A subordinate building or use, the use of which is incidental to the primary use or principal building on the same parcel.

One having an interest in real property which may be adversely affected by the issuance or denial of a permit under this title.

Any property that is located in the Agriculture/Forest or Industrial zoning designations.

Industries that provide services directly linked to agricultural or forestry practices.

Practices directly linked to the production of crops and the rearing and management of livestock, aquaculture, and bee keeping, or to the science and art of cultivating, maintaining, and developing forests.

The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock.

The application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production.

One or more landing strips equipped with control tower and hangars or maintenance facilities as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo.

The public land survey system shows that each township/range intersection includes thirty six (36) one-mile squares known as sections; sections can be described in more detail, using quarter sections, quarter-quarter sections, and smaller; aliquot parts are a way to describe legal subdivisions of a section by division into halves or fourths ad infinitum; "aliquot" means "contained in something else an exact number of times".

A commercially operated park having various devices for entertainment (such as a roller coaster or water slide) and usually booths for the sale of food and drink.

Animals kept in a confined space such as a building or area that does not sustain crops, vegetation, forage growth or postharvest residues in the normal growing season.

The branch of agriculture, commercial or noncommercial, concerned with the care, raising or breeding of animals such as fish, bees, poultry, dogs, cattle, hogs, sheep, and horses, subject to subsection 9-3A-2C of this title; for the purposes of this title, dog activities and facilities as listed in subsection 9-3A-4I of this title, are not considered animal husbandry.

A unit of measurement for any animal feeding operation calculated by adding the following numbers: the number of slaughter and feeder cattle multiplied by one, plus the number of young slaughter or feeder cattle less than twelve (12) months of age multiplied by six-tenths (0.6), plus the number of mature dairy cattle multiplied by one and four-tenths (1.4), plus the number of young dairy cattle multiplied by six-tenths (0.6), plus the number of swine weighing over twenty five kilograms (25 kg), approximately fifty five (55) pounds, multiplied by four-tenths (0.4), plus the number of weaned swine weighing under twenty five kilograms (25 kg) multiplied by one-tenth (0.1), plus the number of sheep multiplied by one-tenth (0.1), plus the number of horses multiplied by two (2), plus the number of chickens multiplied by one-hundredth (0.01). Animals not listed can be calculated based on their weight interpolated in comparison to the weight of slaughter/feeder cattle.

The land in the floodplain within a community subject to a 1 percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. It is shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) as Zone A and A1-30. "Special flood hazard area" is synonymous in meaning with the phrase "area of special flood hazard".

A flood that has a one percent (1%) chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.

The elevation of the crest of the base flood.

That portion of a building which is wholly or partly below grade. For floodplain management purposes, a "basement" is any area of the building having its floor sub-grade (i.e., below ground level) on all sides.

A place where people live as their primary residence and operate overnight accommodations for individuals, consisting of no more than four (4) single or double guest rooms.

A group of lots or tracts within a subdivision.

The act of housing animals or people for remuneration, including rooms for rent.

The adjustment of a property boundary between two (2) adjacent parcels that typically changes the size or shape of the parcels, subject to section 9-8D-2 of this title.

Any structure designed to house people or property, having a roof, but excluding all forms of vehicles, even if immobilized. For floodplain management purposes, see "Structure".

Distance that a building must be located away from property lines, structures, public or private road rights-of-way, or the like.

As regulated by a conditional use permit under subsection 9-3A-4C of this title, a site with recreational cabins with no kitchens or a site where a limited number of people can pitch a tent, that may or may not have other separate facilities such as showers, bathrooms, or a single kitchen facility; campgrounds are not allowed to have recreational vehicle parking unless the owner receives permission for both a campground and a recreational vehicle park through the conditional use permit process.

Property, as defined by the Latah County Assessor's Office, to be roads, ditches, canals, or public rights-of-way; this property is typically tax exempt.

A place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; a graveyard; a necropolis.

A building set apart for religious activities.

A facility that provides services to social, recreational, fraternal, civic or other groups.

Any activity where there is remuneration customarily received, exchanged, or paid for goods, merchandise or services.

Cultivation of flowers, vegetables, herbs, or fruit to be sold, typically as a residential accessory use, including summertime fruit stands.

The officially adopted Latah County Comprehensive Plan.

A use permitted in one or more zones as defined by this title but which, because of characteristics peculiar to such use, or because of size, technological processes or equipment, or because of the exact location with reference to surroundings, street, and existing improvements or demands upon public facilities, requires a special degree of control to make such uses consistent with and compatible to other existing or permissible uses in the same zone or zones.

A farm with dairy animals where dairy products are produced, including the place, room, or house where milk is kept, and/or converted into butter or cheese.

A facility that provides care for six (6) or more children that are not related by blood or marriage to the persons providing the care, in a place other than the child's or children's own home.

For floodplain management purposes, any man made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations, storage of equipment or materials, or sewage lagoons.

A bar, pub, tavern, nightclub, or other place that serves alcoholic drinks such as liquor, beer, or wine on the premises.

A private road giving access from a public right-of- way to a building on abutting grounds subject to chapter 9 of this title.

A house divided into two (2) living units or residences.

One residence, a house or manufactured home, in which one family lives, built or installed in accordance with this title and the adopted Building Code ordinance.

One house or manufactured home.

A house, manufactured building, apartment building, duplex, or other similar living unit that contains two (2) or more living units or that serves more than one family.

An "existing parcel", as defined in section 9-8A-2 of this title, or a "new parcel" or "lot" created and approved under the current or previous land division process, short plat process or full plat process of Latah County; parcels of land must be "eligible parcels" to be eligible for one residential building permit or commercial building permits, as allowed by their zoning designation; if a residence exists on an eligible parcel, no building permits for additional dwellings can be issued for this parcel except under the provisions of subsections 9-3A-3A, 9-3A-3B, 9-3A-4A, and section 9-4C-3 of this title.

Pool halls, bars, ice rinks, adult entertainment facilities, roller rinks, and similar types of operations.

A change in use such that it is larger, more expansive, or broader in scope or nature from what was originally approved.

Any natural mineral resource development that was considered to be in existence as a nonconforming use upon the effective date hereof.

As defined in section 9-8A-2 of this title.

A building that was legally built prior to the effective date hereof that may be a conforming or a nonconforming use.

An area where outdoor and indoor fairs, circuses, or exhibitions are held, and all buildings associated with such activities; if approved as part of a conditional use permit, fairgrounds may include indoor or outdoor arenas, exhibit and food booths, stalls and buildings for animals, exhibit buildings, areas for fairs and circuses, park areas, camping and recreational vehicle areas, and outdoor exhibit areas.

A plot of land where animals are confined to be fattened that exceeds the requirements set forth in subsection 9-3A-2C of this title.

A.   A general or temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from the:

   1.   Overflow of inland waters; and/or

   2.   Unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source; and/or

   3.   Mudslides (i.e., mudflows) which are proximately caused by flooding as defined in A2 of this definition and are akin to a river of liquid and flowing mud on the surfaces of normally dry land areas, as when earth is carried by a current of water and deposited along the path of the current.

B.   The collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a lake or other body of water as a result of erosion or undermining caused by waves or currents of water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels or suddenly caused by an unusually high water level in a natural body of water, accompanied by a severe storm, or by an unanticipated force of nature, such as flash flood or an abnormal tidal surge, or by some similarly unusual and unforeseeable event which results in flooding as defined in A1 of this definition.

An official map of a community, issued by the Administrator, where the boundaries of the flood, mudslide (i.e., mudflow) related erosion areas having special hazards have been designated as Zones A, M, and/or E that may include floodway boundaries.

The official map on which the Federal Insurance Administrator has delineated both the areas of special flood hazard and the risk premium zones applicable to the County (located at the Planning Department).

An examination, evaluation and determination of flood hazards and, if appropriate, corresponding water surface elevations, or an examination, evaluation and determination of mudslide (i.e., mudflow) and/or flood-related erosion hazards.

Any land that is susceptible to being inundated by water from any source. See "Flood or flooding".

The community official designated by title to administer and enforce the floodplain management regulations or their designee.

The operation of an overall program of corrective and preventive measures for reducing flood damage, including but not limited to emergency preparedness plans, flood control works, and floodplain management regulations.

Zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, building codes, health regulations, special purpose ordinances (such as floodplain ordinance, grading ordinance and erosion control ordinance) and other application of police power. The term describes such federal, state or local regulations, in any combination thereof, which provide standards for the purpose of flood damage prevention and reduction.

Any combination of structural and non-structural additions, changes or adjustments to structures which reduce or eliminate risk of flood damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary facilities, structures, and their contents.

The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than a designated height.

The science and art of cultivating, maintaining, and developing forests.

Forty (40) hours per week or two thousand eighty (2,080) hours per year of employment.

Private, commercial or public firing ranges.

The highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior to construction next to the proposed walls of a structure.

A road owned, operated, or managed by the Idaho Transportation Department.

The North Latah County Highway District or South Latah Highway District, or the governmental authority having jurisdiction over public roads or streets.

For floodplain management purposes, any structure that is:

A.   Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the Department of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National Register;

B.   Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district;

C.   Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places in states with historic preservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary of Interior; or

D.   Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic preservation programs that have been certified either:

   1.   By an approved state program as determined by the Secretary of the Interior; or

   2.   Directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states without approved programs.

The science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs or ornamental plants.

An establishment that provides lodging and sometimes meals or other services for travelers and other paying guests.

The forces on a structure from current, waves, ice, etc.

The pressure that standing water places on the walls and floor of a structure.

A place where aircraft land and take off.

A piece of land having specific boundaries that are described and drawn in its approved platted subdivision or approved mobile home park development, or approved division under chapter 8, article B of this title.

The size, in square feet, of a lot.

The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement or crawl space) of a structure. An unfinished or flood resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access or limited storage in an area other than a basement area is not considered a building's lowest floor, provided that such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable non-elevation design requirements of this title.

A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when attached to the required utilities. The term "manufactured home" does not include a "recreational vehicle" that also meets the requirements of Idaho Code.

A development that consists of a high density of manufactured homes with the land being owned, undivided, by a person(s) and with the homes being owned by either the owner of the land or by other individuals as personal property. For floodplain management purposes, a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two (2) or more manufactured home lots for rent.

To make or process a raw material into a finished product, especially with the use of industrial machines.

For purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program, the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 or other datum, to which Base Flood Elevations shown on a community's Flood Insurance Rate Map are referenced.

Individual spaces in a building to rent for storing goods.

Any permanent marker used for survey purposes as specified in Idaho Code Title 50, Chapter 13.

An establishment that provides lodging for motorists in rooms having direct access to an open parking area.

For the purposes of determining insurance rates, structures for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the effective date of an initial Flood Insurance Rate Map or after December 31, 1974, whichever is later, and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. For floodplain management purposes, "new construction" means structures for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the effective date of a floodplain management regulation adopted by a community and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures.

As defined in section 9-8A-2 of this title.

As defined by subsection 9-4C-1F of this title.

A parcel, use, or structure which was legal when commenced or built, but which does not conform to subsequently enacted or amended regulations.

Parking spaces located on property exclusive of rights-of-way or easements.

A place in which business, clerical, medical or professional activities are conducted.

A contiguous quantity of land recorded as the property of persons or entities, each of which is named in a single instrument conveying ownership thereof, and which has been separately conveyed from any adjoining quantity of land, whose boundaries are defined in the last recorded instrument of conveyance of such parcel; a parcel of land may or may not be an "eligible parcel", a "new parcel", or an "existing parcel" as defined by this title; this definition shall not apply to transfers of property as boundary line adjustments as set forth in section 9-8D-2 of this title.

A bond issued by an insurance company to guarantee satisfactory completion of a project by a contractor.

One house or manufactured home built or installed in accordance with this title and the adopted Building Code ordinance.

A license; a permission granted in writing, such as a building permit or a conditional use permit.

A place where plants are grown for sale.

The drawing, map or plan of an approved subdivision as regulated by chapter 9-8C of this title, an approved division of property under chapter 9-8B of this title, an approved cemetery, townsite or other tract of land, or a replatting of such, including certifications, description and approvals.

A place in which a person or family lives for more than fifty percent (50%) of the year.

The principal or predominant use to which the property is or may be devoted, and to which all other uses on the premises are accessory.

A facility comprised of one or more professional offices.

The boundary line between two (2) parcels.

A building used by the public; a building used for public purposes; a building owned by the public or a public agency.

An area for play, outdoor recreation or other leisure activities or the protection of natural, cultural or historical resources that is operated by a public or quasi-public organization and is dedicated to public use.

A decision or proceeding which entails the application of a general rule or policy to specific individuals, interests, or situations. Typical quasi-judicial proceedings include hearings on applications for permits.

All property not considered to be personal property.

A hotel, motel, or other overnight accommodation that offers recreational activities.

A vehicle, camper, manufactured structure or similar which is:

A.   Built on a single chassis;

B.   Four hundred eight (408) square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection, not including pull-outs, tip-outs or similar;

C.   Designed to be self propelled or permanently towable by a light duty truck;

D.   Designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use.

E.   Any recreational vehicle listed as a "Park Model" or manufactured housing unit that does not meet the standards set by the State of Idaho or the Latah County Building Codes and Regulation to be a manufactured housing unit.

A location where there are parking spaces for recreational vehicles where water, a sewage dump station, electricity and other services may be provided.

A place where recreational vehicles are stored, but not lived in.

The parcel that is remaining after one or more new parcels are created from an eligible parcel via a land division under chapter 8, article A of this title.

A building where repairs are made to items typically brought to the building by the public.

A business establishment where meals or refreshments may be purchased.

A store to provide the sale of commodities or goods to consumers.

A right of passage, an easement; the right of one person, of several persons, or of the community at large, to pass over the land of another; any property deemed a category 19 by the Latah County Assessor.

A legal right for a public agency, an agency providing a public service, or the public at large for passage over another person's ground; the area over which a right-of-way exists for a public road, a public utility, a private utility or similar public facilities or structures.

A commercial or private place where waste, discarded or salvaged materials are customarily bought, sold, stored or exchanged and are handled, disassembled, crushed or stored.

A place for learned intercourse and instruction; an institution for learning; an educational establishment; a place for acquiring knowledge and mental or physical training.

A place where vehicles or other machinery or equipment are maintained.

An activity that supports and is integral to permitted or conditionally permitted uses in its zone.

The distance a structure must be located away from property lines, structures, public or private road rights-of-way, or the like.

Any device for visual communication that is used for the purpose of bringing the subject thereof to the attention of the public, including, but not limited to, outdoor advertising displays and billboards.

A house or manufactured home installed in accordance with this title and the adopted Building Code ordinance, that is for use by one family or that meets the requirements in Idaho Code section 67-6531.

A building where animals are killed, butchered and/or otherwise processed.

A landfill, transfer station, composting area, recycling center or similar facility, not including personal composting.

The zoning of a small land area for a use that differs measurably from the zoned land uses surrounding the area, usually giving privileges not generally extended to properties similarly located in the area and generally is an arbitrary departure from the Comprehensive Plan, the other adjacent zoning, the other adjacent land uses, and the other adjacent eligible parcel sizes; typically, a spot zone is for private gain designed to favor or benefit a particular individual or group and not the welfare of the community as a whole.

For floodplain management purposes, includes substantial improvement and means the date the building permit was issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, placement, or other improvement was within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the permit. The actual start means either the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of slab or footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of excavation; or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading, and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways; nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings, piers, or foundations or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For a substantial improvement, the actual start of construction means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of a building, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building.

Anything which is built or constructed, including, but not limited to, buildings, decks, foundations, towers, poles, gas or liquid storage tanks. For floodplain management purposes, a walled and roofed building, including a gas or liquid storage tank, that is principally above ground, as well as a manufactured home.

As regulated by chapter 9-8C of this title, a tract of land divided into five (5) or more lots for the purpose of sale or development; this definition shall not include any parcels divided under chapters 9-8A or 9-8B of this title.

For floodplain management purposes, damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would equal or exceed fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred.

For floodplain management purposes, any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure before the "start of construction" of the improvement. This term includes structures which have incurred "substantial damage," regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not, however, include either:

A.   Any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of state or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which have been identified by the local code enforcement official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions; or

B.   Any alteration of a "historic structure," provided that the alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a "historic structure."

Not having and not requiring permanent attachment to the ground or sewer or water utilities or systems.

Any structure or device designed, constructed and/or erected and used to attach or otherwise affix an antenna(s) that exceeds twenty feet (20') in height from the base of the structure; residential, commercial, agricultural, or utility buildings and utility poles shall not be considered towers; however, "towers" shall include structures or devices erected on or attached to such buildings, poles, or structures which increase the total height by more than twenty feet (20').

An easement provided for utilities and utility structures.

Dams, power plants, power substations, storage yards for public roadway maintenance, and similar facilities which provide a service, such as light, power, water, or sewage disposal by a public or private utility or for personal use.

Every device in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway, including, but not limited to, automobiles, buses, trucks, recreational vehicles, and commercial coaches.

A medical facility that determines and treats the diseases of domestic animals, such as horses, sheep, cattle, various pets, etc.

A storehouse for wares or goods.

A facility that collects and treats sewage that is not an underground septic system.

For floodplain management purposes, the height, in relation to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929, or other datum, of floods of various magnitudes and frequencies in the floodplains of coastal or riverine areas.

A facility that collects, treats, and/or distributes drinking water that is not a private well.

A mill operated by the power of the wind, usually by the action of the wind upon oblique vanes or sails which radiate from a horizontal shaft; a generator that extracts usable energy from winds.

A device for converting the flow of air into mechanical motion that can be utilized. (Ord. 392, 8-16-2021)