LAND USE. A description of how land is occupied or utilized.
LOADING SPACE. An off-street space on the same lot with a building, or group of buildings, for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while loading or unloading merchandise or materials.
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LOT. A parcel of land, or contiguous parcels of land under one ownership described within fixed boundaries, of sufficient size and configuration to meet the site development requirements of this chapter and having frontage on an improved public street, or an approved private street. The word LOT shall include plot or parcel. A lot need not be a "lot of record." A lot may also mean a portion of a condominium project, as regulated by Public Act 59 of 1978, as amended, designed and intended for separate or limited ownership and/or use.
LOT AREA. The total area within the described lot lines of a parcel of land, excluding road right-of-way.
LOT, CORNER. A parcel of land abutting upon two or more streets at their intersection, or upon parts of the same street forming an interior angle of less than 135 degrees.
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LOT, COVERAGE. That portion of the area of lot that contains buildings and structures, including accessory structures, measured as a percent of the entire lot area.
LOT DEPTH. The distance from the front lot line to the rear lot line measured in the general direction of the side lines of the lot.
LOT, FLAG. A lot which is located behind other parcels or lots fronting on a public road, but which has a narrow extension to provide access to the public road.
LOT, INTERIOR. A lot other than a corner lot.
LOT LINE. The boundaries of a lot which divide one lot from another lot or from a public or existing private road or any other publicly owned parcel of land.
LOT LINE, FRONT. A lot line of a length equal to or greater than the minimum lot width as required in this chapter which is also the road right-of-way line on interior lots which front a public or private road and one of the right-of-way lines on corner lots and is the lot line most parallel to the closest public or private road on all other lots.
LOT LINE, REAR. The lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line; or in the case of triangular or otherwise irregularly shaped lots, a line 20 feet entirely within the lot parallel to and at a maximum distance from the front lot line.
LOT LINE, SIDE. Any lot line other than a front or rear lot line.
LOT, THROUGH OR DOUBLE FRONTAGE. An interior lot having frontage on two more or less parallel street as distinguished from a corner lot. In the case of a row of double frontage lots, all yards of said lots adjacent to streets shall be considered frontage and front yard setbacks shall be provided as required.
LOT WIDTH. The horizontal distance between the side lot lines, as measured at the front yard setback line.