For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNIT STRUCTURE. A residential unit structure having two or more family dwellings or units within one such structure, whether or not occupied. Such structure shall include, but not be limited to, apartment buildings, condominiums, townhouses, or boarding houses. A “unit” therein shall be comprised of each and every apartment, sleeping room, unit, townhouse, condominium unit, or separately billed unit. Such residential structures shall exclude hotels, motels, tourist homes, rest homes, hospitals, or similar businesses wherein occupancy is generally for less than a 30-day period.
NON-RESIDENTIAL UNIT STRUCTURE. All other buildings not included within the definition of residential unit structure or multiple-family residential unit structure shall be deemed to be within the classification of non-residential unit structure for purposes of this chapter. Such structures shall include tourist homes, hotels, motels, churches, rest homes, schools, government buildings, commercial entities, and the like. Structures owned by the town are exempt from this chapter.
OWNER and USER. Shall be synonymous and shall mean the record owner as found in the records of the Clerk of the County Commission or as determined under the laws of the state. A part or fractional owner is an OWNER under this article. A tenant is also a USER herein.
RESIDENTIAL UNIT STRUCTURE. Any structure or unit, whether or not occupied, which is used or intended by the nature of its construction to be used as a single-family dwelling by persons for living or sleeping quarters, but shall not include unit structures intended primarily for transient lodging, including, but not limited to, hotels, motels, rest homes, and hospital rooms.
TOTAL SQUARE FEET. The sum as measured by the exterior dimensions of the structure multiplied by the number of stories, but shall not include any part of a structure encompassed by the following:
(1) Porches;
(2) Basements (when not generally utilized or finished); or
(3) Attics (when not generally utilized or finished).
TREASURER. The Town Treasurer.
(Ord. 21-003, passed 8-9-2021)