Chapter 1 General Provisions Part 2 Definitions H, I, J, K
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Hedge - A series of shrubs planted in a manner so as to form a continuous visual screen.
Height (of a Building or Structure) - see "Building Height."
Height (of an Antenna Tower) - The distance from the anchored base of the tower, whether on the top of another building or at grade, to the highest point of the structure, including any attachments to the structure such as an antenna.
Height of Luminaire - The height of a luminaire shall be the vertical distance from the ground directly below the centerline of the luminaire to the lowest direct-light-emitting Part of the luminaire.
Historic District - An area designated by a local government or Historic Commission or Board which includes or encompasses such historic sites, landmarks, buildings, signs appurtenances, structures, or objects as may be determined to be appropriate for historic preservation.
Historic Landmark - Any site, building, or structure of particular historic or aesthetic significance to a city, county, state or the nation. Landmarks include sites, buildings or structures where cultural, political, spiritual, economic, social or artistic history of the community, state or nation is reflected or exemplified or which are identified with historic personages or with important events in local, state or national history, or which embody the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural specimen, inherently valuable for a representation of a period, style, or method of construction, or a notable work of construction, or a notable work by a master designer or architect.
Holder - Either:
Home for the Infirm and Aged - Any institution, however named, maintained for the care or treatment of individuals unrelated to the owner or operator, who by reason of their age, infirmity, acute or chronic illness, or by reason of physical or mental handicap require more care than does a normal person.
Home Occupation - An occupation, trade, business or profession conducted within a dwelling unit or a structure accessory to a dwelling unit by an individual or group of individuals who are residents of the dwelling unit. This use shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the primary use as a residence. (see Chapter 4, Part 4)
Hospital - A facility licensed and regulated by the Commonwealth of Kentucky, which provides diagnosis, acute and post-acute care and treatment of illness, injury, abnormality or pregnancy. Such facilities usually include clinical laboratory services, X-ray services, surgery, obstetric care, etc. This term includes the following types of facilities: mental institutions and sanitariums; mental health receiving centers; and detoxification centers.
Hotel - A building used for temporary fee-based occupancy of a room or suite of rooms and which contains no fewer than six (6) such separate rooms or suites and which has a registration desk.
Human scale - The proportional relationship of a particular building, structure, or streetscape element to the human form and function.
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Impervious Surface - Any material that substantially reduces or prevents the infiltration of storm water into the soil. Impervious surface shall include graveled driveways and parking areas.
Impervious Surface Area -The area of ground covered by any Part of a building, street, vehicular use area, or any other structure, improvement, facility or material which prevents or severely restricts natural percolation of moisture. This includes all asphalt and brick surfaces, and areas devoted to any outdoor storage and/ or display of materials and merchandise, but does not include residential accessory swimming pools. Gravel surfaces shall be considered impervious when used for a vehicular use area, and porous otherwise. Unpaved vehicular use areas shall also be considered impervious, except those designated and approved for occasional vehicular use only. Wooden patios under Chapter 8 shall be considered pervious.
Impervious Surface Ratio - The ratio of land area covered by an impervious surface to total land area.
Infill Development - Development that occurs on vacant or underutilized land in an area within which a majority of the land is developed or in use. (Refer to form district regulations for specific definitions and criteria relating to infill.)
Improvements (or Site Improvements) - Any grading,
filling, or excavation of unimproved property; additions or alterations to
existing buildings or other structures requiring alterations to the ground; the
construction of new buildings or other structures, including parking lots; and
street pavements, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, alley pavements, walkway
pavements, water mains, sanitary sewers, storm sewers or
drains, street
names, signs, landscaping, permanent reference monuments (PRM's), permanent
control points (PCP's), or any other improvement required by Chapters 1 through
10.
Indirect Light - direct light that has been reflected or has scattered off of other surfaces.
Infrastructure - Facilities and services needed to sustain industry, residential, commercial and all other land use activities.
Institutional Use - Public, semipublic, and private elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, civic buildings, community buildings and uses including substations, governmental buildings, churches, museums, art galleries, fire houses, post offices, police stations, reservoirs, libraries, parks, essential services, hospitals, and similar uses, any of which may have additional requirements to use set forth within. For the purposes of this code all institutional uses shall be considered as non-residential uses.
Interior Landscaping Area (ILA) - An interior landscaping area (ILA) is a peninsular or island-shaped planting area, located within a vehicle use area, with the express purpose of mitigating the environmental and visual effects of a VUA.
Irrigation System -An artificial watering system designed to transport and distribute water to plants.
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Junk Yard - Any property, premises or place of business, including, but not limited to, auto salvage and auto crushing enterprises, maintained, operated, or used for storing, keeping, buying or selling of five (5) or more junked, wrecked, or non-operative automobiles, vehicles, machines, appliances and other similar scrap or salvage materials, scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, rubber debris, iron, steel or other scrap or ferrous or non-ferrous material. This term shall include used car parts dealers. However, this term shall not include a scrap metal processing facility or any facility regulated by Chapter 51 of the Jefferson County Code of Ordinances [solid waste].
Karst - Reserved.
Kennel, Commercial - Any lot, structure, premises, or establishment where one or more dogs or cats are kept for commercial purposes such as where dogs and/ or puppies or cats and/ or kittens are kept for the primary purpose of breeding, buying, selling, boarding, grooming, or training of such animals.
Kennel, Non-Commercial - Any facilities at, in or adjoining a private residence where dogs or cats are kept strictly as family pets or are kept for the hobby of the householder in using then for hunting or practice tracking or for exhibiting them in dog shows or field or obedience trials or for guarding or protecting the householder's property. The raising of three or fewer litters at the facility in a twelve month period and the sale of three or fewer litters of pups and/ or kittens in a twelve month period by the keeper of a non-commercial kennel does not change the character of the facilities so as to make them a commercial kennel.