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"Performance standard" means a criterion established in the interest of protecting the public health and safety for the control of noise, odor, smoke, noxious gases and other objectionable or dangerous elements generated by and inherent in or incidental to land uses.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
"Story" means that part of a building, other than a cellar or a mezzanine, included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above; or, if there is no floor next above, the ceiling or roof next above such floor. For the purpose of determining the required dimensions of yards and courts, when the average story height of a building exceeds twelve (12) feet, each twelve (12) feet, or fraction thereof, of the total building height shall be considered a separate full story or fractional story respectively, except the first story, which may be fifteen (15) feet high. A mezzanine story shall be deemed a full story where it covers more than fifty (50) percent of the ground story area.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
"Ground story" means the lowest story the floor of which is not more than three and one-half (3-1/2) feet below the average contact ground level at the exterior walls of the building, such ground level to be at the top of any walled areas, except that any basement used for residence purposes other than for a janitor or caretaker or his or her household shall be deemed a ground or first story.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
"Toxic or noxious substance" means any solid, liquid or gaseous matter including, but not limited to, gas, vapor, dust, fumes and mist containing properties which by chemical means are inherently harmful and likely to destroy life and impair health, or are capable of causing injury to the well being of persons or damage to property.
(Ord. 98-176. Passed 8-3-98.)
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