§ 60.207. F.  


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  • Family. One (1) or two (2) persons or parents, with their direct lineal descendants and adopted or legally cared for children (and including the domestic employees thereof) together with not more than two (2) persons not so related, living together in the whole or part of a dwelling comprising a single housekeeping unit. Every additional group of four (4) or fewer persons living in such housekeeping unit shall be considered a separate family for the purpose of this code.

    Fence, obscuring. A fence which is eighty (80) percent or more opaque.

    Firearm. Any weapon from which is propelled any missile, projectile, bullet or other mass through a barrel by means of explosives or gas or air, but excluding antique firearm, children's toy, "BB" gun, scuba gun, stud gun, nail gun, or similar industrial tool or medical instrument.

    Firearms dealer. A person who is federally licensed to sell firearms.

    Floor area. The sum of the horizontal areas of each floor of a building, measured from the interior faces of the exterior walls or from the centerline of walls separating two (2) buildings. The floor area measurement is exclusive of areas of basements, unfinished attics, attached garages, or space used for off-street parking or loading, breezeways, and enclosed and unenclosed porches, elevator or stair bulkheads and accessory structures.

    Floor area, gross (for the purposes of computing parking). The sum of the horizontal areas of each floor of a building, measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the centerline of walls separating two (2) buildings. The gross floor area measurement is exclusive of areas of unfinished basements, unfinished cellars, unfinished attics, attached garages, space used for off-street parking or loading, breezeways, enclosed and unenclosed porches and accessory structures.

    Floor area ratio (F.A.R.) The total floor area of all buildings or structures on a zoning lot divided by the area of said lot.

    Front setback line. A line which is parallel to the front lot line which establishes the minimum front yard depth of a zoning lot. The location of such front setback line shall be determined by the required depth of the front yard as prescribed in the dimensional standards of this code (chapter 66).

(C.F. No. 10-277, § 2, 4-14-10; C.F. No. 10-349, § 1, 4-28-10; C.F. No. 10-403, § 3, 6-16-10; Ord 16-5, § 1, 4-13-16)