A. “Lot” includes the words “plot” and “parcel.”

B. “Shall” is always mandatory.

C. “Used” or “occupied,” as applied to any land or building, includes the words “intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied.” [Prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9A. Formerly §17.06.010].

“Accessory dwelling unit (ADU)” means an additional dwelling unit attached to or within a single-family residence or within a detached accessory structure or as a separate structure on the same lot as the single-family residence. ADUs have a separate entrance and exit and contain kitchen, bathroom, and sleeping facilities.

“Accessory equipment” means any equipment serving or being used in conjunction with a personal wireless service facility or mount. This includes utility or transmission equipment, power supplies, generators, batteries, cables, equipment buildings, cabinets and storage sheds, shelters, or similar structures.

“Agricultural activities” means the production, keeping, or maintenance, for sale, lease, or personal use, of plants and animals useful to people. This does not include any uses involving or related to commercial marijuana activities.

“Agricultural activities, urban” means the production, keeping, or maintenance, for sale, lease, or personal use, of plants and small animals useful to people. This does not include any uses involving or related to commercial marijuana activities. Small animals include domestic fowl (except peacocks and roosters), fur and meat animals such as rabbits and guinea pigs, and small hooved animals such as pigs, goats, and sheep. Large farm animals such as cows and horses are excluded from the urban agricultural use.

“Airport elevation” means the established elevation of the highest point of the usable landing area.

Airport, Municipal. “Municipal airport” means the City of Kodiak Municipal Airport and Lilly Lake.

Airport, Utility. “Utility airport” means any airport in the borough designed and/or constructed to serve aircraft in approach category A (speed less than 91 knots).

“Alley” means a public way designed and intended to provide only a secondary means of access to any property abutting thereon.

“Alteration” means any change, addition, or modification in the construction, location, or use classification.

“Animal shelters” means a facility used to house or contain stray, homeless, abandoned, or unwanted animals and that is owned, operated, or maintained by a government entity, an established humane society, animal welfare society, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or other nonprofit organization devoted to the welfare, protection, and humane treatment of animals.

“Antenna” means the equipment from which wireless radio signals are sent and received by a personal wireless service facility.

Apartment House. For “apartment house,” see “Dwelling, multiple-family,” KIBC 17.25.050.

“Approach surface” means an approach surface longitudinally centered on the extended runway centerline and extending outward and upward from each end of a runway. The inner edge of the approach surface is the same width as the runway and it expands uniformly to a width of 1,500 feet of each end of the runway. The approach surface extends for a horizontal distance of 5,000 feet at a slope of 20:1. No building or structure may be constructed or erected nor may any other object be stored or placed in such a manner as to protrude into the approach surfaces.

“Assisted living facility” means a residential facility, currently and duly licensed by the state of Alaska as an assisted living home, which combines housing, food service, general protective oversight and personalized assistance with the activities of daily living tasks such as eating, bathing, dispensing of medicines, housekeeping and other tasks and is compatible with a residential zoning district for more than five residents unrelated by blood or marriage.

“Assisted living home” means a single-family dwelling unit designed, used, or intended for use in whole or in part as an assisted living home, that is licensed and regulated by the state of Alaska and includes no more than five residents unrelated by blood or marriage.

“Automobile wrecking” means the dismantling of used motor vehicles or trailers or the storage or sale of parts from dismantled or partially dismantled, obsolete, or wrecked vehicles. [Ord. FY2026-04 §2, 2025; Ord. FY2026-03 §2, 2025; Ord. FY2018-17 §2, 2018; Ord. FY2018-03 §2, 2017; Ord. FY2017-27 §2, 2017; Ord. FY2017-21 §2, 2017; Ord. 93-66 §3, 1993; Ord. 87-09-O §§3, 5, 6, 1987; prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.011 – 17.06.050].

“Bed and breakfast (B&B)” means overnight accommodations and may include a morning meal in a dwelling unit provided for compensation. The operator of the B&B resides on the premises and the maximum number of rooms that can be rented out is five. A B&B may be used as a short-term rental or a long-term rental.

“Building” means any structure built for the support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or property of any kind.

Building, Accessory. “Accessory building” means:

Building, Agricultural. “Agricultural building” means a building or structure used to shelter agricultural equipment, fishing equipment, hay, grain, poultry, livestock, or other agricultural products and in which there is no human habitation.

“Building area” means the total of areas taken on a horizontal plane at the main grade level of the principal building and all accessory buildings, exclusive of steps.

“Building code” means the currently adopted building code and/or other building regulations applicable in the borough and city.

Building, Existing. “Existing building” means a building erected prior to the adoption of prior code chapter 5, subchapter 2, or one of which a legal building permit has been issued.

Building Height. Repealed by Ord. 97-05.

Building, Nonconforming. “Nonconforming building” means any building, structure, or any portion thereof, lawfully existing at the time the provisions codified in this title became effective, which was designed, erected, or structurally altered for a use that does not conform to the use regulations of the zone in which it is located, or a building or structure that does not conform to all the height and area regulations of the zone in which it is located.

“Building official” means the officer charged with the administration and enforcement of the building code.

Building, Principal or Main. “Principal or main building” means a building in which is conducted the principal or main use of the lot on which said building is situated. [Ord. FY2026-15 §2, 2026; Ord. FY2021-19 §2, 2020; Ord. 2007-08 §3; Ord. 93-66 §3, 1993; Ord. 90-31 §3, 1990; Ord. 82-14-O(A) §§1, 4, 1982; Ord. 81-12-O §1, 1981; prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B].

“Child” means an individual under 18 years of age, and includes an individual who is a relative of a care provider, administrator, or foster parent.

“Childcare” means care, supervision, and provision of development opportunities, with or without compensation, to a child who does not have a parent present.

“Childcare center” means a childcare facility for 13 or more children.

“Childcare facility” means a place where childcare is regularly provided for children under 12 years of age for periods of time that are less than 24 hours in duration, unless specifically authorized by the agency responsible for childcare facilities in the state of Alaska.

“Childcare facility, in-home” means a childcare facility, usually in an occupied residence, for up to 12 children.

“Clear zone” means that area within 50 feet from and on the outside of both edges of the municipal airport gravel runway and all of the water area of Lilly Lake, excepting the parking zone, within which no structure may be constructed, erected, or placed and no vehicle or other object may be parked, stored, or placed. The “clear zone” also means that area 140 feet wide extending from the southerly end of Lilly Lake to the Larch Street right-of-way.

“Commercial fishing” means fishing activities involving the harvest and sale of seafood products carried out for a profit.

“Commercial livestock grazing” means rearing and grazing of livestock (horses, cattle, buffalo, elk, reindeer, llamas) for slaughter and commercial sale of meat, for hunting, or for rent for recreational uses, when these activities are carried out for profit.

“Communications tower (tower)” means a structure that is built for the sole or primary purpose of supporting equipment for the transmission and/or reception of radio frequency signals, other wireless communications, or meteorological purposes, and usually consisting of an antenna or antenna array, transmission cables, equipment cabinets, and their associated facilities.

“Conditional use permit” means a method of allowing for flexibility within the zoning regulations by permitting certain specified uses in zoning districts after additional controls and safeguards are applied by the commission to ensure their compatibility with permitted principal uses.

“Coverage” means that percentage of the total lot area covered by the building area. [Ord. FY2026-11 §3, 2025; Ord. FY2018-17 §2, 2018; Ord. 01-05 §2; Ord. 93-66 §3, 1993; Ord. 87-09-O §7, 1987; Ord. 81-31-O §1, 1981; prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.162 – 17.06.170].

“Dwelling” means a building, or any portion thereof, designed or used exclusively for residential occupancy including one-family, two-family, and multiple-family dwellings, but not including any other building wherein human beings may be housed.

Dwelling, Multiple-Family. “Multiple-family dwelling” means any building containing three or more dwelling units.

Dwelling, One-Family. “One-family dwelling” means any detached building containing only one dwelling unit.

Dwelling, Two-Family. “Two-family dwelling” means any building containing only two dwelling units.

Dwelling, Two-Family, Detached. “Detached two-family dwelling” means two detached buildings on the same lot, each containing a single dwelling unit and where neither is accessory to the other.

“Dwelling unit” means a single residential unit with one or more rooms providing complete independent living facilities for occupancy by not more than one family, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation where accessed independently from any other dwelling unit. [Ord. FY2026-15 §2, 2026; Ord. FY2021-19 §2, 2020; prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.180 – 17.06.220].

“Family” means any number of individuals related by blood or marriage or an unrelated group of not more than five persons living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit.

“Fence height” means the vertical distance between the ground, either natural or filled, directly under the fence and the highest point of the fence.

“Floor area” means the total of each floor of a building within the surrounding outer walls but excluding vent shafts and courts.

“Foster home” means a residence licensed by the state of Alaska where a home for one or more children may be provided. The only difference between a foster home family and a family as defined in this section is that there may be more than five persons residing within a dwelling unit not related by blood or marriage. A foster home may only be permitted in any residential zoning district after first obtaining written authorization from the commission.

“Frontage” means all the property fronting on one side of a street between intersection streets or between a street and right-of-way, end of street, or district boundary. [Ord. 78-16-O §1, 1978; prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.230 – 17.06.260].

Garage, Private. “Private garage” means an accessory building or any portion of a main building used in connection with residential purposes for the storage of passenger motor vehicles.

Garage, Public. “Public garage” means any garage other than a private garage, available to the public, operated for gain, and which is used for storage, repair, rental, greasing, washing, servicing, adjusting or equipping of automobiles or other vehicles.

Garage, Storage. “Storage garage” means any building or portion thereof, other than a private garage, used for the storage of motor vehicles and the incidental service of vehicles stored therein.

Grade, Ground Level. Repealed by Ord. 97-05.

“Guest room” means any room in a bed and breakfast, homestay, hotel, or lodge used and maintained to provide sleeping accommodations for not more than two persons. Each 100 square feet or fraction thereof of floor area used for sleeping purposes shall be considered to be a separate guest room in a large common area sleeping arrangement. Hotel guest rooms are exempt from the two person limit, but are subject to other applicable occupancy limits such as the building code. [Ord. FY2026-15 §2, 2026; Ord. 2007-08 §3; prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.270 – 17.06.310].

“Home occupation” means a business, profession, occupation, or trade located entirely within a residential building, or an accessory structure which use is accessory, incidental and secondary to the use of the residential building for dwelling purposes and does not change the essential residential character or appearance of such building or neighborhood. A home occupation may be conducted in a dwelling unit provided that:

“Homestay” means the rental of no more than two guestrooms, but not exceeding two guests, in an owner-occupied dwelling unit, while the owner is occupying the same dwelling unit for the entire rental period. A homestay may be used as a short-term rental or a long-term rental.

“Hoop house” means a structure with sides and roof covered with flexible plastic material, used to provide plants with frost protection or increased heat. A hoop house must meet the following criteria:

“Hostel” means a rental of sleeping rooms within a dwelling unit, not to exceed five sleeping rooms. A hostel may be used as a short-term rental or a long-term rental.

“Hotel” means any building or group of buildings in which there are six or more guest rooms used, designed, or intended to be used for the purpose of offering to the general public food, lodging, or both, for compensation. This definition includes the term “motel.” A hotel may be used as a short-term rental or a long-term rental. [Ord. FY2026-15 §2, 2026; Ord. FY2012-10 §3, 2012; Ord. 90-32 §3, 1990; Ord. 86-27-O §2, 1986; prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.320, 17.06.330].

“Industry” means the manufacture, storage, extraction, fabrication, processing, reduction, destruction, conversion, or wholesaling of any article, substance, or commodity, or any treatment which changes the form, character, or appearance of a resource material or previously manufactured item. [Ord. 81-40-O §1, 1981. Formerly §17.06.335].

“Junk yard” means any space 100 square feet or more of any lot or parcel of land used for the storage, keeping or abandonment of junk or waste material including scrap metals or other scrap materials, or for the dismantling, demolition, or abandonment of automobiles, other vehicles, machinery or any parts thereof. [Prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §17.06.340].

“Loading space” means an off-street space or berth on the same lot with a building or structure to be used for the temporary parking of commercial vehicles while loading or unloading merchandise or materials.

“Lodge” means a building or group of buildings containing both rooms and dwelling units available for rental to individuals or families. The types of activities supported by a lodge may include, but are not limited to, fishing, hunting, wildlife photography and viewing, and passive recreational activities. A lodge may be used as a short-term rental or a long-term rental.

“Long-term rental” means a residential dwelling unit(s) or a short-term rental use that is leased for compensation, to a single person or group (more than one person) for a period of 30 consecutive days or more.

“Lot” means a parcel of land occupied or to be occupied by a use, building or unit group of buildings, and accessory buildings and uses, together with such yards, open spaces, lot widths, and lot area as are required by this title and having frontage on a public street.

Lot, Corner. “Corner lot” means a lot situated at the junction of, and bordering on, two intersecting streets.

“Lot depth” means the mean horizontal distance separating the side lot lines of a lot and at right angles to its width.

Lot Line, Front – Corner Lot. A “front lot line” of a corner lot means the shortest street line of a corner lot.

Lot Line, Front – Interior Lot. A “front lot line” of an interior lot means a line separating the lot from the street.

Lot Line, Rear. “Rear lot line” means a line that is opposite and most distant from the front lot line, and in the case of an irregular, triangular or gore-shaped lot, a line not less than 10 feet in length, within a lot, parallel to and at the maximum distance from the front lot line.

Lot Line, Side. “Side lot line” means any lot boundary line not a front lot line or a rear lot line.

“Lot width” means the distance between straight lines connecting front and rear lot lines at each side of the lot, measured between the midpoints of such lot lines except that such measurement shall not extend outside the lot lines of the lot being measured.

“Marijuana” means all parts of the plant of the genus Cannabis whether growing or not, the seeds thereof, the resin extracted from any part of the plant, and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or its resin, including marijuana concentrate; “marijuana” does not include fiber produced from the stalks, oil, or cake made from the seeds of the plant, sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination, or the weight of any other ingredient combined with marijuana to prepare topical or oral administrations, food, drink, or other products.

“Marijuana cultivation, limited” means a legally licensed limited cultivation facility as defined by state law. State law dictates that an area less than 500 square feet may be under cultivation.

“Marijuana cultivation, standard” means a legally licensed standard cultivation facility as defined by state law. No limit is set by state law on size of area under cultivation.

“Marijuana manufacturing facility” means a legally licensed commercial marijuana product manufacturing facility as defined by state law, which can purchase marijuana, manufacture, prepare, and package marijuana products, and sell marijuana and marijuana products to other marijuana product manufacturing facilities and to retail marijuana stores. These facilities may not sell marijuana products to consumers.

“Marijuana retail store” means a legally licensed commercial retail marijuana store as defined by state law. A marijuana retail store may sell marijuana accessories as defined by state law.

“Marijuana testing facility” means a legally licensed commercial marijuana testing facility defined by state law that is registered to analyze and certify the safety and potency of marijuana. [Ord. FY2026-15 §2, 2026; Ord. FY2021-19 §2, 2020; Ord. FY2017-27 §2, 2017; prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §17.06.430].

“Outdoor storage” means the use of land for the storage of items in the open, not within a structure. [Ord. 81-40-O §1, 1981. Formerly §17.06.445].

“Parking zone” means a strip of land 25 feet in width immediately adjacent to the clear zone along the municipal airport and on that side of the clear zone which is farthest from the gravel runway. No structure may be constructed, erected, or placed within the parking zone except motor vehicles and aircraft. Motor vehicles used for storage or living or sleeping accommodations are not permitted within parking zones. “Parking zone” also means a water area 30 feet in width on Lilly Lake, measured out from the existing shoreline of the lake, within which seaplanes may be parked or stored.

“Person” means a natural person, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, and also includes firm, partnership, or corporation, its or their successors or assigns, or the agent of any of the aforesaid.

“Personal wireless service facility” means any tower, structure, or other equipment intended for a primary use of providing commercial or public wireless, radio, microwave, or other communication services and functionality.

“Pet boarding facility” means any animal boarding facility where more than three pet animals owned by another person are temporarily boarded for pay, trade, barter, commission, or remuneration of any sort; provided, however, this definition shall not apply to zoos and veterinary clinics/animal hospitals.

“Pet services” means a business that provides services to pets such as grooming and training for compensation. This use does not include pet boarding.

“Premises” means a lot, together with all buildings and structures thereon.

“Property owner” means the land owner shown on the latest borough tax assessment roll. [Ord. FY2026-03 §2, 2025; Ord. FY2018-17 §2, 2018; Ord. FY2018-14 §2, 2018; Ord. 2007-08 §3; Ord. 87-09-O §8, 1987; prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.450 – 17.06.454].

“Recreational cabin” means a structure occupied on a temporary or seasonal basis by a group of people meeting the definition of family. This use is usually associated with remote areas.

“Recreational mining activities” means the use of handheld equipment such as gold pans, picks, shovels, etc.; the use of a sluice box with maximum dimensions of 12 square feet per individual recreational miner; or, the use of a suction dredge with an intake hose having an inside diameter not exceeding four inches and a motor not exceeding eight horsepower, per individual recreational miner. All other mining activities that do not meet these performance standards are considered “nonrecreational mineral extraction” or “resource extraction” activities.

“Recreational vehicle” means a vehicular-type unit primarily designed as living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use, which either has its own motive power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle. Examples of recreational vehicles are travel trailers, camping trailers, truck campers, and motor homes.

“Recreational vehicle park” means a tract of land upon which two or more recreational vehicle spaces are located, established, or maintained for occupancy by recreational vehicles. A recreational vehicle park may include an area designated for camping.

“Recreational vehicle space” means a plot of ground within a recreational vehicle park intended for the accommodation of a recreational vehicle or other individual camping unit on a temporary or permanent basis.

“Runway” means a defined rectangular area on a utility airport prepared for the landing or takeoff of airplanes.

“Runway clear zone” means a clear surface extending upward and outward from each edge of a utility airport runway for its full length. The clear surface extends for a horizontal distance of 250 feet at a slope of seven to one (7:1). Runway clear zones apply only to utility airports.

Runway, Municipal. “Municipal runway” means the 80-foot by 2,700-foot gravel runway which has a bearing of South 47 degrees 9 minutes 49 seconds west as shown on the Kodiak Municipal Airport “as-built” survey dated November 4, 1983, and the 80-foot-by-3,478.01-foot water and land area, the centerline of which has a bearing of North 49 degrees 31 minutes 28 seconds east as shown on the Kodiak Municipal Airport “as-built” dated November 4, 1983. [Ord. FY2016-07 §2, 2016; Ord. 2007-08 §3; Ord. 93-66 §3, 1993; Ord. 87-09-O §§9 – 11, 1987; Ord. 83-56-O(A) §§5 – 7, 1983; Ord. 82-34-O §§1 – 3, 1982. Formerly §§17.06.455 – 17.06.476].

“Seafood processing” means engaging in processing fisheries resources for sale by freezing, cooking, salting, or other method, and includes, but is not limited to, canneries, cold storages, freezer ships, and processing plants (AS 43.75.290(4)).

“Service station” means any building, structure, premises, or other space used primarily for the retail sale and dispensing of motor fuels, tires, batteries, and other small accessories; the installation and servicing of such lubricants, tires, batteries, and other small accessories, and such other services which do not customarily or usually require the service of a qualified automotive mechanic. When the retail sale and dispensing of motor fuels, lubricants, and accessories is incidental to the conduct of a public garage, the premises shall be classified as a public garage.

“Short-term rental (STR)” means a residential dwelling unit(s) or part of a unit that is rented for compensation, to a single person or group (more than one person) for a period of less than 30 consecutive days. Short-term rental uses include: bed and breakfast, homestay, hostel, hotel, lodge, single resident occupancy, vacation home, and vacation rental.

“Sign” means any words, letters, parts of letters, figures, numerals, phrases, sentences, emblems, devices, trade names, or trademarks by which anything is made known, such as are used to designate an individual, a firm, an association, a corporation, a profession, a business, or a commodity or product, which are visible from any public street or highway and used to attract attention.

Single Resident Occupancy. A “single resident occupancy” or “single room occupancy (SRO)” is a housing type consisting of one room with or without cooking facilities and with private or shared bathroom facilities. An “SRO” is also a commercial building similar in use and function to a hotel or apartment building (e.g., multiple-family dwelling) composed of 11 or more studio apartments or rooming units that are available for rent for periods of seven days or more. A single resident occupancy may be used as a short-term rental or a long-term rental.

“Sleeping rooms” means a room or space where provisions for sleeping accommodations are provided for no more than three people, and may or may not include provisions for sanitation. Each 100 square feet or fraction thereof of floor area used for sleeping purposes shall be considered to be a separate sleeping room in a large common area sleeping arrangement.

“State highway” means a right-of-way classified by the state of Alaska as a primary, secondary A, or secondary B highway.

“Street” means a public right-of-way used as a thoroughfare and which is designed and intended to provide the primary means of access to property abutting thereon.

“Street line” means the line of demarcation between a street and the lot of land abutting thereon.

“Structure” means that which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in such definite manner. [Ord. FY2026-15 §2, 2026; Ord. 96-01 §3, 1996; Ord. 93-66 §3, 1993; prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.479 – 17.06.530].

“Trailer” means any vehicle used or intended to be used as living or sleeping quarters for humans and which may be driven, towed, or propelled from one location to another without change in structure or design whether or not the same is supported by wheels and including trailers, trailer coaches, and house cars.

“Trailer camp, park, or lot” means any area or premises where space for two or more trailers is rented, held out for rent, or for which free occupancy or camping for such number is permitted to trailers or users for the purpose of securing their trade, herein referred to as a “trailer camp” but not including automobile or trailer sales lots on which unoccupied house trailers are parked for inspection and sales. [Prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.540, 17.06.550].

“Use” means the purpose for which land or a building is arranged, designed, or intended, or for which either land or a building is or may be occupied or maintained.

Use, Accessory. “Accessory use” means a use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the land, building, or structure and located on the same lot or parcel of land. [Prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.560, 17.06.570].

“Vacation home” means a dwelling unit located within either a one-family dwelling or a two-family dwelling that is rented as a short-term rental.

“Vacation rental” means a dwelling unit located within a multiple-family dwelling that is rented as a short-term rental.

“Vehicle impound lot” means a secured, screened lot provided for the collection and storage of vehicles for a period not to exceed six months which have been impounded and authorized for storage by a law enforcement agency. “Vehicle impound lot” does not mean the processing or dismantling of vehicles for scrap metal or the sale of their parts.

“Veterinary clinics/animal hospitals” means any facility maintained by or for the use of a licensed veterinarian in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of animal diseases wherein the animals are limited to dogs, cats, or other comparable household pets and wherein the overnight care of said animals is prohibited, except when necessary, in the medical treatment of the animal. [Ord. FY2026-15 §2, 2026; Ord. FY2026-03 §2, 2025; Ord. 2007-08 §3; Ord. 81-40-O §1, 1981. Formerly §§17.06.572, 17.06.575].

“Yard” means an open unoccupied space, other than a court, unobstructed from the ground to the sky, except where specifically provided by this title, on the same lot on which a building is situated.

Yard, Front. “Front yard” means a yard extending across the full width of a lot measured between the front lot line of the lot or a future street width line and the nearest exterior wall of the building, the front of a bay window or the front of a covered porch or other similar projection, whichever is the nearest to the front lot line.

Yard, Rear. “Rear yard” means a yard extending across the full width of the lot between the most rear main building and the rear lot line. The depth of the required rear yard shall be measured horizontally from the nearest part of a main building toward the nearest point of the rear lot line.

Yard, Side. “Side yard” means a yard on each side of a main building and extending from the front yard, or front line where no front yard is required, to the rear yard. The width of the required side yard shall be measured horizontally from the nearest point of a side lot line to the nearest part of the main building. [Prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.580 – 17.06.610].

A. “Lot” includes the words “plot” and “parcel.”

B. “Shall” is always mandatory.

C. “Used” or “occupied,” as applied to any land or building, includes the words “intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied.” [Prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9A. Formerly §17.06.010].

“Accessory dwelling unit (ADU)” means an additional dwelling unit attached to or within a single-family residence or within a detached accessory structure or as a separate structure on the same lot as the single-family residence. ADUs have a separate entrance and exit and contain kitchen, bathroom, and sleeping facilities.

“Accessory equipment” means any equipment serving or being used in conjunction with a personal wireless service facility or mount. This includes utility or transmission equipment, power supplies, generators, batteries, cables, equipment buildings, cabinets and storage sheds, shelters, or similar structures.

“Agricultural activities” means the production, keeping, or maintenance, for sale, lease, or personal use, of plants and animals useful to people. This does not include any uses involving or related to commercial marijuana activities.

“Agricultural activities, urban” means the production, keeping, or maintenance, for sale, lease, or personal use, of plants and small animals useful to people. This does not include any uses involving or related to commercial marijuana activities. Small animals include domestic fowl (except peacocks and roosters), fur and meat animals such as rabbits and guinea pigs, and small hooved animals such as pigs, goats, and sheep. Large farm animals such as cows and horses are excluded from the urban agricultural use.

“Airport elevation” means the established elevation of the highest point of the usable landing area.

Airport, Municipal. “Municipal airport” means the City of Kodiak Municipal Airport and Lilly Lake.

Airport, Utility. “Utility airport” means any airport in the borough designed and/or constructed to serve aircraft in approach category A (speed less than 91 knots).

“Alley” means a public way designed and intended to provide only a secondary means of access to any property abutting thereon.

“Alteration” means any change, addition, or modification in the construction, location, or use classification.

“Animal shelters” means a facility used to house or contain stray, homeless, abandoned, or unwanted animals and that is owned, operated, or maintained by a government entity, an established humane society, animal welfare society, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or other nonprofit organization devoted to the welfare, protection, and humane treatment of animals.

“Antenna” means the equipment from which wireless radio signals are sent and received by a personal wireless service facility.

Apartment House. For “apartment house,” see “Dwelling, multiple-family,” KIBC 17.25.050.

“Approach surface” means an approach surface longitudinally centered on the extended runway centerline and extending outward and upward from each end of a runway. The inner edge of the approach surface is the same width as the runway and it expands uniformly to a width of 1,500 feet of each end of the runway. The approach surface extends for a horizontal distance of 5,000 feet at a slope of 20:1. No building or structure may be constructed or erected nor may any other object be stored or placed in such a manner as to protrude into the approach surfaces.

“Assisted living facility” means a residential facility, currently and duly licensed by the state of Alaska as an assisted living home, which combines housing, food service, general protective oversight and personalized assistance with the activities of daily living tasks such as eating, bathing, dispensing of medicines, housekeeping and other tasks and is compatible with a residential zoning district for more than five residents unrelated by blood or marriage.

“Assisted living home” means a single-family dwelling unit designed, used, or intended for use in whole or in part as an assisted living home, that is licensed and regulated by the state of Alaska and includes no more than five residents unrelated by blood or marriage.

“Automobile wrecking” means the dismantling of used motor vehicles or trailers or the storage or sale of parts from dismantled or partially dismantled, obsolete, or wrecked vehicles. [Ord. FY2026-04 §2, 2025; Ord. FY2026-03 §2, 2025; Ord. FY2018-17 §2, 2018; Ord. FY2018-03 §2, 2017; Ord. FY2017-27 §2, 2017; Ord. FY2017-21 §2, 2017; Ord. 93-66 §3, 1993; Ord. 87-09-O §§3, 5, 6, 1987; prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.011 – 17.06.050].

“Bed and breakfast (B&B)” means overnight accommodations and may include a morning meal in a dwelling unit provided for compensation. The operator of the B&B resides on the premises and the maximum number of rooms that can be rented out is five. A B&B may be used as a short-term rental or a long-term rental.

“Building” means any structure built for the support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or property of any kind.

Building, Accessory. “Accessory building” means:

Building, Agricultural. “Agricultural building” means a building or structure used to shelter agricultural equipment, fishing equipment, hay, grain, poultry, livestock, or other agricultural products and in which there is no human habitation.

“Building area” means the total of areas taken on a horizontal plane at the main grade level of the principal building and all accessory buildings, exclusive of steps.

“Building code” means the currently adopted building code and/or other building regulations applicable in the borough and city.

Building, Existing. “Existing building” means a building erected prior to the adoption of prior code chapter 5, subchapter 2, or one of which a legal building permit has been issued.

Building Height. Repealed by Ord. 97-05.

Building, Nonconforming. “Nonconforming building” means any building, structure, or any portion thereof, lawfully existing at the time the provisions codified in this title became effective, which was designed, erected, or structurally altered for a use that does not conform to the use regulations of the zone in which it is located, or a building or structure that does not conform to all the height and area regulations of the zone in which it is located.

“Building official” means the officer charged with the administration and enforcement of the building code.

Building, Principal or Main. “Principal or main building” means a building in which is conducted the principal or main use of the lot on which said building is situated. [Ord. FY2026-15 §2, 2026; Ord. FY2021-19 §2, 2020; Ord. 2007-08 §3; Ord. 93-66 §3, 1993; Ord. 90-31 §3, 1990; Ord. 82-14-O(A) §§1, 4, 1982; Ord. 81-12-O §1, 1981; prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B].

“Child” means an individual under 18 years of age, and includes an individual who is a relative of a care provider, administrator, or foster parent.

“Childcare” means care, supervision, and provision of development opportunities, with or without compensation, to a child who does not have a parent present.

“Childcare center” means a childcare facility for 13 or more children.

“Childcare facility” means a place where childcare is regularly provided for children under 12 years of age for periods of time that are less than 24 hours in duration, unless specifically authorized by the agency responsible for childcare facilities in the state of Alaska.

“Childcare facility, in-home” means a childcare facility, usually in an occupied residence, for up to 12 children.

“Clear zone” means that area within 50 feet from and on the outside of both edges of the municipal airport gravel runway and all of the water area of Lilly Lake, excepting the parking zone, within which no structure may be constructed, erected, or placed and no vehicle or other object may be parked, stored, or placed. The “clear zone” also means that area 140 feet wide extending from the southerly end of Lilly Lake to the Larch Street right-of-way.

“Commercial fishing” means fishing activities involving the harvest and sale of seafood products carried out for a profit.

“Commercial livestock grazing” means rearing and grazing of livestock (horses, cattle, buffalo, elk, reindeer, llamas) for slaughter and commercial sale of meat, for hunting, or for rent for recreational uses, when these activities are carried out for profit.

“Communications tower (tower)” means a structure that is built for the sole or primary purpose of supporting equipment for the transmission and/or reception of radio frequency signals, other wireless communications, or meteorological purposes, and usually consisting of an antenna or antenna array, transmission cables, equipment cabinets, and their associated facilities.

“Conditional use permit” means a method of allowing for flexibility within the zoning regulations by permitting certain specified uses in zoning districts after additional controls and safeguards are applied by the commission to ensure their compatibility with permitted principal uses.

“Coverage” means that percentage of the total lot area covered by the building area. [Ord. FY2026-11 §3, 2025; Ord. FY2018-17 §2, 2018; Ord. 01-05 §2; Ord. 93-66 §3, 1993; Ord. 87-09-O §7, 1987; Ord. 81-31-O §1, 1981; prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.162 – 17.06.170].

“Dwelling” means a building, or any portion thereof, designed or used exclusively for residential occupancy including one-family, two-family, and multiple-family dwellings, but not including any other building wherein human beings may be housed.

Dwelling, Multiple-Family. “Multiple-family dwelling” means any building containing three or more dwelling units.

Dwelling, One-Family. “One-family dwelling” means any detached building containing only one dwelling unit.

Dwelling, Two-Family. “Two-family dwelling” means any building containing only two dwelling units.

Dwelling, Two-Family, Detached. “Detached two-family dwelling” means two detached buildings on the same lot, each containing a single dwelling unit and where neither is accessory to the other.

“Dwelling unit” means a single residential unit with one or more rooms providing complete independent living facilities for occupancy by not more than one family, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation where accessed independently from any other dwelling unit. [Ord. FY2026-15 §2, 2026; Ord. FY2021-19 §2, 2020; prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.180 – 17.06.220].

“Family” means any number of individuals related by blood or marriage or an unrelated group of not more than five persons living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit.

“Fence height” means the vertical distance between the ground, either natural or filled, directly under the fence and the highest point of the fence.

“Floor area” means the total of each floor of a building within the surrounding outer walls but excluding vent shafts and courts.

“Foster home” means a residence licensed by the state of Alaska where a home for one or more children may be provided. The only difference between a foster home family and a family as defined in this section is that there may be more than five persons residing within a dwelling unit not related by blood or marriage. A foster home may only be permitted in any residential zoning district after first obtaining written authorization from the commission.

“Frontage” means all the property fronting on one side of a street between intersection streets or between a street and right-of-way, end of street, or district boundary. [Ord. 78-16-O §1, 1978; prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.230 – 17.06.260].

Garage, Private. “Private garage” means an accessory building or any portion of a main building used in connection with residential purposes for the storage of passenger motor vehicles.

Garage, Public. “Public garage” means any garage other than a private garage, available to the public, operated for gain, and which is used for storage, repair, rental, greasing, washing, servicing, adjusting or equipping of automobiles or other vehicles.

Garage, Storage. “Storage garage” means any building or portion thereof, other than a private garage, used for the storage of motor vehicles and the incidental service of vehicles stored therein.

Grade, Ground Level. Repealed by Ord. 97-05.

“Guest room” means any room in a bed and breakfast, homestay, hotel, or lodge used and maintained to provide sleeping accommodations for not more than two persons. Each 100 square feet or fraction thereof of floor area used for sleeping purposes shall be considered to be a separate guest room in a large common area sleeping arrangement. Hotel guest rooms are exempt from the two person limit, but are subject to other applicable occupancy limits such as the building code. [Ord. FY2026-15 §2, 2026; Ord. 2007-08 §3; prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.270 – 17.06.310].

“Home occupation” means a business, profession, occupation, or trade located entirely within a residential building, or an accessory structure which use is accessory, incidental and secondary to the use of the residential building for dwelling purposes and does not change the essential residential character or appearance of such building or neighborhood. A home occupation may be conducted in a dwelling unit provided that:

“Homestay” means the rental of no more than two guestrooms, but not exceeding two guests, in an owner-occupied dwelling unit, while the owner is occupying the same dwelling unit for the entire rental period. A homestay may be used as a short-term rental or a long-term rental.

“Hoop house” means a structure with sides and roof covered with flexible plastic material, used to provide plants with frost protection or increased heat. A hoop house must meet the following criteria:

“Hostel” means a rental of sleeping rooms within a dwelling unit, not to exceed five sleeping rooms. A hostel may be used as a short-term rental or a long-term rental.

“Hotel” means any building or group of buildings in which there are six or more guest rooms used, designed, or intended to be used for the purpose of offering to the general public food, lodging, or both, for compensation. This definition includes the term “motel.” A hotel may be used as a short-term rental or a long-term rental. [Ord. FY2026-15 §2, 2026; Ord. FY2012-10 §3, 2012; Ord. 90-32 §3, 1990; Ord. 86-27-O §2, 1986; prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.320, 17.06.330].

“Industry” means the manufacture, storage, extraction, fabrication, processing, reduction, destruction, conversion, or wholesaling of any article, substance, or commodity, or any treatment which changes the form, character, or appearance of a resource material or previously manufactured item. [Ord. 81-40-O §1, 1981. Formerly §17.06.335].

“Junk yard” means any space 100 square feet or more of any lot or parcel of land used for the storage, keeping or abandonment of junk or waste material including scrap metals or other scrap materials, or for the dismantling, demolition, or abandonment of automobiles, other vehicles, machinery or any parts thereof. [Prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §17.06.340].

“Loading space” means an off-street space or berth on the same lot with a building or structure to be used for the temporary parking of commercial vehicles while loading or unloading merchandise or materials.

“Lodge” means a building or group of buildings containing both rooms and dwelling units available for rental to individuals or families. The types of activities supported by a lodge may include, but are not limited to, fishing, hunting, wildlife photography and viewing, and passive recreational activities. A lodge may be used as a short-term rental or a long-term rental.

“Long-term rental” means a residential dwelling unit(s) or a short-term rental use that is leased for compensation, to a single person or group (more than one person) for a period of 30 consecutive days or more.

“Lot” means a parcel of land occupied or to be occupied by a use, building or unit group of buildings, and accessory buildings and uses, together with such yards, open spaces, lot widths, and lot area as are required by this title and having frontage on a public street.

Lot, Corner. “Corner lot” means a lot situated at the junction of, and bordering on, two intersecting streets.

“Lot depth” means the mean horizontal distance separating the side lot lines of a lot and at right angles to its width.

Lot Line, Front – Corner Lot. A “front lot line” of a corner lot means the shortest street line of a corner lot.

Lot Line, Front – Interior Lot. A “front lot line” of an interior lot means a line separating the lot from the street.

Lot Line, Rear. “Rear lot line” means a line that is opposite and most distant from the front lot line, and in the case of an irregular, triangular or gore-shaped lot, a line not less than 10 feet in length, within a lot, parallel to and at the maximum distance from the front lot line.

Lot Line, Side. “Side lot line” means any lot boundary line not a front lot line or a rear lot line.

“Lot width” means the distance between straight lines connecting front and rear lot lines at each side of the lot, measured between the midpoints of such lot lines except that such measurement shall not extend outside the lot lines of the lot being measured.

“Marijuana” means all parts of the plant of the genus Cannabis whether growing or not, the seeds thereof, the resin extracted from any part of the plant, and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or its resin, including marijuana concentrate; “marijuana” does not include fiber produced from the stalks, oil, or cake made from the seeds of the plant, sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination, or the weight of any other ingredient combined with marijuana to prepare topical or oral administrations, food, drink, or other products.

“Marijuana cultivation, limited” means a legally licensed limited cultivation facility as defined by state law. State law dictates that an area less than 500 square feet may be under cultivation.

“Marijuana cultivation, standard” means a legally licensed standard cultivation facility as defined by state law. No limit is set by state law on size of area under cultivation.

“Marijuana manufacturing facility” means a legally licensed commercial marijuana product manufacturing facility as defined by state law, which can purchase marijuana, manufacture, prepare, and package marijuana products, and sell marijuana and marijuana products to other marijuana product manufacturing facilities and to retail marijuana stores. These facilities may not sell marijuana products to consumers.

“Marijuana retail store” means a legally licensed commercial retail marijuana store as defined by state law. A marijuana retail store may sell marijuana accessories as defined by state law.

“Marijuana testing facility” means a legally licensed commercial marijuana testing facility defined by state law that is registered to analyze and certify the safety and potency of marijuana. [Ord. FY2026-15 §2, 2026; Ord. FY2021-19 §2, 2020; Ord. FY2017-27 §2, 2017; prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §17.06.430].

“Outdoor storage” means the use of land for the storage of items in the open, not within a structure. [Ord. 81-40-O §1, 1981. Formerly §17.06.445].

“Parking zone” means a strip of land 25 feet in width immediately adjacent to the clear zone along the municipal airport and on that side of the clear zone which is farthest from the gravel runway. No structure may be constructed, erected, or placed within the parking zone except motor vehicles and aircraft. Motor vehicles used for storage or living or sleeping accommodations are not permitted within parking zones. “Parking zone” also means a water area 30 feet in width on Lilly Lake, measured out from the existing shoreline of the lake, within which seaplanes may be parked or stored.

“Person” means a natural person, his heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, and also includes firm, partnership, or corporation, its or their successors or assigns, or the agent of any of the aforesaid.

“Personal wireless service facility” means any tower, structure, or other equipment intended for a primary use of providing commercial or public wireless, radio, microwave, or other communication services and functionality.

“Pet boarding facility” means any animal boarding facility where more than three pet animals owned by another person are temporarily boarded for pay, trade, barter, commission, or remuneration of any sort; provided, however, this definition shall not apply to zoos and veterinary clinics/animal hospitals.

“Pet services” means a business that provides services to pets such as grooming and training for compensation. This use does not include pet boarding.

“Premises” means a lot, together with all buildings and structures thereon.

“Property owner” means the land owner shown on the latest borough tax assessment roll. [Ord. FY2026-03 §2, 2025; Ord. FY2018-17 §2, 2018; Ord. FY2018-14 §2, 2018; Ord. 2007-08 §3; Ord. 87-09-O §8, 1987; prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.450 – 17.06.454].

“Recreational cabin” means a structure occupied on a temporary or seasonal basis by a group of people meeting the definition of family. This use is usually associated with remote areas.

“Recreational mining activities” means the use of handheld equipment such as gold pans, picks, shovels, etc.; the use of a sluice box with maximum dimensions of 12 square feet per individual recreational miner; or, the use of a suction dredge with an intake hose having an inside diameter not exceeding four inches and a motor not exceeding eight horsepower, per individual recreational miner. All other mining activities that do not meet these performance standards are considered “nonrecreational mineral extraction” or “resource extraction” activities.

“Recreational vehicle” means a vehicular-type unit primarily designed as living quarters for recreational, camping, or travel use, which either has its own motive power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle. Examples of recreational vehicles are travel trailers, camping trailers, truck campers, and motor homes.

“Recreational vehicle park” means a tract of land upon which two or more recreational vehicle spaces are located, established, or maintained for occupancy by recreational vehicles. A recreational vehicle park may include an area designated for camping.

“Recreational vehicle space” means a plot of ground within a recreational vehicle park intended for the accommodation of a recreational vehicle or other individual camping unit on a temporary or permanent basis.

“Runway” means a defined rectangular area on a utility airport prepared for the landing or takeoff of airplanes.

“Runway clear zone” means a clear surface extending upward and outward from each edge of a utility airport runway for its full length. The clear surface extends for a horizontal distance of 250 feet at a slope of seven to one (7:1). Runway clear zones apply only to utility airports.

Runway, Municipal. “Municipal runway” means the 80-foot by 2,700-foot gravel runway which has a bearing of South 47 degrees 9 minutes 49 seconds west as shown on the Kodiak Municipal Airport “as-built” survey dated November 4, 1983, and the 80-foot-by-3,478.01-foot water and land area, the centerline of which has a bearing of North 49 degrees 31 minutes 28 seconds east as shown on the Kodiak Municipal Airport “as-built” dated November 4, 1983. [Ord. FY2016-07 §2, 2016; Ord. 2007-08 §3; Ord. 93-66 §3, 1993; Ord. 87-09-O §§9 – 11, 1987; Ord. 83-56-O(A) §§5 – 7, 1983; Ord. 82-34-O §§1 – 3, 1982. Formerly §§17.06.455 – 17.06.476].

“Seafood processing” means engaging in processing fisheries resources for sale by freezing, cooking, salting, or other method, and includes, but is not limited to, canneries, cold storages, freezer ships, and processing plants (AS 43.75.290(4)).

“Service station” means any building, structure, premises, or other space used primarily for the retail sale and dispensing of motor fuels, tires, batteries, and other small accessories; the installation and servicing of such lubricants, tires, batteries, and other small accessories, and such other services which do not customarily or usually require the service of a qualified automotive mechanic. When the retail sale and dispensing of motor fuels, lubricants, and accessories is incidental to the conduct of a public garage, the premises shall be classified as a public garage.

“Short-term rental (STR)” means a residential dwelling unit(s) or part of a unit that is rented for compensation, to a single person or group (more than one person) for a period of less than 30 consecutive days. Short-term rental uses include: bed and breakfast, homestay, hostel, hotel, lodge, single resident occupancy, vacation home, and vacation rental.

“Sign” means any words, letters, parts of letters, figures, numerals, phrases, sentences, emblems, devices, trade names, or trademarks by which anything is made known, such as are used to designate an individual, a firm, an association, a corporation, a profession, a business, or a commodity or product, which are visible from any public street or highway and used to attract attention.

Single Resident Occupancy. A “single resident occupancy” or “single room occupancy (SRO)” is a housing type consisting of one room with or without cooking facilities and with private or shared bathroom facilities. An “SRO” is also a commercial building similar in use and function to a hotel or apartment building (e.g., multiple-family dwelling) composed of 11 or more studio apartments or rooming units that are available for rent for periods of seven days or more. A single resident occupancy may be used as a short-term rental or a long-term rental.

“Sleeping rooms” means a room or space where provisions for sleeping accommodations are provided for no more than three people, and may or may not include provisions for sanitation. Each 100 square feet or fraction thereof of floor area used for sleeping purposes shall be considered to be a separate sleeping room in a large common area sleeping arrangement.

“State highway” means a right-of-way classified by the state of Alaska as a primary, secondary A, or secondary B highway.

“Street” means a public right-of-way used as a thoroughfare and which is designed and intended to provide the primary means of access to property abutting thereon.

“Street line” means the line of demarcation between a street and the lot of land abutting thereon.

“Structure” means that which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in such definite manner. [Ord. FY2026-15 §2, 2026; Ord. 96-01 §3, 1996; Ord. 93-66 §3, 1993; prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.479 – 17.06.530].

“Trailer” means any vehicle used or intended to be used as living or sleeping quarters for humans and which may be driven, towed, or propelled from one location to another without change in structure or design whether or not the same is supported by wheels and including trailers, trailer coaches, and house cars.

“Trailer camp, park, or lot” means any area or premises where space for two or more trailers is rented, held out for rent, or for which free occupancy or camping for such number is permitted to trailers or users for the purpose of securing their trade, herein referred to as a “trailer camp” but not including automobile or trailer sales lots on which unoccupied house trailers are parked for inspection and sales. [Prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.540, 17.06.550].

“Use” means the purpose for which land or a building is arranged, designed, or intended, or for which either land or a building is or may be occupied or maintained.

Use, Accessory. “Accessory use” means a use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the land, building, or structure and located on the same lot or parcel of land. [Prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.560, 17.06.570].

“Vacation home” means a dwelling unit located within either a one-family dwelling or a two-family dwelling that is rented as a short-term rental.

“Vacation rental” means a dwelling unit located within a multiple-family dwelling that is rented as a short-term rental.

“Vehicle impound lot” means a secured, screened lot provided for the collection and storage of vehicles for a period not to exceed six months which have been impounded and authorized for storage by a law enforcement agency. “Vehicle impound lot” does not mean the processing or dismantling of vehicles for scrap metal or the sale of their parts.

“Veterinary clinics/animal hospitals” means any facility maintained by or for the use of a licensed veterinarian in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of animal diseases wherein the animals are limited to dogs, cats, or other comparable household pets and wherein the overnight care of said animals is prohibited, except when necessary, in the medical treatment of the animal. [Ord. FY2026-15 §2, 2026; Ord. FY2026-03 §2, 2025; Ord. 2007-08 §3; Ord. 81-40-O §1, 1981. Formerly §§17.06.572, 17.06.575].

“Yard” means an open unoccupied space, other than a court, unobstructed from the ground to the sky, except where specifically provided by this title, on the same lot on which a building is situated.

Yard, Front. “Front yard” means a yard extending across the full width of a lot measured between the front lot line of the lot or a future street width line and the nearest exterior wall of the building, the front of a bay window or the front of a covered porch or other similar projection, whichever is the nearest to the front lot line.

Yard, Rear. “Rear yard” means a yard extending across the full width of the lot between the most rear main building and the rear lot line. The depth of the required rear yard shall be measured horizontally from the nearest part of a main building toward the nearest point of the rear lot line.

Yard, Side. “Side yard” means a yard on each side of a main building and extending from the front yard, or front line where no front yard is required, to the rear yard. The width of the required side yard shall be measured horizontally from the nearest point of a side lot line to the nearest part of the main building. [Prior code Ch. 5 subch. 2 §9B. Formerly §§17.06.580 – 17.06.610].