Roof, Hip
A roof with sloping ends and sides.
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Zoning Dictionary
Category: Urban Design and Character
Roof, Mansard
A roof with two slopes on each of four sides, the lower steeper than the upper.
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Scale
The apparent size of a building, window, or other element as perceived in relation to the size of a human being; scale refers to the apparent size, not actual size, since it is always viewed in relationship to another building or element.
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Screening
A continuous fence, wall, compact evergreen hedge or combination thereof, supplemented with landscape planting, that would effectively screen the property which it encloses, and is broken only by access drives and walks. A method of reducing the impact of noise and/or unsightly visual intrusions with less offensive or more harmonious elements, such as plants, berms, […]
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Screening Device
A barrier of stone, brick, pierced brick or block, uniformly colored wood, or other permanent material of equal character, density and acceptable design, at least six (6) feet in height, where the solid area equals at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the wall surface, including an entrance gate or gates, or foliage of an acceptable […]
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Screening, Solid
A device or materials used to conceal one element of a development from other elements or from adjacent or contiguous development. Screening may include one or a combination of the following materials of sufficient mass to be opaque or that shall become opaque after twelve (12) months and which shall be maintained in an opaque […]
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Streetscape
The visual elements of a street, including the road, footpaths, trees, landform, open space and interface to adjoining buildings that combine to form the street’s character. The scene as may be observed along a public street, composed of natural and man-made components including buildings, paving, planting, street hardware and miscellaneous structures.
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Tactical Urbanism
A rapid, low-cost and scalable approach to making temporary changes to the urban environment, often in urban gathering areas. The process combines a development process with social interaction.
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Through Block Pedestrian Walkway
A walkway or corridor that is designed and intended to be used by the public, that provides public access through a building’s public space.
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