FAMILY.
(1) An individual or group of two or more persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption, together with foster children, a caretaker, and not more than one additional unrelated person who are domiciled together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit; or
(2) A collective number of individuals domiciled together in one dwelling unit not to exceed the maximum number of individuals reasonably permitted by the health, safety and welfare guidelines of the Zoning Ordinance, Health Regulations, and the Building Code, whose relationship is of a continuing, nontransient domestic character and who are cooking and living as a single nonprofit housekeeping unit. This definition shall not include any society, club, fraternity, sorority, association, half-way house, lodge, coterie, organization, group of students, or other individual whose domestic relationship is of a transitory or seasonal nature, is for an anticipated limited duration of school term or during a period of rehabilitation or treatment, or is otherwise not intended to be of a permanent nature. [Amended 8-11-2008]
FLOOD or FLOODING. A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow of waters; or the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff of surface waters from any source.
FLOOR AREA. The sum of all horizontal areas of the several floors of a building or dwelling unit, measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls, or from the centerline of walls separating dwelling units. Unenclosed porches, courtyards, patios and cellars shall not be considered as part of floor area, except when utilized for commercial or industrial purposes.
FLOOR AREA, GROSS (GFA). The area within the perimeter of the outside walls of the building under consideration, without deduction for hallways, stairs, closets/ storage rooms, thickness of walls, columns, or other features.
FLOOR AREA, USABLE (UFA). That area used for or intended to be used for the sale of merchandise or services, or for use to serve patrons, clients or customers.
(1) Such floor area which is used or intended to be used for hallways, stairways, elevator shafts, utility or sanitary facilities or the storage or processing of merchandise shall be excluded from this computation of USABLE FLOOR AREA.
(2) Measurement of usable floor area shall be the sum of the horizontal areas of each story of a structure measured from the internal faces of the exterior walls.
FRONTAGE. The total length of the front lot line being the horizontal distance between the side lot lines, as measured at the front setback line.