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activities which involve the • Air rights: The ownership or — modernizing shall not be
<br /> fermentation or other substantial control of all land,property,andc considered a structural alteration.
<br /> chemical and physical alteration that area of space at and above a 71
<br /> of the agricultural product. Does horizontal plane over the ground ;,, • Amateur radio tower: A
<br /> not include slaughterhouses or surface of and used for railroad freestanding or building-mounted
<br /> rendering plants. 3. Storage or expressway purposes. The structure,including any base,
<br /> facilities: Includes controlled horizontal plane shall be at a tower or pole,antenna,and
<br /> atmosphere and cold storage height that is reasonable, c..) ILO
<br /> appurtenances,intended for
<br /> warehouses and warehouses for necessary,or legally required for : '� airway communication purposes
<br /> the storage of processed and/or the full and free use of the ground by a person holding a valid
<br /> packed agricultural products. surface. amateur radio(HAM)license
<br /> issued by the Federal
<br /> • Air traffic pattern: A pattern of c'i Communications Commission.
<br /> • Agriculture: The use of land for aircraft routes set out by United
<br /> agricultural purposes,including States Government authorities to gy • Amenity: Aesthetic or other
<br /> farming,dairying,pasturage regulate the movements of characteristics of a development
<br /> agriculture,horticulture, aircraft approaching or departing ¢.^ that increase its desirability to a
<br /> floriculture,viticulture,and animal an airport. ..ami community or its marketability to
<br /> and poultry husbandry,and the the public. Amenities may differ
<br /> necessary accessory uses for • Airport approach area: An from development to
<br /> storing the products. The term imaginary surface longitudinally development but may include
<br /> shall include incidental retain centered on the runway such things as a unified building
<br /> sales by the producer of products centerline,extending outward design,recreational facilities
<br /> raised on the farm. and upward from the end of the (e.g.,a swimming pool or tennis
<br /> runway,and is based upon the court),security systems,views,
<br /> • Agriculture,commercial: The type of approach available or landscaping and tree
<br /> production principally for the sale planned for that runway end. preservation,or attractive site
<br /> to others of plants,animals,or design.
<br /> their products,including,but not • Alley: A public or private way
<br /> limited to: forage and sod crops, permanently reserved as a • Amortization: A method of
<br /> grain and feed crops,dairy secondary means of access to eliminating nonconforming uses
<br /> animals and dairy products; abutting property. An unnamed or structures by requiring the
<br /> livestock,including dairy and beef public or private right-of-way less termination of the nonconforming
<br /> cattle,poultry,sheep,swine, than 22 feet wide that is primarily use or structure after a specified
<br /> horses,ponies,mules,and goats; designed to serve as secondary period of time.
<br /> including the breeding and access to the rear or side of
<br /> grazing of all such animals;bees those properties whose principal • Animal boarding place: Any
<br /> and apiary products;fruits of all frontage is on some other street. structure,land,or combination
<br /> kinds including grapes,nuts,and thereof used,designed,or
<br /> berries,vegetables;nursery, • Alteration: Any change, arranged for the boarding,
<br /> floral ornamental and greenhouse addition,or modification in breeding or care of dogs,cats,
<br /> products and other commodities construction or occupancy of an pets,fowl,horses,or other
<br /> as described in the Standard existing structure. Any domestic animals for profit,but
<br /> Industrial Classification for enlargement;addition;relocation; exclusive of animals used for
<br /> agriculture,forestry,fishing,and repair;remodeling,change in agricultural purposes.
<br /> trapping. Commercial number of living units;
<br /> agricultures shall not include development of or change in an • Annexation: The act or process
<br /> poultry or swine.production or open area;development of or of adding land to a governmental
<br /> animal feedlot operations. change in a sign,by painting or unit,usually an incorporated
<br /> otherwise;or other change in a place,by an ordinance,a court
<br /> • Agriculture,home: The facility,but excluding painting order,or other legal action.
<br /> production,principally for use or except as provided above for
<br /> consumption of the property signs;ordinary maintenance for • Antenna: Any system of wires,
<br /> owner,of plants,animals,or their which no building permit is poles,rods,reflecting discs,or
<br /> products and for sale to others required;and demolition or similar devices used for the
<br /> where such sales are incidental, removal. transmission or reception of
<br /> including,but not limited to: electromagnetic waves external
<br /> gardening,fruit production and • Alteration incidental: to or attached to the exterior of
<br /> poultry and livestock products for Modifications to a building or any building.
<br /> household use only. structure that are of a cosmetic
<br /> nature,replacement of utilities, • Antique Mall: A building that is
<br /> • Agriculture,intensive: rearrangement of internal partitioned to provide spaces for
<br /> Agricultural uses that include but partitions. The replacement of the sale of antiques by antique
<br /> are not necessarily limited to: (1) load bearing walls is not dealers,for items such as clocks,
<br /> slaughter areas, (2)areas for the permitted. lamps,clothing rugs,toys,
<br /> storage or processing of manure, furniture,and the like.
<br /> garbage,or spent mushroom • Alteration,structural: Any
<br /> compost,(3)structures housing change in the supporting • Apartment: A room or suite of
<br /> more than 50 animal units. members of a building or rooms,with toilet and culinary
<br /> II Under(state law)a farm is
<br /> allowed to have no more than two
<br /> structure,such as bearing walls, accommodations,used or
<br /> columns,beams,or girders; designed for use as a residence
<br /> animal units per acre,with an provided,however,that the by a family,located in a building
<br /> animal unit defined as 1,000 application of any exterior siding containing two or more such
<br /> pounds. to an existing building for the rooms or suites or located in a
<br /> purpose of beautifying and building devoted primarily to
<br /> nonresidential use.
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