8-2-1: DEFINITIONS:

For the purpose of this title, certain words used herein shall be interpreted and shall mean what is indicated in this section.

The present tense includes the future tense, and the singular number includes the plural, and the plural number includes the singular.

The words "shall" or "will" are a mandatory requirement; the word "may" is a permissive requirement.

The words "used" or "occupied" include the words "intended, designed or arranged to be used or occupied".

ACCESS EASEMENT:	An easement across one or more adjacent properties to allow vehicular access to an otherwise inaccessible area at any time.
ACCESSORY USE OR STRUCTURE:	A use or structure that is incidental and subordinate to the principal allowed use of property and located on the same lot as the principal allowed use.
ADMINISTRATOR:	A person who is legally vested with the right of administration of this title.
ALLEY:	See definition of street.
ANIMALS, DOMESTIC:	Animals commonly accepted as domesticated household pets. Such animals may include dogs, cats, ferrets, caged birds, hamsters, domesticated rabbits, chinchillas, fish, and other similar animals.
ANIMALS, FARM:	Animals commonly associated with fanning or ranching. Such animals may include members of the equine family, bovine family, sheep, goats, poultry, swine, bees, and other animals used primarily for meat, fur, milk, honey or other animal products.
APARTMENT UNIT:	A building or portion thereof designed for or containing either individual guestrooms or suites of rooms and dwelling units.
APPLIANCE REPAIR:	The repair of a household or office device operated by gas or electrical current.
APPROVED:	Unless otherwise indicated, shall mean approved by the commission. All approvals delegated herein to administrative personnel of the City are subject to review and final determination by the Council.
ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTION:	Any projection which is not intended for occupancy and which extends beyond the face of an exterior wall of a building but shall not include signs. Examples of such projections are cornices, eaves, canopies, sunshades, gutters, chimneys, flues, belt courses, etc.
AREA OF IMPACT:	The area surrounding the City as established by mutual agreement with the County in conformance with State law.
AREA OF SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD:	The land in the floodplain within a community subject to a one percent (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any given year.
AUTOMOBILE, MOBILE HOME, TRAVEL TRAILER AND FARM IMPLEMENT REPAIR:	The repair, rebuilding or reconditioning of automobiles, mobile homes, travel trailers and farm implements including collision service painting, and steam cleaning of vehicles.
AUTOMOBILE, MOBILE HOME, TRAVEL TRAILER AND FARM IMPLEMENT SALES AREAS:	An open area, other than a street used for the display sale or rental of new or used automobiles, mobile homes, travel trailers, or farm implements but not including repair work except minor incidental repair of same to be displayed, sold or rented on the premises.
AUTOMOBILE STORAGE SPACE:	Parking and/or storage of new and/or used automobiles which are capable of immediate operation under their own power.
AUTOMOBILE WRECKING:	The dismantling or wrecking of two (2) or more used motor vehicles, mobile homes or trailers.
AUTOMOBILE WRECKING YARD:	Any area where automobile wrecking is carried out and/or accumulation of parts thereof are stored in the open and are not being restored to operation within six (6) months of notification; or any land, building or structure used for the wrecking or storing of such motor vehicles.
BASE FLOOD:	The flood having a one percent (1%) chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.
BASEMENT:	A portion of living space in a dwelling unit with all or at least one-half (1/2) of its height below the average level of the adjoining ground.
BICYCLEWAY:	A public way designed for the use of nonmotorized vehicles.
BLOCK:	A group of lots, tracts or parcels within well defined boundaries, usually streets.
BUILDING:	Any combination of materials constructed in accordance with the current international building code and the international residential building code which is used or intended to support or shelter any use, person, animal, plant or other property. Permanent buildings are attached to a foundation. Temporary buildings are not attached to a foundation and merely rest on the ground. Any enclosed roof projection.
BUILDING HEIGHT:	The vertical distance measured from the average elevation of the proposed finished grade at the form of the building to the highest point of the building excluding the roof projections.
CARPORT, ATTACHED:	Having all or part of one wall common to the dwelling or to a covered porch attached to the dwelling.
CARPORT, DETACHED:	A roofed structure of which all sides and ends are not enclosed.
CHANGE OF USE:	A change of use from one of the following categories to another:
	A. Residential. B. Retail trade. C. Wholesale trade. D. Agriculture.
	E. Agricultural processing. F. Sports facilities. G. Parks. H. Manufacturing. I. Communications and utilities. J. Cultural facilities. K. Public assembly. L. Transportation. M. Services.
CITY:	City of Fairfield, Camas County, Idaho, and its governing body.
COMMERCIAL USE:	A structure or area intended for the selling, bartering or swapping of any merchandise, commodities, objects or services.
COMMISSION:	Planning and zoning commission.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN:	The overall guiding document for all development within the legal jurisdiction of the city.
CONCESSION:	A building or structure having less than three hundred (300) square feet of area that is used for the sale of food, beverages and/or souvenirs.
COUNCIL:	The city council of Fairfield, Idaho.
COVENANT:	A written promise or pledge.
DAYCARE SERVICE:	Services offered by persons who are paid to supervise or care for six (6) or more persons including the resident children for less than fourteen (14) hours per day, but excluding those businesses or religious institutions which provide incidental daycare service for patrons or attendees while parents are on the premises.
DEDICATION:	The setting apart of land or interest in land for use by the public by ordinance, resolution or entry in the official minutes as by the recording of a plat. Dedicated land becomes public land upon the acceptance by the local authority.
DEVELOPER:	The owner, or his legally authorized agent, of lands that are being platted or mapped.
DEVELOPMENT:	Lands within the boundaries of an area that is platted or mapped in accordance with this title and that is intended to be improved by the construction of buildings, structures, public ways, utilities and other similar improvements.
DORMITORY:	A rooming house or residence hall occupied by students.
DRIP LINE:	The line where the eaves drip on the ground.
DRIVE-IN ESTABLISHMENT:	A commercial establishment, excluding gasoline service stations, in which business is conducted while the customers are vehicle occupants.
DRIVEWAY:	A nondedicated vehicular access constructed on private property providing access to not more than five (5) residential dwelling units.
DWELLING:	A building or portion thereof designed exclusively for residential occupancy, but not including hotels, boarding and lodging houses, trailers, camp cars or trailer houses.
DWELLING, APARTMENT:	A building or portion thereof containing five (5) or more dwelling units with shared access to the building and other amenities.
DWELLING, MULTI-FAMILY:	A building containing two (2) or more dwelling units, with each unit designed to be used and accessed independently. May include duplexes, triplexs, and shared wall housing.
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY:	A building containing one dwelling unit, and desired to be used as living quarters for a single-family.
DWELLING UNIT:	An independent space within a structure designed to accommodate all normal cooking, sleeping and sanitation needs of one (1) or more persons.
EASEMENT:	A right of use for a stated purpose, falling short of ownership granted by a property owner to the public or to another person and restricting the property owner's use of the property by prohibiting the construction of any permanent building or structure over the easement and by prohibiting any other stated restriction of use.
ENGINEER:	A professional engineer registered in the state of Idaho.
FARM:	An area twenty (20) acres or more in the area of impact, or ten (10) acres or more in the Ag Overlay, which is being used for the purpose of producing food, fiber, seed, stock, fodder or oil producing crops.
FEEDLOT AND DAIRIES:	Land used primarily for the feeding of farm animals where the number of animals being fed exceeds five (5) per acre.
FINISH FLOOR:	Any floor usable for living purposes, which includes working, sleeping, eating, cooking or recreation, or a combination thereof. A floor used only for storage purposes is not a "finish floor".
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP:	The official map on which the federal insurance administration has delineated both the areas of special flood hazard and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.
FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY:	The official report provided by the federal insurance administration that includes flood profiles, the flood boundary-floodway map, and the water surface elevation of the base flood.
FLOOD OR FLOODWATERS:	A temporary overflow of water on lands not normally covered by water.
FLOODPLAIN:	The relatively flat areas or low lands adjoining the channel of a watercourse, or areas where drainage is or may be restricted by manmade structures which have been or may be covered partially or wholly by floodwater, but shall compose an area not less than that area confined by the 50-year flood and shall not exceed that area confined by the 100-year flood.
FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS:	The codes, ordinances and other regulations relating to the use of land and construction within the channel and floodplain areas, including zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, building codes, housing codes, setback requirements, open area regulations and similar methods of control affecting the use and development of the areas.
FLOODPROOFING:	Any combination of structural and nonstructural additions, changes or adjustments to properties and structures which reduce or eliminate flood damage to lands, water and sanitary facilities, structures and contents of buildings.
FLOODWAY:	The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot (1').
FRONT:	The front of the building shall be the wall so designated by the building inspector which best conforms to the intent of this title. The front property line shall be the lot line most nearly parallel to the front of a building. In designating the front of the building, the building inspector shall base his decision on the location of the door which provides the principal access into the building and/or the location of the trafficway which provides the principal access to the property. The decision of the building inspector may be appealed to the city council for interpretation of the intent of this title and final determination of the designated front.
FRONT, ENTIRE:	All the property fronting on one side of a street between intersecting streets, or between a street and right of way, waterway, end of dead end street or city boundary, measured along the street shall determine only the boundary of the frontage on the side of the street which it intersects.
GARAGE, ATTACHED:	A garage having all or part of one wall common to the dwelling or to a covered porch attached to the dwelling.
GARAGE, DETACHED:	A garage which is completely surrounded by open space.
GARAGE, PRIVATE:	A building or a portion of a building in which only motor vehicles used by the tenants of the building on the premises are stored or kept.
GOVERNING AUTHORITY:	The city council for the city of Fairfield, Idaho.
GOVERNMENTAL FACILITIES:	Facilities owned and operated by a governmental agency for the benefit of the general public.
HIGHWAY:	A street designated as a highway by an appropriate state or federal agency.
HISTORIC SITES:	Sites established by the city, county, and state or federal government as historic monuments that should be preserved.
HOME OCCUPATION:	A business conducted within a dwelling unit, which activity is clearly incidental to the use of the residence as a dwelling and does not change the residential character thereof; and provided, that the area used in performing the home occupation does not exceed more than fifty percent (50%) of the floor area of the dwelling unit, is conducted in such a manner as to not give any outward appearance of a business in the ordinary meaning of the term, and does not infringe upon the right of neighboring residents to enjoy a peaceful occupancy of their homes for which purpose the residential zone was created and primarily intended.
HOSPITAL:	An institution providing health services, primarily for inpatient and medical or surgical care of the sick or injured, including outpatient departments, training facilities, central service facilities and staff offices. Hospitals are assumed to be for humans unless otherwise indicated.
HOTEL:	Any building containing six (6) or more rooms intended or designed to be used or which are used, rented or hired out to be occupied or which are occupied for sleeping purposes by guests.
IMPROVEMENT:	Any alteration to the land or other physical construction associated with subdivision and building site developments.
KENNEL:	Any lot or premises on which more than three (3) domestic animals over one (1) pound of a single species and more than three (3) months of age are housed, groomed, bred, boarded, trained or sold.
LESSEE:	A person holding a legally enforceable lease.
LINE, BUILDING:	One of four (4) perpendicular lines established by the building inspector for the purpose of measuring setbacks. The lines shall be established parallel to the predominant building walls and shall pass through the most exterior point on the building walls, excluding architectural features not intended for occupancy.
LOADING SPACE:	An off street space or berth on the same lot with a building, or contiguous to a group of buildings, for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while loading or unloading merchandise or materials, and which abuts upon a street, alley or other appropriate means of access.
LOT:	Unless otherwise defined, a parcel of land with sufficient size to meet the minimum requirements of this title for use, dimensional standards and off street parking and which is owned by a single person with a separate interest or a group of persons with a separate interest together with an interest in common in the real property.
LOT AREA:	The total area of a lot measured on a horizontal plane within the boundary lines exclusive of public and private roads, and easements of access to other property.
LOT, CORNER:	A lot situated at the intersection of two (2) or more streets.
LOT DEPTH:	The horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines, measured along the median between the two (2) side lot lines.
MAINTENANCE EASEMENT:	An easement granted for the purpose of providing access for repair and maintenance of the appurtenant property in zero lot line subdivisions.
MANUFACTURED HOME:	A dwelling unit which meets the building code for permanent structures designed to be transported after fabrication and which is ready for occupancy as an independent unit, except for connection to utilities and location on a foundation.
MANUFACTURING USE:	The fabricating or assembling of materials into finished or partially finished products by hand or by the use of machinery, but excluding home occupations, activities creating products in which the process does not yield any vapor, liquid or solid waste materials, and crafts made in conjunction with retail business which may include, but not be limited to: ceramics, mosaics, fabrics, jewelry, leather goods, silk screening, dress designing, sculpturing and wood carving.
MARQUEE:	A permanent roofed structure supported by the main building and projecting over a public way.
MOBILE HOME:	A single dwelling designated for transportation after fabrication on streets and highways on its own wheels or on a flatbed or other trailer, and arriving at the site where it is to be occupied as a dwelling complete and ready for occupancy, except for minor incidental unpacking and assembly operations, location on jacks or other temporary or permanent foundations, connections to utilities, and the like. A prefab dwelling unit or travel trailer is not to be considered as a mobile home. A travel trailer is one that can legally be towed by a passenger car.
MOBILE HOME PARK:	Any tract of land that is divided into rental spaces under common ownership or management for the purpose of locating two (2) or more mobile homes for dwelling purposes.
MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION:	A parcel of land divided into individual lots which are intended to be sold to persons and are designed to be occupied by residential buildings or permanent mobile homes.
MODULAR HOME:	Any residential building or a building component thereof which is of closed construction and is either entirely or substantially prefabricated or assembled at a place other than the building site.
MONUMENT:	Any permanent marker either of concrete, galvanized iron pipe, or on steel rods, used to identify any tract, parcel, lot or street lines, as specified in Idaho Code section 50-1303.
MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY BUILDING:	A building containing more than two (2) businesses or households.
NONCONFORMING:	A building, structure or use not conforming to the provisions of this title.
100-YEAR FLOOD:	The highest level of flooding that, on the average, is likely to occur once every one hundred (100) years (i.e., that has a 1 percent chance of occurring each year).
OPEN SPACE:	An area retaining a natural ground cover free of any buildings, structures, streets or parking areas.
ORIGINAL PARCEL OF LAND:	A lot or tract as recorded on any plat or record on file in the office of the county recorder, or an unplatted contiguous parcel of land held in one ownership and on record at the effective date hereof. In cases of "unrecorded matters of fact", the planning and zoning commission shall use its best judgment to determine a fair designation.
ORPHANAGE:	A rooming house or residence hall occupied by orphaned children.
OWNER:	Any person or group of persons having legal title to real property which is subject to this title.
PARKING AREA:	An area reserved for the parking of vehicles consisting of one or more parking spaces.
PARKING, ON SITE:	The area off of any public or private street, access easement or alley used for the transient storage, with appropriate dimension, of passenger vehicles, parking stalls, access drives and aisles.
PARKING SPACE, AUTOMOBILE:	An enclosed or unenclosed surfaced area of not less than twenty feet by nine feet (20' x 9') in size, together with access and maneuvering space sufficient to permit a standard automobile to be parked within the surfaced area, permanently reserved for the temporary parking or storage of one automobile. The total space shall be not less than two hundred seventy (270) square feet.
PARKING SPACE, OFF STREET:	A space designed and designated for the parking of vehicles located totally outside of the right of way of any street or alley, together with properly designed access to a public street or alley, and maneuvering room.
PATIO, COVERED:	Same as "carport" definitions.
PEDESTRIANWAY :	A public way designed to be used as a walkway for pedestrians.
PERFORMANCE BOND:	An amount of money or other negotiable security paid by the subdivider or his surety to the city clerk which guarantees that the subdivider will perform all action required by the governing body regarding an approval plan, and provides that if the subdivider defaults and fails to comply with the provisions of an approved plan, the subdivider or his surety will pay damages up to the limit of the bond, or the surety will itself complete the requirements of the approved plat.
PERMANENT:	Not less than six (6) months.
PERSON:	Any individual or any corporation, joint venture, limited partnership, partnership, firm, association, trustee or other similar entity or organization.
PICK UP SHELTER:	A structure used only by persons waiting for public transportation.
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT:	A tract of land on which a variety of residential, commercial and manufacturing uses may coexist in a preplanned environment with more flexible standards than normally apply to the use of land in a standard zoning district.
PLANNING AND ZONING (P&Z) COMMISSION:	Planning and zoning commission.
PLAT:	The drawings, certifications, descriptions and approval of a division or proposed division of real property into two (2) or more lots, blocks, parcel sites, plots, units, common areas, limited common areas or other descriptive designations of real property for the purpose of offering for sale, lease or development, either on installment plan or upon any and all other plans, terms and conditions to any person having a separate interest or an individual interest in common together with a separate interest in any or all of the real property.
PORCH:	A covered entrance to a building.
PREMISES:	An area of land including a lot, with or without buildings.
PRIVATE:	Belonging to an individual or group of persons and not for the public or open to the public.
PRIVATE WAY:	Any right of way or easement indicated or platted across real property owned by the person dedicating or platting the private way and intended for the general or special use of a person or persons rather than the general public.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES:	Services offered by persons engaged in the legal, engineering, architectural, design, planning, accounting, auditing, educational and related professions and persons who service the human body or mind.
PROJECT:	A development.
PROPERTY LINE:	The legal boundary of a parcel of real property.
PUBLIC:	Owned by federal, state or local government or subdivisions thereof.
PUBLIC WAY:	Any right of way or easement dedicated or platted across real property owned by the person dedicating or platting the public way and intended for the general or special use of the public; or any right of way or easement legally obtained by the city through the use thereof, provided such public way has not been vacated by the city council.
REAL PROPERTY:	Real estate consisting of: a) lands, possessory right to land, ditch and water rights, and mining claims, both lode and placer; b) that which is affixed to land; and c) that which is appurtenant to land.
REAR:	The rear of a building and rear property line shall be the wall and lot line most nearly parallel to the front wall and lot line.
RELIGIOUS FACILITIES:	A building intended for the worship of a God and its related facilities such as meeting halls, household unit for persons employed in the building, and schools for religious teachings.
RELIGIOUS QUARTERS:	A rooming house or residence hall occupied by persons employed by a single religious organization.
REPRODUCIBLE DRAWINGS:	A permanent drawing prepared in black india ink or an archival photographic image process conforming to the standards established by the American National Standards Institute on a polyester material four-thousandths of an inch (0.004") thick with a matte finish.
RESERVE STRIP:	A strip of land between a partial street and adjacent property which is reserved or held in public ownership for future street extension or widening.
RESIDENCE HALL:	A building without cooking facilities where one or more rooms without cooking facilities are occupied by separate households where more than seventy five percent (75%) of the households reside for more than thirty (30) days.
RESIDENTIAL USE:	Any use designed or intended to meet the cooking, sleeping and sanitary needs of one or more individuals.
RETIREMENT HOME:	A rooming house or residence hall occupied by retired persons.
RIGHT OF WAY:	A strip of land dedicated or reserved for use as a public way, which normally includes streets, sidewalks and other public utilities or service areas.
ROOF PROJECTIONS:	Chimneys, smokestacks, church spires, flagpoles, radio and television antennas or towers, masts, cooling towers, elevator shafts and other similar projections.
ROOMING HOUSE:	A building with common cooking facilities having one or more rooms without cooking facilities occupied by separate households for more than thirty (30) days with or without board.
SANITARIUM, SANATORIUM:	A private hospital, whether or not such facility is operated for profit.
SCHOOL:	Any place primarily used for educational purposes.
SERVICE BUILDING:	A permanent building or buildings designed to provide service facilities to the inhabitants or users of any development.
SERVICE ROAD:	A dedicated minor way which is used for vehicular access to back or side of residential property otherwise abutting on a street.
SERVICE STATION:	Buildings and premises where gasoline, oil, grease, batteries, tires and motor vehicle accessories may be supplied and dispensed at retail, and where other services including minor motor vehicle repairs are done. Uses permissible at service stations do not include major body work, painting, or other work involving noise, glare, fumes, smoke or other characteristics to an extent greater than normally found in service stations. Storage of automobiles not in working condition must be parked behind an enclosed area if parked for a period longer than sixty (60) days. A service station is not an automotive body shop. Service stations shall comply with health authority standards.
SHELTER HOME:	A building or facility however named, operated on either a profit or nonprofit basis for the purpose of providing a home with necessary supervision for three (3) or more persons not related to the owner and who are unable to care for themselves.
SIDE:	The side of a building and side property line shall be the wall and lot line most nearly perpendicular to the front wall and lot line.
SIGN:	All definitions for signs are located in section 8-9-2 of this title.
SPECIAL USE PERMIT:	A permit granted by the commission for a permanent use that is otherwise prohibited but may be allowed under specific provisions when not in conflict with a Comprehensive Plan.
STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS:	The specifications as specified in this title or as officially adopted by the City Council.
STATE:	State of Idaho.
STREET:	A right-of-way which provides access to adjacent properties, the dedication of which has been officially accepted. The term "street" also includes the terms highway, thoroughfare, parkway, road, avenue, boulevard, lane, place and other such terms.
	Alley: A minor street providing secondary access at the back of a property otherwise abutting a street.
	Arterial: A street designated for the purpose of carrying fast and/or heavy traffic.
	Collector: A street designated for the purpose of carrying traffic from local streets to other collector streets and/or arterial streets.
	Cul-De-Sac: A street connected to another street at one end only, and provided with a turnaround space at its terminus.
	Frontage: A local street parallel to or adjacent to an arterial street to provide access to abutting properties.
	Half Street: A street comprised of one-half (1/2) of width required to conform with a standard City street section.
	Local: A street which has the primary purpose of providing access to abutting properties.
	Loop: A local street with both terminal points on the same street or origin.
	Partial: A dedicated right-of-way providing only a portion of the required street width, usually along the edge of a subdivision or tract of land.
	Private: A street that is not accepted for public use or maintenance which provides vehicular and pedestrian access.
	Stub Street: A street which terminates without provisions for a turnaround area.
STREET GRADE:	The officially established grade of the street upon which a lot fronts. If there is no officially established grade, the existing grade of the street shall be taken as the street grade.
STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS:	Any change which would tend to prolong the life of the supporting members of a building or structure, such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders.
STRUCTURES:	Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on the ground or attachment to something having a fixed location on the ground. Among other things, structures include buildings, mobile homes, walls, fences and billboards.
SUBDIVIDER:	The individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, syndicate, trust or other legal entity that executes the application and initiates proceedings for the subdivision of land in accordance with the provisions of this title and title 9 of this Code. The subdivider need not be the owner of the property; however, he shall be an agent of the owner or have sufficient proprietary rights in the property to represent the owner.
SUBDIVISION:	The result of an act of dividing an original lot, tract or parcel of land into more than two (2) parts for the purpose of transfer of ownership or development; which shall also include the dedication of public streets and other rights-of-way and the addition to, or creation of, a cemetery. However, this title, and/or title 9 of this Code, shall not apply to the following:
	A. An adjustment of lot lines as shown on a recorded plat which does not reduce the area, frontage, width, depth or building setback lines of each building site below the minimum zoning requirements, and does not change the original number of lots in any block of the recorded plat;
	B. An allocation of land in the settlement of an estate of a decedent or a court decree for the distribution of property;
	C. The unwilling sale of land as a result of legal condemnation as defined and allowed in the Idaho Code;
	D. Widening of existing streets to conform to a Comprehensive Plan;
	E. The acquisition of a street right-of-way by a public agency in conformance with a Comprehensive Plan; and
	F. The exchange of land for the purpose of straightening property boundaries which does not result in the change of the present land usage.
SURVEYOR:	A land surveyor or professional engineer registered in the State of Idaho.
THEATER, OUTDOOR DRIVE- IN:	An open lot or part thereof, with its appurtenant facilities, devoted primarily to the showing of moving pictures or theatrical productions, on a paid admission basis, to patrons seated in automobiles or on outdoor seats.
TOURIST COURT:	A group of attached or detached buildings containing individual sleeping or living units designed for, or used temporarily by, automobile tourists or transients, with parking spaces conveniently located to each unit and including auto courts, motels, or motor lodges.
TOWNHOUSE:	A single-family dwelling with party walls and no side yards between abutting dwellings.
TRAFFICWAY:	A public or a private way whose primary use is for movement of motorized vehicles.
TRANSIENT LODGING:	A rooming house or residence hall having one or more rooms occupied by separate families where less than seventy five percent (75%) of the families reside for more than thirty (30) days.
TRAVEL TRAILER, CAMP CAR OR TRAILER HOUSE:	Any unit used for living or for sleeping purposes which is equipped with wheels or similar devices used for the purpose of transporting said unit from place to place, whether by motor power or other means, and such vehicles that are used as aforesaid that have had the wheels or equipment removed.
UNATTENDED VEHICLE:	A vehicle parked for more than twenty four (24) hours in one location.
UNIT:	A separate interest in real property in a condominium or townhouse ownership.
UNPLATTED AREA:	Any area that has not been subdivided according to law.
USE:	An activity or purpose for which land or premises or a building thereon is designed, arranged or intended, or for which it is occupied or maintained, let or leased.
VARIANCE:	A modification of the requirements of this title.
VICINITY MAP:	A drawing which sets forth by dimensions or other descriptive means the relationship of proposed developments, trafficways or other landmarks within the general area in order to better locate and orient the area in question.
WALL:	The full width or length of a building, including recessed windows or doors.
YARD:	A required area of open space on a lot which is unoccupied and unobstructed by permanent structures as defined by zoning setbacks. (Ord. 223, 7-13-2006; amd. Ord. 248, 7-12-2012; Ord. 254, 1-15-2015; Ord. 256, 2-12-2015; Ord. 268, 3-17-2016; Ord. 285, 6-17-2021)