Downtown Specific Plan - City Of Ventura

Article Ix. glossary
Build-to Line,
Side Street:
Building
Configuration:
Building setback distance applying
to corner lots that varies by zone
designation and that is measured from
the property line abutting a street at
which point a building must be placed.
The Director shall have the authority to
determine the applicability of a Street
Build-to Line and/or Side Street Buildto
Line.
The form of a building, based on its
massing, private frontage and height.
Building Disposition: The placement of a building on its lot.
Civic Building:
Civic Space:
A building owned or leased by a public
agency or non-profit organization for
the primary purpose of providing a
service to the general public dedicated
to arts, culture, education, recreation,
government, transit and municipal/
public parking.
An outdoor area dedicated for public
use. Civic Spaces are defined by a
combination of physical elements that
define the relationship between their
intended use, size, landscaping and/or
enfronting buildings.
Building Function:
Building Height:
The uses accommodated by a building
and its lot. Building functions (i.e.,
uses) are categorized by Table III-1.
Land Use and Permit Requirements
in Article II (page III-8) and are either
permitted by right or via use permit.
The vertical extent of a building
measured in stories, not including a
raised basement or a habitable attic.
Height limits do not apply to masts,
belfries, clock towers, chimney flues,
water tanks, elevator bulkheads and
similar structures. Building Height shall
be measured from the average grade
of the enfronting thoroughfare, except
in the Hillside Overlay (see Section
2.50.030).
Building Type: A structure category commonly
determined by function, disposition
on the lot, and configuration, including
frontage and height but specifically
defined by Article III.
Carriage House:
A separate, attached or detached,
complete housekeeping unit with
kitchen, sleeping and full bathroom
facilities, located in the same lot as a
Primary Building but subordinate in
size.
Commercial: The term collectively defining
workplace, office and retail functions.
Common Destination: An area of focused community activity
defining the approximate center of a
Pedestrian Shed. It may include without
limitation one or more of the following:
a Civic Space, a Civic Building, a
Commercial center, or transit stop. A
Common Destination may act as the
social center of a Neighborhood.
Community Meeting: Consisting of group gatherings
conducted indoors. Typical uses
include synagogues, mosques,
temples, churches, community
centers, bingo halls, private clubs,
fraternal, philanthropic and charitable
organizations, and lodges. Additional
typical uses include those providing live
or recorded events or performances, or
other activities intended for spectators
that are conducted within an enclosed
building such as motion picture
theatres, music performance halls,
and sports arenas.
Context:
Surroundings, including a combination
of architectural, natural and civic
elements that define specific
neighborhood or block character.
Civic:
A use operated by a public agency or
non-profit organization for the primary
purpose of providing a service to
the general public. Such uses are
dedicated to, by way of example
but without limitation, arts, culture,
education, recreation, government,
transit and municipal/public parking.
City of San Buenaventura D O W N T O W N S P E C I F I C P L A N
III-122