For the purpose of this chapter the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
"ACCESSORY STRUCTURE" or "ACCESSORY USE." A structure or use which is subordinate in area, extent, or purpose to the principal building or use served.
"ACREAGE." Any tract or parcel of land which has not been subdivided and platted.
"ADJACENT." Adjoining, bordering, touching, or contiguous. Where two lots are separated by a street or public alley, they shall not be deemed to be adjacent.
“ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITY.” An establishment having as a substantial or significant portion of its business the sale, rental, display, exhibition, or viewing of books, magazines, films, photographs, sexual paraphernalia or other materials distinguished by or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to sexual conduct or specified anatomical areas as defined herein.
“ADULT ENTERTAINMENT CABARET.” A nightclub, theater, or other establishment that features live performances by topless and/or bottomless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers or similar entertainers where such performances are distinguished by or characterized by an emphasis on sexual conduct or specified anatomical areas as defined herein.
“ADULT ENTERTAINMENT USE.” Sex-related or oriented establishments providing adult services, products, or entertainment including, but not limited to, adult entertainment activity, adult entertainment cabaret, model studios, adult picture arcades or adult motion picture theaters, and similar establishments.
“ADULT MOTION PICTURE THEATER.” An establishment, other than an adult picture arcade, in an enclosed building wherein slides or movies are presented for observation by patrons for a substantial or significant portion of its presentations because the same contain material distinguished or characterized by emphasis on matters depicting, describing, or relating to sexual conduct or specified anatomical areas as defined herein.
“ADULT PICTURE ARCADE.” Any place to which the public is permitted or invited where coin- or token-operated or electronically, electrically, or mechanically controlled still or motion picture machines, projectors, video cassette recorders or players or other image producing devices are maintained to show images so displaying that are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matters depicting, describing, or relating to sexual conduct or specified anatomical areas, as defined herein.
"ALLEY." See "THOROUGHFARE."
"TV ANTENNA" or "RADIO ANTENNA." An aerial structure for television, radio, or ham radio waves.
"APARTMENT." A room or suite of rooms in a multi-family structure which is arranged, designed, used, or intended to be used as a housekeeping unit for a single family.
"ARTERIAL STREET." See "THOROUGHFARE."
"BASEMENT." For the purpose of height measurement, a basement whose average level is more than one half above the ground will be measured as a story.
"BILLBOARD." A sign which advertises goods, products, or services not necessarily sold on the premises on which the sign is located, it is usually larger than the specified sign standards will allow and thus comes under special regulations.
"BOARDINGHOUSE." A building other than a hotel or restaurant, where meals are provided for compensation for four or more persons, but not to exceed 12 persons.
"BOARD OF APPEALS," "ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS," or "BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS." A local body, created by ordinance, whose responsibility is to hear appeal from decisions of the Building Inspector and to consider appeals for variances and special use permits permissible under terms of the zoning code.
"BUILDABLE AREA." The space remaining on a lot after compliance with the minimum open space requirements of this chapter.
"BUILDING." Any structure designed or intended for the support, enclosure, shelter, or protection of persons, animals, chattels, or property.
"BUILDING INSPECTOR." The local official responsible for granting zoning use permits, occupancy permits, and following a determination by the Zoning Board of Appeals, variances.
"BUILDING HEIGHT." The vertical distance measured from the sidewalk level or its equivalent established grade opposite the middle of the front of the building to the highest point of the roof in the case of a flat roof; to the deck line of a mansard roof; and to the mean height level between eaves and ridge of a gable, hip, gambrel, or barrel roof provided that where buildings are set back from the street line, the height of the building may be measured from the average elevation of the finished lot grade at the front of the building.
"BUILDING LINE." See "SETBACK LINE."
"BUSINESS, GENERAL." Commercial uses which in addition to serving day to day needs, supply the more durable and permanent needs of the community.
"BUSINESS, HIGHWAY." Commercial uses which generally require location on or near major thoroughfares and/or their intersections and which tend to serve the motoring public. Highway business uses include, but need not be limited to, such activities as filling stations, truck and auto sales and service, restaurants and motels, and commercial recreation.
"CARPORT." A structure attached to or made a part of the main structure, and which is open to the weather on at least two sides, intended for the use of sheltering not more than two automobiles.
"CEMETERY." Land used or intended to be used for the burial of human or animal dead and dedicated for cemetery purposes, including crematories, mausoleums, and mortuaries if operated in connection with and within the boundaries of such cemetery.
"CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT." A dense and workable area occupied mainly by commercial and business uses.
"CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE." See "OCCUPANCY PERMIT."
"COLLECTOR STREET." See "THOROUGHFARE."
"COMPREHENSIVE PLAN." The plan, adopted by the Planning Commission and the legislative authority of the city showing the general location and extent of present and proposed physical facilities. This plan establishes the goals, objectives, and policies of the community.
"CORNER LOT." See "LOT TYPES."
"COURT." An open unoccupied space, other than a yard, on the same lot as a building and bounded on two or more sides by such building.
"CUL-DE-SAC." See "THOROUGHFARE."
"CURB GRADE." The established elevation on the curb in front of the building measured at the center of such front. Where no curb grade has been established, the city shall establish such curb level or its equivalent for the purpose of this chapter.
"DEAD-END STREET." See "THOROUGHFARE."
"DEDICATION." Under subdivision regulations, the transfer of property from private to public ownership.
"DENSITY." The number of dwelling units per acre of land.
(1) "GROSS DENSITY." The number of dwelling units per acre of the total land to be developed.
(2) "NET DENSITY." The number of dwelling units per acre of land when the acreage involved includes only the land devoted to residential uses.
"DEVELOPMENT."
(1) Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including:
(a) Construction, reconstruction, or placement of a building or an addition to a building valued at more than $1000;
(b) Installing a mobile home on a permanent site;
(c) Drilling, mining, installing public utilities or facilities, construction of roads, bridges, or similar projects valued at more than $1000;
(d) Construction or erection of levees, walls, or fences;
(e) Filling, dredging, grading, excavating, or other nonagricultural alterations of the ground surface;
(f) Storage of materials, or any other activity that might change the direction, height, or velocity of flood or surface waters.
(2) "DEVELOPMENT" does not include:
(a) Maintenance of existing buildings and facilities such as reroofing or resurfacing roads;
(b) Repairs made to a damaged building that do not change the building's exterior dimensions and that are valued at less than 50% of the value of the building before the damage occurred; or
(c) Gardening, plowing, and similar agricultural practices that do not involve filling, grading, or construction of levees.
"DISTRICT." See "ZONING DISTRICT."
"DWELLING." Any building or structure, except a mobile home, which is wholly or partly used or intended to be used for living or sleeping by one or more human occupants.
"DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY." A dwelling consisting of two dwelling units.
"DWELLING, MULTI-FAMILY." A dwelling consisting of three or more dwelling units including condominiums with varying arrangements of entrances and party walls.
"EASEMENT." Authorization by a property owner for the use by another and for a specified purpose, of a designated part of the property.
"FAMILY." Excepting domestic employees, and foster children, any number of persons living together related by blood, marriage, or adoption. Unrelated persons living together in a single housekeeping unit shall not exceed five in number.
"FLOOD." A general and temporary condition of inundation of normally dry land areas from the overflow of a lake, stream, river, or ditch; the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source, and mudslides, mudflows, or collapse of shoreline land.
"FLOODPLAIN." The area adjoining the channel of a river, stream, lake, watercourse, or ocean which has been or may be covered by floodwater, the land adjacent to a body of water which has been or may be covered by floodwater including, but not limited to, the regional flood.
"FLOODPROOFING." Changes or adjustments to properties and structures, subject to flooding, primarily for the reduction or elimination of flood damage to lands, properties, water and sewer facilities, structures, and the contents of buildings.
"FLOODWAY." The area adjoining the channel of a river, stream, lake, or watercourse, which has been or may be covered by floodwater, development here is discouraged.
"FLOODS, REGIONAL." A flood having an average frequency of occurrence of once every 100 years, although the flood may occur in any year. This is not necessarily the greatest flood that may occur since unusual conditions can cause flood elevations to be greater than the regional flood at unpredictable intervals.
"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. All dimensions shall be measured between the interior faces of walls.
"FLOOR AREA OF A NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING." The floor area of the specified use excluding stairs, washrooms, elevator shafts, maintenance shafts and rooms, storage spaces, display windows, fitting rooms, and similar areas.
"FLOOR AREA RATIO." A mathematical expression determined by dividing the total floor area of a building by the area of the lot on which it is located.
Floor area
= Floor area ratio
Lot area
"FRONTAGE." All the property on one side of the street between intersecting streets (crossing or terminating), measured along the line of the adjoining street or if the street is dead ended, then all of the property on one side between an intersecting street and the dead end street, or if the street is a continuous street running through a subdivision then all property on one side of the street measured between the boundary lines of the subdivision.
"GARAGE, PRIVATE." A building or a part of a building for the storage of not more than three motor-driven vehicles, of which not more than one shall be a commercial vehicle of not more than a two- ton rating.
"GARAGE, PUBLIC." A building, or a part of a building other than a private garage, used for the care, repair, or storage of equipment or automobiles, or where such vehicles are parked or stored for remuneration, hire, or sale.
"GUESTHOUSE." Structure for human habitation, containing one or more rooms with bath and toilet facilities, but not including a kitchen or facilities which would provide a complete housekeeping unit.
"HARDSHIP." Occurs when some unique circumstance is occasioned by unusual topographic or platting conditions which affect only the complainant's land or lot, or at most a few other lots in the same area. A particular hardship does not mean one that is self-imposed or that a piece of property is better adapted for a forbidden use than for the one which is permitted, or that a variance would be to the owner's profit or advantage, or convenience.
"HAZARD." That which endangers life, health, or safety.
"HOME OCCUPATION." An occupation conducted in a dwelling unit, provided that:
(1) Only members of the family residing on the premises shall be engaged in such occupation.
(2) The use of the dwelling unit for the home occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes by its occupants, and not more than 25% of the floor area of the dwelling unit shall be used in the conduct of the home occupation.
(3) There shall be no change in the outside appearance of the building or premises, or other visible evidence of the conduct of such home occupation other than one sign, not exceeding four square feet in area, nonilluminated, and mounted flat against the wall of the principal building.
(4) No traffic shall be generated by such home occupation in greater volume than would normally be expected in a residential neighborhood, and any need for parking generated by the conduct of such home occupation shall meet the off-street parking requirements as specified in this chapter, and shall not be located in a required front yard.
(5) No equipment or process shall be used in such home occupation which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, or electrical interference detectable to the normal senses off the lot if the occupation is conducted in a single-family residence, or outside the dwelling unit, if conducted in other than a single-family residence. In the case of electrical interference, no equipment or process shall be used which creates visual or audible interference in any radio or television receivers off the premises, or causes fluctuations in line voltage off the premises.
"HOSPITAL" or "SANITARIUM." A licensed institution, open to the public, in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical care or in which persons with contagious or incurable diseases are cared for.
"HOTEL" or "MOTEL." A building in which lodging, or boarding and lodging, are provided and offered to the public for compensation. As such it is open to the public in contradistinction to a boardinghouse, rooming house, or lodging house which is herein separately defined.
"INSTITUTION." A building occupied by a nonprofit establishment for public or semipublic use.
"KENNEL." Any lot or premises on which two or more domesticated animals more than four months of age are housed, groomed, bred, boarded, trained, or sold and which offers provisions for minor medical treatment.
"LABORATORY." A place devoted to experimental study. Manufacturing of a product is not to be permitted in this definition.
"LOADING SPACE." An off-street space or berth on the same lot as a building or contiguous to a group of buildings, for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while loading or unloading merchandise or materials, and which abuts on a street, alley, or other appropriate means of access.
"LODGING HOUSE." A building with not more than five guest rooms where lodging is provided for compensation pursuant to previous arrangement, but not open to the public or transients.
"LOT." 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 and other open spaces as are herein required. Such lot shall have frontage on an improved public street, or on an approved private street. "LOT" includes the words plot or parcel.
"LOT TYPES." Corner lots, 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 of the lot meet at an interior angle of less than 135 degrees.
(2) "INTERIOR LOT." A lot with only one frontage on a street.
(3) "THROUGH LOT." A lot other than a corner lot with frontage on more than one street. Through lots abutting two streets may be referred to as double frontage lots.
(4) "REVERSED FRONTAGE LOT." A lot on which frontage is at right angles to the general pattern in the area. A reversed frontage lot may also be a corner lot.
"MAINTENANCE FACILITIES" or "STORAGE FACILITIES." Land, buildings, and structures devoted primarily to the maintenance and storage of equipment and material.
"INDUSTRY, HEAVY." Manufacturing, processing, assembling, storing, testing, and similar industrial uses which are generally major operations and extensive in character, require large sites, open storage, and service areas, extensive services and facilities, ready access to regional transportation, and normally generate some nuisances such as smoke, noise vibration, dust, glare, air pollution, and water pollution, but not beyond the district boundary.
"INDUSTRY, LIGHT." Manufacturing or other industrial uses which are usually controlled operations; relatively clean, quiet, and free of objectionable or hazardous elements such as smoke, noise, odor, or dust; operating and storing within enclosed structures; and generating little industrial traffic and no nuisance.
"INDUSTRY, EXTRACTIVE." Any mining, quarrying, excavating, processing, storing, separating or cleaning of any mineral natural resource.
"MOBILE HOME." Any vehicle or portable structure designed and constructed, reconstructed, or added to by means of accessories in such manner as will permit the use and occupancy thereof for human habitation when connected to utilities, whether resting on wheels, jacks, blocks, or other foundations.
"MOBILE HOME PARK." Any site or tract of land on which three or more mobile homes used for habitation are parked, either free of charge or for revenue purposes, including any roadway, building, structure, vehicle, or enclosure used or intended for use as a part of the facilities of such part.
“MODEL STUDIO.” Any establishment where, for any form of consideration or gratuity, models display specified anatomical areas to be observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed or similarly depicted by persons paying such consideration or gratuity, except that this provision shall not apply to any activity sponsored by an educational institution recognized by the state in the course of its educational activities.
"MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR." General repair, engine rebuilding, reconditioning of motor vehicles, collision service (such as body frame or fender straightening and repair), and overall painting of motor vehicles.
MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE STATION." A place where gasoline (stored only in underground tanks), kerosene, lubricating oil, or grease for the operation of automobiles, trucks, or boats, are offered for sale directly to the public on the premises, including minor accessories and services for motor vehicles and boats, but not including major motor vehicle or boat repairs or tire recapping, and including washing of motor vehicles where no chain conveyor, blower, or steam cleaning device is employed. When the dispensing, sale, or offering for sale of motor fuels or oil is incidental to the conduct of a public garage, the premises shall be classified as a public garage.
"MOTOR VEHICLE WRECKING YARD" or "JUNK YARD." Any place where two or more motor vehicles, not in running condition, are stored in the open and are not being restored to operation. Any land, building, or structure used for wrecking or storing of such motor vehicles, including any farm vehicles or farm machinery, stored in the open and not being restored to operating condition, and including the commercial salvaging of any other goods, articles, or merchandise.
"NONCONFORMING USE." Any building, structure, or land lawfully occupied by a use or lawfully situated at the time of the passage of this chapter or amendments thereto, which does not conform after the passage of this chapter or amendments thereto with the regulations of this chapter.
"NUISANCE." That which offends the senses, violates the laws of decency, or obstructs reasonable or comfortable use of property.
"NURSING HOME" or "REST HOME." A licensed institution for the care of children or the aged or infirm, or a place of rest for those suffering bodily disorders.
"OCCUPANCY PERMIT." An official finding that the actual use of a property complies with the requirements of this zoning code or meets the special conditions of a variance or special permit.
"OPEN SPACE." An area open to the sky which may be on the same lot as a building. The area may include (along with the natural environmental features) water areas, swimming pools, tennis courts, and any other recreational facilities that may be deemed permissible. Streets, parking areas, structures for habitation, and the like shall not be included.
"PARKING AREA, PRIVATE." An open area for the parking of privately owned automobiles and not for public use.
"PARKING AREA, PUBLIC." An open area, other than a thoroughfare used for the temporary parking of four automobiles and available for public use whether free, for compensation, or as an accommodation for clients or customers.
"PARKING SPACE." An area, sufficient in size to store one standard automobile, which has adequate access to a public street or alley and permitting satisfactory ingress and egress of an automobile.
"PORCH." A roofed entrance to a building, projecting out from the wall or walls of the main structure.
"PRINCIPAL USE." The main use of land or buildings as distinguished from an accessory use.
"PUBLIC USE." Public parks, schools, administrative, and cultural buildings devoted solely to the storage and maintenance of equipment and materials and public service.
"PUBLIC WAY." An alley, avenue, boulevard, bridge, channel, ditch, easement, expressway, freeway, highway, land, parkway right-of-way, road, sidewalk, street, subway, tunnel, viaduct, walk, bicycle path, or other ways in which the general public or a public entity have a right, or which are dedicated, whether improved or not.
"RECREATIONAL VEHICLE." A self- propelled vehicle designed and constructed for travel and lodging purposes, when equipped for the road and intended only for camping, recreational travel, or vacation use.
"RIGHT-OF-WAY." A strip of land taken or dedicated for use as a public way. In addition to the roadway, it normally incorporates the curbs, lawn strips, sidewalks, lighting, and drainage facilities, and may include special features (required by the topography or treatment) such as a grade.
"ROADSIDE STAND." A temporary structure located on private property, designed or used for the display or sale of products.
"SETBACK LINE." A line established by this zoning code, parallel with and measured from the lot line, defining the limits of a yard in which no building, other than an accessory building or structure, may be located above ground, except as may be provided in this chapter.
"SIGN." Any device designed to inform or attract the attention of persons not on the premises on which the sign is located.
(1) "SIGN, ON-PREMISES." Any sign related to a business or profession conducted, or a commodity or service sold or offered on the premises where such sign is located.
(2) "SIGN, OFF-PREMISES." Any sign unrelated to a business or profession conducted, or a commodity or service sold or offered on the premises where such sign is located.
(3) "SIGN, ILLUMINATED." Any sign illuminated by electricity, gas, or other artificial light including reflecting or phosphorescent light.
(4) "SIGN, LIGHTING DEVICE." Any light, string of lights, or group of lights located or arranged so as to cast illumination on a sign.
(5) "SIGN, PROJECTING." Any sign which projects from the exterior of a building.
(6) "SIGN, WALL-FACE." Any sign which is flat against the building, including signs which are painted onto the building.
(7) "SIGN, TEMPORARY." Any sign which is of a temporary nature and will only be posted for a period of not more than 30 days.
"SPECIAL USE." A use permitted within a district other than a principally permitted use, requiring a special use permit and the approval of the Plan Commission and the Council.
"SPECIAL USE PERMIT." A permit issued by the Building Inspector on approval by the Plan Commission and the Council to allow a use other than a principally permitted use to be established within the district.
“SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREAS.”
(1) Less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic regions, buttocks, or the female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola; or, human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state even if completely and opaquely covered.
(2) Adult entertainment uses shall be allowed in the I-2 Heavy Industrial District, and prohibited in all other zoning districts. Section 156.092 "Table of Permitted and Special Uses" shall be updated accordingly.
(3) No adult entertainment use shall be located nearer than 1,000 feet from the property boundary of any school, day care center, cemetery, public park, forest preserve, public housing, or place of religious worship (ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, § 11-5-1.5)
(4) No adult entertainment use shall be located nearer than 1,000 feet from the property boundary of any other adult entertainment use.
(5) No adult entertainment use shall be located nearer than 500 feet from the property boundary of any residential district.
"SPOT ZONING." The classification of a small parcel or lot in a separate zoning district that is different from the classification of the surrounding property.
"STORY." That portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor above it, or if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling above it. Any portion of a story exceeding 14 feet in height shall be considered as an additional story for each 14 feet or fraction thereof.
"STRUCTURE." Anything constructed, made, or erected; the use of which requires location on the ground, or attachment to something having a fixed location on the ground. Among other things, structures include buildings, mobile homes, walls, fences, signs, swimming pools, and all masts, antennas, dishes, or other devices designed to receive radio or television signals.
"STRUCTURAL REPAIR, ALTERATIONS." Any change to the supporting members of a building or structure such as load bearing walls, columns, beams, or girders.
"TERRACE." A flat space or platform which is adjacent to one or more faces of the main structure and is raised not more than four feet in height above the average level of the adjoining ground.
"THOROUGHFARE," "STREET," or "ROAD." The full width between property lines bounding every public way, of whatever nature, with a part thereof to be used for vehicular traffic and designated as follows:
(1) "ALLEY." A minor street used primarily for vehicular service access to the back or side of properties abutting on another street.
(2) "ARTERIAL STREET." A general term denoting a highway primarily for through traffic, carrying heavy loads and for large volumes of traffic, usually on a continuous route.
(3) "COLLECTOR STREET." A thoroughfare, whether within a residential, industrial, commercial, or other type of development, which primarily carries traffic from local streets to arterial streets, including the principal entrance and circulation routes within residential subdivisions.
(4) "CUL-DE-SAC." A local street of relatively short length with one end open to traffic and the other end terminating in a vehicular turnaround.
(5) "DEAD-END STREET." A street having only one outlet for vehicular traffic, sometimes intended to be continued in the future.
(6) "LOCAL STREET." A street designed primarily for providing access to residential or other abutting property.
(7) "LOOP STREET." A local street, each end of which terminates at an intersection with the same arterial or collector street, whose main points of curvature do not measure more than l,000 feet from the arterial or collector street and not more than 6,000 feet from each other.
(8) "MARGINAL ACCESS STREET." A local or collector street, parallel and adjacent to an arterial or collector street, providing access to abutting properties and protection from arterial or collector streets. Also called frontage streets.
"THROUGH LOT." See "LOT TYPES."
"TOURIST COURT." A group of attached or detached buildings containing individual sleeping or living units, designed for or used temporarily by automobile tourists or transients, with garage attached or parking space conveniently located for each unit, including auto courts, motels, or motor lodges.
"TOURIST HOME." A dwelling in which overnight accommodations are provided or offered for transient guests.
"TRAILER HOUSE." See "MOBILE HOME."
"TRAILER, TRAVEL." A trailer designed and constructed for travel and lodging purposes, when equipped for the road and intended only for camping, recreational travel, or vacation use.
"USE." The specific purpose for which land or a building is designated, or intended, or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained.
"VARIATION." 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.
"YARD." A required open space, other than a court, subject to height limitations and requirements limiting obstruction of visibility.
This includes the following:
(1) "YARD, FRONT." A yard extending between side lot lines across the front of a lot and from the front lot line to the front of the principal building.
(2) "YARD, REAR." A yard extending between side lot lines across the rear of a lot and from the rear lot line to the rear of the principal building.
(3) "YARD, SIDE." A yard extending from the principal building to the side lot line on both sides of the principal building between the lines establishing the front and rear yards.
"ZONING DISTRICT." A section of the city designated in the zoning code text and delineated on the official zoning map in which requirements for the use of land and building and development standards are prescribed. Within each district all requirements must be uniform.
"ZONING MAP." The map delineating the boundaries of districts which, along with the zoning text comprises the zoning code.
"ZONING USE PERMIT." An official finding that a planned use of a property as indicated by an application, complies with the requirements of the zoning code or meets special conditions of a variance or special permit, the ordinance also will specify additions or alterations that need to have a permit.
(Ord. 80-0-24, passed l-12-81; Am. Ord. 88-0-2, passed l-25-88; Am. Ord. 2004-O-19, passed 10-11-04)