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I SECTION 10.01 (12) Club: An association for some common purpose, but not including a group organized for or which is actually engaged in rendering a service which is customarily carried on as a business. A road house or tavern shall not be construed as a club. (13) Colony House: A building for the breeding and raising of experimental and laboratory animals, such as white mice and rats, guinea pigs and the like, and for the storage of feed and accessory materials. (14) Condominium Apartment: An apartment house in which individual apartments may be offered for sale instead of for rent. (15) Definitions: When permitted uses are listed in certain districts and no definition of that use appears in this section then the dictionary definition or the commonly accetped definition will be applied. (16) Dumping Grounds: An area owned or designated by a town, or owned by an incorporated municipality, to be used for the dumping of rubbish, garbage or other waste material, subject to the provisions of Section 60.72 of the Statutes. (17) Duplex: A residential building designed to be occupied by two families living independently of each other. (18) Dwelling: (a) Single Family Dwelling: A building designed for and occupied exclusively as a residence for one family. (b) Multiple Family Dwelling: A building designed or intended to be used by more than two families living independently of each other. (19) Family: Any number of individuals related by blood or marriage, or not to exceed five (5) persons not so related, living together on the premises as a single housekeeping unit, -.including any domestic servants. (20) Garage, Private: An accessory building or accessory portion of the main building, used, or designed or in- tended to be used for the storage of private motor vehicles belonging to the family or families resident on the premises, and in which no business, service or industry connected directly or indirectly with motor vehicles is carried on, and provided that not more than one-half of the space may be rented for private vehicles of per- sons not resident on the premises, except that all of the space ins garage having a cavity of not more than two cars may be so rented. Not more than one commercial vehicle may be stored in such garage and such commercial vehicle shall not exceed two and one-half (2,) tons capacity and must belong to a family or member of a family resident onthe premises. (21) Garage, Public: Any building, structure or premises used for the repair, servicing or strage of motor vehicles for the general public. No building or premises used for the sale, display for sale, of motor vehicles or trailers, where no repairs or mechanical work is done, shall be considered a.public garage for the purposes of this ordinance. (21a) Group Foster Homes: Homes for the mentally retarded which are licensed under Chapter 146.305 (Chapter 323 Laws of 1973) of the Wisconsin Statutes. (22) Home Occupation: Any occupation for gain or profit conducted only by members of the family resident upon the premises, provided that no articles may be sold or offered for sale except those produced on the premises, and no article may be displayed so as to be visible from the street or highway. Home occupations may include doctors and dentists, music teachers, weaving, knitting and similar activities, and when approved by the state board of health, may include barber shops and beauty parlors. The buying and selling of any article will not be deemed a proper home occupation. (23) Hotel: A building in which board and lodging are provided to the transient public for compensation. • (23a) Institutions for children: An institution for the care of children as licensed and authorized by the'xlis- consin Department of Health and Social Services under Chapter 48, Wisconsin Statutes. (24) Junk or Salvage: Any item, material or product which is no longer usable as was originally intended. An automobile; truck or other motor vehicle may be considered for purposes of this ordinance as junk if it is not currently licensed and has had any of its parts removed or is not in operating condition. (25) Long House: A building in which lodging accomodations are provided by previous arrangement for definite periods of time to four (4) or more but not to exceed twelve (12) individuals not members of the family. (26) Lot: A parcel of land occupied or intended to be occupied by one building and its accessory building and uses, except as otherwise provided herein. A lot may be a parcel designated in a plat or described in - , a conveyance recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds. No lands included in any street, highway or railroad right-of-way shall be included when computing area. (27) Lot, Corner: A lot located at the intersectim of two streets, any two corners of which form an angle of one hundred twenty (120) degrees or less, or is bounded by a curved street any two chords of which on the in- side of the curve form an angle of one hundred twenty (120) degrees or less. (28) Lot, Interior: A lot which is not a corner lot. -2-