For the purpose of these regulations, certain terms and words
are to be used and interpreted as defined hereinafter. Words used
in the present tense shall also include the future tense; words used
in the masculine gender shall also include the feminine gender; words
used in the singular number shall also include the plural number;
and words in the plural number shall also include the singular number,
except where the natural construction of the writing indicates otherwise.
The word “shall” is mandatory and not directory. For any
term or use not defined herein, Webster’s Dictionary (latest
edition) shall be used.
(Ordinance 782-2020 adopted 6/18/20)
A separate living unit, detached from the primary structure,
complete with kitchen, bathroom and sleeping facilities.
A structure located on the same premise that is customarily
incidental, detached and subordinate to the primary structure or use.
A use that is customarily incidental, appropriate and subordinate
to the principal use of land or building(s).
The use of any tract of land for the production of animal
or vegetable life; uses include, but are not limited to, the pasturing,
grazing, and watering of livestock and the cropping, cultivation,
and harvesting of plants.
A place where aircraft can land and take off generally equipped
with hangars, facilities for aircraft refueling and repair, and various
accommodations for passengers.
A minor right-of-way that is dedicated to public use and
which affords a secondary means of vehicular access to the back or
side of properties otherwise abutting a street, and which may be used
for public utility purposes.
A commercial facility that includes, but is not limited to,
bowling alleys, movie theatres, music halls, indoor skating rinks,
video arcades, pool and billiard halls, shuffleboard courts, baseball
hitting ranges, miniature golf, golf driving ranges and shooting arcades.
The servicing of a piece of equipment, usually operated electrically,
especially for use in the home or for performance of domestic chores,
such as a refrigerator, washing machine, or toaster.
The owner of record of a property, the agent or lessee thereof
with the approval of the owner of record in a notarized form, or a
person holding a bona fide contract to purchase the property with
approval of the property owner (or their authorized representatives).
An institution for the collection, display and/or distribution
of objects of art or science, and which is typically sponsored by
a public or quasi-public agency and generally open to the public.
Meeting or event space, utilized for dances, conventions,
weddings or similar gatherings of individuals for lease by a private
company.
An establishment that furnishes, in one or more facilities,
food and shelter to four or more persons who are unrelated to the
proprietor of the establishment and provides personal care services
pursuant to Chapter 247, Texas Health and Safety Code.
A place or business equipped for washing cars and other motor
vehicles
Any vehicle designed to carry one or more persons which is
propelled or drawn by mechanical power, such as automobiles, vans,
trucks, motorcycles and buses.
A business primarily engaged in the rental of new and used
autos, trucks, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, utility trailers,
aircraft, snowmobiles, and the like.
Any person or business which, for compensation, engages in
the activity of repairing, replacing, reconditioning, adjusting, analyzing,
diagnosing or altering the operational condition of motor vehicles
that are owned by other persons.
A business primarily engaged in the sale of new and used
autos, trucks, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, utility trailers,
aircraft, snowmobiles, and the like.
A business which purchases, salvages and sells used parts
from inoperable vehicles.
Businesses primarily engaged in both selling and installing
such automotive parts as mufflers and brakes
Retail establishment holding appropriate licensing through
the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to sell beer and wine products
for off-premise consumption. May be a stand alone retail store or
incorporated into a grocery store or convenience store.
A dwelling arranged or used for lodging for compensation,
with or without meals.
Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering
any use or occupancy.
The vertical distance from grade plane to the average height
of the highest roof surface.
The line established by law, beyond which a building shall
not extend, except as specifically provided by law.
A building in which the principal use of the lot on which
it is situated is conducted. In a residential district any dwelling
shall be deemed to be a main building on the lot on which it is situated.
The officer or other designated authority (or his/her designee)
charged with the administration and enforcement of the Building Code.
Written authorization as required by the current Building
Code, issued by the building official, for the erection, construction,
reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, demolition, moving
or maintenance of any building, structure or improvement to a given
lot or tract of land or portion thereof, and which allows construction
to proceed in accordance with construction documents approved by the
building official.
An area of non-residentially zoned land on which accommodations
for temporary occupation are located or may be placed. This includes,
but is not limited to tents and recreational vehicles.
A structure that is open on a minimum of two sides and designed
or used to shelter not more than three vehicles and not to exceed
24 feet on its longest dimension. Also called “covered parking
area.”
A place that is used or intended to be used for interment,
and includes a graveyard, burial park, or mausoleum pursuant to Chapter
711, Texas Health and Safety Code.
Same as cemetery except intended for interment of dead animals.
An official certificate issued by the city through the building
official which indicates conformance with the zoning regulations and
building codes and which authorizes legal use of the premises for
which it is issued.
A facility licensed, certified, or registered by the department
to provide assessment, care, training, education, custody, treatment,
or supervision for a child who is not related by blood, marriage,
or adoption to the owner or operator of the facility, for all or part
of the 24-hour day, whether or not the facility is operated for profit
or charges for the services it offers.
An institution that people regularly attend to participate
in or hold religious services, meetings, or other activities. This
term does not carry a secular connotation and includes the buildings
or other locations in which the religious services of any denomination
are held.
The City of Joshua, Texas.
The governing body of the city.
The city manager of the city or his/her designee.
A building or group of buildings containing administrative
offices for the operations of local government that is 1) owned and
operated by the City of Joshua and 2) used predominantly for office
and meeting space for local government and/or community activities.
Community-based residential home pursuant to Chapter 123,
Texas Human Resource Code.
A facility that is designed for the benefit of the public
or its institutions including but not limited to community centers,
libraries, post offices, governmental agencies, etc.
Document adopted by the city that consists of graphic and
textual policies which govern the future development of the city and
which consists of various components governing specific geographic
areas and functions and services of the city.
A place in which a person provides continuing care to an
individual pursuant to Chapter 246, Texas Health and Safety Code.
An establishment that furnishes, in one or more facilities,
food and shelter to four or more persons who are unrelated to the
proprietor of the establishment and provides minor treatment under
the direction and supervision of a physician licensed by the Texas
State Board of Medical Examiners, or other services that meet some
need beyond the basic provision of food, shelter, and laundry pursuant
to Chapter 242, Texas Health and Safety Code.
Retail business, typically under five thousand (5000) square
feet which sells food, beverages and limited grocery items and may
be coupled with the retail sale of gasoline fuel.
A land area and buildings which may include a golf course,
clubhouse, dining room, swimming pool, tennis courts and similar recreational
or service uses available only to members and their guests.
An open, unobstructed space, bounded on more than two sides
by the walls of a building. An inner court is entirely surrounded
by the exterior walls of a building. An outer court has one side open
to a street, alley, yard, or other permanent open space.
The total number of residential buildings allowed upon a
given tract of land usually expressed in total number of units per
gross acres or net acre.
Retail establishment which sells different merchandise from
several retail categories.
Having no physical connection above the top of the floor
line of the first floor with any other building or structure.
The city official appointed by the city manager to assist
in the management and direction of the city’s water, sewer,
and electric utility systems, or his/her designee.
Warehousing facility which contains goods to be distributed
to multiple retail outlets through vehicle transportation.
Any building or portion thereof, which is designed or used
exclusively for residential purposes.
A building or portion of a building having suitable accommodations
for three or more families, living independently of each other, who
may or may not have joint uses of utilities, halls, yards, etc. This
term includes premises occupied more or less permanently for residential
purposes in which rooms are occupied in apartments, suites or groups,
such as apartments, dormitories, lodging houses, rooming houses, and
all the dwellings similarly occupied.
A large, open space, usually without any internal walls (except
for the bathroom!), and, up until recently, usually in one-time commercial
or industrial buildings that have been converted into residential
apartments.
See “townhouse.”
A single unit consisting of both a commercial/office and
a residential component that is occupied by the same resident. The
live/work unit shall be the primary dwelling of the occupant.
A detached building used exclusively for residential purposes
having suitable accommodations for only one family.
A detached building used exclusively for residential purposes
and designed for or occupied by two families living independently
of each other.
A detached building for residential purposes where the home
is built on one side property line with separation from the adjacent
lot on the other side yard.
A grant of one or more of the property rights by the property
owner to and/or for the use by the public, a corporation or another
person or entity.
An eating establishment where customers are primarily served
at tables or are self-served, where food is consumed on the premises,
which may include a drive-through window(s) or where facilities are
provided on the premises which encourage the serving and consumption
of food in automobiles on or near the restaurant premises.
Public and private primary, secondary and post-secondary
educational facilities offering instruction in the branches of learning
and study required to be taught by the Texas Education Agency; and
such federally funded educational programs for preschool children
as the Head Start Program.
Includes shows, plays, skits, musical revues, children’s
theater, dance productions, public dance, musical concerts, opera
and the production or provision of sights or sounds or visual or auditory
sensations which are designed to or may divert, entertain or otherwise
appeal to members of the public who are admitted to a place of entertainment,
which is produced by any means, including radio, television, video
reproduction, piano, orchestra or band or any other musical instrument,
slide or movie projector, spotlights, or interruptible or flashing
light devices and decoration.
A large civic building or group of buildings designed for
conventions, industrial shows, and the like, having large unobstructed
exhibit areas and often including conference rooms, hotel accommodations,
restaurants, and other facilities.
An area or space either outside or within a building for
the display of topic-specific goods or information.
One or more persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption;
or a group not to exceed four persons not all related by blood or
marriage, adoption or guardianship, occupying a dwelling unit.
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 provides
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 pursuant
to Chapter 42, Texas Human Resources Code.
An organized group having a restricted membership and specific
purpose related to the welfare of the members such as Elks, Masons,
Knights of Columbus, or a labor union.
A place for the storage of human bodies prior to their burial
or cremation, or a building used for the preparation of the deceased
for burial and the display of the deceased and ceremonies connected
therewith before burial or cremation.
An area improved with trees, greens, fairways, hazards, and
which may include clubhouses, for the purpose of recreation and sport.
Retail store oriented to the sale of food and household items.
A self-propelled vehicle having a manufacturer’s recommended
gross vehicle weight (GVW) of greater than 16,000 pounds (including
trailers). The term “truck” shall be construed to mean
“heavy load vehicle” unless specifically stated otherwise.
A public or private business or organization which provides
space for exercise, through the use of machines, classes, weight training,
swimming pools or other activities oriented to physical health and
fitness.
A use engaged in the basic processing and manufacturing of
materials, or products predominantly from extracted raw materials
or a use engaged in the storage of or manufacturing processes using
flammable or explosive materials or storage of processes that potentially
involve hazardous or commonly recognized offensive conditions.
An area of land or water or a structural surface which is
used, or intended for use, for the landing and taking off of helicopters,
and any appurtenant areas which are used, or intended for use for
heliport buildings and other heliport facilities.
The same as a heliport, except that no refueling, maintenance,
repairs or storage of helicopters is permitted.
The provision of one or more of the following health services
required by an individual in a residence or independent living environment:
Nursing, including blood pressure monitoring and diabetes treatment;
Physical, occupational, speech, or respiratory therapy;
Medical social service;
Intravenous therapy;
Dialysis;
Service provided by unlicensed personnel under the delegation
or supervision of a licensed health professional;
The furnishing of medical equipment and supplies, excluding
drugs and medicines; or
Nutritional counseling.
An occupation carried on in a dwelling unit, or in an accessory
building to a dwelling unit, by a resident of the premises, which
occupation is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the premises
for residential purposes.
A person licensed under Chapter 142, Texas Health and Safety
Code, to provide hospice services, including a person who owns or
operates a residential unit or an inpatient unit.
Services, including services provided by unlicensed personnel
under the delegation of a registered nurse or physical therapist,
provided to a client or a client’s family as part of a coordinated
program consistent with the standards and rules adopted under this
ordinance. These services include palliative care for terminally ill
clients and support services for clients and their families that:
Are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, during the
last stages of illness, during death, and during bereavement;
Are provided by a medically directed interdisciplinary team;
and
May be provided in a home, nursing home, residential unit, or
inpatient unit according to need. These services do not include inpatient
care normally provided in a licensed hospital to a terminally ill
person who has not elected to be a hospice client.
An establishment that offers services, facilities, and beds
for use for more than 24 hours for two or more unrelated individuals
requiring diagnosis, treatment, or care for illness, injury, deformity,
abnormality, or pregnancy and that regularly maintains, at a minimum,
clinical laboratory services, diagnostic X-ray services, treatment
facilities including surgery or obstetrical care or both, and other
definitive medical or surgical treatment of similar extent pursuant
to Chapter 241, Texas Health and Safety Code.
A building containing guest rooms, rented for less than 30
days and designed to be used for sleeping purposes, which provides
a common entrance, lobby, halls and stairways.
A structure 1) constructed on or after June 15, 1976, according
to the rules of the United States Department of Housing and Urban
Development 2) built on a permanent chassis 3) designed for use as
a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when the structure
is connected to the required utilities 4) transportable in one or
more sections 5) in the traveling mode, is at least eight body feet
in width or at least 40 body feet in length or, when erected on site,
at least 320 square feet 6) includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning,
and electrical systems of the home, and 7) does not include a recreational
vehicle as defined by 24 C.F.R. Section 3282.8(g) pursuant to Chapter
1201, Texas Occupations Code.
Establishments engaged in the manufacturing or transformation
of materials into new products. These establishments are usually described
as plants and factories, and characteristically use power driven machines
and materials handling equipment. Manufacturing production is usually
carried on for the wholesale market, rather than for direct sale to
the domestic consumer.
A structure or building module constructed, under the jurisdiction
and control of the Texas Department of Labor and Standards and that
is installed and used as a residence by a consumer, transportable
in one or more sections on a temporary chassis or other conveyance
device, and designed to be used on a permanent foundation system.
The term includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical
systems contained in the structure. The term does not include a mobile
home as defined in the Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act (Chapter
1201, Texas Occupations Code); nor does it include building modules
incorporating concrete or masonry as the primary structural component.
A small stand-alone structure, with one or more open sides,
that is used to vend merchandise or services, or for providing information,
either by posting, or on a computer screen.
Grass, trees, shrubs, vines, ground cover or flowers planted
and maintained to enhance appearance of a development. Landscaping
may include non-botanical features, such as walks, fountains, reflecting
pools, art works, rain gardens and stormwater management features.
A self-propelled vehicle having a manufacturer’s recommended
gross vehicle weight (GVW) not greater than 16,000 pounds and having
no more than two axles.
Manufacturing of finished products or parts, predominantly
from previously prepared materials, including fabrication, assembly,
and packaging of such products, and incidental storage, sales and
distribution of such products, but excluding basic industrial processing.
A platted (as specified in Chapter 212 of the Texas Local
Government Code) parcel of land that is occupied or intended to be
occupied by one main building (or a group of main buildings) and any
accessory building(s), which includes such parking, landscaping and
open space as are required by this ordinance or other laws and/or
ordinances, and also which has its principal frontage upon a public
street.
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The total area, measured on a horizontal plane, included
within lot lines.
A lot which has at least two adjacent sides abutting for
their full lengths upon a street, provided that the interior angle
at the intersection of such two sides is less than 135 degrees.
The amount of impervious surface area such as building footprint,
sidewalks, driveways, pool decks, and patios. This is usually expressed
as a percentage of the total lot area.
The mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot
lines.
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A lot having access to a street by means of a parcel of land
generally having a depth greater than its frontage, but not less than
35 feet. Flag, or panhandle, lots are typically discouraged.
A lot other than a corner lot.
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That dimension of a lot or portion of a lot abutting onto
a street, excluding the side dimension of a corner lot.
The lines bounding a lot as defined herein.
A lot which is part of a subdivision, the plat of which has
been recorded in the office of the County Clerk of Johnson County.
A lot that connects two generally parallel streets and is
not a corner lot.
The horizontal distance measured between side lot lines parallel
to the front lot line, and measured from the point on the building
line that is closest to the front lot line.
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Means a HUD-code manufactured home.
Markets located on public property, where independent merchants
can sell their products to the public. Typical products sold at public
markets include fresh produce, various other food items and crafted
goods.
Including but not limited to hospice, hospice services and
home health service.
A combination retail, wholesale and manufacturing business
that brews and serves beer and/or food.
Small individual storage units for rent or lease, restricted
solely to the storage of items. The conduct of sales, business or
any other activity within the individual storage units, other than
storage, shall be prohibited.
A structure 1) constructed before June 15, 1976 2) built
on a permanent chassis 3) designed for use as a dwelling with or without
a permanent foundation when the structure is connected to the required
utilities 4) transportable in one or more sections 5) in the traveling
mode, is at least eight body feet in width or at least 40 body feet
in length or, when erected on site, at least 320 square feet, and
6) includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical
systems of the home pursuant to Chapter 1201, Texas Occupations Code.
A parcel of land not less than three acres nor greater than
35 acres which is designed, improved, or intended to be used for short-
or long-term occupancy by mobile homes/trailers and/or recreational
vehicles (including travel trailers) in designated spaces. A mobile
home park may include a residence for the owner/manager of the premises,
utility hook-ups, accessory structures, playgrounds and open space
areas, fenced yard areas for pets, and other similar amenities.
A dwelling in a developing subdivision, located on a legal
lot of record, that is limited to temporary use as a sales office
for the subdivision and to provide an example of the dwellings which
have been built or which are proposed to be built within the same
subdivision.
A facility offering temporary lodging accommodations or guest
rooms on a daily rate to the general public and providing additional
services, such as restaurants, meeting rooms, housekeeping service
and recreational facilities. A guest room shall be defined as a room
designed for the overnight lodging of hotel guests for an established
rate or fee.
A facility utilizing compression equipment and facilities,
including a gathering station and/or a compressor station, which compress
natural gas and/or other hydrocarbons and associated byproducts for
purposes of transporting such products through a pipeline.
The use or intended use of the land or buildings by proprietors
or tenants.
A room or group of rooms used for the provision of executive,
management and/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 spaces provided in accordance with the
requirements of this ordinance, located on the lot or tract occupied
by the main use or within 150 feet of such lot or tract, and located
within the same zoning district as the main use or in an adjacent
parking district.
An area designed for active outdoor recreation, whether publicly
or privately owned, including, but not limited to, baseball diamonds,
soccer and football fields, campgrounds, golf courses, tennis courts
and swimming pools.
Any unplatted tract of land, or any portion of an unplatted
tract of land (also see “Tract”).
An area of land set aside for public or private use, as a
piece of land with few or no buildings within or adjoining a town,
maintained for recreational and ornamental purposes.
Property specifically used for the parking of vehicles. May
either be surface parked or within structured parking on several vertical
levels.
An establishment where money is loaned on the security of
personal property pledged in the keeping of the owners (pawnbroker).
Retail sales of primarily used (i.e., pre-owned) items is also allowed,
provided that the sale of such items complies with local, state and
federal regulations.
A plan showing the subdivision of land, creating building
lots or tracts, showing all essential dimensions and other information
in compliance with the subdivision standards of the city, and which
is approved by the city and recorded in the plat records of Johnson
County.
Land together with any buildings or structures situated thereon.
An establishment providing social and/or dining facilities
which may provide alcoholic beverage service, to an association of
persons, and otherwise falling within the definition of, and permitted
under the provisions of, that portion of Chapter 32, Texas Alcoholic
Beverage Code, that pertains to the operation of private clubs.
Work performed which is commonly identified as a profession,
and which may be licensed by the State of Texas.
A surface lot, parking structure or other facility owned,
operated or maintained by the city, to provide parking to the general
public.
A small uninhabited structure (120 square feet maximum) or
temporary container (e.g., “igloo” or dumpster-type container)
which provides a self-service location for the depositing of recyclable
materials such as aluminum cans (e.g., “can banks”), glass
bottles, magazines/newspapers, metal or plastic containers, etc. Recyclables
are picked up periodically from the site. This definition does not
include large trailers or manned collection centers.
An establishment engaged in the selling of goods and merchandise
to the general public for personal or household consumption and rendering
services incidental to the sale of such goods.
Service business dedicated to personal wellness and/or beauty
services.
The process of extracting and/or storing sand, gravel, stone,
topsoil, compost or other products from the earth.
An institution for the instruction of children or people
under college age.
Any institution for the instruction of people not considered
a “school (K through 12).”
Seasonal uses include the sales of items such as Christmas
trees, pumpkins, snow cones, fresh produce, and other items which
are typically only available at certain times of the year.
A commercial enterprise that provides work performed in an
expert manner by an individual or team for the benefit of its customers.
Typical service businesses provide intangible products such as accounting,
banking, consulting, cleaning, education, insurance, treatment services.
The minimum distance between by which any building or structure
must be separated from a street right of way or lot line.
An open space extending the full width of the lot, the depth
of which is the minimum horizontal distance between the front lot
line and the front building line.
An open space extending the full width of the lot, the depth
of which is the minimum horizontal distance between the rear lot line
and the rear building.
An open space extending from the required front setback to
the required rear setback, the width of which is the minimum horizontal
distance between the side lot line and the side building line.
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A stable used for the rental of stall space or for the sale
or rental of livestock.
A retail establishment that is dedicated, in whole or in
part, to the smoking of tobacco or other substances and includes any
establishment that allows either the payment of consideration by a
customer to the establishment for on-site delivery of tobacco, tobacco
accessories, electronic cigarettes, vaporization, vapes and/or similar
substances and products to the customer; and, the onsite smoking of
tobacco or other substances. This definition shall be construed to
include establishments known variously as retail tobacco stores, tobacco
products shops, hookah cafes, tobacco clubs, tobacco bars, vape stores,
vape shops and similar establishments, but shall not include an establishment
which derives more than fifty (50) percent of its gross revenue from
food, beverage, or gasoline fuel sales.
That portion of a building included between the upper surface
of a floor and the upper surface of the floor or roof next above.
Any dedicated public thoroughfare that affords the principal
means of access to abutting property. A street is termed a major thoroughfare
or arterial when the right-of-way is greater than sixty (60) feet.
Any street that joins another street at an angle, whether
or not it crosses the other.
Searching and removal of minerals accessible through surface
extraction or surface mining by geological, geophysical, geochemical
or other techniques including sampling, assaying, drilling, or any
other works needed to determine the type, extent or quantity of the
minerals present. This term does not include drilling and production
of natural gas and/or oil and activities related thereto.
An establishment that provides the services of preparing,
stuffing, and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in
a lifelike state.
An establishment that solicits business or the purchase of
goods and/or services by telephone only. No sales of goods or services
to the public occurs at or on the premises. No products are stored
at or on the premises.
A structure or shelter used in connection with a development
or building project for housing on the site of temporary administrative
and supervisory functions and for sheltering employees and equipment.
Temporary permits for one year, or for a specific time and location
as determined, may be issued by the building official and shall be
subject to review and renewal for reasonable cause.
A one-family dwelling unit constructed in a group of three
or more attached units separated by property lines in which each unit
extends from foundation to roof and with open space on at least two
sides.
A single parcel or lot.
Facility designed to accommodate bus and or rail transit
services through providing shelter and connectivity between modes
of transportation.
A facility where solid waste materials, including yard waste,
demolition materials, and household refuse, are transferred from small
vehicles to large trucks for efficient transport to landfills, recycling
centers, and other disposal sites.
The purpose for which land or buildings are or may be occupied
in a zoning district.
Any facility or structure which provides services to the
general public including but not limited to electric, gas, telephone,
water, and television cable systems either publicly or privately owned.
An adjustment in the application of the specific regulations
of the Zoning Ordinance to a particular parcel of property which,
because of special conditions or circumstances of hardship peculiar
to the particular parcel, is necessary to prevent the property from
being deprived of rights and privileges enjoyed by other parcels in
the same vicinity and zoning district. Only the board of adjustment
of the city can grant a variance.
An establishment where animals are admitted for examination
and medical treatment.
A facility which has the combined uses of office and showroom
or warehouse for the primary purpose of wholesale trade, display and
distribution of products.
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, except where otherwise specifically provided
in this ordinance that the building or structure may be located in
a portion of a yard required for a main building. In measuring a yard
for the purpose of determining the width of the side yard, the depth
of a front yard or the depth of a rear yard, the shortest horizontal
distance between the lot line and the main building shall be used.
A yard located in front of the front elevation of a building
and extending across a lot between the side yard lines and being the
minimum horizontal distance between the front property line and the
outside wall of the main building.
The area extending across the rear of a lot measured between
the lot lines and being the minimum horizontal distance between the
rear lot line and the rear of the outside wall of the main building.
On both corner lots and interior lots, the rear yard shall in all
cases be at the opposite end of the lot from the front yard.
The area between the building and side line of the lot and
extending from the front lot line to the rear lot line and being the
minimum horizontal distance between a side lot line and the outside
wall of the side of the main building.
A classification applied to any certain land area within
the city stipulating the limitations and requirements of land use
and development.
(Ordinance 782-2020 adopted 6/18/20)
