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Preservation, Building

Retaining the use and the exterior portion of an existing structure without substantial alteration. A change of the architectural style or scale of the structure or a change in the predominant use of the structure shall be deemed to be a substantial alteration.

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Principal or Main Building

Any building which is carried on the principal purpose for which the building lot is used and shall include a barn or silo used on conjunction with a farm. A building which: a) occupies the major or central portion of a lot, b) is the chief or main building on a lot, or c) constitutes, […]

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Quonset Hut

A corrugated metal building with semi-cylindrical cross-section where the roof meets the foundation.

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Ramada

A stationary structure having a roof extending over a mobile home or trailer, which may also extend over a patio or parking space for motor vehicles, and which is used principally for protection from sun and rain.

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Ramp

A sloping walkway, roadway or passage used to join and provide a smooth transition between two levels of different elevations. Driveways leading to parking aisles.

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Redevelopment

The removal of buildings or structures from land and the construction or erection of other buildings or structures thereon. The removal or rehabilitation of buildings and/or the construction, reconstruction or erection of other buildings or structures in their place.

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Remodel

Any interior or exterior change to a structure not including a change in load-bearing member of a structure.

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Renovation

The repair and restoration of a building to good condition but shall not include its replacement. The repair, strengthening or restoration of a building to a safe condition but does not include its replacement. The structural or cosmetic alteration of a building or structure.

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Retaining Wall

A structure constructed to hold back or support an earthen bank. A vertical, or near vertical structure, that holds back soil or rock, and prevents movement of material down slope or erosion on a site.

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Rhythm

A regular pattern of shapes including, but not limited to, windows, doors, projections, and heights, within a building, structure or group of the same.

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