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<br />Nameplate means a nonelectric on-premises identification sign giving only the name and address
<br />of an occupant or group of occupants.
<br />Natural waterway means a natural passageway in the surface of the earth so situated and having
<br />such a topographical nature that surface or percolating water flows through it from other areas
<br />before reaching a final ponding area.
<br />Nonconforming sign means any sign which lawfully existed prior to June 18, 1990, the date of
<br />adoption of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived, but does not conform to the
<br />requirements of article VI, division 5, subdivision II, of this chapter.
<br />Nonconforming use, as used in article VI, division 13, of this chapter, means the use of a structure
<br />or land, or both, lawfully in existence on the effective date of the ordinance from which article VI,
<br />division 13, of this chapter is derived which does not conform to the requirements applicable
<br />thereto contained in article VI, division 13, of this chapter or which does not conform to provisions
<br />of article VI, division 13, of this chapter as subsequently amended.
<br />Nonconforming use, as used in article VI of this chapter, means the use of a structure or land, or
<br />both, lawfully in existence on September 4, 1980, which does not conform to the requirements
<br />applicable thereto contained in article VI of this chapter, or which does not conform to provisions
<br />of article VI of this chapter as subsequently amended.
<br />Nonprofit clubs, lodges, or halls means a not for profit association or organization dedicated to a
<br />particular interest or activity that holds regular meetings and that may gather for an event or
<br />regularly scheduled program. They shall not include sleeping facilities.
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<br />Nursery means an establishment for the growth, display, and/or wholesale of plants, shrubs,
<br />trees, and materials used in indoor or outdoor planting.
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<br />Obstruction means any dam, wall, wharf, embankment, levee, dike, pile, abutment, projection,
<br />excavation, channel modification, culvert, building, wire, fence, stockpile, refuse, fill, structure, or
<br />matter in, along, across, or projecting into any channel, watercourse, or regulatory floodplain which
<br />may impede, retard, or change the direction of the flow of water, either in itself or by catching or
<br />collecting debris carried by such water.
<br />Occupancy means the portion of a building or premises owned, leased, rented, or otherwise
<br />occupied for a given use.
<br />Occupant means any person, including the owner or operator, living, sleeping, cooking, and
<br />eating in a dwelling unit, or living and sleeping in a rooming unit.
<br />Off-road racing means a format of racing where various classes of specially modified
<br />snowmobiles, cars, trucks, go-carts, and/or ATVs compete in races on dirt or snow tracks.
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<br />Off-street loading facility means a designated area located adjacent to a building where motor
<br />vehicles may load and unload cargo.
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<br />Off-street parking facility, see parking lot or parking structure.
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<br />Office/showroom space means space that is utilized primarily for the display of products
<br />manufactured. Such space may or may not be finished.
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