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Cannabinoid concentrate means a substance obtained by separating cannabinoids from marijuana by:

1. A mechanical extraction process; or

2. A chemical extraction process using a nonhydrocarbon-based or other solvent, such as water, vegetable glycerin, vegetable oils, animal fats, isopropyl alcohol or ethanol.

Cannabinoid edible means food or potable liquid into which a cannabinoid concentrate, cannabinoid extract or dried marijuana leaves or flowers have been incorporated.

Cannabinoid extract means a substance obtained by separating cannabinoids from marijuana by:

1. A chemical extraction process using a hydrocarbon-based solvent, such as butane, hexane or propane;

2. A chemical extraction process using the hydrocarbon-based solvent carbon dioxide, if the process uses heat or pressure; or

3. Any other process identified by the Commission, in consultation with the Authority, by rule.

Cannabinoid product means a cannabinoid edible and any other product intended for human consumption or use, including a product intended to be applied to the skin or hair that contains cannabinoids or dried marijuana leaves or flowers.

Canopy or tree canopy means all portions of the tree with foliage.

Cantilever means a projecting portion of a building without a foundation which provides additional floor or seating area or storage within the interior of a building. A cantilever is distinct from a bay window, which does not provide additional floor or seating area or storage.

Capacity means the maximum holding or service ability, as applied to transportation, utilities, parks and other public facilities.

Cargo containers means standardized reusable vessels that were originally designed for or used in the packing, shipping, movement, or transportation of freight, articles, goods or commodities, and are capable of being mounted or moved by rail, truck or ship by means of being mounted on a chassis or similar transport device.

Carport means a permanent structure consisting of a roof with its supports and not more than one wall, or storage cabinets substituting for a wall, and used for sheltering motor vehicles, recreational vehicles or boats.

Cementitious siding means the combination of Portland cement, ground sand, and cellulose (wood) fiber that when mixed with water allows for the creation of planks, panels, and shingles (exterior cladding) that is resistant to burning and rotting.

Centerline radius means the radius of a centerline of a street or road right-of-way.

Change of use means a change in the essential character or nature of the activity conducted on a lot, as evidenced by:

1. A change from one use to another permitted or conditional use; or

2. A change in proportion of space devoted to uses within a property; or

3. An increase in traffic generation, water demand or wastewater demand as calculated pursuant to existing City regulations.

Cherry stem annexation means the bulk of the annexed property (the “cherry”) is contiguous to the City by a narrow “stem” which is usually, but not necessarily, a right-of-way.

Child care facility means any facilities that provide care to 17 or more children, including a day nursery, nursery school, and child care center or similar unit operating under any name.

City means the City of Bend, Oregon.

City Council means the City Council of the City of Bend, Oregon.

City Engineer means the City Engineer of the City of Bend, Oregon, or his or her designee.

City Manager means the City Manager of the City.

City Recorder means the City Recorder of the City of Bend, Oregon.

Clear and objective means decision-making criteria and standards that do not involve substantial discretion or individual judgment in their application.

Clear vision area means a triangular area located at the intersection of two streets, an alley and a street, a driveway and a street or a street and a railroad right-of-way to ensure that obstructions do not infringe on the sight lines needed by motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists and others approaching potential conflict points at intersections. See BDC 3.1.500, Clear Vision Areas.

Clerestory or clearstory window means a high section of wall that contains windows above eye level.

Climate-friendly area means a designated urban mixed-use area containing, or planned to contain, a mixture of higher-density housing, jobs, businesses, and services.

Clinic means a place for group medical services not involving overnight housing of patients.

Club means an association of persons (whether or not incorporated), religious or otherwise, for a common purpose, but not including groups which are organized primarily to render a service carried on as a business for profit.

Collector. See “Street or road.”

Colony means a bee hive and its equipment and appurtenances, including one queen, bees, comb, honey, pollen and brood.

Color guide means the paint examples maintained by the City which show acceptable colors for use on buildings, structures and signs including examples of prohibited and restricted colors.

Commercial-ready space provides a ground floor that is designed to accommodate commercial uses, with a minimum floor-to-ceiling height and other features that comply with applicable design and building code standards. Commercial-ready space provides the flexibility of occupying a space with residential uses in accordance with market demand and allowing the use in such space to change to commercial uses. See BDC 2.7.3245.

Commission means the City Planning Commission as duly designated and appointed by the City Council.

Common area means land commonly owned, to include open space, landscaping or recreation facilities, and available for public use or use by all property owners association members and guests.

Common courtyard means a common area for use by residents of a cottage cluster. A common courtyard may function as a community yard. See BDC 3.8.900, Cottage Cluster Development.

Common ownership means ownership of two or more properties by the same owner or the same combination of owners.

Community and Economic Development Director means the Director of the City of Bend Community Development Department or his or her designee. For the purposes of this code, the terms “Community and Economic Development Director” and “Planning Director” shall be interchangeable.

Complete street means a street that includes bicycle facilities, walking facilities and facilities for vehicles (including transit) and is designed to serve people of all ages and abilities traveling safely using a variety of modes.

Comprehensive Plan means the duly adopted and acknowledged Bend Comprehensive Plan including appendices adopted and acknowledged as part of the Comprehensive Plan.

Comprehensive Sign Plan means a sign plan for one or more properties in a commercial center or business complex showing all locations of proposed signage for business tenants, retail stores, services, offices and other establishments that perform services on the premises.

Concurrency means that the necessary public facilities and services to accommodate the impacts of a proposed development are available at the time the development occurs or at the time of need.

Conditional use means a use that requires a Conditional Use Permit. See BDC Chapter 4.4, Conditional Use Permits.

Conditioned space means a space within the building, separated from unconditioned space by the exterior envelope, which by introduction of conditioned air, by heated and/or cooled surfaces, or by air or heat transfer from directly conditioned spaces is maintained at temperatures of 55 degrees F (13 degrees C) or higher for heating and/or 85 degrees F (29.4 degrees C) or below for cooling. (Enclosed corridors between conditioned spaces are considered conditioned space. Spaces where temperatures fall between this range by virtue of ambient conditions are not considered as conditioned space.) See Oregon Residential Specialty Code.

Condominium means a type of ownership of units, and common ownership of open space and other facilities, and which is regulated, in part, by State law.

Conduit means any tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade structure used to convey water or electrical service.

Conservation easement means an easement that protects identified conservation values of the land, such as wetlands, woodlands, significant trees, floodplains, wildlife habitat, and similar resources.

Constructed means the date of issuance of a building permit for structural construction or alteration of a building.

Construction plans means the plans, profiles, cross-sections and drawings or reproductions thereof, prepared by a registered professional engineer, which show the details of the work to be done on improvements.

Contiguous means having a common boundary, including a boundary that only touches a common point. For purposes of annexation, “contiguous” also means a property or group of adjacent properties, including public right-of-way to be annexed, that touch the City limits at any point along any exterior boundary of the territory to be annexed or that is separated from the City limits only by a public right-of-way or body of water.

Corner radius means the radius of a street corner, as measured around the curb or edge of pavement.

Cornice means, in classical architecture, the top, projecting section of an architrave; also any projecting ornamental molding along the top of a building, wall, arch, etc., finishing or crowning it; the projecting horizontal element that tops a wall or flat roof.

Corporate headquarters means a building or portion of a building in which persons are employed in the management or direction of a business consisting of one or more companies, or divisions or groups of companies. A corporate headquarters shall be directly associated with a permitted or conditional use on the same site, or may stand alone provided the site area is 10 acres or more, and the facility is sized for at least 100 employees.

Cottage means a detached single-unit dwelling in a cottage development. See BDC 3.8.500, Cottage Housing Development, and BDC 3.8.900, Cottage Cluster Development.

Cottage cluster relates to the configuration of cottages around or abutting usable open space. See BDC 3.8.500, Cottage Housing Development, and BDC 3.8.900, Cottage Cluster Development.

Cottage cluster development means a development with one or more cottage clusters. See BDC 3.8.900, Cottage Cluster Development.

Cottage development means a cottage housing development or a cottage cluster development. See BDC 3.8.500, Cottage Housing Development, and BDC 3.8.900, Cottage Cluster Development.

Cottage housing development means a development built in conjunction with shared open space and other common tracts of land that are intended to serve small-scale single-unit dwellings that interact together as a small community. See BDC 3.8.500, Cottage Housing Development.

Courtyard means an open, unoccupied space other than a required exterior yard, court or enclosure adjacent to a building, which usually provides amenities such as gardens, planters, seating, or art.

Courtyard dwelling units means dwelling units on individual lots with a reduced minimum side setback on one side of a typical lot. This type of development provides a usable outdoor living area in the side-oriented courtyards. See BDC 3.8.600, Courtyard Dwelling Units.

Critical facility means, for the purpose of flood standards, a facility for which even a slight chance of flooding might be too great. Critical facilities include, but are not limited to, schools, nursing homes, hospitals, police, fire and emergency response installations, and installations which produce, use or store hazardous materials or hazardous waste.

Cross access means a service drive providing vehicular access between two or more contiguous sites so the driver need not enter the public street system.

Cross-section means a profile of the ground surface perpendicular to the centerline of a street, stream or valley bottom.

Cul-de-sac. See “Street or road.”

Cultivation or cultivate means: (1) all phases of growth of marijuana from seed to harvest; or (2) preparing, packaging, or repackaging, labeling, or relabeling of marijuana prior to consumption, or incorporation into a recreational marijuana-infused product.

Cupola means a dome, especially a small one on a circular or polygonal base crowning a roof or turret.

Curb cut means a driveway opening where a curb is provided along a street.

Curb line means the line dividing the roadway from the planting strip or sidewalk that is the inside (street side) of the curb.

Curtain wall means a non-load-bearing wall which can be applied in front of a framed structure to keep out the weather; a continuous curtain wall of steel and glass separating “structure” from “cladding.”