Discussion and Review of Tiffin Municipal Code Revisions – Preparation for Setting the Public Hearing — Tiffin City Code - DRAFT

CHAPTER 165 ZONING REGULATIONS registered as a motor vehicle in the State. A mobile home means any such vehicle built before June 15, 1976, which was not built to a mandatory building code, and which contains no State or federal seals. E. “Mobile home park” means any area of land where two or more occupied mobile homes are located either free of charge or for revenue purposes. Structures ancillary to mobile homes may be located in a mobile home park. F. “Mobile home converted to real estate” means a mobile home that meets the provisions of Section 435.26 of the Code of Iowa. G. “Motel” means any building that provides lodging for transient occupancy and where each unit has convenient access to a parking space for the use by the unit’s occupants. 14. Words beginning with “N” A. “Net land area” means the total land area minus public and private street rights-of-way. B. “Nonconforming building” means a building that does not conform to the provisions of this Zoning Code establishing requirements for the district where it is located. C. “Nonconforming use” means a use that does not conform to the use regulations of the district where it is located. D. “Nursing home” means an institution that provides nursing or convalescent care for persons unrelated to the licensee. A nursing home is a home for chronic or convalescent patients who do not usually require hospital facilities. A nursing home provides care for persons who need continuing medical and skilled nursing care. For the purpose of this Code, a “nursing home” is also considered a “convalescent home”. To meet the definition of this Code, the institution must be licensed by the State. 15. Words beginning with “O” A. “Open space” means the land area of a site not covered by buildings, rights-of-way, parking structures, or accessory buildings, except recreational structures, and which is available to the public. “Open Space” does not include school sites and commercial areas. B. “Operating hours” means the period of time from one hour prior to opening to one hour after closing of a non-residential establishment. 16. Words beginning with “P” A. “Parking space” means a surfaced area either enclosed or unenclosed, having an area of not less than 180 square feet exclusive of driveways, and not including that area directly in front of a single width garage, permanently reserved for the temporary storage of one vehicle and connected with a street or alley by a surfaced driveway that affords satisfactory ingress and egress for vehicles. B. “Plan” see Community development plan. (See Section 170.07(3)(B)) C. “Planned area development” means a zoning designation intended to promote innovative, designed developments involving residential and CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 1478 -