For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. Words used in the present tense include the future; the singular number includes the plural; and the plural includes the singular; the word LOT includes the word PLOT, and the word BUILDING includes the word STRUCTURE.
ACCESS. The way or means by which pedestrians and/or vehicles enter and leave property.
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE. An unattached structure incidental and subordinate to the main structure of a property and located on the same lot as the main structure.
ACCESSORY USE. A use incidental and subordinate to the main use of a property and located on the same lot as the main use.
ADJACENT. Abutting or located directly across a street or road right-of-way; ABUTTING means contiguous or adjoining, and includes touching on a point such as when a corner pin of one property touches only on the corner pin of an ADJACENT property.
AGRICULTURE. See FARM USE.
ALLEY. A street which affords only a secondary means of access to property.
ALTERATION, STRUCTURAL. A change or repair which would tend to prolong the life of a supporting member, of a building or structure, such as foundation, bearing walls, columns, beams, or girders.
ANIMAL UNIT. One horse or cow, five sheep or goats, or 24 fowl or rabbits shall comprise one animal unit, except that any nursing horse or cow up to 200 days of age, or sheep or goats up to 100 days of age shall not be considered in calculating animal unit requirements.
BUILDING. A structure built or assembled for the support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or property of any kind.
CAMPGROUND. A development providing for transient lodging accommodations and similar needs resulting from the demand generated by outdoor recreation activities, and which may include structural improvements such as covered cooking areas, lodges or other group facilities, and cabin or travel trailer sites designed for temporary occupancy.
CITY. The City of Union, or the City Council.
COMMISSION. The City of Union Planning Commission.
COMMUNITY CENTER. A facility owned and operated by a governmental agency or a private non-profit community organization, provided that the facility is for recreation, social welfare, community improvement, or public assembly.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. Maps and written goals and guidelines related to land use, public facilities, services, transportation, housing, and development, to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare.
DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES. Policies which have been adopted by the city to provide developers with an indication of what may be required of them with respect to recognition of historic, scenic, or aesthetic values, and/or development of water improvements, sewerage connection, street, curb, or sidewalk construction, or similar activities, and to provide city officials a guide to use for inspection or construction purposes.
DWELLING, MULTI-FAMILY. A building or portion thereof, designed for occupancy by more than two families living independently of each other.
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY. A detached building containing one dwelling unit and designed for occupancy by one family unit.
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY (DUPLEX). A detached building containing two dwelling units and designed for occupancy by two families.
DWELLING UNIT. One or more rooms in a building containing not more than one cooking unit and designed for occupancy by one family.
FAMILY. An individual or two or more persons related by blood, marriage, legal adoption, or legal guardianship, living together as one housekeeping unit using one kitchen, and providing meals or lodging to not more than two additional persons, excluding servants, or a group of not more than five unrelated persons living together as one housekeeping unit using one kitchen.
FARM USE. The utilization of land for the purpose of obtaining a profit (in money) by raising, harvesting, and selling crops, or by the feeding, breeding, management, and sale of, or the produce of livestock, poultry, fur-bearing animals, honeybees, or for dairying and the same of dairy products, or for any other agriculture or horticultural use, animal husbandry, or any combination thereof, including the preparation or processing and storage of products raised on such land.
FARMING PRACTICES (ACCEPTED). A mode of operation that is common to farms of a similar nature, necessary for the operation of such farms to obtain a profit in money, and customarily utilized in conjunction with farm use.
FEEDLOT or CONFINED FEEDING OR HOLDING OPERATION. The concentrated or confined feeding or holding of animals or poultry where the surface has been prepared with concrete, rock, or vitreous material to support animals in wet weather or where the concentration of animals has destroyed the vegetative cover and the natural infiltrative capacity of the soil.
GARAGE, PRIVATE. A garage for not more than three automobiles, for storage only, and intended for private use, but in which space may be rented for storage only, if for not more than two non-commercial automobiles.
GARAGE, PUBLIC. A building other than a private garage used for the care, repair, parking, or storage of automobiles and automotive equipment and machinery.
GRADE (GROUND LEVEL). The average elevation of the finished ground elevation at the center of all walls of a building, except that if a wall is parallel to and within five feet of a sidewalk, the sidewalk elevation nearest the center of the wall shall constitute the ground elevation.
HEIGHT OF BUILDING. The vertical distance from the grade to the highest point of the coping on a flat roof, to the deck line of a mansard roof, or to the center height between the highest and lowest points on other types of roofs.
HISTORIC DISTRICT. An area containing a number of lots, blocks, and/or structures that have a special architectural or cultural significance or associations, as a part of the heritage of the city.
HISTORIC LANDMARK. An individual building, structure, site, or object that has special architectural or cultural significance or associations, as a part of the heritage of the city.
HISTORIC SITE. A specific building or site identified in the land use plan as having special or significant historic associations or architectural merits.
HOME OCCUPATION. A lawful occupation carried on by a resident in his dwelling or accessory building, where the occupation is secondary to the main use of the property as a residence.
HOUSEHOLD PETS. Cats, dogs, and similar animals commonly occupying a family dwelling.
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. Those processing or manufacturing uses that can be undertaken within a structure and which do not cause objectionable noise, smoke, odor, vibration, traffic volume, congestion, or other undesirable characteristics.
LIVESTOCK. Those animals including cattle, horses, sheep, poultry, and pigs, generally raised or kept on farms for profit or other purposes.
LOT. A parcel or tract of land.
LOT AREA. The total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot, exclusive of streets and easements of access to other property.
LOT, CORNER. A lot abutting on two or more streets, other than an alley, at their intersection.
LOT LINE. The property line bounding a lot.
LOT LINE, FRONT. The lot line separating the lot from the street other than an alley, and in the case of a corner lot, the shortest lot line along a street other than an alley.
LOT LINE, REAR. The lot line which is opposite and most distance from the front line. In the case of an irregular, triangular, or other shaped lot, a line ten feet in length within the lot parallel to and at a maximum distance from the front lot line.
LOT LINE, SIDE. Any lot line not a front or rear lot line.
LOT WIDTH. The average horizontal distance between the side lot lines, ordinarily measured parallel to the front lot line.
MANUFACTURED DWELLING. A residential trailer, a mobile home, or a manufactured home as defined in this section.
MANUFACTURED HOME. A structure that has a Department of Housing and Urban Development label certifying that it is built in accordance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 as amended; and is constructed for movement on the public highways, has plumbing and cooking facilities, is intended for human occupancy, and is intended for use as a residence.
MOBILE HOME. A structure constructed for movement on the public highways that has sleeping, cooking, and plumbing facilities, that is intended for human occupancy, that is being used for residential purposes, and that was constructed between January 1, 1962, and June 15, 1976, and met the construction requirements of the state mobile home law in effect at the time of construction.
MOBILE HOME PARK. Any place where four or more manufactured dwellings are located within 500 feet of one another on a lot, tract, or parcel of land under the same ownership, the primary purpose of which is to rent space or keep space for rent to any person for a charge or fee paid or to be paid for the rental or use of facilities or to offer space free in connection with securing the trade of patronage of such person.
MOTEL. An individual building or group of attached or detached buildings containing guest rooms, together with conveniently located parking spaces on the same lot which is designed, used, or intended to be used for the accommodation of automobile transients.
NEUTRAL SURFACE, SIGNING. The building surfaces and opaque surfaces which are not an integral part of the message and which are quiet in tone.
NON-CONFORMING STRUCTURE OR USE. A lawful structure or use, existing at the time this chapter or any amendment thereto becomes effective, and which does not conform to the requirements of the zone in which it is located.
OPEN LAND RECREATION. All recreational use normally conducted on acreages of land but excluding intensive commercial amusements such as golf courses, driving ranges, automobile race tracks, and amusement parks.
OWNER. An owner of property or the legally authorized agent of the OWNER.
PERSON. Every natural person, firm, partnership, association, social or fraternal organization, corporation, estate, trust, receiver, syndicate, branch of government, or any other group or combination acting as a unit.
PUBLIC FACILITY. Structures, facilities, and operations associated with, and including, but not limited to, public school districts; public universities; federal, state, and local government; churches; and utility facilities and installations such as electrical generation and transmission, cable communications, sewer and water treatment and transmission.
RESIDENTIAL TRAILER. A structure constructed for movement on the public highways that has sleeping, cooking, and plumbing facilities, that is intended for human occupancy, that is being used for residential purposes, and that was constructed before January 1, 1962.
RIPARIAN ZONE. An area pertaining to or situated on the edge of bank of a river or stream.
SIGN. Any presentation or representation included within the general or specific definition of such term in the sign regulations.
SIGN AREA. The area within a perimeter enclosing the limits of lettering, writing, representation, emblem, figure, characters, and lighted surface which forms an integral part of each sign. Neutral surfaces, elements, and supports which may be part of the constructed sign but are intended only to integrate and harmonize the sign with the architecture of the building to which the sign is attached shall not be included in the calculation of the sign area.
SKIRT. A durable all-weather material having a finished exterior surface surrounding a mobile home and effectively screening the wheels and undercarriage from view.
STREET. A public or private right-of-way for vehicular traffic.
STRUCTURE. Something constructed or built and having a fixed base on or to the ground or another structure.
TRAFFIC CIRCULATION. A general term denoting provisions to accommodate or encourage all modes of travel and movement which include, but are not limited to, motor vehicle, pedestrian, and bicycle.
TRAILER HOUSE. A vehicle or similar portable device originally designed or presently constructed to permit temporary or permanent human occupancy for living and sleeping purposes and including mobile home, travel trailers, campers, and similar units, having permanent kitchens and bath facilities.
TRAILER HOUSE, TRAVEL. A trailer house not more than eight feet in body width or more than 40 feet in body length designed primarily for temporary occupancy and for travel, recreational, and vacation uses.
TRAILER PARK, VACATION OR TRAVEL. A trailer park intended, designed, or utilized for temporary occupancy by travel trailer houses or other similar portable devices and accompanied by bath, laundry, and other accessory uses as needed.
URBAN TSP AREA. The platted and developed portions within the city’s urban growth boundary where existing driveways onto the state highway system are conforming features until redevelopment, at which time the driveway will be evaluated by the city and ODOT in order to preserve safety.
URBANIZABLE TSP AREA. The sparsely developed portion of land between the urban area and the urban growth boundary where new public streets accessing the state highway system are based on the adopted local street plan and new driveways accessing the state highway system are at least 150 feet apart, provided connections can be made in a safe manner.
USE. The purpose for which a structure is designed, arranged, or intended, or for which land is maintained or occupied.
WRECKING YARD. Any property used for the dismantling and/or wrecking of used motor vehicles, machinery, or trailers, or the storage or sale of dismantled, obsolete, or wrecked motor vehicles, machinery, or trailers or their parts.
YARD. An open space on a lot which is unobstructed from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
YARD, FRONT. A yard between side lot lines and measured horizontally at right angles to the front lot line from the street right-of-way line to the nearest point of a building. Any yard meeting this definition and abutting on a street other than an alley shall be considered a front yard.
YARD, REAR. A yard between side lot lines and measured horizontally at right angles to the rear lot line from the rear lot line, or the main high water line when applicable, to the nearest part of the main building.
YARD, SIDE. A yard between the front and rear yard measured horizontally and at right angles from the side lot line to the nearest point of the main building.
YARD, STREET SIDE. A yard adjacent to a street between the front yard and the rear lot line measured horizontally and at right angles from the side street right-of-way line to the nearest point of a building.
ZONING OFFICER. That person or persons appointed by the City Council to administer this chapter or parts thereof.
(Ord. 337, passed 6-11-1979; Ord. 369, passed 4-9-1984; Ord. 437, passed 1-11-1993; Ord. 463, passed 8-10-1998; Ord. 534, passed 7-14-2014; Ord. 558, passed 8-12-2019)