is a subordinate building attached, or detached, and used for a purpose customarily incidental to the main building, not involving the conduct of a business, and not built for or used for living quarters. An Accessory Building is located on the same lot or tract as the main building. Such as, but not limited to: a private garage or carport for automobile or boat storage, tool house, greenhouse, home workshop, children’s playhouse, barn or storage building. See regulations at Article 2.1(k) [Article 2.1(c)(2)(K).]

A private airplane hangar, as defined in Article 1.1(a)(4), is not an accessory building and is regulated under Article 2.1(c)(2)(J)(iii).

is a facility that provides care for six (6) or more persons over 18 years of age who are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption to the owner or operator of the facility. The persons being cared for under this use may not use the facility as a residence.

is a structure designed and constructed to house farm implements, hay, grain, poultry, livestock or other horticultural products. This structure shall not be a place of human habitation or a place of employment where agricultural products are processed, treated or packaged; nor shall it be a place used by the public.

is an accessory structure (attached or detached) situated on the same lot, tract or parcel of land with the main building, for the storage only of airplanes and for the private use of the occupants of the premise on which it is located.

is a public or private right-of-way, which extends only secondary means of access to adjacent property.

is an unenclosed passage connecting two buildings or portions of a building.

is a structure for the support or shelter of any use or occupancy.

is the minimum distance a building may be erected from a street, alley or lot line.

means commercial or mercantile activity engaged as a means of livelihood or economic dealings.

is a person who spends more than 50% of his time working at the residence of, and performing duties for the family occupying the premises to which the caretaker’s house is an accessory building.

is an accessory dwelling unit for a bona fide caretaker and his or her immediate family on a lot not less than ten acres. The Caretaker’s Quarters may not exceed one-half of the size of the Main Building.

a Carport is a Type 2 Accessory Building, which is more specifically defined as follows: Carport means an enclosure, not exceeding 12 feet in height and completely open to the free movement of air from floor to roof on at least two sides, designed primarily for the shelter of motor vehicles.

is a facility that provides care for seven (7) or more persons under 18 years of age who are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption to the owner or operator of the facility. The persons being cared for under this use may not use the facility as a residence.

is that area or percentage of lot area covered by all buildings and structures. The largest of the roof, floor, or other structure is used for the calculation of lot coverage.

is an occupation customarily carried on in the home by a member of the occupant’s family, without structural alterations in the building or in any of its rooms, without the installation or outside storage of any machinery, equipment or materials other than that customary to normal household operations, without the employment of persons not residing in the home, without the use of a sign to advertise the occupation, without offering a commodity for sale on the premises, which does not cause the generation of additional traffic in the street, or vehicles parking at or near the residence and which does not create obnoxious conditions to neighboring properties such as noise, odor, light or smoke.

means a section of the Town of Shady Shores for which the regulations governing the lot areas, building size, heights and setbacks are specified as one of the zoning districts defined in this Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance.

is the portion of the driveway extending from the right-of-way line, or private street easement line, to the main travel surface of the road.

is a vehicle travelway connecting the parking spaces on a lot, or tract of land, to the right-of-way or private street.

is a building, which is designed to be occupied by two or more families living independently of each other.

is a building having accommodations for and occupied by only one family.

means one or more rooms designed to accommodate one family and containing only one kitchen plus living, sanitary and sleeping facilities.

means an interest in land owned by another that entitles its holder to a specific limited use of said land and that has been recorded in the office of the County Clerk of Denton County, Texas, or is in conformance with the lawful definition of a public prescriptive easement.

are the lowest border of a roof, including any overhang.

means individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit in which not more than four individuals are unrelated to the head of the household by blood, marriage, or adoption.

is an area of five (5) acres or more which is used for the growing of usual farm products, vegetables, fruits, trees, and/or grain and for the raising thereon of the usual farm poultry and farm animals such as horses, cattle and sheep. Including the necessary accessory uses for raising, treating and storing products raised on the premise, but not including the commercial feeding of offal and garbage to swine and other animals, and not including any type of agriculture or husbandry specifically prohibited by ordinance or law.

is the total square feet of floor space in a building measured to the outside faces of the exterior walls.

is an open and unoccupied space on the same lot with a building, between the building and the property line extending across the front of the lot.

is an accessory structure (attached or detached) situated on the same lot, tract or parcel of land with the main building, with capacity for not more than five (5) motor-driven vehicles, for storage only and for the private use of the occupants of the premise on which it is located.

A greenhouse may be constructed of material approved by the city engineer provided the structure is used exclusively as a greenhouse and maintained as such. In the event a greenhouse is converted to another use, it must be made to comply with the residential building code requirements. A Greenhouse is included in Type 1, 2 and 3 Accessory buildings dependent on size, and location.

means the vertical distance measured from the average established grade at the street lot line or from the average natural ground level, if higher than the street, to:

is an accessory use carried on by the occupant of the premise in a shop, studio or other work room, purely for personal enjoyment, amusement or recreation; provided, that the articles produced or constructed are not sold on the premise, and provided such use will not be obnoxious or offensive by reason of vibration, noise, odor, dust, smoke or fumes.

is a building or buildings occupied by a nonprofit organization or corporation, or any nonprofit establishment for such use.

means and shall include but not be limited to: scrap iron, tin, brass, copper, lead, zinc, or any other scrap metal and their alloys; bones, rags, used cloth, rubber, tires, rope, tinfoil, bottles, or cotton; inoperable or broken tools, machinery, appliances, fixtures, or utensils; used boxes, crates, lumber, or pipe fittings; inoperable automobiles or airplanes; and any other manufactured goods that are worn, deteriorated or obsolete so as to make them unusable in their existing condition.

is a school for more than six (6) children of pre-school age in which constructive endeavors, object lessons or helpful games are prominent features of the curriculum.

is property on the shoreline of Lake Lewisville, which abuts land owned by the U.S. Corps of Engineers.

is land identified by metes and bounds, or lot and block if platted, which is occupied or to be occupied by a building and its accessory building(s), and including such open spaces as are required under this Ordinance, and having frontage on a public or private street in accordance with this zoning ordinance, and the subdivision regulations of the Town.

The net area of the lot, exclusive of any portion of private streets, alleys, or right-of-ways.

A lot or parcel of land abutting two (2) or more streets at their intersection, or abutting two (2) parts of the same street which form an interior angle of less than 135 degrees. (Reference Figure #1, Appendix A.)

The proportion of a lot or site covered, or permitted to be covered, by a building and all structures.

The average horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines. (Reference Figure #2, Appendix A.)

A lot having frontage on two (2) non-intersecting streets, as distinguished from a corner lot. (Reference Figure #3, Appendix A.)

A lot having access to a street by means of a parcel or portion of land having a greater depth than its frontage, and having a width less than the minimum required lot width. (Reference Figure #1, Appendix A.)

A lot whose side lot lines do not abut upon any street. (Reference Figure #1, Appendix A.)

A line dividing one lot from another, or from a street or place. (Reference Figure #4, Appendix A.)

A lot which is created by an approved subdivision, the plat of which has been duly recorded in the office of the appropriate county clerk.

The shortest distance between the side lot lines measured at the front building line. (Reference Figure #5, Appendix A.)

means a building on a lot intended for occupancy by the main use.

means those uses defined in Article 3.2 for which a property may legally be used.

means a structure transportable, in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and which is designed for use, with or without a permanent foundation, when connected to the required utilities, and is in compliance with HUD requirements[.]

means a site of 5 or more acres that has been established for the placing of Manufactured or Mobile Homes, allowing for such to be connected to utilities and used as single-family dwellings.

means a structure which does not conform to the regulations of this ordinance but which was lawfully constructed under the regulations in force at the time of construction.

means a use that does not conform to the use regulations of this ordinance but which was lawfully established under the regulations in force at the beginning of operation and has been in regular use since that time.

The outside placement of an item, including all types of trailers, for a continuous period in excess of 24 hours. Outside placement includes storage in a structure that is open or not entirely enclosed.

means open space with a surface of 4" reinforced concrete, or substitute approved by the Town engineer and the Town Council, or garage space reserved exclusively for the parking of motor vehicles that has a minimum rectangular area of nine (9) feet in width and twenty-two (22) feet in length.

means any natural person, association of persons, partnership, corporation or society. The term "person" shall include both singular and plural and shall include both the feminine and masculine gender.

A map of a subdivision or site plan that represents a tract of land showing the boundaries and location of individual properties and streets.

is an open and unoccupied space on the same lot with a building, between the building and the property line extending across the rear of the lot.

means a corner lot fronting the street, which was originally platted as a side yard.

means an area, publicly owned, dedicated to public use for pedestrian and/or vehicular movement.

is a dividing line between a lot, tract, or parcel of land and the public right-of-way.

is the minimum distance a building may be erected from a right-of-way, private street, alley, or lot line. Also referred to as building line.

is an open and unoccupied space on the same lot with a building, between the building and the side property line extending through from the street or front property line to the rear property line. Any property line that is not a front line or a rear line shall be deemed a side line.

Any device, flag, light, figure, picture, letter, word, message, symbol, plaque, poster, display, design, painting, drawing, billboard, or other thing visible from outside the premise on which it is located and that is designed, intended, or used to inform or advertise to persons not on that premise. Signs are regulated by separate ordinance.

That form of construction composed of stone, brick, concrete, gypsum, hollow clay tile, concrete block or tile, cementitious panel boards, or other similar building materials, approved in advance by the building inspector, or combination of these materials.

is that portion of a building between any two successive floors or between the top floor and the ceiling above it. A half story being under a gable, hip or gambrel roof and having wall plates on at least two exterior walls, extending not more than two feet above an adjacent full story wall.

Any public thoroughfare dedicated to the public and not designated as an alley, also known as "Public Street" or "Right-of-Way"

The dividing line between the street and the abutting property.

is a private vehicular accessway shared by and serving two or more lots, which is not dedicated to the public and is not publicly maintained. Private streets and alleys may be established only under the terms of the Subdivision Ordinance. The term "private street" shall be inclusive of alleys and is also known as "Road, Private."

A street, including its pavement and all the publicly owned property adjacent to it, dedicated for street purposes.

is any change in the supporting members of a building such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders.

is that which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind or any piece of work artificially built up composed of parts, joined together in some definite manner; excluding fences, retaining walls, sidewalks, driveways and curbs.

is an individual, firm, association, syndicate, partnership, or corporation dividing or proposing to divide land so as to effect a subdivision of [land] hereunder for himself, or for itself, or for another.

is the division of any lot, tract or parcel of land into two or more lots or sites for the planned purpose of sale or of building development, whether immediate or future. The term includes resubdivision, but does not include the division of land for agricultural purposes into parcels or tracts of ten acres (10) or more and not involving any new streets, alleys or easement of access. When appropriate to context, the term subdivision shall relate to the process of subdividing or to the land subdivided, in accordance with the ordinance of the Town, and the state law.

is a vehicle without means of motivation, designed to be hauled, towed, or pulled by a motor vehicle, which by design is used for the transporting of boats.

is a vehicle without means of motivation, designed to be hauled, towed or pulled by a motor vehicle, which by design may be used for:

is a vehicle without means of motivation, designed to be hauled, towed or pulled by a motor vehicle, which is eighteen feet in length or less, has two or less axles, and is not being used as a construction trailer.

is a vehicle without means of motivation, designed to be hauled, towed or pulled by a motor vehicle, which is designed for the transporting of livestock.

is a vehicular portable structure built on a chassis designed to be hauled, towed or pulled by a motor vehicle and designed to be used for travel and recreational purposes.

is the portion of a corner lot (in all zoning districts) which is to be left open and unobstructed by fences, structures, shrubs, trees or other plant life.

is a classification assigned to a particular area of the town within which zoning regulations are uniform.

is the official map upon which the zoning districts of the town are delineated.