Zoning Ordinance

CHAPTER 2: - DEFINITIONS

2.01. SCOPE.

For the purpose of this ordinance, and in order to carry out the provisions and intentions as set forth herein; certain words, terms, and phrases are to be used and interpreted as defined hereinafter. Words used in the present tense shall include the future tense; words in the singular number include the plural and words in the plural number include the singular; the word "person" includes a firm, partnership or corporation as well as an individual; the term "shall" is always mandatory and not discretionary; and the word "may" is permissive. The word "used" or "occupied" as applied to any land or building shall be construed to include the words "intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied."

2.02. DEFINITIONS.

The following words, terms, and phrases are hereby defined as follows and shall be interpreted as such throughout this ordinance. Terms not herein defined shall have the meaning customarily assigned to them:

ACCESS: The right to cross between public and private property, thereby permitting pedestrians and vehicles to enter and leave property.

ACCESSORY BUILDING: A subordinate building, the use of which is incidental to that of a main building and located on the same lot therewith.

ACCESSORY USE: A use customarily incidental, appropriate, and subordinate to the principal use of land or buildings and located upon the same lot therewith.

ADULT: Any person who is eighteen (18) years of age or older.

ADULT-ORIENTED ESTABLISHMENTS: Sexually explicit establishments which cater to an exclusively or predominantly adult clientele, including but not limited to: adult bookstore, adult motion picture theaters, cabaret, and other enterprises which regularly feature materials, acts of displays involving complete nudity or exposure of specified anatomical areas specifically defined in Athens City Ordinance Number 843.

ADVERTISING: Includes any writing, printing, painting, display, emblem, drawing, sign, or other device designed, used, or intended for advertising, whether placed on the ground, rocks, trees, tree stumps, or other natural structures or on buildings, structures, milestones, signboards, billboards, wallboard, roofboard, frames, supports, fences, banners, inflatable’s or other man-made structure, and any such advertising is a structure within the meaning of the word "structure" as utilized in this ordinance.

ADVERTISING SIGN OR STRUCTURE: See Sign.

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