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Whereas, the council of the City of Knoxville deems it necessary to exercise the power so granted inorder to encourage the most appropriate use of land; to maintain and stabilize the value of property; tosecure safety from fire, flood, panic, and other hazards; to prevent undue concentration of population; andto create a comprehensive and stable pattern of land uses upon which to plan for transportation, watersupply, sewerage, schools, parks, public utilities, and other facilities; to promote the health, safety,morals, convenience, order, prosperity and welfare of the present and future inhabitants.Sec. 4. - Enactment.Now, therefore, be it ordained by the council of the City of Knoxville: Except as hereinafter provided,no building shall be erected or structurally altered, nor shall any building or premises be used for anypurpose, other than permitted in the zoning district in which the building or premises is located. No land orlot area shall be so reduced or diminished that the yards or open spaces shall be smaller than prescribedherein, nor shall the lot area per dwelling unit be reduced in any manner except in conformity with thearea regulations hereby established for the district in which such building is located. No yard or otheropen space provided about any building for the purpose of complying with these regulations shall beconsidered as providing a yard or other open space for any other building.(Ord. No. O-176-06, § 1, 8-29-06)ARTICLE II. - DEFINITIONSFor the purpose of this ordinance and in order to carry out the provisions and intentions as set forthherein, certain words, terms, and phrases are to be used and interpreted as defined hereinafter. Wordsused in the present tense shall include the future tense; words in the singular number include the pluraland words in the plural number include the singular; the word "person" includes a firm, partnership orcorporation as well as an individual; the term "shall" is always mandatory and not directory; and the word"may" is permissive. The word "used" or "occupied" as applied to any land or building shall be construedto include the words "intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied."The following words, terms, and phrases are hereby defined as follows and shall be interpreted assuch throughout this ordinance. Terms not herein defined shall have the meanings customarily assignedto them.Abandonment: The cessation of the use of buildings or other real property, by the owner or hisagent, for a period of six (6) months or longer.Accessible parking: A designated parking space(s) reserved for people with disabilities, with adjacentstriped access aisle(s), located on the shortest accessible route to the accessible entrance of the facilityfor which parking is designated.Accessory building: A minor building which is subordinate in area, extent, and purpose to a principalbuilding, the use of which is customarily incidental to that of a main building and located on the same lottherewith.Accessory structure: A minor structure which is subordinate in area, extent, and purpose to aprincipal building, the use of which is customarily incidental to that of a main building and located on thesame lot therewith.Accessory use: A use customarily incidental, appropriate, and subordinate in area, extent, andpurpose to the principal use of land or buildings and located on the same lot therewith.Administrative review committee: The committee delegated with authority to review and makedecisions regarding plans for certain developments in the city. The committee consists of a representativefrom the following entities: civil engineering; fire department; utility board; metropolitan planningcommission; plans review and inspection; parks and recreation; public services; stormwater engineering;and traffic engineering.Aged persons: Persons who are 62 years of age or older.2

Agricultural use: Farming, including all forms of agriculture, the growing of crops in the open,dairying, grazing, the raising and maintaining of poultry and other livestock, horticulture, viticulture,floriculture, forests, and woods. The feeding or disposal of community or collected garbage shall not bedeemed an agricultural use, nor shall commercial feedlots, the raising of fur-bearing animals, fish orminnow hatcheries, riding academy, livery or boarding stables or dog kennels be so considered.Agricultural use, accessory: Those structures or equipment which are normally required in theoperation of agricultural uses. No more than two (2) dwellings on each farm shall be classed asagricultural accessory uses, except by specific approval of the board of zoning appeals. The board ofzoning appeals shall determine all questions of fact in such instance.Alley: A minor street right-of-way, dedicated to public use, which affords a secondary means ofvehicular access to the back or side of properties otherwise abutting a public street, and which may beused for public utility purposes.Alternative financial service: Establishments that are:(1)Not licensed by an appropriate state or federal agency as a bank, savings and loanassociation, or credit union, industrial loan and thrift offices, insurance premium financecompanies, or mortgage companies;(2)Regulated by the state department of financial institutions; and(3)Categorized for purposes of this ordinance as:a."Pawnbrokers" as defined at T.C.A. § 45-6-203; orb."Title pledge lenders" as defined at T.C.A. § 45-15-103; orc."Deferred presentment services" as defined at T.C.A. § 45-17-102; ord."Check cashers" as defined at T.C.A. § 45-18-102 except that check cashers do notinclude check cashers exempt from state regulation pursuant to T.C.A. § 45-18-103; ore.Any combination of alternative financial services which include, but are not limited to,pawnbrokers, title pledge lenders, deferred presentment services and/or check cashers asdefined herein.Amusements: Establishments engaged in providing amusements, or entertainment as a commercialbusiness for a free or admission charge and includes such activities as dancehalls; studios, theatricalprocedures; bands, orchestras, and other musical entertainment; bowling alleys, and billiard and poolestablishments; commercial sports such as arenas, rings, racetracks, public golf courses and amusementparks; membership sports and recreation clubs, amusement and bathing beaches; swimming pools,riding academies, carnival operations, expositions, game parlors, coin-operated devices, and horseshows.Animal crematory: A building or structure, or a room or space within a building or structure having anapparatus for the cremation of deceased animals.Apartment building: See "Multi-dwelling structure" under "Residential structure types."Apartment house: See "Multi-dwelling structure" under "Residential structure types."Apiary: A collection of one (1) or more colonies of bees in beehives at a location.Aquaponics: The cultivation of fish and plants together in a constructed, re-circulating systemutilizing fish culture to increase nutrient concentrations of irrigation water for the purpose of producingfood or non-food crops.Archeological area: A land or water area which shows evidence or artifacts of human, plant or animalactivity, usually dating from periods of which only vestiges remain.Area, building: The total area taken on a horizontal plane at the average ground elevation of theprincipal building and all accessory buildings exclusive of uncovered porches, terraces and steps.3

Area, floor: See "Floor area (gross)."Assisted living facility: A building, establishment, complex, or distinct part thereof which accepts agedpersons, whom constitute a substantial majority (not less than eighty-five (85) percent) of the facilitypopulation, for domiciliary care provided that residential units may be shared with a person under the ageof 62, if the head of household meets the definition of an aged person. The facility provides on site to itsresidents, room, board, nonmedical living assistance services appropriate to the residents' respectiveneeds, and medical services as prescribed by each resident's treating physician.Attached building: A building that shares a common wall or roof with another building.Auction: A public sale at which goods, merchandise or livestock are sold to people who offer to paythe most.Auction house: A business that runs auctions.Automatic carwash: A structure containing facilities for washing automobiles using a chain conveyoror other method of moving the cars along, and automatic or semiautomatic application of cleaner,brushes, rinse water and heat for drying.Automobile wash: Any building or premises, or portion thereof, used for washing automobiles.Automobile wash (self-service): A structure housing coin-operated equipment used for spraywashing automobiles and light trucks.Automobile wrecking: The dismantling, storage, sale, or dumping of used motor vehicles, or partsthereof not in running condition.Base zone: The primary zoning classification which de

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