[Ord. No. 224 §§1 — 2(2.01), 10-19-2005]
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For the purposes of this Chapter, certain rules of construction apply to the text, as follows:
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Words used in the present tense include the future tense; and the singular includes the plural, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary.
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The terms "shall" and "must" are always mandatory and not discretionary; the word "may" or "should" are permissive.
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Words or terms not interpreted or defined by this Article shall be used with a meaning of common or standard utilization.
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The word "person" includes a firm, organization, association, partnership, trust, company or corporation, as well as an individual.
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The words "use" or "occupy" shall include the words "intended", "designed" or "arranged" to be "used" or "occupied".
[Ord. No. 224 §§1 — 2(2.02), 10-19-2005]
The following definitions shall apply in interpretation and enforcement of this Chapter, unless otherwise specifically stated:
ABUT (ABUTS, ABUTTING or ABUTTED)
Describes property in relation to another piece of property as touching. In the case of roads, highways of all types, manmade waterways and natural waterways, will be addressed as non-existent.
ACCESSORY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE
A subordinate building or structure having a use customarily incident to and located on the lot occupied by the main building. A building housing an accessory use is considered an integral part of the main building when it has any part of a wall in common with the main building or is under an extension of the main roof and designed as an integral part of the main building.
ACCESSORY USE
A use incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the premises.
ACRE
A surface area of land that equals forty-three thousand five hundred sixty (43,560) square feet
AGRICULTURAL
The use of land for agricultural purposes, including farming, dairying, pasturage, apiculture, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture and animal and poultry husbandry and the necessary accessory uses for packing, treating or storing the produce; provided however, that the operation of any such accessory uses shall be secondary to that of the normal agricultural activities. The operation of sales yards and auction yards for cattle or hogs shall be deemed an industrial and not an agricultural use.
ALLEY
A minor public or private right-of-way shown on a plat providing secondary vehicular access to the rear or side of a lot, block or parcel of land otherwise abutting a street.
ALTERATION
Any addition, removal, extension or change in the location of any exterior wall of a main building or accessory building.
APARTMENT
A room or a suite of rooms within an apartment house arranged, intended or designed for a place of residence of a single family or group of individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit.
APARTMENT HOTEL
An apartment house which furnishes for the use of its tenants services ordinarily furnished by hotels, but the privileges of which are not primarily available to the public.
APARTMENT HOUSE
A multi-family apartment building of two and one-half (2½) stories in height served by one (1) or more elevators. Typical apartment houses are designed with an internal single or double loaded corridor which opens to a number of apartment flats. Apartment houses, because of their height, are usually constructed with steel frame or reinforced concrete.
AREA PROJECT
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Gross project area: Total project area.
2. 
Net project area: Total project area less land allocated to public street right-of-way, private streets, parking areas and any land allocated to specified non-project uses such as schools and churches when determining the "net residential project area" to be used as a basis for calculating the number of permitted dwelling units for a planned unit development.
AS-BUILT PLANS
Construction plans revised to show a facility or structure as actually constructed and as it appears on the tract of land involved.
BANK
An office building or portion thereof which provides for the custody, loan, exchange or issue of money, the extension of credit or facilitating the transmission of funds and which may include accessory drive-up units on the same premises.
BASEMENT
A story below the first (1st) story as defined under "story", counted as a story for height regulations, in multi-family districts if subdivided and used for dwelling purposes.
BLOCK
An area of land within a subdivision that is entirely bounded by streets, highways or right-of-way, except alleys, or between streets, highways, streams, parks, etc., or any other barrier or combination thereof to the continuity of development.
BOARDING HOUSE, BED AND BREAKFAST or LODGING HOUSE
A building, other than a hotel, occupied as a single housekeeping unit, where lodging or meals are provided for guests for compensation, pursuant to previous arrangements, but not for the public or transients.
BUFFER STRIP
See "GREENBELT".
BUILDING
Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls built for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or property of any kind, but not including any vehicle, trailer (with or without wheels) nor any movable device, such as furniture, machinery or equipment.
BUILDING COVERAGE
The proportion of the lot area, expressed as a percent, that is covered by the maximum horizontal cross section of a building or buildings.
BUILDING HEIGHT
The vertical distance from the average ground level abutting a building or structure to the highest point of the roof of a building or highest point of any permanent part of a structure other than a building.
BUILDING LINE or SETBACK LINE
A line parallel to a street right-of-way line, 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, streambank or other property line.
BUILDING PERMIT
An official document issued by the City authorizing performance of a specified building activity.
BULK
The term used to indicate the size and setback of a building or structure and the location of same with respect to another building or structure or to a lot line and includes the following: size and height of a building or structure; location or exterior walls of a building in relation to lot lines, streets or other buildings; the floor area of a building in relation to the area of the lot on which it is located; the open space allocated to a surrounding building; and the amount of lot area per dwelling unit.
CEMETERY
A place for burial of the dead, including crematory facilities as an accessory use.
CHURCH
A building used principally for religious worship but the word church shall not include or mean an undertaker's chapel or funeral building, a religious educational institution or parochial school or day care center.
CITY
The City of New Melle, Missouri.
CITY BOARD OF ALDERMEN
The officially elected Board of Aldermen of the City of New Melle; the term may be abbreviated in this Chapter as the "Board of Aldermen".
CITY ENGINEER
Any person(s) who, by appointment of the Board of Aldermen or pursuant to contract with the City or pursuant to assignment by the Board of Aldermen, performs the duties set forth in this Code designated or assigned to a City Engineer. The City Engineer shall not be limited to one (1) single person, but may be more than one (1) person according to the division of tasks and responsibilities by the Board of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 315 §2, 7-20-2011]
CITY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
The officially appointed Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of New Melle; the term may be abbreviated in this Chapter as the "Commission".
CLUB, PRIVATE
A building or premises used for social, recreational, dining or philanthropic purposes, the normal use of which is limited to specific members, patrons or otherwise listed and enumerated persons.
COMMISSION
The Planning and Zoning Commission for the City of New Melle, Missouri.
COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT
A residential cluster subdivision, a commercial or industrial park or a planned unit development as defined in Article V of this Chapter.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
A comprehensive land use plan made and adopted by the City Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Aldermen for the City of New Melle which through any combination of text, charts and maps sets forth proposals for general locations for various land uses, streets, parks, schools, public buildings, utilities and for the physical development of New Melle.
CONDITIONAL USE
A use that would not be appropriate generally or without restriction throughout the zoning district but which if controlled as to number, area, location or relation to the neighborhood would promote the public health, safety, morals, order, comfort, convenience, appearance, prosperity or general welfare. Such uses may be permitted in such zoning districts as conditional uses, if specific provisions for such zoning districts as conditional uses are made in this zoning ordinance.
CONDOMINIUM
Form of real estate ownership, usually a dwelling with individual ownership of separate portions of the building plus shared ownership of the common areas.
CONSERVATION EASEMENT
Percentage of the development parcel set aside as open space.
CONSTRUCTION PLANS
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.
CUL-DE-SAC
A local street with only one (1) outlet and having an appropriate turnaround at the end for the safe and convenient reversal of traffic movement.
CURB LEVEL
The mean level of the curb in front of the lot or, in case of a corner lot, along that abutting street where the mean curb level is the highest.
DAY CARE CENTER
A place which provides shelter and personal care on a regular basis for six (6) or more children who are not related within the third degree computed according to civil law to the operator for four (4) or more hours of any part of a twenty-four (24) hour day, whether such place be organized or operated for profit or not. The term "day care center" includes any child care facility, kindergarten, nurseries or any other facility that falls within the scope of the definitions set forth above, regardless of auspices.
DEDICATION
Intentional transfer by the developer to the public of ownership of or an interest in land for a public purpose. Dedication may be effected by formal deed of conveyance or by any other method recognized by the laws of the State of Missouri.
DEED RESTRICTION
A clause in the deed of a property that limits the property's use.
DENSITY
The number of dwelling units per acre of gross land area.
DEVELOPER
Any person, persons, corporation or government agency undertaking any development as defined in the Chapter. The term developer includes such commonly used references as subdivider, owner and proprietor.
DEVELOPMENT
Any subdivision of land as herein defined or any material change in the use or appearance of any parcel of land subject to provisions of this Chapter or the act of building structures and/or installing site improvements.
DISTRICT
A section or sections of the City for which the zoning regulations governing the use of buildings and premises, the height of buildings, the size of yards and the intensity of use are uniform.
DOMESTIC ANIMALS
Animals kept exclusively for the personal enjoyment of the occupants of a principal building and including those animals normally kept as pets such as dogs, cats, birds, guinea pigs, etc.
DORMITORY
A building with many rooms providing sleeping and living accommodations for a number of usually unrelated persons; usually associated with an educational institution.
DRIVE-IN ESTABLISHMENTS
Any business so developed that its retail or service character is primarily dependent upon serving patrons who remain in their motor vehicles in a driveway or parking spaces.
DWELLING
A building or portion thereof designed exclusively for residential occupancy, including one-family, two-family and multiple-family dwellings, boarding and lodging houses, apartment houses and town houses, but not hotels.
DWELLING AREA
The area of a dwelling unit is composed of those rooms designed for and exclusively used for residential purposes, including bedrooms, kitchen, dining room, den/library, bathrooms, family and living rooms and hallways connecting these rooms.
DWELLING, MULTIPLE-FAMILY
A building or portion thereof arranged, intended or designed for occupancy by three (3) or more families on a rental or ownership basis and commonly referred to as a triplex, four-plex or apartment building.
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY
A detached building arranged, intended or designed for occupancy by one (1) family.
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY
A building designed for or occupied exclusively by two (2) families living independently of each other and being located on a single lot.
EASEMENT
A right or privilege to use a portion of another's property for a particular purpose.
EGRESS
Physical means to leave a dwelling or site.
ENGINEER
A professional engineer registered in the State of Missouri.
EXOTIC ANIMAL
Animals kept or raised for use, pleasure or profit that are wild or unusual, typically zoo type animals. Shall include, but not limited to, bears, lions, tigers, reptiles, whales, dolphins, sea lions (seals), monkeys, elephants, panthers, giraffes and antelope. These animals can only be kept in zoning districts that allow for zoos.
FAMILY
One (1) or more persons who are related by blood, marriage or adoption, living together and occupying a single housekeeping unit with single kitchen facilities or a group of not more than five (5) living together by joint agreement and occupying a single housekeeping unit with single kitchen facilities on a non-profit cost-sharing basis. Or as further defined by State Statute.
FLOODPLAIN
That area of land adjoining the channel of a river, stream, watercourse, lake or similar body of water which will be inundated by a flood which has a one percent (1%) frequency of occurring in any given year for that region as defined by the U.S. Corps of Engineers and required by the National Flood Insurance Act.
FLOOR AREA
For commercial business and industrial building or buildings containing mixed uses: the sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of the building measured from the exterior walls, but not including:
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Attic space providing headroom of less than seven (7) feet;
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Basement space not used for retailing;
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Accessory water and cooling towers.
For residential buildings: the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a dwelling exclusive of garages, basements and open porches measured from the external faces of the exterior walls.
FRONTAGE
The length of the property abutting on one (1) side of a street measured along the dividing line between the property and the street right-of-way.
GARAGE, COMMUNITY
A building or portion thereof, other than a public or repair garage, providing storage for motor vehicles but no other services, such garage to be in lieu of private garages within a block or portion of block.
GARAGE, PRIVATE
An accessory building or portion of a main building used for storage of automobiles.
GARAGE, REPAIR
A building or portion thereof designed or used for the storage, sale, hiring, care or repair of motor vehicles and which is operated for commercial purposes.
GARAGE, STORAGE
A building or portion thereof, except those defined as a private, a repair or a community garage, providing storage for motor vehicles with facilities for washing but no other services.
GARDEN APARTMENT
Up to a two and one-half (2½) story multi-family apartment building. The typical garden apartment building is designed with apartment flats which extend through the building without a central corridor. One-half (½) of the units have ground level patios and the second (2nd) story units have balconies. In land planning the trend is toward two-story walk up buildings at low density with open spaces for recreational purposes and to preserve the natural terrain and trees. Frequently, a sloping site can be adapted to gain another story without necessitating more than one (1) flight of stairs.
GREENBELT or BUFFER STRIP
A strip of land located between incompatible land uses which is subject to private use restrictions or a negative easement or is dedicated to public use as open space for the purpose of protecting the built environment of a subdivision or to enhance a street right-of-way or both.
GREEN SPACE
An area of evergreens, trees, grasses, berming and/or an area to remain in a natural undisturbed state.
HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
The vertical distance from the average ground level abutting a building or structure to the highest point of the roof of a building or highest point of any permanent part of a structure other than a building.
HOME OCCUPATION
An occupation carried on within a dwelling or accessory building by members of the family occupying the dwelling provided the residence character of the building is maintained and the occupation is conducted in such a manner as not to give an outward appearance nor manifest any characteristic of a business in the ordinary meaning of the term nor infringe upon the right of neighboring residents to enjoy the peaceful occupancy of their homes.
HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION
The organization in a residential development or condominium responsible for maintaining common areas.
HOTEL or MOTOR HOTEL
A building occupied or used as a more or less temporary abiding place of individuals or groups of individuals who are lodged, with or without meals, and in which there are more than ten (10) sleeping rooms.
IMPROVEMENTS
Any construction requiring a permit issued by the City.
INSTITUTION
A building occupied by a non-profit corporation or a non-profit establishment.
JUNK YARD
A parcel of land upon which the principal or accessory use is the accumulation of used, discarded or worn out materials or manufactured products, any of which may or may not be reusable or salable.
LAND TRUST
A group of citizens that administers conservation easements.
LAUNDROMAT
A business that provides washing, drying or ironing machines and professional type cleaning and pressing equipment for hire to be used by customers on the premises.
LIVESTOCK
Animals kept or raised for use, pleasure or profit, typically farm animals. Shall include, but not limited to, cattle, horses, poultry, sheep, swine, deer, goats, llamas, mules, donkeys, bison, ducks, ostriches, emus and alpaca.
LOADING SPACE
A space within the main building or on the same lot providing for the standing, loading or unloading of trucks, which space shall have a minimum dimension of twelve (12) by thirty-five (35) feet and a vertical clearance of at least fourteen (14) feet.
LOT
A measured portion of a parcel or a tract of land, set forth in a recorded plat, recorded or proposed to be recorded and intended as a unit for transfer of ownership or for development.
LOT, CORNER
A lot abutting upon two (2) or more streets at their intersection.
LOT COVERAGE
Lot coverage shall include the total area of all principal and accessory buildings as measured along the outside wall at ground level or above as viewed from above and includes all projections other than open porches, fire escapes, canopies or the first three (3) feet of a roof overhang. Roads, driveways, parking lots and swimming pools shall not be included in the maximum lot coverage requirements. The percent of lot coverage shall be computed as follows:
Percent of lot coverage = Square feet of ground coverage of all principal and accessory buildings divided by total square feet of lot area.
LOT, INTERIOR
A lot whose side lines do not abut upon any street.
LOT LINE, FRONT
The boundary between a lot and the street on which it fronts.
LOT LINE, REAR
The boundary line or lines opposite and most distant from the front street line; except that in the case of uncertainty the City Engineer shall determine the rear line.
LOT LINE, SIDE
Any lot boundary line not a front or rear line thereof; a side line may be a party lot line, a line bordering on an alley or place or a side street line.
LOT LINES
The lines bounding a lot as defined herein.
LOT, THROUGH
An interior lot having frontage on two (2) streets.
LOT WIDTH
The horizontal distance between side lot lines, measured at the front building line.
LOW IMPACT DESIGN (LID)
Conservation based approach that mandates allocating a percentage of the development to a land trust.
MOBILE HOME
Any structure or object which is drawn by or used in connection with a motor vehicle, and is so designed or modified to allow human occupation, regardless of its base (wheels, jacks or other supports). It is required to include complete plumbing, electrical, sanitary facilities, and meet the requirements of the Building Code.
MOBILE HOME PARK
Any plot of ground containing ten (10) acres or more which is equipped as required for support of mobile homes and used or intended to be used by one (1) or more occupied mobile homes, but under no circumstances shall the mobile home spaces be sold or offered for sale individually. The term mobile home park does not include sales lots on which unoccupied mobile homes, whether new or used, are parked for the purposes of storage, inspection or sale.
MODULAR HOME
A dwelling unit which has been constructed and labeled in compliance with the Building Code and is composed of components substantially assembled in an off-site manufacturing plant and transported to the building site for final assembly on a permanent foundation. Modular homes meet or exceed the minimum construction and design standards set forth by the Building Code.
NEGATIVE EASEMENT
A grant by the developer to the public, a corporation or person(s) for use of a recorded strip of land for open space or other non-developed purposes. (See also Greenbelt).
NON-ACCESS RESERVATION
A parcel or tract of subdivision land withheld from development and subject to private use and access restrictions for the purpose of protecting the environment of subdivision or to enhance a street right-of-way or to improve traffic flow on a principal street.
NON-CONFORMING USE, BUILDING OR YARD
A use, building or yard existing legally at the time of the passage of this Chapter or any amendment thereto which does not, by reason of design, use or dimensions, conform to the regulations of the district in which it is situated.
NURSING HOME
A residence or other place licensed by the State of Missouri as a nursing home.
OCCUPANCY PERMIT
A certificate of occupancy indicating completion of the work, for which the permit was issued, shall be obtained prior to occupancy of a structure.
OPEN SPACE
Land dedicated or reserved for use by the general public or for use by residents of the subdivision or land held out of development and retained in its natural conditions, with or without public access. Open space includes, but is not limited to, parks, parkways, playgrounds, school sites, wildlife or plant life preserves and nature study areas.
PARCEL or TRACT
A continuous area or acreage of land which can be divided or subdivided as provided by this Chapter.
PARK TRAILER
A modular type unit built on a single chassis mounted on wheels, designed primarily as temporary living quarters for seasonal or destination camping and having a gross trailer area not exceeding four hundred (400) square feet and not less than two hundred forty (240) square feet in the setup mode.
PARKING AREA
An open, unoccupied space used or required for use for parking vehicles exclusively and in which no gasoline or vehicular accessories are sold or no other business is conducted and no fees are charged.
PARKING LOT
An open surfaced area used exclusively for the temporary storage of motor vehicles, but no vehicles may be equipped, repaired, rented or sold.
PARKING SPACE
A surfaced area, enclosed in the main building or in an accessory building or unenclosed, having an area of not less than one hundred eighty (180) square feet, exclusive of driveways, permanently reserved.
PET
A domesticated animal kept for pleasure rather than utility. Small animals including fish or fowl permitted in the house or yard and are customarily kept for personal use or enjoyment within the home. Shall include, but not be limited to, dogs, cats, rabbits, small mammals, common aquarium animals, fish, domestic tropical birds (i.e., canaries, parrots, parakeets), rodents and animals which may be classified as "domestic other" (not defined as exotic or wild animals).
PET, DOMESTIC OTHER
An animal that may be considered appropriate as a pet which is not classified as exotic or wild animal. The animal is kept for personal use and is customarily kept within the home. This classification may include such animals as potbellied pigs, ferrets or other animals that may be allowed as pets by the St. Charles County Community Health and the Environment Director.
PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
A tract of land consisting of at least ten (10) acres to be developed as an entity according to a plan and which may contain multiple uses; a planned unit development ("PUD") may be planned, developed and regulated as a single land use unit.
PLAT
A map or chart of a tract of land or a subdivision of land.
PUBLIC USE AREAS
Public parks, playgrounds, recreational areas, designated scenic or historic sites; school sites or sites for other public buildings; and other areas dedicated to public use or enjoyment.
RANCH HOUSE
A one-story house.
RECYCLING CENTER
A location where a series of activities, including collection, separation and processing, by which products or other materials are recovered from the solid waste stream for use in the form of raw materials in the manufacture of new products other than fuel for producing heat or power by combustion.
RETIREMENT HOME
A type of living arrangement in which personal care services such as meals, housekeeping, transportation and assistance with activities of daily living are available as needed to people who still live on their own in a residential facility.
REVERSE FRONTAGE
When a subdivision lot occurs between two (2) non-intersecting streets, one (1) of which is a parkway, thoroughfare or collector and the other is a minor residential street, the lot will front on the minor residential street and a non-access reservation will be provided buffering the rear of the lot from the traffic artery.
RIGHT-OF-WAY
The land opened, reserved or dedicated for a street, sewer, water, walk, drainage course or other public purpose.
SCREEN PLANTING
A hedge of closely spaced shrubs with dense foliage in all seasons that effectively blocks view. Among the species that include varieties that would provide the necessary conformation are: American Holly, Chinese Juniper, Rocky Mountain Juniper, Easter.
SHOPPING CENTER
A group of retail stores, planned and developed for the site upon which they are built and owned and managed as a unit with off-street parking provided on the property.
SITE PLAN
A plan, to scale, showing uses and structures proposed for a parcel of land as required by the regulations involved. It includes lot lines, streets, building sites, reserved open space, buildings, major landscape features, both natural and manmade, and, depending on requirements, the locations of proposed utility lines.
STORY
That part of a building included between the surface of one (1) floor and the surface of the floor next above or, if there be no floor above, that part of the building which is between the surface of a floor and the ceiling next above. A top story attic is a half story when the main line of the eaves is not above the middle of the interior height of such story. The first (1st) story is a half story when between fifty percent (50%) and seventy-five percent (75%) of the area of its exterior walls are exposed to outside light and air entirely above grade and which exterior walls contain windows or doors permitting the entrance of daylight and outside air.
STREET
A general term denoting a public or private thoroughfare which affords the principal means of access to abutting property. The term includes all facilities which normally are found within the right-of-way; it shall also include such other designations as highway, thoroughfare, parkway, throughway, road, pike, avenue, boulevard, lane, place, court or other such terms but shall not include pedestrian way or alley.
STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS
Any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders or the addition of new electrical circuits or plumbing fixtures to the building.
STRUCTURE
Any improvement on land composed of manmade materials.
SUBDIVISION
The partitioning of a parcel or tract of land by an owner or developer into two (2) or more lots of any size for the purpose of sale, lease or development, whether immediate or future; included are all changes in street lines, dedication or platting of streets and change in lot lines.
TOWN HOUSE
The town house, once known as the row house, is a single-family attached unit. Town houses are characteristically built as individual units in a series of four (4) to eight (8) houses, with common side walls between units and a side yard on the end unit only. Typically, the town house has a maximum of two and one-half (2½) stories and may be built on slab or on basement. Built-in garages are often constructed as part of the unit. Town houses usually have a fenced private rear yard patio for outdoor living.
TRANSITION
A strip of land located between incompatible land uses which is subject to private use restrictions or a negative easement or is dedicated to public uses as open space for the purpose of protecting the build environment of a development or to enhance a street right-of-way or both.
TRAVEL TRAILERS
Including automobile tent trailers, recreational vehicles or house cars designed to provide temporary mobile housing for highway and recreational travelers. Such use shall be considered equivalent to a hotel, tourist court or motel for zoning purposes.
USE
The purpose or activity for which a piece of land or its buildings is designed, arranged or intended or for which it is occupied or maintained.
VARIANCE
A modification of the specific requirements of this Chapter granted by Board of Adjustment in accordance with the terms of this Chapter for the purpose of assuring that no property because of special circumstances applicable to it shall be deprived of privileges commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same vicinity and zoning district.
YARD
An open space at grade between a building and the adjoining lot lines, unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided. In measuring a yard for the purpose of determining the width of a side yard, the depth of a front yard or the depth of a rear yard, the least horizontal distance between the lot line and the building shall be used. Where lots abut a street, all yards abutting said street shall be measured from the street right-of-way.
YARD, FRONT
A yard across the full width of the lot extending from the front line of the main building to the front line of the lot.
YARD, REAR
A yard between the rear lot line and the rear line of the main building and the side lot lines.
YARD, SIDE
A yard between the main building and the adjacent side line of the lot and extending from a front building line to the rear building line.
YIELD PLAN
A development parcels maximum home site with no regard to conservation.
ZERO LOT LINE DWELLING UNIT
A development approach in which a freestanding building is sited on one (1) or more lot lines with no yard on the zero lot line side in order to increase the amount of usable open space on the remaining area of the lot: Zero lot line dwellings are designed with no windows facing the zero lot line side and are internally oriented to an enclosed, private courtyard or patio. Typically the zero lot line unit is a one-story, L-shaped single-family house designed as a two (2), three (3) or four (4) bedroom unit on lots eighty (80) to one hundred (100) feet deep by forty (40), fifty (50) or sixty (60) feet wide, at density of five (5) to seven (7) families per gross acre. The zero lot line unit is usually designed in group or cluster arrangements and the land saved from conventional size house lots is used as common open space for recreation or to preserve natural features of the site.
ZONING ORDINANCE
The duly approved, enacted and amended ordinance which controls and regulates zoning in the City of New Melle.