| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | access | means of entry or approach |
| 2. | accessory | secondary and subordinate |
| 3. | agricultural | for farming uses |
| 4. | aisle | drive lane between parking |
| 5. | alley | narrow service street |
| 6. | awning | projecting fabric or metal cover |
| 7. | billboard | large outdoor advertising sign |
| 8. | board | official decision-making body |
| 9. | buffer | separating area reducing impacts |
| 10. | building | roofed structure for occupancy |
| 11. | buildout | full development under rules |
| 12. | bulk | building size and placement |
| 13. | canopy | rooflike projecting cover |
| 14. | carport | roofed open vehicle shelter |
| 15. | commercial | for business activities |
| 16. | conditional use | use allowed with conditions |
| 17. | corner lot | lot at street intersection |
| 18. | coverage | portion of lot covered |
| 19. | cul-de-sac | dead-end street with turnaround |
| 20. | curb cut | driveway opening in curb |
| 21. | deck | raised outdoor platform |
| 22. | density | amount of development allowed |
| 23. | detention | temporary stormwater storage |
| 24. | district | a mapped zoning area |
| 25. | drainage | removal of surface water |
| 26. | driveway | private vehicle access path |
| 27. | duplex | building with two dwellings |
| 28. | dwelling | building for human residence |
| 29. | easement | right to use another’s land |
| 30. | egress | exit from a property |
| 31. | encroachment | intrusion into required area |
| 32. | enforcement | ensuring rules are followed |
| 33. | erosion | soil wearing away |
| 34. | excavation | removal of earth |
| 35. | façade | building’s front face |
| 36. | FAR | floor area ratio |
| 37. | fence | freestanding enclosing barrier |
| 38. | flag lot | lot with narrow access strip |
| 39. | floodplain | land prone to flooding |
| 40. | floor area | total interior area measured |
| 41. | front setback | required front yard distance |
| 42. | front yard | yard between building and street |
| 43. | frontage | length along a street |
| 44. | garage | building for vehicle storage |
| 45. | grade | ground level or slope |
| 46. | grading | reshaping land elevations |
| 47. | hardship | practical difficulty justifying relief |
| 48. | hearing | formal public meeting |
| 49. | industrial | for manufacturing or warehousing |
| 50. | ingress | entry onto a property |
| 51. | institutional | for public or civic uses |
| 52. | jurisdiction | area of legal authority |
| 53. | land disturbance | activity altering ground cover |
| 54. | landscaping | planted site improvements |
| 55. | loading | goods transfer area |
| 56. | lot | a tract of land |
| 57. | map amendment | change to zoning map |
| 58. | minimum lot size | smallest permitted lot area |
| 59. | mixed-use | combining different land uses |
| 60. | moratorium | temporary halt on approvals |
| 61. | multifamily | housing with multiple units |
| 62. | nonconforming | not meeting current zoning |
| 63. | notice | official public announcement |
| 64. | nuisance | use causing unreasonable interference |
| 65. | occupancy | use or possession of space |
| 66. | office | space for administrative work |
| 67. | open space | land left largely undeveloped |
| 68. | ordinance | local law or regulation |
| 69. | overlay | additional zoning layer |
| 70. | parcel | a defined piece of land |
| 71. | parking | space for vehicle standing |
| 72. | patio | paved outdoor sitting area |
| 73. | permit | official approval to proceed |
| 74. | plat | recorded subdivision map |
| 75. | porch | covered entrance platform |
| 76. | rear setback | required rear yard distance |
| 77. | rear yard | yard behind main building |
| 78. | residential | for housing purposes |
| 79. | retail | sale of goods to public |
| 80. | rezoning | changing a property’s zoning |
| 81. | right-of-way | land reserved for passage |
| 82. | screening | visual separation by barriers |
| 83. | setback | required distance from property lines |
| 84. | side yard | yard beside main building |
| 85. | sidewalk | pedestrian path beside street |
| 86. | site plan | drawing of proposed development |
| 87. | special exception | approved exception under standards |
| 88. | street | public road within municipality |
| 89. | structure | anything built or constructed |
| 90. | subdivision | division of land into lots |
| 91. | text amendment | change to ordinance wording |
| 92. | through lot | lot fronting two streets |
| 93. | townhouse | attached single-family dwelling |
| 94. | use | the purpose land serves |
| 95. | variance | authorized relief from rules |
| 96. | violation | failure to obey rules |
| 97. | warehouse | building for storage |
| 98. | wetland | water-saturated protected land |
| 99. | yard | required open area on lot |
| 100. | zoning | regulation of land use districts |
