Direction X

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Details: Written by: admin; Category: terms; Published: 14 March 2023; Hits: 2135

First principal horizontal direction of the building plan. It is listed as Parallel to Street if the building has a façade parallel to the street, or is listed as Unspecified Direction if the building does not. If there is more than one façade parallel to a street, consider Direction X as parallel to the façade where the main entrance is located. See the Direction glossary term for an illustrative example.