USE REGULATIONS
Sections:
20.660.010 Agricultural and related limited commercial uses.
20.660.020 Commercial and business service uses.
20.660.030 Forestry uses.
20.660.040 Industrial uses.
20.660.050 Institutional and uses of community significance.
20.660.060 Lodging uses.
20.660.070 Mining uses.
20.660.080 Office uses.
20.660.090 Recreation uses.
20.660.100 Residential uses.
20.660.110 Retail and personal service uses.
20.660.120 Transportation uses.
20.660.130 Utility and public service uses.
20.660.140 Warehouse uses.
20.660.150 Accessory uses.
20.660.160 Temporary uses.
20.660.010 Agricultural and related limited
commercial uses.
A. Agricultural products processing and storage
means the processing and storage of agricultural products brought to the site
including but not limited to cleaning, sorting, grading, packaging, milling,
or storing of products which are intended for direct human or animal consumption
or use. This includes small lumber milling operations utilizing portable equipment
and occupying less than one acre.
1. One parking space is required for each 500 square feet of
floor or storage area.
2. One loading space is required for each 10,000 or more square
feet of floor or storage area.
3. Small lumber operations must be located no closer than 600
feet from any adjacent residence located on the same parcel.
B. Agricultural products retail outlet means
a location for the retail sale of agricultural equipment or products, a majority
of which are not grown on site and are intended for direct human or animal
consumption or use.
1. One parking space is required for each 500 square feet of
area devoted to sales.
2. One loading space is required for each 10,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
3. One single-family dwelling, occupied by the owner, operator,
or manager of the business will be considered customary and incidental as
a part of this use.
C. Aquaculture means he cultivation of the
natural produce of water (as fish or shellfish).
1. Parking requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
2. Loading requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
3. This use is only permitted in the A-19 and FR zoning districts
with the issuance of a special use permit.
D. Animal keeping means the grazing, keeping,
limited boarding of horses, use and sale of domestic animals including but
not limited to poultry, rabbits, livestock, llamas, ostriches, and horses,
and including coops, stables and other accessory structures used for keeping
such animals. This definition does not include equestrian facilities.
1. This use is permitted only on parcels that are a minimum of
one gross acre in size and designated as such by the land use district.
2. Outside of the A-19, FR and RA-10 districts, no accessory structures
greater than 120 square feet will be permitted without a principle dwelling
unit. Accessory stables, barns and other related structures in excess of
120 square feet may be permitted in the RA-5 zoning district without a principle
dwelling unit subject to the following:
a. The parcel upon which the structure is to be located
contains a minimum of five net acres.
b. The structure must be for animal-keeping purposes.
3. Boarding of horses not exceeding one horse per acre, based
on the parcel on which the stables or corral is located, is permitted.
4. Lessons may be provided on-site, by appointment only, subject
to the issuance of a home-occupation permit.
E. Commercial stock yard means place of confinement,
whether by structures, fences, pens, corrals, or other enclosures, where transient
cattle, swine, sheep, poultry, fur bearing animals, or other livestock are
kept temporarily for slaughter, marketing or shipping. Educational agricultural
projects are excepted from this use.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through the special
use permit.
2. Loading requirements will a minimum of one loading space.
3. One single-family dwelling, occupied by the owner, operator,
or manager of the feed yard will be considered customary and incidental as
a part of this use.
F. Commercial meat or poultry processing facility
means a facility for the processing of meat and poultry, not intended for
resale on the premises, including but not limited to the butchering, cutting,
dressing, and packaging of meat and poultry products.
1. One parking space is required for each 500 square feet of floor
area.
2. One loading space is required for each 10,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
3. This use is allowed by special use permit in A-19 and FR districts
if the facility:
a. has five or fewer employees on site at one time;
b. processes no more than 200 poultry or rabbits per day
or 60 larger meat animals per week; and
c. does not include retail sales.
G. Commercial nursery means a use which can
include one or more greenhouses, where trees, shrubs, flowers, or vegetable
plants are grown and sold either wholesale or retail. This may also include
landscape materials and lawn and garden supplies.
1. One parking space is required for each 1,000 square feet of
area; one space per 250 square feet of interior floor area, excluding shade
structures and greenhouses.
2. A minimum of one loading space is required.
3. One single-family dwelling, occupied by the owner, operator,
or manager of the nursery will be considered customary and incidental as a
part of this use.
H. Keeping of non-domestic (wildlife) animals
means the location for commercial dealers, breeders, exhibitors, transporters,
or researchers of any and all wildlife listed by the Nevada Division of Wildlife.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
2. Loading requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
3. This use shall also be granted and maintain all applicable
local, state and federal permits;
4. One single-family dwelling occupied by the owner operator,
or manager of the business considered customary and incidental as a part of
this use.
I. Limited agricultural uses means the growing
of fields, trees, bushes, berries, and row crops, including nursery stock.
This use does not allow the grazing, keeping and use of livestock or other
animals as referenced under section C, animal keeping.
1. Except as provide in paragraph 3, below,, no accessory structures
greater than 120 square feet will be permitted without a principle dwelling
unit;
2. Sales of agricultural and horticultural products grown on parcels
under the same owner-ship or lease is permitted in all districts.
3. Accessory agricultural structures in excess of 120 square feet
may be permitted in the RA-5 zoning district without a principle dwelling
unit subject to the following:
a. The parcel upon which the structure is to be located
contains a minimum of five net acres.
b. The structure must be for agricultural-related purposes
and evidence must be provided that limited agricultural uses are being conducted
on the parcel.
J. Limited commercial use means a use that
is accessory to an open agricultural use consisting of a vocational activity
principally conducted inside a dwelling unit or accessory structures, including
outdoor recreational vehicle and equipment storage, and which can employ up
to five additional employees.
1. One parking space is required for each individual employed
on the site.
2. The use shall not result in noise or vibration, light, odor,
dust, smoke, or other air pollution noticeable at or beyond the property line;
3. The use shall not change the character of the lot or the surrounding
neighborhood or conflict with the purpose of the zoning district;
4. The outside storage of goods, materials, or equipment related
to the limited commercial use must be screened from view;
5. Signs shall be limited to one non-illuminated identification
sign six square feet or less in size;
6. The parcel must have a principle dwelling unit and the use
must be located on the same parcel as the principle dwelling unit;
7. The use may not generate chemical waste, heavy metals, or other
potential surface or ground water contamination;
8. The use shall not include restaurants or retail uses with the
exception of antique shops;
9. A preliminary inspection will be required for uses proposed
within existing buildings to establish appropriate occupancy type and uniform
code requirements.
K. Open agricultural uses means an agricultural
uses which may or may not have structures, other than accessory structures,
associated with their operation, including but not limited to the grazing,
keeping and use of livestock, the production of agricultural or horticultural
products, and accessory storage such as corrals, coops, pens, stables or other
buildings used in conjunction with farming or ranching operations.
1. Sales of agricultural and horticultural products grown on parcels
under the same ownership or lease is permitted in all districts;
2. One single-family dwelling, occupied by the owner of the farm
or ranch, is considered customary and incidental as a part of the use in
the commercial and industrial zone districts;
3. Outside of the A-19, FR, RA-10 and RA-5 districts, no accessory
structures greater than 120 square feet will be permitted without a principle
dwelling unit. (Ord. 801, 1997; Ord. 763, 1996; Ord. 619, 1993; Ord. 618,
1993; Ord. 408, 1982; Ord. 167, 1968) 
20.660.020 Commercial and business service
uses.
A. Building contracting shop means a facility
providing for general building construction, repair, service, and maintenance
including installation of plumbing, roofing, signs, electrical, air conditioning,
and heating, and including related equipment and materials storage.
1. One parking space is required for each 200 square feet of floor
area.
2. One loading space is required for each 5,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
3. Any equipment or materials being stored must be screened from
the view of adjacent roadways and properties.
B. Carpentry, woodworking, or furniture making
facility means a facility for the making, repairing, or refinishing of
furniture or wood products for direct retail sale.
1. One space parking space is required for each 500 square feet
of floor area.
2. One loading space is required for each 10,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
C. Car wash means a parcel or a structure
with machine- or hand-operated facilities used principally for the cleaning,
washing, polishing, or waxing of one or more motor vehicles.
1. One parking space is required for each washing bay;
2. Five stacking spaces are required for each washing bay.
D. Commercial bakery means a commercial establishment
for the production of baked goods, primarily for sale to other commercial
establishments.
1. One parking space is required for each 1,000 square feet of
floor area.
2. One loading space is required for each 5,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
E. Commercial laundry and dry cleaning means
a facility for the cleaning or laundering of garments, fabrics, rugs, draperies,
or other similar items on a commercial or bulk basis.
1. One parking space is required for each 500 square feet of floor
area.
2. One loading space is required for each for 10,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
F. Gaming means any legally constituted gambling
enterprise authorized under state law, other than slot machines when the machines
are operated under a restricted license and incidental to the conduct of the
licensed retail business.
1. One parking space is required for each 100 square feet of floor
area.
2. One loading space is required for each 5,000 square feet or
more of floor area.
G. Kennel means any place of business where
dogs, cats and other domestic (non-farm) animals for boarding, breeding, training,
grooming, treating, sale or other commercial purpose with the exception of
veterinary clinics or pet shops.
1. One parking space is required for each 300 square feet of floor
area, with a minimum of two spaces.
2. Setback requirements for kennels with outdoor holding facilities
is a minimum of 100 feet from adjacent lot lines not under the same ownership;
3. Minimum parcel size is ten net acres.
4. A kennel is subject to compliance with the provisions of title
6 of the Douglas County Code.
H. Pawn shop means a place of business where
personal property is pledged as collateral for loans and the personal property
is kept at the place of business until the loan is redeemed or the pledged
collateral sold.
1. One parking space is required for each 250 square feet.
2. One loading space is required for each 5,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
I. Printing or publishing establishments means
a facility for the reproduction, cutting, printing, or binding of materials
on a bulk basis using lithography, offset printing, blueprinting, silk screening,
or similar methods.
1. One parking space is required for each 250 square feet.
2. One loading space is required for each 5,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
J. Thrift or second hand stores, used appliance
stores means a business which sells used or “recycled” merchandise, or
accepts donations of used or “recycled” goods for later retail sales.
2. One parking space is required for each 250 square feet.
3. One loading space is required for each 5,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
K. Adult characterized businesses See Section
5.30.010 for a complete description of adult characterized businesses.
1. One parking space is required for each 250 square feet.
2. One loading space is required for each 5,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
4. See section 20.668.140 for specific standards regarding
this use. (Ord. 990, 2001; Ord. 801, 1997; Ord. 763, 1996; Ord. 662, 1994;
Ord. 378, 1981; Ord. 167, 1968)
20.660.030 Forestry uses.
A. Forestry means cultivating and maintaining
forests and managing forest land, including the selling of firewood produced
on the parcel. (Ord.763, 1996; Ord. 167, 1968)
20.660.040 Industrial uses.
A. Equipment rental means a place of business
established for the rental and leasing of equipment such as construction machinery
and landscape and farm implements.
1. One parking space is required for each 300 square feet of enclosed
building area . Equipment may not occupy required customer and employee parking
spaces.
2. Rental equipment must be architecturally screened from public
view.
B. General industrial means any intense manufacturing
operation or industrial use, including but not limited to batch plants, foundries,
tank farms, refineries, junk yards or auto dismantling, which is not specifically
listed elsewhere in this code.
1. One parking space is required for each 500 square feet of floor
area or as determined through special use permit.
2. One loading space is required for each 10,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
3. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be periodically requested by the county, all applicable
local, state, and federal permits.
C. Light industrial means any light industrial
activity, including but not limited to assembling, compounding, food or beverage
processing, inside storage, processing or treatment of products, scientific
research, manufacturing, wholesale trade, warehousing, and corporate offices,
which is not specifically listed elsewhere in this code. Furthermore, uses
which can demonstrate compatibility with and an accessory or support relationship
to the previously mentioned primary uses are permitted. These uses may include
but are not limited to financial institutions, accounting offices, child care
facilities, recreation facilities, service stations, and copy centers.
1. One parking space is required for each 500 square feet of floor
area.
2. One loading space is required for each 10,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
3. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be periodically requested by the county, all applicable
local, state, and federal permits;
4. Accessory inside retail sales may occupy up to ten percent
of the total floor area of the main use.
D. Machine shop means a facility where material
is processed or treated by machining, cutting, grinding, welding, or similar
processes.
1. One parking space is required for each 500 square feet of floor
area.
2. One loading space is required for each 10,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
E. Outside storage means the outside placement
of items for a period of more than 48 hours.
1. The items being stored must be screened from the view of adjacent
roadways and properties.
F. Saw mill means a facility for the storage,
sales, and milling of forest products, not including the cutting of firewood.
1. One parking space is required for each 500 square feet of
floor area or area of operation.
2. One loading space is required for each 10,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
3. This use is allowed in the FR district through a temporary
use permit during forest harvesting operations.
G. Solid waste disposal site and facility
means the location and facility at which the collection, storage, treatment,
utilization, processing, or final disposal of wastes occur.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through special use
permit
2. Loading requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
3. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be periodically requested by the county, all applicable
local, state, and federal permits.
H. Solid waste transfer facility means a facility
at which wastes, awaiting transportation to a disposal site and facility,
are transferred from one collection vehicle to another.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
2. Loading requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
3. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be periodically requested by the county, all applicable
local, state, and federal permits. (Ord. 763, 1996; Ord. 671, 1994; Ord.
641, 1994; Ord. 497, 1989; Ord. 487, 1988; Ord. 452, 1986; Ord. 167, 1968)
20.660.050 Institutional and uses of community
significance.
A. Cemetery means a place designated for the
burial or keeping of the remains of the dead whether human or animals, including
crematories, mausoleums, and columbiums operated within the boundaries of
the cemetery.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
2. Loading requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
3. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be periodically requested by the county, all applicable
local, state, and federal permits.
B. Church means a facility principally used
for people to gather together for public worship, religious training, or other
religious activities. This includes wedding chapels.
1. One parking space is required for each 30 square feet of the
worship area, plus any parking required for accessory uses.
2. No loading spaces required.
3. The structure height limitations of this code shall not apply
to church spires, belfries, or cupolas;
4. One single-family dwelling for the housing of church official
and family is considered customary and incidental as a part of this use.
C. Community center and related facilities
means a facility for a use of community significance, public or quasi-public,
where public services or information are provided on a non-profit basis, including
but not limited to government offices, senior centers, public libraries, family
council or family help centers, and sheriff sub-stations.
1. One parking space is required fore each 250 square feet of
office area, and as determined by use by design review.
2. Loading requirements will be determined through design review.
D. Day care center (large) means a facility
which provides less than 24-hour care or supervision for seven or more persons
who are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption to the owner, operator,
or manager, whether such facility operates at day or night, with or without
compensation for such care, and with or without stated educational purpose.
1. One parking space is required for every eight persons plus
one space per employee.
2. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be periodically requested by the county, all applicable
local, state, and federal permits;
3. See section 20.664.050 for specific standards.
E. Day care center (small) means a facility
which provides less than 24-hour care or supervision for six or less persons
who are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption to the owner, operator,
or manager, whether such facility operates at day or night, with or without
compensation for such care, and with or without stated educational purpose.
1. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be periodically requested by the county, all applicable
local, state, and federal permits.
F. Emergency care facility means a health
care facility, providing primarily outpatient emergency care for the diagnosis
and treatment of individuals.
1. One parking space is required for each 330 square feet of floor
area.
2. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be periodically requested by the county, all applicable
state and federal permits regarding medical waste disposal.
G. Educational facility means buildings and
uses for public or private educational or research activities associated with
an academic institution which has curriculum for technical or vocational training,
kindergarten, elementary, secondary, or higher education, including residential
facilities for faculty, staff, and students.
1. Three parking spaces are required for each classroom for kindergarten,
elementary, and middle school facilities.
2. Ten parking spaces are required for all other facilities.
3. One loading space is required for each 10,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
4. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be periodically requested by the county, all applicable
local, state, and federal permits.
H. Small group care or group home means a
facility which provides 24-hour care or supervision of up to 10 persons who
are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption, to the owner, operator, or
manager, and who do not meet the definition of a family. A group care or
foster home may be operated by a public, nonprofit, or private agency. This
definition does not include halfway houses or drug or alcohol rehabilitation
facilities.
2. One-half (0.5) parking space is required for each bed.
3. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be periodically requested by the county, all applicable
local, state, and federal permits;
4. No individual cooking facilities are permitted within individual
units. Central cooking facilities must be provided.
5. The main pedestrian entrance to the development, common areas,
and the parking facility shall be handicap accessible.
I. Large group care or group home means a
facility which provides 24-hour care or supervision of more than 10 persons
who are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption, to the owner, operator,
or manager, and who do not meet the definition of a family. A group care or
foster home may be operated by a public, nonprofit, or private agency. This
definition includes halfway houses and drug or alcohol rehabilitation facilities
for any number of persons, with or without 24-hour care or supervision, excluding
those that fall under the definition of “family” in Appendix A of Title 20.
1. One-half (0.5) parking space is required for each bed or one
and one-quarter (1.25) parking spaces per living unit, whichever is greater.
2. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be periodically requested by the county, all applicable
local, state, and federal permits;
3. See section 20.664.090 for specific standards.
J. Hospital means an institution where people
are given medical attention and treatment, including but not limited to related
facilities such as laboratories, outpatient clinics, staff offices, and on
an in-patient basis.
1. One and one-half (1.5) parking spaces is required per patient
bed.
2. One loading space is required for each 10,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
3. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be periodically requested by the county, all applicable
local, state, and federal permits.
K. Judicial center means buildings used for
courtrooms, police station, jails, and accessory offices.
2. Parking requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
3. Loading requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
L. Nursing, convalescent, or residential care
facility means a facility which provides 24-hour residential care to persons
who are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption to the owner, operator,
or manager of the facility, and who do not meet the definition of family under
Appendix A of this title. A nursing, convalescent, or residential care facility
provides some level of skilled nursing or medical service to the residents.
1. One parking space is required for each three patient beds.
2. One loading space is required for each 10,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
3. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be periodically requested by the county, all applicable
local, state, and federal permits.
M. Post office means a facility operated by
the United States Postal Service where public mailing services, including
distribution and delivery of mail, are provided.
1. One parking space is required for each 100 square feet of gross
floor area.
2. Loading requirements will be determined through design review.
N. Use of community significance means a use
which the commission determines to have significant historic cultural, economic,
social, or environmental value to the county, which does not conform to the
use regulations of the district in which the use is located as a result of
either the adoption or amendment of this code, and which cannot be made conforming
through any other discretionary review process under this code.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
2. Loading requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
3. The use of murals falls within this definition. (Ord. 843,
1998; Ord. 801, 1997; Ord. 763, 1996; Ord. 689, 1995; Ord. 688, 1995; Ord.
614, 1993; Ord. 519, 1990; Ord. 347, 1980; Ord. 253, 1976; Ord. 167, 1968)
20.660.060
Lodging uses.
A. Bed and breakfast means an owner-occupied
dwelling unit offering transient lodging accommodations where meals may be
provided.
1. One parking space is required for each guest room plus two
parking spaces for the primary residential use.
2. A bed and breakfast may have no more than six guest rooms;
3. This use may be subject to the operational requirements found
in section 20.664.030.
B. Campground means an area of land on which
accommodations for occupation on a transient basis are located or may be placed.
This includes, but is not limited to, tents and recreational vehicles.
1. One parking space is required for each recreational vehicle
space plus one parking space for every 250 square feet of floor area.
2. Actual density will be established in the special use permit;
in no case shall a campground contain more than eight camp sites per acre;
3. A minimum 50 foot landscaped buffer is required adjacent to
private lands;
4. This use is subject to the special standards found in section
20.668.030.
C. Overnight lodging means a facility offering
transient lodging accommodations on a daily basis to the general public, and
in which no provision is made for cooking in any individual room or suite.
The overnight lodging facility may also include incidental business uses commonly
associated with the main lodging use.
1. One parking space is required for each room plus one parking
space for each 15 rooms, and any parking required for incidental uses including
but not limited to gaming and restaurants.
2. One loading space is required for each 10,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
D. Resort lodge, conference center, or guest ranch
means a facility, including either a single building or resort with or without
individual kitchens, which serves as a destination point for visitors, and
generally has accessory recreational facilities for the use of guests. This
includes hunting, fishing and skiing lodges.
1. One and one-half (1.5) parking spaces is required for each
room or cabin.
2. One loading space is required for each 10,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
3. All buildings must be connected to a public water and sewer
system. This provision excludes guest ranches with six or less guest rooms,
which may be on well and individual sewage disposal systems if proof is provided
of having obtained state approvals;
4. Guest residency is limited to a transient basis;
5. This use does not include gaming uses;
6. Facilities with individual kitchens must provide development
rights for those units, unless located in an existing commercial district
outside of a receiving area where no development rights are required. (Ord.
1008, 2002; Ord. 801, 1997; Ord.763, 1996; Ord. 618, 1994; Ord. 414; 1983;
Ord. 378, 1981; Ord. 167, 1968)
20.660.070
Mining uses.
A. Open and subsurface mining means the extraction
of earth materials by mining directly from the exposed deposits or other materials
or by underground methods, and including the milling and processing of the
ore produced and the reprocessing of tailings. Exceptions to this use include
excavations below finished grade for basements and footings of a building,
retaining wall or other structures authorized by a valid building permit,
and extraction of a maximum of 1,000 cubic yards per year within agriculturally
zoned districts. The term open mining includes but is not limited to such
processes as open cut mining, open pit mining, strip mining, borrow pits,
quarrying and dredging.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
2. Loading requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
3. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be periodically requested by the county, all applicable
local, state, and federal permits. (Ord. 763, 1996; Ord. 641, 1994; Ord. 167,
1968)
20.660.080
Office uses.
A. Professional office means an office for
professions including but not limited to government, physicians, dentists,
lawyers, real estate sales, architects, engineers, artists, musicians, designers,
teachers, accountants, and others, who, through training are qualified to
perform services of a professional nature, and where no storage or sale of
merchandise exists. This use includes medical and dental clinics.
1. One parking space is required for each 250 square feet of floor
area, except where noted below.
2. One loading space is required for each 10,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
3. Real estate sales office parking requirement is one parking
space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area. (Ord. 763, 1996; Ord.
479, 1988; Ord. 452, 1986; Ord. 349, 1980; Ord. 167, 1968)
20.660.090
Recreation uses.
A. Equestrian facilities means a commercial
facility for horse training, boarding in excess of that permitted under section
20.660.010.D, competitive equestrian events, rentals, sales and lessons.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through design review.
2. Setback requirements in an SFR-2, RR-5, forest and range or
agricultural zoning district, structures shall be located a minimum of 100
feet from all lot lines;
3. Outdoor lighting of facility requires special use permit approval.
B. Golf course means recreational facility
primarily used for the purpose of playing golf, but which may include accessory
eating and drinking areas, retail sales areas, locker rooms and staff offices.
1. Six parking spaces are required per hole, plus as required
for accessory uses including but not limited to pro shops and restaurants.
3. Loading requirements will be determined through special use
permit or planned development.
C. Health club means a facility containing
space and equipment for indoor sports activities, including but not limited
to spectator seating, locker and shower rooms, classrooms, swimming pool,
weight training and aerobic exercise.
1. One parking space is required for every 300 square feet of
gross floor area.
2. One loading space is required for 10,000 or more square feet
of floor area.
D. Indoor recreation means an entirely enclosed
facility which offers entertainment or games of skill for a fee, including
but not limited to a bowling alley, billiard parlor, or a video game arcade.
This use may include accessory eating and drinking areas, retail sales areas,
and staff offices.
1. One parking space is required for each 200 square feet of floor
area.
E. Membership club means a facility, including
associated eating, drinking, and recreational facilities, owned or operated
by a group of people organized for a common social, educational, service,
or recreational purpose. These clubs are usually characterized by certain
membership qualifications, payment of fees or dues, regular meetings, a constitution,
and by-laws.
1. One parking space is required for each 100 square feet of floor
area.
F. Motorized racing facility means a facility
where racing events are held in which the sport uses vehicles propelled by
a mechanical engine. Agricultural related events including but not limited
to steam engine events and antique tractor races are not included within this
definition.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through design review.
2. Setback requirements:
i. In an agricultural or forest and range zoning district,
no portion of the facility, with the exception of the gate house, shall be
located within 600 feet from all lot lines.
G. Non-motorized racing facility means a facility
where racing events are held in which the sport does not involve the use of
mechanical engines for propulsion.
2. Parking requirements will be determined through design review.
3. Outdoor lighting of facility requires specified approval in
the special use permit.
H. Outdoor recreation, for day use means an
area or facility which offers entertainment, recreation, or games of skill
for a fee, where any portion of the activity takes place outside only during
daylight hours. This includes but is not limited to a golf driving range,
rifle range, boating facility, tennis facility, or a miniature golf course.
1. One parking space is required for each 200 square feet of active
area.
I. Outdoor recreation, for night use means
an area or facility which offers entertainment, recreation, or games of skill
for a fee, where any portion of the activity takes place outside and includes
lighted areas for use after dusk. This includes but is not limited to a golf
driving range, rifle range, boating facility, tennis facility, or a miniature
golf course.
1. One parking space is required for each 200 square feet of active
area.
J. Park or play field, for day use means a
recreational area providing parks and playfields for use during daylight hours.
This includes publicly owned and commonly owned recreational facilities.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through design review.
K. Park or play field, for night use means
a recreational area providing parks and playfields which may include lighted
areas for use after dusk. This includes publicly owned and commonly owned
recreational facilities.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through design review.
2. Lighting must comply with standards set forth in the design
criteria and improvement standards manual.
L. Public recreation center means a publicly
owned area providing recreational facilities such as playgrounds, parks, game
courts, swimming pools, and playing fields.
1. One parking space is required for each 200 square feet of active
area.
M. Ski area means a recreational facility
for Alpine and Nordic skiing, including associated lodge buildings, ski school,
eating and drinking areas, and retail sales.
2. Parking requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
3. Loading requirements will be be determined through special
use permit. (Ord.801, 1997; Ord. 763, 1996; Ord. 479, 1988; Ord. 412, 1983;
Ord. 167, 1968)
20.660.100
Residential uses.
A. Boarding house means a building or portion
of a building which is used to accommodate for compensation no more than six
boarders or roomers, not including members of the occupant’s immediate family
who might be occupying such a building.
1. One parking space is required for each bedroom.
B. Clustered development means a development
in which parcels of two to five acres are created within agriculturally zoned
areas pursuant to section 20.664.040.
C. Manufactured home park means a parcel of
land upon which two or more mobile or manufactured homes, occupied or intended
to be occupied for dwelling purposes, are located.
1. Two parking spaces are required for each unit (which may be
tandem), one of which must be covered, plus one guest space per four units.
2. This section does not apply to employee housing in the agricultural
zoning district;
3. See section 20.664.110 for specific standards;
4. Manufactured home parks are permitted only if located within
an MH overlay zoning district.
D. Multi-family dwelling means a building
or buildings on a single parcel which are occupied or which are arranged,
designed, and intended to contain more than one dwelling unit, but not including
hotels, motels, boarding houses or as otherwise provided in section 20.660.150.B,
accessory dwellings.
2. Two parking spaces are required per unit, one of which must
be covered, and one guest space per four units.
3. See section 20.664.120 for specific standards.
E. Single-family dwelling means a single detached
building which is occupied or which is arranged, designed, and intended to
be occupied by not more than one family, and which contains not more than
one dwelling unit.
2. Two parking spaces are required.
3. See section 20.664.040 for specific standards regarding cluster
housing in the A-19 zone. (Ord. 902, 1999; Ord, 801, 1997; Ord.763, 1996;
Ord. 633, 1994; Ord. 621, 1994; Ord. 620, 1994; Ord. 619, 1994; Ord. D618,
1994: Ord. 569, 1992; Ord. 472, 1987; Ord. 347, 1980; Ord. 302, 1973; Ord.
167, 1968)
20.660.110
Retail and personal service uses.
A. Bank means a financial institution for
the extension of credit, and the custody, loan, or exchange of money which
may have drive-through service.
1. One parking space is required for each 300 square feet of floor
area;
2. Three stacking parking spaces are required for each drive up
window or station.
B. Bar means an establishment where the primary
use is the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises. The
bar may include a counter and associated service and preparation areas upon
and over which alcoholic liquor is the principle commodity served for consumption
by persons at such counter.
1. One parking space is required for each 75 square feet of gross
floor area.
2. One loading space is required for each 4,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
3. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be periodically requested by the county, all applicable
local, state, and federal permits.
4. No new bar shall be permitted within 500 feet of the following
uses: public or private schools, public places of worship, child care centers,
parks and libraries. For purposes of this chapter, measurement shall be made
in a straight line, without regard to intervening objects or structures, from
the nearest portion of the building or suite wall where the accessory use
is proposed, to the nearest building or suite wall of the sensitive use or
nearest property line if there is no structure. For school uses, the distance
shall be measured from the nearest portion of the building or suite wall where
the bar accessory use is proposed to the nearest property line of an existing
or future school site.
C. Building material or garden store means
a facility for the sale of home, lawn, and garden supplies, landscaping materials,
brick, lumber; and other similar materials. This use may include the outside
storage of materials.
1. One parking space is required for each 250 square feet of sales
area.
2. One loading space is required for each 10,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
3. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be periodically requested by the county, all applicable
local, state, and federal permits.
D. Convenience store means any retail establishment
selling consumer products including primarily pre-packaged food and household
items, having a gross floor area of less than 5,000 square feet. A convenience
store may also have associated retail sale of gasoline and other petroleum
products.
1. One parking space is required for each 200 square feet of floor
area;
2. One stacking parking space is required fore each gas island.
3. One loading space is required for each 3,000 square feet or
more of gross floor area.
4. Where gas sales is an accessory use, the use must also comply
with section 20.668.120.
E. Indoor theater means a facility for showing
motion pictures, videos, or for staging theatrical performances to an audience,
inside an enclosed structure.
1. One parking space is required for each 35 square feet of floor
area for non-fixed seats or one parking space per four fixed seats.
F. Mortuary means a facility where bodies
are prepared for burial or cremation, which may include areas for embalming,
performing of autopsies, and the storage of funeral supplies and vehicles.
1. One parking space is required for each 200 square feet of floor
area, plus one parking space for each 30 square feet of chapel area.
G. Outdoor theater means a facility for outdoor
performances where the audience views the production from automobiles or while
seated outside.
1. One parking space is required for each 35 square feet of floor
area for non-fixed seats or one space per four fixed seats.
H. Restaurant means an establishment for the
sale and consumption of food and beverages on the premises, which may include
drive-through service.
1. One parking space is required for each 100 square feet of gross
floor area. Take-out only restaurants require one parking space for each 250
feet of gross floor area.
2. One loading space is required for 5,000 or more square feet
of gross floor area.
3. Bars are allowed as an accessory use to a restaurant if the
bar and associated service and preparation area does not exceed 30 percent
of the gross floor area of the entire unit of operation (unit of operation
defined as the bar and restaurant combined), and subject to the following:
a. There must be no separate outside entrance for the bar,
except for any required emergency exit which shall be alarmed;
b. The bar shall be separated from the dining area by a
wall or other permanently affixed partition. Floor area within this partitioned
area shall be considered part of the accessory bar use for the purpose of
calculating gross floor area limitations;
c. The business premises may include restricted gaming devices;
d. The hours of operation of the bar shall coincide with
the hours of operation for the restaurant;
e. The bar and restaurant shall be operated as a single business unit. No
separate exterior signs for the accessory bar use are permitted;
f. Prior to design review approval, the applicant shall
apply for and receive a liquor license;
g. Live music will not be permitted as part of the business
except where a Class “C” cabaret license has been obtained. No other type
of cabaret license is permitted.
4. The business premises may contain pool tables (two pool tables maximum), video games, or other fee or non-fee amusment devices (gaming devices, as defined in NRS 463.0155, are not included as part of this provision). The hours of operation of the amusement devices shall coincide with the hours of operation for the restaurant. The area designated for these uses and their participants shall not exceed 5 percent of the gross floor area of the entire unit of operation (unit of operation defined as bar and restaurant). When provided for use by minors, the following special conditions apply:
a. Amusement evices shall be separated from the designated dining and/or bar areas by a wall or permanently affixed partition;
b. Access to these uses shall not be through a bar area.
I. Retail or personal service facility means
an establishment for the retail sale of merchandise or the provision of personal
services, including drive through service. A retail facility includes but
is not limited to antique or art shops, clothing, copy services, department,
drug, dry good, florist, furniture, gift, grocery, hobby, mailing services,
office supply, package liquor, paint, pet, shoe, sporting, or toy stores.
A personal service facility includes but is not limited to barber or beauty
shop, dry cleaners, optometrist shop, photographic studio, travel bureau,
or vehicle sales.
1. One parking space is required for each 250 square feet of floor
area;
2. Five stacking parking spaces are required for each drive up
window or station.
3. One loading space is required for each l0,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
4. See section 20.668.050 regarding specific standards for drive-through
uses.
J. Vehicle rental means establishments primarily
engaged in daily or extended term rental of trucks, vans, passenger vehicles,
utility trailers and recreational vehicles.
1. One parking space is required for every 300 square feet of
office area. Rental vehicles may not be parked in required spaces.
K. Vehicle service center, minor means a facility
for the retail sale of gasoline and other petroleum products or where light
maintenance activities such as engine tune-ups, tires, brakes, mufflers, lubrication,
minor repairs, and carburetor cleaning are conducted.
1. One parking space is required for each gas pump, plus two parking
spaces for each service bay;
2. One stacking parking space is required for each service bay
and car wash bay.
3. A one-bay car wash may be accessory to the vehicle service
center.
L. Vehicle service center, major means a facility
for the purpose of conducting major vehicle repairs including but not limited
to transmission, radiator, auto body repair or painting, and other major engine
repair.
1. Three parking spaces are required for each service bay.
2. Vehicle towing and storage is permitted as an accessory use.
M. Veterinary clinic, with outdoor holding facilities
means a facility for the diagnosis, treatment, hospitalization, and harboring
of animals which includes outdoor holding facilities.
1. One parking space is required for each 250 square feet of floor
area.
2. This use must have a minimum parcel size of ten acres.
3. Outdoor holding facilities must be a minimum of 100 feet from
adjacent parcels not under the same ownership.
N. Veterinary clinic, without outdoor holding
facilities means a facility for the diagnosis, treatment, hospitalizations
and harboring of animals which does not include outdoor holding facilities.
1. One parking space is required for each 250 square feet of floor
area. (Ord. 1059, 2004; Ord. 952, 2001; Ord. 801, 1997; Ord. 763, 1996; Ord.
659, 1994; Ord. 658, 1994; Ord. 654, 1994; Ord. 412, 1983; Ord. 378, 1981;
Ord. 349, 1980; Ord. 333, 1980; Ord. 167, 1968)
20.660.120
Transportation uses.
A. Private airport means areas for the private
use of aircraft, including the landing and taking off of aircraft, and any
appurtenant areas which are intended for use such as terminal, tie down and
hanger areas.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
2. Loading requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
B. Public airport means public areas used
for the landing and taking off of aircraft, and any appurtenant areas which
are intended for use such as terminal, tie down and hanger areas.
1. One parking space is required for each 200 square feet of terminal
building floor area, plus parking for each associated use outside the terminal
area.
2. One loading space is required for each 10,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
C. Airport related uses means an accessory
facilities for airport operations. See section 20.668.010 for a complete
detail of uses along with specific standards and type of permits required.
1. One parking space is required for each 200 square feet of terminal
building floor area.
2. One loading space is required for each l0,000 or more square
feet of floor area.
D.“Heliport means any designated area used
for the landing and taking off of helicopters, including all necessary passenger
and cargo facilities, fueling, and emergency service facilities.
1. One parking space is required for each 200 square feet of terminal
building floor area, with a minimum of five parking spaces.
2. One loading space is required for l0,000 or more square feet
of floor area.
3. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be periodically requested by the county, all applicable
local, state, and federal permits.
E. Helistop means any designated area used
for the landing and taking off of helicopters for the purpose of picking up
or discharging passengers or cargo. This use does not include fueling, refueling,
or service facilities.
1. Five parking spaces are required.
2. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be periodically requested by the county, all applicable
local, state, and federal permits.
F. Park and ride facility means a parking
area and transit facility the purpose of which is to allow the parking of
motor vehicles with a connection to mass transit service.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
2. Loading requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
G. Parking structure and parking lot (primary
use) means a structure or area the purpose of which is to allow the parking
of motor vehicles, for a fee or not, as the primary use on a parcel.
1. Additional provisions will be determined through special use
permit.
H. Terminal and passenger service facility
means an establishments engaged in the operation of motor vehicle passenger
service terminals including maintenance and service facilities, including
bus and taxicab fleet operations.
1. Customer and employee parking at one space for every 250 square
feet of office area and one space for every 1,000 feet of maintenance service
area. Vehicles related to the operation of the terminal may not be parked
in customer or employee parking areas.
2. Loading requirements will be determined through design review.
(Ord. 801, 1997; Ord. 763, 1996; Ord. 167, 1968)
20.660.130
Utility and public service uses.
A. “Central office building of a telecommunication
company” means an above ground structure which is in excess of eight feet
in height which shelters telecommunications facilities required as an operating
unit, including but not limited to the switch or other facilities used to
establish connections between customer lines or between lines and trunk or
toll lines to other central offices.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through design review.
B. Fire station means a facility operated
by a municipality, fire district, or department which houses fire and paramedic
equipment and may be used for the housing of personnel and for associated
meetings.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through design review.
C. Major facility of a public or private utility
means any electric transmission lines, power plants, or substations of electric
utilities, major gas regulator stations, transmission and gathering pipelines
and storage areas of utilities providing natural gas, propane or petroleum
derivatives, and their appurtenant facilities.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
D. Public or quasi-public facility other than
listed means a public or quasi-public facility other than those specified
in this chapter.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
2. Loading requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
3. Electric transmission lines are not required to comply with
the height requirement for the district in which it is located.
E. Public safety telecommunication facility
means a facility owned or operated by a governmental agency or a volunteer
public safety agency officially sanctioned by a government agency for that
purpose, utilized for the transmission and reception of electromagnetic or
electro-optic information for public safety communication uses.
F. Sewage or water transmission lines means
pipelines used for the transport of water or sewage.
G. Sewage treatment facility means a facility
for the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage, which has a designed
capacity to receive more than 2000 gallons of sewage per day.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through special use
permit.
2. This use is not required to be located on a building lot, or
comply with the minimum lot size requirement for the district in which it
is located.
3. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be periodically requested by the county, all applicable
local, state, and federal permits.
H. Telecommunications site means a wireless
communications facility used for the transmission or reception of electromagnetic
or electro-optic information, which is placed on an existing structure and
does not exceed the existing roof height by more than 15 feet, is co-located
on an existing telecommunications facility or is placed on an alternative
tower structure as defined in Appendix A of this title. This use may also
include accessory equipment and equipment shelters. This use does not include
any other use listed in this code, devices not used for communication, or
radio frequency machines which have an effective radiated power of l00 watts
or less.
2. Telecommunications sites, as defined above, are subject to
minor design review.
3. See section 20.664.170 for specific
standards.
I. Telecommunications facility means a wireless
communications facility used for the transmission or reception of electromagnetic
or electro-optic information that does not meet the definition of a telecommunications
site and which may include accessory equipment and equipment shelters. This
use does not include any other use listed in this code, devices not used
for communication, or radio frequency machines which have an effective radiated
power of 100 watts or less.
1. Design review is required for facilities that do not exceed
the height requirement of the zoning district in which it is located; a special
use permit is required for facilities exceeding the height requirement of
the zoning district in which it is located.
2. See section 20.664.180 for specific standards
J. Utility service facility means any electrical
distribution lines, natural gas distribution lines, minor gas regulator stations,
cable television lines, telegraph and telephone lines, and gathering lines,
or other minor service facilities.
1. There may be no buildings associated with this use;
2. This use is limited to the following sizes:
a. Gas lines less than l2 inches; and
b. Electric lines of less than 65.00 Kv.
K. Water reservoir means an area of land where
water is retained or an area intended for water retention. This use does not
include stock watering ponds which are allowed as a use by right in the A
and FR districts or agricultural water storage approved by the state engineer.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through design review
or special use permit.
2. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be periodically requested by the county, all applicable
local, state, and federal permits.
L. Water tank, water treatment facility or sewer
lift station means a water facility with a capacity of 5,000 gallons or
more for purifying, supplying, and holding water, or a sewer lift station
facility, each including appurtenant wells, pumps, and control buildings.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through design review.
2. Loading requirements will be determined through design review.
3. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be periodically requested by the county, all applicable
local, state, and federal permits.
M. Wind powered electric generator means a
congregation of more than three machines by which mechanical energy supplied
by the wind is changed to electric energy for the purpose of consumer sales.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through design review.
2. Loading requirements will be determined through design review.
3. This use is not required to be located on a building lot, or
comply with the minimum lot size requirement for the district in which it
is located.
N. Treated effluent irrigation means the use
of treated wastewater effluent for irrigation purposes.
1. This use shall provide proof of having obtained and of having
maintained, as may be requested by the county, all applicable local, state
and federal permits.
2. This use shall comply with the required effluent management
plan as approved by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection or other
applicable agency. A copy of the proposed effluent management plan shall
be provided to the county with the submittal of an application, and a copy
of the approved effluent management plan shall be provided to the county prior
to commencement of treated effluent irrigation operations. (Ord. 908, 2000;
Ord. 871, 1997; Ord. 801, 1997; Ord. 763, 1996; Ord. 317, 1979; Ord. 167,
1968)
20.660.140
Warehouse uses.
A. Personal storage facility means a facility
for storage of personal items in individual units, bins, rooms, or containers.
1. One parking space is required for each 20 units.
2. Any unit, bin, room, or container must be a permanent structure.
B. Warehouse and distribution center means
a building of 100,000 square feet or greater of gross floor area used primarily
for the inside storage and distribution of goods and materials, which includes
land and buildings used as a relay station for the transfer of goods from
one vehicle or party to another, and the parking and storage of tractor or
other trailer units (see 20.660.040.C, light industrial, for warehousing centers
of less than 100,000 square feet of gross floor area).
1. One parking space is required for each 1,000 square feet of
floor area.
3. One loading space is required for l0,000 or more square feet
of floor area. (Ord. 801, 1997; Ord.763, 1996; Ord. 452, 1986; Ord. 424, 1984)
20.660.150
Accessory uses.
An accessory use must be a use customarily incidental to and on the
same parcel as the main use. A use listed in chapter 20.660 may be an accessory
use if the planning director determines that the use is customarily incidental
to a main use. Except as provided in this section, an accessory use must comply
with all regulations applicable to the main use.
A. Accessory agricultural retail sales means
a location for the retail sale or wholesale of agricultural or horticultural
products which are grown on site.
1. A minimum of five parking spaces is required.
2. Products must be grown on site, not have been purchased for
the purpose of resale, and can only be sold on a seasonal basis with no permanent
structure.
B. Accessory dwelling means an attached or
detached dwelling unit or guest house, with or without kitchen facilities,
intended for occupation by paying or non-paying persons, guests, members of
the family or persons employed on the premises, and located on the same parcel
as a permitted principal use which is determined through minor design review
to be accessory to the permitted principal use. Accessory dwellings do not
include dwellings which this code specifically designates as being part of
an allowed principal use and which are allowed as a use by right. This code
does not allow the use of manufactured homes or trailers as an accessory dwelling,
unless located within an A-19 or forest and range zoning district subject
to the provisions of this subparagraph 2 below.
1. A minimum of one off-street parking space must be provided
in addition to any parking required for the main structure.
2. The accessory dwelling may be detached from the structure housing
the principal use provided it is on the same parcel as the main structure,
except in the agricultural zoning district where the accessory dwellings may
be located where appropriate for the agricultural operation with which it
is associated;
3. Accessory dwellings within the residential or rural agricultural
zoning districts are limited to 700 square feet of livable area;
4. Accessory dwellings in the agricultural or forest and range
zoning district which are used to house persons, and their families, significantly
employed for agricultural work on the property may be up to 1,800 square feet
of livable area;
5. Accessory dwellings within non-residential zoning districts
are limited to 1,000 square feet in livable area, and must be accessory to
a primary permitted use on the same parcel. A person may utilize an existing
residential structure, regardless of size, as an accessory dwelling in a non-residential
zoning district provided that at least 25 percent of the total floor area
is utilized for a permitted use within that zoning district.
6. Where the unit is attached, a separate entrance to the accessory
dwelling is allowed, but only one entrance may be visible from the front property
line;
7. The property owner must live on the property and maintain one
of the units as the primary residence;
8. The accessory dwelling unit may be used only as approved through
design review and any change in how it is used will terminate the use of the
accessory dwelling;
9. Only one accessory dwelling unit per parcel is allowed, unless
located within the agricultural or forest and range zoning districts, which
has no limitations on the number of accessory dwellings except as provided
in subparagraph c above;
10. Existing, previously approved invalid care units which were
constructed under the uniform building code may be converted to an accessory
dwelling, regardless of size, with a minor design review;
11. See section 20.664.010 for specific standards.
C. Accessory outside storage means the outside
placement, for a period of more than 48 hours, of items which are customary
and incidental to the main use of the property.
1. The area of placement may not exceed five percent of the lot
area;
2. Items must be screened from the view of adjacent roadways and
properties;
3. Accessory outdoor storage of agricultural products and operable
agricultural equipment is exempt from these additional provisions;
4. For purposes of these regulations, recreational
equipment includes motor homes, boats, and boat trailers, travel trailers,
jet skis, snowmobiles and their trailers, pick-up campers, tent trailers,
utility trailers and similar equipment, and cases or boxes used for transporting
recreation equipment, whether occupied by equipment or not. With the exception
of parcels located within the SFR-2, RA-5, RA-10, agricultural, and forest
and range zoning districts, recreation equipment must be parked or stored
in a carport or in an enclosed building, or up to two units may be parked
behind the nearest portion of a building to the street, screened by a six-foot
solid fence or wall if located on a parcel of less than one-half (0.50) net
acre. On parcels larger than one-half (0.50) net acre but not exempted from
this section two units of recreational equipment may be parked on the property.
Equipment may be parked anywhere for a time period not to exceed 48 hours
during loading or unloading. Recreational equipment must not be used for living,
sleeping or housekeeping purposes when parked or stored on any lot or in any
location not approved for the use.
D. Accessory structure means a structure detached
from, but located on, the same lot as the principal use, the use of which
is incidental and accessory to that of the principal use, and not designed
for human habitation.
1. Any accessory structure is subject to the minimum requirements
of the zoning district in which it is located; however, accessory structures
less than 15 feet in height from adjacent predeveloped grade may be located
5 feet from the side or rear lot lines within the rear yard area;
2. Within the A-19/40, FR-19/40, RA-10 and RA-5 zoning districts,
on parcels containing a minimum of 5 acres, one arch structure at driveway
entrances or a maximum of two accessory structures used as gate support columns
may be located 5 feet from the front property line provided they are not located
within the traffic safety site area.
3. See section 20.664.020 for specific standards.
E. Grading or stockpiling of more than 500 cubic
yards means movement of more than 500 cubic yards of material, excluding
normal grading activity associated with agriculture, allowed mining activity,
or foundation construction which is permitted.
F. Home occupation means a home occupation
shall mean use that is accessory to a residential use consisting of a vocational
activity conducted inside a dwelling unit or its accessory structures.
2. See chapter 20.616 on home occupations.
G. Household pets means domestic animals kept
for pleasure exclusive of livestock. No more than three dogs are permitted.
Small birds, small reptiles, fish and small mammals including gerbils, rabbits,
mice and similar small animals are not limited in number provided they are
for the personal enjoyment of the residents and not for commercial activities.
1. Household pets shall not include any non-domestic animals (see
section 20.660.010, animal keeping).
2. The keeping of four or more weaned dogs requires the approval
of a commercial kennel pursuant to section 20.660.020.G.
H. Non-commercial telecommunications site, one
structure which meets setback and height requirements means a facility
used for the transmission or reception of electromagnetic or elector-optic
information, which is accessory to a residential use, is not commercial in
nature, and meets the setback and height requirements of the district in which
the facility is located.
I. Non-commercial telecommunications site, multiple
structures or those not meeting setback or height requirements means any
facility or facilities used for the transmission or reception of electro-magnetic
or electro-optic information, which is accessory to a residential use, is
not commercial in nature, and does not meet either the setback or height requirements
of the district in which the facility is located. It includes "Station
antenna structure" as defined in NRS (2001 Statutes of Nevada, 596, Chapter
103; AB 61)
1. A 50 foot setback is required from all lot lines.
2. On parcels of less than 1 acre, the maximum height of a station antenna structure is 35 feet. On parcels of 1 acre or larger, a station antenna structure may be permitted up to a maximum of 75 feet in height. Station antenna structures in excess of the maximum height are subject to issuance of a major variance.
3. Development approval is subject to minor design review, with notice of
the application to adjoining property owners, pursuant to Section 20.20.040.
If the director refers this application to the planning commission for public
hearing, notice shall be given as provided in Section 20.20.030.
J. Solar energy system means a system composed
of a solar energy collector, an energy storage facility, and components for
the distribution of transformed energy, which may be attached to a residence
or other structure.
K. Stationary tank storage (above ground)
means the above ground storage of class I, class II or class III liquids with
a maximum of 1,050 gallons individual tank capacity and 3,150 aggregate tank
capacity.
1. This accessory use is permitted in all zoning districts subject
to the specific standards of section 20.664.160, except as otherwise exempted
under the uniform fire code.
2. A building permit and a permit from the local fire department
must be obtained prior to tank installation. (Ord. 1069, 2004; Ord. 1007,
2002; Ord. 974, 2001; Ord. 957, 2001; Ord. 801, 1997; Ord. 763, 1996; Ord.
659, 1994; Ord. 641, 1994; Ord. 529, 1991; Ord. 424, 1984; Ord. 343, 1980;
Ord. 167, 1968)
20.660.160
Temporary uses.
A. Emergency non-commercial telecommunications
facility means a facility owned or operated by a governmental agency or
a volunteer public safety agency officially sanctioned by a government agency
for that purpose used for the transmission and reception of electromagnetic
or electro-optic information for public safety communication uses. This facility
may operate for a maximum of six months.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through the temporary
use permit.
2. Loading requirements will be determined through the temporary
use permit.
B. Temporary batch plant means a temporary
facility for mixing concrete, asphalt or similar paving materials.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through the temporary
use permit.
2. Loading requirements will be determined through the temporary
use permit.
3. The director may limit the hours of operation where the use
is to be located within 600 feet of residentially zoned property.
C. Temporary construction or sales office
means a facility temporarily used as a construction or sales office.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through the temporary
use permit.
2. Loading requirements will be determined through the temporary
use permit.
D. Temporary dwelling unit means a dwelling
unit temporarily used, by the property owner, during construction or remodeling
of the principal dwelling unit.
1. This use may be approved only in conjunction with the issuance
of a building permit for a residence.
E. Seasonal sales lots means a parcel temporarily
used for the sale of seasonal or holiday items, including but not limited
to Christmas trees and pumpkins.
1. Parking requirements will be determined through the temporary
use permit.
2. Loading requirements will be determined through the temporary
use permit.
3. Seasonal sales shall be limited to a time period not exceed
60 days in a calendar year, per event.
4. This use is subject to the development standards and sign standards
contained within this code. (Ord. 801, 1997; Ord. 763, 1996)
