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The following words, when used in this ordinance, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, unless such construction would be inconsistent with the manifest intent of the City Council or where the context of this ordinance clearly indicates otherwise:

Accessory dwelling unit. A secondary dwelling located on a lot with a primary detached residential structure and used as living quarters but not for rent or lease separate and apart from the primary detached residential structure.

Adult Uses. Establishments or activities that involve the provision of goods, services, or entertainment intended for individuals of legal adult age and may contain explicit or sexually oriented content. Included are the following sub-uses:

Adult arcade. Any place to which the public is permitted or invited wherein coin-operated or slug-operated for electronically, electrically, or mechanically controlled still or motion picture machines, projectors, or other image-producing devices are maintained to show images to five or fewer persons per machine at any one time, and where the images so displayed are distinguished or characterized by the depicting or describing of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.

Adult bookstore or adult video store. A commercial establishment which, as one of its principal business purposes, openly advertises or displays or offers for sale or rental for any form of consideration any one or more of the following:

a.

Books, magazines, periodicals or other printed matter, or photographs, films, motion pictures, video cassettes or video reproductions, slides, or other visual representations which depict or describe specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas; or

b.

Instruments, devices, or paraphernalia which are designed for use in connection with specified sexual activities.

Adult cabaret. A nightclub, bar, restaurant, or similar commercial establishment which regularly features:

a.

Persons who appear in a state of nudity or seminudity; or

b.

Live performances which are characterized by the exposure of specified anatomical areas or by specified sexual activities; or

c.

Films, motion pictures, video cassette, slides, or other photographic reproductions which are characterized by the depiction or description of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.

Adult motel. A hotel, motel or similar commercial establishment which:

a.

Offers accommodations to the public for any form of consideration; provides patrons with closed-circuit television transmissions, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other photographic reproductions which are characterized by the depiction or description of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas; and has a sign visible from the public right-of-way which advertises the availability of this type of photographic reproductions; or

b.

Offers a sleeping room for rent for a period of time that is less than ten hours; or

c.

Allows a tenant or occupant of a sleeping room to subrent the room for a period of time that is less than ten hours.

Adult motion picture theater or adult movie theater. A commercial establishment where, for any form of consideration, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or similar photographic reproductions are regularly shown which are characterized by the depiction or description of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.

Adult theater. A theater, concert hall, auditorium, or similar commercial establishment which regularly features persons who appear in a state of nudity or seminudity or live performances which are characterized by the exposure of specified anatomical areas or by specified sexual activities.

Escort. A person who, for consideration, agrees or offers to act as a companion, guide or date for another person, or who agrees or offers to privately model lingerie or to privately perform a striptease for another person.

Escort agency. A person or business association who furnishes, offers to furnish, or advertises to furnish escorts as one of its primary business purposes, for a fee, tip or other consideration.

Establishment, adult. Includes any of the following:

1.

The opening or commencement of any sexually oriented business as a new business;

2.

The conversion of an existing business, whether or not a sexually oriented business, to a sexually oriented business;

3.

The addition of any sexually oriented business to any other existing sexually oriented business; or

4.

The relocation of any sexually oriented business.

Nude model studio. Any place where a person who appears in a state of nudity or seminudity or displays specified anatomical areas is provided, to be observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed or similarly depicted by other persons who pay money or any other form of consideration.

Nudity or a State of nudity. Includes either of the following:

a.

The appearance of a human bare buttock, anus, male genitals, female genitals or female breast; or

b.

A state of dress which fails to opaquely cover a human buttock, anus, male genitals, female genitals or areola of the female breast.

Seminude. A state of dress in which clothing covers no more than the genitals, public region, and areola of the female breast, as well as portions of the body covered by supporting straps or devices.

Sexual encounter center. A business or commercial enterprise that, as one of its primary business purposes, offers for any form of consideration:

a.

Physical contact in the form of wrestling or tumbling between persons of the opposite sex or persons of the same sex; or

b.

Activities between male and female persons and/or persons of the same sex, when one or more of the persons is in a state of nudity or seminudity.

Sexually oriented business. An adult arcade, adult bookstore or adult video store, adult cabaret, adult motel, adult motion picture theater, adult theater, escort agency, nude model studio or sexual encounter center, as such terms are defined herein.

Specified anatomical areas. Human genitals in a state of sexual arousal.

Specified sexual activities. Includes any of the following:

1.

The fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, anus, or female breasts; or

2.

Sex acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including intercourse, oral copulation or sodomy; or

3.

Masturbation, actual or simulated; or

4.

Excretory functions as part of or in connection with any of the activities set forth in 1. through 3. above.

Advertise. The act of drawing the public's attention to a short-term rental in order to promote the availability of the residence for use as a short-term rental. Said advertising may be found in any medium, including but not limited to, newspaper, magazine, brochure, website, or mobile application.

Airport. A landing facility for aircraft approved by the United States Federal Aviation Agency.

Alcoholic beverage. Alcohol and any beverage containing more than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume which is capable of use for beverage purposes, either alone or when diluted.

Alley. A public way, public space or thoroughfare which affords only secondary means of access to property abutting thereon.

Amusement park. A lot, tract or parcel of land, or any improvement thereon, either temporary or permanent, used in whole or in part for the operation and maintenance of any game of skill or chance, any circus, carnival, any riding device or devices, stationary or movable, or any combination thereof, or any animal, any of which is operated for a profit.

Antenna or Antenna array. The arrangement of wires or metal rods used in transmission, retransmission and/or reception of radio, television, electromagnetic, or microwave signals (includes microwave reflectors/antennas). See Section 49.B

Antenna support structure. Any tower, mast, monopole, tripod, box frame, or other structure utilized for the purpose of transmission, retransmission, and/or reception or electromagnetic, radio, television or microwave signal. See Section 49.B

Apartment. A room or suite of rooms arranged, designed or occupied as a residence by a single-family, individual or group of individuals.

Apartment house. Any building, or portion thereof, which is designed, built, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied as three or more apartments or which is occupied as the home or residence of three or more families living independently of each other and maintaining separate cooking facilities.

Area of lot. The net area of the lot and shall not include portions of streets and alleys.

Assisted living facility. An establishment that furnishes, in one or more facilities, food and shelter to four or more persons who are unrelated to the proprietor of the establishment and that provides personal care services as defined by Chapter 247 of the Texas Health and Safety Code. Personal care services include assistance with daily living activities such as meals, dressing, movement, bathing, or other personal needs or maintenance; the administration of medication; or the general supervision or oversight of a person's physical and mental well-being.

Attached. Physical connection above the top of the floor line of the first floor.

Attraction. A place of interest where individuals or groups of persons visit for its entertainment, inherent or exhibited cultural value, historical significance, natural or built beauty or amusement opportunity. See Section 41.A.

Automobile impound. A business which provides the service of towing, moving or removing wrecked or disabled vehicles for the sole purpose of temporarily storing such wrecked or disabled vehicles. The impound may be used only for temporarily storing wrecked or disabled vehicles and shall not be used for salvaging or scrap, or selling of secondhand parts or selling wrecked or disabled vehicles.

Automotive repair garage. A garage or portion thereof in which automotive repair and maintenance takes place, including, but not limited to, automotive mechanical work and automotive body work, but excluding the outside storage of automobiles waiting to be repaired, automotive parts, and inoperative automobiles.

Basement. See definition for Basement in the most recently adopted International Codes by the City of Grapevine.

Bed and breakfast facility. A secondary use to a single-family dwelling in which no more than 12 rooms in the principal residential structure are set aside for guest clients; breakfast is available on-site to only such guest clients at no extra cost; length of stay of guest clients ranges from one to 30 days; and the owner/operator of the principal structure resides on-site. Bed and breakfast homestay does not include uses such as motels, hotels, community residential homes, boarding or lodging houses, multifamily residential dwellings, guest cottages or single-family dwelling transient rental.

Bedrooms. A room in an apartment other than a kitchen, dining room, living room, bathroom or closet. This definition shall include extra dining rooms, living rooms, and all dens, studies, game rooms, sun rooms or similar extra rooms, all of which are capable of being used as bedrooms.

Blind fence or wall. A fence or wall through which a person is unable to see standing six feet from such fence or wall at ground level.

Block. An area within the city enclosed by streets and occupied by or intended for buildings; or, if said word is used as a term of measurement, it shall mean the distance along a side of a street between the nearest two streets which intersect said street on said side.

Booking Service. Any reservation and/or payment service provided by a person or entity that facilitates a short-term rental transaction between an Owner and a prospective Occupant, and for which the person or entity collects or receives, directly or indirectly through an agent or intermediary, a fee in connection with the reservation and/or payment services provided for the short-term rental transaction.

Boutique hotel. A building or arrangement of buildings on one lot, in which there are a minimum of 13 guestrooms, but not exceeding 125 guestrooms designed to blend into a community and reflect the visual design aesthetics tied to the local area around them. These lodging facilities are smaller in size, have a unique character, focus attention on design aesthetics, are located in distinct districts, offer high levels of services, provide authentic cultural and historic experiences, and exceptional guest services.

Breezeway. A covered, one-story, open-sided passageway not exceeding six feet in width, connecting a main structure to a secondary structure.

Brew pub. Defined in accordance with the definition contained in the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, as from time to time amended, and as defined at the time of passage of this ordinance, in Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 74.01 et seq. All authorized activities, requirements and limitations contained within said Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 74.01 et seq., as from time to time amended, are hereby incorporated in the body of this ordinance by reference as if copied in their entirety, provided brew pubs shall be authorized and permitted uses in any commercial zoning category zoned for that purpose pursuant to Section 48. This definition of brew pub applies to Chapter 4 of the City Code and throughout the city's applicable ordinances and Code.

Buildable area. That portion of a building site exclusive of the required yard areas on which a structure or building improvements may be erected, and including the actual structure, driveway, parking lot, pool, and other construction as shown on the site plan.

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

Building line. A line parallel or approximately parallel to the street line and beyond which buildings may not be erected.

Business. Any lawful commercial endeavor to engage in the manufacturing, purchase, sale, lease, or exchange of goods, and/or the provision of business services.

Business service. A commercial use, other than retail sales and professional services, devoted to:

(a)

The fabrication, processing, assembly, cleaning, or repair of articles of goods, wares, merchandise, foods, liquids or plants, but excluding the manufacturing of such articles and automobile repair garages.

(b)

The instruction, training or physical treatment of animals, but excluding animal shelters or places where animals are kept on the premises overnight.

(c)

The providing of temporary abodes for transient persons, such as a hotel or motel.

(d)

The providing of food, drink or entertainment to persons.

Cabana. A secondary structure on a lot incidental to a swimming pool or recreational area, but excluding sleeping and cooking facilities.

Call center. A physical location for the placement and/or reception of telephone calls or internet communication for the purpose of sales, marketing, marketing research, customer service, telemarketing, technical support, fundraising, internet-based retailing or any other specialized business activity.

Carnival or circus. A temporary traveling show or exhibition usually housed in tents and which has no permanent structure or installation.

Church. Any building, place, or structure(s) owned and/or used by religious organizations or congregations and providing religious worship, religious training, or education of its members. This definition includes secondary uses such as rectories, convents, monasteries or other congregate residences for the housing of religious organization personnel, meeting halls, offices for administration of the institution, day care facilities, education or schools, recreation associated with schools or day care facilities which are associated or affiliated with a church.

Clinic. An institution or facility for examining, consulting with or treating patients, including offices, laboratories and out-patient facilities, but not including hospital beds and rooms for acute or chronic care.

Club. An association of persons for promotion of some common object, such as literature, science or good fellowship, and jointly supported by its members and carries the privilege of exclusive use of a club building and premises.

Collocation. Mounting or installing an antenna facility on a preexisting structure, and/or modifying a structure for the purpose of mounting or installing an antenna facility on that structure. See Section 59.

Commercial. Any business, other than a customary home occupation or manufacturing business, which involves the exchange of goods or services for the remuneration of a person occupying the premises upon which the transaction or part thereof takes place.

Commercial amusement. An amusement enterprise offering entertainment or games of skill to the general public for a fee or charge.

Commercial communications operations. The transmission, retransmission and/or reception of radio, television, electromagnetic, or microwave signals primarily for the purpose of operating a business and/or for financial gain. See Section 49.

Commercial laundry. A heavy commercial service in which items such as clothes and linens are cleaned. This definition includes cleaning for hospitals, restaurants, hotels and diaper cleaning services as well as rug and dry cleaning plants where on-premises retail services to individual households are incidental to the operation of the plant. A commercial laundry plant shall exceed 5,000 square feet of floor area and no plant containing less than 5,000 square feet shall be considered a commercial laundry.

Commercial print center. A commercial establishment open to the general public that is primarily involved in the electronic duplication of graphic and printed materials for personal or business use, and which also provides other products and services including, but not limited to, photocopying, lithography, publishing, electrostatic printing, laser printing, word processing services, computer-generated graphics, computer-aided design services, video imaging and reproduction services, on-site computer rental and on-site teleconferencing

Condominium. The separate ownership of single units or apartments in a multiple unit structure or structures with common elements as defined in Texas Property Code Section 81.001 et seq.

Convenience store. Any retail establishment of less than 13,000 square feet that sells a variety of convenience goods, including food, beverages, tobacco products, and household goods, and may include gasoline sales or provides electric vehicle charging stations.

Country club. An area containing a golf course and a club house available only to the membership of the country club and their guests, including facilities for dining and entertainment, swimming, tennis and similar recreational facilities and services.

Customary home occupation. An occupation customarily carried on in the home by a member of the occupant's family. See Section 42.J.

Day care activity space. An area or rooms used for children's activities including those separate from a group's classroom, excluding day care single use areas which include, but are not limited to, bathrooms, hallways, storage rooms, cooking areas of kitchens, and indoor swimming pools.

Day nursery. A place where children are left for care between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight.

Damages to the remainder. The diminution or reduction of value of the remainder property suffered as a result of the acquisition of a portion of property for a public purpose. See Section 43.

Density. The measure of the degree to which land is filled with residential units designed to accommodate a family group. Measurement excludes public or private streets in calculating density per acre.

Depth of front yard. The minimum distance from the front lot line to the front line of a building.

Depth of lot. The mean distance between the front and rear lot lines.

Depth of rear yard. The minimum distance between the rear line of a building other than a secondary building and the rear lot line.

Detached. Having no physical connection above the top of the floor line of the first floor with any other building or structure.

Distillery. A location whereby alcoholic spirits are created or manufactured, to include but not be limited to the following processes: milling, mashing, fermentation, distillation, ageing, and blending. See Section 42.B.

District. A section of the City of Grapevine for which the regulations governing the area, height and use of buildings are uniform.

Drip line. A vertical line run through the outermost portion of the crown of a tree and extending to the ground. See Section 52.B.

Drive-through. A building or facility where customers can be served without leaving a vehicle.

Duplex. A detached building having separate accommodations for two single-family dwellings or occupied by two families.

Dwelling. An enclosed building or portion thereof having accommodations for only one-family or occupied by one-family.

Efficiency apartment. A dwelling unit in a multifamily structure, consisting of not more than one habitable room, together with kitchen or kitchenette and sanitary facilities, and having a minimum of 600 square feet of floor area. A habitable room shall be defined as being a space in a structure for living, sleeping, eating or cooking. Bathrooms, toilet compartments, closets, halls, storage or utility space, and similar areas, shall not be considered habitable space.

Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station. A public or private vehicle space utilized as an area to fuel an electric or hybrid vehicle and featuring equipment for charging electric or hybrid vehicles.

Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE). The electrical conductors and ground equipment external to an electric vehicle that provides a connection for an electric or hybrid vehicle to a power source to provide vehicle charging. The following are typical classification levels:

Level 1: Provides charging through 120-volt electrical service.

Level 2: Provides charging between 120-volt and 240-volt electrical service.

Level 3 or Rapid Charge: Provides a voltage or rating greater than 240-volt, through three-phase or inductive charging equipment.

Enclosed building. A structure which is floored, roofed and surrounded by outside walls, which contains no opening larger than 120 square feet in area normally open to the air and which contains no series of openings forming a divided opening larger than 120 square feet in area normally open to the air.

Equivalent sound pressure levels (L_eq). The time weighted, mean squared, A-weighted sound pressure level (dBA). The L eq sound pressure level has the same acoustical energy as the time varying sound pressure levels measured during the monitoring time period.

Establishment, General. See definition for business.

Family. Any number of individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit interdependent upon one another.

Financial Institution or Bank. A building or portion of a building primarily devoted to the provision of financial and/or banking services to customers or clients such as banks, credit unions, savings banks, savings and loan associations, lending establishments, and investment companies.

Floor area. The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of the building measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the center line of walls separating two buildings, computed as follows:

(a)

For determining floor area ratio: The sum of the following areas: (1) the basement floor area when more than one-half of the basement height is above the finished lot grade level where curb level has not been established; (2) elevator shafts and stairwells at each floor; (3) floor space used for mechanical equipment (except equipment, open or enclosed, located on the roof); (4) penthouses; (5) attic space having headroom of seven feet, ten inches or more; (6) interior balconies and mezzanines; (7) enclosed porches; (8) floor area devoted to secondary uses; and (9) space devoted to off-street parking, aisles and ramps when it is located in a parking structure. Space devoted to off-street loading shall not be included in the floor area. The floor area of structures devoted to bulk storage of materials including, but not limited to, grain elevators and petroleum storage tanks shall be computed by counting each ten feet of height, or fraction thereof, as being equal to one floor.

(b)

For determining off-street parking and loading requirements: The sum of the following areas (1) floor space devoted to the principal use of the premises, including secondary storage areas located within selling or working space such as counters, racks, or closets; (2) any basement floor area devoted to retailing activities; and (3) floor area devoted to the production or processing of goods or to business or professional offices. For this purpose, floor area shall not include space devoted primarily to storage purposes (except as otherwise noted herein), off-street parking or loading facilities, including aisles, ramps and maneuvering space, or basement floor area other than area devoted to retailing activities, the production or processing of goods, or business or professional offices.

Floor area ratio (F.A.R.). The floor area ratio of the building or other structure on any lot is determined by dividing the floor area of such building or structure by the area of the lot on which the building or structure is located. When more than one building or structure is located on a lot, then the floor area ratio is determined by dividing the total floor area of all buildings or structures by the area of the lot, or in the case of planned developments, by the net site area. The floor area ratio requirements, as set forth under each zoning district, shall determine the maximum floor area allowable for a building or other structure (including both principal and secondary buildings) in direct ratio to the gross area of the lot.

First floor. A floor and the space above it between the floor and the next floor or the ceiling or roof, the height of said space being no more than 50 percent below grade and the top of the floor being no higher than six feet above grade. All floors above the first floor shall be numbered in ascending sequence, starting with the second floor.

Floor level. Any occupiable or usable floor space including mechanical rooms, storage areas, and expansion space. Floor levels may have elevation changes not to exceed 24 inches.

Fourplex apartment house. A detached building containing four single-family attached dwellings.

Freight forwarding warehouses. Warehouses engaged in the storage of goods in transit which are under the control of a direct air or transport carrier or an agency responsible for the transportation of goods via any such carrier.

Garage, front entry. A structure or portion thereof for the secondary use of storing or parking of private motor vehicles owned by the occupant of the premises, located in front of or beside the living area, the access thereto is from the front property line.

Garage, rear entry. A structure or portion thereof for the secondary use of storing or parking of private motor vehicles owned by the occupant of the premises, with access or door facing the side or rear property line, said structure shall be located partially or totally behind any portion of the living area.

Garage, public storage or public storage garage. A building or portion thereof, not a private garage, constructed or used for the storage or parking of passenger motor vehicles and trucks of less than one-ton capacity only, where the rental of space is on an hourly, weekly or monthly basis.

Gasoline service station. A place or establishment where gasoline, oil, grease, or motor vehicle accessories are sold, supplied, or dispensed to the retail motor vehicle trade, or the minor repair of motor vehicles is performed, or the washing of motor vehicles, or provides electric vehicle charging stations.

Governmental agency. The United States of America, State of Texas, County of Tarrant, County of Dallas, County of Denton, City of Grapevine, or any other governmental agency with the ability to exercise eminent domain powers. See Section 43.I.

Grade. The finished ground level adjoining the building at all exterior walls.

Grade plane. A reference plane representing the average of the finished ground level adjoining the building at all exterior walls. Where the finished ground level slopes away from the exterior walls, the reference plane shall be established by the lowest points within the area between the building and the lot line or, where the lot line is more than six feet (1,829 mm) from the building between the structure and a point six feet (1,829 mm) from the building.

Graphic plan. A map indicating the proposed areas of common land usage by generalized drawing.

Gross leasable area (GLA). The total floor area designed for the tenant's occupancy and exclusive use, including basements, mezzanines or upper floors, expressed in square feet and measured from the centerline of joint partitions and from outside wall faces. It is the space for which tenants pay rent, including sales areas and integral stock areas. Gross leasable area does not include public or common areas such as public toilets, corridors, stairwells, elevators, machine and equipment rooms, lobbies or enclosed mall areas.

Half story. A story under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the wall plates of which on at least two exterior walls are not more than two feet above the floor of such story.

Half-way house. A facility providing for housing and rehabilitation or training of adults on probation, parole, early or pre-release from penal institution, including facilities that provide in-patient treatment for chemical dependency if such persons are ordered to obtain such treatment as condition of release.

Height, structure the vertical distance from grade plane to the average height of the highest roof surface. If a flat surface, to the deck line of mansard roofs and to the mean height level between eaves and ridge for hip and gable roofs. In measuring the height of buildings, the following structures shall be excluded:

Chimneys, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, radio towers, ornamental cupolas, domes or spires, and parapet walls not exceeding four feet in height.

Height, of secondary structure the vertical distance measured from finished grade of the lowest side where the building is set to the highest roof surface, excluding non-structural elements such as antennas, chimneys, ventilators, or skylights.

Heliport. An area of land or water or a structural surface which is used, or intended for use, for the landing and taking-off of helicopters, and any appurtenant areas which are used, or intended for use, for heliport buildings and other heliport facilities.

Helistop. The same as a heliport, except that no refueling, maintenance, repairs or storage of helicopters is permitted.

Historic landmark. Any buildings, land, areas or districts of historical, architectural, archaeological or cultural importance or value, which the City Council determines shall be protected, enhanced and preserved in the interest of the culture, prosperity, education and welfare of the people. See Section 39.B.

Hospital. An institution or place where sick or injured in-patients are given medical or surgical care, at either public or private expense, but excluding institutions where persons suffering from permanent types of illness, injury, deformity or deficiency or age are given care and treatment on a prolonged or permanent basis.

Hosting Platform. A person or entity that participates in the short-term rental business by providing, and collecting or receiving a fee for, Booking Services through which an Owner may offer premises for an occupant on a short-term basis. Hosting Platforms usually, though not necessarily, provide Booking Services through an online platform that allows an Owner to advertise the premises through a website provided by the Hosting Platform and the Hosting Platform conducts a transaction by which potential occupants arrange their use and their payment, whether the would-be occupant pays rent directly to the Owner or to the Hosting Platform.

Hotel or motel. A building or arrangement of buildings on one lot, in which there are 13 or more guestrooms used, designed and occupied as a temporary lodging place of individuals with or without meals, in which the rooms are individually rented. Access to guestrooms shall be restricted exclusively to interior corridors. These corridors shall be accessed via the main lobby of the building or entryways individually equipped with some form of security-controlled access system.

Housekeeping Unit. A permanent residence as defined by Section 92.001 of the Property Code. Housekeeping unit specifically excludes any short-term rental, boarding house, lodging house, hotel, club, or any other use which is subject to the hotel occupancy tax imposed by Section 156.051 of the Texas Tax Code.

Impulsive sound. A sound of short duration, usually less than one second, with an abrupt onset and rapid decay. It may be repetitive in nature. See Section 55.A.

Inn. An establishment for lodging and entertaining of travelers limited to a maximum of 20 rooms with a minimum floor area of 380 square feet per room.

Kindergarten. The school for children of preschool age, in which construction endeavors, object lessons and helpful games are prominent features of the curriculum.

Leaseback. An arrangement where the seller of a home leases the home back from the purchaser. In a leaseback arrangement, the specifics of the arrangements are typically made prior or immediately after the sale of the home.

Lot. A tract of land occupied or to be occupied by a building and its secondary buildings, and including such open spaces as are required under this ordinance, and having its principal frontage upon a public street or officially approved place.

Lot, Corner. A lot situated at the junction of two or more streets.

Lot, Flag. A lot which is platted such that a portion of the lot is behind and a portion is beside an adjacent lot, fronts on the same right-of-way or dedicated easement as the adjacent lot, and does not meet the minimum lot width at the required minimum front building setback line for the zoning district in which it is located. Such flag lots shall be prohibited in the "R-20", Single Family District, "R-12.5", Single Family District, "R-7.5", Single Family District, "R-5.0", Zero Lot Line District, "R-3.5", Two Family District, "R-3.75", Three and Four Family District, and "R-TH", Townhouse District.

For non-residentially zoned property developed as a flag lot, the front yard setback shall begin at the point where the lot meets the minimum lot width established for the district.

Lot, Internal. A lot other than a corner lot.

Lot, Reverse Frontage. A corner lot, the rear of which abuts the side of another lot.

Lot coverage. The total area of a lot upon which is placed a building, buildings, or other structures.

Lot of record. A lot which is part of a subdivision, the plat of which has been recorded in the office of the county clerk of Tarrant County, Texas, or a parcel of land, the deed of which was recorded in the office of the county clerk of Tarrant County, Texas, prior to the effective date of this ordinance.

Manufactured plant. An establishment devoted to the fabrication, processing, assembling, cleaning or repair of articles, foods, liquids, and/or plants.

Massage establishments. A building, room, place or establishment, other than a regularly licensed hospital, where manipulated massage services or manipulated exercises or practices upon the human body by anyone not a duly licensed physician, osteopath, chiropractor or a registered nurse or licensed vocational nurse acting at the direction of a doctor whether with or without the use of mechanical, therapeutic or bathing devices, and shall include Turkish bathhouses. This term shall not include, however, duly licensed beauty parlors and barbershops or a place wherein registered physical therapists treat only patients recommended by a licensed physician and operate only under such a physician's direction. See Section 49.B.

Massage services. Any process consisting of kneading, rubbing or otherwise manipulating the skin of the body of a human being, either with the hand or by means of electrical instruments or apparatus, or other special apparatus, but shall not include massage by duly licensed physicians, osteopaths, chiropractors and registered physical therapists or registered nurses or licensed vocational nurses who treat only patients recommended by a licensed physician and who operate only under such physician's direction. The term "massage services" shall not include massage services authorized by the State of Texas in establishments licensed by the State of Texas in beauty shops and barbershops staffed by licensed barbers and beauticians. See Section 49.B.

Mechanical equipment. Any machinery designed or manufactured for permanent installation in one place, either outside of a building or inside of a mechanical equipment building or room, driven by a motor or motors of more than five horsepower or more.

Medical Office. An establishment where patients receive consultation, diagnosis, therapeutic, preventative, or corrective personal treatment by doctors, dentists, or similar practitioners of medical and healing arts for humans, medical or dental laboratories. These facilities can be differentiated from a medical clinic in that such facilities primarily operate on an appointment basis, are generally not open to the general walk-in public, and offer specialized services or attention. This definition includes dentist's office and doctor's office.

Microwave reflector/antenna. An apparatus constructed of solid, mesh or perforated materials of any configuration that is used to receive and/or transmit microwave signals from a terrestrial or orbitally located transmitter or transmitter relay. This definition is meant to include, but is not limited to, what are commonly referred to as satellite receive only earth stations (T.V.R.O.S.) or satellite dishes. See Section 49.B.

Mini-storage warehouse. A building or group of buildings containing individual compartmentalized storage units for rent or lease, each individual unit not exceeding 500 square feet in floor area, for the exclusive inside storage of a customer's goods or wares. No sales, business, or any activity beyond storage is permitted within an individual compartmentalized storage unit.

Minimum square footage of dwelling unit. The minimum square footage of living space required per dwelling unit, excluding porches, patios, or areas designated for automobile parking.

Mobile home. Any vehicle used or manufactured to be used as a temporary or permanent dwelling or sleeping place for one or more persons, and having no foundation other than wheels, jacks or skirtings so arranged as to be integral to or portable by the vehicle, and shall include self-propelled and non self-propelled vehicles so designed, constructed, reconstructed or added to by means of accessories in such manner as will permit the occupancy thereof as a temporary or permanent dwelling or sleeping place for one or more persons.

Mobile home subdivision. Any lot, tract or parcel of land used in whole or in part for the parking of mobile homes used for or to be used as a temporary or permanent dwelling or sleeping place for one or more persons by the day or week, or for a longer period of time with or without compensation and where parking facilities are provided for one or more automobiles and mobile homes to be used for temporary or permanent dwellings.

Mobile sound source. Sound pressure created by motorized vehicles designed to operate on public right-of-way, including, but not limited to, automobiles and aircraft. See Section 55.A.

Modular home. A structure or building module that is manufactured at a location other than the location where it is installed and used as a residence by a consumer, transportable in one or more sections on a temporary chassis or other conveyance device, and to be used as a permanent dwelling when installed and placed upon a permanent foundation system. The term includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained in the structure. The term does not include a mobile home as defined in the Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act, nor does it include building modules incorporating concrete or masonry as a primary component.

Motor freight terminal. An establishment which charges for the transportation of goods by motor truck from one city to another, designed for storing and handling of goods so transported or to be transported, and for the parking, storing and maintenance of motor trucks engaged in such transportation.

Multifamily dwelling. A building or buildings containing or aggregating more than four single-family dwelling units.

Multifamily Short-Term Rental. The renting of a multifamily dwelling unit, or any portion thereof, for a period of less than 30 days.

Natural vegetation. Living plant material.

Neighborhood day care center. A place where children are left for care in the "R-7.5", "R-5.0", "R-3.5", "R-3.75", "R-MH", "R-MODH", and "R-TH" districts. The lot on which the neighborhood day care center is located must front upon a street designated as a type A, B, C, D, or E thoroughfare on the Grapevine Thoroughfare Plan. See Section 49.B.

Network node. Type of telecommunications facility. See small cell or small wireless facility.

New car showroom. An establishment of a dealer of new automobiles, authorized by the manufacturer of the automobiles.

Newspaper Establishment. Any establishment that publishes and distributes a newspaper or other periodical publication.

Noise. Unwanted sound and is any sound which annoys or disturbs humans or which causes or tends to cause an adverse psychological or physiological effect on humans. See Section 55.A.

Noise disturbance. Any sound which: (a) endangers or injures the safety or health of humans or animals; or (b) annoys or disturbs a reasonable person of normal sensitivities; or (c) endangers or injures personal or real property. See Section 55.A.

Noncommercial. An enterprise which provides goods and/or services only to its own members, stockholders or shareholders and their guests, and which returns all profits from the operation, if any, to the members, stockholders or shareholders, in accordance with their share of investment.

Nonconforming use. A building, structure or use of land lawfully occupied at the time of the effective date of this ordinance or amendments thereto, and which does not conform to the use regulations of the districts in which it is situated.

Novelty Establishment. A retail establishment which includes as part of its merchandise for sale to the general public: equipment, products or materials that may be used as drug paraphernalia, including pipes, bongs, clips, scales, sifters, rolling papers, spoons and other items that may be classified and defined as drug paraphernalia.

SkilledNursing Facility. An institution, other than a hospital, licensed by the State of Texas or the City of Grapevine which provides primarily in-patient health care, personal care, or rehabilitative services over a long period of time to persons chronically ill, aged, or disabled who need ongoing health supervision, but not hospitalization. Skilled nursing facilities may also be referred to as a nursing home, convalescent home, or long-term care facility.

Off-street parking. Asphalt or concrete surface areas upon which motor vehicles may be parked and which area has access to a public street. The minimum required off-street parking shall be provided free of charge, unless approved with a special use permit in accordance with Section 49 of this ordinance.

Office. A place where the transaction of business takes place exclusive of retail sale and transfer of goods, manufacturing, and storage of commodities.

Open space. All land designated for the recreational enjoyment and/or natural beauty of area.

Operator. Any person or entity who has control of the property or dwelling unit.

Outdoor advertising sign. A signboard advertising a service commodity, goods, wares, merchandise or opinion not sold or offered to the public at the site upon which the signboard is located.

Outside storage. The storage of commodities, goods, machinery and equipment, company vehicles including box trucks, pickup trucks, and storage vehicles, and/or refuse outside of an enclosed building.

Occupancy. The purpose or activity for which a piece of land or its building, or part thereof, is used or intended to be used.

Package store. A retail establishment that sells "liquor", "wine and vinous liquor", "malt beverages", or "beer", as defined by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, to the public for the purpose of off-premises consumption. See Section 42.B.

Periodic and pure tone sound. Any sound which can be heard as a single pitch or set of single pitches. See Section 55.A.

Permissible sound pressures level. The equivalent sound pressure level (L _eq ) and for this regulation measured over an eight-minute time period. See Section 55.A.

Person. An individual, proprietorship, trust, partnership, corporation, association or other legal entity.

Pharmacy. A building or portion thereof where prescription drugs and nonprescription medicines are sold at retail, together with dry goods, food, or beverages.

Planned commercial center. A center consisting of one or more lots having a total site area of a minimum of five acres with a combination of permitted and conditional uses in the zoning district for which the zoning application is made.

Planned business park. A center consisting of one or more lots having a total site area of a minimum of five acres with a combination of the permitted and conditional uses of the Business Park District.

Planned neighborhood shopping center. A combination of retail stores, offices, personal service establishments and similar uses whose aggregate gross floor area does not exceed 100,000 square feet. See Section 24.

Premises. A piece of land or real estate owned, rented, leased, used or occupied distinct from those adjacent, by virtue of different ownership, rental, lease, usage or occupancy.

Principal structure. A building or structure, the use of which is a principal use.

Principal use. A use which, in comparison with another use occurring on the same property, has the greatest effective producing power.

Private. The exclusion of those who have not been invited.

Private club. A social organization to which membership is by invitation only, and its meeting place in which only members and their guests are permitted, but excluding private clubs in which alcoholic beverages are stored, possessed or consumed.

Professional service. Work performed by a member of a profession licensed as a profession by the State of Texas.

Property. All contiguous land and any fixed or moveable object on such land, under common ownership, irrespective of leasehold or other interest. See Section 55.

Public. Promotion of a public cause or service, including utilities having a franchise from the City of Grapevine, but excluding other profit-making organizations.

Public rail station. A facility owned by a municipal, state or federal entity or a public transportation authority where passengers may board a type of rail service which may be light rail, commuter rail, or some other form of passenger rail service. Such facilities may include provisions for parking, and other uses such as retail, office, or meeting space.

Railroad equipment storage yards. A place for the storage of railway cars, boxcars and engines and related equipment.

Railway freight station. An establishment which charges for the transport of goods, by railway from one city to another, designed for storing and hauling of goods so transported or to be so transported, but excluding the outside storage of railway cars, boxcars and engines.

Receiver. Location where the sound is to be evaluated at opposite the bounding lot line from the sound source. The location is often referred to as a Noise Assessment Site (NAS). See Section 55.A.

Religious institution. See definition for church.

Rental. The renting, bartering, trading, letting or otherwise allowing the use of a dwelling unit, or portions thereof, for compensation.

Restaurant. An eating establishment where food and drink are prepared and consumed primarily on the premises and whose gross sales from food on an annual basis at the location represent at least 50 percent of total sales with a conditional use as set out in Section 48.

Retail sales. The regular sale of general merchandise from existing, on-site inventory to the general public for direct use or consumption.

Retail sales of previously used merchandise. Selling, offering for sale or displaying for sale, antique items, used goods, wares, materials, merchandise, or second hand items of any kind by retail.

Retail store. A place where goods, wares, merchandise and commodities are sold and transferred directly to the purchaser or consumer in small quantities such as by the single yard, pound, gallon, single articles as opposed to wholesale trade.

Right-of-way acquisition. The securing of right-of-way through negotiation, purchase, bargain, trade, donation, condemnation, or other means by use or threat of eminent domain, but not including the dedication of right-of-way through platting or zoning processes. See Section 43.I.

RMS sound pressure. The square root of the time averaged square of the sound pressure. See Section 55.A.

Sale and rental of heavy machinery and equipment. A building or open area, other than a right-of-way or public parking lot, used for the display, sale, rental, maintenance, repair, and storage of heavy machinery. Heavy machinery includes but is not limited to track loaders, excavators, backhoe loaders, skid steers, telehandlers, aerial lifts, tractors, farm machinery, bulldozers, street graders, and paving devices. This definition does not include the sale, storage, lease, or repair of living units such as mobile homes and commercial vehicles such as recreational vehicles (RVs), campers, trailers, trucks, vans, and any other vehicles licensed by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Salvage yard. The outside storage of refuse and the recovery of usable portions of same.

Screening. A wall or fence, the surface of which does not contain openings more than 40 square inches in each one square foot of surface of such wall or fence, and which surface shall constitute a visual barrier. Any wall or fence constructed to comply with any screening provision specified within this ordinance shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 50 of this ordinance.

Secondary building or secondary structure. A subordinate building or structure, attached to or detached from the main building, and customarily incidental to the principal building.

Secondary use. A use subordinate to and incidental to the principal use.

Service Organization shall mean a not-for-profit organization whose primary purpose is to provide social, educational, recreational, or other services to the community.

Short-Term Rental. The rental or offer for a rental of a dwelling unit, or any portion thereof, for a period of less than 30 days. This term does not include a leaseback.

Sign, Awning or Canopy or Marquee. A sign that is mounted or painted on, or attached to, an awning, canopy or marquee that is otherwise permitted by this Ordinance.

Sign, Construction. A temporary sign containing the names of architects, engineers, landscape architects, contractors, and similar artisans involved in the design and construction of a structure or project.

Sign, Converted Digital Billboard. An off-premises advertising sign existing in whole or in part that is converted to a sign, display or device, internally illuminated, which changes the static message or copy by electronic means.

Sign, Development. A temporary sign identifying the developing tract of land on which it is located.

Sign, Electronic Message. A sign or portion of a sign that displays an electronic image or video, which may or may not include text, where the rate of change is electronically programmed and can be modified by electronic processes. This definition includes television screens, plasma screens, digital screens, LED screens, video boards, holographic displays and other similar media.

Sign, Ground. A sign, except a portable sign, permanently placed upon, or supported by the ground independent of the principal building or structure on the property, the top edge of which sign is no more than six (6) feet above ground level, except ground signs in the HGT District shall be three (3) feet above ground level.

Sign, Historic Wall. A sign painted directly on a building existing as of October 18, 1994, which is a restoration of or an exact replica of a sign advertising a historic former premises or a product.

Sign, Monument. A sign, solid from the ground up with concealed pole(s) or support(s), permanently placed upon, or supported by the ground independent of the principal building or structure on the property.

Sign, Nameplate. A permanent sign affixed to the exterior wall of a building, giving the name and/or address of the owner or occupant of a building or premises in which it is located, and, where applicable, a professional status.

Sign, On-premises. A permanent sign, including multi-tenant pole signs, which directs attention to a business or profession conducted, or to a commodity or service sold, offered or manufactured, or an entertainment offered, on the premises where the sign is located or to which it is affixed.

Sign, Pole. A sign that is mounted on a freestanding pole.

Sign, Political. A temporary sign meeting the requirements of Chapter 20, Article II, Division 3 of the Grapevine Code of Ordinances.

Sign, Portable Commercial Billboard. Any sign which is supported by the ground but not attached to the ground, or other object which is used primarily to advertise to the general public for commercial purposes; is of a temporary nature; is not directly connected to or in relation to or in close proximity to a business, church, development or other establishment that is being advertised.

Sign, Portable On-site Business. Any sign supported by the ground but not attached to the ground or other object, which is of a temporary nature, and is used for advertising purposes connected to, adjacent to or in close proximity of the business, church, development or other establishment that is being advertised.

Sign, Portable Sandwich Board. A portable sign, consisting of two panels of equal size, made of painted, decay resistant wood, which are hinged at the top and placed on the ground or pavement so as to be self supporting.

Sign, Projecting. A sign that is wholly or partly dependent upon a building for support and which projects more than twelve (12) inches from such building, but less than forty-eight (48) inches.

Sign, Pylon. A free-standing sign erected on one or more free-standing shafts, posts, poles, or piers, solidly affixed to the ground which are totally enclosed from view by a decorative cladding that is a minimum width of 50% (fifty percent) of the cabinet, if the width of the cabinet is greater than the height of the cabinet or 100% (one hundred percent) of the width of the cabinet, if the cabinet width is equal to or less than the height of the cabinet.

Sign, Real Estate. A temporary sign pertaining to the sale or lease of the lot or tract of land on which the sign is located, or to the sale or lease of one or more structures, or a portion thereof located thereon.

Sign, Roof. A sign fastened to or resting on the roof of a structure.

Sign, Subdivision. A sign identifying a subdivision on which it is located.

Sign, Temporary. A sign supported by the ground and permitted for a period of two years.

Sign, Temporary Directional. A temporary sign, permitted for a period of two years, directing attention to the location of a developing subdivision located in Grapevine that is zoned "R-7.5", "R-12.5", "R-20" or "R-5.0".

Sign, Wall. A sign fastened to or painted on a wall of a building or structure in such a manner than the wall becomes merely the supporting structure or forms the background surface, and which does not project more than 12 inches from such building.

Single-family attached dwelling. A portion of an enclosed building having accommodations for and occupied by only one-family, attached to like units, which units may be sold individually provided that the entire building meets all lot area, front yard, side yard, rear yard, height and other zoning requirements.

Single-family detached dwelling. An enclosed building having accommodations for and occupied by only one-family, which building must of itself meet all the lot area, front yard, side yard, rear yard, height and other zoning requirements.

Single-Family Short-Term Rental. The renting of a single-family dwelling unit, or any portion thereof, for a period of less than 30 days. This term does not include a leaseback.

Small cell or small wireless facility. A facility mounted on structures fifty (50) feet or less in height including their antennas, or on structures no more than ten (10) percent taller than other adjacent structures, or that do not extend existing structures where they are located to a height of more than fifty (50) feet or by more than ten (10) percent whichever is greater; where each antenna is no more than three (3) cubic feet in volume; where all other wireless equipment associated with the structure, including wireless equipment associated with the antenna and any pre-existing associate equipment on the structure is no more than twenty-eight (28) cubic feet in volume; and where facilities do not result in human exposure to radio frequency radiation in excess of applicable safety standards. See Section 59.

Solar Panel System. A combination of equipment and/or controls, accessories, interconnecting means and terminal elements for the collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy. Solar panel systems do not include powered outdoor solar lights, such as garden lights, accent lights, security lights, or flood lights.

Sound. The weighted sound pressure level obtained by use of a sound level meter and frequency weighting network, such as A or C as specified in ANSI S1.4. If the frequency weighting is not indicated, the A-weighting shall apply. If the meter time response is not indicated, the Slow response shall apply. See Section 55.A.

Sound levels and sound pressures levels (dB). 20 times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of the pressure of the sound measured to the reference pressure, which is 20 micro-pascals, and is expressed in decibels. The sound levels are usually denoted as Lp or SPL. See Section 55.A.

Sound pressure. The instantaneous difference between the actual and the average or barometric pressure at a given point in space, as produced by sound energy. See Section 55.A.

Sound level meter. An instrument which includes a microphone, amplifier, RMS detector, integrator or time averager, weighting network, and output meter used to measure sound pressure levels. See Section 55.A.

Stationary sound sources. The fixed point of origin and location of emitter or emitters of sound under investigation. Multiple sources on a property shall be treated as a single source. See Section 55.A.

Storage. A space or place for storing and safekeeping of goods in a warehouse or other depository.

Story. The portion of the building included between the upper surface of a floor and the upper surface of the floor or roof next above.

Story, above ground. Any story having its finished floor surface entirely above grade, except that a basement shall be considered as a story above grade where the finished surface of the floor above the basement is:

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More than six feet (1,829 mm) above grade plane.

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More than six feet (1,829 mm) above the finished ground level for more than 50 percent of the total building perimeter.

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More than 12 feet (3,658 mm) above the finished ground level at any point.

Street. Any public thoroughfare dedicated to the public and not designated as an alley.

Street right-of-way. A street, including its pavement and all the publicly owned property adjacent to it, dedicated for street purposes.

Structural alterations. Any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams, or girders.

Structure. Any building, construction, facility or edifice including, but not limited to, an underground or overground utility line, drainage facility, fence, street or runway.

Taxi dispatch office. A building or part thereof used as an office to dispatch taxis to their fares for the purpose of transporting passengers for a fee or charge.

Time weighted. An established period of time during which the sound pressure levels are averaged. For this regulation the time period is eight minutes. See Section 55.A.

Towing service. A secondary use which provides the service of towing, moving or removing wrecked or disabled vehicles for the sole purpose of repairing such wrecked or disabled vehicle in conjunction with a permitted or conditional use.

Townhouse. A single-family attached dwelling unit on a separately platted lot which is joined at another dwelling unit on one or more sides by a party wall or abutting walls and occupied by not more than one-family.

Transport facility. The transmission path physically within a public right-of-way, extending with a physical line from a network node directly to the network, for the purpose of providing backhaul for network nodes associated with small cell facilities. See Section 59.

Tree, historic. A tree which has been found by the city to be of a notable historic interest because of its age, type, size or historic association and has been so designated as part of the official records of the city. See Section 52.B.

Tree, protected. Any self-supporting woody perennial plant which has a caliper of three inches or more when measured at a point of 4½ feet above ground level and which normally attains an overall height of at least 20 feet at maturity, usually with one main stem or trunk and many branches. It may appear to have several stems or trunks as in several varieties of oaks. See Section 52.B.

Tree, specimen. A tree which has been determined by the city to be of high value because of its type, size, or other professional criteria, and which has been so designated as part of the official records of the city.

Tree topping. The severe cutting back of limbs to stubs larger than three inches in diameter within the tree's crown to such a degree so as to remove the normal canopy and disfigure the tree. See Section 52.B.

Triplex. A detached building containing three single-family attached dwelling units.

Use. 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.

Vineyard. The cultivation or planting of grapes.

Vocational, trade, technical or industrial schools. An institution that offers specialized training and education in specific trades or occupations such as, but not limited to automotive repair, cosmetology, healthcare, technology and building construction.

Warehousing. Storage in an enclosed building 5,000 square feet in area or larger, of articles, foods, liquids and/or plants including all necessary office and/or sales space, but not including freight forwarding warehouses, motor terminal facilities or railway freight station facilities.

Wholesale business. A commercial use devoted to the sale of goods and commodities in large lots to retail outlets and stores and manufacturers.

Width of lot. The distance between the side property lines measured at a required building setback line, measuring parallel to the front property line, perpendicular to the side property line. At no time, however, shall the front property line be less than 20 feet.

Width of lot, cul-de-sac. The distance between the side property lines measured at a required building setback line, measuring parallel to a perpendicular line bisecting the angle between two side property lines. At no time, however, shall the front property line be less than 20 feet. A cul-de-sac is a street, one end of which is closed and consists of a circular turnaround.

Width of side yard. The least distance between a side wall of a building and the side line of the lot.

Winery. The manufacturing, bottling, labeling and packaging of wine containing not more than 24 percent alcohol by volume from grapes, fruits and berries grown on-premises or imported, and to include the manufacturing and importation of grape brandy for fortifying purposes only. Wine sales may be to holders of wholesaler's permits, winery permits, wine bottlers permits. Retail sales to ultimate consumers in unbroken packages for off-premises consumption may not exceed an amount of 25,000 gallons annually. A winery may include the following secondary uses; a tasting room to dispense wine for on-premises consumption, meeting/banquet facilities, restaurants and retail sales area of wine for off-premises consumption.

Yard, front. An open, unoccupied space on a lot facing a street and extending across the front of a lot between the side yard lines. On a cul-de-sac, as that term is defined in the City's subdivision rules and regulations, the front building line is to be determined by establishing a 30-foot setback from the front property pins on the front property or lot lines. A chord connecting these two points shall be the front building line. Where a front property line has a curved section and a straight section, the front building line shall be determined by establishing a 30-foot setback on the side property lines, 30 feet from the property pins. A line perpendicular to the straight section will be established at the property pin where the curve begins. A point will be established on this line 30 feet behind the property pin. The building line will be established by connecting these two points. The term "property pins" refers to the front corners of the property contiguous to the street right-of-way as shown on the subdivision.

Yard, rear. A space unoccupied by a principal structure extending for the full width of the lot between a principal structure and the rear lot line.

Yard, side. An open unoccupied space on the same lot with a building, situated between the building and the side line of the lot, and extending through from the street or from the front yard to the rear line of the lot. Any lot line not a rear line or a front line shall be deemed a side line.

Yard area. The front, side and rear yard areas as required under the Comprehensive Zoning Code and the zoning district requirements applicable thereto. See Section 52.B.

Zoning district. The designation as set forth in the zoning ordinance such as residential, commercial, or industrial and their sub-section designations. See Section 55.A.

B.

Amendments to the definitions in this section, or additional definitions to be added to this section, may be made by the Planning and Zoning Commission in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 67.

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Pictorials in this section are intended to support users in visualizing the definitions provided. These visual aids are meant to enhance understanding and clarity for anyone referencing the zoning ordinance.

(Ord. No. 84-16, § 2(A), 4-9-84; Ord. No. 85-22, § 3(A), 5-21-85; Ord. No. 86-44, § 1(A), 7-15-86; Ord. No. 87-27, § 1(A), (B), 5-19-87; Ord. No. 87-40, § 1(A), 7-21-87; Ord. No. 87-78, § 1(A), 11-17-87; Ord. No. 87-80, § 2(A), 11-17-87; Ord. No. 88-09, § 1(A)—(D), 1-19-88; Ord. No. 88-38, § 1(A), (B), 5-17-88; Ord. No. 88-56, § 1(A), (B), 8-16-88; Ord. No. 89-78, § 1(A), 11-21-89; Ord. No. 89-81, § 1(B), 12-5-89; Ord. No. 90-79, § 1A., 12-18-90; Ord. No. 92-26, § 1A., B., 5-19-92; Ord. No. 92-68, § 1, 10-20-92; Ord. No. 92-75, § 1A., 11-17-92; Ord. No. 93-47, § 1(A), 8-16-93; Ord. No. 94-06, § 1, 1-18-94; Ord. No. 95-12, § 1(A), 2-21-95; Ord. No. 95-81, § 1(A), 10-17-95; Ord. No. 99-149, § 1A, 10-5-99; Ord. No. 2000-02, § 1, 1-18-00; Ord. No. 2000-47, § 2, 4-18-00; Ord. No. 2000-76, § 2, 7-18-00; Ord. No. 2001-99, § 1A, 12-18-01; Ord. No. 2002-63, § 2, 8-20-02; Ord. No. 2003-19, § 1A, 3-18-03; Ord. No. 2006-43, § 1, 6-20-06; Ord. No. 2006-68, § 1, 9-19-06; Ord. No. 2007-07, § 1, 2-20-07; Ord. No. 2007-27, § 1, 5-15-07; Ord. No. 2008-34, § 1.A, 6-23-08; Ord. No. 2011-27, § 1, 6-21-11; Ord. No. 2011-27, §§ 1.C, D, 6-21-11; Ord. No. 2013-40, § 1, 8-20-13; Ord. No. 2022-042, §§ 5, 6, 7-19-22; Ord. No. 2022-062, § 2, 9-20-22; Ord. No. 2023-094, §§ 2—5, 11-21-23; Ord. No. 2024-006, § 2, 1-16-24; Ord. No. 2024-007, § 2, 1-16-24; Ord. No. 2024-073, § 2, 8-20-24; Ord. No. 2024-111, § 12, 12-17-24; Ord. No. 2025-054, §§ 2, 3, 8-19-25)