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• Street means a dedicated public right-of-way not less than 50 feet in width which affords a primary means of <br /> access to abutting property. <br /> Street or road,private, means any private way set aside as a permanent right-of-way for vehicular access 50 <br /> feet or more in width. <br /> Structure means anything which is built,constructed or erected,an edifice or building of any kind,or any <br /> piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner,which requires a <br /> location on, below or above the ground, land or water,or attached to something having a location on the ground, <br /> land or water. <br /> Study and research center means one or more structures,together with the land used in connection <br /> therewith,whether contiguous or standing separately, including any building used as a temporary or permanent <br /> residence,or a park, nature or playground area,owned or operated by one or more nonprofit charitable,scientific <br /> or educational organizations,and used primarily as a center for study, learning, research or educational oriented <br /> conferences. <br /> Use means the purpose or activity for which the land or building is designated, arranged or intended,or for <br /> which it is occupied, utilized or maintained,and shall include the performance of such activity as defined by the <br /> performance standards of this chapter. <br /> Use, conditional, means those occupations,vocations,skills, arts, businesses, professions or uses specifically <br /> designated in each zoning use district which,for their respective conduct, exercise or performance in such <br /> designated use districts, may require reasonable but special, peculiar, unusual or extraordinary limitations, <br /> facilities, or regulations in such use district for the promotion or preservation of the general public welfare, health, <br /> convenience or safety in such use and in the city and,therefore, may be permitted in such use district only by a <br /> conditional use permit,which is designed to meet the problem that arises where certain uses, although generally <br /> compatible with the basic use classification of a particular zone,should not be permitted to be located as a matter <br /> • of right in every area included within the zone because of hazards inherent in the use itself or special problems <br /> which its proposed location may represent. <br /> Use,permitted, means a use which may be lawfully established in a particular district, provided it conforms <br /> with all requirements, regulations and performance standards(if any)of such districts. <br /> Use,principal, means the main use of land or buildings as distinguished from subordinate or accessory uses. <br /> A principal use may be either permitted or conditional. <br /> Use,secondary, means a use of land or of a building or a portion which is subordinate to and does not <br /> constitute the primary use of the land or building. <br /> Wholesale greenhouse means an area,building or structure used for the storage,cultivation or <br /> transplantation of live trees,shrubs or plants that are not offered for retail sales on the premises. <br /> Yard means a required open space on a lot,which is unoccupied and unobstructed by a structure from its <br /> lowest ground level to the sky except as expressly permitted in this chapter.A yard shall extend along a lot line and <br /> at right angles to such lot line to a depth or width specified in the yard regulations for the district in which such lot <br /> is located. <br /> Yard,front, means a yard extending across the front of a lot between the side yard lines and lying between <br /> the front street line of the lot and the required front yard setback line,which front yard shall be provided on both <br /> street frontages of corner lots and double-frontage lots.A lakeshore lot shall not be considered as having a front <br /> yard, but rather shall be considered as having a lakeshore yard on one side of the building and a rear yard on the <br /> other side of the building. <br /> Yard, lakeshore means a yard lying between the natural ordinary high water mark of a public water and a line <br /> parallel to it at the Shore Setback. <br /> • Created: 2021-08-18 14:28:55 [EST] <br /> (Supp.No.19,Update 4) <br /> Page 9 of 10 <br />