Camping. Means recreational or temporary activity which involves staying overnight in the open, in a tent,or in a trailer, camper, or other recreation vehicle.
Campground and/or Campsite Facility. Means a location where camping occurs which has one or more recreational vehicle pads, tent sites, or other campsites established on the premises. Also, a campground may include one or more of the following ancillary facilities: automobile parking spaces, driveways, tables, water faucets or fixtures, electrical lights or hookups, fire pits or fireplaces, play fields and outdoor recreational facilities, and restrooms or other sewage disposal facilities.
Carport. Means a roofed-over structure which is not completely enclosed by walls and which is designed and/or used for the storage of automobiles and trailers.
Car Wash (full service). Means a car wash with facilities for the washing or waxing of automobiles, light trucks, and vans, which may include drying equipment, vacuums, and other incidental uses. Full service car washes shall not include open self-service bays.
Car Wash (self service). Means a business establishment which provides car cleaning services where part or all of the cleaning is performed by the patron for a fee.
Catch Basin. MeansAn inlet designed to intercept and redirect surface waters.
Cemetery. Means the use or intended use of land for the burial of the dead and dedicated for cemetery purposes, including a columbarium, crematorium, mausoleum, and mortuary when operated in conjunction with and within the boundaries of such a cemetery.
Cemetery, Private. Means a burial place for deceased persons which is maintained by a private individual, corporation, or other non-public agency.
Cemetery, Public. Means a burial place for deceased persons which is owned and maintained by a cemetery district or other public agency.
Certificate of Occupancy. Means a document granting permission to occupy or use a building or land and certifying that the structure or use conforms to the requirements set forth in applicable code and ordinances.
Change Order. Means a written order signed by the purchasing agent, directing the contractor to suspend work or make changes, which the appropriate clauses of the contract authorize the purchasing agent to order without the consent of the contractor or any written alteration in specifications, delivery point, rate of delivery, period of performance, price, quantity or other provisions of any contract accompanied by mutual action of the parties to the contract.
Child Care Center. Means a non-residential building or structure where care, protection, and supervision are provided for children on a regular schedule,for a fee.
Church. Means a building, together with its accessory buildings and uses, where persons regularly assemble for worship and that is maintained and controlled by a religious body organized to sustain public worship.
Clear View Area. Means areas at intersecting streets and driveways where unobstructed vision is maintained, as required by this code.
Cluster Development. Means a design that locates buildings in specific areas of a site to allow the remaining land to be used, but not limited to, recreation, open space, and preservation of sensitive land areas.
Code. Means the Town of Fairfield Municipal Code, as adopted.
Codification code. Means any or all ordinances of a municipality which have been enacted that are compiled, consolidated, revised, indexed and arranged in a comprehensive manner.
Colony. Means bees in any hive including queens, workers, or drones.
Commercial and Industrial Laundries. Means an establishment which launders or dry cleans articles on site and where all articles are dropped off on the premises by multiple laundry services and not the individual customers.
Commercial Center. Means a development which contains at least twelve acres of commercial land and at least 100,000 square feet of commercial floor space.
Commercial Plant Nursery. Means a use wholly, or partially, contained within one or more greenhouses where trees, shrubs, flowers, or vegetable plants are grown and sold to retail or wholesale customers.
Commercial Recreation. Means any commercial enterprise which receives a fee in return for the provision of some recreational activity including racquet clubs, health facilities, and amusement parks, but not including amusement centers.
Commercial Vehicle. Means a motor vehicle, vehicle, trailer or semi trailer used or maintained for business, compensation or profit to transport passengers or property on a highway, if the commercial vehicle:
1. Has a manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of ten thousand one (10,001) or more pounds;
2. Is designed to transport more than fifteen (15) passengers, including the driver; or
Is used in the transportation of hazardous materials and is required to be placarded in accordance with 49 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) part 172, subpart F.
Common Area. Means an area designed to serve two (2) or more dwelling units in separate ownership or tenure.
Commuter/Light Rail Station. Means a place designated for commuter or light rail trains or cars to stop to allow for boarding of passengers including park-and-ride stations and transfer stations.
Computation of Time. Means the time within which an act is to be done; computed by excluding the first and including the last day, and if the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, that shall be excluded.
Comprehensive Plan. See “General Plan”.
Concept Plan. Means a sketch or concept application created prior to the preliminary plat for subdivisions or prior to a site plan for non residential development to enable the Town to verify that the developer is in general compliance with the Town’s ordinances and development regulations and policies.
Conditional Use. Means a land use that, because of its unique characteristics or potential impact on the municipality, surrounding neighbors, or adjacent land uses, may not be compatible in some areas or may be compatible only if certain conditions are required that mitigate or eliminate the detrimental impacts.
Conditional Use Permit. Means a permit issued byFairfield Town outlining the requirements of approval for a conditional use and including written conditions, as well as final, approved development plans, if applicable.
Condominium. Means the ownership of a single unit in a multi-family structure or a structure combined with an undivided interest in the common areas and facilities of the property and that meets all requirements of the Utah Condominium Ownership Act.
Condominium Project. Means a real estate condominium project; a plan or project whereby two (2) or more units, whether contained in existing or proposed apartments, commercial or industrial buildings or structures or otherwise, are separately offered or proposed to be offered for sale.
Condominium Unit. Means a separate physical part of the condominium project property intended for any type of independent use, including one (1) or more rooms or spaces located in one (1) or more floors (or part or parts of floors) in a building or a time period unit, as the context may require.
Conflict of Interest. Means a term used in connection with a public official’s relationship to matters of private interest or personal gain and which prohibits participation in the discussion under decision.
Constitutional Taking. Means a governmental action that results in a taking of private property so that compensation to the owner of the property is required by the Fifth or Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of the United States or Utah Constitution Article I, Section 22.
Construction Equipment. Means any equipment or device designed and intended for use in construction, or material handling, including but not limited to: hammers, saws, drills, augers, air compressors, pile drivers, pneumatic or hydraulic tools, bulldozers, tractors, excavators, trenchers, cranes, derricks, loaders, scrapers, pavers, generators, off-highway haulers or trucks, ditchers, compactors , rollers, pumps, concrete mixers, graders, or other material handling equipment;
Continuous Sound. Means any sound that exists essentially without interruption for a period of 10 minutes or more.
Control or Controlling Interest. Means a shareholder, or a group acting in kind, that holds a majority of a company’s voting stock.
Construction Yard. Means any parcel of ground used for the storage of construction equipment or supplies.
Contract. Means any Town agreement for the procurement or disposal of supplies, services or construction.
Contract Construction Services Establishments. Means establishments or places of business primarily engaged in retail or wholesale sales, from the premises of; materials used in the construction of buildings or other structures.
Contract Services Office. Means an enclosed space containing the permanent business office for a landscape, plumbing, painting, construction, or similar contractor, and used for the housing and operating of company machinery, the provision of services, the storage of materials and equipment, and the maintenance of company equipment, but that does not include outdoor storage other than the parking of company and passenger vehicles. Equipment such as backhoes and front loaders are considered as equipment, not vehicles.
Convenience Store. Means a building or use which is primarily engaged in the provision of frequently needed, day to day retail goods including gasoline, food, and non-food products.
Convenience Store/Fast Food Combination”. Means a building that houses a convenience store and either a fast food (restaurant, casual) establishment or a restaurant (sit-down).
Copy Center. Means a retail establishment that provides duplicating services using photocopying, blueprint, and offset printing equipment and may include the collating and binding of booklets and reports.
Corner Lot. Means a lot that abuts two (2) intersecting streets, where the interior angle of intersection or interception does not exceed one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees.
Corral. Means a place or pen where livestock is held.
Correctional Institution. Means a government owned and operated institution for the Court ordered, twenty-four hour, involuntary, secure confinement of adults and juveniles in jails, prisons, detention centers, secure confinement centers, etc., for criminal conduct or conduct which would be a crime if committed by an adult.
Council. Means The Town Council of the Town of Fairfield.
Crematory/Embalming Facility. Means a building used for the cremation and/or embalming of deceased persons or animals but not including facilities for burial, internment, body viewing, or funeral services.
Critical Acceleration. Means the minimum amount of ground acceleration during seismically induced ground.
Critical Age of Repose. Means the maximum slope or angle at which material such as soil or loose rock remains stable.
Critical Facilities. Means communication, utility and transportation lines (including their appurtenant structures which are essential to make the system function, such as switching stations, transformers and monitoring gauge houses); emergency facilities such as fire stations, police stations, ambulance facilities, and hospitals; unique or large structures whose failure might be catastrophic, such as dams holding over ten (10) acre feet of water, petroleum refineries, and buildings where explosive, toxic or radioactive materials are manufactured, stored or handled; high occupancy buildings which are designed to accommodate fifty (50) or more people, such as schools, hotels and offices.
Cyclically Varying Noise. Means any sound that varies in sound level so that the same level is obtained repetitively at successive, relatively uniform levels over time. Example: Back-up beeper on heavy equipment.
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