18.215.230 Definitions.
Accessory Uses and Buildings. Accessory uses, buildings or other structures customarily incidental to and commonly associated with a permitted use, provisional use or conditional use are permitted, provided they are operated and maintained according to the following standards:
1. The accessory use is subordinate to the principal use of the property and contributes to the comfort, convenience or necessity of occupants, customers, or employees of the principal use;
2. The accessory use, building or structure is under the same ownership as the principal use or uses on the property;
3. The accessory use, building or structure does not include structures, structural features, or activities inconsistent with the uses to which they are accessory;
4. Except for approved off-street parking located on a separate lot, the accessory use, building, or structure is located on the same lot as the principal use or uses to which it is accessory; and
5. The accessory use, building, or structure conforms to the applicable base zone regulations and to the specific approval criteria and development standards contained in this title.
“Annexation” means the process of incorporating land into a city’s municipal boundary.
“Building coverage” means the same as defined in TMC 18.90.040.
“Comprehensive plan” means the guiding document for development of the city. It maps the land use areas of the city in a general fashion.
Conceptual Master Plan (CMP). This is:
1. The map showing existing features, prospective streets, open spaces, densities, developable acreages, and uses; and
2. The text describing the plan objectives, obstacles, opportunities, and so forth. It is the plan that the city adopts when it includes land in its urban growth boundary.
“Density” pertains to residential development. It expresses the number of primary dwelling units per unit area of land – in this case, an acre (43,560 square feet).
“Lot, zero lot line” means a lot with a side setback of zero on one side and more than zero on the opposite side. The zero side may not be adjacent to a right-of-way, such as on a corner lot. No one may plat a zero-lot-line lot without including an easement on the abutting lot for the purpose of access for maintenance of the side of the structure facing the abutting lot.
“Master plan zoning district” means a zoning district that contains a variety of uses and dimensional standards arranged into intensity subcategories. See RS-4, RS-8 and R/C-16 descriptions under TMC 18.215.150.
“Specific area plan” is the term applied to the conceptual master plan after it has been adopted through a UGBA, at which point it becomes part of the comprehensive plan.
“Structure, open” means a porch, balcony, portico, patio, wall, or similar, where such structure is less than 50 percent enclosed on side elevations. If an object does not fit this definition it is defined as a building or structure with respect to setbacks and coverage.
“Subdivision plat” means a plat of subdivision that embodies the master plan.
“Urban growth boundary (UGB)” means an area of land that a city may annex for development. It is established in conjunction with the county where the city lies and is acknowledged (accepted) by the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC).
“Urban growth boundary amendment (UGBA)” means the process of changing the city’s urban growth boundary. This is also an amendment to a city’s comprehensive plan.
“Urban reserve area (URA)” means land outside of an urban growth boundary identified as highest priority for inclusion in the urban growth boundary when the boundary is expanded in accordance with Goal 14 (OAR 660-021-0010(1)). “Cities and counties cooperatively ... may designate urban reserve areas under the requirements of [OAR 660-021], in co-ordination with special districts listed in OAR 660-021-0050(2) and other affected local governments, including neighboring cities within two miles of the urban growth boundary” (OAR 660-021-0020). [Ord. 847 § 2 (Exh. A), 2008; Ord. 817 § 8-3M.662, 2006.]