Term
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Definition
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100-Year Flood
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See “base flood.”
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Accessory Building
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A building that is subordinate in area, extent and purpose to
the principal building and use on a lot and that is customarily used
for a permitted accessory use.
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Accessory Structure
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See “appurtenant structure.”
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Accessory Use
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A use that is subordinate in area, extent and purpose to the
principal use on a lot and that is customarily found in conjunction
with a permitted principal use.
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Accessory Utility Facility
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Facilities including pedestals, boxes, vaults, or cabinets used
for the transmission or distribution of utility services to a local
area, including any associated equipment or appurtenances such as
condensing units or generators. Towers, poles, mailboxes, and traffic
signal controllers shall not be considered accessory utility facilities,
nor shall substations or other utility facilities that require a conditional
use permit.
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Actuarial Rates
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See “risk premium rates.”
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Adult Business
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1.
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That has as a substantial or significant purpose the sale or
rental of merchandise that is intended for use in connection with
specified sexual activities or that emphasizes matters depicting,
describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified
anatomical areas; or
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2.
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That has as one (1) of its regular and substantial business
purposes:
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a.
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The providing of entertainment where the emphasis is on performances,
live or otherwise, that depict, portray, exhibit or display specified
anatomical areas or specified sexual activities; or
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b.
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The providing of services that are intended to provide sexual
arousl or excitement or that allow observation of specified sexual
activities or specified anatomical areas ancillary to other pursuits
or allow participation in specified sexual activities ancillary to
other pursuits; or
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3.
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That is "self designated" as an adult business, whether through
the use of signage or other business activities.
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4.
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The definition of adult business also includes but is not limited
to any and all of the following specific adult businesses, as defined
herein:
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a.
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Business Offering Merchandise for Sale or Rent:
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(1)
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Adult Media Outlet:
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A business engaging in the sale or rental of merchandise where
a substantial or significant portion of the business is devoted to
the sale or rental of adult media. The presumption that a substantial
or significant portion of a business is devoted to the sale or rental
of adult media, based upon the above guidelines, shall be rebuttable.
For purposes of this section, “substantial or significant”
portion of a business is devoted to the sale or rental of adult media
if any one (1) or more of the following criteria are satisfied:
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(a)
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Forty percent (40%) or more of the sales (including rentals)
is derived from adult media;
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(b)
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Forty percent (40%) or more of the number of transactions, measured
over any consecutive ninety-day period, relate to adult media;
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(c)
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Forty percent (40%) or more of the dollar value of all merchandise
displayed at any time is attributable to adult media;
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(d)
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Forty percent (40%) or more of the inventory consists of adult
media at any time;
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(e)
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Forty percent (40%) or more of the merchandise displayed for
sale or rental consists of adult media at any time; or
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(f)
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Forty percent (40%) or more of the sales floor area of the business
(not including storerooms, stock areas, bathrooms, or any portion
of the business not open to the public) is devoted to adult media
at any time.
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(2)
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Adult Newsrack:
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Any coin-or card-operated device that offers for sale by dispensing
printed material which is distinguished or characterized by its emphasis
on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities
or specified anatomical areas.
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(3)
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Adult Retail Establishment:
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A business that displays or offers goods for sale or rent and
that meets any of the following tests:
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(a)
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It displays or offers for sale or rent items from any two (2)
of the following categories: sexually-oriented toys or novelties;
clothing that graphically depicts specified anatomical areas; leather
goods designed or marketed for use for sexual bondage or sadomasochistic
practices; and the combination of items constitutes ten percent (10%)
or more of:
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i.
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The sales (including rentals) measured in dollars over any consecutive
ninety-day period; or
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ii.
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The number of sales transactions, measured over any ninety-day
period; or
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iii.
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The dollar value of all merchandise displayed at any time; or
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iv.
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All inventory at any time; or
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v.
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The merchandise displayed for sale at any time; or
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vi.
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The sales floor area of the business (not including storerooms,
stock areas, bathrooms or any portion of the business not open to
the public);
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(b)
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Five percent (5%) or more of the sales (including rentals),
measured in dollars over any consecutive ninety-day period is derived
from sexually oriented toys or novelties; or
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(c)
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Five percent (5%) or more of the number of sales transactions,
measured over any consecutive ninety-day period, relate to sexually-oriented
toys or novelties; or
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(d)
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Five percent (5%) or more of the dollar value of all merchandise
displayed at any time is attributable to sexually-oriented toys or
novelties; or
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(e)
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Five percent (5%) or more of all inventory consists of sexually-oriented
toys or novelties at any time; or
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(f)
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Five percent (5%) or more of the sales floor area of the business
(not including storerooms, stock areas, bathrooms, or any portion
of the business not open to the public) is devoted to sexually-oriented
toys or novelties at any time.
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b.
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Businesses that Provide Entertainment:
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(1)
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Adult Entertainment Business:
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Any business to which the public, patrons or members are invited
or admitted, which provides adult entertainment, as defined herein,
as a regular and substantial portion of its business. The definition
of adult entertainment business also includes, but is not limited
to, the following specific adult entertainment businesses:
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(a)
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Adult Motion Picture Theater:
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An establishment with a screen or projection areas, where a
regular and substantial portion of its business is the exhibition
to patrons of films, video tapes or motion pictures which:
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i.
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Are intended to provide sexual arousal or sexual excitement
to the patrons and
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ii.
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Are distinguished by or characterized by an emphasis on matter
depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or
specified anatomical areas.
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(b)
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Adult Theater:
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An establishment where a regular and substantial portion of
its business is providing live performance of activities relating
to specified sexual activities or exhibition of specified anatomical
areas of live performers, for observation by patrons.
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(c)
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Adult Entertainment Cabaret:
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An establishment where a regular and substantial portion of
its business is providing adult entertainment which features strippers,
male or female impersonators or live performances; or material which
depict, portray, exhibit, or display specified anatomical areas or
specified sexual activities or are intended to arouse or excite the
sexual desires of the entertainer, other entertainer or patron.
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(d)
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Adult Entertainment Studio:
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The term “adult entertainment studio” also includes
the terms “rap studio,” “exotic dance studio,”
“sensitivity studio” or “encounter studio.”
This is an establishment whose premises are physically arranged so
as to provide booths, cubicles, rooms, compartments or stalls separate
from the common areas of the premises, and where a regular and substantial
portion of its business is providing entertainment which features
materials or live performances characterized by an emphasis on or
features materials relating to specified sexual activities or the
exhibition of specified anatomical areas.
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(e)
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Adult Encounter Parlor:
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An establishment where a regular and substantial portion of
its business is the provision of premises where patrons congregate,
associate, or consort with employees, performers, and/or other patrons
or private contractors who display specified anatomical areas in the
presence of such patrons, with the intent of providing sexual arousal
or excitement to such patrons.
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(f)
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Body Painting Studio:
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An establishment where a regular or substantial portion of its
business is the application of paint or other substance to or on the
human body by any means of application, technique or process when
the subject’s body displays specified anatomical areas for the
patron’s view.
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c.
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Businesses that Provide Services:
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(1)
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Bath House:
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An enterprise where a regular and substantial portion of its
business is offering baths and/or showers with other persons present
who are nude or displaying specified anatomical areas.
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(2)
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Adult Motel:
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An enterprise where a regular and substantial portion of its
business is offering public accommodations, containing more than one
hundred fifty (150) square feet of gross floor area, for the purpose
of viewing motion pictures or viewing publications which are distinguished
by an emphasis on the depiction or description of specified sexual
activities or specified anatomical areas by any photographic, electronic,
magnetic tape, digital or other medium (including but not limited
to film, video, magnetic tape, laser disc, CD-ROM, books, magazines
or periodical) for observation by patrons therein and which rents
room accommodations for less than six (6) hours at a time.
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Adult Entertainment
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Any exhibition, performance, display or dance of any type, including,
but not limited to, talking, singing, reading, listening, posing,
serving food or beverages, soliciting for the sale of food, beverages
or entertainment, pantomiming, modeling, removal of clothing, or any
service offered on a premises where such exhibition, performance,
display or dance is intended to arouse or excite the sexual desires
of the entertainer, other entertainers or patrons, or if the entertainment
depicts, portrays, exhibits or displays specified anatomical areas
or specified sexual activities.
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Adult Media
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Books, magazines, periodicals, other printed matter, pictures,
slides, records, audiotapes, videotapes, compact discs, motion pictures,
films, CD-ROMs or other devices used to record computer images, or
other media which are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis
on matters depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities
or specified anatomical areas.
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Adult Video Viewing Booth
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Any booth, cubicle, stall or compartment which is designed,
constructed or used to hold or seat patrons and is used for presenting
or viewing motion pictures or viewing publications which are distinguished
or characterized by an emphasis on the depiction of specified sexual
activities or specified anatomical areas by any photographic, electronic,
magnetic tape, digital or other medium (including, but not limited
to, film, video, magnetic tape, laser disc, CD-ROM, books, magazines
or periodicals) for observation by patrons therein. Adult video viewing
booths are sometimes referred to as “peep shows,” “adult
video arcades,” “panorams” and “adult mini-motion
picture theaters.” An adult video viewing booth shall not mean
a theater, movie house, playhouse or a room or enclosure or a portion
thereof which contains more than one hundred fifty (150) square feet
of gross floor area.
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Agency
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For the purposes of Chapter 460, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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Agricultural Commodities
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For the purposes of Chapter 460, agricultural products and livestock.
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Agricultural Structure
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For the purposes of Chapter 460, any structure used exclusively in connection with the production, harvesting, storage, drying or raising of agricultural commodities.
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Alley
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A public or private right-of-way, other than a street, that
provides a secondary means of access to abutting property.
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Alteration
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Any change in the supporting members of a structure, such as
bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams or girders, or any complete
rebuilding of the roof or the exterior walls. For the purpose of this
Code, the following will not be considered a structural alteration:
1. Attachment of a new front facade where structural supports
are not changed;
2. Addition of fire escapes where structural supports are not
changed;
3. New windows where lintels and support walls are not materially
changed;
4. Repair or replacement of non-structural members.
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Alternative Support Structure
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Any man-made clock towers, bell steeples, light poles, and similar
alternative-design mounting structures that camouflage or conceal
the presence of antennas or towers.
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Antenna
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A structure or device used to collect or radiate electromagnetic
waves, including directional antennas, such as panels, wireless cable
and satellite dishes, except those used on a residence or residential
property for the reception of television and/or radio broadcasts;
and omni-directional antennas, such as whips, but not including satellite
earth stations. Antenna may include all antennas working together
as a unit on the site, also known as an antenna array.
Types of antennas include:
1. Dish: A parabolic or bowl shaped device that receives and/or
transmits signals in a specific directional pattern.
2. Panel: An antenna that receives and/or transmits in a specific
directional panel.
3. Whip: An omni-directional dipole antenna of cylindrical shape
that is no more than six (6) inches in diameter.
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Apartment Community
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A group of two (2) or more multi-family dwellings occupying
a parcel of land in one (1) ownership and having a park or court in
common, but not including motels or other lodging uses.
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Appeal
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For the purposes of Chapter 460, a request for review of the Floodplain Administrator’s interpretation of any provision of this chapter or a request for a variance.
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Applicant
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Any person submitting an application for development.
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Application for Development
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The application form and all accompanying documents required
by ordinance for approval of a specific request.
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Approved Combustible Material
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Wood, or materials not more combustible than wood, and approved
combustible plastics.
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Approved Combustible Plastics
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Those plastics that, when tested in accordance with American
Society for Testing Materials standard methods for test for flammability
of plastics over five-hundredths (0.05) inch in thickness (D635-44),
burn no faster than two and one-half (2.5) inches per minute in sheets
of six-hundredths (0.06) inch thickness.
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Appurtenant Structure
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For the purposes of Chapter 460, a structure that is on the same parcel of property as the principle structure to be insured and the use of which is incidental to the use of the principal structure.
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APWA
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The American Public Works Association.
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Area of Special Flood Hazard
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The land in the floodplain within a community subject to a one
percent (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any given year.
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Art Gallery
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Uses dedicated to the showing or sale of art, including art
galleries and studios. Art museums are classified in the “Cultural
Exhibits and Libraries” use category.
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As-Built Plans
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Construction plans showing a facility or structure as actually
constructed and as it appears on the tract of land involved.
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Assisted Living
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A group living facility that provides health and living services
for persons who because of age, illness or infirmity cannot live independently
but do not require continuous nursing care.
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Attention Attracting Device
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Any flasher, blinker, animation, streamer, pennant, clock or
other object designed or intended to attract the attention of the
public to an establishment or to a sign.
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Banks
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Financial or securities brokerage services, including but not
limited to banks, savings and loan or consumer investment businesses.
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Bar
[Amendment 10 – Ordinance 2011-26, 4-25-2011] |
An establishment at which the principal business is the sale
at retail of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises.
The term shall not include a premises at which such beverages are
sold in conjunction with the sale of food for consumption on the premises
and the sale of the alcoholic beverages comprises less than twenty-five
percent (25%) of the gross receipts of the establishment.
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Base Flood
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The flood having a one percent (1%) chance of being equaled
or exceeded in any given year.
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Base Flow
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The sustained flow of a stream in the absence of direct runoff.
It includes natural and human-induced streamflows. Natural base flow
is sustained largely by ground-water discharge.
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Basement
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The portion of a building having more than one-half (1/2) of
its height below grade.
For the purposes of Chapter 460, a basement is any area on a building having its floor subgrade (below ground level) on all sides.
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Bed and Breakfast
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An owner-occupied detached house in which sleeping rooms are
available for rent for transient occupancy by registered guests, not
including multi-unit residential or accessory buildings.
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Block
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An area of land that is entirely bounded by streets, highways,
or rights-of-way, except alleys, or between streets, highways, streams,
parks, etc., or any other barrier or combination thereof.
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Board of Appeals
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Board of Adjustment
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That Board which has been created by the Governing Body having
jurisdiction and which has the statutory authority to hear and determine
appeals and variances to the Unified Development Code.
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Boarding Stables and Riding Schools
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Facilities used for horses, including horse ranches; boarding
stables; riding schools and academies; horse exhibition facilities;
and any barns, stables, corrals and paddocks incidental to these uses.
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Body Art Services
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Provision of any of the following procedures: body piercing,
tattooing, cosmetic tattooing, branding, and scarification. This definition
does not include practices that are considered medical procedures
by the Missouri Medical Board, which may not be performed in a body
art services establishment.
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Buffer
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With respect to a stream, a natural or enhanced vegetated area
(established by Section E.1 below), lying adjacent to the stream.
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Building
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Any structure designed or intended for the enclosure, support,
shelter or protection of persons, animals or property.
For the purposes of Chapter 460, see “structure.”
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Building Coverage
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See “Measurements and Exceptions ” Section 485.020.
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Building Façade Area
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The entire area of a building wall, including doors, windows,
recessed and projecting areas, and all other features.
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Building Height
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See “Measurements and Exceptions,” Section 485.020.
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Building Line or Setback Line
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A line parallel to a street or right-of-way line, shore of a
lake, edge of a stream or other property line established on a parcel
of land or lot for the purpose of prohibiting construction of a building
or structure in the area between such building line and right-of-way,
lakeshore, streambank or other property line.
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Business Support Services
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Provision of clerical, employment, protective or minor processing
services to firms rather than individuals, excluding any storage of
goods other than samples. Typical uses include secretarial services,
telephone answering services and copying or blueprint services. Also
includes business or trade schools that do not involving any outdoor
storage or manufacturing processes.
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Candlepower
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The amount of light that will illuminate a surface one (1) foot
distance from a light source to an intensity of one (1) foot candle.
Maximum (peak) candlepower is the largest amount of candlepower emitted
by any lamp, light source or luminaire.
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Car Wash
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Any building or site providing facilities for washing motor
vehicles, using either automatic equipment or providing space and
equipment for hand-washing of vehicles by either customers or employees.
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Cemetery
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Land or facilities used for burial of the dead.
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Channel
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The bed and banks of a natural stream which convey the constant
or intermittent flow of the stream.
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Channelization
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The straightening and deepening of channels and/or the surfacing
thereof to permit water to move rapidly and/or directly.
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Chief Executive Officer or Chief Elected Official
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For the purposes of Chapter 460, the official of the community who is charged with the authority to implement and administer laws, ordinances, and regulations for that community.
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City
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The City of Raymore, Missouri.
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City Council
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The City Council of the City of Raymore, Missouri.
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Cluster Residential Development
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Dwelling units permitted on smaller lots in exchange for preserving
common open spaces, natural features, and other amenities.
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College or University
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Institution of higher learning that offers courses of general
or specialized study leading to a degree and is certified by the state
or a recognized accrediting agency.
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Common Open Space
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An outdoor area designated and intended for the common use and
enjoyment of residents or other members of the controlling association
(such as a homeowner’s association), not including streets,
alleys, driveways, parking or loading areas.
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Community
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For the purposes of Chapter 460, any State or area or political subdivision thereof, which has authority to adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations for the areas of its jurisdiction.
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Community Park
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A large park generally 25 or more acres that serves the residents
living within a one (1) mile radius of the park.
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Component of Use
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An element of use of land including, but not limited to, of-street
parking, off-street loading, and landscaping.
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Comprehensive Marijuana Cultivation Facility
[Amendment 31 - Ordinance 2019-48, 7-22-2019; Amendment 36 – Ordinance 2023-076, 10-9-2023] |
A facility licensed by the Missouri Department of Health and
Senior Services to acquire, cultivate, process, package, store on-site
or off-site, transport to or from, and sell marijuana, marijuana seeds,
marijuana vegetative cuttings (clones) to a medical facility, comprehensive
facility, or marijuana testing facility. A comprehensive marijuana
cultivation facility need not segregate or account for its marijuana
products as either non-medical marijuana or medical marijuana. A comprehensive
marijuana cultivation facility's authority to process marijuana shall
include the creation of pre-rolls, but shall not include the manufacture
of marijuana-infused products.
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Comprehensive Marijuana Dispensary Facility
[Amendment 31 - Ordinance 2019-48, 7-22-2019; Amendment 36 – Ordinance 2023-076, 10-9-2023] |
A facility licensed by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to acquire, process, package, store on-site or off-site, sell, transport to or from, and deliver marijuana, marijuana seeds, marijuana vegetative cuttings (clones), marijuana-infused products, and drug paraphernalia used to administer marijuana as allowed by applicable law to a qualifying patient or primary caregiver, as defined by law, or to a consumer, anywhere on the licensed property or to any address as directed by the patient, primary caregiver, or consumer and consistent with the limitations of applicable laws and as otherwise allowed by law, to a comprehensive facility, a marijuana testing facility, or a medical facility. Comprehensive dispensary facilities may receive transaction orders at the dispensary directly from the consumer in person, by phone, or via the internet, including from a third party. A comprehensive marijuana dispensary facility need not segregate or account for its marijuana products as either non-medical marijuana or medical marijuana, but shall collect all appropriate tangible personal property sales tax for each sale, as set forth in Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution and provided for by general or local law. A comprehensive marijuana dispensary facility's authority to process marijuana shall include the creation of pre-rolls.
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Comprehensive Marijuana Facility
[Amendment 31 - Ordinance 2019-48, 7-22-2019; Amendment 36 – Ordinance 2023-076, 10-9-2023] |
A comprehensive marijuana cultivation facility, comprehensive
marijuana dispensary facility, marijuana testing facility, comprehensive
marijuana-infused products facility, microbusiness wholesale facility,
microbusiness dispensary facility, or any other type of marijuana-related
facility or business licensed or certified by the Missouri Department
of Health and Senior Services.
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Comprehensive Marijuana-Infused Products Manufacturing
Facility
[Amendment 31 - Ordinance 2019-48, 7-22-2019; Amendment 36 – Ordinance 2023-076, 10-9-2023] |
A facility licensed by the Missouri Department of Health and
Senior Services to acquire, process, package, store, manufacture,
transport to or from a medical facility, comprehensive facility, or
marijuana testing facility, and sell marijuana-infused products, pre-rolls,
and infused pre-rolls to a marijuana dispensary facility, a marijuana
testing facility, or another marijuana-infused products manufacturing
facility. A comprehensive marijuana-infused products manufacturing
facility need not segregate or account for its marijuana products
as either non-medical marijuana or medical marijuana.
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Comprehensive Marijuana Testing Facility
[Amendment 31 - Ordinance 2019-48, 7-22-2019; Amendment 36 – Ordinance 2023-076, 10-9-2023] |
A facility certified by the Missouri Department of Health and
Senior Services to acquire, test, certify, and transport marijuana,
including those originally certified as a medical marijuana testing
facility.
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Construction Plans
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The engineering drawings showing types of materials and construction
details for physical structures and facilities, excluding dwelling
units to be installed in conjunction with development of a subdivision.
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Construction Sales and Service
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Construction activities and incidental storage on lots other
than construction sites. Also includes the retail or wholesale sale
of materials used in the construction of buildings or other structures
other than retail sale of paint, fixtures, and hardware. This category
includes, but is not limited to uses such as building materials stores,
tool rental or sales and building contracting/construction offices.
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Consumer Loan Establishment
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Any business that makes loans in a principal amount not exceeding
twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) secured other than by a
mortgage or lien on the borrower’s real property or on personal
property acquired by the borrower with the proceeds of the loan, not
including any bank, savings bank, savings and loan association or
credit union. Includes title loan businesses.
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Contagious and Communicable Diseases
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Those diseases which are set out in Missouri Code of State Regulations,
Department of Health, 19 C.S.R. 20-20.020, as amended.
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Cremating
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Services involving the purification and reduction of human remains
by fire.
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Cul-de-sac
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A street having one end open to traffic and the other end being
terminated by a vehicle turnaround.
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Cultural Exhibits and Libraries
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Museum-like preservation and/or exhibition of objects in one
(1) or more of the arts and sciences; gallery exhibition of works
of art; or a library collection of books, manuscripts and other materials
for study and reading, excluding public assembly facilities, which
are classified as places of public assembly.
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Curb
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A vertical or sloping edge of a roadway.
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Cutoff
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The point at which all light rays emitted by a lamp, light source
or luminaire are completely eliminated (cut off) at a specific angle
above the ground.
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Cutoff Angle
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The angle formed by a line drawn from the direction of light
rays at the light source and a line perpendicular to the ground from
the light source above which no light is emitted.
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Cutoff-Type Luminaire
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A luminaire with elements such as shields, reflectors or refractor
panels which direct and cut off the light at a cutoff angle that is
less than ninety degrees (90°).
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Day Care
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A place where 3 or more unrelated children or adults are cared
for by persons other than parents or guardians.
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Day Care Center
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A structure or place where care, supervision, custody or control
is provided for more than six (6) unrelated children or adults.
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Day Care Home
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A dwelling or structure in which care, supervision, custody
or control is provided for six (6) or fewer unrelated children or
adults for any part of a twenty-four-hour day up to twelve (12) hours.
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Dedication
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An act transmitting property or interest thereto.
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Density
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The permitted number of dwelling units per gross acre of land
to be developed.
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Design Flood
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The relative size or magnitude of a major flood of reasonable
expectancy, which reflects both flood experience and flood potential
and is the basis of the delineation of the floodway, the flood hazard
area, and the water surface elevations.
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Developer
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The legal or beneficial owner or owners of a lot or of any land
included in a proposed development. Also, the holder of an option
or contract to purchase or any other person having enforceable proprietary
interest in such land.
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Development
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A planning or construction project involving substantial property
improvement and, usually, a change of land-use character within the
site; the act of using land for building or extractive purposes.
For the purposes of Chapter 460, development is any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, levees, levee systems, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations, or storage of equipment or materials.
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Development Regulations
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Zoning, subdivision, site plan, official map, floodplain regulation
or other governmental regulations of the use and development of land.
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Development Services Director
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The person or persons authorized and empowered by the Governing
Body having jurisdiction to administer the requirements of this Code.
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Director of Public Works
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The officially appointed Engineer of the City of Raymore, Missouri
or his/her designee.
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Divided Street
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A street having an island or other barrier separating moving
lanes.
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Drainage
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The removal of surface water or groundwater from land by drains,
grading or other means.
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Drainage Facility
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Any component of a drainage system.
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Drainage System
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The system through which water flows from the land, including
all watercourses, water bodies and wetlands.
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Drive-through Facilities
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Facilities used to provide or dispense products or services,
through an attendant or a window or an automated machine, to persons
remaining in vehicles that are in a designated stacking aisle. A drive-through
facility may be in combination with other uses, such as a financial
institution, personal service use, retail store or eating establishment.
A drive-through facility does not include a “Car Wash”
or “Gas Station” as defined herein.
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Driveway
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A paved or unpaved area used for ingress or egress of vehicles,
and allowing access from a street to a building or other structure
or facility.
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Dwelling
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A building or portion thereof, not including manufactured homes,
which is designed and used exclusively for residential purposes.
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Dwelling, Accessory
[Amendment 18 – Ordinance 2014-006, 2-10-2014] |
A separate and subordinate dwelling that is contained on the
same lot as the primary dwelling.
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Dwelling, Accessory, Attached
[Amendment 27 - Ordinance 2018-041, 6-11-2018] |
A dwelling that is attached to, and/or located within the principal
building on the lot, but physically separated from, and not connected
to the interior of, the principal building.
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Dwelling, Accessory, Detached
[Amendment 27 - Ordinance 2018-041, 6-11-2018] |
A dwelling that is built separate from the principal building
or above an existing accessory structure such as a detached garage.
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Dwelling, Multi-family
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A building designed for or occupied exclusively by three (3)
or more families. A multi-family dwelling also includes the terms
“tri-plex”, “quad-plex” and “four-plex”.
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Dwelling, Single-family Attached
|
A dwelling unit designed for one family having its own ground
floor entrance and open space, and joined to two (2) or more dwellings
by common walls or other horizontally unifying structural element.
This use type includes townhouses, rowhouses, and other similar dwelling
types.
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Dwelling, Single-family Detached
|
A dwelling unit designed for one family that does not share
a common wall with any other dwelling and is surrounded on all sides
by open space located on the same lot.
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Dwelling, Two-family
|
A building designed for or occupied exclusively by two (2) families.
A two-family dwelling also includes the terms “duplex”
and “two-flat”.
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Dwelling Units Located Above the Ground Floor
|
Dwelling units located above the ground floor of a non-residential
use or space located within the same building.
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Easement
|
A right-of-way granted, but not dedicated, for limited use of
private land for a public or quasi-public purpose and within which
the owner of the property may not erect any permanent structures.
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EIFS
[Amendment 33 - Ordinance 2020-068, 11-23-2020] |
Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems is a non load-bearing,
exterior wall system. For the purposes of this Code, EIFS shall be
considered a masonry material.
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Elevated Building
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For insurance purposes, a non-basement building which has its
lowest elevated floor raised above ground level by foundation walls,
shear walls, posts, piers, pilings or columns.
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Eligible Community or Participating Community
|
For the purposes of Chapter 460, a community for which the Federal Flood Insurance Administrator has authorized the sale of flood insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
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Employee
|
Any and all persons, including managers, entertainers and independent
contractors, who work in or at or render any services directly related
to the operation of an adult business.
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Employee Living Quarters
|
Living quarters for persons employed on the premises and not
rented otherwise as a separate dwelling.
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Engineer
|
A professional engineer registered in the State of Missouri.
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Entertainment and Spectator Sports
|
Provision of cultural, entertainment, athletic and other events
to spectators.
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Entertainer
|
Any person who provides adult entertainment within an adult
business, whether or not a fee is charged or accepted for entertainment.
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Escrow
|
Money delivered to a third person to be delivered by him/her
to the grantee only upon fulfillment of a condition.
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Establishment
[Amendment 9 – Ordinance 2011-22, 4-11-2011] |
An individual business or tenant space.
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Existing Construction
|
For the purposes of Chapter 460, for the purposes of determining rates, structures for which the “start of construction” commenced before the effective date of the FIRM or before January 1, 1975, for the FIRMs effective before that date. “Existing Construction” may also be referred to as “Existing Structures”.
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Existing Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision
|
For the purposes of Chapter 460, a manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed before the effective date of the floodplain management regulations adopted by a community.
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Expansion to an Existing Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision
|
For the purposes of Chapter 460, the preparation of additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including the installations of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads).
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Family
|
One or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption,
living together as a single housekeeping unit; or a group of not more
than four (4) unrelated persons living together as a single housekeeping
unit; plus in either case, usual domestic services. A family may under
no circumstances be construed as a boarding house, fraternity or sorority
house, club, lodging house, hotel, motel or commune.
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Farming
|
The use of a tract of land for the growing of crops, pasturage,
nursery or the raising of livestock and poultry, including the structures
necessary for carrying out farming operations and the residence or
residences of those owning or operating the premises, a member of
the family thereof, or persons employed thereon, and the family thereof,
but such use shall not include feedlots, sale yards and auction yards
for cattle and hogs.
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Fence
|
A free standing structure of metal, masonry, composition or
wood or any combination thereof resting on or partially buried in
the ground and rising above the ground level, and used for confinement,
ornamental, screening or partition purposes.
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Fence, Chain-link
|
An open mesh fence made entirely of woven wire.
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Fence, Decorative
[Amendment 8 – Ordinance 2011-9, 2-28-2011] |
An open fence, other than chain link, that is no more than sixty-six
percent (66%) opaque and is intended to decorate, accent, or frame
a feature of the landscape. Decorative fences include but shall not
be limited to split rail, picket, wrought iron, and similar open fences.
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Fence, Privacy
|
A solid fence constructed of materials which creates an opaque
wall or screen.
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Fence, Security
|
A fence intended to guard property against unauthorized entry,
and to protect goods and products from theft and other unauthorized
handling. Security fences are often made of wrought iron or chain
link, and may incorporate additional security features such as barbed
wire.
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Final Approval
|
The official action taken on a preliminarily approved major
subdivision or site plan, after all conditions, engineering plans,
and other requirements have been completed or fulfilled.
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Final Plat
|
The final map of all or a portion of a subdivision which is
presented for final approval and recording.
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Flood or Flooding
|
A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation
of normally dry land areas from:
1. The overflow of inland; and/or
2. The unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters
from any source.
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Flood Boundary and Floodway Map (FBFM)
|
An official map of a community on which the Federal Flood Insurance
Administrator has delineated both special flood hazard areas and the
designated regulatory floodway.
|
Flood Elevation Determination
|
A determination by the Federal Flood Insurance Administrator
of the water surface elevations of the base flood, that is, the flood
level that has a one percent (1%) or greater chance of occurrence
in any given year.
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Flood Elevation Study
|
An examination, evaluation and determination of flood hazards.
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Flood Fringe
|
The area outside the floodway encroachment lines, but still
subject to inundation by the regulatory flood.
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Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM)
|
An official map of a community, issued by the Federal Flood
Insurance Administrator, where the boundaries of the flood areas having
special flood hazards have been designated as (unnumbered or numbered)
A zones.
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Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)
|
An official map of a community, on which the Federal Flood Insurance
Administrator has delineated both the special flood hazard areas and
the risk premium zones applicable to the community.
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Flood Plain
|
Any land area susceptible to flooding, which would have at least
a one percent (1%) probability of flooding occurrence in any calendar
year based on the basin being fully developed as shown on the current
land use plan; i.e., the regulatory flood. This area may or may not
be a regulatory flood plain.
With respect to Chapter 460, any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source (see “flooding”).
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Floodplain Management
|
The operation of an overall program of corrective and preventive
measures for reducing flood damage, including but not limited to emergency
preparedness plans, flood control works, and floodplain management
regulations.
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Floodplain Management Regulations
|
Zoning ordinances, subdivision regulations, land development
codes, building codes, health regulations, special purpose ordinances
(such as floodplain and grading ordinances) and other applications
of police power. The term describes such State and local regulations,
in any combination, that provide standards for the purpose of flood
damage prevention or reduction.
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Floodproofing
|
Any combination of structural and non-structural additions,
changes or adjustments to structures that reduce or eliminate flood
damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary
facilities or structures and their contents.
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Floodway or Regulatory Floodway
|
The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent
land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood
without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than
one (1) foot.
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Floodway Encroachment Lines
|
The lines marking the limits of floodways on Federal, State
and local floodplain maps.
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Floor Area
|
The gross floor area of the building measured from the exterior
faces of the exterior walls or from the centerline of walls separating
two (2) buildings and includes the following areas:
1. The area of each floor of the structure; and
2. The attic space having headroom of seven (7) feet ten (10)
inches or more.
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Foot Candle
|
A unit of illumination produced on a surface, all points of
which are one (1) foot from a uniform point source of one (1) candle.
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Freeboard
|
A factor of safety usually expressed in feet above a flood level
for purposes of floodplain management. “Freeboard” tends
to compensate for the many unknown factors that could contribute to
flood heights greater than the height calculated for a selected size
flood and floodway conditions, such as bridge openings and hydrological
effect of urbanization of the watershed.
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Free Standing Fast-food Restaurant
[Amendment 10 – Ordinance 2011-26, 4-25-2011] |
An establishment a substantial portion of whose business involves
the sale of foods, frozen desserts or beverages in ready-to-consume
individual servings to occupants of motor vehicles for consumption
off-premises.
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Frontage
|
The length of the property abutting on one side of a street
measured along the dividing line between the property and the street
right-of-way.
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Functionally Dependent Use
|
For the purposes of Chapter 460, a use that cannot perform its intended purpose unless it is located or carried out in a close proximity to water. This term includes only docking facilities and facilities that are necessary for the loading and unloading of cargo or passengers, but does not include long term storage or related manufacturing facilities.
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Funeral Home
|
An establishment providing services of preparing the dead for
burial and arranging or managing funerals.
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Garage Sale
|
The sale of personal items on an infrequent basis at a private
residence.
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Gas Station
|
Any building or premises whose principal use is the dispensing,
sale or offering for sale at retail of any motor vehicle fuels, oil
or accessories, where repair service or car wash facilities is incidental,
where no motor vehicle storage is present and where no motor vehicles
are offered for sale.
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General Development Plan
|
A plan outlining general, rather than detailed, development
intentions. It describes the basic parameters of a major development
proposal, rather than giving full engineering details. As such, it
allows general intentions to be proposed and discussed without the
extensive costs involved in submitting a detailed proposal.
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Glare
|
The brightness of a light source which causes eye discomfort.
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Governing Body
|
The chief legislative body of the municipality.
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Grade
|
The slope of a street or other public way, specified in percentage
(%) terms.
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Group Home
|
1. Any dwelling occupied by not more than ten (10) persons,
including eight or fewer persons with a disability, as defined in
this Code, who need not be related by blood or marriage and not to
exceed two (2) staff residents who need not be related by blood or
marriage to each other or to the residents of the home, or
2. Any private residence licensed by the Division of Family
Services or Department of Mental Health to provide foster care to
one (1) or more but less than seven (7) children who are unrelated
to either foster parent by blood, marriage or adoption; subject to
occupancy limitations for the particular dwelling.
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Group Living
|
Residential uses other than household living; usually provide
common kitchen/dining facilities.
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Group Living not Otherwise Classified
|
Group living uses that do not fit into any other category, such
as fraternities, sororities, convents, and monasteries.
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Gutter
|
A shallow channel usually set along a curb or the pavement edge
of a road for purposes of catching and carrying runoff water.
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Heavy Equipment Sales or Rental
|
Businesses that sell, lease, rent or wholesale from the premises
heavy construction equipment, farm implements, tractors, trucks or
aircraft, along with incidental maintenance.
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Highest Adjacent Grade
|
For the purposes of Chapter 460, the highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior to construction next to the proposed walls of a structure.
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Historic Structure
|
Any structure that is:
1. Listed individually in the National Register of Historic
Places (a listing maintained by the Department of Interior) or preliminarily
determined by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the requirements
for individual listing on the National Register;
2. Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of
the Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a registered
historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary
to qualify as a registered historic district;
3. Individually listed on a State inventory of historic places
in States with preservation programs which have been approved by the
Secretary of the Interior; or
4. Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places
in communities with historic preservation programs that have been
certified either:
a. By an approved State program as determined by the Secretary
of the Interior; or
b. Directly by the Secretary of the Interior in States without
approved programs.
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Home Occupation
|
An accessory use of a dwelling unit for business or commercial
purposes where the dwelling unit is the principal residence of the
business operator, subject to the standards of the Unified Development
Code.
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Hospital
|
Uses providing medical or surgical care to patients and offering
inpatient (overnight) care.
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Hotel/Motel
|
An establishment containing lodging rooms for occupancy by transient
guests. Such an establishment may provide customary hotel services
such as maid and bellboy services, furnishing of and laundry of linens
used in the lodging rooms, central desk, and meeting rooms.
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Impervious Cover
|
Any manmade paved, hardened or structural surface regardless
of material. Impervious cover includes but is not limited to rooftops,
buildings, streets, roads, decks, swimming pools and any concrete
or asphalt.
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Impoundment
|
A body of water, such as a pond, confined by a dam, dike, floodgate
or other barrier.
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Improvement
|
Street work, utilities, sidewalks, drainage structures and other
physical modifications which are to be installed or constructed by
the subdivider for the benefit of the lot owners and for the proper
development of the community as a condition precedent to the approval
and acceptance of the final plat.
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Inoperable Vehicle
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A vehicle is deemed to be inoperable if it meets one (1) or
more of the following criteria regardless of the circumstances of
how the vehicle came to be in its current location or ownership:
1. Does not display current valid license plates registered
to the vehicle;
2. Does not display a valid inspection decal that is valid;
3. It has flat or missing tires or wheels;
4. It is wrecked or junked;
5. It is wholly or partially dismantled;
6. It is missing parts or equipment necessary to safely and
legally operate on a public street;
7. It has mechanical or other problems that prevent the vehicle
from being driven under its own power;
8. It has vegetation or debris is collected in, on, around or
under the vehicle; and/or
9. It is used to store auto parts, household items, lawn equipment
or other types of storage.
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Junkyard
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Any land or structure used for a salvaging operation, including,
among other things, the storage and sale of wastepaper, rags, scrap
metal and discarded materials, and the collecting, dismantling, storage
and salvaging of unlicensed, inoperative vehicles.
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Kennels
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Any premises where three (3) or more animals are owned, boarded,
bred and/or offered for sale, including but not limited to boarding
kennels, breeding kennels, dog training centers and animal rescue
shelters.
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Land Development
|
With respect to stream buffers and natural resource protection,
any land change, including but not limited to clearing, grubbing,
stripping, removal of vegetation, dredging, grading, excavating, transporting
and filling of land, construction, paving and any other activity which
results in an increase of impervious cover.
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Land Development Activity
|
Those actions or activities which comprise, facilitate or result
in land development.
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Land Disturbance
|
Any land or vegetation change, including, but not limited to,
clearing, grubbing, stripping, removal of vegetation, dredging, grading,
excavating, transporting and filling of land, or other activities
that involve construction, paving or any other installation of impervious
cover.
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Land Disturbance Activity
|
Those actions or activities which comprise, facilitate or result
in land disturbance.
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Landscaped
|
An area devoted to or developed predominately with plant material
or natural landscape features, including lawn, ground cover, gardens,
trees, shrubs, and other plant materials; and also including accessory
decorative outdoor landscape elements such as pools, fountains, water
features, paved or decorated surfaces or rock, stone, brick, block
or similar material. This does not include driveways, parking, loading,
or storage areas, and sculptural elements.
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Lateral Sewers
|
Pipes conducting sewage from individual buildings to larger
pipes called trunk or interceptor sewers that usually are located
in street rights-of-way.
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Light Equipment and Vehicle Sales/Rental
|
Businesses that sell, lease, rent or wholesale from the premises
automobiles, noncommercial trucks, motorcycles, trailers with less
than 10,000 pounds of gross cargo capacity, motor homes and boat dealers,
along with incidental maintenance.
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Live/Work
[Amendment 5 – Ordinance 2010-34, 4-26-2010] |
A building and/or lot used by a single family for both dwelling
purposes and a permitted commercial use.
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Local Street
|
Roadway that is intended to provide access to abutting properties,
tends to accommodate lower traffic volumes, serves short trips, and
provides connection to collector streets.
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Lot
|
A “zoning lot” unless the context
clearly indicates a “lot of record.” The
term “lot” will be construed to include the terms “site,”
“parcel” and any other similar undefined term.
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Lot of Record
|
A designated parcel, tract or area of land established by a
plat or otherwise as permitted by law and to be used, developed or
built upon as a unit.
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Lot Area
|
The size of a lot measured within the lot lines and expressed
in terms of acres or square feet. See “Measurements and Exceptions,”Section 485.020.
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Lot, Corner
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A lot abutting upon two (2) or more streets at their intersection.
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Lot Depth
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See “Measurements and Exceptions,”Section 485.020.
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Lot, Double Frontage
|
A lot having a frontage on two (2) non-intersecting streets,
as distinguished from a corner lot. See also “Measurements and Exceptions,” Section 485.020.
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Lot Frontage
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That portion of a lot extending along a street line.
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Lot, Interior
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A lot whose side lines do not abut upon any street.
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Lot Width
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The mean horizontal distance between side lines measured at
right angles to the depth of the lot. See “Measurements and Exceptions,” Section 485.020.
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Lot, Zoning
|
A parcel or tract of land used, developed or built upon as a
unit under single ownership or control. Said parcel or tract may consist
of one (1) or more lots of record, one (1) or more portions of a lot
or lots of record or any combination thereof; and must be contiguous
parcels.
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Lot Line
|
Lot boundary line. See “Lot Line, Front”;
“Lot Line, Rear”; “Lot Line, Side”.
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Lot Line, Front
|
A street right-of-way line forming the boundary of a lot. If
a lot has two (2) or more front lot lines, the owner or developer
must designate the yard which is to be the front yard.
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Lot Line, Rear
|
The lot line that is most distant from, and is, or is mostly
nearly, parallel to, the front lot line.
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Lot Line, Side
|
The lot line on each side of a lot that connects the front and
rear lot lines.
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Lot of Record
|
A lot which is a part of a subdivision, the plat of which has
been recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds; or a lot described
by metes and bounds, the description of which has been recorded in
the office of the Recorder of Deeds prior to the original adoption
of the various Unified Development Code for the City.
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Lowest Floor
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For the purposes of Chapter 460, the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage, in an area other than a basement area, is not considered a building’s lowest floor, provided that such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable flood-proofing design requirements of this chapter.
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Luminaire
|
A complete lighting unit consisting of a light source and all
necessary mechanical, electrical, and decorative parts.
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Main
|
In any system of continuous piping, the principal artery of
the system to which branches may be connected.
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Maintenance Guarantee
|
Any security which may be required and accepted by a governmental
agency to ensure that necessary improvements will function as required
for a specific period of time.
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Major Subdivision
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Any subdivision not classified as a minor subdivision.
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Manager
|
Any person who manages, directs, administers or is in charge
of the affairs and/or conduct of any portion of any activity at any
adult business.
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Manufactured Home
|
Any structure which is:
a. Subject to the Federal Manufactured Home Construction and
Safety Standards established pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 5403, and
constructed on or after June 15, 1976; or
b. Transportable in one (1) or more sections, that is built
on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without a permanent
foundation when attached to the required utilities; or
c. Not constructed under the requirements of the International
One and Two-Family Residential Code.
The term “manufactured home” does not include a
recreational vehicle.
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Manufactured Home Park
|
Any area, piece, parcel, tract or plot of ground equipped as
required for support of manufactured homes and offered for use by
the owner or representative for manufactured home park purposes and/or
ground upon which three (3) or more manufactured homes are parked,
whether for compensation or not, including all accessory uses thereof.
The term “manufactured home park” does not include sales
lots of which unoccupied manufactured homes are parked for the purpose
of inspection and sale.
For the purposes of Chapter 460, a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two (2) or more manufactured home lots for sale or rent; also known as a “manufactured home park.”
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Manufactured Home Residential-Design
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A manufactured home which satisfies the following additional
criteria:
1. Minimum dimensions of twenty-two (22) feet in width and forty
(40) feet in length;
2. The pitch of the roof of the manufactured home has a minimum
vertical rise of four (4) feet for each twelve (12) feet of horizontal
run and the roof finished with a type of shingle that is commonly
used in standard residential construction in the City;
3. All roof structures provide an eave projection of no less
than twelve (12) inches, exclusive of any guttering;
4. The exterior siding consists of vinyl or metal horizontal
lap siding (whose reflectivity does not exceed that of low luster
white paint), wood, or hardboard, comparable in composition, appearance
and durability to the exterior siding commonly used in standard residential
construction in the City;
5. Is set up in accordance with the recommended installation
procedures of the manufacturer and the standards set by the National
Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards and published
in “Manufactured Home Installations, 1987” (NCS BCS A225.1),
and a continuous, permanent masonry foundation or masonry curtain
wall, or poured concrete wall, unpierced except for required ventilation
and access, is installed under the perimeter of the Residential-Design
Manufactured Home;
6. Stairs, porches, entrance platforms, ramps and other means
of entrance and exit to and from the home are installed or constructed
in accordance with the standards set by the building code and attached
firmly to the primary structure and anchored securely to the ground;
and
7. Has substantially the appearance of an on-site, conventionally
built, single-family dwelling.
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Manufactured Home Space
|
A plot of ground within a manufactured home park which can accommodate
one (1) manufactured home and which provides the necessary utility
services for water, sewerage, electricity, gas, etc.
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Manufactured Home Subdivision
|
Any area, piece, parcel, tract or plot of ground used or intended
to be used for the purpose of selling individual lots for occupancy
by mobile homes.
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Manufacturing, Production and Industrial Service, Limited
|
Manufacturing of finished parts or products, primarily from
previously prepared materials, including but not limited to printing
and related support activities; machinery manufacturing; food manufacturing;
computer and electronic product manufacturing/assembly; electrical
equipment, appliance, component manufacturing/assembly; furniture
and related product manufacturing/assembly; and other manufacturing
and production establishments that typically have very few, if any,
negative external impacts on surrounding properties.
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Manufacturing, Production and Industrial Service, General
|
1. Manufacturing of finished or unfinished products, primarily
from extracted or raw materials, or recycled or secondary materials,
or bulk storage and handling of such products and materials, including
but not limited to: textile mills; textile product mills; apparel
manufacturing; leather and allied product manufacturing; and wood
product manufacturing.
2. Industrial service firms engaged in the repair or servicing
of industrial or commercial machinery, equipment, products or by-products,
including but not limited to: welding shops; machine shops; industrial
tool repair; laundry, dry-cleaning, and carpet cleaning plants; and
photofinishing laboratories.
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Manufacturing, Production and Industrial Service, Intensive
|
1. Manufacturing of finished or unfinished products, primarily
from extracted, raw, recycled or secondary materials, particularly
those of a hazardous nature; or bulk storage and handling of such
products and materials. Intensive manufacturing uses are those that
have the greatest potential for negative external impacts on surrounding
properties.
2. Typical intensive manufacturing, production and industrial
uses include: manufacturing, processing or storage of chemicals, asbestos,
metals, hazardous materials, plastics, rubber and rubber products,
paper products, carpets, cleaning products, toiletries, electronics,
nonmetallic minerals, transportation equipment, paints, and petroleum;
gas and petroleum drilling; and the manufacture, storage, processing
or warehousing of hazardous, radioactive, explosive or volatile materials.
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Map
|
For the purposes of Chapter 460, the Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM), the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) or the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map (FBFM) for a community issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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Marijuana or Marihuana
[Amendment 31 - Ordinance 2019-48, 7-22-2019] |
Means Cannabis indica, Cannabis sativa, and Cannabis ruderalis, hybrids of such species,
and any other strains commonly understood within the scientific community
to constitute marijuana, as well as resin extracted from the plant
and marijuana-infused products. “Marijuana” or “Marihuana”
does not include industrial hemp containing a crop-wide average tetrahydrocannabinol
concentration that does not exceed three-tenths (3/10) of one percent
(1%) on a dry weight basis, or commodities or products manufactured
from industrial hemp.
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Marijuana-Infused Products
[Amendment 31 - Ordinance 2019-48, 7-22-2019] |
Products that are infused with marijuana or an extract thereof
and are intended for use or consumption other than by smoking, including,
but not limited to, edible products, ointments, tinctures and concentrates.
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Market Value or Fair Market Value
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For the purposes of Chapter 460, an estimate of what is fair, economic, just and equitable value under normal local market conditions.
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Master Plan
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A comprehensive long-range plan intended to guide the growth
and development of a community or region. Includes analysis, recommendations,
and proposals for the community’s population, economy, housing,
transportation, community facilities, and land use.
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Major Arterial
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Roadway that is of regional importance and is intended to serve
high volumes of traffic traveling relatively long distances. A major
arterial is intended primarily to serve through traffic, and access
is controlled.
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Major Collector
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Roadway that provides for traffic movement between arterials
and local streets and carries moderate traffic volumes over moderate
distances. Collectors may also provide direct access to abutting properties
except individual residences.
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Maximum Permitted Illumination
|
The maximum illumination measured in foot candles at the interior
setback yard line at ground level.
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Mean Sea Level
|
For the purposes of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP),
the National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of the 1929 or other datum,
to which base flood elevations shown on a community’s Flood
Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) are referenced.
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Medical or Dental Clinic
|
An establishment where patients are not lodged overnight but
are admitted for examination and treatment by a group of physicians
or dentists practicing medicine.
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Medical Marijuana Transportation Facility
[Amendment 31 - Ordinance 2019-48, 7-22-2019; Amendment 36 – Ordinance 2023-076, 10-9-2023] |
A facility certified by the State of Missouri to transport marijuana
to a qualifying patient, a primary caregiver, a medical marijuana
cultivation facility, a medical marijuana-infused products manufacturing
facility, a medical marijuana dispensary facility, a medical marijuana
testing facility, or another medical marijuana transportation facility.
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Memorandum of Understanding
|
A written agreement executed by the Mayor of the City of Raymore
and the property owner(s) of land included in a development proposal.
This agreement typically outlines the specific details of any terms
or conditions of development, such as land use, density, access to
the property, infrastructure improvements, parkland dedications, and
similar matters.
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Meteorological Tower
[Amendment 3 – Ordinance 29092, 9-14-2009] |
A temporary facility consisting of a tower and related wind-measuring
devices and equipment used to monitor or transmit wind speed and wind
flow characteristics over a period of time for either instantaneous
wind information or to characterize the wind resource at a given location.
Also called an anemometer or met tower.
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Microbusiness Dispensary Facility
[Amendment 36 – Ordinance
2023-076, 10-9-2023] |
A facility licensed by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to acquire, process, package, store on-site or off-site, sell, transport to or from, and deliver marijuana, marijuana seeds, marijuana vegetative cuttings (clones), marijuana-infused products, and drug paraphernalia used to administer marijuana as allowed by law to a qualifying patient or primary caregiver, as defined by law, or to a consumer, anywhere on the licensed property or to any address as directed by the qualifying patient, primary caregiver, or consumer and consistent with the limitations of Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution and as otherwise allowed by law, a microbusiness wholesale facility, or a marijuana testing facility. Microbusiness dispensary facilities may receive transaction orders at the dispensary directly from the consumer in person, by phone, or via the internet, including from a third party. A microbusiness marijuana dispensary facility's authority to process marijuana shall include the creation of pre-rolls.
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Microbusiness Wholesale Facility
[Amendment 36 – Ordinance
2023-076, 10-9-2023] |
A facility licensed by the Missouri Department of Health and
Senior Services to acquire, cultivate, process, package, store on-site
or off-site, manufacture, transport to or from, deliver, and sell
marijuana, marijuana seeds, marijuana vegetative cuttings (clones)
and marijuana-infused products to a microbusiness dispensary facility,
other microbusiness wholesale facility, or marijuana testing facility.
A microbusiness wholesale facility may cultivate up to two hundred
fifty (250) flowering marijuana plants at any given time. A microbusiness
wholesale facility's authority to process marijuana shall include
the creation of pre-rolls and infused pre-rolls.
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Minor
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Any person less than eighteen (18) years of age.
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Minor Arterial
|
Roadway that is similar in function to major arterials, but
operates under lower traffic volumes, serves trips of shorter distances,
and provides a higher degree of property access than major arterials.
|
Minor Collector
|
Roadway that is similar in function to a major collector, but
carries lower traffic volumes over shorter distances and has a higher
degree of property access.
|
Minor Subdivision
|
A subdivision of land of not more than five (5) lots, provided
that such subdivision does not involve a planned development, any
new street or the extension of a utility or other municipal facility.
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Mobile Vendor
[Amendment 15 – Ordinance 2013-010, 2-11-2013] |
A portable cart, vehicle, apparatus, trailer, or structure used
for the sale or display of food, beverages, goods or merchandise for
walk-up customers.
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Motel
|
See “Hotel/Motel”.
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Motor Vehicle Repair
|
A business or premises where repair work on or for motor vehicles,
the replenishing of parts thereto, the changing of tires, the diagnosis
of malfunctions of a motor vehicle or the estimating of damage and
necessary repairs is conducted. Also includes painting and body work,
and commercial vehicle repairs.
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Mountable Curb
|
A low curb with a flat slope designed to be crossed easily without
discomfort.
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Neighborhood Park
|
A local park generally six (6) or more acres that serves the
residents living within a one-half (1/2) mile radius of the park.
|
New Construction
|
For the purposes of determining insurance rates, structures
for which the “start of construction” commenced on or
after the effective date of an initial FIRM or after December 31,
1974, whichever is later, and includes any subsequent improvements
to such structures. For floodplain management purposes, “new
construction” means structures for which the “start of
construction” commenced on or after the effective date of the
floodplain management regulations adopted by a community and includes
any subsequent improvements to such structures.
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New Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision
|
For the purposes of Chapter 460, a manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lot on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date of floodplain management regulations adopted by the community.
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NFIP
|
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
|
Nonconforming Component of Use
|
An element of use of land including, but not limited to, off-street
parking, off-street loading, and landscaping, which does not comply
with the requirements of this code.
|
Nonconforming Structure
|
A structure which does not comply with the lot size requirements
or bulk regulations applicable to new structures in the zoning district
in which it is located.
|
Nonconforming Use
|
An existing use of a structure or land which does not conform
with the regulations of the district in which it is situated as established
by this chapter or any amendments hereto. A legal nonconforming use
is one (1) which was legally established prior to the effective date
of this code.
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Nude or Nudity
|
The appearance of the human bare buttocks, anus, human genitals,
the areola or the nipple of the female breast or a state of dress
which fails to opaquely or fully cover the anus, human genitals or
the areola or the nipple of the female breast.
|
Nursing Care Facility
|
A facility that provides shelter and medical, nursing, and/or
rehabilitation services for persons who require twenty-four-hour skilled
nursing supervision and care.
|
Official Zoning Map
|
The Official Zoning District Map, filed in the office of the
City Clerk as from time to time amended in accordance with the Unified
Development Code.
|
Off-Site
|
Located outside the lot lines of the lot in question but within
the property (of which the lot is a part) that is the subject of a
development application or on a contiguous portion of a street or
right-of-way.
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Off-Tract
|
Not located on the property that is the subject of a development
application nor on a contiguous portion of a street or right-of-way.
|
Office
|
Professional, governmental, executive, management or administrative
offices of private or governmental organizations.
|
On-Site
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Located on the lot in question.
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Open Space
|
An area of land or water or combination thereof planned for
passive or active recreation but does not include areas utilized for
streets, alleys, driveways or private roads, off-street parking or
loading areas, or required front, rear or side yards.
|
Operate
|
To own, conduct or maintain the affairs of any adult business.
|
Operator
|
Any person owning, operating, conducting or maintaining an adult
business.
|
Ordinary High Water Mark
|
A line on the bank established by the fluctuations of water
and indicated by the physical characteristics such as clear, natural
line impressed on the bank, shelving, changes in the character of
the soil, destruction of terrestrial vegetation, the presence of litter
and debris, or other appropriate means that consider the characteristics
of the surrounding areas.
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Outdoor Event
|
The temporary outdoor use of property for a special occasion,
such as a live Christmas nativity scene, summer festival, Halloween
haunted house, or similar event.
|
Outdoor Sales Event
|
The display and sale of products outside of a building, typically
located within a parking area, for a temporary period of time.
|
Parcel
|
Any plot, lot or acreage shown as a unit on the latest county
tax assessment records.
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Parking, Accessory
|
Motor vehicle parking facilities that provide parking that are
accessory to a specific use or uses.
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Parking, Non-accessory
|
Facilities that provide motor vehicle parking that are not accessory
to a specific use, regardless of whether a fee is charged.
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Parks and Recreation
|
Recreational, social or multi-purpose uses typically associated
with public parks, public open spaces, outdoor recreation areas, public
or private golf courses, and associated buildings.
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Participating Community
|
For the purposes of Chapter 460, participating community means a community in which the Federal Flood Insurance Administrator has authorized the sale of flood insurance; also known as an “eligible community.”
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Patron
|
Any person who enters an adult business, without regard to whether
a purchase is made from the adult business or compensation is paid
to the adult business for merchandise, entertainment or service, provided
that the term patron shall not include persons who enter an adult
business for the sole purpose of providing service or merchandise
to the adult business and who do not remain in the adult business
after the purpose had been accomplished, including but not limited
to persons performing construction, repair or maintenance on the premises
or delivering goods or merchandise to the adult business and any similar
activity.
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Pawn Shop
|
An establishment or person (pawnbroker) engaged in the business
of receiving property in pledge or as security for money or other
things advanced to the pawner or pledger.
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Payday Loan Store
|
An establishment other than a bank that engages in the business
of offering payday loans, cashing checks or exchanging currency. A
“payday loan” is a loan transaction where a post-dated
check or other check that the parties agree will be held for a period
of time before presentment for payment or deposit is accepted as collateral
for the loan. Includes check cashing services.
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Performance Guarantee
|
Any security that may be accepted by a municipality as a guarantee
that the improvements required as part of an application for development
are satisfactorily completed.
|
Permit
|
The permit issued by the (permitting authority) required for
undertaking any land development activity.
|
Person
|
Any individual, partnership, firm, incorporated or unincorporated
association, joint venture, public or Private Corporation, trust,
estate, commission, board, public or private institution, utility,
cooperative, city, county or other political subdivision of the State,
any interstate body or any other legal entity or group of persons,
however organized.
For the purposes of Chapter 460, person includes any individual or group of individuals, corporation, partnership, association or any other entity, including Federal, State, and local governments and agencies.
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Personal and Consumer Service
|
Sale of any service to individual customers for their own personal
benefit, enjoyment or convenience. For example, consumer services
include the provision of personal services such as beautician and
barbering services, specialized instruction, laundry and dry cleaning
services, and all other similar services.
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Planned Unit Development
|
An area of a minimum contiguous size, as specified by ordinance,
to be planned, developed, operated, and maintained as a single entity
containing one (1) or more structures to accommodate commercial or
office uses, or both, and appurtenant common area and other uses incidental
to the predominant uses.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
|
The officially appointed Planning and Zoning Commission of the
City of Raymore; the term may be abbreviated in this chapter as the
“Commission”.
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Plat
|
A map or maps of a subdivision or site plan.
|
Post Office
|
Uses associated with the processing and delivering of mail,
including those either owned or leased by postal service companies.
|
Pre-application Conference
|
An initial meeting between developers and municipal representatives
which affords developers the opportunity to present their proposals
informally.
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Preliminary Approval
|
The conferral of certain rights prior to final approval after
specific elements of a development plan have been agreed upon by the
City and the applicant.
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Preliminary Subdivision Plat
|
A map indicating the proposed layout of a development and related
information that is submitted for preliminary approval.
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Principal Building
|
A building or structure in which a principal use of the lot
on which the structure is located is conducted.
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Principal Use
|
An activity or combination of activities of chief importance
on the lot. One (1) of the main purposes for which the land, buildings
or structures are intended, designed, or ordinarily used.
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Principally Above Ground
|
For the purposes of Chapter 460, at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the actual cash value of the structure, less land value, is above ground.
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Private Utilities
|
Utilities that are not subject to city acceptance for operation
or maintenance, including natural gas lines, power lines, telephone
lines, cable television lines, fiber optic lines, and other communication
lines, their appurtenances and any other component thereof.
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Protection Area, or Stream Protection Area
|
With respect to a stream, the combined areas of all required
buffers and setbacks applicable to such stream.
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Public Facilities and/or Uses
|
Those municipal uses that include and/or accommodate governmental,
municipal public utilities or recreational facilities and/or uses.
Such facilities and/or uses are unique in that their proximity to
sensitive land uses or facilities is not generally detrimental to
the quality of life and in many cases are desirable, convenient or
required.
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Public Open Space
|
Any publicly-owned open area, including but not limited to parks
and playgrounds, but not including streets, alleys, parking or loading
areas.
|
Public Safety Services
|
Public safety services that provide fire, police or life protection,
together with incidental storage and maintenance of necessary vehicles,
including but not limited to fire stations, police stations, and ambulance
services.
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Public Utilities
|
Utilities that are subject to city acceptance for operation
and maintenance, including water lines, sanitary sewer lines, storm
sewer lines located in the right-of-way, and their appurtenances and
any other components thereof.
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PUD
|
See “Planned Unit Development”.
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Recreational Vehicle
|
A vehicular-type unit primarily designed as temporary living
quarters for recreational, camping or travel use, which either has
its own motive power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle.
Examples are travel trailers, camping trailers, truck campers, and
motor homes. Manufactured homes are not considered trailers or recreational
vehicles.
For the purposes of Chapter 460, a vehicle which is:
1. Built on a single chassis;
2. Four hundred (400) square feet or less when measured at the
largest horizontal projections;
3. Designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a
light duty truck; and
4. Designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but
as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or
seasonal use.
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Recycling Facility
|
Any business that engages in the collection, storage or processing
of any type of aluminum, glass, paper, plastic, rubber, textile, landscape
waste or other similar materials for the purpose of marketing the
material for use in the manufacturing process of new, reused or reconstituted
products.
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Regional Park
|
The largest of parks generally one hundred (100) or more acres
serving the residents that live within a five (5) mile radius of the
park.
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Religious Assembly
|
Religious uses commonly involving public assembly as customarily
occurs in churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples.
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Remedy a Violation
|
For the purposes of Chapter 460, to bring the structure or other development into compliance with Federal, State or local floodplain management regulations; or, if this is not possible, to reduce the impacts of its non-compliance.
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Renewable Energy System
[Amendment 3 – Ordinance 29092, 9-14-2009] |
Equipment or a device that converts energy from a renewable
resource such as wind or the sun into electrical or thermal energy
to reduce or supplant the consumption of utility power.
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Replat
[Amendment 24 – Ordinance 2017-004, 2-13-2017] |
A legal survey document that is recorded when changes need to
be made to a portion or all of a recorded plat.
|
Research Laboratory
|
A building or group of buildings in which are located facilities
for scientific research, investigation, testing or experimentation,
but not primarily facilities for the manufacture or sale of products.
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Residential Density
|
The number of dwelling units per gross acre of residential land
area including streets, easements, and open space portions of a development.
|
Restaurant
|
An establishment primarily engaged in serving prepared food
to the public, including those with outdoor seating areas.
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Retail Sales
|
Businesses that sell, lease or rent new or used products to
the general public that are not intended for resale.
|
Retail Sales, Large
|
Retail sales uses with one hundred thousand (100,000) square
feet of gross floor area or greater.
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Retail Sales, Small
|
Retail sales uses with less than one hundred thousand (100,000)
square feet of gross floor area.
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Retention Basin
|
A pond, pool, or basin used for the permanent storage of water
runoff.
|
Right-of-Way
|
A strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a street,
alley, crosswalk, railroad, road, electric transmission line, oil
or gas pipeline, water main, sanitary or storm sewer, or for another
special use.
|
Riparian
|
Belonging or related to the bank of a river, stream, lake, pond
or impoundment.
|
Risk Premium Rates
|
For the purposes of Chapter 460, those rates established by the Federal Flood Insurance Administrator pursuant to individual community studies and investigations which are undertaken to provide flood insurance according to Section 1307 of the National Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 and the accepted actuarial principles. Risk premium rates include provisions for operating costs and allowances.
|
Roadway
|
The actual road surface area from curbline to curbline, which
may include travel lanes, and parking lanes. Where there are no curbs,
the roadway is that portion between the edges of the paved, or hard
surface, width.
|
Roof
|
A structural covering over any portion of a building or structure
including projections beyond the walls or supports of the building
or structure.
|
Rotor
[Amendment 3 – Ordinance 29092, 9-14-2009] |
A component of a small wind energy conversion system consisting
of the blades and the hub.
|
Rotor Diameter
[Amendment 3 – Ordinance 29092, 9-14-2009] |
The cross sectional dimension of the circle swept by the rotating
blades of a wind energy conversion system.
|
Sale or Lease
|
Any immediate or future transfer of ownership, including contract
of sale or transfer of an interest in a subdivision or part thereof,
whether by metes and bounds, deed, contract, plat, map or other written
instrument.
|
Sanitary Landfill
|
A method of disposing of refuse by spreading and covering such
refuse with earth to a depth of two (2) feet or more on the top surface
and one (1) foot or more on the sides of the bank.
|
School
|
Public or private institutions that provide state-mandated basic
education at the elementary, junior high or high school level.
|
Screened
|
Shielded, concealed, and effectively hidden from view by a person
standing at ground level on an abutting site, or outside the area
or feature so screened, by a fence, wall, hedge, berm, or similar
architectural and landscaped feature.
|
Server
|
Any person who serves food and drink at an adult entertainment
business.
|
Self Storage Facility
|
Storage or warehousing services within a building for individuals
to store personal effects and for businesses to store materials for
operation of an industrial or commercial enterprise located elsewhere,
where such storage space is not used for any retail, manufacturing,
wholesale, business or service use.
|
Self Storage Facility, Indoor
|
A fully enclosed self-storage facility with independent, enclosed
units to individuals to store personal effects and for businesses
to store materials for operation of an industrial or commercial enterprise
located elsewhere, where such storage spaces is not used for any retail,
manufacturing, wholesale, business or service use.
|
Setback
|
The required minimum horizontal distance between the structure
line and the related front, side, or rear property line.
|
Setback, Stream
|
With respect to a stream, the area established by Section 455.040 extending beyond any buffer applicable to the stream.
|
Sexually Oriented Toys or Novelties
|
1. Instruments, devices or paraphernalia which either depict
specified anatomical areas or are designed or marketed for use in
connection with specified sexual activities. In determining whether
an item is designed for marketed for use in connection with specified
sexual activities, the following guidelines may be considered:
a. Expert testimony as to the principal use of the item;
b. Evidence concerning the total business of a person or business,
or a person or business establishment, and the type of merchandise
involved in the business;
c. National and local advertising concerning the use of the
item;
d. Evidence of advertising concerning the nature of the business
establishment;
e. Instructions, graphics or other material contained on
the item itself or on the packaging materials for the item;
f. The physical or structural characteristics of the item;
g. The manner in which the item is displayed, including its
proximity to other regulated merchandise or signage relating to items
in a display area.
2. Any person may request an interpretive ruling from the Chief
of Police, or his or her designee, as to whether a particular item
is considered by the City to be designed or marketed for use in connection
with specified sexual activities. An application for an interpretive
ruling shall be made in writing on a form provided by the Chief of
Police, and shall be accompanied by such other information as may
reasonably be requested under the circumstances pertaining to the
specific item about which a ruling is requested. The Chief of Police
shall issue a written interpretive ruling within ten (10) business
days following submission of a completed application. The decision
of the Chief of Police may be appealed to the City Council within
fifteen (15) days following the date of the interpretive ruling by
submitting a written notice of appeal to the City Clerk.
|
Shopping Center
|
A unified retail commercial grouping in one (1) or more buildings
of a minimum five (5) retail or service establishments.
|
Sidewalk
|
A paved path provided for pedestrian use and usually located
at the side of a road within the right-of-way.
|
Sight Triangle
|
A triangular-shaped portion of land established at street intersections
in which nothing is erected, placed, planted, or allowed to grow in
such a manner as to limit or obstruct the sight distance of motorists
entering or leaving the intersection.
|
Sign
|
Any device, structure or painting which displays or includes
any letter, word, model, banner, flag, pennant, insignia, device,
or representation used as, or which is in the nature of, an advertisement
or announcement which directs attention to an object, product, place,
activity, person, institution, organization, or business, but not
including any display of official notice or official flag.
|
Sign Area
|
The area of a sign means the area encompassed by the perimeter
of the sign. The area of the sign shall be computed from the area
enclosed by the perimeter upon which the letters, logo, etc., are
placed, except that when individual letters, logo, etc., are mounted
individually and directly upon a building surface without change in
the color or appearance of the surface background, the area of the
sign shall be deemed to be the rectangle or other geometric form that
encompasses the letters, logo, etc.
|
Sign, Billboard
[Amendment 9 – Ordinance 2011-22, 4-11-2011] |
A freestanding monument or ground sign that directs attention
to a business, commodity, service, or entertainment conducted, sold
or offered at a location other than the parcel on which the sign is
located.
|
Sign, Changeable Copy
|
A sign or portion thereof designed to accommodate frequent message
changes composed of characters, letters, or illustrations and that
can be changed or rearranged, either manually or electronically, without
altering the face or surface of such sign.
|
Sign, Commercial Message
[Amendment 9 – Ordinance 2011-22, 4-11-2011] |
A sign that directs attention to or advertises a business, office
or any other commercial interest or activity, or that directs attention
to a product, commodity or service offered for sale or lease.
|
Sign, Directly Illuminated
|
Any sign that is illuminated by an external or internal light
source that is visible.
|
Sign, Electronic Message Center
|
Any sign that has copy change completed by electronic means.
This definition includes television screens, plasma screens, digital
screens, flat screens, LED screens, video boards, and/or the use of
changing lights to form a message.
|
Sign, Freestanding
[Amendment 9 – Ordinance 2011-22, 4-11-2011] |
Any sign supported wholly or in part by some structure other
than the building or buildings housing the use to which the sign pertains
or any other building upon the property.
|
Sign, Ground
[Amendment 9 – Ordinance 2011-22, 4-11-2011] |
A freestanding sign with 2 or more posts in which the bottom
of the sign face is less than six (6) feet above the ground, but not
directly in contact with the ground.
|
Sign, Home Occupation
|
A sign that advertises or identifies a properly permitted home
occupation.
|
Sign, Identification
|
A sign giving the name or other attributes of a business or
entity, for purposes of identification.
|
Sign, Incidental
|
A sign providing information or direction regarding the use
upon which the sign is located. Incidental signs include help wanted
signs, open/closed signs, signs indicating hours of operation, signs
directing traffic flow through the site, menu boards, signs identifying
drive-thru lanes, and similar signs.
|
Sign, Indirectly Illuminated
|
Any sign that is completely or partially illuminated at any
time by an external light source that is so shielded as to not be
visible at eye level.
|
Sign, Inflatable
|
A sign that is intended to be expanded by air or other gas for
its proper display or support.
|
Sign, Marquee
|
Any sign attached flat against the marquee or permanent sidewalk
canopy of a building and not extending above the roof line.
|
Sign, Monument
[Amendment 9 – Ordinance 2011-22, 4-11-2011] |
A freestanding sign that rises from the ground and has no clearance
under it, with an opaque base having a width at least eighty percent
(80%) of the width of the sign at the widest point.
|
Sign, Noncommercial Message
[Amendment 2 – Ordinance 29073, 7-27-2009] |
A sign that does not direct attention to or advertise a business,
office or any other commercial interest or activity, or does not direct
attention to a product, commodity or service offered for sale or lease.
|
Sign, Permanent
|
A sign that is permanently affixed to a building surface, parapet
or overhang or is a monument type sign designed to remain in the original
location. (Defined as Marquee; Monument; Projecting; Roof; Subdivision
Entrance Marker; Under Canopy; or Wall Signs.)
|
Sign, Pole
[Amendment 9 – Ordinance 2011-22, 4-11-2011] |
A freestanding sign with a single pole or post.
|
Sign, Portable
|
A sign that is not permanently affixed to one location and has
the capability of being moved from one (1) site to the next.
|
Sign, Projecting
|
Any sign extending more than one (1) foot from the face of the
building to which it is attached.
|
Sign, Real Estate
|
A sign advertising a piece of real property for sale or lease
located on the real property that is for sale.
|
Sign, Roof
[Amendment 9 – Ordinance 2011-22, 4-11-2011] |
A sign that extends above a roof or parapet wall of a building.
|
Sign, Semi-Illuminated
|
Any sign that is uniformly illuminated internally over its entire
area, including the area of the sign, by use of electricity or other
artificial light.
|
Sign, Snipe
|
Any sign of a material such as cardboard, paper, pressed wood,
plastic or metal that is attached to a fence, tree, light pole, utility
pole or temporary structure or those staked into the ground, or any
sign that is not securely fastened to a building or firmly anchored
to the ground.
|
Sign, Subdivision Amenity
|
A sign directing traffic to amenities such as a clubhouse or
swimming pool within the subdivision.
|
Sign, Subdivision Entrance Marker
|
A detached sign identifying the subdivision, located at one
(1) or more of the subdivision entrances.
|
Sign, Temporary Event
[Amendment 9 – Ordinance 2011-22, 4-11-2011] |
A sign not intended, designed or installed for permanent display.
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Sign, Under Canopy
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A display attached to the underside of a marquee or canopy and
protruding over public or private sidewalks or right-of-way.
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Sign, Vehicle
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A sign attached to, placed upon, mounted, painted, pasted or
drawn on any vehicle or trailer that is parked on a property for the
principal purpose of displaying the sign message and is not regularly
and customarily used in the operation of the business.
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Sign, Wall
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A sign attached to or erected against an exterior wall of a
building or structure that projects not more than twelve (12) inches
from a wall and presents only one (1) face with advertising copy to
the public and does not extend above the roofline.
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Site Plan
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An accurately scaled development plan that illustrates the existing
conditions on a land parcel as well as depicting details of a proposed
development, including topographic characteristics; the location and
dimensions of buildings, yards, courts, landscape, pedestrian and
vehicular circulation and parking, fences and screening.
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Social Club or Lodge
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Any establishment, public or private, commercial or nonprofit,
that provides a gathering place for people, with or without food and
beverage, commonly known as, but not limited to the following: teen
centers; youth centers; senior centers; and dance clubs.
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Solar Collector
[Amendment 3 – Ordinance 29092, 9-14-2009] |
Any apparatus or equipment designed for the purpose of collecting
and transforming solar energy into thermal or electrical energy. Solar
collectors may include solar photovoltaic panels or solar thermal
systems such as solar water heaters.
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Solar Energy System
[Amendment 3 – Ordinance 29092, 9-14-2009] |
An assemblage of equipment designed to absorb, collect, transform,
or otherwise use the sun’s energy as a source of heat or electricity.
This equipment may include a solar collector, mounting apparatus,
inverter, and other appurtenant components.
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Special Flood Hazard Area
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See “Area of Special Flood Hazard.”
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Special Hazard Area
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For the purposes of Chapter 460, an area having special flood hazards and shown on an FHBM, FIRM or FBFM as zones (unnumbered or numbered) A or AE.
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Specified Anatomical Areas
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1. Uncovered or exposed human genitals, pubic region or pubic
hair, buttocks, female breast or breasts below a point immediately
above the top of the areola encircling the nipple, or any combination
of the foregoing; or
2. Human male genitals in a discernibly erect state, even if
completely and opaquely covered.
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Specified Sexual Activities
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Any of the following acts of intended sexual arousal or excitement:
1. Sexual conduct including, but not limited to, actual or simulated
acts of sexual intercourse, masturbation, oral copulation or sodomy;
2. Fondling or other intentional touching of a person’s
clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or the breast
of a female;
3. Sadomasochistic acts; or
4. Acts involving animals or latent objects.
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Sports and Recreation, Participant
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Public and private facilities for the provision of sports, athletic,
and other recreational activities. This use does not include private
recreational facilities that are accessory to a multi-family or other
residential development and are for the sole use of residents thereof.
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Stable
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A building or structure for the keeping of ponies, horses or
mules owned by the occupants of the premises, and not kept for remuneration,
hire or sale. See also “Boarding Stables and Riding
Schools.”
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Start of Construction
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For the purposes of Chapter 460, includes substantial improvements, and means the date the building permit was issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition placement or other improvements were within one hundred eighty (180) days of the permit date. The “actual start” means either the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of slabs or footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, and work beyond the stage of excavation; or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading and filling, the installation of streets and/or sidewalks, excavation for a basement, footings, piers, foundations, the erection of temporary forms, nor installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For a substantial improvement, the “actual start of construction” means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor or other structural part of the building, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building.
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State Coordinating Agency
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For the purposes of Chapter 460, that agency of the State government or other office designated by the Governor of the State or by State Statute at the request of the Federal Flood Insurance Administrator to assist in the implementation of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) in that State.
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Stream
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Any water course identified on the City of Raymore Stream Map
as shown in the latest revision of the Raymore Watershed Management
Plan dated May 22, 2006.
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Stream Centerline
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The sloping land that contains the stream channel and the normal
flows of the stream.
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Stream Channel
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The portion of a watercourse that contains the base flow of
the stream.
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Stream Order
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The Strahler classification system for streams based on stream
hierarchy and the position within a watershed. The smaller the stream,
the lower its numerical classification. Stream order is determined
by a combination of factors, including the confluence of smaller streams,
increased flow from contributing water sources and the size of the
watershed that feeds the stream. First order streams are the smallest
streams regulated by this Chapter; the term does not include roadside
ditches. When two (2) first-order streams come together, they form
a second-order stream. When two (2) second-order streams come together,
they form a third-order stream. Streams of lower order joining a higher
order stream do not change the order of the higher stream. Thus, if
a first-order stream joins a second-order stream, it remains a second-order
stream. It is not until a second-order stream combines with another
second-order stream that it becomes a third-order stream. Streams
orders are designated on the City of Raymore Stream Map. An example
of stream orders is shown below.
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Stream Protection Area
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See “Protection Area.”
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Street
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A right-of-way dedicated to the public use which provides vehicular
and pedestrian access to adjacent properties.
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Street Line
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A dividing line between a lot, tract, or parcel of land and
the contiguous street.
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Street Hierarchy
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The conceptual arrangement of streets based upon the function.
A hierarchical approach to street design classifies streets according
to function, from high-traffic arterial roads down to streets whose
function is residential access. Systematizing street design into a
road hierarchy promotes safety, efficient land use, and residential
quality.
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Street Network
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The following street designations are adopted as a part of the
transportation component of the Comprehensive Plan.
1. Local street--provides access to properties.
2. Collector streets--conducts traffic from local streets to
arterial streets, with access to properties.
3. Arterial streets--carries traffic out of and through the
area, subject to certain control of entrances, exits and curb cuts.
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Structural Alteration
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See “Alteration.”
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Structure
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Anything constructed or erected with a fixed location on the
ground, or attached to something having a fixed location on the ground.
Among other things, “structures” include buildings, walls,
fences, signs, billboards, sheds, towers, and bins. For purposes of
this chapter, central air-conditioning condensing units and similar
cooling system apparatus, other than so-called “window”
or “room” conditioners, will be considered as structures.
For floodplain management purposes, a walled and roofed building,
including a gas or liquid storage tank, that is principally above
ground, as well as a manufactured home. For insurance purposes, “structure”
means a walled and roofed building, other than a gas or liquid storage
tank, that is principally above ground and affixed to a permanent
site, as well as a manufactured home on a permanent foundation. For
the latter purpose, the term includes a building while in the course
of construction, alteration or repair, but does not include building
materials or supplies intended for use in such construction, alteration
or repair, unless such materials or supplies are within an enclosed
building on the premises.
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Stub Street
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A portion of a street for which an extension has been proposed
and approved. May be permitted when development is phased over a period
of time, but only if the street in its entirety has been approved
in the preliminary plat.
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Subdivider
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A person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association which
causes land to be divided into a subdivision for itself or for others.
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Subdivision
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The division of a tract of land into two (2) or more lots or
parcels for the purpose of transfer of ownership or building development,
or, if a new street is involved, any division of a parcel of land.
The term “subdivision” includes “resubdivision”,
and the term “resubdivision”, as used herein, will include
any further subdivision of a lot or parcel of land previously subdivided
for sale, use, or other purposes, which vary from the latest, approved
plat of the same.
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Subject Property
[Amendment 21 – Ordinance 2015-005, 1-26-2015] |
The lot or portion thereof to which an application (rezoning,
Conditional Use Permit, etc.) is applicable.
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Substantial Damage
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For the purposes of Chapter 460, damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to pre-damaged condition would equal or exceed fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred.
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Substantial Improvement
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For the purposes of Chapter 460, any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty percent (50%) of the market value of the structure before “start of construction” of the improvement. The term includes structures which have incurred “substantial damage”, regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not, however, include either:
1. Any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing
violations of state or local health, sanitary or safety code specifications
that have been identified by the local Code Enforcement Official and
which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions,
or
2. Any alteration of a “historic structure”, provided
that the alteration will not preclude the structure’s continued
designation as a “historic structure.”
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Surveyor
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A professional land surveyor registered in the State of Missouri.
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Tavern
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An establishment primarily engaged in serving alcoholic beverages
for consumption on the premises and in which the serving of prepared
food and live entertainment may be provided.
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Transitional Residence
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A temporary residential living arrangement for persons receiving
therapy or counseling for purposes including, but not limited to,
the following:
1. Recuperation from drug or alcohol addiction;
2. Assistance with re-entering society while housed under supervision
as an alternative to imprisonment, including pre-release, work-release
and probationary programs; or
3. Assistance with family or school adjustment problems that
require specialized attention in order to achieve personal independence.
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Trash Receptacle
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A container used for the temporary storage of rubbish or materials
pending collection.
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Trash Receptacle, Commercial
[Amendment 15 – Ordinance 2013-010, 2-11-2013] |
A container used for the temporary storage of rubbish or materials
pending collection, having a capacity of at least one (1) cubic yard.
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Trash Receptacle, Residential
[Amendment 15 – Ordinance 2013-010, 2-11-2013] |
A container used for the temporary storage of rubbish or materials
pending collection, having a capacity of less than one (1) cubic yard.
This may include a galvanized metal container, rubber or fiberglass
containers, and plastic containers which do not become brittle in
cold weather.
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Trucking/Freight Terminal
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A building or area where freight is collected, stored and/or
dispatched for intrastate or interstate shipment.
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Undeveloped Lot
[Amendment 21 – Ordinance 2015-005, 1-26-2015] |
A lot, tract, or other parcel of land without a principal building
upon the property.
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Unified Development Code
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Unnecessary Hardship
[Amendment 24 – Ordinance 2017-004, 2-13-2017] |
An unnecessary hardship arises when the physical characteristics
of a property, coupled with imposed governmental regulations, preclude
a property owner from a reasonable use of their property.
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Use
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Any purpose for which a structure or a tract of land may be
designed, arranged, intended, maintained, or occupied; also, any activity,
occupation, business, or operation carried on, or intended to be carried
on, in a structure or on a tract of land.
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USGS
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United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.
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Utility, Major
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Services and utilities that have substantial impacts on surrounding
areas, including but not limited to water and wastewater treatment
facilities, public works garages, major water storage facilities,
pumping stations, electric substations, gas regulator stations, telephone
transmission structures, radio, and television and microwave relay
towers.
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Utility, Minor
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Public utilities that have few, if any, impacts upon the surrounding
neighborhood, such as electrical and gas distribution substations
or power transmission lines.
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Variance
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A waiver from compliance with a specific provision granted to
a particular property owner because of the practical difficulties
or unnecessary hardship that would be imposed by the strict application
of that provision of this chapter.
For the purposes of Chapter 460, a grant of relief by the community from the terms of a floodplain management regulations. Flood insurance requirements remain in place for any varied use or structure and cannot be varied by the community.
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Vehicle
[Amendment 8 – Ordinance 2011-9, 2-28-2011] |
Any car, truck, trailer, camper, recreational vehicle, boat
or other device utilized for transporting goods, passengers or equipment.
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Vehicle, Recreational Vehicle or Boat Storage/Towing
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The operating of a vehicle towing service or the storage of
automobiles, recreational vehicles or boats as a principal use.
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Veterinary Services
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Any building or portion thereof designed or used for the care,
observation or treatment of domestic animals.
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Violation
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For the purposes of Chapter 460, the failure of a structure or other development to be fully compliant with the community’s floodplain management regulations. A structure or other development without the elevation certificate, other certification or other evidence of compliance required by this chapter is presumed to be in violation until such time as that documentation is provided.
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Warehousing and Wholesaling
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Storage, wholesale sales and distribution of materials and equipment,
including but not limited to storage warehouses, moving and storage
firms, trucking or cartage operations, truck staging or storage areas,
and wholesale sales of materials and equipment to parties other than
the general public.
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Water Ponding Area
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Limits of the area inundated as a result of run-off from the
one-hundred-year storm.
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Water Surface Elevation
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The height, in relation to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum
(NGVD) of 1929 (or other datum where specified) of floods of various
magnitudes and frequencies in the floodplain.
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Watercourse
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The natural stream channel.
For the purposes of Chapter 460, a running stream of water; a natural stream fed from permanent or natural sources, including rivers, creeks, and streams. It must flow in a definite channel, having a bed or banks. It must be something more than mere surface drainage over the land.
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Watershed
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The land area that drains into a particular stream.
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Wind Energy Conversion System, Large
[Amendment 3 – Ordinance 29092, 9-14-2009] |
An assemblage of equipment designed for the purpose of converting
wind energy into power. Large wind energy conversion systems may be
designed to serve one (1) or more properties and may have an electrical
generating capacity of greater than one hundred (100) kilowatts. This
equipment may include a horizontal or vertical axis wind turbine,
tower, foundation, vane and associated control or conversion electronics.
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Wind Energy Conversion System, Small
[Amendment 3 – Ordinance 29092, 9-14-2009] |
An assemblage of equipment designed for the purpose of converting
wind energy into power. Small wind energy conversion systems shall
be used primarily for the reduction of on-site utility power and shall
have an electrical generating capacity of not more than one hundred
(100) kilowatts. This equipment may include a horizontal or vertical
axis wind turbine, tower, foundation, vane and associated control
or conversion electronics.
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Wireless Communication Facility
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A facility related to the use of the radio frequency spectrum
for the purposes of transmitting or receiving radio signals, and may
include, but is not limited to radio towers, television towers, telephone
exchanges, micro-wave relay towers, telephone transmission equipment
buildings and commercial mobile radio service facilities. The wireless
communication facility use category includes all associated equipment
unless the written context clearly indicates that another meaning
is intended. The term “associated equipment” is to be
read broadly and in context. Associated equipment may include, but
is not limited to: antenna, equipment shelter or platform, lighting,
monopole tower, mounting hardware, and supporting electrical or mechanical
equipment.
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Wireless Communication Facility, Collocated
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A wireless telecommunication facility that is attached to an
existing pole, tower or other structure including, but not limited
to, a structure that can accommodate the future installation of two
(2) or more antenna systems.
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Wireless Communication Facility, Freestanding
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A new tower, monopole or other unattached structure erected
to support wireless communication antennas and connecting appurtenances.
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Yard
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A space on the same lot with a main structure, open, unoccupied
and unobstructed by structures from the ground upward. See “Measurements and Exceptions,” Section 485.020.
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Yard, Front
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See “Measurements and Exceptions,” Section 485.020.
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Yard, Rear
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See “Measurements and Exceptions,” Section 485.020.
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Yard, Side
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See “Measurements and Exceptions,” Section 485.020.
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Yard, Through Lot
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See “Measurements and Exceptions,” Section 485.020.
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Zone, District or Zoning District
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A portion of the City the boundaries of which are designated
on the Official Zoning Map and for which the regulations governing
the use, height, area, size, and intensity of use of buildings and
land are uniform.
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