For the purpose of carrying out the intent of this title, the word "phrase" and "term" included in this chapter shall be deemed to have the meaning ascribed to them as follows. Headings contained in this title shall not be construed to govern, modify, limit or in any manner affect the scope, meaning and/or intent of any definition thereof. When consistent with context, words used in the present tense include the future tense. Words used in a singular number include the plural and those in the plural number include the singular: "or" includes "and;" "and" includes "or." The word "shall" is mandatory and the word "may" is permissive. "Used" or "occupied" includes "intended, designated, or arranged to be used or occupied."

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5 (part).)

"Abut" or "abutting" means contiguous or the same as adjoining.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(1).)

"Access" means the place or way by which pedestrians and/or vehicles have safe, adequate and usable ingress or egress to a property or use as required by this title.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(2).)

"Accessory building" means a building or structure which is subordinate to and the use of which is incidental to and detached from the main building, structure or use on the same lot.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(3).)

"Accessory use" means use incidental and subordinate to the principal use established on the same lot or parcel of land or building site.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(5).)

"Advanced Technology" means advanced technical activities such as the modernization, miniaturization, integration, and computerization of electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, laser, chemical, telecommunication, fiber optic, robotic, and other technological applications to enhance productivity improvements in manufacturing, communication, transportation, commercial, and similar economic and national security activities.

(Ord. No. 2007, § 4A, 4-12-2023)

"Agricultural plant nursery, retail" means a facility engaged in the retail sale of plants, where the majority of the plants for sale are farmed and grown on the premises.

(Ord. No. 1032, § 3, 10-8-2008)

"Agricultural uses" means use pertaining to the science and art of farming, producing crops or floriculture or horticulture, the working and/or cultivating of the soil.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(6).)

"Agricultural winery" means a facility used for the growing of grape crops that also ferments and processes grape juice into wine.

(Ord. No. 1032, § 4, 10-8-2008)

"Aircraft" means any device used or designed for flight in the air and capable of conveying persons or goods.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(7).)

"Airport" means any area of land or water which is used, or intended to be used, for landing and taking off of aircraft and any appurtenant areas used, or intended to be used, for airport buildings, airport facilities or right-of-way. "Airport" includes heliport or helistop.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(8).)

"Off-sale alcoholic beverage establishment" means any business engaged in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises. Typical uses include but are not limited to liquor stores, convenience stores, drug stores, and grocery stores.

(Ord. 1029 § 3, 2008.)

"Alley" means a public or private way primarily reserved for the secondary means of access to abutting property.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(9).)

"All purpose room" means a room containing no cooking equipment other than barbecue or similar apparatus for the purpose of preparing snacks for guests, used as incidental to the main use.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(10).)

"Amendment" means a change in the wording, content or substance of a municipal code or in the zone boundaries of the zoning map which is part of the municipal code when adopted by the city council in the manner prescribed by law.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(11).)

"Amusement machine" means a coin or token operated game of skill and/or similar entertainment or amusement devices, such as, but not limited to, pinball machines, video games, electronic games, mechanical shooting galleries, or muscle testers.

(Ord. 537 § 6, 1982.)

Editor's note— Urgency Ord. No. 1108, § 3A, adopted March 11, 2015 and Ord. No. 1109, § 3A, adopted March 25, 2015, repealed § 19.04.063, which pertained to antennas and derived from Ord. 730 § 1, 1990.

"Apartment" means a suite of one or more rooms in a multidwelling occupied or suitable for occupancy as a residence and having kitchen facilities for the exclusive use of only one family, which suite is rented for use by the occupants.

(Ord. 491 § 1, 1981: Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(12).)

"Architectural projection" means any projection which extends beyond the face of an exterior wall of a building used exclusively for ornamentation.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(13).)

An "arcade" is any premises, or a portion thereof, open to the public which contains 13 or more amusement machines as defined in Section 19.04.062. "Arcade" does not include temporary carnivals or fairs for which a permit from the city regulating such activities must be obtained.

(Ord. 827 § 1, 1995: Ord. 537 § 7, 1982; Ord. No. 1114, § 3, 9-9-2015)

"Automobile dismantling" means the dismantling or wrecking of vehicles, including of parts or components thereof, and the storage of dismantled or wrecked inoperative vehicles.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(14).)

A "special event" means an event which occupies any parcel of land or public right-of-way for a period of more than one hour within a twenty-four-hour period, but less than the maximum time limits set forth in Chapter 19.63 and does not utilize any permanent structures except as otherwise permitted in Chapter 19.63 of the Camarillo Municipal Code.

(Ord. 628 § 1, 1987.)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1111, § 4, adopted Nov. 11 2015, repealed § 19.04.080, which pertained to bachelor apartments and derived from Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(16).

"Basement" means that portion of the building between the floor and ceiling which has more than fifty percent below the natural or finished grade of the exterior ground surface.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(16).)

"Bed and breakfast inn" means an establishment that provides for lodging accommodations and breakfast to overnight guests that also functions as a primary residence for the owner or manager.

(Ord. No. 1032, § 5, 10-8-2008)

"Bedroom" means a room so designed as to be used for sleeping purposes and the storage of clothing.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(17).)

"Beginning of construction" means assemblage of material and labor as required for work process for completion of construction of buildings or structures. The storage of material alone or excavation of the foundation alone shall not constitute beginning of construction.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(18).)

"Large birds" means exotic (nonnative) birds over one pound or greater in weight as determined by the low end of the weight range set forth in Clinical Avian Medicine and Surgery by Harrison and Harrison, kept for domestic use, caged or uncaged, such as macaws, large hookbills, parrots and cockatoos, excluding peafowl. For the purpose of this chapter, all macaws shall be considered large birds.

(Ord. 781 § 1 (part), 1993.)

"Medium birds" means exotic (nonnative) birds one-half pound up to one pound in weight as determined by the low end of the weight range set forth in Clinical Avian Medicine and Surgery by Harrison and Harrison, kept for domestic use, caged or uncaged, such as cockatoos, Mexican red-headed parrots, African greys, excluding macaws.

(Ord. 781 § 1 (part), 1993.)

"Small birds" means exotic (nonnative) birds less than one-half pound in weight as determined by the low end of the weight range set forth in Clinical Avian Medicine and Surgery by Harrison and Harrison, kept for domestic use, caged or uncaged, such as perching birds (e.g., canaries and finches), parakeets, small hookbills, small parrots and domestic songbirds.

(Ord. 781 § 1 (part), 1993.)

"Board and care" means board and licensed care for the ambulatory aged or infirmed, not involving a physician residing on the premises.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(19).)

"Boardinghouse" means a lodginghouse other than a hotel, motel, or dormitory where for compensation for days, week or greater term, table and board is provided for five or more persons. Meals may be furnished to occasional or transient customers.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(20).)

"Boarding school" means schools providing lodging and meals for pupils.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(21).)

For a definition of "borrow pit," see "quarry," Section 19.04.660.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(22).)

"Buffer area" means an area of land which surrounds certain land uses and on which activities are restricted to protect the public health, safety, and welfare and the environment from existing or potential hazards.

(Ord. 763 § 1, 1992.)

"Buildable area" means the portion of a lot or parcel remaining after required yard setbacks have been provided.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5 (24).)

"Building" means any structure having a roof supported by columns or by walls and intended for a shelter, housing or enclosure of persons, animals, or property of any kind.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(23).)

"Building façade" means that portion of any exterior elevation of a building extending from grade to the top of the parapet wall or eaves.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(25).)

"Building height" means the vertical distance from the average elevation of the finished grade at the front of the building to the highest point of the structure exclusive of chimneys and ventilators.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(26).)

"Main building" means the principal building or buildings within which is conducted the principal use permitted on the lot.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(27).)

"Building setback line" means the minimum distance as prescribed by the zone between the property line of a lot or parcel of land or any other reference line as specified at any point on a building or structure related thereto.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(28).)

"Building site" means the ground area of a building or a group of buildings together with all open space as required by this title. The building site may encompass more than one lot.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(29).)

"Business or commerce" means and includes all kinds of vocations, occupations, professions, enterprises, establishments, and all other kinds of activities and matters, together with all devices, machines, vehicles, and appurtenances used therein, including both profit and nonprofit businesses. Businesses, professions, and trades shall include, without being limited thereto, trades and occupations of all and every kind of calling carried on within the city for the purpose of earning a livelihood or profit in whole or part whether paid for in money, goods, labor, or otherwise, and whether the business has a fixed place of business in the city.

(Ord. 763 § 2, 1992: Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(30).)

"Business park" means a contiguous group of four or more buildings on individual parcels served by common drives and improved with compatible landscape and architectural features.

(Ord. 792 § 1, 1993.)

"Camper" means a structure designed to be mounted upon a motor vehicle to provide facilities for temporary habitation or camping purposes.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(31).)

"Carport" means a permanently roofed structure open on one or more sides, used or intended to be used for vehicular parking.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(32).)

"Cellar" means the same as basement.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(33).)

"Church" means any building, structure or use which is utilized primarily for religious worship and related religious activities.

(Ord. 851 § 9, 1996: Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code 9300.5(34).)

"Club" means an association of persons for some common purpose, but not including groups organized permanently to render a service which is customarily carried on as a business.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(35).)

"Country club" means a club organized and operated for social purposes and possessing indoor or outdoor recreational facilities, such as a golf course, tennis courts or similar facilities.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(36).)

"Code" means and include the Camarillo Municipal Code, including, but not limited to, the official zoning ordinance of the city, as it now exists or may hereafter be amended.

(Ord. 851 § 3, 1996.)

"Commercial recreation" includes any place of amusement erected, or maintained, for amusement or entertainment purposes where the public or members are invited or allowed to attend or assemble, except city, county or state park and recreation areas. Although not intended to be specifically limited thereby, examples of commercial recreation are carnivals, side shows, and circuses, wherein are exhibited feats of horsemanship, trained animals, clowns, acrobats or trapeze performers or amusement devices, games or other forms of skill or amusement; bowling alleys, golf courses or private tennis centers, billiard or pool halls, theaters, private stadiums and recreation areas. Commercial recreation shall not include card rooms.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(37).)

"Commission" means the planning commission.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(39).)

"Common wall" means the wall separating two dwellings in a multiple-family dwelling or condominium.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(38).)

"Communication equipment building" means buildings housing operating electrical and mechanical equipment necessary for the conduct of a public utility communication business with or without personnel.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(40).)

"Community apartment project" means a project in which an undivided interest in the land is coupled with the right of exclusive occupancy of any apartment or unit located thereon.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(41).)

"Community center" means a meeting place where people living in the same community may carry on cultural, recreational or social activities and may include outdoor recreational facilities such as golf courses, tennis courts or polo grounds.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(42).)

"Condominium" means an estate of real property consisting of an undivided interest in common in a portion of a parcel of real property together with the separate interest in space in a residential, industrial or commercial building or such real property, such as a residential apartment, apartment house, office or offices, store or stores. A condominium may include in addition a separate interest in other portions of such real property.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(43).)

"Condominium project" means the entire parcel of real property divided or to be divided into condominium, including all structures thereon.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(44).)

"Conforming building" is one which wholly meets the requirements of the building code and zoning ordinance as they pertain to residential, commercial or industrial development.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(45).)

For a definition of "convalescent homes," see "rest homes," Section 19.04.675.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(46).)

For a definition of "core hole drilling," see "geological core hole drilling," Section 19.04.345.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(47).)

"Court" means an open space on a lot other than a yard, designed to be partially surrounded by dwellings.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(48).)

"Coverage" means that portion of a lot or building site which is occupied by any building or structure regardless of whether such building or structure is intended for human occupancy.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(49).)

"Dairy" means an establishment or enterprise maintaining more than two cows for the commercial production and sale of milk and/or dairy products.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(50).)

"Large family day care" has the same definition as a large family daycare home, as set forth in California Health and Safety Code Section 1596.78(b).

(Ord. 773 § 1 (part), 1993.)

(Ord. No. 1171, § 3A, 3-25-2020)

"Small family day care" has the same definition as a small family daycare home, as set forth in California Health and Safety Code Section 1596.78(c).

(Ord. 773 § 1 (part), 1993.)

(Ord. No. 1171, § 3B, 3-25-2020)

"Day care facility" means providing care for children during daytime hours, including parent cooperative nursery schools, play groups for preschool children, afterschool care for school children, provided such establishment is institutional in character and is licensed by the state or county and conducted in accordance with state requirements.

(Ord. 773 § 1 (part), 1993: Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(51).)

"Day spa" means a spa offering a variety of professionally administered spa services such as facials and massage to clients on a day use basis.

(Ord. 1013 § 4 (part), 2007.)

"Dedication" means setting aside of land for some public use by an owner or developer and its acceptance by the city or affected agency.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(52).)

"Density" means the number of units allowed to be built upon an acre of land.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(53).)

"Department" means the department of planning and community development.

(Ord. 736 § 1 (part), 1990.)

"Director" means the director of community development or the director's designated representative.

(Ord. 763 § 3, 1992: Ord. 736 § 1 (part), 1990.)

(Ord. No. 1079, § 6, 9-25-2013)

"Disposal" means the discharge, deposit, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of any waste so that the waste or any constituent of the waste is or may be emitted into the air or discharged into or on any land or water, including groundwater, or may otherwise enter the environment. Disposal includes the abandonment of any waste or material.

(Ord. 763 § 4, 1992.)

"Dormitory" means a building used partially for sleeping and eating accommodations and where such facilities are related to educational or public institution including religious institutions, fraternities or sororities.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(54).)

"Drinking establishment" means an establishment engaged in the preparation and retail sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, but does not include a "tasting area" as defined in this chapter. Typical uses include bars, brew pubs, cocktail lounges, taverns and similar uses other than ancillary to restaurant uses where the sale of food is fifty-one percent or more of total sales.

(Ord. 871 § 1, 1997.)

(Ord. No. 1099, § 4(Exh. A), 12-10-2014)

"Drive-in or drive-through restaurant" means a restaurant which provides service directly to the motorist either for consumption upon the site or elsewhere, including establishments whose customers may serve themselves.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(55).)

"Dwelling" means a building, or portion thereof, designed exclusively for residential purposes and including kitchen facilities for the exclusive use of only one-family, but not including hotels or motels.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(56).)

"Multiple dwelling" means a building, or portion thereof, designed for occupancy by three or more families living independently of each other with each provided with kitchen facilities.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(59).)

"One-family dwelling" means a building designed for occupancy by one-family and containing one dwelling unit and including kitchen facilities designed to serve such family.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(57).)

"Two-family dwelling" means a building designed for occupancy by two families living independently of each other with each unit being provided with separate kitchen facilities.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(58).)

"Educational institution" means a public or private institution conducting regular academic instruction at daycare, pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, elementary, secondary or collegiate levels; and including graduate schools, universities, nonprofit research institutions and religious institutions. Such institution must either: (1) offer general academic instruction equivalent to the standards prescribed by the state board of education; or (2) confer degrees as a college or university of undergraduate or graduate standing; or (3) conduct research or religious instruction. This definition does not include commercial or trade schools. Educational institution, when used in conjunction with regulations pertaining to sexually oriented businesses shall mean any child care facility, or any institution of learning which is attended by minors under the age of eighteen years, whether public or private, which offers instruction in those courses of study required by the California Education Code or which is maintained pursuant to educational standards set by the laws of the state of California. Educational institutions include day care schools, kindergarten, elementary schools, junior high schools and senior high schools. Educational institution when used in conjunction with regulations pertaining to sexually oriented businesses does not include a vocational or professional institution of higher education, including a community or junior college, college or university.

(Ord. 851 § 13, 1996: Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(60).)

"Emergency shelter" has the same meaning as defined by Government Code § 65582, as may be amended from time to time, and means housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless person. No individual or household may be denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay.

(Ord. 977 § 2, 2005.)

(Ord. No. 2008, § 4(Exh. A), 4-12-2023)

"Employee housing" has the same meaning as defined in Health and Safety Code § 17008, as may be amended from time to time. "Agricultural employee housing" has the same meaning as defined in Health and Safety Code § 17008.5, as may be amended from time to time.

(Ord. No. 2008, § 4(Exh. A), 4-12-2023)

"Entertainer" means any person who as an employee or independent contractor of a sexually oriented business, or any person who, with or without any form of compensation, performs live entertainment for patrons of a sexually oriented business.

(Ord. 851 § 14, 1996.)

(Ord. No. 2008, § 5, 4-12-2023)

"Facility" is defined as all contiguous land and structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the land used for the treatment, transfer, storage, resource recovery, or recycling of hazardous materials or hazardous waste.

(Ord. 763 § 5 (part), 1992.)

(Ord. No. 2008, § 5, 4-12-2023)

"Factory outlet center" means a shopping center which includes a variety of retail stores and ancillary uses. The individual retail stores are operated predominantly by the companies that either directly manufacture or control the production of the merchandise being sold.

(Ord. 830 § 1, 1995.)

(Ord. No. 2008, § 5, 4-12-2023)

For a definition of "Family" see Section 19.04.403, "Household."

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(61).)

(Ord. No. 1058, § 2, 9-8-2010)

(Ord. No. 2008, § 5, 4-12-2023)

"Farm animal" means sheep, cows, steers, burros, jacks, jennies, donkeys, llamas, goats, horses, bovine, mules, rabbits, chickens, ducks, geese, rooster, turkeys, swine including miniature pot-bellied pigs, ponies, ducks or similar animal or fowl typically found on a farm.

(Ord. 767 § 1 (part), 1992.)

A "certified farmers market" means an event for which a special event permit has been issued pursuant to this title, allowing the sale of certain: (1) foodstuff grown by a person holding a certificate issued by the agricultural commissioner of the county in which the foodstuff was grown by such certified person; (2) baked goods that are not a certified farmers market product; and (3) merchandise offered for sale by the permittee.

(Ord. 800 § 1, 1993: Ord. 726 § 1 (part), 1990.)

"Farmworker housing" means housing for persons performing agricultural labor who either work on or are hired from the property.

(Ord. No. 1069, § 3, 1-11-2012)

"Floor area" includes all floor area within a building exclusive of elevator shafts, light and stairwells.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(62).)

"Foodstuff" as used in this title, means fruits, nuts, vegetables, flowers, plants and honey grown by a person who is a farmer or grower who holds a certificate issued pursuant to law by the agricultural commissioner of a county in California or another authorized official.

(Ord. 726 § 1 (part), 1990.)

"Foster care home" means a dwelling occupied by a family which accepts and cares for children as full-time residents as a part of the family and which children are assigned by an authorized public or semipublic authority.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(63).)

"Frontage" means that portion of a parcel which abuts and has access to a public or approved private street or highway where access is provided, measured along the public or approved private street or highway or future street line as indicated on the general plan or approved subdivision or division map.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(64).)

"Private garage" means an accessory building, or an accessory portion of a main building, enclosed on at east three sides with the fourth being provided with a door for access of the automobile and designed or used for the shelter or storage of vehicles of the occupants of the main building.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(65).)

"Public garage" means a building other than a private garage, enclosed on all sides and used for the care, repair or equipping of vehicles, or where such vehicles are kept for remuneration, hire or sale.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(66).)

"General plan" means the projected growth plan for the city of Camarillo which includes a statement of development policies and includes a diagram and text setting forth objectives, principles and plan proposals and includes the various elements required by the state of California.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(67).)

"Temporary geological exploration core hole" means a test hole or exploratory core hole, used, or intended to be used, exclusively for geographical or geological land exploration preliminary to possible land development exploration for oil, natural gas or other hydrocarbons to be drilled and abandoned within thirty days from the time of commencement of drilling operations.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(68).)

"Governmental facilities" include federal, state, city or county buildings, or institutions, or other special districts.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(69).)

"Grade, ground level," is the average of the finish ground level at the center of all walls of a building. In case the walls are parallel to and within five feet of sidewalk, the above ground level shall be measured at the sidewalk.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(70).)

"Gradient" means the rate of vertical change of the ground surface expressed as a percent figure.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(70).)

"Gross receipts," when used in conjunction with a sexually oriented business, means and includes the total amounts of cash, checks or credit slips actually received from the sale, trade, rental, display or presentation of services, materials or entertainment which are characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.

(Ord. 851 § 4, 1996.)

Guest bungalows are individual living units built on a single parcel of land and operated as part of a private golf course offering independent living as temporary accommodations not to exceed thirty consecutive days for members of the golf course country club or their guests. The units may include provisions for living, sleeping, cooking, sanitation and parking.

(Ord. 996 § 3 (part), 2006.)

"Hazardous material" means a substance or combination of substances which because of its quantity, concentration, physical, chemical or infectious characteristics may either (a) cause, or contribute to, an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible, illness; or (b) pose a present or potential hazard to human health or environment due to the manner in which it is transported, utilized or disposed of or otherwise managed.

(Ord. 763 § 5 (part), 1992.)

"Hazardous waste" is a waste or combination of wastes which because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristic may either (a) cause, or contribute to, an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible, illness; or (b) pose a present or potential hazard to human health or environment due to the manner in which it is treated, stored, transported, utilized, disposed of, or otherwise managed.

(Ord. 763 § 5 (part), 1992.)

"Heliport" means any helicopter landing area used, designed or intended to be used for the receiving or discharging of passengers, cargo; also included are any appurtenant facilities for passengers, cargo or for the service or repair, shelter or storage of helicopters.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1986: prior code § 9300.5(72).)

"Helistop" means any helicopter landing area used, designed or intended to be used, including other appurtenant facilities permitted at a heliport, other than shelter for passengers.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(73).)

A home improvement showroom means a facility used to display kitchen and bath fixtures, and home theatre systems to contractors, designers, builders and other individuals for demonstrating various means that home improvement can be designed. Showrooms may offer a range of products for sale associated with kitchen, bath and home theatre systems. Materials sold at the showroom are warehoused and shipped from other off-site warehouse facilities. Showrooms may also include a location for service and repair calls and limited space for on-site retail sales of kitchen/bath and home theatre products.

(Ord. 942 § 1, 2001.)

"Home for the aged" means any institution, boarding home or other place for the reception and care of persons over the age of sixty not related to the proprietor by blood or affinity within the second degree; and when boarding care is provided for three or more such aged persons.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(75).)

"Home occupation" means any occupation conducted in the main building on a lot by a member of a family residing therein as an incidental use in connection with the primary residential use thereof.

(Ord. 713 § 1, 1990: Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(74).)

"Horizontal mixed-use development" means a cohesive development project that provides for the functional and physical integration of residential and commercial uses in separate structures on the same site.

(Ord. No. 1038, § 3, 6-24-2009)

"Hospital" means an institution providing physical or mental health service, in-patient or overnight accommodations and medical and surgical care of the sick or injured.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(76).)

"Animal hospital" means a place where small animals or domestic pets are given medical or surgical treatment and cared for during time of such treatment.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(77).)

"Hotel" means a building, or portion of a building with access provided through a common entrance, lobby or hallway to six or more guest rooms designed to be rented, hired out or occupied as temporary accommodations with the combined stays by any guest in a hotel not to exceed a total of one hundred eighty days in any one-year period. This one-year period shall be calculated starting from the initial date of registration by the guest in the hotel. The definition of "hotel" shall not include "residential hotel," as that term is defined by California Health and Safety Code Section 50519.

(Ord. 897 § 1, 1998: Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(78).)

"Senior hotel" means a building or buildings designed for senior citizens with access provided through a common entrance, lobby, or hallway to six or more guest rooms designed to be rented or hired out by the day, week, month, or longer period of time, and includes a central dining area where all meals are provided to the guests as part of the rental rate for the rooms, plus other types of facilities or services designed to address the needs for seniors which may include activity rooms and transportation and shall not include any in-room cooking facilities except a microwave and a small under-counter refrigerator and sink.

(Ord. 680 § 1, 1989.)

"Household pets and domestic animals" means cats, dogs, canaries, parrots, parakeets, pigeons, and other birds, small caged rodents, and nonpoisonous reptiles less than six feet in length which are usually and ordinarily kept as household pets. This definition specifically excludes wild mammals, peafowl, poisonous reptiles, farm animals, reptiles longer than six feet, and similar animals kept for fur, food, or hobby.

(Ord. 781 § 2, 1993: Ord. 767 § 2, 1992: Ord. 523 § 1, 1982.)

"Household" means one or more persons living together in a dwelling unit with common access to, and common use of, all living, kitchen and eating areas within the dwelling unit.

(Ord. No. 1058, § 3, 9-8-2010)

"Industrial park" means any planned industrial district in which special attention is given to aesthetic and community compatibility; subdivided and developed according to a comprehensive plan which includes streets and utilities and provides serviced sites for a variety of industry oriented uses.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(79).)

"Individual viewing area" when used in conjunction with a sexually oriented business, means and includes a viewing area located in a sexually oriented arcade, designed for occupancy by one person; each individual viewing area shall be open to view from the manager's station, but without any means of direct visual or physical access between another individual viewing area. No individual viewing area shall contain booths, stalls, or partitions nor shall an individual viewing area have doors, curtains or portal partitions, unless such individual viewing areas containing booths, stalls or partitioned portions have at least one side open to the manager's station and visible to such manager's station. Each individual viewing area shall be constructed so as to allow twelve inches of open space between the bottom of the stall or partition and the floor. Such open space shall remain unobstructed at all times.

(Ord. 851 § 5, 1996.)

"Junk or salvage yards" means any premises used for keeping or storage of junk, including but not limited to iron and scrap metal, paper, rags, glass, wood, or similar materials or the dismantling or wrecking of automobiles, trucks or machinery or the storage or keeping for sale of parts and equipment resulting from dismantling or wrecking operations on said premises or elsewhere; or the baling of cardboard boxes, paper and paper cartons.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(80).)

"Kennel" means any lot or premises on which four or more dogs or cats, four months of age or older, are kept, boarded or trained with or without special buildings or runways.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(81).)

"Kitchen" means any space within a building designed and intended to be used for the cooking or preparation of food.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(82).)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1069, § 4, adopted Jan. 11, 2012, repealed § 19.04.425, which pertained to labor camp housing and derived from prior Code § 9300.5(83); Ord. 347, § 1 (part), adopted 1976.

"Landscaping" means the planting and maintenance of a combination of trees, shrubs, vines, ground cover, flowers or lawn. The combination or design may include natural features such as rocks and stone. Structural features include, but are not limited to, fountains, reflecting pools, art work, screen walls, fences and benches.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(84).)

"Landscaping, residential," includes any combination of trees, shrubs, vines, groundcover, plants, succulents, flowers, cacti and/or lawn which shall cover front and side yard areas which are visible from a public street excluding driveway and walkways. The combination or design may include structural features or natural features such as rock and stone. Structural features include, but are not limited to, fountains, reflective ponds, screen walls, fences and benches. Rock or stone groundcover may be used in combination with plant materials located in the front yard area or in the side yard area visible from the public right-of-way.

(Ord. 829 § 3 (part), 1995.)

"Landscaping, residential irrigation system," means a manual system consisting of a hose bib and hose sufficient to cover the landscaping area or an inground sprinkler system without a clock or timer, or an automatic irrigation system which operates a series of sprinklers and emitters designed to provide permanent, adequate irrigation coverage for required landscaping. Each such irrigation system shall be designed and used in compliance with the city's water waste ordinance.

(Ord. 829 § 3 (part), 1995.)

"Self-service laundry" means any establishment for laundering which uses automatic washers and dryers or extractors where there is no pickup or delivery service and no steam or hand laundry of any type.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(85).)

"Life Science" means interactions with living organisms (e.g., microbes, human beings, animals, and plants) and their products, including all disciplines and methodologies of biology such as aerobiology, agricultural science, plant science, animal science, bioinformatics, genomics, proteomics, microbiology, synthetic biology, virology, molecular biology, environmental science, public health, modeling, engineering of living systems, and all applications of the biological sciences.

(Ord. No. 2007, § 4B, 4-12-2023)

"Livestock feeding yards" means any area on which livestock are kept for fattening or dairy purposes and are fed by any method other than grazing.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(86).)

A live/work unit is an integrated residence and working space, occupied and utilized by a single household in a structure, either single-family or multifamily, that has been designed or structurally modified to accommodate joint residential occupancy and work activity.

(Ord. 1013 § 4 (part), 2007.)

"Loading space" means an off-street space or berth clear of the driving lane on the same lot or parcel of land with a building or contiguous to a group of buildings for designated temporary parking of commercial vehicles while unloading merchandise or material.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(88).)

"Lodginghouse" means any establishment where for compensation and for definite periods by the week or greater term room and board is provided guests and others for five or more persons but wherein meals are not furnished to guests or to occasional transient customers.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(87).)

"Lot" means a parcel of land of at least sufficient size to meet minimum zoning requirements for use, coverage, and area, and to provide such yards and other open spaces as required by the zone in which it is located. It shall have frontage on an improved public street or approved private street.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(89).)

"Lot area" means the total area measured in a horizontal plane included within the lot lines of a lot or parcel of land.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(90).)

"Corner lot" means a lot or parcel of land situated at an intersection of two or more streets, which streets have an angle or intersection measured along such lot frontage of not more than one hundred and thirty-five degrees.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(91).)

"Reversed corner lot" means a corner lot, the side street line of which is substantially a continuation of the front lot line of the lot or parcel of land to its rear, whether across an alley or not.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(92).)

"Cul-de-sac lot" means a lot fronting on, or with more than one-half of its lot frontage on the turnaround end of a cul-de-sac street.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(93).)

"Lot depth" means the horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines measured in the mean direction of the side lot lines.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(94).)

"Flag lot" means a lot or parcel of land where the major portion of the lot area is removed from the street with access provided by a narrow portion of the lot twenty feet in width connecting to the public right-of-way.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(95).)

"Interior lot" means a lot or parcel of land, other than a corner lot, with only one frontage on a street.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(96).)

"Key lot" means any lot where the side lot line abuts the rear lot line of one or more other lots, and not separated by an alley.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(97).)

"Front lot line" means the line separating an interior lot from a street or a line separating the narrower portion of the lot from the street for a corner lot.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(98).)

"Rear lot line" means a lot line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line. For an irregular, triangular, or gore-shaped lot, the rear lot line means a line not less than ten feet in length within the lot which is parallel to the front lot line, or parallel to the cord of a curbed front lot line, and at the maximum distance from the front lot line.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(99).)

"Side lot line" means any lot line not a front lot line or a rear lot line.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(100).)

"Through lot" means a lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(101).)

"Lot, width" means the horizontal distance between the side lot line measure at right angles to the lot depth at a point midway between the front and rear lot lines, and at the lot front line.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(102).)

"Low Barrier Navigation Center" has the same meaning as defined in Government Code § 65660, as may be amended from time to time, and means a Housing First, low-barrier, service-enriched shelter focused on moving people into permanent housing that provides temporary living facilities while case managers connect individuals experiencing homelessness to income, public benefits, health services, shelter, and housing. "Low Barrier" means best practices to reduce barriers to entry, and may include, without limitation, the following:

A.

The presence of partners if it is not a population-specific site, such as for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault, women, or youth.

B.

Pets.

C.

The storage of possessions.

D.

Privacy, such as partitions around beds in a dormitory setting or in larger rooms containing more than two beds, or private rooms.

(Ord. No. 2008, § 4(Exh. A), 4-12-2023)

"Manage" means to direct administer, or control the use of any project, business, or use.

(Ord. 763 § 5 (part), 1992.)

(Ord. No. 2008, § 5, 4-12-2023)

"Manufacturing" means the making of goods or products by hand or by machinery.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(103).)

Martial arts studio means a facility where martial arts, including judo, karate and similar programs are practiced through instruction and training. A martial arts studio includes a training floor area and may also include related office areas and changing rooms.

(Ord. 888 § 1, 1997.)

"Mechanical and electrical equipment, at ground level" means an installation on the surface of the ground which through its operation, such as air conditioning, electrical equipment, but not limited thereto, which provides service or convenience to a building or structures.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(104).)

"Mechanical and electrical equipment, roof" means an installation placed upon the surface of the roof of a building or structure which through its operation, such as air conditioning, electrical equipment but not limited thereto, which provides a service or convenience to that building or structure.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(105).)

"Medical clinic" means any facility providing physical or mental health service, and medical or surgical care of the sick or injured, but not including in-patient or overnight accommodations. "Medical clinic" includes health center, health clinic and doctors' offices.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(106).)

"Mini-mart" means a small retail grocery store which may be ancillary to another function.

(Ord. 712 § 1, 1990.)

"Minor" when used in conjunction with a sexually oriented business, means and includes any natural person under the age of eighteen years.

(Ord. 851 § 6, 1996.)

"Mobilehome" means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, designed and equipped for human habitation, and shall not include a recreational vehicle or commercial coach.

(Ord. 485 § 1, 1981: Ord. 474 § 1 (part), 1980: Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(107).)

"Mobilehome accessory building or structure" means any awning, portable, demountable or permanent cabana, ramada, storage cabinet, carport, fence, windbreak or porch established for the use of the occupant of the mobilehome.

(Ord. 474 § 2 (part), 1980.)

"Mobilehome lot" means a portion of the land in a mobilehome park or mobilehome subdivision which is designated or used for the occupancy of one mobilehome.

(Ord. 474 § 2 (part), 1980.)

"Mobilehome park" means any area or tract of land where two or more mobilehome lots are rented or leased or held out for rent or lease to accommodate mobilehomes or modular homes used for human habitation.

(Ord. 474 § 1 (part), 1980: Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(108).)

"Mobilehome subdivision" means any area or tract of land where two or more lots to accommodate mobilehomes or modular homes used for human habitation are owned separately, rather than rented from the owner of a mobilehome park, and shall include a condominium, stock cooperative, planned unit development or any other form of ownership.

(Ord. 474 § 2 (part), 1980.)

"Modular home" means a dwelling partially or entirely built up of prefabricated standardized components, intended to be erected permanently on a site but capable of being disassembled, moved, and re-erected; not equipped with wheels or licensed or intended for towing on public streets and highways.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(109).)

"Motel" means one or more buildings containing guest rooms or dwelling units with one or more such rooms or units having a separate entrance leading directly from outside of the building or from an inner court or hallway and with automobile space provided in connection therewith. Such facilities are designed or intended to be used, rented, occupied or hired out for temporary accommodations offered primarily to automobile tourists or business representatives with the combined stays by any guest in a motel not to exceed a total of one hundred eighty days in any one-year period. This one-year period shall be calculated starting from the initial date of registration by the guest in the motel. "Motel" includes auto courts, guest bungalows, motor lodges, tourist courts and motor hotels. Utility service to motel units shall be provided through a single master meter and no individual metering of individual units shall be permitted. Guest rooms or dwelling units may include kitchen facilities. The definition of "motel" shall not include "residential hotel," as that term is defined by California Health and Safety Code Section 50519.

(Ord. 996 § 3 (part), 2006: Ord. 897 § 2, 1998: Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(110).)

"Motor vehicle" means a self-propelled device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved, or drawn upon a street or highway, excepting a device moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(111).)

"Net area" means an area of land exclusive of all public streets or alleys or land dedicated or offered for street or alleys.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(112).)

"Net developed area" means that portion of a parcel of land which has been improved with a building or structure including all related appurtenances thereto exclusive of public streets or alleys on land dedicated or reserved for such uses.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(113).)

"Nonconforming building" means a building, or portion thereof, which was lawfully erected or altered and maintained but which because of the application of this title to it, no longer conforms to the regulations set forth in this title applicable to the zone in which such building is located.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(114).)

"Nonconforming use" means a use which was lawfully established and maintained but which, because of the application of this title to it, no longer conforms to the regulations of the zone in which it is located. A nonconforming building, or nonconforming portion of the building, shall be deemed to constitute a nonconforming use of the land upon which it is located.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(115).)

"Plant nurseries" means a place where flowers, trees, or shrubs are grown, usually for transplanting, sale or experiment.

(Ord. 881 § 1, 1997: Ord. 773 § 1 (part), 1993.)

For a definition of "nursing homes," see "Rest homes," Section 19.04.675.

(Ord. 881 § 2, 1997.)

"Owner" when used in conjunction with a sexually oriented business, means and includes all of the following:

A.

A sole proprietor, a partnership, a corporation or other legal entity which owns and/or operates a sexually oriented business; or

B.

Any general partner of a partnership which owns and/or operates a sexually oriented business; or

C.

The principal officers of a corporation which owns and/or operates a sexually oriented business.

(Ord. 851 § 7, 1996.)

"Parapet" means a wall at the edge of the portion of the roof of sufficient height behind which roof top equipment, where provided, would be screened from public view of those at ground level.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(116).)

"Parcel of land" means the same as "lot."

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(117).)

"Private parking area" means an open area, other than a street, used for parking of vehicles and restricted from general public use. Such areas shall have frontage on or access to a dedicated street or alley.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(118).)

"Public parking area" means an area, other than a private parking area or street, used for the parking of vehicles and available for public use either free or for remuneration. Such areas shall have frontage or access to a dedicated public street or alley.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(119).)

"Parking space" means a readily accessible area, not including driveways, ramps, loading or work areas, maintained exclusively for the parking of one motor vehicle.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(121).)

"Public park or playground" means land acquired or maintained by the city, county, state or federal government or special district for park and recreational purposes for the general public.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(120).)

"Permanent watering system" means a watering system constructed in a permanent manner which would utilize stationary pipes buried below the surface of the ground to transfer water to bubblers or sprinklers for irrigation purposes.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(122).)

"Plan" shall mean a document containing the location and dimensions of all proposed or existing buildings, parking, landscaping, setbacks, walls and fences; exterior elevations with colors and materials called out; floor plans submitted with square footage; and, exterior dimensions including public improvements adjacent to the parcel.

(Ord. 736 § 1 (part), 1990.)

"Planned development" means the planning, construction, or implementation and operation of any use or structure, or a combination of uses or structures, on a single parcel of land based on a comprehensive and complete design or plan treating the entire complex of land, structures, and uses as a single project.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(123).)

"Poultry" includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, pigeons, and other fowl.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(124).)

"Private drive or road" means a way or place in private ownership and use for vehicular travel by the owner and those having expressed or implied permission from the owner but not by other members of the public.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(125).)

"Private school" means a building used for the purpose of elementary or secondary education and having a curriculum essentially the same as ordinarily given in a public school.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(126).)

"Professional office" means an office maintained and used as a place of business, conducted by persons engaged in the recognized professions, and others whose business activities consist principally of services to the persons as distinguished from the handling of commodities.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(127).)

"Public utility facility" includes the land, buildings, fixtures of any utility providing service to the public and subject to the jurisdiction of other governmental agencies; and in addition, but not limited thereby, storage and maintenance yards, pump stations, well sites, storage tanks, generating plants, substations, telephone exchanges, and public transportation terminals such as airports, heliports, helistops, railroad bus repair shops, railroad yards and related facilities and roundhouses. "Public utility" does not include public utility transmission lines.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5(128).)

"Public utility transmission facilities" includes gas, water, electrical or telephone transmission, distribution or delivery pipes, lines or conduits, located on poles or underground, railroad tracks and appurtenances.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.5 (129).)

Sections:

A.

The purpose of this title is to consolidate and coordinate all existing zoning regulations and provisions into one comprehensive zoning plan in order to designate, regulate and control the location and use of buildings, structures and land for residence, commerce, trade, industry or other purposes; to regulate and limit the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures, hereafter erected or altered; to regulate and determine the size of yards and other open spaces and to regulate and limit the density of population; and for such purposes to divide the city into zones of such number, shape and area as may be deemed best suited to carry out these regulations and to provide for the enforcement thereof.

B.

Further, such regulations are deemed necessary in order to encourage the most appropriate use of land; to conserve and stabilize the value of property; to provide adequate open spaces for light and air and to prevent and fight fires; to prevent undue concentration of population; to lessen congestion on streets; to facilitate adequate provisions for community utilities and facilities such as transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements; and to protect and promote the health, safety and general welfare of the public, all in accordance with a comprehensive zoning plan.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code 9300.)

The provisions of this title are not intended to interfere with or abrogate or negate any easements, covenants or existing agreements between parties.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.1.)

Whenever the provisions of this title impose a more stringent regulation upon buildings or structures and the use of them or the use of land or premises and require larger open spaces or yards or setbacks imposed or required by other ordinances, rules or regulations, the provisions of this title shall govern.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.2.)

The ordinance codified in this title shall be known as the official zoning ordinance of the City of Camarillo.

(Ord. 347 § 1 (part), 1976: prior code § 9300.3.)

In order to classify, regulate, restrict and segregate the uses of lands and buildings; to regulate and restrict the height and size of buildings; to regulated the area of yards and other open spaces about buildings; and to regulate the density of population, the following classes of use zones and subzones are established:

A.

Use zones.

B.

Subzones of R Zones. Subzones of each of the R zones may be established. The requirements for the parent R zone shall apply to the respective subzones except as to the minimum lot area required per family and as to the minimum lot width. The minimum lot area per family and lot width in each subzone shall be fixed by the use of suffix numbers on the zoning map applicable to the area. The required lot width in any zone shall be determined in accordance with the required lot area for the zone and the applicable width herein specified. In order to increase or decrease the minimum lot size for any zoned land, the zoning symbol or designation of the subzone shall be the same as for the parent zone except that a suffix shall be added indicating the required minimum lot area per family in square feet and the minimum lot width. For purposes of establishing subzones, an acre contains 43,560 square feet. The suffixes for subzones and their meanings are as follows:

The following are some examples of a subzone:

1.

The subzone of the R-1 zone which requires a minimum lot area per family of eight thousand square feet and a minimum lot width of seventy-five feet shall be R-1-8.

2.

The subzone of the R-E zone which requires a minimum lot area per family of five acres and a minimum lot width of one hundred fifty feet shall be R-A-5 Ac.

C.

Additional subzones. Additional subzones may be established for the R-1-8, R-1-9, R-1-10, R-E, R-1-13, R-E-13, R-1-20, R-1-30, R-E-30, R-1-1-Ac., R-E-1 Ac., R-1-2 Ac., R-E-2 Ac., by adding the suffix "Av." to any of said zones. Land classified in any of the Av. subzones may contain lots of a minimum lot area as prescribed in the following table, provided that the average lot area of all the lots so zoned shall not be less than the square footage required by that subzone and provided further that in computing the average, lots which exceed one and one-half times the square feet of the subzone shall be considered for the proposed averaging by the planning commission or city council only if the following findings are made with regard to each such lot:

1.

That the lot contains land area which is usable in that it does not contain excessive grade and would complement the overall project;

2.

That the lot can be adequately served by public facilities;

3.

That the lot can be maintained to prevent flooding and erosion and to insure the welfare of the adjoining property.

The minimum and average lot areas allowed for each subzone classification shall be as follows:

The minimum lot width for any lot within an average subzone established under this provision shall be as provided in this section.

The planning commission or city council, when design requirements or topographical conditions make it desirable, may modify the minimum lot widths as follows:

1.

The minimum lot frontage on a cul-de-sac or knuckle lot may be reduced to not less than forty feet.

2.

The minimum lot frontage for a lot which fronts on a curved street of not more than five hundred-foot radius may be reduced by not more than ten percent.

3.

The minimum lot frontage providing access to not more than one flag lot may be reduced to not less than twenty feet. Consideration shall be given to the length of the access in proportion to the width.

4.

The minimum lot frontage provided for in this section for lots in excess of 43,559 square feet may be increased so that the frontage of the lot shall bear reasonable relationship to the depth of the lot and provide adequate exposure and access.

D.

Subzones for the RPD Zone. Subzones for the RPD zone may be established. The requirements for the RPD zone shall apply to the respective RPD subzones except that the suffix for the RPD designation shall be the maximum number of dwelling units per acre followed by the letter "U." The subzones for the RPD zone may be any number between RPD-1U and RPD-30U. RPD without a suffix subzone number shall allow a maximum of thirty dwelling units per acre.

The following are some examples of a subzone:

1.

The subzone of the R-E-20 which requires a minimum average lot area of twenty thousand square feet shall be R-E-20 Av.;

2.

The RPD residential planned development zone which permits a maximum of twenty dwelling units per acre shall be RPD-20U;

3.

The RPD residential planned development zone which permits a maximum of eight dwelling units per acre shall be RPD-8U.

(Ord. 425 § 1, 1979: Ord. 403 § 1 (part), 1978: prior code § 9300.)

(Ord. No. 1178, § 4B, 4-28-2021)

A.

The provisions of this title shall apply to and govern the use or maintenance or keeping of any land or other property in the city.

B.

The city may be divided by the city council into parts, and each such part may be subdivided into units, for purposes of imposing or establishing zones and subzones on land and property. Such parts or units may be zoned and rezoned whenever the city council finds that public convenience, the general welfare or good zoning practice justifies such action. The geographical boundaries of each part or unit shall be shown on a map, hereafter referred to as a zoning map. A zoning map shall set forth the zone and subzone classifications applicable to the land and property contained in the zoning map.

(Ord. 403 § 1 (part), 1978: prior code § 9301.)

The following zone classifications existing prior to the effective date of this title are eliminated and repealed, and on said date any land or property subject to such zone classifications is reclassified to the zone classification:

(Ord. 403 § 1 (part), 1978: prior code § 9301.1.)

(Ord. No. 1178, § 4C, 4-28-2021)

The location boundaries of the various zones are established and adopted and are shown delineated and designated on the official zoning map of the city of Camarillo, Ventura County, State of California. Said map, together with all notions, references, boundaries and other information thereon, is attached hereto and made a part hereof and is hereby adopted. The official zoning map shall be kept in the office of the planning department and should be kept current. The revised updated official zoning map, or a replica thereof, shall be presented to the city clerk.

(Ord. 403 § 1 (part), 1978: prior code § 9301.2(A).)

Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of any zone as shown on the zoning map, the following shall apply:

A.

Where indicated, zone boundaries are approximately street, alley or lot lines, such lines are determined to be the boundaries of the zone.

Otherwise, the boundaries shall be determined by the dimensions shown on the official zoning map. In the absence of the dimension, the boundaries shall be determined by use of the scale shown on the map based on the judgment of the planning director which may be appealed or referred to the planning commission.

B.

In the event that a vacated street, alley, right-of-way or easement was the boundary between two zones, the new zone boundary shall be at the new property line and the vacated portion of the street, alley, right-of-way or easement shall take the zone of the property abutting same and the new zone boundary shall be at the new property line.

C.

A street, alley, railroad right-of-way, water course, drainage channel or body of water included on the zoning map shall, unless otherwise indicated, be included within the zone of the adjoining property on either side thereof. Where such street, alley, railroad or railroad right-of-way, water course, drainage channel or body of water serves as a boundary between two or more different zones, a line midway between such street, alley, railroad right-of-way, water course, drainage channel or body of water extending in the general direction of the long dimension thereof, shall be considered the boundary between zones.

D.

If after the adoption of the above rules, uncertainty exists as to any zone boundary, the commission shall upon letter of request interpret the map and determine the boundary, and said determination shall be final and made a permanent public record.

(Ord. 403 § 1 (part), 1978: prior code § 9301.2(B).)

Unincorporated territory may be prezoned by the city for the purpose of determining the zoning that will apply to such property in the event of subsequent annexation to the city. Such prezoning shall be accomplished by the same method as provided for by this title for zoning within the city. Such zoning shall become effective at the same time that the annexation becomes effective. In lieu of prezoning procedures, an interim ordinance may be adopted by the city council as prescribed by law for the purpose of classifying such territory so annexed, after which the planning commission shall recommend to the city council the adoption of the zoning classification for such territory in the manner prescribed in this title.

(Ord. 4023 § 1 (part), 1978: prior code § 9301.3.)

In the event the city council does not determine or adopt a zoning classification for the territory to be annexed, a zoning classification for the territory shall be classified in the R-E-1 acre zone. Such classification shall be temporary and the planning commission shall recommend to the city council a final zoning plan for the annexed territory. Within one year of the annexation, if no hearing is held, the zoning shall become permanent.

(Ord. 403 § 1 (part), 1978: prior code § 9301.4.)

A.

No building, or structure, or lot hereafter shall be used or occupied, and no building or part thereof shall be erected, moved or altered unless in conformity with the regulations herein specified for the zone in which it is located, and then only after securing all permits and licenses required by law and ordinance.

B.

No building or structure hereafter shall be erected or altered to exceed the height; to accommodate or house a greater number of families or persons; to occupy a greater percentage of lot area; or to have narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards, or side yards than is specified herein for the zone in which such building or structure is located, except as provided.

C.

No part of a yard or other open space required about any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be included as a part of a yard or other open space similarly required for another building.

(Ord. 403 § 1 (part), 1978: prior code § 9301.5.)

Any building for which a permit has been issued under provisions of earlier ordinances of the city which are in conflict with this title, and by which substantial construction has been performed by integration of materials on the site before the effective date of Ordinance 403, may nevertheless be continued and completed in accordance with plans and specifications upon which the permit was issued.

(Ord. 403 § 1 (part), 1978: prior code § 9301.6.)

A.

Where a lot has a width, depth or area less than that required under the property development standards of this title for the zone of which it is a part and was held under separate ownership or was legally of record at the time Ordinance 403 became effective, such lot may be occupied by the uses permitted in the zone subject to the lot area per dwelling unit and yard requirements and such other regulations as apply uniformly to all lots in such zone.

B.

Uses and building. The existing use or uses of all buildings improved or premises not in conformity with the standards or requirements of the zone in which they are located, and which uses are lawfully existing, may continue as nonconforming uses as hereinafter defined and subject to Chapter 19.66 regulating such nonconforming uses.

(Ord. 403 § 1 (part), 1978: prior code § 9301.7.)

A.

Any use or uses of buildings, improvements or premises existing in violation of any ordinance or law of the city upon the effective date of this title shall not be deemed to have acquired the status of a nonconforming use by reason of the adoption of this chapter or any of the provisions hereof to the extent that such use or uses of buildings, improvements or premises were a violation of any ordinance or law of the city, the same shall be deemed to be a continued violation thereof.

B.

Any variance or permit of any kind and any nonconforming use existing pursuant to any repealed zone classification may continue under the applicable new zone classification but shall not in any manner be extended or enlarged in time or rights.

(Ord. 403 § 1 (part), 1978: prior code § 9301.8.)

The regulations contained in this title shall not apply to owned or leased property when actually in use by the city.

(Ord. 403 § 1 (part), 1978: prior code § 9301.9.)

A.

Amusement machines as defined in Section 19.04.062 shall be permitted as an accessory use in the R-C, C-N, CPD, L-M, M-1 and M-2 zones subject to the following regulations:

1.

If any wall of the premises where an amusement machine is located is in common with a commercial, office or residential use, such wall shall have a sound transmission class rating of 54 unless the planning and community development department makes a specific finding that the use adjoining the wall would not be adversely affected by noise from the arcade.

2.

At least one responsible adult shall be in attendance at all times that the premises where an amusement device is located is open and shall provide adequate management and control over the activities at the premises.

B.

No owner, operator, manager or employee of the premises where an amusement machine is located shall violate or cause to be violated any of the provisions set forth in this section.

(Ord. 537 § 8, 1982.)