Chapter 37 Definitions Adopted 09/24/96 Lehi City Development

Chapter 37 Definitions Adopted 09/24/96

CHAPTER 37 Adjacent - All properties immediately contiguous to a development site, including those that are separated DEFINITIONS from the site only by a road or other right-of-way or (Amended 5/27/97; 5/25/99; 3/26/02; 7/09/02; easement. 2/14/06; 3/11/08; 3/25/08; 4/22/08; 7/08/08; 7/29/09; 12/08/09; 4/27/10; 7/27/10; 11/15/11; 4/24/12; Adult Day Care - A non-medical facility for the day- 5/22/12) time care of adult persons, and not exceeding twelve (12) hours, who due to age or disability require assis- Abandon or Abandonment - To leave, desert, or distance, companionship, association and or supervision continue a use for a period of at least twelve (12) during the day by staff members. months. Agriculture (Horticultural) - An establishment de- Accessory - Refers to a minor use or structure that is voted to the tilling of the soil, the raising of crops, pas- clearly subordinate to a principal use or structure that ture, horticulture, orchards and gardens, but not includ- has been issued a permit under this Code; includes ing any agricultural industry or business such as fruit signs. packing plants, canneries or agricultural processing facilities. Agriculture (horticultural production) in- Accessory Apartment – A completely independent cludes agricultural support housing, including the oc- dwelling, occupied by a separate family/housekeeping cupancy of any dwelling unit by the owner or agricul- unit, that is located within or added to an existing tural employees and their families, without regard to dwelling, and that contains all of the following fea- duration, which occurs exclusively in association with tures: the performance of agricultural labor. 1. A separate entrance. 2. A physical separation from the primary Agriculture (Livestock) - An establishment devoted dwelling that does not allow passage between to the tilling of the soil, the raising of crops, and live- the units such as a wall, a locking door or stock, but not including any agricultural industry or other means of separation. business such as fur farms, animal hospitals, feed lots 3. Separate cooking, eating, sanitation and or similar uses, and including such uses as crop farms, sleeping facilities. dairy farms, livestock farms, poultry farms, general For the purpose of this Code, an accessory apartment is farms, horse farms, and similar uses. Agriculture (live- viewed as a two-family dwelling, and must meet all the stock production) includes agricultural support hous- requirements for two-family dwellings. ing, including the occupancy of any dwelling unit by the owner or agricultural employees and their families, Accessory Building - A structure detached from a without regard to duration, which occurs exclusively in principal or primary building located on the same lot association with the performance of agricultural labor. and incidental and subordinate to the principal building or use. Alter or Alteration - To change, rearrange, enlarge, extend, or reduce any structure or part thereof on the Accessory Use - A use of land or structure or portion same site. thereof customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use of the land or structure and located on the Appliance Store - An establishment primarily engaged same parcel with the principal use. No additional in the retail sale of household appliances, radio or televi- dwelling unit built on the lot either attached or separate sion supplies, or music supplies. Typical uses include from the principal unit without a conditional use per- establishments providing the following products or ser- mit authorizing such use shall be considered an acces- vices; vacuum cleaners; radios; television sets; electric sory use. and gas appliances for household use; air-conditioning units; freezers; kitchen appliances including ranges, Addition - Any walled or roofed expansion of a build- stoves and refrigerators; sewing machines; tape record- ing connected to an existing building by a common ers; video cameras and recorders; computers and com- load-bearing wall other than a firewall. Any walled puter software. and roofed addition that is connected by a firewall or is separated by independent perimeter load-bearing walls Applicant - The property owner, or authorized agent of in new construction. the property owner who files an application for development approval pursuant to this Code.

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Bar - An establishment serving alcoholic beverages Application for Development Approval or Applica- for consumption on the premises. The term "bar" shall tion - Any written request for approval or issuance of a also include taverns, discotheques, nightclubs, private development order, permit, or license including but not liquor clubs and saloons. limited to General Plan or Development Code amend- ments, subdivision plats, site plans, building and devel- Basement - That portion of a building elevation in opment permits, variances, area plans and conditional which 50% or more of the height (as measured from use permits. top of finished floor to top of foundation) is below finished grade. Apartment - Any room or suite of rooms in a multiple- family structure which is arranged, designed or used as a Bed and Breakfast Inn - An establishment in which single housekeeping unit and has kitchen facilities per- one to eight rooms are rented for overnight lodging to manently installed. travelers, and where one or more meals is provided to the guests only, the price of which may be included in Authorized Agent - Any person with valid authority the room rate. provided by the Owner, as evidenced by a document, filed with the City, authorizing the Agent to represent Berm - A man-made mound of earth contoured so as the Owner, and acting on behalf of the Owner of land to form a mound above the general elevation of the seeking a development order or development permit adjacent ground or surface and used to shield and buff- approval. er various land uses or other activity.

Automobile Rental - The business of renting, leasing or Billboard - A freestanding sign used, designed or in- bailing of vehicles for a term not exceeding four months tended to direct attention to a business, product, or and for a fixed rate or price. service that is not sold, offered, or existing on the property on which the sign is located. Automobile Repair Services - An establishment primarily engaged in the repair of automobiles, trucks less Boarding House - A single family dwelling where than 10,000 G.V.W., motorcycles, motor homes, rec- rooms are provided for lodging for definite periods of reational vehicles, or boats, including the sale, installa- times to one or more unrelated individuals. Meals may tion, and servicing of equipment and parts. Typical or may not be provided, but there is one common uses include muffler shops, auto repair garages, tire kitchen facility. No meals are provided to outside sales and installation, wheel and brake shops, body and guests. fender shops, and similar repair and service activities, but excluding dismantling or salvage. Body Art (new 12/08/09) - The practice of physical body adornment by permitted establishments, opera- Automobile Sales - An establishment primarily en- tors, and registered body art technicians utilizing, but gaged in the sale or rental of automobiles, noncom- not limited to the following techniques: body piercing, mercial trucks, motorcycles, motor homes, recreational tattooing, permanent cosmetics, branding, and scarifi- vehicles, or boats, including incidental storage, cation. This definition does not include ear piercing, maintenance, and servicing. Typical uses include new which shall mean the puncturing of the lobe of the ear and used car dealerships, motorcycle dealerships, and with a pre-sterilized single-use-stud-and-clasp ear- boat, trailer, or recreational vehicle dealerships. piercing system, nor shall it include practices that are considered medical procedures by the state medical Automotive and Equipment Services - An estab- board, such as implants under the skin, which shall not lishment primarily engaged in automotive-related or be performed by a body art facility. heavy equipment sales or services. The following are automotive and equipment use types: automobile sales, Building - Any structure used or intended for support- automobile rentals, automobile washing, automotive ing or sheltering any use or occupancy. repair services, commercial off-street parking, equipment repair services, equipment sales, service stations, Building, Accessory - A building or structure which is and vehicle storage. subordinate to, and the use of which is incidental to, that of the principal building, structure or use on the Auxiliary - Functioning in a subsidiary capacity. same lot.

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Building Area - The portion of a lot which is within the envelope formed by the required yards or setbacks Business Office - An establishment primarily engaged and non-critical areas. in the provision of executive, management, or adminis- Building Frontage - That side of a building which trative services. Typical uses include administrative faces and is parallel to or most nearly parallel to a pub- offices and services including real estate, insurance, lic or private road. property management, investment, personnel, travel,

secretarial services, telephone answering, photocopy Building Height - A vertical distance from the average finished grade to the highest point of the building. and reproduction, and business offices of public utilities, organizations and associations, or other use classi- Building Maintenance Services - An establishment fications when the service rendered is that customarily primarily engaged in the provision of maintenance and associated with administrative office services. custodial services to firms or dwelling units. Typical uses include exterminating services, disinfecting services, janitorial services, landscape maintenance, or Capital Improvement - An existing public facility window cleaning services. with a life expectancy of six or more years, owned and/or operated by or on behalf of the City, a public Building Official - An employee of the City author- entity or a private service provider. ized to issue Building Permits and Certificates of Oc- cupancy. Carport - A roofed automobile structure open and Building, Principal - A building in which is conduct- unobstructed on two (2) or more sides. ed the principal use of the lot on which it is situated. In a residential zoning district, any dwelling is deemed Car Wash - An establishment primarily engaged in to be the principal building on the lot on which it is situated. the washing and cleaning of passenger or recreational vehicles using automated equipment operated by one Building Sign - Any sign attached to and supported by or more attendants or self-service facilities using cus- a wall of a building or a wall of a structure, including a tomer operated equipment activated by a coin, token, mansard roof. Any permanent sign placed on or behind glass or within a building and located in such a card, or other similar means. manner as to have an obvious intent to capture interest of those outside the building, shall be considered a Cemetery - The use or intended use of land for the building sign and shall be treated in the same manner. burial of the dead and dedicated for cemetery purposes,

including columbariums, crematoriums, mausoleums, Building Site - That part of a parcel of land designed to be occupied by the principal building and any acces- and mortuaries when operated in conjunction with and sory buildings. within the boundaries of such cemetery.

Bulk - The size and shape of buildings, structures, and Change of Use - Any use which substantially differs non-building uses; and the relationship of their exterior from the previous use of a building or land, i.e., the walls or their location to lot lines and other buildings previous use is in a different zoning district, as defined or structures; and all open spaces required in connec- in this Code, than the proposed use. tion with a building or structure. Bulk regulations include regulations dealing with lot area, lot area per Check cashing, Title Loans & Other Credit Ser- dwelling unit, lot frontage, lot width, building height, vices – An establishment engaging in the business of a required yards, courts, usable open space, the ratio of check casher as defined in the Utah Check Cashing aggregate gross floor area to the area of the lot, spacing Registration Act, Utah Code Section 7-23-101 et.seq. between buildings on a single lot, and the length of (as amended). Check cashing is also defined as provid- buildings in a row. ing loans, cash advances, or other forms of credit upon

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presentation of a personal check or title to a vehicle to children participating in a preschool program must be a be held by the person or entity making the loan, cash minimum of three (3) years of age. The facility must advance, or providing the credit. Check cashing in- also comply with any applicable IFC and IBC Codes. cludes uses commonly known as payday advances/loans, deferred deposit loans, title loans, and other Church - An institution that persons regularly attend businesses of a similar nature. However, the definition to participate in religious services, meetings, and other of check cashing does not include the providing of related activities. credit to finance the initial purchase of personal property or the sale of such debt obligations to a factor or Cleaner - An establishment primarily engaged in financial institution that purchases debt instruments providing the following services: pressing and finish- connected with such transactions in the normal course ing, dry cleaning, tailoring, or clothing repair or altera- of its business. Banks, credit unions, and pawnshops tion. are not included in the definition of check cashing. Clothing Store - An establishment primarily engaged Child Day Care, In Home - Is the care of children in the retail sale of apparel and clothing. within a family residence that provides care for four (4) or more children but less than seven (7) children Club - An association of persons for the promotion of (including “infant child care” and “family child care” some common object, members of which are admitted as defined by the Department of Human Services) un- only upon invitation, and the chief activity of which is der 14 years of age for more than three (3) hours at not conducted for profit. one time, and complying with all the requirements as licensed and monitored by the State of Utah Depart- Cluster - A development design technique that con- ment of Human Services. "Child day care" does not centrates buildings in specific areas on a site to allow mean care provided to children by or in the homes of the remaining land to be used for recreation, common parents, legal guardians, grandparents, brothers, sisters, open space, other open space and for preservation of uncles, or aunts. The facility must also comply with environmentally-sensitive and critical areas. any applicable IFC and IBC Codes. Commercial Campgrounds - Any plot of ground Child Day Care, Commercial - Is the care of children upon which two or more campsites are located, estab- within a residential or nonresidential structure provid- lished, or maintained for occupancy by camping units ing for the care, supervision and protection for seven as temporary living quarters for recreation, education, (7) or more children and complying with all the re- or vacation purposes. quirements as licensed and monitored by the State of Utah Department of Human Services. For the purpos- Commercial Recreational Facility -A recreation fa- es of this Code Child Day Care (Commercial) includes cility operated as a business on private or public prop- preschools offering educational programs to thirteen erty and open to the public for a fee, such as a golf (13) or more children at any one time. The facility course, tennis court, equestrian center, , skating rink, must also comply with any applicable IFC and IBC mini-golf, amusement park, water park, or substantial- Codes. ly similar uses, and support facilities customarily associated with the development. Child Preschool, In Home – Is the care of children within a residential structure, providing for the instruc- Commercial Uses - Retail business and service estab- tion and/or education of no more than twelve (12) lishment, professional and governmental offices, and children for less than three (3) hours at one time. All developed recreational uses.

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Wall Mounted Antenna - An antenna or series of Communications Tower - A structure intended for antenna on the existing vertical wall of a building transmitting or receiving television, radio, or telephone or structure. communications. Whip Antenna - An antenna that is generally cy- Common Open Space - Facilities, land and yard areas lindrical in shape that can be direction of omni- identified within projects for the use and enjoyment of directional and which vary in size depending on residents and maintained and operated by the City or the frequency and gain for which they are de- an organization accepted by the City. signed.

Commission - The planning commission of the City of Conditional Use - A use requiring special considera- Lehi, Utah. tion and review in the manner identified in this Code.

Communications Towers, Communication Systems, Condominium - Any structure or group of structures, Cellular and Mobile Phone Towers and other An- in which units are owned individually, and the struc- tennas and Facilities; ture(s), common areas and facilities are owned by all the owners on a proportional, undivided basis and Antenna - A transmitting or receiving device used which has been submitted to condominium ownership in telecommunication that radiates or transmits under the provisions of the Utah Condominium Own- radio or phone signals. ership Act.

Guyed Wire Tower - An open framed structure Constitutional Taking - Actions by the city involving supported by guyed wires which extend away the physical taking or exaction of private real property from the structure and are fastened to the ground, that might require compensation to a private real prop- building or structure. erty owner because of: 1. The Fifth or Fourteenth Amendment to the Lattice Tower - a self-supporting, multiple sided Constitution of the United States; open framed structure used to support telecom- 2. Article I, Section 22, of the Utah Constitu- munications equipment. tion; 3. Any Court ruling governing the physical Low Power Radio Services Facility - An structure taking or exaction of private real property by a consisting of equipment used to transmit, receive, government entity. and transfer voice or data through radio wave or radio transmissions. Such facilities typi- Actions by the city involving the physical taking cally require the construction of support structures or exaction of private real property are not a Con- to which antenna equipment is attached. stitutional Taking if the physical taking or exaction: Monopole - A single cylindrical pole that acts as 1. Bears an essential nexus to a legitimate the support structure for antennas. governmental interest; and 2. Is roughly proportionate and reasonably re- Roof Mounted Antenna - An antenna or series of lated, on an individualized property basis, both antenna mounted on an existing roof or mechani- in nature and extent, to the impact of the pro- cal room. posed development on the legitimate government interest.

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Construction Sales - An establishment primarily en- Dedication - The legal transference of land without gaged in retail or wholesale sale of materials used in sale by a property owner to a public agency. the construction of buildings; the wholesale sales of paint, fixtures and hardware; but excludes those classi- Density - The number of dwelling units per acre with fied as one of the Automotive and Equipment Services respect to residential land uses. use types. Typical uses include building material stores, tool and equipment rental or sales, and inci- Department Store - A retail establishment offering a dental storage on lots other than construction sites. wide variety of merchandise and services, usually or- ganized in separate departments. Construction Service - An establishment providing services relating to the construction, maintenance or Developer - The owner or authorized agent of land repair of dwellings and buildings, including plumbing, proposed to be subdivided or developed who is re- heating, air conditioning, painting, electrical services, sponsible for any undertaking that requires review masonry, carpentry and roofing. Typical uses include and/or approval pursuant to this Code. building contractors, sub contractors, and handyman services. Development or Development Activity - Any of the following activities requiring a permit pursuant to this Convenience Store - A retail establishment offering Code: for sale prepackaged food products, fast foods, snacks, 1. Change in use. beverages and household items. 2. Construction, clearing, filling, excavating, grading, paving, dredging, mining, drilling or Country Club - A facility providing land area and otherwise significantly disturbing the soil of a buildings containing golf courses, recreational facili- site. ties, a clubhouse, and customary accessory uses, open 3. Building, installing, enlarging, replacing or only to members and their guests. substantially restoring a structure, impervious surface, or central water system and including Coving (new 3/11/08) - A method of subdivision the long-term storage of materials. design characterized by staggered setbacks with non- 4. Erection of a permanent sign. uniform home placement and lot shapes. Coving is 5. Alteration of a historic property for which used as an alternative to conventional "grid" authorization is required under this Code. subdivision layout to enhance aesthetics. When 6. Any activity increasing the need for park- combined with winding roads, lot area can be ing. increased while road area and infrastructure costs can 7. Construction, elimination or alteration of a be reduced. driveway onto a public road.

Day Treatment - A facility providing specialized Development Permit - Any building permit; condi- treatment for less than 24 hours a day for four or more tional use permit; preliminary subdivision plat; final persons who are unrelated to the owner or provider and subdivision plat or other plat approval; preliminary site who have emotional, psychological, developmental, plan; final site plan; rezoning; or any other official physical, or behavioral dysfunctions, impairments, or action of the City or any state or local government chemical dependencies. Day treatment is provided in commission, board, agency, department or official lieu of, or in coordination with, a more restrictive resi- having the effect of permitting the development of land dential or inpatient environment or service. located within the corporate boundaries of Lehi City

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and subject to the provisions of this Code. Dwelling, Four-Family - A building under one ownership arranged or designed to be occupied by four District - A portion of the city within which certain families living independently of each other with each uses of land and buildings are permitted or prohibited unit having its own kitchen, including apartment hous- and in which other buildings or land restrictions may es, but not including motels. be specified as set forth herein. Dwelling, Multi-Family - A building, or portion

thereof, used and designed as a residence for Five (5) Driveway - A way providing the most direct access for or more families living independently of each other vehicles from a right-of-way to a garage, dwelling, with each unit having its own kitchen, including other structure or parking space. apartment houses, but not including motels. Individual units may be owned as condominiums or offered for rent. Drive Through Facility - A feature or characteristic of a use involving sales or products or provision of Dwelling, Townhouse - A single-family dwelling unit services to occupants in vehicles, including drive-in or constructed in a group of three or more attached units drive- up windows. in which each unit extends from foundation to roof and with open space on at least two sides. Dwelling- Any structure designed or used for residential purposes with cooking and bathroom facilities that has been constructed to comply with all building codes Dwelling, Condominium - A single unit in a multi- of Lehi City, but not including hotels, motels, bed and unit project or structure which is separately owned breakfast facilities nursing home rooms, etc., or struc- which may be combined with an undivided interest in tures used for short term residential leases. the common areas and facilities of the property.

Dwelling Unit - One or more rooms in a building or Easement - An authorization by a property owner for portion thereof designed, occupied, or intended as a the use by another or others, and for a specified pur- residence for a family with complete and independent pose of any part of the property. facilities for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation provided within the dwelling unit. See also Equipment Sales - An establishment primarily en- Dwelling, Single Family. gaged in the sale or rental of trucks of one ton or great-

er capacity, tractors, construction equipment, agricul- Dwelling, Single Family - A building arranged or tural implements, or similar equipment, including inci- designed to include only one dwelling unit occupied by dental storage, maintenance, and servicing. Typical one family (See definition of Family) located on a lot uses include truck dealerships, construction equipment containing no other dwelling units. dealerships, and mobile home sales establishments.

Dwelling, Duplex - A detached building under one External Buffer - A vegetated area along the exterior ownership designed for, or altered to provide dwelling boundaries of a development which is maintained as units for occupancy by two families living inde- open space in order to eliminate or minimize conflicts pendently of each other with separate kitchens in each between such development and adjacent land uses. unit.

Dwelling, Three-Family - A building under one own- Family - A single individual, doing his own cooking ership arranged or designed to be occupied by three (3) and living upon the premises as a separate housekeep- families living independently of each other with each ing unit, or a collective body of no more than 4 unre- unit having its own kitchen, including apartment hous- lated persons doing their own cooking and living to- es, but not including motels. gether upon the premises as a separate housekeeping

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unit in a domestic relationship based upon birth, mar- lowing products: furniture, floor coverings (including riage or other domestic bond as distinguished from a carpet), draperies, curtains, upholstery, china, glass- group occupying a boarding house, lodging house, ware, metal ware, and fireplace screens and accesso- club, fraternity or hotel. ries.

Fence - A man-made barrier of any material or combi- Garage, Private - A detached accessory building, or a nation of materials erected to enclose or screen areas portion of a principal building, used for the storage of of land. motor vehicles for the tenants or occupants of a specific building and not by the general public. Final Site Plan - The map of a proposed development to be filed after approval by the City and any accom- General Plan - A plan for the city, allowed by state panying material as described in this Code. law, prepared and adopted by the Planning Commis- sion and City Council, and including maps, texts, Final Subdivision Plat - The map of a subdivision to charts, and graphs. be recorded after approval by the City and any accom- panying material as described in this Code. Golf Course - A parcel of land laid out for at least nine holes for playing the game of golf and improved Financial Institution - An establishment engaged in with trees, greens, fairways, and hazards and that may the business of lending money and/or guaranteeing include a clubhouse and shelter. loans. Governmental Use - A building or structure primarily Financial Services - An establishment primarily en- used for the provision of services by governmental or gaged in the provision of financial and banking ser- public agencies, including the city, state or federal vices. Typical uses include banks, savings and loan agencies. Typical uses include public administrative institutions, stock and bond brokers loan and lending offices, animal shelters, maintenance facilities, active activities. open space owned and operated by a public entity, fire stations, police stations, utility buildings and similar Food Processing - An establishment in which foods, services. grains, or raw materials are processed or otherwise prepared for human consumption, including dairy Grade - The average of the existing ground level at the manufacturing, canning and preserving foods, grain center of all walls of a building. In case walls are par- milling, bakery products and beverage manufacturing. allel to, and within five feet of, a sidewalk, the ground level shall be measured at the sidewalk. Frontage - All property abutting on one side of a street, between two intersecting streets, measured Greenhouse, Commercial - A building with glass or along the street line. plastic walls and roof in which plants are raised under

controlled conditions for commercial use including Funeral Home - An establishment engaged in under- experimental purposes, for transplanting, or for sale. taking services such as preparing the human dead for burial and arranging and managing funerals. Typical Greenhouse, Private - A building with glass or plastic uses include funeral home or mortuaries. walls and roof in which plants are raised under con-

trolled conditions for personal use on the property Furniture Store - An establishment primarily engaged where the greenhouse is located. in the retail sale of furniture and furniture accessories.

Typical uses include establishments providing the fol-

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Guarantee - Escrow bond in an amount and form sat- Hospital - An establishment providing primary health isfactory to the City. All guarantees shall be approved services and medical or surgical care to persons, pri- by the City wherever required by these regulations. marily inpatients, suffering from illness, disease, inju- ry, deformity, and other abnormal physical or mental Hardware Store - An establishment primarily en- conditions and including, as an integral part of the in- gaged in the retail sale of a number of basic hardware stitution, related facilities, such as laboratories, emer- lines, such as tools, builders' hardware, paint and glass, gency treatment facilities, diagnostic services, out- house wares and household appliances, and cutlery. patient facilities, training facilities, medical offices, or staff residences. Health Service - An office, clinic, laboratory or any other facility engaged in furnishing medical, surgical Hospital, Small Animal - Any facility providing med- or other services including a physician, dentist, dental ical or surgical treatment, clipping, bathing or other technician, chiropractor, acupressurist, acupuncturist, services, including incidental boarding to dogs, cats therapist, counselor or other similar occupation. and other animals.

Health Care Facility - General acute hospitals, spe- Hotel - An establishment containing sleeping rooms cialty hospitals, home health agencies, hospices, nurs- for the temporary occupancy of guests including a lob- ing care facilities, residential health care facilities, by, meeting rooms, recreation facilities, group dining birthing centers, ambulatory surgical facilities, small facilities and/or other facilities or activities customarily health care facilities, facilities owned or operated by associated with hotels, but not including boarding health maintenance organizations, and any other health houses or apartments. Hotels may include the use of care facility as defined by the Utah Health Care Facili- extended stay facilities provided they meet the occu- ty Licensure and Inspection Act, Utah Code '26-1-2. pancy and design requirements of Section 12.140-B of Health care facility does not include the offices of pri- this Code. vate physicians or dentists, whether for individual or group practice. Indoor Entertainment and Theaters - A permanent structure containing facilities for entertainment pur- Health Club - Private clubs (athletic, health or recrea- poses for drama, dance, musical, or other live perfor- tional), with full service facilities including but not mances. limited to showers, lockers, pools and saunas. Kennel - Any lot or premises or portion thereof on Hedge - A compact planting of any type of plant or which three (3) or more dogs, cats and other household shrub, which acts or is intended to act as a fence. domestic animals are maintained, boarded, bred or cared for in return for compensation or kept for sale. Heliport - any helicopter landing area used, designed or intended to be used for the receiving or discharging Laundromat - An establishment within which clothes of passengers and cargo and shall include any appurte- washing and drying machines, and clothes dry cleaning nant facilities for passengers, cargo, or for the servic- machines, either coin operated or attendant operated, ing, repair, shelter or storage of helicopters. are provided on a rental basis for use by individuals doing their own laundry and dry cleaning. Laundromat Home Occupation - Is any gainful occupation or pro- does not include outdoor drying facilities. fession conducted in a dwelling unit engaged in by an occupant of the unit. Light Manufacturing - An establishment engaged in the manufacture, predominantly from previously pre-

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pared materials, of finished products or parts, includ- Lot Depth - For lots having front and rear lot lines ing processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment, and which are parallel, the shortest horizontal distance be- packaging of such products, and incidental storage, tween such lines; for lots having front and rear lot lines sales and distribution. Light manufacturing includes which are not parallel, the shortest horizontal distance the manufacturing of the following items and similar between the midpoint of the front lot line and the mid- goods: professional instruments, photographic equip- point of the rear lot line; and for triangular shaped lots, ment, watches/clocks, jewelry, musical instruments, the shortest horizontal distance between the front lot toys/sporting goods, office supplies and equipment. line and a line within the lot parallel to and at a maximum distance from the front lot line, having a length Limited Warehousing and Distribution - An estab- of not less than ten (10) feet. lishment offering wholesaling, storage and warehousing services within enclosed structures. Typical uses Lot, Double-Sided - A lot having frontage on two include wholesale distributors, storage warehouses, parallel or approximately parallel streets. and moving and storage firms. Lot, Interior - A lot other than a corner lot. Loading and Unloading Spaces - A permanently maintained space on the same lot as the principal Lot Line - Any line defining the boundaries of a lot. building with access to a road and not less than ten (10) feet in width, twenty (20) feet in length, and four- Lot Line, Front - The boundary of a lot that separates teen (14) feet in height. the lot from the road. In the case of the corner lot, the front lot line is the shorter of the two (2) lot lines sepa- Lot - A parcel or unit of land described by metes and rating the lot from the road except that where these lot bounds and held or intended to be held in separate lines are equal or within fifteen (15) feet of being lease or ownership, or shown as a lot or parcel on a equal, either lot line may be designated the front lot recorded subdivision, or shown on a plat used in the line but not both. lease or sale or offer of lease or sale of land resulting from the division of a larger lot, parcel, or tract into Lot Line, Rear - The boundary of a lot which is most two (2) or more smaller lots or units. distant from, and is most nearly, parallel to the front lot line; except that in the absence of a rear lot line as Lot Area - The area of a horizontal plane within the is the case of the triangular shaped lot, the rear lot line lot lines of a lot. may be considered as a line within the lot, parallel to and at a maximum distance from the front lot line, Lot, Corner - A lot which has an interior angle of one having a length of not less than ten (10) feet. hundred thirty-five (135) degrees or less at the intersection of two (2) road lines. A lot abutting upon a Lot Line, Side - The boundary of a lot, which is not a curved road is considered a corner lot if the tangents to front lot line or a rear lot line. the curve at the points of intersection of the side lot lines intersect at an interior angle of one hundred thir- Lot of Record - A lot, which is part of a subdivision, ty-five (135) degrees or less. the plat of which has been recorded in the office of the County Recorder. "Lot of record" does not include Lot Coverage - The percentage of the area of a lot that any subsequent conveyance that divides the lot into is occupied by all buildings, and other covered struc- two or more parcels without a duly approved tures and impervious surfaces. resubdivision.

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Lot Width - For rectangular lots, lots having side lot Medical Research Facility - An establishment primarily lines not parallel, and lots on the outside of the curve engaged in commercial or noncommercial physical and of a road, the distance between side lot lines measured biological research and development for the medical pro- at the required minimum front yard line on a line par- fession. allel to the road or street chord; and for lots on the inside of the curve of a road, the distance between side Mixed Use Development or Mixed Use Project - a pro- lot lines measured at the required minimum front yard posed development that includes primary Nonresidential line on a line parallel to the road. and primary residential uses on the same development site. Lumber Yard - An establishment that contains facilities for the sawing, loading or storage of lumber or timber, but Mixed Use Residential/Commercial Structure - A not including industrial milling or planning operations. structure in which residential and commercial uses permitted in a zoning district authorizing mixed-use structures Main Floor - Split Entry (new 5/25/99) - That portion of are located within the same building in any arrangement. the building that fronts on a dedicated city street and is entered at or above finished grade between floors and is Modular Home - A dwelling unit constructed in accord- the upper level. ance with the standards set forth by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and composed of com- Main Floor - Split Level (new 5/25/99) - That portion of ponents substantially assembled in a manufacturing plant the building that fronts on a dedicated city street and is and transported to the building site for final assembly on a entered at or above finished grade and includes the entry permanent foundation. level and the next level up. Motel – An establishment containing sleeping rooms Main Floor - Two-Story (new 5/25/99) - The level of that for the temporary occupancy of guests, which may or portion of the building that fronts on a dedicated city may not have individual room entrances from outside. street and is entered at or above finished grade. Motels may include a lobby, meeting rooms, recreation facilities, group dining facilities and/or other facilities Manufactured Home - A multi-sectional transporta- or activities customarily associated with motels, but ble mobile home not exceeding two (2) stories in not including boarding houses, apartments, mobile height and manufactured after June 15, 1976, and De- home parks, or travel trailer parks. All motels must partment of Housing and Urban Development ap- meet the occupancy and design requirements of Sec- proved which is subject to and complies with the fed- tion 12.140-B of this Code. eral manufactured home construction and safety standards (42 U.S.C. ' 5403), that when joined forms a resi- Nonconforming structure - A structure that does not dence for human occupancy that measures twenty (20) conform to the yard coverage, height, setback or other feet by forty (40) feet or larger and is designed to be physical dimensional requirement of the district. installed on a permanent foundation system which can be a permanent foundation wall. Nonconforming use - An activity which is not an allowed use within the Zoning District and which may Medical Laboratory - An establishment primarily en- not conform to the use standards, including parking, gaged in providing professional analytic or diagnostic regulations in the district in which it is situated. services to the medical profession, or to the patient on prescription of a physician. Nursing Home - An establishment described also as a "rest home," or "convalescent home," other than a hos-

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pital, in which persons are lodged and furnished with fishing, camping, enhancement areas, nature care rather than diagnoses and treatment. trails, nature study, and view areas. 3. Roadway areas including rights of way, Office - A room or group of rooms used for conduct- parking lots, lawns, setback areas or other un- ing the affairs of a business, profession, service, indus- disturbed portions of building lots shall not try or government; unless specifically excluded it in- constitute open space. cludes financial institutions, health services and real estate offices. Outdoor Storage - The keeping, in an unroofed area, of any goods, material, merchandise, in the same place Offices, Professional - A room or group of rooms for more than 24 hours. used for conducting the affairs of a business, profession, service, industry, or government and generally Outdoor Recreation - An area used primarily for rec- furnished with desks, tables, files, and communication reational activities occurring in an outdoor, unenclosed equipment. area, including amusement parks, fairgrounds, driving ranges, drive-in theaters, amphitheaters, and similar Office/Retail/Warehouse Combination – A commer- uses. cial building or group of buildings designed for various office, retail and warehouse uses, either individually or Owner - Any person, or group of persons, firm or in combination. To accommodate the range of possi- firms, corporation or corporations, or any other legal ble uses, buildings typically have a retail or office fa- entity having legal title to or sufficient proprietary in- cade with a roll-up door in the rear of the building. terest in the land sought to be developed or subdivided under these regulations. Open Space - means and refers to the following: 1. Active open space, or any park and recrea- Parking Lot - An unenclosed area, other than a road tional facility that is not dependent upon a spe- or right-of-way, devoted to parking spaces for four or cific environmental or natural resource, which more motor vehicles. is developed with recreation and support facilities that can be provided anywhere for the con- Parking Lot, Commercial - A parking lot used for the venience of the user. Activity-based recreation parking of automobiles for compensation. areas include, but are not limited to, baseball or softball fields, football or soccer fields, basket- Parking Space - An area maintained for the parking or ball courts, tennis courts, picnic areas, play- storage of a motor vehicle, which is graded for proper grounds, and trails; and drainage and is hard surfaced or porous paved. 2. Passive open space, or areas in and located due to the presence of a particular natural or Parking Structure - A fully enclosed structure de- environmental setting and which may include signed and intended for parking or storage of more conservation lands providing for both active than four vehicles. and passive types of resource-based outdoor recreation activities that are less formalized and Pawn Shop – An individual or business entity who more program-oriented than activity-based rec- loans money on deposits of personal property or deals reation. Resource-based outdoor recreation in the purchase, exchange or possession of personal means and refers to activities requiring a natu- property, on condition of selling the same back again ral condition that cannot easily be duplicated by to the pledgor or depositor, or who loans or advances man and includes, but is not limited to, boating, money on personal property by taking chattel mortgage

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security thereon and takes or receives such personal are or may be discharged. property into his possession, and who sells the unre- deemed pledges together with such new merchandise Portable Storage Container (new 5/22/12) - A con- as will facilitate the sale of the same. tainer that is either rented or purchased that is specifically designed and manufactured for use as a tempo- Permitted Use - A use of allowed by right under the rary storage device, not exceeding 8 feet in width by 40 feet in length or a total enclosed area of 320 square provision of the Code. feet. This definition does not include truck trailers,

used semi boxes or other similar containers that have Personal Services - A business which provides a ser- been modified from a previous use. vice, such as a beauty salon, a barbershop, hair, nail, massage services and tanning salons. Personal ser- Preliminary Plat - The preliminary drawing or draw- vices does not include Sexually-oriented Businesses or ings, described in this Code, indicating the proposed Body Art Facilities; except that a licensed and ap- manner or layout of the subdivision. proved personal services business may include body art as a portion of provided services, so long as body Preliminary Site Plan - The preliminary drawing or art does not compromise more than 10% (ten percent) drawings, described in the Code, indicating the pro- of the total business and the body art facility is located posed manner or layout of a proposed nonresidential, towards the rear of the establishment in an area sepa- attached residential or mixed-use development. rated from the rest of the business by a door that can be shut. Premises - Land and/or buildings or other improve-

ments thereon. Photo finishing Laboratory, Retail - An establishment primarily engaged in developing film and in Principal Use - The main use of land or a building (as making photographic prints and enlargements for the distinguished from an accessory use). general public.

Printing and Publishing Facility - An establishment Photo finishing Laboratory, Commercial/Industrial devoted to the processing, binding, or distribution of An establishment primarily engaged in developing film reading materials including newspaper, periodical, and in making photographic prints and enlargements book publishing, commercial printing, business forms, for other commercial, industrial, service or retail busi- greeting card manufacturing, book-binding, printing, nesses. typesetting and similar uses.

Plat Amendment - A change in a map of an approved Private School - An educational institution, not oper- or recorded subdivision plat if such affects any street ated by a political entity of the State for which en- layout in such map or area reserved thereon for public trance or tuition fees are charged for attendance. use, or any lot line; or if it affects any map or plan legally recorded prior to the adoption of any regulations Private Utilities - Includes power, telephone, natural controlling subdivisions. gas, cable television and private water supply service.

Point Source - Any discernible confined and discrete Public Dance: Any dance other than those conducted conveyance, including but not limited to any pipe, and supervised by a church or public school to which ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, fissure, container, admission can be had by the payment of a fee, or by rolling stock, concentrated animal feeding operation, the purchase, possession, or presentation of a ticket or or vessel or other floating craft, from which pollutants token; or in which a charge is made for caring for

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clothing or other property; or by the payment of a fee recreation facilities owned by a homeowner or proper- for music for the dance; or any other dance to which ty owners association for private use by members. the public generally gain admission, with or without payment of a fee. Recreation, Public - A recreation facility or service provided through the use of recreational facilities, sys- Public Dance Hall - Any room, place or space in tems or improvements operated by a public agency and which a public dance may be held. open to the public with or without a fee.

Public Improvement - Any drainage ditch or system, Recycling Center - A building, structure or land area roadway, parkway, sidewalk, pedestrian way, tree, used for the collection, processing or transfer of recy- lawn, off-street parking area, lot improvement, water clable materials such as glass, paper, plastic, cans, or or sewer system, or any other facility for which the other household scrap materials. City may ultimately assume the responsibility for maintenance and operation, or which may affect an Rehabilitation and Treatment Facility - A 24-hour improvement for which City responsibility is estab- group living environment for four (4) or more individ- lished. All such improvements shall be properly guar- uals unrelated to the owner or provider that offers anteed and installed as per City codes, specifications room or board and specialized treatment, rehabilita- and regulations. tion, or habilitation services for persons with chemical dependencies. In residential treatment, individuals are Public Use - A use operated exclusively by a public assisted in acquiring the social and behavioral skills body, or quasi-public body, such use having the pur- necessary for living independently in the community. pose of serving the public health, safety, or general welfare, and including uses such as public schools, Residential Facility for Elderly Persons - A single- parks, playgrounds, and other recreational facilities, family dwelling unit or multi-family dwelling unit administrative and service facilities. which does not operate as a business provided, however, that a facility shall not be considered a business Public Utility - Any company, or municipal depart- solely because a fee is charged for food or for actual ment, duly authorized to furnish under public regula- and necessary costs of operation and maintenance of tion, electricity, gas, steam, telephone, and transporta- the facility; and tion, water, or sewer service. 1. Is consistent with the requirements of this Code; and Public Utility Building - Any buildings or premises 2. Is occupied on a 24-hour-per-day basis by used for the administration of public utility repair, sixteen (16) or fewer elderly persons in a fami- maintenance and installation crews, including parking ly-type arrangement. for vehicles not to exceed two tons rated capacity, but 3. The term "residential facility for elderly not including warehouses or storage yards. persons" does not include a health care facility.

Real estate - The occupation of real estate broker or Residential Facility for Persons with Disability - A agent, title insurance, real estate investment, real es- single-family dwelling unit or multi-family dwelling tate management, real estate developer or similar busi- unit which: ness. 1. Is occupied on a 24-hour-per-day basis for 8 or fewer handicapped persons in a family- Recreation, Private - A recreation facility operated on type arrangement under the supervision of a private property and not open to the public, including house family or manager; and

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2. Conforms to all applicable standards and cery stores, sporting goods stores, home furnishings requirements of the Utah Department of Hu- and appliances, wallpaper, carpeting and floor- man Services, and covering, or automotive parts and accessories (exclud- 3. Is operated by or operated under contract ing service and installation). with the Utah Department of Human Services. Ridgeline - An area including the crest of a hill or Restaurant - A building in which food is prepared and slope and a vertical, perpendicular distance of one- served for consumption within the premises. Typical hundred and fifty (150) feet on either side of the crest. uses include buffets; cafes; cafeterias; caterers; coffee shops; dairy bars; diners; dining rooms; dinner thea- Right-of-Way - Land acquired and owned by a gov- ters; fast food restaurants; food bars; frozen custard, ernmental agency or public utility and reserved for ice cream and yogurt stores; luncheonettes; pizza par- public use. lors and pizzerias; sandwich bars; and snack shops. School - Any building or part thereof that is designed, Residential Lease, Short Term - The use, occupancy, constructed or used for education or instruction, rent or lease, for direct or indirect remuneration, of a whether public or private, in any branch of knowledge, structure or any portion thereof constructed for single family or multi-family occupancy or of any other resi- and which is State licensed and accredited by the dential property for an effective term of thirty (30) Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. days or less. Residential Lease, Short Term shall also mean the commercial use, by any person, of residential Service Station - An establishment in which gasoline property for hostel, hotel, inn, lodging, motel, resort or and other petroleum products are sold and/or light other transient lodging uses where the term of occupancy, possession or tenancy of the property by the maintenance activities such as engine tune-ups, lubri- person entitled to such occupancy, possession or ten- cation, minor repairs, and carburetor cleaning are con- ancy is for thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or ducted. Service stations shall not include premises less. For the purposes of this definition remuneration where heavy automobile maintenance activities such as means compensation, money, rent, or other bargained for consideration given in return for occupancy, pos- engine overhauls, automobile painting, and body fend- session or use of real property. Short term residential er work are conducted. leases are prohibited in all agricultural and residential zoning districts including the Mixed Use District, but Setback - The shortest distance between the property may be allowed in the Sports Entertainment and Resort and the closest projection of the building excluding Community Districts subject to approval as part of an adopted Area Plan. uncovered steps or roof eaves, but including pillars or posts supporting roofs or patio covers. A roof over- Restaurant, Drive-in, or Drive-up Window - A hang may extend a maximum of 18 inches beyond the building in which food is prepared and served for con- hard wall, pillar or post from which the setback is sumption on the premises, and which includes a facili- measured. To the extent that such overhang exceeds 18 ty which allows food to be ordered and taken from the inches, the setback is calculated from the 18-inch premises for consumption elsewhere, without leaving a overhang line. vehicle. Setback line - The line which is the required mini- Retail Sales, General - An establishment primarily mum distance from the property line that establishes engaged in the sale or rental of commonly used goods the area within which any structure may be erected or and merchandise for personal or household use, but placed. excluding those classified more specifically in this Sexually-oriented Business (New 03/26/02) – For the section. Typical uses include department stores, gro- purpose of defining sexually-oriented businesses and

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associated words and terms, the following words shall areas or by specified sexual activities. have the following meanings: (5) "Employ" means hiring an individual to (1) "Adult Bookstore”, “Adult Novelty work for pecuniary or any other form of compen- Store” or "Adult Video Store" means a commer- sation, whether such person is hired on the payroll cial establishment: of the employer, as an independent contractor, as (a) Which excludes minors from more than an agent, or in any other form of employment rela- fifteen percent of the retail floor or shelf tionship. space of the premises; or (b) Which, as one of its principal purposes, (6) "Escort" means any person who, for pe- offers for sale or rental, for any form of con- cuniary compensation, dates, socializes, visits, sideration, any one or more of the following: consorts with, or accompanies or offers to date, books, magazines, periodicals, or other print- consort, socialize, visit, or accompany another or ed matter; or photographs, films, motion pic- others to or about social affairs, entertainment, or tures, video cassettes, or video reproductions, places of amusement, or within any place of pub- slides, or other visual representations, the lic or private resort or any business or commercial central theme of which depicts or describes establishment or any private quarters. "Escort" "specified sexual activities" or "specified ana- shall not be construed to include persons who tomical areas"; or instruments, devices, or provide business or personal services, such as li- paraphernalia which are designated for use in censed private nurses, aides for the elderly, or connection with "specified sexual activities," handicapped, social secretaries or similar service except for legitimate medically recognized personnel whose relationship with their patron is contraceptives. characterized by a bona fide contractual relationship having a duration of more than twelve hours (2) "Adult Business" means an adult motion and who provide a service not principally charac- picture theater, adult theater, adult bookstore, terized as dating or socializing. "Escort" shall also novelty store or adult video store. not be construed to include persons providing services such as singing telegrams, birthday greet- (3) "Adult Motion Picture Theater" means a ings, or similar activities characterized by appear- commercial establishment which: ances in a public place, contracted for by a party (a) Excludes minors from the showing of other than the person for whom the service is be- two consecutive exhibitions (repeated showing performed and of a duration not longer than ings of any single presentation shall not be one hour. considered a consecutive exhibition); or (b) As its principal business, shows, for any (7) "Escort Service" means an individual or form of consideration, films, motion pictures, entity who, for pecuniary compensation, furnishes video cassettes, slides, or similar photograph- or offers to furnish escorts, or provides or offers to ic reproductions which are primarily charac- introduce patrons to escorts. terized by the depiction or description of "specified sexual activities" or "specified ana- (8) "Escort Service Runner" means any third tomical areas." person, not an escort, who, for pecuniary compensation, acts in the capacity of an agent or broker (4) "Adult Theater" means a theater, concert for an escort service, escort, or patron by contact- hall, auditorium, or similar commercial establish- ing or meeting with escort services, escorts, or pa- ment which: trons at any location within the City, whether or (a) Holds itself out as such a business; or not such third person is employed by such escort (b) Excludes minors from the showing of service, escort, patron, or by another business, or two consecutive exhibitions (repeated per- is an independent contractor or self-employed. formance of the same presentation shall not be considered a consecutive exhibition); or (9) "Operator" means the manager or other (c) As its principal business, features per- natural person principally in charge of a sexually- sons who appear in live performances in a oriented business. state of semi-nudity or which are characterized by the exposure of specified anatomical (10) "Outcall Services" means services of a

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type performed by a sexually-oriented business oriented outcall services, adult businesses, and employee outside of the premises of the licensed semi-nude dancing agencies, as defined by this sexually-oriented business, including but not lim- Chapter. ited to escorts, models, dancers and other similar employees. (18) "Sexually-oriented Business Employees" means those employees who work on the premises (11) "Patron" means any person who contracts of a sexually-oriented business in activities related with or employs any escort services or escort or to the sexually-oriented portion of the business. the customer of any business licensed pursuant to This includes all managing employees, dancers, this Chapter. escorts, models, and other similar employees, whether or not hired as employees, agents, or as (12) "Pecuniary Compensation" means any independent contractors. Employees shall not in- commission, fee, salary, tip, gratuity, hire, profit, clude individuals whose work is unrelated to the reward, or any other form of consideration. sexually-oriented portion of the business, such as janitors, bookkeepers, and similar employees. (13) "Person" means any person, unincorpo- Sexually-oriented business employees shall not rated association, corporation, partnership, or oth- include cooks, serving persons, and similar emer legal entity. ployees, except where they may be managers or supervisors of the business. All persons making (14) "Semi-nude" means a state of dress in outcall meetings under this Chapter, including es- which: corts, models, guards, escort runners, drivers, (a) Fully opaque clothing completely covers chauffeurs, and other similar employees, shall be the human female breast below a point im- considered sexually-oriented business employees. mediately above the top of the areola, and in the case of a female performer, covers the (19) "Specified Anatomical Areas" means the areola and nipple of such performer in a human male or female pubic area, genitalia, but- shape and color other than the natural shape tocks, or anus; or the human female breast below and color of the nipple and areola; and a point immediately above the top of the areola. (b) The male or female genitals, pubic re- gion, buttocks, and anus, are covered by fully (20) "Specified Sexual Activities" means: opaque clothing no narrower than four inches (a) Acts, whether real or simulated, of: wide in the front and five inches wide in the (i) masturbation, (ii) human sexual in- back, which shall not taper to less than one tercourse, (iii) sodomy, (iv) fellatio, (v) cun- inch wide at the narrowest point. nilingus, or (vi) bestiality, (b) Manipulating, caressing, or fondling, or (15) "Semi-nude Dancing Agency" means any simulating the manipulation, caressing, or person, agency, firm, corporation, partnership, or fondling by any person of: (i) the genitals of a any other entity or individual which furnishes, human, (ii) the pubic area of a human, (iii) books, or otherwise engages or offers to furnish, any part of the breast or breasts of a human book, or otherwise engage the service of a profes- female; or (iv) any part of the human but- sional dancer licensed pursuant to this Chapter for tocks or anus. performance or appearance at a business licensed (c) Actual or simulated sadomasochistic for adult theaters. acts, flagellation, or torture by or upon a person clad in undergarments, a mask or bizarre (16) "Semi-nude Entertainment Business" costume, or the condition of being fettered, means a business, including adult theater, where bound or otherwise physically restrained on employees perform or appear in the presence of the part of the one so clothed. patrons of the business in a state of semi-nudity. A (d) The actual or simulated display of human business shall also be presumed to be a semi-nude male genitalia in a discernibly turgid state, entertainment business if the business holds itself even if completely and opaquely covered. out as such a business. Shopping Center - A group of two (2) or more com- (17) Sexually-oriented Business – means semi-nude entertainment businesses, sexually- mercial establishments or functional units which are

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planned, built, and managed as one development with Frontage - The length of the property line of any off-street parking provided on the property. one premise along a public right-of-way on which it borders. Site Plan - A development plan of one or more lots on which is shown (1) the existing and proposed condi- Height - The height of a sign is the vertical dis- tions of the lot, including but not limited to topogra- tance measured from the highest point of the sign phy, vegetation, drainage, flood plains, wetlands and to the grade of the adjacent street or the surface waterways; (2) the location of all existing and pro- grade beneath the sign, whichever is less. posed buildings, drives, parking spaces, walkways, means or ingress and egress, drainage facilities, utility Monument Sign - A sign mounted directly to the services, landscaping, structures, signs, lighting and ground with dimensions as allowed by this Code. screening devices; (3) the location of building pads for all residential and nonresidential buildings; and (4) the Nonconforming Sign - A sign which was erected location and extent of all external buffers from sur- legally, but which does not comply with subse- rounding areas. quently enacted sign restrictions and regulations.

Sketch Plan - A sketch preparatory to the preparation Pole Coating - A coating enclosing or decorating of the preliminary plat or preliminary site plan to ena- poles or other structural supports of a sign. ble a property owner/developer to gain an understand- ing of City policies and development requirements that Political Sign - A temporary sign used in connec- may be considered by the City in reviewing a devel- tion with a local, state or national election or ref- opment application. erendum.

Sign; Roof Sign - Any sign erected over or on the roof Awning - A shelter projecting from and supported of a building. by the exterior wall of a building constructed of non-rigid materials on a supporting Snipe Sign - A temporary sign or poster affixed to framework. a tree, fence, etc.

Billboard - A sign displaying advertisement for an Temporary Sign - A sign not constructed or in- off-site good or service. tended for long-term use.

Canopy Sign - A sign affixed or applied to the ex- Wall Sign - A sign attached essentially parallel to terior facing surface or surfaces of a building or and extending not more than eight (8) inches from freestanding canopy. the wall of a building with no copy on the sides or edges. This definition includes sign painted direct- Changeable Sign - A sign whose informational ly on the wall of a building. content can be changed or altered by manual or electric, electro-mechanical, or electronic means. Storage, Mini - A facility providing storage services primarily for personal effects and household goods Copy - The graphic content of a sign surface in ei- within enclosed storage ares having individual access, ther permanent or removable letter, pictographic, but excluding use as workshops, hobby shops, manu- symbolic, or alphabetic form. facturing, or commercial activity. Typical uses include mini-warehousing.

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offer, sale, lease or development whether immediate or Story -That portion of any building included between future, either on the installment plan or upon any and the surface of any floor and the surface of the next all other plans, terms, and conditions. Subdivision floor or ceiling above it, or any portion of a building includes the division or development of land, whether elevation in which 50% or more of the height (as by deed, metes and bounds description, devise, intesta- measured from top of finished floor to top of founda- cy, lease, map, plat or other recorded instrument. Sub- tion) is above finished grade. division includes resubdivision and condominium cre- ation or conversion. Street - The land dedicated to, or established by, use as a public thoroughfare, or a public or private thor- Subdivision Plat - The final map or drawing, de- oughfare, which affords principal means of access to scribed in this Code, of a plan of subdivision to be abutting property. presented to the City for approval and when approved, may be submitted to the Utah County Recorder for Structure - A combination of materials to form a con- filing. struction for use, installed on, above, or below the surface of land or water including a walled and roofed Tandem Parking - The parking of one vehicle behind building, as well as a manufactured home on a perma- another. nent foundation. The term includes a building while in the course of construction, alteration or repair, but Temporary - Not to exceed a period of one (1) year. does not include building materials or supplies intended for use in such construction, alteration or repair, Theater - An establishment primarily engaged in the unless such materials or supplies are within an en- presentation of plays, motion pictures, or other dra- closed building on the premises. matic performances.

Subdivide - The act or process of creating a subdivi- Tobacco Products Shop (new 4/24/12) - Also com- sion. monly referred to as a “smoke shop”, a Tobacco Sales Shop is a retail establishment that derives fifty percent Subdivider - Any person who (1) having an interest in (50%) or more of its gross revenue from the sale of land, causes it, directly or indirectly, to be divided into loose tobacco, plants, or herbs and cigars, cigarettes, a subdivision or who (2) directly or indirectly, sells, pipes, and other smoking devices for burning tobacco leases, or develops, or offers to sell, lease, or develop, and related smoking accessories and in which the sale or advertises to sell, lease, or develop, any interest, lot, of other products is merely incidental. parcel site, unit, or plat in a subdivision, or, who (3) engages directly or through an agent in the business of Towing and Impound Yard (new 11/15/11) – An selling, leasing, developing, or offering for sale, lease, establishment en-gaged in the temporary storage of or development a subdivision or any interest, lot, par- vehicles that have been towed, carried, hauled or oth- cel site, unit or plat in a subdivision, and who (4) is erwise moved from public or private property for im- directly or indirectly controlled by, or under direct or poundment in a public or private impound yard. This indirect common control with any of the foregoing. use includes vehicle transport companies engaged in similar activities as described above. This use does Subdivision - Any land, vacant or improved, which is not include vehicle rental or sales of new or used vehi- divided or proposed to be divided or resubdivided into cles or parts (except for necessary sales of unclaimed two (2) or more lots, parcels, sites, units, plots, con- impounded vehicles), vehicle repair, automobile dominiums, tracts or other division for the purpose of wrecking yard, junk or salvage yard, or a freight termi-

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nal. All towing and impound yards must meet the re- Wholesale Trade - An establishment or place of busi- quirements found in Section 12.140 (G) of this Code. ness primarily engaged in selling merchandise to re- tailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional, or pro- Tradesman Shop (new 5/27/97) - A business provid- fessional business users; to other wholesalers; or acting ing specialized services and/or products requiring as agents or brokers and buying merchandise for, or skills and abilities generally acquired through training selling merchandise to, such individuals or companies. and apprenticeship, which does not maintain any outside storage of materials, supplies or equipment. Window - An opening in an exterior wall, normally Tradesman shops may include limited retail or whole- glazed, to admit light and/or air. sale sales. Xeriscape (new 12/08/09) – Landscaping in ways that Trailer - A vehicle designed for carrying property or reduce the need for supplemental irrigation, and that persons on its own structure and for being drawn by a conserve water. Plants, trees and shrubs are used that motor vehicle. are appropriate to the local climate, and care is taken to avoid losing water to evaporation and run-off. The use Two-Family Dwelling (Duplex) - A building de- of rock mulch or other mulch covering without any signed for occupancy by two (2) families in separate plantings does not constitute xeriscape. dwelling units. Yard - An open area between buildings, structures, or Use - The purpose or purposes for which land or a uses and the adjoining lot line, which is unoccupied building is occupied, maintained, arranged, designed, and unobstructed by any building structure or use from or intended. the ground up except as otherwise provided in this Code. Vehicle - A device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved or drawn upon a highway, Yard, Front (interior lot) - A yard extending across excepting a device moved by human power. the front of the lot between the inner side lines and measured between the front line of the lot and the front Warehousing and Distribution - An establishment line of the building. primarily engaged in wholesaling, storage, distribution, and handling of materials and equipment other than Yard, Rear (interior lot) - A yard extending across live animals and plants, including Limited Warehous- the width of the lot, and measured between the rear ing and Distribution and General Warehousing and line of the lot and the rear line of the main building. Distribution. Yard, Side (interior lot) - A yard between the build- Wetland - Those areas that are inundated or saturated ing and the sideline of the lot and extending from the by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration street line of the lot to the rear yard. sufficient to support, and that under normal circum- stances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically Zoning Administrator - A person appointed by the adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands City Council charged with the administration, man- generally include swamps, marshes, bogs and similar agement, and enforcement of this Code. areas. Wetlands shall be designated in accordance with the procedures of the U.S. Army Corps of Engi- Zoning District - A mapped area to which a uniform neers. set of regulations applies, and which are designed to implement the goals and policies of the Lehi City Gen-

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