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ARTICLE 10: DEFINITIONS <br /> SECTION 10.1: DEFINITIONS <br /> For the pu •- e of this Ordinance, certain terms and words are herein defined and inte : eted as follows: <br /> AASHTO <br /> American Association of State Hig', - and Transportation Offic - . <br /> Accessory Structure <br /> A structure that is located on the same lot as a . ci.. tructure and houses an accessory use. <br /> Accessory Use <br /> An activity that may or may not •- isted in the Permitted Use Table, wh • is conducted in conjunction <br /> with a permitted principal :-, but constitutes only an incidental or insubstanti- •art of the total activity <br /> that takes place on t - of and is customary and ancillary to the established princip- e of property. <br /> Accessory uses - all comply with all setback requirements for the district in which the us- located. For <br /> example, .• -ground swimming pool is required to meet all applicable setbacks including any -:uired <br /> fenci • .round the physical pool, the concrete walkway around the pool, and any pump or utilities <br /> ociated with the operation of the facility. <br /> Adult Uses <br /> An establishment which has a majority of its business which excludes minors by r anon of age because <br /> Adult Arcade <br /> Any place to which the public is permitted or invited wherein coin-operated or slug-operated or <br /> electronically, electrically, or mechanically controlled still or motion picture machines, protectors, or other <br /> image-producing devices are maintained to show images to five or fewer persons per machine at any one <br /> time, and where the images so displayed are distinguished or characterized by the depicting or describing <br /> of Specified Sexual Activities or Specified Anatomical Areas. <br /> Adult Bookstore <br /> A bookstore: <br /> (a) Which receives a majority of its gross income during any calendar month from the sale or <br /> rental of publications (including books, magazines, other periodicals, videotapes, compact <br /> discs, other photographic, electronic, magnetic, digital, or other imaging medium) which are <br /> distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating <br /> to Specified Sexual Activities or Specified Anatomical Areas, as defined in this article; or <br /> (b) Having as a preponderance (either in terms of the weight and importance of the material or in <br /> terms of greater volume of materials) of its publications (including books, magazines, other <br /> periodicals, videotapes, compact discs, other photographic, electronic, magnetic, digital, or <br /> other imaging medium) which are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter <br /> depicting, describing, or relating to Specified Sexual Activities or Specified Anatomical Areas. <br /> Adult Cabaret <br /> A nightclub, bar, restaurant, theater, concert hall, auditorium or similar commercial establishment that for <br /> at least ten percent of its business hours in any day features: <br /> (a) Persons who expose a Specified Anatomical Area; or <br /> (b) Live performances that are characterized by the exposure of Specified Anatomical Areas or <br /> by Specified Sexual Activities; or <br />