Orem City Zoning Code
ARTICLE 22
2. Definitions
22-2-1. Definitions.
For the purpose of this Chapter, certain words and terms are defined as follows:
Accessory Apartment
Accessory Apartment shall mean a subordinate dwelling, which has its own eating, sleeping, and sanitation facilities, within a single-family dwelling.
Ord. No. O-2021-0018, Amended 7/13/2021
Effective on: 4/10/1990
Accessory building/structure
Accessory building/structure shall mean a detached subordinate building or structure, the appropriate use of which is subordinate and customarily incidental to that of the main building or to the main use of the land and which is located on the same lot or parcel of land with the main building or use. An accessory building/structure does not include a guest house or separate apartment unit if located in a residential zone.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Accessory use
Accessory use shall mean a use conducted on the same lot as the principal use or structure with which it is associated; and is a use which is clearly incidental to and customarily found in connection with such principal use; and is either in the same ownership as such principal use or is maintained and operated on the same lot substantially for the benefit or convenience of the owners, occupants, employees, customers or visitors of the principal use. An accessory use does not include multiple family uses when in a residential zone.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Adult Day Care
Adult Day Care shall mean nonmedical services providing for the continuous care and supervision of functionally impaired adults for more than (4) but less than twenty-four (24) continuous hours, for compensation.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Agriculture
Agriculture shall mean the tilling of soil, the raising of crops, horticulture and gardening, but does not include the keeping or raising of domestic animals, fowl, or household pets, nor any agricultural industry or business, such as fruit packing plants, fur farms, animal hospitals or similar uses. Agriculture does not include any use in Agritainment.
(Ord. No. O-2023-0023, Amended 10/24/2023)
Effective on: 4/10/1990
Agritainment
Agritainment shall mean farm-related tourism or farm-related entertainment activities that are permitted or authorized in return for a fee on agricultural land for recreational or educational purposes. Examples of agritainment enterprises include, but are not limited to, pick-your-own fruits and vegetables, farm markets, festivals/fairs, interactive animal displays, hay and amusement rides and corn-maze enterprises.
(Ord. No. O-2023-0023, Enacted 10/24/2023)
Effective on: 10/24/2023
Animal Hospital
Animal Hospital shall mean structure or building used to provide medical attention for animals and may include temporary boarding of animals for care and treatment.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Assisted Living Facility
Assisted Living Facility shall mean a facility licensed by the State of Utah that provides a combination of housing and personalized health care to its residents and is designed to respond to the individual needs of those who require help with the activities of daily living such as meal preparation, personal grooming, housekeeping, medication, etc. Care is provided in a professionally managed group living environment in a way that promotes maximum independence for each resident.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Assisted Living Facility for Elderly Persons
Assisted Living Facility for Elderly Persons shall mean an assisted living facility occupied exclusively by persons 60 years of age or older and paid professional staff members.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Boarding House
Boarding House shall mean a dwelling other than a hotel where lodging or lodging and meals for three or more persons is provided for compensation.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Buffered Sidewalk
Buffered Sidewalk shall mean a sidewalk separated from a street by a landscaped strip, as shown in Appendix K of the Orem City Code.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Building
Building shall mean any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls, built for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or property of any kind.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Building Elevation
Building Elevation shall mean a flat scale drawing of the front, rear, and side exteriors of a building.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Building, Main
Building, Main shall mean a building in which is conducted the principal use of the lot on which it is located.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Caretaker Facility
Caretaker Facility shall mean a place where a caretaker is permitted to reside in close proximity to or at the place of business for which he is charged to look after. The caretaker facility may include cooking, sleeping, and sanitary facilities.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Child Day Care/Preschool
Child Day Care/Preschool shall mean nonmedical services providing for the continuous care and supervision of children for compensation.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
City Manager
City Manager shall mean the city manager appointed by the City Council pursuant to Section 10-3-1224 of the Utah Code, or his designee.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Commercial Adult Day Care Facility
Commercial Adult Day Care Facility shall mean a structure where adult day care is provided for more than six (6) functionally impaired adults, including the provider's own dependent adults, at any one time.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Commercial Child Day Care/Preschool Facility
Commercial Child Day Care/Preschool Facility shall mean a structure where child day care is provided for more than twelve (12) children, including the provider's own preschool aged children, at any one time.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Common Driveway
Common Driveway shall mean a vehicular access from a dedicated street to and within a Planned Residential Development (PRD) or a Condominium Conversion (CC), which is held in common ownership for the use and enjoyment of the residents of the PRD or condominium conversion.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Common Open Space
Common Open Space shall mean the land area in a Planned Residential Development (PRD) or Condominium Development reserved and set aside for recreational uses, landscaping, open green areas or parking and driveway areas for the common ownership, use, and enjoyment of the residents of the PRD.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Common Wall
Common Wall shall mean a wall shared by two or more buildings or by two or more units within a building.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Conditional Use
Conditional Use shall mean a use which, because of its nature and character, requires review by the Planning Commission and approval by the City Council.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Condominium
Condominium shall mean the ownership of a single unit in a multiunit project together with an undivided interest in common in the common areas and facilities of the property. The definition of condominium does not include detached units within a planned residential development.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Condominium project
Condominium project shall mean a real estate condominium project; a plan or project whereby four or more apartments, rooms, office spaces, or other units in existing or proposed apartment, commercial or industrial buildings or structures are separately offered or proposed to be offered for sale.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Corral
Corral shall mean a fenced space, other than a building, less than 10,000 square feet in area, and less than one hundred (100) feet in width, used for the confinement of animals.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Day Care Center
Day Care Center shall mean a building or structure where seven (7) or more children, including the operator's own children under the age of twelve (12), receive care for compensation.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Dedication
Dedication shall mean the act of conveying title to property to the City of Orem for public use.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Disability
Disability shall mean, with respect to a person, a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of a person’s major life activities; a record of having such an impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment. Such term does not include an impairment caused by addiction to a controlled substance or alcohol and the current use of such controlled substance or alcohol. Disability also does not include kleptomania, pyromania, or any sexually related addiction or disorder including but not limited to sex and pornography addictions, transvestism, transsexualism, pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, gender identity disorders not resulting from physical impairments or other sexual behavior disorders.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Disabled Person
Disabled Person shall mean a person with a disability.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Dwelling
Dwelling shall mean any building, structure, or portion thereof which is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as a residence by one or more families, but not including hotels, motels or bed and breakfast establishments.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Dwelling, Multifamily
Dwelling, Multifamily shall mean a building or structure, or portion thereof, which is designed for and contains more than one dwelling unit.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Dwelling, Single-family
Dwelling, Single-family shall mean a building or structure, or portion thereof, which is designed for a single dwelling unit and occupied by, or intended to be occupied by, a single family. Single-family dwellings may include accessory apartments.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Dwelling Unit
Dwelling Unit shall mean one (1) or more rooms in a residential building or residential portion of a building that are arranged, designed, used, or intended for use as a complete, independent living facility for a single family and that includes permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Family
Family shall mean one of the following groups of individuals, but not more than one at the same time: (1) an individual living alone; or (2) two or more people all of whom are related to one designated occupant of the dwelling by blood, marriage, adoption, or legal guardianship and their foster children and up to two other unrelated persons who do not pay rent and are not the primary occupant(s) of the dwelling; or (3) up to three related or unrelated individuals who live and cook together as a single housekeeping unit; or (4) two unrelated individuals and any children of either of them living as a single-housekeeping unit; (5) up to six unrelated individuals living in the Student Housing Overlay zone or PD-21 zone; or (6) a number of unrelated individuals as may be specifically indicated in a particular PD zone.
For purposes of this section, primary occupant(s) is defined as the owner of the dwelling (owner is as defined in Section 22-6-9(I)(2)) and all persons related to the owner, or, if the owner does not live in the dwelling, the primary occupant(s)shall mean the person(s) to whom the owner has leased the dwelling and all persons related to the lessee. The definition of family includes up to two guests if the guests live and cook together with the family in a single dwelling unit and do not pay rent or give other consideration for the privilege of staying with the family. A guest under this section is defined as a person who stays with a family for a period of less than thirty days within any rolling one year period and does not utilize the dwelling as a legal address for any purpose. For purposes of the definition of family, the term “related” shall mean a spouse, parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, great-grandparent, and great-grandchild. The term “related” does not include other, more distant relationships such as cousins.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Family Group Day Care/Preschool Center
Family Group Day Care/Preschool Center shall mean a Child Day Care/Preschool provider who cares for more than six (6) and up to twelve (12) children, including the provider's own preschool aged children, at any one time. The care is provided in the residence of the care provider. This requires a conditional use permit if all requirements of Section 22-14-15 (other than hours of operation) cannot be met.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Fraternity or Sorority House
Fraternity or Sorority House shall mean a building occupied by and maintained exclusively for Fraternity or Sorority students affiliated with an academic or professional college or university or other recognized institution of higher learning, and acknowledged by such institution.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Frontage
Frontage shall mean the width of the lot or parcel of land which faces or has one side adjacent to a dedicated street.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
G
Grade (ground level) shall mean the average elevation of the finished ground level at the center of all walls of a building excluding landscape features adjacent to the structure such as planter boxes, berms, mounds, etc., which shall not be considered when determining grade.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Gross Acreage
Gross Acreage shall mean the total acreage within a project.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Guest House
Guest House shall mean a separate dwelling structure located on a lot with one or more main dwelling structures and used for housing of guests or servants and not rented, leased or sold separate from the rental, lease or sale of the main dwelling.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Height of Building
Height of Building shall mean the vertical distance from the grade to the highest point of the structure.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Home Adult Day Care Facility
Home Adult Day Care Facility shall mean Adult Day Care provided in the residence of the care provider for no more than six (6) functionally impaired adults at any one time, including the provider’s own dependent adults.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Home Child Day Care, Large
Home Child Day Care, Large shall mean a Child Day Care/Preschool provider who cares for more than six (6) and up to twelve (12) children, including the provider's own preschool aged children, at any one time in the residence of the care provider.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Home Child Day Care, Medium
Home Child Day Care, Medium shall mean a Child Day Care/Preschool provider who cares for more than three but no more than six (6) children, including the provider's own preschool aged children, at any one time in the residence of the care provider.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Home Child Day Care, Small
Home Child Day Care, Small shall mean a Child Day Care/Preschool provider who cares for no more than three children, including the provider's own preschool aged children, at any one time in the residence of the care provider.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Home Day Care Services
Home Day Care Services shall mean Adult Day Care; Home Child Day Care, Small; Home Child Day Care Medium; and Home Child Day Care, Large.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Home Occupation
Home Occupation shall mean a business or occupation carried out in a residential dwelling.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Illegal structure
Illegal structure shall mean a building or structure that was not in compliance with zoning, building, or planning regulations in effect at the time it was constructed or erected.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Illegal use
Illegal use shall mean the use of a building, structure or land in a manner for which a conditional use permit was required but was not obtained; which has not complied with the use regulations of the zone in which it is located; or was not established in conformance with applicable governmental regulation at the time the use was established.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Junk Yard
Junk Yard see Wrecking Yard.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Kennel
Kennel shall mean the land and/or buildings used in the business of keeping or boarding three (3) or more dogs and cats at least four months old or older, but shall not include grooming parlors or pet shops.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Kitchen
Kitchen shall mean any room used for or intended to be used for cooking and preparing food.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Landscaping
Landscaping shall mean the intentional application or use of some combination of grass, shrubs, trees, flowers, vines, or other living plants, bark chips, mulches, peat moss, rocks, boulders, gravel, synthetic turf, fountains, pools, statues, retaining walls, and benches as allowed or required by Section 22-14-13.
(Ord. No. O-2019-0013, Amended 5/14/19)
Effective on: 5/14/2019
Limited Common Area
Limited Common Area shall mean the area in a condominium or townhouse project reserved and set aside to be owned in common but dedicated and reserved for use by a specific individual owner within the condominium or townhouse project.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Lot shall mean
Lot shall mean: 1) A parcel of land platted and placed on record in accordance with the laws and ordinances of the city; or 2) A parcel of land described by metes and bounds as shown on the records of the county recorder. The word "lot" includes the words "plot," "tract," or "parcel of land" as the sense may require it.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Lot, Corner
Lot, Corner shall mean a lot located at the junction of and fronting on two (2) or more intersecting streets.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Lot Line, Front
Lot Line, Front for an interior lot shall mean the public right-of-way line, which forms a boundary of the lot. For a corner lot, the front lot line shall be the public right-of-way line which forms a boundary of the lot and which is most closely parallel with the front facade of the primary structure on the lot. See Appendix B, which is incorporated herein by this reference.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Lot Line, Side
Lot Line, Side shall mean a lot line which is neither a front lot line nor a rear lot line. See Appendix B.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Lot Line, Rear
Lot Line, Rear shall mean that lot line that is most distant from, and is most nearly parallel with, the front lot line. If a rear lot line is less than ten feet (10') in length, or if the lot comes to a point at the rear, the rear lot line shall be deemed to be a ten foot (10') line parallel to the front line, lying wholly within the lot for the purpose of establishing the required minimum rear yard. See Appendix B.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Lot Width
Lot Width shall mean the horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured at a point thirty (30) feet through a distance of at least sixty (60) feet from the front lot line.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Low Impact Development (LID)
Low Impact Development (LID): Systems and practices that use or mimic natural processes that result in the infiltration, evapotranspiration or use of storm water in order to protect water quality and associated aquatic habitat.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Manufactured Housing
Manufactured Housing shall mean a dwelling, building or structure constructed at a manufacturing plant by a person licensed by the State of Utah and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to construct a building with the intent of moving the building to another site. Said building is constructed to comply with the applicable State codes and requirements and the Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations for manufactured housing and mobile homes.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Mall
Mall shall mean a public plaza or walkway of concentrated stores, markets, and service establishments with parking facilities.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Masonry Wall
Masonry Wall shall mean a wall constructed of concrete block, structural tile, concrete tilt-ups, pre-cast concrete, concrete with a finish surface, brick, stone, or any combination thereof.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Mobile home
Mobile home shall mean a transportable structure in one or more sections with the plumbing, heating, and electrical systems contained within the unit, which when erected on a site, may be used with or without a permanent foundation as a family dwelling.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Mobile home park
Mobile home park shall mean any tract of land on which two or more mobile home spaces are leased, or offered for lease or rent, to accommodate mobile homes for residential purposes.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Noncomplying structure
Noncomplying structure shall mean a building or structure that: 1) legally existed before its current land use 2) because of one or more subsequent land use ordinance changes, does not conform to the setback, height restrictions, or other regulations, excluding those regulations, which govern the use of land.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Nonconforming
Nonconforming shall mean a building, structure, sign, site plan, land configuration, or use of a building or land lawfully existing at the time of the passage of this Chapter, which does not conform to the zoning regulations set forth in this Chapter.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Nonconforming structure
Nonconforming structure shall mean a building or structure, the size, dimensions, or location of which was lawful and conformed to regulations prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of this Article, and by reason of the adoption, revision, or amendment does not comply with the regulations of the zone in which it is located.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Nonconforming use
Nonconforming use shall mean a use of land that: 1) legally existed before its current land use designation; 2) has been maintained continuously since the time the land use ordinance governing the land changed; and 3) because of one or more subsequent land use ordinance changes, does not conform to the regulations that now govern the use of the land.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Official Map
Official Map shall mean a map of existing and proposed streets which has been adopted by the City Council as the official map of the City.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
P
Planned Residential Development (PRD) shall mean a development in which the regulations of the zone in which the development is situated may be modified to allow flexibility and initiative in site and building design and location in accordance with an approved plan and imposed general requirements.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Planning Commission
Planning Commission shall mean the Planning Commission of the City of Orem, Utah.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
P
Primary Building: A building that houses the primary use on a property or lot. It shall not include accessory structures (e.g., sheds). There may be more than one primary building on a lot.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Residential Facility for Disabled Persons
Residential Facility for Disabled Persons shall mean a dwelling that houses only disabled persons and staff members serving disabled persons, which is licensed or certified as such by the Utah Department of Human Services. A Sober Living Home shall not be considered a Residential Facility for Disabled Persons.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Residential Facility for Elderly Persons
Residential Facility for Elderly Persons shall mean a single-family or multiple-family dwelling unit housing elderly persons (age 60 or older) who desire or need to live with other elderly persons in a group setting, but who are capable of living independently.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Satellite Earth Station
Satellite Earth Station shall mean a device incorporating a reflective surface that is solid, open mesh, or bar-configured and is in the shape of a shallow dish, cone, horn, or cornucopia. The device is used to transmit and/or receive radio or electro-magnetic waves between terrestrially and/or orbitally based uses.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Security Lighting
Security Lighting shall mean a planned system of lights designed to provide adequate illumination to discourage crime within a development and enhance the safety of patrons of the development.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Setback
Setback shall mean that line that is the required minimum distance from the street right-of-way line or any other lot line that establishes the area within which the principal structure must be erected or placed.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Sidewalk
Sidewalk shall mean a paved, surfaced or leveled area, paralleling a street, used as a perpetual, pedestrian right-of-way.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Sidewalk Easement
Sidewalk Easement shall mean an easement for the installation of a public sidewalk.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Sober Living Home
Sober Living Home shall mean a residential dwelling that is operated pursuant to a program designed to provide a stable environment of clean and sober living conditions for individuals who are recovering from alcohol and/or drug addiction who do not require twenty-four hour supervision or therapeutic services on the premises. A sober living home shall include facilities licensed as a residential support program by the State of Utah as well as facilities for which no State license is required. However, a sober living home shall not include a facility licensed as a residential treatment program by the State of Utah.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Space Open to the Public
Space Open to the Public
- The extended area is accessible to the public;
- The space open to the public is designed to attract activity throughout the year and not on a limited special event basis;
- The area is not raised more than two feet above the public sidewalk grade;
- The area has at least 25% vegetation/seating coverage;
- The majority of the provided amenities are permanent in nature (e.g. built-in seating, fountains, plazas, landscaping rocks, short walls). Conceptual examples of “spaces open to the public” are shown in the following images:
 Fig. 9 Seating |  Fig. 10 Pavers and seating |
|---|---|
 Fig. 11 Water feature |  Fig. 12 Playscapes |
- Qualifications of “open space” areas. Areas that qualify as an open space include and shall be in substantial compliance with the following:
- Plazas, pocket parks, seating, fountains, sculptures, natural or man-made water features
- Outdoor dining areas, areas under pergolas, public or private courtyards
- Landscaping, including lawn/xeriscape areas, flower beds, tree grates/planters (excluding tree canopies), Low-impact developments (LIDs)
- Public or private community, rooftop, or balcony gardens (provided they are accessible to 50% or more of the units on the lot)
- Private sidewalks/paths
- Private outdoor amenities (swimming pools, sports courts, courtyards)
- Areas not considered “open space” include the following:
- All indoor areas
- Traffic lanes, driveways, vehicle accesses, parking lots, parking structures, drive-thru aisles, port cocheres
- Public sidewalks, required planter strip areas
- Qualifications of “open space” areas. Areas that qualify as an open space include and shall be in substantial compliance with the following:
(Ord. No. O-2018-0022, Enacted, 06/19/2018)
Effective on: 4/10/1990
S
Standard Land Use Code (SLU) shall mean the system adopted by the City of Orem for identifying and coding land use activities.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
State Street Corridor Area
State Street Corridor Area: All lots that have frontage on State Street or frontage on a State Street Connector Street (defined as that portion of a public street that intersects with and is located within 500 feet of the State Street right-of-way line).
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Story
Story shall mean a floor of a structure of which three-fourths of the usable area or more is above the mean ground level surrounding the building.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Street
Street shall mean public or private land used as a public thoroughfare primarily for vehicular traffic which provides access to property including all land which has been dedicated, condemned, or abandoned to the public for such use. For the purposes of this chapter Interstate 15 is specifically excluded from this definition.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Structure
Structure shall mean anything constructed or erected which requires location on the ground, but not including a tent or vehicle.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Structure-Subgrade
Structure-Subgrade means a structure that: (a) is located primarily below natural grade or the elevation of the nearest public street curb, whichever is higher; (b) does not extend more than one (1) foot, at any point, above natural grade or the elevation of the nearest public street curb, whichever is higher; and (c) is designed, constructed, and maintained in such a way that the existence of the structure is not readily noticeable when viewed from outside of the property on which it is located.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Temporary Site
Temporary Site shall mean any site used for a specified period of time which is not greater than one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Townhouse
Townhouse shall mean a dwelling which is attached by a common wall to at least one other dwelling and where ownership includes airspace, walls, and the ground upon which the dwelling sits, and where the ownership includes an undivided interest in the common areas and limited common areas of the development, and where no dwelling is built above or below another dwelling.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Transitional Treatment Home
Transitional Treatment Home shall mean a residential facility licensed by the State of Utah that provides twenty-four hour staff supervision and a peer support structure to help applicants acquire and strengthen the social and behavioral skills necessary to live independently in the community. Such facilities provide supervision, counseling, and therapy through a temporary living arrangement and provide specialized treatment, habilitation or rehabilitation services for persons with emotional, psychological, developmental, or behavioral dysfunctions or impairments. A transitional treatment home shall not include any persons referred by the Utah State Department of Corrections or any adult or juvenile court. A transitional treatment home shall not provide outpatient treatment.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Travel trailer or camper
Travel trailer or camper shall mean any trailer, camper, recreational vehicle, or motor home used or maintained primarily as a temporary dwelling for travel, vacation or recreation purposes.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Twin Home
Twin Home shall mean a two-unit dwelling where two units are attached by a common wall centered over a property line.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Use
Use shall mean the specific purpose for which land or a building is designed, arranged, intended, or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Wrecking yard
Wrecking yard shall mean the use of any lot, portion of a lot, or tract of land for the storage, keeping or abandonment of junk, including scrap metals or other scrap materials, or for the dismantling, demolition, or abandonment of automobiles, or other vehicles, or machinery or parts thereof; provided that this definition shall not be deemed to include such uses which are clearly accessory and incidental to any agricultural use permitted in the district.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Yard, Front
Yard, Front shall mean a yard extending across the full width of the lot, the depth of which is the shortest distance between the main building and the front lot line. See Appendix B.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Yard, Rear
Yard, Rear shall mean a yard extending across the full width of the lot and more or less opposite to the front lot line. The depth of the rear yard is the shortest distance between the rear of the main building and the rear lot line. See Appendix B.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Yard, Side
Yard, Side shall mean a yard between a building and the adjacent side lot line, extending from the front yard setback to the rear yard setback. On corner lots, the side yard adjacent to a street shall extend from the front yard setback to the rear lot line. The width of the required side setback shall be the shortest distance between the side of the main building and the side lot line. See Appendix B.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Youth Rehabilitation Home
Youth Rehabilitation Home shall mean a facility licensed by the State of Utah for youth offenders that provides care, treatment, and associated rehabilitative services in a residential setting under twenty-four hour staff supervision.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Youth Transitional Home
Youth Transitional Home shall mean a residential facility licensed by the State of Utah that provides twenty-four hour staff supervision and a peer support structure to help individuals under the age of 18 acquire and strengthen the social and behavioral skills necessary to live independently in the community. Such facilities provide supervision, counseling, and therapy through a temporary living arrangement and provide specialized treatment, habilitation or rehabilitation services for persons with emotional, psychological, developmental, or behavioral dysfunctions or impairments.
Effective on: 1/1/1901
Zone
Zone shall mean the geographical area of the City within which the zoning regulations are uniform.
(Ord. No. 661, Revised, 04/10/1990; Ord. No. O-92-0004, Amended, 03/17/1992; Ord. No. O-92-011, Amended, 06/30/1992; Ord. No. O-97-0040, Amended, 08/12/1997; Ord. No. O-97-0053, Amended, 11/25/1997; Ord. No. O-98-0007, Amended, 01/27/1998; Ord. No. O-98-0015, Amended, 02/24/1998; Ord. No. O-98-0035, Amended, 07/28/1998; Ord. No. O-99-0006, Amended, 01/26/1999; Ord. No. O-99-0007, Amended, 01/26/1999; Ord. No. O-99-0023, Amended, 5/25/1999; Ord No. O-01-0021, Amended 06/12/2001; Ord. No. O-01-0027, Amended, 08/07/2001; Ord. No. O-03-0010, Amended, 04/22/2003; Ord. No. O-03-0029, Amended, 09/09/2003; Ord No. O-06-0008, Amended 5/23/2006; O-06-0017, Amended 9/12/2006; Ord. No.O-06-0039, Amended 12/12/2006; Ord. No. O-07-0001, Amended 01/09/2007; Ord. No. O-07-0035, Amended 07/10/2007; Ord. No. O-08-0010, Amended 04/08/2008; Ord. No. O-08-0027, Amended 10/28/2008; Ord. No. O-2010-0019, Amended 06/22/2010; Ord. No. O-2013-0030, Amended 11/12/2013; Ord. No. O-2017-0012, Amended 04/25/2017)
Effective on: 1/1/1901