In construing the intended meanings of terminology used in this title, the following rules shall be observed:

   A.   Words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in section 10-2-2 of this chapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise; terms not defined in said section shall have their standard English dictionary meanings.

   B.   Words denoting the masculine gender shall be deemed to include the feminine and neuter genders.

   C.   Words used in the present tense shall include the future tense.

   D.   Words used in the singular number shall include the plural number, and the plural the singular.

   E.   The term "shall" is mandatory; the term "may" is discretionary.

   F.   The term "the village" shall mean the village of Roxana, Illinois.

   G.   The words "lot", "parcel", "tract" and "site" shall be synonymous. (See section 10-2-2 of this chapter, definition of "plot".)

   H.   The words "extend", "enlarge", and "expand" shall be synonymous. (See section 10-2-2 of this chapter, definition of "enlarge".)

   I.   The words "abutting", "adjacent", and "contiguous" shall be synonymous. (See section 10-2-2 of this chapter, definition of "abutting".)

   J.   All distances shall be measured to the nearest, integral foot; six inches (6") or more shall be deemed one foot (1').

   K.   References to sections shall be deemed to include all subsections within that section, but a reference to a particular subsection designates only that subsection.

   L.   A general term that follows or is followed by enumerations of specific terms shall not be limited to the enumerated class unless expressly limited. (1981 Code § 17.08.005)

As used in this title, the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section:

ABUTTING: Having a common lot line or district line.

ACCESSWAY: A curb cut, ramp, driveway or other means for providing vehicular access to an off street parking or loading area.

ADMINISTRATOR: The official appointed by the president of the village, with the advice and consent of the board of trustees, to administer this title, or his representative. (Synonymous with "building and zoning administrator".)

AGRICULTURE: Any one or any combination of the following: the growing of farm or truck garden crops, dairying, pasturage, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, or animal/poultry husbandry. The term "agriculture" encompasses the farmhouse and accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to agricultural activities.

AISLE: A vehicular trafficway within an off street parking area used as a means of access/egress from parking spaces.

ALLEY: A public accessway which affords only a secondary means of access to abutting property and is not intended for general traffic circulation.

ALTER: To change the size, shape, or use of a structure.

AMENDMENT: A change in the provisions of this title (including those portions incorporated by reference), properly effected in accordance with state law and the procedures set forth in this title.

ANCHOR: Any approved device to which a mobile home is tied down to keep it firmly attached to the stand on which it is placed.

ANIMAL HOSPITAL: Any building or portion thereof designed or used for the care, observation, or treatment of domestic animals.

APARTMENT: A suite of rooms or a room in a building arranged and intended for a place of residence of a single family or a group of individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit.

APARTMENT HOTEL: An apartment house which furnishes, for the use of its tenants, services ordinarily furnished by hotels, but the privileges of which are not primarily available to the public.

APARTMENT HOUSE: A multi-family dwelling used or occupied by four (4) or more families living independently of each other in dwelling units, such dwelling units normally being rented or used other than by the day, by the same occupant for a continuous period ordinarily of six (6) months or more.

AREA OF ZONING LOT: The total area within the property lines of a lot, excluding public streets and alleys, meeting the district requirement of this title.

ASPHALTIC CONCRETE: A mixture of petroleum byproducts and gravel used for paving to form a smooth, permanent surface. "Asphaltic concrete" does not mean "oil and chip".

ATTACHED: As applied to buildings, means having a common wall and/or a common roof.

AUDITORIUM: A room, hall or building made a part of a church, theater, school, recreation building, or other building assigned to the gathering of people as an audience, to hear lectures, plays and other presentations.

AUTOMOBILE AND MOBILE HOME SALES AREA: An open area, other than a street, used for the display or sale of new or used automobiles or mobile homes, and where no repair work is done except for minor incidental repair, or automobiles or mobile homes to be displayed and sold on the premises.

AUTOMOBILE PARKING AREA: A lot or part thereof used for the storage or parking of motor vehicles with or without the payment of rent or charges.

AUTOMOBILE WRECKING YARD: Any place where two (2) or more motor vehicles, not in running condition, or parts thereof, are stored in the open and are not being restored to operation, or any land, building or structure used for the wrecking or storing of such motor vehicles, or parts thereof, and including any used farm vehicles or farm machinery, or parts thereof, stored in the open and not being restored to operating condition, and including the commercial salvaging of any other goods, articles or merchandise.

BASEMENT: A story having one-half (1/2) or more of its height below the average level of the adjoining ground.

BILLBOARD: A sign which directs attention to a business, commodity, service, or entertainment conducted, sold, or offered elsewhere than upon the premises where such sign is located or to which it is affixed.

BLOCK: An area of land entirely bounded by streets, highways, barriers, or ways (except alleys, pedestrianways, or exterior boundaries of a subdivision unless the exterior boundary is a street, highway or way), or bounded by a combination of streets, public parks, cemeteries, railroad rights of way, waterways, or corporate boundary lines.

BOARD OF APPEALS: The zoning board of appeals of the village.

BOARDING HOUSE: A residential building or portion thereof, other than a motel or hotel, containing lodging rooms for accommodation of three (3) to ten (10) persons who are not members of the keeper's family, and where lodging or meals, or both, are provided by prearrangement and for definite periods, but not on an overnight or per meal basis, to the transient public.

BUFFER STRIP: An area of land, undeveloped except for landscaping, fences, etc., used to protect a use situated on one lot from the deleterious effects of the use on the adjacent lot.

BUILDING: Any covered structure permanently affixed to land and designed or used to shelter persons or chattels.

BUILDING HEIGHT: The vertical distance measured from the average grade at the front wall of a building to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof, or to the deck line of mansard roof, or to the mean height level between eaves and ridge for gable, hip or gambrel roofs. Chimneys, towers, cooling towers, and similar projections (other than signs) shall not be included in calculating building height.

BUILDING LINE: The line nearest the front of and across a lot, delineating the minimum open space required between the front of a structure and the street right of way.

BULK: Any one or any combination of the following structural or site design characteristics:

   A.   Size or height of a structure.

   B.   Location of exterior walls at all levels in relation to lot lines, streets, or other structures.

   C.   Lot area.

   D.   Yards or setbacks.

CENTERLINE: A. The centerline of any right of way having a uniform width.

   B.   The original centerline where a right of way has been widened irregularly.

   C.   The new centerline whenever a road has been relocated.

CERTIFICATE OF ZONING COMPLIANCE, FINAL: "Final certificate of zoning compliance" means a permit issued by the administrator indicating that a newly completed structure complies with all pertinent requirements of this title and may, therefore, be occupied or used.

CERTIFICATE OF ZONING COMPLIANCE, INITIAL: "Initial certificate of zoning compliance" means a permit issued by the administrator indicating that proposed construction work is in conformity with the requirements of this title and may, therefore, proceed.

CLINIC: An establishment wherein licensed physicians or dentists practice medicine or dentistry, but where overnight lodging for sick or injured persons is not provided.

CLUB OR LODGE: A nonprofit association of persons who are bona fide members organized for some purpose(s) and paying regular dues and whose facilities are restricted to members and their guests; not including a group organized solely or primarily to render a service customarily carried on as a commercial enterprise.

COMMERCIAL USE OR ESTABLISHMENT: Any use or establishment wherein goods are purchased or sold, whether to the consuming public (retail) or to other businesses (wholesale).

COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY PLAN: The plan, or any portion thereof, adopted by the village to guide and coordinate the physical and economic development of the community. The comprehensive community plan includes, but is not limited to, plans and programs regarding the location, character, and extent of highways; bridges; public buildings or uses; utilities, schools, or residential, commercial or industrial land uses; parks; drainage facilities; etc.

CONFORMING: In compliance with the applicable provisions of this title.

CONVENIENCE SHOP: Any small retail commercial or service establishment offering goods/services primarily to the residents of a particular multiple-family complex, mobile home park, or similar development.

CORRECTIVE ACTION ORDER: A legally binding order issued by the administrator in accordance with the procedures set forth herein to effect compliance with this title.

DAYCARE CENTER: See definition of Nursery School.

DETACHED: As applied to buildings, means surrounded by yards on the same lot as the building.

DEVELOP: To erect any structure or to install any improvements on a tract of land, or to undertake any activity (such as grading) in preparation therefor.

DIMENSIONS: Refers to both lot depth and lot width.

DISTRICT, ZONING: "Zoning district" means a portion of the territory of the village wherein certain uniform requirements or various combinations thereof apply to structures, lots, and uses under the terms of this title.

DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT: An establishment principally used for the sale of fast order food. "Fast order food" means food that is:

   A.   Primarily intended for immediate consumption;

   B.   Available after a short waiting time; and

   C.   Packaged or presented in such a manner that it can be readily eaten outside the premises where it is sold.

DRIVE-IN THEATER: A tract of land developed with facilities for projecting motion pictures on an outdoor screen for viewing from patron automobiles parked on the premises.

DRIVEWAY: A minor way commonly providing vehicular access to a garage or off street parking area.

DWELLING: A building or portion thereof designed or used primarily as living quarters for one or more families, but not including hotels, motels, or other accommodations for the transient public.

DWELLING, MULTIPLE-FAMILY: "Multiple-family dwelling" means a building or portion thereof containing three (3) or more dwelling units.

DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY: "Single-family dwelling" means a detached dwelling containing one dwelling unit and intended for the occupancy of one family.

DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY: "Two-family dwelling" means a dwelling containing two (2) dwelling units.

DWELLING UNIT: One or more rooms designed or used as living quarters by one family. A "dwelling unit" always includes a bathroom and a kitchen.

EASEMENT: A right to use another person's real property for certain limited purposes.

ENCLOSED: As applied to a building, means covered by a permanent roof and separated on all sides from adjacent open space or other buildings by fixed exterior walls or by common walls, with openings only for windows and doors.

ENLARGE: To increase the size (floor area, height, etc.) of an existing principal structure or accessory use, or to devote more land to an existing use.

ERECT: To build, construct.

ESTABLISHMENT: Either of the following:

   A.   An institutional, business, commercial or industrial activity that is the sole occupant of one or more buildings; or

   B.   An institutional, business, commercial or industrial activity that occupies a portion of a building such that:

      1.   The activity is a logical and separate entity from the other activities within the building and not a department of the whole; and

      2.   The activity has either a separate entrance from the exterior of the building or a separate entrance from a common and clearly defined entryway that has direct access to the exterior of the building.

EXISTING: Actually constructed or in operation on the effective date hereof.

FAMILY: One person, or two (2) or more persons, living together, who may or may not be related by blood, marriage, or legal adoption, or not more than three (3) unrelated persons, maintaining a common household in a dwelling unit.

FLOOD ELEVATION, REGULATORY: "Regulatory flood elevation" means the elevation of the most severe flood that, on the basis of data of the corps of engineers, may be expected to occur once every one hundred (100) years.

FLOODPLAIN AREA: The area adjacent to a watercourse and its tributaries having an elevation equal to or lower than the regulatory flood elevation. Tracts of land less than ten (10) acres in area that, naturally or by landfill, have an elevation higher than the regulatory flood elevation shall be included in the floodplain area if they are surrounded by land in the floodplain area.

FLOOR AREA: The area included within the outside walls of a building or portion thereof, including habitable penthouses and attic space, but not including vent shafts, courts or uninhabitable areas below ground level or in attics.

FLOOR AREA RATIO: The ratio of total floor area, in square feet, of all buildings on a lot to total lot area, in square feet.

FRONTAGE: The linear extent of the front (street side) of a lot.

GARAGE PARKING, PUBLIC: "Public garage parking" means a building or portion thereof used by the public for the storage or parking of motor vehicles for compensation.

GARAGE, PRIVATE: "Private garage" means a building or portion thereof for the storage of one or more vehicles for persons living on the premises.

GREENHOUSE: See definition of Nursery.

HOME OCCUPATION: A use conducted entirely within a dwelling and carried on by the inhabitants thereof and no others, which use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes and does not change the residential character thereof.

IMMOBILIZE: As applied to a mobile home, means to remove the wheels, tongue, and hitch.

INTENSIFY: To increase the level or degree of.

INTERSECTION: The point at which two (2) or more public rights of way (generally streets) meet.

JUNKYARD: A tract of land, including any accessory structures thereon, that is used for buying, selling, exchanging, storing, baling, packing, disassembling, or handling waste or scrap materials. Such scrap materials include vehicles, machinery, and equipment not in operable condition (or parts thereof), and metals, glass, paper, plastics, rags, and rubber tires. A lot on which three (3) or more inoperable vehicles are stored shall be deemed a junkyard. A "junkyard" includes an automobile wrecking yard.

KENNEL: Any structure or premises, or portion thereof, on which more than four (4) dogs, cats, or other household domestic animals over four (4) months of age are kept.

LAUNDRIES:

Commercial Industrial Laundry: A business that provides washing, drying and ironing services operated by the employees on the premises.

Laundromat: A business that provides home type washing, drying and ironing machines for hire to be used by the customers on the premises.

LEAST RESTRICTIVE: The designation of the most or the least restrictive district shall be of the following order, with the least restrictive district being first in order: I-1, B-3, B-2, B-1, MR-2, MR-1, TR-1, and SR-1.

LOADING SPACE: An off street space used for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while loading or unloading merchandise or materials.

LOT: A tract of land intended as a unit for the purpose (whether immediate or future) of transfer of ownership or development. A "lot" may or may not coincide with a "lot of record".

LOT, CORNER: "Corner lot" means a lot having at least two (2) adjacent sides that abut for their full length upon streets. Both such side lines shall be deemed front lot lines.

LOT COVERAGE: The portion of a lot that is occupied by buildings or structures, including accessory buildings or structures.

LOT DEPTH: The average horizontal distance between the front lot line and the rear lot line of a lot.

LOT LINE, FRONT: "Front lot line" means the lot boundary abutting the street.

LOT LINE, REAR: "Rear lot line" means an interior lot line which is most distant from and most nearly parallel to the front lot line.

LOT LINE, SIDE: "Side lot line" means any boundary of a lot which is not a front lot line or a rear lot line.

LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS: Refers to the lot area, width, and depth requirements of the applicable district.

LOT, THROUGH: "Through lot" means a lot having a pair of approximately parallel lot lines that abut two (2) approximately parallel streets. Both such lot lines shall be deemed front lot lines.

LOT WIDTH: The mean horizontal width of a lot measured at right angles to the side lot lines.

MAINTENANCE: The routine upkeep of a structure, premises, or equipment, including the replacement or modification of structural components to the extent necessary to keep such structure in sound condition.

MOBILE HOME:

   A.   An automobile, trailer, trailer coach, house trailer, trailer, vehicle, or structure:

      1.   Designed and constructed in such manner as will permit occupancy thereof as sleeping quarters for one or more persons, or the conduct of any business or profession (including use as a selling or advertising device); and

      2.   So designed that it is or may be mounted on wheels and used as a conveyance on highways or streets, propelled or drawn by its own or other motive power, except a device used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

   B.   Mobile homes shall include single-family dwellings designed for conveyance after fabrication on streets or highways mounted on their own wheels or otherwise.

MOBILE HOME, DEPENDENT: "Dependent mobile home" means a mobile home or travel trailer which does not have a flush toilet or a bathtub or shower.

MOBILE HOME, INDEPENDENT: "Independent mobile home" means a mobile home or travel trailer that has a flush toilet and a bathtub or shower.

MOBILE HOME PARK: A parcel not less than five (5) acres in area, in single ownership/control, developed with facilities for accommodating occupied mobile homes in accordance with the requirements of the mobile home park ordinance.

MOBILE HOME STAND: The part of a mobile home space beneath the mobile home that includes the concrete slab or runners on which the home is placed.

MOTEL OR MOTOR HOTEL: A series of attached, semiattached or detached sleeping or living units for the accommodation of transient guests and not customarily including individual cooking or kitchen facilities; the units having convenient access to off street parking spaces for the exclusive use of the guests or occupants.

NOISOME AND INJURIOUS SUBSTANCES, CONDITIONS AND OPERATIONS:

   A.   Creation of unreasonable physical hazard by fire, explosion, radiation or other cause to persons or property.

   B.   Discharge of any liquid or solid waste into any stream or body of water or into any public or private disposal system or into the ground so as to contaminate any water supply, including underground water supply.

   C.   Maintenance or storage of any material either indoors or outdoors so as to cause or to facilitate the breeding of vermin.

   D.   Emission of smoke, measured at the point of emission, which constitutes an unreasonable hazard to the health, safety or welfare of any persons.

   E.   Fly ash or dust which can cause damage to the health of persons, animals, or plant life or to other forms of property, or excessive soil, measured at or beyond the property line of the premises on which the fly ash or dust is created or caused.

   F.   Creation or causation of any unreasonably offensive odors discernible at or beyond any property line of the premises on which the odor is created or caused.

   G.   Creation or maintenance of any unreasonable reflection or direct glare by any process, lighting or reflection material at or beyond any property line of the premises on which the reflection or direct glare is created or caused.

   H.   Creation or maintenance of any unreasonably distracting or objectionable vibration and/or electrical disturbances discernible at or beyond any property line of the premises on which the vibration or electrical disturbance is created or maintained.

   I.   Any public nuisance.

NUISANCE: Any thing, condition, or conduct that endangers health, or unreasonably offends the senses, or obstructs the free use and comfortable enjoyment of property, or essentially interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life.

NURSERY: A tract of land on which trees, shrubs, and other plants are raised for transplanting and sale, including any structure in which said activities are conducted.

NURSERY SCHOOL: An establishment for the part time care and/or instruction at any time of day of four (4) or more unrelated children of preelementary school age.

NURSING HOME: A building used as a medical care facility for persons who need long term nursing care and medical service, but do not require intensive hospital care.

OFFICE: Any building, or portion thereof, in which the business (usually clerical and administrative affairs) of a commercial/service enterprise or professional person is transacted.

OVERLAY DISTRICT: A zoning district superimposed over one or more standard (primary) zoning districts, or portions thereof, for the purpose of controlling developmental problems caused by such factors as steep slopes, wet soils, etc.

PARKING SPACE, OFF STREET: "Off street parking space" means an area at least twenty feet (20') long and ten feet (10') wide within an off street parking area or garage, used for the storage of one passenger motor vehicle.

PERMITTED USE: Any use which is or may be lawfully established in a particular district(s), provided it conforms with all the requirements applicable to said district(s).

PERSON: Any individual, firm, association, organization, or corporate body.

PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT: A tract of land which is planned as a whole for development under a single ownership or control, and which, by virtue of such unified planning and development, provides greater amenities, convenience or other benefits (especially open space) than would normally be had through the development of diverse smaller tracts under multiple ownership. A "planned unit development" may contain one type of use or a variety of uses.

PLANNING COMMISSION: The planning commission of the village.

PLOT: A parcel of land consisting of one or more lots or portions thereof which is described by reference to a recorded plat or by metes and bounds.

PREMISES: A lot and all the structures and uses thereon.

PRINCIPAL BUILDING, STRUCTURE OR USE: The main structure erected on or the main use occupying a lot, as distinguished from an accessory (subordinate) structure or use.

PROPERTY LINE: See definitions of Lot Line, Front; Lot Line, Rear; and Lot Line, Side.

RECONSTRUCT: As applied to nonconforming structures, means to rebuild after partial or total destruction.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLE: Any type of vehicle used primarily for pleasure such as travel trailers, motor homes, boats, snowmobiles, etc.

REFUSE: Garbage (food wastes) and trash, but not sewage or industrial wastes.

RELOCATE: To move to another portion of a lot or to a different lot.

REPAIR: To restore to sound condition, but not to reconstruct.

RESTRICTIVE: Tending to keep within prescribed limits.

RETAIL: Refers to the sale of goods or services directly to the consumer rather than to another business.

RIGHT OF WAY, PUBLIC: A strip of land which the owner/subdivider has dedicated to the village or to another unit of government for streets and alleys.

ROOMING HOUSE: See definition of Boarding House.

SANATORIUM: Hospital.

SANITARY LANDFILL: A tract of open land used for the permanent disposal of refuse in accordance with the requirements of the Illinois environmental protection agency. At a "sanitary landfill", the refuse is periodically covered with topsoil.

SCREENING: Trees, shrubs, walls, solid fences, etc., used as a means of visual and noise control.

SERVICE STATION: A building and premises, or portion thereof, designed and used for the retail sale of gasoline or other automotive fuel, oil, and parts, supplies, and accessories. A service station may include facilities for washing vehicles and for making minor automotive repairs.

SERVICE USE/ESTABLISHMENT: Any use or establishment wherein services are provided for remuneration either to individuals or to other firms.

SETBACK: The minimum horizontal distance between a street line and: a) the nearest wall of a building or side of a structure facing such street line; or b) the edge of the area of operation of a principal use involving no building or structure.

SETBACK LINE: See definition of Building Line.

SIGN: Any inscription written, printed, painted, or otherwise placed on a board, plate, or banner, or upon any material, object or device whatsoever, which, by reason of its form, color, wording or otherwise, attracts or is designed to attract attention to the subject thereof or is used as a means of identification, advertisement, or announcement. The term shall apply only to signs which attract attention to the sign from outside of a building or structure.

SIGN, ADVERTISING: "Advertising sign" means a sign which directs attention to a business, commodity, service or entertainment conducted, sold or offered elsewhere than on the lot where the sign is located, or only incidentally on that lot if at all.

SIGN AREA: The total surface area of the entire sign, including all parts and appurtenances thereof (except principal supports, the total cross sectional area of which does not exceed one square foot and on which there is no display of advertising material or any lighting). In the case of any sign having display surfaces which are not continuous (e.g., separated letter displays or separated display surfaces), sign area shall include a theoretical display surface equal to the area of the smallest enclosure into which the combined noncontinuous display surfaces can be fitted, and including intermediate structural supports.

SIGN, BULLETIN BOARD: "Bulletin board sign" means a sign used for purposes of notification of the public of an event or other occurrence of public interest, such as a church service, political rally, civic meeting or similar event.

SIGN, BUSINESS: "Business sign" means a sign which directs attention to a business, profession, display or entertainment conducted upon a lot or to a commodity or service stored, sold, or displayed on a lot.

SIGN, COMBINATION: "Combination sign" means any sign incorporating any combination of the features of freestanding, projecting and roof signs.

SIGN, CONSTRUCTION: "Construction sign" means a sign advertising the development or improvement of a property by a builder, contractor or other person furnishing services, materials, or labor to said premises, which sign is intended for a limited period of display, and erected on the same lot with the work being done.

SIGN, IDENTIFICATION: "Identification sign" means a sign which establishes the identity of a person and his business or professional title occupying the premises, such as a nameplate. The term "identification sign" shall not be construed to include a sign identifying a commercial or industrial use or a commodity or service offered on the premises.

SIGN, MARQUEE: "Marquee sign" means a display sign which is attached to or suspended from a marquee, canopy, or other covered structure projecting from and supported by the building and extending beyond the building wall or building line.

SIGN, PROJECTING: "Projecting sign" means a display sign which is attached directly to the wall of a building and which extends more than fifteen inches (15") from the face of the wall.

SIGN, REAL ESTATE: "Real estate sign" means a sign indicating the availability for sale, rent or lease of the specific lot and/or building upon which the sign is erected or displayed.

SIGN, ROOF: "Roof sign" means a sign erected upon or above a roof or parapet wall of a building or structure.

SIGN, SUBDIVISION: "Subdivision sign" means a sign advertising the general sale, development or subdivision of land and displayed or erected upon the subject property, as distinguished from a real estate sign.

SIGN, TEMPORARY: "Temporary sign" means a sign, banner or other advertising device or display constructed of cloth, canvas, cardboard, wallboard or other light temporary material, with or without a structural frame, intended for a temporary period of display, such as decorative displays for holidays or public demonstrations.

SIGN, WALL: "Wall sign" means any sign painted on, attached to, or erected against the wall of a building or structure, with the exposed face of the sign in a plane parallel to the plane of said wall and extending not more than fifteen inches (15") from the face of the wall.

SKIRTING: The covering affixed to the bottom of the exterior walls of a mobile home to conceal the underside thereof.

SPECIAL USE: A use that has unusual operational, physical, or other characteristics which distinguish it from the permitted uses of a district, but which can be made compatible with the intended overall development within a district. Special uses commonly must meet special standards not necessarily applicable to permitted uses in the district and are allowed only by permit.

SPECIAL USE PERMIT: A permit issued in accordance with the provisions of this title to regulate development of a special use.

STABLE: A structure situated on the same lot as a dwelling and designed or used for housing horses for the private use of occupants of the dwelling, but not for hire.

STOP ORDER: A type of corrective action order used by the administrator to halt work in progress that is in violation of this title.

STREET: A public or private way for motor vehicle travel. The term "street" includes a highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, pike, avenue, boulevard, lane, place, drive, court and similar designation, but excludes an alley or a way for pedestrian use only.

STREET, PRIVATE: "Private street" means any street providing access to abutting property that is not maintained by and dedicated to the village or other public entity.

STRINGENT: Binding, exacting.

STRUCTURE: Anything constructed or erected on the ground or attached to something having a fixed location on the ground. All buildings are structures, but not all structures are buildings.

STRUCTURE, TEMPORARY: "Temporary structure" means any structure that is not attached to a permanent foundation.

TEMPORARY USE PERMIT: A permit issued in accordance with the provisions of this title and valid for not more than one year, which allows the occupation of a temporary structure or the operation of a temporary enterprise.

TOPOGRAPHY: The relief features or surface configuration of an area.

TRAVEL TRAILER: A mobile structure designed for temporary occupancy.

USE: The purpose or activity for which land or a structure thereon is designed, arranged, intended, occupied, or maintained.

USE VARIANCE: A type of amendment (not variance) that allows a use in a district where said use would not be allowed under existing provisions of this title.

UTILITY SUBSTATION: A secondary utility facility such as an electrical substation, gas regulator station, telephone exchange facility, sewage treatment plant, etc.

VARIANCE: A relaxation of the strict application of the lot size, setbacks, or other bulk requirements applicable to a particular lot or structure.

WHOLESALE: Refers to the sale of goods or services by one business to another business.

YARD: Open space that is unobstructed except as specifically permitted in this title and that is located on the same lot as the principal building.

YARD LINE: A line in a lot that is parallel to the lot line along which the yard in question extends and which is not nearer to such lot line at any point than the required depth or width of such yard.

YARD, REAR: "Rear yard" means a yard which is bounded by side lot lines, rear lot lines, and the rear yard line.

YARD, SIDE: "Side yard" means a yard which is bounded by the rear yard line, front yard line, side yard line, and side lot line.

ZONING MAP: The map(s), and any amendment thereto, designating zoning districts and incorporated into this title by reference. (1981 Code §§ 17.08.010–17.08.830; amd. 2012 Code)