DEFINITIONS
Kansas City Zoning and Development Code pt. 800 Series, div. 88-810
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section88-810-005. ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITsection88-810-010. ACCESSORY PARKINGsection88-810-020. ACCESSORY STRUCTUREsection88-810-030. ACCESSORY USEsection88-810-040. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENTsection88-810-045. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALsection88-810-050. ADULT MEDIAsection88-810-058. AFFORDABLE HOUSINGsection88-810-060. AGENTsection88-810-070. ALLEYsection88-810-080. ALLOWED USEsection88-810-090. APPEALsection88-810-100. ARCHITECTURAL ATTRIBUTESsection88-810-105. ARTBOARDsection88-810-110. AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINEsection88-810-120. AWNINGsection88-810-130. BANKsection88-810-140. BASE (ZONING) DISTRICTsection88-810-141. BATTERY CHARGING STATIONsection88-810-142. BATTERY CHARGING STATION, LEVEL 1section88-810-143. BATTERY CHARGING STATION, LEVEL 2section88-810-144. BATTERY CHARGING STATION, LEVEL 3section88-810-145. BATTERY EXCHANGE STATIONsection88-810-150. BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMPs)section88-810-151. BICYCLE-SHARE SERVICEsection88-810-152. BICYCLE-SHARE STATION, PUBLICsection88-810-153. BIOMASS ENERGYsection88-810-160. BLOCKsection88-810-170. BLOCK FACEsection88-810-180. BONDsection88-810-190. BOOK STOREsection88-810-192. BOULEVARDsection88-810-200. BROOKSIDE BUSINESS DISTRICT AREAsection88-810-210. BUILDINGsection88-810-220. BUILDING, COMPLETELY ENCLOSEDsection88-810-230. BUILDING COVERAGEsection88-810-240. BUILDING HEIGHTsection88-810-250. BUILDING LINEsection88-810-255. BUILDING VOLUMEsection88-810-260. BUILDING, PRINCIPALsection88-810-270. BUILDING, RESIDENTIALsection88-810-275. CANOPYsection88-810-280. CARRIAGE HOUSEsection88-810-281. CAR-SHARE PROGRAMsection88-810-282. CAR-SHARE VEHICLEsection88-810-290. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESSsection88-810-300. CERTIFICATE OF LEGAL NONCONFORMANCEsection88-810-310. CIVIC ORGANIZATIONsection88-810-320. CLEARINGsection88-810-327. COLD FRAMEsection88-810-330. COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTsection88-810-340. COMMERCIAL MESSAGEsection88-810-341. COMMERCIAL VEHICLESsection88-810-350. COMMON OPEN SPACEsection88-810-351. COMPACTIONsection88-810-360. COMPLETELY ENCLOSED BUILDINGsection88-810-365. COMPOSTING FACILITYsection88-810-366. COMPREHENSIVE FACILITYsection88-810-367. COMPREHENSIVE MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITYsection88-810-368. COMPREHENSIVE MARIJUANA DISPENSARY FACILITYsection88-810-369. COMPREHENSIVE MARIJUANA-INFUSED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING FACILITYsection88-810-370. CONDOMINIUMsection88-810-380. CONSTRUCTION PLANsection88-810-385. CONTIGUOUS CANOPY COVERsection88-810-390. CORNER LOTsection88-810-395. COUNTRY CLUB PLAZAsection88-810-400. CROSSROADS AREAsection88-810-410. CUL-DE-SACsection88-810-420. CULTURAL ATTRIBUTESsection88-810-430. CURB LEVELsection88-810-431. CUTTINGsection88-810-440. DATE OF APPROVAL/DECISIONsection88-810-450. DECKsection88-810-460. DENSITYsection88-810-470. DETACHED HOUSEsection88-810-480. DEVELOPERsection88-810-500. DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONsection88-810-510. DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTsection88-810-512. DEVELOPMENT NODEsection88-810-513. DIAMETER BREAST HEIGHT (DBH)section88-810-515. DISTRIBUTED ENERGYsection88-810-520. DOWNTOWN LOOPsection88-810-522. DOWNTOWN STREETCAR AREAsection88-810-523. DRIP LINEsection88-810-530. DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITYsection88-810-531. DRIVE-THROUGH FUNCTIONSsection88-810-540. DWELLING UNITsection88-810-550. EASEMENTsection88-810-560. EDGE OF STREAMsection88-810-570. ELDERLY HOUSINGsection88-810-571. ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV)section88-810-572. ELECTRIC VEHICLE, BATTERYsection88-810-573. ELECTRIC VEHICLE, PLUG-IN HYBRIDsection88-810-574. ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CHARGING STATIONsection88-810-575. ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE (EVI)section88-810-576. ELECTRIC VEHICLE PARKING SPACEsection88-810-580. ENCROACHMENTsection88-810-590. EROSIONsection88-810-600. FAÇADEsection88-810-610. FLOODPLAINsection88-810-618. FLOOR AREAsection88-810-620. FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR)section88-810-630. FOOTPRINT AREAsection88-810-640. FRONT PROPERTY LINEsection88-810-650. FRONT SETBACKsection88-810-660. FRONT WALLsection88-810-670. FRONT YARDsection88-810-680. FRONTAGEsection88-810-682. GEOTHERMAL HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEMsection88-810-682.1. GRADINGsection88-810-683. GREATER DOWNTOWN AREAsection88-810-685. GREENHOUSEsection88-810-686. GREEN ROOFsection88-810-690. HOME OCCUPATIONsection88-810-692. HOOP HOUSEsection88-810-698. HOSTsection88-810-700. HOUSEHOLDsection88-810-705. IMPERVIOUS COVERsection88-810-706. IMPERVIOUS SURFACEsection88-810-708. ISAsection88-810-710. INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTsection88-810-712. INFILL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTsection88-810-713. INFILL RESIDENTIAL CONTEXT AREAsection88-810-715. LAND DISTURBANCE.section88-810-720. LANDSCAPEDsection88-810-728. LODGERsection88-810-730. LOTsection88-810-740. LOT, CORNERsection88-810-748. LOT, INFILL RESIDENTIALsection88-810-750. LOT, INTERIORsection88-810-760. LOT, REVERSED CORNERsection88-810-770. LOT SPLITsection88-810-780. LOT, THROUGHsection88-810-790. LOT, ZONINGsection88-810-800. LUMINOUS TUBE (LIGHTING)section88-810-810. MAJOR STREET PLANsection88-810-820. MAJOR THOROUGHFARE (STREET)section88-810-830. MANUAL OF BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR STORMWATER QUALITYsection88-810-835. MARIJUANA/MARIHUANAsection88-810-835.2. MARIJUANA FACILITYsection88-810-835.2.2. MARIJUANA MICROBUSINESS DISPENSARY FACILITYsection88-810-835.2.3. MARIJUANA MICROBUSINESS FACILITYsection88-810-835.2.4. MARIJUANA RESEARCH FACILITYsection88-810-835.3. MARIJUANA TESTING FACILITYsection88-810-835.4. MARIJUANA MICROBUSINESS WHOLESALE FACILITYsection88-810-836. MARIJUANA-INFUSED PRODUCTSsection88-810-840. MARQUEEsection88-810-850. MATURE RIPARIAN VEGETATIONsection88-810-860. MATURE VEGETATIONsection88-810-870. MEDIAsection88-810-880. MEDIA STOREsection88-810-881. MEDICAL FACILITYsection88-810-882. MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITYsection88-810-883. MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY FACILITYsection88-810-884. MEDICAL MARIJUANA-INFUSED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING FACILITYsection88-810-885. MEDICAL MARIJUANA TESTING FACILITYsection88-810-885.1. MITIGATIONsection88-810-886. MOBILE VENDORsection88-810-890. MOTION PICTURE ARCADE BOOTHsection88-810-900. MOTION PICTURE ARCADE BOOTH ESTABLISHMENTsection88-810-910. MOTOR VEHICLEsection88-810-911. MOTOR VEHICLE FRANCHISE DEALER, NEWsection88-810-912. MOTOR VEHICLE DEALER, USEDsection88-810-920. MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIALsection88-810-930. MUNICIPALITYsection88-810-935. NATIVE SPECIESsection88-810-940. NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONsection88-810-950. NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONsection88-810-960. NEW DEVELOPMENTsection88-810-970. NONCOMMERCIAL MESSAGEsection88-810-980. NONCONFORMING LOTsection88-810-990. NONCONFORMING SIGNsection88-810-992. NONCONFORMING SIGN, ROUTINE MAINTENANCEsection88-810-1000. NONCONFORMING STRUCTUREsection88-810-1010. NONCONFORMING USEsection88-810-1020. NONCONFORMITYsection88-810-1022. NON-ELECTRIC VEHICLEsection88-810-1030. NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTsection88-810-1035. NURSING HOMEsection88-810-1040. OFF-SITEsection88-810-1050. OPERATORsection88-810-1060. ORIENTATIONsection88-810-1065. OUTDOOR STORAGEsection88-810-1070. OUTDOOR WORK AREAsection88-810-1080. OVERLAY DISTRICTsection88-810-1090. OWNERsection88-810-1100. OWNER-OCCUPIEDsection88-810-1106. PARAPET WALLsection88-810-1107. PARKING FACILITYsection88-810-1108. PARKWAYsection88-810-1110. PAWN SHOPsection88-810-1120. PERMITTED USEsection88-810-1125. PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLsection88-810-1130. PLAN, AREAsection88-810-1140. PLAN, COMPREHENSIVEsection88-810-1150. PLAN, DEVELOPMENTsection88-810-1180. PLAN, PRELIMINARY AND PLAN, FINALsection88-810-1190. PLAN, PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT AND PLAN, FINAL DEVELOPMENTsection88-810-1195. PLAN, PROJECTsection88-810-1200. PLAN, SITEsection88-810-1210. PLAN, SITE-SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENTsection88-810-1220. PLAN, UNIFIED DEVELOPMENTsection88-810-1230. PLATsection88-810-1235. PLATTED BUILDING LINEsection88-810-1238. PLAYFIELDsection88-810-1240. PRELIMINARY PLATsection88-810-1250. PRINCIPAL BUILDINGsection88-810-1260. PRINCIPAL USEsection88-810-1270. PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMsection88-810-1280. PRODUCT DISPLAY WINDOWsection88-810-1290. PROPERTY LINEsection88-810-1300. PROPERTY LINE, FRONTsection88-810-1310. PROPERTY LINE, REARsection88-810-1320. PROPERTY LINE, SIDEsection88-810-1330. PROPERTY OWNERsection88-810-1335. PROTECTED TREEsection88-810-1336. PRUNINGsection88-810-1340. PUBLIC DISPLAYsection88-810-1350. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTsection88-810-1360. PUBLIC PARKsection88-810-1370. RAPID TRANSIT STOPsection88-810-1380. REAR PROPERTY LINEsection88-810-1390. REAR SETBACKsection88-810-1400. REAR YARDsection88-810-1405. RECREATIONAL VEHICLEsection88-810-1408. RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKsection88-810-1410. REGISTERED LAND SURVEYORsection88-810-1420. REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERsection88-810-1430. RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGsection88-810-1440. RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTsection88-810-1442. RESIDENTIAL PARKING SPACEsection88-810-1445. REVOCATIONsection88-810-1450. RIGHT-OF-WAYsection88-810-1460. RIPARIAN VEGETATIONsection88-810-1470. ROADWAYsection88-810-1478. SAFsection88-810-1480. SALE OR LEASEsection88-810-1490. SAME OWNERSHIPsection88-810-1500. SATELLITE DISH ANTENNAsection88-810-1510. SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONsection88-810-1520. SCALEsection88-810-1530. SETBACKsection88-810-1540. SETBACK, FRONTsection88-810-1550. SETBACK, REARsection88-810-1560. SETBACK, SIDEsection88-810-1570. SEXUALLY-ORIENTED TOYS OR NOVELTIESsection88-810-1580. SHORT-TERM LOAN ESTABLISHMENTsection88-810-1581. RESERVEDsection88-810-1582. SHORT TERM RENTAL INTERMEDIARYsection88-810-1600. SIDE PROPERTY LINE, INTERIORsection88-810-1605. SIDE PROPERTY LINE, STREETsection88-810-1610. SIDE SETBACKsection88-810-1620. SIDE YARDsection88-810-1622. SIDE YARD, INTERIORsection88-810-1624. SIDE YARD, STREETsection88-810-1630. SIGNsection88-810-1640. SIGN, ADVERTISING COPYsection88-810-1650. SIGN, ANIMATEDsection88-810-1660. SIGN, AWNING, MARQUEE, OR CANOPYsection88-810-1670. SIGN, BUSINESS ADVERTISINGsection88-810-1680. SIGN, CABINETsection88-810-1690. SIGN, CHANGEABLE COPY PANELsection88-810-1700. SIGN, CHANNELsection88-810-1710. SIGN, DIGITALsection88-810-1720. SIGN, ELECTRONICsection88-810-1730. SIGN, INCIDENTALsection88-810-1740. SIGN, INTERIMsection88-810-1750. SIGN, MONUMENTsection88-810-1760. SIGN, MOTORIZEDsection88-810-1770. SIGN, OUTDOOR ADVERTISINGsection88-810-1780. SIGN, PORTABLEsection88-810-1785. Sign, Projected Imagesection88-810-1790. SIGN, PROJECTINGsection88-810-1800. SIGNAGE, REPLACEMENTsection88-810-1810. SIGN, ROOFsection88-810-1815. SIGN, SIDEWALKsection88-810-1820. SIGN STRUCTUREsection88-810-1830. SIGN, TRI-VISIONsection88-810-1840. SIGN TYPEsection88-810-1850. SIGN, UNDER-MARQUEEsection88-810-1860. SIGN, WALLsection88-810-1870. SIGN, WIND-BLOWNsection88-810-1880. SINGLE-PURPOSE RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGsection88-810-1890. SLOPEsection88-810-1895. SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMsection88-810-1896. SOLAR PANELsection88-810-1900. SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIESsection88-810-1905. SPORTS COMPLEX STADIUMsection88-810-1910. STABILIZING (AREA)section88-810-1920. STABLE (AREA)section88-810-1930. STANDARDS, SPECIFICATIONS AND DESIGN CRITERIA, CITYsection88-810-1940. STORYsection88-810-1950. STREAMsection88-810-1960. STREAM BUFFERsection88-810-1970. STREAM CHANNELsection88-810-1980. STREAM CORRIDORsection88-810-1990. STREAM REACHsection88-810-2000. STREETsection88-810-2010. STREET CLASSIFICATIONSsection88-810-2020. STREET FRONTAGEsection88-810-2030. STREET LINEsection88-810-2040. STREET, COLLECTORsection88-810-2050. STREET, LOCALsection88-810-2060. STREET, MAJORsection88-810-2070. STREET, PERIMETERsection88-810-2080. STREET, PRIVATEsection88-810-2090. STREET, RESIDENTIALsection88-810-2100. STREETSCAPEsection88-810-2110. STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONSsection88-810-2120. STRUCTUREsection88-810-2130. SUBDIVIDERsection88-810-2140. SUBDIVISIONsection88-810-2150. SUBDIVISION PLATsection88-810-2155. SUSPENSIONsection88-810-2160. THROUGH LOTsection88-810-2161. TOPPINGsection88-810-2165. TRANSPARENCYsection88-810-2166. TREEsection88-810-2166.1. TREE CANOPY COVERsection88-810-2166.2. TREE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION PLANsection88-810-2166.3. TREE PROTECTIONsection88-810-2166.4. TREE REMOVALsection88-810-2170. TRUCKsection88-810-2180. UMBRELLA NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONsection88-810-2190. UNDERGROUND SPACEsection88-810-2200. USEsection88-810-2210. USE OF OPEN LANDsection88-810-2220. USE, PRINCIPALsection88-810-2230. UTILITYsection88-810-2232. UTILITY-SCALE ENERGY PRODUCTIONsection88-810-2250. VEHICULAR USE AREAsection88-810-2260. VIDEO STOREsection88-810-2270. WATER BODYsection88-810-2272. WATER COLLECTION CISTERNsection88-810-2280. WATERCOURSEsection88-810-2285. WATERCRAFTsection88-810-2290. WESTPORT AREAsection88-810-2300. WETLANDSsection88-810-2310. WILDLIFE HABITATsection88-810-2320. YARDsection88-810-2330. YARD, FRONTsection88-810-2340. YARD, LEAST DIMENSIONsection88-810-2350. YARD, REARsection88-810-2360. YARD, SIDEsection88-810-2370. ZONING, LOT
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