For purposes of this ordinance, the following terms shall have the meaning given in this section:

Ancillary nonresidential. Off-street parking drainage retention areas and open space buffer areas for adjacent, contiguous, nonresidential use.

Community commercial. Commercial establishments that generally serve the day-to-day commercial and personal service needs of the community, including, but not limited to, tobacco shops, retail clothing store, newsstands, bakeries, delicatessens, meat and seafood markets, produce markets, barber and beauty shops, seamstress shops, shoe repair and shining shops, dry cleaning and laundry pickup facilities.

Floor area, gross. The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building measured from the exterior face of exterior walls, or from the centerline of a wall separating two buildings, but not including interior parking spaces or loading space for motor vehicles.

Floor area ratio (FAR). A measurement of the intensity of building development on a site. A floor area ratio is the relationship between the gross floor area on a site and the gross land area. The FAR is calculated by adding together the gross floor areas of all buildings on the site and dividing by the gross land area.

Gross land area. Gross land area for the purposes of computing density/intensity shall be the total land area within the property boundaries of the subject parcel, and specifically exclusive of any submerged land or public right-of-way.

Impervious surface. A surface that has been compacted or covered with a layer of material so that it is highly resistent to or prevents infiltration by stormwater. It includes: surfaces such as limerock, or clay, as well as most conventionally surfaced streets, roofs, sidewalks, parking lots, and other similar surfaces.

Impervious surface ratio (ISR). A measure of the intensity of hard surfaced development on a site. An impervious surface ratio is the relationship between the total impervious surface area on a site and the gross land area. The ISR is calculated by dividing the square footage of the area of all impervious surfaces on the site by the square footage of the gross land area.

Lot and/or parcel of record. A "lot and/or parcel of record" is defined as: a lot and/or parcel which on April 1, 1990, was part of a subdivision, the plat of which had been recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pinellas County, or any lot or parcel of land, whether or not part of a subdivision that had been officially recorded by a deed in the office of the clerk, provided such lot and/or parcel was of a size which met the minimum dimension for lots or parcels in the district in which it was located at the time of recording or was recorded prior to the effective date of zoning in the area where the lot and/or parcel shall have a minimum lot and/or parcel size of 5,808 square feet, and each such lot and/or parcel shall have direct access to and abut a public roadway. For all those newly created lots in residential districts, street frontage shall be a minimum of 60 feet frontage, and no platted lot shall be reduced in size from that currently platted. The above requirement shall not limit the right to rebuild on existing platted lots.

Marijuana. Marijuana shall have the meaning given cannabis in F.S. § 893.02(3).

Medical marijuana dispensing facility. A facility that is operated by an approved dispensing organization holding all necessary licenses and permits from which medical cannabis, cannabis-based products, or cannabis plants as permitted through F.S. § 381.986 are delivered, purchased, possessed, or dispensed for medical purposes and operated in accordance with all local, federal, and state laws. Per Florida Administrative Code Rule 64-4.001 (11)(c) "any area designated in the application where derivative product is dispensed at retail." Medical cannabis dispensing facilities do not include cultivation facilities or processing facilities as defined in Florida Administrative Code Rule 64-4.001 (11)(c). "Medical marijuana treatment center" means any entity that acquires, cultivates, possesses, processes (including development of related products such as food, tinctures, aerosols, oils, or ointments), transfers, transports, sells, distributes, or administers marijuana, products containing marijuana, related supplies, or educational materials to qualifying patients or their personal caregivers and is registered by the department of health.

Medical marijuana facility. Any authorized medical marijuana treatment center, medical marijuana dispensing facilities, or any other facility that dispenses, processes, cultivates, distributes, sells, or engages in any other activity that involves or is related to medical marijuana pursuant to the Florida Right to Medical Marijuana Initiative, Amendment 2 or any other provision of state law.

Open space. That portion of a lot(s) that is not occupied by a structure(s) or vehicular use area. Open space includes lands used for active and passive recreation.

Submerged land. The land area situated below the mean high water line of a standing body of water, including ocean, estuary, lake, pond, river or stream. For the purpose of this definition retention areas that area a function of development and wetlands shall not be considered submerged land.

(Ord. No. 90-2, § 2, 7-3-90; Ord. No. 92-08, § 1, 9-15-92; Ord. No. 2005-09, § 1, 10-18-05; Ord. No. 2006-02, § 1, 4-4-06; Ord. No. 2018-07, § 3, 8-13-18)