Golden Meadow City Zoning Code

The definitions in this chapter shall apply to the ordinance codified in this title.

(Ord. 77 § 9.1 (part), 1961.)

A.

"Accessory building" means the subordinate building or a portion of the main building, the use of which is incidental to that of the main building or land, not used for a place of habitation or a living room, kitchen, dining room, parlor, bedroom or library.

B.

An "accessory use" is one which is incidental to the main use of the premises.

(Ord. 77 § 9.1 (part), 1961.)

"Advertising signs" means signs pertaining only to the lease, sale or use of a lot or building on which placed and not exceeding a total area of twelve square feet; provided, that on a lot occupied by a dwelling, the total area of all signs shall not be more than two square feet for each dwelling unit. All other signs are prohibited.

(Ord. 77 § 9.2, 1961.)

"Board" means the board of adjustment established in Chapter 18.72.

(Ord. 77 § 9.3, 1961.)

"Building" means any structure built for use of persons or animals, but not including trailers.

(Ord. 77 § 9.4 (part), 1961.)

"Commission" means the planning and zoning commission of the town.

(Ord. 77 § 9.5, 1961.)

"District" means a part of the town wherein regulations of the ordinance codified in this title are uniform.

(Ord. 77 § 9.7, 1961.)

A.

"Dwelling" means a building used entirely for residential purposes, and shall not be construed to include trailers.

B.

A single-family dwelling is a building that contains only one living unit; a two-family dwelling is a building that contains only two living units; and a multiple dwelling is a building that contains more than two living units.

(Ord. 77 § 9.8, 1961.)

"Family" means one or more persons occupying a living unit as an individual housekeeping organization as distinguished from a group occupying a boardinghouse, lodginghouse or hotel.

(Ord. 77 § 9.9, 1961.)

"Home occupations" means customarily home occupations incidental to a permitted use, such as dressmaking or tailoring, or the office of a physician or other professional person; provided, that such occupations are conducted in the main buildings and by persons resident in said buildings, and that persons conducting such occupations may employ no one outside the family.

(Ord. 77 § 9.11, 1961.)

"Living unit" means the rooms occupied by a family. The living unit must include a kitchen.

(Ord. 77 § 9.12, 1961.)

"Lot" means a plot or parcel of land which is adequate for occupancy by a use permitted in this title; provides the yards, area and off-street parking required by this title; and fronts directly upon a street.

(Ord. 77 § 9.13, 1961.)

"Corner lot" means a lot which abuts on two or more streets and/or roads at their intersection or upon a curved street; provided, that the two sides of the lot, or the tangents to the curve of the street line at its starting points at or within the side lot line, intersect to form an interior angle of not more than one hundred thirty-five degrees.

(Ord. 77 § 9.14, 1961.)

"Lot depth" means the distance between front and rear lot lines. If the two opposite sides of the lot are not parallel, the depth shall be deemed to be the mean distance between the front and rear lot lines.

(Ord. 77 § 9.15, 1961.)

"Interior lot" means a lot which is not a corner lot.

(Ord. 77 § 9.16, 1961.)

A.

The "front lot line" of an interior lot means the line separating the lot from the street or easement of principal access.

B.

The "front lot line" of a corner lot means the lot line with the least frontage.

(Ord. 77 § 9.17, 1961.)

A.

"Rear lot line" means the boundary opposite and more or less parallel to the front lot line.

B.

The "rear lot line" of an irregular or triangular lot means a line not less than ten feet long, lying wholly within the lot and parallel to and at the farthest distance from the front lot line.

(Ord. 77 § 9.18, 1961.)

A.

"Side lot line" means any lot boundary line not a front line or a rear lot line.

B.

A side lot line separating a lot from a street line is an exterior side lot line. Any other side lot line is an interior side lot line.

(Ord. 77 § 9.19, 1961.)

"Through lot" means a lot whose depth extends between two more or less parallel streets and has frontage on each street.

(Ord. 77 § 9.20, 1961.)

"Lot width" means the width of the lot measured at right angles to the mean depth of said lot.

(Ord. 77 § 9.21, 1961.)

"Office building" means a building designed for or used as the office of professional, commercial, industrial, religious, public or semipublic persons or organizations.

(Ord. 77 § 9.22, 1961.)

A.

"Parking space" means an area not less then eight feet by twenty feet.

B.

Access to a parking space from a public street or alley shall be provided in addition to the space necessary for parking.

(Ord. 77 § 9.23, 1961.)

The "planning commission" shall act as a zoning commission as provided for under Section 4727 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.

(Ord. 77 § 9.24, 1961.)

"Street line" or "right-of-way line" means the dividing line between a lot, its property line or lines, and a public right-of-way, street, road or highway; or a private street, road or highway, over which two or more abutting owners have an easement or right-of-way.

(Ord. 77 § 9.25, 1961.)

"Structure" means anything built that requires a permanent location, but not including trailers.

(Ord. 77 § 9.4 (part), 1961.)

"Trailer" means a vehicle equipped for use as a dwelling and designed to be hauled along a highway.

The term "trailer" shall also be construed to include a mobile home.

Whenever reference is made to any of the "sides" of a trailer, the "sides" referenced to shall correspond to the following:

A.

"Ends" shall be the shortest sides, the "front end" being that portion to which the towing apparatus is connected for travel on the streets, roadways or highways, and the opposite side shall be known as the "rear end."

B.

Longest measured sides are to be referred to as "front side" and "back side."

C.

The "front side" of a trailer is that side used as the formal entrance to the trailer and the opposite side is the "rear side" of the trailer.

(Ord. 373, 1996: Ord. 77 § 9.26, 1961.)

"Yard" means a required open space unoccupied and unobstructed by any structure or portion of a structure from thirty inches above the general ground level of the graded lot upward; provided, however, that fences and walls may be permitted in any yard subject to height limitations as indicated in Section 18.08.270.

(Ord. 77 § 9.28, 1961.)

A.

"Front yard" means a yard extending between side lot lines across the front of a lot. In any required front yard, no fences or wall shall be permitted which materially impedes vision across such yard above the height of thirty inches. No hedge or other vegetation shall be permitted which materially impedes vision across such yard between the heights of thirty inches and ten feet.

B.

In the case of through lots, unless the prevailing front yard pattern on adjoining lots indicates otherwise, front yards shall be provided on all frontages. Where one of the front yards that would normally be required on a through lot is not in keeping with the prevailing yard pattern, the administrative officer may waive the requirement for the normal front yard and substitute therefor a special yard requirement which shall not exceed the average of the yards provided on adjacent lots.

(Ord. 77 § 9.29, 1961.)

The depth of required front yards shall be measured at right angles to a straight line joining the foremost points of the side lot lines. The foremost points of the side lot line, in the case of rounded property corners at street intersections, shall be assumed to be the point at which the side and front lot lines would have met without such rounding. Front and rear yard lines shall be parallel.

(Ord. 77 § 9.30, 1961.)

The depth of required rear yards shall be measured at right angles to a straight line joining the rearmost points of the side lot lines. The forward rear yard line of a required rear yard shall be parallel to the straight line so established.

(Ord. 77 § 9.33, 1961.)

A.

"Side yard" means a yard extending from the rear line of the required front yard to the rear lot line.

B.

In the case of through lots, side yards shall extend from the rear line of the front yards required; in the case of corner lots with normal frontage, there will be only one side yard adjacent to the interior lot; in the case of corner lots with reversed frontage, the yards remaining after the full front yard has been established shall be considered to be the side yard.

(Ord. 77 § 9.31, 1961.)

The width of required side yards shall be measured at right angles to a straight line joining the ends of front and rear lot lines on the same side of the lot. The inner side yard line of the required side yard shall be parallel to the straight line so established.

(Ord. 77 § 9.32, 1961.)