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<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 t he 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
<br />line parallel to it at the shore setback.
<br />Yard, rear, means a yard lying between the required rear yard setback line and rear line of the lot, for the full
<br />width of the lot. On a lakeshore lot, the rear yard shall be the yard which fronts on the street lying between the
<br />street line of the lot and the required rear yard setback line.
<br />Yard requirements means those requirements which relate exclusively to the size of yard areas when such
<br />are required within specific zoning districts.
<br />Yard, side, means a yard extending along the side lot line between the front and rear yards, having a width as
<br />specified in the yard regulations for the district in which such lot is located.
<br />Yard, side street, means a side yard abutting a side street.
<br />(Code 1984, § 10.02; Code 2003, § 78-1; Ord. No. 94(2nd series), § 1, 5-13-1991; Ord. No. 97(2nd series), § 1, 8-26-
<br />1991; Ord. No. 101(2nd series), § 2, 2-24-1992; Ord. No. 122(2nd series), § 1, 12-13-1993; Ord. No. 161(2nd series),
<br />§ 1, 6-7-1997; Ord. No. 221(2nd series), § 2, 9 -23-2002; Ord. No. 18(3rd series), §§ 1, 2, 9-27-2004; Ord. No. 28(3rd
<br />series), § 2, 8-22-2005; Ord. No. 32(3rd series), § 1, 3-27-2006; Ord. No. 37(3rd series), §§ 1, 2, 2-12-2007; Ord. No.
<br />47(3rd series), § 1, 7-28-2008; Ord. No. 52(3rd series), § 1, 11-24-2008; Ord. No. 68(3rd series), § 3, 2-8-2010; Ord.
<br />No. 75(3rd series), § 2, 7-12-2010; Ord. No. 79(3rd series), § 1, 11-8-2010; Ord. No. 82(3rd series), § 1, 12-13-2010;
<br />Ord. No. 90(3rd series), § 1, 12-12-2011; Ord. No. 94(3rd series), § 1, 9-24-2012; Ord. No. 100(3rd series), § 9, 2-25-
<br />2013; Ord. No. 106(3rd series), § 26, 6-10-2013; Ord. No. 139(3rd series), § 2, 2-23-2015; Ord. No. 150(3rd series),
<br />§ 1, 6-8-2015; Ord. No. 156(3rd series), § 1, 8-10-2015; Ord. No. 160(3rd series), § 1, 11-9-2015; Ord. No. 167(3rd
<br />series), § 1, 4-11-2016; Ord. No. 170(3rd series), § 1, 6-13-2016; Ord. No. 173(3rd series), § 1, 6-27-2016; Ord. No.
<br />206(3rd series), § 1, 5-14-2018; Ord. No. 222(3rd series), § 1, 12-10-2018; Ord. No. 243(3rd series), § 1, 4-13-2020;
<br />Ord. No. 254(3rd series), § 1, 2-8-2021; Ord. No. 257(3rd series), § 1, 5-10-2021; Ord. No. 264(3rd series), § 1, 11-
<br />22-2021; Ord. No. 279(3rd series), § 1, 11-14-2022; Ord. No. 284(3rd series), § 1, 11-13-2023; Ord. No. 303(3rd
<br />series), § 1, 4-8-2024; Ord. No. 306(3rd series), § 1, 11-12-2024; Ord. No. 310(3rd series), § 1, 12-9-2024)
<br />Sec. 6.12.5910. Definitions.
<br />The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them
<br />in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning. Unless specifically defined in this
<br />section, words or phrases used in this article shall be interpreted as defined elsewhere in this chapter. All
<br />distances, unless otherwise specified, shall be measured horizontally.
<br />Animal feedlot means a lot or building or combination of lots and buildings intended for the confined
<br />feeding, breeding, raising or holding of animals and specifically designed as a confinement area in which manure
<br />may accumulate, or where the concentration of animals is such that a vegetative cover cannot be maintained
<br />within the enclosure. For purposes of this Code, open lots used for the feeding and rearing of poultry (poultry
<br />ranges) shall be considered as animal feedlots. Pastures shall not be considered as animal feedlots when the area
<br />enclosed as pasture is equal to or greater than 1.0 acre per animal unit.
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