Shall mean to physically touch or border upon; or to share a common border, boundary, or property line but not to overlap.

Shall mean to be near or close to but not necessarily touching. Lot lines separated by a street, utility, drainage, railroad, or other public use right-of-way shall be considered to be adjacent.

The outside measurement of all roofed area and supporting structural elements of construction for any accessory building. Constructed of conventional commercial kits or conventional wood framed construction meeting the requirements of the city building code as adopted by the City of McLendon-Chisholm.

The individual charged with the administration and enforcement of this ordinance, or his duly authorized representative.

A public minor way which is used primarily for secondary vehicular service access to the back or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street or highway.

A building story which is partly underground but having at least one-half of its height above the average level of the adjoining ground. A basement shall be counted as a story in computing building height.

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

The board of adjustment.

A covered passage one story in height and six feet or more in width connecting a main structure and an accessory building. A breezeway shall be considered an accessory building.

Any structure built for the support, shelter and enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or movable property of any kind. When subdivided in a manner sufficient to prevent the spread of fire each portion so subdivided may be deemed a separate building.

A line parallel or approximately parallel to the street line at a specific distance there from marking the minimum distance from the street line that a building may be erected.

A building story with more than one-half its height below the average level of the adjoining ground. A cellar shall not be counted as a story in computing building height.

An official certificate issued by the city through the administrative official which indicates conformance with or approved conditional waiver from the building or zoning regulations and authorizes legal use and occupancy of the premises for which it is issued.

The governing body of the City of McLendon-Chisholm, Texas.

A store that conducts over-the-counter sales of food products and beverages for off-site or limited on-site consumption and whose inventory primarily includes containerized or dispensed beverages, fast foods, snack foods, personal items, and other similar type items. A convenience store may have indoor seating of not more than ten percent of the gross floor area as accessory to the use, unless the seating is primarily devoted to use by an on-site fast-food restaurant. A convenience store may but need not include gas pumps. No drive-through service or facilities may be conducted or used at a convenience store unless the drive-through service is conducted and used exclusively by an on-site fast-food restaurant, in which event only food and beverage products sold from the restaurant may be distributed at the drive-through facility.

An open, unoccupied space bounded on three or more sides by the walls of a building. An inner court is a court entirely surrounded by the exterior walls of a building. An outer court is a court having one side open to a street, alley, yard or other permanent space.

The number of dwelling units permitted per net acre of land. A net acre of land does not include portions of streets or alleys.

A section of the City of McLendon-Chisholm for which the regulations governing the area, height, or use of the land and buildings are uniform.

A building or portion of a building which is arranged, occupied or intended to be occupied as living quarters for one family and including facilities for food preparation and sleeping.

A grant of one or more property rights by the owner to, or for the use by, the public, a corporation, or another person or entity.

Any number of persons living together as a single non-profit housekeeping unit in which not more than four individuals are unrelated by blood, marriage, or adoption.

Notwithstanding the definition in the preceding paragraph, a family shall be deemed to include five or more persons not within the second degree of kinship, occupying a dwelling unit and living as a single, nonprofit housekeeping unit, if said occupants are handicapped persons as defined in Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988. Such unrelated individuals shall have the right to occupy a dwelling in the same manner and to the same extent as any family unit as defined in the first paragraph of this definition.

An open or solid enclosure designed to contain or prevent intrusion. An open fence is one in which the vertical surface thereof is not less than 70 percent open. A solid fence is one in which the vertical surface thereof is not greater than 30 percent open, and may be considered as a screening element. (See also screening element.)

Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source.

The channel, river, or other watercourse and the adjacent land area that must be reserved in order to discharge the 100-year flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot at any point.

The total square feet of floor space within the outside dimensions of a building including each floor level, but excluding cellars, attics, carports, or garages.

An indicated ratio between the number of square feet of total floor area in the main building(s) on a lot and the total square footage of land in the lot; it is the number resulting from dividing the main building floor area by the lot area.

A sensation of brightness within the visual field that causes annoyance, discomfort, or loss in visual performance and visibility.

The average of the finished ground level at the center of all walls of a building. In cases where walls are parallel to and within five feet of a sidewalk, the ground level shall be measured at the sidewalk.

The vertical distance of a building measured from the average established grade at the street line or from the average natural front yard ground level, whichever is higher:

If the street grade has not been officially established, the average front yard grade shall be used for a base level.

Any material that substantially reduces or prevents the infiltration of storm water into previously undeveloped land.

The essential facilities such as water, sewers, streets, highways, public utilities, libraries, parks, police and fire services, and other facilities related to the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare.

Live plant material including grass, shrubs, trees, and flowering plants as required by section 6-10 Landscape regulations.

Space logically and conveniently located for bulk pickups and deliveries, scaled to delivery vehicles expected to be used and accessible to such vehicles when required off-street parking spaces are filled. Required off-street loading space is not to be included as off-street parking space in computation of required off-street parking space.

A parcel of land, which is shown, on an approved plat recorded in the Tarrant County plat records.

The area of the horizontal plane bounded by the vertical planes through front, side, and rear lot lines.

A lot abutting upon two or more streets at their intersection.

The percentage of the total area of a lot occupied by the base (first story or floor) of buildings located on the lot.

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

A lot with access provided to the bulk of the lot by means of a narrow corridor.

A lot that is other than a corner lot.

A corner lot that has the rear yard of two or more adjacent lots abutting the side lot line of two or more of the side lots.

The property lines bounding a lot as defined herein.

The boundary between a lot and the street on which it fronts.

The boundary line not intersecting a front lot line which is most distant and most closely parallel to the front lot line.

Any lot boundary line not a front or rear line thereof.

A lot other than a corner lot with frontage on more than one street. Through lots abutting two streets may be referred to as double frontage lots. Such lot(s) shall provide a front yard on each street.

The width of a lot at the front building line.

The building or buildings on a lot which are occupied by the primary use.

That form of construction composed of brick, stone, or decorative split face block or combination of these materials laid up unit by unit and set in mortar with a natural finish. (Masonry does not include exterior insulated finish systems [EIFS]).

A building which legally existed prior to the adoption, revision, or amendment of this ordinance but that does not meet the limitations on building size or location on a lot for the district in which the building is located, or for the use being made of the building.

A lot which was in compliance with applicable regulations prior to the adoption, revision, or amendment of this ordinance, but which fails by reason of adoption, revision, or amendment to conform to the lot requirements for the district in which it is located.

A use of land which legally existed at the time of the effective date of this ordinance, or subsequent amendments thereto, which does not conform to the use regulations of the district in which it is situated.

The use or intended use of the land or buildings by proprietors or tenants.

Area included in any side, rear or front yard or any unoccupied space on the lot that is open and unobstructed to the sky except for the ordinary projections of cornices, eaves or porches.

For the purposes of this ordinance, 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. Required off-street parking areas for three or more automobiles shall have individual spaces marked, and shall be so designed, maintained, and regulated that no parking or maneuvering incidental to parking shall be within any public street, alley, or right-of-way, and so that any automobile may be parked and un-parked without moving another. For purposes of rough computation, an off-street parking space and necessary access and maneuvering room shall be estimated at 300 square feet for residential uses and 400 square feet for nonresidential uses; but off-street parking requirements will be considered to be met only when actual spaces meeting the requirements in this ordinance are provided, maintained, and improved in a manner appropriate to the circumstances of the case, and in accordance with all ordinances and regulations of the city. All required off-street parking spaces shall be provided and maintained wholly within private property lines and not within any public highway, street or alley right-of-way.

The planning and zoning commission of McLendon-Chisholm, Texas.

A plan of a subdivision of land creating building lots or tracts and showing all essential dimensions and other information essential to comply with the subdivision standards of the city and subject to approval by the planning and zoning commission. Reference to a final plat in this ordinance means an official plat of record which has been approved by the planning and zoning commission and filed in the plat records of the county in which the property lies.

Land together with any buildings or structures occupying all or any portion of the land.

An open, unoccupied space, other than a street or alley, permanently established or reserved or dedicated in private ownership as the principal means of vehicular access to property abutting thereon.

(See lot line).

Same as a dwelling; also when used with the word “district,” an area of residential regulations.

A building or portion of a building, which is arranged, occupied or intended to be occupied as living or sleeping quarters but not including toilet or cooking facilities.

Screening element (device) or suitably screened as herein referred, shall mean any of the following:

A vehicle designed or used with a motor vehicle so that part of the weight of the vehicle and its load rests on or is carried by another vehicle.

The minimum horizontal distance between the front wall of any projection of the building (excluding steps) and the street line. (Same as building line.)

A use that would not be generally appropriate without restriction throughout the zoning district, but which, if controlled as to number, area, location, intensity, or relation to the neighborhood, would or could be compatible therein and promote the public health, safety, welfare, morals, order, comfort, convenience, appearance, prosperity, or general welfare. Such uses may be permitted as special exceptions by the board of adjustment, after public hearing thereon. See Article 3 [section 1-15] Board of Adjustment.

The use of any building, structure, or land not specifically allowed by district regulations, but permitted as a specific use in accordance with section 6-2, Specific use permits.

That part of a building included between the surface of one floor and the surface of the floor next above, or if there be no floor above, that part of the building which is above the surface of the highest floor thereof. A top story attic is a half story when the main line of the eaves is not above the middle of the interior height of such story. The first story is above the middle of the interior height of such story. The first story is the highest story having its interior floor surface not more than four feet above the curb level, established or mean street grade, or average ground level.

A public way between two right-of-way lines (other than an alley or private drive) which has been dedicated or deeded to the public for public use and affords a principal means of access (vehicular or otherwise) to property abutting thereon, as well as for utilities and sidewalks.

The right-of-way line of a street.

Anything constructed or erected with a fixed location on the ground, or attached to something having a fixed location on the ground. Among other things, structures include buildings and mobile homes.

Any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders, or any substantial changes in the roofs or exterior walls, excepting such repair or replacement as may be required for the safety of the building, but not including openings in bearing walls as permitted by the city building code.

Those public streets designated on the City of McLendon-Chisholm Thoroughfare Plan as “thoroughfares.”

A vehicle that is designed or used to carry a load wholly on its own structure; and is drawn or designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle.

As used herein shall include motor vehicle, motorcycle, trailer and semi-trailer.

A variance is a relaxation by the board of adjustment of the dimensional regulations 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 or the situation of the applicant, a literal enforcement of the zoning ordinance would result in unnecessary and undue hardship. See Article 3 [section 1-15], Board of Adjustment.

A yard across the full width of the lot extending from the building line to the front line of the lot abutting a street. Depth of required front yards shall be measured at right angles to a straight line joining the foremost points of the side lot lines. The foremost point of the side lot line, in the case of rounded property corners at street intersections, shall be assumed to be the point at which the side and front lot lines would have met without such rounding.

A yard between the rear lot line and the rear line of the main building and the side lot lines. Depth of a required rear yard shall be measured in such a manner that the yard established is a strip of the minimum width required by district regulations with its inner edge parallel with the rear lot line.

A yard between the building and the sideline of the lot and extending from the front yard to the required minimum rear yard. Width of a required side yard shall be measured in such a manner that the yard established is a strip of the minimum width required by district regulations with its inner edge parallel with the side lot line.

The official certified map upon which the boundaries of the various zoning districts are drawn and which is an integral part of the zoning ordinance.

Any building customarily incidental to the principal building, including among other things, a garage for parking of vehicles, storage shed, greenhouse, pool cabana or tool storage shed and similar such structures not used for any commercial purposes.

Any accessory building which is smaller than 120 square feet in size. Constructed to be moved on its structure without lifting and minimal damage to the building and anchored to prevent overturning.

A banking service(s) office, which may or may not include automated teller machines, that does not include drive-through services of any kind.

A use customarily incidental to the main use of the property.

A facility that provides services under an adult day-care program on a daily or regular basis but not overnight to four or more elderly or handicapped persons who are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption to the owner of the facility.

The use of a parcel of land, of five acres or more, for farming or ranching and shall include the structures that are normally associated with agricultural uses. However, this use shall not include commercial dairies, commercial dog kennels, commercial hatcheries, and commercial mink, fox, rat, or other fur bearing animal farms, or the farming of swine or exotic animals.

An establishment which provides ambulatory transport of persons, to or from a medical facility, for a fee.

A facility providing game equipment for entertainment and amusement as its primary source of income. Games contained in the facility may include coin operated machines utilizing balls, pins, and baskets, video equipment, and pinball. Other equipment may include skill games such as pool, billiards, bowling, shuffle board, darts, and batting cages. Any combination of these games may be used in the facility. Games of wagering and chance, including 8-liners, categorized as gambling are prohibited and not included in this use.

An amusement enterprise offering entertainment or games of skill to the general public for a fee or charge wherein any portion of the activity takes place in the open.

An establishment that offers to the general public the service of animal grooming for domestic pets. No boarding or medical care is provided.

A facility used to house or contain stray, homeless, abandoned, or unwanted animals and that is owned, operated, or maintained by a public body, or other nonprofit organization devoted to the welfare, protection, and humane treatment of animals.

An establishment offering for sale articles such as glass, china, furniture, or similar furnishings and decorations which have value and significance as a result of age, design, or sentiment.

A room or suite of rooms arranged, designed, or occupied as a dwelling unit residence by a single-family, individual, or group of individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit.

An establishment offering individual alteration, repair, or creation of clothing apparel to the public.

A shop specializing in repair of household appliances.

An establishment offering works of art for viewing and sale to the general public.

An establishment offering for sale those items commonly associated with hobbies, including display areas for hobbies.

A building and associated facilities dedicated to social or recreational activities serving the city or a neighborhood.

A facility for the assembly of equipment including automobiles, trucks, farm machinery, railroad cars, engines, and appliances from components fabricated for the most part in other locations.

An athletic field or stadium owned and operated privately, including a baseball field, golf course, football field, or stadium which may be lighted for night-time play.

An athletic field or stadium owned and operated by a public agency for the general public, including a baseball field, golf course, football field, or stadium which may be lighted for night-time play.

A place where objects of art, furniture, or other goods are offered for sale to persons who bid on the object in competition with each other.

A large building and associated facilities for gathering an audience for speeches and performances.

An enclosure or area, including outside storage, designed for the sale of automobiles at auction or using other sales techniques.

An area and/or structure with machine or hand operated facilities used principally for the cleaning, washing, polishing, or waxing of motor vehicles.

An establishment offering the services of towing, impounding, and temporary storage of vehicles which have either been in an accident or are illegally parked.

An automotive shop with a primary purpose of repairing and painting the outside surfaces of automobiles, trucks, and vans, and repairing and replacing the upholstery of such vehicles.

An automotive shop with a primary purpose of selling new parts and accessories for automobiles, trucks, and vans.

An establishment primarily engaged in the short-term rental or extended term leasing of automobiles and trucks, not including truck tractors or semi-trailers.

An enclosed facility designed for the repair and maintenance of automobiles, trucks, and vans with outside storage allowed but no outside repair or maintenance conducted.

An open area or lot used for the display or sale of automobiles, trucks, and vans, where no repair work is done except minor reconditioning of the cars to be displayed and sold on the premises, and where there is no dismantling of cars for sale or keeping of used car parts or junk on the premises.

An establishment for the retail sales of petroleum products, automobile accessories, auto tune-up, muffler installation incidental to the primary use, tire installation or repair, oil change or other lubricate services, in which all services provided and all storage, supplies, parts, equipment, and accessories are indoors, with the exception of fuel-dispensing operations.

A premises where gasoline and other petroleum products are sold and/or light maintenance activities such as engine tune-ups, lubrication, minor repairs, and carburetor cleaning are conducted. Service stations shall include automobile inspection services, but shall not include areas where heavy automobile maintenance activities such as engine overhauls, automobile painting, and body fender work are conducted.

A shop offering for sale on premises those baked goods or candies made on premises or off premises. No production for off-premises sale is allowed.

A manufacturing facility for either baked goods or candy with the purpose of selling the products at off-site retail locations.

A building or premises offering banking, savings and loan, and other financial services, not including pawn shops as herein defined.

An establishment which provides personal services including hair cuts, perms, color treatments, manicures, pedicures, and other personal beauty services.

An owner occupied establishment that is used for transient lodging with no more than seven guestrooms rented for compensation and located in the principal building. The length of stay is limited to not more than 14 consecutive days. Meal service is prepared and served on-site and is limited to breakfast for overnight paying guests, only, at no additional compensation. Cooking and cooking facilities are prohibited in guestrooms.

A building other than a hotel, where lodging and meals for five or more persons, not members of the principal family therein, are served for compensation.

A facility for the bottling of products for off-site retail sales.

A facility for the production of building materials which include fiberglass, wallboard, shingles, etc.

A distribution and sales center for retail and wholesale hardware, plumbing, lumber, and other materials used in the building trade.

A facility that provides for regularly scheduled transit services, passenger lounges, ticketing, and customer parking.

A shop for the assembly of cabinetry for domestic use and furniture repairing, refinishing, and upholstery.

An area that is occupied or intended or designed for occupancy by transients using recreational vehicles, tents, or other temporary dwellings for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes. The use may also include cooking facilities, bathhouses, and recreation areas. This does not include a manufactured housing community.

A residence located on a premises with a main non-residential or residential use occupied only by an employee of the principal use, and serviced through the same utility meters or connections as the principal use to which it is accessory. Manufactured homes are not permitted for this use.

A standardized, reusable vessel also known as a shipping container and is:

includes a trailer or container mounted on wheels designed to be pulled by semi-tractor truck when said trailer is not attached to such truck but is parked, placed or used as storage. Residential storage units know as ‘pods’ are also included.

A structure which is unenclosed by any coverings on at least three sides and for the purpose of providing covering for the off-street parking of private vehicles.

A facility where food is prepared in large quantities to be transported to, served, and consumed at an off-site location.

An area or structure designed to contain the remains of humans or animals for permanent interment.

A public or private, profit or non-profit facility for the reception and treatment of outpatient persons physically or mentally ill, injured, handicapped, or otherwise in need of physical or mental diagnosis, treatment, care, or similar service.

A retail establishment offering such collectible items as sports trading cards, comic books, and stuffed animals for sale to the general public.

A building dedicated to social or recreational activities, serving the city or a neighborhood and owned and operated by the city, or by a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the health, safety, morals, or general welfare of the city.

A home that where not more than six persons, regardless of the legal relationship to one another, with disabilities and two supervisors reside and are provided with services consisting of food and shelter, personal guidance, care, habilitation services and supervision, in accordance with Chapter 123 of the Texas Human Resources Code.

A business such as an electrician, mechanic, or plumber whose primary use provides a service by installing electrical, mechanical, or plumbing systems; which also may have limited sales of electrical, mechanical, or plumbing supplies or equipment as a secondary use incidental to its primary use. No outside storage permitted.

A business such as an electrician, mechanic, or plumber whose primary use provides a service by installing electrical, mechanical, or plumbing systems; which also may have limited sales of electrical, mechanical, or plumbing supplies or equipment as a secondary use incidental to its primary use. Outside storage permitted.

An area located on the same lot or separate lot as a principal use, used for outside storage of construction equipment, including vehicles and construction material.

A small retail establishment, usually located within or associated with another use that offers for sale convenience goods, such as prepackaged food items, tobacco, periodicals, and other household goods.

A premises where gasoline and/or other petroleum products are sold as a principal use, and in connection with the principal use, a convenience store offering for sale prepackaged food products, household items, and other goods commonly associated with the same.

The building, buildings, or premises occupied by a religious community or association as a residence and a place of work and worship.

A small commercial printing shop, which sells on-site, most of the items printed, along with associated items.

An establishment, meeting the certification required by state law, where trained personnel apply micro-injections of pigment to the dermal layer of skin such that facial cosmetics are applies on a permanent basis. This does not include a tattoo parlor.

A small, individual owned business or concern that functions without altering the residential character of the neighborhood, and which does not create any negative impacts on the public health, safety, and general welfare of the adjacent property owners.

An area containing a golf course and a clubhouse and available only to private specific membership. Such a club may contain adjunct facilities such as a private club (only in conformance with these regulations and applicable state statutes), dining room, swimming pool, tennis courts, and similar recreational or service activities.

A commercial plant for the storage and processing of milk and milk products.

A child-care facility that provides care for more than 12 children under 14 years of age for less than 24 hours a day.

An agency at which six or more disabled or elderly adults not related to the proprietor, are left for care for a part of the 24 hours of the day.

An agency at which four or more children, under the age of 16 and not related to the proprietor, are left for care for a part of the 24 hours of the day.

A private residence where care, protection, and supervision are provided on a regular schedule, at least twice a week to no more than four children, excluding children of the adult provider.

A store offering a variety of comparison and consumptive goods at retail price to the general public.

A facility intended to provide dwelling units for occupancy by persons requiring the level of care and support defined by the State of Texas as “supervised living.”

A detached residential building that is designed for the use and occupancy of one family, that is constructed in one or more modules or constructed using one or more modular components, built at a location other than the permanent residential site, and that is designed to be used as a permanent residential structure when the modules or modular components are transported to the permanent residential site and are erected or installed on a permanent foundation system. The term does not include any residential structure that is in excess of three stories or 49 feet in height as measured from the finished grade elevation at the building entrance to the peak of the roof. The term shall not mean nor apply to (1) housing constructed of sectional or panelized systems not utilizing modular components; or (2) any ready-made home which is constructed so that the entire living area is contained in a single unit or section, at a temporary location for the purpose of selling it and moving it to another location.

Shall be defined and differentiated by the following:

HUD-code manufactured home. A structure, constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the rules of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length; or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems.

Mobile home. A structure that was constructed before June 15, 1976, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length; or when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems.

A residential building containing three or more dwelling units, with the number of families in residence not exceeding the number of dwelling units provided.

An attached residential building, not including a mobile home or HUD Code manufactured home, which contains not more than one dwelling unit per lot of record.

A detached residential building, not including a mobile home or a HUD Code manufactured home, which contains not more than one dwelling unit per lot of record.

A residential dwelling, which may include living, sleeping, bathing, and kitchen facilities but is secondary to the main dwelling structure and is used solely for habitation of guests on a temporary basis and at no compensation.

A residential building containing two dwelling units.

A facility designed to convert electrical current from other energy sources for consumption by dwellings and other structures.

A facility designed to convert electrical current to a different phase or voltage prior to consumption by dwellings and other structures.

A high voltage line used to transmit electrical current to or between electrical substations or long distances and customarily associated with towers.

A facility for the production of printed circuit boards, microchips, and other electronic parts which may be assembled on site into end products such as computers, televisions, radios, and communication equipment.

Any building containing six or more guest rooms intended or designed to be used, or which are used, rented, or hired out to be occupied or which are occupied for sleeping purposes for guests and contain kitchen facilities for food preparation including but not limited to such facilities as refrigerators, stoves, and ovens.

A business providing extermination services for household pests, including insects and rodents.

An establishment that offers goods and products to the public that are obtained directly from the manufacturer at prices that reflect savings due to the reduced cost of said direct distribution.

A home that provides regular care in the caretaker’s own residence for not more than six children under 14 years of age, excluding children who are related to the caretaker, and that provides care after school hours for not more than six additional elementary school children, but the total number of children, including children who are related to the caretaker, does not exceed 12 at any given time. The term does not include a home that provides care exclusively for any number of children who are related to the caretaker.

An enclosed area designed for sales and repair of farm machinery.

A place or building where passive or active exercises and related activities are performed for the purpose of physical fitness, improved circulation or flexibility, and/or weight control. The activities shall be conducted entirely within an enclosed building. Fitness studio may include passive exercise equipment (motorized equipment which does not require physical exertion) but exclude equipment or apparatus used for weight control or muscle building, and shall exclude massage in any form.

A building or part thereof used for human funeral services. Such building may contain space and facilities for cremation facilities, embalming, and the performance of other services used in preparation of the dead for burial; the performance of autopsies and other surgical procedures; the storage of caskets, funeral urns, and other related supplies; and the storage of funeral vehicles. Where a funeral home is permitted, a funeral chapel shall also be permitted.

A retail establishment offering home furnishings, fixtures, and appliances to the general public.

An enclosed two-car accessory building or portion of a main building on the same lot and used for the storage only of private passenger motor vehicles and recreational vehicles, owned and used by the owners or tenants of the premises.

A building or portion thereof, except as herein defined as a private garage or as a repair garage, used for the storage of motor vehicles, or where any such vehicles are kept for remuneration or hire; in which any sale of gasoline, oil, and accessories is only incidental to the principal use. Facilities for washing may be provided.

A building or space for the repair or maintenance of motor vehicles, not including factory assembly of vehicles, auto wrecking establishments, or junkyards.

A detached single-family unit distinguishable by the location of one exterior wall on a side property line.

A station used to regulate the flow or pressure of gas in a pipeline.

A shop offering gifts, souvenirs, and associated products for sale.

An establishment offering areas for driving of golf balls including “pitch and putt” facilities.

An establishment offering facilities for miniature golf.

Grounds and facilities used in the playing of the game golf, for use by private membership.

Grounds and facilities used in the playing of the game golf, privately owned but open to the public for a fee and operated as a commercial venture.

A private, commercial enterprise offering outdoor go-cart tracks to the general public for a fee or charge. A go-cart is a non-licensed motorized low horsepower vehicle powered by either a gas or electrical motor to be used for the purpose of entertainment, generally having the capacity of one driver/operator. Does not include remote control vehicles.

A building or structure owned, operated, or occupied by governmental agency to provide a governmental service to the public.

An establishment operated for commercial purposes, offering plants grown on premises and off premises and associated products for sale for use in connection with home gardening activities.

A retail store primarily engaged in the retail sales of all sorts of canned goods, dry goods, fresh fruits and vegetables, and fresh and prepared meats, fish, and poultry.

A child-care facility that provides care for seven to 12 children under 14 years of age for less than 24 hours a day.

A dwelling shared by four or more disabled persons or elderly, including resident staff, who live together as a single housekeeping unit and in a long-term, family-like environment in which staff persons provide care, education, and participation in community activities for the residents, with the primary goal of enabling the resident to live as independently as possible in order to reach their maximum potential.

As used herein, the term “disabled” shall mean having (1) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the person’s major life activities so that such person is incapable of living independently; (2) a record of having such an impairment; or (3) being regarded as having such an impairment. However, “disabled” shall not include current illegal use of or addiction to controlled substance, nor shall it include any person whose residency in the home would constitute a direct threat to the health and safety of other individuals. The term “group home for the disabled” shall not include alcoholism or drug treatment center, work release facilities for convicts or ex-convicts, or other housing facilities serving as an alternative to incarceration.

A building or room used for physical education and sports, which may be equipped with gymnastic or other sports-related equipment and that may have seating in which spectators may view sports activities.

An establishment offering hand tools, small building materials, and associated convenience items for sale to the general public.

An indoor facility including uses such as game courts, exercise equipment, locker rooms, Jacuzzi, and/or sauna and pro shop, gymnasiums, private clubs (athletic, health, or recreational), reducing salons, and weight control establishments.

A landing facility for rotary wing aircraft subject to regularly scheduled use and may include fueling or servicing facilities for such craft.

A landing pad for occasional and infrequent use by rotary wing aircraft with no fueling facilities.

An accessory activity area used by the occupants of the premises purely for personal enjoyment, amusement, recreation, or cultivation of artistic talents.

An occupation customarily conducted for gain or support entirely within a dwelling by a member or members of a family while residing therein, and which is clearly incidental and secondary to the residential use of the premises and does not change the character thereof.

An institution specializing in giving clinical, temporary, and emergency services of a medical or surgical nature to human patients and injured persons, and licensed by state law to provide facilities and services in surgery, obstetrics, and general medical practice including related facilities such as laboratories, out-patient departments, training facilities, central services facilities, and staff offices that are an integral part of the facilities. Hospitals may include supportive retail and personal service uses operated by or under the control of the hospital primarily for the convenience of patients, staff, and visitors.

A building or portion thereof in which ten or more guest rooms are provided for occupancy for compensation by transient guests.

The term “junk” is defined to mean, and shall include, scrap iron, scrap tin, scrap brass, scrap copper, scrap lead, scrap zinc, and all other scrap metals and their alloys, and bones, rags, used cloth, used rubber, used rope, used tinfoil, used bottles, old cotton or used machinery, used tools, used appliances, used fixtures, used utensils, used boxes or crates, used pipe or pipe fittings, used automobile or airplane tires, and other manufactured goods that are so worn, deteriorated, or obsolete as to make them unusable in their existing condition, subject to being dismantled for junk.

A lot or premises on which four or more dogs, cats or other domestic animals at least four months of age are housed or accepted for boarding, trimming, grooming and/or bathing for which remuneration is received.

A freestanding structure upon which temporary information and/or posters, notices, and announcements are posted, or a freestanding building with one or more open sides from which commercial activities are conducted.

A facility with materials and scientific and technological equipment designed for scientific experimentation, examination, evaluation, and documentation for medical and other technologies.

A facility for scientific laboratory research in technology-intensive fields. Examples include biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, genetics, plastics, polymers, resins, coatings, fibers, fabrics, films, heat transfer, and radiation research facilities.

A facility for scientific laboratory analysis of natural resources, medical resources, and manufactured materials. The scientific analysis is generally performed for an outside customer, to

support the work of that customer. This category includes environmental laboratories for the analysis of air, water, and soil; medical or veterinary laboratories for the analysis of blood, tissue, or other human medical or animal products. Forensic laboratories for analysis of evidence in support of law enforcement agencies would also be included in this category.

A business principally engaged in the decorative and functional alteration, planting, and maintenance of grounds. Such a business may engage in the installation and construction of underground improvements necessary to support or sustain the landscaped surface of the ground.

A retail establishment providing full service laundry and dry-cleaning services to the general public.

A retail establishment that provides a drop-off and pick-up point for customers to leave wearing apparel or other material in need of laundry and dry-cleaning and pick up of items when laundered and/or dry-cleaned.

A retail establishment providing facilities for customers to launder or dry-clean wearing apparel or other materials.

Buildings and structures open for the general public, for which a fee may or may not be charged for the use of book and other media collections.

A large commercial printing shop with multiple presses and capabilities.

A shop that specializes in making, selling, and repairing keys, locks, and associated material.

An association of persons meeting regularly for their mutual benefit or for the promotion of some common purpose, supported jointly through payment of membership dues, all members having the right to vote on policies and business.

A shop that manufactures metal products through the use of presses, stamps, and dyes.

A facility for the storage, repair, outside sales, or rental of heavy machinery or equipment.

A parcel of land not less than three acres in size developed for rental or sale of lots for the installation for residential uses of HUD Code manufactured housing.

An area devoted to outside sales or rental of HUD-Code manufactured homes or industrialized housing. For off-premises residential use only.

A facility used for sub-assembly or assembly of sub-assemblies for industrial purposes, and may conduct manufacturing that does not emit noise, odor, dust, or other hazards.

A retail facility that offers meat, fish, and poultry products for sale to the public and shall include the sale of meat and meat products to restaurants, hotels, clubs, and other similar establishments when such sale is conducted as part of the retail business on the premises.

A facility for processing cuts of meat from off-site into finished products.

An establishment offering prescription and over the counter products for sale.

Offices for one or more physicians, surgeons, or dentists engaged in treating the sick or injured, but not including rooms for the abiding of patients.

An establishment including offices, stores, and display rooms for the display, sale, rental, and leasing of medical equipment.

A building or group of buildings in a controlled access and fenced compound consisting of varying sized of individual, compartmentalized, and controlled access, self-contained units that are leased or owned for the storage of business and household goods or contractor supplies.

A facility with the capability of handling a large variety of goods involving various forms of transportation and providing multi-modal shipping capabilities, such as rail to truck and truck to air.

Complex structures with multiple movie theaters, each theater capable of providing performances independent of the others in the complex. Structurally, theaters in a cineplex are grouped in a manner that allows them to share box or ticket offices, parking facilities, lobby areas, restrooms, concession stands, signs and marquee displays, and other service and maintenance facilities.

An institution for the collection, display, and distribution of objects of art or science which is sponsored by or owned and operated by the city, a public or quasi-public agency, and which facility is open to the general public.

An establishment offering music, musical instruments, and other related items for sale to the general public. Such establishment may offer repair services of musical instruments.

A structure used for or occupied by persons recovering from illness or suffering from the infirmities of old age, including developments containing convalescent or nursing facilities.

An office in which chattels or goods, wares, or merchandise are not commercially displayed, created, sold, or exchanged.

A shop specializing in the sale and repair of office machinery.

A building or portion of a building wherein services are performed involving predominantly administrative, professional, or clerical operations. Including but not limited to insurance broker, public stenographers, real estate broker, stock broker, doctor, dentist, and other persons who operate or conduct offices which do not require the stocking of goods for wholesale or retail sales.

A temporary office for the purpose of selling real estate to the general public located on or adjacent to the real estate being offered for sale.

A store that specializes in office supplies.

A shop that manufactures optical devices, especially eyeglasses.

Public or private land available for recreational, educational, cultural, or aesthetic use.

An area for the driving, parking, display, or storage of motor vehicles.

A structure or lot devoted to the temporary parking of automobiles for a fee.

A facility for temporary parking of currently commercial licensed trucks in excess of one ton, for a fee.

A detached, single-family unit typically situated on a reduced-size lot that orients outdoor activity within rear or side yard patio areas for better use of the site for outdoor living space.

A shop specializing in making small loans against personal property or buying used personal goods from individuals.

A shop offering small animals for sale, with associated goods and services.

A facility for the production of drugs for medicine.

A facility for the production of drugs for medicine.

An establishment offering prescription and over the counter pharmaceuticals and other associated products for sale to the public.

A nonprofit organization supported mainly by charity and whose principal function is the performance of charitable work.

A shop that specializes in the sale and repair of photographic equipment.

An establishment offering drop-off of film for processing, pickup of developed photographs, and related services.

A facility for the production of molded products constructed out of plastic, fiberglass, or other composite material.

An establishment providing social and dining facilities as well as alcoholic beverage service to an association of persons, and otherwise falling within the definition of and permitted under the provisions of that portion of Title 3, Chapter 32, VTCA, Alcoholic Beverage Code, as hereafter amended and as it pertains to the operation of private clubs.

A structure or yard that is used for storage of equipment, materials, or other property and that is owned and maintained by a governmental entity.

A facility designed to provide public protection from dangers of fire and crime, including civil defense, operational centers, police and fire stations, and training facilities.

A closely regulated enterprise with a franchise for providing to the public a utility service deemed necessary for the public health, safety, and welfare.

A facility designed to create and broadcast original source programming, or relay commercial programming from another source, including taped or pre-recorded materials for any part of the radio spectrum for commercial consumption.

A structure or structures supporting antennas and/or commercial satellite antenna dishes which are transmitting or receiving any portion of the radio spectrum including wireless communication facilities, but excluding non-commercial antenna installations for home use of radio or television.

A facility for the assembly or storage of freight to or from rail cars.

An establishment incorporating a variety of rural uses, including sports arenas, rodeo grounds, pavilions, animal stables, and facilities, which may be rented for private parties.

An establishment offering recreational vehicles, including watercraft, for rent to the general public. Said facility may display, store, and maintain said vehicles on site solely for the purpose of renting said vehicles. No short or long term habitation of any recreational vehicle, including watercraft, is permitted on the site. In addition, no manufacture or repair, with the exception of light maintenance, occurs on the site.

A facility or location which, upon payment of a fee, provides for the parking and storage of recreational vehicles.

A building in which used materials such as newspapers, glassware, and metal cans are separated and processed prior to shipment to others who will use those materials to manufacture new products.

A facility which provides residence and/or out-patient care, with supervisory personnel, to persons regardless of legal relationship, who have demonstrated a tendency toward mental illness.

A facility which provides residential and/or out-patient care, with supervisory personnel to persons regardless of legal relationship who have demonstrated a tendency toward alcoholism and/or drug abuse.

A facility whose primary purpose is to provide residential and/or out-patient care, with supervisory personnel, to persons regardless of legal relationship, who have been involved in the criminal justice system or related program including parole or probation as authorized by the criminal justice system, and have demonstrated a tendency toward alcoholism, drug abuse, mental illness, or antisocial or criminal conduct.

Facilities in which persons regularly assemble for religious worship and activities intended primarily for purposes connected with such worship or propagating a particular form of religious belief.

An establishment that provides equipment and goods for rent by the general public to be used off site. All storage of rental equipment and goods shall be contained within the limits of the primary structure.

An establishment that provides heavy equipment for rent to contractors or the general public to be used off site. The storage of rental equipment or goods may occur either within the limits of the primary structure, or it may be displayed and stored outside of the primary structure. Areas reserved for repairs and maintenance of all equipment or goods must be within the primary structure.

A business establishment whose principal business is the selling of un-packaged food to the customer in a ready-to-consume state, in individual servings, or in non-disposable containers, and where the customer consumes these foods while seated at tables or counters located within the building. Such use includes cafes, lunchrooms, and tea rooms.

Any place or premises used for sale, dispensing, or serving of food, refreshments, or beverages in automobiles, including those establishments where customers may serve themselves and may eat or drink the food, refreshments, or beverages on the premises.

Any place or premises used for sale, dispensing, or serving of food, refreshments, or beverages from a temporary or permanent building on a temporary or seasonal basis.

An outdoor entertainment area providing an arena for rodeo activities, including grandstands and bleachers for the viewing public, storage pens, and facilities for the caring and presentation of livestock, and open area for exhibits and carnival activities.