Article and section headings contained in this chapter shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify, or in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of any section of this chapter.

(Prior code § 10-2.201)

For the purposes of this chapter, certain terms and words used in this chapter are defined as set forth in this article. The word "lot" shall include the word "plot"; the word "building" shall include the word "structure"; the word "occupied" shall include the words "arranged or designed for" or "intended to be occupied"; and the term "Planning Commission" shall mean the Planning Commission of the City.

(Prior code § 10-2.202)

"Accessory" shall mean a building, a part of a building, or a use which is subordinate to, and the use of which is incidental to, that of the main building, structure, or use on the same lot as the main building or use, which building does not contain a kitchen, and not including those buildings defined in this article as farm and garden buildings.

(Prior code § 10-2.203)

"Accessory dwelling unit" means an attached or detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons. It includes permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation on the same lot as one single-family dwelling is situated. An accessory dwelling unit also includes the following: (1) an efficiency unit, as defined in Health and Safety Code section 17958.1; and (2) a manufactured home, as defined in Health and Safety Code section 18007. Any reference in this Code to "second unit" means "accessory dwelling unit." (Gov't. Code, section 65852.2(i). See TMC, section 10.08.3180.).

(Ord. No. 1254, § 1, 5-1-2018)

"Alley" shall mean a public thoroughfare dedicated or deeded for the public use of pedestrians and vehicles which affords, or is designed or intended to afford, the secondary means of access to abutting property having a width of not less than twenty (20') feet, nor more than twenty-five (25') feet.

(Prior code § 10-2.204)

"Apartment house" shall mean a building arranged, intended, or designed to be occupied, or which is occupied, by three (3) or more families or groups of individuals, and with each defined group living independently of each other in separate dwelling units.

(Prior code § 10-2.205)

"Area" shall mean the aggregate of the space contained within the given exterior boundary of a parcel on a horizontal plane.

(Prior code § 10-2.206)

"Automobile and trailer sales area" shall mean an open area legally used for the display, sale, or rental of new or used automobiles or trailers.

(Prior code § 10-2.207)

"Boarding and rooming house" means a building, or portion of a building, which is used to accommodate, for compensation, three (3) or more boarders and roomers. Members of the occupant's family who might be occupying such building shall not be defined as boarders or roomers. For the purposes of this section, "compensation" includes compensation in money, services, or other things of value.

(Prior code § 10-2.208)

(Ord. No. 1202, Exh. A § 2, 12-1-2015)

"Building" shall mean a roofed structure built for the support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or property of any kind which requires a permanent location.

(Prior code § 10-2.209)

"Building addition" shall mean an extension or increase in the floor area or height of a building or structure.

(Prior code § 10-2.210)

"Attached building" shall mean a structure or structures permanently and structurally affixed to another structure by a common wall or a roof line. The point of attachment shall be the full length of the wall or roof line of the attached structure.

(Prior code § 10-2.211)

"Building height" shall mean the vertical distance measured from the average elevation of the front street curb to the highest point of the structure, exclusive of the permitted uses set forth in Section 10.08.3200 of Article 24 of this chapter. Where buildings are set back from the front lot line, the height shall be measured from the average elevation of the finished grade of the front yard.

(Prior code § 10-2.212)

"Building line" shall mean a line parallel to the lot line of any facing street and at a distance therefrom equal to the required depth of the front and/or side yards, as measured in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.08.3220 of Article 24 of this chapter, and extending across the full width of the lot on any facing street.

(Prior code § 10-2.213)

"Main building" shall mean the principal building on a lot or building site designed or used to accommodate the primary use to which the premises are devoted. Where a permissible use involves more than one structure designed or used for the primary purpose, as in the case of group houses, each such permissible building on one lot as defined by this chapter shall be construed as constituting a main building.

(Prior code § 10-2.214)

"Portable building" shall mean a roofed structure built for the support, shelter, or enclosure of household pets, chattels, or property of any kind which does not require a permanent location and which does not exceed a height of seven (7') feet four (4') inches.

(Prior code § 10-2.215)

"Car Wash" shall mean any building, structure, or area which provides facilities for washing and cleaning motor vehicles, which may use production line methods with a conveyor, blower or other mechanical devices, and which may employ some hand labor.

(Ord. No. 1354, § 3, 3-18-2025)

"Carport" shall mean a covered automobile parking space unenclosed on a least two (2) sides by walls or doors. A carport shall be subject to all of the regulations prescribed in this chapter for a private garage.

(Prior code § 10-2.216)

"Center line of street" shall mean that line designated as "center line" in any street in the records of the City Engineer.

(Prior code § 10-2.217)

"Club" shall mean an association of persons for some common nonprofit purpose but not including groups organized primarily to render a service which is customarily carried on as a business.

(Prior code § 10-2.218)

"Commission" shall mean the Planning Commission of the City.

(Prior code § 10-2.219)

"Condominium" shall mean an estate in real property consisting of an undivided interest in common in a portion of a parcel of real property, together with a separate interest in space in a residential building, such as an apartment. A condominium may include, in addition, a separate interest in other portions of such real property.

(Prior code § 10-2.219.1)

Construction shall be deemed to be complete when, and at such time as, an occupancy permit has been issued by the City.

(Prior code § 10-2.220)

Construction shall be deemed to have been started at such time as the first required inspection of the forms has been completed and approved by the City.

(Prior code § 10-2.221)

"Court" shall mean a space open and unobstructed to the sky, located at or above the grade level on a lot, and bounded on three (3) or more sides by the walls of a building.

(Prior code § 10-2.222)

"Day care" means a small family day care home as defined by Health and Safety Code section 1596.78, or a large family day care home as defined by Health and Safety Code section 1596.78, licensed by the State. (See also section 10.08.3195.)

(Ord. No. 1171, § 1, 6-19-2012)

"Director" means the City's Director of Development Services or his or her designee. It includes any former title for the position, such as community development director.

(Ord. No. 1189, § 1, 11-5-2013)

"Drive-in restaurant" shall mean eating or food establishments from which prepared food or drink, capable of being consumed by patrons or customers in automobiles or on the premises, is sold or served. Such premises shall have off-street customer parking facilities.

(Prior code § 10-2.223)

"Dwelling," "Dwelling unit" or "Unit" means a building, or portion thereof, designed or used for residential occupancy of indefinite duration, including single-family, two-family, and multi-family buildings. These terms do not include buildings used for boarding, rooming, or lodging houses, tents, motels, motor courts, motor lodges, cottages, camps, or similar structures designed or used primarily for transient residents.

(a)

"Dwelling, single-family" means a detached building arranged, designed, or used for, and intended to be occupied by, not more than one family, and which building has not more than one primary kitchen and not less than one bathroom.

(b)

"Dwelling, two-family" means a building designed for occupancy by two (2) families living independently of each other and containing two (2) dwelling units.

(c)

"Dwelling, multiple-family" shall mean a building designed for occupancy by three (3) or more families living independently of each other and containing three (3) or more dwelling units".

(Prior code § 10-2.2224)

(Ord. No. 1202, Exh. A § 7, 12-1-2015)

"Dwelling group" shall mean a group of two (2) or more detached dwellings located on a parcel of land in one ownership and having one yard or court in common.

(Prior code § 10-2.225)

"Dwelling unit" shall mean one or more rooms in a dwelling designed for occupancy by one family for living or sleeping purposes and having one kitchen.

(Prior code § 10-2.226)

"Eating and/or drinking establishment" means a business serving food or beverages for consumption on or off the premises. Typical uses include, but are not limited to, restaurants, bars, fast food establishments, coffee houses, ice cream/yogurt establishments and juice bars.

"Eating and/or drinking establishment that serves alcohol and provides entertainment after 11:00 p.m." means the business serves alcoholic beverages and provides entertainment such as live music, disc jockeys, dancing, karaoke, comedy shows, modeling, or live performances.

(Ord. No. 1177, § 4, 1-15-2013)

"Educational institution" shall mean an elementary, junior high, high school, college, university, or other school offering general academic instruction in the several branches of learning and study required to be taught by the Education Code of the State.

(Prior code § 10-2.227)

"Emergency homeless shelter" means housing for homeless persons with minimal supportive services that is limited to occupancy of six (6) months or less (Health and Safety Code, § 50801(e).)

(Ord. No. 1202, Exh. A § 3, 12-1-2015)

"Entertainment" means such uses as live music, disc jockeys, dancing, karaoke, comedy shows, modeling, or live performances.

(Ord. No. 1177, § 5, 1-15-2013)

"Factory-built housing" shall mean a home which conforms to the standards of the California Factory Built Housing Law of 1969.

(Prior code § 10-2.227.1)

"Family" means one or more persons occupying a single dwelling unit, under no more than one written or oral rental agreement.

(Prior code § 10-2.228)

(Ord. No. 1202, Exh. A § 8, 12-1-2015)

"Farm employee housing" shall mean living quarters, including dwellings, sleeping accommodations, and dining facilities, maintained for occupancy by persons employed principally in farming and related pursuits on land owned, leased, or rented by the owner, lessor, or tenant of the site on which the farm employee housing is located, except farm labor camps or trailer parks.

(Prior code § 10-2.229)

"Farm and garden uses and buildings" shall mean those structures and buildings used to enclose or shelter livestock, poultry, feed, flowers, field equipment, or similar uses and those uses of land devoted to raising crops, poultry, or livestock.

(Prior code § 10-2.230)

"Floor area" shall mean the area included within the surrounding exterior walls of a building, or portion thereof, exclusive of vent shafts and courts. The floor area of a building, or portion thereof, not provided with surrounding exterior walls shall be the usable area under the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above.

(Prior code § 10-2.231)

"Floor area ratio" shall mean a mathematical expression determined by dividing the total floor area of a building by the area of the lot on which it is located, as:

floor area = floor area ratio.
lot area

(Prior code § 10-2.232)

"Frontage" shall mean all the property fronting on one side of a street between intersecting or intercepting streets, or between a street and a waterway, end of a dead-end street, or political subdivision boundary, measured along the street line. An intercepting street shall determine along the length of the frontage on the side of the street which it intercepts.

(Prior code § 10-2.233)

"Fuel station" shall mean any building, land area, or other premises used primarily for the retail dispensing or sales of gasoline or alternative fuel for automobiles.

(Ord. No. 1354, § 4, 3-18-2025)

"Private garage" shall mean a building, or portion of a building, not more than 1,000 square feet in area, in which only motor vehicles used by the tenants of the buildings on the premises are stored or kept not for pecuniary gain.

(Prior code § 10-2.234)

"Public garage" shall mean a garage, other than a private garage, totally enclosed within a building, used for the housing of motor vehicles or wherein motor vehicles are stored or kept for remuneration, hire, or sale.

(Prior code § 10-2.235)

"Garage sale" shall mean the sale of personal property to the general public from residentially zoned and occupied land. Garage sales are regulated by section 10.08.3170 of Article 23 of this chapter.

(Prior code § 10-2.235.1)

"Grade" shall mean the mean elevation of the finished surface of the ground adjacent to the exterior walls of the building, except that where the exterior walls are within five (5') feet of the street line, the elevation of the sidewalk at the center of such exterior wall or walls shall be taken as the grade.

(Prior code § 10-2.236)

"Guest house or accessory living quarters" shall mean living quarters within a detached structure for the use of persons employed on the premises or for temporary use by guests of the occupants of the premises. Such quarters shall have no kitchen facilities and shall not be rented or otherwise used as a separate dwelling.

(Prior code § 10-2.237)

(See section 10.08.140 of this article.)

(Prior code § 10-2.238)

(See Article 36 of this chapter.)

(Prior code § 10-2.239)

(a)

"Hospital" shall mean a building, or portion thereof, used or designed for the housing and therapeutic treatment of the sick and injured.

(b)

"Nursing home" shall mean a building used or designed for the housing of convalescent patients requiring continual nursing care.

(c)

"Rest home" shall mean a building used or designed for the housing of persons requiring limited medical and/or nursing functions.

The identifications set forth in this section shall not include rooms in any one-family, two-family, or three-family dwelling or in any hotel or apartment hotel which is not ordinarily intended to be occupied by such persons.

(Prior code § 10-2.240)

"Hotel" shall mean a building designed or used as the temporary abiding place of individuals who are lodged with or without meals for compensation and in which there are more than six (6) sleeping rooms, usually in which no provision is made for cooking in any guest room.

(Prior code § 10-2.241)

"Household pets" shall mean animals or fowl ordinarily permitted in the house and kept for company or pleasure and not for profit, such as dogs, cats, and birds, but not including a sufficient number of dogs to constitute a kennel, as defined in this chapter, and not to exceed three (3) cats six (6) weeks of age or older. "Household pets" may also include not more than twelve (12) chinchillas, twelve (12) hamsters, twelve (12) white mice, or other laboratory animals; provided, however, not more than four (4) kinds of household pets may be kept for any dwelling unit at any one time.

(Prior code § 10-2.242)

"Impoundment area" shall mean an enclosed yard where abandoned, inoperative, and/or purchased vehicles are towed by a franchised or contracted towing service (Section 22706 of the Vehicle Code of the State) and stored while being processed for sale and/or dismantling. No dismantling shall be permitted in an impoundment area, but storage may include towing equipment.

(Prior code § 10-2.243)

"Junk yard or automobile wrecking yard" shall mean any lot, land, or area used for the storage, keeping, dismantling, or abandonment of junk, one or more automobiles, household furniture and appliances, machinery, scrap materials, and/or any discarded matter or materials, or parts thereof, for sale or salvage.

(Prior code § 10-2.244)

"Kennel" shall mean a place where three (3) or more dogs four (4) months of age or older are kept.

(Prior code § 10-2.245)

"Kitchen" shall mean any room and/or other space used, or intended or designed to be used, for cooking or for the preparation of food for one family.

(Prior code § 10-2.246)

"Local Agency Formation Commission" or "LAFCo" means the San Joaquin County Local Agency Formation Commission, established under the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Government Code section 56000 and following).

(Ord. No. 1144, § 4, 3-16-2010

"Lot" shall mean a piece, plot, or parcel of land, or assemblage of contiguous parcels of land, as established by survey, plat, or deed, having approved access as defined by the subdivision ordinance.

(Prior code § 10-2.247)

"Lot of record" shall mean a parcel of land held in separate ownership as shown on the records of the County Recorder on October 21, 1952, the official approval date of the first zoning ordinance of the City.

(Prior code § 10-2.248)

"Reversed corner lot" shall mean a corner lot having its side street line substantially a continuation of the front lot line of the first lot to its rear.

(Prior code § 10-2.249)

"Lot street frontage" shall mean the distance along any lot line common with the street right-of-way line.

(Prior code § 10-2.250)

"Lot width" shall mean the distance parallel to the front lot line measured between the side lot lines at the required front yard required for the zone in which the lot is located.

(Ord. 1051 § 1, 2003: prior code § 10-2.251)

"Front lot line" shall mean the property line dividing a lot from a street. In a corner lot, only one street line shall be considered as a front line, and the shorter street frontage shall be consider the front line.

(Prior code § 10-2.252)

"Rear lot line" shall mean the lot line opposite the front lot line.

(Prior code § 10-2.253)

"Side lot line" shall mean any lot line other than the front lot line or rear lot line.

(Prior code § 10-2.254)

"Manufactured home" means a building that is transportable in one or more sections, is eight (8) feet or more in width, or forty (40) feet or more in length, in the traveling mode, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a single-family dwelling with or without a foundation when connected to required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained in it. "Manufactured home" includes:

(1)

A mobile home; and

(2)

Any building that meets all the requirements of this paragraph except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification and complies with the standards established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C., section 5401, and following). (Hlth. & Saf. Code, sections 18007 and 18008.)

(Prior code § 10-2.254.1)

(Ord. No. 1202, Exh. A § 9, 12-1-2015)

(See "Manufactured home").

(Prior code § 10-2.255)

(Ord. No. 1202, Exh. A § 10, 12-1-2015)

"Motel" shall mean any area, place, or tract of land where three (3) or more guest rooms or apartments, or a combination thereof, designed, used, or intended wholly or in part for the accommodation of transients, are located and offered for hire, rent, or lease.

(Prior code § 10-2.256)

(See Article 25 of this chapter.)

(Prior code § 10-2.257)

(See Article 25 of this chapter.)

(Prior code § 10-2.258)

"Nursery school" or "day care center" means premises being used for the care of seven (7) or more children, not located in a residence. (See also section 10.08.255.)

(Prior code § 10-2.259)

(Ord. No. 1171, § 2, 6-19-2012)

"Office" shall mean a building, room, or department wherein a business or service for others is transacted, but not including the storage or sale of merchandise on the premises in any residential zone.

(Prior code § 10-2.260)

"One-half story" shall mean a story with at least two (2) of its opposite sides situated in a sloping roof, the floor area of which does not exceed two-thirds of the floor immediately below it.

(Prior code § 10-2.260.1)

"Open space" shall mean any front, side, or rear yard, court, usable open space, or off-street parking space provided about a building in order to meet the requirements of this chapter.

(Prior code § 10-2.261)

"Parking area" shall mean an open area, with a permanently surfaced area pursuant to the provisions of section 10.08.3510 of Article 26 of this chapter, other than a street or alley, used for the parking of more than five (5) automobiles, either free, for compensation, or as an accommodation.

(Prior code § 10-2.262)

"Parking space" shall mean a permanently surfaced area, pursuant to the provisions of section 10.08.3510 of Article 26 of this chapter, of not less than nine (9') feet by twenty (20') feet, exclusive of access or maneuvering areas, ramps, or columns, to be used exclusively as a temporary storage space for one private motor vehicle.

(Prior code § 10-2.263)

"Performance standards" shall mean the criteria established for the purpose of:

(a)

The assignment of proposed industrial uses to proper zones; and

(b)

Making adjustments in the control of noise, odor, smoke, toxic matter, vibration, fire and explosive hazards, or glare generated by, or inherent in, the use of land or buildings.

(Prior code § 10-2.264)

"Person" shall mean and include association, firm, copartnership, and corporation.

(Prior code § 10-2.265)

"Planned residential development" shall mean and include zero lot line, attached, cluster, and similar nontypical residential designs planned as a single project.

(Prior code § 10-2.265.1)

"Planned unit development" shall mean a project planned and developed under a single ownership or control to allow greater flexibility in planning for residential, commercial, and industrial uses, utilizing the provisions for the Planned Unit Development Zone (PUD) (Article 13 of this chapter).

(Prior code § 10-2.266)

The primary use of a multi-use business shall be determined by the amount of floor space devoted to each use. The primary use, and thus the appropriate zoning district, shall be determined by the use maintaining a minimum of eighty (80%) percent of the sales floor area. The storage areas shall not be included in such computation.

(Prior code § 10-2.267)

"Professional office" shall mean an office for the following professions: Accountants, architects, artists, attorneys, dentists, engineers, insurance agents, physicians, real estate brokers, and/or those other uses the Commission deems as similar in nature and which do not create a nuisance by reason of noise, odor, dust, vibration, fumes, smoke, electrical interference, or other causes.

(Prior code § 10-2.268)

"Public water and public sewer facilities" shall mean those facilities of a municipality or water or sanitation district approved by the San Joaquin Department of Environmental Health and the State Department of Health for general public use.

(Ord. 1120 § 10, 2008: prior code § 10-2.269)

"Restaurant" shall mean a public eating place designed primarily for the serving and consumption of food within an enclosed building.

(Prior code § 10-2.270)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1254, § 4, adopted May 1, 2018, repealed § 10.08.790, which pertained to second units and derived from Prior code § 10-2.270.1; Ord. No. 1202, Exh. A § 11, 12-1-2015.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1354, § 2, adopted March 18, 2025, repealed § 10.08.800, which pertained to Service stations and derived from prior code § 10-2.271.

"Shade structure" is a detached or attached structure that is no higher than the first story of a dwelling and may have a roof but does not have walls or covering on the sides such as a patio cover, arbor, or similar structure. For the purposes of this definition, the term "wall" shall not include the wall of a dwelling to which a shade structure is attached.

(Ord. 1024 § 1, 2001)

"Sidewalk dining" shall mean the use of public sidewalk for the placement of tables, chairs, benches, umbrellas, or other appurtenances for the purpose of serving food or beverages in conjunction with land adjacent to an indoor restaurant, delicatessen, coffee shop, ice cream or yogurt shop.

(Ord. 1045 § 1, 2003)

"Single-room occupancy facility (SRO)" means a residential building that includes multiple single-room dwelling units that are the primary residence of their occupant or occupants (24 C.F.R. 92.2.).

(Ord. No. 1202, Exh. A § 4, 12-1-2015)

"Small animal hospital" shall mean a hospital and/or boarding kennel facility available only for small animals, such as dogs, cats, and other household pets, excluding any diagnosis or treatment on the premises of cattle, horses, and commercial poultry, the entire facility to be completely enclosed within a building, except for the parking of automobiles.

(Prior code § 10-2.272)

"Spa" shall mean a portable structure used or intended for recreational bathing, designed to contain water over eighteen (18') inches deep and outside dimensions not exceeding 160 square feet.

(Prior code § 10-2.272.1)

"Stand" shall mean a structure for the display of products, with no space for customers within the structure itself.

(Prior code § 10-2.273)

"Story" shall mean that portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling and roof above. If the finished floor space is more than six (6') feet above grade, as defined herein, for more than fifty (50%) percent of the total perimeter, or is more than twelve (12') feet above grade, as defined herein, at any point, such as the basement, cellar, or unused underfloor space, it shall be considered as a story.

(Prior code § 10-2.274)

"Street" shall mean a thoroughfare which has been dedicated or abandoned to the public and accepted by proper public authority, or a thoroughfare not less than twenty-five (25') feet wide which has been made public by right of use and which affords the principal means of access to abutting property; provided, however, easements, walkways, and alleys shall not be considered as "streets" for the purposes of this chapter.

(Prior code § 10-2.275) 10.08.850

"Supportive housing facility" means housing with no limit on the length of stay, that is occupied by persons with disabilities and individuals or families that are homeless at the time approved for occupancy, and that is linked to on-site services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, thereby improving the residents' health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible and applicable, work in the community. Supportive housing that is provided in single-family, two-family, or multi-family dwelling units will be permitted, conditionally permitted or prohibited in the same manner as other single-family, two-family, or multi-family dwelling units under this code. (Government Code, section 65582(f)).

(Ord. No. 1202, Exh. A § 5, 12-1-2015)

"Swimming pool" shall mean any in-ground or above ground structure used or intended for swimming or recreational bathing that is designed to contain water over eighteen (18') inches deep and outside dimensions greater than or equal to 160 square feet.

(Prior code § 10-2.276)

"Transitional housing facility" means a building configured for rental housing, but operated under program requirements that call for the termination of assistance and recirculation of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at some predetermined future point in time that is not less than six (6) months from beginning of assistance. Transitional housing that is provided in single-family, two-family, or multi-family dwelling units will be permitted, conditionally permitted or prohibited in the same manner as other single-family, two-family, or multi-family dwelling units under this code. (Health and Safety Code, section 50675.2(h)).

(Ord. No. 1202, Exh. A § 6, 12-1-2015)

(See section 10.08.290 of this article.)

(Prior code § 10-2.278)

"Use" shall mean the purpose for which either land or a structure is or may be occupied or maintained.

(Prior code § 10-2.279)

(See Article 34 of this chapter.)

(Prior code § 10-2.280)

"Veterinary clinic" shall mean an establishment for the general health, welfare, surgery, and preventative treatment of household pets. All uses shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building.

(Ord. 1004 § 1, 1999)

"Veterinary hospital" shall mean an establishment for the care and treatment of animals, including household pets, livestock, and commercial poultry, all facilities to be within a completely enclosed building, except for exercising runs and the parking of automobiles.

(Prior code § 10-2.281)

"Wholesale" shall mean the sale of goods, wares, merchandise, or services for the purpose of resale and not to consumers or users thereof.

(Prior code § 10-2.282)

"Yard" shall mean an open space, other than a court, on the same lot with a building, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

(Prior code § 10-2.283)

"Front yard" shall mean an area extending across the full width of the lot, and lying between the front lot line and a line parallel thereto, and having a distance between such parallel lines equal to the required front yard depth as prescribed in each zone. The depth of the front yard shall be measured by a line at right angles to the front lot line, or by the radial line in the case of a curved front lot line. Where a lot lies partially within a planned street indicated on a precise plan for such street, the front yard depth shall be measured in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.08.3220 of Article 24 of this chapter.

(Prior code § 10-2.284)

"Rear yard" shall mean a required yard extending along the rear lot line (not street line) throughout the entire width of the lot.

(Prior code § 10-2.285)

"Side yard" shall mean an area extending from the rear line of the required front yard, or from the front lot line where no front yard is required, to the rear lot line, and lying between the side lot line and a line parallel thereto within the lot, and having a distance between such parallel lines equal to the required side yard width as prescribed in each zone. The width of the side yard shall be measured in the same manner as the depth of the front yard.

(Prior code § 10-2.286)

"Zoning district" shall mean a section or district restricted by law, as for residential, commercial, industrial, and the like.

(Prior code § 10-2.287)