August 6, 2012 Draft Specific Plan

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Pole Sign. A freestanding sign that is erected or affixed to one or more poles or posts and that does not meet the requirements of a monument sign. Projecting Sign. A sign, other than a wall sign, that is attached to a building and projects outward from the building with one or more sign faces approximately perpendicular to the face of the building. Projection. The distance by which a sign extends beyond the building line. Publishing, Motion picture, and Broadcasting Industries. Uses engaged in film, video, audio, and other media production; but excluding movie houses and theatres. Public Benefit. Serves a public purpose benefitting the Plan area, such as: providing infrastructure or amenities to the public including, but not limited to, open space, pedestrian walkways, historic preservation, recreational, cultural, community and public facilities, new infrastructure, maintenance and improvement of existing infrastructure, job training and outreach programs, affordable housing, affordable child care, streetscape improvements, public arts programs, homeless services programs, or public transportation improvements. Publicly Accessible Open Space. Active or passive open space that is accessible to the public for a minimum of 10 hours per day or during all daylight hours, whichever is more. Publicly Funded Affordable Housing. Residential development or substantial rehabilitation project-including mixed-use projects that receives a grant, loan, or other financial subsidy from any Federal, State or local agency requiring at least 20% of its units to be affordable to and occupied by low, very low, or extremely low-income households. Public Service Facilities. Uses that provide government services to the public (except healthrelated services; See Hospitals, Nursing and Residential Care Facilities). Receiver Site. A Receiver Site is a site that receives additional Floor Area Rights from a Donor Site pursuant to the provisions of this Plan. Repair and Maintenance Facilities. Uses engaged in the repair or servicing of industrial, business or consumer machinery, equipment, products or by-products. Repair and service of consumer goods falls into the Personal Services category. Research and Development. Uses engaged in scientific and technical research leading to the development of new products and processes, including development/testing activities and prototype fabrication. Restricted Affordable Units. A residential unit for which rental or mortgage amounts are restricted so as to be affordable to, and occupied by, Very Low, Low, Moderate or Workforce Income households, as determined by the Los Angeles Housing Department. Retail Street. A street where retail and community serving uses are encouraged at the ground floor level where adjacent to street frontage. Recreation Facilities. Uses engaged with both indoor and outdoor recreational activity for the general public. Religious Institutions. Uses identified as Religious institutions or organizations by the IRS. Residential-Multi-Family. Structures containing more than one dwelling unit located on a single lot. A structure that provides multiple living units that may have separate sleeping areas and some

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