Zoning Dictionary

Letter: O

Office/Retail/Warehouse Combination

A facility that provides combined office, retail and warehouse facilities made up of one or more small establishments.

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Oil

Crude oil, and includes any hydrocarbon that can be recovered in liquid form from a pool through a well.

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On-Site Public Art

Art that will last the life of the building, is original, and created by an artist specifically for the site, with public access. It may include, but shall not be limited to the following separately or in combination: (a)   Sculpture that is free-standing, wall supported or suspended, kinetic, electronic, etc., in any material; (b)   Murals or paintings […]

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Open Sales Lot

Any area that is used exclusively for the sale of or taking of orders for any merchandise where such merchandise is displayed or sold in the open air. Merchandise displayed or sold or in connection with a truck, trailer or movable building of any type shall be deemed to be sold in the open air […]

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Open Space

Space suitable for recreation, gardens, or household service activities, such as clothes drying. Such space must be at least seventy-five per cent open to the sky, free of automotive traffic, parking, and undue hazard, and readily accessible by all those for whom it is required. That part of a zoning lot, including courts or yards, […]

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Open Space, Private

An outdoor area within a block usable for outdoor living activities, and may include balconies, terraces or decks but does not include any area required for the parking or maneuvering of motor vehicles.

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Openings and Entranceways

An unobstructed space in a wall or fence, located at street level, that is designed and intended to allow access to or through a building and/or public space by the tenants of the building or the general public.

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Orchard

The establishment, care, and harvesting of more than ten (10) fruit or nut bearing trees. The products of an orchard may or may not be for commercial purposes.  An orchard as a principal use is considered an urban farm.

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Organic Soil Conditioning Site

Land where the incorporation of processed organic waste in the soil to improve its characteristics for crop or ground cover growth is conducted.

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Organized Sports

Any athletic team play (scheduled games), by any ages, on a physically defined sports field (natural or synthetic). Includes both scheduled athletic games associated with school programs and non-school programs. Examples include T-ball, high-school football, youth baseball, and soccer clubs. Organized sports does not include practice or other unstructured play such as pick- up games […]

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