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Created: 2025-02-26 08:25:05 [EST] (Supp. No. 21) Page 7 of 29 Motor court, motor hotel, and motel mean a building or group of buildings other than a hotel used primarily as a temporary residence. Motor freight terminal means a building or area in which freight brought by motor truck or railroad is transferred and/or stored for movement in intrastate shipment by motor truck. Municipal buildings or facilities means only those structures owned and operated by the city. Natural grade means the elevation of the ground surface in its natural state, prior to excavation or filling. Nonconforming structure means any structure legally existing upon January 1, 1975, which would not conform to the applicable regulations if the structure were to be erected under the provisions of this chapter. Nonconforming use means use of land, buildings or structures legally existing on January 1, 1975, which does not comply with all the regulations of this chapter or any amendments to it governing t he zoning district in which such use is located. Noxious matter or materials means material capable of causing injury to living organisms by chemical reaction, or is capable of causing detrimental effects on the physical or economic well -being of individuals. Nursery, day, means a use where care is provided for pay for three or more children under kindergarten age for periods of four hours or more per day. Office means a commercial land use involving predominantly administrative, clerical, or professional operations. Commercial offices may include professional administrative training, but shall not include direct retail commercial transaction activities. Office—Showroom means a commercial land use that is comprised of offices and other indoor floor area in which large or bulk goods are both on display and being warehoused in the same space. Examples of such uses commonly include furniture, building materials, or other similar uses. Characteristics of such uses include a lack of other on-site warehousing. Office—Showroom shall not include direct, on-site retail transactions to the end consumer. Office—Warehouse means a commercial land use that is comprised of offices and other indoor space in which materials and equipment are being stored for shipping to other locations for eventual resale or use. Office— Warehouse does not include on-site retail transactions or display. OHWL means ordinary high water level Outdoor storage means the keeping of materials or equipment on a parcel of land for the purpose of transporting, using or employing such materials or equipment at a future date at another location, either on - or off-site. The keeping of motorized vehicles for more than 24 hours, or other equipment that is not capable of self - powered movement (such as trailers), shall be included in this definition. Parking means the keeping of passenger automobiles and light trucks for a temporary period (usually less than 24 hours) in a space designated and improved for such use according to the requirements of the Zoni ng Ordinance. Parking does not include storage. Pasture means open, non-treed land containing vegetation which can support grazing by horses, cattle or other domestic animals. Calculations of minimum pasture acreage for the keeping of farm animals shall n ot include any land defined as a wetland or wetland buffer under section 78 -1602. Performance standards means criteria established to control noise, odor, toxic or noxious matter, vibration, fire and explosive hazards, or glare or heat generated by or inh erent in uses of land or buildings. Permeable lining (landscaping fabric) means a porous material used for weed prevention that allows storm water to permeate into the ground. 35