For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABUTTING. Having a common border with or being separated from such a common border by a right-of-way, alley or easement.
ACCESSORY BUILDING. An incidental subordinate building customarily incidental to and located on the same lot occupied by the main use or building, such as a detached garage.
ACCESSORY USE. A use conducted on the same lot as the primary use of the structure to which it is related; a use which is clearly incidental to, and customarily found in connection with, such primary use.
AGRICULTURE BUILDING. Any building used for an agricultural use.
AGRICULTURAL USES. Those uses commonly associated with the growing of produce on farms. These include: field crop farming; pasture for hay; fruit growing; tree, plant, shrub or flower nursery without building; truck gardening; roadside stand for sale in season; and livestock raising and feeding; but not including fur farms and commercial animal feed lots.
ALLEY. A permanent service right-of-way which affords only a secondary means of access from such right-of-way to abutting property and is not intended for general traffic circulation.
ALTERATION. Any change, addition or modification in construction, occupancy or use.
AMENDMENT. A change in the wording or substance of this chapter or a change in the boundaries or classifications upon the Official Zoning Map.
APARTMENT HOUSE. Any building or portion thereof which contains 3 or more dwelling units and, for the purpose of this code, includes residential condominiums.
ARTIFICIAL OBSTRUCTION. Any obstruction which is not a natural obstruction.
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, MAJOR. An establishment primarily engaged in the repair or maintenance of motor vehicles, trailers and similar large mechanical equipment, including paint, body and fender and major engine and engine part overhaul, provided it is conducted within a completely enclosed building.
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, MINOR. An establishment primarily engaged in the repair or maintenance of motor vehicles, trailers and similar mechanical equipment, including brake, muffler, upholstery work, tire repair and change, lubrication, tune-ups and transmission work, provided it is conducted within a completely enclosed building.
AUTOMOBILE SALES AREA. An open area, other than a street, used for the display, sale or rental of new or used automobiles, trailers or trucks, where no repair work is done except minor, incidental repair to vehicle for display. Vehicles must be capable of operation under their own power at all times.
AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE STATION. The portion of property where flammable or combustible liquids or gases used as fuel are stored and dispersed from fixed equipment into the fuel tanks or motor vehicles. Accessory activities may include automotive repair and maintenance, car wash service and food sales.
BASEMENT. Any floor level below the first story in a building, except that a floor level in a building having only one floor level shall be classified as a basement unless such floor level qualifies as a first story as defined herein.
BED AND BREAKFAST FACILITY. A limited commercial activity, occurring within any zone, conducted within a structure, which includes dining and bathroom facilities with sleeping rooms for short-term guest lodging and for compensation.
BOARDING HOUSE. A dwelling containing a single dwelling unit and not more than 10 guest rooms or suites of rooms, where lodging is provided with or without meals, for compensation for more than one week.
BOATHOUSE. A structure used solely for the storage of boats or boating equipment.
BUILDING. Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy.
BUILDABLE AREA. The portion of a lot remaining after required yards have been provided.
BUILDING HEIGHT. The vertical distance to be measured from the mean ground level to the top of a flat roof, to the mean distance of the highest gable on pitched or hip roof, to the deckline of a mansard roof, to the uppermost point on other roof types.
BUILDING LINE. The perimeter of that portion of a building or structure nearest a property line, including overhangs but excluding open steps, terraces, cornices and other ornamental features projecting from the walls of the building or structure.
BUILDING, MAIN. A building in which the principal use of the site is conducted.
BUILDING, TEMPORARY. A building used temporarily for the storage for construction materials and equipment incidental and necessary to on-site permitted construction of utilities, or other community facilities, or used temporarily in conjunction with the sale of property within a subdivision under construction.
BUILDING SETBACK. The minimum horizontal distance between the building and the specified lot line as prescribed in this chapter.
BUSINESS. Any establishment, occupation, employment or enterprise where merchandise is manufactured, exhibited or sold, or where services are offered for compensation.
CAMPGROUND. An area accessible by vehicle and containing campsites or camping spurs for tent and trailer camping.
CELLAR. Any floor level below the first story in a building, except that a floor level in a building having only one floor level shall be classified as a basement unless such floor level qualifies as a first story as defined herein.
CHURCH. A building, together with its accessory buildings and uses, where persons regularly assemble for religious worship and which building, together with its accessory buildings and uses, is maintained and controlled by a religious body organized to sustain public worship.
CLUB or LODGE. A club or lodge is a non-profit association of persons who are bona-fide members paying annual dues, use of premises being restricted to the serving of food and meals on such premises providing that adequate dining room space and kitchen facilities are available. Serving of alcoholic beverages to members and their guests shall be allowed, providing such serving is secondary and incidental to the operation of the dining room for the purpose of serving food and meals and providing further that such serving of alcoholic beverages is in compliance with the applicable federal, state and municipal laws.
COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL. The use of land for the growing and/or production of field crops, livestock and livestock products.
COMMERCIAL RECREATION. Bowling alley, cart track, golf, pool hall, vehicle racing or amusement, dance hall, skating, trampoline, tavern, theater, firearms range, boat rental, amusement rides, campgrounds, deer park, and similar uses for which fees are charged for admission or use of the facility.
COMMERCIAL USES. All permitted, conditional and accessory uses allowed in the “B-1" and “B-2" Districts.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. The declaration of purposes, policies and programs for the development of the jurisdiction if so adopted; also called the General Plan.
CONDITIONAL USE. A use, which because of special problems of control requires reasonable, but special, unusual and extra-ordinary limitations peculiar to the use for the protection of the public welfare and the integrity of the county’s Comprehensive Plan.
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT. A permit issued by the Council in accordance with procedures specified in this chapter, as well as its compatibility with the county’s Comprehensive Plan, as a flexibility device to enable the City Council to assign dimensions to a proposed use or conditions surrounding it after consideration of adjacent uses and their functions and the special problems which the proposed use presents.
CONDOMINIUM. A multiple dwelling containing individually owned dwelling units and jointly owned and shared areas and facilities, which dwelling is subject to the provisions of the Minnesota Condominium Law, M.S. §§ 515.01 to 515.19, as they may be amended from time to time.
CONGREGATE RESIDENCE. Any building or portion thereof which contains facilities for living, sleeping and sanitation as required by this code, and may include facilities for eating and cooking, for occupancy by other than a family. A congregate residence may be a shelter, convent, monastery, dormitory, fraternity or sorority house but does not include jails, hospitals, nursing homes, hotels or lodging houses.
CONVALESCENT CENTER. A facility which is publicly or privately operated and intended for long-term patient care due to human illness or infirmity, including the elderly and developmentally disabled, normally employing the services of skilled and licensed practitioners, excluding hospitals.
COURT. A space, open and unobstructed to the sky, located at or above grade level on a lot and bounded on 3 or more sides by walls of a building.
COVERAGE. Lot covered by principal and accessory use structures.
DAY CARE - GROUP NURSERY. A service provided to the public, in which children of school or pre-school age are cared for during established business hours (M.S. §§ 245A.01 to 245A.18, as they may be amended from time to time).
DENSITY. The number of dwelling units which are allowed on an area of land, which area of land may include dedicated streets contained within the development.
DEPARTMENT STORE. A business which is conducted under a single owner’s name wherein a variety of unrelated merchandise and services are housed, enclosed and are exhibited and sold directly to the customer for whom the goods and services are furnished.
DISTRICT. A section or sections of the city for which the regulations and provisions governing the use of buildings and lands are uniform for each class of use permitted therein.
DRIVE-IN ESTABLISHMENT. An establishment which accommodates the patron’s automobile from which products purchased from the establishment may be consumed.
DRIVEWAY. A private access road, the use of which is limited to persons residing, employed, or otherwise using or visiting the parcel in which it is located.
DWELLING UNIT. Any building or portion thereof which contains living facilities, including provisions for sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation, for not more than one family.
DWELLING, DUPLEX. A building designed or arranged to be occupied by 2 families living independently, the structure having only 2 dwelling units.
DWELLING, MULTIPLE-UNIT. A building or portion thereof designed for occupancy by 3 or more families living independently in which they may or may not share common entrances and/or other spaces. Individual dwelling units may be owned as condominiums or offered for rent.
DWELLING, SINGLE FAMILY. A detached dwelling unit designed for occupancy of 1 family.
EASEMENT. That portion of a lot or lots reserved for present or future use by a person or agency other than the legal fee owner(s) of the property. The easement may be for use under, on or above the lot or lots.
ESSENTIAL SERVICES. Underground or overhead gas, electrical, steam or water distribution systems; collection, communication, supply or disposal system, including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewer, pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, traffic signals, hydrants or the similar equipment and accessories in conjunction therewith.
FAMILY. An individual or 2 or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption or a group of not more than 5 unrelated persons living together as a single housekeeping unit.
FARM. A tract of land 10 or more acres which is principally used for commercial agriculture, all of which is owned and operated by a single family, farm corporation, individual or corporation.
FARM ANIMALS. Those animals commonly associated with a farm or performing work in an agricultural setting. Unless otherwise defined, FARM ANIMALS shall include members of the equestrian family (horses, mules), bovine family (cows, bulls), sheep, poultry (chickens, turkeys), fowl (ducks, geese), swine (including Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs), goats, bees, and other animals associated with a farm, ranch, or stable.
FARM DWELLING. A single family dwelling located on a farm which is used or intended for use by the farm’s owner, a relative of the owner, or a person employed thereof.
FENCE. A barrier forming a boundary.
FLOOR AREA. The sum of the gross horizontal area of the several floors of the building, measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls.
GARAGE - PRIVATE. An accessory building or accessory portion of the principal building which is intended for and used to store the private passenger vehicles of the occupants at the building to which it is accessory. All PRIVATE GARAGES shall be a minimum of 400 square feet.
GARAGE - PUBLIC. A building or portion of a building, except as herein defined as a private garage or as a repair garage, used for the storage of motor vehicles, or where any such vehicles are kept for remuneration or hire and which any sale of gasoline, oil and accessories is only incidental to the principal traffic.
GOVERNING BODY. The governing body shall be defined as the City Council.
GRADE (ADJACENT GROUND ELEVATION). The lowest point of elevation of the finished surface of the ground, paving or sidewalk within the area between the building and the property line, or when the property line is more than 5 feet from the building, between the building and a line 5 feet from the building.
GRADING. Changing the natural or existing topography of land.
GREENBELT. A planned barrier consisting of dense vegetation used for the purpose of separation and screening of land uses.
GREENHOUSE. A building with a roof and walls of glass often heated and used for growing flowers and plants that need warmth.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. The goals, policies, programs, ordinances, and regulations used to guide the city’s growth and development, if so adopted by the city.
GUEST ROOM. A room occupied by 1 or more guests for compensation and in which no provision is made for cooking, but not including rooms in a dormitory for sleeping purposes primarily.
HABITABLE SPACE (ROOM). Space in a structure for living, sleeping, eating or cooking. Bathrooms, toilet compartments, closets, halls, storage or utility space, and similar areas are not considered habitable space.
HOME OCCUPATION. Any occupation or profession carried on by a member of the family residing on the premises, provided that the use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes and does not change the character of the dwelling.
HOSPITAL. An institution designed for the diagnosis, treatment and care of human illness or infirmity and providing health services primarily for inpatients, and including as related facilities, laboratories, outpatient departments, training facilities and staff offices, but not including clinics or health-care centers.
HOUSEHOLD PETS. Dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, for family use only (noncommercial) with cages, pens, and the like.
INDUSTRIAL USE. All permitted, conditional and accessory uses allowed in the “I-1" District.
JUNK YARD. Any location which is primarily for buying, selling, exchanging, storing, baling, packing, disassembling, or handling waste or scrap materials, including motor vehicles, machinery and equipment not in operable condition, or parts thereof, and other metals, paper, rags, rubber tires, and glass.
LOT. Land occupied or to be occupied by 1 principal building or use and its accessory buildings, together with such open spaces as are required under the provisions of this chapter, having not less than the minimum area required by this chapter for a building site in the district in which the lot is situated and having its principal frontage on a street or a proposed street approved by the Council.
LOT (OF RECORD). A parcel of land, whether subdivided or otherwise legally described of record as of the effective date of this chapter, or approved by the city as a lot subsequent to such date and which is occupied by or intended for occupancy by 1 principal building or principal use together with any accessory buildings and such open spaces as required by this chapter and having its principal frontage on a street or a proposed street approved by the Council.
LOT AREA. The area of a horizontal plane within the lot lines.
LOT, CORNER. A lot abutting on 2 intersecting or intercepting streets, where the interior angle of intersection or interception does not exceed 135 degrees.
LOT DEPTH. The mean horizontal distance measured between the front and rear lot lines.
LOT, FRONTAGE. In the case of an interior lot, the front of a lot shall be that boundary abutting a public right-of-way; in the case of a corner lot, the front of a lot shall be that boundary having the least frontage on a public right-of-way.
LOT, INTERIOR. A lot other than a corner lot.
LOT, IRREGULAR. A lot whose opposing property lines are generally not parallel, such as a pie-shaped lot on a cul-de-sac, or where the side property lines are not parallel to each other.
LOT, LINE. A property boundary line of any lot held in single or separated ownership, except that where any portion of the lot extends into the abutting street or alley right-of-way.
LOT, THROUGH. A lot fronting on 2 parallel streets.
LOT, REAR. A lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line and, in the case of a triangular or gore-shaped lot, a line 10 feet in length within the lot, parallel to and at a maximum distance from the front lot line.
LOT, WIDTH. The mean horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured at right angles to the lot depth.
MANUFACTURED HOME. A structure, transportable in 1 or more sections, which in the traveling mode, is 8 body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained in it, and which complies with the manufactured home building code established by M.S. § 327.31, as may be amended from time to time.
MANUFACTURED HOME PARK. Any site, lot, field or tract of land upon which 2 or more occupied manufactured homes are located and includes any building, structure, tent, vehicle or enclosure used or intended for use as part of the equipment of the manufactured home park.
MANUFACTURING - HEAVY. The manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging, treatment or assembly of products and materials that may emit objectionable and offensive influences beyond the lot on which the use is located. Manufacturing activities associated with the "I-1" District.
MANUFACTURING - LIGHT. All uses which include the compounding, processing, packaging, treatment, or assembly of products and materials, provided the use will not generate offensive odors, glare, smoke, dust, noise, vibration or other objectionable influences that extend beyond the lot on which the use is located. Manufacturing activities associated with the "I-1" District.
MINING OPERATION. The removal from the land of stone, sand and gravel, coal, salt, iron, copper, nickel, granite, petroleum products or other material for commercial, industrial, or governmental purposes.
MOBILE HOME PARK. A tract of land developed and operated as a unit with individual sites and facilities to accommodate 2 or more manufactured homes.
MOTEL, HOTEL. Any building containing 6 or more guest 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.
MORTUARY, FUNERAL HOME. An establishment in which the dead are prepared for burial or cremation. The facility may include a chapel for the conduct of funeral services and spaces for funeral services and informal gatherings and/or display of funeral equipment.
NONCONFORMING LOT. A lot whose width, area or other dimensions did not conform to the regulations when this chapter became effective.
NURSING HOME (REST HOME). A building having accommodations where care is provided for 2 or more invalids, infirm, aged convalescent or physically disabled persons that are not of the immediate family, but not including hospitals, clinics, sanitariums, or similar institutions as defined by M.S. § 144.951, as may be amended from time to time.
OFF-STREET LOADING SPACE. A space accessible from the street, alley, or way, in a building or on the lot for the use of trucks while loading or unloading merchandise or materials. The space shall be of such size as to accommodate 1 truck of the type typically used in the particular business.
OPEN SALES LOT. Any open land used or occupied for the purpose of buying, selling and/or renting merchandise and for the storing of same prior to sale.
OPEN SPACE. Land areas that are not occupied by buildings, structures, parking areas, streets, alleys or required yards. OPEN SPACE may be devoted to landscaping, preservation of natural features, patios, and recreational areas and facilities.
PARCEL. A continuous quantity of land in the possession of or owned by or recorded as the property of the same person or persons.
PARK. A public or private area of land, with or without buildings, intended for outdoor active or passive recreational uses.
PARKING AREA, PUBLIC. A structure or an open area, other than a public street or alley, designed or used for the temporary parking of automobiles and available for public use, whether free, for compensation, or as an accommodation for customers or clients.
PARKING SPACE, OFF-STREET. A space located off any public right-of-way which is adequate in size for parking of any automobile with room to get out on either side of the vehicles, with adequate maneuvering space, and with access to a public street or alley.
PERMITTED USE. A use which may be lawfully established in a particular district or districts, provided it conforms with all requirements, regulations, and performance standards (if any) of the districts.
PERSONAL SERVICE. A business which is neither the practice of a profession nor dealing primarily with the sale of products as stock-in-trade on the premises.
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD). A residential or commercial development guided by a total design plan in which 1 or more of the zoning or subdivision regulations, other than use regulations, may be waived or varied to allow flexibility and creativity in site and building design and location, in accordance with general guidelines.
PLANNING COMMISSION. The planning agency of the city, designated by the City Council.
PLOT PLAN. A plat of a lot, drawn to scale, showing the actual measurements, the size and location of any existing buildings or buildings to be erected, the location of the lot in relation to abutting streets, and other such information.
PROFESSION. An occupation or calling requiring the practice of an art or science through specialized knowledge based on a degree issued by an institution of higher learning.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT. Work within dedicated right-of-way or easements.
PUBLIC SERVICES. Uses operated by a unit of government to serve public needs, such as police (with or without jail), fire service, ambulance, judicial court or government offices, but not including public utility stations or maintenance facilities.
PUBLIC USES. Uses owned or operated by municipal, school districts, county, state or other governmental units.
PUBLIC WAY. Any street, alley or similar parcel of land essentially unobstructed from the ground to the sky which is deeded, dedicated or otherwise permanently appropriated to the public for public use.
RECREATION, INDOOR. An establishment providing completely enclosed recreation activities. Accessory uses may include the preparation and serving of food and beverages and/or the sale of equipment related to the enclosed uses. Included in this definition shall be bowling, roller skating or ice skating, billiards, pool, motion picture theaters, and related amusements.
RECREATION, OUTDOOR. An area free of buildings except for restrooms, dressing rooms, equipment storage, maintenance buildings, open-air pavilions, and similar structures, used primarily for recreational activities.
RECREATIONAL CAMPING AREA. Any area used on a daily, nightly, weekly or longer basis for the accommodation of 3 or more units consisting of tents, travel trailers and whether use of such accommodation is granted free of charge or for compensation.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. A vehicular unit, other than a mobile home, whose gross floor area is less than 320 square feet, which is designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation use, and which is either self-propelled, mounted on or pulled by another vehicle. Examples include, but are not limited to, a travel trailer, camping trailer, truck camper, motor home, fifth-wheel trailer or van.
RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL AND FRATERNAL ACTIVITY. A use or building owned or maintained by organized religious organizations or nonprofit associations for social, civic or philanthropic purposes, or the purpose for which persons regularly assemble for worship.
RENOVATION. Interior or exterior remodeling of a structure, other than ordinary repair.
RESTAURANT. An establishment which provides food for on-premises consumption.
RESTAURANT, DRIVE-IN. A restaurant which serves food to customers seated in vehicles.
SALVAGE YARD. Any location whose primary use is where waste or scrap materials are stored, bought, sold, accumulated, exchanged, packaged, disassembled or handled, including, but not limited to, materials such as scrap metals, paper, rags, tires and bottles.
SCREENED. Concealed or cut off from visual access.
SELECTIVE CUTTING. The removal of single scattered trees.
SETBACK. The minimum required distance between the property line and the building line.
SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM. Any system for the collection, treatment and dispersion of sewage, including but not limited to septic tanks, soil absorption systems, and drain fields.
SHOPPING CENTER. An integrated grouping of commercial stores, under single ownership or control.
SIGN. An advertising message, announcement, declaration, demonstration, display, illustration, insignia, surface or space erected or maintained in view of the observer thereof for identification, advertisement or promotion of the interests of any person, entity, product or service, including the sign structure, supports, lighting system and any attachments, ornaments or other features used to draw the attention of observers.
SITE PLAN. A plan which outlines the use and development of any tract of land.
SLOPE. The degree of deviation of a surface from the horizontal, usually expressed in percent or degrees.
STORY. That portion of a building, other than a cellar, included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it.
STREET. That portion of a public right-of-way or easement which is improved to provide for the movement of motor vehicles.
STREET, PRIVATE. A right-of-way or easement in private ownership, not dedicated or maintained as a public street, which affords the principal means of access to 2 or more sites.
STREET FRONTAGE. The proximity of a parcel of land to 1 or more streets. An interior lot has 1 street frontage and a corner lot has 2 frontages.
STRUCTURE. Anything which is built, constructed or erected on the ground or attached to the ground; an edifice or building of any kind; or any piece of work artificially built up and/or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner whether temporary or permanent in character, including decks and signs, but not including fences or free standing walls less than 6 feet high.
SUBDIVISION. The division of a tract, lot or parcel of land into 2 or more lots, plats, sites or other divisions of land.
SWIMMING POOL. Any structure intended for swimming or recreational bathing that contains water over 24 inches deep. This includes in-ground, above-ground and on-ground swimming pools, hot tubs and spas.
TOWNHOUSES. Structures housing 2 or more dwelling units of not more than 2 stories each and contiguous to each other only by sharing 1 common wall, such structures to be of the town or row houses type as contrasted to multiple dwelling apartment structures. No single structure shall contain in excess of 8 dwelling units and each dwelling unit shall have separate and individual front and rear entrances.
TRAILER. A movable vehicle with wheels designed or used as living and sleeping quarters or for business purposes, and such vehicles that have had the wheels removed and been placed on a foundation. This definition includes trailer coaches, trailer houses, and mobile homes.
USE. The activity occurring on a lot or parcel for which land or a building is arranged, designed or intended, or for which land or a building is or may be occupied, including all accessory uses.
USE, CHANGE OF. The change within the classified use of a structure or premise.
USE, NONCONFORMING. A use which lawfully occupied a building or land at the time this code became effective, which has been lawfully continued and which does not now conform with the use regulations.
USEABLE OPEN SPACE. A required ground area or terrace area on a lot which is graded, developed, landscaped and equipped and intended and maintained for either active or passive recreation or both, available and accessible to and useable by all persons occupying a dwelling unit or rooming unit on the lot and their guests. The areas shall be grassed and landscaped or covered only for a recreation purpose. Roofs, driveways and parking areas shall not constitute useable open space.
USE, PRINCIPAL. The primary purpose or function that a lot serves or is proposed to serve, as distinguished from an accessory use. A PRINCIPAL USE may either be permitted or conditional.
USE, TEMPORARY. A use that is authorized by this code to be conducted for a fixed period of time. TEMPORARY USES are characterized by such activities as the sale of agricultural products, contractors’ offices and equipment sheds, fireworks, carnivals, flea markets and garage sales.
VARIANCE. The means by which an adjustment is made in the application of the specific regulations of a zoning ordinance to a particular piece of property, which property, because of special circumstances applicable to it, is deprived of privileges commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same vicinity and zone, and which adjustment remedies disparity in privileges.
WAREHOUSE, WHOLESALE OR STORAGE. A building or premises in which goods, merchandise or equipment are stored for eventual distribution.
WRECKING YARD. Any place where damaged, inoperable or obsolete machinery such as cars, trucks and trailers, or parts thereof are stored, bought, sold, accumulated, exchanged, disassembled or handled.
YARD. An open, unoccupied space on a lot, other than a court, which is unobstructed from the ground upward by buildings or structures except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
YARD, FRONT. A yard extending across the full width of the lot, the depth of which is the minimum distance between the front lot line and building line.
YARD, REAR. A yard extending across the full width of the lot, the depth of which is the minimum distance between the rear lot line and building line.
YARD, SIDE. An open, unoccupied space on the same lot with the building and between the building line and the side lot line, or to the ordinary high water line.
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR. The individual(s) appointed by the City Council responsible for administration and enforcement of this chapter.
ZONING MAP. The maps or map incorporated into this chapter as part thereof, and as amended, designating the zoning district.
(Ord. 333, passed 12-27-2004)