Zoning Dictionary
Category: Regulatory Terms
Erect
Erect means build, construct, reconstruct, alter and relocate and without limiting the generality of the foregoing shall be taken to include any preliminary physical operation such as excavating, grading, piling, cribbing, filling or draining, structurally altering any existing building or structure by an addition, deletion, enlargement or extension. Erected means built, constructed or reconstructed, and […]
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Exclusive Use Zones or Districts
Zoning districts which allow only one use or a very limited range of uses .
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External Design
The arrangement and/or pattern of materials forming the exterior of a building or structure.
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Flammable Liquids
Liquids having a flash point below two hundred degrees Fahrenheit (200 degrees F) closed-cup tester.
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Floor Area Ratio/Floor Space Index
The gross area of all buildings on a lot divided by the lot area. The maximum gross floor area of all buildings on a lot expressed as a percentage of the lot area, and for the purpose of this definition, the maximum floor area ratio in each zone shall apply only to that portion of […]
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Form-based code
A planning and zoning tool that is used for regulating development using physical form rather than land use segregation as the organizing principle for the code.
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