Except where specifically defined herein, all words used in this chapter carry their customary meanings. Words in the present tense include the future, words in the singular include the plural and the plural the singular, and the word "shall" is intended to be mandatory.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL)
A measurement of height from the natural grade of a site to the highest point of a structure.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
ACCESSORY APARTMENT
A second dwelling unit located on the same lot as a principal single-family dwelling located either within the principal dwelling or within an accessory building which is subordinate to the principal dwelling in terms of size, location and appearance. Such a dwelling is an accessory use to the principal dwelling.
ACCESSORY BUILDING
A building which is an accessory structure.
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
A structure incidental and subordinate to the principal structure and located on the same lot with such principal structure. Where an accessory structure is attached to the principal structure in a substantial manner, as by a wall or roof, such accessory structure shall be considered part of the main structure.
ACCESSORY USE
A use incidental and subordinate to the principal use and located on the same lot with such principal use
ACRE
A measure of land area containing 43,560 square feet.
ACTIVE RECREATION
Any form of recreation requiring significant levels of organization, buildings or large numbers of persons. (NOTE: small groups of persons using snowmobiles or trail bikes are considered forms of passive recreation; however, a snowmobile race or a motor-cross race, for example, are considered active forms of recreation).
ADEQUATE COVERAGE
Coverage for wireless communications facilities is considered to be "adequate" within that area surrounding a base station where the predicted or measured median field strength of the transmitted signal is greater than -90 dbm for at least 80% of the intended coverage area. It is acceptable for there to be holes within the area of adequate coverage where the signal strength declines further away from the base station (e.g., -95 dbm rather than -90 dbm). For the limited purpose of determining whether the use of a repeater is necessary, there shall be deemed to be inadequate coverage within said holes. The outer boundary of the area of adequate coverage is that location past which the signal does not regain a strength equal to or greater than -90 dbm.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
ADULT BOOKSTORE
An adult entertainment establishment used for the sale, whether at retail or wholesale, or rental, whether for viewing on or off premises of books, magazines, periodicals, recordings, films, videotapes/cassettes or other viewing materials distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on the display or depiction of sexual activity or specified anatomical areas.
[Added 10-21-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENT
Any lot, building, structure or portion thereof in which a minor is not allowed due to the adult entertainment use conducted therein. "Adult entertainment establishments" include, but are not limited to adult bookstores, adult theaters (live or motion picture), massage parlors and topless or striptease bars.
[Added 10-21-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT USE
Any business or activity for gain, either as a principal or accessory use, which devotes or intends to devote more than 25 square feet of net floor area or more than 10% of its total net floor area, whichever is less, or more than 10% of the volume of its stock to display, exhibit or disseminate material distinguished or characterized by emphasis on the display or depiction of sexual activity or specified anatomical areas, regardless of whether by live entertainment, motion picture, videocassette, photograph, cartoon or other means, in manner unsuitable for the viewing by minors or otherwise prohibited by the statutes of New York State.
[Added 10-21-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
ADULT THEATER (LIVE OR MOTION PICTURE)
An adult entertainment establishment used for live performances or motion pictures distinguished or characterized by the display or depiction of sexual activity or specified anatomical areas.
[Added 10-21-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
ADVERTISING SIGN
See "sign, advertising."
AGRICULTURAL STRUCTURE
Barns, silos, storage buildings, equipment sheds, and other structures customarily used for agricultural purposes.
AGRICULTURE
The raising of crops, animals or animal products, the selling of products grown on premises, incidental mechanical processing of products, and any other commonly accepted agricultural operations. The definition for agriculture shall include forestry-related uses such as logging.
ALTERATION
The structural change or change in use of any principal or special use which results in any of the following:
A. 
Increase in size by 50% or more;
B. 
Increase in the amount of sewage created at the site;
C. 
Change in use;
D. 
Change that would not meet the dimensional requirements of this chapter.
AVERAGE TREE CANOPY
The average height of a stand of trees. For the purpose of determining the maximum height of a wireless communications facility to be installed on a wooded lot having at least 20 trees within 100 feet of the proposed site, the average height of the trees located within 200 feet of the proposed site shall be used to determine the average tree canopy.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
BUILDING
Shelter having a roof supported by columns or walls and intended for the shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, or property.
BUILDING PERMIT
A permit issued by the appropriate officer enforcing the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
BUSINESS
Any person, firm, association, partnership, corporation or other entity for profit.
[Added 10-21-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
CAMOUFLAGED
A wireless communications facility that is disguised, hidden, part of an existing or proposed structure, placed within an existing or proposed structure, or completely hidden by surrounding vegetation is considered "camouflaged." When facilities include a new tower or other tall structure, camouflage will conceal both the tall structure and the accompanying antennas and other equipment through the use of technology which gives these facilities the appearance of structures which are compatible with the surrounding area.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
CAMPGROUND
Land on which two or more campsites are located, established, or maintained for occupancy by camping units of the general public as temporary living quarters for recreation, education or vacation purposes. A "camping unit" shall be considered any tent, lean-to, cabin or similar structure, or recreational camping vehicle, excluding mobile homes, established or maintained and operated in a campground as temporary living quarters for recreation, education or vacation purposes.
CARRIER
A company, licensed by the FCC, that provides wireless services to customers.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
A certification by the enforcement officer that a lot, structure, or use of land has been developed in conformity with an approved development permit and/or complies with the provisions of this chapter, and may be occupied and used for the purposes specified in such development permit and/or certificate of compliance.
CO-LOCATION
The use of a single wireless communications facility, either on the ground or on an existing building or structure, by more than one wireless communications carrier.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
COMMERCIAL USE
Retail and wholesale, offices, personal and consumer services, manufacturing, hotels, motels, boarding houses, restaurants, and bed-and-breakfast inns.
DBM
Unit of measure of the power level of an electromagnetic signal expressed in decibels referenced to 1 milliwatt.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
DEAD-END ROAD
A road with only one outlet for vehicles.
DE-ICING COMPOUNDS
Any bulk quantities of chloride compounds and/or other de-icing compounds intended for application to roads, including mixtures of sand and chloride compounds in any proportion where the chloride compounds constitute over 8% of the mixture. Bulk quantity of de-icing compounds means any quantity, but does not include any chloride compounds in a solid form that are packaged in waterproof bags or containers that do not exceed 100 pounds each.
[Added 3-19-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003; amended 3-4-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
A permit issued by the enforcement officer certifying that all plans for the use and development of land comply with the regulations of this chapter, and granting permission to commence development activities in conformity with the conditions of the approved permit. A development permit should not be confused with a building permit issued by the appropriate officer enforcing the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code.
DIRECTIONAL SIGN
See "sign, directional."
DISPOSAL
The abandonment, burial, discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, spreading, leaking, or release by any other means of a substance to the land surface, subsurface, surface water, or groundwater.
[Added 3-19-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003; amended 3-4-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
DISSEMINATION
The transfer of possession, custody, control or ownership or of the exhibition or presentation of any performance to a customer, member of the public or business invitee of any material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.
[Added 10-21-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
DWELLING
Buildings designed as the permanent living quarters for one or more families.
DWELLING, MULTIFAMILY
A building designed or altered for use as a permanent dwelling for three or more families.
DWELLING, SEASONAL (CAMP)
A building designed as a part-time dwelling for a family, usually inaccessible by automobile during several months of the year and lacking improvements necessary for permanent use as a dwelling.
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY
A detached building designed to be used as living quarters by one family.
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY
A building containing only two dwelling units, and occupied by only two families.
EASEMENT
Authorization by a property owner for the use by another, for a specified purpose, of any designated part of his property.
EQUIPMENT SHELTER
An enclosed structure, cabinet, shed or box at the base of the mount within which are housed the electronic receiving and relay equipment for a wireless communications facility. Associated equipment may include air conditioning and emergency generators. This term does not include offices, long-term storage of vehicles or other equipment storage, or broadcast studios.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
ESSENTIAL FACILITIES
The operation or maintenance by municipal agencies or public utilities of telephone dial equipment centers; electrical or gas substations; water treatment, storage and transmission facilities; pumping stations; telecommunications towers and similar facilities.
EXEMPT USE
A use listed in a land use district which requires neither special use permit nor a development permit.
FALL ZONE
The area on the ground within a prescribed radius from the base of a wireless communications facility. The fall zone is the area within which there is a potential hazard from falling debris (such as ice) or collapsing material.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
FAMILY
One or more persons occupying a dwelling unit and living as a single housekeeping unit.
FAMILY DAY-CARE HOME
A family home which is a personal residence and occupied as a family residence which provides child day care on a regular basis for more than three hours per day per child for three to six children for compensation or otherwise, as provided for under the New York State Department of Social Services. The name, description or form of the entity which operates a family day-care home does not affect its status as a family day-care home. For the purposes of this chapter, a family day-care home shall be considered an accessory use to a one-family dwelling.[1]
FERTILIZERS
Any commercially produced mixture generally containing phosphorous, nitrogen, and potassium that is applied to the ground to increase nutrients from plants.
[Added 3-19-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003; amended 3-4-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
FRONT LOT LINE
See "lot line, front."
FUNCTIONALLY EQUIVALENT SERVICES
Services include but are not limited to cellular, personal communication services (PCS), enhanced specialized mobile radio, specialized mobile radio, and paging.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
GARBAGE
Animal and vegetable waste resulting from the handling, storage, sale, preparation, cooking and/or serving of food.
GROUND-MOUNTED (FREESTANDING)
A solar energy system that is directly installed in the ground and not attached or affixed to an existing structure. Each contiguous structure is considered an accessory structure within this chapter.
[Added 5-18-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
GROUNDWATER
Any water beneath the land surface in the zone of saturation. The zone of saturation is where water fills all available pore spaces.
[Added 3-19-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003; amended 3-4-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
GUYED TOWER
A monopole or lattice tower that is tied to the ground or other surface by diagonal cables.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE
Any substance which:
[Added 3-19-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003; amended 3-4-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
A. 
Because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics poses a significant hazard to human health or safety if improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed;
B. 
Poses a present or potential hazard to the environment when improperly treated, stored.
HOME-BASED BUSINESS
A nonresidential activity conducted for financial gain that is clearly incidental and secondary to a residential use.
JUNK
Any scrap, waste, reclaimable material, or debris, whether or not stored, for sale or in the process of being dismantled, destroyed, processed, salvaged, stored, baled, disposed, or other use or disposition, including tires, vehicle parts, equipment, paper, rags, metal, glass, building materials, household appliances, machinery, brush, wood, and lumber.
JUNKYARD
The outdoor storage or deposit of any of the following:
A. 
Two or more junk vehicles;
B. 
One or more abandoned mobile homes or recreational camping vehicles;
C. 
Two or more abandoned all-terrain vehicles or snowmobiles (as defined in the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law);
D. 
Two or more inoperable appliances including, but not limited to, lawn and garden machines, washers, dryers, dishwashers, stoves, refrigerators, freezers and televisions;
E. 
Two or more inoperable pieces of equipment;
F. 
Any combination of the above, or parts of the above, that total two or more items.
JUNK VEHICLE
A. 
Any motor vehicle, whether all-terrain vehicle, automobile, bus, trailer, truck, tractor, motor home, motorcycle, mini-bicycle, or snowmobile, or any other device originally intended for travel on the public highways, which meets all of the following conditions:
(1) 
It is unregistered;
(2) 
It is not in any condition for legal use upon the public highway.
B. 
With respect to any motor vehicle not required to be licensed or motor vehicle not usually used on public highways, the fact that such motor vehicle has remained unused for more than six months and is not in condition to be removed under its own power shall be presumptive evidence that such motor vehicle is a junk vehicle.
LATTICE TOWER
A self-supporting mount constructed of vertical metal struts and cross braces forming a triangular or square structure which often tapers from the foundation to the top.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
LICENSED CARRIER
A company authorized by the FCC to construct and operate a commercial mobile radio services system.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
LOT
A parcel of land considered as a unit, occupied or capable of being occupied by a structure or use and accessory structures or uses, or by a group of buildings united by a common use or interest; and including such open spaces as are required by this chapter, and having its principal frontage on a public road or an officially approved place.
LOT FRONTAGE
The length of the front lot line measured at the road right-of-way line.
LOT LINE
A line of record bounding a lot which divides one lot from another lot or from a public or private road or any other public space.
LOT LINE, FRONT
The lot line separating a lot from a road right-of-way.
LOT LINE, REAR
The lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line. In the case of triangular or otherwise irregularly shaped lots, a line 10 feet in length entirely within the lot, parallel to and at a maximum distance from the front lot line.
LOT LINE, SIDE
Any lot line other than a front or rear lot line.
LOT OF RECORD
A lot for which a valid conveyance has been recorded in the County Clerk's office prior to the effective date of this chapter.
MAJOR EXCAVATION
Any area of land used for the purpose of extracting stone, sand, gravel or soil for sale, as a commercial operation which consists of more than 1,000 tons or 750 yards of material per year.
MANUFACTURING
Any land or structures used for the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new products including the assembling of component parts, the manufacturing of products, and the blending of materials such as lubricating oils, plastics, resins or liquors.
MASSAGE
A method of treating external parts of the human body by rubbing, stroking, kneading, tapping or vibrating with the hand or any instrument.
[Added 10-21-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
MASSAGE PARLOR
An adult entertainment establishment used for administering massages to the external parts of the human body, including but not limited to rubbing, stroking, kneading, tapping or vibrating thereof with the hand or any instrument. This definition shall not be deemed to include any of the following: a medical care facility, nursing home or any office of health care practitioner licensed by the State of New York; a barber shop or beauty shop administering massage to the scalp, face, neck or shoulders, a manicure or pedicure shop administering massage to the hands or feet respectively; a volunteer rescue squad; or a community facility or indoor or outdoor recreation facility operated by a governmental agency or nonprofit organization.
[Added 10-21-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
MASSAGE TECHNICIAN
Any individual who administers a massage to another individual at a massage establishment. This definition shall not include any health care practitioner duly licensed by the State of New York.
[Added 10-21-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
MINIMUM-MAINTENANCE ROAD
A road designated as minimum maintenance as designated and defined in Chapter 190 of the Code of the Town of Martinsburg.
[Added 3-18-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
MOBILE HOME
A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is at least eight feet in width and 32 feet in length, which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling unit, with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. A mobile home shall be construed to remain a mobile home, subject to all regulations applying thereto, whether or not wheels, axles, hitch, or other appurtenances of mobility are removed and regardless of the nature of the foundation provided. This term shall not include factory manufactured homes known as "modular homes" bearing an insignia issued by the State Fire Prevention and Building Code Council as required in 9 NYCRR 1212.
MOBILE HOME PARK
Land on which are located, or which is maintained for use by, two or more mobile homes.
MONOPOLE
A self-supporting mount constructed of a single shaft of wood, steel or concrete with below-grade foundations and a platform (or racks) for panel antennas arrayed at the top.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR SHOP
A building or a portion of a building which is arranged, intended or designed to be used commercially for making repairs to motor vehicles.
MOUNT
The structure or surface upon which antennas are mounted, including the following four types of mounts:
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
A. 
Roof-mounted. Mounted on the roof of a building.
B. 
Side-mounted. Mounted on the side of a building.
C. 
Structure-mounted. Mounted on a structure other than a building.
D. 
Ground-mounted. Mounted on the ground.
MULTIFAMILY DWELLING
See "dwelling, multifamily."
NET FLOOR AREA
That portion of the building devoted to display whether for viewing or dissemination of a business's stock-in-trade. This shall not include entry areas, stock rooms, closets, storage areas, cash register areas, any area from which the public is excluded, or rest rooms, whether public or private.
[Added 10-21-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
NONCONFORMITY
A lot, structure or use of land lawfully existing at the time of enactment of this chapter or any amendment thereto which does not conform to the regulations of the district in which it is situated.
[Amended 8-21-2013 by L.L. No. 2-2013]
OUTDOOR FURNACE
A self-contained unit designed to provide heating to a building or a structure, which unit is located outside of the building or structure.
[Added 5-18-2005 by L.L. No. 3-2005]
OVERLAY DISTRICT
A district that encompasses one or more underlying districts and that imposes additional requirements above that required by the underlying district.
PARK UNIT
The lot or space in any mobile home park which shall be assigned to or used and occupied by any one mobile home.
PASSIVE RECREATION
Hunting, fishing, hiking and other similar activities not requiring structures or special supervision.
PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM
A solar energy system that produces electricity by the use of semiconductor devices, called photovoltaic cells, that generate electricity whenever light strikes them.
[Added 5-18-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE
A structure through which the principal use of the lot on which it is located is conducted.
PRINCIPAL USE
The primary or predominant use of any lot.
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER
A certified or licensed radio frequency engineer specializing in electrical or microwave engineering, especially the study of radio frequencies.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
PUBLIC AND SEMIPUBLIC FACILITY
Any one or more of the following uses, including grounds and accessory buildings necessary for their use religious institutions: public parks, playgrounds and recreational areas; schools; public libraries; fire, ambulance and public safety buildings and public meeting halls and community centers.
RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION
The emissions from wireless communications facilities.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
REAR LOT LINE
See "lot line, rear."
REFUSE
Useless unwanted or discard material.
REPEATER
A small receiver/relay transmitter of not more than 20 watts output designed to provide service to areas which are not able to receive adequate coverage directly from a primary sending and receiving site in a wireless communications network.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
RETAIL GASOLINE AND DIESEL OUTLET
Any establishment that sells gasoline and diesel for automobiles and trucks to the public. This includes service stations, convenience stores, car washes or any other facility that sells gasoline.
ROAD WIDTH
Width of right-of-way measured at right angles to the center of the road.
SEASONAL DWELLING (CAMP)
See "dwelling, seasonal (camp)."
SEASONAL USE
A use which will not have access to a snowplowed or winter-maintained public road or be provided with vehicular public services such as, but not limited to, emergency services, school busing or postal delivery during the winter snow season.
[Added 3-18-2020 by L.L. No. 1-2020]
SECURITY BARRIER
A locked, impenetrable wall, fence or berm that completely seals an area from unauthorized entry or trespass.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
SEPARATION
The distance between one carrier's array of antennas and another carrier's array.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
SETBACK
The distance from lot lines, buildings, rights-of-way, water bodies or other specified boundaries to the nearest wall or comer of any building.
SEWAGE
The water-carried human or animal wastes from residences, buildings, industrial establishments or other places, together with such groundwater infiltration and surface water as may be present.
[Added 3-19-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003; amended 3-4-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
SEXUAL ACTIVITY
Any act of masturbation, fellatio, cunnilingus, sodomy, sadomasochism, sexual intercourse or physical contact with a person's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks or, if such person is female, breasts.
[Added 10-21-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
SIDE LOT LINE
See "lot line, side."
SIGN, ADVERTISING
A sign of permanent nature which is designed solely for advertising a service or product and which does not convey information useful to motorists.
SIGN, DIRECTIONAL
Off-site signs for the sole purpose of indicating directions to business and other establishments.
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING
See "dwelling, single-family."
SLUDGE
The solid, semisolid, or liquid waste generated from a waste processing facility, but does not include the liquid stream of effluent.
[Added 3-19-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003; amended 3-4-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
SMALL WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM (SMALL WECS)
A wind energy conversion system consisting of a wind turbine, a tower, and associated control or conversion electronics, which has a rated capacity of not more than 100 kw and which is intended to primarily generate on-site power or reduce on-site consumption of utility power.
[Added 1-21-2009 by L.L. No. 2-2009]
SOLAR COLLECTOR
A solar photovoltaic cell, panel, array, or solar hot air or water collector device which relies upon solar radiation as an energy source for the generation of electricity or transfer of stored heat.
[Added 5-18-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
SOLAR ENERGY EQUIPMENT
Solar collectors, controls, energy storage devices, heat pumps, heat exchangers, and other materials, hardware or equipment necessary to the process by which solar radiation is collected, converted into another form of energy, stored protected from unnecessary dissipation and distributed. Solar systems include solar thermal, photovoltaic, and passive solar.
[Added 5-18-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
SOLAR FARM (SOLAR ENERGY PRODUCTION FACILITY)
An area of land or other area used for a solar collection system principally used to capture solar energy and convert it to electrical energy to transfer to the public electric grid in order to sell electricity to a public utility entity.
[Added 5-18-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
SOLAR STORAGE BATTERY
A device that stores energy from the sun and makes it available in an electrical form.
[Added 5-18-2016 by L.L. No. 1-2016]
SOLID WASTE
All putrescible and nonputrescible materials or substances that are discarded, abandoned, or rejected as being spent, useless, worthless or in excess to the owners at the time of such discard or rejection, including but not limited to garbage, refuse, industrial and commercial waste, sludges from air or water treatment facilities, rubbish, tires, ashes, contained gaseous material, incinerator residue, construction and demolition debris, discarded automobiles and offal.
[Added 3-19-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003; amended 3-4-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
SPECIAL USE
A use designated in a land use district that may be permitted depending on individual circumstances. Such a use requires a site plan review by the Planning Board.
[Amended 8-21-2013 by L.L. No. 2-2013]
SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREAS
Human male or female genitals, pubic areas or, when absent of any opaque covering, buttocks; female breasts with less than a full opaque covering of any portion thereof below the top of the areola; and covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state.
[Added 10-21-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
STRUCTURE
Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on the ground or attached to something having a location on the ground.
SURFACE WATER
Lakes, bays, sounds, ponds, impounding reservoirs, springs, rivers, streams, creeks, wetlands, marshes, and all other perennial bodies of surface water, natural or artificial, public or private.
[Added 3-19-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003; amended 3-4-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
TOPLESS OR STRIPTEASE BAR
An adult entertainment establishment used for the serving and consumption of alcoholic beverages and featuring topless dancers, waitresses, strippers or other persons displaying sexual activity or specified anatomical areas for the patrons' interest.
[Added 10-21-2009 by L.L. No. 3-2009]
TRAVEL TRAILER
Any enclosed vehicle used or designed to be used for temporary living and/or sleeping quarters.
TRAVEL TRAILER PARK
Any lot, piece or parcel of ground where two or more travel trailers are parked, located, or used, or for which said premises are held open to the public for two or more such units.
TWO-FAMILY DWELLING
See "dwelling, two-family."
WATER BODY
Any lake, pond, wetland, or streambed.
WATER SUPPLY PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT
An overlay zoning district comprised of a portion of a wellhead protection area within 200 feet or 60 days groundwater time-of-travel from a public supply well(s).
[Added 3-4-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
WELLHEAD PROTECTION AREA
The surface and subsurface area surrounding a water well or wellfield, supplying a public water system, through which contaminants are reasonably likely to move toward and reach such water well or wellfield. This area has been delineated for the Martinsburg Water District #1 and the Glenfield Water District by the New York Rural Water Association based upon available hydrogeologic data.
[Added 3-19-2003 by L.L. No. 2-2003; amended 3-4-2004 by L.L. No. 3-2004]
WIND-POWER-GENERATING FACILITIES
Wind-generating facilities which generate original power on site to be transferred to a transmission system for distribution to customers. The definition of wind-power-generating facilities shall not include individual wind-power-generating facilities erected and used primarily for private use.
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA
An antenna designed to transmit or receive communications as authorized by the Federal Communications Commission, including but not limited to whip, panel and dish communications antenna.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY
A facility for the provision of wireless communications services, as defined by the Telecommunications Act of 1996,[2] and usually consisting of an equipment shelter, a mount, and/or antenna(s). Radio or television transmission towers and repeaters shall be included in the definition of wireless communications facilities.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
Three types of services are regulated by this chapter include commercial mobile radio services, unlicensed wireless services, and common carrier wireless exchange access services for cellular, personal communication services (PCS), enhanced specialized mobile radio, and specialized mobile radio and paging services. Excluded from this definition are services used for fire, police and other dispatch communications, or exclusively for private radio and television reception and private citizen's bands, amateur radio and other similar private, residential communications.
[Added 11-21-2001 by L.L. No. 4-2001]
[1]
Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[2]
Editor's Note: See 47 U.S.C. § 521 et seq.