§ 22-27. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Adjacent lot or lot adjacent means the lot immediately adjoining or contiguous to or abutting the right-of-way immediately opposite the lot that is subject to review under this article.

Building means any structure as defined in the edition of the Standard Building Code in force in the county. The word "building" includes the word "structure."

Developed lot means any lot which has been improved and is in residential, mobile home, commercial, industrial or public use.

Dune means a mound or ridge of loose sediments, usually sand-sized, deposited by natural or artificial means, which lies landward of the beach and east of State Road A1A.

Enforcement official means the county administrator.

Lot means any tract or parcel of land platted or an unrecorded subdivision, in accordance with the county subdivision regulations, Ordinance No. 76-1 as amended, or state law.

Nuisance weeds means grass, weeds, brush and undergrowth, specifically excluding trees, shrubs and saw palmettos, which are allowed to grow in an uncontrolled manner or not cared for or regularly maintained and which reach a height in excess of twenty (20) inches.

Owner means the owner of record of a lot as such appears in the official records of the clerk of the circuit court.

Rubble or debris means waste materials resulting from the construction or demolition of structures or buildings which are not useable as a part of or for the construction or demolition of structures or buildings.

Tree means any woody plant or palm which in its mature state under normal growing conditions reaches a height of ten (10) feet or greater.

Waste means garbage, rubbish and refuse from residential, commercial or industrial activities, including kitchen and table food waste, animal, or vegetable waste that is attendant with or results from the storage, preparation, cooking or handling of food material; paper, wood scraps, cardboard, cloth, glass, rubber or plastic; discarded automobiles, tires or automobile parts or fixtures; household goods or appliances; toys; tools or equipment; and similar materials.

Yard trash means abandoned vegetative material from landscaping, maintenance or land clearing operations, and includes such materials as tree and shrub trimmings, grass clippings, palm fronds, tree limbs, tree stumps and similar materials, excluding materials customarily placed upon a developed lot as mulch material.

(Ord. No. 87-6, § 101.00, 4-6-87)

Cross reference

Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-2.