Ord_1606 PASSED (edited for Indoor Entertainment)

Home

TREE, OVERSTORY: A self-supporting woody plant or species normally growing to a mature height 891 over 25 feet and a mature spread of at least 25 feet. Many overstory trees are considered deciduous trees. 892 TREE PROTECTION ZONE: An area around a tree defined by either the tree’s unique dripline, or the 893 tree’s typical root protection zone. 894 TREE, UNDERSTORY: A self-supporting woody plant or species normally growing to a mature height 895 between 15 and 30 feet and a mature spread of at least 15 feet. Many understory trees are considered 896 ornamental trees. 897 TYPICAL ROOT PROTECTION ZONE: A circle radius around a tree in feet equal to 1.25 times the 898 tree’s diameter breast height (in inches) for both deciduous and coniferous trees. 899 U. 900 UNIVERSITY: See COLLEGE. 901 USABLE OPEN SPACE: That portion of a site, outside of a required front or corner side yard, as 902 extended to the rear lot line, that is available to all occupants for outdoor use. Usable open space shall not 903 include areas occupied by buildings, driveways, drive aisles, off-street parking, paving and sidewalks, 904 except that paved paths no wider than 5 feet, and pervious pavement may be included in usable open 905 space. Usable open space may include balconies and roof decks where specified in this ordinance. 906 USE: The use of property is the purpose or activity for which the land or building thereon is occupied or 907 maintained. 908 USE, CONDITIONAL: A conditional use is a use or structure which, because of its unique or varying 909 characteristics, cannot be properly classified as a permitted use in a particular district. A special exception 910 to the height standards of this ordinance may also be allowed as a conditional use, where specified. After 911 due consideration, as provided for in this ordinance, of the impact of such use or exception upon 912 neighboring land and of the public need for the particular use at a particular location, the conditional use 913 may or may not be granted. 914 V. 915 VEHICLE: See MOTOR VEHICLE. 916 VETERINARY CLINIC: See ANIMAL HOSPITAL. 917 W. 918 WAREHOUSE: An enclosed building with the principle use of storing materials or equipment. (Ord. 919 1544 2-12-2018) 920 WETLAND: An area that is inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and 921 duration sufficient to support, and that, under normal circumstances, does not support a prevalence of 922 vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, commonly known as hydrophytic 923 vegetation. 924 WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENT: An establishment providing storage, distribution, and sale of 925 merchandise and bulk goods, including mail order and catalog sales, importing, wholesale, or retail sales 926 of goods received by the establishment but generally not sale of goods for individual consumption. 927 X. 928