For purposes of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
(a) Drive Lane: That part of a driveway intended and used for direct motor vehicle access to a garage, or to a parking pad contiguous to the drive lane.
(b) Driveway: All improved area located on a lot that is built and intended for motor vehicle access from the street to a garage or for off street parking or motor vehicle maneuvering, and shall include the drive lane and any parking pad.
(c) Front Yard: The greater of: 1) the area on a lot defined as the front yard under the zoning ordinance, or 2) the area on a lot lying between the front lot line and a line drawn parallel to the front lot line at a distance equal to the distance between the front lot line and that part of the principal structure closest to the front lot line.
(d) Garage: An enclosed detached or attached accessory structure intended for storing motor vehicles.
(e) Impervious Surface Improvements: A driveway, sidewalk, patio or other surface improvement that is constructed with materials rendering the surface practically impervious to penetration by surface waters.
(f) Lot: Any lot, block, tract or parcel of land within a residential zoning district in the village of Deerfield upon which a detached single-family dwelling, an attached single- family dwelling, or a two-family dwelling has been or may lawfully be constructed and occupied.
(g) Nonconforming Lot: Any lot, block, tract or parcel of land less than nine thousand (9,000) square feet in area within a residential zoning district in the village of Deerfield upon which a detached single-family dwelling or an attached single-family dwelling has been or may lawfully be constructed and occupied.
(h) Parking Pad: All improved areas used for parking, maneuvering or storage of motor vehicles, but not including any area within the interior of a garage. Parking pad shall also include that part of the drive lane in front of a side loading garage.
(i) Side Loading Garage: A garage with an entrance at an oblique angle to the street that requires a turning movement of more than forty five degrees (45°) between the lot line and the garage entrance.
(j) Street: The public or private street adjacent to a lot on which a driveway approach is provided for motor vehicle access to the lot. (Ord. 0-06-25, 5-15-2006)