Except to the extent a particular provision specifies otherwise,
the following definitions shall apply throughout this ordinance:
Accessory Dwelling Unit.
A secondary dwelling located on a lot with a primary detached
residential structure and used as living quarters but not for rent
or lease separate and apart from the primary detached residential
structure.
Adult uses.
Establishment or activities that involve the provision of
goods, services, or entertainment intended for individuals of legal
adult age and may contain explicit or sexually oriented content.
Airport or Landing Field.
An area improved for the landing or take-off of aircraft
approved by the City of Sanger for operation as an aircraft landing
facility.
Alley.
A public way, public space or thoroughfare which affords
only secondary means of access to property abutting thereon.
Antique Shop.
An establishment offering for sale, within a building, articles
such as glass, china, furniture or similar furnishings and decorations
which have value and significance as a result of age, design or sentiment.
Apartment.
A room or suite of rooms in a multi-family dwelling or apartment
house designed or occupied as a place of residence by a single-family,
individual or group of individuals.
Apartment House.
Any building, or portion thereof, which is designed, built,
rented, leased or let to be occupied as three or more apartments or
which is occupied as the home or place of residence of three or more
families living independently of each other and maintaining separate
cooking facilities.
Art Gallery or Museum.
An institution for the collection, display and distribution
of objects of art or science and which is sponsored by a public or
quasi-public agency and which facility is open to the general public.
Assisted Living Facility.
An establishment that furnishes, in one or more facilities,
food and shelter to four or more persons who are unrelated to the
proprietor of the establishment and that provides personal care services
as defined by Chapter 247 of the Texas Health and Safety Code. Personal
care services include assistance with daily living activities such
as meals, dressing, movement, bathing, or other personal needs or
maintenance; the administration of medication; or the general supervision
or oversight of a person's physical and mental well-being.
Attached.
Physical connection above the top of the floor line of the
first floor.
Basement.
A building story that is not a story above grade plan. A
basement shall not be counted as a story in computing building height.
May be referred to as a cellar.
Bedroom.
A room in an apartment or building other than a kitchen,
dining room, living room, bathroom or closet. This definition shall
include extra dining rooms, living rooms, and all dens, studies, game
rooms, sun rooms or similar extra rooms, all of which are capable
of being used as bedrooms.
Block.
An area within the city enclosed by streets and occupied
by or intended for buildings; or, if said word is used as a term of
measurement, it shall mean the distance along a side of a street between
the nearest two streets which intersect said street on said side.
Board.
Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Boarding or Rooming.
A building, other than a hotel or multiple family dwelling,
where lodging is provided for five (5) or more persons for compensation,
and where facilities for food preparation are not provided in individual
rooms.
Buildable Area.
That portion of a building site exclusive of the required
yard areas on which a structure or building improvements may be erected,
and including the actual structure, driveway, parking lot, pool, and
other construction as shown on the site plan.
Building.
Any structure built for the support, shelter and enclosure
of persons, animals, chattels or movable property of any kind. When
subdivided in a manner sufficient to prevent the spread of fire, each
portion so subdivided may be deemed a separate building.
Building Ends.
Those sides of a building having the least dimension as compared
to the front or rear of a building. As used in the building spacing
regulations for multiple-family dwelling, the term "building end"
shall mean the most narrow side of a building regardless of whether
it fronts upon a street, faces the rear of the lot or adjoins the
side lot line or another building.
Building Inspector.
The Building Official or his or her designee responsible
for the review and permitting of construction work performed within
the City limits.
Building Line.
A line parallel or approximately parallel to the street line
at a specified distance therefrom constituting the minimum distance
from the street or property line that a building may be erected.
Building Material Sales.
The sale of new building materials and supplies indoors with
related sales for hardware, carpet, plants, electrical and plumbing
supplies all of which is oriented to the retail customer, rather than
contractor or wholesale customer.
Building Official.
The person officially charged with the enforcement of the
zoning and buildings codes of the City.
Business.
Any lawful commercial endeavor to engage in the manufacturing,
purchase, sale, lease, or exchange of goods, and/or the provision
of business services.
Certificate of Occupancy Compliance.
An official certificate issued by the City through the enforcing
official indicating conformance with or approved conditional waiver
from the zoning regulations and authorizing legal use of the premises
for which it is issued.
Church or Rectory.
Any building, place or structure(s) owned and/or used by
religious organizations or congregations and providing religious worship,
religious training, or education of its members. This definition includes
secondary uses such as rectories, convents, monasteries, or other
congregate residences for the housing of religious organization personnel,
meeting halls, offices for administration of the institution, day
care facilities, education or schools, recreation associated with
schools or day care facilities which are associated or affiliated
with a church.
City Manager.
Chief administrative officer of the City of Sanger, Texas.
Clinic Medical or Dental.
Facilities for examining, consulting and treating patients
including offices, laboratories and outpatient facilities, but not
including hospital beds and rooms for acute or chronic care.
Club, Private.
A club room or suite of rooms or a building available to
restricted membership for meetings, dining and entertainment. Such
facilities may include a private tennis court, swimming pool or similar
recreation facilities, none of which are available to the general
public.
College or University.
An academic institution of higher learning, accredited or
recognized by the State and covering a program or series of programs
of academic study.
Commercial.
Any business, other than a customary home occupation or manufacturing
business, which involves the exchange of goods or services for the
remuneration of a person occupying the premises upon which the transaction
or part thereof takes place.
Commercial Amusement (Indoor).
An amusement enterprise wholly enclosed and operated within
an acoustically treated building offering entertainment or games of
skill to the general public for a fee or charge.
Commercial Amusement (Outdoor).
An amusement enterprise offering entertainment or games of
skill to general public such as golf driving range, pitch and putt
course, archery, miniature golf and similar outdoor activities but
not including go-cart racing, drag strips, auto racing or motorcycle
racing.
Community Center (Private).
A building or group of rooms designed and used as an integral
part of a residential project by the tenants of such a project for
a place of meeting, recreation or social activity and under the management
and unified control of the operators of the project. A private community
center shall not be operated as a place of public meetings or as a
business nor shall the operation of such facility create noise, odor
or similar conditions perceptible beyond the bounding property line
of the project site.
Community Center (Public).
A building and grounds owned and operated by a governmental
body for the social, recreational, health or welfare of the community
served.
Convenience Store.
Any retail establishment of less than 13,000 square feet
that sells a variety of convenience goods, including food, beverages,
tobacco products, beer and wine, and household goods, as well as gasoline
sales.
Country Club (Private).
An area of twenty (20) acres or more containing a golf course
and a clubhouse and available only to private specific membership;
such a club may contain adjunct facilities such as private club, dining
room, swimming pool, tennis courts and similar recreational or service
facilities.
Court.
An open, unoccupied space, bounded on more than two sides
by the walls of a building. An inner court is a court entirely surrounded
by the exterior walls of a building. An outer court is a court having
one side open to a street, alley, yard or other permanent space.
Coverage.
The percent of a lot or tract covered by the roof or first
floor of a building.
Customary Home Occupation.
An occupation customarily carried on in an existing structure
of the property by a member of the occupant's family and not more
than two (2) employees, one of whom must be the owner of the business
being conducted at the location. Customary home occupations must be
clearly secondary to the residential uses of the dwelling with no
evidence of the home occupation visible to the neighborhood, and may
not include the physical or medical treatment of persons or animals,
retail sales, business services, barber shops, beauty shops, dance
studios, carpenter shops, electrical shops, plumber shops, radio shops,
auto repairing or painting, furniture repairing, or sign painting.
No signs or displays advertising the customary home occupation may
be placed on the property where the home occupation is conducted.
A person engaging in a home occupation shall not display or store
materials, merchandise, and/or equipment for sale or use outside of
the structure in which the business is conducted. A person engaging
in a home occupation may conduct outdoor activities other than storage
of materials and/or equipment provided the activities are screened
from adjacent properties and public easements and rights-of-way by
a solid fence of at least six (6) feet in height, shall not involve
the use of motorized equipment, and shall not generate loud and raucous
noise that renders the enjoyment of life and property uncomfortable
or interferes with public peace and comfort.
Day Nursery or Day Camp.
An establishment where children are left for care or training
during the day of portion thereof including a recreation area with
or without a building where children engage in supervised training
or recreation during daylight hours.
Depth of Lot.
The mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot
lines.
Depth of Rear Yard.
The minimum distance between the rear line of a building
other than a secondary building and the rear lot line.
Detached.
Having no physical connection above the top of the floor
line of the first floor with any other building or structure.
Development Plan or Detail Site Plan.
A comprehensive plan for the development of a specific site,
including, but not limited to, a site plan, architectural drawings,
engineering drawings, and a narrative description of the project that
provides sufficient detail for the Development Services Department
to determine compliance with the applicable development standards.
District.
A section of the City for which the regulations governing
the area, height or use of the land and buildings are uniform.
Downtown.
The area within the City of Sanger generally bounded by FM
455 on the north, 7th Street on the west, Locust Street on the south,
and the BNSF rail line on the east.
Drive-Through.
A building or facility where customers can be served without
leaving a vehicle.
Dwelling Unit or Living Unit.
A building or portion of a building which is arranged, occupied,
or intended to be occupied as living quarters and includes facilities
for food preparation and sleeping.
Dwelling, Multiple-Family.
Any building or portion thereof, which is designed, built,
rented, leased or let to be occupied as three or more dwelling units
or apartments or which is occupied as a home or residence of three
or more families.
Dwelling, One-Family.
A dwelling unit having accommodations for and occupied by
not more than one family.
Dwelling, Two-Family.
A detached building having separate accommodations for and
occupied by not more than two families.
Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station.
A public or private vehicle space utilized as an area to
fuel an electric or hybrid vehicle and featuring equipment for charging
electric or hybrid vehicles.
Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE).
The electrical conductors and ground equipment external to
an electric vehicle that provides a connection for an electric or
hybrid vehicle to a power source to provide vehicle charging. The
following are typical classification levels:
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Level 1: Provides charging through 120-volt electrical service.
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Level 2: Provides charging between 120-volt and 240-volt electrical
service.
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Level 3 or Rapid Charge: Provides a voltage or rating greater
than 240-volt, through three-phase or inductive charging equipment.
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Emu Farms.
An area of five (5) acres or more used for the raising and
breeding thereon of emus for future sale or show. No person may have
in excess of eight (8) adult emus per acre of land nor three (3) chick
emus may be kept per acre.
Family.
Any number of individuals living together as a single housekeeping
unit, in which not more than four (4) individuals are unrelated by
blood, marriage or adoption.
Farm Secondary Building.
A secondary structure on a tract qualifying as a farm as
herein defined for storing or housing the usual projects and animals
raised or maintained on a farm, such as a barn, poultry house, stable,
machinery shed or granary. No structure housing animals or poultry
shall be located nearer than one hundred (100) feet to the bounding
property lines of the farm tract.
Farm, Ranch, Garden or Orchard.
An area of five (5) acres or more which is used for the growing
of usual farm products, vegetables, fruits, trees and grain and for
the raising thereon of the usual farm poultry and farm animals such
as horses, cattle, sheep, and emus including the necessary secondary
uses for raising, treating and storing products raised on the premises,
not including the commercial feeding of offal or garbage to swine
or other animals and not including any type of agricultural or husbandry
specifically prohibited by ordinance or law.
Farmer's Market.
Any indoor or outdoor venue where proprietors can organize
the sale of agricultural produce to the public.
Financial Institution or Bank.
A building or portion of a building primarily devoted to
the provision of financial and/or banking services to customers or
clients such as banks, credit unions, savings banks, savings and loan
associations, lending establishments, and investment companies.
Fire, Police or Municipal Building.
Any public service building of the municipal government including
a library or City Hall, but excluding storage yards, utility shops
and equipment centers.
First Floor.
A floor and the space above it between the floor and the
next floor or the ceiling or roof, the height of said space being
no more than 50 percent below grade and the top of the floor being
no higher than six feet above grade. All floors above the first floor
shall be numbered in ascending sequence, starting with the second
floor.
Floor Area.
The total square feet of floor space within the outside dimensions
of a building including each floor level, but excluding basements
and cellars, carports, garages or porches.
Gambling.
The act of making a bet on the partial or final result of
a game or contest or on the performance of a participant in a game
or contest; or the act of making a bet on the result of any political
nomination, appointment, or election or on the degree of success of
any nominee, appointee, or candidate; or the act of playing and betting
for money or other thing of value at any game played with cards, dice,
balls, or any other gambling device or gaming and software sweepstakes
device.
Gambling Device.
A device described in Article 47.01(4)(A) of the Texas Penal
Code.
Game Room.
A for-profit business located in a building or place involved
in gambling or that contains six (6) or more: gaming and software
sweepstakes devices, gambling devices, or electronic, electromechanical
contrivances that, for consideration, afford a player the opportunity
to obtain a prize or thing of value, the award of which is determined
solely or partially by chance, regardless of whether the contrivance
is designed, made, or adopted for bona fide amusement purposes.
Gaming and Software Sweepstakes Devices (GSSD).
Includes but are not limited to any machine or device on
which individuals can: 1) play games of chance to win money or a prize
with value, by digitally or physically inserting credits or coins
into the machine or device with the exception of Texas Penal Code
sec. 47.01(4)(B); or 2) participate in contests that award one or
more prizes (including money, game credits, or coupons redeemable
for a prize of value) based on chance or the random selection of entries
by operation of software; or 3) win money or prizes with value if
a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal row of objects line up (also known
as "Eight Liners").
Gasoline Service Station.
A place or establishment where gasoline, oil, grease, or
motor vehicle accessories are sold, supplied, or dispensed to the
retail motor vehicle trade, or the washing of motor vehicles, or provides
electric vehicle charging stations.
Golf Course (Commercial).
A golf course, privately owned but open to the public for
a fee and operated as a commercial venture.
Grade.
The finished ground level adjoining the building at all exterior
walls.
Grade plane.
A reference plane representing the average of the finished
ground level adjoining the building at all exterior walls.
Guest House (detached).
A secondary structure on a lot or tract containing dwelling
accommodations excluding kitchen facilities and separate utility services
or meters and intended for the temporary occupancy by guests and not
for rent or permanent occupancy.
Height.
The vertical distance of a building measured from the average
established grade at the street line on from the average natural front
yard ground level, whichever is higher, to (1) the highest point of
the roof's surface if a flat surface, (2) to the deck line of mansard
roofs or (3) to the mean height level between eaves and edge for hip
and gable roofs and, in any event, excluding chimneys, cooling towers,
elevator bulkheads, penthouses, tanks, water towers, radio towers,
ornamental cupolas, domes or spires, and parapet walls not exceeding
ten (10) feet. If the street grade has not been officially established,
the average front yard grade shall be used for a base level.
Heliport or Helistop.
A landing facility for rotary wing aircraft which may include
fueling or servicing facilities for such craft and subject to approval
by the City of Sanger.
Historic Landmark.
Any buildings, land, areas or districts of historical, architectural,
archaeological or cultural importance or value, which the City Council
determines shall be protected, enhanced and preserved in the interest
of the culture, prosperity, education and welfare of the people.
Hospital (chronic care).
An institution where those persons suffering from generally
permanent types of illness, injury, deformity, deficiency or age are
given care and treatment on a prolonged or permanent basis, and which
is licensed by the State of Texas.
Hospital (general acute care).
An institution where sick or injured patients are given medical
or surgical treatment intended to restore them to health and an active
life, and which is licensed by the State of Texas.
Industrialized Housing.
A residential structure that is:
A.
Designed for the occupancy of one or more families;
B.
Constructed in one or more modules or constructed using one
or more modular components built at a location other than the permanent
site; and
C.
Designed to be used as a permanent residential structure when
the module or modular component is transported to the permanent site
and erected or installed on a permanent foundation system.
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Industrialized housing includes the structure's plumbing, heating,
air-conditioning and electrical systems. Industrialized housing does
not include housing constructed of a sectional or panelized system
that does not use a modular component or a ready-built home constructed
in a manner in which the entire living area is contained in a single
unit or section at a temporary location for the purpose of selling
and moving the home to another location.
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Kindergarten.
The school for children of preschool age, in which construction
endeavors, object lessons, and helpful games are prominent features
of the curriculum.
Library, Art Gallery or Museum (Public).
Any institution for the loan or display of books, objects
of art or science which is sponsored by a public or responsible quasi-public
agency and which institution is open and available to the general
public.
Light Fabrication and Assembly Processes.
The fabrication, assembly or manufacture of products, including
but not limited to jewelry, trimming decorations, signs, and similar
items, which does not involve generation of noise, odor, vibration,
dust or hazard.
Liquor Store.
An establishment principally for the retail sale of alcoholic
beverages for off-premises consumption, as defined in the Texas Alcoholic
Beverage Code.
Local Utility Line.
The usual electric power, telephone, gas, water, sewer, and
drainage lines designed and constructed by the municipality or a franchised
utility company to serve a community with urban type services.
Lodging House.
A building where lodging for five (5) or more persons is
provided in exchange for compensation.
Lot Coverage.
The total area of a lot upon which is placed a building,
buildings, or other structures.
Lot Lines.
The lines bounding a lot as defined herein.
Lot of Record.
A lot which is part of a subdivision, a plat of which has
been recorded in the office of the county clerk of Denton County;
or a parcel of land, the deed for which is recorded in the office
of the county clerk of Denton County prior to the adoption of this
ordinance.
Lot or Building Site.
Land occupied or to be occupied by a building and its secondary
building, and including such open spaces as are required under this
ordinance, and having its principal frontage upon a public street
or officially approved place.
Lot Width.
The width of a lot at the front building lines.
Main Building.
The building or buildings on a lot which are occupied by
the primary use.
Manufactured Home.
A structure constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according
to the rules of the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development, which is built on a permanent chassis, designed for use
as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when the structure
is connected to the required utilities, transportable in one or more
sections, and, in the traveling mode, is at least eight body feet
(8') in width or at least forty body feet (40') in length or, when
erected on site, at least 320 square feet. A home includes the plumbing,
heating, air-conditioning and electrical systems of the home and does
not include a recreational vehicle as defined by applicable federal
regulations.
Manufactured Home Park.
A tract or parcel of land used to accommodate manufactured
home units that are not on a permanent foundation and secondary structures
as a semi-permanent place of residence.
Manufactured Home Subdivision.
A tract of land subdivided into lots which are designed as
permanent sites for manufactured or relocatable homes and which are
served by separate utilities, dedicated street access on a legally
filed plat, and are capable of being conveyed as separate lots.
Manufacturing Processes.
Uses restricted from other zoning districts but permitted
in the "I" Industrial District under this definition are manufacturing
and industrial uses which do not emit dust, smoke, odor, gas, fumes,
or present a possible hazard beyond the bounding property lines of
the lot or tract upon which the use or uses are located, and which
do not generate noise or vibration at the boundary of the lot or tract
which is generally perceptible in frequency or pressure above the
ambient level of noise or vibration in the adjacent areas.
Mobile Home.
A structure constructed before June 15, 1976, which is built
on a permanent chassis, designed for use as a dwelling, with or without
a permanent foundation, when the structure is connected to the required
utilities, which is transportable in one or more sections, and which,
in the traveling mode, is at least eight body feet (8') or at least
forty body feet (40') in length or, when erected on site, is at least
three hundred and twenty (320) square feet, and includes the plumbing,
heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems of the home.
Motel or Hotel.
A building or group of buildings designed for and occupied
as a temporary abiding place of individuals and providing six (6)
or more room units with customary hotel services such as linen, maid
service, telephone and upkeep of furniture.
Nonconforming Use.
A building, structure or use of land lawfully occupied at
the time of the effective date of this ordinance or amendments thereto,
and which does not conform to the use regulations of the district
in which it is situated.
Occupancy.
The use or intended use of the land or buildings by proprietors
or tenants.
Off-Street Parking Incidental to Main Use.
Off-street parking spaces provided in accordance with the
requirements specified by this Ordinance and located on the lot or
tract occupied by the main use or within two hundred (200) feet of
such lot or tract and located within the same zoning district as the
main use or in an adjacent parking district.
Open Space.
Area included in any side, rear or front yard or any unoccupied
space on the lot that is open and unobstructed to the sky except for
the ordinary projections of cornices, eaves, porches and plant material.
Park or Playground (Public).
An open recreation facility or park owned and operated by
a public agency such as the City of Sanger or the School Board and
available to the general public for neighborhood use but not involving
lighted athletic fields for nighttime play.
Parking Lot or Structure, Commercial (Auto).
An area or structure devoted to the parking or storage of
automobiles for a fee, may include, in the case of a parking structure
only, a facility for servicing of automobiles provided such facility
is primarily an integral function for use only by automobiles occupying
the structure and creates no special problems of ingress or egress.
Planning and Zoning Commission.
The agency appointed by the City Council as an advisory body
authorized to provide recommendations to the council on matters relating
to planning and zoning decisions to be considered by the council.
Plant Nursery Greenhouse.
Retail or wholesale sales of plant materials and supplies
either enclosed in a building, bath house, or in the open and with
related storage of equipment for landscape contracting.
Playfield or Stadium (Public).
An athletic field or stadium owned and operated by a public
agency for the general public including a baseball field, golf course,
football field or stadium which may be lighted for nighttime play.
Premises.
A piece of land or real estate owned, rented, leased, used
or occupied distinct from those adjacent, by virtue of different ownership,
rental, lease, usage or occupancy.
Private Garage.
A secondary building housing vehicles owned and used by occupants
of the main building; if occupied by vehicles of others, it is a storage
space.
Private School.
An academic institution other than a public or parochial
elementary or secondary school, including private elementary and secondary
schools and institutions of higher learning.
Private Utility (Franchised).
A utility such as one distributing heat, chilled water, closed
circuit television or similar service and requiring a franchise to
operate in the City of Sanger.
Property.
All contiguous land and any fixed or moveable object on such
land, under common ownership, irrespective of leasehold or other interest.
Quick-Service Food and Beverage Shop.
An establishment offering food or beverage service to customers
either through an automobile pick-up window or a walk-up window, with
or without eating space provided within the building.
Radio, T.V. and Appliance Repair.
A shop for the repair of household and home equipment, such
as electrical appliances, lawn mowers, tools and similar items where
all such items are stored within a building.
Radio, Television or Microwave Towers.
Structures supporting antenna for transmitting or receiving
any portion of the radio spectrum but excluding non-commercial antenna
installations for home use of radio or television.
Residence.
Same as dwelling; when used with district, an area of residential
regulations.
School Business.
A business organized to operate for a profit and offering
instruction and training in a service or art such as secretarial school,
barber college, beauty school or commercial art school, but not including
manual trade schools.
School, Commercial, Trade or Craft.
A business operating for profit and offering instruction
and training in a trade such as welding, brick laying, machinery operation
and other similar manual trades.
School, Public or Denominational.
A school and customary secondary uses under the sponsorship
of a public or religious agency having a curriculum generally equivalent
to public, elementary or secondary schools, but not including private,
trade or commercial schools.
Screening.
A wall or fence, the surface of which does not contain openings
more than 40 square inches in each one square foot of surface of such
wall or fence, and which surface shall constitute a visual barrier.
Secondary Use.
A use subordinate to and incidental to the principal use.
Short-Term Rental.
The rental or offer for a rental of a dwelling unit, or any
portion thereof, for a period of less than thirty (30) days. This
term does not include a leaseback.
Sign.
An outdoor advertising device that is a structure or that
is attached to or painted on a building or that is leaned against
a structure for display on premises.
Single-Family Dwelling (attached).
A building located on a platted lot or separate building
site which is designed for and occupied by not more than one (1) family
and which is attached by one or more common wall(s) to another similar
single-family dwelling unit. An attached dwelling shall be designed
to permit separation from an adjoining dwelling in the event either
dwelling is caused to be removed.
Single-Family Dwelling (detached).
A detached building located on a platted lot or separate
building site which is designed for and occupied by not more than
one (1) family.
Skilled Nursing Facility.
An institution, other than a hospital, licensed by the State
of Texas or the City of Sanger which provides primarily in-patient
health care, personal care, or rehabilitative services over a long
period of time to persons chronically ill, aged, or disabled who need
ongoing health supervision but not hospitalization. Skilled nursing
facilities may also be referred to as a nursing home, convalescent
home, or long-term care facility.
Stable (private).
A secondary building set back from adjacent property lines
a minimum distance of one hundred (100) feet and used for quartering
horses, not to exceed one (1) horse per one and one half (1.5) acre
area of a farm or lot.
Stable, Commercial.
A structure housing horses which are boarded or rented to
the public or any stable other than a private stable; but not including
a sale barn, auction or similar trading activity.
Story.
The height between the successive floors of a building or
from the top floor to the roof. The standard height for a story is
eleven (11) feet, six (6) inches.
Street.
Any thoroughfare or public driveway, other than an alley,
more than thirty (30) feet in width, which has been dedicated or deeded
to the public for public use.
Structural Alterations.
Any change in the supporting member of a building, such as
a bearing wall, column, beams or girders.
Swimming Instruction as a Home Occupation.
The teaching of swimming in a private swimming pool. In a
residential area, the offering of swimming instruction in a private
pool is subject to the approval of a Specific Use Permit which may
specify operating conditions and standards and may limit the number
of students and operating time.
Swimming Pool (Commercial).
A swimming pool with secondary facilities, not part of the
municipal or public recreational system and not a private swim club,
but where the facilities are available to the general public for a
fee.
Swimming Pool (Private).
A swimming pool constructed for the exclusive use of the
residents of a single-family, two-family or apartment dwelling and
located within the required side or rear yards; however, a pool shall
not be located closer than three (3) feet to any property one.
Temporary Field or Construction Office.
Temporary office buildings and temporary building material
storage areas to be used solely for construction purposes in connection
with the property on which they are erected may be permitted for a
specified period of time in accordance with a permit issued by the
Building Official.
Tennis Court, Private.
A surface designed and constructed for playing the game of
tennis along with all fencing, nets and related appurtenances but
excluding lighting for night play in residential areas except as may
be otherwise provided or restricted by the Specific Use Permit.
Two-Family Dwelling.
A single detached building located on a platted lot or building
site designed for and occupied by not more than two (2) families.
Vape Shop or Smoke Shop.
A retail establishment subject to a Specific Use Permit whose
primary business purpose, as evidenced by its inventory, marketing,
and/or gross revenue, is the sale of electronic nicotine delivery
systems (e-cigarettes, vapes, vape pens, e-cigars, e-pipes, e-hookahs,
and their components, parts, or accessories, consumable liquid solutions
(whether or not containing nicotine or other substances), tobacco
products (cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff, chewing tobacco),
tobacco paraphernalia (pipes, bongs, vaporizers, hookahs), or any
other similar products designed for smoking, vaping, or the consumption
of tobacco or nicotine. This definition shall explicitly exclude establishments
that derive more than fifty percent (50%) of their gross revenue from
the sale of food, beverages, or gasoline fuel.
Variance.
An adjustment in the application of the specific regulations
of the Zoning Ordinance to a particular parcel of property which,
because of special conditions or circumstances peculiar to the particular
parcel, is necessary to prevent the property from being deprived of
rights and privileges enjoyed by other parcels in the same vicinity
and zoning district.
Wrecking or Auto Salvage Yard.
A yard or building where automobiles or parts of automobiles
or machinery are stored, dismantled and/or offered for sale in the
open as whole units, as salvaged parts or as processed metal.
Yard.
An open space, other than a court, on the lot in which a
building is situated and which is not obstructed from a point forty
(40) inches above the general ground level of the graded lot to the
sky, except as provided for roof overhang and similar special architectural
features and plant material.
Yard, Front.
An open, unoccupied space on a lot facing a street extending
across the front of a lot between the side lot lines and from the
main building to the front lot or street line with the minimum horizontal
distance between the street line and the main building line as specified
for the district in which it is located.
Yard, Rear.
An open, unoccupied space, except for secondary buildings
as herein permitted, extending across the rear of a lot from one side
lot line to the other side lot line and having a depth between the
building and the rear lot line as specified in the district in which
the lot is situated.
Yard, Side.
An open, unoccupied space or spaces on one side or two sides
of a main building and on the same lot with the building, situated
between the building and a side line of the lot and extending through
from the front yard to the rear yard. Any lot line not the rear line
or front line shall be deemed a side line.
Zoning District Map.
The official certified map upon which the boundaries of the
various zoning districts are drawn and which is an integral part of
this ordinance.
Zoo (Private).
A facility housing and displaying live animals, reptiles
or birds, privately owned and operated for a fee or for the promotion
of some other enterprise.
Zoo (Public).
A publicly owned zoo or similar facility owned and operated
by the City or a nonprofit zoological society where live animals,
birds, and reptiles are domiciled and displayed.
(Ordinance 06-12-25 adopted 6/16/2025)
