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2.25 Half-Story That portion of a building next beneath a sloping roof and in which there are less than 4 feet vertically between the top of the floor and the intersection of the bottoms of the rafters with the interior faces of the wall . 2.26 Space - habitable . Those areas within the exterior walls of a dwelling which have head room of not Tess than seven (7) feet measured vertically upward from the top. of the finished floor but excludingbasement areas and excluding areas in any accessory structure attached to any dwelling . 2.27 Street A public way or private way on record at the Registry of Deeds and open to travel by the general public or a way shown on a subdivision plan duly approved by the planning board under the subdivision control r statute. 2.28 Structure A combination of material assembled at a fixed location to give support or shelter such as a building, tower, framework, platform, bin, sign, or the like. 2.29 Use i The purpose for which land or a building is arranged, designed, or intended or for which either land or building is or may be occupied [ : or maintained. ained. 2.30 Yard A. Front Yard �4 An open space extending the entire width of a lot from lot sideline to lot sideline between the front lot line or lines and the nearest point of a building. B. Rear Yard An open space extending the entire width of a lot line from sideline i k to sideline between the rear lot line or the corner of. a triangular lot Y farthest from .the front lot line and the nearest point of the building. C. Side Yard An open space extending along a sideline of a lot (between the front yard and the rear yard on such lot) and extending between the sideline of .such lot to the. nearest point of the building. -6- COMMUNITY PLANNING SERVICES