§ 17.12.215. "O" definitions.  


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    Office/warehouse. A building containing separate units, each including a combination of office and warehouse space wherein: (1) the activity of the business does not include the on-site sale of goods and services at retail, and (2) the warehouse portion occupies more than fifty percent of the total floor area of the building, or any unit within the building, and is used for storage of materials or fabrication of products utilized in the conduct of the business activity of the office portion.

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    Off-site. Shall mean of or pertaining to the territory outside of the boundaries of a particular project.

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    Off-street parking area, commercial. That portion of a commercial or industrial project area utilized to accommodate the parking of vehicles of employees and patrons, but not including areas used for the parking or storage of goods, merchandise, equipment or motor vehicles used in the conduct of the commercial or industrial activity.

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    On-site. shall mean of or pertaining to the territory within the boundaries of a particular project.

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    Open space. Land which is open from the ground upward and which is not covered by dwellings or other buildings, or by pavement or other impervious material.

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    Open space preservation agreement. An agreement between the city and a property owner in which the property owner agrees for himself and his successors and assigns to refrain from constructing dwellings and other buildings on a specific parcel of land for a specific period of time.

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    Open space easement. The right or privilege to preserve a specific parcel of land in open space.

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    Outside storage. An area, outside a fully enclosed building, used for the storage of materials and equipment associated with and on the same lot as a primary use within the zone district. This includes items such as lumber, construction materials, equipment and vehicles actively used in the conduct of the primary business, but not including the storage of inoperable vehicles or equipment or a vehicle impound yard.

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    Overhead lattice structure. A structure consisting of a horizontal lattice and the appurtenant vertical support members. (See also privacy screens.)

(Ord. No. 6-81-25; Ord. No. 09-11-37; Ord. No. 08-02-16; Ord. No. 2013-05-17, § 3, 5-14-2013)