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

CHAPTER 165 ZONING REGULATIONS way bounded by the property lines of public property, or it may refer to the paving installed within such right-of-way. AA. “Street, frontage” means the lot line or the length of a lot line that is also the line of any public street right-of-way other than an alley. The street frontage of a lot or parcel that is legally created or described as extending to the center line of a street must be measured along the line that denotes the edge or boundary of the easement established for the street. The street must exist or have been created for street purposes and may be a limited access or controlled access roadway but is not a utility right-of-way, drainage way, park, or railroad, and is not an alley. BB. “Structure” means anything constructed or erected that required a permanent location on the ground, including by way of example the following: billboards, backstops for tennis courts, gazebos, ground-based satellite dishes, and solar collectors. 20. Words beginning with “T” A. “Temporary exterior lighting” means the specific illumination of an outside area or object by any man-made device that produces light by any means, consistent with the requirement for temporary uses B. “Travel trailer” or “Motor home” means a vehicle with or without motive power used or so manufactured or constructed as to permit its being used as a conveyance upon the public streets and highways and so designed to permit the vehicle to be used as a place of human habitation by one or more persons. The vehicle may be up to eight feet in width and any length provided its length does not exceed 40 feet. If the vehicle is used as a place of human habitation for more than 90 days in any 18-month period, it is classed as a mobile home, regardless of the size and weight limitation provided herein. C. “Trailer camp” or “Tourist campground” means an area providing spaces for two or more travel trailers, camping trailers, or tent sites for temporary occupancy, with necessary incidental services, sanitation, and recreation facilities to serve the traveling public. D. “Trees” means any woody vegetation. 21. Words beginning with “U” 22. Words beginning with “V” A. “Variance” means a modification of the literal provisions of this Zone Code that would cause undue hardship owing to circumstances unique to the individual property on which the variance is granted. The crucial points of variance are: (1) Undue hardship, (2) Unique circumstances, and (3) Applying to property. The authority to grant variances vests in the Board of Adjustment pursuant to Chapter 414 of the Code of Iowa. 23. Words beginning with “W” CODE OF ORDINANCES, TIFFIN, IOWA - 1483 -