Ferndale Zoning Code § 3.85 Use: The purpose for which

3.85.1 Use, Accessory: A use legally permitted in the zone which is incidental to and subordinate to the principal use of the site or a main building on the site, and serves a purpose which does not change the character of the principal use.
- 3.85.2 (This section amended by Ord. 07-01 on 2/12/07) Use, Conditional: A principal or accessory use of land or of structures thereon which may be essential or desirable to the public convenience or welfare in one or more zones, but which may also impair the integrity and character of the zone or adjoining zone, or be detrimental to the public health, morals or welfare unless additional restrictions on the location and extent of use are imposed and enforced. Such use shall become a “principal permitted use” or “accessory permitted use” when all specific additional restrictions are completed and permanently satisfied in conformance with an approved use permit. Should such restrictions be of a continuing nature, the use will remain “conditional” so long as the restrictions are complied with, but shall become an “illegal use” whenever and so long as the restrictions are not complied with. Conditional Use Permits run with the land. (End of section amended by Ordinance 07-01 on 2/12/07)
- 3.85.3 Use, Nonconforming: A use which lawfully occupied a building or land at the time of the adoption of these regulations and which does not conform to the use regulations of the zone in which it is located.
- 3.85.4 Use, Principal Permitted: The primary use of land or of a main building which is compatible with the purpose of the zone and which is permitted in the zone. If a use is listed in a specific zone as a principal permitted use, it means that the owner, lessee or other person who has legal right to use the land has a vested right to conduct such principal permitted use without securing special permission, subject only to such general limitations as off-street parking and site plan approval which are generally applied to all uses in that zone.
§3.86 Wrecking Yard: See Junk Yard, Section 3.42.
§3.87 Yard: An open space other than a court on the same site with a building, which open space is unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except for landscaping or as specified elsewhere in this ordinance, but not including any portion of any street, alley or road right-ofway, except as specified elsewhere in these regulations.
- 3.87.1 Yard, Front: A yard of uniform depth extending across the full width of the lot between the front lot line and the nearest vertical support or wall of the main building or enclosed or covered porch attached thereto. The front yard of a corner lot is the yard adjacent to the shortest street frontage.

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3.87.2 Yard, Rear: A yard of uniform depth extending across the full width of the lot between the rear lot line and the nearest vertical support or wall of the main building or enclosed or covered porch attached thereto, except that the rear yard of a corner lot extends to the side yard adjacent to the street.
- 3.87.3 Yard, Side: A yard on each side of the main building extending from the front yard to the rear yard, the width of each yard being measured between the side line on the lot and the nearest vertical support or main wall of each building or enclosed or covered porch attached thereto. A side yard on the street side of a corner lot shall extend from the front yard to the rear lot line.
§3.88 Yard Sale: An activity involving the sale of used and second-hand goods which are the personal property of the owner or resident of the parcel on which the sale is being conducted, or for a joint yard sale carried out by two or more households, where at least one participant is the owner or resident of the parcel on which the yard sale is being conducted, but which activity is not part of a commercial operation subject to regulation by the State Board of Equalization or the business license ordinance of the City, the use remaining clearly incidental and subordinate to the residential use of the parcel.
§3.89 Zone: A portion of the territory of the City of Ferndale within which certain uniform regulations and requirements or combinations thereof apply under the provisions of these regulations. The word “zone” shall include the word “district.”

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