A public space or thoroughfare which affords only secondary means of access to property abutting thereon.

A room or suite of rooms in a multifamily dwelling or apartment house arranged, designed or occupied as a place of residence by a single family, individual or group of individuals.

Any building or portion thereof, which is designed, built, rented, leased or let to be occupied as three or more dwelling units or apartments or which is occupied as a home or place of residence by three or more families living in independent dwelling units.

The area of the lot shall be the net area of the lot and shall not include portions of streets and alleys.

A building story (consisting of not more than one level), which is partly underground but having at least one-half of its height above the average level of the adjoining ground. A basement shall be counted as a story in computing building height.

An area enclosed by streets and occupied by or intended for buildings; or if said word is used as a term of measurement, it shall mean the distance along a side of a street between the nearest two streets which intersect said street on the said side.

The Zoning Board of Adjustment as established in Section 16 [17].

A covered walkway open on all sides from the eaves of the roof to the ground connecting the main structure with an accessory structure on the same building site.

Any structure built for the support, shelter and enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or moveable property of any kind.

A building site created subsequent to the effective date of the Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance No. 676, by either combining (i) two or more building sites pursuant to Section 18-100 d., as amended, or (ii) a building site and part of an adjacent building site pursuant to Section 18-100 e., as amended.

The governing body of the Town of Highland Park, Texas.

A line parallel or approximately parallel to the street line at a specific distance therefrom marking the minimum distance from the street line that a building may be erected.

A building or structure detached or attached as part of the main dwelling or structure designated for the primary purpose of storing motor vehicles and which structure is open to the weather on at least two sides.

A building story (consisting of not more than one level) with more than half of its height below the average level of the adjoining ground. A cellar shall not be counted as a story in computing building height.

An official certificate issued by the Town through the enforcing official which indicates conformance with or approved conditional waiver from the Zoning Regulations and authorizes legal use of the premises for which it is issued.

The agency appointed by the Town Council as an advisory body to it and which is authorized to recommend changes in the zoning in conformance with State Laws.

An open, unoccupied space, bounded on more than two sides by the walls of a building. An inner court is a court entirely surrounded by the exterior walls of a building. An outer court is a court having one side open to a street, alley, yard or other permanent space.

A flat, floored area, attached to a building, or a free-standing structure, without a roof or walls other than the side(s) of a building when attached.

Any deck that is completely or partially covered, including but not limited to, open beams or lattice work, that meets regulations for accessory buildings.

The mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines.

A section of the Town of Highland Park for which the regulations governing the area, height or use of the land and buildings are uniform.

A building or portion of building designed exclusively for residential occupancy by a family or families including one-family, two-family and multiple-family dwellings but not including mobile homes, house trailers, hotels, boarding or lodging houses.

A dwelling unit owned separately from other similar units which are associated on a site wherein all or a portion of the site is owned and maintained in common. The common ownership may include yards, drives, parking areas, pools and other recreation facilities and in the case of condominium apartments the common ownership and maintenance may include corridors, halls, service areas and storage facilities.

A detached building having accommodations for and occupied by not more than one family no portion of which is rented to anyone outside the immediate family and no portion of which is used for commercial purposes.

A detached building having separate accommodations for and occupied by not more than two families no portion of which is rented to anyone not a part of the immediate family occupying each dwelling unit and no portion of which is used for commercial purposes.

Any building or portion thereof, which is designed, built, rented, leased or let to be occupied as three or more dwelling units or apartments or which is occupied as a home or residence of three or more families and no portion of any dwelling unit which is used for commercial purposes.

A dwelling designed and constructed for occupancy by one family which is joined to another dwelling at one or more sides by a party wall or abutting separate wall and which is located on an identified lot or building site having independent separate access and utility service.

A building or portion of a building which is arranged, occupied, or intended to be occupied as living quarters of a family and including facilities for food preparation and sleeping.

Any number of individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit, in which not more than two (2) individuals are unrelated by blood, marriage or adoption, neither of which unrelated individuals pays rent to any member of the family.

A structure of wood, stone, iron, brick, tile or cement, connected together and designed for use in the position fixed, erected upon the ground for decorative or functional purposes.

The total square feet of floor space within the outside dimensions of a building including each floor level, but excluding cellars, carports or garages.

An indicated ratio between the number of square feet of total floor area in the main building(s) on a lot and the total square footage of land in the lot; it is the number resulting from dividing the main building floor area by the lot area.

The triangular area above the top plate formed by two sloping planes supported at their ends by a wall below.

An accessory building for the storage of motor vehicles.

Land occupied or to be occupied by a building and its accessory building, and including such open spaces as are required under this ordinance, and having its principal frontage upon a public street or officially approved place.

The percentage of the total area of a lot which is covered by a roof or other structure and is not open to the sky. Lot coverage includes, but is not limited to, the main building, accessory buildings, covered porches, covered terraces and carports.

The lines bounding a lot as defined herein.

A lot which is part of a subdivision, the plat of which has been recorded in the office of the County Clerk of Dallas County.

The width of a lot at the front building line.

The building or buildings on a lot which are occupied by the primary use.

A building, structure or use of land lawfully occupied at the time of the effective date of this ordinance or amendments thereto, and which does not conform to the use regulations of the district in which it is situated.

The use or intended use of the land or buildings by proprietors or tenants.

Area included in any side, rear or front yard or any unoccupied space on the lot that is open and unobstructed to the sky except for the ordinary projections of fences, cornices, eaves or porches.

An enclosed or unenclosed all-weather-surfaced area of not less than one hundred eighty (180) square feet (measuring approximately nine (9) feet by twenty (20) feet) not on a public street or alley, together with an all-weather-surfaced driveway connecting the area with a street or alley permitting free ingress and egress without encroachment on the street or alley. Any parking adjacent to a public street wherein the maneuvering is done on the public street shall not be classified as off-street parking in computing the parking area requirements for any use.

A recreational structure (i.e., a tree house, playhouse, fort, prefabricated play structure, etc.), located at grade or elevated, not intended for habitation and without amenities such as electricity or plumbing.

Land together with any buildings or structures occupying it.

An accessory building housing vehicles owned and used by occupants of the main building; if occupied by vehicles of others, it is a storage garage.

Land area which is maintained without buildings, for the use of occupants of the premises and may include landscaped or surfaced areas such as a lawn, wooded area, terrace, or similar feature. For the purposes of this section private open spaces are permitted uses in a Flood Hazard area.

Same as a dwelling; also when used with “district,” an area of residential regulations.

A wall constructed with the wall of no greater height than the ground level immediately adjacent to the enclosed side of such retaining wall.

Any device that relies upon direct sunlight as an energy source - including, but not limited to, any device that collects sunlight for generating energy for use on site -- used to produce power for the same property/building on which the system is located. A Small Solar Energy System may also include the use of Building Integrated Systems (BIS) which are defined as photovoltaic materials used in place of conventional building materials (such as the roof or skylights) and may also be referred to as Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV).

The height between the successive floors of a building or from the top floor to the roof.

Any thoroughfare or public driveway, other than an alley, and more than forty (40) feet in width, which has been dedicated or deeded to the public for public use.

A dividing line between a lot, tract or parcel of land and a contiguous street.

Any change in the supporting member of a building, such as a bearing wall, column, beams or girders.

(Same as building)

Any portion of a wind energy conversion system consisting of a wind turbine, a tower, and associated control or conversion electronics which will be used to reduce on-site consumption of utility power.

An open space, other than a court, on the lot in which a building is situated and which is not obstructed from a point thirty (30) inches above the general ground level of the graded lot to the sky, except as provided for roof overhang and similar special features.

An open spaces, unoccupied by structures, on a lot facing a street, extending across the front of the lot between the side lot lines and from the main building to the front lot or street line and providing the minimum horizontal distance between the street line and the main building line as specified for the district in which it is located.

An open, unoccupied space, except for accessory buildings as herein permitted, extending across the rear of a lot from one side lot line to the other side lot line and having a depth between the building and the rear lot line as specified in the district in which the lot is situated.

An open, unoccupied space or spaces on one or two (2) sides of a main building and on the same lot with the building, situated between the building and a side line of the lot and extending through from the front yard to the rear yard. Any lot line not the rear line or a front line shall be deemed a side line.

The official certified map upon which the boundaries of the various Zoning Districts are drawn and which is an integral part of the Zoning Ordinance.