§ 17.12.218. "R" definitions.  


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    Recreation vehicle. A vehicle used or maintained primarily as a temporary dwelling for travel, vacation, or recreation purposes; having a width of not more than eight feet and a length of not more than forty feet, and which can be driven or pulled upon the highways without a special permit.

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    Recreation or vacation vehicle court. An area or tract of land used to accommodate two or more vacation vehicles or camper units for a short period of time (less than thirty days).

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    Required yard. The yard resulting from the application of the minimum setback requirements within the zone.

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    Residential accessory structure. A building or other structure which is incidental to and which is constructed on the same zoning lot as the dwelling for the exclusive use of the residents of such dwelling, including, but not limited to, a detached garage or carport for not more than three automobiles, swimming pools, pergolas, tennis courts, and private green houses.

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    Residential health care facility. A dwelling occupied on a twenty-four-hour a day basis by two or more unrelated elderly persons in a family-type arrangement under the supervision of a house family or manager and operated and maintained for the purpose of providing assistance with "activities of daily living" and social care to said elderly persons. To qualify, the structure shall be approved as a limited capacity facility or assisted living — level I (small facility), as authorized pursuant to Section 26-21-2(5) Utah Code Annotated, 1953, as amended, and further defined by rules adopted by the Utah Department Health, or its successor agency.

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    Residential facility for elderly persons. A dwelling occupied by elderly persons in a family type arrangement, that conforms to the minimum standards of Section 17.6.108.A. of this code. This definition shall not be construed to include a health care facility as defined under UCA 26-21-2.

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    Rest home. A dwelling for the care and keeping of elderly or infirm people affected with infirmities or chronic illness. To qualify said dwelling unit must be approved to operate by the state division of social services or other state agency.

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    Retail and service commercial/warehouse. A building containing a combination of retail or service commercial and warehouse space wherein the warehouse portion: (1) occupies more than fifty percent of the of the total floor area of the building, or any unit within the building, and (2) is used for storage and/or display of materials used in the business or is otherwise used in the conduct of the business activity of the retail or service commercial portion.

(Ord. No. 08-02-16; Ord. No. 01-10-52)