[The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this ordinance, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:]

Accessory use of structure means a use of structure on the same lot with, and of a nature customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use of structure.

Alley means a minor dedicated right of way affording a secondary means of access to the rear or side of abutting property.

Buildable area means the portion of a lot remaining after required yards have been reserved.

Club or lodge means a building or portion of a building used by an association for the promotion of some common objective, excepting clubs, the chief activity of which is a service customarily carried on by a business.

Conditional use means a use permitted in specific zoning districts subject to certain conditions which may be imposed by the planning commission.

Drive-in restaurant means any place or premises used for sale, dispensing or serving of food, refreshments, or beverages in automobiles, including those establishments where customers may drive through or serve themselves and may eat or drink the food, refreshments or beverages on the premises.

Dwelling, mobile home, means a manufactured relocatable living unit, specifically meaning a non-self-propelled vehicle or similar portable structure used or so constructed as to permit its being transported upon the public streets or highways and duly licensable as such, and designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation, as a dwelling or for sleeping purposes.

Dwelling, modular home, means a factory constructed home of two or more sections, built to Building Official and Code Administration (B.O.C.A.) standards and regulations. Designed to permit its transportation upon the public streets or highways solely for the purpose of moving it to a permanent site. A modular home is not a manufactured (mobile) home.

Dwelling, multiple-family, means a residential building designed for or occupied by three or more families, with the number of families in residence not exceeding the number of dwelling units provided.

Dwelling, single-family, means a detached residential dwelling unit other than a mobile home, designed for and occupied by one family only.

Dwelling, two-family (duplex), means a detached residential building containing two dwelling units, designed for occupancy by not more than two families.

Dwelling unit means a room arranged, designed or used as living quarters for one family containing independent cooking, sleeping, bathing and human waste disposal facilities and constituting a separate independent housekeeping unit.

Family means one or more persons occupying a single dwelling unit, provided that unless all members are related by blood or marriage or adoption, no such family shall contain over four persons, but further provided that domestic servants employed on the premises may be housed on the premises without being counted as a family or families.

Front means the shortest dimension of a lot fronting on a street.

House, boarding, means a dwelling other than a hotel where, for compensation and by pre-arrangement for definite periods of time, meals or lodging and meals are provided for three or more persons.

Bed and breakfast means an owner-occupied dwelling which offers overnight accommodations and a morning meal to transients.

Lot means a parcel of land of at least sufficient size to meet the minimum zoning requirements for use, coverage and area, providing such yards and setbacks as are required herein, having frontage on a public street and being a single lot of record (platted or replatted) or an approved, designated tract of record.

Lot, corner, means a lot located at the intersection of two or more streets. A lot abutting on a curved street or streets shall be considered a corner lot if straight lines drawn from the foremost points of the side lot lines to the foremost point of the lot meet at an interior angle of less than 135 degrees.

Lot frontage means that portion of the lot which abuts a street.

Lot, interior, means a lot other than a corner lot with only one frontage on a street.

Lot measurement means:

a.

Depth of a lot shall be considered to be the distance between the midpoints of straight lines connecting the foremost points of the side lot lines in front and the rearmost points of the side lot lines in the rear.

b.

Width of a lot shall be considered to be the distance between straight lines connecting front and rear to lines at each side of the lot, and measure across the rear of the required front yard, provided, however, that width between side lot lines at their foremost points (where they intersect with the street line) shall not be less than 80 percent of the required lot width except in the case of lots on the turning circle of a cul-de-sac, where a 50 percent requirement will apply.

Lots of record means a lot which is part of a subdivision recorded in the office of the county recorder, or a lot or parcel described by metes and bounds, the description of which has been so recorded.

Mobile home park means any plot of ground on which there are located or intended to be located two or more mobile homes to be occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes.

Mobile home space or lot means a plot of ground within a mobile home park designated for the placement of one mobile home excluding any street right-of-way or street surface.

Parking space, off-street, means an off-street parking space shall consist of a space adequate for parking an automobile with room for opening doors on both sides, together with properly related access to a public street or alley and maneuvering room.

Setback lines means lines imposed on each parcel which are determined by the definition of front, side and rear yards and restrict the placement of structures. All setbacks where a street is involved shall be measured from the planned right-of-way as shown on the master street plan.

Street means a public or private right-of-way serving as a means of vehicular and pedestrian travel, furnishing the primary access to abutting property and providing space for utilities.

Street line means the right-of-way line of a street as set forth on the master street plan.

Structure or building means anything constructed or erected with a fixed location on the ground. Among other things, structures include buildings, mobile homes, walls, fences, billboards and poster panels.

Townhouse means any multifamily structure so constructed that each single occupancy space extends from the foundation to the roof and between party walls or an exterior wall and a party wall so each dwelling unit can be identified on a plat of the property and sold as individual units in condominium ownership.

Travel trailer means a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel and recreational purposes, having a body width not exceeding eight feet.

Variance means a variance is a relaxation of the terms of the zoning ordinance where such variance will not be contrary to the public interest and where, owing to conditions peculiar to the property and not the result of the actions of the applicant, a literal enforcement of the ordinance would result in unnecessary and undue hardship. As used in this ordinance, a variance is authorized only for height, area, and size of a structure or size of yards and open space; establishment or expansion of a use otherwise prohibited shall not be allowed by variance, nor shall a variance be granted because of the presence of nonconformities in the zoning district or uses in an adjoining zoning district.

Veterinary and outpatient small animal clinic means an office where small animals are treated, where no surgery or overnight boarding is permitted.

Yard means a required open space other than a court unoccupied and unobstructed by a structure or portion of a structure from 30 inches above the general ground level of the graded lot upward, provided, however, that fences, walls, poles, posts and other customary yard accessories, ornaments and furniture may be permitted in any yard subject to height limitations and requirements limiting obstruction of visibility.

Yard, front, means a yard extending between side lot lines across that portion of a lot adjoining a public street line.