For the purposes of this title, the following terms, phrases and words will have the meanings given in this title or as defined in Idaho statute. When not inconsistent with the context, words in the plural number include the singular number, and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is mandatory, not merely directory, unless the express language of the title provides otherwise. Except as expressly defined herein, words used in this title shall be given their ordinary meaning consistent with common usage and context.

"Administrator" means the employee of the city or designee appointed to administer this title. See Section 17.02.010 SAMC, which establishes the city clerk as the administrator.

Accessory building/structure or use. "Accessory building" means a subordinate building or use which is located on the same lot on which the main building or use is situated and which is reasonably necessary and incidental to the conduct of the primary use of such building or main use. An accessory building may be attached to or detached from the main building. Where an accessory building is structurally attached to a main building, it shall be subject to, and must conform to all regulations of this title applicable to the main building.

"Alley" means a right-of-way designed to serve as secondary access to the side or rear of those properties whose principal frontage is on some other street.

"Area of city impact or impact area" means that unincorporated area contiguous to the city limits officially adopted as the "area of impact" meeting the requirements of Idaho Code Title 67-6526.

"Block" means the space along one side of a street between the two nearest intersecting streets, or between an intersecting street and a right-of-way, waterway, or other similar barrier. Blocks are shown on the recorded plats of land within the city.

"Building code" means the various codes of the city which regulate construction and require building permits, electrical permits, mechanical permits, plumbing permits, and other permits to do work regulated by Title 15 of this code of the city pertaining to building and building regulation. These may include the latest adopted version of the International Building Code, the International Residential Code, the International Mechanical Code, the International Energy Conservation Code, the Uniform Plumbing Code and the National Electrical Code.

"Building official" means the person appointed by the city, authorized to review and approve building permits and issue certificates of occupancy within the jurisdiction of the city.

"Certificate of occupancy" means a certificate issued by the building official upon completion and acceptance of all required improvements.

"Commission" means the City of St. Anthony's Planning and Zoning Commission, hereinafter referred to as commission.

"Comprehensive plan" means the comprehensive plan for the City of St. Anthony, or parts thereof, projecting future growth and development and for the general location and coordination of street and highways, schools and recreation areas, public building sites and other facilities, which shall have been duly adopted.

"Council" means the City of St. Anthony City Council, hereinafter referred to as the council.

"County" means Fremont County Idaho.

"Density" means the number of dwelling units per acre, excluding required public rights-of-way from acreage determination.

"Development." Development is used as a generic term covering any and all activities for which a permit is required by this title.

"Dwelling" means a building or portion thereof that provides living facilities for one or more families including group homes as described in I.C. § 67-6531 and including manufactured homes as described in I.C. § 67-659A-9B.

"Dwelling, multi-family" means a detached residential building containing three or more dwelling units, including what are commonly called apartment buildings, townhouses, and condominiums.

"Dwelling unit" means one or more rooms physically arranged so as to create an independent housekeeping establishment for occupancy by one family with toilets and facilities for cooking and sleeping.

"Dwelling unit, two-family" means a dwelling consisting of two dwelling units which may be either attached side by side or one above the other.

"Easement" means a grant of the right to use a strip or parcel of land for specific purposes.

"Floodplain" means the relatively flat area or low land adjoining the channel of a river, stream, lake or other body of water which has been or may be covered by water of a flood of one-hundred-year frequency. All construction in the floodplain as defined in Chapter 15.24  SAMC of this code is subject to the restrictions of that title.

"Frontage" means the length of any one property line of a lot which abuts a legally accessible street right-of-way.

"Home occupation" means an accessory use of a dwelling unit or the accessory building for gainful employment which is clearly incidental and subordinate to the use of the dwelling unit as a residence. See Section 17.08.050 SAMC.

"Household pet" means small animals including fish or fowl permitted in the house or yard and kept for company or pleasure, such as dogs, cats, rabbits, canaries, parrots, parakeets, goldfish, or chinchillas.

"Lot" means a designated parcel of land established by a subdivision plat pursuant to Chapter 13, Title 50, Idaho Code.

1. "Corner lot" means a lot with frontage on two or more intersecting streets where the interior angle of intersection does not exceed one hundred thirty-five degrees. Corner lots have two front yards.
   
2. "Interior lot" means a lot having but one frontage abutting on a street.
   
3. "Through lot" means a lot having frontage on two streets which are parallel or nearly so. Through lots abutting two streets may be referred to as double frontage lots.
   

"Lot area" means the total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot.

"Lot coverage" means the area of a site covered by buildings or roofed areas and impervious surfaces.

"Lot depth" means the horizontal distance from the midpoint of the front lot line to the midpoint of the rear lot line or to the most distant point on any other lot line where there is no rear lot line.

"Lot width" means the horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured at right angles to the lot depth at a point midway between the front and rear lot lines.

"Manufactured home" means a single-family unit fabricated in one or more sections at a location other than the home site by assembly line or similar production techniques or by other construction methods typical of off-site manufacturing process. Every section shall bear a label certifying that it is built in compliance with the Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, June 15, 1976 (42 U.S.C. § 5401). A manufactured home may be designed to be towed on its own chassis or be delivered to the site by other means. See Chapters 15.32  SAMC and 15.36 SAMC of this code for placement requirements.

"Nonconforming" describes any lot, use, or building that was in existence on the effective date of the ordinance from which this title was derived, but that would not comply with one or more of its requirements if submitted for approval. See Chapters 17.10 SAMC and 17.12 SAMC.

"Off-site" means not located on the property that is the subject of a development application nor on a contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.

"On-site" means located on the land in question or located on land that is immediately contiguous to the land in question.

"Open space" means land, essentially free of structures, set aside, dedicated, designated, or reserved for private, public, or for the shared use and enjoyment of owners and occupants of land adjoining or neighboring such open space.

"Outdoor storage or display" means the keeping, stockpiling, storage, processing, or packaging of materials for any reason (it need not be for commercial use), including the long term storage of construction materials and inoperative machinery or vehicles, that is not enclosed in a building and that is visible from a public street or road, for more than twenty-four hours.

"Parcel" means contiguous land in the ownership of one person or entity and constituting a separate tract of land.

"Plat" means a reproducible or permanent drawing of a subdivision and dedications and easements, prepared for filing and recording with the county recorder in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 13, Title 50, Idaho Code. Also see specific requirements of Title 16 of this code for plats.

"Principal building" means a structure or, where the context so indicates, a group of structures in which the principal use of the lot is conducted.

"Principal use" means the main use of the land or structures as distinguished from a secondary or accessory use.

"Public works superintendent" means the person appointed by the city to oversee construction and improvements of the city's infrastructure including streets, sewer, and water, or his/her designee including professional engineers designated by the city to represent the city's engineering interests. See Chapter 2.24 SAMC of this code.

"Right-of-way" means a parcel of land dedicated or reserved for use as a public way which normally includes streets, sidewalks, utilities or other service functions.

"Self Storage Facility" means a facility that rents space on a short-term basis (often month-to-month, though options for longer-term leases are available) to individuals (usually storing household goods; (such a space may not be used as a residence) or to businesses (usually storing excess inventory or archived records). Some facilities offer boxes, locks, and packaging supplies for sale on premises to assist tenants in packing and safekeeping their goods.

"Self Storage Unit" means a storage space (such as a rooms, locker, container, and/or outdoor space), also known as "storage unit" is rented to a tenant, usually on a short-term basis (often month-to-month). Self-storage tenants include businesses and individuals.

"Setback" means the shortest distance between the property line and the building or part thereof.

"Sign" means any board, device or structure or part thereof, used for advertising, display or publicity or political purposes. Signs placed or erected by governmental agencies for the purpose of showing street names or traffic directions or regulations for other governmental purposes shall not be included. Signs include devices utilized to illuminate the board, device or structure. See Chapter 15.20 SAMC of this code.

"Street" means a public right-of-way which provides vehicular and pedestrian access to adjacent properties, that dedication of which has been officially accepted by the city, county or state. The term "street" also includes the terms highway, parkway, road, avenue, land, place and other such terms.

"Subdivision" means the division of any parcel of land in single ownership into two or more lots, parcels, tracts or sites for the purpose of sale, lease, transfer or development, excepting therefrom a bona fide division of land for agricultural purposes. The term includes resubdivision and, when appropriate to the content, shall relate to the process of subdividing or to the land subdivided. See Title 16 SAMC, Subdivisions, of this code.

"Use" means the specific purposes for which land or a building is designed, arranged, intended or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained.

"Yards" means the area between the lot lines and the principal building created by the required setbacks, unoccupied or unobstructed from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided in this title. The minimum depth or width of a yard shall consist of the horizontal distance between the lot line and the drip line of the main building.

1. Yard, Front: A yard extending along the full width of a front lot line between side lot lines and from the front lot line to the front building line in depth.
   
2. Yard, Rear: A yard extending the full width of the lot and lying between the rear lot line and the nearest line of the building. Rear-yard depth shall be measured at right angles to the rear line of the lot.
   
3. Yard, Side: A yard lying between the side line of the lot and the nearest line of the building and extending from the front yard to the rear yard. Side yard width shall be measured at right angles to the side lines of the lot.
   

"Zone" means a portion of the territory of the city, exclusive of streets, alley, and other public ways, within which certain uses of land, premises, and buildings are not permitted and with which certain yards and open spaces are required and certain heights are established for buildings.

"Zoning permit" means a document issued by the administrator after any necessary approvals by the administrator, commission, or council, in accordance with and in adherence to city ordinances, authorizing the uses of land and structures and the characteristics of the uses and any specific conditions of approval.

(Ord. No. 2015-01, § 2, 2-26-2015)