Unified Development Ordinance, 34th Supplement, October 2024

CHAPTER 12. DEFINITIONS | Article 12.2. Defined Terms

measures and associated drainage easement, conduits, inlets, channels pipes, ditches, level spreaders, filters, buffers, bioretention areas, sand, filters, detention basins, wetlands and ponds, necessary to collect, convey, store and control stormwater runoff and pollutants within and for a single lot. Open Space, Active Improvements to accommodate recreation or activity, such as play fields and play courts, excluding sidewalks and greenways. Open Space Area Primarily vegetated areas where development is restricted, and no additional impervious surface may be placed without first obtaining a permit from the City. The following are open space areas: active or passive open space areas, greenways, public parks, natural protective yards set forth in conditional zoning districts and permanently protected undisturbed open space areas. Orphanage A public or private institution providing for the care and protection of children without parents. The care includes physical, medical, psychological, social and educational needs of children often licensed by the state. Orphanage includes children's home and foster care. Outdoor Advertising Sign Any off-premises, off-site, poster panel, billboard or non-point-of-sale sign. Outdoor Mobile Vending Cart A non-motorized cart with wheels that is temporarily stored on a premise where goods or merchandise are sold to the general public. p Parapet Wall That portion of any building wall that rises above the level of the roof line. Passive Open Space Generally an undeveloped space or environmentally sensitive area that requires minimal development. These open space areas can include pedestrian or bicycle

pathways or greenways.

Pedestrian Area An area used primarily for walking, such as a sidewalk or greenway. Phase of Grading One of 2 types of grading, rough or fine. Planned Transit Route

Any fixed route public transit service described or illustrated in the City's adopted Comprehensive Plan or adopted by a local or regional public transit agency.

Planning Director The chief administrator as designated by the City Manager to implement and administer the Department of City Planning and the UDO. This term shall be deemed to include the Planning Director or designee. Play Courts Recreation facilities that operate and use a court such as tennis, basketball, handball, squash, croquet, shuffleboard, volleyball and racquetball courts and clubs. Play Fields Areas in which field games are played and that contain less than 250 seats. Play fields include: baseball, field hockey, football, lacrosse, soccer, softball and open play areas. Playset A freestanding play structure primarily intended for children, including swing sets, tree houses, and slides. Portable Ground Sign Any sign which rests upon the ground, a structure, frame, building or other surface. Portable ground signs are not affixed to a supporting structure, building or frame. Such signs include but are not limited to the following: trailer signs, sandwich board signs, sidewalk signs, curb signs or A-Frame signs. Porch A raised structure attached to a building forming a covered entrance. To qualify as a porch, 50% or more of each exterior wall of the porch must be open. For the

Supp. No. 34

12 – 16 Published October 2024

Part 10: Unified Development Ordinance City of Raleigh, North Carolina