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.

Street Tree Alignment Line. A line along which Street Trees shall be planted and Streetlights and other such infrastructure are to be placed. It is generally parallel with the Street-Space and, unless otherwise shown in the Street Type Specifications, is:

for Tree Lawns of 7 feet or less, 3 feet from the back-of-curb.
for Tree Lawns greater than 7 feet, 4 feet from the back-of-curb or the Tree Lawn centerline, whichever is closer to the Street-Space centerline.
the Street Tree Alignment Line for center medians less than 20 feet wide is their centerline.

Effective on: 1/1/1901