Updated Working DRAFT UDO_Adopted Version_July 2024

Article 11: Interpretation and Definitions Section 11.5. Terms and Uses Defined 11.4.3. Illuminated Signs

L OCAL R ESIDENTIAL S TREET Street that is used primarily for access to the abutting residential properties.

L OT A portion of a subdivision or any other parcel of land intended as a unit of ownership.

L OT A REA The total horizontal land area within the lot lines of the zoning lot.

L OT A REA , N ET See Section 11.4.1.A, Net Lot Area.

L OT , C ORNER A lot abutting two or more streets at their intersection.

L OT C OVERAGE See Section 11.4.1.E.

L OT L INE A line forming a boundary of a lot.

L OT L INE , C ORNER S IDE A lot line, other than a front lot line, separating the lot from an abutting public street right-of-way or private street easement. Generally, the corner side lot line is the longer of the lot lines abutting a street. L OT L INE , F RONT A lot line separating the lot from the public street right-of-way or private street easement towards which the front of the principal building on the lot faces. On a corner lot, the front lot line is generally the shorter of the lot lines abutting a street. For a vacant corner lot where the lengths of the street-fronting lot lines are within 20 percent of each other, the front lot line shall be the lot line the lot owner elects to identify as the front lot line. L OT L INE , R EAR A lot line connecting the lot’s interior side lot lines, or an interior side lot line and a street side lot line, along the edge of the lot opposite its front lot line.

L OT L INE , S IDE A lot line not abutting a street and connecting the lot’s front and rear lot lines.

L OT W IDTH See Section 11.4.1.B, Lot Width.

L OT , Z ONING A parcel or contiguous parcels of land that is indicated by the owner or applicant at the time of application acceptance as being a cohesive development site. An example of a zoning lot is the lots (including outparcels) comprising the development site for a major shopping center.

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