LOADING SPACE. An off-street portion of a parcel or lot designated for the temporary parking of commercial vehicles while loading or unloading materials used, sold or made on the premises.
LOT. A legally described and recorded parcel of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a principal building or group of buildings and accessory buildings, or utilized for a principal use and its accessory uses, together with such yards and open spaces as are required by this Code.
(1) LOT, CORNER. A lot having contiguous frontage on two intersecting streets if the interior angle at the intersection of the streets is less than 135°. Also, a lot located on a curved street or streets, if tangents of the curve, at the point of beginning with the lot or the points of intersection of the side lot lines with the street line, intersect at an interior angle of less than 135°.
(2) LOT, INTERIOR. A lot other than a corner or through lot.
(3) LOT, THROUGH. A lot having frontage on two approximately parallel streets or a water body and a street.
LOT AREA. The total horizontal area within the lot lines of the lot, excluding any street right-of-way or easement dedicated for street purposes.
LOT COVERAGE. The part of the lot occupied by buildings or structures, expressed as a percentage, including accessory buildings or structures, but not including parking lots.
LOT LINES. The lines bounding a lot, as defined below:
(1) LOT LINE, FRONT. In the case of an interior lot, the line separating the lot from the street right-of-way or road easement. Through and corner lots shall have two front lot lines.
(2) LOT LINE, REAR. The lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line. On a corner lot, the rear lot line is opposite the shorter of the two front lot lines. In the case of a triangular lot, the rear lot line shall be an imaginary line parallel to the front lot line, not less than ten feet long, lying furthest from the front lot line and wholly within the lot. A through lot has no rear lot line.
(3) LOT LINE, SIDE. The lot lines connecting the front and rear lot lines of an interior or corner lot or connecting the front lot lines of a through lot.
LOT OF RECORD. A lot that is separately described within an approved subdivision or a parcel of land surveyed and legally recorded with the city and county.
LOT WIDTH. The horizontal straight line distance between the side lot lines, measured at the two points where the front setback line intersects the side lot lines. On a corner lot this line shall be between the designated side and opposite front lot line of the lot.
LOWEST FLOOR. The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including the basement). An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage, in an area other than a basement area, is not considered a building's lowest floor; provided that such enclosure is built in accordance with the applicable requirements specified within the flood plain overlay district.
MANUFACTURED HOME. A factory-built, single-family structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis in compliance with the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (42 USC, sec. 4301) and designed to be used as a single- family dwelling, with or without a permanent foundation, when connected to utilities. The term "manufactured home" includes "mobile home." Recreational vehicles and temporary buildings are not included in this definition.
MINI-WAREHOUSE OR SELF-STORAGE FACILITY. A building or group of buildings in a controlled access and/or fenced compound that contains varying sizes of individualized, compartmentalized and controlled access rooms, stalls or lockers for the storage of customer's goods or wares.
MIXED USE. Two or more principal uses within the same building through superimposition or adjacency, or in multiple buildings by adjacency or at a close proximity.
NONCONFORMING BUILDING OR STRUCTURE. Any building or structure that was legally established and in existence at the time this Code, or any amendment, was adopted and which does not conform to the current regulations of the district in which it is now located.
NONCONFORMING LOT. Any lot of record that was legally established and in existence at the time this Code, or any amendment, was adopted and which does not conform to the current regulations of the district in which it is now located.
NONCONFORMING USE. Any use of land, building or structure that was legally established and operating at the time this Code, or any amendment, was adopted and which is not permitted in the district in which it is now located.
NURSING HOME. A facility licensed as a rest home, nursing home, convalescent home, home for the aged, or similar use established and operated on a profit or non-profit basis to provide lodging and/or meals and/or domiciliary care for the aged, infirm, chronically ill, terminally ill, mentally incapacitated or convalescent persons, but not including hospitals, clinics or similar institutions devoted primarily to diagnosis and treatment. The term does not include facilities devoted to independent living units which include kitchen facilities in which residents have the option of preparing and serving some or all of their own meals or boarding facilities which do not provide personal care.
(Res. 21-1165, passed 7-20-21)