Zoning Dictionary
Letter: H
Heritage Character
The distinct characteristics that give buildings their importance, quality, style or uniqueness.
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Heritage Property
Features in or on the land or underwater and considered to be a consultable record of past human activities, endeavors or events (e.g. buildings, street furniture, engineering works, plantings and archaeological sites).
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Heritage Tourism
An immersion in the natural history, human heritage, the arts and philosophy and the institutions of another region or country that creates understanding, awareness and support for the nation’s heritage.
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High Contaminant Generating Car Park
Formal vehicle parking areas on a site (including that which is an accessory activity to the main use of the site) that are: exposed to rainfall; and designed for a total of more than 30 vehicles. The parking area include associated accessways (manoeuvring, entries and exits) but excludes any parking or accessways located within an […]
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High Technology Retail Store
A retail store wherein specialty merchandise is offered for sale or rental or can be serviced, and this shall include communications, office and audio visual equipment, electrical equipment, appliances and supplies, other electronic equipment and furniture, heating equipment, toys, hobby supplies, calculators, and similar goods which may be associated with high technology or futuristic trends […]
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High Water Mark
The normal ordinary high water mark of any body of water at the time of the original survey of the township unless the high water mark of any body of water shall have been altered by the construction of a dam or dams operated by or for a public authority, in which case, the measurement […]
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Highway Commercial Use
Commercial uses which rely on automobile or truck traffic, and the tourist population.
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Highway, State/Provincial
A public improved road under the jurisdiction of the State/Provincial Government.
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Hinterland or Wilderness
A natural area which remains completely or near-completely untouched in any way by human development or management. An unmanaged area where natural processes continue unhindered. Any open space which has not been managed for sufficient time as to allow the return of natural growth and the habitat and use of the area by indigenous species.
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