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Effective 9/5/00 City of Centerville Ord. #4 Drive-In Establishment - An establishment which accommodates the patron's automobile from which the occupants may receive a service or in which products purchased' from the establishment may be consumed or business conducted in the automobile, Dwelling - A building or portion thereof that provides living facilities for one or more families, Dwelling, Single-Family, Attached (group, row, and townhouses) - One (1) of two (2) or more residential buildings having a common or a party wall separating dwelling units, Dwelling, Single-Family, Detached - A residential building containing not more than one (1) dwelling unit entirely surrounded by open space on the same lot Dwelling, Two-Family - A building used exclusively for occupancy by two (2) families living independently of each other. Dwelling, Multiple - A detached, residential building containing three (3) or more dwelling units, including what is commonly known as an apartment building, but not including group, row or townhouses, Dwelling, Seasonal - A dwelling not used for permanent residence and not occupied for more then six months in each year. Dwelling Unit - One (1) or more rooms physically arranged so as to create an independent housekeeping establishment for occupancy by one (1) family with separate toilets and facilities for cooking and sleeping, Easement - The right of a person, government agency, or public utility company to use public or private land owned by another for a specific purpose. Essential Services - Public and private utilities required by the resident and working population. Family - An individual, or two (2) or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption, or a group of not more than five (5) persons not so related, living together as a single housekeeping unit using common cooking and kitchen facilities. Facade - The exterior wall of a building exposed to a public view or that wall viewed by persons not within the building. Fence - Any artificially constructed barrier of any material or combination of materials erected to enclose or screen areas of land, Flood Plain - Flood plain or flood-prone area means any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source. Floodway - The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the 100-year flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot at any point Page 5 of 59