Zoning Dictionary

Category: General Terms

Partitioning

Division of a parcel of land, whereby a roadway is created, into 3 or less parcels for the purpose of transfer of ownership or building development, either immediate or future when such parcel exists as a unit or contiguous units under a single ownership as shown on the tax roll for the year preceding the […]

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Pedestrian Walkway

An allowance designed exclusively for pedestrians other than a sidewalk and shall include nature trails and paths.

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Pedestrian-Oriented Development

Development which is designed with an emphasis primarily on the street sidewalk and on pedestrian access to the site and building, rather than on auto access and parking areas. The building is generally placed close to the street and the main entrance is oriented to the street sidewalk. There are generally windows or display cases […]

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Pedestrian-Oriented Uses

Uses which generate pedestrian interest and activity, especially retail stores and restaurants, as well as entertainment, personal service businesses, arts and cultural uses, theaters, small open spaces or pedestrian amenity areas, tourist information centers, and other similar uses.

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Performance Standards

Criteria used to control noise, odor, smoke, toxic, or noxious matter, vibration, fire and explosive hazards, glare, or heat generated by or inherent to use of land or structures.

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Permanently Maintained

A constant and continuing state of maintenance, thereby preserving the installation as similar to the original as possible.

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Permeable Surface

A surface that allows water to infiltrate the underlying soils. Permeable Surfaces shall include, but not be limited to, vegetative planting beds, porous asphalt, porous concrete, single-sized aggregate, open-jointed blocks, stone, pavers, or brick that are loose-set and without mortar.

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Planned Unit Development Plat

A drawing or map made to measurable scale upon which is presented a description and definition of the way in which the design requirements of the Planned Unit Development are to be met and intended for recording with the appropriate agency.

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Plat

A map showing the location, boundaries and ownership of individual properties, planned and developed as a single project.

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Potentially Contaminated Land

Land: a) used or known to have been used for industry or mining; b) used or known to have been used for the storage of chemicals, gas, waste or liquid fuel (other than minor above-ground storage that is ancillary to another use of the land); or c) where a known past or present activity or […]

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