Building and Zoning Regulations

Vocabulary flashcards based on lecture notes about building and zoning regulations.

R R E I B – I S A A A

Classification of occupancy including Residential, Education & Recreation, Institutional, Business & Mercantile, Industrial, Storage or Hazardous, and Assembly.

R1 Zoning

A low-density residential zone characterized by single-family and single-detached dwellings.

R2 Zoning

A medium-density residential zone characterized by low-rise single-attached, duplex, or multi-level buildings for use as multiple family dwellings.

R3 Zoning

A high-density residential zone characterized by low-rise or medium-rise buildings for use as multiple family dwellings, including low-rise or medium-rise condominium buildings.

R4 Zoning

Medium to high-density residential zone characterized by low-rise townhouses or buildings for use as multiple family dwellings on an individual lot.

R5 Zoning

Very high-density residential zone characterized by medium-rise to high-rise condominiums.

C1 Zoning

Light Commercial, neighborhood to community in scale, low-rise buildings, low-intensity trade/activity.

C2 Zoning

Medium Commercial, city or municipal in scale, medium-rise buildings, medium to high-intensity trade.

C3 Zoning

Metropolitan Commercial, metropolitan in scale, medium to high-rise buildings, very high intensity trade.

GI Zoning

General Institutional, community to national level of institutional use, low-rise to high-rise; includes Education/Recreation and Medical/Government.

I-1 Zoning

Light industrial use, low-rise, low-intensity manufacturing.

I-2 Zoning

Medium industrial use, low-rise, medium-intensity manufacturing.

UTS Zoning

Utilities, Transportation, Services; utilitarian, functional uses; low-rise to medium rise; low to high-intensity community support.

PRE Zoning

Parks, Recreational, Entertainment; low-rise to medium rise; low to medium intensity recreational functions related to educational uses.

CUL Zoning

Cultural zone, community to national level of use or occupancy, low to medium rise.

A Zoning

Agricultural, low to medium rise, low to high intensity agricultural activity.

AI Zoning

Agroindustrial, low rise, low to high intensity agroindustrial activity.

PUD Zoning

Planned Unit Development, land development or redevelopment schemes with a CDMP (Comprehensive Development Masterplan).

Abutment

An abutment of up to 3.20 meters from established grade level that may be permitted but solely for the purpose of supporting a carport roof in R-1 zones.

Building Height Limit (BHL)

The maximum height to be allowed for buildings/structures based on their proposed use or occupancy, measured from the established grade line to the topmost portion of the building/structure.

Area of the Building Footprint (AMBF)

The area of the building footprint.

finished grade

The surface grade after construction i.e. sidewalk surface.

natural grade

The surface of the ground in its natural state.

2.50meters x 5.00 meters (perpendicular)

Vehicle Parking Slot

TOSL

The total open space within a lot.

PSO

Maximum Percentage of Site Occupancy

ISA

Maximum Impervious Surface Area

USA

Minimum Unpaved Surface Area

Esplanade

An Easement that includes a roadway/carriageway component on which vehicles can pass or temporarily park

Promenade

Pedestrian access-ways

Planting Strip

Each side of the RROW.