(A) FAMILY. An individual living alone or two or more persons, each related by blood, marriage, or adoption (including foster children), living together as a single housekeeping unit and occupying a single dwelling unit; or a group of not more than four persons not so related, living together as a single housekeeping unit by joint agreement and occupying a single dwelling on a nonprofit, cost-sharing basis, or a group of five or more persons living in a community based residential facility including group community residences and family community residences.
(B) FAMILY COMMUNITY RESIDENCE. A single dwelling unit occupied on a relatively permanent basis in a family-like environment by a group of no more than eight unrelated persons with disabilities, plus paid professional support staff provided by a sponsoring agency, either living with residents on a 24 hour basis, or present whenever residents with disabilities are present at the dwelling; in compliance with the zoning regulations for the district in which the site is located.
(C) FENCE. An artificially constructed barrier of wood, masonry, stone, wire, metal, or other manufactured material or combination of materials as permitted herein erected to enclose, screen, or separate areas.
(D) FENCE, DOG RUN. An area enclosed on all sides made of wood or metal for the exclusive use of a dog.
(E) FLOOR AREA. The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of the building, measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the centerline of walls separating two buildings, computed as follows:
(1) For determining floor area ratio, the sum of the following areas:
(a) The basement floor area when more than one-half of the basement height is above the finished lot grade level where curb level has not been established;
(b) Elevator shafts and stairwells at each floor;
(c) Floor space used for mechanical equipment (except equipment, open or enclosed, located on the roof);
(d) Penthouses;
(e) Attic space having headroom of seven feet ten inches or more;
(f) Interior balconies and mezzanines;
(g) Enclosed porches; and
(h) Floor area devoted to accessory uses.
(2) Space devoted to off-street parking or loading shall not be included in the floor area.
(3) The floor area of structures devoted to bulk storage of materials shall be computed by counting each ten feet of height, or fraction thereof, as being equal to one floor.
(F) FLOOR AREA RATIO (F.A.R.). The floor area ratio of the building or other structure on any lot is determined by dividing the floor area of such building or structure by the area of the lot on which the building or structure is located. When more than one building or structure is located on a lot, then the floor area ratio is determined by dividing the total floor area of all buildings or structures by the area of the lot, or, in the case of planned development, by the net site area. The floor area ratio requirements, as set forth under each zoning district, shall determine the maximum floor area allowable for a building or other structure (including both principal accessory buildings) in direct ratio to the gross area of the lot.
(G) FOOD PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENT.A commercial establishment in which food is manufactured or packaged for human consumption. The term does not include a restaurant or other eating and drinking use, but does include catering establishments.
(H) FREQUENCY. Signifies the number of oscillations per second in a sound wave and is an index of the pitch of the resulting sound.
(I) FUEL SALES. A retail facility that sells gasoline for the fueling of automobiles, that may include one or more of the following accessory uses: convenience store and restaurant. The facility shall not be designed to serve vehicles over 12,000 pounds.
(J) FUNERAL PARLOR. A building, or portion thereof, used for the preparation of the deceased for burial and for the display of deceased and ceremonies connected therewith prior to burial or cremation.
(Ord. 2021-05-15, passed 5-3-2021; Ord. 2022-01-04, passed 1-3-2022)