To have a common zoning district boundary or lot boundary. For the purposes of this Chapter, a lot line shall be considered to abut a zoning district, waterway, railroad right-of-way or portion thereof. "Adjacent", "adjoining" and "contiguous" shall have the same meaning as "abutting".

A subordinate building or structure having a use customarily incident to and located on the lot occupied by the main building. A building housing an accessory use is considered an integral part of the main building when it has any part of a wall in common with the main building or is under an extension of the main roof and designed as an integral part of the main building.

A dwelling unit, attached or detached from the main building, located on a single lot, provided that the gross floor area of an accessory dwelling unit shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the gross floor of the main building or structure or 1,250 square feet, whichever is less.

Any equipment serving or being used in conjunction with a wireless facility or wireless support structure. The term includes utility or transmission equipment, power supplies, generators, batteries, cables, equipment buildings, cabinets and storage sheds, shelters, or similar structures.

A use customarily incidental and subordinate to and located on the same lot as the principal use.

Shall have the same meaning as set forth in 19 CSR 30-95.010(1), as amended.

An office or individual having specific authority to administer the regulations within this Chapter or as may otherwise be designated by the Board of Aldermen.

Consist of:

The use of land for agricultural purposes, including farming, dairying, pasturage, agriculture, horticulture, commercial riding stables, floriculture, viticulture and animal and poultry husbandry and the necessary accessory uses for packing, treating or storing the produce; provided however, that the operation of any such accessory uses shall be secondary to that of the normal agricultural activities. The operation of commercial feedlots or pens, sales yards and auction yards for cattle or hogs shall be deemed an industrial and not an agricultural use.

The sale of food or fiber commodities of any kind associated with the agricultural use of property. Agricultural product sales include:

An enterprise located at a working farm, ranch, or other agricultural use of the property or agricultural plant/facility conducted for the enjoyment and education of visitors, guests or clients that generates income for the owner/operator. Agricultural tourism refers to the act of visiting a working farm/ranch or to any agricultural, horticultural or agricultural operation for the purpose of enjoyment, education or active involvement in the activities of the farm/ranch or agricultural use of the property that also adds to the economic viability of the agricultural use of the property.

Examples of agritourism enterprises include, but are not limited to, the following:

A minor public or private right-of-way shown on a plat providing secondary vehicular access to the rear or side of a lot, block or parcel of land otherwise abutting a street, and which may be used for public utility purposes.

Any addition, removal, extension or change in the location of any exterior wall of a main building or accessory building.

Communications equipment that transmits or receives electromagnetic radio signals used in the provision of any type of wireless communications services.

A room or a suite of rooms within an apartment house arranged, intended or designed as a place of residence of a single family or group of individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit.

A multi-family dwelling unit building with two (2) or more apartments. At least two (2) dwelling units are owned by the same entity and at least one (1) dwelling unit is not owner occupied.

An establishment that is engaged in the business of a bank, savings and loan association or other similar institution that is regulated by State or Federal authority. Such establishment includes, without limitation, an office building or portion thereof devoted to such use, a drive-up facility and a facility containing one (1) or more automated teller machines.

That portion of a building which is completely below ground or which is partly above and partly below ground, but having more than one-half (½) of its height below grade.

A station at a specific site authorized to communicate with mobile stations, generally consisting of radio transceivers, antennas, coaxial cables, power supplies, and other associated electronics, and includes a structure that currently supports or houses an antenna, a transceiver, coaxial cables, power supplies, or other associated equipment.

An area of land within a subdivision that is entirely bounded by streets, highways or rights-of-way, except alleys, or between streets, highways, streams, parks, etc., or any other barrier or combination thereof.

The officially elected Board of Aldermen of the City of Dardenne Prairie; the term may be abbreviated in this Chapter as the "Board".

A building, other than a hotel, occupied as a single housekeeping unit where lodging or meals are provided for four (4) or more persons for compensation, pursuant to previous arrangements, but not for the public or transients.

The perforation of human tissue other than an ear for a non-medical purpose.

Any individual who for a fee performs body piercing procedures on a human being, excluding the ears, at the patron's request including, but not limited to:

The premises where a body piercer performs body piercing.

A permanent mark made on human tissue by burning with a hot iron or other instrument.

Any individual who for a fee performs branding on a patron at the patron's request.

The premises where a brander performs the process of branding.

See "GREENBELT".

An entity engaged in the construction of buildings but not necessarily a developer.

Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls built for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or property of any kind, but not including any vehicle, trailer (with or without wheels) nor any movable device, such as furniture, machinery or equipment.

The proportion of the lot area expressed as a percent that is covered by the maximum horizontal cross section of a building or buildings.

The vertical distance from the average elevation of the proposed finished grade at the front of the building or structure to the highest point of the roof of a building or highest point of any permanent part of a structure other than a building.

A line parallel to a street right-of-way line, edge of a stream or other property line established on a parcel of land or lot for the purpose of prohibiting construction of a building or structure in the area between such building line and right-of-way stream banks or other property line.

The term used to indicate the size and setback of a building or structure and the location of same with respect to another building or structure or to a lot line and includes the following: size and height of a building or structure; location of exterior walls of a building in relation to lot lines, streets or other buildings; the floor area of a building in relation to the area of the lot on which it is located; the open space allocated to a surrounding building; and the amount of lot area per dwelling unit.

Any activity engaged in by any person, or caused to be engaged in by him, with the object of gain, benefit or advantage, either direct or indirect.

Any wireless support structure that is designed to blend into the surrounding environment. Examples include wireless support structures which are made to look like trees, light poles, or flag poles.

A place for burial of the dead, including crematory facilities as an accessory use.

Shall have the same meaning as the term "Daycare" as set forth in 19 CSR 30-95.010(6), as amended.

Shall have the same meaning as set forth in 19 CSR 30-95.010(5), as amended.

The City of Dardenne Prairie, Missouri.

The officially appointed engineer of the City of Dardenne Prairie or his or her designee, or such other person or persons as may be designated by the City Administrator from time to time.

The officially appointed Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Dardenne Prairie; the term may be abbreviated in this Chapter as the "Commission".

A building or premises used for social, recreational, dining or philanthropic purposes, the normal use of which is limited to specific members, patrons or otherwise listed and enumerated persons.

The Municipal Code of the City of Dardenne Prairie, Missouri.

The placement or installation of a new wireless facility on a structure that already has an existing wireless facility, including electrical transmission towers, water towers, buildings, and other structures capable of structurally supporting the attachment of wireless facilities.

Land included in a subdivision record plat that is not part of any lot nor part of the dedicated right-of-way. The term implies land that is held in common ownership by all owners of lots in the subdivision, usually through a homeowners' association.

The City Plan adopted by the Commission pursuant to Chapter 89, RSMo.

A use that would not be appropriate generally or without restriction throughout the zoning district but which, if controlled as to number, area, location or relation to the neighborhood, would promote the public health, safety, morals, order, comfort, convenience, appearance, prosperity or general welfare. Such uses may be permitted in such zoning districts as conditional uses, if specific provisions for such conditional uses are made in this zoning ordinance.

The same as is defined by Section 448.1-103, RSMo.

The engineering drawings showing types of materials and construction details for physical structures and facilities, excluding dwelling units, to be installed in conjunction with any development.

A local street with only one (1) outlet and having an appropriate turnaround at the end for the safe and convenient reversal of traffic movement.

As related to activity authorized pursuant to Article XIV, Section 1 of the Missouri Constitution and all rules and regulations issued by DHSS, the process by which a person, business or legal entity promotes the germination and growth of a seed to a mature marijuana plant.

An additional, separate, or enhanced Identification Card issued by the State of Missouri allowing the holder to cultivate medical marijuana in amounts and in secure manners as authorized by DHSS, only to the extent authorized by applicable law.

The mean level of the curb in front of the lot or, in case of a corner lot, along that abutting street where the mean curb level is the highest.

A place which provides shelter and personal care on a regular basis for six (6) or more children who are not related within the third (3rd) degree of consanguinity to the operator for four (4) or more hours of any part of a twenty-four (24) hour day, whether such place be organized or operated for profit or not. The term "day care center" includes any child care facility, kindergarten, nurseries or any other facility that falls within the scope of the definitions set forth above, regardless of auspices.

The care of an adult away from his/her own home for any part of the twenty-four (24) hour day, for compensation or otherwise. Day care is a voluntary supplement to the person's regular home activities and/or a designated guardian's responsibility for the person's protection, development and supervision. Day care may be given in a day care home or day care center subject to any applicable regulations or approvals.

Transfer by the developer to the public of ownership of or an interest in land for a public purpose. Dedication may be effected by formal deed of conveyance, plat or by any other method recognized by the laws of the State of Missouri.

The number of dwelling units per acre of gross land area.

Any person, persons, corporation or government agency undertaking any development as defined in this Chapter. The term "developer" includes such commonly used references as subdivider, owner and proprietor but not builder.

Any subdivision of land as herein defined or any material change in the use or appearance of any parcel of land subject to provisions of this Chapter or the act of building structures and/or installing site improvements.

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, or its successor agency.

A section or sections of the City for which the zoning regulations governing the use of buildings and premises, the height of buildings, the size of yards and the intensity of use are uniform.

Animals kept exclusively for the personal enjoyment of the occupants of a principal building and including those animals normally kept as pets.

A building with many rooms providing sleeping and living accommodations for a number of usually unrelated persons; usually associated with an educational institution.

Any business so developed that its retail or service character is primarily dependent upon serving patrons who remain in their motor vehicles in a driveway or parking spaces.

A building or portion thereof designed exclusively for residential occupancy, including single-family, two-family and multiple-family dwellings, boarding and lodging houses, apartment houses and town houses but not hotels or motor hotels.

The same meaning as set forth in Section R202 of the Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings of the City of Dardenne Prairie, Missouri.

A right or privilege to use a portion of another's property for a particular purpose.

Shall have the same meaning as set forth in 19 CSR 30-95.010(11), as amended.

The use of a site for a public, private or parochial school offering instruction at the elementary, junior high or senior high school levels in the branches of learning and study required to be taught in the State of Missouri. The term "educational facilities" shall also include accessory uses including, but not necessarily limited to, lighted athletic fields, tennis courts, tracks, outdoor classrooms and athletic stadiums and gymnasiums with a seating capacity not to exceed five thousand (5,000) people.

An electrical transmission structure used to support high-voltage overhead power lines. The term shall not include any utility pole.

Any request for modification of an existing structure or base station that involves:

A professional engineer registered in and pursuant to the laws of the State of Missouri.

An area surrounding or near a wireless support structure within which are located wireless facilities.

A structure that exists at the time a request to place wireless facilities on a structure is filed with the Zoning Administrator. The term includes any structure that is capable of supporting the attachment of wireless facilities in compliance with Chapters 500 and 505 of the Municipal Code of the City of Dardenne Prairie and recognized industry standards for structural safety, capacity, reliability, and engineering, including, but not limited to, towers, buildings, and water towers. The term shall not include any utility pole.

One (1) or more persons who are related by blood, marriage or adoption living together and occupying a single housekeeping unit with single kitchen facilities, or a group of not more than five (5) living together by joint agreement and occupying a single housekeeping unit with single kitchen facilities on a non-profit cost-sharing basis or as further defined by State Statute.

Any fresh fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, nuts, shell eggs, jams, jellies, honey or other bee products, maple syrup or maple sugar, flowers, nursery stock and other horticultural commodities, livestock food products, including meat, milk, cheese and other dairy products, food products of "aquaculture", as defined in Subsection 1 of Section 277.024, RSMo., including fish, oysters, clams, mussels and other molluscan shellfish taken from the waters of the State, products from any tree, vine or plant and other flowers, or any of the products listed that have been processed by the participating farmer, including, but not limited to, baked goods made with farm products.

A cooperative or non-profit enterprise or association that consistently occupies a given site throughout the season, which operates principally as a common marketplace for a group of farmers to sell farm products directly to consumers, and where the products sold are produced by the participating farmers with the sole intent and purpose of generating a portion of household income.

That area of land adjoining the channel of a river, stream, watercourse, lake or similar body of water which will be inundated by a flood which has a one (1) in one hundred (100) probability of occurrence in a given year as defined by the U.S. Corps of Engineers and required by the National Flood Insurance Act.

For commercial business and industrial building or buildings containing mixed uses, the sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of the building measured from the exterior walls, but not including:

A marijuana plant from the time it exhibits the first signs of sexual maturity through harvest.

The length of the property abutting on one (1) side of a street measured along the dividing line between the property and the street right-of-way.

A building or portion thereof, other than a public or repair garage, providing storage for motor vehicles but no other services, such garage to be in lieu of private garages within a block or portion of block.

An accessory building or portion of a main building used for storage of personal use motor vehicles.

A building or portion thereof designed or used for the storage, sale, hiring, care or repair of motor vehicles and which is operated for commercial purposes.

A building or portion thereof, except those defined as a private, a repair or a community garage, providing storage for motor vehicles with facilities for washing but no other services.

A two- or three-story multi-family apartment building usually of wood frame construction. The typical garden apartment building is designed with apartment flats which extend through the building without a central corridor. One-half (½) of the units have ground level patios and the second-story units have balconies. In land planning the trend is toward two-story walk-up buildings at low density with open spaces for recreational purposes and to preserve the natural terrain and trees. Frequently, a sloping site can be adapted to gain another story without necessitating more than one (1) flight of stairs.

A strip of land located between incompatible land uses which is subject to private use restrictions or a negative easement or is dedicated to public use as open space for the purpose of protecting the built environment of a subdivision or to enhance a street right-of-way, or both.

Any home in which eight (8) or fewer unrelated mentally or physically handicapped persons reside, and may include two (2) additional persons acting as houseparents or guardians who need not be related to each other or to any of the mentally or physically handicapped persons residing in the home.

See "BUILDING HEIGHT".

Any lawful occupation performed by a resident within a residential home or accessory structure, which is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling unit for residential purposes and does not change the residential character of the residential building or adversely affect the character of the surrounding neighborhood.

A building occupied or used as a more or less temporary abiding place of individuals or groups of individuals who are lodged, with or without meals, and in which there are more than ten (10) sleeping rooms.

A building occupied by a non-profit corporation or a non-profit establishment.

A parcel of land upon which the principal or accessory use is the accumulation of used, discarded or worn out materials or manufactured products, any of which may or may not be reusable or salable.

Any animal which normally weighs more than fifty (50) pounds at maturity including, but not limited, to horses, bison, emus, ostrich, cattle, llamas, certain breeds of dogs, burrows, goats, etc.

A business that provides washing, drying or ironing machines and professional type cleaning and pressing equipment for hire to be used by customers on the premises.

Large animals raised for commercial purpose, including horses, cattle, pigs, hogs, goats, sheep, ostriches, emu, llamas, etc.

The area of a dwelling unit composed of those rooms designed for and exclusively used for residential purposes, including bedrooms, kitchen, dining room, den/library, bathrooms, family and living rooms, stairwells and hallways connecting these rooms but not including the garage or basement.

A space within the main building or on the same lot providing for the standing, loading or unloading of trucks, which space shall have a minimum dimension of twelve (12) by thirty-five (35) feet and a vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet.

A measured portion of a parcel or a tract of land, set forth in a recorded plat, recorded or proposed to be recorded and intended as a unit for transfer of ownership or for development.

Includes the total area of all principal and accessory buildings as measured along the outside wall at ground level or above as viewed from above and includes all projections other than open porches, fire escapes, canopies or the first three (3) feet of a roof over-hang. Roads, driveways, parking lots and swimming pools shall not be included in the maximum lot coverage requirements. The percent of lot coverage shall be computed as follows:

Percent of lot coverage = One hundred (100) times the square feet of ground coverage of all principal and accessory buildings, divided by the total square feet of lot area.

The lines bounding a lot as defined herein.

The distance between side lot lines measured along the front building line.

A detached single-family dwelling unit with all of the following characteristics:

Cannabis indica, Cannabis sativa, and Cannabis ruderalis, hybrids of such species, and any other strains commonly understood within the scientific community to constitute marijuana, as well as resin extracted from the plant and marijuana-infused products. "Marijuana" does not include industrial hemp containing a cropwide average tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that does not exceed three-tenths of one percent (0.3%) on a dry weight basis, or commodities or products manufactured from industrial hemp.

Products that are infused with marijuana or an extract thereof and are intended for use or consumption other than by smoking, including, but not limited to, edible products, ointments, tinctures and concentrates.

A facility licensed by DHSS to acquire, cultivate, process, store, transport, and sell marijuana to a medical marijuana dispensary facility, medical marijuana testing facility, or to a medical marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility.

A facility licensed by DHSS to acquire, store, sell, transport, and deliver marijuana, marijuana-infused products, and drug paraphernalia used to administer marijuana as provided for in this Chapter to a qualifying patient, a primary caregiver, another medical marijuana dispensary facility, a medical marijuana testing facility, or a medical marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility.

A medical marijuana cultivation facility, medical marijuana dispensary facility, medical marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility, or medical marijuana testing facility.

A facility licensed by DHSS to acquire, store, manufacture, transport, and sell marijuana-infused products to a medical marijuana dispensary facility, a medical marijuana testing facility, or to another medical marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility.

A facility certified by DHSS to acquire, test, certify, and transport marijuana.

A facility certified by DHSS to transport marijuana to a qualifying patient, a primary caregiver, a medical marijuana cultivation facility, a medical marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility, a medical marijuana dispensary facility, a medical marijuana testing facility, or another medical marijuana-transportation facility.

A self-contained single-family unit designed to be transported after fabrication on wheels or on a flatbed, delivered to a site, ready for use except for minor unpacking and assembly, location on foundation supports, connection to utilities, etc.

A radio-communication station capable of being moved and which ordinarily does move.

A self-contained unit designed to be transported after fabrication on wheels or on a flatbed, delivered to a site; ready for use except for minor unpacking and assembly, location on foundation supports, connection to utilities, etc.

Shall have the same meaning as set forth in Chapter 632 of the City Code.

Factory fabricated transportable building unit designed to be used by itself or to be incorporated with similar units at a building site into a modular structure to be used for residential, commercial, educational or industrial purposes.

A grant by the developer to the public, a corporation or person(s) for use of a recorded strip of land for open space or other non-developed purposes. See "COMMON GROUND".

A parcel or tract of subdivision land withheld from development and subject to private use and access restrictions for the purpose of protecting the environment of subdivision or to enhance a street right-of-way or to improve traffic flow on a principal street.

A use, building or yard existing legally at the time of the passage of this Chapter or any amendment thereto which does not, by reason of design, use or dimensions, conform to the regulations of the district in which it is situated.

A residence or other place licensed by the State of Missouri as a nursing home.

Land dedicated or reserved for use by the general public or for use by residents of the subdivision or land held out of development and retained in its natural conditions with or without public access. Open space includes, but is not limited to, parks, parkways, playgrounds, school sites, wildlife or plant life preserves and nature study areas.

A continuous area or acreage of land that can be divided or subdivided as provided by this Chapter.

An open, unoccupied space used or required for use for parking vehicles exclusively and in which no gasoline or vehicular accessories are sold or no other business is conducted and no fees are charged.

An open surfaced area used exclusively for the temporary storage of motor vehicles, but no vehicles may be equipped, repaired, rented or sold.

A surfaced area, enclosed in the main building or in an accessory building or unenclosed, reserved for the purpose of parking of motor vehicles per Article XI of this Chapter.

A tract of land to be developed as an entity according to a plan and which may contain multiple uses; a Planned Unit Development (PUD) may be planned, developed and regulated as a single land use unit.

A graphic representation of a tract of land or a subdivision of land showing developmental boundaries and features such as property lines.

A factory-fabricated transportable building unit designed to be used by itself or to be incorporated with similar units at a building site into a modular structure to be used for commercial, educational, or industrial purposes. Prefabricated buildings include shipping container structures, but do not include structures defined as manufactured or mobile homes or constructed with an integral chassis and attached wheels.

Shall have the same meaning as set forth in 19 CSR 30-95.010(30), as amended.

Public parks, playgrounds, recreational areas, designated scenic or historic sites; school sites or sites for other public buildings; and other areas dedicated to public use or enjoyment.

Shall have the same meaning as set forth in 19 CSR 30-95.010(35), as amended.

Includes constructing a new wireless support structure of equal proportions and of equal height or such other height that would not constitute a substantial modification to an existing structure in order to support wireless facilities or to accommodate collocation and includes the associated removal of the preexisting wireless facilities or wireless support structures.

Frontage on a road to which access is prohibited. When a subdivision lot occurs between two (2) non-intersecting streets, one (1) of which is a parkway, thoroughfare or collector and the other is a minor residential street, the lot will front on the minor residential street and a non-access reservation will be provided buffering the rear of the lot from the traffic artery.

The land opened, reserved or dedicated for a street, sewer, water, walk, drainage course or other public purpose.

A hedge of closely spaced shrubs with dense foliage in all seasons that effectively blocks view.

The distance from the property line that a main structure must be located in order to accommodate the zoning district yard requirement.

A portable storage container designed and manufactured according to specifications from the International Standards Organization (ISO) as a standard, reusable vessel intended to be loaded on a truck, rail car or ship, used primarily for shipping goods.

A structure constructed of one (1) or more shipping containers.

A group of retail stores planned and developed for the site upon which they are built and owned and managed as a unit with off-street parking provided on the property.

A plan, to scale, showing uses and structures proposed for a parcel of land as required by the regulations involved. It includes lot lines, streets, building sites, reserved open space, buildings, major landscape features, both natural and manmade and, depending on requirements, the locations of proposed utility lines.

The SmartCode adopted on July 18, 2007, and pursuant to Ordinance No. 1175 of the City of Dardenne Prairie, Missouri, as amended.

That part of a building included between the surface of one (1) floor and the surface of the floor next above or, if there be no floor above, that part of the building which is between the surface of a floor and the ceiling next above. A top story attic is a half story when the main line of the eaves is not above the middle of the interior height of such story. The first (1st) story is a half story when between fifty percent (50%) and seventy-five percent (75%) of the area of its exterior walls are exposed to outside light and air entirely above grade and which exterior walls contain windows or doors permitting the entrance of daylight and outside air.

A general term denoting a public or private thoroughfare which affords the principal means of access by vehicular traffic to abutting property. The term includes all facilities which normally are found within the right-of-way; it shall also include such other designations as highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, pike, avenue, boulevard, lane, place, court or other such terms but shall not include pedestrian way or alley. For dedication purposes, it may refer to the width of the right-of-way, not just the paved area.

Any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders or the addition of new electrical circuits or plumbing fixtures to the building.

Any relatively immobile improvement on land composed of manmade materials. This includes pools, whether above ground or in-ground, sheds, garages, gazebos, etc., but not fences, retaining walls, pavements or swing sets.

Any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, estate, trust or any other group or combination acting as a unit dividing or proposing to divide land so as to constitute a subdivision as defined herein.

The partitioning of a parcel or tract of land by an owner or developer into two (2) or more lots of any size for the purpose of sale, lease or development, whether immediate or future; included are all changes in street lines, dedication or platting of streets and change in lot lines.

The mounting of a proposed wireless facility on a wireless support structure which, as applied to the structure as it was originally constructed:

The premises where a tattooist performs tattooing on patrons.

Any individual who for a fee tattoos a patron at the patron's request.

Selling products, merchandise or service to the public, conducted on a temporary basis and not occupying a permanent structure on the property on which it is located. The use may or may not occupy a tent, modular unit or other mobile structure and may or may not be conducted by the owner or lessee of the property. The use may, but need not, be associated with a permanent use on the property.

The town house, once known as the row house, is a single-family attached unit. Town houses are characteristically built as individual units in a series of four (4) to eight (8) houses with common sidewalls between units and a side yard on the end unit only. Typically, the town house has two (2) stories but may be designed with one (1), two (2) or three (3) stories and may be built on slab or on basement. Built-in garages are often constructed as part of the unit. Town houses usually have a fenced private rear yard patio for outdoor living.

A strip of land located between incompatible land uses that is subject to private use restrictions or a negative easement or is dedicated to public uses as open space for the purpose of protecting the build environment of a development or to enhance a street right-of-way or both.

Including automobile tent trailers, recreational vehicles or house cars designed to provide temporary mobile housing for highway and recreational travelers. Such use shall be considered equivalent to a hotel, tourist court or motor hotel for zoning purposes.

Any person, corporation, county, municipality acting in its capacity as a utility, municipal utility board, or other entity, or department thereof or entity related thereto, providing retail or wholesale electric, natural gas, water, waste water, data, cable television, or telecommunications or Internet protocol-related services.

A structure owned or operated by a utility that is designed specifically for and used to carry lines, cables, or wires for telephony, cable television, or electricity, or to provide lighting.

The purpose or activity for which a piece of land or its buildings is designed, arranged or intended or for which it is occupied or maintained.

A modification of the specific requirements of this Chapter granted by Board of Adjustment in accordance with the terms of this Chapter for the purpose of assuring that no property because of special circumstances applicable to it shall be deprived of privileges commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same vicinity and zoning district.

A single or two-story structure entirely surrounded by common ground whose structure exterior is maintained by the homeowners' association. The structure may be a freestanding, single unit or not greater than a three-unit structure.

A water storage tank, or a standpipe or an elevated tank situated on a support structure, originally constructed for use as a reservoir or facility to store or deliver water.

Includes the wireless facilities of all services licensed to use radio communications pursuant to Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. §301.

The set of equipment and network components, exclusive of the underlying wireless support structure, including, but not limited to, antennas, accessory equipment, transmitters, receivers, power supplies, cabling and associated equipment necessary to provide wireless communications services.

A structure, such as a monopole, tower, or building capable of supporting wireless facilities. This definition does not include utility poles.

An open space at grade between a building and the adjoining lot lines, unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided. In measuring a yard for the purpose of determining the width of a side yard, the depth of a front yard or the depth of a rear yard, the least horizontal distance between the lot line and the foundation line of the main building shall be used. Where lots abut a street, all yards abutting said street shall be measured from the street right-of-way.

A development approach in which a freestanding building is sited on one (1) or more lot lines with no yard on the zero lot line side in order to increase the amount of usable open space on the remaining area of the lot. Zero lot line dwellings are designed with no windows facing the zero lot line side and are internally oriented to an enclosed, private courtyard or patio. Typically the zero lot line unit is a one-story, L-shaped single-family house designed as a two-, three- or four-bedroom unit on lots eighty (80) to one hundred (100) feet deep by forty (40), fifty (50) or sixty (60) feet wide, at density of five (5) to seven (7) families per gross acre. The zero lot line unit is usually designed in group or cluster arrangements and the land saved from conventional size house lots is used as common open space for recreation or to preserve natural features of the site.

The City Administrator of the City of Dardenne Prairie, appointed pursuant to Chapter 115 of the Municipal Code, or such other person or persons designated by the City Administrator.

The duly approved, enacted and amended ordinance which controls and regulates zoning in the City of Dardenne Prairie.