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Setback - The minimum horizontal distance between a building and lot line. Distances are to be measured from grougd level except as provided hereinafter. Slope - The degree of deviation of a surface from the horizontal, usually expressed in percent or degrees. Solar Access - That access between the solar energy collector and the sun which must be free of obstructions that shade the collector to an extent which precludes the effective operation. .. Solar Energy - Radiant energy that is '.direct, diffused, and reflected ensrgy received from the sun. Story - That portion of a building including beneath the upper surface of a floor and upper surface of floor next above, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included between the upper surface of'the topmost floor and the ceiling or roof above. If the finished floor level directly above a basement or cellar, or unused underfloor space is more than six (6) feet above grade as defined herein for 'more than 50 'percent of the total perimeter or is more than twelve (12) feet above grade as defined herein at any point, such basement, cellar, or unused underfloor space shall be considered a story. Street Frontage - The proximity of a parcel of land to one or more streets. An interior lot has one street frontage and a comer lot has two frontages. In no case shall street frontages in the Urban Area be less than 40 feet and in the Rural Area, street frontages shall not be less-than 200 feet except lots fronting on cul-de-sacs shall have not less than an 80 foot frontage. Street Frontage, l~inimum - The lot width requirement for the district in wkich the parcel is located. Structure - Anything which is built, constructed or erected; an edifice or building of any kind; or any piece of work artificially built up and/or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner whether temporary or permanent in character~ ' Structure, Principal - Anything that houses or facilitates the principal use of a property. Subdivision - Division of a tract of land into two or more lots or parcels of land for the purpose of transfer of ownership or building development. The term includes re- subdivision and, when appropriate to the context, shall relate to the process of subdividing or to the land subdivided. Townhouses - Structures housing three (3) or more dwelling units contiguous to each other only by the sharing of one common wall, such structures to be of the town or row houses type as contrasted to multiple-dwelling apartment structures. No single structure shall contain in excess of eight (8) dwelling units and each dwelling unit shall have separate and individual front and rear .entrances. 13 -127-