11-801. Definitions



(L04, Ch. 90, sec. 1. Rpld. 10/1/11)



In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:


1. "Area of jurisdiction" means that part of the county outside the corporate
limits of any municipality.


2. "Board" means the board of supervisors.


3. "Commission" means the county planning and zoning commission.


4. "Indian reservation" means all lands that are held in trust by the United States
for the exclusive use and occupancy of Indian tribes by treaty, law or executive order
and that are currently recognized as Indian reservations by the United States department
of the interior.


5. "Inspector" means the county zoning inspector.


6. "Newspaper of general circulation in the county seat" means a daily or weekly
newspaper if any is published in the county seat.


7. "Rezoning ordinance" means that portion of a zoning ordinance adopted by the
board of supervisors that identifies the requirements for amending or changing the zoning
district boundaries or regulations within an area previously zoned.


8. "Zoning district" means any portion of a county in which the same set of zoning
regulations applies.


9. "Zoning ordinance" means an ordinance adopted by the board of supervisors, which
shall contain zoning regulations together with a map setting forth the precise boundaries
of zoning districts within which the various zoning regulations are effective.


10. "Zoning regulations" means provisions governing the use of land or buildings, or
both, the height and location of buildings, the size of yards, courts and open spaces,
the establishment of setback lines and such other matters as may otherwise be authorized
under this chapter and which the board deems suitable and proper.