For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ACCESSORY BUILDING. A detached subordinate building, the use of which is customarily incidental to that of the main building or to the main use of the land and which is located on the same parcel with the main building or use.
ADJOINING MAJOR STRUCTURE. A major structure that is on a separate, adjoining lot or parcel from the referenced parcel.
APPLICANT. Refers to a person or entity making application for a compliance permit. Any person or entity named as an APPLICANT may designate a representative to appear before the Town Council and/or Planning Commission and to engage in necessary negotiations with the Council and/or Commission. This term also covers all operators of manufactured home courts and multiple-family dwellings on a continuing basis. SUBDIVIDER, DEVELOPER and the like are synonymous.
AVERAGE LOT SIZE. The sum of the land area of land within the lots in a subdivision divided by the number of lots in the subdivision, not counting any land or lots dedicated for parks or other public uses.
BOARD. Refers to the Board of Appeals of the town. May also be referred to as the “Board of Adjustment.”
BUILDING. Any structure built for the shelter or enclosure of persons, animals or property of any kind, and not including advertising signs or fences.
BUILDING PERMIT. A permit issued by the Town Building Official pursuant to Chapter 151, giving permission for the construction, repair, alteration, relocation or addition to a structure. A BUILDING PERMIT is not the same as a compliance permit.
COMMERCIAL. All development for the purposes of retailing, wholesaling, providing business services, personal services or professional services.
COMMISSION. Refers to the Planning Commission of the town.
COMPLIANCE PERMIT. A permit issued by the town granting approval for construction of a given proposal. The permit states any conditions imposed on the issuance of the permit and the period of time for which the permit is valid.
COUNCIL. Refers to the governing body of the town.
DEQ. This refers to the State Department of Environmental Quality, or its successors.
DEVELOPMENT. As used in this chapter, a comprehensive term including any and all building or construction and all changes in land use, except fences and accessory buildings less than 120 square feet in size.
DUPLEX. A building occupied by two families living independently of each other.
FRONTAGE. The horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured at the point where the side lot lines intersect a public street right-of-way. For corner lots, the longest side along a public street right-of-way shall be considered as the FRONTAGE.
INDUSTRIAL. All development for the purposes of mining, manufacturing or processing materials.
MAJOR STRUCTURE. A primary structure on a site representing the primary use of the site such as a business, residence, apartment building and the like; same as PRINCIPAL BUILDING.
MANUFACTURED HOME. A structure, transportable in one or more dependent sections, constructed in conformance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 5401 et seq., as amended), which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a single-family residential dwelling unit.
MANUFACTURED HOME COURT. An area under one ownership, occupied by two or more mobile or manufactured homes or manufactured home spaces.
MASTER PLAN. Refers to the plan adopted in accordance with the State Land Use Planning Act of 1975, being Wyo. Stat. §§ 9-8-301 et seq., and Wyo. Stat. §§ 15-1-503 through 15-1-506. The terms LAND USE PLAN and COMPREHENSIVE PLAN are synonymous.
MOBILE HOME. A structure, transportable in one or more sections, designed for use as a single-family residential dwelling unit, built on a permanent chassis, that was constructed prior to June 15, 1976, or is lacking certification of compliance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act, being 42 U.S.C. §§ 5401 et seq. Such a structure shall be considered to be a MOBILE HOME, whether or not the wheels originally mounted have been removed, and whether or not the structure has been placed upon a permanent foundation. A TRAILER HOUSE is the same as a MOBILE HOME.
MODULAR HOME. A structure, transportable in one or more dependent sections, designed for use as a single-family residential dwelling unit, not built on a permanent chassis, capable of being transported from the place of fabrication to the site on which it is to be erected, where it is placed on a permanent foundation and, when assembled, meets all of the provisions of the Uniform Building Code or International Building Code for residential dwelling units.
MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLING. A building occupied by two or more families living independently of each other.
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. Specific requirements used as rules against which development proposals are judged for compliance.
PLAT. A map illustrating a survey completed by a surveyor registered in the state and showing all details of the completed survey.
PRINCIPAL BUILDING. Same as MAJOR STRUCTURE.
PUBLIC USES AND FACILITIES. Public and quasi-public buildings, structures and land uses operated by a governmental agency or non-profit community organization, including non-residential schools, churches, meeting halls, parks, fairgrounds, animal shelters, governmental offices, fire, sheriff and ambulance stations.
(1) MAJOR PUBLIC USES AND FACILITIES. Public uses and facilities consisting of buildings of 5,000 square feet of floor area or larger or land uses without major structures that occupy one acre or more of land.
(2) MINOR PUBLIC USES AND FACILITIES. Public uses and facilities consisting of buildings of less than 5,000 square feet of floor area or land uses without major structures that occupy less than one acre of land.
SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING. All manufactured, modular or conventional “stick-built” dwellings designed for occupancy by a single family.
SKETCH PLAN. The SKETCH PLAN is the basis for discussions between the applicant, the Town Building Official and the Planning Commission.
(1) It is intended that the SKETCH PLAN be flexible and susceptible to modification in accordance with the recommendations of the Commission.
(2) The complexity of the SKETCH PLAN will vary with the size and complexity of the development. As a minimum, the SKETCH PLAN includes:
(a) A location map (to scale); and
(b) A complete overhead view drawing of the proposed development showing all property lines, streets, alleys and other public or private rights-of-way. Also showing all setbacks and dimensions of all structures (including driveways, parking lots, patios and the like) to be erected. (All drawings must be to scale.)
SUBDIVISION. A division of a unit of land into two or more lots, plots, units, sites or other subdivisions of land for the immediate or future purpose of sale, building development or redevelopment, for residential, recreational, industrial, commercial or public uses. The word SUBDIVIDE, or any derivative thereof, shall have reference to the term SUBDIVISION. This term includes the division of original town lots.
(1) MAJOR SUBDIVISION. A subdivision that creates five or more lots or a subdivision of any number of lots that requires the extension of town utilities, town streets or other town infrastructure to serve the proposed lots.
(2) MINOR SUBDIVISION. A subdivision that creates four or fewer lots and does not require the extension of town utilities, town streets or other town infrastructure to serve the proposed lots.
TOWN BUILDING OFFICIAL. An employee of the town responsible for enforcing the provisions of this chapter.
TOWNHOUSE. A single-family dwelling in a row of at least three such units in which each unit has its own front and rear access to the outside, no unit is located over another unit and each unit is separated from any other unit by one or more vertical fire-resistant walls and each unit is on its own lot.
(Ord. 294, passed 3-25-2014)