Abutting.Property where two adjoining lots have a common boundary line including lots that are separated by a street or alley.
Accessory building.A building detached from a principal building located on the same lot and which is incidental and subordinate to the principal building.
Accessory structure.A structure detached from a principal building located on the same lot and which is incidental and subordinate to the principal building.
Accessory use.A use of a building or land which serves an incidental function to and is customarily associated with, and located on the same lot or premises as, the main use of the premises.
Adjacent.“Next to” or “closest to” but shall not necessarily mean “touching.”
Administrator.The director of community services or appointee designated by the city to administer the regulations and provisions of this chapter of the Code of Ordinances.
Adult day care center.A facility that provides services under an adult day care program on a daily or regular basis, but not overnight, to four or more elderly or handicapped persons who are not related by blood, marriage or adoption to the owner of the facility. Adult day care centers must be licensed by the Texas Department of Human Services.
Alley.A minor public way which extends only secondary means of access to properties otherwise abutting on a street.
Animal husbandry.The keeping or raising of livestock or any other animal for agricultural purposes, whether it be commercial or noncommercial.
Antenna support structure.Any structure, mast, pole, tripod, box frame or tower utilized for the purpose of transmission, retransmission, or reception of electromagnetic, radio, or microwave signals.
Apartment.Any building, or portion thereof, which is designed, built, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied as three or more dwelling units or which is occupied as the home or residence of three or more families living independently of each other and maintaining separate cooking facilities.
Asphalt or concrete batching plant.A temporary light manufacturing facility used for the production of asphalt or concrete, or asphalt or concrete products, used in building or construction of a specific site or project, and includes facilities for the administration and management of the business, the stockpiling of bulk materials used in the production process or of finished products manufactured on the premises, and the storage and maintenance of required equipment. This facility does not include the retail sale of finished asphalt or concrete products.
Attached accessory dwelling unit.A dwelling unit that is structurally attached to a principal building which has separate front and/or rear access and separate kitchen facilities and does not include a downtown loft.
Automated teller machine (ATM), non-freestanding.An automated mechanized consumer banking device operated by a financial institution for the convenience of its customers, whether inside or outside of a financial institution, or located in a structure unrelated to the financial institution operating it. Such uses may not serve as the principal use of a parcel of land or site.
Automobile and vehicle wash.Any area or business using self-service, in-bay automatic, or conveyor equipment for cleaning and washing motor vehicles, whether as a part of another business operation (e.g., as an accessory use to an automobile fueling or charging station, automobile sales, rental, and service), or as a stand-alone operation, of any type, on a commercial basis.
Automobile parking lot (primary use).Surface lots designed and built for the parking of small to medium sized motor vehicles, not including large trucks such as semi-trailers that are designed to move large quantities of goods.
Automobile structured parking (primary use).A garage that is available to the public for free or for a fee, or to residents, tenants or guests of a building. Structured parking is also frequently referred to as a parking garage.
Automobile/vehicle repair and auto body.Any land, building, structure, or premises used for the general repair of automobiles including but not limited to engine rebuilding or reconditioning of motor vehicles; engine steam cleaning; transmission welding or rebuilding and installation; collision service such as body, frame and fender straightening and repair; and painting of motor vehicles after a collision, fire damage, water damage, or other natural disaster or for the purpose of restoration. Automobile repair/body shop may also include automobile/vehicle service, as defined.
Automobile/vehicle sales and rental.Premises on which new or used passenger automobiles, trailers, recreational vehicles, or light trucks in operating condition are displayed for sale, lease, or rental.
Automobile/vehicle service.Any land, building, structure, or premises used for the routine maintenance of automobiles and limited servicing of automobiles including but not limited to the sale and installation of oil, lubricants, filters, batteries, tires, brakes, belts, and other similar activities or for installing or repairing parts and accessories but not to include the activities of automobile repair/body shop as defined.
Awning.A roof-like cover of a temporary nature that projects from the wall or roof of a building.
Bakery, wholesale.A place for preparing, cooking or baking of products primarily intended for off-premises distribution.
Banner, flag or pennant.Any sign exposed to the weather and which is made from or on cloth or other limp material. A flag shall be any such sign which is flown from one flag staff. Any sign made from or on cloth or other limp material and which is displayed behind glass and within a building shall be deemed a wall sign.
Basement.A story partly or wholly underground. For purposes of height measurement, a basement shall be counted as a story where more than one-half of its height is above the average level of the adjoining ground, using measurements taken at each corner of the building which meets the ground.
Bed and breakfast.A portion of an owner-occupied dwelling unit or detached accessory building offering transient lodging, with or without breakfast, to paying guests on an overnight basis, usually staying less than seven days.
Billboard.Any portion of a large outdoor off-site advertising structure that promotes or otherwise disseminates information pertaining to goods, products or services. For a structure to qualify as a billboard for the purposes of this chapter, the structure must be steel-framed and mounted on a poll that is at least 20 feet above the ground.
Block.An area enclosed by streets and occupied by or intended for buildings.
Board.Shall mean the zoning board of adjustment.
Buildable width.The width of the building site left to be built upon after the required side yards are provided.
Building.Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls and designed or intended for the shelter, support, enclosure or protection of persons, animals, or personal property, except for tents and canopies.
Building line.A line parallel or approximately parallel to the front, back, and/or side lot line at a specific distance marking the minimum distance from the lot line that a building may be erected.
Building lot.A single tract of land located within a single block which (at time of filing for a building permit) is designed by its owner or developer as a tract to be used, developed, or built upon as a unit, under single ownership or control. It shall front upon a street or approved place.
Building materials and hardware store.The retail sale, rental, or lease of durable consumer goods, or in the retail sale, rental, or lease of such goods in combination with repair and maintenance services and the sale of replacement parts and accessories. Stores which include in part the sale of raw materials such as lumber and/or brick are included within this definition and land use category.
Building, mixed use.A building used partly for residential use and partly for community facility and/or commercial use. The primary use of a mixed-use building is considered to be commercial with the accessory use being residential.
Building, residential.A building which is arranged, designed, used or intended to be used for residential occupancy by one or more families or lodgers.
Canopy.Any structure of a permanent fixed nature attached to or independent of the main structure, built and designed for the purpose of shielding from the elements, persons or chattels, or a roof-like structure of a permanent nature which is supported by or projects from the wall of a structure.
Cargo terminal.A facility used for the loading and unloading of materials to be distributed by either truck or train.
Carport.A roofed structure that is open on two or more sides, designed to provide shelter for an automobile, and provides for a parking space where an automobile may only enter or exit from one direction.
Cemetery/funeral services.Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the dead, whether human or animal, including crematoriums and mausoleums and buildings where funeral services may be held.
Certificate of occupancy.An official certificate issued by the city through the enforcing official which indicates conformance with or an approved conditional waiver from the zoning regulations and authorized legal use of the premises for which it is issued.
Changeable copy centers.A sign on which copy is changed manually in the field, i.e., reader boards with changeable letters or changeable pictorial panels.
Child-care, day care center.A child-care facility that provides care at a location other than the residence of the director, owner, or operator of the child-care facility for seven or more children under 14 years of age for less than 24 hours a day, but at least two hours a day, three or more days a week.
City manager.The chief administrative officer of the City of Plainview, Texas.
Commercial amusement, indoor.Uses that provide commercial amusement indoors (except sexually oriented businesses), including, but not limited to: bowling alleys and pool rooms; indoor sports arenas; movie theaters and live theaters; indoor skating rinks (ice or roller); and video arcades.
Commercial amusement, outdoor.Uses that provide commercial amusement outdoors (except sexually oriented businesses), including, but not limited to: outdoor arenas or stadiums (including, but not limited to, amphitheaters, sports stadiums, concert facilities, rodeos, and racing facilities); amusement parks or theme parks; fairgrounds; miniature golf establishments; golf driving ranges; water slides; and batting cages.
Commission.The planning and zoning commission of Plainview, Texas.
Community garden.Privately or publicly owned land used for the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, plants, flowers, or herbs by multiple users. Community gardens may be divided into separate plots for cultivation by one or more individuals or may be farmed collectively by members of the group and may include common areas maintained or used by group members.
Comprehensive plan.The most recently adopted comprehensive plan for the City of Plainview which serves as a policy guide to be used in interpretation and amendments to this chapter.
Construction yard (temporary).An area used temporarily to stage construction of a site or infrastructure and may include storage of materials and associated activities only for the duration of the construction project.
Contiguous.A parcel of property that directly touches another parcel of property. A parcel of property that is on the opposite side of the street from another parcel is not contiguous.
Contractor’s shop and/or service yard.An area used to store and maintain construction equipment and other materials customarily used in the trade carried on by the construction contractor. This definition excludes temporary contractors storage associated with the site of an ongoing construction project.
Council.The city council of Plainview, Texas.
Court.An open, unoccupied space, bounded on more than two sides by the walls of a building.
Dance hall/nightclub.A commercial establishment where alcoholic beverages may be served for consumption on the premises and in which dancing, musical entertainment, comedy, or other types of performances and activities are presented.
Detached accessory dwelling unit.A secondary dwelling unit on the same parcel of property that does not have a wall, roof or other structural component in common with the primary structure on the property.
Development lot.A parcel or abutting parcels of land, having definite boundaries, which is improved as a single unit of use.
District.Shall mean zoning district which is a section of the City of Plainview for which the regulations governing the areas, heights or uses of buildings or lots are uniform for each type and class of structure.
Donation bin/recycling center.Containers dedicated for the purpose of collecting discarded materials for recycling or reuse for the benefit of nonprofit charitable organizations.
Dormitory.A building in which housing is provided for individual students under the general supervision or regulation of an accredited college or university and as distinguished from an apartment, hotel, motel.
Downtown loft.An accessory use located on the second floor of a building in the Downtown District where the first floor of the building is used for nonresidential purposes.
Drive-in or drive-through facility.A place of business being operated for the retail sale of food and other goods, services, or entertainment wherein patrons may be served or otherwise conduct their business while remaining in their automobiles.
Duplex.A detached building having separate accommodations for and occupied by not more than two families.
Dwelling.A building or portion thereof designed exclusively for residential occupancy, including single-family, duplex, and multiple-family dwellings, except for buildings designed and used as hotels, boarding houses, rooming houses and motels.
Dwelling, single-family.A detached building having accommodations for and occupied by not more than one family. A single-family dwelling shall not include a HUD-code manufactured home or mobile home.
Dwelling unit.One or more rooms in a dwelling designed for occupancy by one individual or family living independently as a single housekeeping unit, with no more than one kitchen unit.
Educational services.Any use devoted to learning, regardless of whether it is public, private, commercial or noncommercial or for children or adults. Playground equipment, athletic fields, athletic stadiums, cafeterias, gymnasiums, parking (including bus parking), and libraries are considered a valid accessory use of this land use definition.
Efficiency unit.An apartment having a combination living and bedroom, designed for occupancy by one person, containing not less than 220 square feet of net floor area, which may include kitchen facilities within the room.
Electronic message center.A sign that is electronically or electrically controlled that displays a message center or reader board composed of a series of lights that may be changed through electronic means.
Exterior architectural feature.The architectural style and general arrangement of the exterior of a structure as is designated to be open to view from a public right-of-way.
Family.An individual or group of two or more persons related by blood, marriage, adoption or guardianship including foster children, exchange students, and servants together with not more than two additional persons not related by blood, marriage, or adoption to the previously identified individual or group, living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit.
Farm, ranch, or orchard.Land used for growing of usual farm products and/or raising of usual farm poultry and farm animals and including the necessary accessory uses for raising, treating, and storing products raised on the premises, but not including the commercial feeding of offal or garbage to swine or other animals and not including any type of agriculture or husbandry specifically prohibited by ordinance or law.
Flagpole.A freestanding structure or a structure attached to a building or to the roof of a building used for the sole purpose of displaying flags.
Floodplain.An area of land subject to inundation by a 100-year frequency flood, as shown on the floodplain map of the City of Plainview. The term “floodplain” is interchangeable with the term “flood hazard area.”
Floor area.The total square feet of floor space within the outside dimensions of a building including each floor level, but excluding cellars, carports, or garages.
Footcandle.A unit of light intensity used to calculate lighting levels.
Garage, private.A detached accessory building or portion of the main building for the parking or temporary storage of automobiles of the occupants of the premises.
Garden center.An establishment primarily engaged in the retail sales of horticultural specialties, such as flowers, shrubs and trees, intended for ornamental or landscaping purposes.
Gasoline station.Any building, land area, premises or portion thereof, where petroleum-based fuels or other petroleum products are sold and light maintenance activities such as engine tune-ups, lubrication, minor repairs, and carburetor cleaning may be conducted and convenience goods or services may be offered.
Grade.A term having particular reference under the following conditions:
(1) For buildings having walls adjoining one street only, it is the elevation of the sidewalk at the center of the wall adjoining the street.
For buildings having walls adjoining more than one street, it is the average of the elevation of the sidewalk at the center of all walls adjoining the street.
For buildings having no wall adjoining the street, it is the average level of the finished surface of the ground adjacent to the exterior wall of the building.
Any wall approximately parallel to and not more than five feet from a street line is to be considered as adjoining the street.
Where no sidewalk has been constructed, the administrator shall establish such sidewalk level or its equivalent for the purpose of these regulations.
Greenhouse/nursery.An establishment primarily engaged on the propagation (for sale at retail or wholesale) of horticultural specialties, such as flowers, shrubs and trees, intended for ornamental or landscaping purposes.
Grocery (food sales).An establishment engaged in retail and/or wholesale sale of food, foodstuffs, sundries, or other common household items to members of the public.
Gross floor area.The gross floor area of a building shall be measured by taking outside dimensions of the building at each floor level.
Group homes.A dwelling occupied by persons with a disability who need not be related by blood or marriage to each other or to the residents, which dwelling is licensed by the state.
Helipad (hospital/public safety).Any landing area for helicopters on public or private lands, which, in addition, includes all necessary facilities for the picking up and discharging of passengers or cargo.
Home furnishing store.Retail or service activities for the selling of home furnishings and appliances that can either be easily installed or are intended to be used as furniture. Stores that sell a substantial amount of raw materials such as lumber and brick are not included within this definition and land use category.
Home occupation.An occupation, profession, domestic craft or economic enterprise which is customarily conducted in a residential dwelling. This includes, but is not limited to, the use of a home for cottage food production operations.
Hospital/rehabilitative care.An institution providing primary health services and medical or surgical care to persons, primarily inpatients, suffering from illness, disease, injury, disability, and other physical or mental conditions and including, as an integral part of the institution, related facilities, such as laboratories, outpatient facilities, training facilities, medical offices, and staff residences.
Industrialized housing.A residential structure designed for use and occupancy of one or more families, constructed in one or more modules or constructed using one or more modular components built at a location other than the permanent residential site, designed to be used as a permanent residential structure when the modules or modular components are transported to the permanent residential site and are erected or installed on a permanent foundation system.
Junkyard/salvage yard.A place or a business that owns junk and/or salvage, and is operated to store, buy, or sell said junk and/or salvage. Typically all or part of the junk and/or storage is stored outdoors.
Kennel.A place primarily for the keeping of three or more dogs, cats, or other small animals of at least four months of age that are housed, groomed, bred, boarded, trained, and/or sold. Veterinarian services are not included in the definition of a kennel.
Landfill.A solid waste disposal facility consisting of an area of land or an excavation used for disposal of any solid waste resulting from the operation of residential, commercial, industrial, governmental, or institutional establishments that would normally be collected, processed, and disposed of through a public or private solid waste management service.
Landscape screen.Plant material of the evergreen variety, a minimum of six feet in height at the time of installation and planted on four-foot centers. All such landscape screens shall be permanently maintained. Adequate facilities shall be provided for watering at the time of installation.
Landscaping.Creating an aesthetic effect by the use of a combination of plant material, including but not limited to grass, trees and shrubs, planters, brick, stone, natural forms, water forms, aggregate and other landscape features. Landscaping shall not include the use of smooth concrete or asphalt.
Legal nonconforming sign, use, building or lot.A use, sign, building or lot existing legally at the time of the passage of this chapter which does not by reason of design, use, or dimensions conform to the regulations of the district in which it is situated.
Library, museum, or gallery.An institution for the collection, display, and distribution of books, [or] objects of art or science, and which is sponsored by a public or quasi-public agency, and which facilities are open to the general public.
Loading space.An off-street space used for the temporary parking of a vehicle while loading or unloading merchandise or materials which abuts upon a street or other appropriate means of access.
Lot.An undivided tract or parcel of land under one ownership having frontage upon a public street or officially approved place, either occupied or to be occupied by a building or building group, which is designated as a separate and distinct tract and is identified by a tract or lot number or symbol in a duly approved subdivision plat of record.
Lot area.The total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot that shall not include portions of streets or alleys.
Lot, corner.A lot abutting upon two or more streets at their intersection or upon two parts of the same street forming an interior angle of less than 135 degrees. A corner lot shall be deemed to front on the street which the front of the primary structure faces or if there is no structure on the lot then the street on which it has its least dimension.
Lot coverage.The percentage of the total area of a lot occupied by the base (first story or floor) of buildings located on the lot.
Lot depth.The mean horizontal distance between the front lot line and the rear lot line of a building lot measured at the respective midpoints of the front lot line and rear lot line within the lot boundary.
Lot lines.The lines designated on a plat as being the boundaries of a lot.
Lot width.The horizontal distance measured between side lot lines parallel to the front lot line and measured from the point on the building line which is closest to the front lot line.
Lumen.The unit of luminous flux, the total amount of light falling uniformly on or passing through an area of one square foot, each point of which is one foot from a one-candela source.
Manufactured [Manufacturing], heavy.A use category which includes the following specific manufacturing uses: acetylene gas manufacture or storage; acid manufacture; alcohol manufacture; ammonia, bleach or chlorine manufacture; arsenal; asphalt manufacturing or refining; bag cleaning; blast furnace; boiler works; brick, tile, pottery or terra-cotta manufacturer, other than handcraft; celluloid manufacture or cleaning; chemical manufacturing; cotton seed oil manufacture; creosote treatment; disinfectant manufacture; dyestuff manufacture; emery cloth and sandpaper manufacture; explosives or fireworks manufacture or storage; fat rendering; fertilizer manufacture; fiberglass manufacture; forage plant; foundry (iron, steel, brass or copper); garbage, offal or dead animal reduction or dumping; gas manufacture; glue or gelatin manufacture; herbicide manufacture; insect poison manufacture; metal fabrication; oilcloth or linoleum manufacture; ore reduction; paint, oil, shellac, turpentine or varnish manufacture; paper products manufacture; and steel fabrication.
Manufactured [Manufacturing], light.Advertising displays manufacture; apparel and other products assembled from finished textiles; bookbinding (except hand binding); bottling works; brooms, brushes, manufacture; cameras or other photographic equipment; candle manufacture; carpet manufacture or cleaning; cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of paris manufacture; ceramics, stone, glass, marble, or porcelain products manufacture; cosmetic manufacture; cotton gin; dairy products processing, manufacturing; drugs or pharmaceutical products manufacturing; electrical appliances, supplies, machinery assembly or manufacture; electronic products, assembly; electronic products, manufacturing; fish smoking and curing; food products processing; fur good manufacture (not including tanning or dying); furniture and upholstery manufacture; glass products, from previously manufactured glass; household appliance products assembly and manufacture from prefabricated parts; ice production, dry or natural; jute, sisal, or oakum products manufacturing; light manufacturing; mattress manufacture or renovation; meat processing/locker plant/frozen food products; mill (grain, flour, food products); musical instrument manufacture; orthopedic or medical application manufacturing; plastic products manufacture (not including processing of raw materials); sporting and athletic equipment manufacture; tire recapping and vulcanizing; tools or hardware manufacture; toys and novelty products manufacture; window shade, awnings, venetian blinds manufacture; and yeast manufacture.
Manufactured home park.An area of land designed for the placement of manufactured homes or mobile homes with two or more improved pads or spaces for manufactured homes or mobile homes providing connections for, but not limited to, water, sewer, and electricity service.
Manufactured housing (or 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, transportable in one or more sections, built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems. The term does not include a recreational vehicle.
Medical and diagnostic laboratories.A facility that is used for the express purpose of the design, fabrication and repair of dental and optical goods, and/or a laboratory where tests are performed on biological specimens in order to obtain information about the health of a patient.
Medical office/clinic.A use where medical, dental, psychiatric, psychological, chiropractic, and other outpatient services are performed.
Mobile home.A structure that is similar in appearance to a manufactured home but is not constructed in conformance with the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974.
Model homes and on-site real estate offices.A dwelling unit temporarily used as a sales office for on-site sale of individual units within the same residential subdivision or other residential project that is under development.
Motel.A building in which lodging is offered with or without meals principally to transient guests and that provides each unit with individual entrances from the outdoors.
Motor vehicle.Any vehicle designed to carry one or more persons which is propelled or drawn by mechanical power, such as automobile, truck, motorcycle, and bus.
Nonconforming building or use.A building, structure or use of land or portion thereof lawfully existing or occupied at the time this chapter became effective, which was designed, erected, or structurally altered for a use that does not conform to the use regulations of the district in which it is located.
Office, general.A room or group of rooms used for the provision of executive, management or administrative services. Typical uses include administrative offices and services including real estate, insurance, property management, investment, personnel, travel, secretarial services, telephone answering and business offices of public utilities, organizations and associations but excluding medical offices.
Off-street parking space.An area for the temporary storage of an automobile which shall be permanently reserved for such purpose and which shall not be within or on any public street, alley or other right-of-way.
Open space.That part of a building lot, including courts or yards, that is open and unobstructed from its lowest level to the sky; accessible to all residents upon a building lot; and not part of the roof of any building on the lot.
Outdoor shooting/archery range.The use of land for archery and/or the discharging of firearms for the purposes of target practice, skeet and trap shooting, mock war games (paintball), or temporary competitions, such as turkey shoots. Excluded from this use type shall be general hunting and unstructured and nonrecurring discharging of firearms on private property with the property owner’s permission.
Park and recreation facility.An area containing a building or complex of buildings housing community recreation facilities owned, operated, or leased for operation by a public entity.
Parking lot.An open area, other than a private parking lot, street or alley, used for the parking of automobiles and available for public or quasi-public use.
Parkway.Any part of the public right-of-way lying between the curb or grade line of any public street and the abutting private property line.
Passenger terminal.A facility that receives and discharges passengers and at which facilities and equipment required for their operation are provided. Examples include terminals for bus, trolley, taxi, railroad, shuttle van, or other similar vehicular services.
Pawn shop.An establishment where money is loaned on the security of personal property pledged in the keeping of the owner (pawnbroker).
Permanently maintained.A constant and continuing state of maintenance, thereby preserving the installation as similar to the original as possible.
Person.When used in this chapter shall mean every natural person, firm, co-partnership, association, partnership, corporation or society; and the term “person” shall include both singular and plural.
Personal services.An establishment primarily engaged in providing services generally involving the care of the person or his apparel including but not limited to barber and beauty shops, dry cleaning and laundry pick-up stations and reducing salons/health clubs.
Place.An open, unoccupied space other than a street or alley permanently established or dedicated as the principal means of access to property abutting thereon.
Place of public assembly, indoor.A building in which people assemble for civic, educational, religious, or cultural purposes. This use includes event facilities, meeting halls, fraternal organizations, places of worship and private clubs. This use does not include residential buildings.
Plat.A plan of a subdivision of land creating building lots or tracts and showing all essential dimensions and other information essential to comply with the subdivision standards of the City of Plainview.
Porte-cochere.A covered porch-like structure located at the primary entrance to a building which can provide shelter for both automobiles or persons and where automobiles can enter and exit from two different directions.
Public park.Any publicly owned park, playground, beach, parkway, greenbelt, or roadway within the jurisdiction and control of the city.
Publishing services.An establishment primarily engaged in the production of books, magazines, newspapers and other printed matter.
Recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds.A parcel in single ownership on which two or more recreational vehicle sites and/or camping sites are located, established, or maintained for occupancy by recreational vehicles or camp units as temporary living for recreation, education, or vacation purposes.
Registered family home (child care).A home that provides regular care in the caretaker’s own residence for not more than six children under 14 years of age, excluding children who are related to the caretaker, and that provide care after school hours for not more than six additional elementary school children, but the total number of children, including children who are related to the caretaker, does not exceed 12 at any given time. The term does not include a home that provides care exclusively for any number of children who are related to the caretaker.
Repair service.Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of repair services to individuals and households, rather than businesses, but excluding automotive repair use types. Typical uses include jewelry, clock, radio and television repair, small appliance repair, bicycle repair and services of a similar nature.
Resource extraction.The removal or recovery by any means whatsoever of sand, gravel, soil, rock, minerals, mineral substances, or organic substances, other than vegetation, from water or land on or beneath the surface thereof, exposed or submerged.
Restaurant.A building or portion of a building, not operated as a dining room in connection with a hotel or boarding house, where food is served for pay and for consumption in the building, and where provisions may be made for serving food on the premises outside the building.
Retail sales.The sale of goods, merchandise, services, and/or commodities to the general public.
Retirement housing.The use of a site for one or more dwelling units designed for independent living and marketed specifically for the elderly, persons with physical disabilities or both.
Self-storage, mini-warehouse.A building or group of buildings that are used for the storage of personal property or records, where individual owners or tenants control individual storage spaces.
Setback.The minimum horizontal distance between a building, excluding steps and unenclosed porch to the street line.
Setback, front.The setback required between a building and the rear property line of the lot on which the building is located, extending along the full length of the rear property line between the side property lines.
Setback, rear.A setback from an interior property line lying on the opposite side of the lot from the front street setback.
Setback, street side.The required minimum horizontal distance between the use or structure and the street-facing side lot line on a corner lot.
Sexually oriented business.An establishment providing, featuring or offering employees or entertainment personnel who appear on the premises while in a state of nudity or simulated nudity and provide live performances or entertainment for customers; or provides, features or offers non-live, sexually explicit entertainment, materials, or items for sale or rental to customers; or provides materials or items that are intended to provide sexual stimulation or sexual gratification to its customers.
Sign.A name, identification, description, display, or illustration which is affixed to, or represented directly or indirectly upon a building, structure, or piece of land.
Sign area.The area of any freestanding sign or billboard shall be the sum of the areas enclosed by the minimum imaginary rectangles, triangles, or circles which fully contain all extremities of the sign, including the frame but excluding any supports. Sign area for all other signs shall be the sum of the areas of the minimum imaginary rectangles, triangles, or circles which fully contain all words, numbers, figures, devices, designs, or trademarks by which anything is made known.
Sign, banner.A type of temporary sign that is made or composed of a flexible piece of fabric, plastic, canvas, vinyl, paper, or another non-rigid material that does not include any enclosing framework and which is commonly mounted to a building, structure, fence, railing, or wall with rope, or mounted to the ground with stakes.
Sign face.The area or display surface used for the message.
Sign, flashing.A sign which has illumination that is alternately turned on and off at a rate equivalent to or greater than twice an hour, excluding time and temperature signs.
Sign, frame.A type of temporary sign with two faces attached at one surface on each face to form a triangle with one side parallel to the grade.
Sign, freestanding.Any sign permanently affixed to the ground and which is not affixed to a building and which is not used for off-site advertising.
Sign height.Sign height shall be the vertical distance between the highest part of the sign or its supporting structure, whichever is higher, and the average established ground level beneath the sign.
Sign, illuminated.Any sign designed to give forth any artificial light, or designed to reflect light from one or more sources, natural or artificial.
Sign, pole.A freestanding structure used for on-site advertising that is supported by braces, and columns, poles and that does not qualify as a billboard.
Sign, portable.Any sign not permanently affixed to the ground, a building or other fixed structure or object. Portable signs include those signs installed on wheels, trailers, skids and similar mobile structures.
Sign, setback.Sign setback shall be the horizontal distance between a sign and the front lot line, as measured from that part of the sign, including its extremities and supports, nearest to any point on any imaginary vertical plane projecting from the front lot line.
Sign, stake.A type of temporary sign that does not exceed six square feet in area with a base/stake commonly made of metal, wood, or other similar material with an end for driving into the ground.
Sign, substandard.A sign that in the opinion of the administrator does not meet all of the requirements of section
14.08.010,
Removal of Substandard Signage.A sign not permanently affixed to a building, structure, or the ground.
Sign, wall.Any sign affixed flat against and parallel to a building wall and having the sign face not more than 12 inches from the wall surface. Neon tubing attached directly to a wall surface shall be considered a “wall sign.” For the purposes of this definition, wall shall include window areas.
Site plan.A scaled plan for mixed use, multifamily and/or nonresidential development showing uses and structures proposed for a parcel of land as required by the city’s Code of Ordinances. Generally this will include lot lines, streets, building sites, reserved open space, buildings, landscaping, screening, buffering, and the location of proposed utilities and infrastructure improvements.
Special event.A temporary, short-term use of property, signage or promotional devices occurring outside of a permanent building and not otherwise included as a permitted or accessory use by these zoning regulations.
Special use.A use, which because of its potential impacts, may be permitted in a given zoning district, only after public hearing review by the planning and zoning commission and the city council and issuance of a special use permit.
Street.A public way which extends primary means of access to abutting properties.
Street, arterial.A street designed to serve the entire community or substantial portions of the community.
Street, collector.A street designed to serve as a connector between a local street and an arterial street.
Street, local.A street designed to serve properties abutting and in the immediate vicinity of the street.
Street width.The horizontal distance between the side lines of a street, measured at right angles to the side lines.
Structure.Any constructed or erected man-made object having an ascertainable stationary location on land or in water, whether or not affixed to the land.
Studio or shop (arts, crafts, or recording).A place designed to be used, or used as, both a dwelling place and a place of work by an artist, artisan, or craftsperson, including persons engaging in the application, teaching, or performance of fine arts such as but not limited to drawing, vocal or instrumental music, painting, sculpture, and writing.
Townhouse.One of a series of not less than three nor more than 10 attached single-family dwellings under a common roof with a common exterior wall, and separated from one another by single partition walls without openings from basement to roof. No townhouse dwelling unit is to be constructed above another townhouse dwelling unit.
Use.The purpose for which land or building is arranged, designed or intended, or for which either land or building is or may be occupied or maintained.
Utility line.The extension of water or wastewater lines and related facilities constructed in accordance with engineering standards and accepted by the city for ownership, maintenance, and use.
Utility transfer station.A solid waste processing facility where solid waste is transferred from collection vehicles and placed in other vehicles for transportation.
Variance.A modification or variation of the provisions of this chapter as applied to a specific piece of property.
Vehicle.Every device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a street or highway, except devices moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
Vending kiosk.A self-service, interactive device that is located on the outer side of a principal building (or as a stand-alone unit outside and independent of the principal building), which is accessible to the general public for the purposes of dispensing products or information.
Veterinary clinic and/or service, small animal.Any establishment maintained and operated by a licensed veterinarian for the diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury of household pets. The term does not include medical care for livestock.
Veterinary clinic, large animal.An animal hospital or clinic that provides medical care services for large or livestock animals, including but not limited to: horses, cows, bison, elk, deer, llamas, alpacas, sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and pigs.
Water and sewage treatment.A facility, or group of facilities, used for the treatment of industrial or domestic wastewater for sewer systems and for the reduction and handling of solids and gases removed from such wastes; and facilities used for the storage and distribution of potable and gray water to customers.
Water storage.Facilities and infrastructure provided by a public agency, utility, or franchise which convey water facilities including regional water storage tanks and reservoirs.
Wheel stop.A stone or concrete barrier that keeps a car from moving forward beyond a parking space.
Wholesale.The sale of goods, merchandise, services and/or commodities for resale by the purchaser and does not offer retail sales to the general public.
Yard.An open space at grade between a building and the adjoining lot lines, unoccupied, and unobstructed by any portion of a structure from the ground upward.
Yard, front.The yard between the front setback and the front lot line.
Yard, rear.The yard between the rear setback and the rear lot line.
Yard, side.The yard between the side building line and the side lot line.
Zoning district map.The map or maps incorporated into this chapter as a part hereof by reference thereto.
(Ordinance 19-3690 adopted 4/23/19)