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dubai, u.a.e. october 2006 Jumeirah Village - towers Development Code 35

definitions

Sign, Window: Any sign that is placed inside a window,
upon the window, or upon the window pane or glass, and
is intended to be visible from the exterior of the window.
Merchandise displays shall not be considered a window sign.

Street: A right-of-way which has been improved and is
intended for motor vehicle traffic and provides access to
property.

Taxi Rank: The use of land as a base of operations for a
taxicab or other land-vehicle passenger transport service.

Temporary Use: A use established for a limited duration with
the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of the
time period.

Trellis: A frame of latticework designed for purposes of
providing visual appeal and shade along pedestrian corridors
of Jumeirah Village - South.

Variance: Permission to depart from the literal requirements
of a this Code, where such a variance would not be contrary
to the public interest and where the a literal enforcement of
the ordinance would result in unnecessary hardship.

Yard, Front: The area from one side lot line to the other side
lot line and between the primary structure and the street on
which the lot fronts. On a corner lot (lots abutting on two or
more streets at their intersections), the front yard shall face
the shortest street dimension of the lot.

Yard, Rear: A space extending across the full width of the
lot between the principal building and the rear lot line and
measured perpendicular to the building to the closest point of
the rear lot line.

Yard, Side: A space extending from the front yard to the
rear yard between the principal building and the side lot line
measured perpendicular from the side lot line to the closest
point of the principal building.