For the purposes of this chapter, certain words or terms used in this chapter shall be interpreted as set forth in this article, unless otherwise specifically prescribed elsewhere in this chapter. Words and terms not defined in this article shall be interpreted in accordance with such normal dictionary meaning or customary usage as is appropriate to the context.

(Code 1993, § 32-1200; Code 2004, § 114-1200; Code 2015, § 30-1200)

(a)

For the purposes of this chapter, general rules of interpretation shall be as follows:

(1)

The word "shall" is mandatory, and the word "may" is permissive.

(2)

The singular number includes the plural, and the plural number includes the singular.

(3)

The present tense includes the future tense.

(4)

The word "building" includes the word "structure."

(5)

The word "land" includes the words "water" and "marsh."

(6)

The word "used" or "occupied" includes the words "intended, designed or arranged to be used or occupied."

(b)

Figures and drawings contained in this chapter are for the purpose of illustration. If a discrepancy exists between such illustration and the text of this chapter, the text shall control.

(Code 1993, § 32-1210; Code 2004, § 114-1210; Code 2015, § 30-1210)

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

.1 Accessory structure and accessory building mean a structure or building used for purposes incident and subordinate to the principal use of the premises.

.2 Accessory use means a use of land or use of a structure or building for purposes incident and subordinate to the principal use of the premises.

.3 Adult bookstore means a commercial establishment which offers for sale, rental or viewing for any form of consideration any one or more of the following: books, magazines, periodicals or other printed matter, or photographs, films, motion pictures, videocassettes or video reproductions, slides, or other visual representations which depict or describe specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas; or instruments, devices, or paraphernalia which are designed for use in connection with specified sexual activities, when one or more of the following criteria apply:

(1)

In any one month, 25 percent or more of the gross income of the establishment is derived from the sale, rental or viewing of such materials;

(2)

Twenty-five percent or more of the floor area of the premises is devoted to the display or storage of such materials; or

(3)

Twenty-five percent of the stock in trade of the establishment is comprised of such materials.

.4 Adult care residence, also known as assisted living facility, as defined by Code of Virginia, § 63.2-100, means any congregate residential setting that provides or coordinates personal and health care services, 24-hour supervision, and assistance (scheduled and unscheduled) for the maintenance or care of four or more adults who are aged, infirm or disabled and who are cared for in a primarily residential setting, except:

(1)

A facility or portion of a facility licensed by the State Board of Health or the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, but including any portion of such facility not so licensed;

(2)

The home or residence of an individual who cares for or maintains only persons related to him by blood or marriage;

(3)

A facility or portion of a facility serving infirm or disabled persons between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21), or twenty-two (22) if enrolled in an educational program for the handicapped pursuant to Code of Virginia, § 22.1-214, when such facility is licensed by the Department as a children's residential facility under Code of Virginia, § 63.2-1700 et seq., but including any portion of the facility not so licensed; and

(4)

Any housing project for persons 62 years of age or older or the disabled that provides no more than basic coordination of care services and is funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, by the United States Department of Agriculture, or by the Virginia Housing Development Authority. Included in this definition are any two or more places, establishments or institutions owned or operated by a single entity and providing maintenance or care to a combined total of four or more aged, infirm or disabled adults. Maintenance or care means the protection, general supervision and oversight of the physical and mental well-being of an aged, infirm or disabled individual.

.5 Adult day care facility means a facility, also known as adult day care center, as defined by Code of Virginia, § 63.2-100, which is either operated for profit or that desires licensure and that provides supplementary care and protection during only a part of the day to four or more aged, infirm or disabled adults who reside elsewhere, except:

(1)

A facility or portion of a facility licensed by the State Board of Health or the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; and

(2)

The home or residence of an individual who cares for only persons related to him by blood or marriage. Included in this definition are any two or more places, establishments or institutions owned, operated or controlled by a single entity and providing such supplementary care and protection to a combined total of four or more aged, infirm or disabled adults.

.6 Adult entertainment establishment means a restaurant, nightclub, private club or similar establishment which features, on a regular basis, live performances involving persons who are seminude. For the purposes of this definition, the term "seminude" means:

(1)

Less than completely and opaquely covered pubic region, buttocks, or female breasts below a point immediately above the top of the areolae, excepting any portion of the cleavage of the female breast exhibited by a dress, shirt, leotard, bathing suit or other wearing apparel provided the areolae are not exposed, but under no circumstances less than completely covered genitals, anus, or areolae of the female breast.

(2)

Male genitals in a state of arousal even if completely and opaquely covered. Any establishment which features such performances more than one day in a 30-day period shall be deemed to be an adult entertainment establishment. The restrictions in this definition shall not apply to a legitimate theatrical performance where nudity or seminudity is only incidental to the primary purpose of the performance.

.7 Adult motion picture theater means a commercial establishment where, for any form of consideration, films (which term shall also include videotapes and other comparable technology) containing specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas (sexually oriented films) are predominantly shown or where a predominant number of films are limited to adults only. For the purposes of this definition, sexually oriented films will be deemed predominantly shown if they are shown more frequently than other, nonsexually oriented films or if there is regularly greater audience attendance at such films than at other, nonsexually oriented films. A finding by the Zoning Administrator that sexually oriented films predominate or that a predominant number of films are restricted to adults shall be presumed to be correct unless the subject owner or operator rebuts the presumption by clear and convincing evidence.

.8 Alley means a public way affording or intended to afford secondary means of vehicular access to abutting properties.

.9 Amusement center means a building, portion of a building or area outside of a building, where four or more video game machines, pinball machines, pool or billiard tables or other similar player-operated amusement devices or any combination of four or more such devices are maintained for use by the public.

.10 Area devoted to parking means that portion of a lot which is improved for purposes of a principal or accessory parking area or parking lot and related vehicle circulation and including all parking spaces, access aisles, driveways, loading areas and vehicle stacking areas or maneuvering space.

.11 Automated teller machine means a computerized electronic machine that performs basic banking functions such as handling deposits, transferring funds or issuing cash withdrawals; also known as an ATM or automatic teller machine.

.12 Auto service center means an establishment for the servicing and minor repair of motor vehicles within enclosed service bays or stalls and which may include the dispensing of motor fuels and related products at retail and the sale of minor automobile parts and accessories such as tires, batteries, sparkplugs, fan belts, shock absorbers, mirrors, floor mats, cleaning and polishing materials and similar items. An auto service center shall not include any establishment engaging in general auto or truck repair; body repair or painting; welding; frame straightening; tire recapping or vulcanizing; storage of wrecked vehicles; or any operation involving the installation or removal of engines, cylinder heads, crankcases, radiators, transmissions, differentials, fenders, doors, bumpers or other major body or mechanical parts.

.12:1 Awning means a permanent or retractable architectural projection, typically constructed using a lightweight frame structure over which a cloth or similar non-structural covering is attached, providing a light roof-like structure over door entrances or windows that provides sun and weather protection, identity, or decoration and is wholly supported by the exterior façade of the building to which it is attached.

.13 Bicycle rack means a structure to which the frame and both wheels of a bicycle can be securely attached.

.14 Block means all of the property located along one side of a street between two intersecting streets or between any combination of intersecting streets, railroad rights-of-way, watercourses or other features or natural barriers which permanently interrupt the continuity of development.

.15 Block, entire, means all of the property lying within an area bounded entirely by streets or by any combination of streets, railroad rights-of-way, watercourses or other features or natural barriers which permanently interrupt the continuity of development.

.15:1 Booking transaction means any transaction in which there is a charge to one or more short-term renters by a short-term rental operator in exchange for the occupancy of a short-term rental.

.16 Building means a structure having a roof and intended for the shelter or enclosure of persons or chattels and which is enclosed within exterior walls or which, if a structure is used or occupied for nondwelling purposes, is enclosed within exterior walls, party walls or other permanent wall separation having no ingress or egress through or to another such structure.

.17 Building area means the horizontal area of a lot covered by enclosed building space as measured from exterior faces of exterior walls of each building on the lot.

.18 Building, completely enclosed, means a building having no outside openings other than ordinary doors, windows and ventilators.

.19 Building, height of, means the vertical distance from mean grade level to the highest point of a flat roof; to the deck line or highest point of the coping of a mansard roof; or to the mean height level between the eaves and the ridge of a gable, hip, shed or gambrel roof.

.20 Building, main, means a building occupied by a principal use.

.20:1 Canopy means a permanent or architectural projection typically of rigid construction over which a structural covering is attached, providing a roof-like structure generally over door entrances, outdoor dining or service areas that provides sun and weather protection, identity or decoration structurally supported by the exterior façade of the building to which it is attached.

.21 Clinic means a facility providing health services for persons on an outpatient basis and where no patients are lodged overnight, including such facilities licensed to provide an outpatient opioid treatment program under the laws, rules, and regulations of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

.22 Court, inner, means an uncovered open space, other than a yard, surrounded on all sides by the exterior walls of a structure.

.23 Court, outer, means an uncovered open space, other than a yard, surrounded on three sides by the exterior walls of a structure. Where the fourth or open side of a court is enclosed by projections exceeding 25 percent of its width, such court shall be considered an inner court.

.24 Day nursery means a facility for the care of more than five children while separated from their parents for a portion of the day, not including children of a family residing on the premises.

.25 Development site means all of the land developed or to be developed for single-family attached dwellings or mixed-use development and related accessory uses and structures, when such land is contiguous and planned and developed as a unit. For single-family attached dwellings, the development site shall include individual attached dwelling lots, open spaces, private streets, parking areas, community buildings and other uses, structures and areas owned or to be owned in common by owners of individual lots within the development.

.26 Drive-up facility means any principal use or facility accessory to a principal use where service is rendered to or business is transacted directly with customers located in a motor vehicle.

.27 Dwelling, multifamily, means a building containing three or more dwelling units.

.28 Dwelling, single-family attached, means a building which contains only one dwelling unit and which is attached by means of party walls to another main building, each of which is located on an individual lot of record.

.29 Dwelling, single-family detached, means a building completely separated from any other main building and containing only one dwelling unit.

.30 Dwelling, two-family, means a building containing two dwelling units, and consisting of either of the following:

(1)

Dwelling, two-family attached, means a two-family dwelling which is attached by means of a party wall to another main building, each of which is located on an individual lot of record.

(2)

Dwelling, two-family detached, means a two-family dwelling which is completely separated from any other main building.

.31 Dwelling unit means a room or group of rooms within a building constituting a separate and independent unit occupied or intended for occupancy by one family and containing one kitchen and provisions for living, sleeping, eating and sanitation, all of which are generally accessible to all occupants of the unit, and which is not available for occupancy for periods of less than one month.

.31:1 Dwelling unit, accessory, means a dwelling unit located on the same lot of record as another dwelling unit for purposes incident and subordinate to the principal use of such lot. An accessory dwelling unit can be located in the main building or an accessory building.

.32 Dwelling use means any of the following principal uses: single-family detached dwelling, single-family attached dwelling, two-family dwelling, multifamily dwelling, nursing home, adult care residence, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, lodginghouse, fraternity or sorority house; and includes any dwelling unit contained within the same building as other permitted principal uses.

.32:1 Emergency housing, also known as shelter, means a property, or portion thereof, that provides, without any use and occupancy agreement or lease, but generally for a period of less than ninety (90) days, individuals or families who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence a place of shelter for sleeping; individual or shared facilities for sanitary health, hygiene, and waste disposal; continuous on-site supervision; and services intended to improve health and welfare, including, but not limited to, the care and treatment of medical, mental health, and substance abuse matters; counseling and case management; assistance obtaining education, training, employment; and assistance securing food, housing, and government benefits. Emergency housing shall not mean transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, hotel, motel, or tourist home as defined in this chapter.

.33 Family shall consist of persons living together as a single housekeeping unit and shall include any of the following:

(1)

One or more persons related by blood, marriage, legal guardianship or adoption, including foster children;

(2)

Not more than three unrelated persons or a combination of related and unrelated persons;

(3)

Two unrelated adults plus children related to one or both adults by blood, marriage, legal guardianship or adoption, including foster children;

(4)

No more than eight individuals with mental illness, intellectual disability, or developmental disabilities, with one or more resident or nonresident staff persons, occupying a single dwelling unit or other residential facility for which the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services of the Commonwealth is the licensing authority pursuant to the Code of Virginia. Mental illness and developmental disability shall not include current illegal use of or addiction to a controlled substance as defined in Code of Virginia, § 54.1-3401;

(5)

No more than eight aged, infirm or disabled persons, with one or more resident counselors or other staff persons, occupying a single dwelling unit or other residential facility for which the Department of Social Services of the Commonwealth is the licensing authority pursuant to the Code of Virginia;

(6)

No more than eight handicapped persons, as defined by the Federal Fair Housing Act, occupying a single dwelling unit, and in addition thereto may include one or more resident counselors or other staff persons.

The term "family" shall not be construed to include a fraternity, sorority, club or a group of persons occupying a hotel, motel, tourist home, lodginghouse, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, adult care residence, nursing home, emergency housing, or institution of any kind, except as specifically included by this definition.

.34 Flea market means an activity conducted outside an enclosed building and which involves the retail sale of new or used merchandise by one or more vendors operating from stalls, stands, vehicles or other spaces which are rented or otherwise made available to such vendors. The term does not include outdoor display or sales of a single food or beverage vendor, operated as an incidental part of retail activity regularly conducted from within a permanent building on the premises; nor does it include the sale of merchandise as part of a permitted festival or other similar special event, temporary in duration, at which the display and sale of merchandise are incidental to the primary cultural, charitable, informational or recreational activity of such festival or special event. A flea market shall not be considered a permitted accessory use to an activity of similar nature conducted in an enclosed building or to any other principal use in any zoning district.

.35 Floor area means the sum of the horizontal areas of enclosed building space on all floors of all buildings on a lot measured from the exterior face of exterior walls and including intervening partitions, halls, lobbies, stairways and elevator shafts. The following shall be excluded from calculation of floor area:

(1)

Open exterior balconies and other unenclosed spaces.

(2)

Uncovered terraces, patios, porches, or steps.

(3)

Garages, carports or other areas, enclosed or unenclosed, used for the parking or circulation of motor vehicles.

(4)

Areas for housing major mechanical equipment which serves the building as a whole or major portion thereof, but not including utility areas within individual dwelling units.

(5)

Areas for common special purpose use by occupants of the premises, including laundries, recreation areas, sitting areas and libraries in buildings devoted to dwelling use, and storage areas, and areas devoted exclusively to management and/or maintenance of the premises in buildings devoted to any use, but not including incidental commercial activities in any case.

.36 Floor area ratio (FAR) means the total square foot amount of floor area on a lot for each square foot of land area. Floor area ratio is determined by dividing the floor area on a lot by the land area attributed to the lot.

.37 Fraternity or sorority house means a building which is used for living accommodations, meetings, gatherings or other activities for students who are members of a college or university fraternity or sorority and their guests.

.38 Ground floor means the story (of a building) having its floor elevation closest to the elevation of the adjacent street.

.39 Reserved.

.40 Home occupation means any occupation, profession, business or enterprise which is incidental and secondary to the principal use of the premises as a dwelling unit.

.41 Hospital means a facility providing medical, psychiatric or surgical services for sick or injured persons primarily on an inpatient basis and including ancillary facilities for outpatient and emergency treatment, diagnostic services, training, research and administration.

.42 Hotel and motel mean a building or group of buildings on the same site containing guestrooms with sanitation facilities, with or without kitchens, intended to be rented for compensation for occupancy by the traveling public and similar transient guests primarily on a daily or weekly basis. The terms "hotel" and "motel" are intended to apply to motor inns, motor lodges, auto courts and tourist courts, except when such terms conform to the definition of tourist home contained in this section, and are intended to be distinguished from logdinghouses, emergency housing, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, and similar forms of housing. The term "hotel" applies to any such facility as defined herein consisting of a single building where primary access to all guestrooms is by way of a common lobby within the building or a corridor connected to a common lobby, with no primary access to individual guestrooms directly from the exterior of the building.

.43 Industrialized building means a combination of one or more sections or modules, subject to State regulations and including the necessary electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilating and other service systems, manufactured off-site and transported to the point of use for installation or erection, with or without other specified components, to comprise a finished building. Manufactured homes defined in Code of Virginia, § 36-85.3 and certified under the provisions of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act shall not be considered industrialized buildings for the purpose of this definition.

.44 Interstate highway means any road within the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways described within 23 USC 103(e).

.45 Kennel means any lot or structure used for the sale, keeping, boarding or commercial breeding of dogs, cats, or other household pets and involving five or more such animals over the age of four months.

.46 Kitchen means a room or portion thereof containing facilities which are designed, intended or used for cooking and preparation of meals.

.47 Land area means the area of a lot within the property lines, plus one-half the width of abutting public street and alley rights-of-way.

.48 Live/work unit means a dwelling unit within which an occupation, profession, business or enterprise is conducted in conjunction with the living space of the owner or operator of such occupation, profession, business or enterprise, and which constitutes a principal use and does not otherwise meet the definition of home occupation contained in this article.

.49 Loading space means an area within a building or elsewhere on the premises used for the standing, loading or unloading of vehicles in connection with the use of the property on which such space is located.

.50 Lodge means a meeting place for an association of persons organized for a common nonprofit objective such as literature, science, politics, health, good fellowship or civic betterment, where no commercial enterprise is conducted on the premises and where use of the premises is generally limited to members of such association. A motorcycle or automobile club or private entertainment club shall not be considered a lodge.

.51 Lodginghouse means a building containing any number of lodging units, when the total of all such units in the building are occupied or intended to be occupied by a total of more than two persons, with or without board, and not available for occupancy for periods of less than one week, as distinguished from a group home or shelter, as defined in this section, and from a tourist home, hotel or motel where occupancy is available to transient guests on a daily basis. In addition to the foregoing, existence of any one or more of the following characteristics constitutes prima facie evidence that a dwelling use is being used as a lodginghouse: separate rental agreements for different occupants; exterior locking mechanisms on interior doors of rooms for occupants; separate entrances from the exterior of the building for individual occupants; and normally common areas of dwelling unit, such as the living room, family room or dining room, being used as sleeping areas or not being available on an equal or common basis to all occupants.

.52 Lodging unit means a room or group of rooms within buildings constituting separate and independent living quarters occupied or intended for occupancy by one family and containing provisions for living and sleeping, with or without sanitation facilities within the unit, and not containing cooking facilities.

.53 Lodging unit, accessory, means a lodging unit located within a single-family dwelling, consisting of a room separate from the primary living quarters of the dwelling, but with internal access through the dwelling, not containing facilities for cooking or refrigeration of food, and which is not available for occupancy for periods of less than one month.

.54 Lot means a parcel of land occupied or intended for occupancy by buildings or uses permitted by this chapter and including such area, yards and other open spaces as are required in this chapter. A lot may consist of a single lot of record or a combination of contiguous lots of record.

.55 Lot, corner, means a lot located at the intersection of two or more streets or a lot bounded entirely by streets. A lot abutting on a curved street shall be considered a corner lot if straight lines drawn from the intersections of the side lot lines with the street line to the midpoint of the street frontage meet at an interior angle of 135 degrees or less.

.56 Lot coverage means that portion of a lot occupied at ground level or above by enclosed space within main buildings and accessory buildings.

.57 Lot, interior, means a lot having only one street frontage.

.58 Lot of record means a lot which is part of a subdivision recorded in the office of the clerk of the proper court, or a lot or parcel described by metes and bounds which has been so recorded.

.59 Lot, through, means a lot other than a corner lot having more than one street frontage.

.60 Lot width means the shortest horizontal distance between the points where the rear of the required front yard intersects the sidelines of a lot. For through lots, the lot width shall be measured adjacent to the street frontage to which the main building is oriented.

.60:1 Major reconstruction means reconstruction of a building to the extent of more than 60 percent of its replacement value, as determined by the commissioner of buildings utilizing the R S Means or a similar cost evaluation system for comparable construction. The term "reconstruction" includes major reconstruction as defined herein as well as any reconstruction to a lesser extent.

.61 Mall means a public way upon which business establishments have frontage and which serves primarily for the movement of pedestrians, with trees, benches or other furnishings provided and with vehicular access prohibited, restricted or reduced so as to emphasize pedestrian use.

.62 Manufactured home means any structure subject to Federal regulation and which is transportable in one or more sections; is eight body feet or more in width and 40 body feet or more in length in the traveling mode, or is 320 or more square feet when erected on a site; is built on a permanent chassis; is designed to be used for dwelling purposes by one family, with or without a permanent foundation, when connected to the required utilities; and which includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems to be utilized in the structure.

.63 Manufactured home park means a lot on which are located or which is arranged or equipped for the accommodation of two or more manufactured homes with spaces for such available for rent or lease for periods of not less than one month.

.64 Marina means any facility for the mooring, berthing, storing or securing of watercraft, including community piers and other boat docking and storage facilities. A marina may include boat sales, boat fuel sales, boat construction, boat repair, marina equipment sales or promotional events, boat and jet ski rentals and other uses clearly incidental to watercraft activities.

.65 Mean grade level means the average of the lowest and highest finished elevations of the ground adjacent to the exterior walls of a building.

.66 Microwave relay facility means a facility for the transmission and/or reception of radio frequency (RF) signals, typically consisting of an equipment enclosure or cabinet and one or more dish antennas (discs) which transmit point to point, mounted on an antenna support structure or alternative antenna support structure. Such a facility may be an accessory component of a wireless communications facility.

.67 Microwave relay facility alternative support structure means a building or structure designed, arranged and constructed for purposes permitted by the applicable underlying zoning, in or on which a microwave relay facility is installed. Structures which may qualify for consideration as an alternative support structure shall include, but not be limited to, water towers, smokestacks, ornamental towers, and mechanical enclosures which are otherwise permitted principal or accessory uses, provided that signs and billboards shall not be considered as alternative support structures.

.68 Microwave relay facility support structure means a structure designed and constructed specifically to support a microwave relay antenna, which may include a self-supporting monopole, a self-supporting tower (lattice), a guy wire supported tower, and other similar structures.

.69 Nightclub means any establishment in which all of the following features are made available at any time from 12:00 midnight until 6:00 a.m.:

(1)

Alcoholic beverages served or consumed on the premises;

(2)

Floor space provided for dancing or standing or both for patrons in conjunction with an entertainment activity, provided that floor space utilized for patrons to view television or similar media shall not be construed to constitute floor space provided for dancing or standing or both for patrons in conjunction with an entertainment activity; and

(3)

Music or other sound that is amplified through speakers for the purpose of entertaining patrons, except for the following:

a.

Sound associated with television or similar media being viewed by patrons; and

b.

Music provided exclusively as background entertainment for dining patrons.

In any case where the above features are only incidental to a private event not open to the general public such as a wedding reception, banquet, nonprofit event or similar function, such features shall not be construed to constitute a nightclub.

.69:1 Noncommercial flag means a piece of cloth or other flexible material that only depicts the emblem or insignia of a nation, political unit, educational, charitable, religious, civic, or other similar group or is a decorative flag that does not display a commercial message, and generally attached by one edge to a flag pole or light pole.

.70 Nonconforming feature means a feature of a use, other than the use itself, or a feature of a building or structure lawfully existing at the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived or subsequent amendment thereto and which does not conform with the lot area, lot coverage, yard, open space, floor area, height, parking, loading, lighting, screening or other regulations of this chapter or any amendment thereto.

.71 Nonconforming sign means a sign lawfully existing at the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived or subsequent amendment thereto and which does not conform with the sign regulations of this chapter or any amendment thereto.

.72 Nonconforming use means a principal or accessory use of land, buildings or structures lawfully existing at the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived or subsequent amendment thereto and which does not conform with the use regulations of this chapter or any amendment thereto.

.73 Nursing home means any place, establishment, institution, or portion thereof providing on a continuing basis nursing and health-related services for the treatment and inpatient care of two or more persons and which is licensed by the commonwealth as a nursing home.

.74 Open space, uncovered, means exterior space open to the sky including usable roof area.

.75 Parking area means a parcel of land or portion thereof used for the parking of motor vehicles for which there is no direct charge to the user. A direct charge shall be construed to mean a charge levied at the parking area.

.76 Parking deck means a structure or portion of a structure used for the parking of motor vehicles and bicycles and primarily serving occupants of the premises on which it is located and which may include parking spaces that are leased for a term of not less than one month for use by others, so long as there is no direct charge to the user levied at the parking deck.

.77 Parking garage means a structure or portion of a structure generally available to the public and used for the parking of transient motor vehicles and bicycles for compensation, whether by prior rental or lease agreement or on an hourly or daily basis.

.78 Parking lot means a parcel of land or portion thereof used for the parking of motor vehicles as a commercial enterprise for which compensation is charged at the parking lot.

.79 Parking space means an area for the parking of one motor vehicle located other than within a public street or public alley right-of-way and having dimensions specified in Section 30-710.3:1 and having a permanent means of access to a public street or public alley without requiring passage through another parking space.

.80 Parking space, bicycle, means an area for the parking of one bicycle located other than within a public street or public alley right-of-way and having a paved means of access to a public street or public alley.

.81 Parking space, long-term bicycle, means a bicycle parking space in a secure, weather-protected facility intended for use as long-term, overnight, and work-day bicycle storage by dwelling unit residents, nonresidential occupants, and employees.

.82 Parking space, short-term bicycle, means a bicycle parking space provided by a bicycle rack located in a publicly accessible, highly visible location intended for transient or short-term use by visitors, guests, patrons, and deliveries to the building or use.

.83 Parkway means any highway, other than a designated Federal interstate highway, from which direct vehicular access to abutting privately owned properties is prohibited, and which is characterized by landscaped medians and/or shoulder areas, or any highway which is designated as a "parkway" in the City's master plan.

.84 Party wall means a wall separating and common to two buildings on individual lots and being of noncombustible material as specified by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.

.84:1 Permanent supportive housing (also known as group home) means a property, or portion thereof, that provides, with a use and occupancy agreement or lease, but generally without any limits on length of stay, individuals or families who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence a place of shelter for sleeping; individual or shared facilities for sanitary health, hygiene, and waste disposal; continuous on-site supervision; and services intended to improve health and welfare, including, but not limited to, the care and treatment of medical, mental health, and substance abuse matters; counseling and case management; assistance obtaining education, training, employment; and assistance securing food, housing, and government benefits. Permanent supportive housing shall not mean an adult care residence, nursing home, or other residential facility licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia as defined in this Chapter.

.84:2 Personal and financial services means any private, for-profit entity offering loans using car titles, paychecks, or other such assets as collateral, including "payday lenders" as defined by Code of Virginia, § 6.2-18, "motor vehicle title loans" as defined by Code of Virginia, § 6.2-22, and "pawnbrokers" as defined by Code of Virginia, § 54.1-4000.

.85 Portable storage unit means a portable, weather resistant receptacle designed and used for the temporary storage or shipment of household goods, personal property, wares or merchandise, and which is typically rented to owners or occupants of property for their temporary use, and which customarily is delivered and removed by truck. The term shall not be construed to include (i) receptacles used for collection of food, clothing, household goods or similar items in conjunction with an activity conducted by a governmental agency or a nonprofit organization, or (ii) waste and debris containers or temporary structures, trailers and storage of equipment and materials incidental to construction activities taking place on the premises.

.86 Principal street frontage means:

(1)

In the case of a corner lot, that frontage of the lot lying within any district and situated along the street which carries the greater volume of pedestrian and vehicle traffic and generally functions as the primary orientation of dwellings, businesses or other uses within the block, and along which the principal entrance to the existing or proposed building on such corner lot is oriented. In a case where more than one street frontage of a corner lot meets any of the aforementioned criteria, the principal street frontage of the lot shall be as determined by the Zoning Administrator after considering all of such criteria, together with any other unique physical conditions of the corner lot or the adjacent street and lot pattern; or

(2)

In the case of an interior lot or a through lot, a street frontage that generally functions as the primary orientation of dwellings, businesses or other uses within the block.

.86:1 Priority street frontage means that portion of a lot abutting a street designated as a priority street on the official zoning map established and maintained pursuant to Section 30-200 and situated between lot lines intersecting such street.

.87 Public mall or plaza means a public right-of-way closed to motor vehicle travel intended for use as an outdoor pedestrian way or outdoor public assembly area or, similarly, a publicly owned property intended for and devoted to such use.

.88 Public parking space means an area for the parking of one motor vehicle located within a public right-of-way and available for parking by the general public during normal business hours other than such peak traffic periods as may be restricted by traffic regulations imposed by the City; or a structure which is operated for purposes of public parking on a not-for-profit basis by the City, other public agency or a merchants' or property owners' association, and which is identified as public parking by a sign posted in a conspicuous location, when such parking space is available for use by the general public during normal business hours and is not reserved, restricted or required for use by patrons or employees of any particular business or use.

.89 Radio and television broadcast antenna means a rod (whip) or other device intended to send signals produced by a radio or television broadcast studio to the receiving devices operated by end users.

.90 Radio and television broadcast antenna alternative support structure means a building or structure designed, arranged and constructed for purposes permitted by the applicable underlying zoning, in or on which a radio or television broadcast antenna is installed. Structures which may qualify for consideration as an alternative support structure shall include, but not be limited to, water towers, smokestacks, ornamental towers, and mechanical enclosures which are otherwise permitted principal or accessory uses, provided that signs and billboards shall not be considered as alternative support structures.

.91 Radio and television broadcast antenna support structure means the supporting structure on which a radio and television broadcast antenna is mounted, intended to provide height for the antenna to facilitate transmission of the radio or television signal over a geographic area, which may include a self-supporting monopole, a self-supporting tower (lattice), a guy wire supported tower, and other similar structures.

.92 Recreational vehicle means a vehicle towed or self-propelled on its own chassis or attached to the chassis of another vehicle and designed or used for temporary dwelling, recreational or sporting purposes. The term "recreational vehicle" shall include, but shall not be limited to, travel trailers, pickup campers, camping trailers, motorcoach homes, converted trucks and buses, and boats and boat trailers.

.93 Retail sales of liquor means any use involving the sale of distilled or spirituous beverages such as brandy or whiskey, as distinguished from fermented beverages such as wine or beer, to the general public for consumption off the premises, when such sale takes place within a portion of a retail establishment.

.93:1 Retail sales of tobacco and hemp means any use of a building or premises that involves the sale, offering, or distribution of either or both of the following materials: (i) electronic smoking devices or retail tobacco products as such terms are defined in § 18.2-371.2 Code of Virginia, (ii) hemp products or hemp products intended for smoking as such terms are defined in § 3.2-4112 Code of Virginia, where one or more of the following apply:

(1)

ten percent or more of the usable floor area is dedicated to the sale, offering, or distribution of such materials;

(2)

ten percent or more of the total area used to display merchandise, or ten percent or more of the total area used to otherwise promote merchandise, is dedicated to the sale, offering, or distribution of such materials;

(3)

ten percent or more of the total permitted sign area on the lot refers to such materials;

(4)

ten percent or more of inventory is comprised of such materials; or

(5)

in any one month, ten percent or more of gross revenue is derived from the sale, offering, or distribution of such materials.

.94 Retail stores and shops means establishments wherein the principal activity is the sale of merchandise at retail to the general public, including incidental storage of goods to be sold at retail on the premises and including incidental fabrication or processing of goods to be sold principally at retail on the premises, but not including the following: retail sales of liquor; retail sales of tobacco and hemp; establishments for the sale in bulk of fuels, building materials and lumber; and establishments for the sale of motor vehicles, boats, trailers, machinery, heavy equipment, tires or similar items.

.94.1Series means three or more attached buildings.

.95 Roofline means the highest point of the roof of a building.

.95:1 Safe parking area means one or more parking spaces on an existing parking lot, as defined in this Chapter, in which operable, non-commercial vehicles serve as a nighttime residence for individuals or families, and in which the number of vehicles parked does not exceed the number of parking spaces permitted by this chapter, the hours of operation do not conflict with any primary use of the property, and in which there is no discharge or disposal of any type of wastewater onto the property from a vehicle.

.95:2 Series means three or more attached buildings.

.96 Service station means an establishment for the dispensing of motor fuels and related products at retail and having pumps, underground storage tanks and other facilities for such activity and which may include the retail sale of minor automobile parts and accessories such as tires, batteries, sparkplugs, fan belts, shock absorbers, mirrors, floor mats, cleaning and polishing materials and similar items; and which may include the inspection, servicing or minor repair of motor vehicles in not more than three enclosed service bays or stalls. A service station shall not include any establishment engaging in general auto or truck repair; body repair or painting; welding; frame straightening; tire recapping or vulcanizing; storage of wrecked vehicles; or any operation involving the installation or removal of engines, cylinder heads, crankcases, radiators, transmissions, differentials, fenders, doors, bumpers or other major body or mechanical parts.

.97 Reserved.

.98 Shopping center means a development that contains four or more retail or other commercial buildings planned, developed and managed as a unit and related in its location, size and types of establishments to the trade area which such unit is intended to serve and which is provided with off-street parking on the premises.

.98:1 Short-term rental means a room or group of rooms, all within a single dwelling unit of a dwelling use permitted in the district in which such dwelling use is located, used or intended to be used as lodging for at least one but fewer than 30 consecutive nights by the traveling public and similar transient guests in return for compensation on a daily basis. The term "short-term rental" is intended to be distinguished from hotels, motels, tourist and lodginghouses, emergency housing, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, and similar forms of housing.

.98:2 Short-term rental operator means the owner of a dwelling unit used as a short-term rental.

.98:3 Short-term renter means any person who contracts with a short-term rental operator to occupy a short-term rental in exchange for a charge for such occupancy, and any companions or guests of such person.

.99 Sign means any object, device, display, or part thereof, visible from a public place, a public right-of-way, or any navigable body of water, which is designed and used to attract attention to an institution, organization, business, product, service, event, location, or person by any means involving words, letters, figures, symbols, fixtures, logos, colors, illumination, or projected images. The term "sign" does not include the display of merchandise for sale on the site of the display.

.100 Sign, animated, means any sign having a conspicuous and intermittent variation in illumination, message or physical position of any or all of its parts, except that any sign which revolves around a fixed axis at a rate of not more than six revolutions per minute or any sign which flashes or changes its message not more than once every five seconds or any flag or banner which is entirely dependent upon wind for movement shall not be considered an animated sign for the purposes of this chapter.

.101 Sign, awning, means a sign painted, printed, sewn, or similarly attached to an awning as an integrated part of the awning itself.

.101:1 Sign, canopy, means a sign attached to a canopy so that the display surface is parallel, or nearly so, to the plane of the front building front façade.

.102 Sign,commercial flag, means a sign consisting of a piece of cloth or other flexible material used to attract attention to a commercial use, product, service, or activity and generally attached by one edge to a flag pole or light pole.

.102:1 Sign, feather, means a lightweight, portable sign mounted along one edge on a single, vertical, flexible pole the physical structure of which may resemble a sail, bow, or teardrop.

.103 Sign, freestanding, means a sign supported by uprights, brackets, poles, posts, a foundation or similar features which are anchored within the ground.

.103:1 Sign, minor, means a wall or freestanding sign not exceeding two square feet in area in a residential district and a wall or freestanding sign not exceeding four square feet in area in any other district, provided such sign is located within ten feet of the main entrance to a building if a wall sign and within ten feet of the main entrance of the lot if a freestanding sign and provided such is not used to promote, identify, or attract attention to a commercial use.

.103:2 Sign, off-premises, means a sign that directs attention to a business, product, service, or activity conducted, sold, or offered at a location other than the premises on which the sign is erected.

.103:3 Sign, pennant, means a sign consisting of lightweight plastic, fabric, or other similar material, suspended from a rope, wire, or string, usually in series, and designed to move in the wind.

.104 Sign, portable, means a sign consisting of a fixed message or a changeable message panel, which sign is not attached to a building or anchored within the ground and is capable of being moved easily from one location to another on its own chassis or by other means.

.105 Sign, projecting, means a sign which is attached to and projects more than 15 inches from the face of a wall of a building so that the face of the sign is perpendicular or nearly perpendicular to the face of such wall.

.106 Sign, roof, means a sign, other than a wall sign or suspended sign, attached to or projecting over the roof of a building.

.107 Sign, suspended, means a sign suspended from the underside of an awning sign, a canopy sign, a porte cochere, or the roof of a permanently covered walkway or porch.

.108 Sign, temporary, means a sign constructed of cloth, canvas, vinyl, paper, plywood, fabric, or other lightweight material not well suited to provide a durable substrate or, if made of some other material, is neither permanently installed in the ground nor permanently affixed to a building or structure.

.108:1 Sign, traffic control, means a sign solely regulating safe driving, parking, or traffic movement.

.108:2 Sign, vehicle or trailer, means a sign attached to or displayed on a vehicle or trailer, if the vehicle or trailer is used for the primary purpose of advertising a business, product, service, or other commercial activity. Any such vehicle or trailer shall, without limitation, be considered to be used for the primary purpose of advertising if it fails to display current license plates or inspection sticker, if the vehicle is inoperable, or if the sign alters the standard design of such vehicle or trailer.

.109 Sign, wall, means a sign which is painted on or attached to a wall or parapet wall, window or other vertical surface of a building, including the face of a porte cochere, permanently covered walkway or porch, and which sign extends no more than 15 inches from the surface to which it is attached, does not extend beyond the extremities of such surface and the message portion of which is parallel or nearly parallel to the surface to which the sign is attached. For a sign attached to a parapet wall, no portion of the sign may extend more than four feet above the roofline. Signs attached to the lower plane of a mansard or gambrel roof of a building shall be construed as wall signs, provided that such signs are attached flat to the roof surface or are parallel to the building wall above which they are located and do not extend beyond the extremities of the roof surface to which they are attached.

.109:1 Sign, window, means any sign visible outside the window and attached to or within 18 inches in front of or behind the surface of a window or door.

.110 Social service delivery use means a use which is operated for the purpose of providing directly to persons who are members of a specific client group, as opposed to the general public, one or more services such as counseling, training, medical care, feeding, or similar services, when such use is operated on a not-for-profit basis and when no compensation or greatly reduced compensation is paid by persons receiving such service. The term "social service delivery use" shall not be construed to include uses operated by governmental agencies, facilities for housing of persons, facilities intended for incarceration or alternative sentencing, or facilities primarily for the care or treatment of persons who are currently illegally using or are addicted to a controlled substance as defined in Code of Virginia, § 54.1-3401. An office operated for the purpose of administration of a service agency and not intended for the delivery of a service directly to the client shall not be construed to be a "social service delivery use."

.110:1Solar energy system means a device or structural design feature that provides for the collection of solar energy for electricity generation, consumption, or transmission, or for thermal application.

.110:2 Solar energy system, building mounted means a solar energy system affixed to or placed on a principal or accessory building.

.110:3 Solar energy system, freestanding means a solar energy system with a supporting framework that is placed on or anchored in the ground that is independent of any building or other structure.

.111 Specified anatomical areas means human genitals in a state of sexual arousal.

.112 Specified sexual activities means:

(1)

The fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, anus, or female breasts;

(2)

Sex acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including intercourse, oral copulation or sodomy;

(3)

Masturbation, actual or simulated; or

(4)

Excretory functions as part of or in connection with any of the activities set forth in subsections (1) through (3) of this definition.

.113 Story means the space of a building between successive floor levels of occupiable and habitable space as determined by application of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, or between the floor and the top of the unfinished ceiling joists of the uppermost level of occupiable and habitable space as determined by application of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code. A story as defined herein having less than five feet of its height situated above the mean grade level at the building façade along the street frontage of the lot shall not be considered a story for purposes of determining the number of stories in a building located in a district where height regulations are stated in terms of number of stories.

.114 Story height means the distance between the floor level of a story of a building and the floor level of the story immediately above or, in the case of the uppermost story of a building, the distance between the floor level and the top of the unfinished ceiling joists.

.115 Story, street level, means, for purposes of determining application of fenestration requirements, the story (of a building) having its floor elevation closest to the elevation of the adjacent street or any story partially below the elevation of the adjacent street and having five feet or more of its height above the elevation of the street.

.116 Street means a public or private thoroughfare which affords the principal means of vehicular access to abutting properties and including the entire area between the street lines.

.117 Street frontage means that portion of a lot abutting a street and situated between lot lines intersecting such street. Also referred to as "lot frontage."

.118 Street line means the right-of-way of a public street or the boundary line of a private street or access easement.

.118:1 Street-oriented commercial frontage means that portion of a lot abutting a street designated as a street-oriented commercial street on the official zoning map established and maintained pursuant to Section 30-200 and situated between lot lines intersecting such street.

.119 Structural alteration means any change in the supporting members of a structure, including foundations, bearing walls, bearing partitions, columns, beams or girders, or any change in the supporting members of a roof of a structure.

.120 Structure means anything constructed or erected which has a fixed location on the ground or which is attached to something having a fixed location on the ground.

.121 Temporary event means any activity occurring on private property, other than an activity which is otherwise permitted as a principal or accessory use on the property by virtue of the use regulations applicable in the district in which the property is located, when such activity is open to the general public and occurs on no more than a total of four days in any consecutive 12-month period.

.121:1 Tiny home means a small, relocatable, structure for shelter, whether on foundations or on chassis, no larger than 400 square feet and in conformance with International Residential Code AQ101 through AQ105. Tiny home shall not mean a recreational vehicle or travel trailer as defined in this Chapter.

.122 Tourist home means a building containing not more than ten guestrooms, with or without kitchens and with or without board, intended to be rented for compensation for occupancy by the traveling public and similar transient guests on a daily basis and in which access to individual guestrooms is provided exclusively from within the building, as distinguished from a hotel, motel, lodginghouse, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, emergency housing, or similar form of housing.

.122:1 Transitional housing means a property, or portion thereof, that provides, with a use and occupancy agreement or lease, generally for a period of less than twenty-four months, individuals or families who have difficulty obtaining a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence a place of shelter for sleeping; individual or shared facilities for sanitary health, hygiene, and waste disposal; and services intended to improve health and welfare, including, but not limited to, the care and treatment of medical, mental health, and substance abuse matters; counseling and case management; assistance obtaining education, training, and employment; and assistance securing food, housing, and government benefits. Transitional housing shall not mean a hotel, motel, tourist home, or similar use in which transient guests and the traveling public are provided accommodations on a daily or weekly basis through a use and occupancy agreement as defined in this Chapter.

.123 Transitional site means a lot or portion thereof located in an RO, HO or B district and situated within 50 feet of and fronting on the same block as property in an R district. A corner site as described shall not be considered a transitional site where one frontage of the site is adjacent to or across an alley from property zoned other than residential and where that frontage is situated along a major, secondary or collector street as designated along a major, secondary or collector street as designated in the City's master plan.

.124 Travel trailer means a portable vehicular dwelling on its own chassis intended to be towed by another vehicle and designed for short-term occupancy for travel, recreation and vacation use and containing 320 square feet of living space or less, with or without complete kitchen and sanitary facilities. A travel trailer shall be considered a recreational vehicle for the purpose of this chapter.

.125 Travel trailer park, also known as campground, means a lot on which are located or which is arranged or equipped for the accommodation of two or more tents, travel trailers, or other recreational vehicles used for temporary dwelling purposes, with spaces intended to be rented for compensation for occupancy by the traveling public and similar transient guests primarily on a daily or weekly basis.

.126 Unenclosed porch means a covered or uncovered porch which is open to the weather or screened on all sides except where attached to the walls of a building.

.127 Unit width means the width of a single-family attached dwelling unit as measured between the side property lines at the front building wall for units attached on both sides, and between the side property line and the exterior face of the opposite outside wall for units attached on one side. When the width of a unit measured at the front building wall varies from the width measured at the rear building wall, unit width shall be determined by the average of the two.

.128 Usable open space means that portion of a lot or that portion of a development site which is not covered by building area or vehicular area and including usable roof area and exterior balconies, terraces or patios not covered by enclosed building space.

.129 Usable open space ratio means the total square foot amount of usable open space on a lot or on a development site for each square foot of floor area on the lot or on the development site. The usable open space ratio is determined by dividing the amount of usable open space by the amount of floor area.

.130 Usable roof area means that portion of the roof of a main building or an accessory building which is open to the sky and which is accessible to occupants of the premises and improved for their leisure time use.

.131 Vehicular area means that portion of a lot which is designated or generally used for the parking or circulation of motor vehicles.

.132 Wireless communications means any personal wireless services as defined in the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 which includes commercial wireless telecommunications services licensed by the Federal Communications Commission, including cellular, personal communications services (PCS), specialized mobile radio (SMR), enhanced specialized mobile radio (ESMR), paging, and similar commercial services that exist or that may be developed.

.133 Wireless communications antenna array means one or more rods (whips) that are omnidirectional, panels which are directional, or similar devices used for the transmission or reception of radio frequency (RF) signal.

.134 Wireless communications facility means an unstaffed facility for the transmission and/or reception of radio frequency (RF) signals for wireless communications purposes, typically consisting of an equipment enclosure or cabinet and one or more antennas mounted on an antenna support structure or alternative antenna support structure. Such facility may include direct links to land-based wired communications infrastructure or may use an accessory microwave relay to transmit signals to another point in the wireless or wired communications network.

.135 Wireless communications facility alternative support structure means a building or structure designed, arranged and constructed for purposes permitted by the applicable underlying zoning, in or on which a wireless communications facility is installed. Structures which may qualify for consideration as an alternative support structure shall include, but not be limited to, lattice electric power line support towers, water towers, smokestacks, ornamental towers, and mechanical enclosures which are otherwise permitted principal or accessory uses, provided that signs and billboards shall not be considered as alternative support structures.

.136 Wireless communications facility support structure means a structure designed and constructed specifically to support an antenna array for wireless communications, which may include a self-supporting monopole, a self-supporting tower (lattice), a guy wire supported tower, and other similar structures.

.137 Yard means an open space, other than a court, unoccupied and unobstructed by any structure or portion of a structure from three feet above the ground level upward, except as otherwise provided in Section 30-630.9.

.138 Yard, front, means a yard extending the length of the street frontage of a lot and being the minimum horizontal distance between the street line and the main building.

.139 Yard, rear, means a yard extending across the rear of a lot between the minimum required side yard lines and being the minimum horizontal distance between the rear lot line and the main building.

.140 Yard, side, means a yard parallel to the side lot line and extending from the rear of the required front yard or the street line, if no front yard is required, to the rear lot line and being the minimum horizontal distance between the side lot line and the main building. On irregular shaped lots, any yard to which the definitions contained in this section are not clearly applicable shall be deemed a side yard.

.141 Yard, street side, means a side yard adjacent to a street.

(Code 1993, § 32-1220; Code 2004, § 114-1220; Code 2015, § 30-1220; Ord. No. 2004-180-167, § 1, 6-28-2004; Ord. No. 2005-339-2006-10, § 1, 1-9-2006; Ord. No. 2006-43-63, § 1, 3-13-2006; Ord. No. 2006-115-100, § 1, 5-8-2006; Ord. No. 2006-168-189, § 2, 7-10-2006; Ord. No. 2006-197-217, § 4, 7-24-2006; Ord. No. 2006-331-2007-13, § 1, 1-8-2007; Ord. No. 2008-2-55, § 2, 3-24-2008; Ord. No. 2009-36-56, § 1, 4-27-2009; Ord. No. 2009-40-57, § 1, 4-27-2009; Ord. No. 2010-19-31, § 3, 2-22-2010; Ord. No. 2010-20-49, § 1, 3-8-2010; Ord. No. 2010-209-216, § 4, 12-13-2010; Ord. No. 2011-29-150, § 12, 9-12-2011; Ord. No. 2011-205-2012-1, § 1, 1-9-2012; Ord. No. 2012-234-2013-2, § 1, 1-14-2013; Ord. No. 2015-151-164, § 1, 9-14-2015; Ord. No. 2017-150, § 8, 9-25-2017; Ord. No. 2017-149, §§ 6, 7, 9-11-2017; Ord. No. 2018-209, §§ 2, 4, 9-10-2018; Ord. No. 2019-343, § 1(30-1220), 6-22-2020; Ord. No. 2020-171, § 9(30-1220), 9-28-2020; Ord. No. 2020-209, § 3, 10-12-2020; Ord. No. 2021-008, § 1, 2-8-2021; Ord. No. 2020-261, §§ 1, 3, 3-8-2021; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 5, 4-24-2023; Ord. No. 2023-196, § 1, 9-25-2023; Ord. No. 2023-235, § 2, 9-25-2023; Ord. No. 2025-157, § 1, 7-28-2025)

Cross reference— Definitions generally, § 1-2.