[R.O. 2014 §400.010; Ord. No. 201 §100, 11-14-1967]
These regulations constitute and may be referred to as "The
Marshfield Zoning Code".
[R.O. 2014 §400.020; Ord. No. 201 §101, 11-14-1967]
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The
purpose of this Title and the regulations contained herein is to promote
the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the City of Marshfield,
and is adopted as part of a Comprehensive Development Plan for said
City as provided in Chapter 89, RSMo.
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These regulations are designed to lessen congestion in the streets;
to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to promote health
and the general welfare; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent
the overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population;
to preserve features of historical significance; and to facilitate
the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools,
parks and other public requirements.
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These regulations are made with reasonable consideration of the character
of each district, and its peculiar suitability for particular uses,
and with a view of conserving the value of buildings and encouraging
the most appropriate use of land throughout the City of Marshfield.
[R.O. 2014 §400.030; Ord. No. 201 §102, 11-14-1967; Ord. No. 738 §1, 6-8-1995]
For the purpose of these regulations, the City of Marshfield
is divided into the following districts:
Residence Districts
"R-1" Single-Family District
"R-2" Two-Family District
"R-3" Multiple-Family District
"R-4" Patio Home District
Business Districts
"B-1" Neighborhood Business District
"B-2" Central Business District
"B-3" General Business District
Industrial Districts
"I-1" Light Industrial District
"I-2" Heavy Industrial District
"I-P" Planned Industrial District
Miscellaneous Districts
"A" Agricultural District
"P" Parking District
[R.O. 2014 §400.040; Ord. No. 201 §103, 11-14-1967; Ord. No. 579 §1 — 2, 9-13-1990; Ord. No. 975 §1, 4-11-2002; Ord. No. 979 §1, 5-9-2002; Ord.
No. 981 §1, 5-23-2002; Ord. No. 985 §1, 8-8-2002; Ord. No. 1028 §1, 8-14-2003; Ord. No. 1097 §1, 11-18-2004; Ord. No. 1098 §1, 11-18-2004; Ord. No. 1099 §1, 11-18-2004; Ord. No. 1100 §1, 11-18-2004; Ord. No. 1116 §1, 2-24-2005; Ord. No. 1117 §1, 2-24-2005; Ord. No. 1118 §1, 2-24-2005; Ord. No. 1119 §1, 2-24-2005; Ord. No. 1126 §1, 4-28-2005; Ord. No. 1141 §1, 6-23-2005; Ord. No. 1142 §1, 6-23-2005; Ord. No. 1194 §1, 1-26-2006; Ord. No. 1199 §1, 2-9-2006; Ord.
No. 1234 §1, 10-12-2006; Ord. No. 1270 §1, 5-10-2007; Ord. No. 1271 §1, 5-10-2007; Ord. No. 1298 §1, 8-9-2007; Ord.
No. 1299 §1, 8-9-2007; Ord. No. 1305 §1, 10-11-2007; Ord. No. 1308 §1, 11-8-2007; Ord. No. 1320 §1, 1-24-2008; Ord. No. 1331 §1, 4-10-2008; Ord. No. 1337 §1, 5-8-2008; Ord. No. 1348 §1, 9-11-2008]
The districts as enumerated in Section 400.030 hereof shall be bounded and defined as shown on a map entitled "Zoning Map - Marshfield, Missouri". Said "Zoning Map" and all the notations, references and information shown thereon is hereby adopted as part of these regulations and is hereby made a part of this Title as fully as if set forth in full herein. The "Zoning Map" shall be certified to be authentic by the City Clerk of the City of Marshfield, and said map, with all changes, amendments or additions, shall be kept on file in the office of the City Clerk and shall be available for inspection and examination by members of the public at all reasonable times in the same manner as any other public document. Duplicate copies of the "Zoning Map" shall be kept on file in the office of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the office of the Building Inspector.
[R.O. 2014 §400.050; Ord. No. 201 §104, 11-14-1967]
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Where
uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of any of the aforesaid
districts on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply.
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Where district boundary lines are indicated as approximately following
streets or alleys, highways or railroads, such boundaries shall be
construed as following the center-lines thereof.
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Where district boundary lines are indicated as approximately following
lot lines, or section lines, such lines shall be construed to be said
boundaries.
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Where a boundary of a district shall follow a stream, lake or other
body of water, said boundary line shall be deemed to be at the limit
or the jurisdiction of the City unless otherwise indicated.
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Where a district boundary line divides a lot, or unsubdivided property,
and the dimensions are not shown on the Zoning Map the location of
such boundary shall be as indicated upon the Zoning Map using the
scale appearing on such map or as indicated in notations on said map.
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In any situation not covered by these rules, the boundary line shall
be determined by the Building Inspector.
[R.O. 2014 §400.060; Ord. No. 201 §105, 11-14-1967]
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of these
regulations shall be held to be minimum requirements. Except as specifically
provided herein, it is not intended to repeal, abrogate, annul or
in any way impair or interfere with any existing law or ordinance
of the City of Marshfield or any easement, covenant or other agreement
between parties; provided however, that where these regulations impose
a greater restriction upon the use of buildings, or premises, or upon
the height or bulk of buildings or requires larger building site areas,
yards, or open spaces than are imposed or required by any such other
law, ordinance, easement, covenant or agreement, then the provisions
of these regulations shall control. Wherever the provisions of any
other Statute or local ordinance or regulation require a greater width,
or size of yard, courts, or other open spaces, or require a lower
height of building or a less number of stories, or require a greater
percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards
than are required by these regulations, the provisions of such statute,
local ordinance or regulation shall govern.
[R.O. 2014 §400.070; Ord. No. 201 §106, 11-14-1967; Ord. No. 221 §1, 9-10-1968]
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Except
as otherwise provided herein, it shall be unlawful to use any land
or building for any purpose other than is permitted in the district
in which such land or building is located.
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No
building shall hereafter be erected, reconstructed, relocated or structurally
altered to have a greater percentage of lot area, to accommodate or
have a greater number of facilities, to have narrower or smaller yards,
courts or open spaces than permissible under the limitations set forth
herein for the district in which such building is located.
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No
part of a yard, or other open space required for any building, existing
or hereafter provided for a building or use, and necessary to meet
or partially meet the requirements of these regulations, shall be
included as part of a yard or other open space required for another
building.
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No
lot which has been platted as of the effective date of these regulations,
shall be reduced in dimension or area in relation to any building
thereon so as to be smaller than that required by these regulations;
if already less, the dimensions or area shall not be further reduced.
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No
building shall hereafter be erected, reconstructed, relocated or structurally
altered on any lot or parcel unless such lot or parcel faces a publicly
dedicated street or right-of-way having a width of at least forty
(40) feet. Where a building is in existence, no such required dedicated
street or right-of-way shall be vacated so as to eliminate the required
access to a publicly dedicated street or right-of-way.
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Unincorporated
areas of land which shall hereafter be annexed to and become a part
of the corporate area of the City of Marshfield shall be zoned and
classified based on the existing adjacent zoning, written request
per property owner, or based on Planning and Zoning Commission's recommendations.
Upon any annexation becoming effective, the City Clerk shall immediately
cause the "Zoning Map" of the City of Marshfield to be amended to
reflect such classification and zoning herein provided.
[Ord. No. 2059, 11-17-2022]
[R.O. 2014 §400.080; Ord. No. 201 §107, 11-14-1967; Ord. No. 415 §1, 10-9-1980; Ord. No. 738 §2, 6-8-1995; Ord. No. 1073 §1, 4-8-2004; Ord. No. 1105 §1, 1-13-2005; Ord. No. 1191 §1, 1-12-2006; Ord. No. 1375 §1, 5-14-2009; Ord. No. 1547 §1, 8-23-2012]
The following words shall have the prescribed meaning in this
Title unless otherwise noted:
A detached structure that is:
[Ord. No. 1913, 5-28-2020]
Subordinate in size to the principal structure which it serves;
Necessary or contributing to the comfort and convenience of
the occupants or the principal structure served; and
Located on the same lot as the principal building served. By
way of example, detached garages, carports, gazebos, storage sheds,
and similar roofed structures are common accessory buildings.
Accessory outbuildings for residential purposes not having
a permanent footing or foundation in the ground and not being affixed
to the ground except by rods or stakes.
[Ord. No. 1913, 5-28-2020]
A detached structure, including, but not limited to, construction
trailers, used in connection with the development and sale of a tract
of land and be erected or located on said tract prior to and may remain
thereon during the construction or development period, and temporary
structures placed for seasonal event including but not limited such
as Christmas tree sales buildings.
[Ord. No. 1913, 5-28-2020]
Any use that is:
[Ord. No. 1913, 5-28-2020]
Subordinate in purpose of the principal use which it serves;
Necessary or contributing to the comfort and convenience of
the occupants or the principal structure or use served; and
Located on the same lot as the principal use served.
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By way of example, uses such as outdoor gathering areas, parking
lots, Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs), and trash enclosures are common
accessory uses.
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Any structure, object or device erected, maintained or used
for advertising purposes related to the permitted principal use of
the premises upon which the advertising sign is located. This definition
includes the terms "sign", "roof-signboard", "signboard", "advertising display", but does not include the term "billboard".
The growing of crops in the open and the raising of such
stock and poultry as are incidental to the acreage farmed. The feeding
or disposal of community or collected garbage shall not be deemed
an agricultural use, nor shall riding academies, livery or boarding
stables, dog kennels, or medical marijuana facilities be so considered.
[Ord. No. 1868, 7-25-2019]
A public thoroughfare which affords only a secondary means
of access to abutting property.
Any change or modification in construction or occupancy.
A room or suite of rooms in a multiple dwelling, or any other
building where more than one (1) living unit is established, intended,
designed, used, or suitable for use by one (1) or more persons as
a place of residence with culinary accommodations.
A building or portion thereof intended, designed, used or
suitable for use as a residence for three (3) or more families living
in separate apartments.
A story partly or wholly underground but having more than
one-half (1/2) of its height below the average level of the adjoining
ground.
A dwelling, structure or building, other than a hotel, under
one (1) management, who may live on the premises, which contains rooms
furnished for the short-term accommodation or lodging of guests, with
meals being provided, and kept, used, maintained, advertised and held
out to the public as a place where sleeping accommodations are provided
for pay or compensation to transient guests. Term does not include
boarding houses, hotels, motels or travel courts.
Any structure object or device erected, maintained or used
for advertising purposes not related to a principal use of the premises
upon which it is located.
A building or place, other than a hotel, where, by pre-arrangement
and for compensation, lodging and/or meals for a definite period are
provided for three (3) or more persons and such accommodations are
not furnished to transient or overnight customers.
Dairy or beef cattle.
[Ord. No. 1572 §1, 2-14-2013]
An area separating distinct land uses, or a land use and
public right-of-way, containing materials, including, but not limited
to, trees, shrubs, berms, fencing, or walls, used to provide physical
and/or visual screening to soften or mitigate the effects of one (1)
land use on the other. The required height, width, and materials used
in a buffer may vary according to use and application.
[Ord. No. 1980, 1-28-2021]
A structure having a roof supported by columns or walls,
intended, designed, used or suitable for use for the enclosure, shelter
or protection of persons, animals, or property; and when separated
by fire or division walls without any opening, each portion of such
structure so separated shall be deemed a separate building.
The vertical distance from the highest of:
The average street curb level in front of the building,
The established or average street grade in front of the building
in case the curb has not been established, or
The average elevation of the finished grade along the front
of the building if it sets back from the street line, to the highest
point of the coping of a flat roof, or to the deck line of a mansard
roof, or to the mean height between eaves and ridge of gable, hip,
curved and gambrel roofs.
A building in which is conducted the principal use of the
lot or parcel upon which it is situated. Every dwelling in the residence
district is a main building.
The land area, consisting of one (1) or more lots, or part
thereof, or parcels of land under common ownership or control, considered
as the unit of land occupied or to be occupied by a main building
or buildings and accessory buildings, or by a principal use and uses
accessory thereto, together with such parking and loading spaces,
yards and open spaces as are required by these regulations.
A permanent building primarily and regularly used as a place
of religious worship.
[Ord. No. 1868, 7-25-2019]
Marijuana allowed for the limited legal production, distribution,
sale, and purchase for comprehensive use as governed by Article XIV
of the Missouri State Constitution.
[Ord. No. 2097, 7-13-2023]
A facility licensed by the State to acquire, cultivate, process,
store, transport, and sell marijuana to a comprehensive marijuana
dispensary facility, comprehensive marijuana testing facility, or
to a comprehensive marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility.
[Ord. No. 2097, 7-13-2023]
A facility licensed by the State to acquire, store, sell,
transport, and deliver marijuana, marijuana-infused products, and
drug paraphernalia used to administer marijuana as provided for in
this Chapter to a qualifying person, a primary caregiver, another
comprehensive marijuana dispensary facility, a comprehensive marijuana
testing facility, or a comprehensive marijuana-infused products manufacturing
facility.
[Ord. No. 2097, 7-13-2023]
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.
[Ord. No. 2097, 7-13-2023]
A facility licensed by the State to acquire, store, manufacture,
transport, and sell marijuana-infused products to a comprehensive
marijuana dispensary facility, a comprehensive marijuana testing facility,
or to another comprehensive marijuana-infused products manufacturing
facility.
[Ord. No. 2097, 7-13-2023]
A facility certified by the State to acquire, test, certify,
and transport marijuana.
[Ord. No. 2097, 7-13-2023]
A child-care facility, as defined by Section 210.201, RSMo.,
that is licensed by the State of Missouri.
[Ord. No. 1868, 7-25-2019]
A day care facility licensed by the State of Missouri that
provides day care at any place other than a family home, including
but not limited to child care centers, play schools, day nurseries,
and nursery schools, in which children under the age of ten (10) receive
child day care services during any part of a day not exceeding twelve
(12) hours in a 24-hour period.
[Ord. No. 1868, 7-25-2019]
A family home-based day care facility licensed by the State
of Missouri that receives not less than four (4) and not more than
nine (9) children under the age of ten (10) for care during any part
of the day not exceeding twelve (12) hours in a 24-hour period. The
maximum of nine (9) children includes the family's natural or adopted
children under the age of ten (10) and those children who are in the
home under full-time care.
[Ord. No. 1868, 7-25-2019]
A section or sections of the City of Marshfield specifically
declared within which the regulations governing the use of buildings
and premises are uniform.
A type of retail sales which encourages, recognizes, or permits
patrons or customers to call for service by the flashing of lights
or by the parking of motor vehicles at a particular place, intended
to result in a cash sale and delivery outside of the places of business
to such patrons or customers of food or beverage ready and intended
for immediate human consumption without cooking or further preparation.
A lot or land or part thereof used primarily for the disposal
by abandonment, dumping, burial, burning or any other means, and for
whatever purpose, of garbage, sewage, trash, refuse, junk, discarded
machinery, vehicles, or parts thereof or waste material of any kind.
Any building or portion thereof which is designed or used
primarily for residential purposes.
Two (2) or more detached or attached single-family, two-family
or multiple-family dwellings occupying a single building site and
having yards or open space in common, but not including a motel or
hotel or motor hotel.
A building or portion thereof designed with accommodations
for or occupied by three (3) or more families living independently
of each other who may or may not have joint services or facilities
or both. The term includes dormitories but does not include hotels,
motels and tourist courts.
A detached building or portion thereof designed for or occupied
exclusively by one (1) family.
A building or semi-detached building or portion thereof designed
or occupied exclusively by two (2) families living independently of
each other.
Horses, mules and asses (also known as "donkeys").
[Ord. No. 1572 §1, 2-14-2013]
A lot line/property line that is located adjacent to a public
street right-of-way for a lot within a subdivision.
The following living arrangements shall constitute a family:
One (1) or more persons related by blood, marriage, adoption
or custodial relationship living as a single housekeeping unit; or
Two (2) unrelated persons, plus their biological, adopted or
foster children or other minors for whom they have legally established
custodial responsibility, living as a single housekeeping unit.
Any building or premises used solely or principally for the
storage, dispensing, sale, or offering for sale, at retail of any
automotive fuels, or lubricants and accessories. If such dispensing,
sale or offering for sale is incident to the conduct of a public garage,
the premises will be classified as a public garage.
Any accessory building designed or used only for the housing
and storage of automobiles which are the property of, or provided
for, the exclusive use of the occupants of the lot or premises upon
which such building is located and having no provisions for the repairing
or equipping of such vehicles.
Any building, portion of a building or premises designed,
operated or used for commercial purposes in the storage, sale, hiring,
care or repair of motor vehicles.
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Marshfield, Missouri.
(The terms are synonymous.)
A building whose roof and sides are made largely of glass
or other transparent or translucent material and in which the temperature
and humidity can be regulated for the cultivation of delicate or out-of-season
plants for subsequent sale or for personal enjoyment. Not to include
medical marijuana facilities.
[Ord. No. 1868, 7-25-2019]
Any home in which eight (8) or fewer unrelated mentally or
physically handicapped persons reside, and may include two (2) additional
persons acting as houseparents or guardians who need not be related
to each other or to any of the mentally or physically handicapped
persons residing in the home.
Two (2) or more detached or attached dwellings occupying
a single premises and having any yard or other open space in common,
but not including a motel.
Any use customarily conducted entirely upon the premises
and carried on by a member of a family, related by marriage or blood,
residing in the dwelling, which use is clearly incidental and secondary
to the use of the premises for dwelling purposes and which use neither
changes the character thereof nor adversely affects the uses permitted
in the district of which it is a part, no signs are displayed, except
as permitted in this Title, no commodity is sold upon the premises,
except that which is prepared on the premises; no outdoor display
or storage of materials or supplies; no persons are employed; and
no mechanical equipment is used that makes any loud, unnecessary,
or unusual noise, or any noise which annoys, disturbs, injures, or
endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others.
Any building or portion thereof having a common entrance,
lobby, halls, stairs, and elevators, which is designed or used to
offer for hire, by the general public, rooms for temporary lodging
of transient guests and in which no provisions are made for cooking
in the individual rooms or apartments.
See "MOBILE HOME".
A lot line/property line between adjacent parallel lots/properties
within a subdivision.
A lot, land or structure or part thereof used primarily for
the collecting, storage and sale of wastepaper, rags, scrap metal,
or discarded material, or for the collecting, dismantling, storage
and salvaging of machinery or vehicles not in running condition and
for the sale of parts thereof.
A place or establishment, other than a pound or animal shelter,
where domesticated household animals, not owned by the proprietor,
are sheltered, fed, watered or groomed in return for a consideration.
A plan associated with a land development or parking facility
plan indicating the placement of landscape materials, which may include,
but not necessarily be limited to, plant and tree specifications,
species, quantities, locations, screening opacity, and method of installation.
[Ord. No. 1821, 10-11-2018]
The smallest parcel of land shown as a unit on a recorded
subdivision plat.
The total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot.
A lot abutting upon two (2) or more streets at their intersection
and shall be deemed to front on that street on which the lot has its
least dimension unless otherwise specified by the Building Inspector.
A mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot
lines, measured in the general direction of the side lines of the
lot.
An internal lot having a frontage on two (2) streets.
A lot which does not constitute a corner or external lot.
A boundary line of a lot which coincides with a street boundary
line. The word "street" as used in this definition
shall not include alley unless it is at least forty (40) feet in width.
A boundary line of a lot which does not coincide with a street
boundary line but may coincide with an alley line.
A boundary line of a lot which does not coincide with a street
boundary line. The word "street" as used in this
definition does not include alley unless it is at least forty (40)
feet in width.
A corner lot, the rear lot line of which either abuts upon,
or is directly across an alley from the side lot line of another lot
or parcel.
The mean horizontal distance between the side lot lines,
measured at right angles to the lot depth. Where side lot lines are
not parallel, the minimum width of a lot shall be measured at the
front yard setback line, but in no case shall the front lot line be
less than thirty-five (35) feet in width.
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" do not include industrial hemp containing a crop wide
average tetrahydrocannabinol concentration that does not exceed three-tenths
of one percent (3/10 of 1%) on a dry weight basis, or commodities
or products manufactured from industrial hemp.[1]
[Ord. No. 1868, 7-25-2019]
All vehicles used or so constructed as to permit being used
as conveyances upon the public streets and highways and duly licensable
as such, and constructed in such manner as will permit occupancy thereof
for human habitation, dwellings or sleeping places for one (1) or
more persons, provided further that this definition shall refer and
include all portable contrivances used or intended to be used generally
for living and sleeping quarters and which are capable of being moved
by their own power, towed or transported by another vehicle; provided
that this definition shall not apply to any vehicle lawfully operated
upon fixed rails.
Any area, tract, site or plot of land whereupon a minimum
of twenty-five (25) mobile homes as herein defined are placed, located
or maintained or intended to be placed, located or maintained for
dwelling purposes only and upon a permanent or semi-permanent basis.
A mobile home which does not have a flush toilet and a bath
or shower.
A mobile home which has a flush toilet and a bath or shower.
Any area, tract, site or plot of land whereupon a minimum
of four (4) but less than twenty-five (25) mobile homes as herein
defined are placed, located or maintained or intended to be placed,
located or maintained for dwelling purposes.
Any plot of ground within a mobile home community or mobile
home park designed for the accommodation of one (1) mobile home as
herein defined.
A group of buildings including either separate cabins or
a row of connected cabins or rooms which contain individual sleeping
accommodations for transient occupancy and have individual entrances.
A building or portion of a building, arranged, intended or
designed to be used for making repairs to motor vehicles.
The use of any building or premises which is lawful at the
time of the effective date of this Title but which use does not conform
with the regulations and requirements of this Title for the district
where located. This definition shall have the same application to
any amendments hereto.
A licensed dwelling where persons are housed or lodged and
furnished with professional nursing and convalescent care for a fee.
That area of private property upon which this Title prohibits
the location of any building or structure except as provided in supplementary
regulations.
All contiguous lands (including lots and parts of lots) held
in one (1) ownership.
An area other than a private parking area, street or alley,
used for parking of automobiles and available for public or semi-public
use.
A surfaced area of not less than two hundred (200) square
feet on private or public property, either within or outside a building,
suitable in size and location to store one (1) standard automobile.
A two-family residence constructed in an "R-4" Residential
District constructed in conformance with all applicable City Building
Codes, having a code conforming fire wall dividing said structure
which said dividing fire wall is centered on the dividing lot line
so that one (1) single-family residence (dwelling unit) is located
on each side of said dividing lot line, with the left side of each
such lot, when viewed from the street, to be designated by Lot No.
____A, and the right side to be designated by Lot No. ____B, with
each side of said lot, including the single-family residence located
thereon, being capable of being legally conveyed in fee simple, independently
of the other side, without replatting, so that title to each side
and dwelling unit may be held by a different owner or owners.
Any natural individual, firm, trust, partnership, association
or corporation.
A map, plan or layout of a city, township, section, or subdivision
indicating the location and boundaries of individual properties.
See "Accessory Building — Portable."
[Ord. No. 1913, 5-28-2020]
A parcel together with all buildings and structures thereon.
See "BUILDING SITE".
A facility for the recycling of waste paper, bottles, cans
or other materials, including large scale collection and processing
of recycled materials and reverse vending machines.
[Ord. No. 1642 §1, 9-25-2014]
Any local convenience retail sales and/or service uses, including,
but not limited to, antique shops, bakery shops, barbershops, beauty
salons, bookstores, cafes and coffee houses, clothing stores, commercial
studios, drugstores, dry cleaning and laundry pickup stations, gifts
and stationery shops, florists, furniture stores, grocery, supermarket,
or other food stores, hardware stores, laundromats, paint stores,
shoe stores, sporting goods stores, vehicle parts shops, and the like,
which supply commodities or perform services.
[Ord. No. 1599 §2, 9-26-2013]
A building or group of buildings that contain varying sizes
of individual, compartmentalized, and controlled-access stalls or
lockers for the storage of customer's goods or wares. Accessory to
the building or group of buildings may be designated parking area(s)
for the outdoor storage of vehicles and watercraft.
[Ord. No. 1856, 7-11-2019]
The distance extending across the full width of a lot, the
depth of which shall be measured between the front line of the building
and the street line of the street right-of-way.
Any words, numerals, figures, devices, designs or trademarks
by which anything is made known, such as are used to designate an
individual, firm, profession, business, or a commodity and which are
visible from any public street or air. See "ADVERTISING SIGN" and "BILLBOARD".
See "PARCEL".
A plan, to scale, that conceptually illustrates the development proposal for a property and which shows uses and structures as required by the regulations. Site plans may, include, but are not limited to, lot lines, streets, building sites/footprints and square footage, reserved open space, buildings, major landscape features (both natural and manmade) and, depending on the requirements, the locations of proposed utility lines, landscape areas and buffers, off-street parking, site access and circulations, and trash and service areas locations. The relationship of the proposed development to existing, surrounding developments should also be reflected. Note: Site plans relating to Telecommunications Regulations (Section 410.210) shall adhere to the provisions listing in that Section.
[Ord. No. 1821, 10-11-2018]
A facility or portion thereof and premises operated or managed
by a public or non-profit agency used for purposes of providing crisis
intervention and/or services related to physical and/or mental well-being.
The term includes but is not limited to a facility offering life skills
training, substance abuse counseling and referral, hotline response,
identification of housing services, well-mother services for pregnant
and post-pregnancy women, and similar human social service functions.
Also see "transitional home" for social service agencies which include
a residential element.
[Ord. No. 1861, 7-11-2019]
That portion of a building included between the surface of
any floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or if there
be no floor above it, then the space between any floor and the ceiling
next above it.
A story under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the wall plates
of which on at least two (2) opposite exterior walls are not more
than two (2) feet above the floor of such story.
That area of land platted and dedicated for public use, or
lawfully used, as a public thoroughfare for vehicular travel; excluding
from this definition access ways commonly designated as alleys.
A means of reducing vehicle conflicts in lieu of providing
Street Crossings. Street Jogs/Staggered Street Junctions may only
be used in residential zoned districts as a means of maintaining a
view or vista provided there is enough room between buildings and
or building setback line that run parallel with the street and on
opposite sides of the street to maintain continuous buildings and
or building setback lines on either side.
The dividing line between a lot, tract or parcel of land
and a contiguous street.
Anything fabricated, assembled, constructed or erected by
the skill of man, the use of which requires more or less permanent
location on the ground or attached to something having a permanent
location on the ground, including, but not limited to, buildings,
advertising signs, billboards, poster panels, steak ovens, trash burners,
radio towers, retaining walls, poles and fences.
Any change in the supporting members of a building, such
as bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams or girders; any substantial
change in the roof or in the exterior walls, excepting from this definition
such alterations as may be required for the safety of the building.
See "Accessory Building — Temporary."
[Ord. No. 1913, 5-28-2020]
A building or part of a building devoted to the showing of
moving pictures on a paid admission basis.
An open lot or part thereof with its appurtenant facilities
devoted primarily to the showing of moving pictures or theatrical
productions on a paid admission basis to patrons seated in automobiles
or on outdoor seats.
See "MOTEL".
A dwelling in which overnight accommodations are provided
or offered for transient guests for compensation.
See "MOBILE HOME PARK".
A residential use associated with a social service agency
designed to provide housing and supportive services to an at-risk
of homeless population to help prepare for independent living.
[Ord. No. 1861, 7-11-2019]
The specific purpose for which land or a building is designed,
arranged, intended or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained.
The term "permitted use" or its equivalent shall
not be deemed to include any non-conforming use.
See "ACCESSORY USE".
A street or an alley or other thoroughfare or easement permanently
established for passage of persons or vehicles.
An open space on a lot, which is unoccupied and unobstructed
from the ground upward, exclusive of that portion dedicated for public
streets, except as otherwise provided in this Title.
A space extending across the entire front of a lot between
the structure setback line as required by the regulations of a particular
zoning district and the roadway right-of-way line.
In measuring a yard for the purpose of determining the width
of a side yard or the depth of a front or rear yard; the horizontal
distance between the side lot line, front lot line or rear lot line,
respectively, and a line parallel thereto and passing through the
nearest point of the building shall be used.
A space opposite the front yard, extending across the entire
rear of a lot between the structure setback line as required by the
regulations of a particular zoning district and the rear lot line.
A space extending between the structure setback line as required
by the regulations of a particular zoning district and the side lot
lines measured between the front yard and the rear yard.
An official or designated person responsible for administering
and enforcing the zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations.
[Ord. No. 1821, 10-11-2018]
The terms "Zoning Commission" and "Planning Commission" are synonymous for the purposes of
this Title.
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Editor's Note: Former definitions of "medical marijuana,"
"medical marijuana cultivation facility," "medical marijuana dispensary
facility," "medical marijuana-infused products," "medical marijuana-infused
products manufacturing facility" and "medical marijuana testing facility,"
which all immediately followed, were repealed 7-13-2023 by Ord. No.
2097. Prior history includes: Ord. No. 1868.
