Zoning Dictionary

Letter: R

Mews

Historically comprising stabling with living accommodation above. Usually built at the rear of larger Georgian and early Victorian terraces. To access the rest of this content, you must purchase a...
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Rail Corridor

The railway right-of-way of any railway company within the boundaries of the Municipality.

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Rail Yard

The use of land, or building or structure or part thereof for activities directly associated with the operation of a railway. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such activities may include loading and off-loading freight, and maintenance and repair of railway cars.

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Rain Garden

A planted depression that allows stormwater runoff to be absorbed into the ground.  

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Rainbarrel

A structure designed and installed to collect roof runoff in containers typically ranging from 50 to 100 gallons in size, with subsequent release to landscaped areas.

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Ramada

A stationary structure having a roof extending over a mobile home or trailer, which may also extend over a patio or parking space for motor vehicles, and which is used principally for protection from sun and rain.

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Ramp

A sloping walkway, roadway or passage used to join and provide a smooth transition between two levels of different elevations. Driveways leading to parking aisles.

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Ranch

A place where livestock is bred and/or raised.

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Reach

Longitudinal segments of a stream or river which will be affected by the placement of an obstruction in a floodway or an encroachment on the floodway fringe.

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Real Estate and Brokerage Agency

A business and professional office conducted within a building or part of a building wherein agents primarily engage in the buying or selling of real estate, and which may include the managing and appraising of real estate.

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