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Dwelling, detached means a dwelling which is entirely surrounded by open space on the same
<br />building lot.
<br />Dwelling, single-family means a residential building, other than manufactured housing or recreational
<br />vehicles designed for occupancy for one family only.
<br />Dwelling, multi -family means a residential building designed for occupancy of more than four
<br />families, with the number of families not to exceed the number of dwelling units.
<br />Dwelling, two-family. Refer to duplex.
<br />Dwelling unit means a single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for one or more
<br />person including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.
<br />Efficiency apartment means an apartment without a bedroom separate from other living quarters.
<br />Enforcing officer means the chief building official of the city or his designated representative.
<br />Fagade, primary means that portion or portions of a wall of any permanent structure that is visible
<br />from any public right-of-way.
<br />Fagade, secondary means that portion or portions of a wall of any permanent structure that is not
<br />considered the primary fagade.
<br />Fagade, tri -partite means a fagade that consist of a base, middle, and capitol (or cornice).
<br />Family means any number of related persons or, not more than four unrelated persons living as a
<br />single housekeeping unit.
<br />Fence means a manmade structural barrier erected on or around a piece of property or any portion
<br />thereof.
<br />Floor area means the sum total area of all floors as calculated from measurements to the outside
<br />walls.
<br />Foundation system means an assembly of materials constructed below, or partially below -grade, not
<br />intended to be removed from its installation site, which is designed to support the structure and
<br />engineered to resist the imposition of exterior natural forces, as defined by the Standard Building Code.
<br />Such foundation system shall be skirted or enclosed with wood, or masonry to give the appearance of a
<br />solid foundation, if one is not provided, compatible with the appearance of adjacent housing.
<br />Fowl means any goose, chicken, peacock, guinea, duck, turkey, and/or other member of the bird
<br />family.
<br />Freestanding sign means an outdoor sign supported by uprights or braces placed in or upon the
<br />ground, or mounted on a vehicle, trailer, or mobile structure principally used for the purpose of advertising
<br />or display of information. For the purpose of this chapter, a portable sign shall be considered to be a
<br />freestanding sign.
<br />Garage, private means an accessory building designed or used for the storage of motor vehicles
<br />owned and used by the occupants of the building to which it is an accessory.
<br />Garage, public means a building or portion thereof, other than a private or storage garage, designed
<br />or used for servicing, repairing, equipping, hiring, selling, or storing motor driven vehicles.
<br />Glare means emitted light which exceeds 60 footcandles.
<br />Grade means a referenced plane representing the average of finished ground level adjoining the
<br />building and all exterior walls.
<br />Grand opening means the formal offering by a new business of its goods, wares, merchandise,
<br />service, entertainment, or activity.
<br />Grazing livestock means domestic livestock (including but not limited to cattle, horses, sheep, goats,
<br />hogs etc.) that are intended to be pasture animals that can sustain themselves under normal
<br />circumstances in concentration defined herein in this chapter.
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