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| - | **Floor area**. Floor Area is calculated as follows: | ||
| - | - Residential. In a main dwelling, the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a dwelling including: | ||
| - | - Attics with a headroom or vertical height between floor and ceiling of 7 feet or greater and served by a permanent stair, | ||
| - | - Attached garages, | ||
| - | - Garages located in basements, and | ||
| - | - Other enclosed areas. | ||
| - | - Main Dwelling. In a main dwelling, basements, cellars, open porches, balconies and decks do not count towards the floor area maximum. Floor area shall be measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls. | ||
| - | - Accessory Buildings. In accessory buildings and structures the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of an accessory building and other enclosed areas. Floor area shall be measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls | ||
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| - | **Impervious cover**. A surface composed of any material that significantly impedes or prevents the natural infiltration of water into soil. Impervious surfaces include, but are not limited to, rooftops, buildings, drives, parking spaces, walkways, decks, tennis courts, swimming pools and similar structures, compacted gravel, and any concrete or asphalt surface. | ||
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| - | **Lot coverage**. A percentage factor which, when multiplied by the total area of any lot, establishes the total area of impervious cover which may be built on said lot. Where used in the zoning ordinance, the term coverage shall mean lot coverage. | ||
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| - | **Substantial improvement** (zoning). For the purposes of zoning, substantial improvement means any combination of repairs, reconstruction, | ||
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| - | **Thermal envelope**. The physical separator between the conditioned and unconditioned environment of a structure including the resistance to air, water, moisture, heat, light, and noise transfer. The thermal envelope in a structure with an unconditioned attic shall be considered the floor-ceiling. | ||
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