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1. Lot

A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.Type Or Burner Where The Fuel Is Subjected To Pressure Prior To Discharge Into The Combustion Chamber And/Or Which Includes Fans Or Other Provisions For The Introduction Of Air At Above Normal Atmosphere Pressure Into The Same Combustion Chamber.A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.

2. Dwelling, One-family

A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.Type Or Burner Where The Fuel Is Subjected To Pressure Prior To Discharge Into The Combustion Chamber And/Or Which Includes Fans Or Other Provisions For The Introduction Of Air At Above Normal Atmosphere Pressure Into The Same Combustion Chamber.

3. Curtain Board

A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.Type Or Burner Where The Fuel Is Subjected To Pressure Prior To Discharge Into The Combustion Chamber And/Or Which Includes Fans Or Other Provisions For The Introduction Of Air At Above Normal Atmosphere Pressure Into The Same Combustion Chamber.A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.

4. Pressurized Or Forced Draft Burning Equipment

A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.Type Or Burner Where The Fuel Is Subjected To Pressure Prior To Discharge Into The Combustion Chamber And/Or Which Includes Fans Or Other Provisions For The Introduction Of Air At Above Normal Atmosphere Pressure Into The Same Combustion Chamber.

5. Plaster

A Portion Of The Wall Which Projects On One Or Both Sides And Acts As A Vertical Beam, A Column, Or Both.A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.

6. Lodging House

Any Building Or Portion Thereof, Containing Not More Than Five Guest Rooms Which Are Used By Not More Than Five Guests Where Rent Is Paid In Money, Goods, Labor Or Otherwise.A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.

7. Yard, Rear

The Yard Lying Between The Side Lot Line And The Nearest Lot Line And The Nearest Building Line.A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.

8. Helistop

A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.The Same As A Heliport Except That No Refueling, Maintenance Repairs, Or Storage Of Helicopters Is Permitted.A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.

9. Horizontal Exit

A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.Passageway From One Building To Another Or Through Or Around A Wall In Approximately The Same Floor Level.A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.

10. Stage

A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.A Partially Enclosed Portion Of An Assembly Building Which Is Designed Or Used For The Representation Of Plays, Demonstrations, Or Other Entertainment Wherein Scenery, Props Or Other Effects May Be Installed Or Used, And Where The Distance Between The Top Of The Proscenium Openings And The Ceiling Above The Stage Is More Than 1.50 Meters.A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.

11. Wall, Exterior

Any Wall Or Element Of A Wall Or Any Number Or Group Of Members, Which Defines The Exterior Boundary Or Courts Of A Building.A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.

12. Cellulose Nitrate Or Nitro Cellulose

A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.A Highly Combustible And Explosive Compound Produced By The Reaction Of Nitric Acid With A Cellulose Material.

13. Yard, Side

A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.The Yard Lying Between The Side Line And The Nearest Building And Between The Front And The Rear Yards.A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.

14. Stable, Commercial

A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.A Stable Wherein The Animals Kept Are For Business, Racing Or Breeding Purposes.A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.

15. Overloading

The Use Of One Or More Electrical Appliances Or Devices Which Draw Or Consume Electrical Current Beyond The Designed Capacity Of The Existing Electrical System.A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.

16. Combustible Liquid

Any Liquid Having A Flash Point At Or Above 37.8_c (100_f).A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.

17. Fireplace

A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.A Hearth And Fire Chamber Or Similarly Prepared Place In Which A Fire May Be Made And Which Is Built In Conjunction With A Chimney.A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.

18. Exit A

Continuous And Unobstructed Means Of Egress To A Public Way, And Shall Include Intervening Doors, Doorways, Corridors, Exterior Exit Balconies, Ramps, Stairways, Smoke-proof Enclosures, Horizontal Exits, Exit Passageway, Exit Courts, And Yards. An Exit Shall Be Deemed To Be That Point Which Opens Directly Into A Safe Dispersal Area Or Public Way. All Measurement Are To Be Made To That Point When Determining The Permissible Distance Of Travel.A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.

19. Grade (Adjacent Ground Elevation)

The Lowest Point Of Elevation Of The Finished Surface Of The Ground Between The Exterior Wall Of A Building And A Point 1.50 Meters Distant From Said Wall, Or The Lowest Point Of Elevation Of The Finished Surface Of The Ground Between The Exterior Wall Of A Building And A Property Line If It Is Less Than 1.50 Meters Distant From Sidewall. In Case Walls Are Parallel To And Within 1.50 Meters Of A Public Sidewalk, Alley, Or Other Public Way, The Grade Shall Be The Elevation Of The Sidewalk, Alley, Or Public Way.A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.

20. Hotel

A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.A Building Or A Part Thereof With Rooms Occupied Or Intended To Be Occupied For Hire As Temporary Boarding Place Of Individuals With A General Kitchen And Public Dining Room Service, But No Provision For Cooking In Any Individual Suite Or Room.A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.

21. Flash Point

A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.The Minimum Temperature At Which Any Material Gives Off Vapor In Sufficient Concentration To Form An Ignitable Mixture With Air.A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.

22. Building Width

A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.Its Shortest Linear Dimensions Usually Measured In The Direction Of The Floor, Beams Or Joints.A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.

23. Fire Lane

A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.The Portion Of A Roadway Or Publicway That Should Be Kept Opened And Unobstructed At All Times For The Expedient Operation Of Fire Fighting Units.A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.

24. Floor Area

A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.An Area Included Within The Surrounding Exterior Walls Of A Building Or Portion Thereof, Exclusive Of Vent Shafts And Courts. The Floor Area Of A Building Or Portion Thereof Not Provided With Surrounding Exterior Walls Shall Be The Usable Area Under The Horizontal Projection Of The Roof Or Floor Above.A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.

25. Fire Retardant Treated Wood

A Parcel Of Land On Which A Principal Building And Its Accessories Are Placed Or May Be Placed Together With The Required Open Spaces. A Lot May Or May Not Be The Land Designated As Lot Or Recorded Plot.A Vertical Panel Of Non-combustible Or Fire Resistive Materials Attached To And Extending Below The Bottom Chord Of The Roof Trusses, To Divide The Underside Of The Roof Into Separate Compartments So That Heat And Smoke Will Be Directed Upwards To A Roof Vent.Lumber Of Plywood Impregnated With Chemicals And When Tested In Accordance With Accepted Fire Standards For A Period Of 30 Minutes Shall Have A Flame Spread Of Not Over 25 And Show No Evidence Of Progressive Combustion. The Fire-retardant Properties Shall Not Be Considered Permanent When Exposed To The Weather.A Detached Building Designated For, Or Occupied Exclusively By One Family.

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