For the purposes of this chapter, certain terms are defined in this article. Words used in the present tense shall include the future tense; words used in the singular shall include the plural; the word "shall" is mandatory; and the word "may" is permissive. The definitions contained in this article shall apply only to those zoning districts which follow and shall not be construed as applying to previously listed zoning districts. The words used in this article shall be construed to mean as defined in this chapter unless the context requires otherwise.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 13-11, § II, adopted Aug. 6, 2013, repealed § 10-6.3602, which pertained to enumerated [definitions]. See the Code Comparative Table for a complete history of former § 10-6.3602. Former § 10-6.3602 was replaced by §§ 10-6.3602.1—10-6.3602.207.

"Accessory structure" means a structure detached from a principal building on the same lot and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal building or use.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Accessory use" means a use incidental and subordinate to the principal use of a lot or a building located on the same lot as the primary use.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Administrative office" means an establishment primarily engaged in management and general administrative functions, such as executive, personnel, finance, and sales activities performed centrally for other establishments of the same company.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Adult book store" means a retail establishment selling publications and other materials of a sexual nature.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Advertising structure" means a structure of any kind or character erected, used, or maintained for outdoor advertising purposes, upon which any poster, bill, printing, painting or other advertisement of any kind is posted. This definition does not include official notices issued by any court or public body or officer or notices posted by any public officer in performance of a public duty or by any person giving legal notice.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Agriculture" means the tilling of the soil, the raising of crops, viticulture, livestock farming, dairying, and/or animal husbandry, including all uses customarily incidental thereto, but not including commercial feed lots, stockyards, commercial hog raising, slaughterhouses, fertilizer yards, bone yards, or plants for the reduction of animal matter or any other industrial use which is similarly objectionable because of noise, odor, smoke, dust, or fumes.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Agricultural building" means a structure designed and constructed to house farm implements, hay, grain, poultry, livestock, or other horticultural products. Such structure shall not be a place of human habitation; nor shall it be a place used by the public.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Airport" means a place where aircraft can land and take off, usually equipped with hangars, facilities for refueling and repair, and various accommodations for passengers.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Alley" means a service way providing a secondary means of public access to abutting property and not intended for general traffic circulation.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Animal hospital" means a place where animals or pets are given medical or surgical treatment and the boarding of animals is limited to short-term care incidental to the hospital use.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Apartment house" means a structure containing three (3) or more apartment units.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Apartment unit" means one or more rooms with a private bath and kitchen facilities comprising an independent self-contained dwelling unit in a building containing more than two (2) dwelling units.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Automobile sales" means the use of any building, land area, or other premises for the display and sale of new or used automobiles, panel trucks or vans, trailers, or recreation vehicles and including any warranty repair work and other repair service conducted as an accessory use.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Automobile service station" means any building, land area, or other premises, or portion thereof, used or intended to be used for the retail dispensing or sales of vehicular fuels and including as an accessory use the sale and installation of lubricants, tires, batteries, and similar accessories.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Automotive repair services and garages" means establishments primarily engaged in furnishing automotive repair, rental, leasing, and parking services to the general public.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Bar" means a structure or part of a structure used primarily for the sale or dispensing of liquor by the drink.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Block" means a unit of land bounded by streets or by a combination of streets and public land, railroad rights-of-way, waterways, or any other barrier to the continuity to development.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Boarder" means an individual, other than a member of the family, occupying a dwelling unit, or part thereof, who, for a consideration, is furnished sleeping accommodations and may be furnished meals or other services as part of the consideration.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Boardinghouse" means a building, or portion thereof, designed or used exclusively for residential occupancy, other than a hotel or motel, and where lodging and meals for three (3) or more persons are provided for compensation.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Roominghouse" means a building or portion thereof, designed or used exclusively for residential occupancy, other than a hotel or motel, where lodging for three (3) or more persons is provided for compensation.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

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

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Accessory building" means a subordinate structure on the same lot as the principal or main building or use occupied or devoted to a use incidental to the principal use.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Building height" means the vertical distance of a building measured from the average elevation of the finished grade within twenty (20') feet of the structure to the highest point of the roof.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Principal building" means a building in which is conducted the principal use of the lot on which the building is located.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)