Corinne City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 2
DEFINITIONS
9-2-1: DEFINITIONS:
For the purpose of these regulations, certain numbers, abbreviations, terms and words used herein shall be used, interpreted and defined as set forth in this chapter. Where definitions are given in another chapter or section of this title that apply to only that section or chapter, those definitions shall apply first. In some instances, words or terms that have a definition in this chapter may show in quotes elsewhere in this title.
Unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, words used in the present tense include the future tense; words used in the plural number include the singular; the word "herein" means "in these regulations"; the word "regulations" means "these regulations"; the word "title" means "this title".
A "person" includes a corporation, a partnership, a limited company, a limited liability company, and an incorporated association of persons such as a club; "shall" is always mandatory; a "building" includes a "structure"; a "building" or "structure" includes any part thereof; "used" or "occupied" as applied to any land or building shall be construed to include the words "intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied".
ACCESS: The provision of vehicular and/or pedestrian ingress and egress to structures or facilities.
ACCESSORY BUILDING: A building upon the same lot (or on a contiguous lot under the same ownership) as the principal building and which is: a) clearly incidental to, and customarily found in connection with such principal building or use; and b) is operated and maintained for the benefit or convenience of the owners, occupants, employees, customers or visitors of the lot with the principal use.
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT: A habitable living unit added to, created within, or detached from a primary single-family dwelling and contained on one lot.
ACCESSORY USE: A use conducted on the same lot as the principal use or structure with which it is associated; and is a use which is clearly incidental to and is customarily found in connection with such principal use; and is either in the same ownership as such principal use or is maintained and operated on the same lot substantially for the benefit or convenience of the owners, occupants, employees, customers or visitors of the principal use. No accessory use shall be allowed on any lot or parcel unless the permitted use is being actively utilized.
ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT: A permit issued by the planning staff, planning commission or building official for specified uses after compliance with applicable zoning or development code regulations is determined.
AGRICULTURE: The tilling of the soil, the raising of crops and animals for private, commercial or industry, horticulture and gardening, except household pets, and not including any agricultural industry or business such as fruit packing plants, animal hospitals or similar uses.
ALLEY: A public or private right of way primarily designed to serve secondary access to the side or rear of those properties whose principal frontage is on some other street.
ANTENNA: A device for sending and/or receiving radio, television, data or similar communication signals.
APARTMENT HOUSE: A multiple dwelling. See definition of Dwelling, Multi-Family.
APPLICANT: The owner of land proposed to be subdivided and/or developed or his/her representative. Consent shall be required from the legal owner of the premises.
APPLICATION: A form or checklist supplied by the planning department, indicating the data and information necessary to process the applicant's proposed project.
ARTERIAL: A road intended to allow through traffic to and from such major attractions as central business districts, regional shopping centers, colleges and/or universities, military installations, major industrial areas, and similar traffic generators and/or as a route for traffic between communities or large areas.
ATTACHED BUILDING: Units connected on one or more sides to an adjacent unit or units by a common party wall with separate exterior entrance for all units. This shall apply to commercial as well as residential units.
BALCONY: A platform that projects from the wall of a building and is surrounded by a railing or balustrade.
BED AND BREAKFAST INN: A dwelling, including those dwellings of historical significance, in which two (2) to eight (8) rooms are rented out by the day, offering overnight lodging to travelers, and where one or more meals are provided to the guests only, the price of which may be included in the room rate.
BLOCK: A tract of land bounded by streets, or by a combination of streets and public parks, cemeteries, railroad or utility rights of way, shorelines or waterways, or boundary lines of municipalities.
BOARDING HOUSE: A building other than a hotel, cafe or restaurant with two (2) or more bedrooms where, for direct or indirect compensation, lodging and/or kitchen facilities or meals are provided for boarders and/or roomers not related to the head of the household by marriage, adoption or blood.
BUILDING: Any structure built for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or movable property of any kind.
BUILDING AND ZONING INSPECTOR OR OFFICIAL: The person designated by the town to enforce the zoning ordinance and development codes as enacted by the town. If no administrative assistant to the planning commission is appointed to administer these regulations, the building inspector or official shall administer these regulations.
BUILDING, ATTACHED: See definition of Attached Building.
BUILDING, DETACHED: Any building or structure separated from another building on the same lot by at least six feet (6').
BUILDING, MAIN: The principal building, or one of the principal buildings on a lot, or the building or one of the principal buildings housing a principal use upon a lot.
BUILDING PAD LINE: The building pad line denotes that area within which the entire new structure must lie. The area of construction disturbance attributable to the structure (as opposed to utilities installation) may not extend beyond ten feet (10') from the building pad line.
BUILDING, PUBLIC: Structures constructed by or intended for use by the general public such as libraries, museums, municipal or public works buildings, etc.
BUSINESS OFFICES: Any site or location which provides space for the transactions, service or administration by a commercial enterprise and/or where storage of goods and sale of merchandise is minimal and secondary to performance of the service.
CANOPY: A roofed structure constructed of fabric or other material placed so as to extend outward from a building providing a protective shield for doors, windows and other openings, supported by the building and supports extended to the ground directly under the canopy or cantilevered from the building.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM: A proposed schedule of all future projects listed in order of construction priority, together with cost estimates and the anticipated means of financing each project. All major projects requiring the expenditure of public funds, over and above the annual local government operating expenses, for the purchase, construction or replacement of the physical assets for the community are included.
CHILD DAYCARE: The provision (day or night) of supplemental parental care, instruction and supervision: a) for a nonrelated child or children; b) on a regular basis; and c) for less than twenty four (24) hours a day. As used in this title, the term is not intended to include babysitting services of a casual, nonrecurring nature or in the child's own home. Likewise, the term is not intended to include cooperative, reciprocative childcare by a group of parents in their respective domiciles.
CHILDCARE CENTER: A center based facility in which the provision of child daycare for thirteen (13) or more children occurs on a regular basis.
COLLECTOR ROADS: A road intended to move traffic from local roads to arterials. A collector road serves a neighborhood or large subdivision and should be designed so that no residential properties face onto it.
COMMON OPEN SPACE: Facilities, land and yard areas identified within projects for the use and enjoyment of all the residents and maintained and operated by an organization of property holders of that project.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT: The division of the town staff and administration which has the primary responsibility over planning, building, engineering, zoning and development related services. This is the department with the primary responsibility for project review, under the direction of the mayor.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR: The director of the community development department with overall administrative control of the planning, building, zoning and engineering functions of the town, under the direction of the mayor. This person may also be the planning commission chairperson, building official or the mayor.
COMPLETED APPLICATION: An application is complete when it is submitted in a form that complies with the applicable requirements of a local zoning ordinance and all required fees have been paid.
CONDITIONAL USE: A use requiring special consideration and review in the manner set forth in chapter 1 of this title.
CONDOMINIUM: Any structure which has been submitted to condominium ownership under the provisions of the Utah condominium ownership act. This includes residential, nonresidential and any other space.
CONSTRUCTION PLAN: The maps or drawings accompanying a subdivision plat and showing the specific location and design of improvements to be installed in the subdivision in accordance with the requirements of the planning commission or town engineer as a condition of the approval of the plat.
CONVALESCENT HOME: An institution other than a hospital wherein people may gradually recover from an illness. (See definition of Nursing Home.)
COVERAGE: Lot area covered by a building.
CUL-DE-SAC: A local street with only one outlet and having an appropriate terminal for the safe and convenient reversal of traffic movement as well as firefighting and other public safety equipment.
DEVELOPER: The person, persons, corporation, firm or partnership owning the land proposed to be developed in any way, or a designated legal representative. Consent shall be required from the legal owner of the premises.
DEVELOPMENT CREDITS: Points allocated to parcels of ground in certain districts based on the parcel square footage. Development credits shall be used to determine the volume of allowed uses. Development credits are nontransferable.
DWELLING: A building or portion thereof designed for use as the residence or sleeping place of one or more persons or families with cooking and bathroom facilities, but not including hotel, motel, lodge or nursing home rooms.
DWELLING, MULTI-FAMILY: A building arranged or designed to be occupied by two (2) or more families living independently of each other in separate but attached dwellings.
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY: A building arranged or designed to be occupied by only one family; a structure having only one dwelling unit.
EASEMENT: Authorization by a property owner for the use by another, and for a specified purpose, of any designated part of his or her property.
EQUIVALENT POPULATION: A population estimate based upon the year round average occupancy of all permanent and transient units.
ESCROW: A deposit of cash with the town or approved alternate entity in lieu of an amount required and still in force as a performance or maintenance guarantee. Such escrow funds shall be deposited in a separate account.
FAMILY: An individual, or two (2) or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption, or a group of not more than four (4) persons who are not related, living in a dwelling unit as a single housekeeping unit.
FAMILY DAYCARE: The provision of child daycare for four (4) to six (6) children, inclusive, including the provider's own children under the age of eighteen (18), if they are cared for in the same area of the structure designated for family daycare.
FAMILY GROUP DAYCARE: The provision of child daycare for seven (7) to twelve (12) children, inclusive, including the provider's own children who are under the age of eighteen (18), if they are cared for in the same area of the structure designated for family group daycare.
FENCE: A structure constructed for reasons of privacy, security, or aesthetics, which is located in such a manner as to separate or divide areas. Includes hedges and masonry walls and may or may not be sight obscuring or opaque.
FINAL APPROVAL: Final approval by the town council, board of adjustment or planning commission of a plan, project, rezoning, use, activity, or other action that shall be given after all the requirements set out in the preliminary approval have been met and after all concerns of the reviewing agency regarding such plan, project, rezoning, use, activity, or other action have been addressed and answered. "Final approval" does not refer to plat approval unless the plat is submitted simultaneously.
FINAL PLAT: The map or plan or record of a subdivision and any accompanying material, as described in these regulations.
FLEXIBLE ZONING: Zoning which permits uses of land and density of buildings and structures different from those which are allowed as of right within the zoning district in which the land is situated. Flexible zoning applications shall include, but not be limited to, all special permits and special uses, master planned developments, group housing projects, community unit projects, average density, or density zoning projects, as this title may regulate.
FLOODPLAIN AREA: An area adjoining a river, stream or watercourse, or other body of standing water in which a potential flood hazard exists due to inundation or overflow of water having sufficient volume and velocity to transport or deposit debris, scour the surface soil, dislodge, or damage buildings, or erode the banks of watercourses. Any area designated as a floodplain by the department of housing and urban development or the federal emergency management agency or any other agency of the United States government or state and local government agencies, including Corinne City.
FLOOR AREA: The area of a building that is enclosed by surrounding exterior walls, excluding a six hundred (600) square foot allowance for garages. It is the intent of this definition to include lower levels into the floor area calculation which are not true basements. A true basement has all four (4) walls underground. Therefore, a lower level will be counted into the floor area of a building if it is less than eighty percent (80%) underground or has an outside door (including garage door) visible from public right of way. If an entire lower level does not meet the criteria for exclusion from the floor area calculation, no part of the lower level may be excluded. Unenclosed porches, balconies, patios and decks will not be considered floor area. This definition is for planning purposes only and may conflict with other methods of calculating square footage such as the international building code.
FLOOR AREA RATIO: The "floor area", as defined in this section, divided by the total area of the lot or parcel on which the structure is situated.
FRONTAGE: That side of a lot abutting on a street or way and ordinarily regarded as the front of the lot, but it shall not be considered as the ordinary side on a corner lot.
FRONTAGE BLOCK: All property abutting one side of a street between intersecting or intercepting streets or between a street and a right of way, waterway, end of dead end street or political subdivision boundary measured along the street line.
FRONTAGE STREET: Any street to be constructed by the developer or any existing street in which development shall take place on both sides.
GARAGE, PRIVATE: A detached accessory building, or a portion of a main building, used for the storage of motor vehicles for the tenants or occupants of a specific building and not by the general public.
GARAGE, PUBLIC: A building or a portion thereof, other than a private garage, used for servicing, repairing, equipping, hiring, selling or storing motor driven vehicles.
GENERAL PLAN: A comprehensive or general plan for development of the town, prepared and adopted by the planning commission and town council, pursuant to state law, and including land use maps or other suitable maps and/or any part of such plan separately adopted and any amendment to such plan, or parts thereof.
GEOLOGIC HAZARD: A hazard inherent in the crust of the earth or artificially created, which is dangerous or potentially dangerous to life, property or improvements, due to the movement, failure, flooding or shifting of the earth.
GOVERNING BODY: The governing body of the town (town council of Corinne City) having the power to adopt, amend or rescind ordinances, including this title.
GRADE: The slope of a road, street or other public way, specified in percentage terms and calculated by dividing the difference in elevation between two (2) points by the horizontal distance.
GRADE, NATURAL: Elevation of the existing surface of the land prior to commencement of construction of any improvements proposed or any previous site disturbance. Natural grade, when not readily established due to prior modifications in terrain, shall be fixed by reference elevations and slopes at points where the prior disturbance appears to meet the undisturbed portions of the subject property or the adjacent property's undisturbed grade. The estimated natural grade shall tie into the elevation and slopes of adjoining properties without creating a need for new retaining walls, or abrupt differences in the visual slope and elevation of the land; and not change the direction or flow of runoff water. For the purpose of measuring the height of any building from natural grade, the measurement shall be the vertical distance from natural grade to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof, or to the deck line of a mansard roof, or to a point midway between the lowest part of the eaves or cornice and ridge of a hip roof. This measurement shall occur at any point within the building plane where height occurs.
GUARANTEE: Any form of security, including a letter of credit, escrow agreement, bond or instrument of credit in an amount and form satisfactory to the town. All guarantees shall be approved by the town wherever required by these regulations.
GUESTHOUSE: An accessory building intended for the habitation by nonrent paying guests. Provides separate cooking and sleeping quarters and is maintained and owned by the primary residence.
HABITABLE SPACE (ROOM): Space in a structure for living, sleeping, eating or cooking. Bathrooms, toilet compartments, closets, halls, storage or utility space, and similar areas, are not considered habitable.
HARD SURFACED: Covered with concrete, asphalt or other impervious surface.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND HEALTH OFFICER: The agency and person designated by the town to administer the health regulations of the town and/or county or state. This may be the Box Elder County health department and director, or the applicable department of health and director of the state of Utah.
HEIGHT: The vertical distance from natural undisturbed grade to the highest point of a flat roof or to the deck line of mansard roof, or to a point midway between the lowest part of the eaves or cornice and ridge of a hip roof. In no case shall a mansard roof or the parapet wall of a flat roof extend more than eighteen inches (18") above the deck line or maximum zone height, whichever is lower. Roofs not fitting clearly in any of the above three (3) classifications shall be classified by the planning commission in accordance with the roof it most clearly resembles. Roofs which drain to the center shall be considered as flat or mansard depending on their configuration.
HIGHWAY, LIMITED ACCESS: A freeway or expressway, providing a trafficway for through traffic in respect to which owners or occupants of abutting property on lands and other persons have no legal right of access to or from the same, except at such points and in such manner as may be determined by the Utah department of transportation having jurisdiction over such trafficway.
HOME OCCUPATION: See the supplementary regulations in chapter 3 of this title for a detailed definition.
HOTEL/MOTEL: A building containing sleeping rooms for the temporary occupancy of guests. Accessory facilities may include lobby, meeting rooms, recreation facilities, group dining facilities and/or other facilities or activities customarily associated with hotels or hotel apartments. This does not include lockouts or boarding houses.
HOTEL ROOM: A unit consisting of one room, without a kitchen, intended for temporary living and sleeping purposes and including a separate, exclusive bathroom.
HOTEL SUITE: Two (2) interconnected rooms in a hotel with a single corridor or exterior access and without a kitchen, intended for the temporary occupancy of guests.
IMPACT ANALYSIS: A determination of the potential effect of a proposed residential, commercial, or industrial development upon the community and services it must provide.
IMPROVEMENTS: See definition of Lot Improvement or Public Improvement.
IN-HOME BABYSITTING: The provision of child daycare for fewer than four (4) children on a temporary basis not to exceed twelve (12) hours.
JOINT OWNERSHIP: Joint ownership among persons shall be construed as the same owner or "constructive ownership" for the purpose of imposing subdivision regulations.
KITCHEN: A room or space within a room equipped with such electrical or gas hookup services which would enable the installation of a range, oven or like appliance using 220/240 volts or natural gas (or similar fuels) for the preparation of food.
LIMITS OF DISTURBANCE: The limits of disturbance line indicates the area within which construction activity must be contained. Construction disturbance may not extend beyond the limits of the disturbance line as indicated on the subdivision plat and/or master plan (MPD) unless the planning commission has amended the limit as per this title.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT: The town or town of Corinne City, Utah.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ATTORNEY: See definition of Town Attorney.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENGINEER: See definition of Town Engineer.
LOCAL ROAD: A road intended to provide access to other roads from individual properties and to provide a right of way beneath it for sewer, water and storm drainage pipes.
LOCKOUT ROOM: An area of a dwelling not to exceed one room with separate exterior access and toilet facilities, but no kitchen. Such a room may, if permitted, be rented independently of the main dwelling, but shall not be sold independently. For density purposes, the lockout is counted as an additional bedroom of the dwelling it is a part of, and not counted as an independent unit. Nightly rental of lockout rooms is a conditional use.
LOT: A parcel or unit of land describable either by metes and bounds, or by other legal plat designation held or intended to be held in separate ownership or leasehold, or a parcel or unit of land shown as a lot or parcel on a recorded subdivision map, or shown on a plat used in the lease or sale or offer of lease or sale of land resulting from the division of a larger tract into smaller units. A lot may not necessarily be buildable.
LOT, CORNER: A lot situated at the intersection of two (2) streets, the interior angle of such intersection not exceeding one hundred thirty five degrees (135°).
LOT DEPTH: The minimum distance measured from the front property line to the rear of same property boundary.
LOT IMPROVEMENT: Any building, structure, place, work of art, or other object, or improvement of the land on which they are situated, constituting a physical betterment of real property or any part of such betterment. Certain lot improvements shall be properly guaranteed as provided in these regulations and the subdivision and master planned development code.
LOT LINE, FRONT: The property line dividing a lot from the right of way of the street. A front setback shall be required for each side of a parcel which borders a public or private street right of way unless a project with private streets has previously designated specific setbacks. See chapter 3, "Supplementary Regulations", of this title, for specific setbacks on unusual lots.
LOT LINE, REAR: The property line opposite the front lot line.
LOT LINE, SIDE: Any lot line other than a front or rear lot line.
LOT WIDTH: The minimum distance between the side property lines.
MAJOR STREET PLAN: See official zoning map or land use or zoning maps. The major street plan is part of these maps.
MAJOR SUBDIVISION: All subdivisions not classified as minor subdivisions, including, but not limited to, subdivisions of four (4) or more lots, or any size subdivision requiring any new street or extension of the local governmental facilities, infrastructure, or the creation of any new public improvements.
MASTER PLAN: See definition of General Plan.
MASTER PLANNED DEVELOPMENT: A development designed and reviewed under the master planned development processes described in this title.
METROPOLITAN OR REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION AND METROPOLITAN OR REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS: The agency performing A-95 review of all federal grant in aid projects required to be reviewed by regional and state planning boards to ensure the projects conform to regional and state needs; the planning agency established to carry on regional or metropolitan comprehensive planning.
MODEL HOME: A dwelling unit used initially for display purposes which typifies the type of units that will be constructed in the subdivision. Such dwelling units may be erected at the discretion of the planning commission by permitting a portion of a major subdivision involving no more than two (2) lots to be created according to the procedures for minor subdivisions, as set out in this title.
MUNICIPALITY: The town or town of Corinne City, Utah.
NEIGHBORHOOD PARK AND RECREATION IMPROVEMENT FUND: A special fund that may be established by the town council to retain monies contributed by developers in accordance with the "money in lieu of land" provisions of these regulations to develop land within reasonable proximity of the land to be subdivided so as to be of local use to the future residents of the subdivision.
NIGHTLY RENTAL: The rental of a room, apartment or house, or lockout room, for a time period of less than thirty (30) days.
NONCONFORMING USE: The use of a building, structure or land which does not conform to current use regulations for the district in which it is situated, but which was in conformity with prior regulations at the time of its establishment, or which was in existence prior to the establishment of use regulations for the district in which it is situated.
NONRESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION: A subdivision whose intended use is other than residential, such as agricultural, commercial or industrial. Such subdivision shall comply with the applicable provisions of the town general plan and the requirements of the subdivision and master planned development code.
NURSERY, GREENHOUSE: A place and/or structure in which young plants are raised for experimental purposes, for transplanting or for sale.
NURSING HOME: An institution described also as a "rest home" or "convalescent home", other than a hospital, in which persons are lodged and furnished with care rather than diagnoses or treatment.
OFF SITE: Any premises not located within the area of the property to be subdivided, whether or not in the same ownership of the applicant for subdivision approval.
OFFICIAL MASTER PLAN: See definition of General Plan.
OFFICIAL ZONING MAP: The map established by the town council pursuant to law showing the streets, highways and parks, and drainage systems and setback lines theretofore laid out, and zoning districts, adopted and established by law, and any amendments or additions thereto resulting from the approval of subdivision plats by the planning commission and the subsequent filing of such approved plats.
ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT: A dwelling consisting of a living room, a kitchen (which may be a part of the living room), a single room designed and intended as a bedroom, and a bathroom for the exclusive use of that unit, all having a combined floor area of not more than one thousand (1,000) square feet.
OPEN SPACE: Different separate types dependent upon occupancy, use and control. All types of open space are referred to collectively as "open space" in this title. Any of these types of open space could be public or private open space. They shall include:
   A.   Agricultural Open Space: Open lands left undisturbed or dedicated primarily as usable agricultural lands for farming and ranching purposes and intended for use by residents of the development, neighborhood or community.
   B.   Natural Open Space: Natural, undisturbed areas with little or no improvements or irrigation. This may include such areas as ridgelines, slopes over thirty percent (30%), wetlands, stream corridors, trail linkages or visual linkages. These areas may be subject to an open space conservation easement to ensure that they remain undisturbed and to provide public access as deemed appropriate by the planning commission.
   C.   Neighborhood Open Space: Landscaped areas free of buildings, structures and other substantial improvements, and includes, without limitation: 1) outdoor swimming pools, swimming pool areas, hard surfaced recreational areas and other recreational areas that are unenclosed, and fences, canopies, bathhouses and accessory structures for recreation use, whether enclosed or unenclosed; 2) driveways that cross the required yard at approximately right angles and serve fewer than three (3) parking spaces; 3) the ground surface above underground facilities, provided it otherwise qualifies as usable open space under the provisions of this definition; 4) pedestrianways to plazas within a building that are directly oriented to the major pedestrian entrance to the building and are open to view and use by the public; and 5) decks, porches, patios, terraces and steps under thirty inches (30") high, provided they are not covered by a portion of a building.
   D.   Recreational Open Space: Parks and areas of active recreation use, including neighborhood or community centers or clubhouses intended for use by residents of the development, neighborhood or community.
ORDINANCE: Any legislative action, however denominated, of the town council of Corinne City which has the force of law, including any amendment or repeal of any ordinance.
OWNER: Any person, group of persons, firm or firms, corporation or corporations, or any other legal entity having legal title to or sufficient proprietary interest in the land sought to be developed or subdivided under these regulations.
PARKING LOT: An area other than a street used for the parking of more than four (4) automobiles.
PARKING LOT, COMMERCIAL: A lot used for the temporary parking of automobiles for compensation.
PARKING LOT, PRIVATE: A lot used for the temporary parking of automobiles for compensation.
PARKING, PUBLIC: A parking area or facility on private or public property to be used by the public. Fees for the use thereof may or may not be involved.
PARKING SPACE: An area maintained for the parking or storage of an automobile or other vehicle, which is graded for proper drainage and is hard surfaced, porous paved or graded and compacted road base/gravel where specially permitted.
PARKING STRUCTURE: A fully enclosed structure designed and intended for parking or storage of more than four (4) vehicles.
PERIMETER STREET: Any existing street to which the parcel of land to be subdivided abuts on only one side.
PERMITTED USE: A use of land allowed by right under the provisions of this title.
PLANNING COMMISSION: The planning commission of the town of Corinne City, Utah, established in accordance with law.
PLANNING DEPARTMENT: See definition of Planning Commission.
PLANNING DIRECTOR: See definition of Planning Commission.
PLAT AMENDMENT: A change in a map of an approved or recorded subdivision plat if such change affects any street layout in such map or area reserved thereon for public use, or any lot line; or if it affects any map or plan legally recorded prior to the adoption of any regulations controlling subdivisions. Also referred to as a "resubdivision".
POROUS PAVING: A substantial surfacing material designed and intended to support light vehicular movement. Porous paving includes paving systems such as modular pavers which provide at least fifty percent (50%) surface exposure suitable for the establishment of plant materials and which substantially abates surface water runoff. Gravel and/or compacted soil are not acceptable as porous paving materials.
PRELIMINARY PLAT: The preliminary drawing or drawings, described in these regulations, indicating the proposed manner or layout of the subdivision to be submitted to the planning commission and town council for approval.
PRIMARY USE: The primary or main use shall be the purpose for which the premises, land or a building therein is designed, arranged or intended, or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained.
PROFESSIONAL OFFICE: A building or space used by persons such as accountants, architects, artists, dentists, designers, engineers, lawyers, physicians, realtors, teachers and others who, by virtue of training and/or license, are qualified to perform services of a professional nature, and/or where no goods or merchandise are sold or stored.
PROPERTY LINE, FRONT: That part of a lot which abuts a public or private street or public right of way.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT: Any drainage ditch or system, roadway, parkway, sidewalk, pedestrianway, tree, lawn, off street parking area, lot improvement, water or sewer system, or other facility for which the town may ultimately assume the responsibility for maintenance and operation, or which may affect an improvement for which town responsibility is established. All such improvements shall be properly guaranteed and installed as per town codes, specifications and regulations.
PUBLIC USE: A use operated exclusively by a public body, or quasi-public body, such use having the purpose of serving the public health, safety or general welfare, and including uses such as public schools, parks, playgrounds and other recreational facilities, administrative, service facilities, and public utilities.
QUASI-PUBLIC USE: A use operated by a private nonprofit educational, religious, recreational, charitable or philanthropic institution, such use having the purpose primarily of serving the general public, such as churches, private schools and universities, or similar uses.
RECREATION, COMMERCIAL: Recreation facilities operated as businesses on private or public property and open to the public for a fee, such as a golf course or tennis court, equestrian center, skating rink, etc., and support facilities customarily associated with the development.
RECREATION, PRIVATE: Recreation facilities operated on private property and not open to the public.
RECREATION, PUBLIC: Recreation facilities operated by a public agency and open to the public, with or without a fee.
REGISTERED ENGINEER: An engineer properly licensed and registered in the state of Utah.
REGISTERED LAND SURVEYOR: A land surveyor properly licensed and registered in the state of Utah.
RESTAURANT: A building in which food is prepared and served for consumption within the premises.
RESTAURANT, DRIVE-IN: A building in which food is prepared and served for consumption on the premises and which includes a facility which allows food to be ordered and taken from the premises for consumption elsewhere.
RESUBDIVISION: See definition of Plat Amendment.
RIGHT OF WAY: A strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a street, crosswalk, railroad, road, electric transmission line, oil or gas pipeline, water main, sanitary or storm sewer main, shade trees, or for another special use. The usage of the term "right of way" for land platting purposes shall mean that every right of way hereafter established and shown on a final plat is to be separate and distinct from the lots or parcels adjoining such right of way and not included within the dimensions or areas of such lots or parcels. Rights of way intended for streets, crosswalks, water mains, sanitary sewers, storm drains, shade trees, or any other use involving maintenance by a public agency, shall be dedicated to public use by the maker of the plat on which such right of way is established.
ROAD, DEAD END: A road or a portion of a street with only one vehicular traffic outlet.
ROAD RIGHT OF WAY WIDTH: The distance between property lines measured at right angles to the centerline of the street.
ROADS, CLASSIFICATION: For the purpose of providing for the development of the streets, highways, roads and rights of way in and for their future improvement, reconstruction, realignment and necessary widening, including provision for curbs and sidewalks and drainage, each existing street, highway, road and right of way, and those located on approved and filed plats, have been designated on the official zoning map of the town and classified therein. The classification of each street, highway, road and right of way is based upon its location in the respective zoning districts of the town and its present and estimated future traffic volume and its relative importance and function as specified in the streets master plan or land use maps or zoning maps of Corinne City. The required improvements shall be measured as set forth for each street classification on the official zoning map.
SALE OR LEASE: Any immediate or future transfer of ownership, or any possessory interest in land, including contract of sale, lease, devise, intestate succession or transfer of an interest in a subdivision or part thereof, whether by metes and bounds, deed, contract, plat, map, lease, devise, interstate succession or other written instrument.
SAME OWNERSHIP: Ownership by the same person, corporation, firm, entity, partnership or an incorporated association; or ownership by different corporations, firms, partnerships, entities or unincorporated associations, in which a stockholder, partner or associate, or a member of his family, owns an interest in each corporation, firm, partnership, entity or unincorporated association.
SATELLITE RECEIVING STATION: Any apparatus or device which is designed for the purpose of transmitting and/or receiving radio, television, satellite microwave or other electromagnetic energy signals between terrestrial and/or orbital based uses. This definition is meant to include, but not be limited to, what are commonly referred to as satellite earth stations, satellite microwave antennas, TVROs or dish antennas. This definition does not include conventional television antennas or ham radio antennas.
SCREENING: Either: a) a strip of at least ten feet (10') wide, densely planted (or having equivalent natural growth) with shrubs or trees at least four feet (4') high at the time of planting, of a type that will for a year round period provide a dense screen at least six feet (6') high; or b) an opaque wall or barrier or uniformly painted fence at least six feet (6') high. Either a) or b) shall be maintained in good condition at all times and may have no signs affixed to or hung in relation to the outside thereof, except the following: for each entrance, one directional arrow with the name of the establishment with "For Patrons Only"; or like limitation, not over two (2) square feet in area, which shall be nonilluminated. Where required in the district regulations, a screen shall be installed along or within the lines of a plot as a protection to adjoining or nearby properties.
SECONDARY LIVING QUARTERS: Areas within main dwellings which are used by the property owner or primary tenant as dwellings for the private use of the property owner's relatives, domestic help, caretakers, nursing staff, houseguest or similar users. This title requires these quarters to be small, on the same utility meter system as the main dwelling, with limited access, and not separately rented or leased. Review for this use is undertaken by the planning and building departments at the time of building permit request and is a conditional use.
SEMIDETACHED BUILDING: Units connected on one side by an insulated common or party wall with separate exterior entrance for each unit.
SETBACK: The distance between a building and the street line or road right of way, or nearest property line thereto.
SETBACK, FRONT: A front setback will be required for each side of a lot bordering a public street or other right of way.
SHADE TREE: A tree in a public place, street, special easement or right of way adjoining a street, as provided in these regulations.
SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS (SHORT-TERM RENTAL): A residential unit, or any portion of a residential unit, that the owner of record or the lessee of the residential unit offers for occupancy for fewer than thirty (30) consecutive days.
SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS: Established regulations concerning lot areas, yard setbacks, building height, lot coverage, open space and any other special regulations deemed necessary to accomplish the goals and purposes of the underlying zoning district.
SKETCH PLAT: A sketch preparatory to the preparation of the preliminary plat (or subdivision plat in the case of minor subdivisions) to enable the subdivider to save time and expense in reaching general agreement with the planning commission as to the form of the plat and the objectives and/or conditions of these regulations.
SMALL SUBDIVISION: Any subdivision containing not more than three (3) lots fronting on an existing public or private street of adequate capacity, not involving any new street or road, or the extension of municipal infrastructure or facilities, or the creation of any public improvements, and not adversely affecting the remainder of the parcel or adjoining property, and not in conflict with any provision or portion of the town general plan, land use map, official zoning map, streets master plan, or this title and regulations. A "small subdivision" must also not require a zone change or rezone to be subdivided. The subdivider must agree to be bound by the current version of this title and town general plan, and the property must not contain sensitive lands or lie under the sensitive lands overlay zone.
STREET, PUBLIC: A thoroughfare which has been dedicated and accepted by the council, which the town has acquired by prescriptive right or which the town owns, or accepted for dedication on an approved final plat, or a thoroughfare which has been dedicated or made public by right of use and which affords access to abutting property, including highways, roads, lanes, avenues and boulevards. Any street or road shown on the streets master plan or land use maps or official zoning maps as a public street.
STRUCTURE: Anything constructed, the use of which requires fixed location on or in the ground, or attached to something having a fixed location upon the ground, and which imposes an impervious material on or above the ground; definition includes "building". All structures must maintain the minimum setbacks for the district in which they are located, both above and below the ground.
STUDIO APARTMENT: A dwelling unit consisting of a single room equipped for cooking, living and sleeping, having a separate bathroom or kitchen for the exclusive use of that apartment, all having a combined floor area of not more than one thousand (1,000) square feet.
SUBDIVIDER: Any person who: a) having an interest in land, causes it, directly or indirectly, to be divided into a subdivision; or who b) directly or indirectly, sells, leases or develops, or offers to sell, lease or develop, or advertises for sale, lease or development, any interest, lot, parcel, site, unit or plat in a subdivision; or who c) engages directly or through an agent in the business of selling, leasing, developing or offering for sale, lease or development, a subdivision or any interest, lot, parcel, site, unit or plat in a subdivision; or who d) is directly or indirectly controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, any of the foregoing.
SUBDIVISION: Any land, vacant or improved, which is divided or proposed to be divided into two (2) or more lots, parcels, sites, units, plots or interests for the purpose of offer, sale, lease or development, either on the installment plan or upon any or all other plans, terms and conditions, including resubdivision. "Subdivision" includes the division or development of residential and nonresidential zoned land, whether by deed, metes and bounds description, devise, intestacy, lease, map, plat or other recorded instrument.
SUBDIVISION AGENT: Any person who represents, or acts for or on behalf of, a subdivider or developer, in selling, leasing or developing, or offering to sell, lease or develop any interest, lot, parcel, unit, site or plat in a subdivision, except an attorney at law whose representation of another person consists solely of rendering legal services.
SUBDIVISION PLAT: The final map or drawing, described in these regulations, on which the subdivider's plan of subdivision is presented to the planning commission and town council for approval and which, if approved, may be submitted to the Box Elder County recorder for filing at the subdivider's expense.
SUPPORT COMMERCIAL FACILITIES: Those commercial uses which are located on the site of a master planned development, and oriented toward the internal circulation of the development, for the purpose of serving the needs of the residents or users of that development, and not the general public or persons drawn from off the site of the master planned development. Examples of support commercial uses are barbershops, beauty salons, travel agencies, clothing stores, gift shops, convenience stores, art galleries, auto rentals, camera stores, liquor stores, pharmacies, sporting goods stores, daycare nurseries, information centers, tennis or golf pro shops, or other hotel lobby type uses. No use occupying more than two thousand (2,000) gross square feet of floor area will be considered as support commercial.
TANDEM PARKING: Parking designs which necessitate parking one vehicle behind another. Such parking may not include more than two (2) cars in depth, and may not require occupants of separate dwellings to park behind one another.
TEMPORARY IMPROVEMENT: Improvements built and maintained by a subdivider during construction of the subdivision and prior to release of the performance guarantee.
TOWN: The town of Corinne City, Utah.
TOWN ATTORNEY: The licensed attorney designated by the town to furnish legal assistance for the administration of these and other regulations.
TOWN COUNCIL: The town or town council of Corinne City, Utah.
TOWN ENGINEER: The state of Utah licensed engineer designated by the town to furnish engineering assistance for the administration of these and other regulations.
TOWN STAFF: The employee or employees of Corinne City charged with the duties of performing ministerial or administrative functions under this title. When specific job titles are referred to in this title, it is done for convenience in designating the person or department primarily responsible for that particular function. All town staff functions are under the direction of the mayor, and the use of a specific job title shall not be construed as vesting authority with that person or department, as all staff actions are under the direction of the Town or Mayor and Town Council, and the staff or departmental structure established by the Mayor for the effective operation of Municipal affairs.
UNIT EQUIVALENT: The relative density factor applied in this title to different sizes and configurations of dwelling units and commercial spaces within a master planned development.
USE, INTENSITY: The maximum number of residential units, or commercial or industrial space within a specified land area designated for that purpose.
VEHICLE: A thing used for transporting people or goods, especially on land, such as a car, truck, cart or structure that can be moved on wheels.
YARD: A required space on a lot other than a court, unoccupied and unobstructed by buildings from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided herein. Yard areas for below grade structures must be provided unless a variance is obtained.
YARD, FRONT: A required space between the front line of the main building and the front lot line or closer right-of-way line of an abutting street or right-of-way and extending across the full width of a lot. The "depth" of the front yard is the minimum distance between the front lot line and the front line of the closest main building.
YARD, REAR: A required space between the rear line of the building and the rear lot line, or closer public street, and extending the full width of the lot. The "depth" of the rear yard is the minimum distance between the rear lot line and the rear line of the main building.
YARD, SIDE: A required space between the side line of the building and the side lot line and extending from the front yard to the rear yard. The "width" of the side yard shall be the minimum distance between the side lot line and the side line of the building.
(Ord., 1-18-2005; amd. Ord. 18-01, 9-18-2018; Ord. 25-01, 2-18-2025)