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Manufactured housing subdivision means a subdivision designed and/or intended for the sale of lots
<br />for residential occupancy by manufactured housing meeting H.U.D. specifications as established under
<br />the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act.
<br />Mixed use district means a zoning district intended to allow for residential and limited commercial
<br />uses or a mix of residential and commercial uses scaled in such a manner as to complement the
<br />immediate neighborhood.
<br />Mobile home means a structure that was constructed before June 15, 1976, transportable in one or
<br />more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in
<br />length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis
<br />and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the
<br />required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems.
<br />Multi -family residential development means the use of a lot for fGUFsr more than two dwelling units,
<br />within one or more structures. This includes an apartment complex.
<br />North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) divides the economy into twenty sectors —
<br />brings together those activities that transform information into a commodity that is produced and
<br />distributed, and activities that provide the means for distributing those products, other than traditional
<br />wholesale -retail distribution channels.
<br />National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974 means the federal act which
<br />governs the standards for construction, design, and performance of manufactured homes or mobile
<br />homes built in the United States since June 15, 1976 defined as homes meeting H.U.D. specifications.
<br />New business means a project or undertaking which involves the use of any property, building, or
<br />structure, permanent or temporary, for the primary purpose of conducting in such building or structure or
<br />on such property a legitimate commercial enterprise or other nonresidential use, in compliance with all
<br />ordinances and regulations of the city and when such project or undertaking is new to the premises.
<br />Provided however, a change in ownership of at least 50 percent of the ongoing project or undertaking
<br />shall constitute a new business, for the purposes herein and, provided further, expansion of an existing
<br />building or structure shall constitute a new business if such expansion increases the size of the area
<br />devoted to primary use, in building floor square footage, by not less than 50 percent.
<br />Nonconforming Lot, Use, or Structure means the one which does not conform to the regulations of
<br />this chapter.
<br />Occupancy means any utilization of property
<br />Office trailer means a structure, transportable in one or more sections which is built on a permanent
<br />chassis and intended to be used for office space or storage with or without a permanent foundation
<br />system and with or without utility connections.
<br />Off -premises sign means any sign which directs attention to any business, commodity, service or
<br />entertainment offered elsewhere than on the premises where such sign appears.
<br />On -premises sign means any sign which directs attention to a business, commodity, service or
<br />entertainment offered on the same premises where such sign appears.
<br />Open space means the area, excluding parking, street, alley, service walk or other service areas, but
<br />including any side, rear, or front yard or any unoccupied space on a lot that is unobstructed to the sky,
<br />except for the ordinary projections of cornices, eaves, porches or trellises. Developed open space shall
<br />be defined as recreational space developed with facilities for either active or passive recreation not within
<br />any required yard.
<br />Parking space means a surfaced area, designed to control dust and moisture, enclosed or
<br />unenclosed, sufficient in size to store one automobile together with a surfaced driveway connecting the
<br />parking space with the street or alley permitting ingress and egress of an automobile. A parking space or
<br />any requisite maneuvering area incidental thereto shall not occupy any public right-of-way.
<br />Party wall means a fire wall on an interior lot line, used or adapted for joint service between two
<br />buildings.
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