ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT: A smaller, secondary dwelling on the same lot or parcel as the primary dwelling that is independently habitable and provides the basic requirements of a residential shelter, including heating, cooking, and sanitation.
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE: A structure attached to or located adjacent to any building or structure such as awnings, carports, garages, porches or steps.
ADMINISTRATOR: An official having knowledge in the principles and practices of zoning who is appointed by the council to administer this title.
ADULT BUSINESS: Any modeling, posing, exhibition, display, or exposure, of any type, whether through books, pictures, electronic media, film, displays, live performances, dancing or modeling, that has as its dominant theme, or is distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on any one or more of the following: a) any actual or simulated specific sexual activities, b) exposure of male or female anatomical areas, c) the removal of articles of clothing, d) appearing nude or seminude, and e) the use of the terms "X", "XX", "XXX", or any series of the letter "X", "erotic", "adult entertainment", "sex", "nude", "sexual acts", or similar phrases; or any other letters, words, or phrases that promote otherwise adult materials.
ADULT MATERIALS: One or more of the following materials that have as their primary or dominant theme matter depicting, illustrating, describing or relating to adult entertainment, regardless of whether it is new or used: a) books, magazines, periodicals, or other printed materials, b) photographs, films, motion pictures, videocassettes, slides, electronic media, or other visual representations, c) recordings or other audio matter. The term adult material shall also include instruments, novelties, devices or paraphernalia that are designed for use in connection with adult entertainment.
ALLEY: A minor street providing secondary access at the back or side of a property otherwise abutting a street.
APARTMENT: A room or suite of rooms in a multiple-family structure for rent, lease, sublet, or hire to be used as a single dwelling.
APARTMENT HOUSE: Any building which is designed, built, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or which is occupied as the home or residence of three (3) or more families living independently of each other and doing their own cooking in said building; this shall include flats and apartments. See definition of Dwelling, Multi-Family.
ARTS STUDIO: A structure, or partition thereof, used as a place of instruction and/or work by artists to include, but not limited to, dance, gymnastics, martial arts, music and voice.
ASPHALT PLANT: An establishment where asphalt, tar, gravel and other materials are combined to produce pavements and other related products.
AUCTION FACILITY: A facility where items are sold by bid.
AUTOMOTIVE FUEL STATION: The sale and supply of motor fuel and lubricating oils. May also include convenience retail use such as a drive-in and self-service.
AUTOMOTIVE HOBBY: A use involving the restoration, maintenance and/or preservation of motor vehicles for personal enjoyment of owner.
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR FACILITY: The repair, rebuilding or reconditioning of motor vehicles, or parts thereof, including collision service, painting and steam cleaning of vehicles for profit. Can include the sale of tires, batteries, and automotive accessories together with other related services, including minor motor vehicle repair.
AUTOMOTIVE SALES: Premises on which new or used passenger automobiles, trailers, trucks or farm equipment in operating condition are displayed in the open for sale, trade, rental, and repair.
AUTOMOTIVE WASHING FACILITY: An establishment that provides self- service or drive-through washing facilities for cars, trucks, recreational vehicles, or other similar vehicles.
AUTOMOTIVE WRECKING YARD: Any area, lot, land, or parcel where more than two (2) motor vehicles without current registration or more than two (2) inoperable or dismantled motor vehicles that are not in operating condition (or parts thereof) are: a) standing more than thirty (30) days, b) dismantled, or c) stored. The following uses are excluded from this definition: agricultural equipment on a farm, automotive hobby, as set forth herein, and vehicles stored or dismantled within a completely enclosed structure. For the purposes of this definition the term "inoperable" means the motor vehicle cannot move under its own power or does not meet the minimum legal requirements necessary for the motor vehicle to be operated in a safe and lawful manner upon the roads and highways in the state of Idaho as set forth in the motor vehicle laws of the state of Idaho.
BANKS/FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: A business whose primary function is to provide financial transactions to the public at large as allowed by state and federal law.
BAR: An establishment for which a license is required and the principal business is the sale of alcoholic beverages to be consumed on premises, but does not include restaurants where the principal business is serving food. This definition includes taverns or lounges.
BARBERSHOP/STYLING SALON: An establishment where the following services are allowed by licensed professionals: haircutting, shampooing, shaves, perms, hair coloring, manicuring, tanning booths including cosmetology of hair and makeup.
BASEMENT: The bottom floor of a dwelling unit, all or partly underground, having at least one-half (1/2) of its height below the average level of the adjoining ground.
BED AND BREAKFAST: A professionally run facility providing up to six (6) rooms for temporary overnight accommodations, and where the owner-innkeeper is resident on the property. A bed and breakfast provides breakfast for overnight guests, but does not provide a restaurant and/or bar.
BOARDING HOUSE: A building, other than a hotel or motel, where meals and/or lodging are provided with or without compensation, to more than two (2) but less than twelve (12) unrelated persons. A boarding house shall include, but not be limited to, a rooming house, shelter, convent, monastery, dormitory, fraternity, sorority, etc.
BUILDABLE AREA: The space remaining on a lot after the minimum open space requirements, including setbacks, have been complied with.
BUILDING: Any structure designed or intended for the support, enclosure, shelter or protection of persons, animals, chattels or property of any kind.
BUILDING, ACCESSORY: A subordinate building detached from, but located on, the same lot as the principal building, the use of which is incidental and accessory to that of the main building or use.
BUILDING HEIGHT: The vertical distance measured from the average elevation of the proposed finished grade at the front of the building to the highest point of the roof peak.
BUILDING OFFICIAL: The officer or person charged with the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this title as it relates to the enforcement of any building code, fire regulations, setback regulations or health regulations which have been or shall be adopted by the Council.
BUILDING, PRINCIPAL: A building in which is conducted the main or principal use of the lot on which said building is situated. Every dwelling in any residential district is a principal building.
BUILDING SUPPLY OUTLET: A retail wholesale establishment selling any and all building materials used in construction.
CAMPGROUND: An area or ground on which tents, buildings, cabins, spaces, or recreational vehicles either temporary or permanent are provided for temporary shelter, lodging or accommodation.
CEMETERY: A place dedicated to, used and intended to be used for the permanent interment of the human dead, and shall include a burial plot for earth interments, and may include a mausoleum for vault or crypt interments, a crematory, or a crematory and columbarium for cinerary interments, or any combination of one (1) or more of the above.
CHILDCARE FACILITY: Any facility where children regularly receive care and supervision, usually unaccompanied by the children's parents, guardians or custodians, and regardless of whether the facility does or does not provide any instruction. This use excludes the case of: a) the operator's children or legal wards or children related by blood or marriage, b) occasional personal guests, and c) children aged twelve (12) and over. Any home, place, or facility providing overnight custodial services for lodging or boarding for the occupants therein shall not be considered a "childcare facility".
There are three (3) types of childcare facilities:
A. In-home family daycares: A childcare facility for six (6) or fewer children.
B. Group daycare facility: A childcare facility for seven (7) to twelve (12) children.
C. Daycare center: A childcare facility for thirteen (13) or more children.
CHURCH: A facility used for religious worship.
CLUB OR LODGE: A building, premises or portion thereof which houses an auxiliary, fraternal, or veterans' organization as defined by Idaho Code section 23-902.
COMMERCIAL USE OR BUSINESS: The purchase, sale or other transaction involving the handling or disposition of any article, substance or commodity for livelihood or profit, or the ownership or management of office buildings, offices, recreational or amusement enterprises or the maintenance and use of offices by professions and trades rendering services.
COMMISSION: The Planning and Zoning Commission appointed by the Council.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The plan for the City of Bonners Ferry, Boundary County, Idaho, consisting of the goals, objectives, policies, maps and the components or elements which are adopted by the Council. The plan shall serve as a guide for development.
CONCRETE BATCH PLANT: An establishment that combines cement, sand and gravel to produce concrete.
CONDOMINIUM: An apartment house, office building, or other multiple-unit complex, the units of which are individually owned, each owner receiving a recordable deed to the individual unit purchased, including the right to sell, mortgage, etc., that unit, and sharing in joint ownership of any common grounds, passageways, etc. See also definition of dwelling, multi-family.
CONTRACTOR'S YARD: Any parcel of land used for storage, maintenance or processing incidental to the business of building, hauling, excavation, demolition or similar activity and including any parcel of land used for the incidental repair of machinery used for any of the above listed activities.
CONVENIENCE STORE: A neighborhood store engaging primarily in the sale of basic food items. Nonfood items may also be sold provided they are considered everyday convenience goods.
COUNCIL: The city council of Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
CUL-DE-SAC: A street opening at one end and having a turnaround at the other end.
DEVELOPMENT: Any manmade change to improved or unimproved property, including, but not limited to, buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations.
DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK:
Includes cattle; horses; sheep; goats; and chickens (hens only), not raised for commercial use and subject to the specific standards of the zoning district where allowed.
DRUGSTORE: A store where medical prescriptions are filled and drugs and medical supplies are sold. A modern drugstore also sells a variety of other merchandise.
DWELLING, MULTI-FAMILY: A dwelling consisting of three (3) or more dwelling units including townhouses and condominiums with varying arrangements of entrances and party walls. Multi-family housing may include public housing and industrialized units.
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY: A dwelling consisting of a single dwelling unit only, separated from other dwelling units by open space.
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY: A dwelling, consisting of two (2) dwelling units which may be either attached side by side or one above the other.
DWELLING UNIT: Any structure, or portion thereof, providing independent living facilities for one family including provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation.
EASEMENT: A right of use over and under the property of another.
ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES: Any profit making activity, which is generally related to the entertainment field such as theaters, carnivals, nightclubs, cocktail lounges and similar entertainment activities.
FABRICATION SHOP: An establishment in which welding work, machining to size, assembling of materials and converting one form of metal into another to produce products and structures.
FACADE: The front or chief face of a building.
FARM: Buildings and premises used for the raising and processing of agricultural products. A farm is greater than five (5) acres in size.
FEEDLOT: A concentrated animal feeding operation.
FENCE: An enclosure or barrier, such as wooden posts and rails, masonry, stone, wire, iron, or other such common fencing materials used as a boundary or enclosure for privacy, protection, or confinement, but not including hedges, shrubs, trees, or other vegetation. Materials such as scrap or junk materials such as tires, vehicle parts, broken glass or similar materials, shall not be used for fence construction.
FOOD STAND: A temporary structure used for a retail business of selling food.
GARAGE OR STORAGE BUILDING (PRIVATE): An enclosed accessory building designed for private storage or parking of noncommercial vehicles. A private garage attached to or part of the main building is considered to be part of the main use.
GARDEN, COMMUNITY GARDEN: A private or public space for cultivation of flowers, vegetables, fruits, and ornamental plants, and including customary gardening structures such as hoop houses, non-commercial greenhouses, tool sheds, or potting sheds.
GOLF COURSE: An area of land laid out for the game of golf with a series of nine (9) or eighteen (18) holes each including tee, fairway and putting green and often one or more natural or artificial hazards.
GOLF DRIVING RANGE: An area of land equipped with distance markers, clubs, balls and tees for practicing golf drives.
GOVERNMENT OFFICE: An enterprise or office authorized by a federal, state, local or foreign government to conduct public business and assistance as provided in applicable federal, state, or local code, or constitution.
GRADE:
A. The degree of inclination of a slope, roadway, or other surface,
B. A slope or gradual inclination, and
C. The elevation of the finished surface of the ground adjacent to the midpoint of any exterior wall of a building or structure.
GREENHOUSE: A building whose roof and sides are made largely of transparent or translucent material and in which the temperature and humidity can be regulated for the cultivation of plants, and for public sale.
HEALTH AUTHORITY: The local district health department or state department of health and welfare that has jurisdictional authority.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION: The research, documentation, protection, restoration and rehabilitation of buildings, structures, objects, district, areas, and site significant in the history, architecture, archaeology or culture of this community, the state, or the nation and so designated by the city council.
HISTORIC PROPERTY: Any building, structure, area or site that is significant in the history, architecture, archaeology or culture of this community, the state, or the nation and so designated by the city council.
HOME BASED BUSINESS: Any use customarily conducted entirely within a dwelling and carried on by the inhabitants thereof, which use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the structure for dwelling purposes and which use does not change the character thereof and only minimally affects the uses permitted in the zone of which it is a part.
HOME OCCUPATION: Any use customarily conducted entirely within a dwelling and carried on by the inhabitants thereof, which use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the structure for dwelling purposes and which use does not change the character thereof or does not adversely affect the uses permitted in the zone of which it is a part.
HOSPITAL: An institution licensed by the state and as defined in Idaho Code section 39-1301.
HOTEL: An establishment that provides lodging to the public for a fee as defined by Idaho Code section 67-4711, excluding boarding houses and "bed and breakfast" establishments as herein defined. A motel shall not be deemed to be a hotel.
INDUSTRY, HEAVY: Industrial uses which are generally major operations and extensive in character, require large sites, open storage and service areas, extensive services and facilities, ready access to regional transportation and normally generate some nuisances such as smoke, noise, vibration, dust, glare, air pollution and water pollution, but not beyond the district boundary.
INDUSTRY, LIGHT: Manufacturing or other industrial uses, which are usually controlled operations; relatively clean, quiet and free of objectionable or hazardous elements such as smoke, noise, odor or dust; operating and storing within enclosed structures and generating little industrial traffic and no nuisances.
INSTITUTION: An establishment which aids individuals in need of mental, therapeutic, rehabilitative counseling or other correctional services.
JUNKYARD: See definition of Wrecking Yard.
KENNEL: Any lot or premises or portion on which more than three (3) dogs, cats and other household pets are maintained, harbored, possessed, boarded, bred, or cared for, in return for compensation or kept for sale.
LAUNDROMAT: An establishment that provides washing, drying, and/or ironing of clothing or cloth items in machines for hire.
LAUNDRY: An establishment that provides washing, drying and/or ironing services to retail customers.
LIBRARY: Any establishment or building set aside for the repository or retrieval of information, available for the public or patrons to make use of for all kinds of research and reading.
LOT: A parcel of land intended as a unit for transfer of ownership of sufficient size to meet minimum zoning requirements for use, coverage and area, and to provide such yards and other open spaces as are herein required. Such lot shall have frontage on an improved public street or on an approved private street and may consist of:
A. A single lot of record,
B. A combination of complete lots of record, or of portions of lots of record, or
C. A portion of a recorded subdivision or a property intended as a unit for transfer of ownership or for development.
LOT, CORNER: A lot located at the intersection of two (2) or more streets.
LOT FRONTAGE: The front of a lot shall be construed to be the portion nearest the street. For the purpose of determining yard requirements on corner lots and through lots, all sides of a lot adjacent to streets shall be considered frontage and yards shall be provided as indicated in this section.
LOT, INTERIOR: A lot which abuts only one street.
LOT, MINIMUM AREA OF: The area of a lot that excludes any portion of the right of way of any public or private street.
LOT, NONCONFORMING: A parcel of land, which was created prior to the adoption hereof and does not meet the standards of this title and is for transfer of ownership or development.
LOT OF RECORD: A lot which is a part of a subdivision recorded in the office of the county recorder; or a lot or parcel described by metes and bounds, the description of which has been so recorded.
LOT, THROUGH: A lot other than a corner lot with frontage on more than one street. Through lots abutting two (2) streets may be referred to as double frontage lots.
MANUFACTURED HOME: A structure, constructed according to HUD/FHA manufactured home construction and safety standards and as defined by Idaho Code.
MANUFACTURED HOME PARK: Any site or tract of land under single ownership whereupon three (3) or more manufactured or mobile homes are placed, located and maintained for dwelling purposes on a permanent basis.
MEDICAL CLINIC: A building used for the care, diagnosis, and treatment of persons who seek medical/surgical attention. This does not include medical care facilities, which provide board, room or regular hospital care and services.
MOBILE HOME: A structure similar to a manufactured home, but built to a state mobile home code, which existed prior to the federal manufactured housing and safety standards act (HUD code).
MODULAR BUILDING: Any building or building component, other than a manufactured home, which is constructed according to standards contained in the uniform building code or the international building code, as adopted, which is of closed construction and is either entirely or substantially prefabricated or assembled at a place other than the building site.
MORTUARY: Any establishment or building utilized for the temporary repository of human remains after death.
MOTEL: A building, or group of buildings on the same premises whether detached or in connected rows, containing sleeping or dwelling units independently accessible from the outside, with garage space or parking space located on the premises, and designed for, or occupied by, travelers. This term includes, but is not limited to, any buildings or building groups designated as motor lodges, tourist courts or by any other ordinance or sign intended to identify them as providing lodging to motorists.
MUSEUM: Any establishment or building utilized for the public display of artifacts or objects of interest to the public.
NIGHTCLUB: Any establishment or building that provides live or recorded music and/or a dance area for patrons to gather inside in the evening and nighttime hours where food and/or alcohol in any form may or may not be served.
NONCONFORMING BUILDING: A building or structure or portion thereof lawfully existing at the time this title became effective, which was used, designed, erected, or structurally altered, for a use that does not conform to the use regulations of the district in which it is located.
NONCONFORMING USE: Any building, structure or premises legally existing and/or used at the time of adoption hereof or any amendment thereto, and which does not conform with the use regulations of the district in which it is located. Any such building, structure or premises conforming in respect to use but not in respect to height, area, yards, or courts, or distance requirement from more restricted districts or uses shall not be considered a nonconforming use.
NURSING HOME: A home or facility for the care and treatment of more than eight (8) people, equipped to care for persons unable to look after themselves, such as the aged or chronically ill.
OPEN SPACE: A common area platted as a separate lot, or an area dedicated to and accepted by the city or other governmental entity. A portion of a development, which remains predominantly undeveloped and may include natural resource areas, prime agricultural land, garden plots, greenways, lawns, and recreation areas.
PARAPET OR PARAPET WALL: That portion of a building wall that rises above the roof level.
PARCEL: A tract of land in single ownership, considered a unit for purposes of development.
PARK: Any private or public land, with or without buildings, intended for public outdoor active or passive recreational use.
PARKING AREA/LOT (PRIVATE): An open graded, surfaced or unsurfaced area, other than a street or public way, designed, arranged and made available for the temporary storage of automobiles of occupants or customers of the building or buildings for which the area is developed and is necessary and accessory.
PARKING AREA/LOT (PUBLIC): An open graded, surfaced or unsurfaced area, other than a street or public way, to be used for temporary vehicle storage of operable passenger automobiles and commercial vehicles and can be available to the public for a fee.
PARKING SPACE: A usable space within a public or private parking area/lot or a building, either within a structure or in the open, exclusive of driveways or access drives for the parking of motor vehicles.
PARKLET: A public seating platform that conforms to specific standards as outlined within city code, which converts curbside parking spaces into community spaces. Also known as street seats or curbside seating, a parklet is the product of a partnership between the city and local businesses.
PAWNSHOP: An enclosed building where all business is conducted for the loaning of money, purchase, sale or exchange of used items.
PERSONAL SERVICES: Any enterprise conducted for gain, which primarily offers services to the general public such as shoe repair, watch repair, barbershops, beauty parlors and similar activities.
PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO: Any establishment or building utilized for the creation and/or production of pictures on photographic or electronic media.
PRINCIPAL PERMITTED USE: The main use of land or building as distinguished from a subordinate or accessory use.
PROFESSIONAL OFFICES: Offices and related spaces maintained and used as a place of business, such as doctors, dentists, engineers, attorneys, architects, accountants and other persons providing professional services.
PUBLIC SERVICE FACILITY: Including, but not limited to: a) pumping stations for water, sewer, or gas; b) power substation, electric substation, major transmission line, or any major structure connected to public utility and similar uses; c) municipal wastewater collection and treatment facility or interim wastewater treatment system; d) park and ride lots; e) water reservoir and water tanks; and f) storm drainage facility and storm detention facility.
PUBLIC USES: Public areas shall include, but not be limited to, parks, schools, administrative and cultural buildings and structures, bike paths, and public safety facilities such as police, fire, or emergency medical facilities, not including public land or buildings devoted solely to the storage and maintenance of equipment and materials and public service facilities.
PUBLIC UTILITY YARD: A yard where facilities such as utility shops, garages, or storage areas are located that are owned and operated by a public utility.
RADIO STATION: A facility that broadcasts audio over the airwaves, which is properly licensed. This does not include the tower.
RECREATION VEHICLE (RV): A portable structure primarily designed as temporary living accommodation for recreational, camping, and travel use.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (RV) PARK: A premises upon which two (2) or more parking sites are located, established or maintained for occupancy by recreational vehicles for temporary use for recreation or vacation purposes.
RECYCLING OPERATION: An establishment that is not a junkyard and in which recoverable resource materials, such as paper products, glassware and metal cans, are collected, sorted, flattened, crushed or bundled within a completely enclosed structure prior to shipment to others who use such resource materials to manufacture new products.
RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY: A residential establishment, licensed by the Idaho state department of health and welfare, shared by more than eight (8) dependent individuals, where twenty four (24) hour care, maintenance and supervision are provided by a resident staff. Said establishment shall not be considered a daycare facility, retirement home, convalescent home, but may serve as an intermediate facility to those establishments.
RESTAURANT: Any land, building, or part thereof, other than a boarding house, where meals are provided for compensation, including, but not limited to, cafe, cafeteria, coffee shop, lunchroom, tearoom, outdoor dining, dining room, and drive-in.
RETAIL SALES AND SERVICES: A place where a consumer in person can purchase commodities and/or services. May also include mail order sales and dispatch of repair personnel.
RETIREMENT HOME: A residential establishment shared by eight (8) or more individuals fifty five (55) years of age or older, or their immediate family, where care and supervision are not provided.
RIGHT OF WAY: Land dedicated for use as a public way. In addition to the roadway, it normally incorporates the curbs, lawn strips, sidewalks, lighting and drainage facilities, and may include special features required by topography or treatment such as grade separation, landscaped area, utilities and bridges.
ROADSIDE STAND: A booth, stall, or temporary structure designed or used for the display or sale of agricultural and related products, the majority of which have been grown on adjacent land or purchased for sale to the public.
SCHOOL: An institution of learning either publicly or privately supported.
SERVICE BUILDING: A building housing restroom facilities, with wastewater, sink and laundry facilities with bath or shower accommodations.
SETBACK: The space on a lot required to be left open and unoccupied by buildings and structures, either by the front, side, or rear yard requirements of the ordinance or by delineation on a record subdivision map.
SHOPPING CENTER: A group of three (3) or more retail sale establishments, attached or detached, that are planned, developed, owned and/or managed as units related in location, size and type of shops to the trade area the unit serves.
SIDEWALK: The portion of the road right of way outside the roadway, which is improved for the use of pedestrian traffic.
SIGN, OFF PREMISES: Signs located on a separate parcel of land or a separate site from the place where the product, service or business is located.
SIGN, ON PREMISES: Signs located on the same parcel of land or the same site as the place where the product, service or business is located.
SIGNS:
A. Any device designed to inform or attract the attention of persons not on the premises on which the sign is located.
B. Any identification, description, illustration, symbol, statue or device, illuminated or nonilluminated, which is visible from any public place designed to advertise, identify or convey information, including any landscaping where letters or numbers are used for the purpose of directing the public's attention to a product or location, with the exception of window displays and state or national flags.
SMALL ENGINE REPAIR SHOP: A place that repairs small equipment such as lawn mowers, tillers, weed eaters, chainsaws, and small recreational vehicles less than thirty (30) horsepower.
STOCKYARD: Any area of land, structure, pen, or corral wherein cattle, horses, sheep, goats, and swine are maintained in confined quarters for the purpose of fattening such livestock for final shipment to market.
STORAGE FACILITY: A structure or group of structures with a controlled access and fenced compound that contains individual, compartmentalized, or controlled units that are leased or sold to store material (including, but not limited to, goods, wares, merchandise, or vehicles).
STORY: Must conform to the definition and provisions therein of "story", as stated in the definitions and abbreviations chapter of the uniform building code.
STREET: A public right of way which provides vehicular and pedestrian access to adjacent properties, the dedication of which has been officially accepted by the city of Bonners Ferry. The term "street" also includes the terms "highway", "thoroughfare", "parkway", "road", "avenue", "boulevard", "lane", "place" and other such terms.
STRUCTURE: Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires a permanent location on the ground or attachment to something having a fixed location on the ground. Among other things, structures include buildings, mobile homes, manufactured homes, and billboards, but not including fences or walls used as fences not exceeding seven feet (7') in height, when measured from pre-development elevations.
SUPPLY YARDS: A commercial establishment storing and offering for sale building supplies, coal, heavy equipment, feed and grain, and similar goods.
TELEVISION STATION: A facility that broadcasts audio and video over the airwaves, which is properly licensed. This does not include the tower.
TOWER: A structure and associated equipment for the purpose of commercial radio, television, telephone, paging, or satellite reception and/or transmission.
TOWNHOUSE: One of a row of houses joined by common sidewalls. See also definition of Dwelling, Multi-Family.
TRUCKING TERMINAL YARD: An establishment or area where freight (brought by truck) is transferred. The terminal facility may include storage or repair areas for trucks.
UNDUE HARDSHIP: Contact the city for definition of "undue hardship".
USE: The specific purpose for which land or a building is designated, arranged, intended or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained.
VARIANCE: A modification of the requirements of this title as to the lot size, lot coverage, width, depth, front yard, side yard, rear yard, setbacks, parking space, height of buildings, or other ordinance provision affecting the size or shape of a structure or the placement of the structure upon lots, or the size of lots. A variance shall not be considered a right or special privilege, but may be granted to an applicant only upon a showing of undue hardship because of characteristics of the site and that the variance is not in conflict with the public interest. Prior to granting a variance, notice and an opportunity to be heard shall be provided to property owners adjoining the parcel under consideration.
VETERINARY ANIMAL HOSPITAL OR CLINIC: A place used for the care, grooming, diagnosis and treatment of animals, which may include overnight accommodations on the premises.
WALKWAY: A public way for pedestrian use only, whether or not along the side of a road.
WALL: A continuous structure designed to enclose an area.
WOODWORKING SHOP: Establishments where wood is modified and finished products are sold.
WRECKING YARD: An outdoor space, whether commercial or noncommercial, where waste and discarded or salvaged materials are bought, sold, exchanged, baled, packed, disassembled, stored or handled, including, but not limited to, wrecking yards, house wrecking yards, used lumberyards and places for storage of salvaged house wrecking and structural steel materials and equipment.
YARD:
Corner Yard: An unoccupied space on a corner lot that is not the primary access point for the property.
Front Property Line: The front property line shall be the front lot line as shown upon the official plat or legal description of the property in question less any access easements. Unless there is a road existing by prescriptive right in which case it is twenty five feet (25') from the centerline of the existing road.
Front Yard: An unoccupied space extending across the full width of a parcel or lot that abuts a street or access easement that is the primary access for the property. Property fronting on parallel streets shall be deemed to have two (2) front yards. Property on intersecting streets shall have one front yard determined by the primary access point and a corner lot yard.
Rear Yard: An open unoccupied space on the same lot or parcel as the structure that is most opposite the front yard. For triangular lots, the rear yard shall be measured from the apex of the triangle.
Side Yard: An open unoccupied space on the same lot or parcel as the structure that is generally perpendicular to the front and rear yards. Any yard not defined as front or rear shall be considered a side yard.
YARD SALE: A temporary (not greater than 3 consecutive days) sale activity at a private residence that occurs no more frequent than twice in a calendar year. Yard sales are not commercial activities.
ZONING PERMIT: A permit that requires approval by the Administrator, including but not limited to, building permits, administrative reviews and site plans, as applicable. (Ord. 504, 1-8-2008; amd. Ord. 564, 4-18-2017; Ord. 586, 11-19-2019; Ord. 600, 10-19-2021; Ord. 603, 5-17-2022)