As used in these regulations, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
See "common access easement."
See "covered sidewalk."
Fixed or movable roof-like coverings, usually of canvas or
metal, attached to the building wall providing a cantilevered, projected,
or suspended cover over the sidewalk portion of the street-space to
provide protection from sun and rain.
An exterior platform attached to and projecting from the
upper floors of the building facade (forward of the BTL) and enclosed
by a railing.
Generally, an enclosure extending the interior space of the
building outward of the exterior building wall/BTL.
An increment of land comprised of lots, alleys and tracts
circumscribed and not traversed by streets (pedestrian pathways accepted).
A block face is the frontage lot lines (in most cases this
is the BTL).
A line or plane indicated on the Regulating Plan, defining
the street frontage which extends vertically and generally parallel
to the street, at which the building shall be placed. The facade shall
occur on the BTL. The minimum length and height of frontage that is
required at the BTL is shown on the appropriate BFS. See "primary
street facade." Additional buildings may be placed to the rear once
the minimum primary street facade is established.
If the placement of the primary street facade is constrained
by existing site conditions such as ledge, wetlands, steep slopes,
easements, or other constraints, the applicant may request, as part
of a Type II design plan, for the BTL to be removed from these areas.
If the Commission approves a reduction of the BTL, the area removed
from the BTL shall no longer require placement of the primary street
facade. Such area removed from the BTL shall be deemed nonbuildable
and may not be used for any other site improvement. As part of any
such reduction of the BTL the Commission may, once the primary building
facade requirement has been met, require vegetative screening over
the area deemed nonbuildable prior to the construction of any interior
building on the site. (For the use of these regulations use of the
term BTL shall be synonymous with effective BTL.)
A continuous area parallel to the street in which the facade
must be located. The front of the building may not be situated further
back on the lot than the BTL or further forward than the PSL as indicated
on the Regulating Plan. Parking may occur in front of the building
only in this zone designated on the EGDVD Regulating Plan and the
HCDVD Regulating Plan.
The area of the lot that building(s) and parking may occupy,
which includes the area of the lot at and behind the BTL as designated
by the BFS plan diagrams. The buildable area sets the limits of the
building footprint now and in the future. Any additions shall be within
the specified buildable area.
The area encompassed by a building's outer wall multiplied
by the individual number of story areas.
See "facade."
A public open space, green or square or plaza, designated
on the Regulating Plan. See the urban space standards for the specific
controls.
Those buildings that house strictly civic uses located on
sites designated on the Regulating Plan. Civic use buildings and publicly
owned public art. See also "use, civic."
An area within the sidewalk that must allow public passage
and remain clear of obstructions. The clear walkway width is designated
in the street type recommendations.
The public right-of-way or easement for vehicles and pedestrians
within a block that provides access to the rear or side of properties,
vehicle parking (e.g., garages), utility meters, recycling containers,
and garbage bins.
Lot lines shared by adjacent private lots.
Roofed or built structures attached to the facade and extending
beyond the BTL and over the sidewalk or square, open to the street-space
except for supporting columns, piers, or arches. See BFS for complete
specifications.
The area within the street-space between the facade of the
building (generally the BTL) and the clear walkway area of the sidewalk.
Stoops, balconies, bay windows and, for appropriate commercial uses,
outdoor displays or cafe seating, and other encroachments as specified
by the ZEO may be placed within the dooryard area. The dooryard dimension
is designated in the street type recommendations.
Roofed ancillary structures with windows providing light
and air to habitable space within the roof attic story.
Eave height shall be measured at the bottom of the top layer
of roofing material at its outermost point from the building wall.
A building material or construction technique that has been
determined, by the ZEO, to be at least equal to, in appearance, durability,
etc., or surpassing those expressly permitted herein.
Structures of local historical or cultural significance which
provide contributing influence to the architectural character of the
Design Village District or the Town of Canton.
The building elevation facing the street-space or BTL. Building
walls facing private open space, common lot lines, and alleys are
not facades.
Openings in the building wall, including windows and doors,
allowing light and views between interior (private realm) and exterior
(public realm). Fenestration is measured as glass area (excluding
mullions and similar window frame elements with a dimension greater
than one inch) and/or as open space.
The amount of area (measured as square feet) taken up between
the exterior walls of a building or part of a building.
The first habitable level of a building at or above grade.
See "floor area."
A low ceiling height partial story between two others in
a building, typically between the ground and first floors.
A line indicated on the Regulating Plan and BFS which extends
vertically as a plane (unless otherwise noted) and is generally parallel
to the BTL. All parking shall be set-back behind this line and may
be placed anywhere within the lot behind this line, excepting where
it is below grade or otherwise specified in this Code.
An interconnecting paved way that provides pedestrian and
bicycle passage through blocks running from a street-space to another
street-space, an alley or an interior block parking area.
The minimum portion of a proposed building, measured along
its widest line, which must be placed at the BTL or effective BTL.
The primary street facade required by each BFS must be met in full
prior to the construction of any interior building on the site.
An opaque fence made of wood or masonry (not chain link,
barbed, or electrified, or any other type of rolled fence) along alleys
and common lot lines. See the BFS for height specifications.
An area on grade within the buildable area and behind the
PSL, accessible only to occupants of the particular building or site,
and open to the sky. Additional specifications for the private open
space may be included in each BFS. Private open space shall not be
built-upon, used to satisfy minimum stormwater BMP area, parked or
driven upon (except for emergency access).
An entry platform and steps on the facade of a building.
Roofed exterior landings shall not be enclosed. (See BFS for specifications.)
A room or area at the ground story of a building, usually
with display windows, designed for use as a retail store.
That portion of the lot or building that is coincident with
the BTL as required by this Code. In the case of a corner lot, frontage
shall be measured along both front lot lines.
A pedestrian-scaled luminaire installed on both sides of
the street-space as designated in the street type recommendations
or on the Regulating Plan. A fixture, such as cobra-head types, expressly
for the purpose of illuminating highways does not constitute a streetlight.
A wall, fence, or hedge along a BTL, property line, or delineating a private area, constructed of the materials listed in § 470-1505B(1), where there is no building. (For height and gate specifications, see the BFS.)
All space between fronting BTL and edge of roadway improvements.
A continuous strip of soil area typically covered with grass,
other vegetation, bridging pavement, or sometimes porous pavers located
between the back of curb and the sidewalk, and used for planting street
trees and configured to foster healthy street tree root systems. Tree
lawn dimensions are shown in the street type recommendations.
Community uses including: meeting halls; libraries; schools;
police and fire stations; post offices (retail operations only, no
primary distribution facilities); places of worship; museums; cultural,
visual and performing art centers; transit centers; government functions
open to the public; and, other similar uses.
Commercial uses shall be considered to encompass all of the
by-right and special uses included in the B Zoning Districts and retail
service/sales as defined in the Town of Canton Zoning Ordinance.[1]
Residential uses shall be considered to encompass all of
the uses allowed by-right and with a special use permit in the residential
zoning districts as defined in the Town of Canton Zoning Ordinance.
