Ordinance 2021-94 - Laserfiche WebLink

IEVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GLOSSARY bResidential Parking Zone (RPZ): A zone in which Ridesharing: Carpooling and vanpooling. on-street parking in residential areas for the general I public is allowed only for short periods and at certain Right-of-Way: Land in which the state, county, or times of the day. Residents of the area are exempted city owns the fee simple title or has an easement from the parking restrictions by permit. dedicated or required for a transportation or utility use. The right-of-way is the right to pass over the property Residential Urban District: A land use designation of another. It refers to a strip of land legally estab- used to describe areas with a mix of housing types. lished for the use of pedestrians,vehicles or utilities. The central neighborhood has commercial services Iwith support services and public community facilities. Road Adequacy: A measure of roadway segment's The scale and location for future development is deter- ability to accommodate a given traffic level. mined locally with the rate of growth determined by I the schedule of public infrastructure investments. Row House Development: A residential site planning technique characterized by shared or adjacent lateral Residential Use: Any land use that provides for walls (i.e., no side setbacks) on separate, fee simple living space. Examples include artist studio/dwelling, lots. Front setbacks are minimal, and may include a boarding house, caretaker's quarters, single family, small garden; rear yards are relatively small. Heights multi-family, special residence, floating homes, and are typically no more than three stories,and the modu- mobile home park. lation of different houses adds visual interest. 11 Residential Waste: Discarded materials originating RPZ: Sec Residential Parking Zone. from residences (also called domestic or household Iwaste). RTP: See Regional Transit Project. Response Time: The amount of time it takes fire and Runoff: That portion of precipitation which flows Oil rescue officers, as well as law enforcement officers, to over land surface and enters the storm drainage system respond to calls for assistance. during and immediately following a storm. The rapidity of runoff and the amount of water removed Rezone: Reclassification of a currently zoned area for arc affected by slope, texture (that is the structure and I a different use. porosity of the soil surface), vegetation and prevailing climate. Rezoning: Rezoning is a legislative act and can be I legal only if enacted by the governing body. Rezoning Sanitary Landfill: A site where solid waste is can take two forms: (I) a comprehensive revision or disposed. modification of the zoning text and map; and (2) a I change in the map, such as the zoning designation of a Sanitary Sewers: Those sewers which early water- particular parcel or parcels. borne wastes from household, industrial and commercial users from the point of origin to the RID: Road Improvement District, a quasi- treatment plants for treatment and disposal. I governmental organization formed by landowners to finance and construct roadway improvements Saturation Zone: Underground areas where water no beneficial to its members. longer freely moves through soil because pore spaces I have become filled with water. These may be under- ground lakes, or closed basins on top of impervious employer or other entity to facilitate the formation of substrata. I car pools and van pools. Typically, it promotes communication among applicants living and working Scenic Corridor: Strip of land on sides of streams, in proximity to one another and having similar work rivers, cliffs,bays, roadways that is generally visible to hours so that they can arrange ride sharing. the public traveling on such routes and characterized 1111 by views and vistas of unusual natural significance in Ridesharing: Program which matches commuters the city with appropriate carpools and vanpools. I G-19 I