









|
| |
Arterial Road: A route providing service which is relatively continuous and of relatively high traffic volume As Built: Plans or drawings, certified by the Engineer-of-Record depicting facilities improvements as they were actually constructed and installed. Buffer: Horizontal distance from the property line which may only be occupied by screening, underground utilities, retention areas and landscaping materials, or by undisturbed or appropriately managed vegetation. (See Sec.6.06.00) Buffers and screening are used to reduce the impact of a use of land or adjacent uses which are of significantly different character, density, or intensity. As the term is used in Section 4.01.00, buffer means an area of undisturbed or appropriately managed vegetation surrounding a natural resource that is utilized to minimize man-induced disturbances, including the secondary impacts of development. Buildable Area: Portion of a lot remaining after required yards have been provided and any conservation or preservation areas, submerged lands, easements or rights-of-way have been subtracted from the lot area. Structures may be placed in any part of the buildable area, but limitations on the amount of the lot which may be covered by structures may require open space within the buildable area. Building/Accessory: A subordinate building detached from, but located on the same lot as the principal building, the use of which is incidental and accessory to that of the principal building. Building/Principal: A building or, where the context so indicates, a group of buildings in which is conducted the principal use of the lot on which such building is located. Building Envelope: Area of a zoning lot which may be used for the placement of primary structures. The building envelope is a function of lot size and required yards. Building Frontage: The linear length of a building facing a public street right-of-way, exclusive of alleys; or the linear length of the street right-of-way which faces the building, whichever is smaller. Building Permit: Any permit for the erection, placement, or construction of any building, structure, or related building system or building system component, or mobile home, or portion thereof, required by the Hillsborough County Building Code (County Ordinance No. 88-50) that would require the continuing use of public facilities mandated to be concurrent with development by this Code. Certificate of Occupancy – A document issued by an authorized individual setting forth that land, a building or structure legally complies with the Hillsborough County Building Code, this code and other pertinent local and state requirements and that the same may be used for the purpose stated therein. Collector - A route providing service which is of relatively moderate traffic volume, moderately average trip length and moderately average operating speed. These routes also collect and distribute traffic between local roads or arterial roads and serve as a linkage between land access and mobility needs. Comprehensive Plan: An official document in ordinance form adopted by the local government setting forth its goals, objectives, and policies regarding the long-term development of the area within its jurisdiction. In Hillsborough County, this refers to the text and maps adopted and amended by the Board of County Commissioners pursuant to Chapter 163.3161, et seq. Florida Statues, as amended, and it is called the Future of Hillsborough Comprehensive Plan for Unincorporated Hillsborough County. Concurrency: A regulation specifying that before a development order can be issued, which public facilities must be provided to a proposed development or redevelopment commensurate with adopted levels of service, when these facilities will be provided, and who will pay for these public facilities. Connection: For purposes of access management, any driveway, street, turnout, sidewalk or other means of providing for the movement of vehicles, pedestrians or bicycles to or from the public roadway system. Construction Plan Approval: Approval of construction drawings granted by the Planning and Development Management Department with or without comments and conditions. Such approval constitutes final authorization for the construction of subdivision road, drainage, water and wastewater infrastructure. Density: Number of dwelling units per square measure of land, usually in acreage or in number of feet. Development Order: Any order granting, denying, or granting with conditions an application for a building permit, zoning permit, subdivision approval, rezoning, certification, special exception, variance, or any other official action of the County having the effect of permitting the development of land. It shall also be refer to the final action of a land use hearing officer. Greenway: A linear park or open space which connects natural, cultural, recreational, or historic resources. A greenway may include a hard surfaced trail that permits various recreational uses such as walking, jogging, or biking or a natural corridor with a trail along a stream or riverbank. 4 Greenway may lie within utility or drainage rights-of-way, so long as they are usable for the functions described herein. A Greenway typically includes environmentally sensitive areas such as rivers, wetlands, wildlife habitat, or floodplains. Landmark Site: The land on which a Landmark and its associated structures, grounds, premises and setting are located. A Landmark Site shall only be designated in conjunction with the designation of a landmark and shall be identified through its legal description. A Landmark Site may include part of one or more parcels. Lot: A designated parcel or tract of land, identified by a legal description or single folio number, established by plat, subdivision, or as otherwise permitted by law, to be used developed or built upon as a unit, or used for the purpose of property division. Plat, Final: A map or delineated representation of the subdivision of lands, being a complete and exact representation of the subdivision and other conformation in compliance with the requirement of all applicable sections of Chapter 177 and the requirements of this ordinance, and may include the terms "Replat," "Amended Plat," or "Revised Plat" as well as "Final Plat." Plat, Preliminary: A map or delineated representation of the subdivision of land, being a complete, but conceptual representation of the subdivision and containing certain other data as required by the ordinance. Setback: The physical distance which serves to minimize the effects of development activity or the secondary impacts of development on an adjacent property, structure or natural resource, and within which it may be necessary to restrict activities. Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Receiving Area: An area intended for higher density development, typically at transportation nodes, that may be made denser by the purchase of development rights from a sending area. Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Sending Area: The development rights assigned to this land may be transferred to TDR Receiving Areas. Variance: Authorization for the construction or maintenance of a building or structure, or for he establishment, maintenance, or operation of a use of land, which is prohibited by the Code without such authorization, except as otherwise provided.
|
|
|