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Existing ground level means the elevation of the grade at the base of an existing structure, measured at <br /> points abutting the foundation wall, or the natural grade of a vacant lot or the engineered grade established by an <br /> approved grading plan at the time of final platting or interim use permit. <br /> Family means any number of individuals generally, but not necessarily, related by blood or marriage, living <br /> together at one location maintaining a common household as a single, nonprofit housekeeping unit, as <br /> distinguished from a group occupying a boardinghouse or rooming house, hotel or motel. <br /> Family dwelling, multiple, means any structure made up of two or more attached dwellings. <br /> Farm animals means cattle, horses, mules,sheep,goats, llamas,alpacas,swine, ponies,ducks,geese, <br /> turkeys, chickens or guinea hens. <br /> Garage condo means a building or part of a building consisting of individual units for indoor storage of motor <br /> vehicles, boats,trailers,or recreational vehicles and such items as are customarily used for the care or upkeep of <br /> such motor vehicles, boats,trailers, or recreational vehicles. Individual units are owned or leased and may be <br /> capable of customization,alteration,or expansion by the owners or tenants of the units.The term "garage condo" <br /> may include common spaces or office areas. <br /> Garage,private, means a detached accessory building or portion of the principal building, including a carport, <br /> which is used for storing passenger vehicles, and trailers. <br /> Hardcover means a hard surface that prevents or retards entry of water into the soil and causes water to run <br /> off the surface in greater quantities and at an increased rate of flow than prior to development.The term <br /> "hardcover" includes, but is not limited to,the following:all building footprints,driveways,sidewalks,stepping <br /> stones, retaining walls, patios,courts(sport,tennis,etc.),decks, pools,areas used for the extended outdoor <br /> storage of vehicles or equipment,and all other similar features or surfaces as determined by the city engineer or <br /> city planner. <br /> Home occupation means any gainful occupation carried out by the occupant of a residential dwelling unit <br /> that occurs within the principal or accessory building on the property and does not change the primary residential <br /> use of the property. Level 1 and level 2 home occupations shall be as defined in section 6.12.6810. <br /> Hotel means a building containing eight or more guest rooms in which lodging is provided with or without <br /> meals for compensation and which is open to transient or permanent guests or both,and where no provision is <br /> made for cooking in any guest room, and in which ingress and egress to and from all rooms is made through an <br /> inside lobby or office supervised by a person in charge. <br /> In-kind,when used in the context of replacement of a nonconforming building or structure, means the <br /> replacement of a building or structure completely within the limits (location, height,width,and depth)of the <br /> previous building or structure. <br /> Junkyard means an area where used,waste, discarded or salvaged materials are bought,sold, exchanged, <br /> stored, baled, cleaned, packed, disassembled or handled, including, but not limited to,scrap iron and other metals, <br /> paper, rags, rubber products, bottles and lumber.Storage of such material in conjunction with a permitted <br /> manufacturing process when within an enclosed area or building shall not be included. <br /> Library,public, means a library operated by the county;or a nonprofit library intended for use by the general <br /> public. <br /> Local street means a residential street maintained by the city and which is not defined as a state highway, <br /> county highway,collector,arterial, or a municipal state aid street. <br /> Lot area means the area of a lot in a horizontal plane bounded by the lot lines, but not including any area <br /> occupied by the waters of a duly recorded lake or river or wetland or area which has been dedicated as public <br /> right-of-way. <br /> Lot, back, means a lot typically separated from a public or private road by another lot and which gains access <br /> to the public or private road via a narrow corridor.Such a separated lot is considered to be a back lot when the <br /> corridor is platted as an outlot.A separated lot is considered to be a flag lot when the corridor is platted as part of <br /> Page 5 of 19 <br />