Zoning Dictionary
Letter: E
Easement
A negotiated interest in the land of another which allows the easement holder specified uses or rights without actual ownership of the land. A grant of one or more of the property rights by the property owner to and/or for the use by the public, a corporation or another person or entity. The right of […]
East-west Axis
A direction along a line drawn between due east and due west.
Eating and Drinking Places
Retail establishments selling food and drink for consumption on the premises, including lunch counters and refreshment stands selling prepared foods and drinks for immediate consumption.
Eating Establishment
A building or part of a building where food is offered for sale or sold to the public for immediate consumption and includes such uses as a restaurant, cafe, cafeteria, “take-out†counter, ice-cream parlor, tea or lunch room, dairy bar, coffee shop, snack bar or refreshment room or stand; but does not include a boarding […]
Ecosystem
The interacting relation or system of a biological community and its non-living surroundings. Systems of plants, animals and micro-organisms, together with the non-living components of their environment and related ecological processes.
Educational Use
A place of instruction under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority and a place of instruction (excepting a commercially operated trade or vocational school) offering courses equivalent to those customarily offered in a place of instruction under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority, and includes a day nursery and residence buildings for staff and students, […]
Efficiency Apartment
A dwelling consisting of not more than one room, including a kitchen, dining area and separate sanitary facilities. An apartment having a combination living and bedroom, where no separate bedroom exists.
Efficiency Unit
A part of a hotel or motel which contains sleeping facilities, private sanitary facilities and cooking facilities which are located in not more than two rooms, excluding the washroom.