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(31) Parapet - A low, solid, protective wall or railing along the edge of a roof or <br /> balcony. <br /> (32) Pavers - Preformed paving blocks that are installed on the ground to form patterns <br /> while at the same time facilitate pedestrian and vehicular travel. <br /> (33) Plaza - An open space that may be unproved and landscaped, usually surrounded <br /> by streets and buildings. <br /> (34) Portico - A major porch or overhang supported by columns. <br /> (35) Prairie Style - A style of the early 20th century, notably Frank Lloyd Wright that <br /> emphasized the horizontal lines responding to the flatness of the Midwestern <br /> prairie. [Provide graphic] <br /> (36) Setback- The distance between a building and any lot line. <br /> (37) Sill- The lowest horizontal member of a frame structure, resting on and anchored <br /> to a foundation wall <br /> (38) Spindle - A turned wooden element, often used in screens stair railings and porch <br /> trite. <br /> (39) Steeply-sloped - Having a pitch of 10112 or greater for a minimum horizontal <br /> distance of thirty-six inches (36"). <br /> (40) Street frontage: Primary—a parcel's front lot line abutting the street on which the <br /> parcel's address is platted. <br /> (41) Street frontage: Secondary—a parcel's side lot line where, because the parcel is a <br /> corner lot, the side lot line abuts a street other than the street on which the parcel's <br /> address is platted. <br /> (42) Streetwall - The continuation of zero lot line building facades along a street. <br /> (43) Step back - An architectural element in which the upper stories of a tall building <br /> are stepped back from the lower stories. <br /> (44) Transom -A crosspiece separating a doorway from a window or fanlight above it. <br /> (45) Tudor Style - A transitional style of English architecture that developed during the <br /> reign of the royal house of Tudor in the second half of the 18th century, <br /> characterized by the Tudor arch and the application of Renaissance details to <br /> buildings. [Provide graphic] <br /> Page 5 of 26 <br />