Zoning Dictionary

A coal mine, its buildings and equipment.

A use that collects, stores, or handles recyclable materials, including glass and glass bottles, newspaper, aluminum, paper and paper products, plastic and other materials which may be processed and recovered, if within a completely enclosed container or building, having no openings other than fixed windows or exits required by law, provided that: (1) Flammable materials […]

A facility whose primary purpose is the composting of food waste and organic materials. Any facility which processes source- separated organic materials to a stabilized state through controlled biological decomposition where the resultant material is beneficial to plant growth or soil structure when used as a soil amendment. Materials may initially be chipped, shredded, and/or […]

An industrial building (or group of buildings) organized, owned and maintained as a condominium.

Means premises that receive and process general construction or demolition debris, including concrete or asphalt, for separation or processing for the purposes of returning the material to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials.

A yard of any general contractor or builder where equipment and materials are stored or where a contractor performs shop or assembly work but does not include any other yard or establishment otherwise defined or classified herein.

An occupation conducted as an accessory use within a single family dwelling by one or more of its residents. A cottage industry may include occupations such as dressmaking, upholstering, weaving, baking, ceramic-making, painting, sculpting and the repair of personal effects. Any activity undertaken for gain or profit and carried on in a dwelling or building […]

The use of land for the manufacture, primarily by manual methods, of craft articles such as leatherwork, pottery, woodwork, hand woven goods and similar articles.

The use of premises for the creation, development, prototyping and ancillary marketing of products produced in a physical or digital form that are the result of a customised design process, including clothing design, furniture design, industrial product design, technological equipment design, and similar uses.

A composting facility where additional and/or final biological stabilization is attained after most of the readily metabolized material has been decomposed, and where no chipping, grinding, or screening of material takes place. This definition shall not include any curing of green waste and/or wood waste conducted for noncommercial, nonprofit purpose.