is to have a common boundary or to be along contiguous lot lines and not separated by a street or alley.

means a vehicular access lane built for access to a nonresidential use or to provide access to off-street parking.

means the conversion or expansion of any part of a dwelling into an additional dwelling unit that is structurally dependent on, conjoined with, and subordinate to, the existing dwelling. For the purposes of this title any addition of an accessory apartment shall be considered as converting a dwelling to the next higher category of attached dwelling, such as a townhouse, duplex, or multifamily dwelling, at any time the apartment is let to or occupied by an independent household.

means a subordinate building, incidental to and located on the same lot as the principal building and used for an accessory use.

means a dwelling unit that is structurally separated from, additional to, and subordinate to an existing principal dwelling on the same lot. For the purposes of this title, ADUs shall be considered a principal use that creates mixed occupancy of a lot. Contrast with "accessory apartment."

means a use incidental to, and subordinate to and located on the same lot occupied by the principal use to which it relates.

means the development of a new use for a historic structure.

is to be separated by an open street, open alley or other open public right-of-way.

means businesses selling goods or services to a substantially agricultural clientele, including feed mills, seed sales, feed grinding services, and agricultural implement dealers.

means any agricultural use, including farming, dairying, pasturage, agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture, floriculture and viticulture. Agriculture also includes the sale of fruits, meats, vegetables and similar agricultural produce, commercial production and preparation for market of crops, livestock and livestock products and in the production, harvesting and preparation for market or use of agricultural, agronomic, horticultural, silvicultural and aquacultural crops and commodities. Agriculture does not include community gardens, nor does it include accessory uses that would otherwise fall under the definition.

means a minor way, regardless of its public or private status, and is used primarily for vehicular service access to the rear or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.

means a dwelling unit that exists within a multiple-unit building.

means Any entity or person that applies for a wireless communications facility building permit, zoning approval and/or permission to use the public right-of-way, city-owned land, or other property.

means an imaginary surface longitudinally centered on the extended runway centerline and extending outward and upward from each end of the primary surface. An approach surface is applied to each end of the runway based on the planned approach. The inner edge of the approach surface is the same width as the primary surface and expands uniformly depending on the planned approach.

means a device operated by coin, token, access device as that term is defined in 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 1406(d), or other legal tender, designed for amusement, the distinguishing feature of which is competition between human players or between the game software and one or more human players, and which may or may not result in a token prize or payout, so long as the payout is not redeemable for cash.

means an open lot, used for the display or sale of new or used automobiles or trucks.

is an architectural projection that provides weather protection, identity or decoration and is wholly supported by the building to which it is attached.

means see "Financial establishment."

means a business establishment which provides on-site alcoholic beverage sales for drinking on the premises, where food is served only as an accessory use, where live entertainment (non-adult-facility-oriented) may also be provided, and where minors are not admitted unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.

means a floor level completely below grade or floor level in which more than two-thirds of the perimeter walls are below grade. A wall shall be considered below grade where the dimension from the first-floor line to the finished grade is five feet or less, and the slope of the finished grade extending 10 feet from the building walls does not exceed 30 degree.

means a residential dwelling in which one or more rooming units are commercially offered for overnight or short-term lodging for transient customers and which may also include meals for the customers as part of the service.

means the entire area comprising the properties fronting one side of a street that lies on the same side of the street between the next-nearest public streets.

means, as referred to in this text, the City of Meadville zoning hearing board.

See "Rooming house."

means that portion of a lot remaining after the required yards have been provided.

means a roofed structure, whether enclosed by walls or not, permanently fixed to a foundation, to be used for the shelter, enclosure or protection of persons, goods, materials, or animals.

means the line within a property defining the required minimum distance between any structure or building and the adjacent right-of-way, or neighboring lot lines, and beyond which a building may not exceed so as to provide the required yard. Also referred to as "setback."

means an area of land used for the storage of materials, supplies, etc.

means uses that provide products or services for profit, inclusive of industrial and commercial uses, but not inclusive of residential or institutional uses. Examples of business uses that may not strictly be considered commercial include farms and agriculture, convention centers, office-based work, nursing care, and small-scale artisan craftworking.

means a restaurant business establishment that offers primarily coffee, tea and other beverages and where light refreshments and limited menu food items that require no food preparation which utilizes an open flame or fryer may also be sold.

means a large single area or an area of contiguous lots in single ownership developed in mixed occupancy to serve a single greater principal purpose. Examples include school campuses, athletic and sports campuses, industrial campuses, medical campuses, and military bases.

is an architectural projection that provides weather protection, identity or decoration and is supported by the building to which it is attached, and one or more posts, poles or similar supports attached to the ground.

means an area of land and/or a structure with machine- or hand-operated facilities used principally for the cleaning, washing, polishing or waxing of motor vehicles.

means a covered space which is not fully enclosed by walls and is used for the storage of one or more vehicles.

means land used, or intended to be used, for the burial of the dead and dedicated for cemetery purposes, including columbarium's, crematories, mausoleums, and mortuaries when operated in conjunction with and within the boundaries of such cemetery.

means a place of assembly used for congregate religious services and worship. Although accessory uses such as educational and recreational facilities for use of church members are permitted, other facilities and uses will be regarded as separate principal uses.

means any nonresidential building, structure, facility or complex used by the general public, whether occupied by any federal, state, county, or municipal agency, or private nonprofit association. Examples include municipal buildings, court facilities, museums, armories, social service agency offices, libraries, and government offices.

means the unobstructed horizontal distance that separates buildings and structures from each other.

means any establishment operated for social, recreation or educational purposes but open only to members and their guests and not to the general public.

means the mounting of one or more communications antennas, on an existing communications tower, or on any structure that has been approved by the city to support at least one communications antenna.

means a category of business uses that offer products or services for public customers, typically on site. Examples include all forms of retail, restaurants and food services, hotels and other transient lodging, theaters, repair shops, medical clinics, gas stations, and teaching studios.

means a nonretail bakery where food is baked for businesses, institutions, or sold through similar wholesale means.

means a laundry in which clothing is cleaned for business clientele or as a wholesale service, excluding retail cleaners and self-service laundries.

means a facility which offers various indoor recreational opportunities for the public, including such games as pool, billiards, bowling, arcade games, miniature golf, children's enrichment activities, and similar pursuits. The term does not include commercial gambling venues, gambling devices, or redemption games.

means a facility which offers various outdoor or spectator opportunities for the public, including go-cart raceways, miniature golf courses, open-air concert venues, and similar pursuits or facilities.

means, as referred to in this text, the City of Meadville planning commission.

means any antenna and related equipment attached to a wireless support structure. Communications antennas shall not include support structures for antennas or any related equipment that is mounted to the ground or at ground level.

means any structure that is constructed for the primary purpose of supporting one or more communications antennas, including, but not limited to, self-supporting lattice towers, guy towers and monopoles. Distributed antenna system hub facilities are considered to be communications towers. A communications tower shall not include towers and supportive structures for amateur purposes, including, but not limited to, ham and citizens band radios maintained and/or utilized by federally licensed amateur radio operators.

means public locations where members of a community may gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes under the guise of a recognized community organization.

means an area of land designated for cultivation of produce or flora by a group of users. Generally, a community garden is comprised of multiple plots with different community members who grow produce or flora on specific assigned plots.

means a use to be allowed or denied by the city council pursuant to public notice and hearing and recommendations by the City of Meadville planning and zoning commission and pursuant to the express standards and criteria set forth in this zoning code.

means an imaginary surface extending outward and upward from the periphery of the horizontal surface at a slope of 20 feet horizontally to one foot vertically for a horizontal distance of 4,000 feet. The conical surface zone, as shown in Section 1303.08, Figure 1, is based on the conical surface.

means the construction, reconstruction, renovation, repair, extension, expansion, alteration, placement or relocation of a building or structure.

means an age-restricted residential development that provides a continuum of accommodations and care, from independent living to skilled nursing care.

means a retail establishment of limited size (less than 5,000 square feet for the building), designed for the sale of sundries, groceries and gasoline (and sometimes diesel fuel, propane or kerosene). Convenience stores do not include repair services, tire sales or similar activities.

means see "Day care services (day care)."

means provides out-of-home care for part of a 24-hour day to persons, excluding care provided by relatives and excluding day care furnished in places of worship during religious services. This zoning code identifies three levels of day care services:

Means, for the purposes of airport hazard zoning, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

means a facility for the housing, rehabilitation, and training of persons on probation, parole, or early release from correctional institutions, or other persons found guilty of criminal offenses.

means persons having mobility limitations, physical or mental handicap, mental retardation, disabilities as a consequence of abuse by another person, or similar conditions. Developmental disability does not include persons under supervision of the criminal justice system or persons recovering from substance abuse.

means a portion of the territory of the City of Meadville within which certain uniform regulations and requirements or various combinations thereof are applicable under this zoning code.

means an outdoor enclosure, accessory structure (including portable structures) or any combination thereof for the purpose of the keeping and housing of four or more dogs that are more than six months old, owned or unowned, for any period of time, or any facilities identified as a kennel by the laws or regulations of Pennsylvania.

means a building which is accessory to an educational or public institution intended or used principally for housing of persons attending and residing at the institution, without regard to whether the dormitory offers room-based or dwelling unit-style residential options.

means a vehicular access lane built for access to and parking motor vehicles for a single-family or two-family dwelling completely surfaced with rock, stone, asphalt, concrete or similar material that prevents erosion and generation of dust or mud. Driveways must have a clear and durable delineation from adjacent vegetated yards, walks or other areas. Driveways are not subject to any setback requirements but must comply with stormwater management regulations, size requirements as specified in this zoning code, and other standards and specifications adopted from time to time by the city.

means a store where the primary business is the filling of medical prescriptions and the sale of drugs, medical devices and supplies, and nonprescription medicines but where nonmedical products may be sold as well.

means a commercial service for receiving, pickup, pressing of garments, and laundering using solvents or chemical processes other than household-grade soap and water. Contrast with "laundromat."

means a building, structure, or portion thereof containing one or more dwelling units or rooming units usable as living quarters for one or more persons.

See "Accessory dwelling unit."

means specifically means a type of single-family detached house that is constructed as part of cottage court. The term excludes single-family detached houses in all other circumstances.

means a residential complex consisting of a group of three or more cottages, duplexes, or banks of townhouses arranged around a shared courtyard, access drive, or driveway.

means a category of buildings or portions thereof containing, or designed to contain, three or more apartments with or without common access facilities.

is a mixed-use building comprised of a single nonresidential use on the ground story and up to two residential apartments on the upper stories.

is a category of structures comprised only of a single dwelling unit.

means a type of single-family dwelling comprised of a freestanding building that has no party wall or walls in common with any adjacent building.

is a type of single-family dwelling building that is separated from an adjacent building or buildings by a party wall on the sides only, and which has its own front and rear access to the outside. Also known as an attached house, semi-attached house, townhome, or rowhome.

means a building comprised only of two dwelling units. Also known as a duplex.

means a building, structure, or portion thereof containing one or more rooms for living purposes together with separate and exclusive cooking and sanitary facilities, designed and intended for the separate and exclusive use of the household occupying the unit, and accessible from the outdoors either directly or through an entrance hall shared with other dwelling units. Contrast with "rooming unit."

means a condition that (1) constitutes a clear and immediate danger to the health, welfare, or safety of the public; or (2) has caused or is likely to cause facilities in the rights-of-way to be unusable and result in loss of the services provided.

means a form of lodging provided on a strictly institutional, noncommercial, and nonbusiness basis as temporary quarters for persons in distress, and which may also include incidental nonmedical personal services and supportive care services for the sheltered persons. Examples include homeless shelters, housing for those displaced by natural disaster, and domestic violence shelters.

means services and utilities needed for the health, safety and general welfare of the community, such as underground, surface or overhead electrical, gas, telephone, steam, water, sewerage and other utilities and the equipment and appurtenances necessary for such systems to furnish an adequate level of service for the area in which it is located.

means any combination of buildings, permanent or temporary structures, and land offered commercially to let as a venue for temporary events and mass gatherings of people. Examples include party venues, convention centers, fairgrounds, and indoor and outdoor exhibitions.

means the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States Department of Transportation.

means any number of persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption (including minor foster children) living together for more than 30 days.

See "Day care services (day care)."

means federal Communications Commission.

means an artificially constructed barrier of any material or combination of materials erected to enclose, screen or separate areas. It shall not include a retaining wall constructed to stabilize an earthen embankment.

means a business establishment where the principal business is the receipt, disbursement or exchange of funds and currencies, such as savings, loans, credit unions or check-cashing establishments.

means, for the purpose of this zoning code, men's or women's social organizations comprised of the students of a university or college and officially recognized as a fraternity or a sorority by such university or college.

means a building used for social or residential purposes by a fraternity or sorority.

means a building used for the preparation of the deceased for burial and the display of the deceased in conjunction with services before burial or cremation.

means a fully enclosed building, accessory to a dwelling used for the housing of motor vehicles. This does not include garages offering commercial automotive services to the public.

means an area of land, together with any structure thereon, used for the retail sale of motor fuel and lubricants and incidental services, such as lubrication and washing of motor vehicles, and the sale, installation or minor repairs of tires, batteries or other automobile accessories.

means a tract of land for playing golf, improved with trees, greens, fairways, hazards, and which may include clubhouses and shag ranges, include clubhouses and shag ranges, but does not include miniature golf course or golf driving ranges.

means a business establishment that sells produce, dry goods, meats, baked goods, dairy items, frozen foods and the like. This includes food stores, dairies, delicatessens, but does not include convenience stores or supermarkets.

means the space that is contained within the floor of a building that is completely located above ground. This is the floor located on the same level as the sidewalk or street in front of the front facade of the building, extending upward to the bottom of the floor of the space located directly above (if a building has multiple floors).

See "Day care services (day care)."

means a supervised community living arrangement for persons with disabilities as defined by the Fair Housing Act, together with supervisors and caregivers.

means a building owned by an institution providing rooms for the temporary lodging of persons present for business directly related to the owning institution.

means a health club, gym or exercise facility which provides facilities for aerobic exercises, running and jogging, exercise equipment, game courts, swimming facilities, saunas, showers and lockers.

means health care establishments providing support to the medical profession and patients, such as medical and dental laboratories, blood banks, oxygen, ambulance services and related services. Health services do not include retail pharmacies and similar retail businesses.

Means, for the purpose of determining the height limits in all zones set forth in the airport hazard zoning provisions of this zoning code, and shown on the zoning map, the datum shall be mean sea level elevation unless otherwise specified.

means the vertical distance measured from the average level of finished grade along all the exterior walls of the building to the highest point of the roof and to the highest point on any structure which rises wholly or partly above the roof.

means the vertical distance measured from the ground level, including any base pad, to the highest point on a communications tower, including communications antennas mounted on the tower and any other appurtenances.

means any building or structure that is recognized as historical or architecturally significant through formal listing as a National Historic Landmark, formal listing on the National Register of Historic Places, or eligibility for listing, as determined by the State Historic Preservation Office, or a building or structure identified on any official city register of historic places.

means a use carried on entirely within a single dwelling unit, but which has a greater impact than a no-impact home-based business. Home businesses are typically professional offices or personal services characterized by outside employees, an on-site sign and on-site sales or rendering of services directly to visiting customers. Examples of home businesses include, but are not limited to, barber or beauty shops, art studios, legal offices, accountants, or engineering firms.

means in reference to the airport hazard overlay, means an imaginary plane 150 feet above the established airport elevation that is constructed by swinging arcs of various radii from the center of the end of the primary surface and then connecting the adjacent are by tangent lines. The radius of each are is based on the planned approach.

means the act of cultivating gardens for pleasure, visual screening, home use or similar avocational or aesthetic reasons.

means a place for the diagnosis, treatment or other care of human ailments and having facilities for in-patient care.

means a structure designed or converted for the care of sick or wounded domestic animals.

means a building providing rooming units for the temporary lodging of persons for a fee, with or without meals, in which there are 10 or more sleeping rooms and an outside entrance in common.

means a category of uses that generally employ heavy machinery, heavy equipment, or large amounts of space or resources in its activities, which are not for frequent public patronage or visitation. Examples include lumber milling, light and heavy manufacturing, power substations, railroad properties and airports, large fleet vehicle repair facilities, recycling and waste plants, warehousing, and bulk storage.

means a commercial facility for the lodging and feeding of transients. An inn is distinguished from most motels or hotels by its smaller size and resident owner/proprietor. It is distinguished from a bed and breakfast by its full-service restaurant.

means a category of uses that primarily provide services, activities, or venues to serve a specific goal for its members, clients, or the public rather than for profit, whether a profit is made or not. Examples may include schools, courthouses, hospitals, places of worship, non-profit museums, public libraries, fraternal clubs, political party offices, and substance abuse recovery care.

means any discarded material or article, and shall include, but not be limited to, scrap metal, scrapped or abandoned motor vehicles, machinery, equipment, paper, glass, containers and structures. It shall not include, however, refuse or garbage kept in a proper container for the purpose of prompt disposal. For the purpose of this zoning code, a proper container shall mean a solid plastic or metal container, with a sealable lid, specifically designed for the storage of waste matter.

means any place where any junk is stored, disposed of, or accumulated. This definition shall include recycling centers, recycling yards, and salvage businesses. Junk yards shall also include a collection of more than one unlicensed motor vehicle. However, it does not include municipal recycling centers where no materials are stored in an exterior environment.

means a runway that is constructed for and intended to be used by propeller driven aircraft of greater than 12,500 pounds maximum gross weight and jet powered aircraft.

means a commercial establishment providing for self-service or limited-assistance use of clothing washing and drying machines using household-grade soap and water. Contrast with "dry cleaners."

means to permit possession or occupancy of a dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming unit, building or structure by a person who is not a legal or equitable owner, pursuant to a written or unwritten agreement.

means small-scale retail enterprises intended to benefit neighborhood residents or tourists. Limited retail businesses are distinguished from other retail businesses by their smaller size, confining all commercial activities to indoors, and pedestrian orientation of signage.

means the use of a building for the storage of goods that are not hazardous and which do not produce noise, light, vibration, air pollution, fire hazard, or emissions, or anything noxious or dangerous to neighboring properties within 400 feet, and which does not include any sales or outdoor storage.

means the provision of dwellings or shared sleeping quarters temporarily to clients or patrons on a commercial, business, or institutional basis. Contrast with "residential."

means a designated parcel, tract or area of land established by a plat or otherwise as permitted by law and to be used, developed or built upon as a unit.

means the area of a horizontal plane measured at grade and bounded by the front, side and rear lot lines.

means the front of a lot shall be construed to be the portion nearest the street. For the purposes of determining yard requirements on corner lots and through lots, all sides of a lot abutting to a street shall be considered frontage.

means a line, generally established by metes and bounds, which, when combined with other lot lines, delineates a lot or parcel of land.

means any lot which, individually or as a part of subdivision, has been separately designated by plat or deed, by recorded instrument and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds, Crawford County, before the date of adoption of this zoning code.

See “Dwelling, mobile home” and “Mobile home.”

means those manufacturing processes which do not meet the standards outlined for light manufacturing or retail manufacturing.

means the assembly, fabrication, manufacture, production, processing, storage and/or wholesale distribution of goods or products where no process involved will produce noise, light, vibration, air pollution, fire hazard, or emissions, noxious or dangerous to neighboring properties within 400 feet.

means the assembly, fabrication, manufacture, production, processing, storage and retail sale of goods or products where no process involved will produce noise, light, vibration, air pollution, fire hazard, or emissions, noxious or dangerous to neighboring properties. Examples of retail manufacturing may include artisan craft workshops, bakeries, brewpubs, and confectioners.

means any professional medical building or establishment where people are examined or treated by doctors, dentists, chiropractors, psychiatrists, opticians, ophthalmologists, optometrists and psychologists, but are not hospitalized overnight.

means occupancy of a building, unit, or lot for more than one principal use.

means a transportable, single-family dwelling intended for permanent occupancy, contained in one or more units designed to be joined into one integral unit capable of again being separated for repeated towing, which arrives at a site complete and ready for occupancy, except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, and constructed so that it may be used without a permanent foundation.

means a parcel of land in a mobile home park, improved with the necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for the erection thereon of a single mobile home.

means a parcel of land under single ownership, which has been planned and improved for the placement of mobile homes for non-transient use, consisting of two or more mobile home lots.

means a form of commercial lodging of a building or group of detached or connected buildings designed or used primarily for providing sleeping accommodations for automobile travelers and having a parking space adjacent to a sleeping room. An automobile court or a tourist court with more than one unit or a motor lodge shall be deemed a motel.

means the construction, reconstruction, renovation, repair, extension, expansion, alteration, placement or relocation of a building, structure, and/or other improvements. Also, for the purposes of this zoning code, all proposed subdivision and/or land development shall be considered new construction.

means a business or commercial activity administered or conducted as an accessory use which is clearly secondary to the use as a residential dwelling and which involves no customer, client or patient traffic, whether vehicular or pedestrian, pickup, delivery, or removal functions to or from the premises, in excess of those normally associated with residential use. The business or commercial activity must satisfy the following requirements:

means a runway having an existing instrument approach procedure utilizing air navigation facilities with only horizontal guidance, or area type navigation equipment, for which a straight-in non-precision instrument approach procedure has been approved or planned. Port Meadville Airport is a non-precision instrument runway.

means a lot the area or dimension of which was lawful prior to the adoption or amendment of this zoning code, but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reasons of such adoption or amendment.

means a structure or part of a structure manifestly not designed to comply with the applicable use or extent of use provisions of this zoning code or an amendment hereafter enacted, where such structure lawfully existed prior to the enactment of this zoning code or amendment or prior to the application of this zoning code or amendment to its location by reason of annexation. Such nonconforming structures include, but are not limited to, nonconforming signs.

means a use, whether of land or structure, which does not comply with the applicable use provisions of this zoning code or amendment hereafter enacted, where such use was lawfully in existence prior to the enactment of this zoning code or amendment or prior to the application of this zoning code or amendment to its location by reason of annexation.

means, for the purposes of airport hazard zoning, any pre-existing structure, object of natural growth, or use of land which is inconsistent with the provisions of this zoning code or an amendment thereto.

means a building with sleeping rooms where persons are housed or lodged and furnished with meals, nursing care for hire and which is approved for such operations and licensed as a nursing home by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare or successor agency.

means, for airport hazard zoning purposes, any structure, growth, or other object, including a mobile object, which exceeds a limiting height set forth by this zoning code.

means when referring to a building or facade, means the area of the exterior walls of the building or facade not taken up by glazing or doors.

means a fuel-burning device that is designed to burn, or is capable of burning, clean wood or other fuels that has a rated thermal output of less than 350,000 Btus per hour that is designed for and typically installed outdoors or in structures like garages and sheds and heats a building space or fluid, or both, through the distribution, typically through pipes, of a fluid heated in the device, typically water or a mixture of water and antifreeze. Outdoor wood-fire boilers are also known as outdoor wood-fired furnaces, outdoor wood-burning appliances or outdoor hydronic heaters.

means an outdoor wood-fired boiler that has not been certified or qualified by the EPA as meeting a particulate matter emission limit of 0.32 pounds per million Btu output or lower and is labeled accordingly.

means an outdoor wood-fired boiler that has been certified or qualified by the EPA as meeting a particulate matter emission limit of 0.32 pounds per million Btu output or lower and is labeled accordingly.

means a zoning district that encompasses one or more underlying zones and that imposes additional requirements different from that required by the underlying zones.

means the record owner or owner of the premises, a mortgagee in possession, receiver, executor, trustee, master lessee or other person, firm or corporation in control of a building or of premises, or their duly authorized agents.

means an enclosed facility, deck or ramp, comprised of more than one level, provided for parking of vehicles.

means an area other than a public or private street built for the parking of motor vehicles. Parking lots must be completely surfaced with asphalt, concrete or similar material subject to approval by the city engineer that prevents erosion or generation of dust or mud and must meet the setback, landscaping and other requirements of this zoning code, as well as stormwater management and standards and specifications adopted from time to time by the city.

means an area in a parking lot or parking garage that is completely surfaced with a material as permitted under this zoning code. Parking spaces must have a clear and durable delineation from vegetated yards, walks or other areas. Parking spaces must comply with stormwater management regulations and specifications adopted from time to time by the city. Off-street parking spaces that are not required to be accessible under the Uniform Construction Code shall be at least nine feet wide and 18 feet long.

means a facility in which food, shelter and personal assistance is provided to four or more persons who are not relatives of the operator for a period of more than 24 consecutive hours. These residents do not require hospitalization or long-term nursing care. Personal care homes are also defined by their licensing as such by the Department of Public Welfare.

means establishments primarily engaged in providing services involving the nonmedical care of a person or his or her personal goods or apparel. Examples include barber and beauty shops, shoe repair, and tailoring or clothing alteration.

means a commercial service that provides overnight supervision for household pets or other domesticated animals. May also be referred to as animal boarding or stabling.

means a commercial service that provides grooming or other nonmedical outpatient care services for household pets or other domesticated animals. May also be referred to as animal grooming.

means the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 of 1968, as reenacted and amended by Act 170 of 1988, and as further reenacted and amended from time to time.

means a runway having an existing instrument approach procedure utilizing an Instrument Landing System (ILS) or a Precisions Approach Radar (PAR). It also means a runway for which a precision approach system is planned and is so indicated on an approved airport layout plan or any other planning document.

means the street typology with the higher ranking, with S1 being the highest rank and S7 being the lowest rank.

means an imaginary surface longitudinally centered on the runway, extending 200 feet beyond the end of paved runways or ending at each end of turf runways. The elevation of any point on the primary surface is the same as the elevation of the nearest point on the runway centerline. The primary surface zone, as shown in Section 1303.08, Figure 1, is derived from the primary surface.

means the side of a building which faces a street, road, or footway from which the building can be approached.

means printing, copying, screen printing, photoengraving and related work, not including printing of an industrial scale.

means the office or studio of a lawyer, architect, artist, engineer, certified public accountant, real estate broker or salesman, appraiser, insurance broker or agent, teacher, or similar occupation. Professional office does not include the veterinary, dental, chiropractic, or medical professions. Professional offices may also include corporate offices, or similar offices where clerical, sales, or related administrative functions are performed for a business in which the primary service or goods production is located elsewhere.

means any place offering instruction in any branch of knowledge under the supervision of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania or a lawfully constituted ecclesiastical governing body, person, partnership or corporation meeting the requirements of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

means parks and playgrounds which are owned and operated by the City of Meadville or by an authority created for such purposes by the City of Meadville.

means buildings, structures, and facilities relating to the furnishing of utility services to the public.

means a device operated by coin, token, access device as that term is defined in 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 1406(d), or other legal tender, designed for amusement, the distinguishing feature of which is a game that may or may not involve an element of chance, and which results in a cash prize or token payout redeemable for cash.

means any building or premises which offers redemption games, regardless of the number of games offered, as a principle use.

means any piece of equipment related to, incidental to, or necessary for, the operation of a communications tower or communications antenna. By way of illustration, not limitation, related equipment includes generators and base stations.

means a building used for mechanical and/or body repairs, storage, rental, servicing or supplying of gasoline or oil to automobiles, trucks, or similar motor vehicles, but not including automotive wrecking. It may include similar heavy repair businesses, such as welding services.

means businesses engaged in non-automotive repair, rehabilitation, or reconstruction in which the item repaired is conducted wholly within an enclosed structure or the repair service is rendered off site. Examples may include heating or air conditioning contractors, business machine services, or electrical supply/contractors. This definition does not include shoe repair or garment alteration, which is considered a personal service by this zoning code.

means a category of uses that involve a dwelling purposed as nontransient living quarters for a household. Contrast with "lodging."

means a property used or intended to be used for residential purposes.

means a dwelling unit let for rent and occupied by persons other than the owner and his or her immediate family members, which shall include the owner's parents, parents-in-law, or adult children.

means a business establishment where food is prepared and intended to be served to patrons at tables for consumption on the premises. Such business may or may not include drive-through facilities.

means an establishment that sells goods, services, or merchandise to the general public on site for personal, household or office consumption, and which may include wholesaling but shall not include manufacturing or processing of the goods offered for sale.

means any enclosed area within a dwelling unit, meeting this zoning code for sleeping, living, cooking, or dining purposes, excluding such enclosed spaces as closets, pantries, bath or toilet rooms, hallways, laundries, storage spaces, utility rooms, and similar spaces.

means any dwelling, or that part of any dwelling, containing one or more rooming units, in which rooming units are let on a commercial or institutional basis to nontransient persons who have no close familial relationship to the owner or operator. Rooming houses shall include boarding houses but exclude group homes.

means any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit used or intended to be used for living or sleeping but without complete, separate, and exclusive sanitary or kitchen facilities or without separate access to the outdoors. Contrast with "dwelling unit."

means a defined area of an airport prepared for landing and takeoff of aircraft along its length.

means, for this zoning code, an evergreen hedge at least six feet high, planted in such a way that it will block a line of sight. The screening may consist of either one or multiple rows of bushes or trees and shall be at least four feet wide.

means any business, activity, club, establishment or premises operated for profit, whether direct or indirect, where the exhibition, showing, rental, or sale of materials distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on material depicting, describing, or exhibiting specified anatomical areas or relating to specified sexual activities is regularly permitted and is a principal part of the activity of the business or establishment. Said specified anatomical areas and specified sexual activities shall be those as defined in the sexually-oriented business regulations of the Meadville Municipal Code. Sexually oriented businesses shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

means a group of commercial establishments planned, constructed and managed as a total entity. Shopping center includes, but is not limited to, shopping malls, shopping plazas and similar facilities which include off-street parking, uniform appearance and unified maintenance. Shopping centers may include retail uses, personal services, eating establishments and related uses.

means the temporary letting of an entire residential dwelling unit as lodging while the owner or lessee is not present.

means any structure, building, wall, or other outdoor surface, or any device or part thereof, which displays or includes any letter, word, model, banner, flag, pennant, insignia, device, or other representations used for announcement, direction, advertisement or identification. The word "sign"does not include the flag, pennant, or insignia of any nation, state, city or other political unit, nor public traffic or directional signs, nor religious symbols.

means occupancy of a building, unit, or lot for only one principal use.

means a use permitted with special permission granted by the zoning hearing board, to occupy or use land and/or a building for specific purposes in accordance with the criteria set forth in this zoning code when such use is not permitted by right.

means a large open or enclosed place used for games, concerts, major events and surrounded by tiers of seats for spectators.

camouflaging methods applied to wireless communications facilities which render them more visually appealing or blend the proposed facility into the existing structure or visual backdrop in such a manner as to render it minimally visible to the casual observer. Such methods include, but are not limited to, architecturally screened roof-mounted antennas, building-mounted antennas painted to match the existing structure and facilities constructed to resemble trees, shrubs, flagpoles, and light poles.

means that portion of a building located between the surface of any floor and the next floor above; if there is not more than one floor the space between any floor and the ceiling next above it shall be considered a story.

means a public or private right-of-way, excluding driveways, intended for use as a means of vehicular and pedestrian circulation which provides a means of constructed access to abutting property. The word "street"includes thoroughfare, avenue, boulevard, court, drive, expressway, highway, lane, alley and road or similar terms.

means any manmade object having an ascertainable stationary location on or in land or water, whether or not affixed to the land. This includes buildings, fences, sheds, swimming pools, refuse and compost facilities, and parking lots, but excluding sidewalks and access drives.

means, for the purposes of airport hazard zoning, an object, including a mobile object, constructed or installed by man, including but without limitation, buildings, towers, cranes, smokestacks, earth formation and overhead transmission lines.

means, in reference to wireless communications facilities, modification to an existing wireless communications facility that changes the physical dimensions of a communications tower or base station if it meets any of the following criteria:

See "Bar."

means the storage and/or deployment of vehicles associated with the ride-share operations.

means an indoor commercial or institutional venue that provides instruction in topics to any variety of clientele or the general public and need not be accredited by any governing body. Examples include yoga studios, fine art classes, and dance studios.

means a building or part of a building devoted to the showing of moving pictures or theatrical productions on a paid-admission basis.

means a retail business that, as the primary portion of its trade, purveys in any form of tobacco, nicotine, cannabis or consumable derivatives thereof, or similar natural or synthetic products of comparable form and drug effect, whether as loose product or prepared for direct consumption as in cigars, cigarettes, vape liquid, e-cigarettes, and edibles, or related consumption delivery devices such as glass, pipes, and vape pens, smokers' paraphernalia such as rolling papers, additives, flavorings, cutters, and grinders, and other directly related products, and which may also provide a venue for the products' consumption. It may also be referred to as a smoke shop, smokers' lounge, vape shop, or dispensary, or by other such distinguishing names, most commonly when it is the sole occupant of a commercial unit.

means an area of land developed for a compatible mixture of residential units for various income levels and nonresidential commercial and workplace uses, including some structures that provide for a mix of uses within the same building. Residences, shops, offices, workplaces, public buildings and parks are interwoven within the neighborhood so that all are within relatively close proximity to each other. Traditional neighborhood development is relatively compact, limited in size and oriented toward pedestrian activity. It has an identifiable center and a discernible edge. The center of the neighborhood is in the form of a public park, commons, plaza, square or prominent intersection of two or more major streets. Generally, there is a hierarchy of streets laid out in a rectilinear or grid pattern of interconnecting streets and blocks that provides multiple routes from origins to destinations and are appropriately designed to serve the needs of pedestrians and vehicles equally.

means an imaginary surface that extends outward and upward from the edge of the primary surface to the horizontal surface at a slope of seven feet horizontally to one foot vertically (7:1). The transitional surface zone, as shown in Section 1303.08, Figure 1, is derived from the transitional surface.

means when referring to a building or facade, means the area of the exterior walls of the building or facade taken up by glazing or doors.

means an area or building where trucks load and unload cargo and freight and where the cargo and freight may be broken down or aggregated into smaller or larger loads for transfer to other vehicles or modes of transportation.

means a mixed use of a building where the ground floor is used for a permitted nonresidential use in the zoning district in which the building is located and a floor or floors above the ground floor are used for dwelling unit or residential use.

means a garden or orchard where food is grown primarily to be sold for profitable or non-profitable/charitable purposes. It may be sold directly to consumers, restaurants, or stores.

means the purpose or activity for which land or buildings are designed, arranged or intended, or for which land or buildings are occupied or maintained.

means a runway that is constructed for and intended to be used by propeller driven aircraft of 12,500 pounds maximum gross weight or less.

means a runway intended solely for the operation of aircraft using visual approach procedures.

means a building used by a commercial group or the general public for storage of goods and materials. For the purposes of this zoning code, warehousing also includes self-service or "mini"storage facilities.

means the Pennsylvania Wireless Broadband Collocation Act (53 P.S. § 11702.1 et seq.)

means transmissions through the airwaves, including, but not limited to, infrared line of sight, cellular, PCS, microwave, satellite, or radio signals.

means the antennas, nodes, control boxes, towers, poles, conduits, ducts, pedestals, electronics and other equipment used for the purpose of transmitting, receiving, distributing, providing, or accommodating wireless communications services.

means a freestanding structure, such as a communications tower or any other support structure that could support the placement or installation of a wireless communications facility, if approved by the city.

means that portion of a lot which is unoccupied and open to the sky and extends from the lot line to the yard line.

means a line within a lot defining the minimum distance between any building or structure, or portion thereof, and an adjacent lot line. Such line shall be measured at right angles from and parallel to the corresponding lot line.

means the sale or offering for sale of items or goods on property or premises used principally for residential uses, including all sales commonly referred to as "garage sales," "yard sales," "tag sales," "porch sales," "lawn sales," "attic sales," "basement sales," "rummage sales," "flea market sales," "moving sales," or any similar casual sale of tangible personal property. Yard sale shall also include placement and advertisement of any vehicle, trailer, boat or similar article for sale.

means a yard between an adjacent street right-of-way and the building line and extending for the full width of the lot.

means a yard between the rear lot line and a line drawn parallel thereto at such distance therefrom as may be specified herein for any zoning district and extending for the full width of the lot.

means an open yard space between the side lot line and parallel thereto extending from the front lot line to the rear lot line.

means the zoning officer of the City of Meadville, or his/her authorized representative.