Chapter 18.10
DEFINITIONS
Sections:
18.10.010 Definitions.
Abutting. For the purposes of this title and the establishment of special development standards, “abutting” shall mean adjoining with a common boundary line; except that where two or more lots adjoin only at a corner or corners, they shall not be considered as abutting unless the common property line between the two parcels measures not less than eight feet in a single direction.
“Access” or “accessway” shall mean the place, means, or way by which pedestrians and vehicles shall have safe, adequate and usable ingress and egress to a property or use.
“Accessory use or structure” shall mean one which is subordinate to the principal use of a building on the lot serving a purpose customarily incidental to the use of the principal building.
“Adjacent” shall mean near, close; for example, an industrial district across the street or highway from a commercial district shall be considered as “adjacent.”
“Adjoin” shall mean the same as “abutting.”
“Alley” shall mean a public right-of-way not over 30 feet wide which affords a secondary means of access to abutting lots.
Alteration, Structural. “Structural alteration” shall mean any change or repair which would tend to prolong the life of the supporting members of a building or structure. Any change in the external dimensions of the building is a structural alteration.
“Animal hospital” shall mean a place where animals are given medical or surgical treatment, and are cared for during the time of such treatment.
“Apartment” shall mean a dwelling unit in a multiple-family building.
“Apartment house” shall mean the same as “dwelling, multiple-family.”
“Area of special flood hazard” shall mean the land in the floodplain subject to a one percent chance or greater of flooding in any given year.
“Automobile repair” shall mean upholstering of; replacement of parts for; motor service; rebuilding or reconditioning of engines, all types of motor vehicles, or trailers, and painting or paint shop.
“Automobile service station” or “filling station” shall mean a building or lot having pumps and storage tanks where fuels, oils, or accessories for motor vehicles are dispensed, sold, or offered for sale at retail only, and where repair service is secondary.
“Automobile wrecking” shall mean the dismantling or disassembling of motor vehicles or mobile homes, or the storage, sale, or dumping of dismantled, partially dismantled, obsolete or wrecked vehicles or their parts. Three or more dismantled, obsolete, or inoperable motor vehicles on one lot shall constitute a wrecking yard.
“Base zone” shall mean the primary district applicable to a parcel of property irrespective of any overlay or combining district.
“Boarding house” shall mean a building other than a facility provided for under another definition or section of this title, or a hotel where, for compensation, meals or lodging and meals are provided for four or more persons.
“Breezeway” shall mean a structure for the principal purpose of connecting the main building or buildings on a property with other main buildings or accessory buildings.
“Building” shall mean a combination of materials to form a structure that is adapted to a permanent or continued occupancy. It is a structure having a roof supported by columns or walls for the housing or enclosure of persons, animals, or chattel.
Building, Height of. “Height of building” shall mean the vertical distance from the average contact ground level, after grading, at the front wall of the building to the highest point of the building.
“Building inspector” shall mean the building inspector of Clark County, Washington.
Building, Main. “Main building” shall mean a building within which is conducted the principal use permitted on the lot, as provided in this title.
“Building setback line” shall mean a line parallel to the front lot line and passing through the most forward point or plane of the building closest to the front lot line.
“Carport” shall mean a roof projecting from one side of a building designed to cover, but not enclose, automobile parking spaces.
“Church” shall mean a permanently located building primarily used for religious worship.
“Clinic” shall mean a building or portion of a building containing offices for providing medical, dental, or psychiatric services not involving overnight housing of patients.
“Club” shall mean an association of persons (whether or not incorporated), religious or otherwise, for a common purpose, but not including groups which are organized primarily to render a service carried on as a business for profit.
“Community storage area” shall mean a facility accessory to a primary use established in accord with county standards, designed to provide for the temporary or permanent storage of automobiles in an operable condition, boats, campers, trailers, and similar recreational vehicles or equipment, and serving two or more unrelated persons.
“Conditional use” shall mean an activity specified by this title as a principal or an accessory use, permitted when authorized by the town council subject to certain conditions.
“Congregate care facility” shall mean any home or private facility maintained and operated for the care, boarding, housing, and training of six or more handicapped persons who require assistance in taking responsibility for themselves and guidance as necessary in activities of daily living, social and recreational activities and opportunities. A congregate care facility does not provide medical, nursing or social casework services.
“Contiguous” shall mean the same as “abutting.”
“Convalescent, nursing or rest home” shall mean any building or premises in and on which two or more sick, injured, or infirm persons are housed, for a period in excess of 24 consecutive hours, and furnished with meals and nursing care for hire.
“Court” shall mean an open, uncovered, and unoccupied space within an allotted property line, and free from automotive drives and parking, except for any necessary entrance or exit drive.
“Crown cover” shall mean the area within the drip line or perimeter of the foliage of a tree.
Day-Care Center, Commercial. “Commercial day-care center” shall mean a building and premises in and on which more than 12 individuals are cared for during some portion of a 24-hour period. In no case shall these individuals be housed in the building or on the premises.
Day-Care Center, Family. “Family day-care center” shall mean a dwelling and premises in and on which not more than eight individuals, not residing in the dwelling nor related to the care provider, are cared for during some portion of a 24-hour period in the residence of the person or persons under whose direct care the individuals are placed.
Day-Care Center, Mini. “Mini day-care center” shall mean a dwelling and premises in and on which seven to 12 individuals are cared for during some portion of a 24-hour period, in the residence of the person or persons under whose direct care the individuals are placed, or for the care of 12 or fewer individuals in a facility other than the residence of the person or persons under whose direct care and supervision the individuals are placed.
“Density” shall mean a ratio comparing the number of dwelling units with land area, and is expressed as the number of residential dwelling units per acre of land in a residential development, including, but not limited to, one house on one lot. Density is expressed as “gross density,” which includes all land included within a project.
“Development” shall mean any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation, or drilling operations.
“District” or “zone” shall mean a geographic area or area of the town within which the standards governing the use of land, buildings, and premises are uniform.
“Drive-in restaurants” shall mean those restaurants with facilities allowing take-out foods and beverages without leaving a vehicle. They generally also have the characteristics of high turnover restaurants.
“Dwelling” shall mean any building or portion thereof, designed or used as the residence or sleeping place of one or more persons.
“Dwelling group” shall mean a group of two or more dwellings attached or detached, located on an undivided parcel of land in one ownership and having any yard or court in common.
Dwelling, Multiple-Family. “Multiple-family dwelling” shall mean a building or portion thereof designed or used as a residence by three or more families, and containing three or more dwelling units.
Dwelling, Single-Family. “Single-family dwelling” shall mean a building designed or used for residence purposes by not more than one family, and containing one dwelling unit only.
1. “Attached” shall mean sharing common walls.
2. “Detached” shall mean physically separated.
Dwelling, Two-Family, or Duplex. “Two-family dwelling” or “duplex” shall mean a building designed or used for residence purposes by not more than two families, and containing two dwelling units.
“Dwelling unit” shall mean one room or a suite of two or more rooms, designed for or used by one family or housekeeping unit for living and sleeping purposes, and having not more than one kitchen or kitchenette.
“Efficiency dwelling unit” shall mean any room having cooking facilities, and used for combination living, dining and sleeping purposes for not more than two persons, and is designed as a separate apartment, not merely rooming accommodations.
“Employees” shall mean all persons, including proprietors, working on the premises.
“Family” shall mean two or more persons customarily living together as a single housekeeping unit and using common cooking facilities, as distinguished from a group occupying a hotel, club, boarding or lodging house, or other group of unrelated individuals not exceeding six in number.
Fence, Sight-Obscuring. “Sight-obscuring fence” shall mean a fence or evergreen planting, or combination of fence and planting arranged in such a way as to obstruct vision.
Floor Area, Gross. “Gross floor area” shall mean the total enclosed area of all floors of a building measured to the outside face of the structural members in exterior walls and including halls, stairways, elevator shafts at each floor level.
Floor Area Ratio. “Floor area ratio (FAR)” shall mean the gross floor area of all buildings on a lot divided by the lot area. For example, a FAR of two to one (2:1) means two square feet of floor area for every one square foot of site area.
“Frontage” shall mean that portion of a parcel of property which abuts a dedicated public street or highway, or private road or driveway approved by the town. Frontage can include courtyards, plazas and other pedestrian areas which accommodate pedestrian activity and limit motorized vehicles.
Garage, Detached. “Detached garage” shall mean an accessory building intended and primarily used for the storage of motor vehicles, which is separate from and secondary to the main structure of the occupants.
Garage, Private. “Private garage” shall mean an accessory building or part of a main building intended primarily for the storage of motor vehicles owned or used by occupants of the main building.
Garage, Public. “Public garage” shall mean a structure or portion thereof, other than a private or community garage used for the storage, sale, hire or repair of self-propelled vehicles or trailers.
“Guesthouse” shall mean an accessory building designed, constructed and used for the purpose of providing temporary living accommodations for guests, or for members of the same family as that occupying the main structure, and containing no kitchen facilities.
“Habitable floor” shall mean any floor usable for living purposes including working, sleeping, eating, cooking or recreating uses, or any combination of these uses. A floor used only for storage purposes is not a “habitable floor.”
“Hazardous waste” shall mean all dangerous and extremely hazardous waste as defined in RCW 70.105.010.
“Hazardous waste storage” shall mean the holding of dangerous waste for a temporary period as regulated by the state dangerous waste regulations, Chapter 173-303 WAC.
“Hazardous waste treatment” shall mean the physical, chemical or biological processing of dangerous waste to make such wastes nondangerous or less dangerous, safer for transport, amenable for energy or material recovery, amenable for storage, or reduced in volume.
“Hazardous waste treatment and storage facility, off-site” shall mean facilities that treat and store waste from generators on properties other than those on which the off-site facilities are located.
“Hazardous waste treatment and storage facility, on-site” shall mean facilities that treat and store waste generated on the same geographically contiguous or bordering property.
“Health officer” shall mean the Southwest Washington Health District Officer, his successor, or his authorized representatives or agents.
Height of Building. “Height of building” shall mean the same as “building, height of.”
Home Business, Occupation. “Home business” or “occupation” shall mean a use conducted upon the property for which the business use is clearly secondary to the use of the parcel for residential purposes.
“Home owners association” shall mean a nonprofit organization operating under recorded land agreements through which the following take place:
1. Each person owning or purchasing a lot in a planned unit or other described land area is automatically a member by such ownership or purchase.
2. Each lot is automatically subject to a charge for a proportionate share of the expenses for the organization’s activities, such as maintaining a common property.
3. Construction and maintenance responsibilities for any undivided property are identified and assigned.
“Hospital” shall mean any institution, place, building or agency which maintains and operates organized facilities for 20 or more persons for the diagnosis, care and treatment of human illness, including convalescence and also including care during and after pregnancy; or which maintains and operates organized facilities for any such purpose, and to which persons may be admitted for overnight stay or for a longer period.
“Hotel” shall mean a building in which lodging is provided and offered to the public for compensation, and which is open to transient guests.
“Junkyard” shall mean a place where waste, discarded or salvaged materials are bought, sold, exchanged, baled, packed, disassembled or handled, including auto wrecking yards, house wrecking yards, used lumber yards, and places or yards for storage of salvaged house wrecking and structural steel materials and equipment; but not including such places where such uses are conducted entirely within a completely enclosed building; but not including pawn shops and establishments for the sale, purchase, or storage of used furniture and household equipment, used cars in operative conditions, or salvaged materials incidental to manufacturing operations.
“Jurisdictional board of health” shall mean the Southwest Washington Health District, or its duly authorized representative (RCW 70.95.030).
“Kennel” shall mean either (1) any premises used to conduct a commercial business involving the breeding, buying, selling or letting dogs for hire, boarding or training dogs, or (2) any premises at which 10 or more dogs which are five months old or older are kept for any purpose, including animal shelters, but excluding veterinary clinics and animal hospitals where dogs are kept only for treatment by licensed veterinarians.
“Landscaping” shall mean not only trees, grass, bushes, shrubs, flowers and garden areas, but also the arrangement of fountains, patios, decks, street furniture, and ornamental concrete or stonework areas and artificial turf or carpeting, but excluding artificial plants, shrubs, bushes, flowers, and materials in movable containers.
“Lot” shall mean a parcel of land used or which is capable of being used under the regulations of this title, lawfully created as such in accordance with the subdivision laws or ordinance in effect at the time of its creation. (See town of Yacolt Engineering Standards for Public Works, April 26, 1994; effective July 5, 1994.)
“Lot area” shall mean the computed area contained within the lot lines; said area to be exclusive of street or alley rights-of-way.
“Lot, corner” shall mean a lot abutting upon two or more streets at their intersection, or upon two parts of the same street; such street or parts of the same street forming an interior angle of less than 130 degrees within the lot lines.
“Lot coverage” shall mean that percentage of the total lot area covered by structures, including all projections except eaves.
“Lot depth” shall mean the horizontal distance between the midpoint of the front and opposite, usually, the rear lot line. In the case of a corner lot, the depth shall be the length of its longest front lot lines.
“Lot, interior” shall mean a lot or parcel of land other than a corner lot.
“Lot line” shall mean any line bounding a lot as herein defined. Lot lines for unusual lot configurations may be determined by the mayor.
Lot Line, Front. “Front lot line” shall mean the property line abutting a street, or approved private road or easements. When the lot line abutting a street is curved, the front lot line is the chord or straight line connecting the ends of the curve. For a flag lot, the front lot line is the shortest lot line adjoining the pole portion of the lot, excluding the undecidable portion of the pole.
Lot Line, Rear. “Rear lot line” shall mean a lot line not abutting a street which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line.
Lot Line, Side. “Side lot line” shall mean any lot line which is not a front lot line or a rear lot line.
“Lot of record” shall mean a lot as shown on the records of the county assessor or county auditor at the time of the passage of the ordinance codified in this title; provided, however, this shall not include lots that may appear on the records of the county assessor which were created contrary to the provisions of laws and regulations in effect prior to the passage of the ordinance codified in this title. Any lots created after the adoption of the ordinance codified in this title shall comply with the standards contained herein.
Lot, Through. “Through lot” shall mean an interior lot having a frontage on two streets and/or highways.
“Lot width” shall mean the horizontal distance measured at the building setback line between the two opposite side lot lines. Average lot width shall be the average of the front and rear lot lines.
“Low-cost animal vaccination clinic” shall mean a facility where vaccinations for dogs and cats are provided by a licensed veterinarian for a minimal fee on a not-for-profit basis.
“Lowest floor” shall mean the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or storage, in an area other than a basement area, is not considered a building’s lowest floor.
“Maintain” shall mean to cause or allow to continue in existence. When the context indicates, the word shall mean to preserve and care for a structure; improve or condition an area to such an extent that it remains attractive, safe, presentable, and carries out the purpose for which it was installed, constructed, or required.
“Manufactured” or “mobile home” shall mean, in addition to the definition under Ordinance 356, a dwelling constructed in conformance with the current nationally recognized standards for manufactured housing.
“Mini-storage warehouse” shall mean storage facilities located within a totally enclosed structure used for the storage of nonflammable or nonexplosive materials. This storage shall not be in connection with a commercial or industrial use. This storage may be in connection with residential uses.
“Mobile home park” shall mean an area designed, equipped, and maintained for the parking of two or more mobile homes being used as living quarters for humans.
“Motel” shall mean a building or group of buildings used for transient residential purposes, containing guest rooms or dwelling units with automobile storage space provided in connection therewith; which building or group is designed, intended, or used primarily for the accommodation of transient automobile travelers, including groups designated as auto cabins, motor courts, motor hotels, and similar designations.
“New construction” shall mean structures for which construction begins on or after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title.
“Nonconforming use” shall mean a use of land, building or structure which use lawfully existed at the time of the adoption of the ordinance codified in this title or of any amendment thereto, but which use does not conform with the use regulations imposed by this title or such amendment thereto.
“Nuisance” shall include those definitions contained in Chapters 7.48 and 9.66 RCW. Any violation of this title shall constitute a nuisance per se.
“Nursing home” or “rest home” shall mean any building where six or more persons are housed or lodged, and furnished with meals and nursing care for hire.
“Official controls” shall mean legislatively defined and enacted policies, standards, precise detailed maps, and other criteria, all of which control the physical development of the town, and are the means of translating into regulations and ordinance all or any part of the general objectives of the comprehensive plan. Such official controls may include, but are not limited to, ordinances establishing zoning, subdivision control, platting, and adoption of detailed maps.
“Owner” shall mean the owner of record of real property as shown on the tax rolls of the county, or a person purchasing a piece of property under contract. For the purposes of this title, in terms of violations and binding agreements between the county and the owner, “owner” shall also mean a leaseholder, tenant, or person in possession or control of the premises or property at the time of agreement, violations of agreement, or the provisions of this title. For the purpose of processing an application for a land use approval or permit under this title, where such application or permit must be filed by an owner, the term “owner” also includes a governmental entity contemplating acquisition of a parcel for a use which would require such permit or approval.
Parking Area, Public. “Public parking area” shall mean an open area other than a street or other public way, used for the parking of automobiles and available to the public whether for a fee, free of charge, or as an accommodation for clients or customers.
“Parking space” shall be a permanently surfaced and marked area not less than eight and one-half feet wide and 20 feet long, excluding paved area necessary for access, for the parking of a motor vehicle.
Parking Space, Compact. “Compact parking space” shall mean a permanently surfaced and marked area not less than seven feet five inches wide and 15 feet long, excluding paved area necessary for access, for the parking of a compact motor vehicle.
“Pedestrian area” shall mean any sidewalk, walking trail, courtyard, plaza or other area intended primarily for use by pedestrians.
“Permittee” shall be the person who is proposing to use or who is using the land pursuant to any permit required herein.
“Premises” shall mean a tract or parcel of land with or without habitable buildings.
“Principal uses permitted outright” shall mean those uses allowed as a matter of right within certain land use districts without public hearing, zoning permit, conditional use permit, or variance; provided, that such use is in accordance with the requirements of the particular district and general conditions stated elsewhere in this title.
“Private open space” shall mean a portion of land, together with the improvements thereon, reserved for the use and enjoyment of the owners and occupants of the dwelling units. Parking lots, storage, service driveways, loading berths, or other functional uses not directly connected with recreational or leisurely activities shall not be construed as “private open space,” and neither shall yards of five feet or less, designed primarily for the provision of light and air.
“Prohibited use” shall mean any use which is not specifically enumerated or interpreted as allowable in that district.
“Public facilities” shall mean facilities which are owned, operated, and maintained by a public agency.
“Recreation space” shall mean an area that shall be improved and maintained for its intended use. Exterior as well as interior areas can constitute recreation space. Examples of usable recreation space include swimming pools, community buildings, interior gyms, picnic areas, tennis courts, community gardens, improved playgrounds, paths and passive seating areas.
“Residential care facility” shall mean an establishment operated with 24-hour supervision for the purpose of serving 11 or more persons of any age who, by reason of their circumstances or conditions, require care; for example, work release programs, alcoholic treatment programs, drug rehabilitation centers, mental health programs, etc. This definition does not include prisons or conventional correctional institutions involving 24-hour locked incarceration with little or no freedom of movement. “Care” is defined as room and board and the provision of a planned treatment program; “planned treatment” means a previously determined program of counseling, therapy or other rehabilitative social service.
“Residential care home” shall mean an establishment operated with 24-hour supervision for the purpose of serving not more than 10 persons of any age who, by reason of their circumstances or conditions, require care while living as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit; for example, work release programs, alcoholic treatment programs, drug rehabilitation centers, mental health programs, etc. This definition does not include prisons or conventional correctional institutions involving 24-hour locked incarceration with little or no freedom of movement. This definition and corresponding requirements under county code shall not apply to adult foster homes as defined in Chapter 70.128 RCW. “Care” is defined as room and board and the provision of a planned treatment program; “planned treatment” means a previously determined program of counseling, therapy or other rehabilitative social service.
“Retirement housing facility” shall mean a facility established for the purpose of providing housing for six or more retirement-age citizens in a supportive living environment, which may include provision of food, household maintenance, recreation activities and health care facilities, including an infirmary, with a maximum of 10 beds as licensed by the state of Washington.
“Rooming house” shall mean a building wherein furnished rooms without cooking facilities are rented for compensation to three or more nontransient persons, not included in the family unit of the owner or tenant of the premises.
Service Station. See “Automobile service station.”
“Setback” shall mean the minimum allowable horizontal distance from a given point or line of reference, such as a street right-of-way, to the nearest vertical wall or other element of a building or structure as defined herein.
“Shared access facility” shall mean a frontage or service road generally parallel to an arterial, connecting parcels to an arterial; alternately, a common accessway serving businesses with one or more ownerships.
“Site plan” shall mean a plan prepared to scale, showing accurately and with complete dimensions, all proposed and existing buildings, landscaping, open space, structures and features on abutting properties, and parking proposed for a specific parcel of land.
“Start of construction” includes substantial improvement, and means the date the building permit was issued; provided, the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, placement or other improvement was within 180 days of the permit date. The “actual start” means either the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of slab or footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of excavation; or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways; nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings, piers, or foundation or other erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure.
“Story” shall mean that portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling or roof above. If the finished floor level directly above a basement or unused under-floor space is more than six feet above grade for more than 50 percent of the total perimeter or is more than 12 feet above grade at any point, such basement or unused under-floor space shall be considered as a story.
“Street” shall mean all roads, streets, highways, freeways, easements, and public rights-of-way used for or designed for vehicular access or use, including private roads.
“Structure” shall mean that which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner.
“Substantial improvement” shall mean the cost of any repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a structure equal to or greater than 50 percent of its market value before the damage occurred or otherwise prior to reconstruction.
“Townhouse” shall mean a dwelling containing two or more dwelling units which share one or more common walls with other dwelling units, and with each dwelling unit individually occupying an individually owned parcel of land with no side yards between adjacent townhouses.
“Travel trailer” shall mean any transportable trailer available for recreational use, 40 feet or less in length or eight feet or less in width, built on a chassis and equipped with wheels.
“Undevelopable area” shall mean an area that cannot be used practicably for a habitable structure, because of natural conditions, such as slopes exceeding 20 percent in a direction greater than 45 degrees east or west of true south, severe topographic relief, water bodies or conditions, or conditions that isolate one portion of a property under another portion so that access is not practicable to the unbuildable portion; or manmade conditions, such as existing development restrictions that prohibit development of a given area of a lot by law or private agreement; or existence or absence of easements or access rights that prevent development of a given area.
“Usable open space” shall mean an open area that is not covered in impervious surface exceeding 400 square feet with all dimensions a minimum of 20 feet.
“Use” shall mean an activity or purpose for which land or premises, or a building thereon is designed, arranged, or intended, or for which it is occupied or maintained, let or leased.
“Utility substation facilities” shall mean a subsidiary or branch facility utilizing aboveground structures which is necessary to provide or facilitate distribution, transmission or metering of water, gas, sewage, radio signals and/or electric energy. Such facilities have a local impact on surrounding properties and may consist of, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Water, gas and electrical distribution or metering sites;
2. Water or sewage pumping stations;
3. Water towers and reservoirs;
4. Public wells and any accessory treatment facilities;
5. Transmission towers and accessory equipment to provide radio and data communications service, radio paging or cellular communications service;
6. Telephone switching facilities.
“Visual obstruction” shall mean any fence, hedge, tree, shrub, device, wall, or structure exceeding three and one-half feet in height above the elevation of the top of the curb, as determined by the town; and so located at a street or alley intersection as to dangerously limit the visibility of persons in motor vehicles on said streets or alleys. This does not include trees kept trimmed or branches to a minimum height of at least six feet.
“Wetlands” shall mean those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. “Wetlands” includes swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas. Those that are present within the corporate limits of the town are generally described in the comprehensive growth management plan for the town of Yacolt and the map of critical lands referenced in the Clark County growth management plan.
“Yard” shall mean any open space on the same lot with a building or a dwelling group, which open space is unoccupied and unobstructed by any structure from the ground upward to the sky.
Yard, Front. “Front yard” shall mean an open space extending the full width of the lot between a building and the front lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as specified elsewhere in this title.
Yard, Rear. “Rear yard” shall mean an open space extending the full width of the lot between a building and the rear lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as specified elsewhere in this title.
Yard, Side. “Side yard” shall mean an open space extending from the front yard to the rear yard between a building and the nearest side lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as specified elsewhere in this title.
“Zone district” shall mean the same as “district” or “zone.” [Ord. 432 § 2, 2004; Ord. 371 § 2, 1997.]