The words in this Title shall be given their usual and normal meaning and the words specifically defined in this Chapter shall have the meaning therein given. [Ord. 195 §1(A), 1980.]

“Accessory building” or “accessory structure” means one in which an accessory use is located. [Ord. 195 §1(B), 1980.]

“Accessory use” means a subordinate use which is necessarily incidental to the essential or primary use. [Ord. 195 §1(C), 1980.]

“Building” means any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls for the housing or enclosure of persons, animals or chattels. When any portion of a structure is completely separated from every other portion thereof by a division wall or floor without openings, then each such portion shall be deemed to be a separate building. [Ord. 195 §1(D), 1980.]

“Main building” means any building occupied by the essential use of the zone in which the building is located. [Ord. 195 §1(E), 1980.]

Public building” means a building constructed for public purpose, which shall include, but is not limited to, hospitals, school buildings, police and fire stations, libraries, city hall, community centers, school stadiums. [Ord. 195 §1(F), 1980.]

“Building height” means the vertical distance measured from the lowest point of the finished grade of the lot, immediately adjacent to the foundation, to the highest elevation point of the roof beams, in the case of the a flat roof, and to the mean height level of the roof in the case of a pitched roof. [Ord. 195 §1(H), 1980.]

“Conditional use” means a use which may be permitted upon such terms and conditions as the City Council may require. [Ord. 195 §1(H), 1980.]

“Curb grade” means the elevation of the top of the face of the curb, as fixed by the City Council. [Ord. 195 §1(I), 1980.]

“Single-family dwelling” means a room or group of rooms, constituting a building, which is designed for residential occupancy by one (1) family. [Ord. 195 §1(J), 1980.]

“Family” means one or more persons living together in one dwelling and maintaining a common household. [Ord. 195 §1(K), 1980.]

“Private garage” means an accessory building or portion of the main building used for the storage of motor vehicle(s) owned by the occupancy(s) of the dwelling to which the garage is a part or accessory. [Ord. 195 §1(L), 1980.]

“Lot area” or “lot size” means the total horizontal area included within the lot lines of a lot. [Ord. 195 §1(M), 1980.]

“Corner lot” means a lot which adjoins the point of intersection of two or more street lines, and in which the interior angle so formed is one hundred thirty-five (135°) degrees or less. [Ord. 195 §1(N), 1980.]

“Interior lot” means any lot which is not a corner lot or a through lot. [Ord. 195 §1(O), 1980.]

“Through lot” means any lot, other than a corner lot, which has two (2) street lines. [Ord. 195 §1(P), 1980.]

“Front lot line” means the street line of an interior lot or either street line, as may be selected by a building permit applicant, of a corner or through lot. [Ord. 195 §1(Q), 1980.]

“Rear lot line” means the line opposite the street line, which is parallel to, or within forty-five (45°) degrees of being parallel to, the front lot line. [Ord. 195 §1(R), 1980.]

“Side lot line” means any lot line which is not a front lot line or a rear lot line. [Ord. 195 §1(S), 1980.]

Refer to the definition provided in Chapter 18.32. [Ord. 574 §5, 2003; Ord. 195 §1(T), 1980.]

“Manufactured home subdivision” means a tract of land divided into two or more lots where manufactured homes may be installed for residential use on individually owned lots. [Ord. 574 §6, 2003; Ord. 195 §1(U), 1980.]

“Nonconformer” means any use, building and/or structure not in compliance with any one or combination of the provisions of this Title, and which existed at the time of the enactment of Ordinance 195 codified in this Title. [Ord. 195 §1(V), 1980.]

“Off-street parking space” means any approved parking space not located upon a highway or street right-of-way. [Ord. 195 §1(W), 1980.]

“Permitted use” means the specific purpose for which the land and/or a building is designed, arranged and intended, or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained, other than a nonconformer. [Ord. 195 §1(X), 1980.]

“Parking lot” means two (2) or more adjacent off-street parking spaces. [Ord. 195 §1 (Y), 1980.]

“Recreational vehicle” is a vehicle built on a single chassis – 400 square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection – designed to be self-propelled or towed by another vehicle – and designed primarily as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasonal use. Recreational vehicles include camping trailers, travel trailers, 5th wheel trailers and motor homes. [Ord. 642 §1, 2010.]

“Street” means a dedicated and accepted public right-of-way for vehicular traffic. [Ord. 195 §1(Z), 1980.]

“Structure” means any thing constructed or erected, which requires location on the ground, or attachment to something having a location on the ground. [Ord. 195 §1(AA), 1980.]

“Front yard” means an open space extending the full width of the lot between a main building and the front lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed by buildings or structures from the ground upwards, the depth of which shall be referred to as the “front setback.” [Ord. 195 §1(BB), 1980.]

“Rear yard” means an open space extending the full width of the lot between the rear-most building and the rear lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed by buildings or structures from the ground upward, the depth of which shall be referred to as the “rear setback.” [Ord. 195 §1(CC), 1980.]

“Side yard” means an open space of a lot between any building and any side lot line, the depth of which shall be referred to as the “side setback.” Side setback shall be measured horizontally from the nearest point of the side lot line to the nearest point of the foundation or wall of any building. [Ord. 195 §1(DD), 1980.]