Amending Chapter 21 Zoning Ordinance

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(41) Mobile home park means a tract of land in single ownership which has been developed with all necessary facilities and services in accordance with a site development plan meeting all the requirements of this chapter and which is intended for the express purpose of providing a satisfying living environment for mobile home residents on a long -term basis. (42) Mobile home subdivision means a parcel of land de- veloped under single ownership but where lots are sold for use of mobile homes and where either public utilities are provided or utilities are provided by management for a service charge. (42.1) Neighborhood Development Committee: An advisory committee to the Historic Preservation Commission established under the provisions of this chapter. (43) Occupancy means the use to which a building or pre- mises is devoted. (44) Occupation, home means personal services conducted in a home by the occupant alone, not involving sales or display rooms. (45) Off- street parking space means a suitably surfaced area provided for the off - street parking of vehicles. Such spaces shall be a useable area containing a minimum of two hundred (200) square feet, having least dimensions of approximately nine (9) feet by twenty (20) feet, and shall be adequately surfaced, drained, screened and landscaped. Aisle, access or maneuvering space shall not be included in the minimum useable area. (46) Place means an open, unoccupied space, other than a street or alley, permanently reserved for purpose of access to abutting property. (47) Planned residential development means a tract of land under single ownership or control, which is to be developed as a unit, according to an overall development plan and which complies with the intent and requirements of this chapter regarding such developments. (48) Setback means the minimum horizontal distance between the street line and the front line of the building, or any projection thereof, excluding steps, unenclosed porches and sun parlors. (48.1.) Sign: A structure, including the frame and supports of such containing any printed text, pictorial representation, emblem or other object, and which is used to identify, instruct, attract, guide or advertise. a. Major Categories: For the purpose of this chapter, uses of signs shall be identified as follows: 1. Development sign: A temporary construction sign denoting the architect, engineer, contractor, subcontractor, financier, or sponsor of a development and designating the future occupant or use of the development. 2. Directional sign: A sign of eight (8) square feet or less and containing information relative to the location, distance to, entrance and exit from structures, sites or land use activities. - 6 -