Zoning Dictionary

Letter: C

Congregate Residences

Apartments and dwellings with communal dining facilities and services such as housekeeping, organized social and recreational activities, transportation services and other support services appropriate for the residents.

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Conifer

Any tree with needle leaves and a woody cone fruit.

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Connector Space

Public space within a lot that may be open or enclosed and that is designed and/or intended to be used by the public to pass from or through the lot to a public sidewalk, a public transit concourse, a transit station, other public space within the lot, the public space of another lot, an entrance […]

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Consent Zoning

A zoning provision granting neighboring property owners veto power over applications for a special use permit.

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Conservation

The preservation, protection and improvement of the components of the natural environment through a comprehensive management and maintenance program administered by a public authority for individual or public use. The wise management of the environment in a way which will maintain, restore, enhance and protect its quality and quantity for sustained benefit to man and […]

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Conservation and Wildlife Sanctuary

Land left in its natural state for the purpose of providing sanctuary, habitat and breeding grounds for wild birds, animals and plant-life and includes a forest reserve.

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Conservation Easement

A legal document which provides permanent, property-specific protection for natural features on private land through legal agreements to restrict the management and use of significant areas.

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Conservation Planting

Conservation planting is planting principally for: soil and water conservation; waste water disposal or purification; landscape preservation or enhancement; preservation for particular historic or archaeological value; and conservation for scientific or ecological value. It includes planting trees and tending trees but excludes growing trees for timber production.

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Consignment Goods

Articles that are offered for sale that have been left with the retailer on the understanding that payment will be made only when the goods have been sold and that any remaining unsold articles can be returned. Does not include pawned articles.

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Construction or Demolition Debris Recycling Facility

Means premises that receive and process general construction or demolition debris, including concrete or asphalt, for separation or processing for the purposes of returning the material to the economic mainstream in the form of raw materials.

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