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GROUP HOME FOR CHILDREN, A residential facility housing and providing habiHtative services ~o nine or more persons under the age of 22 who are developmentally disabled, mentally ill or mentally retarded, including, but not limited to, facilities qualified to be licensed by the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. GROUP HOUSING PROJECT. A group housing project is any project consisting of more than one residential unit on one or more sites, where either: the building arrangement as proposed is such that the property cannot be subdivided into conventional streets and lots that meet the requirements of this Chapter and Chapter 33 of the City Code; or the building arrangement as proposed is such that the buildings and/or lots will not conform to all of the applicable requirements of this Chapter. HALFWAY HOUSE. A use providing board and room, recreational, counseling and other rehabilitative services to individuals who, by reason of their participation in work release, prerelease or probationary programs or similar programs from state or federal institutions and are under the supervision of a court, state or local agency, and require specialized attention and care in order to achieve personal independence. HOME OCCUPATION. Any use conducted within a dwelling, which use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling purposes and is conducted in conformance with the applicable standards of this Chapter. HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY. Housing designated exclusively as housing to be occupied by families in which the head of the household is sixty-two (62) years of age or over; provided, however, that no more than ten (10) percent of the housing in a given project may be occupied by persons without regard to age. INDUSTRIAL USE. Any use permitted by this code in an industrial district. JUNK. Old or scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber debris, waste, or junked, dismantled or wrecked automobiles, or parts thereof, iron, steel, and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous material. JUNKYARD. An establishment or place of business which is maintained, operated or used for storing, keeping, buying or selling junk, or for the maintenance or operation of an automobile graveyard, but not including a "scrap processor" as herein defined. KENNEL. Any place in or at which dogs are kept under any one or more of the following conditions: l) More than five (5) dogs of more than six (6) months of age; 2) Any number of dogs that are kept for the purpose of sale or rental, or in connection with the boarding, care or breeding for which any fee is charged. LOT. A parcel of land or a plot or portion of a subdivision, the boundaries of which have been established by some legal instrument of record and which is recognized