For the purposes of this chapter the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
(a) "FRONT LOT LINE" means the line separating the front of the lot from the street. If a lot is bounded by more than one street then the front lot line is the line most nearly facing the front of the main building on the lot; provided, that if there is no building on the lot the front lot line may be designated by the owner of the lot.
(b) "FRONT YARD" means a yard extending across the full width of a lot and extending from the front lot line to the front foundation line, and its prolongations, of the main building, as shown in Figure 1 of this Section. If the lot is vacant, the front yard depth shall be 50 feet.
(c) "JUNK" means any combustible or noncombustible nonputrescible waste, including but not limited to trash; refuse; paper; glass; cans; bottles; rags; fabrics; bedding; ashes; trimmings from lawns, shrubbery or trees, except when used for mulch or like agricultural purposes; household refuse other than garbage; lumber, metal, plumbing fixtures, bricks, building stones, plaster, wire or like materials from the demolition, alteration or construction of buildings or structures; tires or inner tubes; auto, aircraft or boat parts; plastic or metal parts or scraps; damaged or defective machinery, whether or not repairable; and damaged or defective toys, recreational equipment or household appliances or furnishings, whether or not repairable.
(d) "LOT" means a contiguous quantity of land in the possession of, or owned by, or recorded as the property of, the same person.
(e) "LOT USED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES" means a lot on which one or more dwellings are located.
(f) "REAR LOT LINE" means the lot boundary line or lines most distance from and generally opposite the front lot line.
(g) "SIDE LOT LINE" means any lot boundary line that is not a front or rear lot line.
(Amended by Ord. No. 8085 (N.S.), effective 7-10-92)
Cross reference(s)--Definitions, § 12.101 et seq.
