Sec. 28-25

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• AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. dwelling design requirement

  When an accessory building is located in the principal dwelling, the entry to the unit and its design shall be such that the appearance of the building shall remain a one-family residence.

• AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. dwelling exclusions

  This term shall not include a carriage house.

• AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. dwelling maximum size25 pct

  An accessory dwelling shall not exceed twenty-five (25) percent of the total gross floor area of the principal dwelling unit.

• Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. dwellings per lot1 count

  There shall be no more than one accessory dwelling per lot.

• AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. dwelling address requirement

  An accessory dwelling shall have the same address as the principal dwelling.

• Maximum ancillary use floor area10 pct

  Ancillary uses cumulatively cannot exceed ten (10) percent of the gross floor area of a building or, area of a structure, of the related principal use

• Adult business definition reference

  Any adult bookstore, adult video store, adult model studio, adult motel, adult movie theater, adult nightclub, adult store, business providing adult entertainment, or any other establishment that regularly exploits an interest in matter relating to specified sexual activities per section 4-100 of the county Code

• Adult day careDay careSupervised care for children or adults during part of the day. minimum capacity4 people

  provides supplementary care and protection during only a part of the day to four (4) or more aged, infirm, or disabled adults who reside elsewhere.

• Adult entertainment definition

  Dancing, modeling or other live entertainment if the entertainment is characterized by an emphasis on specified sexual activities per section 4-100 of the county Code or specified anatomical areas or is intended for the sexual stimulation or titillation of patrons

• Adult merchandise definition

  Magazines, books, other periodicals, videotapes, films, motion pictures, photographs, slides, CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, virtual reality devices, or other similar media that are characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specific sexual activities per section 4-100 of the county Code or specified anatomic areas

• Adult model studio definition

  A commercial establishment, including a lingerie store or novelty store, in which a person performs or stimulates specified sexual activities per section 4-100 of the county Code, exposes specified anatomical areas, or engages in other performances intended for the sexual stimulation or titillation of patrons.

• Adult motel advertising requirement

  advertises the availability of this sexually-oriented type of material by means of a sign visible from the public right-of-way, or by means of any off-premises advertising

• Adult motel minimum rental period10 hours

  Offers a sleeping room for rent for a time period less than ten (10) hours

• Adult motel subrental period10 hours

  Allows a tenant or occupant to sub-rent the sleeping room for a time period of less than ten (10) hours.

• Adult movie theater rating exclusion

  excluding movies that have been rated "G", "PG", "PG-13" "R", or "NC-17" by the Motion Picture Association of America.

• Adult nightclub definition

  A restaurant, bar, club, or similar establishment that regularly features adult entertainment.

• Adult store definition

  An establishment dealing in adult merchandise as a principle portion of its business.

• Agri-tourism definition

  Any activity carried out on a farm or ranch that allows members of the general public, for recreational, entertainment, or educational purposes, to view or enjoy rural activities, including farming, wineries, ranching, historical, cultural, harvest-your-own activities, or natural activities and attractions.

• AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. operation definition

  An operation devoted to the bona fide production of crops, or animals, or fowl including the production of fruits and vegetables of all kinds; meat, dairy and poultry products; nuts, tobacco, nursery and floral products; and the production and harvest of products from silviculture activity.

• AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. operation exclusions

  Agricultural operations do not include establishments engaged in the processing of agricultural or silvicultural products or the above ground application or storage of sewage sludge.

• AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. service establishment definition

  The use of land, buildings or structures for the purposes of buying or selling commodities and services that support agricultural uses.

• Air navigation hazard definition

  An obstruction determined by the Virginia Department of Aviation or the Federal Aviation Administration to have a substantial adverse effect on the safe utilization of navigable airspace in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

• Airport conical surface distance4,000 ft

  for a horizontal distance of four thousand (4,000) feet.

• Airport conical surface slope20 ratio

  extending upward and outward from the periphery of an airport's horizontal surface at a slope of twenty (20) to one for a horizontal distance of four thousand (4,000) feet.

• Airport definition

  Any area of land or water which is used for the landing and takeoff of aircraft, and any appurtenant areas that are used, or intended for use, for airport buildings or other airport facilities or rights-of-way, easements and together with all airport buildings and facilities located thereon

• Airport elevation definition

  The highest point of any useable landing surface expressed in feet above mean sea level.

• Alley definition

  A service way providing a secondary means of access to abutting land and not intended for general traffic circulation.

• Allocated density definition

  The number of dwelling units or rooms allowed by this chapter for a lot divided by the net area of the lot.

• Alteration definition

  Any change or rearrangement in the supporting members of an existing building, such as bearing walls, columns, girders or interior partitions, as well as any change in windows or doors, or any enlargement to or diminution of a building or structure, whether horizontally or vertically, or the moving of a building or structure from one location to another.

• Amateur radio service definition

  A radio communication service for the purpose of self-training, intercommunication, and technical investigation carried out by amateurs licensed by the federal government

• Amphitheater definition

  An outdoor theater having a central open space or stage, surrounded by gradually rising tiers of seats or rising slopes or hills that can be utilized for seating.

• Ancillary use definition

  A use or structure permitted only in conjunction with a principal use permitted in the same zoning district.

• Ancillary use location requirement

  shall be located on the same lot as the principal use.

• Animal feeding operation minimum days45 days

  A lot or facility where animals are stabled or confined for a total of forty-five (45) days or more in any twelve (12) month period

• Animal feeding operation vegetation requirement

  where crops or vegetative growth is not maintained in the normal growing season over any portion of the lot or facility.

• Antenna communication definition

  Structure designed to receive and or transmit communication signals which may be affixed and is incidental to a building or primary structure and is screened from view or installed to be compatible with the architectural integrity of the building or primary structure in accordance with subsection 28-88(2) of this chapter.

• ApartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. definition

  See "Dwelling, multifamily."

• Apiary definition

  Any place where one or more colonies of bees are kept.

• Approach surface airport definition

  A surface that is longitudinally centered on the extended runway centerline, extending outward and upward from the end of the primary surface, and at the same slope as the approach zone height limitation slope set forth in subsection 28-64(c)(3)b.

• Aquaculture definition

  The propagation, rearing, enhancement, and harvest of aquatic organisms in controlled or selected environments, conducted in marine, estuarine, brackish or fresh water.

• Arcade definition

  Establishments in which the primary use is the operation of mechanical, electronic and/or coin-operated games and/or devices for the general amusement of the public, including pool halls and billiard parlors.

• Archive definition

  A collection or repository that properly stores a collection of written and graphic records or documents that have been selected for permanent or long-term preservation due to their enduring and/or historic value.

• Assisted living facility definition

  Public or private assisted living facility, as defined in Code of Virginia, § 63.2-100, that is required to be licensed as an assisted living facility by the department of social services

• Atrium house location requirement

  Atrium houses must be located on a cul-de-sac or on an internal parking lot.

• Atrium house wall minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft

  The wall shall be at least three (3) feet in height in the rear or sides of the lot.

• Attic definition

  That part of a building which is immediately below and wholly or partly within the roof framing.

• Automobile graveyard definition

  Any lot or place which is exposed to the weather and upon which more than five (5) motor vehicles of any kind that are incapable of being operated and which it would not be economically practical to make operative, are placed, located or found.

• Automobile graveyard maximum vehicles5 count

  Any lot or place which is exposed to the weather and upon which more than five (5) motor vehicles of any kind that are incapable of being operated and which it would not be economically practical to make operative, are placed, located or found.

• Automobile repair definition

  The maintenance, servicing, repair, restoration, or painting of vehicles.

• Automobile salvage yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. definition

  Any area, lot, land, parcel, building or structure used for the purchase, collection, storage, processing, sale, or resale of wrecked, inoperable, or abandoned motor vehicles or parts thereof.

• Automobile service definition

  A building or premises where gasoline, oil, grease, batteries, tires, brakes, mufflers and/or vehicle accessories may be installed, supplied or dispensed at retail.

• Automotive avocation definition

  An accessory use, pursued as a hobby and not for pecuniary gain, which may include the collection, storage and restoration of vintage, antique or collectible vehicles, or the building or rebuilding of vehicles for the purpose of racing at bona fide racing facilities.

• Maximum inoperable vehicles for scavenging3 count

  No more than three (3) inoperable vehicles may be kept on the premises for the purpose of scavenging parts, unless kept inside a totally enclosed building.

• Nuisance prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. for automotive avocation

  Persons conducting automobile avocation activities on their property shall not produce vibration, noise or glare which adversely affects neighboring properties.

• Screening required for automotive avocation

  Outdoor storage of inoperable vehicles or vehicle parts shall be kept covered and entirely screened from view from adjacent properties and roadways by a solid board fence and appropriate landscaping as approved by the zoning administrator.

• Awning definition

  A roof-like cover that projects from the wall of a building for the purpose of shielding a doorway, window, or portion of the sidewalk from the elements.

• Bakery definition

  An establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of baked goods for consumption on- or off-site.

• Balcony definition

  A platform projecting from the wall of a building with a railing along its outer edge, often with access from a door or window.

• Bank definition

  An establishment that provides retail banking services, mortgage lending, or similar financial services to individuals and businesses.

• Bank drive-through allowed

  Banks may include drive-through facilities.

• Bank exclusions

  shall not include bail bond brokers, pay-day lending, or title loan establishments.

• Base flood definition

  See subsection 28-57(a).

• Base flood elevation definition

  See subsection 28-57(a).

• Basement below grade definition

  Any area of the building having its floor subgrade below ground level on all sides.

• Basement definition - above grade50 pct

  having one-half or more of its floor-to-ceiling height above the average adjoining grade

• Basement minimum ceiling heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.78 in

  with a floor-to-ceiling height of seventy-eight (78) inches or more.

• Bed and breakfastBed and breakfastAn owner-occupied dwelling letting a limited number of guest rooms. inn definition

  A commercial enterprise, housed in a building primarily designed as a single-family residence, where rooms are available for rent, typically on a short-term basis and at least one meal a day is offered to overnight guests

• Bed and breakfastBed and breakfastAn owner-occupied dwelling letting a limited number of guest rooms. maximum rooms10 count

  where no more than ten (10) short-term lodging rooms and meals served family-style are provided.

• Bed and breakfastBed and breakfastAn owner-occupied dwelling letting a limited number of guest rooms. operator residency required

  The operator of the inn shall live on the premises.

• Beer definition

  Any alcoholic beverage obtained by the fermentation of an infusion or decoction of barley, malt and hops, or of any similar products, in drinkable water and containing one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume.

• Berm definition

  A manmade mound of earth of at least two (2) feet in height above the adjacent grade intended to divert water runoff or shield adjacent uses from one another.

• Berm minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.2 ft

  A manmade mound of earth of at least two (2) feet in height above the adjacent grade intended to divert water runoff or shield adjacent uses from one another.

• Best management practices definition

  A practice, or combination of practices, that is determined by a state or designated area-wide planning agency to be the most effective and practical means of preventing or reducing the amount of pollution generated by nonpoint sources to a level compatible with water quality goals.

• Bike stations definition

  A centrally-located, secure bicycle parking garage that also offers bike rentals and repairs, with links to transit stations, lockers, and a variety of other services.

• Block definition

  A unit of land bounded by streets or by a combination of streets and public land, railroad rights-of-way, waterways, or any other barrier to the continuity of development.

• Boat sales facility definition

  A commercial establishment engaged in the sales, lease or rental of boats or watercraft, boat motors or boat trailers.

• Brewery definition

  A facility that produces and sells wholesale more than ten thousand (10,000) barrels of beer, malt liquor or ale annually.

• Brewery minimum production10,000 barrels

  A facility that produces and sells wholesale more than ten thousand (10,000) barrels of beer, malt liquor or ale annually.

• Broadcasting station definition

  A commercial or noncommercial operation engaged in the preparation and delivery of radio and television signals to surrounding areas.

• Buffer area definition

  An area of natural or established vegetation managed to protect wetlands, other components of a critical resource protection area, including cultural resources, or state waters from significant degradation due to land disturbances.

• Buffer yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. definition

  A yard improved with landscaping and screening materials required between different intensities or between adjoining land uses for the purpose of decreasing the potential impact of different uses.

• Buffer yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. requirements

  The buffer yard shall remain free of buildings, impervious surfaces or parking areas. The minimum buffer width shall generally be a uniform width across the entire length of the common property line between lots on which uses are located that require a buffer yard.

• Buildable area exclusions

  The gross area of a parcel, excluding wetlands, slopes in excess of thirty-five (35) percent, dedicated rights-of-way, floodplains and required open space.

• Buildable area net definition

  The gross area of a parcel, excluding wetlands, slopes in excess of thirty-five (35) percent, dedicated rights-of-way, floodplains and required open space.

• Buildable area maximum slope35 pct

  The gross area of a parcel, excluding wetlands, slopes in excess of thirty-five (35) percent, dedicated rights-of-way, floodplains and required open space.

• Buildable lot definition

  A duly recorded lot which was lawfully buildable or which complied with the county's zoning and subdivision codes immediately prior to the effective date of this chapter; or, a duly recorded lot which complies with the current subdivision regulations and this chapter.

• Building definition

  A structure having a roof and enclosed within exterior walls or fire walls, built, erected and framed of component structural parts, designed, maintained or intended to be used for the shelter or enclosure of persons, animals or of property of any kind.

• Building interpretive definition

  An existing historic building or reconstructed cultural resource that depicts the form, features, and detailing of a nonsurviving building, site or landscape using appropriate traditional building materials which accurately interprets the history of a place.

• Building interpretive use restriction

  An interpretive building shall not be utilized as a dwelling.

• Building line definition

  A line on a lot, parallel or symmetric to a lot line, located a sufficient distance therefrom to provide the minimum yards required by this chapter (also known as a "setback" or "building restriction line").

• Building mixed use definition

  A building type intended primarily for ground floor commercial uses with upper-story residential or offices uses.

• Building restriction line definition

  See "Building line."

• Caliper definition

  The diameter measurement of the trunk of nursery stock trees to be purchased for installation, measured at six (6) inches above the root collar.

• Caliper measurement heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 in

  measured at six (6) inches above the root collar.

• Caliper measurement heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for large trees12 in

  If the caliper measurement is greater than four (4) inches at six (6) inches above the root collar, the caliper measurement is measured at twelve (12) inches above the root collar.

• Caliper measurement large threshold4 in

  If the caliper measurement is greater than four (4) inches at six (6) inches above the root collar

• Campground definition

  A plot of ground, area, place, parcel, or tract of land, by whatever name called, on which two (2) or more campsites are established or maintained, wholly or in part, for the accommodation of camping units for transient or temporary occupancy for periods of overnight or longer

• Campground exclusions

  A campground does not include a summer camp, a migrant labor camp as defined in Code of Virginia, § 32.1-203, a manufactured home park, a construction camp, storage area for unoccupied camping units, or land upon which the landowner may choose to camp and not be prohibited or encumbered by covenants, restrictions, and conditions from providing sanitary facilities within the landowner's property lines.

• Campground maximum stay14 nights

  which shall not exceed fourteen (14) nights within a thirty (30) day period

• Campground minimum campsites2 count

  on which two (2) or more campsites are established or maintained

• Camping unit definition

  Any tent, pop-up trailer, travel trailer, recreational vehicle, cabin, lean-to, truck bed camper, or similar accommodation established or maintained and operated as temporary living quarters for recreation, education or vacation purposes.

• Campsite definition

  Any plot of ground within a campground intended for the exclusive occupancy by a camping unit or units.

• Car cover definition

  A cover designed for the purpose of protecting and screening a motor vehicle from view. This definition specifically excludes the use of plastic tarpaulins or similar materials, unless specifically modified to fit snugly on the vehicle.

• Car wash definition

  A building or structure containing facilities for washing automobiles by production line, conveyor system or similar mechanical devices including self-service washing devices.

• Carriage house address requirement

  The carriage house shall have a different address from the principal dwelling.

• Carriage house location in UD districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.

  For the purposes of the UD district, a carriage house may be located at grade to the rear of the principal dwelling, and may be accessed via a driveway from the front street.

• Carriage house maximum bedrooms2 count

  A dwelling unit with no more than two (2) bedrooms located above a detached garage on the same lot as a principal dwelling with access by an alley.

• Cellar definition

  See "Basement."

• Cemetery definition

  Any land or structure used or intended to be used for the interment of human remains to include, but not exclusive of, burial grounds, single grave sites, and memorial cemeteries.

• Cemetery exclusion

  The sprinkling of ashes on church grounds shall not constitute the creation of a cemetery.

• Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area definition

  Refer to county Code chapter 27B.

• Child careDay careSupervised care for children or adults during part of the day. center definition

  A building, other than a residence where ten (10) or more children are provided care, protection and guidance on a regular scheduled basis, and is subject to state licensing.

• Child careDay careSupervised care for children or adults during part of the day. center minimum capacity10 children

  A building, other than a residence where ten (10) or more children are provided care, protection and guidance on a regular scheduled basis, and is subject to state licensing.

• Churchyard definition

  An area on a lot surrounding a place of worship (as exempted from zoning regulation by Virginia Code § 57-26).

• Civic buildings and uses definition

  A building or area that may be a common place of destination or gathering for the purpose of providing educational, entertainment, fraternalism, worship, or community services to the public such as, but not limited to: libraries, cultural centers, museums, center for the arts, multiplex cinemas, town square, post offices, places of worship, community centers, fire stations with community rooms, and schools (public or private).

• Civic buildings TND exclusions

  For traditional neighborhood development (TND), this term shall not include tot lots, playgrounds, nonregulation or dedicated use athletic fields, or hiker-biker trails.

• Class A farm winery license definition

  A license for a farm winery where at least fifty-one (51) percent of the fruits or agricultural products used by the owner or lessee to manufacture the wine shall be grown or produced on such farm and no more than twenty-five (25) percent of the fruits, fruit juices or other agricultural products shall be grown or produced outside the commonwealth.

• Clear cutting definition

  Silvaculture activity in which eighty (80) percent of the top soil and stumps remain intact. This activity is intended for clearing of trees and shrubs without destruction of the top soil.

• Clear cutting minimum percent soil intact80 pct

  Silvaculture activity in which eighty (80) percent of the top soil and stumps remain intact.

• Clear sight triangle definition

  A visually unobstructed area at the intersection of a street and driveway or two (2) streets as required by this chapter.

• Clinic definition

  A room or group of rooms used for a medical, dental or psychiatric practice offering medical services on an outpatient basis, including in-house diagnostic testing facilities, medical counseling services, internal surgery, general anesthetics, and similar services, but not including overnight stay or treatment.

• Club/lodge/fraternal definition

  Any use of property or structure for social, service, recreational, or other gathering by an organization such as Elks, Moose, 4-H, American Legion, Lions, VFW, Masons, or similar groups and special interest organizations such as gun clubs, motorcycle clubs, etc.

• Cluster definition

  A subdivision development design technique that concentrates detached single-family dwellings in specific areas on the site to allow the remaining land to be used for recreation, common open space, and preservation of environmentally sensitive features and rural character as described in the Code of Virginia, §§ 10.1-1700 and 15.2-2286.1.

• Commencement of construction definition

  For purposes of administering the flood hazard overlay district, for new construction, the first placement of permanent evidence of a structure on a site pursuant to a duly authorized building permit, such as the pouring of slabs or footings, or any work beyond the stage of excavation, including the relocation of the structure.

• Commencement of construction exclusions

  Permanent construction does not include the installation of streets or walkways; nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings, piers, or foundations or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or attached to a part of the principle structure.

• Commencement of construction substantial improvement

  For a substantial improvement, "commencement of construction" means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor or other structural member, whether or not the alteration affects the external dimensions of the structure.

• Commercial apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. amenity location

  these amenities shall not be located on street-facing sides of the structure.

• Commercial apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. definition

  A dwelling unit that is designed and constructed in conjunction with a commercial use and is structurally integrated into and a part of the primary structure.

• Commercial apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. FARFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot. exclusion

  The floor area for commercial apartments shall not be included in the floor area ratio calculations of nonresidential developments.

• Commercial apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. maximum area

  The total area occupied by a commercial apartment(s), including access ways, balconies or patios, shall not exceed the area occupied by the nonresidential use(s) and any associated arcades, covered walks, or similar structures.

• Commercial apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. minimum amenity area150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Commercial apartments shall be provided balconies, patios or yards of no less than one hundred fifty (150) square feet in area; these amenities shall not be located on street-facing sides of the structure.

• Commercial apartmentMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. parking2 spaces

  Two (2) on-site parking spaces shall be provided to each commercial apartment.

• Commercial fishing definition

  The catching, landing, processing or packaging of fish and seafood for commercial purposes, including the mooring and docking of boats and/or the storage of traps or other fishing equipment.

• Commercial logging definition

  An activity which primarily involves the operation of timber tracts for the purpose of gathering forest products.

• Commercial retail definition

  A use that sells goods or services at retail which are subdivided into the following three (3) classifications

• Commercial retail high intensity minimum trips100 trips/ksf

  High-intensity means commercial retail uses that generate more than one hundred (100) average daily trips per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area

• Commercial retail low intensity maximum trips50 trips/ksf

  Low-intensity means commercial retail uses that generate less than fifty (50) average daily trips per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area

• Commercial retail medium intensity maximum trips100 trips/ksf

  Medium-intensity means commercial retail uses that generate between fifty (50) and one hundred (100) average daily trips per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area

• Commercial retail medium intensity minimum trips50 trips/ksf

  Medium-intensity means commercial retail uses that generate between fifty (50) and one hundred (100) average daily trips per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area

• Commercial use definition

  Any activity carried out for pecuniary gain.

• Commission definition

  The Planning Commission of Stafford County.

• Common area definition

  See "Open space land."

• Communication facility definition

  Facilities providing point-to-point communication services whether by wire or radio, either aurally or visually, including radio, telephone and television broadcasting and the exchange or recording of messages.

• Communication tower definition

  See "Tower, communication."

• Community use definition

  Country clubs, golf courses and similar recreational uses conducted by property owner, homeowner or similar membership organizations. Also, community clubs or centers, amphitheaters, civic or cultural centers not in public ownership, including community swimming pools.

• Comprehensive sign plan definition

  A plan for all of the permanent signage of a property that includes multiple tenants or owners with shared parking or other facilities.

• ConditionalConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote. zoning definition

  As part of classifying land within the county into areas and districts by legislative action, the allowing of reasonable conditions governing the use of such land, such conditions being in addition to the regulations provided for a particular zoning district by this chapter.

• Condominium commercial/industrial definition

  A building or group of buildings used for businesses, office, manufacturing, professional services or other commercial or industrial enterprises organized, owned and maintained as a condominium where building space is owned individually and the structure(s), common area(s) and facilities are owned by all of the owners on a proportional, undivided basis.

• Condominium definition

  A building or group of buildings, subject to a recorded condominium instrument, in which units are owned individually, and the structures, common areas, and facilities are owned by all of the owners of the units on a proportional, undivided basis, pursuant to the Condominium Act, Code of Virginia, tit. 55, ch. 4.2.

• Condominium dwelling definition

  See "Dwelling, condominium."

• Conference facility definition

  A use which is an accessory to a hotel that includes meeting rooms for business or professional conferences and seminars, and which may include provision for meals, recreational activities and other ancillary uses.

• Conical surface airport definition

  An imaginary line establishing the maximum height of manmade objects or natural tree growth around an airport runway, extending upward and outward from the periphery of an airport's horizontal surface at a slope of twenty (20) to one for a horizontal distance of four thousand (4,000) feet.

• Construction footprint definition

  The area of all constructed site features, including, but not limited to, buildings, roads and drives, parking areas, sidewalks, as well as required stormwater and erosion control devices, and the area necessary for construction of such improvements.

• Convalescent homeNursing homeA residential facility providing continuous medical and personal care. definition

  See "Nursing home."

• Convenience center definition

  A retail complex typified by more than one unit, but less than ten (10) units, designed for commercial use and with a total gross floor area of less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.

• Convenience center maximum gross floor area20,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  with a total gross floor area of less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.

• Convenience center maximum units10 count

  A retail complex typified by more than one unit, but less than ten (10) units, designed for commercial use and with a total gross floor area of less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.

• Convenience store definition

  A high-intensity commercial retail operation which offers for sale prepackaged foods, household items, and other goods commonly associated with the same and may sell gasoline as a secondary activity and having a gross floor area of five thousand (5,000) square feet to ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

• Convenience store maximum gross floor area10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  having a gross floor area of five thousand (5,000) square feet to ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

• Convenience store minimum gross floor area5,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  having a gross floor area of five thousand (5,000) square feet to ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

• Convention facility definition

  A building or group of buildings designed to accommodate three hundred (300) or more people in assembly.

• Convention facility minimum capacity300 people

  A building or group of buildings designed to accommodate three hundred (300) or more people in assembly.

• County administrator definition

  See "Agent."

• County attorney definition

  The county attorney or a designee.

• Cul-de-sac definition

  A street segment beginning at the nearest intersection with another street and having only one outlet, and ending with a turn-around area for reverse traffic movement.

• Cultural landscape definition

  A geographic area that includes cultural and natural resources associated with a historic event, activity, person, or group of people.

• Cutoff lighting angle30 degrees

  Outdoor lighting from which the peak candle power is directed so that the upper extent of the light beam is not visible above thirty (30) degrees from a line perpendicular to the ground

• Cutoff lighting definition

  Outdoor lighting from which the peak candle power is directed so that the upper extent of the light beam is not visible above thirty (30) degrees from a line perpendicular to the ground and so as not to illuminate directly any portion of a lot other than the lot on which the light is situated.

• Cutoff lighting illumination restriction

  so as not to illuminate directly any portion of a lot other than the lot on which the light is situated.

• Dance/exercise studio definition

  A school devoted to providing instruction in any of varied forms of dance, gymnastics or martial arts.

• Data center definition

  A facility where the principal use is the storage, management, processing, and/or transmission of digital data, and containing one or more large-scale computer systems and/or related equipment.

• DBH measurement heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.4.5 ft

  The measured diameter of a tree measured outside the bark at a point four and one-half (4.5) feet (average breast height) above ground level

• DCSL definition

  Design and Construction Standards for Landscaping, Buffering and Screening for Stafford County, Virginia.

• Deck definition

  A structure extending from the outside wall of a building above ground level, whether or not its supports rest on the ground, and not sheltered by a roof or enclosed by other than a protective railing.

• Decommission definition

  The removal and proper disposal of solar energy equipment, facilities, or devices on real property subject to Code of Virginia § 15.2-2232, as amended, which includes the reasonable restoration of the real property upon which such solar equipment, facilities, or devices are located, including soil stabilization and revegetation of the ground cover of the real property disturbed by the installation of such equipment, facilities, or devices.

• Decommissioning agreement definition

  A written agreement between the county and an owner, lessee, or developer regarding removal and proper disposal of solar energy equipment, facilities, or devices on real property.

• Design and Construction Standards definition

  See "Water and sewer design and construction standards."

• Determination of development rights document definition

  A document issued by the director that determines the number of residential development rights a sending property has available for transfer to a receiving property or transferee.

• Development definition

  The division of a parcel of land into two (2) or more parcels; the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any structure, any mining, excavation, landfill or land disturbance; and any use, change of use or extension of the use of land or structure where there is an increase in parking or provision of stormwater management.

• Development major definition

  Any nonresidential development involving construction and/or land disturbance greater than or equal to two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet, or any residential development not subject to chapter 22 of the subdivision ordinance.

• Development minor definition

  Any nonresidential development involving construction or land disturbance totaling a minimum of one thousand (1,000) square feet and less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet, any change of use where additional parking is required, or any enlargement to an existing building or structure where there is no change in the construction footprint.

• Development right definition

  The permitted uses and density of development that are allowed on the sending property in accordance with this chapter on the date of severance of such rights. Development right or rights includes transferable development rights.

• Diameter at breast heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. definition

  The measured diameter of a tree measured outside the bark at a point four and one-half (4.5) feet (average breast height) above ground level, measured from the uphill side of the side of the tree.

• Director definition

  The director of the department of planning and zoning or a designee.

• Display motor vehicle definition

  The keeping of operable motor vehicles associated with a motor vehicle sales business.

• Display outdoor definition

  The keeping in an unroofed area of representative retail merchandise to be sold on-site.

• Distillery definition

  A facility that produces any type of alcoholic beverage other than beer, malt liquor or ale. This definition does not include wine or a winery.

• Dripline definition

  A vertical projection to the ground surface from the farthest lateral extent of a tree's leaf canopy.

• Drive-through definition

  A facility designed to enable a person to transact business or order and pick up food while remaining in a motor vehicle.

• Driveway definition

  An access way within a development designated to serve the development and provide access to a street, private street, or private access easement, or with an adequate width to serve one lot.

• Driveway shared definition

  An access-way and easement providing access for up to two (2) lots that is connected to a public or private street.

• Shared driveway maximum lots2 count

  An access-way and easement providing access for up to two (2) lots that is connected to a public or private street.

• Driving range definition

  A commercial establishment equipped with distance markers, golfing greens, and golfing tees for the practice of golf.

• Drug store definition

  An establishment or institution from which drugs, medicines, or medicinal chemicals are dispensed or offered for sale or on which a sign is displayed bearing the words "apothecary," "druggist," "drugs," "drug store," "drug sundries," "medicine store," "pharmacist," "pharmacy," or "prescriptions filled" or any similar words intended to indicate that the practice of pharmacy is being conducted pursuant to a license issued under Code of Virginia, § 54.1-3300 et seq.

• Dry cleaner/laundry definition

  A retail establishment engaged in the on-site or off-site cleaning, dry cleaning and pressing of garments and households linens for a fee.

• DuplexTwo-family dwellingTwo dwelling units in one building — a duplex. definition

  A two-family residential structure, where the residential units may be arranged one above the other, side-by-side or semi-detached by common footing.

• Dustless surface definition

  A surface adequately covered in accordance with good construction practice, with a minimum of either two (2) applications of bituminous surface treatment, concrete or bituminous concrete.

• Dwelling accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. definition

  An ancillary dwelling unit limited to such uses as a family member apartment, guest house (for occasional visits by family or friends), or maid's quarters

• Dwelling atrium house definition

  An attached, one-story unit with private individual access for a single family. Each dwelling unit shall have a private yard(s) or atrium(s).

• Dwelling attached definition

  A structure used as a place of residence for two (2) or more families, occupying separate dwelling units on the same lot.

• Dwelling carriage house definition

  A dwelling unit with no more than two (2) bedrooms located above a detached garage on the same lot as a principal dwelling with access by an alley.

• Dwelling condominium definition

  See "Condominium."

• Dwelling cottage court definition

  A group of small detached or attached houses centered around a common open space or courtyard.

• Dwelling employee definition

  A dwelling unit intended solely for an employee of a business and their immediate family.

• Dwelling independent living unit definition

  A condominium unit within a life care/retirement community providing independent living arrangements for the occupant(s) and may include permanent provisions for cooking.

• Dwelling lot line definition

  A detached, single-family residential unit located on an individual lot having a limited side yard on one side of the dwelling provided the wall of the dwelling on the side with the limited setback contains no windows, doors or other openings.

• Dwelling modular definition

  See "Modular home."

• Dwelling multifamilyMultifamily dwellingA building of four or more dwelling units. Where zoning is most restrictive. definition

  A building containing more than two (2) dwelling units on the same lot in which the units, building(s), common area(s) and facilities are owned by an individual person or entity.

• Dwelling patio house definition

  A detached or semi-detached, single-family unit with one dwelling unit from ground to roof. Each dwelling unit's lot shall be fully enclosed by a wall located at the lot line, thus creating a private yard between the house and the wall.

• Dwelling quadruple-attached definition

  One of four (4) attached single-family dwellings units, each in an individual building; located side-by-side or two (2) side-by-side with two (2) directly behind them, on individual lots; separated from each other by a solid wall extending from the lowest floor to the roof; and entirely separated from any other development.

• Dwelling semi-detached definition

  One of two (2) attached single-family dwellings, located side-by-side on individual lots separated from each other by a solid wall extending from the lowest floor to the roof; and entirely separated from any other development.

• Dwelling single-familySingle-family dwellingOne dwelling unit on its own lot, usually detached from its neighbours. definition

  A detached residential unit that is developed with open yards on all sides of the structure, but not including manufactured homes or recreational vehicles.

• Dwelling three-family definition

  A "building" containing three (3) "dwelling units," with two (2) of the "dwelling units" arranged side-by-side and situated either above or below the third "dwelling unit."

• Dwelling townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. definition

  A single-family residential unit forming one of a group or series of three (3) or more attached units in which each unit has its own front and rear access to the outside, each unit is located on a separate lot, owned individually, no unit is located over another unit, and each unit is separated from one another by one or more fire-resistant party walls without windows, doors or other means of access or visibility through such walls from basement to roof.

• Dwelling townhouseTownhouseA single-family home sharing side walls with its neighbours, each on its own lot. weak-link definition

  An attached, single-family unit with private, outside access for a dwelling unit from ground to roof. Each unit shall have both a one- and two-story section.

• Dwelling triple-attached definition

  One of three (3) attached single-family dwellings, located side-by-side on individual lots separated from each other by a solid wall extending from the lowest floor to the roof; and entirely separated from any other development.

• Dwelling unitDwelling unitOne independent home: its own kitchen, bathroom and entrance. definition

  One or more rooms, designed, occupied, or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters for a single housekeeping unit and having independent cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities provided within the dwelling unit.

• Dwelling village house definition

  A detached, single-family residential unit with small front and side yards, a front porch, and orientation towards the street it fronts.

• E-commerce definition

  Activities that relate to the buying and selling of goods, merchandise and services over the internet using the electronic transfer of money.

• Easement definition

  An interest in land that is in the possession of another, which permits a limited use of the land.

• Easement ingress/egress definition

  An easement through private property to allow access to a specific lot or parcel.

• Employee dwelling exclusions

  This term shall not include accessory dwelling and dwellings for watchman or caretakers on-premises.

• Employee dwelling occupancy

  A dwelling unit intended solely for an employee of a business and their immediate family.

• Energy storage facility definition

  Energy storage equipment and technology capable of absorbing energy, storing such energy for a period of time, and redelivering such energy after it has been stored.

• Engineer definition

  A person who is qualified to practice engineering by reason of his special knowledge and use of mathematical, physical and engineering sciences and the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design acquired by engineering education and experience, and whose competence has been attested by the Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects of the Commonwealth of Virginia as a professional engineer.

• Entrance restricted access definition

  An entrance to a public street from a private travel lane or private access easement, in accordance with section 28-108 of this chapter.

• Equestrian use definition

  A use, whether for profit or otherwise, pertaining to the use, housing, and care of horses or ponies.

• Event venue definition

  A facility located on a minimum of twenty (20) acres of land that is operated by the owner of the property who resides on the property.

• Event venue kitchen use

  In addition, the facility may contain a kitchen to conduct catering for onsite events only.

• Event venue minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.20 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.

  A facility located on a minimum of twenty (20) acres of land that is operated by the owner of the property who resides on the property.

• Event venue owner residency required

  that is operated by the owner of the property who resides on the property.

• Executive style housing definition

  Single-family residences with an above grade habitable space finished floor area greater than three thousand five hundred (3,500) square feet.

• Executive style housing minimum floor areaMinimum floor areaThe smallest dwelling the district permits, in square feet of living space.3,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Single-family residences with an above grade habitable space finished floor area greater than three thousand five hundred (3,500) square feet.

• Exhibition center definition

  See "Conference facility."

• Extinguishment of development rights definition

  The process by which development rights from a sending property are severed and extinguished from a sending property and transferred to a receiving property or transferee, pursuant to the transfer of development rights program under this chapter.

• Family day careDay careSupervised care for children or adults during part of the day. home group definition

  A residence where child care is provided for more than five (5), but fewer than twelve (12) children under the age of thirteen (13), exclusive of the provider's own children and any children who reside in the home as residential occupancy by a single family and which is subject to state licensing on a paid basis.

• Family day careDay careSupervised care for children or adults during part of the day. home small definition

  An activity carried on by an occupant of a residence as an accessory use, in which child care is provided for five (5) or fewer children under the age of thirteen (13), exclusive of the provider's own children and any children who reside in the home as residential occupancy by a single family on a paid basis.

• Family definition

  Family shall mean a group of people living together as a single housekeeping unit and consisting of: (1) One person; or (2) Two (2) or more persons related by blood, adoption or marriage, together with any number of offspring, foster, step or adopted children; or (3) A group of no more than four (4) unrelated persons living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit though not related by blood, marriage, adoption or guardianship, provided that the limitation on the number of unrelated persons shall not apply to residents in a housekeeping unit by persons having handicaps within the meaning of section 3602(f) of the Fair Housing Act (42 USC 3601 et seq., as amended); or (4) Those groups identified in Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2291, or like groups licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services which otherwise meet the criteria of Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2291; or (5) Two (2) unrelated persons, together with any number of offspring, foster, step or adopted children.

• Family definition - handicap exception

  provided that the limitation on the number of unrelated persons shall not apply to residents in a housekeeping unit by persons having handicaps within the meaning of section 3602(f) of the Fair Housing Act (42 USC 3601 et seq., as amended)

• Family definition - licensed groups

  Those groups identified in Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2291, or like groups licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services which otherwise meet the criteria of Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2291

• Family definition - unrelated persons4 count

  A group of no more than four (4) unrelated persons living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit though not related by blood, marriage, adoption or guardianship

• Family definition - unrelated persons with children2 count

  Two (2) unrelated persons, together with any number of offspring, foster, step or adopted children.

• Family immediate member definition

  Any person who is a natural or legally defined offspring, stepchild, spouse, family member's spouse, sibling, parent, grandchild or grandparent of the owner of a parcel.

• Farm brewery definition

  An establishment located on a farm on land zoned agricultural and where agricultural products grown on the farm are used in the production of beer in accordance with Code of Virginia, § 4.1-208(A)(2).

• Farm winery definition

  An establishment engaged in the growing of grapes, honey, or other fruits for the production and resale of wine or other fermented beverages in accordance with Code of Virginia, §§ 4.1-100, 4.1-207(5), and 4.1-219.

• Farm winery maximum percent out of state25 pct

  no more than twenty-five (25) percent of the fruits, fruit juices or other agricultural products shall be grown or produced outside the commonwealth.

• Farm winery minimum percent on farm51 pct

  A license for a farm winery where at least fifty-one (51) percent of the fruits or agricultural products used by the owner or lessee to manufacture the wine shall be grown or produced on such farm

• Farmers market definition

  A building, structure, or place used by two (2) or more vendors for the seasonal sale of agricultural, horticultural or aquacultural produce and accessory/incidental merchandise.

• Farmers market minimum vendors2 count

  A building, structure, or place used by two (2) or more vendors for the seasonal sale of agricultural, horticultural or aquacultural produce and accessory/incidental merchandise.

• Feedlot definition

  A lot, yard, structure, corral or other area in which livestock are confined for the sole purpose of feeding, growing, raising, holding, and birthing prior to slaughter or sale at market.

• FillGrading (cut & fill)Reshaping land by removing earth (cut) or adding it (fill), often capped by volume. definition

  For purposes of administering the flood hazard overlay district, any sand, gravel, earth or other materials whatsoever placed or deposited in floodplains to raise the elevation of the land surface.

• Flag definition

  A piece of cloth or similar material, typically oblong or square, attachable by one edge to a pole or rope and used as a symbol or decoration; this includes pennants.

• Flea market definition

  An individual or congregate commercial retail activity conducted from one or more booths, stands, tables, or tents that may be conducted indoors or outdoors, where groups or individual sellers offer goods for direct sale to the public.

• Flea market exclusions

  This definition shall not include bazaars or charity fundraisers for nonprofit organizations conducted four (4) times a year or less, or periodic festivals conducted twice a year or less.

• Flea market vendor listing required

  The operator of a flea market shall maintain a listing of all vendors utilizing the flea market with the name, permanent address, Social Security number and home phone number of the vendors on the listing.

• Fleet parking definition

  Off-site parking and storage of more than five (5) operable vehicles, other than automobiles, which are used in the daily operations of a business or, the parking and storage of more than one vehicle with a gross vehicle weight in excess of ten thousand (10,000) pounds.

• Fleet parking exclusions

  This does not include parking and storage of farm vehicles, construction equipment, or similar devices not licensed to operate on state roads.

• Fleet parking maximum gross vehicle weight10,000 lbs

  the parking and storage of more than one vehicle with a gross vehicle weight in excess of ten thousand (10,000) pounds.

• Fleet parking maximum vehicles5 count

  Off-site parking and storage of more than five (5) operable vehicles, other than automobiles, which are used in the daily operations of a business or, the parking and storage of more than one vehicle with a gross vehicle weight in excess of ten thousand (10,000) pounds.

• FloodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. definition

  See subsection 28-57(a).

• FloodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2. designated definition

  Those floodplain districts specifically designated in this chapter as being inundated primarily by the 100-year flood. Included would be areas identified as the floodway district (FW), the floodfringe district (FF) and the general floodplain district (FA).

• Floodway definition

  See subsection 28-57(a).

• Floor area or gross floor area definition

  The sum of the gross horizontal areas of each story of all buildings on a lot or site, measured from the exterior walls or from the centerline of party walls.

• Floor area ratioFloor area ratio (FAR)Total floor area divided by lot area — an FAR of 2.0 permits 20,000 sq ft of floor on a 10,000 sq ft lot. definition

  The total floor area of a building or buildings on a lot divided by the gross area of the lot or site.

• Footcandle definition

  The unit is defined as the amount of illumination on the inside surface of an imaginary one-foot radius sphere if there was uniform distribution of light from the exact center of the sphere. One footcandle is 10.76 lumens (lux).

• Footcandles average definition

  The theoretical average amount of light falling on a surface when averaging the illuminance falling on all points of the surface.

• Footcandles maximum definition

  The maximum amount of light falling on that point of a surface or anywhere on the area being lighted.

• Footcandles minimum definition

  The least amount of light (illuminance) falling on that point of a surface or anywhere on the area being lighted.

• Forecourt definition

  An open area at, or within thirty (30) inches of, grade level that serves as an open space, plaza or outdoor dining area.

• Forecourt maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.30 in

  An open area at, or within thirty (30) inches of, grade level that serves as an open space, plaza or outdoor dining area.

• Forestry definition

  Establishments primarily engaged in the operation of timber tracts, tree farms, forest nurseries, the gathering of forest products, or in performing forest services.

• Freeboard definition

  See subsection 28-57(a).

• FrontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. building definition

  The length of the main wall or longest wall of a building which physically encloses usable interior space, and which contains the main entrance into the building for use by the general public.

• FrontageFrontageThe length of a lot line that touches a public street. definition

  That dimension of a lot measured along the front street line thereof, or if the front street is curved, along the chord of an arc.

• Garage private definition

  An accessory building or part of a principal building used for the storage of motor vehicles and other domestic goods and equipment.

• Garage public definition

  A building or portion thereof, other than a private garage, designed and used for servicing, repairing, equipping, renting, selling, or storing motor-driven vehicles.

• Garden center definition

  An outdoor area for the display, sale and storage of seasonal products accessory to a commercial retail establishment.

• Geometric design definition

  Standards and specifications for street layout and construction.

• Glare definition

  The sensation produced by a bright source within the visual field that is sufficiently brighter than the level to which the eyes are adapted to cause annoyance, discomfort, or loss in visual performance and visibility.

• Golf course definition

  A tract of land for playing golf, consisting of at least nine (9) holes and may include a club house, driving range(s) and putting green(s).

• Golf course minimum holes9 count

  A tract of land for playing golf, consisting of at least nine (9) holes and may include a club house, driving range(s) and putting green(s).

• Greenhouse definition

  An enclosed structure, permanent or portable, which is used for the growth of plants.

• Gross area definition

  The total acreage of a specific site.

• Groundcover management definition

  The cutting or trimming of groundcover in order to create an orderly appearance to the property so long as such activities do not disturb the integrity and intent for which it was installed.

• Groundcovers definition

  A low-growing form of vegetation consisting of shrubs or perennials, in which the plants in some combination shall form a continuous vegetative cover on the ground (not turf grass).

• Group family day careDay careSupervised care for children or adults during part of the day. maximum children11 children

  A residence where child care is provided for more than five (5), but fewer than twelve (12) children under the age of thirteen (13)

• Group family day careDay careSupervised care for children or adults during part of the day. minimum children6 children

  A residence where child care is provided for more than five (5), but fewer than twelve (12) children under the age of thirteen (13)

• Group homeGroup homeA dwelling shared by unrelated residents receiving supervision or care. definition

  See "Residential facility, social services licensed."

• Group homesGroup homeA dwelling shared by unrelated residents receiving supervision or care. definition

  See "Residential facility, health department licensed."

• Handicraft definition

  Making products by hand, using no or limited specialized tools, including but not limited to crafts, jewelry, wood-working, knitting, pottery, and painting.

• Health official definition

  The director of the health department for the county or a designee.

• Hedge definition

  A row of closely planted shrubs, bushes, or other vegetation that forms a boundary, screen or fence.

• HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. airport zone definition

  The maximum height of structures or vegetation within any airport zone as set forth in subsection 28-64(c). The datum shall be determined by mean sea level (MSL), the perimeter of which coincides with the horizontal zone.

• HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. building or structure definition

  See this section, "Measurements," regarding "height of structure."

• HeightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. sign definition

  See section 28-205, "Measurements," regarding "sign, height."

• Helistop definition

  An area, either at ground level or elevated on a structure, for the landing and takeoff of helicopters without auxiliary facilities such as parking, waiting rooms, fueling and maintenance equipment.

• Heritage interpretation definition

  Any communication, including, but not limited to, signs, brochures, exhibits, films and websites, designed to reveal meanings and relationships of cultural and natural heritage to the public, through first-hand involvement with a site, building, reconstructed building, artifact, landscape or monument.

• Heritage site definition

  The location of a significant event, a prehistoric or historic occupation or activity, or a building or structure, whether standing, ruined, or vanished, where the location itself possesses historic, cultural or archeological value regardless of the significance of any existing structure.

• Heritage tourism definition

  Presenting, marketing and interpreting historic places, artifacts and attractions that authentically represent the stories and people of the past and present for the purpose of educating the public and generating revenue for the county.

• Highly erodible soils definition

  Soils (excluding vegetation) with an erodibility index (EI) from sheet and rill erosion equal to or greater than eight (8).

• Highly erodible soils minimum erodibility index8 index

  Soils (excluding vegetation) with an erodibility index (EI) from sheet and rill erosion equal to or greater than eight (8).

• Highly permeable soils definition

  Soils with a given potential to transmit water through the soil profile. Highly permeable soils are identified as any soil having a permeability of greater than six (6) inches of water movement per hour in any part of the soil profile to a depth of seventy-two (72) inches (permeability groups "rapid" and "very rapid") as found in the National Soil Survey Handbook of November 1996 in the Field Office Technical Guide of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service.

• Highly permeable soils depth72 in

  to a depth of seventy-two (72) inches

• Highly permeable soils minimum permeability6 in/hr

  any soil having a permeability of greater than six (6) inches of water movement per hour in any part of the soil profile to a depth of seventy-two (72) inches

• Lot line dwelling minimum side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates.5 ft

  A minimum five (5) feet shall be provided.

• Lot line dwelling side yardYardThe open space left between a building and its lot line — the space a setback creates. relationship

  The minimum side yard width between structures shall be wider than the combined minimum allowed.

• Lot line dwelling window restriction

  provided the wall of the dwelling on the side with the limited setback contains no windows, doors or other openings.

• Major development minimum disturbance2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Any nonresidential development involving construction and/or land disturbance greater than or equal to two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet

• Minor development change of use trigger

  any change of use where additional parking is required

• Minor development enlargement trigger

  any enlargement to an existing building or structure where there is no change in the construction footprint.

• Minor development maximum disturbance2,500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Any nonresidential development involving construction or land disturbance totaling a minimum of one thousand (1,000) square feet and less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet

• Minor development minimum disturbance1,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

  Any nonresidential development involving construction or land disturbance totaling a minimum of one thousand (1,000) square feet and less than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet

• Outdoor display maximum extension25 ft

  Outdoor display areas shall not extend more than twenty-five (25) feet beyond the front of the building.

• Outdoor display maximum area5 pct

  The area for display shall not exceed five (5) percent of the gross floor area of the building that it serves.

• Patio house wall minimum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft

  Walls shall be a minimum of three (3) feet in height.

• Small family day careDay careSupervised care for children or adults during part of the day. maximum children5 children

  in which child care is provided for five (5) or fewer children under the age of thirteen (13)