“Name plate sign” means a sign indicating the name or names of person(s) legally occupying the premises.

“Natural access control” means physical design which guides the mobility of people and which decreases crime opportunity and increases perception of risk to offenders.

“Natural grade” means the grade of the surface of the land prior to any development activity or any other man-made disturbance or grading. The community and economic development department shall estimate the “natural grade,” if not readily apparent, by reference elevations at points where the disturbed area appears to meet the undisturbed portions of the property. The estimated “natural grade” shall tie into the elevation and slopes of adjoining properties without creating a need for new retaining walls, abrupt differences in the visual slope and elevation of the land, or redirecting the flow of run-off water.

“Natural open space” means a natural, undisturbed area with little or no improvements. Open space may include, but is not limited to, such areas as ridge line areas, slopes over thirty percent, wetlands, stream corridors, trail linkages, subdivision or condominium common area, or identified view corridors.

“Natural surveillance” means physical design which keeps potential intruders under the perception of continual watch, using “eyes on the street” and visual permeability in architecture, lighting, and landscaping.

“Neighborhood commercial” means any retail establishment offering for sale prepackaged or fresh food products, beverages, household items, or other goods commonly associated with the same, not including automobile fuel sales, and having a maximum gross floor area of one thousand five hundred square feet.

“Neighborhood commercial-1 (NC-1)” provides a location for a limited number of small-scale retail commercial, office and restaurant uses which serve the day-to-day needs of the residents of surrounding neighborhoods.

Neighborhood commercial-2 (NC-2). This medium-scaled, multipurpose commercial district provides convenience goods to its immediate neighborhood as well as comparison shopping goods and services on a specialized basis to a wider trade area.

“Net leasable” means total area excluding hallways, mechanical equipment room and common bathrooms.

“Net leasable floor area” means gross floor area excluding common hallways, mechanical and storage areas, and restrooms.

“New business” means any application with the business license department for a license to conduct business at a location not previously occupied by the applicant(s).

“New development” means any new construction activity.

“Nonconforming lot” means a parcel of land which does not conform to the area, frontage, width or other regulations for the district in which it is situated, but which was in conformity with all applicable zoning, subdivision and other regulations, if any, at the time of its establishment in its current configuration. Nonconforming lots are considered legally buildable lots, but only for uses that are legal/permitted on the date an application is submitted.

“Nonconforming sign or sign structure” means a sign or sign structure or portion thereof lawfully existing prior to January 2, 2002, which does not conform to all height, area, yard spacing, animation, lighting or other regulations prescribed in the zone in which it is located. To minimize confusion and unfair competitive disadvantage to those businesses which are required to satisfy pre-existing sign standards, Midvale City intends to apply firm regulation of existing nonconforming signs with a view to their eventual elimination. This goal shall be achieved by strictly construing limits on change, expansion, alteration, abandonment, restoration, and by amortization. Excluding normal maintenance and repair, a nonconforming sign shall not be moved, altered or enlarged unless it is brought into complete compliance with this chapter. The following alterations are exempt from this provision:

“Nonconforming structure” means a structure that legally existed before its current zoning designation and because of a zoning change does not conform to the zoning district’s development standards. The nonconforming use of a structure existing at the time the applicable zoning regulations became or become effective may be continued. A vacant nonconforming structure may be occupied by a use for which the building or structure was designed or intended, if so occupied within a period of one year after the building or structure became nonconforming. A nonconforming structure or portion thereof shall be deemed abandoned by nonuse during a continuous period of one year. If a nonconforming structure or portion thereof has been or shall be abandoned, the same shall not thereafter be occupied or used except for a use which conforms to the use regulations of the zone in which it is located. The nonconforming use of a building or structure may not be changed except to a conforming use; however, where such change is made to a conforming use, the use shall not thereafter be changed back to a nonconforming use. A nonconforming use may be extended to include the entire floor area of the existing building in which it was conducted at the time the use became nonconforming.

“Nonconforming use” means a use of a lot or parcel that legally existed on the lot or parcel before its current zoning designation; has been maintained continuously for the preceding twelve months; and does not conform to the zoning regulations that now govern the land. A nonconforming use of a lot or parcel, or portion thereof, may be continued. No such nonconforming use of land shall in any way be expanded or extended either on the same or any adjoining tract of land. A nonconforming use of land shall be deemed abandoned by nonuse for a period of one year after the use became nonconforming. If a nonconforming use of land has been or shall become abandoned for a period of twelve months, such land shall not thereafter be used or occupied except for a use which conforms to the use regulations of the zone in which the use is located.

“Nondrought tolerant plant” means a plant that will require regular irrigation for adequate appearance, growth and disease resistance.

Nursery, commercial. See “Commercial nursery.”

“Nursing home” means a business described also as a “rest home” or “convalescent home,” other than a hospital, in which persons are lodged long-term and furnished with care rather than diagnoses or treatment. (Ord. 7/6/2010O-5 § 1 (Att. A (part)); Ord. 7/11/2006O-9 § 1 (part); Ord. 3/18/2003O-2 (part); Ord. 12/03/2002A § 1 (part); Ord. 12-11-2001C § 2 (part))