Otter Creek Township Zoning Ordinance - Mercer County Regional ...

- Suspended Sign. A sign that is suspended from the underside of a horizontal planesurface and is supported by such surface.- Temporary Sign. Any sign that is used only temporarily and is not permanentlymounted.- Wall Sign. Any sign attached parallel to, but within six inches of, a wall, painted on thewall surface of, or erected and confined within the limits of an outside wall of any buildingor structure, which is supported by such wall or building, and which displays only one signsurface.- Window Sign. Any sign, pictures, symbol, or combination thereof, designed tocommunicate information about an activity, business, commodity, event, sale or service,that is placed inside a window or upon the window panes or glass and is visible from theexterior of the window.Site. A plot of land intended or suitable for development.Site Plan. A plan, to scale, showing uses and structures proposed for a parcel of land asrequired by the regulations involved. It includes lot lines, streets, building sites, reservedopen space, buildings, major landscape features - both natural and man-made - and thelocations of proposed utility lines.Special Exception. A provision which permits, under specified terms and conditions,particular uses to locate in a zoning district without detriment to the routine and orderlydevelopment as provided for that zoning district. The provision is granted by the ZoningHearing Board.Story. A part of a building comprised between a floor and a floor or roof next above,including a basement, but not including cellar.Story, Half. A story with at least two (2) of its opposite sides situated in a sloping roof, thefloor area of which does not exceed two-thirds (2/3) of the floor area immediately below.Street. See "Road".Structure. A combination of materials forming a construction for occupancy and/or use orornamentation whether installed on, above, or below the surface of land or water.Structure, Accessory. An attached, semi-detached or detached structure whose use iscustomarily incidental and subordinate to that of the principal structure or use and which islocated on the same lot as the principal structure or use.Structure, Non-Conforming. A structure or part of a structure manifestly not designed tocomply with the applicable use or extent of use provisions in a zoning ordinance or96