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Such regulations are made in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan and designed to lessen congestion in the streets, to secure safety from panic, fire, floods, and other dangers; to promote the health and general welfare; to facilitate the provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements. Such regulations are made with reasonable consideration, among other things as to the characteristics of the district and its peculiarities for particular uses and with a view to conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the Village. §225-5 Definitions. Add: BASEMENT That portion of a building that is party below grade and which has more than half of its height, measured from floor to ceiling, above the average established finished grade of the ground adjoining the building. Replace BED AND BREAKFAST FACILITY with SHORT TERM RENTAL A dwelling in which overnight accommodations are provided or offered for compensation. The accommodations shall be contained within the confines of the principal building. Refer to 225 Attachment 1, Schedule 1, for allowable locations. Remove BOARDING HOUSE BUILDING, PRINCIPAL A structure in which is conducted the principal use of the site on which it is situated. In R-1 and R-2 Zones, only one principal building on a lot of record is permitted. In R-3, R-4, R-5, B-1, B-2 and I-1 Zones, more than one principal building on a lot of record is permitted as a special use. (See also “accessory building,” supra). Add: CELLAR That portion of a building that is partly or entirely below grade and which has more than half of its height, measured from floor to ceiling, below the average established finished grade of the ground adjoining the building. Replace COMMUNITY FACILITIES with PUBLIC UTILITIES