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Stock farm means a parcel of land comprising an area of ten acres or more that is used to house and
<br />feed any number of farm animals when such farm animals are kept for profit.
<br />Stockpiling means on-site storage of ten cubic yards or more of soil and/or aggregate in a concentrated
<br />state where the material is intended to be distributed throughout the site or exported from the site.
<br />Street means a dedicated public right-of-way not less than 50 feet in width which affords a primary
<br />means of access to abutting property.
<br />Street or road, private, means any private way set aside as a permanent right-of-way for vehicular
<br />access 50 feet or more in width.
<br />Structure means anything which is built, constructed or erected, an edifice or building of any kind, or
<br />any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner, which
<br />requires a location on, below or above the ground, land or water, or attached to something having a location
<br />on the ground, 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
<br />permanent residence, or a park, nature or playground area, owned or operated by one or more nonprofit
<br />charitable, scientific or educational organizations, and used primarily as a center for study, learning,
<br />research or educational oriented conferences.
<br />Use means the purpose or activity for which the land or building is designated, arranged or intended,
<br />or for which it is occupied, utilized or maintained, and shall include the performance of such activity as
<br />defined by the performance standards of this chapter.
<br />Use, conditional, means those occupations, vocations, skills, arts, businesses, professions or uses
<br />specifically designated in each zoning use district which, for their respective conduct, exercise or
<br />performance in such designated use districts, may require reasonable but special, peculiar, unusual or
<br />extraordinary limitations, facilities, or regulations in such use district for the promotion or preservation of
<br />the general public welfare, health, convenience or safety in such use and in the city and, therefore, may be
<br />permitted in such use district only by a conditional use permit, which is designed to meet the problem that
<br />arises where certain uses, although generally compatible with the basic use classification of a particular
<br />zone, should not be permitted to be located as a matter of right in every area included within the zone
<br />because of hazards inherent in the use itself or special problems which its proposed location may represent.
<br />Use, permitted, means a use which may be lawfully established in a particular district, provided it
<br />conforms 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
<br />accessory uses. 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
<br />its lowest ground level to the sky except as expressly permitted in this chapter. A yard shall extend along a
<br />lot line and at right angles to such lot line to a depth or width specified in the yard regulations for the
<br />district in which such lot is located.
<br />Yard, front, means a yard extending across the front of a lot between the side yard lines and lying
<br />between the front street line of the lot and the required front yard setback line, which front yard shall be
<br />provided on both street frontages of corner lots and double -frontage lots. A lakeshore lot shall not be
<br />considered as having a front yard, but rather shall be considered as having a lakeshore yard on one side of
<br />the building and a rear yard on the other side of the building.
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