Specific definitions.
For purposes of this article, certain terms and words are to be used and interpreted as hereinafter defined.
Accessory apartment.A single dwelling unit which is clearly secondary and accessory to the main dwelling unit on a residential lot, and containing not more than 1,000 square feet of habitable floor area.
Accessory building.A building customarily incidental and subordinate to the main building or use located on the same lot with the main building. An accessory building is a “secondary” or “storage/portable” building as defined in this section.
Accessory use.A land use activity that is customarily incidental, appropriate and subordinate to the principal use of the land or buildings located upon the same premises.
Adult bookstore.An establishment having as a significant portion of its stock in trade books, films, magazines and other periodicals which are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on depicting or describing sexual conduct or specified anatomical areas.
Adult mini-motion picture theater or arcade.An enclosed building with a capacity of less than 50 persons used for presenting material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on depicting or describing sexual conduct or specified anatomical areas. Any place to which the public is permitted or invited wherein coin- or slug-operated or electronically, electrically or mechanically controlled still or motion picture machines, projectors, or other image-producing devices are maintained to show images to five or fewer persons per machine at any one time, and where the images so displayed are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on or depicting or describing sexual conduct or specified anatomical areas.
Adult motel.A motel wherein material is presented which is distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on or depicting or describing sexual conduct or specified anatomical areas.
Adult motion picture theater.An enclosed building with a capacity of more than 50 persons used for presenting material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on depicting or describing sexual conduct or specified anatomical areas.
Agriculture.The use of land for agricultural purposes, including farming, dairying, pasturage, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, animal and poultry husbandry, and the necessary accessory uses for the packing, crating, or storing of produce; provided, however, the operation of any such accessory use must be secondary to that of the normal agricultural activities. The operation of commercial feedlots, sales yards and auction yards for cattle, hogs, or sheep, is deemed an industrial and not an agricultural land use.
Alley.A public passage or way affording a secondary means of vehicular access to abutting property and not intended for general traffic circulation.
Alteration or altered.Includes the following:
(1) Any addition to the height or depth of a structure.
Any change in the location of any of the exterior walls of a structure.
Any increase in the interior accommodations of a structure.
Ambient.The average atmospheric or water condition existing naturally in any particular area of interest at any one time.
Apartment.Any building or portion thereof which is designed, built, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or which is occupied as the home or residence of more than two families living independently of each other and doing their own cooking in the said building.
Automobile.A self-propelled mechanical vehicle designed for use on streets and highways for the conveyance of goods and people including but not limited to the following: passenger cars, trucks, buses, vans, motor scooters, and motorcycles.
Automobile salvage wrecking yard.A parcel of land where motor vehicles are disassembled, dismantled, junked or wrecked, or where motor vehicles not in operable condition and used automobile parts are stored.
Automobile service station.Any parcel of land, including the structures thereon, used for the sale of gasoline, oil, or other fuels, and automobile accessories, and which may include facilities for lubricating, washing, cleaning, mechanical repair, and other normal servicing of automobiles. Painting is not within the scope of “other normal servicing.”
Average grade.The grade of the finished ground level at the midpoint of each exterior surface of a sign, or a structure, in the event that the sign is attached to the structure.
A-weighted sound pressure level.The sound pressure level in decibels as measured on a sound level meter using the A-weighting network. The level so read shall be designated dB(A) or dBA.
Bed and breakfast home.A building or place where lodging is provided by prearrangement for definite periods, for compensation, for not more than 12 persons.
Block.A parcel of land entirely surrounded by public highways, streets, streams, railway rights-of-way, parks, etc., or a combination thereof.
Boardinghouse.A dwelling other than a motel or hotel where, for compensation and by prearrangement for definite periods, meals, or lodging and meals are provided for three or more persons. The lodging of seven or more individuals is prima facie evidence of the operation of a bed and breakfast as defined in this article.
Boundary property line.The near side of any street, alley, stream, or other permanently dedicated open space from the noise source when such open space exists between the property line of the noise source and adjacent property. When no such open space exists, the common line between two parcels of property shall be interpreted as the boundary property line.
Building.Any structure intended for shelter, housing or enclosure of persons, or chattel. When separated by dividing walls without openings, each portion of such structure so separated shall be deemed a separate structure.
(1) Primary.A building in which the primary activity associated with the lot is conducted. In any residential zoning district, any dwelling shall be considered the primary building.
(2) Secondary.A building customarily incidental and subordinate to the primary building located on the same lot.
(3) Storage/portable.A nonresidential, pre-manufactured or site-built structure, normally less than 150 square feet in floor area, and commonly used for the storage of equipment and other items associated with residential living.
Building area.That portion of a lot upon which buildings may be placed, excluding required yards and limited by the maximum building coverage as specified for each zoning district. (See section
14.02.122.)
The percent of the lot area covered by the building exclusive of all overhanging roofs.
Building line.A line established generally parallel to the front street line. No building may be permitted in the area between the building line and the street right-of-way line. (See section
14.02.122.)
A single parcel of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a building or structure.
Cabaret.A nightclub, theater, or other establishment which features live performances by topless and/or bottomless dancers, “go-go” dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, or similar entertainers, where such performances are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on depicting or describing sexual conduct or specified anatomical areas.
Carport.A permanent roofed structure open on at least two sides, designed for the parking and shelter of private passenger vehicles.
Child care primary.A facility that provides care, training, education, custody or supervision for more than six children under the age of 14 years of age who are not related by blood, marriage or adoption to the adult occupant of the associated structure.
City planner.A regular staff employee or consultant to the city, responsible for assisting in the preparation and implementation of the city’s comprehensive city plan, and other related plans and ordinances.
Clinic.A facility for the examination and treatment of ill and afflicted human outpatients; provided, however, that patients are not kept overnight except under emergency conditions, including but not limited to dental and physician services.
Code enforcement officer.A municipal staff member who, working under the direction of the city manager, assists in the implementation of this article.
Community appearance board.An officially constituted board of the city, whose primary task is assisting and promoting improvement of the city’s appearance.
Comprehensive city plan.A document and related material officially adopted by the city, containing the goals, objectives, and policies pertaining to land use, community facilities, infrastructure, circulation, housing, and other subjects related to the managed growth and development of the city.
Condominium.An estate in land and a form of property ownership as defined by state law.
Daytime.The hours between sunrise and sunset on any given day.
Decibel.A unit measurement of sound pressure.
Density transfer or dwelling unit clustering.The substitution of common open space for private open space relinquished by the waiver of minimum yard requirements for individual buildings in a residential environment. The average density in dwelling units per acre for the total planned area remains the same as permitted in the appropriate zoning district before the clustering. For an illustration of dwelling unit clustering, see appendix section 3.
District, zoning.Any section or sections of the city for which regulations governing the use of buildings and/or premises are described in sections
14.02.111 through
14.02.123, and as shown on the official zoning map.
The removal of surface water or groundwater from land by drains, grading, or other means. “Drainage” includes the control of runoff to minimize erosion and sedimentation during and after development and includes the means necessary for water supply preservation or prevention or alleviation of flooding.
Dwelling or dwelling unit.Any portion of a building used, intended or designed as a separate abode for a family.
(1) Attached.A dwelling having one or more walls common with a principal building, or joined to a principal building by a covered porch, loggia, or passageway, the roof of which is a part or extension of the principal building.
(2) Detached.A dwelling which is fully separated from any other building or joined to another building by structural members not constituting an enclosed or covered space.
(3) Mixed-use.A dwelling unit which is a part of a project which may be composed of residential, office, and commercial land use activities.
(4) Multiple-family dwelling.A dwelling designed for occupancy by two or more families living independently of each other as tenants, exclusive of recreational vehicle camps, hotels, motels, or resort facilities.
(5) Townhouse or rowhouse dwelling.Three or more dwelling units attached at the side or sides, each unit of which has a separate outdoor entrance and is designed to be occupied and may be rented or owned by one family.
(6) Zero lot line dwelling.A dwelling located on a lot in such a manner that one or more of the dwelling’s sides rest directly on a lot line.
Easement.A right given by the owner of a parcel of land to another person, public agency or private corporation for a specific and limited use of that parcel.
Erect.To build, construct, alter, reconstruct, pour, lay, move upon, attach, hang, place, suspend or affix, and also includes the painting of wall signs, murals or supergraphics, or any physical operations on the premises which are required for the construction of a sign including excavation, site clearance, landfill, and the like.
Family.One or more persons related by blood or marriage, including adopted children, or a group of not to exceed five persons not all related by blood or marriage, occupying premises and living as a single nonprofit housekeeping unit, as distinguished from a group occupying a boarding or lodging house, hotel, motel, club, or similar dwelling for group use.
Fine art.Sculpture, fountains or similar objects, which have been identified as fine art by the community appearance board, and which in no way identify or advertise a product or business.
Floodplain.Floodplains may be either riverine or inland depressional areas. Riverine floodplains are those areas contiguous with a lake, stream, or stream bed whose elevation is greater than the normal water-pool elevation but equal to or lower than the projected 100-year flood elevation. Inland depressional floodplains are floodplains not associated with a stream system but which are low points to which surrounding lands drain.
Floor area.(1) Gross.The sum of the horizontal areas of all floors of a building, measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the centerline of the walls separating two buildings, and including but not limited to:
(B) Elevator shafts and stairwells of each floor;
Floor space for mechanical equipment with structural headroom of seven feet;
Attic space providing headroom of seven feet or more;
Interior balconies, mezzanines, enclosed covered porches and steps;
Accessory uses in enclosed covered space, but not including space used for off-street parking.
(2) Net.The total floor area within a building devoted or intended to be devoted to a particular use, with structural headroom of seven feet or more, whether above or below the finished lot grade, and excluding subsections
(1)(B),
(1)(C), and
(1)(G) above.
(3) Ratio.A mathematical expression determined by dividing the gross floor area of a building by the area of the lot on which it is located.
Frequency.The number of times per second a vibration or sound wave oscillates.
Frontage.The measure of property on one side of a street, closest to the street right-of-way, and between the two side property lines associated with the same tract of land.
Garage.(1) Private.An accessory building or a part of a main building used for storage purposes only for automobiles used solely by the occupants and their guests for the building to which it is accessory.
(2) Public.Any garage other than a private garage available to the public, used for the care or servicing of automobiles where such vehicles are parked or stored for remuneration, hire or sale.
Group home.An interim or permanent residential facility shared by six or fewer people who do not meet the definition of “family” including any resident staff who share a single housekeeping unit. This use does not include facilities that permit sleeping arrangements on a daily basis.
Heavy equipment.Motorized, self-propelled rolling stock, generally associated with earth moving, grading, scraping, building site preparation, and infrastructure or real estate development.
Home occupation.An occupation that is incidental and secondary to the primary use of the premises as a residence, and which is not detrimental to adjoining properties. (See sections
14.02.171 through
14.02.176.)
A formal nonprofit organization operating under recorded land agreements through which each lot and/or homeowner in a residential subdivision or a planned unit development is automatically made a member, and each lot is automatically made subject to a charge for a proportionate share of the expenses for the organization’s activities, such as maintenance of common property, and the fee if unpaid becomes a lien against the nonpaying homeowner’s property.
Hospital.An institution providing health services primarily for human inpatient, medical or surgical care for the sick or injured and including related facilities such as laboratories, outpatient departments, training facilities, central service facilities, and staff offices which are an integral part of the facilities.
Hotel or motel.Furnished, temporary living quarters that charge daily rates and are normally intended for overnight or a few days’ accommodations. Hotels and motels do not include accommodations that are intended for extended stay or permanent living quarters.
Indirect lighting.A light source separated from the surface and illuminating the sign surface by means of spotlights or similar fixtures.
Ionizing radiation.Gamma rays and X-rays, alpha and beta particles, high speed electrons, neutrons, protons and other nuclear particles; but not sound or radio waves, or visible, infrared or ultraviolet light.
Junkyard.A place where waste, discarded or salvaged metals, used plumbing fixtures, and other materials are bought, sold, exchanged, stored, baled, or cleaned, and the places or yards for the storage of salvaged materials and equipment from housing wrecking and salvaged structural steel materials and equipment, but excluding establishments for the sale, purchase or storage of used cars in operable condition, salvaged machinery, used furniture, and household equipment, and the processing of used, discarded or salvaged materials as a part of manufacturing operations.
Loading space.A space within the main building or on the same lot therewith, provided for the standing, loading or unloading of trucks and having minimum dimensions of 12 by 60 feet.
Lot.A parcel of land occupied or intended for occupancy by a use permitted in this article, including one principal building together with its accessory buildings, open spaces and parking spaces required by this article, and having its principal frontage upon a street or upon an officially approved point of access. (See appendix section 1.)
(1) Corner.A lot abutting upon two or more streets at their intersection.
(2) Depth.The perpendicular distance between the front and the rear lot lines.
(3) Double-frontage.A lot having direct access to two parallel public streets. For purposes of this article, land abutting such streets shall be considered “front yards.” (See appendix section 2.)
(4) Line.The boundary line of the property.
(6) Rear line.The boundary of a lot which is most distant from, and most nearly parallel to the front lot line.
(7) Side line.Lines running between the front and rear property lines.
Manufactured home or manufactured housing.A structure, constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according to the rules of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, transportable in one or more sections, which in travel mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on-site, is 320 or more square feet in area, and which is built on a permanent chassis and is designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems. This term does not include “recreational vehicle” as that term is defined by 24 CFR section
3282.8(g). As used herein, the term “manufactured home” or “manufactured housing” shall include modular homes.
Any place where for any form of consideration or gratuity, massage, alcohol rub, administration of fomentations, electric or magnetic treatments, or any other treatment or manipulation of the human body occurs as part of or in connection with sexual conduct, or where any person providing such treatment, manipulation or service related thereto exposes specified anatomical areas.
Massage therapy clinic.Any place of business in which massage therapy is practiced by a massage therapist, as defined by state law. “Massage therapy” as a health care service, means the manipulation of soft tissue for therapeutic purposes. The term includes, but is not limited to, effleurage (stroking), petrissage (kneading), tapotement (percussion), compression, vibration, friction, nerve strokes, and Swedish gymnastics, either by hand or with mechanical or electrical apparatus for the purpose of body massage. “Massage therapy” may include the use of oil, salt glows, heat lamps, hot and cold packs, tub, shower, or cabinet baths. Equivalent terms for “massage therapy” are “massage,” “therapeutic massage,” “massage technology,” “myotherapy,” or any derivation of those terms. The terms “therapy” and “therapeutic” do not include diagnosis, the treatment of illness or disease, or any service or procedure for which a license to practice medicine, chiropractic, physical therapy, or podiatry is required by law.
Mixed-use project.A real estate complex which may include residential, office, commercial, and other diverse forms of land use activity; frequently created as a planned unit development.
Mobile home park.Any plot of ground upon which three or more mobile homes, travel trailers, recreational vehicles, or HUD-code manufactured homes, or any combination thereof, occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes for any length of time, are located, regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such accommodation. This term is not to be used in conjunction with any mobile home or travel trailer sales lots which contain unoccupied units that are intended for purposes of inspection and sale. This term shall apply to both the lease and sale of pads or lots.
Mobile homes.A structure that was constructed before June 15, 1976, transportable in one or more sections, which in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 feet or more in length, or when erected on-site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities.
Model studio.Any place where, for any form of consideration or gratuity, figure models who display specified anatomical areas are provided to be observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed, or similarly depicted by members of the general public paying such consideration or gratuity.
Modular home.Any permanent, single-family dwelling unit which has been fabricated or factory constructed as a single unit, or in sections or modules, without wheels or a chassis of its own, and assembled at the factory or construction site, and moved on a flatbed or other trailer to a permanent location as a unit, or in sections or modules, as a permanent single-family dwelling unit placed on a permanent foundation at such site and connected with all utility services.
Nonconformance.A condition of a structure or land which does not conform to the regulations of the zoning district in which it is situated. This may include but is not limited to a failure to conform to use, height, area, coverage, or off-street parking requirements.
Nonconforming use.A structure or a parcel of land occupied by a land use activity that does not conform to the regulations of this article and the district in which it is situated and which has been identified as a nonconforming use by the board of adjustment.
Octave band.A portion of the audible sound spectrum. An octave band analyzer divides the audible sound spectrum into eight octave bands.
Odorous matter.Any solid, liquid or gaseous matter, including but not limited to gases, vapors, dusts, fumes and mists which cause an odor sensation to human beings.
Odor thresholds.The concentration of odorous matter in the atmosphere necessary to be perceptible to the olfactory nerve.
Office complex.Two or more offices, sharing customer parking area, regardless of whether said offices or office establishments occupy separate structures or are under separate ownership, or on separate tracks of land.
Open storage and display.The storage of any equipment, machinery, commodities, raw, semi-finished or finished materials, and building materials, which is visible from any public street.
Parking, interior.Parking rows which are not located on the periphery of the proposed project site and further, where none of the parking spaces abut any property line associated with the project site.
Parking rows.(2) Double parking.Two parallel rows of spaces for the parking of motor vehicles arranged so that when parked, the front end of each motor vehicle faces the front end of another motor vehicle.
Parking space.A permanently surfaced area, enclosed or unenclosed, sufficient in size to store one automobile together with a permanently surfaced driveway connecting the parking space with a street or alley and permitting ingress or egress of an automobile. For the purposes of this article, the size of a parking space shall be in conformance with sections
14.02.231 through
14.02.234.
Finely divided solid or liquid matter, other than water, which is released into the atmosphere.
Paving.A system of structuring base material and sealing an impervious wear surface, done in accordance with specifications provided by the code enforcement officer.
Person.Any individual, firm, corporation, partnership or association of persons of whatever nature or description.
Planned unit development or cluster.An area with a specified minimum contiguous acreage to be developed as a single entity according to a unified site design plan, containing one or more residential uses, office uses, commercial uses, industrial uses, public or quasi-public uses, or any combination of same. (See appendix section 3.)
Private club.An establishment providing social or dining facilities, and which derives more than 50% of its gross sales from the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Public facility.Any facility, including, but not limited to, buildings, property, recreation areas, and roads, which are owned, leased, or otherwise operated, or funded by a governmental body or public entity.
Recreational vehicle.A recreational motorized vehicle that is built on a single chassis and is designed primarily for use as a temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasonal use and is designed to travel under its own power without the need for any additional outside source to push, pull or tow the recreational vehicle. The recreational vehicle is designed to have fixed wheels and axles connected to the frame of the recreational vehicle.
Residential density.The number of lots, dwelling units, or persons located or residing within a residential area.
Restaurant.(1) Conventional. An eating establishment, including cafeterias, where customers are primarily served at tables or are self-served and food is consumed on the premises, and which may include a drive-in window.
Drive-in.An eating establishment where food is served to customers in motor vehicles or where facilities are provided on the premises which encourage the serving and consumption of food in automobiles on or near the restaurant premises.
Screen.An opaque barrier of stone, wood, brick, block, or other permanent material at least six feet in height.
Setback.A distance between the lot line and the building line. (See appendix section 1.)
Sexual conduct.Includes the following:
(1) The fondling or touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, or female breasts; or
Ultimate sex acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including intercourse, oral copulation, anal copulation, masturbation.
Shopping center.A group of primarily retail and service commercial shops planned, constructed and managed as a total entity with customer and employee parking provided on site, provision for goods delivery separated from customer access, provision of aesthetically appropriate design and protection from the elements.
Site development plan.A drawing showing the provisions for a proposed project, including such information that enables the drawing to serve as a plat, together with information pertaining to all covenants relating to the site, location and bulk of structures, intensity of use or density of development, location of streets, ways, and parking facilities, common open space and public facilities, and all other reasonable information required by the planning and zoning commission as a part of the review process.
Smoke.The visible discharge of particulate matter from a chimney, vent, or combustion process.
Special event.Any temporary activity or event involving any public show, exhibition, street dance, carnival, circus, concert, fair, festival, trade show, or amusement of any kind outside the confines of a building or permanent structure.
Stable.(1) Private.A stable for personal, noncommercial use, for horses, mules, or donkeys.
(2) Public.a stable, other than a private stable, where animals are rented or leased to the public, or where shelter is provided for animals.
Street.Any public thoroughfare which affords the principal link between various land use activities. The city has adopted a functional street classification system which is defined as follows: (see appendix section 4)
(1) Arterial-primary.An expressway, freeway, or primary thoroughfare whose primary function is the movement of traffic.
(2) Arterial-secondary.A thoroughfare whose predominate function is the movement of traffic but which provides more access than normally associated with a primary arterial.
(3) Collector.A street designed to serve equally the functions of access and movement. Collector streets serve as links between local streets and arterials.
(4) Frontage or service road.A collector street generally parallel to and adjacent to arterials, which provides access to abutting properties and protection from through traffic.
(5) Local.A neighborhood or minor street whose primary purpose is to provide access to abutting properties.
(6) Cul-de-sac.A local street having one end open to vehicular traffic and having one end closed or terminated with a turning circle.
Structural alteration.Any change in the supporting members of a building such as bearing walls, bearing partitions, columns, beams, or girders, or any substantial change in the roof or in the exterior walls.
Structure.Any constructed, erected or placed material or combination of materials in or upon the ground, including but not by way of limitation, buildings, manufactured homes, radio towers, sheds, signs, and storage bins but excluding sidewalks and paving on streets, driveways, parking areas and patios. The term shall be synonymous with the term “impervious site cover” as defined herein.
Toxic and noxious matter.Any solid, liquid, or gaseous matter which is present in sufficient quantities to endanger the health, safety, and comfort of persons in the vicinity or which may cause injury or damage to property as defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in the Toxic Substances Control Act codified at 40 CFR
700–
790.
A structure, having no foundation other than a permanent chassis with wheels, which is 12 body feet or less in width, and is less than 40 body feet in length, and is designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation. The term “travel trailer” includes folding, hardtop campers transported behind a motor vehicle, truck-mounted campers attached to and transported behind a motor vehicle or pickup, campers, converted buses, tent trailers, tents or similar devices used for temporary, portable housing, or similar types of temporary dwellings intended for short-term occupancy, travel, and/or recreation.
Tree.A large, woody plant having one or several self-supporting stems or trunks and numerous branches.
Vibration.A temporal and spatial oscillation of displacement, velocity or acceleration in a solid material.
Vibration perception threshold.The minimum ground- or structure-borne vibrational motion necessary to cause a person to be aware of the vibration by such direct means as, but not limited to, sensation by touch or visual observation of moving objects.
Yard.(See appendix section 1.)
(1) Front.An unoccupied open space on the same lot with a building, located between the wall of the building nearest the street on which the lot fronts, and bounded by the line of that wall extended, the side lines of the lot and the front street line of the lot. The minimum depth of the front yard is the distance between the nearest point of the street wall of the building and the front line of the lot, or that line produced, measured at right angles to the front line of the lot. The front yard of a corner lot consisting of one platted lot is the yard adjacent to that street on which the lot has its least dimension. When this question arises, the code enforcement officer shall make a final determination. If a corner lot consists entirely of unplatted land or a combination of platted land, the front yard is located on the street on which the greater number of lots front, regardless of whether those lots are platted or unplatted. If a corner lot consists of all or more than two platted parcels of land each of whose least dimension is on the same street as the other lots in the block, then the location of the front yard is on the same street as the other lots. Any questions as to the determination of yards associated with corner lots shall be resolved by the code enforcement officer.
(2) Rear.All unoccupied open space on the same lot with a building, between the rear line of a building and bounded by the rear line extended, the side lines of the lot and the rear line of the lot. Where no rear building line exists, a line parallel to the front street line and distant as far as possible and not less than 10 feet long is deemed to be the rear line. The depth of the rear yard is the distance between the nearest point of the rear wall of the building and the rear line of the lot.
(3) Side.An unoccupied open space on the same lot with a building, situated between the building and the side line of the lot and extended through from the front yard to the rear yard. Any line not a rear line or a front line is deemed to be a side yard line.
Zero lot line.A common lot line on which a wall of a structure may be constructed.
Zoning map.The official zoning map of the city upon which the boundaries of the various zoning districts are drawn and which is an integral part of this article. The zoning map shall be housed, maintained, and revised regularly by the city manager or other person designated by the city manager.