12-821: DEFINITIONS - U:

 

UNDEVELOPED OR UNDISTURBED STATE:	The soils and vegetation in place prior to the start of any land disturbing activity.
URBAN SERVICES:	Publicly or privately maintained water supply and distribution systems; sewage collection, treatment and disposal systems (not to include individual septic tanks and drainfield systems or community septic tanks and drainfield systems, unless subject to an approved sewer management agreement); electric power and telephone utilities; and hard surfaced roads constructed to the standards set forth in title 2 of this code.
USE:	The purpose for which land or a building is arranged, designed or intended, or for which either is or may be occupied or maintained.

Principal Use:The main, major, and dominant use of a building or premises as distinguished from an accessory use.USE, PROHIBITED:Those uses not specifically classified as permitted or conditionally permitted uses in any zone district and as set forth in subchapter 3.3 of this title. (Ord. 558, 12-14-2016)

12-822: DEFINITIONS - V:

 

VACATION RENTAL:	A dwelling unit - excluding caretaker’s residences and farm labor housing, - rented for periods of up to one month per visit.
VALUE ADDED AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING:	A fixed establishment performing any processing or packaging of crops produced, where value is added by changing the physical state or form of the product, to prepare it for market. Value added agricultural processing products include, but are not limited to, soap, candles, baked goods, jams and jellies, canned vegetables, dried fruit, syrups, salsas, salad dressings, flours, smoked or canned meats or fish, sausages, or prepared foods. It also includes related accessory uses such as: offices, laboratories, tasting facilities, retail sales of agriculture related promotional and/or educational items, and facility tours.
VARIANCE:	A modification of the bulk (size, height, shape, floor area ratio or other relationships of a structure to a lot or other structures) and placement requirements of this title as to lot or parcel size, lot coverage, width, depth, front yard, side yard, rear yard, setbacks, parking space size, height of buildings, or other provisions of this title affecting the size or shape of a structure or the placement of the structure upon a lot or parcel, or the size of the lot or parcel.
VICINITY MAP:	A map depicting the general location of the subject property to other properties, the transportation system, landmarks and other physical features within a one mile radius of the site. (Ord. 558, 12-14-2016; amd. Ord. 606, 7-14-2020)

 

12-823: DEFINITIONS - W:

 

WATERCOURSE:	A natural channel carrying waters on an intermittent or infrequent basis.
WATERS:	All the accumulations of water, surface and ground water, natural and artificial, public and private, or parts thereof, which are wholly or partially within, or flow through or border on Bonner County.
WEATHER PROTECTION:	Architectural features, such as an awning, marquee or canopy that protect pedestrians from rain and sunlight. To qualify as weather protection, the feature must be at least eight feet (8') above the walking surface and project at least six feet (6') horizontally from the structure.
WETLAND:	Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. “Wetlands” generally include swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas (EPA, 40 CFR 230.3 and CE 33 CFR 328.3).
WHOLESALE SALES:	The selling and/or distributing merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, or professional business users, or to other wholesalers; or acting as agents or brokers and buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to, such individuals or companies. This is not considered a general commercial use. (Ord. 558, 12-14-2016)

 

12-824: DEFINITIONS - X:

 

 

XERISCAPING:

Landscaping characterized by the use of drought tolerant vegetation and the promotion of good horticultural practices and efficient use of water. (Ord. 558, 12-14-2016)

 

12-825: DEFINITIONS - Y:

 

YARD:

An open space on a lot, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided in this title. (Ord. 558, 12-14-2016; amd. Ord. 606, 7-14-2020)

 

12-826: DEFINITIONS - Z:

 

ZONES OR DISTRICTS:	Land classifications, identified in this title for which the boundaries are enumerated on official maps in the office of the planning department.
ZONING COMMISSION:	The Bonner County Zoning Commission, herein further referred to as the Zoning Commission, appointed by the Board of County Commissioners per BCRC 12-123. (Ord. 558, 12-14-2016; amd. Ord. 661, 3-18-2022)