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14-202 : Basic definitions and interpretations.

  1. Definitions. Unless otherwise specifically provided, or unless clearly required by the context, the words and phrases defined in this section shall have the meaning indicated when used in this chapter.


    1. "Accessory building." A minor building that is located on the same lot as a principal building and that is used incidentally to a principal building or that houses an accessory use.
    2. "Accessory use." Any incidentally supporting and functionally dependent use located on the same lot with its principal use, an "accessory use" is not necessarily coterminous with an accessory structure; an "accessory use" may be either auxiliary or subsidiary.
    3. "Adult day care." A service and/or licensed facility that provides accommodations for less than twenty-four (24) hours for more than five (5) unrelated adults and provides supervision, personal care services, and limited medical services to occupants of the facility. This service shall include buildings and structures occupied by persons older than eighteen (18) years of age and who receive care from individuals other than parents or guardians, relatives by blood, marriage, or adoption, in a place other than the home of the person cared for.
    4. "Antenna." Equipment designed to transmit or receive electronic signals.
    5. "Assisted living housing." A residential use containing not more than sixty (60) dwelling units to house older persons who are frail but not infirm. Lower level assistance than intermediate care institution, "assisted living housing" provides medical care and activities for daily living on an as needed basis. Uses are intended to simulate residential living in appearance, and typically generate lower levels of impact consistent with a comparable number of traditional residential units. Units may be under one (1) roof, in several buildings not to exceed sixty (60) units per building and may include cottages and independent units from the main facility that provides meals, recreation, and low level medical service.
    6. "Base flood." The flood having a one percent (1%) chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. Also known as the 100-year flood.
    7. "Boarding house." A residential use consisting of at least one (1) dwelling unit together with more than two (2) rooms that are rented or are designed, or intended to be, rented but which rooms, individually or collectively, do not constitute separate dwelling units. A rooming house or boarding house is distinguished from a short-term rented in that the former is designed to be occupied by longer term residents (at least month-to-month tenants) as opposed to overnight or weekly guests.
    8. "Building." Any roofed structure, including conventional buildings, tents, mobile homes, and such. "Buildings" may be either principal or accessory, according to their use.
    9. "Certify." Whenever this chapter requires that some agency certify the existence of some fact or circumstance to the city, the city may require that such certification be made in any manner that provides reasonable assurance of the accuracy of the certification.
    10. "Child care home." A home for not more than nine (9) orphaned, abandoned, dependent, abused, or neglected children, together with not more than two (2) adults who supervise such children, all of whom live together as a single housekeeping unit. A "child care home," as defined in this chapter, is an institution which conforms to Tennessee licensing regulations pertaining to such institutions.
    11. "Child care institution." An institutional facility housing more than nine (9) orphaned, abandoned, dependent, abused, or neglected children, and meeting state licensing regulations.
    12. "City." The legal entity of the City of Maryville, Tennessee as incorporated under the laws of Tennessee, and includes the legislative, administrative, and adjudicative agencies of the city.
    13. "Conference/training center." A public or private facility or improved location, including open space and buildings, for the purpose of providing a common meeting place for professional training and education, social events for formal or informal organizations, and where food and drink may be prepared, served, and consumed. Such a facility must include facilities and provision for overnight lodging for conference center guests.
    14. "Consignment store and thrift shop." See municipal code § 9-106 for definitions and regulations.
    15. "Continuing care retirement community." A Continuing Care Retirement Community ("CCRC") consists of a specified combination of residential uses that may be special exception or permitted uses. A CCRC shall include single-family housing (including duplexes, and multi-family townhouses) and a minimum combination of at least two (2) of the following three (3) uses: independent living and care, assisted living housing, and nursing care facilities, where the average length of stay in these type facilities is more than forty-five (45) days. At least one (1) of such facilities must be state-licensed. Other non-residential uses may be included in this type of development when integrally designed to be compatible and accessory to the primary uses and intent of the development as a whole.
    16. "Convenience store." A one (1) story retail store containing less than two thousand (2,000) square feet of gross floor area that is designed and stocked to sell primarily food, beverages, and other household supplies to customers who purchase only a relatively few items (in contrast to a "supermarket"). It is designed to attract and depends upon a large volume of stop-and-go traffic.
    17. "Corner lot." Any lot bounding the intersection of two (2) streets (or upon the inside of a curve of a street) where the corner interior angle is less than one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees (or if tangents to the points where the street lines meet the curve form such angle).
    18. "Council." The City Council of the City of Maryville.
    19. "Day care center." Any child care arrangement that provides day care on a regular basis for more than four (4) hours per day for more than five (5) children of preschool age, and meets requirements for licensing by the State of Tennessee.
    20. "Deck." A roofless, outdoor space built as an aboveground platform that adjoins a house and is also supported by means other than the principal structure.
    21. "Developer." A person who is responsible for any undertaking that requires a zoning permit or other use-related permit as described in the terms of this chapter.
    22. "Development." That which is to be done pursuant to a zoning permit or other use-related permit as described in the terms of this chapter.
    23. "Driveway." The portion of the vehicle accommodation area that consists of a travel lane bounded on either side by an area that is not part of the vehicle accommodation area.
    24. "Duplex." A two (2) family residential use in which the dwelling units share a common wall (including, without limitation, the wall of an attached garage or porch) and in which each dwelling unit has living space on the ground floor and a separate, ground floor entrance.
    25. "Dwelling unit." An enclosure containing sleeping, kitchen, and bathroom facilities designed for and used, or held ready for use, as a permanent residence by one (1) family.
    26. "Erected." Altered, constructed, enlarged, installed, moved, remodeled, reconstructed and similar actions, and when used in conjunction with a sign, includes painting, hanging or otherwise affixing.
    27. "Extraterritorial planning area." The portion of the city's planning jurisdiction that lies outside the corporate limits of the city and constitutes the city's urban growth boundary.
    28. "Family." An individual, or two (2) or more persons related by blood or marriage, or a group of not more than five (5) persons not so related living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit.
    29. "Farmers' market." See municipal code § 9-105 for definition and regulations.
    30. "Fence." An unroofed enclosing barrier of any nature (including vegetation) or construction. A vegetative fence may form a screen. The opacity of a fence or screen shall be deemed the ratio of open area which permits unobstructed passage of light and air to the closed area, expressed as a percent. A retaining wall is a fence insofar as it extends in height above the finished grade of the high side.
    31. "Flag lot." A lot having a narrow portion of which fronts on a public/private street and where access to the public/private street is across that narrow portion for the exclusive use of that lot only.
    32. "Flea market." See municipal code § 9-104 for definition and regulations.
    33. "Floodplain." Any land area susceptible to partial or complete inundation by water from the base flood. As used in this chapter, the term refers to that area designated as subject to flooding from the base flood (100-year flood) on the flood boundary and floodway map prepared by the Tennessee Valley Authority and approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a copy of which is on file in the planning department.
    34. "Floodway." The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot (1'). As used in this chapter, the term refers to that area designated as a floodway on the flood boundary and floodway map prepared by the Tennessee Valley Authority and approved by FEMA, a copy of which is on file in the planning department. The adopted floodway is depicted on the city zoning map as an overlay zoning district, pursuant to the terms of this chapter.
    35. "Freestanding sign." A sign that is attached to, erected on, or supported by some structure (such as a pole, mast, frame, or other structure) that is not itself an integral part of or attached to a building or other structure having a principal function other than the support of a sign. A sign that stands without supporting elements is also a "freestanding sign."
    36. "Garage sale." See municipal code § 9-102 for definition and regulations.
    37. "Gathering place." A facility maintained for the purpose of providing accommodations for weddings, family reunions, social functions, and dances and which may involve activities such as on-site catering, playing live and recorded music, display sales and rental of clothing, decorations associated with a particular function and activity to be conducted on said property. Such a facility shall be located on no less than two (2) acres and must be located along a state or federal highway. It is the intent of this chapter that all the above activities are to be conducted in connection with activities conducted on said accommodations.
    38. "Gross floor area." The total area of a building measured by taking the outside dimensions of the building at each floor level intended for occupancy or storage.
    39. "Ground floor." The story connected to the outside at ground level plus or minus four feet (4').
    40. "Halfway house." A home for not more than nine (9) persons who have demonstrated a tendency toward alcoholism, drug abuse, mental illness, or antisocial or criminal conduct, together with not more than two (2) persons providing supervision and other services to such persons, not more than eleven (11) of whom live together as a single housekeeping unit.
    41. "Height of a structure." The distance measured vertically in feet from the finished grade (or, in the case of a building, from the ground level from which fire protection equipment can service the lot) to the highest point of a flat roof, to the deck line of a mansard roof, to the average point between eaves and ridge for gable, hip, gambrel roofs, and to the highest point of a horizontal member or of any substantial part of other structures. Height limits for airport hazard districts shall be deemed elevations, measured from an airport reference point or from mean sea level.
    42. "Home for handicapped or infirm." A residence within a single dwelling unit for at least six (6), but not more than nine (9), persons who are physically or mentally handicapped or infirm, together with not more than two (2) persons providing care or assistance to such persons, all living together as a single housekeeping unit. Persons residing in such homes, including the aged and disabled, principally need residential care rather than medical treatment.

    43. "Home occupation." An activity for gain or support which:

      1. Is conducted by a person on the same lot (in a residential district) where such person resides; and
      2. Is incidental or is not commonly associated with the residential use as to be regarded as an accessory use, and can be conducted without any significantly adverse impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

      Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a use may be regarded as having a significantly adverse impact on the surrounding neighborhood if:

      1. Goods, stock in trade, or other commodities are displayed.
      2. Tools, machinery, and equipment are not screened from view of the surrounding neighborhood.
      3. Any on-premises retail sales occur.
      4. More than one (1) person not a resident of the premises is employed in connection with the purported home occupation.
      5. It creates objectionable noise, fumes, odor, dust or electrical interference.
      6. More than twenty percent (20%) of the total gross floor area of residential buildings plus other buildings housing the purported home occupation, or more than five hundred (500) square feet of gross floor area (whichever is less), is used for home occupational purposes.

      The following is a nonexhaustive list of examples of enterprises that may be home occupations if they meet the foregoing definitional criteria:

      1. The office or studio of a physician, dentist, artist, musician, lawyer, architect, engineer, teacher, or similar professional;
      2. Workshops, greenhouses, or kilns;
      3. Dressmaking or hairdressing studios not to exceed one (1) hairdressing chair within the primary structure; and
      4. Similar or like use as determined by the administrator.
    44. "Impact overlay permit." A permit issued by the planning commission that authorizes the recipient to make use of property in accordance with the requirements of this chapter as well as any additional requirements imposed as a result of an impact analysis. The impact analysis shall be performed pursuant to the requirements described in the Impact Overlay District of this chapter.
    45. "Independent living facility." A residential use to house older persons who are not infirmed. Independent living residential services may include meals, housekeeping, social programs, daily maintenance and other services. An "independent living facility" is intended to be residential in character and is expected to generate lower levels of impact than traditional residential units. Independent care facilities may be part of a continuing care retirement community.
    46. "Institution for handicapped or infirm care." An institutional facility housing and providing care or assistance for more than nine (9) persons who are physically or mentally handicapped or infirm. Persons residing in such homes, including the aged or disabled, principally need residential care rather than medical treatment.
    47. "Intermediate care home." A facility maintained for the purpose of providing accommodations for not more than seven (7) occupants needing medical care and supervision at a lower level than that provided in a nursing care home, but at a higher level than that provided in institutions for the handicapped or infirm.
    48. "Kennel." A commercial operation that:
      1. Provides food and shelter and care of animals for purposes not primarily related to medical care (a "kennel" may or may not be run by, or associated with, a veterinarian); or
      2. Engages in the breeding of animals for sale.
    49. "Leased garden area." A plot of ground, not to exceed two (2) acres, leased or rented for the sole purpose of cultivating herbs, fruits, flowers, and/or vegetables for non-profit use. On-site retail sales are prohibited.
    50. "Light industrial uses." Uses as permitted and allowed within the Business/Transportation Zone and special exception uses within the Central Community Zone are specific operations that will have little or no adverse impact on surrounding districts or uses. "Light industrial uses" may include storage, distribution, manufacturing, processing and fabrication which will have little or no adverse effects upon nearby residential or commercial uses.

    51. "Lot." A parcel of land whose boundaries have been established by some legal instrument such as a recorded deed or a recorded map and which is recognized as a separate legal entity for purposes of transfer of title. 

      If a public body or any authority with the power of eminent domain condemns, purchases, or otherwise obtains fee simple title to, or a lesser interest in, a strip of land cutting across a parcel of land otherwise characterized as a lot by this definition, or a public road is created across a parcel of land otherwise characterized as a lot by this definition, and the interest thus obtained or the road so created is such as effectively to prevent the use of this parcel as one (1) lot, then the land on either side of this strip shall constitute a separate lot.

      Subject to the provision in this chapter concerning nonconforming lots, and the subdivision regulations of the city, the permit-issuing authority and the owner of two (2) or more contiguous lots may agree to regard the lots as one (1) lot if necessary or convenient to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter.

    52. "Lot area." The total gross lot area circumscribed by the boundaries of a lot, except that:
      1. When the legal instrument creating a lot shows the boundary of the lot extending into a public right-of-way, then the lot boundary for purposes of computing the lot area shall be the street right-of-way line, or if the right-of-way line cannot be determined, a line running parallel to and thirty feet (30') from the center of the traveled portion of the street; and
      2. In a residential district, when a private road that serves more than three (3) dwelling units is located along any lot boundary, then the lot boundary for purposes of computing the lot area shall be the inside boundary of the traveled portion of that road.
    53. "Lot frontage." The length of a straight line drawn between the two (2) points where the abutting property lot lines or other adjacent lot lines cut a given street line of a public street. In the case of a corner lot, one (1) or both of the end points shall be deemed to be the imaginary point(s) of the intersection of tangents to any curve from where the street lines begin such curve. A lot may have more than one (1) frontage; however, only one (1) such frontage shall be required to meet the minimum frontage requirements of this code. Situations in which property abuts the end line of a street designed later to be extended shall not be deemed frontage situations.
    54. "Lot line." The legal boundary for a lot.
    55. "Lot width." The length of a straight line drawn between the points where any street setback line cuts the lot lines adjacent to and intersecting that street line from which the setback is measured. In the case of uses for which required lot width exceeds required lot frontage, lot width may be similarly measured along any line parallel to the street setback line and located farther from the centerline than the street setback line is located. Lot width requirements shall be applied for each separate lot frontage.
    56. "Mobile home." A dwelling unit that:
      1. Is not constructed in accordance with the standards set forth in the city building code;
      2. Is composed of one (1) or more components, each of which was substantially assembled in a manufacturing plant and designed to be transported to the home site on its own chassis; and
      3. Exceeds forty feet (40') in length, and eight feet (8') in width.
    57. "Mobile food park." The use of land designed to accommodate two (2) or more Mobile Food Vendors (MFVs) offering food and/or beverages for sale to the public as a primary use of the property, which may include seating areas for customers. A special event hosted by the primary use of the property does not constitute a mobile food park.
    58. "Mobile home park." A residential use in which more than one (1) mobile home is located on a single lot.
    59. "Modular home." A dwelling unit constructed in accordance with the standards set forth in the city building code and composed of components substantially assembled in a manufacturing plant and transported to the building site for final assembly on a permanent foundation. Among other possibilities, a modular home may consist of two (2) sections transported to the site in a manner similar to a mobile home (except that the modular home meets the city building code applicable to site-built homes), or a series of panels or room sections transported on a truck and erected or joined together on the site.
    60. "Motor home." A motor vehicle which is designed, constructed and equipped as a dwelling place, living abode or sleeping place.
    61. "Multi-family apartments." A multi-family residential use other than a multi-family conversion or multi-family townhouse.
    62. "Multi-family conversion." A multi-family residence containing not more than four (4) dwelling units and resulting from the conversion of a single building containing at least two thousand (2,000) square feet of gross floor area that was in existence on the effective date of this provision and that was or originally designed, constructed and occupies as a single-family residence.
    63. "Multi-family residence." A residential use consisting of a building containing three (3) or more dwelling units. For purposes of this definition, a "building" includes all dwelling units that are enclosed within that building or attached to it by a common floor or wall (even the wall of an attached garage or porch).
    64. "Multi-family townhouse." A multi-family residential use in which each dwelling unit shares a common wall (including without limitation, the wall of an attached garage or porch) with at least one (1) other dwelling unit and in which each dwelling unit has living space on the ground floor and a separate, ground floor entrance.
    65. "Neighborhood utility facilities." Utility facilities that are designed to serve the immediately surrounding neighborhood and that must, for reasons associated with the purpose of the utility in question, be located in or near the neighborhood where such facilities are proposed to be located.
    66. "Nonconforming sign." A sign that, on the effective date of this chapter, legally does not conform to one (1) or more of the regulations set forth in this chapter.
    67. "Nonconforming use." A nonconforming situation that occurs when property is used for a purpose or in a manner made unlawful by the use regulations applicable to the district in which the property is located. The term also refers to the activity that constitutes the use made of the property.
    68. "Nursery schools." A facility for the organized instruction of pre-kindergarten children.
    69. "Nursing care institution." An institutional facility maintained for the purpose of providing skilled nursing care and medical supervision at a lower level than that available in a hospital to more than nine (9) persons.
    70. "Parking space." A portion of the vehicle accommodation area set aside for the parking of one (1) vehicle.
    71. "Person." An individual, trustee, executor, other fiduciary, corporation, firm, partnership, association, organization, or other entity acting as a unit.
    72. "Personal care services." Services that require a state license and/or advanced schooling in order to practice a trade and employment and would include, but not be limited to, cosmetologists and barbers, licensed massage therapists, athletic trainers, acupuncture technicians, dietitians and nutritionists, opticians, physical therapists, or any similar or like occupation.
    73. "Planned residential development." A development constructed on a tract of at least five (5) acres under single ownership, planned and developed as an integral unit, and consisting of single-family detached residences combined with either two (2) family residences or multi-family residences, or both, all developed in accordance with the planned development provisions of this chapter.
    74. "Planned Unit Development (PUD)." A development constructed on a tract of at least twenty-five (25) acres under single ownership, planned and developed as an integral unit, and consisting of a combination of residential and nonresidential use on land within a PUD district.
    75. "Planning commission." The municipal planning commission, created in accordance with appropriate provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated, title 13, "Public Planning and Housing," with jurisdiction in Maryville and the surrounding territory.
    76. "Planning department." The section of the City of Maryville which is responsible for administering land use regulations and performing current and long-range planning duties for the city.
    77. "Planning jurisdiction." The area within the city limits as well as the area beyond the city limits within which the city is authorized to plan for and regulate development, also known as the "urban growth boundary."
    78. "Portable storage containers." Any metal box-like storage unit as typified by shipping containers designed to be transported on a flatbed truck or trailer and delivered to a site ready for use. This definition shall not include manufactured homes or factory manufactured modular units. Nor shall it include functional semi-trailers.
    79. "Primary residence with accessory apartment." A residential use having the external appearance of a single-family residence but in which there is located a second dwelling unit that comprises not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the gross floor area of the building or more than a total of seven hundred fifty (750) square feet.
    80. "Principal building." The primary building on a lot or a building that houses a principal use.
    81. "Principal use." The one (1) specific primary purpose of use, characterized by an essential element without which the use would not exist as such; a "principal use" is not necessarily coterminous with a principal structure; a "principal use" may involve one (1) or more operations; a "principal use" is functionally independent of other uses with which it may jointly occupy a lot or a structure.
    82. "Professional service." A vocation, calling, occupation, or employment requiring training in the arts or sciences, or combination thereof, requiring advanced study in a specialized field; any occupation requiring licensing by the state and maintenance of professional ethics and standards applicable to a certain field and may include, but not be limited to, the fields of accounting, architecture, landscape architecture, land surveying, law, medicine, professional engineering, real estate, appraising, professional nursing; or a person who is licensed or registered by the state to perform a certain trade or specific activity within the fields mentioned above or of similar employment.
    83. "Public rummage sale." See municipal code § 9-103 for definition and regulations.
    84. "Receive-only earth station." An antenna and attendant processing equipment for reception of electronic signals from satellites.
    85. "Restaurant." An establishment where food and drink is prepared, served, and consumed primarily within the principle building.
    86. "Rooming house." See "boarding house."
    87. "Short term rental unit." A residential dwelling that is rented wholly or partially for a fee for a period of less than thirty (30) continuous days and does not include a hotel or a bed and breakfast establishment.
    88. "Sign." Any device that:
      1. Is sufficiently visible to persons not located on the lot where such device is located to accomplish either of the objectives set forth in subsection (ii) of this definition; and
      2. Is designed to attract the attention of such persons or to communicate information to them.
    89. "Sign permit." A permit issued by the city that authorizes the recipient to erect, move, enlarge, or substantially alter a sign.
    90. "Single-family detached residence." More than one (1) dwelling per lot. A residential use consisting of two (2) or more single-family detached dwelling units on a single lot.
    91. "Single-family detached residence." One (1) dwelling unit per lot. A residential use consisting of a single detached building containing one (1) dwelling unit and located on a lot containing no other dwelling units.
    92. "Story." Any fully enclosed level of a building with at least an eight foot (8') distance from floor to ceiling. Such level must span the entire distance from all exterior walls (i.e., partial mezzanine floors do not count as a story). A basement or upper level may also count as a story provided it satisfies the criteria above. The top floor area under a sloping roof with less floor area is a half story.
    93. "Street." A public street or a street with respect to which an offer of dedication has been made and acceptance of dedication has been made by the City of Maryville.
    94. "Structures." Any erected material or combination of materials, the use of which requires a location on the ground, including, but not limited to, buildings, stadiums, radio towers, sheds, storage bins, fences, septic tanks, signs and parking lots. "Structures" may be either principal or accessory, according to their use.
    95. "Subdivision." The division of a tract of land into two (2) or more lots, sites, or other divisions requiring new streets or utility construction, or any subdivision of less than five (5) acres for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or building development and includes re-subdivision and, when appropriate to context, relates to the process of re-subdividing or to the land or area subdivided.
    96. "Tearoom/café." An establishment having a maximum seating capacity of sixty (60) seats serving food and drink such as baked goods, soups, sandwiches, entrees and desserts.
    97. "Total floor area." Area measured to the exterior face of exterior walls of the first story of a building plus, similarly measured, the area of any additional usable stories.
    98. "Tower." Any structure whose principal function is to support an antenna.
    99. "Tract." A lot. The term "tract" is used interchangeably with the term "lot," particularly in the context of subdivisions, where one (1) "tract" is subdivided into several "lots."
    100. "Transient vendor." See municipal code §§ 9-201, et seq., for definition and regulations.
    101. "Travel trailer." A structure that:
      1. Is intended to be transported over the streets and highways (either as a motor vehicle or attached to, or hauled by, a motor vehicle); and
      2. Is designed for temporary use as sleeping quarters but that does not satisfy one (1) or more of the definitional criteria of a mobile home.
    102. "Trees." Vegetation growing to a mature height in excess of twenty-five feet (25').
    103. "Two-family apartment." A two (2) family residential use other than a duplex, two (2) family conversion, or primary residence with accessory apartment.
    104. "Two-family conversion." A two (2) family residence resulting from the conversion of a single building containing at least two thousand (2,000) square feet of gross floor area that was originally designed, constructed and occupied as a single-family residence.
    105. "Two-family residence." A residential use consisting of a building containing two (2) dwelling units. If two (2) dwelling units share a common wall, even the wall of an attached garage or porch, the dwelling units shall be considered to be located in one (1) building.
    106. "Use." The activity or function that actually takes place, or is intended to take place, on a lot.
    107. "Utility facilities." Any above-ground structures or facilities (other than buildings, unless such buildings are used as storage incidental to the operation of such structures or facilities) owned by a governmental entity, a nonprofit organization, a corporation, or any entity defined as a public utility for any purpose by Tennessee Code Annotated and used in connection with the production, generation, transmission, delivery, collection, or storage of water, sewage, electricity, gas, oil or electronic signals. Excepted from this definition are utility lines and supporting structures located within a public right-of-way.
    108. "Variance." A grant of permission by the board of zoning appeals that authorizes the recipient to do that which, according to the strict letter of this chapter, he could not otherwise legally do.
    109. "Vegetation." Any object of natural growth and includes ground cover, shrubs, and trees.
    110. "Wholesale sales." On-premises sales of goods primarily to customers engaged in the business of reselling the goods.
    111. "Zoning permit." A permit issued by the city that authorizes the recipient to make use of property in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
  2. Lots divided by zoning district lines.
    1. Whenever a single lot is located within two (2) or more different zoning districts, and if any of the portions of the zoning districts do not meet the applicable minimum lot size, nor would they accommodate the density/dimension requirements, then the regulations applicable to the zoning district within which the larger portion of the lot lies shall apply to the entire lot.
    2. Whenever a single lot is located within two (2) or more different zoning districts, and the portions of the zoning districts do meet the applicable minimum lot size, and they could accommodate the density/dimension requirements, then the regulations applicable to the zoning district shall apply. (1999 Code, § 14-202, as amended by Ord. #2019-22, Nov. 2019, and Ord. #2021-10, Feb. 2021)
Date Last Updated: 12/22/2025
Codification Date: 06/01/2024

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Andy White
Vice-Mayor - Fred Metz
Council Member - Sarah Herron
Council Member - Tommy Hunt
Council Member - Drew Miles
City Manager - Greg McClain
Assistant City Manager - Kevin Stoltenberg
City Recorder/Financial Services Director - Sherri Phillips
City Attorney - Melanie Davis 

Date Last Updated: 12/22/2025
Codification Date: 06/01/2024

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Andy White
Vice-Mayor - Fred Metz
Council Member - Sarah Herron
Council Member - Tommy Hunt
Council Member - Drew Miles
City Manager - Greg McClain
Assistant City Manager - Kevin Stoltenberg
City Recorder/Financial Services Director - Sherri Phillips
City Attorney - Melanie Davis