Zoning Dictionary

Category: Building/Structure

Roof, Flat

A roof having a slope of less than 1 unit of rise for every 10 units of run. Where more than 25% of the roof area of a building is flat as defined in the preceding sentence, the entire roof shall be deemed to be a “flat roof”. A roof which is not pitched and […]

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Roof, Gable

A ridged roof forming a gable at both ends of the building.

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Roof, Gambrel

A gabled roof with two slopes on each side, the lower steeper than the upper.

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Roof, Hip

A roof with sloping ends and sides.

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Roof, Mansard

A roof with two slopes on each of four sides, the lower steeper than the upper.

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Roof, Shed

A roof with one slope.

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Roof, Sloping

A roof on a building that has one or more roof surfaces that have a pitch of 4 in 12 or greater and cover an area at least equal to 80 percent of the area of all roof surfaces as measured in plan view.

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Satellite Dish Antenna

A device incorporating a reflective surface that is solid, open mesh, or bar configured and is the shape of a shallow dish, cone, horn, or cornucopia. Such device shall be used to transmit and/or receive radio or electromagnetic waves between terrestrially and/or orbitally based uses. This definition is meant to include but not be limited […]

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Satellite Dish/Receiver

A satellite antennae, having a maximum surface area of 12 square metres, utilized for receiving microwave signals from television, radio and other similar transmissions. A structure designed and used for the reception of television signals related back to earth from a communications satellite. Any device having a diameter of one metre or more which is […]

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Screen Wall

A wall at least 1.8 metres high and visually opaque.

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