Sec. 656.399.17. - Definitions.

The definitions contained in Part 16 of the Zoning Code shall apply; however, those terms which are specific to this Subpart are defined as follows: (a) Block means 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. (b) Block face means the area of the block which faces a street. (c) Building frontage means the horizontal length of a wall of a building where such wall faces a street. The measurement of such length is along a line parallel to the street. Where a building is arranged to include establishments with exterior public entrances but no wall space facing a street, the horizontal dimension of one wall of each such establishment which faces a mall or other private way may be considered to be building frontage. (d) Building scale means the relationship between the mass of a building and its surroundings, including the width of street, open space, and mass of surrounding buildings. (e) Character area means designated geographical area where the predominant uses have been determined such as commercial, office, urban transition, or residential. (f) Contributing structure means a building or structure which was at least 50 years old at the time of the historic districts designation (1998), and which is within the boundaries of the designated historic district and which contributes to the historic or architectural character of the district and which is identified by the Council in its designation of the historic district. (g) Corridor means the roadway segment of a character area. (h) Historic residential character areas means those areas within the Riverside/Avondale Zoning Overlay that are not contained within the commercial character areas, office character areas, urban transition character areas or industrial character areas. (i) Historic setback means the front, side and rear setbacks of contributing principal structures at the time of their construction. (j) Historic use means the use of a structure between the time of its construction and 1948 (50 years prior to the date of establishment of the Riverside/Avondale historic district). (k) Interior apartment means a residential unit located within an existing residential structure. (l) Live/Work loft means residential units within large, formerly nonresidential buildings such as schools or warehouses that have been converted to residential purposes. Live-work lofts shall be considered multiple-family units. (m) Live/Work unit means a building/unit located and designed to accommodate an attached or detached building with residential uses, commercial uses or a combination of the two, all of which may occupy any story of the building. (n) Mass means the three-dimensional bulk of a structure determined by the height, width, and depth. (o) Non-contributing structure means a building or structure which was not at least 50 years old at the time of the historic districts designation (1998); or which is within the boundaries of the designated historic district and which does not contribute to the historic or architectural character of the district and which is identified by the Council in its designation of the historic district. (p) Original use means the original use of a structure at the time of its construction. (q) Principal building means a building in which the primary use of the lot on which the building is located is conducted. (r) Public space means squares, greens, plazas and neighborhood parks, pocket parks, riverwalks, pedestrian spaces and street ends. (s) Restaurant menu box signs means signs that incorporate a menu containing a listing of products and prices offered by the restaurant. (t) Riverside/Avondale historic district means the Riverside Avondale historic district and the St. Johns Quarter historic district. (u) Street art sign means any freestanding, three-dimensional, inanimate object that is not merchandise, and is used to attract the attention of potential customers. (v) Window Sign, attached means signs that are painted, posted, displayed, or etched on an interior translucent or transparent surface, including windows or doors. (w) Window Sign, unattached means signs that serve as advertising display located within 24-inch of a business window or door. (Ord. 2008-192-E, § 3)