2016-006 - AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710

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EXHIBIT "B" (70) Nonconforming Use —A building, structure or use of land lawfully occupied at the time of the effective date of this ordinance or amendments thereto, and which does not conform to the use regulations of the district in which it is situated. (71) Noise, Ambient Level —The general pressure and frequency level of noise in the vicinity of the premises on which a use is located including traffic noise from nearby streets. (72) Occupancy —The use or intended use of the land or buildings by proprietors or tenants. (73) Office Park— A large tract of land that has been planned, developed, and operated as an integrated facility for a number of separate office buildings and supporting ancillary uses with special attention to circulation, parking, utility needs, aesthetics, and compatibility. (74) Open Space —Area included in any side, rear or front yard or any unoccupied space on the lot that is open and unobstructed to the sky except for the ordinary projections of cornices, eaves and porches. (75) Parking Space —An enclosed or unenclosed dust -free, all- weather surface of concrete, asphalt, seal coat in accordance with 1982 Standard Specifications for Construction of Highways, Streets and Bridges of the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation and subsequent editions or equivalent approved by the City Engineer. All - weather, surfaced area of not less than one hundred eighty (180) square feet (measuring approximately nine (9) feet by twenty (20) feet) not on a public street or alley, together with a dust -free, all- weather surfaced driveway connecting the area with a street or alley, permitting free ingress and egress without encroaching on the street or alley. Any parking adjacent to a public street wherein the maneuvering is done on the public street shall not be classified as off - street parking in computing the parking area requirements for any use. (Ord. No. 89 -030, § 2, 8- 14 -89) (76) Planned Unit Development (PUD)— A description of a proposed unified development, consisting at a minimum of a plan map and adopted ordinance requirements setting forth the regulations governing, and the location and phasing of all proposed uses and improvements to be included in the development. May include a combination of open space, residential, commercial, industrial and recreational, etc. land uses. (77) Planning and Zoning Commission —The agency appointed by the City Council as an advisory body to it and which is authorized to recommend changes in the Zoning Ordinance. (78) Private Garage —An accessory building housing vehicles owned and used by occupants of the main building; if occupied by vehicles of others, it is a storage space. (79) Recyclable Material— Reusable materials including but not limited to metals, glass, plastic, and paper which are intended for reuse, remanufacture, or reconstitution for the purpose of using the altered form. The term "recyclable materials" does not include refuse or hazardous materials. (80) Residence —Same as a dwelling; also when used with District, an area of residential regulations. (81) Room —A building or portion of a building which is arranged, occupied or intended to be occupied as living or sleeping quarters but not including toilet or cooking facilities. (82) Rooming House —(See Lodging House). (83) Sidewalk Vendor— Any person engaged in the selling, or offering for sale, of food, beverages, merchandise, or services for immediate delivery from a vendor stand or from his or her person that is not located in, or in association with, a building.