§ 165-101.02 Definitions
Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Geographic extent
- FloodplainFloodplainLand expected to flood at a stated frequency, where building carries extra conditions. management regulations apply to all land areas susceptible to being inundated by water from any source, including areas designated on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM).
Extracted standards
10 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Opaque fence definition
OPAQUE FENCE: A fence that is constructed to visually obscure structures, outdoor storage areas, and other uses. A chain-link fence with slats shall not constitute an opaque fence.
Floodplain
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. structure size in SFHA600 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Accessory structures within the SFHA are not to exceed 600 square feet.
FLOODPLAIN or FLOOD-PRONE AREA: Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source.
Lighting
- Full-cutoff lighting fixture standard
LIGHTING FIXTURE, FULL-CUTOFF: A lighting fixture from which 0% of its light output is emitted at or above 90° from horizontal...and no more than 10% above 80° from the horizontal.
Other
- Airport hazard regulation
AIRPORT HAZARD: Any man-made structure or object of natural growth located on or in the vicinity of a public airport...which obstructs the airspace required for the flight of aircraft in landing or takeoff at such airport or is otherwise hazardous to such landing or takeoff of aircraft.
- Conical surface slope20 ft horizontal per ft vertical
CONICAL SURFACE: A surface extending horizontally 20 feet for every one foot vertically from the periphery of the horizontal surface.
- Full screen definition6 ft
FULL SCREEN: Elements of landscape screen plus a six-foot in height opaque fence, hedge, wall, mound or berm.
- Horizontal surface heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. above airport elevation150 ft
HORIZONTAL SURFACE: A horizontal plane 150 feet above the established airport elevation, the perimeter of which in plan coincides with the perimeter of the horizontal zone.
- ImperviousImpervious coverageThe share of a lot covered by anything water cannot soak through — roofs, drives, patios. area exclusions for landscaping
When calculating impervious area for landscaping purposes, retention and detention basins, dry wells, sidewalks, display areas, dumpster pads, and structures shall be excluded.
- Noise easement required
NOISE EASEMENT: A required easement within the Winchester Regional Airport's noise abatement area as specified in the Airport District.
From the ordinance
FLOODPLAIN or FLOOD-PRONE AREA: Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source.