a. Access (Acceso): Road onto which a lot or property fronts.
b. Maximum Height (Altura máxima): Established from the ground to the ridge point of the building.
c. Site Amenities (Amueblado): Set of urban elements, such as benches, trash cans, tables, posts, shelters, signs, and placards that support services for user convenience.
d. Green Area (Área Verde): Free areas, grassed or wooded, for public, communal use, intended for recreation and ornamentation.
e. Use Certification (Certificación de Uso): Document establishing the possibility of allocating a portion of land for the construction of the works covered in these Regulations. Said certificate shall be issued by the Municipality upon request of the interested party.
f. Concession (Concesión): Public contract between the Municipality of Osa and the concessionaire, granting the latter the right to use the land on a lot within the Maritime-Terrestrial Zone, specifically in the restricted zone (150 m), not including the Public Zone (Zona Pública) (50 m frontage on the littoral sector).
g. Concessionaire (Concesionario): Legal, physical, or moral entity holding a concession right in the Maritime-Terrestrial Zone.
h. Conservation (Conservación): In urban planning, the action which, according to Urban Development Plans, is aimed at maintaining the ecological balance, the good condition of material works (buildings, monuments, plazas, and parks), and in general, everything that constitutes the historical, cultural, and social heritage of population centers.
i. Construction (Construcción): Any structure fixed or incorporated into the land: includes any building, reconstruction, remodeling, or expansion work implying permanence.
j. Net Density (Densidad Neta): Understood as the ratio of inhabitants divided by the total land area occupied, after subtracting road surface areas.
k. Density (Densidad): Consists of the number of temporary or permanent residents per unit area (in this case, the estimated unit area is the hectare).
l. Right-of-Way (Derecho de vía): Is the measurement of the public use area, taken between the demarcation lines established by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MOPT), the respective Municipality, or a Regulatory Plan.
m. Ecotourism (Ecoturismo): Tourism associated with the enjoyment of nature, through low-impact activities, allowing for the rational use of natural resources and their conservation.
n. Buildings (Edificaciones): All works intended for habitation, work, recreation, tourism.
o. Hotel (Hotel): Is a type of establishment with a minimum of twenty rooms, or more according to its corresponding category, which provides lodging service for a daily rate, as well as food, at the client's choice. It must occupy an entire building or a completely independent part of it, with premises that constitute a homogeneous whole, with entrances, hallways, stairs, and elevators for the exclusive use of the establishment. Its sustainable character indicates an adequate relationship with its surroundings and conservation-minded solutions for the disposal of waste and wastewater.
p. Offender (Infractor): Physical, legal entity, or any Government agency that fails to comply with these Zoning Regulations.
q. Infrastructure (Infraestructura): Urban services and facilities, such as: roads, drainage systems, aqueducts, sewer systems, electricity, telephony, and similar utilities.
r. Lot (Lote): A parcel of land of any size, whether granted in concession or under private property.
s. Number of Floors (Número de plantas): Understood as total floors or total or partial coverage of the floor area (mezzanine counts as one floor or story).
t. Occupancy (Ocupación): Consists of the percentage of land that may be covered by built areas, habitable or not, such as access ways, parking lots, swimming pools, and other non-natural ground covers; internal green areas are considered residual areas not included in the occupancy percentage, and must be allocated to gardens, lakes, fruit trees, ornamentals.
u. Owner (Propietario): Is the person(s), company(ies), or agency(ies) holding title to lands adjacent to the Maritime-Terrestrial Zone.
v. Protection (Protección): Is that area in which urban works are subject to restrictions.
w. Tourist Residence (Residencia Turística): Construction for vacationing or permanent residence, which is integrated with the surrounding environment and where relevant precautions are taken to minimize the impact on the land.
x. Setbacks (Retiros): Open, unbuilt spaces located between a structure and the boundaries of the respective property.
y. Sustainable Tourism (Turístico sustentable): Land use (Uso de suelo) characterized by maintaining an adequate human-environment-sustainability relationship, both in natural history activities, adventures, or similar, as well as in the relationship between buildings and the supporting environment.
z. Conditional Use (Uso condicional): Is that which, while not being the most recommended for the land conditions, does not generate conflict with the permitted uses. This use may be allowed on land, with prior special authorization from the Municipality of Osa and the ICT, through a certificate.
aa. Conflicting Use (Uso conflictivo): Is that which does not conform to the zoning indicated in the Regulatory Plan. Conflicting uses are not permitted under any condition.
bb. Permitted Use (Uso permitido): Is that use of the farm or lot, for which the concessionaire has the possibility of allocating their land without further restrictions than those indicated herein, and upon prior processing of the building permits required by the Municipality.
cc. Use (Uso): Private utilization of areas or properties.
dd. Public Road (Vía pública): Spaces intended for the circulation of vehicles or pedestrians.
ee. Single-Family Dwelling (Vivienda unifamiliar): Is a building provided with habitable areas intended for the shelter of a single family.
ff. Zoning (Zonificación): Is the division of a territory into use zones, for purposes of its rational development.