COMPLEX SIGN: A monument sign which contains a recognized name for a multibuilding development or area which is controlled or maintained by a property owners' association. Complex signs shall not include individual tenant identification.
HARDSCAPE: Nonliving materials used to augment the beauty or naturalness of a landscaped area. Hardscape may include, but is not limited to: brick, stone, rock walls, fountains, ponds, pools, planters or retaining walls, but it excludes all forms of artificial and live vegetation.
LANDSCAPE ISLAND: A raised, unpaved area located within or protruding into a parking lot or the center unpaved area of a traffic circle used to guide traffic, separate lanes, limit paving, increase aesthetic quality and mitigate environmental consequences of paved areas. The area of a landscape island is measured from the back of inside curb to the back of inside curb.
LANDSCAPE POD: Small, individual, unpaved areas within a parking lot incorporated to provide locations for vegetation thus increasing the aesthetic quality and microclimate of the parking area.
LINEAR ISLAND: Island located perpendicular to and dividing two (2) back to back linear rows of parking.
PROJECTION SIGNS: A sign attached to and projecting out from a building face or wall, generally at right angles to the building. Signs may not project above the building's roofline and may not project more than four feet (4') from the building.
STALL ISLAND: Island which takes the place of a parking stall within a single linear row of parking.
TERMINAL ISLAND: Island located at the terminus end of all linear rows of parking. (Ord. 1738, 3-26-2007)