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Article 10: Definitions 26
<br />Section 10.1: Definitions
<br />Home Occupation, Minor
<br />An accessory business use, which is owned or operated by the resident of residentially -zoned property,
<br />and is clearly incidental and subordinate to the principal residential use of the property.
<br />Home Park
<br />A parcel of land under single ownership which has been planned and improved in compliance with
<br />Sections 3.8 and 5.5.4 for the placement of mobile homes /manufactured homes and Temporary
<br />Residential Units for use during the duration of the lease. The term includes mobile home parks
<br />developed under previous permitting requirements.
<br />Home Park Space
<br />A parcel of land occupied or intended to be occupied by one and only one Mobile Home or Temporary
<br />Residential Unit and for the exclusive use of the occupants of said dwellings.
<br />Hotel, Motel, Motor Lodge, Motor Inn, Inn, Tourist Court
<br />A building or group of attached or detached buildings containing, in combination, ten or more lodging
<br />units, or ten or more dwelling units intended primarily for rental or lease to transients by the day or week,
<br />as distinguished from multi - family dwellings, rooming houses and residential hotels in which rentals and
<br />leases are for weekly or longer periods and occupants are generally residents rather than transients.
<br />Hotel, Residential
<br />A building or group of attached or detached buildings containing, in combination, ten or more lodging
<br />units available for occupancy only for periods of thirty days or longer, provided, however, that temporary
<br />lodging units for guests of regular tenants may be provided in any residential hotel, with number of such
<br />units limited to 10% of the number of tenant lodging units.
<br />Immediate Neighborhood
<br />A subdivision or area of the county which distinguishes it from other subdivisions or areas by virtue of its
<br />location within the service area of a park site or sites as shown on the adopted "Recreation Service Area
<br />Boundaries Map" on file in the Planning Department.
<br />Impervious Surface
<br />A surface composed of any material that impedes or prevents the natural infiltration of water into the soil.
<br />Such surfaces include concrete, asphalt and gravel surfaces. These include, but are not be limited to,
<br />streets and parking areas, sidewalks, patios, and structures that cover the land.
<br />Industrial, Light
<br />Manufacturing & processing operations that occur entirely indoors and have limited impacts on
<br />surrounding properties, including, but not limited to, production of the following: food products (i.e.
<br />commercial bakery, candy, and beverages, including bottling); surgical, medical and dental instruments;
<br />wood cabinets, furniture and upholstery; light machinery, including household appliances; toys, sporting
<br />and athletic equipment, excluding firearms and ammunition; and, paper products, such as bags,
<br />containers, and cardboard.
<br />Industrial, Medium
<br />Manufacturing & processing operations that may occur indoors or outdoors and have limited impacts
<br />beyond the boundaries of the zoning district, including, but not limited to, the following: heavy household,
<br />commercial and industrial appliances; manufactured homes, recreational vehicles and related
<br />components; automotive, farm and construction machinery; and, commercial building components.
<br />Industrial, Heavy
<br />Manufacturing & processing operations with a greater potential to impact surrounding properties, where a
<br />majority or large component of the operation may occur in the open air. Such uses may include, but not
<br />be limited to, the following: asphalt mixing plants; cement manufacturing or processing; commercial food
<br />processing (packing and rendering) plants, including meat, poultry and fish; and, concrete mixing plants.
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