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86) Right-of-Way – The boundary of public ownership of a street, trail, sidewalk or alley.
87) Setback – A distance from a curb, property line, or structure within which building is not permitted.
88) Shared Parking – Parking utilized by different users to reduce the overall area dedicated to parking.
Different uses are typically within a walkable environment, with Residential parking areas reserved
exclusively for Residents.
89) Sidewalk – A paved surface intended for pedestrians.
90) Sign – An outdoor structure, display, light, device, figure, painting, message, plaque, poster,
billboard or other thing that is designed, intended or used to advertise or inform.
91) Sign Area – The smallest square, rectangle, circle, or triangle area which can enclose the entire
message and/or logo on a single side of a surface such as a wall containing such a message. Such
surface shall include a building wall or ground-mounted structure with independently mounted but
integrally related portions of the signage message such as letters, slogans, logos and symbols. Sign
area shall be calculated for One (1) face of a double-sided sign and shall be calculated as the entire
surface for any independently mountable structures, signage board or other medium containing
the sign message.
92) Sign Face – The surface(s) of a sign upon, against, or through which the message is displayed or
illustrated on the sign.
93) Sign Height – The measurement from ground level at the base of the sign to the highest edge of
the sign.
94) Solar Panel – A photovoltaic panel that converts sunlight and solar radiation into electricity for
domestic and commercial use. Solar panels must be roof-mounted and may not occupy more than
Fifty Percent (50%) of the total roof area.
95) Square – An outdoor space designed for unstructured recreation and public purposes, spatially
defined by building Frontages and consisting of Paths, lawns and trees, formally disposed.
96) Story – The portion of a building between the upper surface of a floor and the upper surface of the
floor or roof next above. It is measured as the vertical distance from top to top of two (2) successive
tiers of beams or finished floor surfaces and, for the topmost story, from the top of the floor finish to
the top of the ceiling joists or, where there is not a ceiling, to the top of the roof rafters.
97) Street Furniture – Elements useful for pedestrian convenience and comfort including but not
limited to pedestrian lights, benches, newspaper racks, trash receptacles, bollards, planters, tree
grates, fences, railings, bicycle racks, mailboxes, fountains, and kiosks.
98) Street-Level Retail-Ready – The intent of Street-Level Retail-Ready space is to provide the
flexibility of occupying a space in accordance with market demand and allowing the use in such
space to change to Retail/Commercial uses accordingly. The space must comply with all building
and construction codes for that use, including all requirements for HVAC/Plumbing for both
residential and commercial uses (as applicable).
99) Street/Private – A Private Street is a private access easement for the purpose of conveying
vehicular and non-motorized traffic. These are privately constructed and maintained, but are built
to the same engineering standards as required by the City of Cedar Park, Texas, for Public Streets.
Private Streets in the Indigo Ridge Development are further detailed in Section 5 of these
Guidelines and include Street Types “B”, “C”, and “D”.
100) Street/Public – Public Streets are constructed and maintained by the City of Cedar Park, Texas.
They consist of a publicly-owned right-of-way for the purpose of conveying primarily motorized
vehicular traffic and may also include a parallel sidewalk for pedestrian use. Public Streets in the
Indigo Ridge Development are further detailed in Section 5 of these Guidelines and include Indigo
Ridge and Street Type “A” (Green Park Drive).
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