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3.02 DEFINITIONS The following words, and terms, whenever they occur in this Ordinance, are defined as follows: Accessory Use A use customarily incidental and accessory to the principal use of a lot or of a building located upon the same lot. Advertising: Any writing, printing, painting, display, emblem, drawing, sign, or other device designated, used or intended for advertising, or any type of publicity or propaganda, whether placed on the ground, rocks, trees, tree stumps, or other natural objects, or on a building, sign- board, billboard, wall, roof, frame, support, fence, or other man made structure. Boarding, Rooming or Lodging House: A building other than a hotel where lodging or meals for five (5) or more persons is or are provided for compensation. Building: A structure having a roof supported by columns, or walls. Dwelling, One Family, Two Family: A detached building designated for, or occupied by, not more than one or two families respectively. Family: Any number of individuals living together as a single housekeep- ing unit. Farms: Any tract of land, 5 acres or greater in area, used for agricul- tural purposes. Farm Buildings: Any building when erected upon and used in connection with a tract of land actually devoted to agricultural purposes. Garage, Public: A garage other than a private garage, used for the housing or care of motor vehicles, or where such vehicles are equipped for operation repairs, or kept for remuneration, hire or sale. Highway: The entire width between property lines of every way or place of whatever nature, other than an alley when any part thereof is open to the use of the public, as a matter of right, for the purposes of vehicular traffic. Hotel: A building occupied as the more or less temporary abiding place of individuals who are lodged with or without meals for compensation and in which there are more than ten (10) sleeping rooms usually occupied singly, and in which no provision is made for cooking in any individual apartment. Non-Conforming Use: A building or the use of land that does not conform with the use or other regulations provided in this resolution for the district in which it is situated. Signs, Advertising: Any structure or device used for advertising, as defined herein. -3-