Chapter 26 - City of Punta Gorda

(233) STORY
That portion of a building included between the upper surface of a floor
and upper surface of the floor or roof next above that is habitable. A
mezzanine in the front portion of the building is considered a habitable
story for the purposes of this Code.
(234) STREET
A dedicated and accepted public right-of-way for vehicular traffic. The
dedication of half streets at the perimeter of a new subdivision is
prohibited. If circumstances render this impracticable, adequate provision
for the concurrent dedication on the remaining half of the street must be
furnished by the subdivider. Where there may exist a half street in an
adjoining subdivision, the remaining half shall be provided by the
proposed development.
(235) STREET ORIENTATION
The direction of the architectural front facade of a building in relation to
the street.
(236) STREET VISTA
A view framed by buildings at the termination of the axis of a
thoroughfare.
(237) STREET YARD
The area of land along the front property line parallel to a R-O-W
reserved for tree planting and landscaping.
(238) STRUCTURE
Anything constructed or erected, including but not limited to buildings,
which requires location on the land or attachment to something having
permanent location on the land.
(239) SUBDIVIDER
Any person, firm, or corporation who subdivides or develops any land
deemed to be a subdivision as herein described.
(240) SUBDIVISION
All divisions of a tract or parcel of land into 3 or more lots, building sites,
or other divisions for the purpose of sale or building development and
shall include all division of land involving the dedication of a new street
or a change in existing streets.
(241) SUBURBAN SPRAWL
The name given to development designed according to segregated use
zoning standards, and auto dependent criteria concerning access and
parking. The resultant development provides for a low density landscape
of independently designed uses connected by a system of hierarchical
streets which do not provide through access. A majority of the land in
this model is relegated to street and parking surfaces, and although the
building density and population may be low, the amount of usable open
space is minimal to none, and traffic congestion is common.
26-240