Accessory building and use. Subordinate building or a portion of the main building, the use of which is incidental to that of the main building. An accessory use is one which is incidental to the primary use of the premises.

Adjacent. Shall mean next to and mean directly across the street.

Adjoining lot or stand. A lot or parcel of land which shares all or part of a common lot line with another lot or parcel of land.

Adult material. As used in these land use regulations, adult material shall consist of movies, films, motion pictures, video tapes, video discs, slides, photographs, or other medium of visual representation or live performances, exhibitions or presentations; or books, papers, pamphlets, magazines, periodicals or publications, which are characterized by an emphasis upon the depiction or description of any of the conduct or activities set forth and described in the provisions of [R.S. 14:106 A(2)(b), (3)], or as such provisions may hereafter be amended, reenacted or redesignated from time to time, or shall consist of any instruments, devices or paraphernalia that are designed or marketed for use in connection with any such conduct or activities.

Adult uses. Establishments in which adult materials constitute a substantial portion of the stock-in-trade, entertainment or performances or adult encounter establishments.

Administrative officer. The governmental officer charged with administering land development regulations; usually the building official.

Agriculture. A farm of five acres or more for the production of crops and livestock including greenhouse and nurseries for the raising of plants and sale of farm products raised on the premises, but shall not be construed to mean the commercial processing of farm products such as slaughterhouses, canning plants, feed mills, etc.

Amendment. An amendment refers to a change in this zoning ordinance. Rezonings are amendments, since they change the official zoning map which is part of the ordinance.

Apartment unit. One or more rooms with private bath and kitchen facilities comprising an independent self-contained dwelling unit in a building containing more than one dwelling unit for rent.

Apartment, hotel. An apartment hotel contains multiple rental units under resident supervision. To be considered an apartment hotel, there must be more than four units per building, central hallways through which tenants must pass to enter their apartments, and common open space.

Apartment, houses. Multiple-family dwellings that have been converted from single-family houses; must contain at least two rental units under [a] common roof.

Applicant. The record owner(s) of land proposed to be rezoned or subdivided or otherwise acted upon by the city or the owner's authorized representative with confirmed written consent of the owner.

Bar or lounge. Any premises where the principle business is the sale of alcoholic beverages at retail for consumption on the premises, where minors are excluded therefrom, by law, and where incidental service of food may or may not occur. Typical uses include cocktail lounges and nightclubs.

Billboards. Any structure or portion thereof upon which are outdoor advertising signs which advertise, promote, or otherwise disseminate information and which are considered off-premises, or not related to the business use on the particular lot on which the billboard is placed.

Board. The zoning commission of the City of Ponchatoula which consists of members of the zoning commission also acting in their capacity as the board of adjustments and appeals under the authority of R.S. 33:4727.1.

Boardinghome. A profit or nonprofit boardinghome, rest home, or other home for the sheltered care of adult persons which, in addition to providing food and shelter to four or more persons unrelated to the proprietor, may also provides any personal care or service beyond food, shelter, and laundry.

Buffer zone. An area between two conflicting uses placed so as to reduce noise, glare, or unsightliness; required between commercial and residential uses.

Building. Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls and intended for the shelter, housing, or enclosure of any individual, animal, process, equipment, goods, or materials of any kind or nature.

Building line. A line parallel to the street at a distance therefore from equal to the depth of the front yard required for the zoning district in which the lot is located.

Certificate of occupancy (occupancy permit). A document issued by the proper authority allowing the occupancy or use of a building and certifying that the structure or use has been constructed or will be used on compliance with all the applicable municipal codes and ordinances.

Church. A building or structure, or groups of buildings or structures, which by design and construction are primarily intended for the conducting of organized religious services and accessory uses associated therewith. Accessory uses such as schools, child day care, meeting and event facilities, and parking must be approved by the zoning commission.

City. The City of Ponchatoula.

Club or lodge. A use providing meeting, recreational, or social facilities for a private or nonprofit association, primarily for use by members and guests. Typical uses include private social clubs and fraternal organizations but exclude any residential uses or sale of goods or services for profit; usually characterized by certain membership qualifications, payment of fees and dues, regular meetings and a constitution and bylaws.

College or university facilities. The use of land for an educational facility which offers a course of study associated with the issuance of a degree and typically including classroom and lab facilities, research services, housing facilities, parking facilities and recreational amenities.

Commission. The planning and zoning commission of Ponchatoula.

Conditional use. A land use that requires zoning board or city council approval in designated zoning districts and which is subject to the requirements of all applicable city and state regulations and any conditional requirements as deemed appropriate by the city council in approval of the use. The use shall be limited for the specific use applied for and shall be limited for the exclusive use of the applicant and shall not be susceptible of assignment or transfer.

Condominium. A building, or group of buildings, in which units are owned individually, and the structure, common areas, and facilities are owned by all the owners on a proportional, undivided basis.

Comment: By definition, a condominium has common areas and facilities and there is an association of owners organized for the purpose of maintaining, administering and operating the common areas and facilities. It is a legal form of ownership of real estate and not a specific building style. The purchaser has title to his or her interior space in the building and an undivided interest in parts of the interior, the exterior, and other common elements. The property is identified in a master deed and recorded on a plat with the local jurisdiction. The common elements usually include the land underneath and surrounding the building, certain improvements on the land, and such items as plumbing, wiring, and major utility systems, the interior areas between walls, the public interior spaces, exterior walls, streets and recreational facilities.

Condominium, residential. The use of a site for a building or group of buildings forming a series of attached dwelling units constructed with common or abutting walls and located on a commonly owned site, where the units are owned individually and the land, structure(s), common areas and facilities are owned directly or indirectly by all the unit owners on a proportional, undivided basis.

Contiguous. Shall mean touching or in contact.

Council. The Ponchatoula City Council.

Day care centers. Private for-profit or nonprofit businesses, whether licensed by the state or not, to provide daytime care of children or adults, excluding overnight care and public or private primary and/or secondary educational facilities. Typical uses include child care centers.

District. A part, zone or geographic area within the municipality within which certain zoning or development regulations apply.

Dwelling. Dwelling means a building used entirely for residential purposes. A single-family dwelling is a building that contains only one living unit; a two-family dwelling is a building that contains only two living units (duplex); and a multiple dwelling is any building that contains more than two living units.

Dwelling attached. A one-family dwelling attached to two or more one-family dwellings by common vertical walls.

Dwelling unit. One or more rooms physically arranged for residential purposes so as to create an independent housekeeping establishment for occupancy by one family with sleeping facilities, a separate toilet and a single facility for cooking for the exclusive use of the occupying family; must be affixed to a permanent foundation and built in compliance with local building codes if not to be considered a mobile unit.

Dwelling, patio home. A one-family dwelling on a small separate lot with open space setbacks or yards on three sides only.

Dwelling, townhouse. A one-family dwelling in a row of at least three such units in which each unit has its own front and rear access to the outside, no unit is located over another unit, and each unit is separated from any other unit by one or more fire resistant walls.

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

Comment: Where property owners are reluctant to donate land for road widening purposes, an easement may be an acceptable alternative. It keeps title with the property owners, but permits the road to be widened.

Extension. An increase in the amount of existing floor area within an existing building.

Family. One or more persons occupying a living unit as an individual housekeeping organization as distinguished from a group occupying a boardinghouse, lodginghouse or hotel.

Fast food restaurant. An establishment whose principal business is the sale of preprepared or rapidly prepared food directly to the customer in ready-to-consume state for consumption either within the restaurant building or off-premises.

Fence. An artificially constructed barrier of any material or combination of material erected to enclose or screen areas of land.

Filling station. Buildings, [and] structures, the premises [of which] used primarily for dispensing of vehicle fuel or oil and also often serving food.

Floodplain. The channel and the relatively flat area adjoining the channel of a natural stream or river which has been or may be covered by floodwater.

Floodway. The channel of a natural stream or river and portions of the floodplain adjoining the channel, which are reasonably required to carry and discharge floodwater or flood flow on any natural stream or river.

Floor area. The floor space (expressed in square feet) within the outside line of walls and includes the total of all space on all floors of a building, but does not include garages, carports, porches or space in a basement, attic, or cellar.

Front yard. An unobstructed area from one side lot line to the other side lot line and between the main building and the right-of-way. Fences and driveways may be in a front yard; [but] may or may not be the same area as a front building setback.

Frontage. That portion of a lot abutting on a street right-of-way measured along the property line of the public right-of-way and the private property.

General education school. An institution meeting the minimum requirements of elementary and secondary education set forth by State of Louisiana (also referred to as school offering general education courses).

General terms. The word "person" includes a firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, company, or corporation as well as [an] individual. The present tense includes the future. The singular includes the plural and the plural, the singular. The word "shall" is mandatory; the word "may" is permissive. The words "used" or "occupied" include the words "intend," "designed," or "arranged" to be used or occupied.

Group care facilities. The use of a site to provide living accommodations in facilities authorized, certified, or licensed by the state to provide room, board and personal care in a facility with one communal kitchen/dining facility for more than six individuals not defined as a family who are unable to care for themselves due to physical disability, mental disorder or for dependent or neglected children. Typical uses include nursing homes, alcohol and drug rehabilitation facilities and intermediate care facilities; may be located within A-8, A-R and C-3 districts.

Guesthouse. An accessory building containing a lodging unit without kitchen facilities, and used to house occasional visitors or nonpaying guests of the occupants of a dwelling unit on the same site; shall include bed and breakfast facilities.

Heavy manufacturing. Manufacturing or processing of materials that generally must be processed creating nuisances such as objectionable odors, vibration or noise, fumes, dirt, etc.

Height. One building's height shall be measured as the vertical distance from average level of the finished surface of the ground to either:

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The highest point on a flat roof;

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The deckline of a mansard roof; or

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The highest roof height between eaves and ridge for gable, hip or gambrel roofs.

Home occupation. An accessory use actively carried on by a residential member of the family occupying the dwelling from which the activity is being carried out and no more than one outside employee. Home occupations should not generate nuisances or traffic. No bus or truck other than a pick-up or van will be kept on the premises of the dwelling being used for business. Home occupations are further defined by the following conditions:

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Only one nonilluminated sign no larger than two square feet in area shall be used on the premises.

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Nothing shall be done to make the building appear in any way as anything other than a dwelling.

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No retail sales shall be conducted upon the premises.

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No more than one shall be employed from outside of the residential family.

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Mechanical equipment used shall be only that normally used in, or found in, a single-family dwelling.

Hotel or motel. A facility with separate bedroom units for temporary use and not including living units.

Impervious surfaces. Any material that substantially reduces or prevents the infiltration of stormwater into the ground. New parking must be built with an impervious surface for it to be acceptable in the city.

Institution. A nonprofit establishment for public use or public benefit.

Junkyard. Refers to outdoor premises that are used to collect and store used, broken or salvageable items of various sorts; includes automobile yard; [and] shall be screened from public view.

Laundry services, neighborhood. Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of laundering and pressing services for individuals at the site of a laundry and dry cleaning pickup station where dry cleaning services are provided at an off-premises dry cleaning plant.

Light manufacturing. Manufacturing or processing of materials in such a manner that nuisances are not permitted or substantial in nature.

Living unit. The dwelling or rooms occupied by a family. The living unit must include kitchen facilities.

Loading space. Space within the main building or on the same lot having a minimum dimension of 12 feet by 35 feet and providing for the loading or unloading of materials from trucks. Loading space should be located and calculated using private property only.

Lodge, fraternal order or club. A hall or meeting place of a local branch or the members composing such a branch of a fraternal order or society, such as the Lions, Masons, Knights of Columbus, Moose, American Legion, or other similar organization. Serving food is permitted, and the sale of alcoholic beverages is subject to approval by the city council and to all applicable federal, state and city regulations.

Lodging (transient), including bed and breakfast inn. A dwelling unit having no more than one culinary facility where no more than six guestrooms for shortterm lodging and at least one meal per day are provided for compensation and where the operator of the inn is a resident on the premises.

Lodging (transient), bed and breakfast residence. An owner-occupied dwelling unit having no more than one culinary facility and nor more than two guestrooms where shortterm lodging with continental breakfast only is provided for compensation by the owner/operator of the residence.

Lodge (transient), hotel/motel. A facility offering transient lodging accommodations on a daily rate to the general public with or without providing additional services, such as restaurants, meeting rooms, and recreational facilities available to guests of the facility or the general public. Typical uses include hotels, motels, and transient boardinghouses.

Lot. A parcel of land occupied or intended for lawful occupancy by a use permitted in this ordinance including permitted building, the yard area, and parking spaces required.

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

Lot, interior. A lot which is not a corner lot.

Lot depth. The distance between front and rear lot lines. If two opposite sides of said lot are not parallel, the depth shall be deemed to be the mean distance between the front and rear lines.

Lot, double frontage (or through). A lot which fronts on two parallel streets, or which fronts upon two streets that do not intersect along the boundaries of the lot; must contain front yards on both sides.

Lot improvements. Any building, structure, paving, grading, connection to utilities or other development of the land constituting physical or economic betterment of real property.

Lot line, front. The lot line separating a lot from a street right-of-way.

Lot line, rear. The lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line; or in the case of triangular or otherwise irregularly shaped lots, a line ten feet in length entirely within the lot, parallel to and at a maximum distance from the front lot line.

Lot line, side. Any lot line other than a front or rear lot line.

Lot of record. A lot which is either a part of a subdivision, the map of which has been recorded, or a parcel of land which is legally established and defined by deed or act of sale. Each new lot of record shall be approved by the city's planning commission.

Lot width. The horizontal distance between the side lines of a lot measured at right angles to the depth along a straight line parallel to the front lot line at the minimum required front setback line.

Main building (primary building or use). The building occupied by the primary use on the lot; the use of a lot which defines the lot's most important use.

Major impact services and utilities. Municipal or private services and utilities which have substantial impact. Typical uses are sanitary landfills, airports, railroad lines, detention and correctional institutes, mass transit waiting stations or turnarounds, and including spectator sports and entertainment, such as large exhibition halls or sports stadiums. [Such uses] must be approved by the planning/zoning commission before issuance of building permits.

Maneuvering space. The unobstructed area needed for a truck to back, in a single movement, directly from the street into a loading space, the depth of which is measured perpendicular to and from the front of the loading space to the curb side of the most remote lane in the access street.

Manufactured modular building and manufactured housing. A structure transportable in one or more sections, which is designed for use only with a permanent foundation and which uses standard sheathing, roofing, siding, electrical, plumbing, and heating systems which comply with the city's adopted building codes. The building typically includes a pitched roof, be at least 12 feet wide requiring a police escort, and does not have permanently attached turn signals.

Master plan or comprehensive plan. A comprehensive long range plan or combination of plans intended to guide the growth and development of a community or region and one that includes analysis, recommendations, and proposals for the community's population, economy, housing, transportation, community facilities, and land use.

Mobile building or home/manufactured housing (house trailers). A movable or portable building which is constructed on a chassis, and/or which is designed to be towed over Louisiana roads and highways under special permit, designed for year-round occupancy, and designed primarily to be used without a permanent foundation, but which may sit on a permanent foundation, and designed to be connected to utilities. It may consist of one or more sections that can be telescoped when transported and expanded later for additional capacity, or of two or more sections, separately transportable, but designed to be joined together into one integral unit. Building onto or around a mobile home or building will not change its identification as a mobile home or mobile building. The following shall not be included in this definition:

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Travel trailers, pickup coaches, motor homes, camping trailers or other recreational vehicles.

2.

Manufactured modular building.

Mobile homes or manufactured housing in Ponchatoula must be skirted and tied down (anchored) according to the standards called for in city ordinances and must bear the label or seal of compliance with the Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards issued by an agency approved by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Mobile or manufactured homes shall, upon city inspection, meet the class A, class B, or class C standards defined by the city building department. Mobile home structures used as commercial buildings in Ponchatoula are not permitted. Building inspections and occupancy permits must be obtained before such buildings are occupied.

Class A. Mobile home will include new mobile homes certified as meeting the most recent standards of HUD's "Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards" codes and approved as meeting "acceptable similarity" appearance standards for single-family housing.

Class B. Mobile home will include new mobile homes certified as meeting the most recent standards of HUD's "Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards" code but not approved as meeting "acceptable similarity" appearance standards for single-family housing.

Class C. Mobile home will include new or used mobile homes certified as meeting the most recent or prior HUD standard construction and safety codes and found, upon city inspection, to be in good condition, meeting minimum city housing codes, and safe and fit for residential occupancy.

Multifamily dwelling or multiple dwelling. Refers to a dwelling in which there is more than two living units and more than two families. A multifamily dwelling house or apartment house is a house that is subdivided into more than two living units and a multifamily apartment is an apartment in an apartment building with more than two living units. An apartment hotel, therefore, is a multifamily apartment complex but not a multifamily dwelling.

Nightclub. A lounge in which a dance floor or dance area is provided for patron use.

Nonconforming structure or site. A building, structure or site area, including off-street parking or loading areas, and landscape areas which do not comply with currently applicable site development regulations for the district in which it is located, but which complied with applicable regulations at the time of construction; however, sites approved by ordinance shall not be deemed noncomplying when approved under these land use regulations or under any regulations previously in effect. (See nonconforming section of this ordinance.)

Nonconforming use. A use or activity which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision, or amendment of a zoning ordinance, but which fails, by reason of such adoption, revision, or amendment, to conform to the present requirements of the zoning district.

Nonresidential subdivision. A subdivision whose intended and permitted use is other than residential, for example, commercial, industrial or institutional.

Nuisance. Causing harm, injury, distaste, or annoyance.

Office. A room or group of rooms used for conducting the day-to-day affairs of a business, profession, service, industry or government.

Parking lot. An area which is used for the temporary parking of motor vehicles.

Parking space. An impervious surface area accessible to vehicles and of sufficient size to meet the minimum requirements of these regulations; [or] an area on a lot and/or within a building intended for the use of a temporary parking of a personal vehicle. Each parking space must have a means of access to a public street. Tandem parking spaces in single-family detached, single -family attached, and townhome residential uses shall be considered to have a means of access to a public street.

Parking space, off-street. A temporary storage area for a motor vehicle that is directly accessible to an access aisle, and which is not located on a dedicated street right-of-way.

Permitted use. Any use allowed in a zoning district and subject to the restrictions applicable to that zoning district.

Person. A corporation, company, association, society, firm, partnership, or joint stock company, as well as an individual, a state, and all political subdivisions of a state or any agency or instrumentality thereof.

Planned district or PUD. A planned district is a form of development usually characterized by a unified site design and by a mixing of different types of dwellings and uses. It permits the planning of a project and the calculation of densities over the entire development rather than on a lot-by-lot basis. PUDs are not illegal in this ordinance but will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the planning and zoning commission. PUDs are used to gain usable open space and diversity in building types but shall not be used to circumvent city regulations and this ordinance.

Planning commission or commission. The planning commission of the City of Ponchatoula, which also acts as the zoning commission and the board of adjustments.

Plat. (1) A map representing a tract of land, showing the boundaries and location of individual properties and streets; [or] (2) A map of a subdivision or site plan.

Portable building. A transportable accessory building other than a mobile building with or without a permanent foundation.

Primary educational facilities (public and private). A public, private or parochial school offering instruction at the elementary school level in the branches of learning and study required to be taught in the public schools of the State of Louisiana.

Rear yard. The yard area behind a building, usually being the farthest yard area from the front street. Rear yard area is measured from the rear property line to the main building and from one side lot line to the other lot line.

Restaurant. An establishment where food and non-alcoholic beverages are prepared, served, and consumed primarily within the principal business.

Restaurant, full service. For the purposes of this ordinance, the term "full service restaurant" or any similar term, shall be defined as a business establishment meeting all of the following conditions:

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An establishment which operates a place of business for the primary purpose of preparing and serving food on site to the public.

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The establishment must prepare and serve food on all days and hours of operation in which it also serves alcohol.

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The establishment must have a fully equipped on site kitchen facility and dining room approved by the local health department and city building official.

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Must have a set of approved building construction and building floor plans approved and filed with the city building department.

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Must maintain a written record of the name, address, and phone number of all vendors and suppliers of food, food items, non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, and all records of purchase and delivery of same to the establishment's place of business.

Retail trade. Establishments engaged in selling goods or merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental to the sale of such goods.

Right-of-way. A strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, forced dedication, prescription, or condemnation and intended to be occupied or occupied by a road, crosswalk, railroad, electric transmission lines, oil or gas pipeline, water line, sanitary storm sewer or other similar uses.

Roominghouse. Any building or portion thereof which contains guestrooms which are designed or intended to be let or hired out for occupancy and which contains living units rather than only bedrooms, as in hotels and motels.

Row housing. Two or more living units with common or party walls between units, designed so that each unit may be sold independently as a lot with its own yards and parking spaces; may include townhomes and zero lot line housing.

School, elementary. Any school licensed by the state and which meets the state requirements for elementary education.

School, secondary (includes high school). Any school licensed by the state and which is authorized to award diplomas for secondary education.

Secondary educational facilities (public and private). A public, private or parochial school offering instructions at the junior and senior high school levels in the branches of learning and study required to be taught in the public schools of the State of Louisiana.

Service station. A building or structure and accessories used for dispensing of fuel and oil for vehicles and in connection with is performed general automotive servicing as distinguished from automobile repairs or filling stations.

Setback. The minimum distance away from a property line where buildings may be constructed, usually a line parallel to the front property line.

Shopping center. A group of establishments planned, constructed and managed as a total entity with customer and employee parking provided on-site; provision for goods delivery separated from customer access.

Side yard. The area from the front property line to the rear property line, and from a building to the side lot line.

Sign. Any outdoor advertising or notification of information that is a structure in itself or that is attached to or painted upon a building or that is leaned against a structure or displayed on a premises (includes indoor signs seen on outside).

Single-family dwelling. A building containing one dwelling unit and only one housekeeping unit or family.

Snowball stand. A building or establishment that serves crushed or shaved ice flavored with a syrup [which] must receive health department approval. Snowball stands established as accessory uses in residential areas shall have no customer seating and shall be no more than 200 square feet in area. [A] city license must be obtained.

Spot zoning. Rezoning of a lot or parcel of land to benefit an owner for a use incompatible with surrounding uses and not for the purpose or effect or furthering the comprehensive zoning plan. Spot zoning is discouraged in Ponchatoula.

Street. Property dedicated for and accepted for primary public access to lots [which] includes the roadway and its right-of-way.

Sweet shop. A building or establishment in which primarily prepackaged snacks are sold to customers for consumption off the premises. No food or drinks may be prepared for sale on the premises. Sweet shops established as accessory uses in residential areas shall have no customer seating and shall be no more than 200 square feet in area. [A] city license must be obtained.

Temporary structure. A structure without any foundation or footings and which is removed when the designated time period, activity, or use for which the temporary structure was erected has ceased. Temporary buildings are not allowed in Ponchatoula, except where approved as a residential mobile home or construction site building.

Temporary use. A use established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of the time period.

Townhouse. A single-family attached dwelling forming part of a series of at least three attached dwellings with property lines and the required firewalls separating each dwelling and containing separate front and rear unit access.

Trailer. A vehicle equipped for use as a temporary dwelling or office and designed to be hauled along a highway.

Variance. Permission to depart from the literal requirements of a zoning ordinance.

Yard. A required open space unoccupied and unobstructed by any structure or portion of a structure from six inches and above the general ground level of the graded lot upward; provided, however, that fences and walls may be permitted in any yard subject to the height limitations as indicated herein. (See Front [yard], Rear [yard] and Side yard definitions.)

Yard, front. An open space extending across the front of the lot between the side lot lines, and being the required minimum horizontal distance between the street and the nearest part of the principle building, including covered or uncovered porches. On corner lots, the front yard shall be provided facing the street upon which the lot has its lesser dimensions. In the case of a double frontage lot or through lot, the setback shall be on both streets.

Yard, rear. A required open space extending across the rear of a lot between the side lot lines, and being the required minimum horizontal distance between the rear lot line and the nearest part of the principle building, including covered porches or raised decks exceeding three feet in height from grade, but excluding any area located within the street side yard of a corner lot. On both corner lots and interior lots, the rear yard shall in all cases be at the opposite end of the lot from the front yard.

Yard, side. A required yard extending the depth of a lot from the front yard to the rear yard between the side lot line and a building. In the case of corner lots and interior lots, the rear yard shall in all cases be at the opposite ends from one another.

Zero lot line. The location of a building on a lot in such a manner that one or more of the building's sides rest directly on a lot line.

Zone. A specifically delineated area or district in a municipality within which regulations and requirements uniformly govern the use, placement, spacing, and size of land and buildings.

Zoning map. The map or maps, which are part of the zoning ordinance, and delineate the boundaries of zoning districts.

(Ord. No. 607, 11-15-2004; Ord. No. 667, 4-12-2010)