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ARTICLE 6 DEFINITIONS OF TERMS San Marcos, Texas Function. The Commercial Function may be anywhere in the unit. It is intended to be occupied by a business operator who lives in the same structure that contains the Commercial activity or industry. See Work -Live. (Syn.: flexhouse.) Lodging: premises available for daily and weekly renting of bedrooms. See Table 5.4 and Table 5.7. Long Pedestrian Shed: a Pedestrian Shed that is an average' /2 -mile radius or 2640 feet, used when a transit stop (bus or rail) is present or proposed as the Common Destination. A Long Pedestrian Shed represents approximately a ten - minute walk at a leisurely pace. See Pedestrian Shed. Lot: a parcel of land accommodating a building or buildings of unified design. The size of a Lot is controlled by its width in order to determine the grain (i.e., fine grain or coarse grain) of the urban fabric. Lot Coverage: the percentage of a Lot that is covered by buildings and other roofed structures. Lot Line: the boundary that legally and geometrically demarcates a Lot. Lot Occupation: category for the width and coverage metrics of a Lot. Lot Width: the length of the Principal Frontage Line of a Lot. Main Civic Space: the primary outdoor gathering place for a community. The Main Civic Space is often, but not always, associated with an important Civic Building. Manufacturing: premises available for the creation, assemblage and /or repair of artifacts, using table- mounted electrical machinery or artisanal equipment, and including their Retail sale. Meeting Hall: a building available for gatherings, including conferences, that accommodates at least one room equivalent to a minimum of 10 square feet per projected dwelling unit within the Pedestrian Shed in which it is located. Mixed Use: multiple Functions within the same building through superimpo- sition or adjacency, or in multiple buildings by adjacency, or at a proximity determined by Warrant. Net Site Area: all developable land within a site including Thoroughfares but excluding land allocated as Civic Zones. Network Pedestrian Shed: a Pedestrian Shed adjusted for average walk times along Thoroughfares. See Table 6.1. New Community: SmartCode neighborhood with a regulating plan. Office: premises available for the transaction of general business but ex- cluding Retail, artisanal and Manufacturing uses. See Tables 5.4 and 5.7. Open Space: land intended to remain undeveloped; it may be for Civic Space. Outbuilding: an Accessory Building, usually located toward the rear of the same Lot as a Principal Building, and sometimes connected to the Principal Building by a Backbuilding. See Table 6.1. SC66SMARTCOOE VERSION 10