ZONING ORDINANCE - Stark County, North Dakota

units; and (c) does not create a nuisance, excessive noise, traffic, or conflict with
adjoining uses.
55) Hotel or Motel – A building with lodging accommodations, either with or without
meals, which are provided for compensation.
56) Hunting Lodge – A building containing basic amenities providing sleeping
accommodations and reserved for huntsman during the hunting season.
57) Improvements – Street grading, surfacing, installation of sidewalks, curb, gutter,
water, sanitary and storm sewer systems, culverts, bridges, and trees as may be
required by the county.
58) Industrial Districts – The areas designated by the Stark County Commission to the
District Zoning Map which provides for the grouping of manufacturing, assembly
and heavy commercial activities.
59) Industrial Waste – All waste resulting from an industrial, manufacturing service or
commercial activity that is managed as a separate waste stream and as defined by
N.D.C.C. 23-29-03.
60) Inert Waste – Non-putrescent solid waste which will not generally contaminate
water or form a contaminated leachate. Inert waste does not serve as food for
vectors. Inert waste includes, but is not limited to construction and demolition
material, such as metal, wood, brick, masonry, and concrete, asphalt concrete, tires
and tree branches.
61) Junk or Salvage Yard – A business establishment or a place which is maintained,
operated, or used for placing, storing, keeping, buying, or selling junk, including old
or scrap paper, copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper trash, rubber, debris, or
waste or junked, dismantled, or wrecked automobiles or parts thereof or iron, steel,
and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous material, or for the maintenance, use, or
operation of an automotive graveyard.
62) Kennel – Any premises where dogs, cats, and other household pets are boarded,
bred, and maintained for compensation.
63) Landfill – Specially selected, designed, and operated sites for disposal of solid waste
in accordance with N.D.C.C. 23-29-03 and the provisions of this Ordinance.
64) Lot – A parcel of land occupied or intended for occupancy by one main building
together with its accessory buildings, and having its principal frontage upon a street
or road, together with such open spaces and yards as required by this Ordinance.
65) Lot Area – The total horizontal area within the lot lines exclusive of streets, roads,
and highways.
66) Lot, Corner – A lot abutting on two or more streets other than an alley at their
intersection.
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