Downtown Form-Based Code

September 19, 2016

Part 9. Definitions

DFD 901. Defined Terms

The following terms are defined for the purpose of this Code. Terms not defined here may be defined elsewhere in the City of Overland Park Zoning Ordinance. In such case, the definition contained in the Zoning Ordinance shall be used. Certain terms in this Code are used in very specific ways, often excluding some of the meanings of common usage. Where there is an apparent conflict or contradiction, the definition herein shall prevail.

Building Envelope Standards (BES). The part of this Code that establishes basic parameters regulating building form, including the envelope (in three dimensions), placement and certain permitted/required building elements, such as Storefronts, Balconies, and Street Walls. The Building Envelope Standards establish both the boundaries within which things may be done and specific things that must be done. The applicable Building Envelope Standards for a site is determined by its Street Frontage as per the Regulating Plan. This produces a coherent Street-Space and allows the building owner greater freedom behind the Façade.

Effective on: 1/1/1901