Terms used in this chapter have the following meanings:
1. "Brick" means a masonry unit of clay and/or shale, formed into a rectangular prism while plastic and hardened by firing in a kiln.
2. "Bond" means any of various arrangements of masonry units having a regular, recognizable, usually overlapping pattern to increase the strength and enhance the appearance of the construction.
3. "Commercial Use" means commercial uses include the sale, rental, service, and distribution of goods; and the provision of services other than those classified under the other use types; further defined under Section 166.07.
4. "Cornice" means a continuous, molded projection that crowns a wall or divides it horizontally for compositional purposes.
5. "Downtown Residential" means the use of upper levels above street level of a building within the Central Business District of the City of Denison for single- or multi-family residential uses, as described in Section 166.04(6).
6. "Dormer" means a projecting structure built out from a sloping roof, usually housing a vertical window or ventilating louver.
7. "Facade Element" means any structural or accessory element to a façade including, but not limited to, signage, awnings, lighting, masonry, windows, doors, parapets and accent materials.
8. "Masonry" means the laying up of substantial materials, such as brick, manufactured stone, or stone, in units upon each other and a foundation, usually using mortar as a bonding agent.
9. "Multi-family Residential Use" means the use of a site for three or more dwelling units within one building not otherwise defined as townhouse units, as defined in Section 166.04(5).
10. "Natural Materials" means brick, stone, wood, or manufactured stone.
11. "Parapet" means a low, protective wall at the edge of a terrace, balcony, or roof, especially that part of an exterior wall, firewall, or party wall that rises above the roof.
12. "Porch" means an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
13. "Portico" means a porch having a roof supported by columns, often leading to the entrance of a building.
14. "Stone" means rock or a piece of rock quarried or manufactured stone and worked into a specific size and shape for a particular purpose.
15. "Transom" means a crosspiece separating a doorway from a window or fanlight above it.
16. "Transom Window" means a window above the transom of a doorway. Also called transom, or transom light.