"Open space" means the required portion of a lot excluding the required yard area which is unoccupied by principal buildings and available for natural resource protection, recreational and other leisure activities normally carried on outdoors. Open space is further classified as follows: common land, public land, and useable open space.
(a) COMMON LAND. "Common Land" means land which is designated in covenants or other conditions running with the land, for open space use.
(b) PUBLIC LAND. "Public Land" means land which is formally offered for dedication and accepted by the City or other public body, for open space use.
(c) USABLE OPEN SPACE. "Usable Open Space" means any private or common open space land available for recreational use and other leisure activities normally carried on outdoors excluding the required front yard.
(Ord. 198-23. Passed 11-27-23.)