Site
A plot of land intended or suitable for development. The ground or area on which a building or town has been built.
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Zoning Dictionary
Category: Lot Building Size/Location
Site Break
A structural or landscape device to interrupt long vistas and create visual interest in a site development.
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Slope
The degree of deviation of a surface from the horizontal expressed in percentage or degrees. The rate of vertical change of ground surface expressed as a percentage figure and determined by dividing the vertical distance by the horizontal distance.
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Street Furniture
Constructed aboveground objects, such as outdoor seating, kiosks, bus shelters, sculpture, tree grids, trash receptacles, fountains and telephone booths, that have the potential for enlivening and giving variety to streets, sidewalks, plazas and other outdoor spaces open to and used by, the public.
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Street Hardware
Man-made objects other than buildings that are part of the streetscape such as lamp posts, utility poles, traffic lights, traffic signs, benches, litter containers, planting containers, letter boxes and fire hydrants. Mechanical and utility systems, usually located within a street right-of-way, such as hydrants, manhole covers, traffic signals, lighting standards and directional signs. Mechanical and […]
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Street Line
The limit of the street or road allowance and the dividing line between a lot and street or road.
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Transitional Lot
A specified lot or lots, adjoining a specified lot, or lots in another district.
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Unorganized Areas
Any lands not within the jurisdiction of any form of local government.
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Usable Lot Area
The area of a lot taken in a horizontal plane between the lot boundaries, excluding land in excess of twenty-five percent slope and natural bodies of water comprising in excess of ten percent of the total lot area.
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