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Use,principal, means the main use of land or buildings as distinguished from subordinate or accessory uses. A principal use may be either permitted or conditional. Use,secondary, means a use of land or of a building or a portion which is subordinate to and does not constitute the primary use of the land or building. Wholesale greenhouse means an area, building or structure used for th- storage, cultivation or transplantation of live trees,shrubs or plants that are not offered for retail s.les on the premises. Yard means a required open space on a lot,which is unoccupied and u obstructed by a structure from its lowest ground level to the sky except as expressly permitted in this chapter. yard shall extend along a lot line and at right angles to such lot line to a depth or width specified in the yard regulations for the district in which such lot is located. Yard,front, means a yard extending across the front of a lot between t e side yard lines and lying between the front street line of the lot and the required front yard setback line,which front yard shall be provided on both street frontages of corner lots and double-frontage lots.A lakeshore lot shall not be considered as having a front yard, but rather shall be considered as having a lakeshore yard on one side o the building and a rear yard on the other side of the building. Yard, lakeshore, means a yard lying between the natural ordinary high- ater mark of a public water and a line parallel to it at the shore setback. Yard, rear, means a yard lying between the required rear yard setback line and rear line of the lot,for the full width of the lot. On a lakeshore lot,the rear yard shall be the yard which fro is on the street lying between the street line of the lot and the required rear yard setback line. Yard requirements means those requirements which relate exclusively o the size of yard areas when such are required within specific zoning districts. Yard,side, means a yard extending along the side lot line between the ront and rear yards, having a width as specified in the yard regulations for the district in which such lot is located. Yard,side street, means a side yard abutting a side street. SECTION 2. Orono City Code Title VI, Chapter 78, Article I, Sr ction 78-1 is hereby amended by adding the underlined language and deleting the strikethrough language as follows: Sec. 6.12.5910. Definitions. The following words,terms and phrases,when used in this article,shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meanin;. Unless specifically defined in this section,words or phrases used in this article shall be interpreted as defined olsewhere in this chapter.All distances, unless otherwise specified,shall be measured horizontally. Animal feedlot means a lot or building or combination of lots and buildings intended for the confined feeding, breeding, raising or holding of animals and specifically designed as a confinement area in which manure may accumulate,or where the concentration of animals is such that a vegeta ive cover cannot be maintained within the enclosure. For purposes of this Code, open lots used for the feedi g and rearing of poultry(poultry ranges)shall be considered as animal feedlots. Pastures shall not be considered as animal feedlots when the area enclosed as pasture is equal to or greater than 1.0 acre per animal unit. Bluff means a topographic feature,such as a hill, cliff or embankment, havinv the following characteristics (an area with an average slope of less than 18 percent over a distance of 50 feet or mere shall not be considered part of the bluff): (1) Part or all of the feature is located in a shoreland area; (2) The slope rises at least 25 feet above the ordinary high-water lev:I of the water body; Page 10 of 19