GLOSSARY

The glossary includes planning terminology used in this Specific Plan. For other definitions not included here, refer to Millbrae Municipal Code Chapter 10.05 (Zoning) Article II (Definitions)Section 10.05.0200 (Definitions).

Active Ground Floor Use

A use that promotes an active pedestrian environment on the ground floor of a commercial or mixed-use building. Active Uses are defined in Table 5.2 of the Specific Plan.

Alley

A public or private right-of-way which affords secondary means of access to abutting properties.

Block

All property fronting upon one side of a street, between intersecting streets, or between a street and a railroad right-of-way, waterway, dead-end street or unsubdivided land.

Duplex

A building consisting solely of two dwelling units.

Dwelling or Dwelling Unit

A building or portion thereof designed and used exclusively for residential occupancy, and which at a minimum contains one kitchen, bathroom facilities, and sleeping quarters.

Floor Area Ratio

The gross floor area divided by the net site area.

Gross Floor Area

The total horizontal area of all floors of all buildings on a site, as measured to the outside surface of all exterior walls.

Height

The measurement of the greatest vertical distance above the exterior finished grade to the highest point of the building immediately above, exclusive of antennas, chimneys and roof equipment. The height of a stepped or terraced building is the height of the tallest segment of the building.

Live/Work Unit

A space within a building permitted for joint use for both nonresidential and residential purposes where the residential use of the space is clearly secondary or accessory to the principal use as a place of business, the residential space is directly accessible from the nonresidential space, and the residential space is occupied by a person(s) working within the nonresidential space. The covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) for specific projects will define the parameters under which live/work units will operate.

Lot Coverage

The percentage of the gross lot area covered by all building footprints. Lot coverage does not include any open projections such as decks, balconies, and eaves; however, carports are included.

Mixed Use

A land development that contains a combination of non-residential and residential uses (typically including residential mixed with commercial, office, and/or institutional).

Multifamily Dwelling

A building or portion thereof, designed and constructed as four or more individual dwelling units.

Net Site Area

The total horizontal area of a legal lot which:

1. Includes the cumulative area of all easements up to a maximum of ten percent of gross lot area;

2. Excludes all other easement area; and

3. Excludes all portions of the site not included above, with slopes greater than thirty percent.

Open Space

Publicly accessible lands which are vacant of any structures and are primarily maintained in their natural condition, but may also include pathways, landscaping, benches, and other recreational improvements.

Park

An improved but primarily unobstructed area containing landscaping, including walkways and benches, recreational facilities such as open fields, hiking trails, basketball courts, baseball fields, soccer fields, and playgrounds, and may also include recreational buildings or structures.

Parking Space

Any accessible, usable, permanently surfaced area for vehicle parking that is not located on a public street, alley, or other public right-of-way.

1. “Covered parking space” means a parking space in a garage, carport, or parking structure.

2. “Uncovered parking space” means any parking space that is not a covered parking space.

Parking Lot/Structure

Any facility designed and constructed for the primary purpose of parking automobiles not intended for sale or long-term storage, and that serves adjacent uses.

Right-of-way

Land dedicated to public use for pedestrian and vehicular travel and which may also or exclusively accommodate public and/or private utilities.

Retail

A commercial establishment engaged in selling goods within a building directly to customers.

Setback

The distance by which any structure is horizontally separated from a lot line of the lot upon which it is located.

Single-family dwelling

A building designed and used exclusively for residential occupancy by one family.

Story

A portion of a building included between the surface of a floor and the surface of the floor or roof immediately above, including any attic having an interior height of seven feet and six inches over at least fifty percent of its floor area.

Transparent Facade

A building facade is considered “transparent” when it provides a high degree of visibility of interior spaces. Building materials that are clear or translucent can be used to create a transparent facade. Transparent facades on the ground floors of commercial or mixed-use building that provide visibility of interior space from the street create an active street environment.

Triplex

A building consisting solely of three dwelling units.

Use

The conduct of an activity or the performance of a function or operation on the premises.