Zoning Dictionary

Letter: A

Abandon

To discontinue a use for more than six (6) consecutive months. To cease or suspend from developing or maintaining a building or use for a stated period of time.

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Abandoned Activity

A business or activity with no reported sales or activity for a period of at least 180 days. Exceptions are temporary closures for repairs, alterations, or other similar situations.

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Abandoned Sign

Any permitted sign or sign structure which was erected on a premises in conjunction with a particular use which has been discontinued for a period of 30 days or more, or a permitted temporary sign for which the permit has expired.

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Abattoir (Livestock Processing)

A building or structure specifically designed to accommodate the penning and slaughtering of live animals and the preliminary processing of animal carcasses and may include the packing, treating, storing and sale of the product on the premises. The use of land, or building, or structure or part thereof, in which animals are slaughtered.

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Abuse Addiction Treatment Facility.

Means a facility that provides services related to prevention and/or treatment of the abuse/addiction of controlled dangerous substances, drugs or inhalants, alcohol, problem or compulsive gambling, or a combination of the above. The facility shall be licensed  by the State  to provide treatment to clients diagnosed with abuse/addiction disease/disorders and provide related support and prevention […]

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Abut/Abutting

Having a common border with, or being separated from such a common border by a right-of-way, alley, or easement. To physically touch or border upon. To share a common property line but not overlap. Means two (2) adjoining parcels of property with a common property line, including two (2) or more lots adjoining only at […]

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Access or Access Way

A way of approaching or entering a property. A way or means of approach to provide vehicular or pedestrian physical entrance to a property. Shall mean the place, means, or way by which pedestrians and vehicles shall have safe,...
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Accessible Parking Space

A parking space for the use of a person who has a loss or reduction, of functional ability and activity, a person in a wheelchair or a person with a sensory/visual disability.

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Accessory

A use, separate building, or structure, normally incidental, subordinate, exclusively devoted to and located on the same lot as the principal use, building or structure but does not include a building or structure used for human habitation. A use subordinate and naturally, customarily and normally incidental to and exclusively devoted to a main use of […]

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Accessory Advertising Use

Use of land, or a building exterior or of a structure or thing for the advertising or promoting by visible or other means of a product, service, place or event which is for sale, for rent, available, held, assembled, grown or manufactured on the same lot.

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