Streamflow Regulation
The retention of portion of streamflow in a pond or reservoir for some period of time, for subsequent release downstream.
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Zoning Dictionary
Letter: S
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Street Furniture
Constructed aboveground objects, such as outdoor seating, kiosks, bus shelters, sculpture, tree grids, trash receptacles, fountains and telephone booths, that have the potential for enlivening and giving variety to streets, sidewalks, plazas and other outdoor spaces open to and used by, the public.
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Street Hardware
Man-made objects other than buildings that are part of the streetscape such as lamp posts, utility poles, traffic lights, traffic signs, benches, litter containers, planting containers, letter boxes and fire hydrants. Mechanical and utility systems, usually located within a street right-of-way, such as hydrants, manhole covers, traffic signals, lighting standards and directional signs. Mechanical and […]
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Street Line
The limit of the street or road allowance and the dividing line between a lot and street or road.
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Street, Distinctive
An important street or road which has a unique role and/or character such as through landscape treatment, building design or character, land use, and/or pedestrian or vehicular movement.
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Street, Marginal Access
A street that is parallel to and adjacent to an arterial street and that is designed to provide access to abutting properties so that these properties are somewhat sheltered from the effects of the through traffic on the arterial street and so that the flow of traffic on the arterial street is not impeded by […]
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Streetscape
The visual elements of a street, including the road, footpaths, trees, landform, open space and interface to adjoining buildings that combine to form the street’s character. The scene as may be observed along a public street, composed of natural and man-made components including buildings, paving, planting, street hardware and miscellaneous structures.
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Strip Commercial Area
An area of existing linear commercial development along a public street or highway.
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Strip Commercial Development
Commercial or retail uses, usually one storey high and one-store deep, that front on a major street.
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Strip Mall
A building containing three (3) or more commercial uses which have been designed and developed as a continuous units, and characterized by shared parking and by the absence of a common interior walkway.
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