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Exhibit A OR BK 4991 PG 548
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<br /> A GLOSSARY OF ZONING, DEVELOPMENT, AND PLANNING TERMS
<br /> Abandonment To stop the use the comfort,convenience,or licensed by the state. This
<br /> II • of property intentionally. When necessity of the principal use; definition does not include an
<br /> the use of a property has ceased and(3)is located on the same lot athletic club,health club,school,
<br /> and the property has been and in the same zoning district as gymnasium,reducing salon,spa,
<br /> for grope, y abandonment vacantothe principal use. or similar establishment where
<br /> massage or similar manipulation
<br /> use will be presumed unless the
<br /> owner can show that a diligent •
<br /> Acreage,gross: The acreage of the human body is offered as
<br /> effort has been made to sell, rent, within theperimeter of a an incidental or accessory
<br /> or use the property for a legally development tract,plus one-half service.
<br /> •
<br /> permissible use. the right-of-way of all adjoining
<br /> streets and alleys. • Adverse impact: A negative
<br /> consequence for the physical,
<br /> • Abutting: Having a common • Acre,net: The area within lot social,or economic environment
<br /> border with,or being separated boundaries of all lands resulting from an action or
<br /> from such a common border by a comprising the building site. A project.
<br /> right-of-way,alley,or easement. net acre shall not include any
<br /> means of portion of the abutting dedicated • Aesthetic zoning: The
<br /> • Access:pedAn ears of vehicular entul streets,alleys,waterways, regulation of building or site
<br /> oor exitd from roe canals,lakes,or any such design to achieve desirable
<br /> property.�. dedicated right-of-way by appearance.
<br /> whatever name known.
<br /> • Access Connection: Any
<br /> • Affordable housing: Housing
<br /> driveway,street,turnout,or other • Adaptive reuse: Rehabilitation units where the occupant is
<br /> means of providing for the ' or renovation of existing paying no more than 30 percent
<br /> movement of vehicles to or from building(s)or structures for any of gross income for housing
<br /> the public roadway system. use(s)other than the present costs,including taxes and
<br /> use(s). utilities.
<br /> • Access Management: The
<br /> process of providing and • Addition: Any construction that • Aggrieved party: 1. Any person
<br /> managing access to land increases the size of a building or or persons or entity or entities
<br /> development while preserving the structure in terms of site who can demonstrate that their
<br /> regional flow of traffic in terms of coverage,height,length,width, property will be injured by a
<br /> safety,capacity,and speed. or gross floor area. decision of either the zoning
<br /> officer or the planning board or
<br /> • Access Point: 1. A driveway,a
<br /> • Adult use,Adult Bookstore: the zoning board of review or any
<br /> local street,or a collector street An establishment that has a official of the city involved in the
<br /> intersecting an arterial street;2. substantial portion of its stock-in- enforcement of this zoning code;
<br /> A driveway or a local street trade and offers for sale,for any or 2. Anyone requiring notice
<br /> intersecting a collector street;or form of consideration,any one or pursuant to this zoning code.
<br /> 3. A driveway or a local street more of the following: 1)books,
<br /> intersecting a local street. magazines,periodicals,or other • Agricultural protection zoning:
<br /> • Accessory Apartment: A printed matter,or photographs, Regulations that protect the
<br /> secondaryunit films,motion pictures,video agricultural land base by limiting
<br /> dwelling conjunction with cassettes,slides,or other visual nonfarm uses,prohibiting high-
<br /> establishedesinnbo a representation that are density development,requiring
<br /> and cle clearlydwsubordinate
<br /> din ato a characterized by an emphasis houses to be built on small lots,
<br /> part of same whethersutructure as rhe upon the depiction or description and restricting subdivision of the
<br /> primary the e unit a of specified sexual activities or land into parcels that are too
<br /> specified anatomical areas;or 2) small to farm.
<br /> • detached dwelling unit on the instruments,devices,or
<br /> same lot paraphernalia that are designed • Agricultural-related industry:
<br /> for use in connection with -1. Packaging plants: May
<br /> • Accessory Structure: A specified sexual activities. include,but are not limited to,the
<br /> subordinate structure detached following activities: washing
<br /> from but located on the same lot • Adult use,massage parlor:- An sorting,crating,and other
<br /> as a principal building. The use establishment where,for any functional operations such as
<br /> of an accessory structure must form of consideration,massage, drying,field crushing,or other
<br /> be identical and accessory to the alcohol rub,fomentation,electric preparation in which the chemical
<br /> use of the principal building. or magnetic treatment,or similar and physical composition of the
<br /> Accessory structures include treatment or manipulation of the agricultural product remains
<br /> garages,decks,and fences. human body is administered, essentially unaltered. Does not
<br /> unless such treatment or include processing activities,or
<br /> • Accessory Use: A structure or manipulation is administered by a slaughterhouse,animal reduction
<br /> use that(1) is subordinate in medical practitioner,chiropractor, yards,and tallow works. 2.
<br /> area,extent,and purpose to the acupuncturist,physical therapist, Processing plants: May include,
<br /> principal use; (2)contributes to or similar professional person but are not limited to,those
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