2016-006 - AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 1710

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EXHIBIT "B" (41) Grandfathered— Describes the status accorded certain properties, uses, and activities that are legally existing prior to the date of adoption of the zoning ordinance or provisions of the zoning ordinance. (42) Green Building— Structures that incorporate the principles of sustainable design- design in which the impact of a building on the environment will be minimal over the lifetime of that building. Green buildings incorporate principals of energy and resource efficiency, practical applications of waste reduction and pollution prevention, good indoor air quality and natural light to promote occupant health and productivity, and transportation efficiency in design and construction, during use and reuse. (43) Hardship— A hardship by reason of exceptional shape of a lot, exceptional topographic conditions, or other exceptional physical conditions of a parcel of land. "Unnecessary hardship" shall not include personal or financial hardship or any other hardship that is self - imposed. (44) Hazardous Waste Disposal Area— The outermost perimeter of the area within a hazardous waste disposal facility that is permitted to receive hazardous waste for disposal. (45) Height —The vertical distance of a building measured from the average established grade at the street line or from the average natural front yard ground level, whichever is higher, to (1) the highest point of the roofs surface if a flat surface, (2) to the deck line of mansard roofs or (3) to the mean height level between eaves and ridge for hip and gable roofs and, in any event, excluding chimneys, cooling towers, elevator bulkheads, penthouses, tanks, water towers, radio towers, ornamental cupolas, domes or spires, and parapet walls not exceeding ten (10) feet in height. If the street grade has not been officially established, the average front yard grade shall be used for a base level. (46) Hospice Care— Any coordinated program of home care with provision for inpatient care for terminally ill patients and their families. This care is provided by a medically directed interdisciplinary team, directly or through an agreement under the direction of an identifiable hospice administration. A hospice program of care provides palliative and supportive medical and other health services to meet the physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and special needs of patients and their families, which are experienced during the final stages of terminal illness and during dying and bereavement. (47) Infill Development— The development of vacant or partially developed parcels which are surrounded by or in close proximity to areas that are substantially or fully developed. (48) Intensity, Relative— Measure of development impact as defined by characteristics such as, but not limited to, the number of dwelling units per acre, amount of traffic generated, and amount of site coverage. (49) Intensity of Use— The number of dwelling units per acre for residential development and the floor area ratio (FAR) for nonresidential development, such as commercial, office, and industrial. (50) Interim Use— A temporary use of property until a particular date, until the occurrence of a particular event, or until zoning regulations no longer permit it. (51) Interim Zoning— A zoning designation that temporarily reduces or freezes allowable development in an area until a permanent classification can be fixed; generally assigned during Comprehensive Plan preparation to provide a basis for permanent zoning. (52) Land Use Compatibility —The characteristics of different uses or activities that permit them to be located near each other in harmony and without conflict. Some elements affecting compatibility include but are not limited to: intensity of occupancy as measured by dwelling 4