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17 <br />EXHIBIT <br />CHAPTER 1115 <br />Definitions <br />1115.01 <br />Interpretation. <br />1115.07 <br />Lot, parcel and land. <br />1115.02 <br />General terms. <br />1115.08 <br />Maps, plans and plats. <br />1115.03 <br />Areas (buildings and land.) <br />1115.09 <br />Streets. <br />1115.04 <br />Automotive terms. <br />1115.10 <br />Uses. <br />1115.05 <br />Buildings and structures. <br />1115.11 <br />Yards. <br />1115.06 <br />Dwellings and other living <br />1115.12 <br />Zoning. <br />accommodations. <br />CROSS REFERENCES <br />General definitions - see ADM. 101.02 <br />Subdivision Regulation definitions - see P. & Z. 1101.01 <br />1115.01 INTERPRETATION. <br />Words used in this Zoning Code are normally used in their ordinary English usage. <br />Certain terms are, however, defined in this chapter and wherever used in this Code, they shall <br />have the meaning as set forth in the section and subsections of this chapter, except where the <br />context clearly indicates a different meaning. <br />"Shall" is to be interpreted as mandatory and shall be complied with unless waived; <br />"may" is to be interpreted as having permission or being allowed to carry out a provision; <br />"should" is to be interpreted as expressing that the application of such criteria or standard is <br />desired and essential unless commensurate criteria or standards are achieved. <br />All words used in the singular include the plural, and all words used in the present tense <br />include the future tense, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary. <br />"Used for" includes "arranged for", "designed for", "intended for", "maintained for" or <br />"occupied for. " <br />(Ord. 90-125. Passed 5-21-91.) <br />1115.02 GENERAL TERMS. <br />As used in this Zoning Code: <br />(1) "Aesthetics" means a design term that describes the visual quality of buildings and <br />spaces. <br />(2) "Agriculture" means purposes including farming, dairying, pasturage, <br />horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, divaculture and animal and poultry <br />husbandry, and the necessary accessory uses for packing, treating or storing of <br />produce. <br />(3) "Alteration" means changes made to a building or structure, including the <br />construction of additions. Normal maintenance and repairs are not considered to <br />be alterations. <br />(4) "Berm" means an earth mound that is designed to serve as a visual buffer. <br />December 2016 Replacement <br />