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ARTICLE 6 DEFINITIONS OF TERMS San Marcos, Texas Speed. See Table 3.3. Terminated Vista: a location at the axial conclusion of a Thoroughfare. A building located at a Terminated Vista designated on a Regulating Plan is required or recommended to be designed in response to the axis. Third Place: A location which fulfills a necessary social role between the private and the public realms and is distinct from home and work, such as coffee shops, internetcafes, alfresco dining areas, pubs, bookstores, and the like, which can foster a culture of informal gathering, socializing, conversing and exchanging ideas Thoroughfare: a way for use by vehicular and pedestrian traffic and to provide access to Lots and Open Spaces, consisting of Vehicular Lanes and the Public Frontage. See Table 3.2, Table 3.3 and Table 6.1a. TND: Traditional Neighborhood Development, a Community Unit type structured by a Standard Pedestrian Shed oriented toward a Common Destination consisting of a Mixed Use center or Corridor, and in the form of a medium -sized settlement near a transportation route. Table 3.1. (Syn: village. Variant: Infill TND, neighborhood.) TOD: Transit Oriented Development. TOD is created by an overlay on all or part of a TND or by designation on a Regional Plan, permitting increased Density to support rail or Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) as set forth in Section 5.9.2d. Townhouse: See Rearyard Building. (Syn: Rowhouse) Transit Route: An existing or planned route for public intracity or intraurban transit service in the local or regional transportation plan or the plan of the relevant transit service provider. Does not include temporary routes. Transect: a cross - section of the environment showing a range of different habitats. The rural -urban Transect of the human environment used in the SmartCode template is divided into six Transect Zones. These zones de- scribe the physical form and character of a place, according to the Density and intensity of its land use and Urbanism. Transect Zone (T- zone): One of several areas on a Zoning Map regulated by the SmartCode. Transect Zones are administratively similar to the land use zones in conventional codes, except that in addition to the usual build- ing use, Density, height, and Setback requirements, other elements of the intended habitat are integrated, including those of the private Lot and building and Public Frontage. See Table 1.1. Turning Radius: the curved edge of a Thoroughfare at an intersection, measured at the inside edge of the vehicular tracking. The smaller the Turning Radius, the smaller the pedestrian crossing distance and the more slowly the vehicle is forced to make the turn. See Table 3.2 and Table 6.1. Urban Boundary Line: the extent of potential urban growth as determined by the projected demographic needs of a region. The Urban Boundary Line may be adjusted from time to time. SC70 SMARTCOOE VERSION 10