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, � O�ce—Warehouse means a commercial land use that is comprised of offices and other indoor space in which <br /> materials and equipment are being stored for shipping to other locations for eventual resale or use. Office— <br /> Warehouse does not include on-site retail transactions or display. <br /> Open sales lot means land devoted to the display of goods for sale, rent, lease or trade where such goods are <br /> not enclosed within a building. <br /> Outdoor storage means the keeping of materials or equipment on a parcel of land for the purpose of <br /> transporting, using or employing such materials or equipment at a future date at another location,either on-or off- <br /> site.The keeping of motorized vehicles for more than 24 hours, or other equipment that is not capable of self- <br /> powered movement(such as trailers), shall be included in this definition. <br /> Parking means the keeping of passenger automobiles and light trucks for a temporary period(usually less than <br /> 24 hours)in a space designated and improved for such use according to the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance. <br /> Parking does not include storage. <br /> Pasture means land used for grazing horses,cattle or other domestic animals. <br /> Perfonnance standards means criteria established to control noise, odor,toxic or noxious matter,vibration,fire <br /> and explosive hazards,or glare or heat generated by or inherent in uses of land or buildings. <br /> Place of worship means a building or space that is principally used as a place where people of the same faith <br /> or religion regularly assemble for worship. Place of worship does not include community education or art centers, <br /> schools, instructional centers, daycare facilities,family day shelters,conservatories, convention centers, libraries, <br /> museums, residential dwellings, recreational and entertainment facilities,theaters or social service distribGtion <br /> facilities. <br /> Public seivice structures means underground or overhead gas, electrical, steam or water transmission or <br /> distribution systems,collection, communication, supply or disposal systems, including poles,wires, mains, drains, <br /> sewers, pipes,conduits,cables,fire alarm boxes,traffic signals, hydrants or other similar equipment and accessories, <br /> but not including buildings or major structures located above ground level. Personal wireless services and <br /> commercial broadcasting antennas and towers shall not be considered public service structures. <br /> Restaurants(c/ass/)means a restaurant in which food is served to the customer and consumed by him while <br /> seated at a counter or table, and the restaurant does not serve intoxicating liquor or provide live entertainment. Food <br /> is selected by a customer while going through a serving line and taken to a table for consumption. <br /> Restaurants(class 11)means fast food convenience, drive-in and liquor service restaurants; a restaurant where <br /> a majority of customers order and are served their food at a counter in packages prepared to leave the premises, or <br /> to be taken to a table,counter, automobile or off the premises to be consumed;or a drive-in where most customers <br /> consume their food in an automobile regardless of how it is served; or restaurants which serve intoxicating liquor or <br /> have live entertainment. <br /> Riding academy means a building, structure or other facility which is used for the instruction and training in the <br /> care and handling of horses, mules,donkeys or ponies for a fee or other valuable consideration. <br /> Secondary use means a use of land or of a building or a portion which is subordinate to and does not <br /> , constitute the primary use of the land or building. <br /> Shelter, fallout or blast, means a structure or portion of a structure intended to provide protection to human life <br /> during periods of danger to human life from nuclear fallout, blasts,air raids, storms or other emergencies. <br /> Sign means any written announcement,deGaration, demonstration,display, illustration, insignia or illumination <br /> used to advertise or promote the interest of any person when displayed or placed outside in view of the general <br /> public,and shall include every detached sign. <br /> Sign, advertising(billboard), means a sign which directs attention to a business,community service or <br /> entertainment not exclusively related to the premises where such sign is located or to which it is affixed. <br /> Sign, business, means a sign which directs attention to a business or profession conducted or to a commodity, <br /> service or entertainment sold or offered on the premises on which such sign is located or to which it is affixed. <br /> Sign, business, temporary, means a sign permitted for a limited period of time used to advertise or promote the <br /> interests of a single-or multi-use commercial or industrial use.A temporary sign may be attached to a principal <br /> structure or detached. Such signage shall include mobile/message board signs, banners and balloons that meet all <br /> applicable federal and state standards. <br /> Sign, flashing, means an illuminated sign on which the artificial light is not maintained stationary or constant in <br /> intensity and color at all times in which such sign is in use. <br /> Sign, gross area of, means the area within the frame,which shall be used to calculate the square feet;except <br /> that the width of the frame exceeding 12 inches shall constitute advertising space; or should such letters or graphics <br /> be mounted directly on a wall or fascia or in any such way as to be without a frame,the dimensions for calculating the <br /> square footage shall be the area extended six inches beyond the periphery formed around such letters or graphics <br /> bounded by straight lines connecting the outermost points; and each surface utilized to display a message or to <br /> attract attention shall be measured as a separate sign. <br />