Cortez Land Use Code Chapter 2 - Definitions (Public Review Draft)

Review and comment on Chapter 2 of the Cortez Land Use Code using the below digital PDF. Click anywhere on the document to add a comment. 

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Purpose: Contains all defined terms used throughout the Land Use Code, including description of how to measure physical elements and time and interpretation provisions.

What Changed:

• Added a section on standards of measurement, added graphics, and clarified height measurement provisions, acceptable projections beyond the maximum building height, and exceptions
• Moved all land use terms to Chapter 3 to the Use Standards section
• Removed outdated or unused terms
• Added new terms as applicable to new provisions
• Moved standards that were embedded in definitions to appropriate locations within other chapters

What remains the same:

• Maintained general chapter organization and structure
• Rules of construction identify computation of time and general interpretation of terms