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(S) Pedestrian Light. A pole, bollard, or wall mounted light used to illuminate a sidewalk, pedestrian path, storefront, plaza or other pedestrian area. (T) Primary Street. A public or private street identified by the applicant as a main or major road for a building or development site for the purposes of administering site development standards of this Chapter. A building or development site may have more than one primary street. For a building or development site fronting only one street, that street shall be considered a primary street. Any private street or internal drive having three (3) travel lanes, including turn lanes, or thirty (30) feet wide or wider shall be considered a primary street. Brookpark Road, Great Northern Boulevard, and Country Club Boulevard shall always be considered primary streets. (U) Proportion. The relationship between the building's different architectural components to each other and to the building itself, of which their size and placement can contribute to the building having a more vertical or horizontal emphasis. (V) Roofline. The uppermost line or point of the facade or parapet of a flat roof structure, or the lower edge of an eve, gable or rake of a sloped roof structure. (W) Roof Pitch. Generally defined by using a ratio of how many inches a roof rises vertically for every 12 inches it runs horizontally. (X) Scale. The real and perceived size of a structure or building which is impacted by a building's massing and proportions. See both Massing and Proportion. (Y) Screening. A method of visually shielding, obscuring, or concealing one abutting or nearby structure or use from another using fencing, walls, berms, or densely planted vegetation. (Z) Secondary Street. A public or private street identified by the applicant as subordinate to a primary street for a building or development site for the purposes of applying site development standards of this chapter. Any private street or internal drive less than three (3) travel lanes, including turn lanes, or thirty (30) feet wide may be considered a secondary street unless said private street is the only frontage road for a building or development site. (AA) Stoop. A raised structure that is attached to and protrudes from any facade of a building that serves as part of an entryway of the building. (AB) Street Frontage. The portion of a building or building site that borders or abuts a public or private street. (AC) Street Light. A pole mounted light used for lighting the roadway areas, including intersections and pedestrian crossings, of public and private streets. (AD) Streetscape. The appearance of a street shaped by surrounding natural and man-made elements such as: building front facades, landscaping, sidewalks, street furniture, signage, and street lighting. (AE) Townhouse Development. A residential development that consists of three or more dwellings placed side -by -side and that share walls with other dwellings on one or both sides. (AF) Wrapping. Placing active uses (such as retail establishments, lobbies, gyms, meeting rooms, etc.) at the street -level of a parking structure facing the primary street. 38 DEFINITIONS I JANUARY 31, 2025 DRAFT