§ 44-29. Definitions (t—z).

Tourist home means any dwelling occupied in such a manner that certain rooms in excess of those used by members of the family, as hereinbefore provided, and occupied as a home or family unit, are rented without cooking facilities, to the public for compensation and catering primarily to the public traveling by motor vehicle.

Trailer park, a mobile home or trailer coach park means any site, lot, field or tract of land upon which three or more occupied mobile homes or trailer coaches are harbored, either free of charge or for revenue purposes, and shall include any building, structure, tent, vehicle or enclosure used or intended for use as a part of the equipment of such mobile home or trailer coach park.

Travel trailer means a vehicular portable structure built on a chassis, which can be towed by an automobile, can be operated independently of utility connections, is limited in width to eight feet in length to 32 feet, and is designed to be used principally as a temporary vacation dwelling.

Underlying zoning means the zoning classification and regulations applicable to the property immediately preceding the grant of an application to designate the property planned unit development.

Use means the purposes for which land or buildings are designed, arranged or intended to be occupied or used, or for which they are occupied or maintained.

Use, nonconforming, means a building or premises occupied by a use that does not conform with the use regulations of the district in which it is located, shall be considered a nonconforming use. Existing buildings or structures shall not be deemed nonconforming, because they do not meet the area, height, yard requirements or size of buildings as specified in the district regulations.

Yard means an open space at grade line between a building and the adjoining lot lines, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except for certain architectural features specified in section 44-86. Yard measurements shall be the minimum horizontal distance between a lot line and the nearest line of the main building.

Yard, front, means a yard extending across the full width of the lot between the front street lot line and the nearest line of the main building.

Yard, rear, means a yard extending across the full width of the lot between the rear lot line and the nearest line of the main building.

Yard, side, means a yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard between the side lot line and the nearest line of the main building.

(Code 1969, § 5.10; Code 1977, § 28-24; Ord. No. 23-Q, 9-28-1970; Ord. No. 23-QQ, 3-14-1988)