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Appendix D: Glossary

The glossary below provides definitions for some of the terms that are used
in this design guidelines document. Ordinance 2104 also contains a glossary,
Section 200 titled “Definitions,” which should be referenced for additional
terminology.

Balusters
Vertical member, usually of wood, which supports the railing of a porch or
the handrail of a stairway

Balustrade
A railing or parapet consisting of a handrail on balusters, sometimes also
includes a bottom rail

Bottom Rail
The bottom member connecting the posts of a fence or a row of balusters

Bracket
A supporting member for a projecting element or shelf, sometimes in the
shape of an inverted L and sometimes as a solid piece or a triangular mass

Building Front
A building wall that faces a street

Column/Post
A vertical shaft or pillar that supports or appears to support a load

Decking
The floor of wooden construction

Dormer
A structure containing a window (or windows) that projects through a
pitched roof

Double-hung window
A window with two sashes that open and close by sliding up and down in a
cased frame

Eave
The part of a sloping roof that projects beyond a wall

Facade
The exterior face of a building, technically the front or principal face of a
building; usage has expanded it to encompass any elevations, e.g., the south
facade

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