Section 50-16-383: Words and terms (Si-Sl)
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases beginning with the letters “Si” through “Sl,” shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them by this
section:
| Term | Definition |
| Sign | Any letter, figure, character, mark, plane, point, marquee sign, design, poster, pictorial, picture, stroke, stripe, line, trademark, reading matter, or illuminated service that shall be constructed, placed, attached, painted, erected, fastened, or manufactured in any manner whatsoever, so that the same shall be used for the attraction of the public to any place, subject, person, firm, corporation, public performance, article, machine, or merchandise, whatsoever, that is displayed in any manner whatsoever outdoors. Every sign shall be classified and conform to the requirements of such classification as set forth in Chapter 8, Article II, of this Code, Building Code , including Section 8-2-21 of this Code, Additions to Appendix H , Signs, and this article. A "sign" shall not include any display of official court or public agency notices, nor shall it include the flag, emblem, or insignia of a nation, political unit, school, or religious group. The term "sign" also does not include any non-illuminated, non-commercial, painted art mural. |
| Single-family detached dwelling | A detached dwelling unit, located on a single lot with no other dwelling units, designed for or occupied by one family only. |
| Single-room-occupancy housing, non-profit | Service-enhanced, single-room housing, provided by an entity recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as holding non-profit, tax-exempt status, which housing is primarily for individuals residing without children, such individuals being capable of independent living, whose dwelling units may or may not provide separate sanitary and food-preparation facilities, and sometimes operates as a hotel although permanent residency is an anticipated feature of the housing. For zoning purposes, non-profit SRO housing is not: adult foster care, a community mental health facility or "fairweather lodge" or other similar semi-independent living facility, a pre-release adjustment center, a residential substance abuse service facility, a rooming house, public lodging house, or emergency shelter for the homeless. |
| Site plan | One or more maps and drawings or reports containing all of the information required to be shown for such property as part of the site plan review process in Article III, Division 5, of this chapter. |
| Slope ratio | A numerical expression of a stated relationship of height to horizontal distance |
Codified by Ord. No. 28-19 (JCC 7/23/2019, Passed 9/10/2019, Approved 9/11/2019, Published 9/20/2019, Effective 10/1/2019); Amended by Ord. No. 2020-12 (JCC 2/18/2020, Passed 6/9/2020, Approved 6/15/2020, Published 8/21/2020, Effective 12/9/2020).