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Title 18
Chapter 80
DEFINITIONS
Section:
18.80.0010 Definition of Terms and Interpretation of Language
18.80.0020 Access or Access-way
18.80.0030 Accessory Building or Use
18.80.0040 Administrative Design Review (ADR) Staff
18.80.0050 Adult Business
18.80.0060 Affordable Housing
18.80.0070 Aggrieved Person
18.80.0080 Agricultural Activity
18.80.0090 Agricultural Water User Facility
18.80.0100 Alley
18.80.0110 Aliquot Part
18.80.0120 Alteration
18.80.0130 Animal Hospital
18.80.0140 Antenna
18.80.0150 Apartment
18.80.0160 Apartment Building
18.80.0170 Appellant
18.80.0180 Applicant
18.80.0190 Architectural Appearance
18.80.0200 Area of Special Flood Hazard
18.80.0210 Area of Signs
18.80.0220 Artificial Lot
18.80.0230 Artificial Obstruction - Development
18.80.0240 Arts Center and/or Entertainment
18.80.0245 Attached Structure
18.80.0250 Automobile Fuel Sales or Repair
18.80.0260 Automobile Reduction Yard
18.80.0270 Auto Salvage Yard
18.80.0280 Automobile Washing Establishment
18.80.0290 Awning
18.80.0300 Banner
18.80.0310 Bar (Tavem, Cocktail Lounge)
18.80.0320 Base Flood
18.80.0330 Base Flood Elevation
18.80.0340 Basement
18.80.0350 Beacon
18.80.0360 Bed and Breakfast Home
18.80.0370 Building
18.80.0380 Building Area
18.80.0390 Building Envelope
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18.80.0400 Building Frontage
18.80.0410 Building Height
18.80.0420 Building, Principal
18.80.0430 Business
18.80.0440 Canopy
18.80.0450 Canopy Tree
18.80.0460 Carport
18.80.0470 Casino
18.80.0480 Cemetery
18.80.0490 Certificate of Appropriateness
18.80.0500 Certificate of Survey
18.80.0510 Child
18.80.0520 Church
18.80.0530 City
18.80.0540 City Commission
18.80.0550 Civic Use
18.80.0560 Club, Private (Nonprofit)
18.80.0570 Co-location
18.80.0580 Commercial Message
18.80.0590 Commercial Node
18.80.0600 Common Open Space
18.80.0610 Common Ownership
18.80.0620 Community Center
18.80.0630 Community Residential Facility
18.80.0640 Compatible Development
18.80.0650 Compatible Land Use
18.80.0660 Conditional Use
18.80.0670 Conditional Use Permit
18.80.0680 Conservation Easement
18.80.0690 Contiguous Tract
18.80.0700 Construction
18.80.0710 Convenience Food Restaurant
18.80.0720 Convenience Use
18.80.0730 Cooperative Household
18.80.0740 Covenant
18.80.0750 Date of Submission
18.80.0760 Day Care Center
18.80.0770 Day Care Home, Family
18.80.0780 Day Care Home, Group
18.80.0790 Dedication
18.80.0800 Demolition
18.80.0810 Design Review
18.80.0820 Design Review Board
18.80.0830 Development
18.80.0840 Development Envelopes
18.80.0850 Development Review Committee
18.80.0860 Deviation
18.80.0870 Division of Land
18.80.0880 Directional Sign
18.80.0890 Drive Access
18.80.0900 Drive-in Business
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18.80.0910 Dwelling
18.80.0920 Easement
18.80.0930 Efficiency Unit
18.80.0940 Engineer (Registered Professional Engineer)
18.80.0950 Engineering Department
18.80.0960 Essential Services (Type I)
18.80.0970 Essential Services (Type II)
18.80.0980 Establish
18.80.0990 Evergreen Tree or Shrub
18.80.1000 Existing Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision
18.80.1010 Extended Stay Lodgings
18.80.1020 Final Decision
18.80.1030 Final Plat
18.80.1040 Final Site Plan
18.80.1050 Flood or Flooding
18.80.1060 Flood Insurance Rate Map
18.80.1070 Flood Insurance Study
18.80.1080 Floodplain
18.80.1090 Floodplain Act
18.80.1100 Floodway
18.80.1110 Floodway Fringe
18.80.1120 Food Processing Facility
18.80.1130 Footcandle
18.80.1140 Freestanding Sign
18.80.1150 Front Line of Building
18.80.1160 Front Yard
18.80.1170 Garage, Private
18.80.1180 Garage, Public
18.80.1190 Glare
18.05.1200 Governing Body
18.80.1210 Grade
18.80.1220 Green
18.80.1230 Greenhouse
18.80.1240 Ground Floor Area
18.80.1250 Gross Acreage
18.80.1260 Gross Density
18.80.1270 Groundcover
18.80.1280 Growth Policy
18.80.1290 Guest House
18.80.1300 Health Authorities
18.80.1310 Health and Exercise Establishments
18.80.1320 Height of Low Profile Sign
18.80.1330 Height of Pole Style Sign
18.80.1340 Historic Site
18.80.1350 Home Based Business
18.80.1360 Home Office
18.80.1370 Hospital
18.80.1380 Hotel or Motel
18.80.1390 Household
18.80.1400 Illuminance
18.80.1410 Immediate Family
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18.80.1420 Incidental
18.80.1430 Incidental Sign
18.80.1440 Industry, Heavy
18.80.1450 Industry, Light
18.80.1460 Interchange Zone
18.80.1470 Irregularly Shaped Tract of Land
18.80.1480 Landmark
18.80.1490 Landscape Architect
18.80.1500 Landscaping
18.80.1510 Large Scale Wireless Facility
18.80.1520 Large Shrub
18.80.1530 Large Tree
18.80.1540 Levee
18.80.1550 Levee System
18.80.1560 Light Construction
18.80.1570 Light Goods Repair
18.80.1580 Light Source
18.80.1590 Light Trespass
18.80.1600 Limited Access
18.80.1610 Limited Access Roadway
18.80.1620 Local Services
18.80.1630 Lodging House
18.80.1640 Lot
18.80.1650 Lot Area
18.80.1660 Lot Measurements
18.80.1670 Lot Types
18.80.1680 Lot Line, Front
18.80.1690 Lot Line, Rear
18.80.1700 Lot Line, Side
18.80.1710 Lot Line, Zero
18.80.1720 Lot Width
18.80.1730 Lot with Residential Adjacency
18.80.1740 Low-profile Sign
18.80.1750 Luminaire
18.80.1760 Luminance
18.80.1770 Lux
18.80.1780 Manufactured Home
18.80.1790 Manufactured Home Lot or Space
18.80.1800 Manufactured Home Stand
18.80.1810 Manufactured Home Community
18.80.1820 Manufacturing
18.80.1830 Manufacturing, Light
18.80.1840 Mean Sea Level
18.80.1850 Medical Offices, Clinics, and Centers
18.80.1860 Micro-scale Wireless Facility
18.80.1870 Mining
18.80.1880 Mini-warehouse (Warehouse, Residential Storage)
18.80.1890 Minor Subdivision
18.80.1900 Mobile Home
18.80.1910 Mobile Office
18.80.1920 Model Home
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18.80.1930 Modular or Sectional
18.80.1940 Monument (Permanent Monument)
18.80.1950 Natural Environment
18.80.1960 Neighborhood Commercial Center
18.80.1970 Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District
18.80.1980 Net Residential Density
18.80.1990 New Construction
18.80.2000 Non-broadcast Telecommunication Facility
18.80.2010 Non-canopy Tree
18.80.2020 Noncommercial Speech
18.80.2030 Nonconforming Sign
18.80.2040 Nonconforming Structure
18.80.2050 Nonconforming Use
18.80.2060 Noxious Matter or Material
18.80.2070 Nursing Home
18.80.2080 Nursery, Plant
18.80.2090 Off-premise Sign
18.80.2100 Offices
18.80.2110 Official Floodplain Maps
18.80.2120 One Hundred Year Flood
18.80.2130 Open Sales (Or Rental) Lot
18.80.2140 Open Space
18.80.2150 Open Space, Usable
18.80.2160 Ordinary High Water Mark
18.80.2170 Overlay Zone
18.80.2180 Parapet
18.80.2185 Park
18.80.2190 Parking Area
18.80.2200 Parking Space, Off-street
18.80.2210 Party Wall
18.80.2220 Pathway
18.80.2230 Paved Parking Space or Surface
18.80.2240 Pennant
18.80.2250 Permeable Pavement
18.80.2260 Permitted Use
18.80.2270 Personal and Convenience Services
18.80.2280 Personal Property
18.80.2290 Persons
18.80.2300 Planned Unit Development (PUD)
18.80.2310 Planning Board
18.80.2320 Planning Department
18.80.2330 Planning Director
18.80.2340 Plat
18.80.2350 Plaza
18.80.2360 Pole Sign
18.80.2370 Portable Sign
18.80.2380 Preservation Board
18.80.2390 Primary Access
18.80.2400 Principal Use
18.80.2410 Private Street
18.80.2420 Projecting Sign
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18.80.2430 Proper Access
18.80.2440 Property Owner
18.80.2450 Property Owners Association
18.80.2460 Public Building
18.80.2470 Public Health and Safety
18.80.2480 Public Improvement
18.80.2490 Public Street or Road
18.80.2500 Real Property
18.80.2510 Rear Yard
18.80.2520 Recreational Vehicle
18.80.2530 Recreational Vehicle Park
18.80.2540 Recreational Vehicle Space
18.80.2550 Relocation
18.80.2560 Repair
18.80.2570 Required Front Building Line
18.80.2580 Required Rear Building Line
18.80.2590 Required Side Building Line
18.80.2600 Required Yard
18.80.2610 Restaurant
18.80.2620 Retail
18.80.2630 Retail, Large Scale
18.80.2640 Revolving Sign
18.80.2650 Ridgeline
18.80.2660 Ridgeline Protection Area
18.80.2670 Right-of-way
18.80.2680 Roadway
18.80.2690 Roof Sign
18.80.2700 School
18.80.2710 Screening
18.80.2720 Security Lighting
18.80.2730 Second or Subsequent Front Yard or Corner Side Yard
18.80.2740 Setback
18.80.2750 Setback Line
18.80.2760 Sewer, Public
18.80.2770 Shared Access
18.80.2780 Shopping Mall
18.80.2790 Sign
18.80.2800 Side Yard
18.80.2810 Site Plan
18.80.2820 Small Scale Wireless Facility
18.80.2830 Small Tree
18.80.2840 Soil
18.80.2850 Special Event Sign
18.80.2860 Square
18.80.2870 Stable, Commercial
18.80.2880 Stable, Private
18.80.2890 Start of Construction
18.80.2900 Stealth, or Camouflaged
18.80.2910 Street
18.80.2920 Street Frontage
18.80.2930 Street, Public
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18.80.2940 Street Types
18.80.2950 Structure
18.80.2960 Structural Alteration
18.80.2970 Subdivider
18.80.2980 Subdivision
18.80.2990 Subdivision or Development Construction Yard
18.80.3000 Substantial Damage
18.80.3010 Substantial Improvement
18.80.3020 Suitable Fill
18.80.3030 Surveyor (Registered Land Surveyor)
18.80.3040 Swap Meet
18.80.3050 Temporary Use
18.80.3060 Transit Stop
18.80.3070 Townhouse
18.80.3080 Townhouse Cluster
18.80.3090 Tract of Record
18.80.3100 Uniformity Ratio
18.80.3110 Use
18.80.3120 Variance
18.80.3130 Violation
18.80.3140 Wall Sign
18.80.3150 Warehouse
18.80.3160 Watercourse
18.80.3170 Wetland
18.80.3180 Wholesale
18.80.3190 Wildlife
18.80.3200 Wildlife Habitat
18.80.3210 Window Sign
18.80.3220 Wireless Facility
18.80.3230 Wrecking Yard
18.80.3240 Yard
18.80.3250 Zoning Commission
18.80.3260 Zoning Map
18.80.0010 Definition of Terms and Interpretation of Language
A. All words in this title shall be first defined as provided in this chapter and, if not
defined herein, shall be defined as in the latest edition of 'The Illustrated Book of
Development Definitions' by Harvey S. Moskowitz and Carl G. Lindbloom, and if not
defined in 'The Illustrated Book of Development Definitions', shall have their
customary dictionary definitions.
B. Words used in the present tense include the future tense; words used in the singular
include the plural, and words used in the plural include the singular; the word "shall"
is always mandatory, the word "person" includes a firm, association, organization,
partnership, trust, corporation, or company, as well as an individual; the word "lot"
includes the words "plot" or "parcel"; the word "building" includes the word
"structure"; the words "used" or "occupied," as applied to any land or building, shall
be construed to include the word "intended, arranged, or designed to be used or
occupied"; the words "map" or "zoning map" mean the zoning map(s) of the city that
delineate the area to be governed by these regulations.
C. For the purposes of this title certain words and terms used herein are defined as
follows (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005):
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18.80.0020 Access or Access Way
The place, means, or way by which pedestrians and vehicles shall have adequate and usable
ingress and egress to property or use as required by this title. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.0030 Accessory Building or Use
A subordinate building, or portion of the principal building, located on the same lot as the
principal building, or a subordinate use of land, either of which is customarily incidental to the
principal building or to the principal use of land. Where part of an accessory building is
connected to part of the principal building by a common wall, such accessory building shall be
counted as part of the principal building. Individual public utility installations above ground are
considered accessory buildings. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.0040 Administrative Design Review (ADR) Staff
Certain members of the planning staff charged with the design review, as defined in this
chapter, of certain plans and proposals as specified in this title. The organization, composition,
and procedures of the administrative design review staff are subject to the requirements of
Chapter 18.62. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0050 Adult Business
An establishment which advertises, trades, exchanges, transfers, sells, presents, shows,
offers, or exhibits materials, activities, reproductions, likenesses, services, and/or objects defined
as obscene by ~ 45-8-201 (2), MCA. Adult business, as defined in this section, shall include, but
need not be limited to, adult bookstores, adult motion picture theaters, rap studios, massage
parlors, exotic dance studios, nude art studios, nude photographic studios, and nude body
painting studios. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0060 Affordable Housing
Housing for persons earning less than 65 percent of the area's annual median income for
rental housing and 100 percent of the area's annual median income for purchased housing.
Furthermore, affordable housing does not require greater than 30 percent of the household gross
annual median income for housing. Annual median income is defined by the Department of
Housing and Urban Development. Affordable housing is subject to the City's affordable housing
policy. (Ord. 1645 S 1,2005)
18.80.0070 Aggrieved Person
A person, as defined in this chapter, who has a specific, personal and legal interest in the
final decision of an agency, board, or commission, as distinguished from a general interest such
as is the concern of all members of the community, and which interest would be specifically and
personally prejudiced by the decision or benefited by its reversal. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0080 Agricultural Activity
The cultivation or tilling of soil for the purpose of producing vegetative materials for sale or
for use in a commercial operation and/or the raising or tending of animals for commercial sale or
use. Agriculture does not include gardening for personal use, keeping of house pets, or
landscaping for aesthetic purposes. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.0090 Agricultural Water User Facility
Those facilities, which include but are not limited to ditches, pipes, and other water conveying
facilities, which provide water for irrigation and stock watering on agricultural lands, with said
lands being defined in S 15.7.202, MCA. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
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18.80.0100 Alley
A permanent public thoroughfare providing a secondary means of access to abutting lands.
(Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0110 Aliquot Part
An equal division of a government section in quarters as described by the 'Manual for the
Survey of the Public Lands of the United States. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0120 Alteration
Any act or process, except repair and light construction as defined herein, that changes one
or more of the architectural features of a structure or site, including, but not limited to, the
erection, construction, reconstruction, relocation of, or addition to a structure. The term alteration
may apply to any act or process that changes the interior architectural features of that portion of
a public or private property commonly frequented by the general public, provided said public or
private property is located within a designated historic district or listed individually on the National
Register of Historic Places. However, changes upon interior elements of private residences,
regardless of their location or historic status, shall not be considered alterations as defined in this
section. Alteration further means any change or addition to a structure within a floodplain that
either increases its exterior dimensions or increases its potential flood hazard. (Ord. 1645 S 1,
2005)
18.80.0130 Animal Hospital
A place where animals or pets are given medical or surgical treatment and are cared for
during the time of such treatment. Outside pens, kennels, or runs are not permitted as part of an
animal hospital operation. Short term interior boarding is permitted. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0140 Antenna
One or more rods, panels, discs or similar devices used for the transmission or reception of
radio frequency signals, which may include omnidirectional antenna (rod), directional antenna
(panel), and parabolic antenna (disc). (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0150 Apartment
A habitable room or suite of two or more habitable rooms meeting the requirements of the
City's adopted International Building Code, located in an apartment building or used for residential
purposes in nonresidential buildings located within nonresidential districts, as specified in this title.
Efficiency units shall qualify as an apartment under this definition. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0160 Apartment Building
A building other than a hotel or motel containing five or more dwelling units. (Ord. 1645 S 1,
2005)
18.80.0170 Appellant
An aggrieved person who has appealed the decision of an agency, board, or commission to
another body designated herein by the filing of a notice of appeal. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0180 Applicant
The person(s) who, or organization which, submitted the application to the agency, board,
or commission for approval, or the person(s) who, or organization which, submitted the
application to the agency, board, or commission whose decision has been appealed. (Ord. 1645
S 1, 2005)
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18.80.0190 Architectural Appearance
The architectural character and general composition of a structure, including but not limited
to, the kind and texture of the building's materials and the type, design, and character of all
windows, doors, light fixtures, signs, and appurtenant exterior elements; and, interior architectural
detail including, but not limited to, floors, fixtures, hardware, ornamentation, and other elements
that contribute to the building's architectural or historical significance. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.0200 Area of Special Flood Hazard
The land in the floodplain within the community subject to inundation by a one percent or
greater chance of flooding in any given year (Le., the 1 OO-year floodplain). (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.0210 Area of Signs
The area of a sign that shall be computed by enclosing the entire area within any type of
perimeter or border which may enclose the outer limits of any writing, representation, emblem,
figure, or character together with any other material or color forming an integral part of the display
or used to differentiate such sign from a building on which it is placed. The area of a sign having
no such perimeter shall be computed by enclosing the entire area within parallelograms, triangles,
or circles in a size sufficient to cover the entire area of the sign copy and computing the size of
such area. In the case of a two-sided sign, the area shall be computed as including only the
maximum single display surface which is visible from any ground position at one time. If the
angle between the two sign faces is greater than 45 degrees, the sign area will be the sum of the
areas of the two faces. The supports or uprights on which any sign is supported should not be
included in determining the sign area unless such supports or uprights are designed in such a
manner as to form an integral background of the sign. In the case of any spherical, conical, or
cylindrical sign, one-half of the total surface area shall be computed as the area of the sign. (Ord.
1645 ~ 1,2005)
18.80.0220 Artificial Lot
An area within a legally existing lot that is delineated by the Planning Director for the sole
purpose of satisfying the landscaping requirements of this title. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.0230 Artificial Obstruction - Development
Any obstruction which is not natural and includes any dam, diversion, wall, bank stabilization
method, embankment, levee, dike, pile, abutment, projection, revetment, excavation, channel
rectification, bridge, conduit, culvert, building, refuse, automobile body, fill, or other analogous
structure or matter in, along, across, or projecting into any 1 OO-year floodplain which may impede,
retard, or alter the pattern of flow of water, either in itself or by catching or collecting debris carried
by the water, or that is placed where the natural flow of water would carry the same downstream
to the damage or detriment of either life or property. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.0240 Arts Center and/or Entertainment Center
A structure or facility for the presentation of the performing arts, including indoor motion
picture theaters; theaters for live performances; indoor concert halls; studios for arts education,
such as dance or painting. Also includes entertainment activities such as arcades, bowling alleys,
or pool halls. Arts and entertainment center does not include any business meeting the definition
of adult business as defined by this title. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.18.0245 Attached Structure
A building sharing with one or more other buildings a common wall(s) for not less than five
feet. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
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18.80.0250 Automobile Fuel Sales or Repair
The use of a site for the direct sale of fuel to the end user, or for the repair of automobiles,
noncommercial trucks, motorcycles, motorhomes, recreational vehicles, or boats. This includes
the sale and on-site installation of parts, wheel and brake shops, body and fender shops, and
similar repair and service activities, but excludes dismantling or salvage. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0260 Automobile Reduction Yard
Any area of land where two or more motor vehicles not in running condition and/or two or
more unlicensed motor vehicles, or parts thereof, are stored in the open and are not being
restored to operation; or any land, building, or structure used for the wrecking, dismantling,
storage, or abandonment of motor vehicles or parts thereof. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0270 Auto Salvage Yard
Ajunkyard primarily containing inoperable vehicles for purposes of being dismantled and sold
as parts. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0280 Automobile Washing Establishment
A building which has its primary purpose as washing automobiles. Such facilities shall be
considered incidental to automobile service stations if not more than one auto may be washed
at one time and if the service station is clearly the principal use. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0290 Awning
A roof-like structure, which is generally composed of a skeletal frame, covered in a fabric or
other skin-type material, and typically open on the bottom side, which projects beyond a building
or extending along and projecting beyond the wall of the building. For the purposes of this title
a sign on an awning shall be considered to be a wall sign. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0300 Banner
Any sign of lightweight fabric or similar material that is permanently mounted to a pole or a
building by a permanent frame at one or more edges. A single one of each national, state, or
municipal flags, or the official flag of any institution or business shall not be considered banners.
(Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.0310 Bar (Tavern, Cocktail Lounge)
An establishment where alcoholic beverages are served on premises and where the total
sales of alcohol exceeds the total sales of food. (Ord. 1645 S 1,2005)
18.80.0320 Base Flood
A flood having a one percent chance of being equalled or exceeded in any given year. A
base flood is the same as a 1 OO-year flood. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.0330 Base Flood Elevation
The elevation above sea level of the base flood in relation to National Geodetic Vertical
Datum of 1929, unless otherwise specified in the flood hazard study. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0340 Basement
A portion of a building located partly underground but having not less than half its
floor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of the adjoining ground. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
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18.80.0350 Beacon
Any light with one or more beams directed into the atmosphere or directed at one or more
points not on the same zone lot as the light source; also, any light with one or more beams that
rotate or move. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0360 Bed and Breakfast Home
A single-household dwelling which remains owner-occupied at all times providing one or
more guest rooms for compensation and where food service is limited to breakfast which may be
served to overnight guests only. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0370 Building
Any structure having enclosed space and a roof for the housing and/or enclosure of persons,
animals or chattels. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0380 Building Area
The maximum horizontal projected area of the principal and accessory building(s), excluding
open steps, terraces, and architectural appurtenances projecting not more than 2 feet. Building
area, as that portion of a lot upon which construction is permitted, is that area of a lot that lies
within the boundaries of the front, side, and rear yard setback requirements measured from the
actual lot line. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0390 Building Envelope
The three-dimensional volume on a lot lying between the front, side and rear yard setback
lines and between ground level and the maximum allowable building height, amounting to the
area available for potential building construction. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0400 Building Frontage
The maximum dimension of the building front measured on a straight line parallel to the
street, but excluding facades facing alleys or driveways. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0410 Building Height
The vertical distance measured from grade as defined in this section to the highest point on
the roof or parapet wall. Where a building utilizes multiple roof styles or pitches, the highest point
of each type of roof or parapet wall shall be in conformance with applicable height regulations as
established for the respective roof pitches in each zoning district. Where the vertical difference
between grade as defined in this section is greater than 2 feet between opposite elevations of the
building, the height of the building may be increased by 1 foot for every 1 foot in grade difference
up to a maximum of 6 additional feet. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0420 Building, Principal
A building in which is conducted the main, or principal, use of the lot on which the building
is situated. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0430 Business
Engaging in the purchase, sale, barter, or exchange of goods, wares, merchandise, or
services; the maintenance or operation of offices or recreational or amusement enterprises. (Ord.
1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0440 Canopy
Any open, permanent roof-like accessory structure which is not attached or part of a principal
building. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
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18.80.0450 Canopy Tree
A species of tree which normally bears crown foliage no lower than 6 feet above ground level
upon maturity. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0460 Carport
A structure, open on at least two sides, consisting of a roof and either walls or columns for
the purpose of housing automotive vehicles and other chattels. The structure shall be considered
as an accessory building when detached from the principal building and as a part of the principal
building when attached to the principal building along one or more sides of the carport or principal
building. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0470 Casino
A. An establishment whose primary use or activity is gambling, either in the form of
gambling machines (video poker, keno, etc.), card games, or other licensed
gambling activity. A casino will normally have beverage and restaurant facilities as
accessory uses. In all instances, an establishment will be considered a casino for
the purpose of these regulations if any of the following characteristics apply:
1. The establishment is referenced as a casino by signage, advertisement,
or by name;
2. More than one card table is on the premises; and/or
3. Fifteen or more gambling machines are on the premises.
B. An applicant for a casino establishment must obtain a Montana state license to sell
alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0480 Cemetery
Land used for the burial of the dead and dedicated for cemetery purposes, including
crematories, mausoleums, and mortuaries when operated in conjunction with and within the
boundary of such cemetery. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0490 Certificate of Appropriateness
A permit issued by the pertinent review authority indicating its approval of plans to alter or
construct a structure or alter a site within the Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District or
Entryway Overlay District. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0500 Certificate Of Survey
A drawing of a field survey prepared by a registered land surveyor for the purpose of
disclosing facts pertaining to boundary locations. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0510 Child
A person under twelve years of age. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0520 Church
A building, together with its accessory buildings and uses, where persons regularly assemble
for religious worship, and which building, together with its accessory buildings and uses, is
maintained and controlled by a religious body organized to sustain public worship. (Ord. 1645 S
1 , 2005)
18.80.0530 City
The City of Bozeman. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
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18.80.0540 City Commission
The governing body of the City of Bozeman. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.0550 Civic Use
Public buildings or uses, including but not limited to, college/university facilities, congregate
postal facilities, schools, government offices, libraries, assembly uses, police stations, and fire
stations. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.0560 Club, Private (Nonprofit)
A nonprofit association of persons who are bona fide members, paying annual dues, which
owns, hires, or leases a building, or a portion thereof, the use of such premises being restricted
to members and their guests. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.0570 Co-location
The placement of an antenna by two or more wireless service providers on a common
antenna-supporting structure, orthe addition or replacement of antennas on an existing structure.
The term does not include roof-mounted or surface-mounted wireless facilities or the placement
of other antenna on an amateur radio antenna. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.0580 Commercial Message
Any sign, wording, logo, or other representation that directly or indirectly names, advertises,
or calls attention to a business, product, service, or other commercial activity. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1,
2005)
18.80.0590 Commercial Node
A commercial node is an area meeting all of the following conditions:
A. Designated as Community Commercial in the land use section of the City's adopted
growth policy;
B. Designated as a B-2 zoning district; and
C. Located in one of the four following locations:
1. Northwest of the intersection of Stucky Road and South 19th Avenue to the
limits as shown on the future land use map contained in the adopted
growth policy,
2. East of Highland Boulevard across from the Bozeman Deaconess Hospital
to the limits as shown on the future land use map contained in the adopted
growth policy,
3. South of West Main Street across from the Gallatin Valley Mall to the limits
as shown on the future land use map contained in the adopted growth
policy,
4. Northwest of the intersection of Baxter Lane and Davis Lane to the limits
as shown on the future land use map contained in the adopted growth
policy. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.0600 Common Open Space
Undeveloped land within a subdivision that has been designated, dedicated, reserved, or
restricted in perpetuity from further development and is set aside for the use and enjoyment by
residents of the development. Common open space shall not be part of individual residential lots.
It shall be substantially free of structures, but may contain historic structures and archaeological
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sites, and/or recreational facilities for residents, including but not limited to benches, picnic tables
and interpretive signage as indicated on an approved development plan. Stormwater control
facilities for the benefit of the subdivision may also be located within common open space. (Ord.
1645 S 1 , 2005)
18.80.0610 Common Ownership
Ownership by the same person, corporation, firm, entity, partnership, or unincorporated
association; or ownership by different corporations, firms, partnerships, or unincorporated
association in which a stockbroker, partner, or associate, or a member of his family owns an
interest in each corporation, firm, partnership, entity, or unincorporated association. (Ord. 1645
S 1, 2005)
18.80.0620 Community Center
A building or portion of a building used for nonprofit cultural, educational, recreational,
religious, or social activities which is open to the public or a designated part of the public, usually
owned and operated by a public or nonprofit group or agency. Examples of community centers
are schools, churches, Boys and Girls Clubs, and similar uses. Community center does not
include fraternities, lodges, or similar uses. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0630 Community Residential Facility
A single residential structure having common kitchen facilities including:
A. Those occupied by persons having developmental disabilities and living together for
the purpose of residential training, observation, and/or common support, in which
care is provided on a 24 hour per day basis;
B. A community group home for developmentally, mentally, or severely disabled
persons which does not provide skilled or intermediate nursing care;
C. A youth foster home or other facility for care of minors as defined in S 52-2-601, et
seq., MCA;
D. A halfway house operated in accordance with regulations of the State Department
of Public Health and Human Services for the rehabilitation of alcoholics or drug
dependent persons;
E. A licensed adult foster care home; or
F. Any facility defined in S 76-2-411, MCA.
Where a limitation of eight or fewer residents is imposed for the purpose of defining the
necessary review process to establish this use, the operator of a residential facility, members of
the operator's household or persons employed as staff shall not be counted as residents, except
that the total number of all persons living at the facility shall not exceed ten. (Ord. 1645 S 1,2005)
18.80.0640 Compatible Development
The use of land and the construction and use of structures which is in harmony with adjoining
development, existing neighborhoods, and the goals and objectives of the City's adopted growth
policy. Elements of compatible development include, but are not limited to:
variety of architectural design; rhythm of architectural elements; scale; intensity;
materials; building siting; lot and building size; hours of operation; and integration with
existing community systems including water and sewer services, natural elements in the
area, motorized and non-motorized transportation, and open spaces and parks.
Compatible development does not require uniformity or monotony of architectural or site
design, density, or use. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
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18.80.0650 Compatible land Use
A land use which may by virtue of the characteristics of its discernible outward effects exist
in harmony with an adjoining land use of differing character. Effects often measured to determine
compatibility include, but are not limited to, noise, odor, light, and the presence of physical
hazards such as combustible or explosive materials. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0660 Conditional Use
A public or private use as listed in this title which, because of its unique characteristics,
cannot be properly classified as a principal use or accessory use in a particular district. After
consideration in each case of the impact of such use upon neighboring land, and of the pUblic
need for the particular use at the particular location, a permit for such conditional use mayor may
not be granted, with or without conditions, in addition to any condition specifically stated in this
title for any particular conditional use, including time limits, pursuant to the requirements of this
title. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0670 Conditional Use Permit
Legal authorization to construct, develop, or operate a conditional use as defined by this title.
(Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0680 Conservation Easement
The grant of a property right or interest from the property owner the public or nonprofit
conservation organization stipulating that the described land shall remain in perpetuity in its
natural and open state, precluding future or additional development (with the exception of any
allowable structures or facilities). (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0690 Contiguous Tract
For the purpose of these regulations, a parcel of land next to, abutting, adjoining, or touching
another individual parcel of land, including tracts which are separated by public right-of-way. (Ord.
1645 S 1,2005)
18.80.0700 Construction
The act of adding to an existing structure or erecting a new principal or accessory structure.
(Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0710 Convenience Food Restaurant
An establishment whose principal business is the sale of foods, frozen desserts, or
nonalcoholic beverages to the consumer in a ready-to-eat state for consumption either within the
premises or for carry-out with consumption either on or off the premises and whose design or
principal method of operation includes both of the following characteristics:
A. Foods, frozen desserts, or nonalcoholic beverages are usually served in edible
containers or in paper, plastic, or other disposable containers;
B. The customer is not served food at his/her table by an employee but receives it at
a counter, window, or similar facility for carrying to another location for consumption
either on or off the premises. (Ord. 1645 S 1,2005)
18.80.0720 Convenience Use
Retail commercial uses which have relatively high traffic generation rates per 1,000 square
feet compared to other commercial uses. A use is designated as a convenience use if the
method of operation includes one or more of the following characteristics:
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A. Retail motor fuel is sold;
B. The primary business is the sale of food or drink for consumption, either on or off
premises, over a counter, or from an outdoor service window or automobile service
window. Of the food or drink sold, at least 20 percent is in disposable or carry-out
containers; or
C. Drive~in and drive-through restaurants. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.0730 Cooperative Household
Five or more persons who are granted a conditional use permit as a cooperative household
pursuant to the terms of Chapter 18.34 of this title. A cooperative household exhibits four or more
of the following characteristics:
A. A shared strong bond or common commitment to a single purpose, such as
members of a religious order;
B. Are not legally dependent on others not living with them;
C. Can establish legal "domicile" as defined by state law;
D. Share a single household budget;
E. Share in the work of maintaining the premises;
F. Legally share in the ownership or possession of the premises, e.g. tenants in
common on a deed or cosigners of a single lease; or
G. The relationship must be of a permanent and distinct character with a demonstrable
and recognizable bond characteristic of a cohesive unit.
Cooperative housing does not mean any society, club, fraternity, sorority, association, lodge,
organization, or group of students or other individuals with a common living arrangement or
whose basis for the establishment of the housekeeping unit is temporary. (Ord. 16459 1, 2005)
18.80.0740 Covenant
An agreement that binds and restricts the land in the hands of present owners and
subsequent purchasers with a view towards protecting and enhancing the physical, natural, and
economic integrity of an area. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.0750 Date of Submission
The date at which the plat or plan and all required supplementary information is received and
certified as complete by the Planning Department. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.0760 Day Care Center
A place in which supplemental care is provided to thirteen or more nonresident persons on
a regular basis and which is licensed by the State of Montana. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.0770 Day Care Home, Family
A private residence in which supplemental care is provided to three to six nonresident
persons from separate families on a regular basis and which is registered by the State of
Montana. (Ord. 16459 1,2005)
18.80.0780 Day Care Home, Group
A private residence in which supplemental care is provided to seven to twelve nonresident
persons on a regular basis and which is registered by the State of Montana. (Ord. 16459 1,2005)
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18.80.0790 Dedication
The deliberate appropriation of land by an owner for any general and public use, reserving
no rights which are incompatible with the full exercise and enjoyment of the public use to which
the property has been devoted. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0800 Demolition
Any act or process that destroys, in part or whole, a structure or archaeological site. (Ord.
1645 S 1,2005)
18.80.0810 Design Review
The aesthetic evaluation of certain development proposals, including those located in the
neighborhood conservation overlay district, entryway overlay district, and all planned unit
developments and retail developments consisting of single tenant buildings greater than 40,000
square feet relative to architectural, site, landscape, environmental, urban, and other design
matters as specified in this title. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0820 Design Review Board
That board created by Chapter 18.62 of this title and appointed by the City Commission,
charged with the design review, as defined in this chapter, of certain plans and proposals as
specified in this title. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0830 Development
Any man-made change to improve or alter real estate, including but not limited to, subdivision
of land, buildings, or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation, or
drilling operations. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.0840 Development Envelopes
Areas on a lot within which grading, lawns, pavement, and buildings will be located. (Ord.
1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0850 Development Review Committee
That committee created by Chapter 18.62 and charged with the expressed intent of reviewing
designated plans and proposals. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0860 Deviation
A modification of physical standards of this title as applied to a specific piece of property
located within the neighborhood conservation overlay district or entryway corridor overlay district.
A deviation may be granted only by the City Commission. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.0870 Division of Land
The segregation of one or more parcels of land from a larger tract held in single or undivided
ownership by transferring, or contracting to transfer, title to or possession of a portion of the tract,
or properly filing a certificate of survey or subdivision plat establishing the identity of the
segregated parcels pursuant to these subdivision regulations and the Montana Subdivision and
Platting Act. The conveyance of a tract of record or an entire parcel of land that was created by
a previous division of land is not a division of land. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
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18.80.0880 Directional Sign
An on-premise sign which is intended to convey information regarding the location of specific
features of the site or to convey on-premise regulations including traffic and circulation
regulations. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1,2005)
18.80.0890 Drive Access
That area between the curb of a street, or edge of the traveled portion of a street when no
curb exists, and the right-of-way/property line over which the City will permit vehicular travel from
the traveled portion of a street to an individual property or off-street parking space(s). (Ord. 1645
~ 1, 2005)
18.80.0900 Drive-in Business
Any business in which people are provided a service or a product, where a sale is made
without the customer being required to leave the vehicle. Such businesses include, but are not
limited to, drive-in theater, drive-in bank, freestanding automated teller machine, drive-in laundry
or dry cleaning pickup station, drive-in restaurant, and any business offering take-home food
services. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.0910 Dwelling
A building, or portion thereof, meeting the requirements of the City's adopted International
Building Code and used by one household, as defined by Chapter 18.80, for residential purposes.
Dwelling occupancy duration is typically longer than thirty continuous days. Dwellings may exist
in many configurations, including single-household, two-household, multiple-household dwellings,
and group homes. Dwellings do not include hotels, motels, extended stay lodgings, or tourist
homes. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1,2005)
18.80.0920 Easement
A grant by a property owner to the public, a specific person or persons, other than the owner,
for a right to use land for a specific purpose or purposes. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.0930 Efficiency Unit
A dwelling unit containing only one habitable room as defined and regulated by the most
recently adopted International Building Code. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.0940 Engineer (Registered Professional Engineer)
A person licensed in conformance with the Montana Professional Engineers Registration Act
(~~ 37-67-101 through 37-67~332, MCA) to practice engineering in the State of Montana. (Ord.
1645 ~ 1,2005)
18.80.0950 Engineering Department
Engineering Division of the City of Bozeman's Department of Public Service. (Ord. 1645 ~
1 , 2005)
18.80.0960 Essential Services (Type I)
Water pumping stations; stormwater drainage facilities (including collection lines,
retention/detention ponds, and drainage ways); sanitary sewer and storm sewer lift stations;
public domestic water storage facilities; water fill stations for fire fighting equipment; local service
telephone lines and cables; local service electrical distribution lines and cables; local service
cable television lines; local service electronic data transmission lines and cables; water and
sanitary sewer distribution and collection lines; and public and amateur radio antennae and
towers. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
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18.80.0970 Essential Services (Type II)
Pipelines to transport gas, oil, and coal (interstate and intrastate); electric substations;
electrical transmission lines (interstate and intrastate); public supply facilities (electric and gas);
public treatment facilities (water, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer); telephone satellite community
dial offices; telephone exchanges and repeater stations, except those facilities which may be
considered wireless facilities; other accessory facilities, equipment, and structures; and police and
fire stations. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0980 Establish
To construct, place, insert, or excavate. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.0990 Evergreen Tree or Shrub
A tree or shrub of a species which normally retains its leaves/needles throughout the year.
(Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1000 Existing Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision
A manufactured home park or subdivision where the construction of facilities for servicing
the manufactured home lots is completed before the effective date of the floodplain management
regulations. This includes, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets,
and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1010 Extended Stay Lodgings
Guest rooms intended or designed to be used, or which are used, rented, or hired out to be
occupied, or which are occupied for sleeping purposes for guests and contain kitchen facilities
for food preparation including but not limited to such facilities as refrigerators, stoves, and ovens.
Generally an individual guest will not exceed thirty days stay. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1020 Final Decision
The final action of an agency, board, or commission when no further action is available
before such agency, board, or commission. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1030 Final Plat
The final drawing of a subdivision and dedication required by this title and the Montana
Subdivision and Platting Act to be prepared for filing for record with the Clerk and Recorder, and
containing all elements and requirements set forth in this title and the Montana Subdivision and
Platting. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1040 Final Site Plan
The final scale drawings of a preliminarily approved development and any other required
information, the approval of which by the Planning Director indicates that the required conditions
for approval have been met. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1050 Flood or Flooding
A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of normally dry lands
from the overflow of a stream or the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters
from any source. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.1060 Flood Insurance Rate Map
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The map on which FEMA has delineated both the 1 OO-year floodplains and the risk premium
zones. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1070 Flood Insurance Study
The report in which FEMA has provided flood profiles, as well as the Flood
Boundary/Floodway Map and the water surface profiles. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1080 Floodplain
Areas generally adjoining a stream that would be covered by floodwater of a 1 OO-year flood
except for designated shallow flooding areas that receive less than one foot of water per
occurrence. The floodplain consists of a floodway and floodway fringe. Floodplain regulations
are found in Chapter 18.58. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1090 Floodplain Act
The Montana Floodplain and Floodway Management Act, S 76-5-101, et seq., MCA. (Ord.
1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1100 Floodway
The channel of a stream and the adjacent overbank areas that must be reserved in order to
discharge a base flood (100-year flood) without cumulatively increasing the water surface
elevation more than one-half foot. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1110 Floodway Fringe
The portion of the floodplain that is outside the limits of the floodway. (Ord. 1645 S 1,2005)
18.80.1120 Food Processing Facility
A facility in which food is processed or otherwise prepared for eventual human consumption
but not consumed on the premises. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1130 Footcandle
A unit of light intensity stated in lumens per square foot and measurable with an illuminance
meter. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1140 Freestanding Sign
Any sign supported by structures or supports that are placed on, or anchored into, the ground
and that are independent from any building or other structure. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1150 Front Line of Building
The line of the face of a building nearest the front lot line. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1160 Front Yard
A yard extending across the full width of the lot between two side lot lines, the depth of which
is the least distance between the street right-of-way and the front building line. (Ord. 1645 S 1,
2005)
18.80.1170 Garage, Private
A detached accessory building, or portion of a main building, designed or primarily used for
the storage of self-propelled vehicles for the household housed in the building to which such
garage is accessory. (Ord. 1645 S 1,2005)
18.80.1180 Garage, Public
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Any building or premises, except those defined herein as a private garage, used for the
storage or care of motor vehicles; or where such vehicles are equipped for operation, repaired,
or kept for rental, hire, or sale. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1,2005)
18.80.1190 Glare
The sensation produced by lighting that causes an annoyance, discomfort, or loss in visual
performance and visibility to the eye. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.05.1200 Governing Body
The governing authority of a city or town organized pursuant to law. In the City of Bozeman,
the City Commission is the governing authority. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.1210 Grade
The lowest point of elevation of the finished surface of the ground between the exterior wall
of a building and a point 5 feet distance from the wall, or the lowest point of elevation of the
finished surface of the ground between the exterior wall of the building and the property line if it
is less than 5 feet distance from the wall. If walls are parallel to and within 5 feet of a public
sidewalk, alley, or other public way, the grade shall be the elevation of the sidewalk, alley, or
public way. "Finished surface of the ground" shall not include window wells, stairwells, or other
similar features, but shall include features such as usable patio areas. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1,2005)
18.80.1220 Green
An open space available for unstructured recreation, with landscaping consisting of
maintained grassy areas, trees, and other vegetation. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.1230 Greenhouse
A building or structure constructed chiefly of glass, glass-like translucent material, cloth, lath,
or similar materials which is devoted to the protection or cultivation of flowers or other plants.
(Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.1240 Ground Floor Area
The square foot area of a building within its largest outside dimension computed on a
horizontal plane at the ground floor level, exclusive of open porches, breezeways, terraces,
garages, exterior stairways, and secondary stairways. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.1250 Gross Acreage
The total area of a parcel including the area of perimeter street rightswof-way to the centerline
of the street. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.1260 Gross Density
The number of residential dwelling units per unit of land used for residential purposes, with
unit of land being the gross residential acreage. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.1270 Groundcover
Natural mulch or plants of species which normally reach a height of less than 2 feet upon
maturity, installed in such a manner so as to form a continuous cover over the ground. (Ord. 1645
~ 1, 2005)
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18.80.1280 Growth Policy
An official pUblic document adopted and used by a local government as a general guide for
development and conservation decisions. It is not a regulation; rather, it is an official statement
of public policy to guide growth and change. The required and optional elements of a growth
policy are listed in S 76-1-601, MCA. (Ord. 1645 S 1,2005)
18.80.1290 Guest House
An attached or detached accessory building used to house guests of the occupants of the
principal building and which is never rented or offered for rent. Any guest house providing
cooking facilities (e.g. full size dishwasher, more than a bar sink, or a stove) shall be considered
a dwelling unit. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1300 Health Authorities
The State Department of Environmental Quality, local environmental health specialist or other
authorized representative. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1310 Health and Exercise Establishments
An establishment designed and equipped for the conduct of sports, exercise activities, and
other customary and usual recreational activities, including tennis, racquetball, handball and
squash courts, martial arts, gymnastics, weight and aerobic exercise rooms, running facilities,
swimming pools, and whirlpool and sauna facilities. Permitted accessory uses shall include child
care, sun tanning booths, massage, health and nutrition counseling services, retail sales of
sporting goods, and restaurant services. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1320 Height of Low Profile Sign
The vertical distance between the finished grade and the highest component of the sign.
(Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1330 Height of Pole Style Sign
The vertical distance between the elevation of the adjacent street curb, or edge of pavement
if no curb exists, to the highest attached component of the sign. In the event that the finished
grade of the sign location is higher, or lower, than the adjacent street curb or edge of pavement,
the height shall be determined as the vertical distance from the median elevation between the
adjacent street curb or edge of pavement and the lowest finished grade at the base of the sign
to the highest attached component of the sign. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1340 Historic Site
The location of a significant event, a prehistoric or historic occupation or activity, or a building
or structure, whether standing, ruined or vanished, where the location itself possesses significant
historic, cultural, or archaeological value. The value of a site shall be based on the ability of the
site to meet the eligibility requirements for historical significance as described by the National
Register of Historic Places. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1350 Home Based Business
Any business, occupation, or activity undertaken for gain within a residential structure that
is incidental and secondary to the use of that structure as a dwelling. Home based businesses
are subject to the requirements of this title. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
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18.80.1360 Home Office
An accessory use in which work for compensation is undertaken, including, but not limited
to, receiving or initiating correspondence, such as phone calls, mail, faxes, or e-mail; preparing
or maintaining business records; word and data processing; and telephone, mail order, and
off-premise sales. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1370 Hospital
An institution for the diagnosis, treatment, or other cure of human ailments and which may
include a sanitarium or clinic, provided such institution is operated by, or treatment is given, under
direct supervision of a physician licensed to practice by the State of Montana. (Ord. 1645 S 1,
2005)
18.80.1380 Hotel or Motel
A building or a group of buildings in which lodging is provided and offered to transient guests
for compensation; shall not include a boarding house, extended stay lodgings, lodging house, or
rooming house. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1390 Household
A person living alone, or any of the following groups living together as a single nonprofit
housekeeping unit and sharing common living, sleeping, cooking, and eating facilities:
A. Any number of people related by blood, marriage, adoption, guardianship, or other
duly-authorized custodial relationship;
B. Not more than four unrelated people, including persons enrolled in an institution of
higher learning;
C. Two unrelated people and any children related to either of them; or
D. Not more than four people who are:
1. Residents of a "Community Residential Facility" as defined in S 76-2-411
et seq., MCA, and this title; or
2. "Handicapped" as defined in the Fair Housing Act, 42 USC S 3602 (h).
This definition does not include those persons currently illegally using or
addicted to a "controlled substance" as defined in the Controlled
Substances Act, 21 USC S 802 (6).
E. "Household" does not include:
1. Any society, club, fraternity, sorority, association, lodge, combine,
federation, coterie, cooperative housing, or like organization;
2. Any group of individuals whose association is temporary or seasonal in
nature; or
3. Any group of individuals who are in a group living arrangement as a result
of criminal offenses. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1400 Illuminance
The quantity of light measured in footcandles or lux. The density of the luminous flux incident
on a surface; it is the quotient of the luminous flux by the area of the surface when the latter is
uniformly illuminated. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1410 Immediate Family
A spouse, children by blood or adoption, and parents. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
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18.80.1420 Incidental
Any action or use of less importance, or secondary to, any other action or use. (Ord. 1645
S 1, 2005)
18.80.1430 Incidental Sign
A sign, generally informational, that has a purpose secondary to the use of the zone lot on
which it is located, such as "no parking," "entrance,""loading only," "telephone," and other similar
directives. No sign with a commercial message, which is designed with the intent to be legible
from a position off the zone lot on which the sign is located, shall be considered incidental. (Ord.
1645 S 1,2005)
18.80.1440 Industry, Heavy
Those industries whose processing of products results in the emission of any atmospheric
pollutant, light flashes, glare, odor, noise, or vibration which may be heard and/or felt off the
premises and those industries which constitute a fire or explosion hazard. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1450 Industry, Light
Those industries whose processing of products results in none of the conditions described
for heavy industry. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1460 Interchange Zone
Districts created for the purpose of allowing larger and/or additional signage for the areas
adjacent to the Interstate 90 interchanges at East Main Street, North 7th Avenue, and North 19th
Avenue which are located within the Entryway Overlay District, B-2 Zoning District, and within
1,300 feet of the Interstate 90 right-of-way. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1470 Irregularly Shaped Tract of Land
A parcel of land other than an aliquot part of the United States Government survey section
or a United States lot, the boundaries or areas of which cannot be determined without a survey
or trigonometric calculation. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1480 Landmark
A site, structure or object designated as a "landmark" pursuant to the procedures prescribed
in Chapter 18.28, BMC, that is worthy of preservation, restoration, or rehabilitation because of its
historic land planning or architectural significance and officially recognized through listing in the
National Register of Historic Places. A landmark shall be subject to all neighborhood
conservation overlay district procedures and requirements. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1490 Landscape Architect
A person licensed to practice landscape architecture in the State of Montana. (Ord. 1645 S
1 , 2005)
18.80.1500 Landscaping
At least 75 percent coverage of an area with natural grass, vegetative groundcover, or other
natural living plant materials, the remainder of which is covered with nonvegatative decorative
landscape design elements such as washed rock, lava rock, bark chips, and ornamental features
such as pools, fountains, benches, etc. For purposes of this title, the term landscaping shall be
considered to have the same meaning as the terms landscape, landscaped, and landscaped
area. (Ord. 1645 S 1,2005)
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18.80.1510 Large Scale Wireless Facility
A wireless facility 25 feet or greater in height from the base to the highest point including
attachments. Examples of supporting structures are monopoles, self supporting (lattice) towers,
guy-wire supported towers, and other similar structures when calculating the height of a facility,
other structures designed for other uses such as buildings or water towers shall not be included
in the calculation. Some illustrated examples of large scale wireless facilities are shown in the
appendix. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1520 Large Shrub
A shrub which normally reaches a height of 5 feet or more upon maturity and usually has five
or more canes. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1530 Large Tree
A tree of a species which normally reaches a height of 25 feet or more upon maturity and
usually has a single stem. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1540 Levee
A man-made embankment, usually earthen, designed and constructed in accordance with
sound engineering practices to contain, control, or divert the flow of water to provide protection
from temporary flooding. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1550 Levee System
A flood protection system that consists of a levee, or levees, and associated structures, such
as drainage and closure devices, which are constructed and operated in accordance with sound
engineering practices. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1560 Light Construction
Any change not construed as an alteration or repair, including paving of established driving
and parking areas (subject to the requirements of Chapter 18.46); construction of patios not
greater than 120 square feet in size; construction of sidewalks not wider than 5 feet; and
landscaping (but not including major changes in grading or site surface drainage). (Ord. 1645 S
1 , 2005)
18.80.1570 Light Goods Repair
Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of repair services to individuals and
households as well as businesses, but excluding automotive, boat, and similar intensive repair
use types. Typical uses include, but are not limited to, the repair of appliances, shoes or clothing,
watches or jewelry, instruments, office equipment, or electronics. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1580 Light Source
A single artificial point source of light that emits measurable radiant energy in or near the
visible spectrum. (Ord. 1645 S 1,2005)
18.80.1590 Light Trespass
Light emitted by a lighting installation that extends beyond the boundaries of the property on
which the installation is sited. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
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18.80.1600 Limited Access
A way or means of allowing physical entrance to land at controlled locations or points. A "no
access" strip or line may be placed on a plat as a means of limiting access. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1610 Limited Access Roadway
A street or road especially designed for through traffic, over which abutting land owners have
no right to direct access. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1620 Local Services
All services provided by governmental bodies for the benefit of citizens. These services
include, but are not limited to, police, fire, water, recreation, streets, parks, libraries, schools, and
wastewater and solid waste collection and disposal. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1630 Lodging House
A building with not more than ten guest rooms where lodging, with or without meals is
provided for compensation to persons not meeting the definitions of household, community
residential facility, cooperative household, fraternity, or sorority. Also referred to as a boarding
house. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1640 Lot
A piece, parcel, plot, tract, or area of land in common ownership created by subdivision or
its legal equivalent for sale, lease, or rent. A lot has the characteristics of being able to be
occupied or capable of being occupied by one or more principal buildings and the accessory
buildings or uses customarily incidental to them and including the open spaces required under
this title and having its principal lot frontage on a street. When one or more lots are held in
common ownership they shall be treated a as single lot for the purposes of development review
and evaluation of compliance with the standards of this title. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1650 Lot Area
The total horizontal area within the boundary lines of a lot. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1660 Lot Measurements
A. Lot Depth. The horizontal distance of a line measured at a right angle to the front
lot line and running between the front lot line and rear lot line of a lot.
B. Lot Width. The distance as measured in a straight line, between side lot lines at the
points of intersection with the required front building line.
C. Lot Frontage. The horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured at the
point where the side lot lines intersect the street rightMof-way. All sides of a lot that
abuts a street shall be considered frontage. On curvilinear streets, the arc between
the side lot lines shall be considered the lot frontage.
D. Lot Area. The total horizontal area within the boundary lines of a lot. (Ord. 1645 S
1, 2005)
18.80.1670 Lot Types
A. Corner Lot. A lot at a junction of, and fronting on, two or more intersecting streets.
B. Interior Lot. A lot other than a corner or through lot.
C. Double Frontage or Through Lot. A lot having frontage on two parallel, or
approximately parallel, streets.
D. Reverse Frontage Lot. A double frontage or through lot that is not accessible from
one of the parallel or nonintersecting streets on which it fronts. (Ord. 1645 S 1,
2005)
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18.80.1680 Lot Line, Front
In the case of an interior lot, a line separating the lot from the street, in the case of a corner
lot, a line separating the narrowest street frontage of the lot from the street and in the case of a
double frontage or through lot, a line separating the lot from the street from which a drive access
may be permitted by the City. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.1690 Lot Line, Rear
A lot line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line and, in the case of an
irregular or triangular shaped lot, a line 10 feet in length within the lot, parallel to and at the
maximum distance from the front lot line. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.1700 Lot Line, Side
Any lot boundary line not a front lot line or a rear lot line. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.1710 Lot Line, Zero
A concept utilized to permit a structure or wall of a building to be located on a property line.
(Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.1720 Lot Width
The distance as measured in a straight line, between side lot lines at the points of
intersection with the required front building line. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.1730 Lot with Residential Adjacency
Any of the following:
A. A building site in a residential zoning district, if the site abuts or is directly across a
street or alley from an R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, or R-O zoning district;
B. A building site in a nonresidential zoning district, if the site abuts or is directly across
a street or alley from an R-S, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, or R-O zoning district;
C. An artificial lot in a residential district, if the lot is less than 200 feet from an R-1,
R-2, R-3, R-4, or R.O zoning district; or
D. An artificial lot in a nonresidential zoning district, if the lot is less than 200 feet from
an R-S, R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, or R-O zoning district. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.1740 Low-profile Sign
A freestanding sign composed of a solid structure between finished grade and the top of the
sign. Also referred to as a monument sign. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.1750 Luminaire
A complete lighting unit consisting of a light source and all necessary mechanical, electrical
and decorative parts; also called the lighting fixture. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.1760 Luminance
The physical and measurable luminous intensity of a surface (e.g., a lamp, luminaire,
reflecting material) in a specific area and measurable with an illuminance meter. The quotient
of the luminous flux at an element of the surface surrounding the point and propagated in
directions defined by an elementary cone containing the given direction, by the product of the
solid angle of the cone and area of the orthogonal projection of the element of the surface on a
plane perpendicular to the given direction. The luminous flux may be leaving, passing through
and/or arriving at the surface. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
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18.80.1770 lux
A unit of light intensity stated in lumens per square meter. There is approximately 10.7 lux
per footcandle. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1780 Manufactured Home
A factory~built, single-household structure that is manufactured under the authority of 42 USC
S 5401, the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act, is built on a
permanent chassis, and is used as a place for human habitation, but which is not constructed or
equipped with a permanent hitch or other device allowing transport of the unit other than for the
purpose of delivery to a permanent site, and which does not have wheels or axles permanently
attached to its body or frame. This definition specifically does not include recreational vehicles.
Any dwelling meeting the definition of modular home is not a manufactured home. (Ord. 1645 S
1 , 2005)
18.80.1790 Manufactured Home lot or Space
A lot for rent or lease in a manufactured housing community designated for the
accommodation of one manufactured home and its accessory buildings or structures for the
exclusive use of the occupants. (Ord. 1645 S 1,2005)
18.80.1800 Manufactured Home Stand
That area of a lot for rent or lease which has been prepared for the placement of a
manufactured home in a manufactured home community. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1810 Manufactured Home Community
Any piece of real property under single ownership or control for which the primary purpose
is the placement of two or more manufactured homes for permanent residential dwellings and for
the production of income. A manufactured housing community does not include real property
used for the display and sale of manufactured units, nor does it include real property used for
seasonal purposes only, as opposed to year-round occupancy. Home sites within the community
are leased to individual homeowners, who retain customary leasehold rights. (Ord. 1645 S 1,
2005)
18.80.1820 Manufacturing
The creation of products either with machinery or by hand according to an organized plan and
with the division of labor. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1830 Manufacturing, Light
Fabrication of and/or assembly of goods from previously prepared materials. (Ord. 1645 S
1 , 2005)
18.80.1840 Mean Sea level
The National Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) of 1929 or other datum to which base flood
elevations are references. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
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18.80.1850 Medical Offices, Clinics, and Centers
An establishment where patients are admitted for special study and treatment by licensed
health care professionals. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.1860 Micro-scale Wireless Facility
A wireless facility, less than 10 feet in height from the base to the highest point, including
attachments. When calculating the height of a facility, other structures designed for other uses
such as buildings or water towers shall not be included in the calculation. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.1870 Mining
The extraction of sand, gravel, or other material from the land in the amount of four-hundred
cubic yards or more and the removal thereof from the site without processing. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1,
2005)
18.80.1880 Mini-warehouse (Warehouse, Residential Storage)
A building or group of buildings in a controlled access and fenced or screened compound that
contains relatively small storage spaces of varying sizes and/or spaces for recreational vehicles
or boats, having individualized, compartmentalized, and controlled access for the dead storage
of excess personal property of an individual or household generally stored in residential
accessory structures, when such building or group of buildings are not located on the lot of the
residence. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.1890 Minor Subdivision
A subdivision that creates five or fewer lots from a tract of record. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.1900 Mobile Home
A transportable, manufactured structure, suitable for year-round single-household occupancy
and having water, electrical, and sewage connections similar to those of conventional dwellings.
This definition applies only to units constructed prior to the Federal Manufactured Housing
Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, which became effective June 15, 1976.
Compare with the definition of manufactured home. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.1910 Mobile Office
A factory assembled structure or structures exceeding 8 feet in width, originally equipped with
the necessary service connections, and originally made so as to be readily movable as a unit or
units on its (their) own running gear and designed to be used as an office without a permanent
foundation, in compliance with all applicable state regulations, whether or not the running gear
has been removed. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.1920 Model Home
A home constructed to display a builder's for sale or lease units but which does not serve as
a dwelling unit until sold as a residence. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.1930 Modular or Sectional Home
A dwelling unit meeting the standards of the International Building Code which was mass
produced in a factory, designed and constructed for transportation to a site for occupancy when
connected to the required utilities and when permanently anchored to a permanent foundation,
whether intended for use as an independent, individual unit or in combination with other units to
form a larger building, and which does not have integral wheel, axles, or hitch. For the purposes
of locating a dwelling according to the standards of this title there is no distinction made between
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a dwelling constructed wholly or partly off-site and a dwelling constructed on-site so long as they
meet the standards of the City's adopted International Building Code. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1940 Monument (Permanent Monument)
Any structure of masonry, metal, or other permanent material placed in the ground which is
exclusively identifiable as a monument to a survey point, expressly placed for surveying
reference. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1950 Natural Environment
The physical conditions which exist within a given area, including land, water, mineral, flora,
fauna, noise, light, and objects of historic or aesthetic significance. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1960 Neighborhood Commercial Center
Commercial uses oriented at serving the needs of neighborhoods. These areas are typified
by smaller scale shops and services, and a high level of pedestrian, bicycle and transit
opportunities. Neighborhood commercial centers are intended to support and help give identity
to individual neighborhoods by providing a visible and distinctive focal point. A neighborhood
commercial center may also contain uses that draw from more than the immediate vicinity,
especially when located adjacent to arterial streets. Activities commonly expected in this
classification are daycares, smaller scale groceries, bakeries, coffee shops, retail stores, small
restaurants, offices, and residences above other uses. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1970 Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District
An area designated as the neighborhood conservation overlay district on the city zoning map
pursuant to the procedures set forth herein. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1980 Net Residential Density
The number of residential dwelling units per buildable unit of land, excluding any land used
or to be used as street rights-of~way, parks, public buildings, or private nonresidential uses. For
calculating net residential density, the following formula shall apply:
du
D=
(A - (c+i+s+a+d))
Where:
D = Residential density
du = Total number of dwelling units in project
A = Total site area (acres)
c = Total commercial land area (acres)
i = Total industrial land area (acres)
s = Reserved but undedicated school or park sites (acres)
a = Street, public or private, rights-of-way and transportation easements (acres)
d = Dedicated park lands, conservation easements, or common open spaces (acres)
(Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.1990 New Construction
Development commenced on or after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title.
(Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
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18.80.2000 Nonbroadcast Telecommunication Facility
A facility used for the transmission or enhancement of telecommunications which does not
include the presence of antennas, as defined in this title. A non broadcast telecommunication
facility does not include office use, materials storage, or other similar uses. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1,2005)
18.80.2010 Noncanopy Tree
A large tree which in its native state has at maturity canopy vegetation less than 6 feet above
the ground. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.2020 Noncommercial Speech
Any sign wording, logo, or other representation that does not directly or indirectly name,
advertise or call attention to a business, product, service, or other commercial activity. (Ord. 1645
~ 1, 2005)
18.80.2030 Nonconforming Sign
A sign that does not conform to the provisions of Chapter 18.52. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.2040 Nonconforming Structure
Any structure which was legal prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this
chapter which fails to comply with the building location standards, and/or size requirements of the
applicable zone of this title in which it is located. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.2050 Nonconforming Use
An existing use of land or building which was legal prior to the effective date of the ordinance
codified in this title but which fails to comply with the requirements set forth in this title applicable
to the zone in which such use is located. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.2060 Noxious Matter or Material
Material capable of causing injury to living organisms by chemical reaction or capable of
causing detrimental effects on the physical or economic well-being of individuals. (Ord. 1645 ~
1 , 2005)
18.80.2070 Nursing Home
An extended or intermediate care facility licensed or approved to provide full time
convalescent or chronic care to individuals who, by reason of advanced age, chronic illness, or
infirmity, are unable to care for themselves. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1,2005)
18.80.2080 Nursery, Plant
Facilities for commercial development, growth, and sale of plants and/or for the utilization of
and storage of equipment for landscaping operation and wholesale and/or retail or commercial
gardening supplies. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.2090 Off-premise Sign
A sign which advertises or directs attention to products or activities that are not provided on
the parcel upon which the sign is located. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.2100 Offices
Buildings or portions of buildings in which commercial activities take place but where goods
are not produced, sold, or repaired. These include but are not limited to general and professional
offices, governmental offices, insurance offices, real estate offices, taxicab offices (but not taxi
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stands), travel agency or transportation ticket offices, telephone exchange, utility offices, radio
broadcasting, and similar uses. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2110 Official Floodplain Maps
The Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Flood Boundary/Floodway Maps provided by FEMA for
the City dated July 15, 1988, and incorporating any approved updates or revisions. (Ord. 1645
S 1, 2005)
18.80.2120 One Hundred Year Flood
A flood having a one percent chance of being equalled or exceeded in any given year. A
1 OO-year flood has nearly a 23 percent chance of occurring in a 25-year period. A 1 OO-year flood
is the same as a base flood. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2130 Open Sales (Or Rental) Lot
Any land used or occupied for the purpose of buying, selling, or renting for use away from
the premises, any goods, materials, or merchandise, and for the exterior storing of same prior to
sale or rental. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2140 Open Space
A land or water area devoid of buildings and other physical structures except where
accessory to the provision of recreation, including but not limited to benches, picnic tables, and
interpretive signage. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2150 Open Space, Usable
That space which is capable of being used by the public for recreation, relaxation, and social
purposes. Parking lots and perimeter landscaping are specifically excluded from this definition
of usable open space, except as allowed by S 18.36.090. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2160 Ordinary High Water Mark
The outermost line caused by water impressing on land and covering it for sufficient periods
to cause physical characteristics that distinguish the area below the line from the area above it.
Characteristics of the area below the line include, when appropriate, but are not limited to,
deprivation of the soil of substantially all terrestrial vegetation and destruction of its agricultural
vegetative value. A floodplain adjacent to surface waters is not considered to lie within the
surface water's high water marks. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2170 Overlay Zone
A zone superimposed upon an underlying zone which establishes special requirements in
addition to, or in lieu of, those of the underlying zone. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2180 Parapet
That part of the wall which extends above the roof. For the purposes of this title relating to
signage, the top of the parapet shall be considered to be the roofline. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2185 Park
For the purposes of this title only, park means an open space, as defined in this title, under
the ownership or other legal control of the City of Bozeman which provides area for active and
passive recreational purposes. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
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18.80.2190 Parking Area
An area, other than a street or alley designated for use, or used, for temporary parking of
vehicles. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2200 Parking Space, Off-street
A space designated for the temporary parking of a motor vehicle not on the right-of-way or
alley but accessible from a street or alley. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2210 Party Wall
Any wall of a building or structure which is common to two or more buildings and which has
a minimum of one-hour fire-resistant construction as defined and regulated by the latest adopted
International Building Code. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2220 Pathway
A facility that accommodates the recreational and/or transportation needs of pedestrians and
bicyclists, including sidewalks, bike lanes, boulevard trails, and trails. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2230 Paved Parking Space or Surface
An area covered by an impervious dust free surface of asphalt or concrete designed to
specifications of the City Engineer. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2240 Pennant
Any lightweight plastic, fabric, or other material, whether or not containing a message of any
kind, suspended from a rope, wire, or string, usually in series, designed to move in the wind. (Ord.
1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2250 Permeable Pavement
A paving material that permits water penetration to a soil depth of 18 inches or more.
Permeable pavement may consist of nonporous surface materials poured or laid in sections not
exceeding one square foot in an area and collectively comprising less than two-thirds of the total
surface area. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2260 Permitted Use
A use which is lawfully established in a particular district or districts and which conforms with
all requirements, regulations, and performance standards of such district. A permitted use may
be a principal use, an accessory use or a conditional use. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2270 Personal and Convenience Services
Businesses offering services such as barbershops, beauty shops, tailors, shoe repair,
laundromats, laundry and dry cleaning pickup and delivery stations, and similar uses. Some
production of finished goods may occur as an activity accessory to the delivery of services. (Ord.
1645 S 1,2005)
18.80.2280 Personal Property
Property, other than real property, consisting of things temporal and movable. (Ord. 1645 S
1, 2005)
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18.80.2290 Persons
Includes any individual or group of individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, or
any other organized group of persons, including state and local governments and agencies
thereof. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2300 Planned Unit Development (PUD)
A land development project consisting of residential clusters, industrial parks, shopping
centers, or office building parks or any combination thereof that compose a planned mixture of
land uses built in a prearranged relationship to each other and having open space and community
facilities in a common ownership or use, and/or pUblic parkland. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2310 Planning Board
The Bozeman Planning Board. (Ord. 1645 S 1,2005)
18.80.2320 Planning Department
The Bozeman Department of Planning and Community Development. (Ord. 1645 S 1,2005)
18.80.2330 Planning Director
The Director of the Bozeman Department of Planning and Community Development and the
person charged with the administration of this title unless otherwise specifically noted in this title.
(Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2340 Plat
A graphical representation of a subdivision Showing the division of land into lots, parcels,
blocks, streets, alleys, and other divisions and dedications. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2350 Plaza
An area generally open to the public on a controlled basis and used principally for passive
recreational activities and relaxation. Plazas are paved areas typically providing amenities such
as seating, drinking and ornamental fountains, art, trees, and landscaping for use by pedestrians.
(Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2360 Pole Sign
A freestanding sign which is supported by a column(s) or other structural member(s) that is
permanently attached to the ground or a ground-mounted structure and provides a minimum of
8 feet of visible, vertical clearance between the bottom of the sign and finished grade. (Ord. 1645
S 1 , 2005)
18.80.2370 Portable Sign
Any sign not permanently attached to the ground or other permanent structure, or a sign
designed to be transported, including, but not limited to, signs designed to be transported by
means of wheels; signs converted to A- or T-frames; balloons used as signs; umbrellas used for
advertising; and signs attached to or painted on vehicles parked and visible from the public
right-of-way, unless said vehicle is used in the normal day-to-day operations of the business.
(Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2380 Preservation Board
The Bozeman Historic Preservation Advisory Board. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
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18.80.2390 Primary Access
The major access to a subdivision. The major access generally carries the most traffic as
determined by the traffic engineering study. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2400 Principal Use
A use or structure which determines the predominant or major use of the lot on which it is
located. The principal use shall be that use which establishes the character of the property
relative to surrounding or adjacent properties. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2410 Private Street
A right-of-way usable by the public but maintained by a property owners association. (Ord.
1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2420 Projecting Sign
Any sign affixed to a building or wall in such a manner that its leading edge extends more
than 6 inches beyond the surface of such building or wall and is perpendicular to such building
or wall. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2430 Proper Access
Either an improved public street or road, maintained by the City of Bozeman, Gallatin County,
or the State of Montana; or a street or road built to the standards provided in these regulations.
(Ord. 1645 S 1,2005)
18.80.2440 Property Owner
Any person, firm, corporation, or other entity shown as being the legal owner of a tract, parcel
or lot in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2450 Property Owners Association
An association incorporated or not incorporated, combining individual property ownership
with shared use or ownership of common property or facilities or shared maintenance of
subdivision or community facilities. This definition includes condominium associations. (Ord.
1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2460 Public Building
A building, supported by government funds, to be used in an official capacity on behalf of the
entire community. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2470 Public Health and Safety
A condition of optimal well-being, free from danger or injury, for a community at large, not
merely for an individual or small group of persons. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2480 Public Improvement
Any structure or facility constructed to serve the residents of a subdivision or the general
public such as parks, streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, street lighting, utilities, and systems for
water supply, sewage disposal, and drainage. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2490 Public Street or Road
A street or road for which the right-of-way has been dedicated to the public. (Ord. 1645 S 1,
2005)
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18.80.2500 Real Property
Property consisting of buildings and/or land. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2510 Rear Yard
A yard extending across the full width of the lot between the two side lot lines the depth of
which is the distance required by this title between the rear property line and the rear building line.
(Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2520 Recreational Vehicle
A vehicular type portable structure without permanent foundation, which is built on a single
chassis; which is designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light duty truck;
primarily designed as temporary living accommodation for recreational, camping and travel use
and including but not limited to travel trailers, truck campers, camping trailers, and self-propelled
motor homes less than 8 feet in width and 50 feet in length. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2530 Recreational Vehicle Park
A plot of ground upon which two or more sites are located, established, or maintained for
occupancy by the general public as temporary living quarters for travel, recreation, or vacation
purposes. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2540 Recreational Vehicle Space
A lot for rent or lease within a recreational vehicle park designed for the placement of a single
recreational vehicle and the exclusive use of its occupants. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2550 Relocation
Any movement of a structure, on the same site or to another site. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2560 Repair
Any change not otherwise construed as light construction or an alteration, as herein defined,
that constitutes replacing broken, worn, or damaged materials with like, not necessarily identical,
materials and is insignificant to the size and condition of the structure or property. Repainting and
reroofing shall be included under this definition of repair. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2570 Required Front Building Line
The line nearest to the front and across a lot establishing the minimum open space to be
provided between the front line of a building and the front lot line. See also definition of "setback
line". (Ord.1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2580 Required Rear Building Line
The line nearest to the rear and across a lot establishing the minimum open space to be
provided between the rear line of a building and the rear lot line. See also definition of "setback
line". (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2590 Required Side Building Line
The line nearest to the side and extending between the required front building line and
required rear building line establishing the minimum open space to be provided between the side
line of a building and the side lot line. See also definition of "setback line". (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
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18.80.2600 Required Yard
The minimum dimension of a front, side, or rear yard as established by the use regulations
for each district. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2610 Restaurant
Any restaurant (except a drive-in restaurant or a convenience food restaurant as defined in
this chapter), coffee shop, cafeteria, short~order cafe, luncheonette, sandwich stand, drugstore,
and soda fountain serving food. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.2620 Retail
The rental or sale of tangible personal property for any purpose other than for resale. (Ord.
1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2630 Retail, Large Scale
The sale of tangible personal property for any purpose other than for resale where the total
area utilized by a single tenant, exclusive of parking, occupies 40,000 square feet or more. (Ord.
16459 1, 2005)
18.80.2640 Revolving Sign
Any sign which all, or a portion of, may rotate either on an intermittent or constant basis.
(Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.2650 Ridgeline
A relatively narrow elevation that is prominent because it rises at an angle of 25 percent or
greater; an elongated crest or series of crests, with or without individual peaks, significantly higher
than the adjoining ground and often acting as the hydrologic dividing line between two or more
drainage areas. (Ord. 16459 1,2005)
18.80.2660 Ridgeline Protection Area
A ridgeline protection area is the area within 150 feet horizontal feet of a ridgeline, measured
perpendicular to the ridgeline when the ridgeline is:
A. Located in an area above 4,900 feet in elevation above mean sea level; and
B. When the elevation of a line parallel to the ridgeline loses either:
1. At least 10 feet in vertical elevation on both sides of the ridgeline within
1 00 feet; or
2. At least 30 feet in vertical elevation on both sides of the ridgeline within
300 feet.
3. A combination of the two standards where one side of the ridgeline meets
one loss of elevation standard and the opposite side meets the other. (Ord.
1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2670 Right-ol-way
A linear public way established or dedicated for public purposes by duly recorded plat, deed,
easement, grant, prescription, condemnation, governmental authority, or by operation of the law
and intended to be occupied by a street, crosswalk, railroad, electric transmission lines, water
line, sanitary sewer line, stormsewer line, or other similar uses. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
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18.80.2680 Roadway
That portion of the street or road right-of-way which is improved or is proposed to be
improved to carry traffic and provide for the on-street storage of automobiles; where curb is
provided, the roadway is measured from back-of-curb to back-of-curb. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.2690 Roof Sign
Any sign erected and constructed on and over the roof of a building, supported by the roof
structure, and extending vertically above any portion of the roof. Roof signs shall not include
signs located on a mansard roof if the sign is mounted vertically and integrated with the roof. For
the purpose of this chapter, architecturally integrated mansard signs and other architecturally
integrated signs located below the principal roof line shall be classified as wall signs. (Ord. 1645
9 1 , 2005)
18.80.2700 School
Any:
A. Pre-primary, primary or grammar; public, parochial, or private school; or high school;
B. Preparatory school or academy, public or founded, or owned or conducted by or
under the sponsorship of a religious or charitable organization;
C. Private preparatory school or academy furnishing courses of instruction substantially
equivalent to the courses offered by public high schools for preparation of admission
to college or universities which award B.A. or B.S. degrees;
D. Junior college or university, public or founded, or conducted by or under the
sponsorship of a religious or charitable organization; or
E. Private school when not conducted as a commercial enterprise for the profit of
individual owners or stockholders. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.2710 Screening
A method of visually shielding or obscuring an abutting or nearby structure or use from
another through the use of solid or nearly solid barriers (e.g., wall, fence, plantings, berms). (Ord.
1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.2720 Security Lighting
All outdoor lighting used for, but not limited to, illumination for walkways, roadways,
equipment yards, parking lots, and outdoor security where general illumination for safety or
security of the grounds is the primary concern. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.2730 Second or Subsequent Front Yard or Corner Side Yard
A yard on a corner lot the area of which is bounded by a line extending from the front of the
principal building (the front building line) to a point intersecting the side street right-of-way line
(side lot line), then along the side lot line to a point intersecting the rear lot line, then along the
rear lot line to a point intersecting the line formed by extending the wall of the nearest principal
building paralleling the side lot line. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.2740 Setback
The distance from the property line to the nearest part of the applicable building, structure,
or sign, measured perpendicularly to the property line. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
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18.80.2750 Setback Line
That line that is the required minimum distance from the street right-of-way or public access
easement line or any other lot line that establishes the area within which structures must be
placed, as specified in this title. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.2760 Sewer, Public
Any sanitary sewer line owned and maintained by the City, whether or not installed by the
City. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2770 Shared Access
A fixed automotive and pedestrian access location from a street to two or more adjoining
properties which mutually have the right and ability to use the access and which has been
established by an easement or other legally binding means. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2780 Shopping Mall
A multi-tenant retail structure where tenants are located on both sides of a covered walkway
with direct pedestrian access to all establishments from the walkway. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2790 Sign
Any device, fixture, placard, or structure that uses any color, form, graphic, illumination,
symbol, or writing to advertise, announce the purpose of, or identify the purpose of a person or
entity, or to communicate information of any kind to the public. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2800 Side Yard
A yard extending between the front building line and the rear building line, the width of which
is the least distance between the side lot line and the nearest part of the principal building. (Ord.
1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2810 Site Plan
A scale drawing showing the accurate location of all structures, streets, alleys, and parking
areas, existing and proposed, on subject property or any other information as may be required
by this title. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2820 Small Scale Wireless Facility
A wireless facility less than 25 feet in height from the base to the highest point including
attachments. Examples of supporting structures are monopoles, self supporting (lattice) towers,
guy-wire supported towers, and other similar structures. When calculating the height of a facility,
other structures designed for other uses such as buildings or water towers shall not be included
in the calculation. This definition excludes those facilities meeting the definition of micro-scale
wireless facility. Some illustrated examples of locations for possible small scale wireless facilities
are shown in the appendix. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2830 Small Tree
A tree of a species which normally reaches a height of less than 25 feet upon maturity. (Ord.
1645 S 1 , 2005)
18.80.2840 Soil
A medium in which plants will grow. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
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18.80.2850 Special Event Sign
A temporary sign which advertises special civic events and activities such as street fairs,
community festivals, parades, farmers markets, and charity benefits. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.2860 Square
Open space that may encompass an entire block, is located at the intersection of important
streets, and is set aside for civic purposes, and consists of paved walks, lawns, trees, and civic
buildings. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.2870 Stable, Commercial
Any building or complex of buildings and pastures which is designed, arranged, used, or
intended to be used for equestrian purposes, where less than 75 percent of the capacity is for the
use of the owner or resident of the property. A public stable is an agricultural activity. (Ord. 1645
9 1 , 2005)
18.80.2880 Stable, Private
Any building located on a lot which is designed, arranged, used, or intended to be used for
not more than four horses for the private use of the owner of the lot, but shall not exceed 6,000
square feet in area. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.2890 Start of Construction
The commencement of clearing, grading, filling, or excavating to prepare a site for
construction. (Ord. 16459 1, 2005)
18.80.2900 Stealth, or Camouflaged
Placement of a wireless facility in such a way that it may not be discerned as being separate
from the principal use of a site. This may be accomplished through visual screening, use of color
or encasement of the facility within an existing structure such as a steeple. A stealth installation
may also include the placement of a new structure to contain the facility so long as the new
structure complies with the height, setback, and other requirements of the zoning code or is
otherwise exempt from those requirements. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.2910 Street
A right-of-way, dedicated or otherwise legally established, for public use by motorized and
non-motorized vehicles and pedestrians, usually affording the principal means of access to
abutting property. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.2920 Street Frontage
Any property line separating a lot from a street other than an alley; the front lot line. (Ord.
1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.2930 Street, Public
Any street which has been dedicated to or is otherwise publicly owned. Any street not a
public street shall be deemed a private street. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.2940 Street Types
For the purposes of these regulations, street types are defined as follows:
A. Alley. A street used primarily for vehicular access to the rear of properties which
abut and are served by public or private streets.
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B. Arterial. A street or road having the primary function of moving traffic with emphasis
on a high level of mobility for through movement and the secondary function of
providing limited access to adjacent land. Arterial streets are generally designated
in the Bozeman transportation plan, however, streets not depicted in the Bozeman
transportation plan may be designated as arterials by the City Engineer.
1. Principal Arterial. Serves the major centers of activity, the highest traffic
volume corridors, and the longest trip distances in an urbanized area. This
group of streets carries the highest proportion of the total traffic within the
urban area with typical loads of 10,000 to 35,000 vehicles per day. Most
of the vehicles entering and leaving the urban area, as well as most
through traffic bypassing the central business district, utilize principal
arterials. Significant intra-area travel, such as between central business
districts and outlying residential areas, and between major suburban
centers, are served by major arterials.
2. Minor Arterial. Interconnects with and augments the urban principal arterial
system. It accommodates trips of moderate length and at a somewhat
lower level of travel mobility than principal arterials, and it distributes travel
to smaller geographic areas. With an emphasis on traffic mobility, this
street network includes all arterials not classified as principal arterials while
providing access to adjacent lands. Minor arterials typically carry 5,000 to
15,000 vehicles per day.
C. Collector. A street or road that provides equal priority to the movement of traffic,
and to the access of residential, business, and industrial areas. This type of
roadway differs from those of the arterial system in that the facilities on the collector
system may traverse residential neighborhoods. The system distributes trips from
the arterials to ultimate destinations. The collector streets also collect traffic from
local streets in the residential neighborhoods, channeling it into the arterial system.
Collectors typically carry 2,000 to 10,000 vehicles per day. Collector streets are
typically designated in the Bozeman transportation plan, however, additional streets
may be designated as collectors by the City Engineer.
D. Cul-de-sac. A street having only one outlet for vehicular traffic and terminating in
a turnaround area.
E. Dead~End Street. A street having only one outlet for vehicular traffic.
F. Half-Street. A portion of the width of a street, usually along the outside perimeter
of a subdivision, where the remaining portion of the street must be located on
adjacent property.
G. Local Streets. A street having the primary purpose of permitting access to abutting
lands and connections to higher systems. Generally, service to higher speed traffic
movements are intentionally discouraged. They typically carry 1,000 to 3,000
vehicles per day but can carry in excess of 6,000.
H. Loop. A local street which begins and ends on the same street, generally used for
access to properties and to control traffic access to arterials or collectors. (Ord.
1645 ~ 1, 2005)
18.80.2950 Structure
Anything constructed or erected which requires location on the ground; and for the purposes
of floodplain review anything which may impede, retard, or alter the pattern of flow of water in a
floodplain. (Ord. 1645 ~ 1, 2005)
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18.80.2960 Structural Alteration
Any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls or partitions,
columns, beams or girders, or any change in the exterior walls or the roof. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2970 Subdivider
Any person, firm, corporation or other entity who causes land to be subdivided or who
proposes a subdivision of land. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.2980 Subdivision
A division of land or land so divided that it creates one or more parcels containing less than
160 acres that cannot be described as a one-quarter aliquot part of a United States government
section, exclusive of public roadways, in order that the title to or possession of the parcels may
be sold, rented, leased, or otherwise conveyed, shall include any resubdivision, and shall further
include any condominium or area, regardless of its size, that provides or will provide multiple
space for recreational camping vehicles or manufactured homes. A subdivision shall comprise
only those parcels less than 160 acres that cannot be described as a one-quarter aliquot part of
a United States government section when the parcels have been segregated from the original
tract, and the plat thereof shall show all such parcels whether contiguous or not. (Ord. 1645 S 1,
2005)
18.80.2990 Subdivision or Development Construction Yard
A temporary office and/or vehicular and material storage yard. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.3000 Substantial Damage
Damage sustained by a structure where the cost of restoring the structure to its condition
before damage would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the
damage occurred as determined by Gallatin County's last equalized assessment roll. (Ord. 1645
S 1, 2005)
18.80.3010 Substantial Improvement
Any repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or
exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the structure either:
A. Before the improvement or repair is started; or
B. If the structure has been damaged, and is being restored, before the damage
occurred. For the purposes of this definition, substantial improvement is considered
to occur when the first construction to any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part
of the building commences. The term does not include:
1. Any project for improvement of a structure to comply with existing state or
local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which are solely
necessary to assure safe living conditions, or
2. Any alteration of a structure listed on the National Register of Historic
Places or State Inventory of Historic Places. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.3020 Suitable Fill
Fill material which is stable, compacted, well-graded, pervious, generally unaffected by water
and frost, devoid of trash or similar foreign matter, devoid of tree stumps or other organic material
and is fitting for the purpose of supporting the intended use and/or permanent structure. (Ord.
1645 S 1,2005)
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18.80.3030 Surveyor (Registered land Surveyor)
A person licensed in conformance with the Montana Professional Engineers, Registration Act
(9937-67-101 through 37-67.332, MCA) to practice surveying in the State of Montana. (Ord. 1645
9 1, 2005)
18.80.3040 Swap Meet
Any permanent or temporary sales or lot where the sale or trade of goods, materials and
merchandise takes place outside any permanent structure, from within temporary structures or
from vehicles and where several sellers or traders may congregate for the purpose of selling or
trading. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.3050 Temporary Use
A use established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the
expiration of the time period. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.3060 Transit Stop
Improvements and facilities at selected points along transit routes for passenger pickup, drop
off, and waiting. Facilities and improvements may include shelters, benches, signs, structures
and other improvements to provide security, protection from the weather, and access to nearby
services. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.3070 Townhouse
A single-household dwelling constructed as part of a series of dwellings, all of which are
either attached to the adjacent building and/or buildings by party walls, or are located immediately
adjacent thereto without any visible separation between walls or roof, all of which dwellings may
be located on individual and separate lots, if individually owned, or upon a single lot, if under
common ownership. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.3080 Townhouse Cluster
A building consisting of three or more noncommunicating, attached one-household units
placed side by side and/or back to back, with no unit located over another, and having a common
wall between each two adjacent dwelling units. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.3090 Tract of Record
An individual parcel of land, irrespective of ownership, that can be identified by legal
description, independent of any other parcel of land, using documents on file in the records of the
County Clerk and Recorder's Office. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.3100 Uniformity Ratio
In outdoor lighting, a measure indicating how evenly light is distributed across a surface as
expressed in a ratio of one value to another, such as average to minimum, or maximum to
minimum. Using ratios, perfect uniformity would be 1:1. (Ord. 16459 1,2005)
18.80.3110 Use
The employment or occupation of a building, structure, or land for a person's service, benefit,
or enjoyment. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
18.80.3120 Variance
A modification or variation of the provisions of this title as applied to a specific piece of
property. (Ord. 1645 9 1, 2005)
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18.80.3130 Violation
The failure of a structure, subdivision, use of land, or other development to be fully compliant
with this title. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.3140 Wall Sign
Any sign painted on, attached to, or erected against the wall of a building, structure, canopy,
or awning with the exposed face of the sign parallel to the plane of said wall or structure. The
sign must be attached in a manner so that it does not extend 6 inches beyond the wall. (Ord.
1645 S 1 , 2005)
18.80.3150 Warehouse
An enclosed building designed and used primarily for the storage of goods and materials.
(Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.3160 Watercourse
Any stream, river, creek, drainage, waterway, gully, ravine, or wash in which some or all of
the water is naturally occurring, such as runoff or springs, and which flows either continuously or
intermittently and has a definite channel, bed, and banks, and includes any area adjacent thereto
subject to inundation by reason of overflow.
In the event of a braided or other multiple channel configuration of a watercourse, the area
of the watercourse shall be that area lying between the two outermost high water marks, as
defined in this title. The term watercourse shall not be construed to mean any facility created
exclusively for the conveyance of irrigation water or stormwater. The City may consult with other
agencies with expertise in this matter when there is a question of whether a particular water body
is a watercourse. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.3170 Wetland
Areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater 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, including swamps, marshes, bogs, and
similar areas. The provisions contained in these regulations do not apply to wetlands created by
a wholly man-made water source used for irrigation purposes or stormwater control. (Ord. 1645
S 1, 2005)
18.80.3180 Wholesale
The sale of goods and merchandise for resale instead of for direct consumption. (Ord. 1645
S 1,2005)
18.80.3190 Wildlife
Animals that are neither human, domesticated, nor feral descendants of commonly
domesticated animals. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.3200 Wildlife Habitat
The place or type of habitat where wildlife naturally lives. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.3210 Window sign
Any sign painted, attached, glued, or otherwise affixed to a window for the purpose of being
visible from the exterior of the building. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
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18.80.3220 Wireless Facility
An unstaffed facility for the transmission or reception of radio frequency (RF), microwave or
other signals for commercial communications purposes, typically consisting of an equipment
enclosure, an antenna support structure and one or more antennae. This definition excludes
amateur radios, Essential Services (Type I), satellite earth stations, and private receive~only
antennae, such as for the reception of television signals. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.3230 Wrecking Yard
A place, lot, or area where the primary function is that of dismantling, storage, abandonment,
or sale of goods and materials as parts or scraps. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.3240 Yard
A space on the same lot with a principal building, which is open and unoccupied from the
ground upward or from the ground downward other than by steps, walks, terraces, driveways,
lamp posts, and similar structures, and unobstructed by structures, except as otherwise provided
in this title. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.3250 Zoning Commission
The Bozeman zoning commission. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
18.80.3260 Zoning Map
A map or maps with all notations, dimensions, references, and symbols shown thereon
depicting individual zoned districts in accordance with this title. (Ord. 1645 S 1, 2005)
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