Sec. 656.381. - Definitions.

The following definitions shall be applicable in the TND district. When there are conflicts between the terms used herein and definitions provided elsewhere in the Ordinance Code and related rules and regulations, the TND Subpart shall take precedence. Terms used throughout this Subpart shall take their commonly accepted meaning unless otherwise defined in Chapter 656 . Terms requiring interpretation specific to this Subpart are as follows: Alley. A vehicular passageway designed in accordance with the land development procedures manual (LDPM) allowing ingress, egress, maintenance and all utilities and which provides secondary and/or service access to the sides or rear of lots. Alley lights. Lighting as designed and provided per developer. Light standard to be uniform and of JEA standard. Artisanal use. The manufacture and sale of artifacts utilizing only hand-held and/or table mounted electrical tools contained within an enclosed structure. Block. A combination of building lots serviced by an alley, the perimeter of which abuts public use lands (in most cases public rights-of-way). Civic building. Any permitted or required civic use building when located in a civic use lot. Colonnade. A roof or building structure, extending over the sidewalk, open to the street and sidewalk except for supporting columns or piers. Cornice line. A molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition. A cornice line shall project a minimum of two inches from the front elevation of the structure. Curb radius. The curved edge of the street at intersections, measured at the edge of the travel lanes. Front porch. A front porch is an un-air conditioned and unglazed, roofed structure attached to the front of the dwelling unit. Frontage line. The property line adjacent to the street or square. In the case of a corner lot, that part of the building lot having the narrowest frontage on any street shall be considered the frontage line. Greenbelt. An optional open space area adjoining the neighborhood proper and no less than 150 feet wide at any place. Guest house. The provision of no more than four bedrooms for letting. Food service may be included between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. The maximum length of stay shall not exceed 14 days. Limited office use. A business or the supply of professional services housed in an area not to exceed 1,000 gross square feet. Maintenance easement. A perpetual exterior wall easement, minimum four feet in width. Meeting hall. A building designed for public assembly, containing an area equivalent to a minimum of four square feet per dwelling unit. The total number of dwelling units shall be established at the time of the TND approval. Neighborhood proper. The built-up area planned for development within a TND, including blocks, streets, squares and parks, but excluding greenbelts or other open green periphery areas. Outbuilding. A secondary structure used for residential, parking or storage use. Park. An open space whose area is delineated by the surrounding building frontage lines within the neighborhood proper. Parking area. Vehicular use area, pursuant to Section 656.1501 , but excluding alleys. Pedestrian pathways. Pedestrian pathways are interconnecting paved walkways that provide pedestrian passage through blocks running from street to street. Plaza. An open space area within a town center on which all shopfront lots front. Private open space. That space on each lot that is for the private use of the inhabitants of such lot. Rear lot line. Boundary of the alley adjacent to the rear of a lot. Residential use. Any lot, plot, parcel, or piece of land or any building used for dwelling purposes. Setback. The horizontal distance from the property line on which the enclosed portion of the building shall be built. Shared parking. Any parking spaces intended to be utilized for more than one use occurring on a single lot or within a single building, where persons utilizing the spaces are unlikely to need the spaces at the same time of day. Square. An outdoor, pedestrian public open space tract whose area is defined by adjacent buildings' frontage lines. Street lamp. A light standard not to exceed 16 feet in height located in TND streets #1, 2, 3, or TND village center. Boulevard light heights may be higher than 16 feet where appropriate. Street lighting design shall meet the minimum standards developed by the illumination engineering society. Street tree, large. A tree with a mature height of 50 feet to 100 feet. Examples include: Live Oak, Shumard Oak, Sweet Gum, Tulip Tree, Sycamore, Red Maple, Bald Cypress, Southern Magnolia, and River Birch. Street tree, medium. A tree with a mature height of 30 feet to 45 feet. Examples include: Bradford Pear and American Holly. Street tree, small. A tree with a mature height of 15 feet to 30 feet. Examples include: Dogwood, Crape Myrtle, and Wax Myrtle. Street vista. A view through or along a street centerline which is not less than 600 feet in length. Streetedge. A masonry wall, wood fence or electrostatically-plated black aluminum or wrought iron fence, two and one-half feet to four feet in height, no less than 50 percent opaque, or a hedge which will reach 85 percent opacity and a minimum of three feet in height in two years placed along the frontage line. Streetwall. A masonry or wood wall, or electrostatically plated black aluminum or wrought iron fence six feet in height, no less than 25 percent or more than 50 percent opaque (except for service yards which require no less than 50 percent opacity) built along the frontage line. Any openings shall be gated. The percent opacity shall be calculated including all openings. Through street. A street functionally classified as a collector in the City of Jacksonville comprehensive plan. Town center. A town center is an optional and accessory use to the TND providing for larger scale commercial shopfront uses in buildings that front a plaza. (Ord. 94-607-773, § 1)