Lake
An inland water body fed by springs or surrounding runoff.
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Zoning Dictionary
Letter: L
Land Area, Gross
The total land area of a defined residential or industrial district, less lands that are considered to be undevelopable.
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Land Area, Net
The area of a site that will not be further divided into additional sites.
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Landfill
A disposal site employing an engineering method of disposing of solid wastes in a manner that minimizes environmental hazards by spreading, compacting to the smallest volume, and applying cover material over all exposed waste at the end of each operating day. A type of operation in which refuse and earth or other suitable cover material […]
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Landing
A platform with or without a roof having an area not exceeding 2.2 square metres and extending horizontally from the wall of a building no more than 1.25 metres, adjacent to a door and providing direct access to the ground or a stair. A platform without a roof having an area not exceeding 2.2 square […]
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Landing Strip
A strip of ground used or capable of being used for the landing and take-off of aircraft.
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Landscape, Cultural
Any geographic area that has been modified, influenced or given special cultural meaning by people.
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