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Transmitter Act... or persons who are primarily engaged in
<br />the business of selling tangible personal property or services at
<br />retail and do not derive more than five percent of their income
<br />from check cashing. (State of Maine Statutes, SEC. ,4-2. 32
<br />MRSA, Chapter 13, subchapter VII)
<br /> Data Processing Facilities Means establishments primarily
<br />involved in the compiling, storage, and maintenance ofdocmnents,
<br />records, and other t)rpes of information in digital form utilizing a
<br />mainframe computer. This term does nor indude general business
<br />offices, computer-related sales establishments, and business or
<br />personal services. (Honolulu, HI)
<br /> F~'ctended-Stay Motel IS]hall mean and include any building
<br />containing six or more guest rooms intended or designed to be
<br />used, or which are used, rented, or hired out to be occupied or
<br />which are occupied for sleeping purposes for guests and contain
<br />kitchen facilities for food preparation, including but not limited to
<br />such facilities as refrigerators, stoves, and ovens. (Norcross, GA)
<br /> Feedlot A lot, yard, corral, or other area in which livestock
<br />are confined, primarily for the purposes of feeding and growth
<br />prior to slaughter. The term does not include 'areas which are
<br />used for raising crops or other vegetation or upon which
<br />livestock are allowed to graze. (Iowa Cio; IA)
<br /> Gated Communities Residential areas that restrict access to
<br />normally public spaces. These are subdivisions of usually high-end
<br />houses located mostly in suburbs, but some more recendy in inner-
<br />city arc~. The type of gates can range from elaborate guard houses
<br />to simple electronic arms. Residents may enter by electronic cards,
<br />identification stickers, codes, or remote control devices. Visitors
<br />must stop to be verified for entry. (Novoselich, Christine. "Gated
<br />Communities." Planning and Zoning News, March 199).)
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<br />Gateway
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<br /> Gate~vay An arrival point followed by a zone that marks the
<br />transition between the arrival point and the objective.
<br />destination. (Marriott, Paul Daniel. The Rochester ~ateway
<br />Stud),. Roe/Jester, NY, Office of?fanning. 1991.)
<br /> [A]n entrance corridor that heralds the approach ora new
<br />laudscapc and defines the arrival point as a destination.
<br />(Barrette, Michael. "Planning Basics for Gateway Desig~;." Zoning
<br />News, December 1994.)
<br /> Home Center See Home Improvement Center.
<br /> Home Improvement Center A facility of more than 30,000
<br />square feet of gross floor area, engaged in the retail sale 6f
<br />various basic hardware lines, such as tools, builders' hardware,
<br />paint and glass, housewares and household appliances, garden
<br />supplies, and cutlery. (Prince William County, VA)
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<br /> An establishment which may sell various household goods,
<br /> tools, and building materials, durable household goods (e.g.,
<br /> refrigerators, lawn care machines, washing machines), electronic
<br /> equipment, household animal supplies, nursery products, etc.
<br /> Retail stock (e.g., nursery items, lumber goods) may be kept
<br /> outdoors. At least 75 percent of all indoor floor-good space shall
<br /> be for retail sales. Likely examples of such uses include
<br /> "Lowe's," "Home Depot," etc. (Gastonia, NC)
<br /> Infill Development Development of vacant, skipped-over
<br /> parcels of land in otherwise built-up areas .... Infill
<br /> development.., provides an attractive alternative to new
<br /> development by reducing loss of critical and resource lands to
<br />· new development and by focusing on strengthening older
<br /> neighborhoods. (King County, WA)
<br /> The construction ora building on a vacant parcel located in
<br /> a predominately built-up area. The local zoning regulations
<br /> determine whether the new building fits harmoniously into the '
<br /> neighborhood. (New York City)
<br /> The use of vacant land, the reuse or change of use of a
<br /> previously developed parcel or group of parcels, or the
<br /> intensification of use or change of use by remodeling or
<br /> renovating an entire structure. Infill development can be on
<br /> land having one or more of the following characteristics:
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<br /> · Was platted or developed more than 25 years ago.
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<br /> · Is in a subdivision that is more than 80 percent built out and
<br /> that was platted more than 15 years ago.
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<br /> · Is bounded on two or more sides by existing development.
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<br />· Is within a historic preservation district.
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<br />· Is within an unplatted area that contains lots of 2 acres or
<br /> less where 80 percent or more of the lots or tracts are
<br /> developed and have been for at least 15 ),ears.
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<br /> Is within a blighted.area as defined by state law.
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<br />· Contains an original structure or use that is no longer viable
<br /> or which is not economically feasible to renovate.
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<br />· Contains an existing structure that does not comply with
<br /> current building and/or zoning code requirements.
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<br />,~ The lot does not comply with current zoning code
<br /> requirements or is in an area ~vith inadequate or antiquated
<br /> platting.
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<br />· Is in an area that is currently served by inad&luate
<br /> infrastructure for its planned reuse.
<br /> (Tuba, O/x~, Metropolitan Area Planning Commission)
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<br /> Infill Site Any vacant lot or parcel within developed areas of
<br />the ciD', where at least 80 percent of the land within a 300-foot
<br />radius of the site has been developed, and where water, sewer,
<br />streets, schools, and fire protection have already been developed
<br />and are provided. Annexed areas located on the periphery of the
<br />ciD, limits shall not be considered as infill sites. (Boise, ID)
<br /> Joint LiGng ,-md Work Qu.oa-ters A combined 1Mng and work
<br />unit that includes a k/tchen and a bathroom. The residential
<br />portion of the unit, including the sleeping area, kitchen, bathroom,
<br />and closet areas, occupies no more than 33 percent of the total floor
<br />area, and the living space is not separated from the work space.
<br />Living and work spaces which are independently accessible from
<br />one another shall not be considered joint living and work quarters
<br />but rather a separate dwelling unit and a separate commercial work
<br />space. (Los Angeles)
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