CITY OF HAMMOND ZONING ORDINANCE 8514 - ORDINANCE A

309 of the State of Indiana, the acts amendatory thereto, in such case, made and provided for the purpose of promoting and protecting the public health, safety, and general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Hammond: by protecting and conserving the character and social and economic stability of the residential, commercial, industrial, and other use areas; by securing the most appropriate u. [...] Condominium Unit - An enclosed space consisting of one or more rooms, occupying all or part of a floor or floors in a structure of one or more floors or stories (regardless of whether it be designed for a residence, for an office, for the operation of any business or Ord. [...] Floor Area - The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of all buildings on the lot, measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the center line of walls separating the buildings, including any area when used for residential, commercial, or industrial purposes, but not including a basement or portion of a basement used for storage or housing of mechanical or central. [...] Lot Line, Front - In the case of an interior lot, a line separating the lot from the street or place; and in the case of a corner lot, a line separating the narrowest street frontage of the lot from the street, except in cases where deed restrictions in effect specify another line as the front line. [...] Manufacturing or Industry - Any use, in which the major activity is the treatment, processing, rebuilding or repairing or bulk storage of material, products, or items, and where the finished product is not acquired by the ultimate user on the premises; as distinguished from a retail use, where the treatment, processing, repairing or storage is secondary to the sale, exchange or repairing of materi.