“Abatement” means the modification or removal of any building, structure or use that causes it to conform with the requirements of this title. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Abatement period” means that time span between the official notification to a property owner of the requirement to cease, alter, modify, decrease or remove any building, structure or use that is nonconforming or illegal, and the final date given by which the property owner shall make such change. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Abut” means the same as “adjoining.” (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Access” means an opening in a fence, wall or structure, or a walkway or driveway permitting pedestrian or vehicular approach to or within any structure or use. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Accessory building or structure” means a structure or building subordinate to the main building on the same lot. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Accessory use” means a use subordinate to the principal use of a building on the same lot, and serving a purpose customarily incidental to the permitted use of the main building. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Act of God” means a destructive natural event that cannot reasonably be foreseen or prevented. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Addition” means the result of any work that increases the volume of an existing structure or replaces a demolished portion. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Adjacent” means two or more lots or parcels of land, buildings or structures that are not in contact with each other but share a common separation composed of another lot, a parcel of land, a building, a structure or a right-of-way. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Adjoining” means two or more lots or parcels of land sharing a common boundary line, or two or more structures, buildings or objects in contact with each other. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

A. “Adult video cassette activity” is a place of business where video cassettes are offered for sale, lease, loan or rent whose dominant theme is the depiction of specified anatomical areas or specified sexual activities.

B. “Specified anatomical areas” means:

C. “Specified sexual activities” means:

“Alley” means a public or private way not more than 30 feet wide, which serves only as secondary access to abutting property. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Alteration” means any work on a structure that does not result in any addition to the structure. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Apartment complex” means a building or a group of buildings on one lot under single ownership, with at least one building containing three or more dwelling units. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Automobile service station” means a place where gasoline, or any other motor fuel, lubricating oil or grease for the operation of a motor vehicle is offered for sale to the public and delivered and/or minor repairs are made directly into motor vehicles. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Bench” means a fixed seat accommodating two or more persons. One seat is equal to 18 inches of clear bench space. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Block” means a tract of land bounded by streets, dead ends of streets, watercourses, large tracts of land in uses such as dedicated parks and golf courses, or a City boundary. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Block face” means all property facing upon one side of a street in a block. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Boarding house” means a building containing two or more habitable units with common kitchen and dining facilities. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Boat trailer” means a vehicle designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle for the purpose of transporting a boat, ship or other watercraft. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Building” means a permanently located structure having a roof supported by columns or walls, used or intended to be used for the shelter or enclosure of persons, animals or property. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Building bulk” or “building volume” means the total amount of three-dimensional space occupied by a building. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Enclosed building” means a building whose occupants, animals or property cannot be visually or otherwise exposed to any person off the premises except by the incidental or customary use of doors, windows, or balconies. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Building envelope” means the three-dimensional spatial configuration of a building’s volume and mass. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Building height” is the vertical distance above grade to one of the following:

A. For all buildings in the R-1A, R-1A(BF), R-1B, R-3 and R-4 Zones: the highest point of the roof, top of parapet wall, guardrail, mechanical equipment or similar feature of a building with a flat, false mansard or sloped roof with a pitch of less than 3:12 and the highest point of a roof’s ridge for roofs with a pitch equal to or greater than 3:12;

B. For all buildings located in zones other than R 1A, R-1A(BF), R-1B, R-3 and R-4 Zones: the average midpoint between the ridge and eave of a sloped roof with a pitch equal to or greater than 3:12 and to the highest point of the roof, top of parapet wall, guardrail, mechanical equipment or similar feature of a building with a flat, false mansard or sloped roof with a pitch less than 3:12. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Main building” means a building where the principal use of the property occurs. In any residential zone, any dwelling, other than an accessory dwelling unit, shall be deemed to be a main building on the property. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2067 § 5 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Building Official” means the Director of the Department of Community Development of the City of Coronado. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Permanent building or structure” means a building or structure that conforms to all of the following requirements:

A. Requires a building permit;

B. By construction or design has not been intended to be moved once located;

C. The exterior walls of the building are in continuous contact with the ground or foundation, except where structural supports are required due to special site conditions. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Building separation, space between buildings” means the horizontal distance between buildings measured from the nearest point of one building wall to the nearest point of another building wall. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Building valuation” means the estimated cost to replace the building in kind, based on current replacement costs, as determined by the Building Official. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Business” or “commerce” means the purchase, sale or other transaction involving the handling or disposition of any article, service, substance or commodity for livelihood or profit; or the management of office buildings, offices, recreational or amusement enterprises; or the maintenance and use of offices, structures and premises by professions and trades rendering services. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Camp car” means a vehicle with its own motive power and is designed for human habitation. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Camper” means a portable dwelling unit designed to be transported on a motor vehicle. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Carriage house” means a two-story accessory building or structure containing an enclosed garage on the first story and a habitable unit on the second story and is detached from the main building. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Church” means a nonprofit organization, as determined by the Internal Revenue Service, which uses buildings, structures, or land for the teaching or practice of religious doctrine or related social functions. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“City” means the City of Coronado. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“City Council” or “Council” means the City Council of the City of Coronado. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Clubs and lodges” means institutions promoting good will and support services for its members and one that distributes or is supported by donated funds or member fees and has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service stating that the organization’s income is exempt from taxation. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Cluster house” means three or more detached buildings used for dwelling purposes located on a parcel of land and having any yard or court in common. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Combined use development” means development of a site in the R-4 Zone in an integrated, compatible and comprehensively planned manner with two or more uses, each of which are permitted in the underlying zone by right or with a special use permit. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Commercial condominium complex” means a building or a group of buildings containing two or more commercial or professional office units, each unit being separately owned, or held by a stock cooperative. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Commercial vehicle” means any mode of transportation displaying identification or advertising for the purpose of “business or commerce” as defined by CMC 86.04.185, or that is primarily utilized in the conduct of business or commerce. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Commission” means the Planning Commission of the City of Coronado. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Community Development Department” means the Department of Community Development of the City of Coronado. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Contiguous” means the same as “adjoining.” (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Convalescent hospital” means any premises with sleeping rooms where persons are lodged and furnished with meals, dietary or nursing care, and may include persons suffering from contagious diseases, mental disease, alcoholism, drug addiction or nonambulatory conditions. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Court” means a yard on the same lot with a building which is bounded on two or more sides by the exterior walls of buildings on the same lot. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Daylight plane” means a height limitation that, when combined with the maximum height limit, defines the building envelope within which all new structures or additions must be contained. The daylight plane is an inclined plane, beginning at 18 feet above grade at the side property line, and extending into the site at 45 degrees from the vertical up to the maximum height limit. The daylight plane may further limit the height or horizontal extent of the building at any specific point where the daylight plane is more restrictive than the height limit applicable at such point on the site. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Day nursery” means the same as “nursery school.” (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Department” means the Community Development Department of the City of Coronado. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Dormer” means a projecting structure built out from a sloping roof. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Driveway” means a private road, the use of which is limited to persons residing, employed or otherwise using or visiting the parcel on which located. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Duplex” means any development with two dwelling units on one lot. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Multiple-family dwelling” means an apartment complex or a residential condominium complex containing three or more dwelling units, or a dwelling unit in one of these types of housing complexes or a development of three or more dwelling units on one lot. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Single-family dwelling” means any building designed for use exclusively as a dwelling unit for one family, except for accessory dwelling units. The term “single-family dwelling” includes employee housing for six or fewer persons as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 17008. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2067 § 5 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Dwelling unit” means a habitable unit with a kitchen or kitchenette or cooking facility within the unit. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Facade” means the exterior wall of a building exposed to view from sites not on the same property. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Facade plane offset” is the intersections of two approximately parallel vertical exterior surfaces of a building with a third (usually short) vertical exterior surface. A facade plane offset forms a stepped building wall, or an indentation in, or a protrusion from, the building wall or veneer. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“False mansard” means a decorative structure at the edge of a building which has a flat roof. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Family” means one or more persons, whether or not related by blood, marriage or adoption, living together in a single residential unit, with common access to, and common use of, all living areas and all areas and facilities for the preparation and storage of food. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Fire escape” means a ladder or other device designed and intended to furnish an emergency means of escape from a burning building. Fire escapes shall not be considered as a required exit under the Uniform Building Code, and shall be designed so that the lower section would normally be raised aboveground preventing casual use as other than an emergency exit. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Fixed seat” means a chair, stool or other device intended to be sat in or on by not more than one person as part of the principal allowed use of the premises. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Floor area equivalent” includes:

A. “Phantom floors,” defined as the area of any portion of a building or enclosed space above an interior height of 14 feet as measured from the floor of the enclosed space.

B. The area of uncovered patios, courtyards, balconies, decks, and other similar areas bounded by walls on three or more sides where more than two of said walls exceed 14 feet above grade of which only one story is counted. Such areas are excluded from floor area equivalent if the cumulative lot total of such areas is 100 square feet or less, or they face a public street.

C. The area of covered patios, porches, courtyards, balconies, decks and other similar areas unless either:

D. Attics, if any portion of the attic is accessible by permanent stairs and contains an exterior door or roof dormer open to the attic or other opening in the roof surface that admits light into the attic or provides exterior access to or from the attic. If an attic meets these qualifications, 50 percent of the gross floor area of the story immediately below the attic shall be considered as floor area equivalent.

E. The area of mezzanines and interior balconies.

F. The floor area of second and third story covered balconies or decks which project greater than eight feet from the exterior facade and are enclosed or covered with any material that is less than 100 percent permanently open on the three exterior sides and to the sky. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Floor area ratio” or “FAR” is the total of the gross floor area plus the floor area equivalent of all buildings on a lot divided by the gross lot area excluding:

A. A cumulative total of one and one-half percent of lot area with a maximum of 100 square feet within the surrounding exterior walls of fireplaces, chimneys, and bay, bow, and garden windows of which 50 percent shall be limited to each story;

B. The floor area of underground parking and basements where the finished floor level directly above said area is 30 inches or less above grade;

C. For multiple-family or commercial development: the floor area of underground parking, building maintenance facilities or incidental storage designed as an integral part of these two uses where the finished floor level directly above said area is six feet or less above grade; and

D. For residential development in all multiple-family residential zones: up to 200 square feet of floor area for a one-car garage and 400 square feet of floor area for a two-car garage, per dwelling, utilized for parking purposes, building maintenance facilities, or incidental storage designed as an integral part of said parking or maintenance facilities. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Formula business” means any type of commercial business establishment that uses a trademark, logo, service mark or other mutually identifying name or symbol that is shared by 15 or more commercial businesses (other than a “formula fast food restaurant”) and which maintains any standardized (“formula”) array of service and/or merchandise, decor, business method, architecture, layout, uniform, or similar, standardized feature. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Frontage” means that portion of a lot line adjoining and running parallel to a street or alley. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“General Plan” means the comprehensive declaration of purposes, policies and programs for the development of the City including, where applicable, diagrams, maps, and texts setting forth objectives, principles, standards, and other features, which has been adopted by the City Council and known as the “Coronado General Plan.” (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Grade” is the preexisting or proposed finished ground level, whichever is lower, excluding underground basements or underground parking garages and driveways to said garages, in-ground swimming pools, or other unusual topographical features which are not consistent with the natural topography of the site. For portions of the site covered by a structure, grade underlying the structure shall be an assumed plane connecting grade at each point on the structure’s perimeter. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Gross floor area” is the sum of the area included within the outside of the surrounding exterior walls of a building, fireplace, chimney, bay, bow, and garden window at each floor level. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Gross lot area” means the square footage within the boundary lines of a lot exclusive of:

A. The area of any street right-of-way or vehicle access easement;

B. Any flood control easement or walkway which must be fenced; and

C. Any portion of the lot which is less than 12 feet wide for a distance of 50 feet or more and which is designated or used to provide vehicular or pedestrian access to the part of such lot that is designed for use as a building site. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Guest” means any person who occupies a dwelling unit or habitable unit with the permission of the owner and/or resident of the property, and who does not provide consideration for such permission. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Habitable room” means any structure containing at least 90 square feet of clear floor space (exclusive of fixed or built-in cabinets or appliances) with at least 45 square feet having a minimum ceiling height of seven feet, six inches. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Habitable unit” means one or more connected habitable rooms, not containing kitchen, kitchenette or cooking facilities, but designed for use by a single family as a separate accommodation for living or sleeping purposes. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Hearing” means any recognition of public appeal, comment, testimony or similar procedure by an authorized commission, committee, council or staff of the City and public notice is not required under the provisions of this title and/or the California Government Code. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Home for the aged” means the same as “nursing home.” (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Home occupation” means any conduct for pecuniary gain by an art or profession, the offering of a service or conduct of a business, or handicraft manufacture of products within or from a dwelling in a Residential Zone, which is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the structure for a dwelling purpose, and which use does not change the character of the residential use. It is permitted under the regulations of Chapter 20.08 CMC. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Hospital” means an institution in which patients are given medical or surgical care and which is licensed by the State to use the title “hospital” without qualifying descriptive word. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Hotel” or “motel” means a building or group of buildings on one site containing two or more habitable or dwelling units available for transient rental, which is neither a boarding house nor a lodging house, and may include such integrated amenities as meeting halls, and dining, retail and recreation facilities. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Improved land” means a parcel, lot or other land description assessed with an improvement by the San Diego County Assessor and/or which contains structures. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Industry” means the production, processing or servicing of goods by hand or by machinery. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Inoperable motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle that is incapable of being transported by its own motive power. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Inoperable vehicle” means any vehicle that is incapable of being transported or carried as designed. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Junkyard” means a place where waste, discarded, or salvaged materials are bought, sold, exchanged, baled, packed, disassembled, handled, stored or abandoned, including auto wrecking yards, house wrecking yards, used lumberyards and places or yards for storage of salvaged house wrecking materials and equipment, but not including such places where such uses are conducted entirely within a completely enclosed building, and not including pawnshops and establishments for the sale, purchase or storage of used furniture and household equipment when conducted entirely within a completely enclosed building, and not including the sale of used cars in operable condition, or salvaged materials incidental to manufacturing operations. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Kennel” means any use which involves the temporary or permanent keeping of: four or more dogs, four months in age or older; four or more cats, four months in age or older; or any combination of dogs and cats totaling four or more, four months in age or older. The term “kennel” does not include an animal shelter operated or established by the Department or a veterinary hospital operated by a veterinarian licensed by the State of California. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Kitchen” or “kitchenette” means any room or part of a room which is designed, built, used or intended to be used for the preparation of food and contains one or more of the following within said room or part of room:

A. Oven, range top, stove, microwave or other appliance designed to warm or cook food;

B. Dishwasher;

C. Sink greater than two and one-half square feet; or

D. Refrigerator greater than six cubic feet. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Landscaping” means planting (including trees, shrubs, lawn areas (including artificial turf), ground covers, etc., provided either in the ground or in containers) and water features suitably designed, selected, installed and maintained so as to be permanently attractive. Decorative screens, fences, ornamental post lamps, decorative rock or other paved surfaces, decks, fixed seating, fire pits and similar garden hard surface features are considered as elements of landscape development. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Legal nonconforming” means that a use or some aspect of a use, lot or building does not conform to the development standards presently in the Municipal Code, but was legally established in accordance with the Municipal Code standards then in effect. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Loading space” means an off-street space or berth on the same lot with a building, or contiguous to a group of buildings, for the temporary parking of vehicles while loading or unloading merchandise or materials. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Lodging house” means a dwelling unit containing common kitchen and dining facilities and two to six habitable units utilized for transient rental. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Lot” means a piece, plot or parcel of land, or assemblage of contiguous parcels of land, as established by survey, plat or deed and occupied or intended to be occupied by a principal building or a group of such buildings and accessory buildings, or utilized for a principal use and uses accessory thereto, together with such open space as required by this title, and having frontage on a public or an approved private street or alley. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Corner lot” means a lot abutting upon two or more streets at their intersection or upon two parts of the same street, such streets or parts of the same street forming an interior angle of less than 135 degrees. The point of intersection of the street right-of-way lines is the “corner.” (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Lot coverage” means the total area or percentage of a lot occupied by buildings and/or structures that diminishes the yard and/or court area. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Depth of lot” means the maximum distance between the center of the front and rear lot lines, or between the center of the front lot line and the center of the calculated rear lot line in accordance with CMC 86.04.450 if there should be no rear lot line. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Interior lot” means a lot other than a corner lot. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Front lot line” means the line separating the lot from the street (or alley if the lot does not front on a street). In the case of a corner lot, the front lot line is the shorter of any two adjoining street lot lines, providing the line is a minimum of 20 feet. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Interior lot line” means any lot line other than a front or rear lot line which intersects a front or rear lot line. An interior lot line separating a lot from a street is called a side street lot line. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Northerly side lot line” means a side lot line which has a compass bearing between north 60 degrees east and south 60 degrees east and is located on the northerly side of the lot. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Rear lot line” means a lot line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line. For the purpose of establishing the rear lot line of a triangular or trapezoidal lot, or of a lot the rear line of which is formed by two or more lines, the following shall apply:

A. For a triangular, gore-shaped, or irregular-shaped lot, the rear lot line shall be a straight line drawn parallel to the front lot line or parallel to the chord of a curved front lot line, and farthest removed from the front lot line which is 10 feet in length within the lot and intersects two side property lines; or

B. In the case of a trapezoidal or quadrilateral lot, the lot line of which is not parallel to the front lot line, the rear lot line shall be deemed to be the line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line, providing the line is a minimum length, the rear line shall be a line 10 feet in length drawn parallel to but farthest removed from the front lot line; or

C. In the case of a pentagonal lot, the rear boundary of which includes an angle formed by two lines, such angle shall be employed for determining the rear lot line in the same manner as prescribed for triangular lots. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Reversed corner lot line” means a corner lot the side street line of which is substantially a continuation of the front lot line of the lot upon which it rears. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Lot lines” means the property lines bounding the lot. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Side lot line” means the same as “interior lot line.” (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Southerly side lot line” means a side lot line which has a compass bearing between north 60 degrees east and south 60 degrees east and is located on the southerly side of the lot. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Street or alley lot line” means a lot line separating the lot from a street or alley. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Panhandle lot” means a lot where a portion of the lot is 12 feet or less in width for a distance of 50 feet or more. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Through lot” means a lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Lot width” means the horizontal distance between the side lot lines, measured at right angles to the lot depth. For irregular or triangular-shaped lots, the lot width will vary depending upon the point of measurement along the lot depth line. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Manufactured housing” is a type of housing unit that is largely assembled in factories and then transported to sites of use and installed on a foundation system, pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 18551, and certified under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.). (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Massage” means any method of treating the external parts of the body by means of pressure on or friction against, or stroking, kneading, rubbing, tapping, pounding, or stimulating the external parts of the body with the hand or other parts of the body, with or without the aid of any mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliances; or with or without supplementary aids such as rubbing alcohol, liniments, antiseptics, oils, powders, creams, lotions, ointments, or other similar preparations. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Massage establishment” means any establishment having a fixed place of business where any person, firm, association, partnership or corporation engages in, conducts, or carries on, or permits to be engaged in, conducted or carried on, any business of giving massages. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Medical clinic” is a small-scale facility for diagnosis and treatment of outpatients and does not include overnight stay of patients or ambulance services. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Mezzanine” or “mezzanine floor” is an intermediate floor placed within a room as defined and regulated by the California Building Code. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Mixed use development” means the development of a site in an integrated, compatible and comprehensively planned manner with two or more different land uses. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Mixed use residential” means a land use or development project consisting of both multiple-family residential and nonresidential uses. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024)

“Mobile home” means a vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, designed for human habitation. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Modifying or overlay zone” means a designation to permit special regulations to be invoked where appropriate or necessary in lieu of or in addition to the regulations of the basic zone with which the modifying or overlay zone is combined. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Motel” or “hotel” means a building or group of buildings on one site containing two or more habitable or dwelling units available for transient rental, which neither is a boarding house nor a lodging house, and may include such integrated amenities as meeting halls, and dining, retail and recreation facilities. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Net floor area” means the clear floor space, exclusive of fixed or built-in cabinets or appliances, included with the surrounding exterior walls or a building or portion thereof. The net floor area of a building, or portion thereof, not provided with surrounding exterior walls shall be the clear floor space under the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Nonconforming use” is defined in CMC 86.50.020. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Nursery school” means the supervisory care and educational development of children under the age of 16 for profit or nonprofit and required to be licensed by the State of California Department of Social Services for such purpose. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Nursing home” means any premises with sleeping rooms where persons are lodged and furnished with meals, dietary or nursing care, and may include nonambulatory persons but not include persons suffering from contagious disease, mental disease, alcoholism or drug addiction. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Nursing unit” means a habitable room in a skilled nursing facility, not containing a kitchen, kitchenette or cooking facilities, and designed to accommodate three beds or less. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Office” means a building, room, or department, wherein a business or service is transacted, but not including the storage or sale of merchandise on the premises as a primary function. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Open space” means any portion of a lot unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Parapet” means a low wall or railing system at the edge of a roof, porch, or terrace. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Parcel” means a quantity of land recognized by the San Diego County Assessor as constituting a parcel. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Parking allocation credit” means that when a use is proposed to replace an existing use that is legal nonconforming in regard to the number of parking spaces provided, the proposed use need not provide additional parking if it has the same or less parking requirement as the existing use. The parking not actually provided for the use replacing the legal nonconforming use to otherwise comply with the parking standard for the new use is the parking allocation credit. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Covered and enclosed parking” means any parking space completely concealed, within walls or doors and a roof, or capable of being concealed within a building or structure such as a totally enclosed garage with operable doors. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Open and unenclosed parking” means any parking space which is open on two or more sides with no fence, wall or gate separating the access to the parking space from the alley or street. Group open parking and below grade parking shall qualify as open and unenclosed, and gates or doors on common driveways are permitted. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Off-street parking” means any parking facility meeting the requirements of this title and not located on a street or alley. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“On-street parking” means any legally authorized parking space located on a street or alley. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Parking space” means a permanently surfaced area meeting the requirements of this title and located within a structure or in the open, excluding area necessary for access and designed or used for the parking of a motor vehicle. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Confined parking space” means a parking space abutting a wall or structure on at least one stall side or as determined by the Community Development Department to have special site conditions so as to make parking modifications applicable. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Parking stall depth or length” means the longest side of a parking space. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Tandem parking” means two or more parking spaces aligned so that both parking stall length stripes are substantially a continuation of contiguous parking stall length stripes and designed so as to accommodate front to back parking of vehicles. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Valet parking” means a parking procedure whereby the operator of a motor vehicle submits the parking of the vehicle to a person employed for that purpose. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Patio” means a one-story roofed structure having not more than 500 square feet of floor area and completely open on at least 25 percent of the total amount of wall surface and designed or intended for recreational or outdoor living use. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Plant nursery” means an area where plants (as trees, vines, shrubs, or herbs) are grown, kept or maintained for transplanting, for use as stocks for budding and grafts, or for sale. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Porch” means a one-story covered but unenclosed structure abutting an enclosed structure. Portions of the perimeter of said porch that do not abut an enclosed structure shall have vertical support columns that extend from the porch roof to the floor of the porch. There shall be a minimum of two such vertical support columns with a minimum of one column on each corner or each end of the porch. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Porte-cochere” means a roofed structure extending from a building over an adjacent driveway, intended to shelter those getting in or out of vehicles. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Premises” means a lot including all buildings or structures thereon. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Preschool” means the same as “nursery school.” (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Prezoning” means a City of Coronado zone classification assigned to any territory lying outside the City limits. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Profession” or “professional” means the following categories of occupations: architect, attorney, dentist, engineer, judge, natural scientist, optometrist, physician, psychiatrist, social scientist, surgeon or other occupation the Commission deems as constituting a profession and meets the following requirements:

A. Serves clients rather than customers. The client cannot diagnose his specific needs or discriminate among the range of possibilities for meeting them due to his lack of theoretical background and professional training;

B. The professional has been conferred a title and/or license by an accredited professional school or board;

C. The professional is bound to the profession’s written code of ethics. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Public hearing” means an authorized meeting of any commission, committee, council or staff of the City during which a period of time is allowed for public comment or discussion and public notice has been given as required under the provisions of this title and/or the California Government Code. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Quasi-public” means public use, in some sense or degree, of land, buildings or structures under private ownership or control. For the purposes of this title, electrical substations shall be considered quasi-public uses of a public service type. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Rear side property line” means that portion of the side property line extending into the required rear yard. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Resident” means any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of concession, permit, right of access, license or other agreement for a period of 26 consecutive calendar days or more, counting portions of a calendar day as full days. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Residential care facility” means a licensed or unlicensed family care home, foster home, or group home serving six or fewer mentally disordered or otherwise handicapped persons or dependent and neglected children where care is provided on a 24-hour-a-day basis. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Residential care facility, large” means a State-authorized, certified, or licensed family care home, foster home, or group home serving seven or more mentally disordered or otherwise handicapped persons or dependent and neglected children where care is provided on a 24-hour-a-day basis. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Residential condominium complex” means a building or a group of buildings containing two or more dwelling units, each unit being separately owned or held by a stock cooperative. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Residential density” means the total number of dwelling units on one acre of land in a given area. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Restaurant” means any establishment whose principal business is the sale of food to the public in a ready-to-consume state for consumption on or off the premises. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Drive-thru restaurant” means any food establishment that provides service directly from a building or structure to persons in motor vehicles. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Fast food restaurant” means any establishment whose principal business is the sale of food prepared on site in a ready-to-consume state for consumption on or off the premises and whose design or operation includes three or more of the following characteristics:

A. Food is usually served with disposable utensils.

B. Food is usually packaged or served in disposable containers.

C. Facilities, such as tables, seats and benches, for on-premises consumption of food are insufficient for volume of food sold.

D. Food is usually ordered and paid for at a walk-up counter.

E. Food is usually paid for prior to consumption. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Formula fast food restaurant” means any “fast food restaurant” having both of the following characteristics:

A. Uses a trademark, logo, service mark or other mutually identifying name or symbol that is shared by 15 or more restaurants; and

B. Serves a prescribed (“formula”) menu that is substantially the same as 15 or more restaurants that shares its trademark, logo, service mark or other mutually identifying name or symbol. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Full service restaurant” means any establishment wherein food is regularly prepared for and served to customers primarily for consumption on the premises and whose design or operation includes three or more of the following characteristics:

A. The establishment is not specifically designed to accommodate high customer volume.

B. Facilities, such as tables, seats and benches, for on-premises consumption of food are provided and are sufficient for the volume of food sold and customers serviced.

C. Customers predominately order and receive food while seated at tables on the premises.

D. Food is paid for after consumption on site.

E. Food is not typically packaged for transport off site. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Rest home” means the same as “nursing home,” which is defined in CMC 86.04.540. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Roof” means the completely covered top of a building or structure, except patios, which may have 50 percent of the roof area uncovered. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Roof pitch or slope” means the angle that a roof surface makes with the horizontal. Expressed in units of vertical rise to 12 units of horizontal run. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Sanatorium” means the same as “convalescent hospital,” which is defined in CMC 86.04.235. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Elementary, junior high and high schools” shall mean an institution of learning which offers instruction in the several branches of learning and study required to be taught in the public schools by the Education Code of the State of California. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Semi-public” means the same as “quasi-public” as defined in CMC 86.04.650. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Setback” means that area back from and parallel to the property line on which no building, structure or portion thereof shall be permitted, erected, constructed or placed unless specifically permitted by this title. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Skilled nursing facility” means the same as “convalescent hospital” as defined in CMC 86.04.235. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Emergency shelter” means housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless person. The term “emergency shelter” includes other interim interventions for persons experiencing homelessness, including, but not limited to, a navigation center, bridge housing, and respite or recuperative care. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Single-room occupancy unit” means living or efficiency quarters, as defined by California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.1, intended or designed to be used as a residence by not more than two persons and having either individual or shared bathroom and kitchen facilities. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Specialty shop” means a retail business offering a line of specialty goods and having less than 1,000 square feet of retail floor area. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“State” means the State of California. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Store” means a building, room or department wherein the sale of merchandise is transacted. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Story” is that portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling or roof above. For a portion of a building to be considered a “story,” there must be a vertical clear space between the referenced surfaces of at least four feet. The following shall be excluded from the definition of “story”:

A. Attics, so long as:

B. Mezzanines and interior balconies;

C. Underground parking garages or basements where the finished floor level directly above a usable or unused underfloor space is not greater than 30 inches above grade; and

D. For development in all zones, except the single-family zones and single-family subzones: underground parking, building maintenance facilities or incidental storage designed as an integral part of these two uses where the finished floor level directly above a usable or unused underfloor space is not greater than six feet above grade. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Street” means a public right-of-way more than 30 feet in width, which provides a public principal means of access to abutting property. The term “street” shall include avenue, drive, circle, road, parkway, boulevard, highway, or any other similar term. The term shall include the total width of the dedicated right-of-way. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Structural alteration” means any change or modification in construction of exterior walls or other exterior portions of a building. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Structural coverage” means the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the grade level coverage of a lot by structures including architectural features projecting outward from the building facade whether they extend to grade level or not to the gross lot area. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Structural nonconformity” is defined in CMC 86.50.030. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Structure” means anything over two feet in height above grade constructed or erected, which requires location on the ground or attached to something having a location on the ground, but not including signs, fences or walls used as fences eight feet or less in height above grade, ornamental post lights eight feet or less in height above grade, and aboveground facilities, including, but not limited to, transformers and meter boxes, associated with and appurtenant to underground utility distribution facilities. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Supportive housing” means housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by low income adults with disabilities, and that is linked to on-site services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the community. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Time-share” means the use of one or more accommodations, or any part thereof, through any arrangement, plan, scheme, or similar device, whether by membership agreement, bylaws, shareholder agreement, partnership agreement, sale, lease, deed, license, right-to-use agreement, or by any other means, whereby a purchaser, in exchange for consideration, receives the right to exclusive use of an accommodation or accommodations, whether through the granting of ownership rights, possessory rights or otherwise, for a period of time less than one full year during any given year on a recurring basis for more than one year. The definition of a time-share does not include arrangements whereby multiple persons and their successors join in directly purchasing full ownership of an accommodation and thereafter agree upon arrangements for their shared use. (Ord. 2025-04 § 3 (Exh. A), 2025)

“Tourist” means any person travelling for pleasure and not a resident of the City of Coronado. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Transient” means any tourist or traveler. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Transitional housing” means temporary housing, generally provided for a few months to two years, with supportive services that prepare individuals or families to transition from emergency or homeless shelters to permanent housing. Such housing may be configured for specialized needs groups such as people with substance abuse problems, mental illness, domestic violence victims, veterans, or people with illnesses such as AIDS/HIV. Such housing could be provided in apartment complexes, boarding house complexes, or in single-family homes. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Traveler” means any person traveling for commercial, industrial or professional dealings and not a resident of the City of Coronado. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Travel trailer” means a vehicle designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle for the purpose of transporting cargo or for habitation. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Uncovered” means a roof where at least 65 percent or more of the roof area is permanently open to the passage of light and air. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Unenclosed” means an area where at least 50 percent of the perimeter is 65 percent or more permanently open to the passage of light and air. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Unimproved land” means a parcel, lot or other land description containing no structures. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Vacant premises” shall mean a lot, plot, or parcel of land including any structures thereon, which has not been occupied for more than 90 consecutive days, whether made vacant by voluntary action, fire or other accident, or as a result of enforcement action by the City. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Variance” means a modification of the specific regulations of this title granted by resolution of the Planning Commission or City Council in accordance with the terms of this title for the purpose of assuring that no property, because of special circumstances applicable to it, shall be deprived of privileges that may be enjoyed by other properties in the same vicinity and zone. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Wall” means a solid vertical barrier attached to or part of a building, or a solid fence. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Yard” means any portion of a lot unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Zone” means a portion of the territory of the City of Coronado within which certain uniform regulations and requirements or various combinations thereof apply under the provisions of this title. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

“Zoning map” means the official zoning map or maps of the City of Coronado together with all amendments subsequently adopted. (Ord. 2024-02 § 3 (Exh. A), 2024; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)