Town of Manlius - Definitions

ACCESSORY STRUCTURE

A structure, the use of which is customarily incidental and subordinate to that of the principal building, and is located on the same lot or premises as the principal building.

ACCESSORY USE

A use which is clearly incidental to a principal structure or use, and is located on the same lot with the principal structure or use, is an accessory use. All accessory uses are subject to the restrictions in this section.

ACCESSORY USE

A building or use clearly incidental or subordinate to and used in connection with a dwelling and located on the same lot therewith.

ADULT USES

Those uses which prohibit minors due to their age. Adult bookstores and video stores are included within this definition to the extent that a substantial or significant portion of their stock-in-trade consists of books, magazines, other periodicals, films, slides and videotapes, and which establishment is customarily not open to the public generally but excludes any minor by reason of age.

ARRAY

Any number of electrically connected photovoltaic (PV) modules providing a single electrical output.

ARTISAN

Establishments primarily engaged in the on-site production of goods by hand manufacturing involving the use of tools and small-scale equipment. Activities do not involve the creation of noxious by-products. Examples include artist, woodworker, crafter, baker, jeweler, and potter.

BED-AND-BREAKFAST HOUSE

An owner-occupied house rented for transient tourist occupancy, with the utilization and arrangement of space within the building providing common areas such as kitchen, dining room, living room, parlors, dens and hallways for the common use by guests, but otherwise similar to that of a single-family residence.

BEDROOM

A room used for sleeping on a regular basis in a dwelling unit other than a kitchen, dining room, living room, bathroom or closet, and including extra kitchens, extra dining rooms, extra living rooms and all dens, game rooms, sun rooms or similar extra rooms.

BUILDING

Any structure having walls and covered by a roof or roofs.

BUILDING FOOTPRINT

The outline of the total area of a lot or site that is surrounded by the exterior wall of a building or portion of a building, measured at the foundation.

BUILDING HEIGHT

The vertical distance measured from the lowest elevation of the building wall at the finished grade to the highest point of the roof.

BUILDING-INTEGRATED SYSTEM (BIS)

A solar photovoltaic energy system that is constructed as an integral part of a principal or accessory building or structure and where the building-integrated system features maintain a uniform profile or surface of vertical walls, window openings and roofing. Such a system is used in lieu of a separate mechanical device, replacing or substituting for an architectural or structural component of the building or structure that appends or interrupts the uniform surfaces of walls, window openings and roofing. A building-integrated system may occur within vertical facades, replacing view glass, spandrel glass or other facade material; into semitransparent skylight systems; into roofing systems, replacing traditional roofing materials; or other building or structure envelope systems.

CANNABIS

All parts of the plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin. It does not include the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination. It does not include hemp, cannabinoid hemp or hemp extract as defined by this section or any drug products approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration.

CANNABIS PRODUCTS or CANNABIS-INFUSED PRODUCTS

Manufactured products that contain either cannabis or concentrated cannabis which are intended either for consumption via inhalation or ingestion, principally for recreational or medicinal use.

CANNABIS RETAIL DISPENSARY

Any commercial operation licensed by the New York State Office of Cannabis Management which exists in a fixed location and which sells to the public cannabis products or cannabis-infused products in compliance with the provisions of the New York State Cannabis Law (and any other applicable laws now or hereafter in existence). Cannabis retail dispensaries may not sell tobacco products absent authorization by state and local law and requisite permitting. A cannabis retail dispensary does not include an on-site cannabis consumption establishment.

CARE HOME

A structure occupied as a temporary or permanent residence by three to eight persons and which is either designed principally for housing for the aged where specific age limits are prescribed by public or private regulatory or administrative agencies, irrespective of the need for custodial care and/or supervision on the premises, or which is designed for occupancy by persons who, by reason of chronic illness, handicap, age, senility, convalescence or infirmity, are dependent upon varying amounts of custodial care and/or supervision. This term shall include, by way of illustration and not limitation, nursing homes, rest homes and homes for prenatal care and convalescence. This term shall not include hospitals, clinics, mental health facilities or similar institutions devoted primarily to the diagnosis and/or treatment of disease or injury.

CODES ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

Any references contained in this chapter to the Codes Enforcement Officer shall also mean the Director of the Office of Planning and Development. The Director of the Office of Planning and Development shall have all of the powers and duties conferred upon the Codes Enforcement Officer under this Chapter 155 and Chapter 127. The Director of the Office of Planning and Development, by authority of this code, is further authorized to supervise the Office of Planning and Development and administer the Town Zoning Code and Subdivision Regulations, at the direction of the Town Board, Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals, and to assume other responsibilities as directed by these boards.

COMMERCIAL STORAGE

A warehouse use which is a storage option utilized for a business use as opposed to an individual or personal use, and which use includes fulfillment and delivery of products to an ultimate consumer, but not including self-storage facilities.

COMMUNITY CENTER

Includes a public or private meeting hall, place of assembly, museum, art gallery, library, place of education or church not operated primarily for profit.

CONGREGATE-CARE SERVICES

A facility used for the treatment and/or care of people, including, for example, nursing homes, day-care centers, and residential care facilities.

CONTAINER STORAGE

The outdoor storage of multiple intermodal shipping containers (typically steel containers 40 feet by nine feet with one opening at the end) or portable moving containers (may be steel or wood, typically 20 feet by eight feet or smaller).

DAY-CARE CENTER

A structure used to provide care for children away from their homes, for less than 24 hours a day, whether in a home, a day nursery or other place operated by an individual, an association, corporation, institution or agency for such purpose, for compensation or otherwise as set forth in a duly issued license by the State of New York for child care services. Day-care centers shall also have the right to provide accessory services pursuant to a duly issued accessory use permit issued by the Planning Board.

DISTRICT PLAN

A proposal for a PUD prepared in a manner prescribed by local regulation showing general layout of the proposed project. The plan will establish the allowable uses and design guidelines within the PUD. The district plan will establish bulk requirements for the district, including lot sizes, setbacks, height limits, buffers, screening, open space areas, lighting, signage, landscaping, parking and loading, traffic circulation, protection of natural resources, public or private amenities and such other elements as may be required by local regulation.

DISTRICT PLAN APPROVAL

The approval with conditions, if any, of the proposed PUD and the simultaneous amendment of the local zoning law or ordinance by the legislative body to create and map a planned unit development district within a land area designated by the Town Board.

DOG KENNEL

Includes any place or premises where dogs are kept for the commercial purposes customarily associated with a kennel, including, without limitation, such activities as breeding, boarding, grooming or training.

DOMESTIC HOUSEHOLD PETS

As used in this chapter, shall refer to animals customarily residing with persons in residential areas, but shall not include, among other animals, swine, pigeons, foxes, minks, skunks or other such fur-bearing animals, and no accessory structure shall be erected or maintained for harboring any such animals.

DRIP LINE

The outermost edge of a roof including eaves, overhangs and gutters.

DRIVE-THROUGH

An accessory use which, by design of physical facilities or by service or packaging procedures, encourages or permits customers to receive a service or obtain a product while remaining in a motor vehicle and may include drive-in outdoor theaters, fast-food establishments, banks and similar uses.

DRIVEWAYS AND/OR PRIVATE ROADS

Includes a means of egress or ingress to a lot or property. A driveway and/or private road shall be set back not less than two feet from the side lines.

DWELLING

A permanent structure and which does not include casual or temporary shelters such as tents, trailers on wheels or other shelter designed to be readily removable from the premises.

DWELLING UNIT OR D.U.

That part of a multiple-family dwelling providing complete living quarters for one family.

FAMILY

(1) An individual;
(2) Two or more persons related by blood, marriage, adoption or guardianship; or
(3) A group of not more than four persons not related by blood, marriage, adoption or guardianship living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling or dwelling unit.

FARMS, FARMING AND FARM USE OR OCCUPANCY

Includes and means any activity customarily carried on upon a farm, except where the farming is conducted in a residential district as a nonconforming use, in which case the uses to which such property may be put shall be confined to the farm activities and uses for which the property is being used at the time of the effective date of this chapter.

FRONT YARD

The area located on a lot between the highway right-of-way line and the line parallel to said right-of-way line passing through the point closest to the right-of-way line which is in the face of the building or any structure requiring a building permit located on said lot.

FRONT YARD DEPTH

The length of a line perpendicular to the highway right-of-way line, connecting said right-of-way line with the parallel line passing through the point closest to the right-of-way line which is in the face of the building or any structure requiring a building permit.

GATHERING PLACES

Building centers or facilities which have the primary purpose of assembling members of the community for recreational, spiritual, educational, and charitable services.

GLARE

This is a continuous source of excessive brightness. It could be experienced by a stationary observer located in the path of reflected sunlight from the face of the panel.

GREENHOUSE

(1) RESIDENTIAL - An accessory structure typically enclosed with glass, plastic or similar translucent materials within which agricultural or horticultural products are grown for personal or noncommercial use.
(2) COMMERCIAL - A primary use structure typically enclosed with glass, plastic or similar translucent materials within which agricultural or horticultural products are grown for retail or wholesale sale, and which includes appropriate areas for parking, loading and storage, office and customers.
(3) FARM STAND - An incidental and subordinate activity of a farm, nursery or greenhouse involving a building or lot or portions of a building or lot used for the seasonal retail sale of agricultural or horticultural products.

GROUND-MOUNTED SYSTEM (GMS)

A solar photovoltaic energy system mounted on a structure, pole or series of poles constructed specifically to support the solar photovoltaic energy system and not attached to any other structure.

HOME OCCUPATION

Any occupation or a profession which is carried on in a dwelling unit or a building or other structure accessory to a dwelling unit; and is carried on solely by a member of the family residing in the dwelling unit; and is clearly incidental and accessory or secondary to the use of the dwelling unit for residential purposes. In particular, a "home occupation" may include but is not limited to the following: home crafts, art studio, dressmaking, teaching (with musical instruction limited to a single pupil at a time) and the professional office of a dentist, physician, lawyer, engineer, architect or accountant, real estate broker and an insurance salesman within a dwelling occupied by the same.

INTERCONNECTION

The technical and practical link between the solar photovoltaic energy system and the grid providing electricity to the greater community.

JUNKYARD

A place where there is an actual or intended accumulation of any of the following: scrap, garbage, debris, junk vehicles and equipment, landfill materials and like materials, whether said materials are intended or not intended for resale.

KILOWATT (KW)

A unit of electrical power equal to 1,000 watts, which is a metric measurement of instantaneous power (not energy).

LANDSCAPE BUSINESS

A lot configured for the primary use as a business concern which may operate to construct, install and maintain lawns, trees, yards, shrubs, gardens, patios, related grounds and other outdoor areas which are owned by others.

LARGE SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY SYSTEM (LSES)

A solar photovoltaic energy system with a rated capacity larger than 200 kW. An LSES is considered an accessory use of the property, if the principal purpose is i) to provide electrical power to be consumed on-site and for sale to the general power grid; or ii) to provide electrical power to be consumed on-site and to be sold to other power customers through a power purchase agreement. An LSES is not considered an accessory use if the principal purpose is to provide electrical power for off-site consumption.

LOT AREA

The total area within the property lines, excluding any point thereof lying within the boundaries of a public street or proposed public street.

LOT COVERAGE

The percentage of the lot covered by building footprints, paved areas, driveways, parking areas and any other impervious surfaces.

MANUFACTURING

Includes the following:

(1) LIGHT MANUFACTURING- A business where all processing, fabrication, assembly, or disassembly of items takes place wholly within an enclosed building. Typical items include, but are not limited to, apparel, home accessories, food, jewelry, instruments, computer, and electronic devices. Activities do not involve the creation of noxious by-products.
(2) HEAVY MANUFACTURING - The production of products for use or sale, using labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation; most involving industrial design, in which raw materials from primary industry are transformed into finished goods on a large scale.

MEDIUM SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY SYSTEM

A solar photovoltaic energy system with a rated power generation greater than 25 kW and up to and including 200 kW. It may be roof- or ground-mounted, providing power for the property and/or additional off-site buildings or customers.

MEGAWATT (MW)

A unit of electrical power equal to 1,000,000 watts, which is a metric measurement of instantaneous power (not energy).

MOBILE HOME

A movable unit, with or without wheels, whether on a foundation or rigid support, capable of being used year round for living quarters and not built to the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code one-family dwelling regulations. A "mobile home" shall contain not less than 600 square feet of floor area. A prefabricated, sectional or modular dwelling built to the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code one-family regulations shall not be considered a "mobile home."

MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING

A building designed as a residence for or used as living quarters by three or more families living independently of each other and all quarters and amenities owned by the same person.

NATIVE VEGETATION

Native wildflower, forbs, and grasses that serve as habitat, forage, and migratory way stations for pollinators and shall not include any prohibited or regulated invasive species as determined by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

NET METERING AGREEMENT

An agreement with a local electric utility company that allows customers to receive a credit for surplus electricity generated by certain renewable energy systems.

NEW YORK STATE UNIFIED SOLAR PERMIT

The permit issued pursuant to the application prepared by New York State and set forth in this section as Exhibit A and filed in the office of the Manlius Planning and Development Department. Where the term "building permit" is used in this section, it will mean the unified solar permit.

OUTDOOR DISPLAY

An outdoor arrangement of merchandise, other than vehicles, as a primary use on a site, which outdoor arrangement typically is not in a fixed position and/or capable of rearrangement and is designed and used for the display of merchandise or tangible property sold or rented within the principal business, including individual freestanding merchandise such as sheds. Outdoor display shall not include: (1) Displayed items of merchandise which exceed a height of 12 feet above the ground; (2) Outdoor storage of merchandise, including goods, merchandise, or products stacked on pallets and/or wrapped in packing materials, such that the items are not readily available for the public for immediate retail sale; (3) Junkyards.

OUTDOOR SALES

The sale and display of merchandise in connection with and accessory to a primary use of the business or enterprise. Outdoor sales which exceed 25% of the gross floor area of the main business use are not included in this definition unless an accessory use permit is obtained.

OUTDOOR STORAGE

Storage of materials or merchandise, other than vehicles, outdoors, for a period greater than 24 hours, including items for sale, lease, processing, or repair and equipment for use by a business, but not including: (1) Enclosed storage areas; (2) Junkyards.

PARKING SPACE

A surfaced area outside of any building, or indoors in the case of a garage, having an area of not less than 200 square feet, exclusive of driveways, permanently reserved for the temporary storage of one licensed automobile and connected with a street by a surfaced driveway which affords satisfactory ingress and egress for automobiles. "Parking spaces" may be utilized in groups of two or more so long as the other qualifications of this definition are satisfied.

PERSONAL SERVICE

An establishment that provides care, advice, aid, maintenance, repair, treatment, or assistance, not including the practice of a profession or retail sale of goods. Examples include, but are not limited to, beauty shops and barbershops, laundromats, massage therapy, tanning salons, tailors, shoe cleaning or repair shops, and dry-cleaning pickup and dropoff shops.

PET CARE SERVICES

Establishments primarily engaged in grooming, training and/or boarding services for pets, not farm animals. Uses may include dog kennels, pet day care and animal shelters.

PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV)

A semiconductor-based device that converts light directly into electricity.

PLACES OF ENTERTAINMENT

Establishments which deliver services to people of an entertainment nature, generally in group settings, such as theaters, bowling alleys, skating rinks, event spaces, miniature golf, arcades, and pool halls.

PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT ("PUD")

A site upon which residential, commercial, industrial or other land uses or any combination thereof may be authorized in a flexible manner so as to achieve the goals of the Town Comprehensive Plan and the Town Zoning Code.

PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ("PUD DISTRICT")

The location where a district plan has been approved by the Town Board.

PRINCIPAL USE

The primary or main use of land, building or structure, as distinguished from an accessory use, building or structure.

PRIVATE GARAGE

A noncommercial garage building in which not more than four vehicles may be stored and whose height will not exceed 17 feet.

PROFESSIONAL OFFICES

Professional, executive, management, or administrative offices of private organizations, government agencies, religious or educational institutions. Examples include medical practices, administrative services, legal, accounting, and architectural firms.

PUBLIC UTILITY STRUCTURE

Pumps, substations, towers, antennas and similar infrastructure for public benefit. They shall not contain offices or have any outdoor storage of materials. No employees will be on site full time. All such structures shall be subject to conditions as the Planning Board may impose to preserve and protect the character of the neighborhood.

PUD SITE PLAN

A plan prepared pursuant to § 155-28 of the Town of Manlius Zoning Law showing information as is required by local law or regulations.

PUD SITE PLAN APPROVAL

The signing of a final plan by a duly authorized member of the Town Planning Board pursuant to a resolution granting final approval to the plan or after conditions, if any, specified in said resolution granting conditional approval of the plan are completed. Such final approval qualifies the plan for filing in the office of the Town Clerk as provided herein. Final approval shall be decided by the Town Planning Board.

QUALIFIED SOLAR INSTALLER

A person who has skills and knowledge related to the construction and operation of solar electrical equipment and installations and has received safety training on the hazards involved. Persons who are on the list of eligible photovoltaic installers maintained by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), or who are certified as a solar installer by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP), shall be deemed to be qualified solar installers for the purposes of this definition. Persons who are not on NYSERDA's list of eligible installers or NABCEP's list of certified installers may be deemed to be qualified solar installers if the Town of Manlius determines such persons have had adequate training to determine the degree and extent of the hazard and the personal protective equipment and job planning necessary to perform the installation safely. Such training shall include, but not be limited to, the proper use of special precautionary techniques and personal protective equipment, as well as the skills and techniques necessary to distinguish exposed energized parts from other parts of electrical equipment and to determine the nominal voltage of exposed live parts.

RATED SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM CAPACITY

Aggregate sum of the AC kW ratings of all of the inverters in the system.

REAR YARD

The area located on a lot between the rear lot line and the line parallel to said rear lot line passing through the point closest to the rear lot line located in the building or structure requiring a building permit located on the lot.

REAR YARD DEPTH

The shortest distance between the rear lot line and the building or structure requiring a building permit on the lot.

RECREATIONAL AREA

That portion of the usable district space developed and maintained for recreational activities, including but not limited to swimming, tennis courts and playground equipment. Open land areas designed for passive recreation are not includable in the "recreational area," although they may otherwise qualify as part of the usable district space.

RESIDENCY (RESIDE, RESIDING)

The actual principal domicile of an individual where he or she normally eats or sleeps and maintains usual personal and household effects.

RESTAURANT

A building or portion thereof utilized for the sale, preparation and/or consumption by the public on and/or off the premises of food and/or beverages, including alcohol. Restaurants include industry-recognized subcategories of fast food, coffee house and fast casual that typically include counter or take-out service as well as casual and fine dining at which patrons are served at a table.

RETAIL SALES

A commercial enterprise that provides goods directly to the consumer, where such goods are available for immediate purchase and removal from the premises by the consumer. Examples include, but are not limited to, apparel shops, appliance sales, auto parts stores without service, bookstores, department stores, factory outlet stores, florists, gourmet/specialty food stores, grocery stores, and similar consumer goods.

ROOF-MOUNTED SYSTEM (RMS)

A solar photovoltaic energy system in which solar panels are mounted on top of the structure of a roof either as a flush-mounted system or as modules fixed to frames which can be tilted toward the south at an optimal angle.

RURAL OCCUPATION

An occupation which is carried on in a dwelling unit or on or from a property where a dwelling unit exists, provided that the occupation is carried on by the owner of the property or a member of the owner's family. The person engaged in the occupation must reside in the dwelling unit, and the "rural occupation" must be clearly incidental and accessory or secondary to the use of the property and/or dwelling unit for residential purposes. In particular, a "rural occupation" may include but is not limited to the following: mechanical and/or repair work, engine repair, appliance repair, stands for the sale of baked goods, home crafts or nursery merchandise, small-scale off-site construction, driveway installation or repair and similar low-intensity construction businesses, landscaping enterprises, delivery services, beauty parlors and small, low-intensity businesses of a similar nature. A "rural occupation" shall not include, among other things, restaurants, parking lots, drive-in retail fuel stations or open storage of inoperative motorized equipment.

SELF-STORAGE FACILITIES

Include the following:

(1) SELF-STORAGE INDOOR FACILITY - A building with outdoor access to an internal common area, as opposed to outdoor access to individual storage units. The interior space may be configured as parking spaces for cars and boats, fenced cages, or individual secure rooms.
(2) SELF-STORAGE OUTDOOR FACILITY - A building or buildings with multiple doors for access to individual storage units from the outdoors.

SIDE YARD

The area located on a lot between the side lot line and a line parallel to said side lot line and passing through the point closest to said lot line in any part of the building or structure requiring a building permit located on said lot.

SIDE YARD DEPTH

The shortest distance between the side lot line and the building or structure requiring a building permit on the lot.

SIGN

Any letter, figure, character, mark, plane, point, marquee sign, design, poster, pictorial, picture, stroke, stripe, line, trademark, reading matter, or illuminated service, which shall be constructed, placed, attached, painted, erected, fastened, or manufactured in any manner whatsoever, so that the same shall be used for the attraction of the public to any place, subject, person, firm, corporation, public performance, article, machine or merchandise, whatsoever, which is displayed in any manner whatsoever outdoors.

SMALL SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY SYSTEM (SSES)

A solar photovoltaic energy system with a rated capacity up to and including 25 kW. It may be roof- or ground-mounted, and serve any residential, commercial, agricultural, institutional, or industrial building to which it is attached or associated. The electrical power may also be supplied to accessory structures or for the supply of energy for other uses on the same parcel.

SMALL WIND ENERGY SYSTEM or ON-SITE-USE WIND ENERGY SYSTEM

A wind energy conversion system consisting of a wind turbine, a tower, and associated controller-conversion electronics which has a rated capacity of no greater than 15 kW at 25 mph for single-family residential related use and no greater than 125 kW at 25 mph (for nonresidential and farm applications) and which is intended to reduce on-site consumption of utility power.

SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) RELATED EQUIPMENT

Various items related to photovoltaic installations, including solar photovoltaic cells, modules, panels or arrays, cables, inverters, panelboards, disconnect switches, mounting brackets, framing and foundations used for or intended to be used for collection of solar photovoltaic energy.

SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY SYSTEM (PVS)

A power generation system that utilizes cells that convert solar radiation directly to piezoelectric power.

SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEM

A PVS that is mounted in a way to track the movement of the sun across the sky to maximize energy production, either with a single-axis or dual-axis mechanism.

SOLAR-BASED ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT

A structural/architectural element that provides protection from weather that includes awnings, canopies, porches or sunshades and that is constructed with the primary covering consisting of solar photovoltaic cells and may, or may not, include additional solar photovoltaic related equipment.

STRUCTURE

Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires temporary or permanent location on or support of the soil and which is attached to anything on the soil, but shall not include private driveways or roads.

TOWNHOUSE

A row of three or more dwelling units, separated from one another by continuous vertical wall(s) without opening from basement floor to roof.

TWO-FAMILY DWELLING

A building containing two dwelling units, each for occupancy by one family, but under single ownership.

UNREGULATED YARD AREA

Area not within a building and not in a defined setback or yard area.

UNUSABLE DISTRICT SPACE

Any part of the lot area which has more than a fifteen-percent slope as finally graded (except when waived by the Planning Board as hereinafter provided) or is subject to periodic flooding or is not an integral part of an overall development plan.

URGENT CARE FACILITY

A medical office serving outpatients which typically offers medical services as a convenient option when a party's regular medical caregiver/physician is away or unable to offer a timely appointment or when illness or injury occurs outside of regular caregiver office hours.

USABLE DISTRICT SPACE

That part of the lot area not classified as unusable district space which is used for dwelling structures, accessory uses and structures, streets, sidewalks, parking and active and passive recreation and is an integral part of the overall development plan.

USE

The purpose for which a building, structure or premises or any part thereof is or are occupied or, if unoccupied, the purpose for which it may be occupied.

VEHICLE BUSINESSES

Primary uses of lots and include the following:

(1) USED VEHICLE SALES - A lot for the primary use of sale or rental of previously owned motor vehicles, indoors or outdoors, which lot includes a principal building supporting the sales use and wherein the occupant of the lot is registered for such sales with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.
(2) VEHICLE REPAIRS - A lot for the primary use of repair, servicing, or inspection of motor vehicles, and which lot includes a principal building supporting the use and wherein any individual vehicles awaiting service do not occupy any space on the lot for greater than 60 days, and wherein the occupant of the lot is registered for such repair activity with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles.
(3) OUTDOOR DISPLAY OF VEHICLES - A lot for the primary use by a vehicle dealer, for display of motor vehicles for sale or rent, and which lot is intended to be visited by the customers of the dealer.
(4) VEHICLE DEALERSHIP - A lot for the primary use by a vehicle dealer, which lot includes a principal building, and which includes the sale of new and used vehicles wherein the display of vehicles may be indoors or outdoors and including as accessory to the sale of vehicles a full-service vehicle repair facility and retail sales of vehicle parts and accessories.
(5) OUTDOOR VEHICLE STORAGE - A lot used by a vehicle dealer exclusively for the storage of motor vehicles that are not located on the same lot as the vehicle dealership, and which lot is not accessible to or used by customers.
(6) RECREATIONAL VEHICLE SALES - A lot used by a vehicle dealer for the sale of motor homes, recreational vehicles and campers, which lot includes a principal building, and which lot is intended to be visited by customers.

VEHICLE DEALER

A person or entity registered with the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles as a motor vehicle dealer/transporter.

WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM

A machine that converts the kinetic energy in the wind in a usable form (commonly known as a "wind turbine" or "windmill"). The wind energy conversion system or WECS includes all parts of the system.

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