“Vehicle” means a self-propelled device used for transporting persons or things, to include, but not limited to, automobiles, watercraft, motorcycles, snowmobiles, and recreation vehicles. Does not include heavy machinery.

“Vehicle assembly” means a business where finished vehicle-related parts are put together to develop a final product.

“Vehicle filling station” means a business engaged in the retail dispensing or sales of vehicular fuels; and including as an accessory use the sale and installation of lubricants, tires, batteries, and similar vehicle accessories.

“Vehicle-related use” means an establishment primarily engaged in the sale or rental of goods, merchandise, and services related to vehicles, such as repair, body work, painting, detailing, vehicle and vehicle-related equipment sales. These uses do not include auto dismantling, salvage, junkyards, and similar uses.

“Vehicle rental” means a business primarily engaged in the rental of vehicles.

“Vehicle repair” means a business engaged in the servicing of passenger vehicles, light and medium trucks and other consumer motor vehicles such as motorcycles, boats and recreational vehicles. “Vehicle repair” includes businesses where minor auto repair services performed may include lubrication and service of vehicles, tune-ups, transmission or muffler repair, alignment services, auto upholstery shops, auto detailing, tire sales, repair and/or mounting, and other similar repairs. “Vehicle repair” also includes major auto repair such as the removal of engines, rebuilding of engines, repair of the internal components, repair or removal of differentials or axles, and body work. “Vehicle repair” may also include uses that are often accessory to businesses engaged in the repair of vehicles such as offices, part sales, storage of merchandise, and vehicle storage when such vehicle storage is fully and adequately screened. “Vehicle repair” does not include repair and service of industrial vehicles and equipment or other heavy vehicles in excess of twelve thousand GVW, “vehicle assembly,” “manufacturing use,” auto dismantling or wrecking, salvage, “junkyards,” or similar uses. For the purposes of each zoning district, any other uses specifically listed within the particular zoning district shall not be construed as falling within this generic definition.

“Vehicle sales (minor)” means a business engaged in only the sale of operable vehicles and that displays no more than three vehicles outside and ten vehicles inside.

“Vehicle sales and service (major)” means a business primarily engaged in the sale of operable vehicles with more than three vehicles displayed outside and more than ten vehicles inside. Vehicle parts and accessories may be sold, and minor repair and installation of parts and accessories may be performed on site as part of this use.

“Vehicle sign” means a sign or advertising device attached to or located on a vehicle or trailer parked on a public right-of-way, public property or parking area with access by the general public so as to be visible from a public right-of-way for the basic purpose of directing people to a business or activity.

“Vending cart” means a small wheeled, nonmotorized device from which to sell food and/or merchandise for immediate consumption or use.

“Vertical foot candle (VFC)” means a unit of illumination produced on a vertical surface, all points of which are one foot from a uniform point source of one candle.

“Vertical mixed-use” means commercial and residential uses which are within the same building structure. (Ord. 2015-05 § 1 (Att. A (part)); Ord. 5/5/2009O-8 § 1 (Att. A (part)); Ord. 7/11/2006O-9 § 1 (part); Ord. 8/10/2004O-25 § 1(6) (part); Ord. 12-11-2001C § 2 (part))