[Sub. Regs. §483.005; Ord. No. 571 §1, 6-3-1985; Ord. No. 639 §1, 12-8-1987]
A.
Usage.
1.
For the purposes of these regulations, certain numbers, abbreviations, terms and words used herein shall be used, interpreted and defined as set forth in this Section.
2.
Unless the context clearly indicates to the contrary, words used in the present tense shall include the future tense; words used in the singular number shall include the plural and the plural the singular; the word "building" shall include the word "structure"; the word "herein" means "in these regulations"; and the word "regulations" means "these regulations".
3.
A "person" includes a corporation, a partnership and an incorporated association of persons such as a club; the word "shall" is always mandatory; the word "may" is permissive; a "building" includes a "structure"; a "building" or "structure" includes any part thereof; "used" or "occupied", as applied to any land or building, shall be construed to include the words "intended, arranged or designed to be used or occupied".
B. ACCESSORY BUILDING ACCESSORY USE ADULT BOOK AND VIDEO STORE AGRICULTURE ALLEY APARTMENT APARTMENT HOUSE BARRIER (NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL) BASEMENT BLOCK BOARDING, LODGING OR ROOMING HOUSE BUILDING BUILDING, HEIGHT OF BUILDING LINE CELLAR CHILD OR DAY CARE CENTER CLUB COMMERCIAL COMMISSION COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CONDOMINIUM CONSTRUCTION PLAN CUL-DE-SAC DESIGN DEVELOPER DISPLAY AREA DISTRICT, ZONING DWELLING DWELLING, MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY EASEMENT ENGINEER ESCROW AGENT FABRICATING FAMILY 1. 2. FLOOD HAZARD AREA FLOOR AREA GARAGE, COMMERCIAL OR PUBLIC GARAGE, PRIVATE GRADE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HILLSIDE AREA HILLSIDE STREET HOME OCCUPATION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
HOSPITAL IMPROVEMENT IMPROVEMENT PLANS INDUSTRIAL PARK INDUSTRY or INDUSTRIAL JUNK YARD KENNEL LOADING AREA LOT LOT AREA LOT, CORNER LOT COVERAGE LOT, DEPTH OF LOT, DOUBLE FRONTAGE LOT, INTERIOR LOT OF RECORD MANUFACTURING MOBILE HOME MOBILE HOME, DEPENDENT MOBILE HOME, INDEPENDENT MOBILE HOME PARK MODEL HOME MODULAR STRUCTURE MOTEL, MOTOR COURT, MOTOR LODGE or TOURIST COURT NET AREA NON-CONFORMING USE NON-RESIDENTIAL NURSING, REST OR CONVALESCENT HOME OFFICE PARKING AREA PARKING BAY PARKING LANE PARKING LOT PARKING SPACE, OFF-STREET PATIO HOUSES PERSON PERSONAL STORAGE SHED PLACE PLAT PORCH PREMISES PUBLIC BUILDING OR FACILITY RECREATION OR PLAYGROUND CENTER RECYCLING CENTER RETIREMENT COMMUNITY ROADBED ROADWAY SCREENING (FENCING AND BUFFER) SETBACK LINE SHOPPING CENTER SIGN SIGN, DIRECTIONAL SIGN, CHURCH SIGN, GOVERNMENTAL SIGN, NOT-FOR-PROFIT SIGN, TEMPORARY SLOPE STORY STORY, HALF STREET STREET, COLLECTOR STREET LINE STREET, MAJOR STREET, MARGINAL ACCESS or SERVICE ROAD STREET, MINOR STRUCTURAL ALTERATION STRUCTURE SUBDIVIDER 1. 2. 3. 4. SUBDIVISION SUBDIVISION, MAJOR SUBDIVISION, MINOR SURETY COMPANY TITLE COMPANY TOURIST OR TRAILER CAMP TOWN HOUSE TOWN HOUSE APARTMENT TRAILER TRAILER PARK TRAVELED WAY UNIT USE VARIANCE VESTIBULE or LOBBY YARD YARD, FRONT YARD, REAR YARD, SIDE
For the purposes of these regulations, the terms used herein are defined as follows:
Any building, the use of which is incidental to the principal use of another and is located on the same lot as the principal building or use.
A use incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the premises.
A legal business premise for the on-site sale or rent of printed and visual materials for public consumption by persons eighteen (18) years of age and older.
The use of land or building(s) for such purposes as: farming, dairying, pasturage, floriculture, viticulture and animal and poultry husbandry and the necessary accessory uses for packing, treating or storing the produce raised on the premises; provided however, that the operation of such accessory uses shall be secondary to that of normal agricultural activities and, further provided, that the above uses shall not include the commercial feeding of garbage or offal to swine or other animals.
A minor public thoroughfare which affords only a secondary means of vehicular service access to the rear or side of abutting properties otherwise abutting on a street and which is twenty (20) feet or less in width.
A room or a suite of rooms within an apartment house, provided with separate cooking facilities and arranged, intended or designed for a place of residence of a single-family or a group of individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit.
See "DWELLING, MULTIPLE".
Any street, highway, river, pond, canal, railroad, levee, embankment or screening by a fence or hedge.
A story whose floor is more than twelve (12) inches but not more than one-half (½) its clear height below the average level of the adjoining ground. A basement, when used as a dwelling, shall be counted as a story for purposes of minimum side yard determination.
A parcel of land usually bounded on all sides by streets or other transportation routes such as railroad lines or by physical barriers such as water bodies or public open space and not traversed by a through street.
A building or place where rooming, lodging or lodging and boarding are provided (or which is equipped to regularly provide such services) by pre-arrangement for definite periods and for compensation. A boarding, lodging or rooming house may have accommodations for three (3) or more persons, but not more than nine (9) persons. A boarding, lodging or rooming house is distinguished from a hotel which is open to transients and has accommodations for ten (10) or more persons.
Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy. For application of the Zoning Code, each portion of a building which is completely separated from other portions by fire walls complying with Section 907.0 of the BOCA Code shall be considered as a separate building.
The vertical distance measured from the average elevation of the finished grade at the front of the building to:
See "SETBACK LINE".
A story having more than one-half (½) of its height below grade. A cellar shall not be counted as a story for the purpose of height regulation.
Any place, home or institution which receives three (3) or more children under the age of sixteen (16) years and not of common parentage, for care apart from their natural parents, legal guardians or custodians, when received for regular periods of time for compensation; provided however, this definition shall not include public and private schools organized, operated or approved under the laws of this State, custody of children fixed by a court of competent jurisdiction, children related by blood or marriage within the third degree of the custodian person or to churches or other religious or public institutions caring for children within the institutional building while their parents or legal guardians are attending services or meetings or classes or engaged in church activities.
A building or portion thereof or premises owned or operated by a corporation, association, person or persons intended to be used by a selected membership not open to the general public for social, educational or recreational purpose, but not primarily for profit or to render a service which is customarily carried on as a business.
Any business that has as its primary function the direct sale of goods or services to the general public.
Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Pevely, Missouri.
The plan or any portion thereof for the coordinated development of the City of Pevely, Missouri, adopted by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Pevely, Missouri, pursuant to Chapter 89, RSMo.
A single-dwelling structure intended to be occupied by a number of single families and within which each single-family dwelling unit is sold to the occupants as an individually subdivided parcel of the entire structure. All condominium development shall comply with the provisions of the planned residential development regulations of the Pevely Zoning Code.
A drafted illustration, including engineering, architectural and other information as necessary, depicting the characteristics of buildings and related improvements proposed to be erected or otherwise established on a parcel of land.
A local street having only one (1) outlet and having an appropriate terminal for the safe and convenient reversal of traffic movement.
The arrangement of land for easements, lots and rights-of-way, including materials, alignment, grade and width of these elements.
A person, firm or corporation by whom a tract of land will be subdivided and improved pursuant to the requirements of the subdivision regulations. Consent will be required of the legal owner of the premises.
A space arranged, intended or designed for the demonstration, exhibition, presentation or otherwise showing of commodities or other items to the general public.
A section or sections of the City of Pevely for which the regulations governing the use of buildings and premises, the height of buildings, the size of yards and the intensity of the use are uniform.
Any building or portion thereof which is designed and used exclusively for residential purposes.
A building or portion thereof, excluding condominiums, arranged, intended or designed for the exclusive occupancy by more than two (2) families.
A detached building arranged, intended or designed for the exclusive occupancy by one (1) family.
A building arranged, intended or designed for the exclusive occupancy by two (2) families.
A grant by a property owner to the public, a corporation or a person of the use of land for a specific purpose.
A person licensed as a professional engineer by the State of Missouri.
A title company, bank, savings and loan association, trust company or any other agency or person approved by the Pevely Board of Aldermen to act as escrow agent under the provisions of the Zoning Code.
The process of producing a product or products from a manufactured item or items through general assembly operations. Fabricating does not include the making of products from raw material(s).
Either of the following groups of persons occupying a dwelling unit as an individual housekeeping unit:
One (1) or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption and not more than two (2) other persons not related by blood, marriage or adoption;
Not more than three (3) persons (excluding servants) not related by blood, marriage or adoption and living together as a single housekeeping organization in a dwelling unit.
All land subject to period inundation from overflow of natural waterways when subjected to the maximum possible runoff from three (3) inches of rain per hour as calculated by accepted engineering methods.
The total number of square feet of floor space within the exterior walls of a building, not including space in cellars, basements, porches, carports or garages. However, if the cellar or basement is used for business or commercial purposes, it shall be counted as floor area in computing off-street parking requirements.
Any building or premises, except those used as a private or storage garage, used for equipping, repairing, hiring, selling or storing motor-driven vehicles. The term "repairing" shall not include an automotive repair shop for the rebuilding, dismantling or storage of wrecked or junked vehicles.
A detached accessory building, or portion of the main building, housing the automobiles of the occupants of the premises, provided that no business, occupation or service is conducted for profit therein nor space therein for more than one (1) car is leased to a non-resident of the premises.
The average level of the finished surface of the ground adjacent to the exterior walls of the building, except when any wall approximately parallels and is not more than five (5) feet from a street line, then the elevation of the street at the center of the wall adjoining the street shall be grade.
Health Department of Jefferson County.
An area with an average slope of twenty percent (20%) or more and a cross slope from twenty percent (20%) to forty percent (40%).
A street in which the cross slope of the existing ground exceeds fifteen percent (15%) or the centerline slope exceeds fifteen percent (15%).
Any occupation or activity which is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the premises for dwelling purposes and which is carried on wholly within the main building or accessory building by a member of the family residing on the premises, provided that no person not a resident on the premises is employed, no stock in trade is kept or commodities sold, no internal or external alterations or special construction of the premises are involved, no equipment shall be used which creates offensive noise, vibration, sound, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare, x-ray or electrical disturbance to radio or television instruments, no generation of substantial volumes of vehicular or pedestrian traffic or parking demand is created and in connection with which there is no advertising sign displayed other than a nameplate not exceeding two (2) square feet in area and there is no other exterior indication that the building is being used for any other purpose other than a dwelling. When within the above requirements permitted, home occupations include, but are not limited to, the following:
Art studio.
Baby sitting, limited to four (4) children at one time, subject to State regulation.
Dressmaking or tailoring.
Homecrafts, provided that no machinery or equipment be used other than that customarily found in a home.
Office of a physician or dentist for consultation or emergency treatment, but not for general professional practice or normal treatment of patients.
Professional office of a real estate agency, insurance agency, engineer, attorney or similar occupation.
Taxidermy.
Teaching, including music instruction, limited to not more than two (2) pupils at one time.
| | Permitted home occupation shall not be interpreted to include: |
| | Barbershops, |
| | Beauty shops, |
| | Child or day care centers, |
| | Nursery schools, |
| | Auto repairing, |
| | Antique shops, |
| | Sign painting, |
| | Restaurants, |
| | Plumbing and electrical appliance shops, |
| | Stables, |
| | Kennels, |
| | Animal hospitals, |
| | Any other light manufacturing or assembling operations. |
An institution licensed by the State of Missouri and providing health services primarily for in-patient medical or surgical care of the sick or injured and including related facilities such as laboratories, out-patient departments, training facilities, central service facilities and staff offices which are an integral part of the facility, provided such institution is operated by or treatment is given under direct supervision of a licensed physician.
Refers only to such street work and utilities (including water, sewer, electric, gas and stormwater) to be installed by the subdivider on land to be used for public or private streets and easements.
The engineering plans showing types of materials and construction details for the physical structures and facilities to be installed both within or in conjunction with the plat.
An industrial park is a tract of land, the control and administration of which are vested in a single body, suitable for industrial use because of location, topography, proper zoning, availability of utilities and accessibility to transportation. The uses permitted are regulated by protective minimum restrictions including size of site, parking and loading regulations and building setback lines from front, side and rear yards.
The terms "industry" and "industrial", as used in the Zoning Code, are restricted to establishments primarily involved in product manufacturing and processing, heavy equipment uses and warehousing. It does not include retail.
A lot, land or structure or part thereof used primarily for the collecting, storage and/or sale of waste paper, rags, scrap metal or discarded material or for the collecting, dismantling, storage and salvaging of vehicles or machinery not in running condition and for the sale of parts thereof.
Any lot on which four (4) or more dogs and/or cats at least four (4) months of age are kept.
An off-street space constructed with four (4) inches of concrete or with comparable all-weather dustless material used for the loading and unloading of vehicles, except passenger vehicles in connection with the use of the property on which such space is located. Each such designated space shall comply with the dimensional requirements set forth in Section 405.160(D) of the Zoning Code (Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements) of this Code and in accordance with the requirements of specific uses set forth in Chapter 405, Article VII of this Code.
A parcel of land occupied or intended for occupancy by a use permitted in the Zoning Code, including one (1) main building together with its accessory building, open spaces and parking spaces required by the Zoning Code and having its principal frontage upon a street or upon an officially approved place.
The total horizontal area within the boundaries of a lot, exclusive of any land designated for roadway purposes.
A lot abutting upon two (2) or more streets at their intersection.
That percentage of a lot which, when viewed from above, would be covered by a structure or structures, on any part thereof, excluding roof eaves.
The mean (average) horizontal distance between the front and the rear lot lines.
A lot having a frontage on two (2) non-intersecting streets as distinguished from a corner lot.
A lot whose sides do not abut upon any street.
A lot which is part of a subdivision, the map of which has been recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Jefferson County, Missouri, or a lot or parcel of land, the deed of which has been recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Jefferson County, Missouri, prior to the adoption of the Zoning Code.
The process of producing a product or products from raw materials or the substantial construction of a product or products from manufactured items such as in automobile manufacturing.
A factory-built structure or structures more than eight (8) body feet in width and thirty-two (32) feet or more in length used as a residential unit and which has been, or reasonably may be, equipped with wheels or other devices for transporting the structure or structures from place to place.
A mobile home which does not have a flush toilet and a bath or shower.
A mobile home which has a flush toilet and a bath or shower.
An area or plot of ground upon which four (4) or more trailers or mobile homes, occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, are located or intended to be located, regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodation.
A prototype residential structure of more or less permanent construction on a parcel of land, arranged, intended or designed for the purpose of displaying the type, quality and other characteristics of the typical residential structures planned to be constructed or sold in the vicinity.
A factory-fabricated, transportable building unit designed to be used by itself or to be incorporated with similar units at a building site into a modular structure to be used for residential, commercial, educational or industrial purposes that is indistinguishable in appearance from conventionally built structures. For this Chapter, modular home units are considered as permissible single-family dwellings in appropriate districts.
Any building or group of buildings containing guest rooms or dwelling units with garage or parking space conveniently located on the lot and designed, used or intended wholly or in part for the accommodation of transients in automobiles.
The entire area within the boundary lines of the site, less the area of any street right-of-way.
Any building, structure or use of land existing at the time of enactment of the Zoning Code or amendment thereto, which does not conform to the regulations of the district or zone in which it is situated.
A parcel of land or building designed, arranged or intended for use for purposes other than personal habitation.
A home for the aged or infirm licensed by the State of Missouri in which three (3) or more persons not of the immediate family are received, kept or provided with food, shelter or care for compensation; but not including hospitals, clinics or similar institutions devoted primarily to the diagnosis, treatment or care of the sick or injured.
A place where business or services for others is transacted and not a place where chattel or goods, wares or merchandise are commonly created, exchanged or sold.
An open, unoccupied space used or required for use exclusively for the parking of vehicles and in which no gasoline or vehicular accessories may be sold, nor other business conducted, nor fees charged.
An area set aside, either on an individual lot or on any other portion of a subdivision, which is reserved for vehicular parking.
An auxiliary lane of a roadway used primarily for vehicular parking.
An open, surfaced area used exclusively for the temporary storage of motor vehicles and within which motor fuels and oils may be sold and fees charge, but no vehicles may be equipped, repaired, rented or sold.
An area, enclosed or unenclosed, sufficient to store one (1) automobile, together with a driveway connecting the parking space with a street, road or alley and permitting ingress and egress of an automobile. An off-street parking space shall have minimum dimensions of nine (9) feet by twenty (20) feet, exclusive of driveways.
A group of basically "L" shaped, single-family dwellings, which more or less enclose a private courtyard or patio and within which each single-family unit is located on an individual subdivided lot.
Any individual, firm, association, partnership or corporation.
A building in any district, subordinate to the principal building, used for the purpose of containing possessions of the occupants of the principal building.
An open, unoccupied space or a public or private thoroughfare, other than a street or alley, permanently reserved as the principal means of access to abutting property.
A map, plan or layout of a City, township, section or subdivision indicating the location and boundaries of individual properties.
A covered entrance to a building, usually with a separate roof, that may or may not be enclosed or a roofed, open gallery attached to the exterior of the building.
A lot, together with all buildings and structures thereon.
A building or facility owned or operated by a general unit of local, State or Federal Government; or a building or facility under the laws of the State of Missouri; or a building or facility operated or used by a non-profit organization and open to general use by the public.
A usable parcel of land suitable drained, free of stagnant pools of water, with sufficient soil to support the growth of plant material and containing a variety of recreational facilities.
A facility or premise used for the collection of items, discarded by households, which are to be processed for reuse.
A development designed, arranged or intended to provide residences and related facilities to accommodate the life style and needs of older adult households.
The graded portion of a street upon which the base course, surface course, shoulders and median are constructed.
The portion of a street, including shoulders, for vehicular usage.
Landscaping or other form of barrier used to separate or shield one type of development from a physical, visual or other form of nuisance from another.
The line parallel to the front, side or rear lot line establishing the minimum space to be provided as the front, side or rear yard.
A group of architecturally unified commercial establishments built on a site which is planned, developed, owned and managed as an operating unit related in its location, size and type of shops to the trade area that the unit serves. The unit provides on-site parking in definite relationship to the types and total size of the stores.
An identification, description, illustration or device which is affixed to or represented directly or indirectly upon a building, structure or land and which directs attention to a product, place, activity, person, institution or business or which provides general information.
A non-electrical structure or device, not exceeding four (4) square feet in area, which provides instruction or direction and is located entirely on the property to which it pertains to identify rest rooms, public telephones, walkways, parking lot entrances and exits and features of a similar nature.
A structure or device, including a bulletin board, attached to the exterior of the church or located elsewhere on church premises and used to indicate the services and/or other activities of the church and including the name of the church, if desired. If lighted, the sign must be illuminated from within and shall be non-flashing.
A structure or device, including a traffic or other similar regulatory device, directional sign, legal notice, warning at railroad crossing and any other instructional or regulatory sign having to do with health, hazards, parking, swimming, dumping and similar public activities.
A structure or device located on the premises of an institution not engaged in gainful business enterprise and designed or intended to convey information about the not-for-profit activity, including the name of the institution, if desired. If lighted, it must be illuminated from within and shall be non-flashing.
A device conveying information about an event or activity for a limited period of time or serving for a specified time interval as a preliminary or replacement device for a permanent sign. Examples of temporary signs are realtors' signs, political signs, garage and basement sale signs and portable devices, including the wheel-equipped "reader board" variety.
The degree of natural inclination of the existing ground which is used as the basis for determining the hillsides.
That portion of a building, other than a cellar, included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it or, if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it.
A space under a sloping roof which has the line of intersection of roof decking and wall face not more than three (3) feet above the top floor level and in which space not more than sixty percent (60%) of the floor area is finished off for use. A half story may be used for occupancy only in conjunction with and by the occupancy of the floor immediately below.
A general term denoting a public or private way for the purpose of vehicular travel. The term includes all facilities which normally occur within the right-of-way; it shall also include such other designation for a street as: a highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road pike, avenue, boulevard, land, place, drive, court or as otherwise designated, but excluding an alley or a way for pedestrian use only.
A street which carries or is proposed to carry intermediate volumes of traffic from minor streets to major streets and which may or may not be continuous.
A dividing line between a lot, tract or parcel of land and a contiguous street.
A street designed or utilized primarily for high vehicular speeds for heavy volumes of traffic on a continuous route, with intersections at grade and which may have direct access to abutting properties and on which geometric design and traffic control measures are used to expedite the safe movement of through traffic.
A minor street parallel and adjacent to major streets providing access to abutting properties.
A street used primarily for access to abutting properties, providing for minimum speeds and traffic volumes.
Any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams or girders, or any substantial change in the roof or in the exterior walls, excepting such repair or replacement as may be required for the safety of the building, but not including an opening in bearing walls as permitted by existing codes and ordinances.
Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires more or less permanent location on the ground or attached to something having a more or less permanent location on the ground and including, but not limiting, the generality of the foregoing, advertising signs, billboards, backstops for tennis courts and pergolas (projecting roofs).
Any person(s) who:
Having an interest in land, causes it, directly or indirectly, to be divided into a subdivision, or who
Directly or indirectly, sells, leases or develops or offers to sell, lease or develop or advertises for sale, lease or development any interest, lot, parcel, site, unit or plat in a subdivision, or who
Engages directly or through an agent in the business of selling, leasing, developing or offering for sale, lease or development a subdivision or any interest, lot, parcel, site, unit or plat in a subdivision, and who
Is directly or indirectly controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with any of the foregoing.
The division of land into two (2) or more lots or parcels for the purpose of either immediate or future sale, rental or building development. Excluded from this definition is: A minor subdivision as defined below; the division of land for agricultural purposes; the division of land for cemetery usage; division and distribution of land pursuant to law or court order; and the conveyance of any tract of land constituting either one-half (½), one-fourth (¼), one-eight (⅛) or one-sixteenth (1/16) section of land as defined in Sections 60.210, 60.220, 60.230, 60.240, RSMo. The term "subdivision" shall also include all resubdivisions of land or lots.
All subdivisions not classified as minor subdivisions, including, but not limited to, subdivisions of four (4) or more lots or any size subdivision requiring any new street or extension of municipal facilities or the creation of any improvements.
A division of land into two (2) but not more than four (4) lots, which does not include any new streets, improvements, easements or right-of-way; a division of land in which each parcel is five (5) acres or more in area and which does not include any new streets, improvements, easements, rights-of-way or other provisions for public areas and facilities; the division of land held by a bona fide partnership in existence for two (2) or more years upon dissolution thereof; a division of land among the immediate members of a family for personal use which does not include any new streets, improvements, easements or rights-of-way.
A business licensed to provide insurance or bonds which a developer may purchase to ensure the completion of his/her development and improvements as planned and represented to the Pevely City Planning and Zoning Commission.
A business licensed to provide legal assistance in the conveyance of property through such activities as deed and title research and certification.
An area where one (1) or more tents or auto trailers can be or are intended to be parked, designed or intended to be used as temporary living facilities for one (1) or more families and intended primarily for automobile transients.
One (1) of a series of three (3) or more attached single-family dwellings, two (2) or three (3) stories in height, which are separated horizontally from one another by solid partition walls extending from basement to roof without openings and which fronts on a public street or other approved place and has both a front and a rear yard.
One (1) or a series of three (3) or more attached dwellings, two (2) or three (3) stories in height, for single-family occupancy which are separated from one another by partition walls extending from basement to roof without openings, but which are not located or sited on individual subdivided lots.
Any vehicle or structure designed and constructed in such a manner as to permit occupancy thereof for living, sleeping, business or storage purposes and so designed that it may be mounted on wheels and used as a conveyance on a street, propelled or drawn by its own power or other motive power, excepting a device used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks.
See "MOBILE HOME PARK".
That portion of a street used for the movement of vehicles, exclusive of shoulders and auxiliary lanes.
An area within a trailer or mobile home park, court or camp of not less than five thousand (5,000) square feet of unoccupied space designated for the exclusive use of not more than one (1) automobile and one (1) trailer or mobile home.
The purpose for which land or a building is arranged, designed or intended or for which either land or a building is or may be occupied or maintained.
A modification of the specific requirements of the Zoning Code granted by the Board in accordance with the terms of this Code. Such modifications shall not include authorizing a use not among the uses specified by this the Zoning Code as permitted in the district in which such property is located.
A passage, hall or room between the outer door and interior of a building.
An open space on the same lot with a building unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground up, except for any accessory buildings or projections as are permitted on the lot. In measuring required yard widths and depths, the minimum horizontal distance between the lot line and the main building shall be used.
A yard extending across the front of a lot and being the minimum horizontal distance between the front lot line and the main building or any projections thereof other than the projections of the usually uncovered porch. On corner lots the front yard shall be considered as parallel to the street upon which the lot has its least dimension.
A yard extending across the rear of a lot and being the required minimum horizontal distance between the rear lot line and the rear of the main building or any projections thereto other than the projections of uncovered steps, unenclosed balconies or unenclosed porches. On all lots the rear yard shall be at the opposite end of the lot from the front yard.
A yard between the main building and the side line of the lot and extending from the required front yard to the required back yard and being the minimum horizontal distance between the side lot line and the side of the main buildings or any projections thereto.
