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<br />Roof-mounted solar energy system means a solar energy system mounted to the roof of a structure.
<br />Roof, pitched means a roof having a slope of two units of rise for every 12 units of run or greater.
<br />Roofline means the highest edge of a roof or building parapet, whichever is higher, excluding any
<br />cupolas, pylons, chimneys, or minor projections. On buildings with a parapet higher than three feet
<br />above the height of the roof of the structure, the roofline shall be limited to three feet above the
<br />roof of the structure.
<br />Rooming unit means any room or group of rooms forming a single habitable unit used or
<br />intended to be used for living and sleeping, but not for cooking and eating purposes.
<br />Rural-based business means any commercial activity engaged in as a means of livelihood or profit
<br />located outside of a commercial district which requires space in a rural environment and cannot be
<br />located within developed areas of the city.
<br />Safety means the condition of being reasonably free from danger and hazards which may cause
<br />accidents or disease.
<br />Salvage Yard, means land or buildings where products resulting from the wrecking of vehicles or
<br />other machinery are bought, sold, exchanged, stored, baled, cleaned, packed, disassembled or
<br />handled. The outdoor storage of two or more inoperative motor vehicles shall also be considered a
<br />junkyard.
<br />Sauna, steam bath and heat-bathing establishmentroom means a room used for the purpose of bathing,
<br />reducing, or relaxing utilizing steam or hot air as a cleansing, reducing, or relaxing agent. The term
<br />"sauna" does not apply to a sauna or steam room located within a hotel, motel, health club, or
<br />athletic facility.
<br />Screened storage means the storage of goods, materials, or equipment placed or left in a location
<br />on the premises that is screened with a visual shield between uses accomplished by the use of berms,
<br />landscaping, walls, or other aesthetic means. The visual screen should provide an opaque shield from
<br />viewing of on-site storage when viewed from eye level at all points of the right-of-way abutting or
<br />serving the property.
<br />Screening means a barrier which blocks all views from public roads and adjacent differing land
<br />uses to off-street parking areas, loading areas, service and utility areas, and mechanical equipment.
<br />Secondary facade means any building facade that does not directly front a public street, park or the
<br />river. Walls that extend above the roofline of an adjoining building shall be treated as secondary
<br />facades.
<br />Selective cutting means the removal of single scattered trees.
<br />Setback, as used in article VI, division 13, of this chapter, means the minimum horizontal
<br />distance between a structure and sewage treatment system and the ordinary high-water level, top of a
<br />bluff, road, or highway.
<br />Setback, as used in article VI of this chapter, means the shortest horizontal distance between the
<br />lot line and the foundation wall of the building or the allowable building line as defined by the yard
<br />requirements contained in article VI of this chapter.
<br />Sewage means any water-carried domestic wastes, exclusive of footing and roof drainage, from
<br />any industrial, agricultural or commercial establishment, or any dwelling or other structure.
<br />Domestic waste includes, but is not limited to, liquid waste produced by bathing, laundry, and
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