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<br />Open Space, Private. Usable open space adjoining and directly accessible to a dwelling unit, reserved
<br />for the exclusive use of residents of the dwelling unit and their guests.
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<br />Open Space, Total. The sum of private open space and common open space.
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<br />Open Space, Usable. Outdoor or unenclosed area on the ground, or on a balcony, deck, porch or
<br />terrace designed and accessible for outdoor living, recreation, pedestrian access or landscaping, but
<br />excluding parking facilities, driveways, utility or service areas, or any required front or street side yard
<br />and excluding any land area with a slope in excess of 20 percent.
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<br />Opposite. Walls, windows, signs, districts, or property lines shall be deemed opposite if a line
<br />perpendicular to the widest horizontal dimension would intersect the facing feature or boundary.
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<br />Parcel Processing and Shipping Facilities. Establishments for the processing and/or re-distribution of
<br />parcels or products, including but not limited to air and ground cargo receiving and distribution centers.
<br />This classification includes “Parcel Processing and Shipping Facilities” that provide incidental warehousing,
<br />but excludes “Truck Terminals” and parcel processing that is accessory to industrial, manufacturing or
<br />warehousing uses.
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<br />Park and Recreation Facilities. Noncommercial parks, playgrounds, recreation facilities, and open
<br />spaces.
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<br />Parking Lot. A site or portion of a site, that is accessible to the public, devoted to the off-street parking
<br />of employees’ and/or customers’ passenger vehicles and light trucks, including areas for parking
<br />spaces, aisles, access drives, and landscaped areas, and screening walls, fences, or hedges.
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<br />Parking Structure. An enclosed or semi-enclosed area containing a ceiling or roof, used primarily for
<br />the short-term or temporary parking of motor vehicles, constructed either above or below grade,
<br />freestanding, or as part of a commercial or residential building.
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<br />Pawn Shop. A business establishment engaged in the buying and selling of new or secondhand
<br />merchandise and offering loans secured by merchandise.
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<br />Permitted. Allowed without a requirement for approval of a use permit, temporary use permit, or
<br />other discretionary use approval under this Code.
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<br />Pervious Surfaces. Pervious surfaces are those that allow stormwater to infiltrate the underlying soils.
<br />Pervious surfaces shall include, but not be limited to, vegetative planting beds, porous asphalt, porous
<br />concrete, single-sized aggregate, open-jointed blocks, stone, pavers or brick that are loose-set and
<br />without mortar. Pervious surfaces are required to be contained so neither sediment nor the pervious
<br />surface discharges off the site.
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<br />Pharmacies. Establishments that primarily sell prescription drugs.
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<br />Porch. A covered platform, usually having a separate roof, at an entrance to a dwelling, or an open or
<br />enclosed gallery or room, which is not heated or cooled, that is attached to the outside of a building.
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