Abut
To physically touch or border upon, or to share a common property line.
Adult Congregate Living Facility (ACLF)
A type of residential care facility, defined in F.S. Chapter 400, Part 2.
Agricultural Activity
Any farming and forestry operation affecting land or waters such as site preparation, clearing, fencing, contouring, soil preparation, plowing, planting, harvesting, construction of access roads, extraction of stumps and submerged logs, and placement of bridges and culverts.
Beach
“Beach” means that area of unconsolidated material that extends landward from the mean low-water line of the Gulf of Mexico, to the frontal dune, or where there is no frontal dune, to the line of permanent vegetation or construction, whichever is more seaward.
Condominiums
A multiunit project consisting of individual ownership of a dwelling unit and undivided ownership of common areas.
Density or Gross Density
The total number of dwelling units divided by the total site area, including land dedicated or proposed to be dedicated for public or private rights-of-way.
Duplex
A multi-family dwelling containing two housing units that share a common roof and dividing wall. A duplex provides complete but independent living facilities for two housekeeping units, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation. A duplex may not contain an accessory apartment pursuant to the LDR.
Dwelling Unit
A single housing unit providing complete, independent living facilities for one housekeeping unit, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation.
Group Homes
Half-way houses, juvenile housing facility, nursing homes.
Junkyard
Premises or portions thereof used for the storage or sale of used and discarded materials, including but not limited to, paper, rags, metal, building materials, appliances, household furnishings, machinery, vehicles, equipment, or parts thereof. The storage for a period of two (2) or more months of two (2) or more wrecked or partly dismantled motor vehicles, parts of dismantled motor vehicles, or the sale of parts thereof, not capable of or not intended to be restored to highway operating condition shall also constitute a junkyard. For the purposes of this Code, such uses as automobile reclaiming businesses, automotive wrecking businesses, automotive salvage businesses, and recycling centers shall be considered junkyards.
Lot
For zoning purposes, as covered by this Code, a “lot” is a parcel of land at least sufficient size to meet minimum zoning requirements for use, coverage and area and to provide such yards and other open spaces as herein required. Such “lot” may have frontage on an improved public street and may consist of: a single lot of record; a portion of a lot of record; a combination of complete lots of record or of portions of lots of record; or a parcel of land described by metes and bounds description, provided that in no case, division or combinations, shall any residential lot or parcel be created which does not meet the requirements of this Code.
Lot of Record
Land designated as a separate and distinct parcel on a legally recorded subdivision plat or in a legally recorded deed filed in the records of the Clerk of Courts in Bay County, Florida.
Manufactured Building
A closed structure, building assembly, or system of subassemblies, which may include structural, electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilating, or other service systems manufactured in manufacturing facilities for installation or erection as a finished building or as part of a finished building, which shall include, but not be limited to, residential, commercial, institutional, storage, and industrial structures. The term includes buildings not intended for human habitation such as lawn storage buildings and storage sheds manufactured and assembled offsite by a manufacturer certified in conformance with this part. This part does not apply to mobile homes.
Mobile Home
A housing unit constructed to standards promulgated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development through the Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standard Act of 1976. The structure is transportable in one or more sections, which is eight (8) body feet or more in width, over thirty-five (35) body feet in length with the hitch, built on an integral chassis, designed to be used as a dwelling when connected to the required utilities, and not originally sold as a recreational vehicle, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein. All manufactured/modular homes are required to submit a pre-placement survey depicting the home on the property.
Modular Home
A housing unit composed of factory-built sections and subject to local and State of Florida building codes.
Multi-Family Dwelling
Any residential structure containing two (2) or more separate dwelling units.
Neighborhood
Based upon the context where used, “neighborhood” can mean a defined, platted area such as a residential subdivision or, a general area situated within one-tenth (1/10) mile from any given location in a town or city.
Parcel
A unit of land within legally established property lines.
Plat
A map or drawing depicting the division of land into lots, blocks parcels, tracts, sited, or other divisions set forth in F.S. Chapter 177.
Recreation Vehicle
A vehicular-type portable structure without permanent foundation, which can be towed, hauled or driven and primarily designed as temporary living accommodation for recreation, camping, and travel use and including, but not limited to, travel trailers, truck campers, camping trailers, and self-propelled motor homes.
Single-Family Dwelling
A structure containing one (1) dwelling unit and not attached to any other dwelling unit by any means. A single-family unit may contain an accessory apartment pursuant to this Code.
Studios
A structure used as a working place for small personal businesses including the following uses:
(1) arts and crafts
(2) art, music, dancing, singing, or acting
(3) photography
(Ord. 711, passed 2-5-2019)