Duluth UDC (unnumbered, p.384: Definitions — A)

occurrence. Active Use. Any principal, conditional, or accessory use that by its nature does not require non-transparent walls facing a public street or involves the storage of goods or vehicles. Addition (to an existing building). Any walled and roofed expansion to the perimeter of a building in which the addition is connected by a common load-bearing wall other than a fire wall. Any walled and roofed addition which is connected by a fire wall or is separated by an independent perimeter load-bearing wall shall be considered new construction. Administrator. The person appointed to administer and implement this Article on Post-Construction Stormwater Management for New Development and Redevelopment in accordance with Section 1020. Adult Entertainment. Adult entertainment, as defined in the City's Adult Entertainment Ordinance, as amended, by an employee(s) at a properly licensed adult entertainment facility. Adult Entertainment Establishment. A commercial establishment licensed in accordance with the City's Adult Entertainment Ordinance, as amended, where adult entertainment, as defined in said Ordinance, is sponsored, allowed, encouraged, condoned, presented, sold, or offered to the public. Alteration of a Building. Any change, addition, or modification in construction of the structural members of a building, such as walls, partitions, columns, beams, or girders, and/or any change that results in an addition to enclosed floor area of a building or the movement of the building from one location to another. Antenna. (i) Communications equipment that transmits, receives, or transmits and receives electromagnetic radio frequency signals used in the provision of wireless services or other wireless communications; or (ii) Communications equipment similar to equipment described in part (i) used for the transmission, reception, or transmission and reception of surface waves. Such terms shall not include television broadcast antennas, antennas designed for amateur radio use, or satellite dishes for residential or household purposes. 383 | P a g e Article Fourteen. Interpretation and Definitions Apartment. See “Multi-Family Dwelling.” Appeal. A request for a review of the Director of the Planning and Development Department’s interpretation of any provision of this Code Division. Applicable Codes. Uniform building, fire, safety, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical codes adopted by a recognized national code organization to the extent such codes have been adopted by the State of Georgia, or the City, or are otherwise applicable in the City. Applicant. Any person that submits an application. Applicant (Stormwater). A person submitting a post-development stormwater management application and plan for approval. Application (Small Cell Wireless Facility). A written request submitted by an applicant to the City for a permit to: (i) collocate a small wireless facility in a right of way; or (ii) install, modify, or replace a pole or decorative pole in a right of way on which a small wireless facility is or will be located. Aquifer. Any stratum or zone of rock beneath the surface of the earth capable of containing or producing water from a well. Arborist. A professional certified by the International Society of Arboriculture who possesses the technical competence through experience and related training to provide for or supervise the management of trees and other woody plants in the residential, commercial, and public landscape. Architecturally Treated. A structure that is constructed of or covered with such materials as brick, stone, painted or treated wood, or stucco, or covered with artificial representations of such materials that are visually undistinguishable from the natural materials and have a life expectancy of at least 20 years as evidenced by a manufacturer’s warranty. Area of Future-Conditions Flood Hazard. The land area that would be inundated by the 1%-annual-chance flood based on future-conditions hydrology (100-year future-conditions flood). Area of Shallow Flooding. A designated AO or AH zone on a community's flood insurance rate map (FIRM) with base flood depths from 1 to 3 feet, and/or where a clearly defined channel does not exist, where the path of flooding is unpredictable and indeterminate, and where velocity flow may be evident. Area of Special Flood Hazard. The land subject to a 1% or greater chance of flooding in any given year. This includes all floodplain and flood prone areas at or below the base flood elevation (including A, A1-30, A-99, AE, AO, AH, and AR on the FHBM or the FIRM), all floodplain and flood prone areas at or below the future- conditions flood elevation, and all other flood prone areas as referenced in Section 833. All streams with a drainage area of 100 acres or greater shall have the area of special flood hazard delineated. Authority Pole. A pole owned, managed, or operated by or on behalf of the City. Such term shall not include poles, support structures, electric transmission structures, or equipment of any type owned by an electric supplier.