§ 17.12.219. "S" definitions.

1.

Salvage yard. See junk yard.

2.

Schools:

a.

Public and parochial schools. Structures and ground housing an educational institution accredited by the State of Utah as a primary or secondary school, and operated by a public agency or a religious or private organization. Provided that this definition shall not be construed to include correctional or boarding schools.

b.

Correctional school. A public or parochial school or similar institution providing instruction and/or custody on either a twenty-four-hour or daytime only basis to individuals who are placed in or attend the institution as part of or in-lieu of confinement in a custodial or correctional institution or for the purpose of providing treatment and/or rehabilitation for drug use or antisocial behavior.

c.

Boarding schools. A public or parochial school or specialty school containing facilities for both education and domiciling of students attending the school. This definition shall not include correctional schools.

d.

Private home/charter school. Structures and grounds housing an educational institution providing a course of study for primary and/or secondary age children which conforms to the core curriculum requirements of the state department of public education. Provided, that this definition shall not be construed to include correctional or boarding schools.

e.

Specialty schools. Structures used for the teaching of dance, music, art, crafts and similar skills with or without the incidental sale of equipment and supplies related to the skills taught.

3.

Self service storage facility (mini-warehouse). A building or group of buildings containing individual stalls, lockers or areas, in a controlled access compound, which are rented or leased to different tenants and used for the storage of goods and wares.

4.

Senior housing development project. A residential development project, approved in accordance with the procedures and standards of Section 17.7.506, and occupied, operated and maintained for the purpose of providing housing for elderly persons.

5.

Setback. The shortest distance between the property line and outside surface of the foundation, wall, or main frame of the building.

6.

Sign—General definition. Any device designed and intended to bring the subject thereof to the attention of the public; provided, however, that the following shall not be included in the application of the regulations herein: (1) flags or insignia of any government, except when displayed in connection with a commercial promotion; (2) legal notices, traffic regulation signs, and signs used for identification of public structures and facilities and informational purposes, when erected by a governmental body; and (3) signs directing and guiding traffic and parking on private property but bearing no advertising matter.

a.

Accessory sign. A sign which directs attention to merchandise, service, business or profession conducted on the premises of the sign's location.

b.

Sign face area. That area enclosed by one continuous line connecting the extreme points or edges of those portions of a sign containing text, lighting or logo, together with any frame or material which forms an integral part of the display, but not including the necessary support uprights on which the sign is placed. Where the sign consists of open letters or symbols, the area shall be considered to be that of the smallest parallelogram or triangle which encompasses all the letters or symbols. The area shall be determined using the largest silhouette useable at any one time. Free-standing or projecting signs having parallel planes not more than twenty-four inches apart shall be considered as a single sign both as to number and area.

c.

Banner signs. Any sign made of cloth, plastic or similar fabric material, with no enclosing framework, that is mounted to a pole or building.

d.

Canopy sign. Any sign that is part of or attached to an awning, canopy or other fabric, plastic or structural protective cover over a door, entrance, window or outdoor service area.

e.

Electronic display sign. Any sign, or portion thereof, that displays electronic images, graphics or pictures, with our without textual information. Such a sign has the capability of being changed or altered by electronic means on a fixed display screen composed of a series of lights including light emitting diodes (LEDs), fiber optics, plasma displays, light bulbs, or other illumination devices within the display area where the message is displayed. Electronic display signs include computer programmable, microprocessor controlled electronic or digital displays. Electronic display signs shall be subject to the following:

a.

All electronic displays shall come equipped with automatic dimming technology which automatically adjusts the sign's brightness in direct correlation with natural ambient light conditions at all times. No electronic display shall exceed a brightness level of more than three-tenths foot candles above ambient light as measured using a foot candle (lux) meter, perpendicular to the electronic display sign face at a distance determined by the size of the sign face and called out on Chart 17.5.128-E. Prior to the issuance of any permit for an electronic display, the owner shall provide the city with a certification from the sign manufacturer stating that the sign is capable of complying with the above brightness provisions.

b.

The images and messages displayed must be static, and the transition from one message to another must be instantaneous with no special effects.

c.

Electronic display signs shall not include animation, full motion video, flashing, strobing, racing, blinking, changes in color, fade in or fade out in any manner imitating movement, or any other means not providing constant illumination.

d.

Each message shall be illuminated for at least five seconds before transitioning to a new message, unless located on a non-accessory sign or billboard, on which each message shall be illuminated for at least eight seconds.

e.

The images and messages displayed must be complete in themselves, without continuation in content to the next image or message or to any other sign.

f.

Free-standing pylon sign. An accessory sign, not attached to or part of a building, and having a height greater than nine feet.

g.

Free-standing monument sign. An accessory sign, not attached to or part of a building, and having a height of nine feet or less.

h.

Facia sign. A sign attached to or erected against a wall or building with the face parallel to the building wall.

i.

Non-accessory sign/billboard. A sign which directs attention to a business, commodity, service, or entertainment conducted, sold or offered elsewhere than on the premises, and only incidentally on the premises, if at all.

j.

Portable sign. A sign not permanently attached to the ground or building or a sign designed to be transported, including, but not limited to, signs designed to be transported by means of wheels; T-frame signs; balloons used as signs; banner signs; and signs attached to, displayed upon or painted on vehicles parked and visible from the public right-of-way, unless the vehicle is used in the normal day-to-day operation of the business.

k.

Projecting sign. A sign attached to a building or other structure and extending in whole or in part more than fifteen inches away from the wall of the building or structure.

l.

A-frame sign. A self-supporting, portable sign with one or two faces that are adjoined at the top and displayed at an angel, which is not permanently anchored or secured and designed to be placed upon a sidewalk.

7.

Slope. The average grade of the surface of land expressed either in percentage or in degrees.

8.

Special exception. See conditional use.

9.

Story. That portion of a building included between the surface of the floor and the ceiling next about it.

10.

Street, major. A road which has been designated on the city's master plan as a collector, arterial, or other principal thoroughfare as distinguished from a minor street.

11.

Street, minor. Any dedicated street serving as the principal means of access to property, which street is not shown on the major street plan as a principal thoroughfare.

12.

Street, public. A roadway which has been designated as a federal or state highway or which has been designated as a city street.

13.

Structural landscape area. That portion of the required side or front setback area in which privacy screens and overhead lattice structures are permitted.

14.

Structure. Anything constructed or erected which is either located on the ground or attached to something having a location on the ground.

15.

Subdivision. A tract, or lot, or parcel of land which has been divided into two or more lots, plots, sites, or other division of land for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or of building development. All large scale developments involving the division of land shall be deemed to be subdivisions.

(Ord. No. 6-81-2-5; Ord. No. 85-01-06; Ord. No. 85-02-06; Ord. No. 90-06-07; Ord. No. 01-04-19l Ord. No. 01-06-32; Ord. No. 02-05-16; Ord. No. 2013-03-10, pt. I, 3-26-2013; Ord. No. 2013-05-16, § 6, 8-14-2013)