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Agricultural Accessory Use or Structure means an agricultural use or structure that specifically supports the agricultural use on the same property.

Agricultural Use means a use category for the commercial production of field crops for food, fiber, or energy; community gardens ; orchards ; viniculture; horticulture ; dairying; pasturage; aquaculture; and truck farming. The term also includes bulk grain or feed storage ; commercial feedlots; grain mills; greenhouse/nursery ; farming, landscaping, and horticultural sales and services ; hatcheries; indoor crop production ; riding stables , private; wildlife sanctuaries; woodland preserves; animal husbandry or the raising or breeding of game, livestock, cattle, horses, or poultry , and the keeping of bees, or other uses that the Director of Planning interprets to be functionally similar to a use in this list. An Agricultural Use includes any use listed un...

All-Weather Surface means areas paved with concrete, asphalt, graded stone, grass-crete pavers, uni-stone pavers, or other paving materials approved by the City Engineer .

Alley means a public way that gives access to the rear of lots or buildings .

Alternative Tower Structure means clock towers , bell steeples, light poles, and similar alternative antenna mounting structures .

Ancillary Exterior Wall means any building facade that is visible from a public right-of-way , residential property, or public open space , but that is not the primary facade .

Animal Husbandry means the keeping or raising of livestock or any other animal for agricultural purposes, whether it be commercial or non-commercial. This definition includes game farms , hatcheries (fish or fowl), and poultry .

Animal, Large means any equine animal including, but not limited to, a horse, stallion, mare, gelding, filly, colt, mule, hinny, jack, jennet, any species of the bovine family ; including but not limited to any cow, calf, steer or bull, any llama, sheep, ram, ewe, lamb; any goat, billy, nanny, or kid; or an emu, ostrich, or rhea.

Apartment means any building , or portion thereof, which is designed, built, rented, leased, let, or hired out to be occupied as five or more dwelling units or which is occupied as the home or residence of five or more families living independently of each other and maintaining separate cooking facilities. The use may include a manager's or rental office.

Appeal means a request for review of a decision regarding the interpretation of any provision of this UDC or a final decision by a decision-making body.

Area of Special Flood Hazard means an area having special flood , mudflow, or flood-related erosion hazards and shown on a Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) or a Flood Insurance Rate Map ( FIRM ) as Zone A, AO, A1-A30, AE, A99, AH, AR, AR/A, AR/AE, AR/AH, AR/AO, AR/A1-A30, V1-V30, VE or V. The SFHA is the area where the National Flood Insurance Program's ( NFIP 's) floodplain management regulations shall be enforced and the area where the mandatory purchase of flood insurance applies. For the purpose of determining Community Rating System (CRS) premium discounts, all AR and A99 zones are treated as non-SFHAs.

Automated Teller Machine (ATM), Non-Freestanding or Vending Kiosk means an automated mechanized consumer banking device operated by a financial institution for the convenience of its customers, whether inside or outside of a financial institution, or located in a structure unrelated to the financial institution operating it.

Automobile and Related Uses means a use category that includes commercial uses related to direct sales of and service to passenger vehicles , light, medium, and heavy trucks and equipment, and other motor vehicles such as motorcycles, boats, and recreational vehicles . Uses in this use category include: Automobile and vehicle wash ; Automobile structured parking (primary use); Automobile parking lot (primary use); Automobile/ vehicle parts and/or accessories; Automobile/vehicle sales and rental ; Automobile/vehicle repair and auto body ; Automobile/vehicle service ; Travel Plaza ; Truck parking lot (primary use); or other uses that the Director of Planning interprets to be functionally similar to a use in this list.

Automobile and Vehicle Wash means any area or business using self-service, in-bay automatic, or conveyor equipment for cleaning and washing motor vehicles , whether as a part of another business operation (e.g., as an accessory use to an automobile fueling or charging station, automobile sales , rental, and service), or as a stand-alone operation, of any type, on a commercial basis. This definition includes auto laundries and car washes.

Automobile Parking Lot (Primary Use) means surface lots , which may be shared or leased, designed and built for the parking of small to medium-sized motor vehicles , not including large trucks such as semi-trailers that are designed to move large quantities of goods and with no other use taking place on the property.

Automobile Structured Parking (Primary Use) means a garage that is available to the public for free or for a fee, or to residents, tenants , or guests of a building . Structured parking is also frequently referred to as a parking garage .

Automobile/Motorcycle Race Track means a facility that is used primarily for the sport of racing motor vehicles (e.g., automobiles, trucks, and/or motorcycles). A racetrack may include seating, concession areas, suites, and accessory administrative offices. This term also includes any facility used for driving motor vehicles under simulated racing or driving conditions.

Automobile/Vehicle Parts and/or Accessories Sales means retail sales of automobile-related parts and accessories.

Automobile/Vehicle Repair and Auto Body means any land, building , structure , or premises used for the general repair of automobiles including but not limited to engine rebuilding or reconditioning of motor vehicles ; engine steam cleaning; transmission welding or rebuilding and installation ; collision service such as body, frame and fender straightening and repair; tire recapping and vulcanizing; and painting of motor vehicle after a collision, fire damage, water damage, or other natural disaster or for the purpose of restoration. This definition includes automobile body shops; automotive glass shop; muffler shop; and spray-painting shop.

Automobile/Vehicle Sales and Rental means premises on which new or used passenger automobiles or light trucks in operating condition are displayed for sale, lease, or rental. This definition includes automobile sales and service; motorcycle shop, including sales, rentals and service; secondhand or used car sales lot .