The following words and phrases, when used in this
article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section,
except in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different
meaning:
ASSOCIATION
Any partnership, limited partnership or any other form of
unincorporated enterprise owned or conducted by two or more persons.
BOARD
The Lower Makefield Township Board of Supervisors.
BUILDING PERMIT
The permit, certificate, document, approval or authorization
required by Lower Makefield Township for a person to make improvements
to real estate within the boundaries of Lower Makefield Township.
COMMERCIAL UNIT
A group of rooms within a structure separate and independent
from other room groups within the same structure whether or not one
or more facilities are shared by the occupants of other room groups,
which is used for commercial purposes.
CONSTRUCT
Any activity by a person in connection with the building,
erection, assembling, fabrication, placing or affixing an improvement
to an industrial or commercial unit.
[Amended 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 305]
CONVERT
Any activity whereby an improvement to real estate not theretofore
used for a commercial or industrial purpose is changed to a commercial
or industrial use, or whereby the number of commercial or industrial
units within a commercial or industrial use are increased in number.
[Amended 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 305]
CORPORATION
A corporation or joint-stock association, organized under
the laws of this commonwealth, the United States or any other state,
territory or foreign country or dependency, including but not limited
to banking institutions.
GROSS FLOOR AREA
Total floor area in commercial and industrial units to include
basements, mezzanines, garages, porches, etc., as measured from outside
walls or from the center of an interior party wall as the case may
be.
INDUSTRIAL UNIT
A group of rooms within a structure separate and independent
from other room groups within the same structure whether or not one
or more facilities are shared by the occupants of other room groups
which are used for industrial purposes.
PERSON
Every natural person, association, corporation, partnership,
condominium association or cooperative. Whenever used in any clause
prescribing or imposing a penalty, the term "person," as applied to
associations or cooperatives shall mean the partners or members thereof
and, as applied to corporations, the officers thereof.
PLACE or PLACEMENT
The installation of a completed structure on a parcel of
real property or the assemblage on a parcel of real property of sections
of a structure that have been constructed off-site and brought to
the real property for assemblage.
[Amended 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 305]
TAX
The tax imposed, assessed and levied by this article.
TREASURER
The Treasurer of Lower Makefield Township.