For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise stated, words used in the present tense include the future; singular numbers include the plural and the plural the singular. The word shall is mandatory, not discretionary, and the word may is permissive. For purposes of this chapter, certain terms or words used herein shall be interpreted as follows:
"Appurtenance" means an incidental or subordinate structure attached or accessory to the main building, such as a deck, steps, storage shed or carport.
"Front yard" means an open, unoccupied space within a manufactured home lot that lies between the front lot line and the front line of the manufactured or mobile home.
"Foundation, permanent" means the masonry, concrete, or wooden substructure of a structure which directly supports the structure around its entire perimeter and at points within its perimeter where needed.
"Manufactured home" means structures transportable in one or more sections, which are built on a permanent chassis and designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. Manufactured homes are units built after June 15, 1976, to the specifications of the Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards as outlined in Title VI, Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.
"Manufactured home lot" means a designated plot of land within a manufactured housing park for the location of one manufactured home or mobile home and associated appurtenances, and provides for the required set-back distances. This space also is provided with sewer, water, and electrical hook-up connections and off-street parking.
"Manufactured housing park" means a parcel of land designated for the placement of manufactured homes, or mobile homes, including appurtenances, accessory buildings and parking. All land within the park is intended to be held in common ownership, with the individual home spaces rented to residents.
"Mobile home" means structures transportable in one or more sections, which are built on a permanent chassis and designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. However, a mobile home includes only structures built prior to June 15, 1976 to the Federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Standards.
"Owner" means an individual, firm, association, syndicate, or corporation having sufficient propriety interest.
"Permit" means a written certificate issued by the Planning Commission, City Council or designated representative pursuant to this chapter and regulations promulgated under this section authorizing performance of a specific activity.
"Permitted conditional use" means a use that would not be appropriate generally or without restriction throughout the zoning district, but which, if controlled as to number, area, location or relation to neighborhood, would promote the public health, safety, welfare, morals, order, comfort, convenience, appearance, prosperity, or general welfare. Such uses may be permitted in zoning district as permitted conditional uses, if specific provision for permitted conditional uses is made in this chapter.
"Rear yard" means an open, unoccupied space within a manufactured home space that lies between the rear lot line and the rear line of the manufactured or mobile home.
"Setback" means the required distance between every structure and any space line or property line within the manufactured home space or lot on which it is located.
"Side yard" means a yard extending from the front line of manufactured home lot to the rear line of the manufactured home lot.
"Site plan and development agreement" means the document that is submitted to City Council that meets the requirements of Section 17.36.040 (C).
"Structure" means that which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner. A structure, for the purposes of this chapter, does not include a mobile home or a manufactured home.
"Yard" means the area of land surrounding the principal structure. (Ord. 923 (part), 2024)