Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 120 - Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning Commission
Chapter 10 - Zoning Regulations for the Capitol-Medical Center Improvement and Zoning District
Subchapter 17 - Off-Street Parking Facilities Landscape Code
Section 120:10-17-1 - Definitions

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 120:10-17-1
Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024

In addition to the words and terms defined in Section 10-1-3 of this Chapter, when used in this Subchapter, the following words and terms in this section shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Caliper" means the measure of the diameter of a tree trunk measured 6 inches above ground where the trunk is 4 inches or less in diameter, and 12 inches above ground for larger sizes.

"Gross paved area" means the sum of the gross horizontal area of the vehicular use area.

"Interior landscape area" means the landscaped area contained on the interior of a parking lot or vehicle use area.

"Interior vehicular use areas" means all vehicular use areas except those parking spaces contiguous to a perimeter for which a landscape is required or parking spaces that area directly served by an aisle abutting and running parallel to this perimeter.

"Landscape screen" a dense natural or cultivated growth of non-deciduous plants at least 6 feet in height designed to conceal a facility from the view of adjacent properties.

"Non-deciduous species" means plant materials that do not shed or loose foliage at the end of a growing season.

"Right-of-way" means a strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied by certain transportation and public use facilities, such as roadways, railroads, and utility lines.

"Small, medium, large tree" means the size of a tree at the time it is installed or retained regardless of its species.

"Street side" means any side of the lot aligned with a public or private street.

"Street yard" means the yard areas of a building site adjacent or parallel to a public roadway.

"Understory tree" means a species of tree that normally grows from 15 to 35 feet in height.

"Vehicular use areas" means all paved surfaces connected to or associated with an off-street parking area included but not limited to access driveways, aisles, curbs, islands, ramps, and vehicle parking spaces.

Added at 23 Ok Reg 2931, eff 7-13-06

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