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CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT — A development of residential lots, each containing less area than the minimum lot required for the zone within which such development occurs but maintaining the density limitation imposed by said minimum lot area through the provision of open space as a part of the subdivision plan. COMMERCIAL GARAGE — Any building, structure or lot which is used for the repair, maintenance or equipping of motor vehicles. COMMERCIAL RECREATION — The use of land or structures thereon for recreational functions or purposes for the use of the general public or enrolled membership and operated for gain. DRIVEWAY — A road or right-of-way, usually private, extending from a street or other public thoroughfare to a building, house, garage or other fixed structure.[Added 10-11-2016 by L.L. No. 3-2016] DWELLING — A building used as the living quarters for one or more families. DWELLING GROUP — A group of two or more dwellings located on the same lot and having any yard or open space in common. DWELLING, MULTIFAMILY — A building or a group of buildings on one lot containing three or more dwelling units or two or more buildings with one or more dwellings on one lot. DWELLING, ONE-FAMILY — A building containing one dwelling unit. DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY — A building containing two dwelling units.[Amended 12-8-1998 by L.L. No. 2-1998] DWELLING UNIT — A structure or part of a structure containing a room or rooms designed for human occupancy by one family and including customary kitchen facilities. FACILITY -- Any building, structure, or area used for a specific function or activity, including but not limited to educational, recreational, governmental, utility, medical, or institutional uses. This definition may include accessory structures or areas associated with the primary function of the facility. FAMILY — One person or more than one person related by birth, marriage or other domestic bond, occupying a dwelling unit and living as a single, nonprofit housekeeping unit, including domestic servants and gratuitous guests, together with boarders, roomers or lodgers not in excess of the number allowed by this chapter by definition or as an accessory use. FARM —A parcel of land and on-farm buildings, equipment, and practices which contribute to the production, preparation, and marketing of crops, livestock, and livestock products as a commercial enterprise. For the purposes of this Code, a farm may consist of one or more parcels of owned or leased land, which may be contiguous or non-contiguous, and shall be operated by a single farm business. Land qualifying as a farm shall generally meet the requirements set forth in NYS Agriculture and Markets Law Article 25-AA. FARM BUILDING OR USE — Any use of land or buildings customarily a part of farm or agricultural pursuits, including the housing of farm animals, except fur-bearing animals, the repair of equipment used on the premises and the sale of farm products where such is clearly incidental to the overall use of the premises as a farm. FENCE — Any structure, regardless of composition, except a living fence, that is erected or maintained for the purpose of enclosing a piece of land or to divide a piece of land into distinct portions. FLAMMABLE LIQUID — A liquid having a flash point below 200° F., closed-cup tester. Class I "flammable liquids" (e.g., gasoline, ether and liquid petroleum gas) are those having a flash point below 25° F. Class II "flammable liquids" are those having a flash point below 70° F. but not below 25° F. GARAGE, PRIVATE — An accessory building or portion of a main building used for the storage of 3