Zoning Ordinance

designed to be used without a permanent foundation, designed with the purpose of storing tangible property and not for occupancy by persons, and to have one dimension exceeding 10 feet. Examples include PODS (Portable On-Demand Storage units), tractor-trailer trailers, and shipping containers.

MODULAR BUILDING: means a structure designed primarily for residential or commercial occupancy, designed and constructed to a state or national model code, without a permanent chassis, which is manufactured in one or more sections in a factory for installation on a permanent foundation at its final location. The term does not include manufactured housing as defined by the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974

(42 U.S.C.A. §§ 5401-5426).

NONCONFORMING USE: A building, structure, or use of land existing at the time of enactment of this ordinance which does not conform to the regulations of the district in which it is situated.

NOXIOUS MATTER: Material (in gaseous, liquid, solid, particulate, or any other form) which is capable of causing injury to living organisms, chemical reactions or detrimental effects on the social, economic, or psychological well-being of individuals.

NUISANCE: An interference with the enjoyment and the use of property.

OFFICE, PROFESSIONAL: The office of a member of a recognized profession maintained for the conduct of that profession. A profession is a vocation, calling, occupation, or employment requiring training in the liberal arts or sciences, or combination thereof, requiring advanced study in a specialized field; any occupation, requiring licensing by the state and maintenance of professional standards applicable to the field.

OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE: A yard, space, or area off the street right-of-way, which space shall be accessible to a street through an approved curb cut and shall be arranged and maintained for the purpose of providing standing space for vehicles while at rest or while being utilized to load or unload merchandise or other materials incidental to the occupancy.

100-YEAR FLOOD: The level of flooding theoretically expected to occur on a long-term average of once every century. This is the magnitude of flood which the FEMA designates on its maps and has been selected by Athens to delineate the area of flood regulation.

OPEN SPACE: An area on the same lot with a main building which is open, unoccupied and unobstructed by structures from the ground to the sky except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance. Open space lines shall coincide with or be parallel to the building setback lines on the same lot.

PARKING LOT: An off-street facility including parking spaces along with adequate provisions for drives and aisles for maneuvering and getting access, and for entrance and exit, designed so as to be usable.

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