JARGON BUSTER
Cut through the planning jargon with our Jargon Buster, a plain-language guide to the terms, acronyms, and code-speak that confuse everyone but planners. Simple, clear, and a little cheeky.
Cut through the planning jargon with our Jargon Buster, a plain-language guide to the terms, acronyms, and code-speak that confuse everyone but planners. Simple, clear, and a little cheeky.
A flag lot is a type of lot configuration where the buildable portion sits behind another lot and is accessed by a narrow strip of land—like a flag on a pole.
ZOP Translation: Imagine a house hiding behind another house, only reachable by a skinny driveway that feels like it was added as an afterthought. It’s basically the introvert of lot layouts—keeps to itself, doesn’t like attention, but still technically part of the party.