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Effective 9/5/00 City of Centerville Ord. #4 Floodway Fringe - All that land in a flood plain not lying within a delineated f1oodway. Land within a f100dway fringe is subject to inundation by relatively low velocity flows' and shallow water depths. Floor Area - The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building or dwelling unit, measured from the exterior walls or from the centerline of party walls separating buildings, excluding basements. Floor Area Ratio - The total floor area on a zoning lot divided by the total site area of the lot or parcel being developed. Freestanding Sign - Any sign supported by structures or supports that are permanently anchored in the ground and that are independent from any building or structure. Frontage - The front or frontage is that side of a lot abutting on a street or way and ordinarily regarded as the front of the lot, but it shall not be considered as the ordinary sideline of a corner lot. Garage, Private - Any accessory building or an accessory portion of a principal building designed or used solely for the storage of motor vehicles, boats and other personal belongings which are owned or used by the occupants of the building to which it is accessory Glare - A sensation of brightness within the visual field that causes annoyance, discomfort, or loss in isual performance and visibility. Grade - The lowest point of elevation of the finished surface ofthe ground, paving, or sidewalk within the area between the building and the property line, or when the property line is more than five feet from the building, between the building and a line five feet from the building. Height of Building - The vertical distance from the average elevation of the finished grade at the front of the building to the highest point of the roof for flat roofs; to the deck line of mansard roofs; and to the mean height between eaves and ridge for gable, hip and gambrel roofs. Home Occupation - An occupation, profession, activity, or use that is clearly a customary, incidental, and secondary use of a residential dwelling unit and which does not alter the exterior of the property or affect the residential character of the neighborhood. Hotel- A building occupied as more or less temporary abiding place of individuals who are lodged with or without meals for compensation and in which there are more than ten (10) sleeping rooms usually occupied singly, and in which no provision is made for cooking in any individual apartment. Impervious Surface - Any material that substantially reduces or prevents the infiltration of storm water into previously undeveloped land. Impervious surface shall include graveled driveways and parking areas. lustrial Park - A planned, coordinated development of a tract of land with two or more separate .. .dustrial buildings. Such development is planned, designed, constructed, and managed on an integrated and coordinated basis with special attention given to on-site vehicular circulation, parking, utility needs, building design and orientation, and open space. Page 6 of 59