A vegetated, elongated earthen mound.

A land area required under the provisions of this ordinance to separate different classifications of land uses from each other.

Any structure built for support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or property of any kind.

That official designated by the city council as the official responsible for accepting, reviewing and approving, or rejecting plans for buildings and applications for building and land use permits and for interpretation and enforcement of ordinances related thereto.

Any area of land reserved for public utilities, sanitation, or other specific uses having limitations, the title to that must remain in the property owner’s name, subject to the right of use designated in the reservation of servitude.

Any vehicle licensed and registered for operation on public and private highways, roads, and streets; either, partially or exclusively, on electrical energy from the grid or an off-board source that is stored on-board via a battery. “Electric vehicle” includes: (1) battery electric vehicles; and (2) plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

A public or private parking space that is served by battery charging station equipment.

An EV charging station that is not available to the general public. Examples include electric vehicle charging stations that serve residential homeowners or renters, executive parking areas, designated employee parking areas and fleet parking areas.

An EV charging station that is accessible to and available by the general public.

Any parking space clearly identified to be used exclusively for parking an electric vehicle.

A factory-built or manufactured transportable residential structure more than thirty-two (32) body feet in length and eight feet (8') or more in width, and built on one or more permanent chassis for towing to the point of use, and designed to be used without a permanent foundation as a dwelling unit when connected to sanitary facilities, and which bears an insignia issued by a state or federal regulatory agency indicating that the manufactured home complies with all applicable construction standards of the United States department of housing and urban development definition of manufactured home. The phrase “without permanent foundation” indicates that the support system is constructed with the intent that the manufactured home placed thereon can be moved from time to time at the owner’s convenience. A commercial coach, recreational vehicle, and motor home is not a manufactured home.

All air conditioning units, cooling towers, heaters, ventilators, compressors, flues, stacks, chimneys, and similar items are exposed to view outside of a building.

An intermediate story between the floor and ceiling of a main story and extending over only part of the main floor.   

meets the following: A factory-fabricated structure designed primarily for human occupancy to be used by itself or to be incorporated with similar units at a building site into a structure on a permanent foundation and which complies with the Belgrade adopted building, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical construction codes and the rules and regulations for modular housing or the building code division of the Montana department of administration. The term is intended to apply to major assemblies. It does not include prefabricated panels, trusses, plumbing, trees, and other prefabricated sub-elements to be incorporated into a structure at the site.

The meter base for incoming wiring is attached to the exterior wall of the modular home, whereas, for a manufactured home, the meter base must be attached to a pole or support that is isolated from the structure. The county assessor will list and assess the units as real or personal property.

Modular homes which meet the international building code will be considered the same as conventional homes for the purposes of this title.

Any licensed passenger vehicle, truck, truck-trailer, trailer, or semitrailer propelled or drawn by mechanical power.

A use or structure that lawfully occupied a building or land at the time this title or any amendments become effective and does not conform with the use regulations of the district in which it is located.

A nonconforming lot, nonconforming use, nonconforming structure, nonconforming development feature or nonconforming sign.

Any zoning district other than an R (residential) district.

An area or portion of a lot, or an area of water or combination thereof, that is sought to be reserved in its natural state or for agriculture, outdoor recreation use or for, scenic purposes, or for the enjoyment of the inhabitants of a dwelling unit.

A parcel of land other than a lot or block, a remnant parcel of land not used for building purposes.

Any passenger vehicle, truck, truck trailer, trailer, semi-trailer, or any vehicle propelled or drawn by mechanical power, or heavy equipment machinery that is licensed for the current year and/or can be operated in a manner consistent with the user’s manual.

A zoning district that overlays one or more base zoning districts and imposes requirements in addition to those of the base district or modifies the regulations otherwise applicable in the base zoning district.

a self-propelled or towed vehicle designed as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation, and vacation uses. Towed recreational vehicles shall not be more than eight feet (8') in body width.

A single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation provisions. This includes manufactured homes.

Any purpose for which a building or other structure or a tract of land may be designed, arranged, intended, maintained, or occupied, or any activity, occupation, business, or operation carried on or intended to be carried on in a building or other structure or on a tract of land.

Uses, other than permitted uses, that may be allowed in a specific district but require additional safeguards or conditions to maintain and assure the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the community and the character of the district.

A use that may be lawfully established in a particular district or districts, provided it conforms with all requirements, regulations, and standards of such district.

The primary use of land or buildings, as distinguished from a subordinate or accessory use.

An energy production facility that produces electric energy for widespread distribution through the electric power grid.

In the application of a zoning ordinance, a reasonable deviation from those provisions regulating the shape, size, or area of a lot or parcel of land, or the size, height, area, bulk, or location of a building or structure when the strict application of the ordinance would unreasonably restrict the utilization of the property, and such need for a variance would not be shared generally by other properties and provided such variance is not contrary to the purpose of the ordinance. It shall not include a change in use, which shall be accomplished by rezoning or conditional zoning.

A triangular-shaped area of land abutting a highway or private road that must be kept free of obstructions (heights limited to four feet) that could impede the vision of a pedestrian or the driver of a motor vehicle exiting onto or driving on the highway or private road. The Visibility Triangle is measured from the edge of pavement at the intersection, forty feet (40 ft) back in each direction (see diagram below).

The extent to which the built environment is safe and inviting for pedestrians and for the presence of people living, shopping, visiting, enjoying or spending time in an area.

A clearly defined path for nonmotorized movement between buildings, structures, destinations, or other walkways on or adjacent to a sit.

A yard extending across the full width of the lot, between the nearest principal building and the front lot line. The depth of the required front yard shall be measured horizontally from the nearest part of the principal building to the nearest point of the front line.

A yard extending across the full width of the lot, between the nearest rear principal building and the rear lot line. The depth of the required rear yard shall be measured horizontally from the nearest part of the principal building to the nearest part of the rear lot line.

Aa yard between a principal building and the side lot line, extending from the front yard, or front lot line, where no front yard is required, to the rear yard. The width of the required side yard shall be measured horizontally from the nearest point of the side line toward the nearest part of the principal building.

An establishment where beer, malt beverages or spirits are made on the premises and then sold or distributed either by wholesale or retail, which may include incidental on-premises consumption.

A facility at which beer, fermented on the premises, is bottled and sold. The volume of production of such facility may not exceed 200 gallons a day.

A facility for storage and wholesale distribution of alcoholic beverages, but not including retail sales.

An establishment for the sale of beer, wine and general alcoholic beverages, including the sale of distilled spirits or hard liquor, for off-premises consumption, but not including the incidental sale of convenience items such as, without limitation, pre-packaged snacks, non-alcoholic beverages, personal care items, clothing, household items and/or cigarettes.

An emergency room facility that accepts patients by ambulance and other vehicular means and provides emergency medical services and is not contained within or physically connected to a full-service hospital.

This entails wireless services federally licensed commercial mobile service as defined in the “Telecommunications Act of 1996,” 110 Stat. 61, 151, 153, 47 U.S.C. 332(d) and further defined as commercial mobile radio service in 47 C.F.R. 20.3. Under division (A)(19) of this section, commercial mobile radio service is specifically limited to mobile telephone, mobile cellular telephone, paging, personal communications services, and specialized mobile radio service provided by a common carrier in this state and excludes fixed wireless service.

A facility that accommodates small-scale events, conferences, or weddings.

Any building or premises used for the major repair of motor vehicles as a commercial business, but not including auto wrecking or storage of wrecked motor vehicles. Repair activity shall be conducted in enclosed places or screened from public view.

A building or portion of a building used for the storage of motor vehicles and other permitted uses that are accessory to a dwelling.

An establishment where retail and wholesale products and produce are sold directly to the consumer, and which may include a nursery and/or greenhouse, and which may include plants, nursery products and stock, potting soil, hardware, power equipment and machinery, hoes, rakes, shovels, and other garden and farm variety tools and utensils, and where outdoor storage is incidental to the sale of goods.

Any building or portion thereof and the land upon which it is situated used for supplying fuel and/or oil for motor vehicles at retail direct to the consumer and/or making minor vehicle repairs.

Any building which hosts offices for personnel either directly employed or contracted to provide a government administrative function.

A private residence in which supplemental parental care is provided to seven (7) to twelve (12) children on a regular basis including the provider’s own children who are less than six (6) years of age.

A building containing the office or offices of a business or businesses engaged in providing professional services, including, but not limited to, the following: accounting; auditing and bookkeeping services; advertising agencies; architectural, engineering, planning, and surveying services; attorneys; counseling services; court reporting services; data processing and computer services; detective agencies and similar services; educational, scientific, and research organizations; employment, stenographic, secretarial, and word processing services; government offices including agency and administrative office facilities; management, public relations, and consulting services; photography and commercial art studios; writers and artists offices outside the home, but not including medical offices or offices that are incidental and accessory to another business or retail sales activity in the building.

The storage of any material for a period greater than 24 hours, including items for sale, lease, processing, and repair (including vehicles) not in an enclosed building.

A detached residential dwelling where lodging and breakfast are only provided to transient guests for compensation according to specific development standards and where the owner-operator permanently resides on the property.

A small-scale hotel in a historic structure, or a structure with a facade made of a high- quality material such as wood, brick, masonry, tile, stone, granite, limestone, or another natural material, that has fewer than 30 rooms accessed from an interior hallway.

OVERNIGHT LODGING, HOTEL:

Any structure consisting of one or more buildings containing any combination of more than five guestrooms that meet the requirements for transient sleeping rooms or extended stay temporary residence dwelling units where all rooms/ units are accessed from an interior hallway or as having features of such sleeping rooms and dwelling units within the same room, and such structure is specifically constructed, kept, used, maintained, advertised, and held out to the public to be a place where transient sleeping accommodations or temporary residence is offered for pay to persons, but the such structure does not otherwise meet the definition of Overnight Lodging, Bed and Breakfast, and does not include agricultural labor camps, apartment houses, apartments or other similar places of a permanent personal residence, lodging houses, rooming houses, or hospital or college dormitories.

See definition for Overnight Lodging, Hotel.

An area of land for the enjoyment of the public, having facilities for rest and/ or recreation, owned and/or managed by a city, county, state, federal government, or metropolitan park district, not including trails.

An open or enclosed facility for temporary off-street parking of five or more motor vehicles located on publicly or privately owned property.

A parking area on the surface of a lot that is the principal use on the lot and which is operated by a public entity, whether for profit or not, for use by the owners or tenants of the lot and their invited guests and/or the general public.

An establishment that accommodates two or more clients at one time providing nonmedically related services, including, but not limited to, beauty salons, barber shops and tanning salons by licensed professionals, which may also include accessory retail sales of products related to the services provided.

A public, commercial, or non-profit establishment that provides membership for participating in, or using, shared space, programming, or social activities and may not include any form of the adult entertainment business or retail sales.

A government facility for public safety and emergency services, including a facility that provides police, fire protection, and/or emergency medical services and related administrative and training facilities.

Any administrative, maintenance or service building operated by a public utility or any transmission facility of a public utility that does not meet the definition of an “essential service.”

A post-secondary institution, licensed by the State of Ohio, for higher learning that grants associate or bachelor’s degrees and may also have research facilities and/or professional schools that grant master and doctoral degrees, which may also include community colleges that grant associate or bachelor’s degrees or certificates of completion in business or technical fields.

A place of instruction operated by a public or religious organization, having regular sessions, with regularly employed instructors and meeting all of the Ohio Department of Education requirements for providing primary education.

A place of instruction operated by a public or religious organization, having regular sessions, with regularly employed instructors and meeting all of the Ohio Department of Education requirements for providing secondary education.

A collection of interrelated small cell facilities designed to deliver personal wireless services.

The replacement of any part or repair of any part that does not require removal of the engine head or pan, engine transmission or differential, incidental body and fender work, minor painting and upholstering service to automobiles and trucks not in excess of 7,000 pounds gross weight.

Any vehicle used or designed to be used for business or commercial purposes including but not limited to: buses, concrete trucks, dump trucks, garbage trucks, box trucks, stake bed trucks, flatbed trucks, semi tractors, semi trailers, step vans, tack trucks, tar trucks, and tow trucks; whether used for business, commercial or personal purposes. Pickup trucks, panel trucks, or light trucks which have the operating characteristics similar to those of a passenger car are not considered commercial vehicles unless they are used for business or commercial purposes.

An establishment for the storage and displays for sale of more than two passenger vehicles and where repair or body work is incidental to the operation of the new or used vehicle sales, which include motor vehicle retail or wholesale sales.

An enclosed storage facility used to store goods or parts or for any part of the shipping process.

An establishment for the sale of goods and merchandise for resale instead of direct consumption.

An establishment engaged in selling merchandise to retailers, contractors, or other users, typically in bulk; the gross floor area of the building is often devoted to warehousing for the distribution of material or items displayed in a showroom.