Parapet. An extension of the main exterior walls of a building above the roof level.

Pari-Mutuel Wagering Facility. A facility operated pursuant to the provisions of the Colorado Limited Gaming Act of 1991, as amended, at which pari-mutuel wagers are placed on simulcast horse and greyhound races.

Park. Land that may be developed or unimproved but that is created, established, designated, maintained, provided, or set aside for purposes of serving the general population’s need for rest, enjoyment, play, assembly and recreation, and all facilities, structures and buildings located on that land.

Parking Area. Any public or private area, under or outside of a building or structure, designed and used for parking motor vehicles, including parking lots, garages, private driveways, and legally designated areas of public streets.

Parking Garage. An above ground and/or belowground structure, or a part of a primary structure, designed for parking automobiles and light trucks and van, in which at least one level of parking is located above or below another level of parking in the same structure. This use does not include parking and storage facilities for recreational vehicles, boats, and trucks seven feet in height or greater.

Parking Lot. An at-grade primary parking area for automobiles and light trucks and vans that is not part of an above ground or underground parking structure or included in a primary structure. This use does not include parking and storage facilities for recreational vehicles, boats, and trucks seven feet in height or greater.

Parking, Shared. Joint use of a parking area for more than one use.

Pawnbroker. An establishment that engages, in whole or in part, in the business of loaning money on the security of pledges of personal property, or deposits or conditional sales of personal property, or the purchase or sale of personal property.

Pennant. Any lightweight material, whether or not containing a message of any kind, suspended from a rope, wire, string or other contrivance usually in a series, designed to move in the wind.

Perimeter Buffer. A landscape area measured inward from a non-street frontage perimeter boundary.

Permitted Use. Any use authorized by right in a particular zone district or districts and subject to the restrictions applicable to that use and zone district.

Person. Where this UDO refers to the owner of property or applicant for a permit or approval under this UDO as a “person”, that terms includes a human being, association, corporation, partnership, or other legal entity.

Personal Service. Establishments primarily engaged in providing services involving the care of a person or of the care or repair of personal goods or apparel. Personal services include but are not limited to laundry, including cleaning and pressing service, diaper service, beauty shops, barbershops, shoe repair, personal copying/shipping services, daytime non-medical pet care, bicycle and sports equipment repair, small appliance repair, and similar uses.

Place of Worship. A building, together with its accessory buildings and uses, that is primarily used as a place where persons regularly assemble for religious worship. This term includes uses such as synagogues, churches, temples, or mosques. Worship services and related religious activities in buildings primarily used for residential purposes that have not undergone any interior or exterior structural modification to accommodate group assembly, and with no external evidence that advertises the activity, shall not be considered a place of worship.

Plant Bed. An area prepared for the installation of plant materials.

Plant and Tree Nursery or Greenhouse. Any land or structure used primarily to raise trees, shrubs, flowers, and other plants for sale or for transplanting.

Plaza. An outdoor space for civic purposes and formal gathering that meets the following standards. Building façades define any boundaries of a Plaza not bordered by public rights-of-way or other active pedestrian corridors. Access shall be accommodated by at least two well-defined and easily identified areas for public access. Plazas bordered by public right-of-way may accommodate one or both access areas. A Plaza is largely comprised of constructed materials to withstand heavy pedestrian traffic gathering, but can contain intermittent lawns, landscape beds, or trees in a formal ornamental pattern.

Plat, Final. A map and supporting materials of certain described land prepared in accordance with laws of the State of Colorado, this UDO and applicable subdivision regulations as an instrument for recording of real estate interests with the County Clerk and Recorder.

Plat, Preliminary. A map of a proposed subdivision of land and specified supporting materials, drawn and submitted in accordance with the requirements of this UDO and other adopted subdivision regulations, to permit the evaluation of the proposal prior to detailed engineering and design.

Preservation Specialist. The person under the supervision of the Library and Cultural Services Department who is the Historic Preservation Commission's staff person and as such prepares presentations for Commission meetings and serves as the initial recipient of landmark nominations and development applications, pursuant to Article 146-5 (Zoning and Subdivision Procedures). The preservation specialist shall also be the custodian of records, official correspondence, and staff liaison. The preservation specialist shall maintain and submit landmark designations and applications to the Planning Department and the Neighborhood Services Department.

Primary Building Material. Any building material that appears on more than 30 percent of the horizontal wall space of any exterior wall of a primary building.

Principal Building. The primary structure located on a zone lot, and designed for a use or occupancy that is a permitted primary use in the zone district applicable to the zone lot.

Principal Use. The primary or predominant use of any lot or parcel as determined by the Planning Director based on the land or building area occupied by the use, the percentage of economic activity represented by the use, the importance of the use to the function of the property, or the impacts created by the use.

Private Recreational Facility or Club House. An establishment typically associated with a golf course, tennis facility, country club, club house, or similar recreational facility that serves as a place of social and recreational gatherings for members of a private club or a residential development and their guests, rather than the general public. This use may include one or more guest rooms or guest houses made available to guests of members of the club or residents of the development, and not to members of the general public.

Protected Lot. A lot that is protected from impacts of adjacent development pursuant to Section 146-4.4 (Neighborhood Protection Standards).

Public, Institutional, Religious, and Civic Uses. A land use category (containing individual land uses) that includes buildings, structures, or facilities owned, operated, or occupied by a governmental entity or non-profit organization to provide a service to the public, or an institution (which may be for profit or not-for-profit) providing specialized services related to health care or services for the dead. This use includes public, private, and parochial institutions at the primary, elementary, middle, high school, or post-secondary level, or trade or business schools that provide educational instruction to students, primary health services and medical or surgical care to persons suffering from illness, disease, injury, or other physical or mental conditions. Accessory uses include play areas, cafeterias, recreational and sport facilities, auditoriums, and before- or after-school day care, medical laboratories, outpatient, or training facilities, and parking, or other amenities primarily for the use of employees in the institution or building.

Public Realm. Publicly accessible space, including but not limited to public or private rights-of-way, sidewalk areas, other areas between the façades of buildings on the opposite sides of a public or private right-of-way, and also including parks, open spaces, trails, walkways, plazas, gathering areas and other areas where the public interacts outside of primary and accessory structures.

Public Facility. A facility owned or operated by the City or an entity under the control of the City and used to provide police, fire, emergency medical, health, recreational, social, or other public services to the City or the residents of the surrounding community, but not including a long-term correctional or detention facility or a major or minor utility. (Ord. No. 2020-37 § 39, 10-05-2020; Ord. No. 2019-49 § 1, 08-19-2019)