or more families living independently of each other, for which rent is charged, but having common hallways and entrances.

The flood having a one-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.

That space of a building that is partly below grade which has one-half or more of its height, measured from the floor to the ceiling, above the average finished grade; except for the purposes of earth-sheltered housing, "basement" shall be defined as only the one floor having the lowest elevation within the structure.

A dwelling, other than a hotel or motel, where more than two but less than 10 persons are housed or lodged for remuneration with or without meals.

The Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Richmond.

A structure either partially or totally enclosed and permanently attached to the ground (primarily used for the storage/anchorage of boats on lots adjacent to Honeoye Lake).

Wireless, multiple-channel, multiple-receiving-point telecommunications, typically between earth-based transmitting and receiving sites and including commercial radio and television, and amateur and citizens band radio.

Strips of land covered with grass, vegetation, trees, embankments or berms (excluding any habitable area and intended to provide a neutral land use between other land uses).

Any structure having a roof supported by columns or by walls and intended for the shelter, housing or enclosure of persons, animals, property or recreational or business activity.

The aggregate of the areas of all enclosed and roofed spaces of the principal building and all accessory buildings. Such areas shall be computed by using outside dimensions.

The vertical dimension measured from the lowest elevation of the finished grade level adjoining the exterior walls of the building to the highest point of the roof.

A line formed by the intersection of a horizontal plane at average grade level and a vertical plane that coincides with the exterior surface of the building on any side. In case of a cantilevered section of the building or a projected roof or porch, the vertical plane will coincide with the most projected surface, excluding the steps and overhanging eaves less than two feet in width. All yards and setback requirements are measured to the building lines.

See "Code Enforcement Officer."

A parcel of land used or intended to be used, let or rented for temporary transient, vacation, recreational occupancy by travel trailers, campers, tents, recreational vehicles, motor homes and the motor vehicles propelling or carrying the same. "Temporary" shall mean located in the camping ground no longer than three months.

A story partly or entirely underground and having more than 1/2 of its clear height below the average level of the finished grade adjoining the building.

An official finding that a planned use of property, as indicated on the zoning permit, has been constructed or erected in conformance with the requirements stated in the zoning permit including any special conditions attached thereto.

An organization catering exclusively to members and their guests, including premises, and buildings for recreational or athletic purposes, which are not conducted primarily for gain, provided that there are not vending stands, merchandising or commercial activities except as required generally for the membership and purposes of such club.

The official designated by the Town Board of the Town of Richmond to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The Deputy Code Enforcement Officer shall have the same powers and duties as the Code Enforcement Officer.

An antenna tower, structure or device which emits or receives electronic signals for broadcast and/or communication purposes as part of a commercial or business enterprise.

A parcel of land at the junction of and fronting on two or more intersecting streets.

Eating and drinking experiences that promote agriculture and agricultural tourism.

Farm-to-table dinners, cooking experiences, weddings and parties that utilize agricultural products that are grown or produced on-site or locally.

The use of full-cutoff and fully shielded light fixtures that cast little or no light upward and which minimize glare, including the use of targeted low levels of light thereby minimizing the total quantity and distribution of light horizontally or reflected, as well as the turning off of lights when not needed to minimize unnecessary night-time light pollution. Guidelines are established in the "Outdoor Lighting Ordinance and Community Standards" Information Sheet #172, and the IDA "Outdoor Lighting Code Handbook."

An accessory structure which may be detached or attached, may not consist of a roof, is not to be considered habitable space, will be required to meet setback requirements for accessory structures and is not enclosed other than by railings.

Any bulk quantities of chloride compounds and other deicing compounds intended for application to roads, except chloride compounds in a solid form which are packaged in waterproof bags or containers.

The New York State Department of Health or any other health board or department established pursuant to the laws of the State of New York and having authority for the regulation of matters pertaining to the public health of the Town.

The discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking or release by any other means of a substance to the surface or subsurface of the ground, surface waters or groundwater.

A building designed or used as living quarters for one or more families.

Buildings containing only one or two dwelling units, and with three or more buildings attached to each other by party walls without openings. Side yards shall be required only at the ends of rows of attached dwellings. The term "attached dwelling" is intended to apply to row houses, townhouses, condominiums, patio houses, cluster homes and other forms with three or more buildings so attached to each other.

A residential building having two side yards.

A group of two or more single-family, two-family or multiple-family dwellings occupying a lot in one ownership and having any yard in common.

A detached residential dwelling unit that is assembled at an off-site location in such a way that it can be transported to a permanent foundation and meets all New York State Building Construction Codes and New York State Energy Conservation Construction Code Act[1] requirements and utility hookups and shall possess a New York State seal.

A residential building designed for three or more units independent of each other.

A detached residential dwelling unit.

A detached residential building containing two dwelling units.

A building or portion thereof providing housekeeping facilities including, at a minimum, kitchen, bathroom, sleeping and eating quarters.

A combination of an antenna whose purpose is to receive communications or other signals from orbiting satellites and other extraterrestrial sources; a low noise amplifier whose purpose is to magnify and transfer signals; and a coaxial cable whose purpose is to carry signals into the interior of a building.

The height of the antenna or dish measured vertically from the highest point of the antenna or dish, when positioned for operation, to the ground which supports the antenna.

Any windmills, turbine or other energy-creating or energy-converting device. Minimum ground clearance from the tip of the propeller must be 20 feet.

The erection, construction, alteration or maintenance by public utilities or any governmental department or commission of underground or overhead gas, electrical or water transmission, distribution, supply or disposal systems, including poles, wires, drains, sewer, pipes, conduits, cables, towers, 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 municipal or other governmental agencies or for the public health, safety or general welfare.

A public or privately owned structure or area used for the purposes of public performances, private receptions or parties, or similar attractions that may generate heavy traffic.

A parcel of land used for the purpose of extracting stone, sand, gravel, topsoil, oil, gas or other natural or energy resources for sale as an industrial or commercial commodity by a commercial or industrial enterprise.

Antennas, parabolic dishes, towers and energy-creating windmills, when referred to collectively.

Land, designated as "farmland of statewide importance" in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service's (NRCS) Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) Database on Web Soil Survey, that is of statewide importance for the production of food, feed, fiber, forage, and oilseed crops as determined by the appropriate state agency or agencies. Farmland of statewide importance may include tracts of land that have been designated for agriculture by state law.

A structure of wood, masonry, wire mesh or other material which prohibits or inhibits unrestricted travel or view between properties or portions of properties or between the street or public right-of-way and a property, artificially erected for the purpose of assuring privacy or protection.

The level where the finished grade of the ground intersects the foundation walls. Height measurements shall be based from the lowest finished grade level.

The official map on which the Federal Flood Insurance Administration has delineated both the areas of special flood hazards and risk premium zones applicable to the Town.

The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot.

The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building or buildings, measured from the exterior walls or from the center line of walls separating two buildings. For the purpose of applying the requirements for off-street parking and loading for publicly used buildings as in the case of offices, merchandising or service types of uses, gross floor area shall not include area used principally for nonpublic purposes such as storage, rest rooms, fitting or alteration rooms or general maintenance.

Truss-type vertical structure or monopole with or without guy wires and not mechanically connected or supported by another building structure.

A yard extending between the side lot lines across the front of a lot adjoining a public street, situated between the street line and the front building line.

A structure or portion thereof used primarily for the shelter and storage of private passenger vehicles owned or used by the occupants on the lot upon which it is erected for a purpose accessory to the legal use of the lot.

The effect by reflections of light with intensity sufficient as determined in a commercially reasonable manner to cause annoyance, discomfort, or loss in visual performance and visibility in any material respects.

The lowest level of the finished surface of the ground adjacent to the exterior walls of the building.

That area of a building designed to be occupied by one or more persons for living, sleeping, eating or cooking, exclusive of garages and unheated breezeways or porches.

Any substance listed as a hazardous substance in 6 NYCRR Part 597, Hazardous substance list, or a mixture thereof. In general, a hazardous substance means any substance which:

A waste or combination or wastes which are identified or listed as hazardous pursuant to 6 NYCRR Part 371, Identification and listing of hazardous wastes. Hazardous wastes include but are not limited to petroleum products, organic chemical solvents, heavy metal sludges, acids with a pH less than or equal to 2.0, alkalies with a pH greater than or equal to 12.5, radioactive substances, pathological or infectious wastes, or any material exhibiting the characteristics of ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity or EP toxicity.

Planted or naturally grown material which prohibits or inhibits unrestricted travel or view between properties or portions of properties or between the street or public right-of-way and a property, for the purpose of assuring privacy or protection.

Any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any weed, and those substances defined pursuant to Environmental Conservation Law § 33-0101.

An accessory use of a dwelling unit and/or accessory building(s) for gainful employment involving the manufacture and/or sale of goods and/or services. Such uses shall be clearly secondary to the principal use and shall not change the physical character of the principal structure. Such uses shall not occupy more than 25% of the floor area of a dwelling unit or more than 50% of an accessory structure. Such uses shall not employ more than two full-time equivalent employees, other than the members of the family who occupy the dwelling unit.

An accessory use of a dwelling unit which is clearly secondary to the principal use and shall not change the physical character of the structure. Such uses shall be limited to those occupations requiring a license from the State of New York. No more than 25% of the floor area of the dwelling shall be used for a home professional occupation. Such uses shall not employ more than two full-time equivalent employees, other than the members of the family who occupy the dwelling unit.

A building or buildings containing at least 10 units intended or designed to be used or which are rented or hired out to be occupied by transient guests with the stipulated agreement as to the duration of their stay and who are supplied with and charged for lodging, lodging and meals and/or other services as are incidental to the use of such place as a temporary abode for persons who have their residences elsewhere. Each unit shall contain not less that 225 square feet of living space with one horizontal dimension being at least 10 feet.

A nonprofit 503(c) organization that works to help stop light pollution and protect the night skies for present and future generations.

An aquatic or terrestrial plant or animal species that is nonnative to a particular ecosystem, and whose introduction causes or is likely to cause economic or environmental harm or harm to human health.

See "waste."

A lot, land or part thereof where junk, waste, discarded or salvaged materials are bought, sold, exchanged, sorted, baled, packed, disassembled, handled or abandoned, including wrecking or dismantling yards for automobiles or other vehicles or machinery; house-wrecking yards; used-lumber yards; places or yards for storage of salvaged house-wrecking and structural steel materials and equipment; or where two or more unregistered motor vehicles are held, whether for the purpose of resale of used parts therefrom, for the purpose of reclaiming for use some or all the materials therein or for the purpose of disposing of the same for any other purpose. The term "junkyard" shall not include pawn shops and establishments for the sale, purchase or storage or used furniture, household equipment and clothing or for processing of used, discarded or salvaged materials as part of manufacturing operations.

Any premises on which more than four dogs six months old or older are kept for profit.

Light produced by a luminaire that shines upon or is visible from property beyond the boundary of the property where the luminaire is located.

Space located for public pickups and deliveries. Required off-street loading space is not to be included as off-street parking space in the computation of required off-street parking area.

See "boardinghouse."

The business of felling trees, cutting them into logs or firewood and transporting the logs to sawmills or to market.

A parcel of land considered as a unit, devoted to a certain use and occupied or capable of being occupied by a building or group of buildings that are united by common interest or use, and the customary accessories and open spaces belonging to the same.

The square footage or acreage contained within the boundaries of a lot. Any portion of a lot included in a public road, street or highway right-of-way shall not be included in calculating lot area.

A parcel of land at the junction of and fronting on two or more intersecting streets.

That percentage of the lot area which is occupied by the principal and all accessory structures.

The horizontal distance between the front and the rear lot lines measured on the mean direction of the side lot lines.

The front of a lot shall be construed to be the portion nearest the street. For the purposes of determining yard requirements on corner lots and through lots, all sides of a lot adjacent to streets shall be considered frontage.

The property lines bounding the lot.

A lot which is part of an approved subdivision recorded in the office of the County Clerk or a lot described by metes and bounds, the description of which has been so recorded.

The distance between the side lot lines measured along the front building line of the lot as determined by the prescribed front yard requirement.

A complete lighting system, including a lamp or lamps and a fixture.

A lot or structure used for the rental or sale or storage of boats, motors or other marine supplies and/or repair of said items and/or the rental of dock space of more than two spaces or buoys or combination thereof, and other appurtenant uses associated with marina-type operations.

See "excavation site."

A detached residential dwelling unit designed for transportation after fabrication on streets or highways on its own wheels and arriving at the site where it is to be occupied as a dwelling complete and ready for occupancy except for the minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, location on jacks or other temporary or permanent foundations, connections to utilities and the like, and carrying a seal issued by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. See also "premanufactured modular home."

A parcel of land within a mobile home park reserved for placement of a mobile home for the exclusive use of its occupants.

An improved portion of the mobile home lot on which the mobile unit sits.

A parcel of land under common ownership on which one or more mobile homes are occupied as residences or which is planned and improved for the placement of one or more mobile homes for nontransient residential use and as further regulated in this chapter.

That part of a mobile home lot which has been reserved for the placement of a mobile home. The mobile home stand is derived from the area of a mobile home lot which remains after all setbacks are met.

A building or buildings designed primarily for transient travelers and providing accessory off-street parking facilities and which may include restaurant facilities and/or a dwelling unit for a bona fide caretaker or operator. The term "motel" includes auto courts, tourist courts, motor lodges and similar terms. Each sleeping unit shall contain not less than 250 square feet of living space.

Any land or building used to disperse, sell or offer automotive fuels, oils or accessories, including lubrication, washing, polishing or cleaning and the replacement or installation of minor parts and accessories, but not including any major repair, body repair or painting.

Commonly known as "wireless cable service," a type of commercial broadcast service requiring a special receiving antenna, receiver and decoder or descrambler, for which a fee is paid by the receiving party.

A public area or municipal facility owned, leased, maintained by or dedicated to the Town of Richmond that offers a wide array of outdoor and/or indoor recreational opportunities for the general public.

Any aquatic or terrestrial plant or animal species with a geographic distribution indigenous to all or part of the Town of Richmond.

A building or structure existing at the date of enactment of this chapter which in its design or location upon a lot does not conform to the regulations of this chapter for the district in which it is located.

A lot of record existing at the date of the enactment of this chapter which does not have the minimum width, depth or area for the district in which it is located.

Any use of land, buildings or structures lawfully existing on the date of enactment of this chapter which does not conform to the use regulations of the district in which it is situated.

An area of publicly or privately owned land or water that either remains in its natural state or is used for agriculture, free from intensive development for residential, commercial, industrial, or institutional use. These could include agricultural and forest lands, undeveloped scenic lands, public parks and preserves, and water bodies.

Any recreational use or activity not located within a building.

Antennas constructed in the form of and housed within a parabolic dish-type structure.

Consists of a space adequate for parking an automobile and located on a lot with the land use to which it is related.

Any structure extending out into the water built upon fill, which shall include but shall not be limited to earth, clay, silt, sand, gravel, stone, rock, shale, concrete (whole or fragmentary), ashes, cinders, slag, metal, whether or not enclosed, or containing crib, crib work of wood, timber, logs, concrete or metal; or bulkheads and cofferdams or timber sheeting, bracing and piling or steel sheet piling, or steel H piling, separate or in combination.

Any individual, association, partnership or corporation.

Any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling or mitigating any pest, and any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant, and those substances defined pursuant to Environmental Conservation Law § 17-0105.

Any petroleum-based oil of any kind which is liquid at 20°C. under atmospheric pressure and has been refined, re-refined or otherwise processed for the purpose of:

An integrated and coordinated development of a tract of land under single ownership of control which includes one or more principal buildings and uses or combination thereof and is developed in accordance with the regulations prescribed under provisions of this chapter.

The Planning Board of the Town of Richmond.

Any man-made body of water more than two feet in depth used for a water supply for agricultural purposes, fire protection and/or water supply for the principal use of the lot on which the pond is located.

A meeting held with the Code Enforcement Officer, or a designee of the Code Enforcement Officer, and a member of the Planning Board with an applicant prior to submitting an application. The purpose of the meeting is to review all the application requirements, regulations, timeline, current fee schedule, and any other information that will assist the applicant in preparing a complete application for submission.

A detailed residential dwelling unit designed and intended to be installed permanently on a suitable site and requiring more than minor and incidental setup assembly and bearing appropriate seals and or certification.

Land, designated as "prime farmland" in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service's (NRCS) Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) Database on Web Soil Survey, that has the best combination of physical and chemical characteristics for producing food, feed, forage, fiber, and oilseed crops and is also available for these land uses.

A building in which is conducted the main or principal use of the lot on which said building is located.

The main or primary purpose for which a building, structure or lot is to be used or occupied.

An antenna tower, structure or device which emits or receives amateur radio or citizens band spectrums only or which may receive any portion of a radio spectrum, provided that said use is not used for commercial purposes.

The office of a doctor, lawyer, dentist or persons performing any activity or service licensed pursuant to the provisions of the appropriate laws of the State of New York.

The words "public building and grounds" as used in this chapter are intended to designate any one or more of the uses or occupancies, including grounds and accessory buildings necessary for their use or occupancy, as specified in Part 701.4 of the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.

Any material in any form that emits radiation spontaneously, excluding those radioactive materials or devices containing radioactive materials which are exempt from licensing and regulatory control pursuant to regulations of the New York State Department of Labor or the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

A yard extending between the side lot lines situated between the rear line of the building and the rear lot line. In the case of through lots there will be no rear yards, but only front and side yards.

A vehicular-type unit primarily designed as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use which either has its own motive power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle. The basic types of recreational vehicles include travel trailers, camping trailers, truck campers and motorized mobile homes.

Any temporary parking space for an occupied vehicle waiting for service or admission. Such space shall be in addition to drives, aisles or parking spaces. One reservoir space shall be 20 feet long and eight feet wide.

An individual who principally lives in a dwelling in the Town of Richmond.

Includes all uses for living units regardless of the form of ownership.

Any establishment whose principal business is the sale of foods, frozen desserts or beverages to the customer in a ready-to-consume state, and whose design or principal method of operation includes one or any of the following characteristics:

Sale to the ultimate consumer for direct consumption or use and not for resale.

The line determining the street or highway limit or public ownership.

Retail outlets, with all related structures, for the sale of products grown on the premises upon which such stand is located.

Antennas and parabolic dish-type antennas mounted or located on the roof of any building or structure.

The horizontal distance between the street, rear or side lines of the lot and the front, rear or side lines of the building or structure. All measurements shall be made at right angles from the lot lines to the building or structure lines. Setbacks from street lines to building lines are defined as front setbacks. Setbacks from side lot lines are side setbacks. Setbacks from rear lot lines are rear setbacks. For lots abutting the Honeoye Lake shoreline, the rear lot line shall be the mean water level and the rear setback shall be the distance between the mean water level and the building or structure line. A line or boundary fence shall not be considered a structure for setback purposes.

Two or more separate commercial enterprises which are located on a single or adjacent lot, or two or more buildings developed as part of a single integrated development.

A yard extending between the side building line and the nearest side lot line, situated between the front and rear yards.

Any structure, part thereof or device attached thereto or painted or represented thereon, or any material or thing, illuminated or otherwise, which displays or includes any numeral, letter, word, model, banner, emblem, insignia, device trademark or other representation used as, or in the nature of, an announcement, advertisement, direction or designation of any person, firm, group, organization place, commodity, produce, service, business, profession, enterprise or industry, which is located upon any land, portable, movable, standard or on any building.

Any sign which directs attention to a business, principal commodity, service or entertainment conducted, sold or offered elsewhere than upon the premises where the sign is located and only incidentally on the premises if at all.

The area of a sign consisting of the entire surface of any regular geometric form or combination of regular geometric forms comprising all of the display area of the sign and including all of the elements of the matter displayed, but excluding supporting or structural members not bearing advertising matter.

An outdoor advertising sign, structure or symbol erected and maintained by an individual or corporation engaged in the sale or rental for profit of space thereon.

An accessory sign which directs attention to a business, profession or industry conducted upon the premises on which the sign is located, or to a primary product, commodity or service sold by such business, profession or industry.

An advertising sign or device intended to direct or point toward a place or business or one that points out the way to either an unfamiliar or unknown place that obviously could not be easily located without such a sign or device.

Any sign which is attached to a building or other structure beyond the surface of that portion of the building or structure to which the sign is attached, and not parallel to the face of the building.

The illumination of the nighttime sky that results from upward shining light, which is reflected off molecules and particles of dirt and moisture in the atmosphere.

The solid, semisolid or liquid waste generated from a waste processing facility, but does not include the liquid stream of effluent.

Any garbage, refuse, sludge from a wastewater treatment plant, water supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility and other discarded materials including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material resulting from industrial, commercial, mining and agricultural operations, and from community activities.

A use that would not be generally appropriate within the zoning district but which, if controlled as to number, area, location or relation to the neighborhood, would promote the public health, safety, order, comfort, convenience, appearance, prosperity or general welfare and requires the issuance of a special use permit.

A building or use of land in which any livestock are kept for remuneration, hire or sale.

The State Environmental Quality Review Act adopted pursuant to the New York State Environmental Conservation Law[2] to incorporate the consideration of environmental factors into the planning, review and decision-making processes of governmental agencies. Reference is made to the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations, Part 617, for a detailed description of SEQR regulations.

That portion of a building included between the surface of the floor and the ceiling next above it, having a vertical distance of at least seven feet six inches along the studs forming each of the exterior walls. Each story above the first story must have an area equal to at least 2/3 that of the first story, excepting earth-sheltered and A-frame structures in which each story above the first story shall have an area equal to at least 1/3 that of the first story.

That portion of a building next under a gable, hip or gambrel roof having a vertical distance between the floor and horizontal ceiling of at least seven feet six inches, except that for habitable space under a sloping roof the minimum height above at least 50% of such floor area shall be seven feet six inches, and the area where the height is less than five feet shall not be considered in computing required floor area, excepting in earth-sheltered and A-frame structures where the minimum height above at least 33% of such floor area shall be seven feet six inches and the area where the height is less than four feet shall not be considered in computing required floor area.

A public or private thoroughfare which affords the principal means of access to abutting properties.

The right-of-way line of a street; the front lot line.

Anything constructed or erected which requires temporary or permanent support or attachment to the ground.

Any natural or artificial pool or structure which is designed to contain water to a depth of more than two feet and has at least one horizontal dimension of 12 feet or more. The term shall include structures built higher on, above or below the surrounding finished grade, but shall not include ponds as defined herein.

An activity conducted for a specific limited period of time which may not otherwise be permitted by the provisions of this chapter. Examples of such uses are structures incidental to new construction which are to be removed within 30 days after the completion of the construction work.

A lot that goes through from one street to another, and front yards are required on both streets.

Any tower, pole or other structure, whether attached to a building, guyed or freestanding, designed to be used for the support of any device for the transmission or reception of electronic signals, including band, FM, television, microwaves or any energy-creating windmills.

The Town of Richmond in Ontario County, New York.

The Town Board of the Town of Richmond.

The Town Clerk of the Town of Richmond.

The Town Law of the State of New York.

See "recreational vehicle."

A relaxation of the terms of the Zoning Law where such will not be contrary to public interest and where, owing to conditions peculiar to the property and not the result of actions of the applicant, a literal enforcement of this chapter would result in unnecessary hardship and practical difficulty, and to be granted only in accordance with the law applicable thereto.

The authorization by the Zoning Board of Appeals for the use of land in a manner which is not allowed by the dimensional or physical requirements of the applicable zoning regulations.

The authorization by the Zoning Board of Appeals for the use of land for a purpose which is otherwise not allowed or is prohibited by the applicable zoning regulations.

All vehicles propelled or drawn by power, other than muscular power, originally designed and intended for use on the public highway.

Any material temporarily or permanently discarded or unwanted.

The duly appointed person designated by § 1101 of the Public Health Law to inspect and report the possible violations under this chapter.

An alternate energy device which converts wind energy by means of a rotor to mechanical or electrical energy. A wind generator shall also be deemed a windmill. Windmills used solely for agricultural purposes are excluded from this definition.

Point-to-point communications service via transmitting antennas, receiving antennas and relay or repeater antennas which may be earth- or satellite-based, and including personal communications/personal wireless service commonly known as "cellular telephone" or "digital cellular telephone" and pagers, and may include other point-to-point services such as videophone and wireless computer telecommunications.

A required open space unoccupied and unobstructed by any structure or portion of a structure, except as may be provided in this chapter, situated between the principal building or group of buildings and the nearest lot line.

The permit issued by the Code Enforcement Officer authorizing the development, construction, extension or use of land and/or buildings.