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Glossary of Terms

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Public Amenity Space

Public Amenity-Facing Facade

  • See pedestrian amenity & public amenity-facing facade.

Public Art Installation

Public Facility

  • Public facility is defined as any facility, including, but not limited to, buildings, property, recreation areas, and roads, which are owned, leased, or otherwise operated, or funded by a governmental body or public entity. See Sec. 9.3.4.C.7. (Civic Facility Incentive Area).

Public Project

  • For the purposes of Div. 13B.9. (Coastal Development), public project is defined as any development initiated by the Department of Public Works or any of its bureaus, any development initiated by any other department or agency of the City, and any development initiated or to be carried out by any other governmental agency which is required to obtain a local government permit. Public project shall not include any development by any department or agency of the City or any other governmental entity which otherwise requires action by or approval of the City Planning Commission, Area Planning Commission or the Office of Zoning Administration, or any development by any department or agency of the City or any other government entity for which a permit from the Department of Building and Safety is required. Public project shall also not include any development on tidelands, submerged lands, or on public trust lands, whether filled or unfilled. (Definition Amended by Ord. No. 173,268, eff. 7/1/00, Oper. 7/1/00.).

Public Right-of-Way

  • Public right-of-way is defined as the area on, below, or above any surface owned by, or under the control of the City for the purpose of providing public access for a mode of transportation or mobility. Public right-of-way includes roadway, alley, median, sidewalk, parkway, bicycle path, and recreational trail.

Public Safety Facility

  • Pursuant to Sec. 5D.3.7. (Public Safety Facility), public safety facility is defined as any government facility that provides public safety services. Public safety facility includes fire stations and police stations.

Public Sidewalk

  • Public sidewalk is defined as any sidewalk within a public right-of-way.

Public Way

  • Public way is defined as a street, alley, or other parcel of land leading to a street or public right-of-way, that has been deeded, dedicated, or otherwise permanently appropriated to the public, for public use, that has a clear width and height of not less than 10 feet. Public way includes any street, channel, viaduct, subway, tunnel, bridge, easement, public right-of-way, or other way, in which a public agency or the public has a right of use.

Publicly Accessible

  • Publicly accessible is defined as the ability of the public to access a facility.