All words used in this chapter shall have their customary meanings as defined in WEBSTER'S NEW WORLD DICTIONARY, except those specifically defined in this section. Specific land uses specified in The Official Schedule of Permitted Uses and Dimensional Requirements or elsewhere in this chapter shall be defined or identified by their normal and customary meaning in accepted business, professional, office, or manufacturing circles and within the context of the general use classifications established in § 157.119 of this chapter, unless otherwise specifically defined by this chapter. In addition, although most definitions are contained in this section, certain specific definitions as they relate to various chapters or provisions of this chapter are defined elsewhere in this chapter.
ACCESSORY USE OR STRUCTURE. A use or structure on the same lot with, and of a nature customarily incidental and subordinate to, the principal use or structure.
AIRPORT. Any runway, land area or other facility designed or used either publicly or privately by any person for the landing and taking off of aircraft, including all necessary taxiways, aircraft storage and tiedown areas, hangers and other necessary buildings, and open spaces.
ALLEY. A minor street used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or side of properties abutting on another street.
ALTERATIONS. Any change in the supporting members (bearing wall, beams, columns, girders, etc.) of a building or structure; or movement of a building or structure from one location to another.
AMENDMENT. Any change to this chapter, the official zoning map, or any tables, diagrams, illustrations comprising this chapter including the change of any zoning district. The attachment of supplementary conditions and safeguards as authorized by this chapter shall not be considered as an amendment.
APPEAL. A request for an administrative reconsideration of an action taken by the Zoning Inspector or the Board of Zoning Appeals as provided for in this chapter.
BED/BREAKFAST HOME. A building other than hotel, motel, tourist home, or boarding house where lodging and meals are offered to the public for compensation and which shall contain no more than three sleeping rooms.
BEGINNING OF CONSTRUCTION. The beginning of construction is the incorporation of labor and material within the walls of a building or buildings; the incorporation of labor and materials at the site, lot, or parcel where a building is to be constructed; and for the incorporation of labor and material where land is to be used for purposes other than construction of a building.
BOARD. The Board of Zoning Appeals of the City of Logan.
BOARDING HOUSE. A building other than a hotel or motel, where, for compensation and by arrangement, meals or lodging and meals are provided for two or more persons, but not exceeding six persons. This definition shall not include boarding homes that fall under the definition of community based residential social service facilities as regulated in §§ 157.294 to 157.298 of this chapter.
BUILDING. Any structure designed or intended for the support, enclosure, shelter, or protection of persons, animals, chattels, or property.
BUILDING, ACCESSORY. A subordinate building detached from, but located on the same lot as the principal building, the use of which is incidental and accessory to that of the main building or use.
BUILDING HEIGHT. The vertical distance measured from the average elevation of the finished grade at the front of the building to (a) the highest point of a flat root; (b) the deck line of a mansard roof; (c) the average height between the eaves and ridge for gable, hip, and gambrel roofs; or (d) the average height between high and low points for a shed root. (See Illustration)
BUILDING MATERIALS. Retail and wholesale sales and storage of such items as masonry products, blocks, bricks, lumber, sand, gravel, tile, chemicals, and similar products.
BUILDING, PRINCIPAL. A building in which is conducted the main or principal use of the lot.
CEMETERY. Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the human or animal dead and dedicated for burial purposes, including crematories, mausoleums and mortuaries if operated in connection with and within the boundaries of such cemetery.
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. A document issued by the Zoning Inspector certifying that the use is in compliance with the previously issued zoning permit and with the requirements of this chapter and must be issued prior to occupancy or use of the land, building, or structure in question is legal.
CLINIC. A place used for the care, diagnosis and treatment of sick, ailing, infirm, or injured persons, and those who are in need of medical and surgical attention, but who are not provided with board or room or kept overnight on the premises.
CLUB. A building or portion thereof or premises owned or operated by a person for a social, literary, political, educational, or recreational purpose primarily for the exclusive use of members and their guests.
COMMISSION. The Planning Commission of the City of Logan.
COMMON OPEN SPACE. Parcels of land, together with the improvements thereon, the use and enjoyment of which shall be secured by the owners and occupants of the individual building sites within a development.
CONDITIONAL USE. A use permitted within a district other than a permitted use, requiring a conditional use permit and approval of the Board of Zoning Appeals.
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. A permit issued by the Zoning Inspector upon approval by the Board of Zoning Appeals to allow a use other than a permitted use to be established within the district.
CONVENIENCE CARRYOUT. A small grocery store catering primarily to persons purchasing limited quantities of items often needed daily. A convenience carryout is distinguished from a supermarket primarily on the basis of the limited variety of the products sold in comparison to a broader variety of goods sold at a supermarket.
COUNCIL. The City Council of the City of Logan.
DISTRICT. A portion of the city within which certain regulations and requirements, or various combinations thereof, apply uniformly under the provisions of this chapter.
DRIVE-IN. A business or other establishment so developed that its retail or service character is dependent on providing a driveway approach and/or waiting spaces for motor vehicles so as to serve patrons while in the motor vehicle.
DWELLING, MULTI-FAMILY. A dwelling consisting of tour or more dwelling units including condominiums with varying arrangements of entrances and party walls.
DWELLING, SINGLE FAMILY. A dwelling consisting of a single dwelling unit only, separated from other dwelling units by open space.
DWELLING, THREE-FAMILY. A dwelling consisting of three dwelling units which may be either attached side by side or one above another and each unit having a separate or combined entrance or entrances.
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY. A dwelling consisting of two dwelling units which may be either attached side by side or one above the other, and each unit having a separate or combined entrance or entrances.
DWELLING UNIT. Space, within a dwelling, comprising living, dining, sleeping room or rooms, storage closets, as well as space and equipment for cooking, bathing, and toilet facilities, all used by only one family and its household employees.
EASEMENT. Authorization by a property owner for the use by another, and, for a specified purpose, of any designated part of his property.
ERECTION. The acts of building, constructing, altering, reconstructing, moving upon, or any physical operations on the premises which are required for construction. Excavation, fill, drainage, and the like shall be considered a part of erection.
ESSENTIAL SERVICES. The erection, construction, reconstruction, change, alteration, maintenance, removal or, use of any underground or overhead equipment including towers, poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits, cables, signals, hydrants, or other similar accessories by any public utility or governmental agency for the purpose of furnishing adequate supply, transmission, distribution, collection, or disposal of gas, electric, water, steam, or communication service to the public in order to maintain the public health, safety, and welfare, but not including buildings.
EXCAVATION. The act of digging, hollowing out, or any other breaking of ground resulting in a total quantity of more than 20 cubic yards of material. Common household gardening and ground care, or plowing of ground for agricultural purposes, shall be excepted from this definition.
FAMILY. A person living alone, or two or more persons living together as a single housekeeping unit, in a dwelling unit, as distinguished from a group occupying a boarding house, rooming house, motel or hotel, provided that this definition shall not apply to Community Based Residential Social Service Facilities as regulated in §§ 157.294 to 157.298 of this chapter.
FENCE. Any tree-standing structure, other than part of a building, which encloses or partially encloses any premises and is of sufficient strength and dimensions to prevent straying from within or intrusion from without. Live vegetation shall not be included in this definition.
FLOOR AREA OF A NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDING (TO BE USED IN CALCULATING PARKING REQUIREMENTS). The floor area of the specified use excluding stairs, washrooms, elevator shafts, maintenance shafts and rooms, display windows and similar areas.
FLOOR AREA OF A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. The sum of the gross horizontal area of the several floors of a residential building, excluding basement floor areas not devoted to residential use. Floor area shall not include breezeways, carports, garages, storage areas, or unfinished attics. All dimensions shall be measured between exterior faces of walls.
FOOD PROCESSING. The preparation, storage, or processing of food products.
FRONT YARD. Yard extending across the front of a lot between the side lot lines, and being the minimum horizontal distance between the street or place line and the main building, or any projections thereof other than the projection of the usual uncovered steps, uncovered balconies, or uncovered porches. On corner lots, the FRONT YARD shall be considered as parallel to the street upon which the lot has its least dimension. On a cul-de-sac or other curved street, frontage shall be measured at the required building setback line. (See Illustration).
GARAGE, PARKING. A principal or accessory building other than a private garage, intended for the parking or storage of automobiles, and in which no other service shall be provided for remuneration.
GARAGES, PRIVATE. An accessory building, structure or portions of a principal building for the parking or temporary storage of automobiles, travel trailers and/or boats of the occupants of the premises and wherein:
(1) Not more than one space is rented for parking to a person not a resident on the premises;
(2) No more than one commercial vehicle per dwelling unit is parked or stored;
(3) The commercial vehicle permitted does not exceed 6,000 pounds gross vehicle weight.
A private garage includes a carport and other similar structures for such purposes.
GENERAL USE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM. A system by which uses permitted, conditionally permitted, prohibited, and regulated are defined by the establishment of a series of categories of similar types of uses.
GLARE. Excessively bright illumination.
HOME OCCUPATION. An occupation conducted by a person on the same premises as his principal place of residence and is clearly subordinate and incidental to its use for residential purposes.
HOTEL. A building in which lodging or boarding and lodging are provided and offered to the public for compensation, and in which ingress and egress to and from all rooms are made through an inside lobby or office supervised by a person in charge at all hours. As such, it is open to the public in contradiction to a boarding house, lodging house, or apartment house, which terms are herein separately defined.
JUNK VEHICLE. A vehicle shall be deemed junk vehicle whenever any two or more of the following occur:
(1) The vehicle is without a valid, current registration decal and/or license plate.
(2) The vehicle is apparently inoperable.
(3) The vehicle is without fully inflated tires and/or has any type of support under it.
(4) The vehicle has a missing or shattered window or windshield.
(5) The vehicle has an extensively damaged or missing door, motor, transmission, or other similar major part.
JUNK YARD. Any use primarily involved with buying, selling, exchanging, storing, baling, packing, disassembling, or handling of waste or scrap materials, including but not limited to vehicles, machinery, and equipment not in operable condition or parts thereof, and furniture, building materials, metals, paper, tags, rubber tires, and bottles. Such operations conducted entirely within completely enclosed buildings shall not be considered a JUNK YARD. Two or more junk vehicles on a lot shall be considered a JUNK YARD.
KENNEL. Any lot of premises on which four or more domesticated animals more than six months of age are bred, boarded, trained, or sold.
LOADING SPACES, OFF-STREET. Space logically and conveniently located for bulk pickups and deliveries, scaled to delivery vehicles expected to be used, and accessible to such vehicles when required off-street parking spaces are filled. Required off-street loading space is not to be included as off-street parking space in computation of required off-street parking space. All off-street loading spaces shall be located only in side and rear yards. Off-street loading space shall also include elevated off-street loading berths or docks.
LOT. For the purpose of this chapter, a lot is a parcel of land of sufficient size to meet minimum zoning requirements for use, coverage, and area, and to provide such yards, setbacks, and other open spaces as are herein required. Such lot shall have frontage on a improved public street, or on an approved private street, and may consist of:
(1) A single lot of record.
(2) A portion of a lot of record.
(3) A combination of complete lots of record, of complete lots of record and portions of lots of record, or of portions of lots of record.
LOT AREA. The area of a lot is computed exclusive of any portion of the right-of-way of any public or private street or alley.
LOT COVERAGE. The ratio of enclosed ground floor area of all principal and accessory buildings on a lot to the horizontally projected area of the lot, expressed as a percentage.
LOT LINES. Lines bounding the lot as shown in the accepted plat or survey of record. (See Illustration).
(1) Front Lot Line: A lot line which falls along a street right-of-way line. On a corner lot, the lot line having the least dimension shall be considered the front line.
(2) Side Lot line: A lot line which is neither a front lot line nor a rear lot line.
(3) Rear Lot Line: The lot line that is most distant from and most nearly parallel to the front lot lines. If a rear lot line is less than 15 feet long, or if the lot comes to a point, the rear lot line shall be a line at least 15 feet long, lying wholly within the lot, parallel to and a maximum distance from the lot line. In the case of a corner lot, the rear lot line shall be the lot line opposite and parallel to the front lot line.
LOT OF RECORD. A lot or parcel which is recorded in the office of the County Recorder, or a lot or parcel described by metes and bounds, the description of which has been so recorded.
LOT TYPES. Terminology used in this chapter with reference to corner lot, interior lots and through lots is as follows:
(1) Corner Lot: A lot located at the intersection of two or more streets. A lot abutting on a curved street or streets shall be considered a corner lot if straight lines drawn from the foremost points of the side lot lines to the foremost point or the lot meet at an interior angle of less than 135 degrees. A lot that is on the corner of the intersection of a street and an alley shall not be considered as a corner lot, and the front yard shall be considered as the yard abutting upon the street, not the alley. (See Illustration)
(2) Interior Lot: A lot with only one frontage on a street. (See Illustration)
(3) Double Frontage Lot: A lot having frontage on two non-intersecting streets or two approximately perpendicular portions or the same street. (See Illustration)
LOT WIDTH. The distance between the side lot lines measured at the road right-of-way line. In the case of a corner lot, lot width shall be measured along both road right-of-way lines. On a cul-de-sac or other curved street, lot width shall be measured at the required building setback line. Also see Frontage.
MAJOR THOROUGHFARES. For the purposes of this chapter, major thoroughfare shall include State Route 93, north and south; State Route 664, north and south; and Chieftain Drive, east and west.
MANUFACTURED HOME. Any non-self-propelled vehicle as defined under R.C. § 4501.01(O) and formerly defined as a house trailer. A manufactured home is subject to taxation pursuant to R.C. § 4503.05. A manufactured home that becomes subject to taxation pursuant to R.C. § 5701.02 shall not be defined as a dwelling.
MANUFACTURED HOME PARK. Any lot upon which two or more manufactured homes are located for residential use, either free of charge or for revenue purposes. It shall include any roadway, building, structure, facilities of such park.
MAYOR. The Mayor of the City of Logan.
MOBILE HOME. See Manufactured Home.
MOTEL. A building or group of buildings in which lodging is provided and offered to the transient public for compensation. A motel shall be distinguished from a hotel in that the building is usually designed to serve tourists traveling by automobile, entrance and exit to rooms need not be through a lobby or office, and parking is usually adjacent to the unit.
MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR STATION. A building, lot, or both, in or upon which the business of general motor vehicle repair and service is conducted, to include engine rebuilding, rebuilding or reconditioning of motor vehicles, body repair, and painting and undercoating of automobiles, but excluding a junk yard as defined in this section. A motor vehicle repair station is not a motor vehicle service station.
MOTOR VEHICLE SALES OR RENTAL. A building, lot or both used for the display, sale, or rental of new or used motor vehicles in operable condition and where repair service is incidental.
MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE STATION. Buildings and premises where gasoline, oil, grease, batteries, tires, and motor vehicle accessories may be supplied and dispensed at retail, and where in addition, the following services may be rendered and sales made:
(1) Sales and service of spark plugs, batteries, and distributor parts.
(2) Tire servicing and repair, but not recapping or regrooving.
(3) Replacement of mufflers and tail pipes, water hoses, fan belts, brake fluid, light bulbs, fuses, floor mats, seat covers, windshield wipers and blades, grease retainers, wheel bearings, mirrors, and the like.
(4) Radiator cleaning and flushing.
(5) Washing, polishing, and sale of washing and polishing materials.
(6) Greasing and lubrication.
(7) Providing and repairing fuel pumps, oil pumps, and lines.
(8) Minor servicing and repair of carburetors.
(9) Adjusting and repairing brakes.
(10) Minor motor adjustment.
(11) Sales of cold drinks, packaged food, tobacco, and similar convenience goods for service station customers, as accessory and incidental to principal operations.
(12) Provisions of road maps and other informational material to customers, provisions of restroom facilities.
(13) Warranty maintenance and safety inspections.
(14) The overnight or weekend parking of trucks, vans, or other vehicles not permitted to park within residential districts.
MOTOR VEHICLE WRECKING. The dismantling or wrecking of used motor vehicles, mobile homes, travel trailers, or the storage, sale of dumping of dismantled, partially dismantled, obsolete or wrecked vehicles or their parts.
NON-CONFORMING BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. A building or structure lawfully existing at the time of enactment of this chapter or subsequent amendments, which does not conform to the regulations of the district in which it is situated or other applicable provisions of this chapter.
NON-CONFORMING LOT. A lot existing at the time of enactment of this chapter or any subsequent amendments which does not conform to the lot area and frontage requirements of the district in which it is located.
NON-CONFORMING USE. A use of land, buildings, structures, or of land and structures in combination lawfully existing at the time of enactment of this chapter or subsequent amendments, which does not conform to the regulations of the district in which it is situated or other applicable provisions of this chapter.
NURSERY, DAY CARE (DAY CARE CENTER). A building used for the commercial care of five or more children who are not members or wards of the owner or his immediate family. All child care nurseries shall possess an appropriate license from the Ohio Department of Human Services as required.
NURSERY, RETAIL. Land, buildings, structures, or a combination thereof, for the storage of live trees, shrubs, or plants offered for retail sale on the premises, including products used for gardening or landscaping.
OFFICIAL SCHEDULE OF PERMITTED USES AND DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS. A schedule that is in a table form and is an inherent part of this chapter that shows permitted uses, conditionally permitted uses and the location in this chapter where specific conditional use criteria are specified, and also delineated various dimensional requirements for uses within the various zoning districts established in this chapter.
OPEN SPACE. An area substantially open to the sky which may be on the same lot with a building. The area may include, along with the natural environmental features, water areas, swimming pools, tennis courts and any other recreational facilities that the Board of Zoning Appeals deems permissive. Streets, parking areas, structures for habitation, and the like shall not be included.
OPEN STORAGE. Storing or keeping of chattel not fully enclosed in a building.
PARKING SPACE, OFF-STREET. For the purpose of this chapter, an off-street parking space shall consist of an area adequate for parking an automobile with room for opening doors on both sides, together with properly related access to a public street or alley and maneuvering room, but shall be located totally outside of any street or alley right-of-way.
PERFORMANCE BOND OR SURETY BOND. A legal instrument executed by a subdivider or developer to the favor of the city for the amount of the estimated construction cost guaranteeing the completion of physical improvements according to plans and specifications within the time prescribed by the subdivider's agreement.
PERMITTED USE. A use that is permitted in an appropriate zoning district upon issuance of a zoning permit provided all requirements of this chapter are met.
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT. An area of land in which a variety of housing types and subordinate commercial and manufacturing facilities may be accommodated in a pre-planned environment under more flexible standards such as lot sizes and setbacks, than those restrictions that would normally apply under this chapter. The procedure for approval of such development contains requirements in addition to those of the standard subdivision, such as building design principles, and landscaping plans.
PRINCIPAL BUILDING. A building in which is conducted the main or principal use of the lot on which said building is located.
PRINCIPAL USE. The main use to which the premises are devoted and the main purpose for which the premises exist.
PUBLIC SERVICE FACILITY. The erection, construction, alteration, operation, or maintenance of buildings, power plants, or substations, water treatment plants or pumping stations, sewage disposal or pumping plants and other similar public service structures by a public utility, by a railroad, whether publicly or privately owned, or by a municipal or other governmental agency including the furnishing of electrical, gas, rail transport, communication, public water and sewage services.
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. Research, development, and testing related to such fields as chemical, pharmaceutical, medical, electrical, transportation and engineering. All research, testing, and development shall be carried on in such a manner that no noise, smoke, glare, vibration, or odor shall be detected of said premises.
RESTAURANT, CARRY-OUT. An establishment whose primary function is the offering of food and beverages which are sold only inside the building and are usually packaged to be carried and consumed off of the premises, but may be consumed within the restaurant building or on the premises.
RESTAURANT, DRIVE-IN. An establishment offering food and beverages which are sold within the building, or to persons while in motor vehicles in an area designated for drive-in service, and may be consumed on or off the premises.
RESTAURANT, SIT-DOWN. An establishment whose primary function is the offering of food and beverages which are sold and normally consumed within the restaurant building.
RIGHT-OF-WAY. A strip of land dedicated for use as a public or private street, road, railroad or similar use.
ROOMING HOUSE. Any building which houses transient or non-transient persons including either room, board, lodging, meals, laundry, or other services.
SCREENING. Structures or fences or vegetation maintained for the purpose of concealing the area behind such structures, fences or vegetation from view.
SETBACK LINE. A line parallel to a lot line or right-of-way line at any story level of a building which defines the limits of a yard and represents the distance which all or any part of a building or structure is to be set back from said lot line, or right-of-way line.
(1) Front Setback Line: An imaginary line parallel to the right-of-way line extending the full width of the lot, representing the distance which all or any part of any structure or building is to be set back from the right-of-way line. (See Illustration)
(2) Side Setback Line: An imaginary line parallel to any side lot line representing the distance which all or any part of any principal or accessory building is to be set back from the side lot line. (See Illustration)
(3) Rear Setback Line: An imaginary line parallel to any rear lot line representing the distance which all or any part or any principal or accessory building is to be set back from the rear lot line. (See Illustration)
SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM, CENTRAL. A wastewater treatment system approved by the appropriate county, state, and/or federal agencies which provides a collection network and a central wastewater treatment facility for a single development, a community, or a region.
SPECIFIC CONDITIONAL USE CRITERIA. Specific conditions specified in this chapter that must be met by an applicant for a conditionally permitted use prior to the issuance of a conditional use permit.
STRUCTURE. Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on the ground, or attachment to something having a fixed location on the ground.
SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR USE. A use that is not listed or provided for in this chapter that is similar to a use that is listed or provided for in this chapter.
SUPERMARKET. A grocery store primarily catering to the public, where the purpose of the shopping trip is to conduct the major shopping trip for a specified period. A supermarket stocks a broad variety of staple goods, other items, or services in contradistinction to a convenience carryout that carries a more limited variety of convenience goods needed on a daily basis.
SUPPLEMENTARY CONDITIONS AND SAFEGUARDS. Specific additional requirements that may be attached to any permit even though not specifically specified in this chapter when such conditions and safeguards are authorized by this chapter.
SUPPLEMENTARY SCHEDULE OF DISTRICTS REQUIREMENTS. A schedule that is in a table form and is an inherent part of this chapter that shows special dimensional requirements of this chapter when certain districts adjoin certain other districts or major thoroughfares and specifies front, side, and rear yard requirements in such circumstances as delineated in the schedule.
SWIMMING POOL, COMMUNITY. Any pool, open tank, pond, lake, or other structure containing or capable of containing water to a depth of greater than one and one-half feet and more than 12 feet diameter owned or operated by a private nonprofit organization, governmental body, homeowners association, or similar organization. It includes walkways bathhouses, open areas for sunning or picnicking, and associated buildings and structures.
SWIMMING POOL, PRIVATE. Any pool, open tank, or other structure not located within a completely enclosed building and containing or capable of containing water to a depth of greater than one and one-half feet and more than 12 feet in diameter. Swimming pool does not include a farm pond, but includes above ground swimming pool walkways, decks, and associated buildings.
THOROUGHFARE, STREET, OR ROAD. The full width between the right-of-way or property lines bounding every public way of whatever nature, with a part thereof to be used for vehicular traffic.
TOURIST HOME. A building, other than a hotel or motel, where lodging is provided and offered to the public for compensation for not more than 20 individuals and open to transient guests.
TRAILER. See Manufactured Home.
USE. The specific purpose for which land, a structure, or a building is arranged, intended, or for which it is or may be occupied or designed or maintained.
VARIANCE. A variance is a modification of the strict terms of the relevant regulations where such modification will not be contrary to the public interest and where owing to conditions peculiar to the property and not the result of the action of the applicant, a literal enforcement of the regulations would result in unnecessary and undue hardship.
VETERINARY CLINIC. A place used for the care, grooming, diagnosis, and treatment of sick, ailing, infirm, or injured animals, and those which are in need of medical or surgical attention, and may include overnight accommodations on the premises for treatment, observation and/or recuperation. It may also include boarding that is incidental to the primary activity.
VICINITY MAP. A drawing located on the plat which sets forth by dimensions or other means, the relationship of the proposed subdivision or use to other nearby developments or landmarks and community facilities and services within the general area in order to better locate and orient the area in question.
YARD. An open or unoccupied space on the same lot with a building and unobstructed by buildings or structures from ground to sky except as otherwise provided herein. The minimum depth of a yard shall be determined by the setback lines as defined in this chapter.
(1) Front Yard: An open space extending the full width of the lot between a building or structure and the right-of-way line of a street unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward except as otherwise provided herein. Minimum depth shall be measured from the right-of-way line, or by any other method specified elsewhere in this chapter as appropriate. (See Illustration)
(2) Side Yard: An open space extending from the front yard to the rear yard between a building or structure and the nearest side lot line unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward except as otherwise provided herein. (See Illustration)
(3) Rear Yard: An open space extending the full width of the lot line between a building or structure and the rear lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward except as otherwise provided herein. (See Illustration)
FRONT YARD SIDE YARD REAR YARD
ZONING INSPECTOR. The chief administrative official for the purpose of the administration of this chapter.
ZONING PERMIT. A document issued by the Zoning Inspector authorizing the use of lots, structures, uses of land and structures, and the characteristics of the uses.
(Ord. 6-1993, passed 3-8-93; Am. Ord. 24-2019, passed 6-11-19)