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Definitions 'Section 10.01 <br /> (21) Non-conforming Use. A building or premises occupied by a use which does not <br /> conform to the.regulations of the district in which it is located. <br /> (22) Park, Amusement: An area, publicly or privately owned, containing amusement <br /> and recreational facilities and devices, whether operated- for profit or not. <br /> (23) Park, Public: An area owned by the county or a municipality within the coun- <br /> ty, operated for the convenience and recreation of the public, and containing such <br /> facilities as the owning municipality shall see fit. <br /> (24) Parking Lot: A-lot where automobiles.are parked or stored temporarily, but <br /> not including the wrecking- of automobiles or other vehicles or storage-for the pur- <br /> of repair or wrecking. <br /> (25) Person: Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the word person shall <br /> include the plural, or a company, firm, corporation or partnership. <br /> (26) Professional Office: When conducted in a residential district, a professional <br /> office shall be incidental to the residential use of the premises, ,shall be conducted <br /> by.a member of the resident family entirely within a residential building, and shall <br /> include the offices of doctors or practitioners, ministers,'architects, 'landscape ar- <br /> chitects, professional.engineers, lawyers, authors, musicians and other recognized <br /> professional occupations conducted within residences, but not including personal ser- <br /> vices, such as barbers, beauticians and similar- occupations. <br /> (27) Recreational Camp: An area containing one or more.permanent buildings used <br /> occasionally or periodically°-for:.the accomodation of members of- associations or <br /> groups. for recreational purposes. <br /> (28) Rendering Plant. A plant for the reduction of dead animals, or slaughtered <br /> animals-not suitable for human consumption, to by-products, such as hide, skin, <br /> grease,` bones, glue and soap, and for the storage of.such.by-products. <br /> (29). Roadside Stand. A structure used or intended to be used by the owner or occu- <br /> pant of the premises,on which it is located for the sale of farm or garden products <br /> produced on the premises or adjacent premises. Such structure;shall-not be placed <br /> within the .setback line and may not be used for the sale of or dealing in merchandise <br /> other than farm products locally produced. <br /> (30) Rooming House: Same as lodging house.' <br /> (31) Setback: The minimum horizontal distance from the front lot.l-ine of the lot <br /> or from the center of the highway, measured parallel to the highway or the front lot <br /> lot- line to-the front of the building. <br /> (32) Service Station: Any building, structure or premises or other place used for <br /> the dispensing, .sale or offering for sale of any motor fuel or oils, having pumps and <br /> storage tanks of a total capacity of.not more than six thousand (6,000) gallons; also <br /> where battery, tire and similar services-are.rendered, but not including buildings <br /> or premises where such business is incidental to the conduct of a public garage used <br /> for the repair.or storage of motor vehicles. <br /> (33) Sign: Anything- erected, hung, suspended, painted or attached to any other <br /> • <br /> structure, carrying words, letters, figures, phrases, sentences, -names, designs, <br /> trade names or trade marks or any other-device -placed: so..as to be-visible from a <br /> street.or highway and calling attention to a business, trade, profession, commodity, <br /> product, person, firm or corporation. For purposes of this.ordinance_a highway mark- <br /> er, symbol, railrioad crossing marker or signal, intended for the safety of the trav- <br /> eling public, or- any device or symbol placed-in-the highway right of way by or with <br /> the.approval of the governing body of such highway, shall:not be considered a sign. <br /> (34) Sign, Directory: A sign intended for:the convenience of the traveling public, <br /> calling attention to a service station, garage, eating or drinking place, tourist <br /> camp, roadside stand, shop.or similar business, catering to.the traveling public. <br /> Such sign shall.not exceed twelve (12) square.--feet in gross area, be located not more <br /> than one-half mile- in t^,he approaching direction from the business advertised, and no <br /> -product may be advertised which is not for-sale at the point indicated. <br /> (35) Slaughter House: Any. building or premises.used commercially for the killing <br /> or dressing of- cattle, sheep, swine, goats or horses, for human consumption and the <br /> storage, freezing and during of meat and preparation of meat products. <br /> -3- <br /> Illk <br />