GLOSSARY OF TERMS Community Facility - Outdoor Recreation. Non-commercial recreation premises consisting of woodlands, water courses, and fields used for active recreational activities that do not require modifying the existing setting, including but not limited to, paintball, laser tag, and orienteering. Community Facility – Park. A natural or landscaped area, buildings, or structures, provided by a unit of government, to meet the active or passive recreational needs of people. Community Facility - Public Health Safety. Facilities operated by public agencies including fire stations, other fire prevention and firefighting facilities, police and sheriff substations and headquarters, including interim incarceration facilities. Community Facility – Trail. A public path exclusively for pedestrians and bicycles, but not including a sidewalk or street. Comprehensive Plan. A plan, or any portion thereof, adopted by the Planning Commission and Council of the City showing the general location and extent of present and proposed physical facilities including housing, industrial and commercial uses, major thoroughfares, parks, schools and other community facilities. This plan establishes the goals, objectives and policies of the community. Conditional Use. A special use that allows the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals to review and place conditions on development standards such as location, design, size, density, operation, intensity of use, generation of traffic and traffic movement, processes and equipment employed, and the amount and kinds of public facilities and services required. These conditions ensure that each proposed use is consistent with the intent and objectives of the particular district in which it is to be located, and protects adjacent properties and the general health, safety and welfare of the public. Conditional Use Permit. A permit issued by the Planning and Zoning Administrator upon approval by the Planning and Zoning Administrator or the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals, as applicable, to allow a use designated as such in the applicable district or overlay. Council. The Council of the City. County. Collectively, as applicable, any of Franklin, Fairfield or Licking Counties in Ohio. 234
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