SECTION 200 - RULES FOR WORDS AND PHRASES

For the purpose of this Ordinance, words used in the present tense include the future tense; words in the singular number include the plural number, and words in the plural number include the singular number; the word "building" includes the word "structure"; the word "shall" is mandatory

and not directory; the word "may" is permissive; the word "used" includes "designed" and "intended or arranged to be used or occupied"; and the word "person" includes a firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, foundation, company or corporation as well as any individual.

SECTION 201 - DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of this Ordinance certain words, phrases and terms used herein shall be interpreted as stated in this Article II. Any word, phrase or term not defined herein shall be defined by the Zoning Administrator, the interpretation based on its common and ordinary usage.

Accessory Structure or Use: Any detached structure or use which is subordinate or incidental to the main building or dominant use of the lot or premises, excluding driveways, sidewalks and fences. The maximum size of accessory structures shall be limited to 50 percent of the area of the main building or 1000 square feet in area, whichever is smaller.

Agricultural Activities: The production, keeping or maintenance, for sale, lease or personal use, of plants and animals useful to man, including but not limited to:

* forages and sod crops: grains and seed crops;

* dairy animals and dairy products, poultry and poultry products, excluding commercial feed lots;

* livestock, including beef cattle, sheep, swine, horses, ponies, mules, or goats, or any mutations or hybrids thereof, including the breeding and grazing of any or all of such animals and excluding commercial feed lots;

* bees and apiary products, fur animals;

* trees and forest products;

* fruits of all kinds, including grapes, nuts and berries;

* vegetables;

* nursery, floral, ornamental and greenhouse products;

* or land devoted to a soil conservation or forestry management program.

Alley: A public or private right-of-way primarily designed to serve as a secondary access to the sides or rear of those properties for which principal frontage is on some other street; alleys are intended to provide access for refuse collection, loading/unloading and for fire protection.

Anchor" See "ground anchor."

Apartment: A dwelling unit located in a multiple family structure for occupancy by one family only, either rented or leased to the occupants. An apartment may not be owned by the occupant. See also "Condominium" and "Townhouse".

Arterial Street/Highway: See "Street".