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LOT: A tract of land, designated by metes and bounds, land survey, minor land division or plat, and recorded in the office of the county register of deeds. LOT, CORNER: A lot of which at least 2 adjacent sides abut for their fiill lengths upon a street, provided that the interior angle at the intersection of such 2 sides is less than 135 degrees. A lot abutting upon a curved street or streets shall be considered a corner lot if the tangents to the curve at its point of beginning within the lot or at the points of intersection of the side lot lines with the street line intersect at an interior angle of less than 135 degrees. LOT, KEY: The first interior lot to the rear of a reverse corner lot. LOT, NON-CONFORMING PRE-EXISTING: Any lot which does not comply with existing code requirements, but which complied with existing regulations at the time the lot was established. LOT, REVERSE CORNER: A corner lot the street side lot line of which is substantially a continuation of the front lot line of the key lot to its rear. LOT, THROUGH: A lot having a pair of opposite lot lines along, and access to, 2 more or less parallel public streets, and which is not a corner lot. On a through lot, both street lines shall be deemed front lot lines. LOT AREA: The area of a horizontal plane bounded by the front, side and rear lot lines. LOT DEPTH: The mean horizontal distance between the front lot line and the rear lot line of a lot measured within the lot boundaries LOT LINE, FRONT: The boundary of a lot which abuts an existing, dedicated or officially mapped street. In the case of a lot abutting more than one street, the owner may choose any street lot line as the front lot line, with the consent of Community Development Department, based on the effects of such choice on development of the lot itself or on adjacent properties. LOT LINE, REAR: That lot line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line. LOT LINE, SIDE: Any lot line that is not a front lot line or a rear lot line. LOT WIDTH: The horizontal distance between the side lines of a lot measured at right angles to its depth along a straight line parallel to the front lot line at the minimum required structure setback line. MANUFACTURED HOME: A structure transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and is designed to be used with or without a permanent foundation when connected to required utilities. The term "manufactured home" includes a mobile home but does not include a "recreational vehicle." MANUFACTURING, PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING: Manufacturing, assembly, processing, research, development, or similar uses which may involve raw materials and have the potential to produce objectionable influences on surrounding properties or adverse effects on the environment. Manufacturing, production and processing uses require special ineasures and careful site selection to ensure compatibility with the surrounding area. MASSAGE THERAPY: A profession in which the practitioner applies massage techniques, and may apply adjunctive therapies, with the intention of positively affecting the health and well-being of the client. Massage therapy does not include diagnosis, except to the extent of determining whether massage therapy is indicated. Further, "massage" is manual manipulation of the human body, including holding, positioning, causing movement, and applying touch and pressure to the body; "therapy" is action aimed at achieving or increasing health and wellness; "adjunctive therapies" may include (1) application of heat, cold, water, mild abrasives, topical preparations not classified as prescription drugs, (2) the use of inechanical devices and tools which miinic or enhance manual actions and (3) instructed self care and stress management. MINI-STORAGE FACILITY: A building or group of buildings having the following characteristics: control access and secured areas which contain varying sizes of individually compartmentalized and controlled access stalls or locicers for the dead storage of the customer's goods or possessions. Access to all starage units shall be oriented into interior courtyards fully enclosed by buildings or walls, except for ingress and egress openings. Exterior finish shall be face brick or equal.