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(30.1) Commercial vehicle. The words "commercial vehicle" shall mean any vehicle. whether horse drawn. motor driven. or towed and used. constructed. or equipped. for the transportation of persons. goods. wares. merchandise. tools. or equipment in trade. commerce. or industry or for any commercial purpose including but not limited to vehicles for hire. (30.1) Community residential home. A dwelling unit licensed to serve clients of the State of Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, which provides a living environment for seven (7) to fourteen (14) unrelated residents who operate as the functional equivalent of a family. Supervisory and supportive staff as may be necessary to meet the physical, emotional, and social needs of the resident clients shall be excluded from said count. (31) Conditional permit. A permit issued subject to revision or cancellation by the issuing department under the terms of this chapter. (32) Convention hall. An assembly or meeting place for delegates for action on particular matters such as political, fraternal, veterans affairs and the like. (33) Court. An open, unoccupied, unobstructed space, except for trees, shrubs and foundations, statuary, other than a yard, on the same lot as a building. (34) Court, bungalow. See Bungalow court. (35) Court, inner A court surrounded by a structure and not extending to a street or alley or to a front, side or rear yard. (36) Court, outer. A court extending to a street or alley or to a front or rear yard. (37) Cubic content. The cubic content of a building is its bulk volume exclusive of the volume below grade. In ascertaining the cubic content of gabled buildings, the height shall be measured from the top of footings (which measurement shall not be below the average elevation of the building site) to a point halfway between the plate and ridge. For a flat roof the highest point of the roof (but not the parapet or coping) shall be used. In determining cubic content, only one-half (1/2) credit shall be given for attached, open porches and porte-cocheres; only two-thirds credit shall be given attached, enclosed garages. No credit shall be given for attached, screened enclosures when roof is of screen. The cubic content required by this chapter and the zoning maps is hereby changed to a square footage requirement by dividing the cubic content requirement by ten (10). After the effective date of this ordinance [Ord. No. 72-201, minimum building sizes will be established on property which is rezoned by the application of minimum square footage figures rather than that of cubic content, and such figures shall be depicted on the zoning maps on a square footage basis. In ascertaining the square footage of a building, the gross horizontal floor area of the floor, or several floors between the exterior faces of the 02000 - Amendment to section 33-1 5