10-2 Definitions (part 2 of 2)
Unofficial copy. It may be out of date. Not legal or zoning advice. Zoning rules change, and only the city or county can say for sure what is allowed on a property. Confirm with the city or county planning department before you buy, sign or build.
The official Randolph code is at https://www.townofrandolphut.gov/town-council.htm.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
Tables (like use tables) may not copy cleanly, so check any table against the official code.
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228. Subdivision Plat. The final map or drawing described in this Code, on which the subdivider's plan of a subdivision is presented to the Planning Commission and Town Board for approval and that, if approved, may be submitted to the Rich County Recorder for filing at the subdivider's expense.
229. Substantial economic hardship. Denial of all reasonable economic use of the property.
230. Support Commercial Uses. Those commercial uses that are associated with a Master Planned Development for the purpose of serving the needs of the residents or users of that development, and not the general public. Examples of support commercial uses include barber shops, beauty salons, travel agencies, clothing stores, gift shops,
convenience stores, art galleries, auto rentals, camera stores, liquor stores, pharmacies, sporting goods stores, day care nurseries, information centers, tennis or golf pro shops, or other hotel lobby type uses.
231. Tandem Parking. Parking designs that necessitate parking one vehicle behind another. Such parking may not include more than two (2) cars in depth and may not require occupants of separate dwellings to park behind one another.
232. Telecommunications. The transmission between or among points specified by a user, of information of the user’s choosing, without change in the form or content of the information as sent or received.
A. Telecommunications Facility. A Telecommunications Facility consists of Antenna, Equipment Shelters, and related Structures used for transmitting and/or receiving Telecommunications and/or radio signals.
B. Telecommunications Facility, Co-Location. The location of Telecommunications Facility on an existing Structure, tower, or Building, in such a manner that precludes the need for that Telecommunications Facility to be located on a free-standing Structure of its own.
C. Telecommunications Facility, Equipment Shelter. A cabinet or Building used to house equipment for Telecommunications Facilities.
D. Telecommunications Facility, Stealth. A Telecommunications Facility which is disguised as another object or otherwise concealed from public view.
E. Telecommunications Facility, Technical Necessity. A particular design, placement, construction, or location of a Telecommunications Facility that is technically necessary for Telecommunications consistent with the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, as amended.
233. Temporary Improvement. Improvements built and maintained by a developer during construction of a development and prior to release of the performance guarantee.
234. Town. Town of Randolph
235. Use. The purpose or purposes, for which land or Structures are occupied, maintained, arranged, designed, or intended.
A. Use, Intensity. The maximum number of residential units, commercial space, or industrial space within a specified land area designated for that purpose.
B. Use, Main. See Primary Use.
236. Variance. A reasonable deviation from provisions of the ordinance regulating the size, area, bulk or location of a building or structure on a lot.
237. Wall Mounted Antenna. An antenna or series of antennas mounted against the vertical wall of a building or structure.
238. Whip Antenna. An antenna that is cylindrical in shape that can be directional or omni directional and vary in size depending upon the frequency and gain for which it is designed.
239. Wildland Interface Zone. Those areas with special safety considerations because of their location on the urban fringe. All areas within the Sensitive areas Overlay Zone shall be considered to be in the wildland interface zone unless the Fire Marshall determines otherwise based upon the amount of vegetative cover, including coniferous or deciduous trees, gamble oak or high shrub, and mixed forest, and steep slope.
240. Yard. A required space on a lot other than a court, unoccupied and unobstructed by buildings from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided herein. Yard areas for below grade structures must be provided unless a variance is obtained.
A. Yard, Front. A required space between the front line of a building and the front lot line or closer right-of-way line of an abutting street or right-of-way and extending across the full width of a lot. The "depth" of the front yard is the minimum distance between the front lot line and the front line of a building.
B. Yard, Rear. A required space between the rear line of a building and the rear lot line, or closer public street and extending the full width of the lot. The "depth" of the rear yard is the minimum distance between the rear lot line and the rear line of a building.
C. Yard, Side. A required space between the side line of a building and the side lot line and extending from the front yard to the rear yard. The "width" of the side yard is the minimum distance between the side lot line and the side line of a building.
241. Zoning District. An Area identified on the Official Zoning Map to which a uniform set of regulations applies as set forth herein, which districts are co-terminus with, and which are designed to implement the Town of Randolph General Plan.
242. Zoning Map, Official. The map adopted by the Town Board depicting the geographic scope of the Town’s land Use designations.