A. "Caretaker's unit" means a dwelling unit designed and used as a single living unit and provided with living, sleeping, kitchen, and bathroom facilities with a maximum of one thousand four hundred (1,400) square feet that must be accessory to the commercial or manufacturing facility on the property and limited to occupancy of an employee or owner of the property.
B. "Cargo container" means standardized reuseable vessels that are:
1. Originally designed for or used in the packing, shipping, movement, or transportation of freight, articles, goods, or commodities; and/or
2. Originally designed for or capable of being mounted or moved by rail, truck, or ship by means of being mounted on a chassis of similar transportation device. This definition includes the terms "transport containers", "shipping containers" and "portable site storage containers" having a similar appearance to and similar characteristics of cargo containers.
C. "Carport" means a permanent roofed structure with not more than two (2) enclosed sides used or intended to be used for automobile shelter or storage.
D. "College" means an educational institution offering advanced instruction in an academic or business field, beyond the secondary level, including trade schools or business colleges, except those whose function is primarily commercial in nature with the training or schooling an incidental activity. This includes all accessory uses, such as dormitories, parking lots, etc.
E. "Commercial coach" means a vehicle, with or without motive power, designed and equipped for human occupancy for industrial, professional or commercial purposes, and including a trailer coach.
F. "Commercial zoning district" means a zoning district that permits service, retail and wholesale commercial activities.
G. Construction, Start Of: "Start of construction" includes substantial improvement, and means the date the building permit was issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, placement or other improvement was within one hundred eighty (180) days of the permit date. The "actual start" means either the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of slab or footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of excavation; or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation such as clearing, grading and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways; nor does it include excavation for basement, footings, piers, or foundation or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure.
H. "Contiguous" means the same as "abut".
I. "Corner cutoff area" means an area provided and maintained for adequate and safe visibility for vehicular and pedestrian traffic at all intersections of streets, alleys and private driveways.
J. "Commission" means the Coeur d'Alene City Planning Commission.
K. "Comprehensive plan" means that plan adopted by the City Council as the comprehensive plan for the City. (Ord. 3600, 2018)