This chapter shall be known and
may be cited as the Blowing Rock Land Use Ordinance.
This chapter is adopted
pursuant to the authority contained in the town charter as well as the
provisions of Article 19 of Chapter 160A, Article 21, Part 6 of Chapter 143, and
Article 4 of Chapter 113A of the North Carolina General
Statutes.
(A) This chapter shall be effective
throughout the town's planning jurisdiction. The town's planning jurisdiction
comprises the area within the corporate boundaries of the town as well as the
area described in that ordinance adopted by the Board of Commissioners on
January 8. 1985, entitled "An Ordinance Establishing The Town of Blowing Rock's
Extraterritorial Planning Jurisdiction for The Purpose of Authorizing The
Exercise of The Zoning and Other Regulatory Powers Permitted by Article 19
of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes", which ordinance is recorded in book
0002, page 234 of the Watauga County Registry and book 851, page 087 of the
Caldwell County Registry. Such
planning jurisdiction may be modified from time to time in accordance with
Section 160A-360 of the North Carolina General Statutes.
(B) In addition to other locations required
by law, a copy of a map showing the boundaries of the town's planning
jurisdiction shall be available for public inspection in the inspections
department.
The provisions in this chapter
were originally adopted and became effective on March 13,
1984.
To the extent that the
provisions of this chapter are the same in substance as the previously adopted
provisions that they replace in the town’s zoning ordinance, they shall be
considered as continuations thereof and not as new enactments unless otherwise
specifically provided. In
particular, a situation that did not constitute a lawful, nonconforming
situation under the previously adopted zoning ordinance does not achieve lawful
nonconforming status under this chapter merely by the repeal of the zoning
ordinance.
It is the intention of the
Board that this chapter implement the planning policies adopted by the Board for
the town and its extraterritorial planning area, as reflected in the land use
plan and other planning documents.
While the Board reaffirms its commitment that this chapter and any
amendment to it be in conformity with adopted planning policies, the Board
hereby expresses its intent that neither this chapter nor any amendment to it
may be challenged on the basis of any alleged nonconformity with any planning
document.
(A) Subject to Article III of this chapter
(Nonconforming Situations), no person may use, occupy, or sell any land or
buildings or authorize or permit the use, or sale of land or buildings under his
control except in accordance with all of the applicable provisions of this
chapter.
(B) For purposes of this section, the ''use”
or “occupation'' of a building or land relates to anything and everything that
is done to, on, or in that building or land.
Section
16-7.01 No Boundary Line Adjustments Except in Conformity with Chapter
Provisions.
No boundary of any lot may be
adjusted, whether by subdivision, combination or recombination of previously
platted lots, boundary line agreement, or any other legal method, except in
conformance with the provisions of this Chapter. To assure that a proposed boundary line
adjustment conforms to the provisions of this Chapter, including, but not
limited to, lot sizes, lot frontages, and building setbacks, the proposed
adjustment shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator for review and
approval prior to execution.
The plan, plat, or survey
depicting the proposed boundary line adjustment shall contain the following
certificate:
Certificate of
Approval
The
proposed boundary line adjustment depicted herein is in conformance with the
requirements of the Land Use Ordinance of the Town of
___________________
_________________________________
Date
Zoning
Administrator
[Amended November 13, 2001]
(A) Reasonable fees sufficient to cover the
costs of administration, inspection, publication of notice and similar matters
may be charged to applicants for zoning permits, sign permits, conditional use
permits, special use permits, subdivision plat approval, zoning amendments,
variances and other administrative relief.
The amount of the fees charged shall be as set forth in the town's budget
or as established by resolution of the Board filed in the office of the town
clerk.
(B) Fees established in accordance with
subsection (A) shall be paid upon submission of a signed application or
notice of appeal.
Sections 16-9 through 16-14
Reserved.
(A) Unless otherwise specifically provided,
or unless clearly required by the context, the words and phrases defined in this
section shall have the meaning indicated when used in this
chapter.
(1) Accessory Use. (See Section
16-150)
(2) Acute Care. Short-term medical treatment, usually in
a hospital, for patients having an acute illness or injury or recovering from
surgery. [Amended August 14,
2001]
(3) Administrator. (See Section
16-37)
(4) Adult Day Care. Adult day care offers support,
services, and supervision to older, frail, or disabled adults who have
difficulty taking care of themselves at home, but wish to maintain their
independence. Services may include
an individual plan of care, skilled nursing care and health education,
rehabilitation services, personal care and supervision, social services,
recreational therapy, meals, and transportation. [Amended August 14,
2001]
(5) Antenna. [See Section 16-289.03(A)(3)] [Amended May 13,
1997]
(6) Assisted Living Unit. A unit occupied by an individual
or individuals who are unable to live independently. The unit is part of a facility that
provides indoor, conveniently located, shared food preparation service and major
dining areas, and common recreation, social, and service facilities for the
exclusive use of all residents. [Amended August 14,
2001]
(7)
Base Flood. The
flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given
year. Also known as the 100-year
flood.
(8) Billboard. An off-premises sign owned by a person,
corporation, or other entity that engages in the business of selling the
advertising space on that sign. [Amended April 10,
1985]
(9) Bed
and Breakfast. A use (i)
that takes place within a building that, before the effective date of this
subdivision, was designed and used as a single-family detached dwelling; (ii)
that consists of a single family dwelling unit together with the rental of
one or more, but not to exceed six (6), dwelling rooms on a daily or weekly
basis to tourists, vacationers, or similar transients; (iii) where the provision
of meals, if provided at all, is limited to the breakfast meal; and (iv) where
the bed and breakfast operation is conducted primarily by persons who reside
within the dwelling unit, with the assistance of not more than the equivalent of
one full-time employee. [Amended February 11,
1986]
(10) Boarding House. A
residential use consisting of at least one dwelling unit together with
one or more rooms that are rented out or are designed or intended to be rented
but which rooms, individually or collectively, do not constitute separate
dwelling units. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the renting out of one or two rooms within a single-family
residence may be regarded as an accessory use - see Subdivision
16-150(C)(3). A rooming house or boarding house is
distinguished from a tourist home in that the former is designed to be occupied
by longer term residents (at least month-to-month tenants) as opposed to
overnight or weekly guests.
(11) Building. A structure designed to be used as a
place of occupancy, storage or shelter.
For the purposes of this ordinance, a parking deck shall be considered to
be a building. [Amended July 9,
1996]
(12) Building, Accessory. A minor building that is located on the
same lot as a principal building and that is used incidentally to a principal
building or that houses an accessory use.
(13) Building, Principal. The primary building on a lot or a
building that houses a principal use.
(14) Carry-out Restaurant. A place where meals or food products are
prepared and served, to be eaten primarily off-premise.
(15) Certify. Whenever this chapter requires
that some agency certify the existence of some fact or circumstance to the town,
the town may require that such certification be made in any manner that
provides reasonable assurance of the accuracy of the certification. By way of illustration, and without
limiting the foregoing, the town may accept certification by telephone from some
agency when the circumstances warrant it, or the town may require that the
certification be in the form of a letter or other
document.
(16) Child Care Home. A home for not more than nine
orphaned, abandoned, dependent, abused, or neglected children, together with not
more than two adults who supervise such children, all of whom live together as a
single housekeeping unit.
(17) Child Care Institution. An institutional facility housing more
than nine orphaned, abandoned, dependent, abused, or neglected
children.
(18) Circulation Area. That portion of the vehicle
accommodation area used for access to parking or loading areas or other
facilities on the lot. Essentially,
driveways and other maneuvering areas (other than parking aisles) comprise the
circulation area.
(19) Combination Use. A use consisting of a combination on one
lot of two or more principal uses separately listed in the Table of Permissible
Uses, Section 16-146. (Under some
circumstances, a second principal use may be regarded as accessory to the first,
and thus a combination use is not established. See Section 16-150. In addition, when two or more separately
owned or separately operated enterprises occupy the same lot, and all such
enterprises fall within the same principal use classification, this shall not constitute a combination
use.)
(20) Conditional Use Permit. A permit issued by the Board of
Commissioners that authorizes the recipient to make use of property in
accordance with the requirements of this chapter as well as any additional
requirements imposed by the Board.
(21) Convenience Store. A one story, retail store containing
less than 2000 square feet of gross floor area that is designed and stocked to
sell primarily food, beverages, and other household supplies to customers
who purchase only a relatively few items (in contrast to a “supermarket"). It is designed to attract and depends
upon a large volume of “stop and go" traffic. Illustrative examples of convenience
stores are those operated by the "Fast Fare", "7-11" and "Pantry"
chains.
(22)
(23) Developer. A person who is responsible for any
undertaking that requires a zoning permit, special use permit, conditional use
permit, or sign permit.
(24) Development. That which is to be done
pursuant to a zoning permit, special use permit, conditional use permit, or
sign permit.
(25) Dimensional Nonconformity. A nonconforming situation that
occurs when the height, size, or minimum floor space of a structure or the
relationship between an existing building or buildings and other buildings or
lot lines does not conform to the regulations applicable to the district in
which the property is located.
(26) Driveway. That portion of the vehicle
accommodation area that consists of a travel lane bounded on either side by
an area that is not part of the vehicle accommodation area. Driveways may serve as access from
streets or private roads for single-family residences, and may serve as access
between parking areas.
(27) Duplex. A two-family residence other
than a two-family conversion.
(28) Dwelling Unit. A building containing sleeping,
kitchen, and bathroom facilities designed for and used or held ready for use as
a permanent residence by one family.
(29) Effective Date of This Article. The effective date of this
article as originally adopted, or the effective date of an amendment to it if
the amendment makes a sign nonconforming.
[Amended April 10,
1985]
(30) Expenditure. A sum of money paid out in
return for some benefit or to fulfill some obligation. The term also includes
binding contractual commitments to make future expenditures as well as any other
substantial changes in position.
(31) Extraterritorial Planning Area.
That portion of the town's planning jurisdiction that lies
outside the corporate limits of the town.
(32) Family. One or more persons living
together as a single housekeeping unit.
(33) Floodplain. Any land area susceptible to
being inundated by water from the base flood. As used in this chapter, the term
refers to that area designated as subject to flooding from the base flood (one
hundred year flood) on the "Flood Boundary and Floodway Map" prepared by the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, a copy of which is on file in
the inspections department.
(34) Floodway.
The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land
areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without
cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one
foot. As used in this chapter, the
term refers to that area designated as a floodway on the “Flood Boundary and
Floodway Map" prepared by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,
a copy of which is on file in the inspections department.
(35) Gross Floor Area. The total area of a building
measured by taking the outside dimensions of the building at each floor level
intended for occupancy or storage.
(36) Habitable Floor.
Any floor usable for living purposes, which includes working,
sleeping, eating, cooking or recreation, or any combination thereof. A floor used only for storage is not a
habitable floor.
(37) Halfway House. A home for not more than nine
persons who have demonstrated a tendency toward alcoholism, drug abuse, mental
illness [as defined in G.S. 35-17(30)], or antisocial or criminal conduct,
together with not more than two persons providing supervision and other services
to such persons, all of whom live together as a single housekeeping
unit.
(38) Handicapped or Infirm Home. A residence within a single
dwelling unit for at least six but not more than nine persons who are physically
or mentally handicapped or infirm, together with not more than two persons
providing care or assistance to such persons, all living together as a single
housekeeping unit. Persons residing
in such homes, including the aged and disabled, principally need
residential care rather than medical treatment.
(39) Handicapped or Infirm Institution. An institutional facility
housing and providing care or assistance for more than nine persons who are
physically or mentally handicapped or infirm. Persons residing in such homes,
including the aged or disabled, principally need residential care rather than
medical treatment.
(40) High
Volume Traffic Generation.
All uses in the 2.000 classification other than low volume
generation uses.
(41) Home
Health Care. Services
provided to individuals who are restricted in their ability to leave home
without assistance, due to illness or injury. Services may include, but are not
necessarily limited to, skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy,
speech therapy, personal hygiene, meal preparation, light housekeeping,
etc. [Amended August 14,
2001]
(42) Home
Occupation. A commercial
activity that: (i) is conducted by a person on the same lot (in a residential
district) where such person resides, and (ii) is not so insubstantial or
incidental or is not so commonly associated with the residential use as to be
regarded as an accessory use (see Section 16-150), but that can be conducted
without any significantly adverse impact on the surrounding
neighborhood.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, a use
may usually not be regarded as having an insignificantly adverse impact on the
surrounding neighborhood if: (i) goods, stock in trade, or other commodities are
displayed; (ii) any on-premises retail sales occur; (iii) more than one person
not a resident on the premises is employed in connection with the purported home
occupation; (iv) it creates objectionable noise, fumes, odor, dust or
electrical interference; or (v) more than twenty-five percent of the total gross
floor area of residential buildings plus other buildings housing the purported
home occupation, or more than 300 square feet of gross floor area (whichever is
less), is used for home occupation purposes.
(43) Hotels and Motels. A building or group of buildings
wherein temporary lodging is provided on a regular basis to persons who seek to
rent rooms or dwelling units on a day-to-day basis, except that the
following are excluded from this definition: (i) tourist homes; (ii) bed and
breakfast establishments; (iii) single-family and two-family residences,
regardless of the basis on which they are rented; (iv) multi-family residences,
unless at least ten percent of the dwelling units within a multi-family
development are regularly rented or offered for rent on a day -to-day
basis. [Amended November 12,
1985]
(44) Independent Living Unit. A unit providing a residential
environment for ambulatory or disabled individuals at least fifty-five years of
age who do not require health and support services located on the site, such as
medical and nursing care, central dining, and transportation services. Each unit is a self-contained dwelling
unit that is physically accessible to older or disabled persons. [Amended August 14,
2001]
(45) Intermediate Care. Intermediate care is
health-related care, outside of a conventional hospital, that is provided by
supervised licensed personnel and does not require hospital or skilled nursing
care on a regular basis. It
provides the opportunity to care for patients who do not need the facilities of
high technology hospitals, but are not capable of being cared for in their own
homes without extensive support. It
includes help with activities of daily living, including meals, dressing,
personal hygiene, feeding, and medications. [August 14, 2001]
(46) Intermediate Care Home. A facility maintained for the
purpose of providing accommodations for not more than seven occupants needing
medical care and supervision at a lower level than that provided in a nursing
care institution but at a higher level than that provided in institutions
for the handicapped or infirm.
(47) Intermediate Care Institution. An institutional facility
maintained for the purpose of providing accommodations for more than seven
persons needing medical care and supervision at a lower level than that provided
in a nursing care institution but at a higher level than that provided in
institutions for the handicapped or infirm.
(48) Itinerant Merchant. A person, other than a merchant with an
established retail store in the town, who transports an inventory of goods to a
building, vacant lot, or other location in the town and who, at that location,
displays the goods for sale and sells the goods at retail or offers the goods
for sale at retail. [Amended August 13,
2002]
(49) Kennel. A commercial operation that: (i)
provides food and shelter and care of animals for purposes not primarily
related to medical care (a kennel may or may not be run by or associated with a
veterinarian); or (ii) engages in the breeding of animals for
sale.
(50) Loading and Unloading Area. That portion of the vehicle
accommodation area used to satisfy the requirements of Section
16-300.
(51)
Subject to Section 16-123, the permit-issuing authority
and the owner of two or more contiguous lots may agree to regard the lots as one
lot if necessary or convenient to comply with any of the requirements of this
ordinance.
(52)
(53) Low
Volume Traffic Generation.
Uses such as furniture stores, carpet stores, major appliance
stores, etc. that sell items that are large and bulky, that need a relatively
large amount of storage or display area for each unit offered for sale, and that
therefore generate less customer traffic per square foot of floor space than
stores selling smaller items.
(54) Major Renovation. Work to restore or repair a
structure estimated to cost more than twenty-five percent of the appraised
valuation of that structure. [Amended August 11,
1992]
(55) Mobile Home. Any structure that: (i) consists
of a single unit completely assembled at the factory, or of two (double-wide) or
three (triple-wide) principal components totally assembled at the factory
and joined together at the site; (ii) is designed so that the total structure
(or in the case of double-wides or triple-wides, each component thereof) can be
transported on its own chassis; (iii) is over 32 feet in length and over 8 feet
in width; (iv) is designed to be used as a dwelling and provides complete,
independent living facilities for one family including permanent provisions for
living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation; (v) is actually being used or
held ready for use as a dwelling; (vi) is not constructed in accordance with the
standards set forth in the North Carolina State Building
Code.
(56) Mobile Home, Class A. A mobile home constructed after
July 1, 1976 that meets or exceeds the construction standards promulgated by the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that were in effect at the
time of construction and that satisfies the following additional
criteria:
(a) The
mobile home has a length not exceeding four times its
width;
(b) The
pitch of the mobile home’s roof has a minimum vertical rise of one foot for each
five feet of horizontal run;
(c) The
exterior materials are of wood, hardboard, or aluminum comparable in
composition, appearance, and durability to site built houses in the
vicinity;
(d) A
continuous, permanent masonry foundation, unpierced except for required
ventilation and access, is installed under the mobile home;
and
(e) The
tongue, axles, transporting lights, and removable towing apparatus are to be
removed subsequent to final placement.
(57) Mobile Home, Class B. A mobile home constructed after
July 1, 1976 that meets or exceeds the construction standards promulgated by the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that were in effect at the
time of construction but that does not satisfy the criteria necessary to
qualify the house as a class A mobile home.
(58) Mobile Home, Class C. Any mobile home that does not
meet the definitional criteria of a class A or class B mobile
home.
(59)
(60) Modular Home. A single-family residence
constructed in accordance with the standards set forth in the North Carolina
State Building Code and composed of components substantially assembled in a
manufacturing plant and transported to the building site for final assembly on a
permanent foundation. Among other possibilities, a modular home may consist of
two sections transported to the site in a manner similar to a mobile home
(except that the modular home meets the N.C. State Building Code), or a series
of panels or room sections transported on a truck and erected or joined together
on the site.
(61) Multifamily Conversion. A multifamily residence
containing not more than four dwelling units resulting from the conversion of a
single building containing at least 2000 square feet of gross floor area that
was in existence on the effective date of this ordinance and that was originally
designed, constructed and occupied as a single-family
residence.
(62) Nonconforming Lot. A lot existing at the effected
date of this chapter (and not created for the purposes of evading the
restrictions of this chapter) that does not meet the minimum area
requirement of the district in which the lot is
located.
(63) Nonconforming Project. Any structure, development, or
undertaking that is incomplete on the effective date of this chapter and would
be inconsistent with any regulation applicable to the district in which it is
located if completed as proposed or planned.
(64) Nonconforming Situation. A situation that occurs when, on
the effective date of this chapter, any existing lot or structure or use of an
existing lot or structure does not conform to one or more of the regulations
applicable to the district in which the lot or structure is located. Among other possibilities, a
nonconforming situation may arise because a lot does not meet minimum acreage requirements, because structures
exceed maximum height limitations, because the relationship between existing
buildings and the land (in such matters as density and set-back requirements) is
not in conformity with this chapter, because signs do not meet the requirements
of this chapter (Article XVII), or because land or buildings are used for
purposes made unlawful by this chapter.
(65) Nonconforming Use. A nonconforming situation that
occurs when property is used for a purpose or in a manner made unlawful by the
use regulations applicable to the district in which the property is
located. (For example, a commercial
office building in a residential district may be a nonconforming use.) The term also refers to the activity
that constitutes the use made of the property. (For example, all the activity
associated with operating a retail clothing store in a residentially zoned
area is a nonconforming use.)
(66) Nursing Care Home. A facility maintained for the
purpose of providing skilled nursing care and medical supervision at a lower
level than that available in a hospital to not more than nine
persons.
(67) Nursing Care Institution. An institutional facility maintained for
the purpose of providing skilled nursing care and medical supervision at a lower
level than that available in a hospital to more than nine
persons.
(68) Overlay District. A zoning district, as
established in Section 16-139, which is applied only in conjunction with an
underlying, general use zoning district and which may grant additional use or
development requirements upon the underlying zoning district. The effect is for both the overlay
district and the underlying zoning district to control the use and development
of a lot. In the event of a
conflict between the regulations of the overlay district and the underlying
zoning district, the regulations of the overlay district shall prevail,
regardless of whether they are more strict or less strict than the regulations
of the underlying district. [Amended
April 11, 2000]
(69) Parking Area Aisles. A portion of the vehicle
accommodation area consisting of lanes providing access to parking
spaces.
(70) Parking Space. A portion of the vehicle
accommodation area set aside for the parking of one
vehicle.
(71) Planning jurisdiction. The area within the town limits
as well as the area beyond the city limits within which the town is authorized
to plan for and regulate development, as set forth in Section
16-3.
(72) Planned Unit Development. A development constructed on a
tract of at least five (5) acres under single ownership, planned and developed
as an integral unit, and consisting of a combination of principal uses that
could not be combined in any district other than a planned unit development
district.
(73) Public Water Supply System. Any water supply system
furnishing potable water to ten or more dwelling units or businesses or any
combination thereof. (See G.S. 130A-311.)
(74) Receive-Only Earth Station.
An antenna and attendant processing equipment for reception of
electronic signals from satellites.
(75) Residence, Multi-Family. A residential use consisting of
two dwelling units located in separate buildings on the same lot or three or
more dwelling units located in one or more buildings on the same
lot.
(76) Residence, Single-Family. A residential use consisting of
a building containing one dwelling unit on a single lot.
(77) Residence, Single-Family with Accessory
Apartment. A residential
use having the external appearance of a single-family residence, but in which
there is located a second dwelling unit that comprises not more than twenty-five
percent of the gross floor area of the building nor more than a total of 750
square feet.
(78) Residence, Two-Family. A residential use consisting of
two dwelling units within a single building on a single lot other than a
single-family residence with accessory apartment. Two dwelling units that are connected
only by structural components designed to form a passageway (e.g., a covered
walkway) rather than a place of occupancy (e.g., porch or garage) shall not be
regarded as a two-family residence.
(79) Restaurant. A place where meals or food products are
prepared, served, and eaten.
(80) Road.
All private ways used to provide motor vehicle access to (i)
two three or more lots or (ii) two or more distinct areas or buildings in
unsubdivided developments.
(81) Rooming House. (See Boarding
House)
(82) Short-Term Rental of a Dwelling Unit.
The rental, lease, or use of an
attached or detached residential dwelling unit for a duration that is less than
28 consecutive days. Short-term
rental use does not include rooming houses, boarding houses, or bed and
breakfast establishments, which are specifically addressed as separate uses
within the Table of Permissible Uses.
[Amended April 11,
2000]
(83) Sign.
Any object, device, display, or structure that uses any color, form,
graphic, illumination, symbol, or writing to advertise, to call attention to, to
announce or identify the purpose of any person, place, or entity, or to
communicate information of any kind to the public. Any flag, streamer, pole, or
architectural device shall be construed a sign when it is intended to draw
attention to or announce or identify an enterprise. [Amended March 11,
1997]
(84) Sign, Freestanding.
A sign that is attached to, erected on, or supported by a structure
(such as a pole, mast, frame, or other structure) that is not itself an integral
part of or attached to a building or other structure whose principal function is
something other than the support of a sign. If the message is removed from a
structure that was originally designed and used as a freestanding sign, this
structure shall still be considered a sign. Freestanding signs, as used in this
Article, shall include the following:
(84.1) Ground-mounted Sign. A freestanding sign, supported by a
contiguous structural base or planter box that is permanently affixed to the
ground, shall be considered a ground-mounted sign.
(84.2) Column Sign. A sign supported by one or more columns
or poles or other similar support.
[Amended April
10, 1985; Amended March 11, 1997]
(85) Sign, Internally Illuminated. Signs where the source of the
illumination is inside the sign and light emanates through the message of the
sign, rather than being reflected off the surface of the sign from an external
source. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, signs that consist of or contain tubes that (i) are
filled with neon or some other gas that glows when an electric current passes
through it and (ii) are intended to form or constitute all or part of the
message of the sign, rather than merely providing illumination to other parts of
the sign that contain the message, shall also be considered internally
illuminated signs. [Amended April 10,
1985]
(86) Sign, Nonconforming.
A sign that was erected legally but that does not comply with
subsequently-enacted sign restrictions and regulations. [Amended March 11,
1997]
(87) Sign, Off-Premises. A sign that communicates a
commercial message about a business, service, commodity, accommodation,
attraction, or other enterprise or activity that exists or is conducted, sold,
offered, maintained or provided at a location other than the premises where the
sign is located. [Amended April 10, 1985; Amended March 11,
1997]
(88) Sign, On-Premises. A sign that draws attention to
or communicates information about a business, service, commodity, accommodation,
attraction, or other enterprise or activity that exists or is conducted, sold,
offered, maintained, or provided on the premises where the sign is
located.
(89) Sign
Permit. A permit issued by
the land use administrator that authorizes the recipient to erect, move,
enlarge, or substantially alter a sign.
(90) Skilled Nursing Care. Skilled care is professionally
supervised nursing care and related medical and other health services for
persons who are assessed as needing 24-hour nursing care that can only be met in
a long-term care facility on an inpatient basis. [Amended August 14,
2001]
(91) Special Events. Circuses, fairs, carnivals,
festivals, or other types of special events that: (i) run for longer than one
day, but not longer than two weeks; (ii) are intended to or likely to attract
substantial crowds; and (iii) are unlike the customary or usual activities
generally associated with the property where the special event is to be
located.
(92) Special Use Permit. A permit issued by the board of
adjustment that authorizes the recipient to make use of property in accordance
with the requirements of this chapter as well as any additional requirements
imposed by the board of adjustment.
(93)
Street. A public
Town street or a street with respect to which an offer of dedication has been
made and accepted by the Town.
(94) Shared Driveway. A driveway shared between two
single-family zoning lots. See
Section 16-294.