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A few years ago, we replaced "family" with "household": Family is now only used in refence to buildings.</div>
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a. Single Family. A building, on a lot; designed and occupied as a residence for one household. </div>
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b. Two Family. A building, on a lot, designed and occupied as a residence for two households living independently of one another in separate units. </div>
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c. Multiple Family/Multifamily or Apartment. A building(s), on a lot, designed and occupied as a residence for three or more households living independently of one another in separate units. Three or more dwelling units on the same lot, even if occurring in
single family and/or two-family dwelling structures, shall be considered a multi-family dwelling use.</div>
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<u>Household. </u>Persons living together in one dwelling unit and consisting of either: members of a common occupancy; or any number of persons related by blood, marriage or similar domestic partnership, legal adoption or guardianship. In the case of the latter,
domestic help, caregivers or up to 3 roomers may be considered accessory to a household for the purposes of this ordinance.</div>
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<u>Common Occupancy</u>. A single housekeeping unit shared by nontransient persons, including residents of a residential rehabilitation facility. For the purposes of determining density/lot area and parking requirements only, each group of 4 such persons or
a portion thereof, exclusive of their minor dependents, caregivers and domestic help, shall constitute the equivalence of one dwelling unit, unless the Zoning Board of Appeals issues a special permit to allow a departure from such requirements.</div>
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