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Wall

  • Wall is defined as a constructed vertical barrier erected to enclose, screen, or separate areas. A wall differs from a fence in having a solid foundation along its whole length.

Wall Sign

  • Pursuant to Sec. 4C.11.6.C.12. (Wall Sign), wall sign is defined as a sign on the wall of a building or structure, with the exposed face of the sign in a plane approximately parallel to the plane of the wall, that has been attached to, painted on, or erected against the wall, projected onto the wall, or printed on any material which is supported and attached to the wall by an adhesive or other materials or methods.

Waste Enclosure

  • Pursuant to Sec. 14.2.5.A.1.h. (Waste Enclosure), waste enclosure is defined as waste areas and their required screening structures. Examples of waste enclosures include, but are not limited to: trash compactors, garbage, recycling, or food waste.

Waste Facility

  • Pursuant to Sec. 5D.9.5. (Waste Facility), waste facility is defined as any heavy industrial use involving the receipt, storage, separation, conversion, combustion, processing of solid waste, transfer of waste directly from small to larger vehicles for transport, or operation as a landfill. This use includes facilities involved in the transfer, processing, and transformation of organic waste, construction and demolition debris, inert material, solid waste.

Waste Facility: Hazardous Waste

Waste Facility: Organic Waste

  • Pursuant to Sec. 5D.9.5.A. (Waste Facility: Organic Waste), waste facility: organic waste is defined as any waste facility use that receives any material that comes from a plant or animal and is biodegradable, for chipping and grinding, composting, curing, mulching or similar processing methods. This use does not include any chipping and grinding, composting, curing, or mulching conducted as part of the maintenance of landscaped areas associated with any public & institutional uses or open space & recreation uses.

Waste Facility: Solid Waste

Water Supply

  • For the purposes of Div. 13B.7. (Division of Land), water supply is defined as the water system supply and distribution facilities necessary to provide a reliable and adequate water supply for private use and public fire protection purposes.

Weighted Solid Perimeter

  • Pursuant to Sec. 14.2.4.A.7. (Weighted Solid Perimeter), weighted solid perimeter is defined as the length of the perimeter plane weighted by the percent of the perimeter plane area that is composed of solid area, for each perimeter plane where perimeter planes consist of a mix of solid area and non-solid area.

Wetland

  • For the purposes of Sec. 13B.9.2. (Coastal Development Permit (Post-Certification)), wetland is defined as lands within the Coastal Zone, which may be covered periodically or permanently with shallow, water and include saltwater marshes, freshwater marshes, open or closed brackish water marshes, swamps, mudflats and fens.

Wholesale Trade & Warehousing

  • Pursuant to Sec. 5D.8.5. (Wholesale Trade & Warehousing), wholesale trade & warehousing is defined as any light industrial use facility primarily used for the high volume storage of goods for sale in large quantities primarily to businesses, or the storage of products intended for consolidation and distribution to manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, or end users. This use includes seasonal inventory storage, distribution centers, fulfillment centers, cold storage facilities, and facilities housing goods for sale in bulk to businesses or institutions. This use does not include the sale of goods directly to consumers; for such uses see Sec. 5D.6.12. (Retail). This use does not include the transshipment of freight between different modes of transport, such as rail to trucking transport; for such uses see Sec. 5D.5.3. (Freight Transfer Facility).

Whorl

  • Whorl is defined as the arrangement of three or more buds, leaves, flowers, or twigs at the same node.

Window

  • Window is defined as an operable or inoperable opening constructed in a wall that admits light or air into an enclosure and is often framed and spanned with glass or other translucent material.

Window Assembly

  • Window assembly is defined as a manufactured assembly of a frame, sash, glazing, and necessary hardware, made to fit a window opening.

Window Display

  • Window display is defined as a display, behind a window, along the facade of a building exhibiting items or advertisements designed to attract the attention of passersby, including window signs.

Window Frame

  • Window frame is defined as the fixed frame of a window, consisting of two jambs, a head, and a sill.

Window Opening

  • Window opening is defined as an opening in the wall of a building for admitting light and air, usually fitted with a frame in which are set operable sashes containing panes of glass.

Window Recession

Window Sash

  • Window sash is defined as the fixed or movable framework of a window or door in which panes of glass are set.

Window Sign

  • Pursuant to Sec. 4C.11.6.C.13. (Window Sign), window sign is defined as a sign, except for a supergraphic sign, that is attached to, affixed to, leaning against, or otherwise placed within six feet of a window or door in a manner so that the sign is visible from outside the building.

Wood Waste

  • Wood waste is defined as any discarded untreated or unpainted wood material, and includes pallets, plywood, and other construction-related scrap lumber, stumps, and tree trimmings.