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Dixon City Zoning Code

Division V

TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

§ 18.34.010 Residential uses.

Accessory Dwelling Unit.
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). An attached or a detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one (1) or more persons and is located on a parcel with a proposed or existing primary dwelling. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family or multifamily dwelling is or will be situated. An accessory dwelling unit also includes an efficiency unit, as defined in Cal. Health & Safety Code § 17958.1, and a manufactured home, as defined in Cal. Health & Safety Code § 18007.
Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU). A residential unit that is no more than five hundred (500) square feet in size and contained entirely within any portion of an existing or proposed single-family dwelling including an attached garage. It includes its own separate provisions for living, sleeping, cooking, and eating, and may include separate sanitation facilities or may share sanitation facilities with the single-family dwelling.
Caretaker Unit. A dwelling unit on the site of a commercial, industrial, public or semi-public use, occupied by employees and their immediate families employed for the purpose of on-site management, maintenance, or upkeep. Business guests/employees on temporary assignment are allowed to reside in the unit.
Employee Housing. Has the same meaning as "employee housing" as set forth in Cal. Health & Safety Code § 17008 for farmworkers.
Family Day Care. A day care facility licensed by the State of California, located in a residential unit where the resident of the dwelling provides care and supervision for children under the age of eighteen (18) for periods of less than twenty-four (24) hours a day.
Small. A facility that provides care for eight (8) or fewer children, including children who reside at the home and are under the age of ten (10) (Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1597.44).
Large. A facility that provides care for seven (7) to fourteen (14) children, including children who reside at the home and are under the age of ten (10) (Cal. Health & Safety Code § 1597.465).
Group Residential. Shared living quarters without separate kitchen or bathroom facilities for each room or unit, offered for rent for permanent or semi-transient residents on a weekly or longer basis. This classification includes rooming and boarding houses, dormitories, other types of organizational housing, private residential clubs, and extended stay hotels intended for long-term occupancy (thirty (30) days or more) but excludes hotels and motels and residential care facilities.
Mobile Home Park. A development occupied by manufactured housing units, including facilities and amenities used in common by residents who rent, lease, or own spaces for manufactured housing units through a subdivision, cooperative, condominium, or other form of resident ownership.
Residential Care Facilities. A facility licensed by the State of California to provide living accommodations, twenty-four (24) hour care for persons requiring personal services, supervision, protection, or assistance with daily tasks. Facilities may include shared living quarters, with or without a private bathroom or kitchen facilities. This classification includes both for- and not-for-profit institutions, but excludes supportive housing and transitional housing.
Small. A facility that is licensed by the State of California to provide care for six (6) or fewer persons.
Large. A facility that is licensed by the State of California to provide care for more than six (6) persons.
Residential Dwelling Units. Dwelling units designed for occupancy by one (1) household.
Single-Unit Dwelling, Detached. A dwelling unit that is designed for occupancy by one (1) household with private yards on all sides and located on a separate lot from any other unit (except an accessory dwelling unit, where permitted). This subclassification includes individual manufactured housing units.
Single-Unit Dwelling, Attached. A dwelling unit that is designed for occupancy by one (1) household located on a separate lot from any other unit (except an accessory dwelling unit, where permitted), and is attached through common walls to more than one (1) dwelling on abutting lots.
Multi-Unit Dwelling. Two (2) or more attached or detached dwelling units on a single lot. Types of multi-unit dwellings can include duplexes, townhouses, multiple detached residential units, and apartment buildings.
Residential Facility, Assisted Living. A facility that provides a combination of housing and supportive services for the elderly or functionally impaired, including personalized assistance, congregate dining, recreational, and social activities. These facilities may include medical services. Examples include assisted living facilities, retirement homes, and retirement communities. These facilities typically consist of individual units or apartments, sometimes containing kitchen facilities and common amenities. The residents in these facilities require varying levels of assistance.
Single-Room Occupancy. A residential facility where living accommodations are individual secure rooms, with or without separate kitchen or bathroom facilities for each room, and rented to one (1) or two (2) person households for a weekly or monthly period of time. This use classification includes extended stay hotels intended for long-term occupancy (more than thirty (30) days) but excludes hotels and motels, and residential care facilities.
Supportive Housing. Dwelling units with no limit on length of stay that are occupied by the target population as defined in Cal. Health & Safety Code § 53260(d), and that are linked to on-site or off-site services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving their health status, and maximizing their ability to live and, where possible, work in the community.
Transitional Housing. Housing that has a predetermined end point in time for resident occupancy and is operated under a program that requires the termination of assistance, in order to provide another eligible program recipient to the service. The program length is usually no less than six (6) months.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.34.020 Public/semi-public uses.

Cemeteries and Columbariums. Establishments primarily engaged in operating sites or structures reserved for the interment of human or animal remains, including mausoleums, burial places, and memorial gardens.
Colleges and Trade Schools. Institutions of higher education primarily for adults providing curricula of a general, religious, or professional nature, granting degrees or professional certifications and including junior colleges, business and computer schools, management training, and technical and trade schools. This classification excludes instructional services such as music lessons.
Community Assembly. A facility for public or private meetings and gatherings, including community centers, houses of worship, union halls, meeting halls, and membership organizations. This classification includes the use of functionally related facilities for the use of members and attendees, such as kitchens, multipurpose rooms, classrooms, and storage.
Community Garden. Use of land for and limited to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables, including the cultivation and tillage of soil and the production, cultivation, growing, and harvesting of any agricultural, floricultural, or horticultural commodity, by several individuals or households.
Cultural Institutions. A public or private institution and/or associated facility engaged in activities to promote aesthetic and educational interest among the community that are open to the public on a regular basis. This classification includes performing arts centers, event and conference spaces, spaces for display or preservation of objects of interest in the arts or sciences, libraries, museums, historical sites, aquariums, zoos, and botanical gardens. This classification excludes schools or institutions of higher education providing curricula of a general nature (see Colleges and Trade Schools).
Day Care Centers. Establishments providing nonmedical care for persons on a less than twenty-four (24) hour basis other than family day care. This classification includes nursery schools, preschools, and day care facilities for children or adults, and any other day care facility licensed by the State of California.
Emergency Shelter. Housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of six (6) months or less, as defined in Cal. Health & Safety Code § 50801. Medical assistance, counseling, and meals may be provided.
Government Offices. Administrative, clerical, or public contact offices of a government agency, including postal facilities and courts, along with the storage and maintenance of vehicles. This classification excludes corporation yards, equipment service centers, and similar facilities that require maintenance and repair services and storage facilities for related vehicles and equipment.
Hospitals and Clinics. State-licensed facilities providing medical, surgical, psychiatric, or emergency medical services to sick or injured persons. This classification includes facilities for inpatient or outpatient treatment, including substance abuse programs, as well as training, research, and administrative services for patients and employees. This classification excludes veterinaries and animal hospitals (see DMC § 18.34.030, Animal Services).
Clinic. A facility providing medical, psychiatric, or surgical service for sick or injured persons exclusively on an outpatient basis including emergency treatment, diagnostic services, administration, and related services to patients who are not lodged overnight. Services may be available without a prior appointment. This classification includes licensed facilities offering substance abuse treatment, blood banks and plasma centers, urgent care, and emergency medical services offered exclusively on an outpatient basis. This classification does not include private medical and dental offices that typically require appointments and are usually smaller scale (see Offices).
Hospitals. A facility providing medical, psychiatric, or surgical services for sick or injured persons, primarily on an inpatient basis, and including supplementary facilities for outpatient and emergency treatment, diagnostic services, training, research, administration, and services to patients, employees, or visitors. The institutions are to be licensed by the State of California to provide surgical and medical services.
Skilled Nursing Facility. A State-licensed facility or a distinct part of a hospital that provides continuous skilled nursing and supportive care to patients whose primary need requires the availability of skilled nursing care on an extended basis. The facility provides twenty-four (24) hour inpatient care and, at a minimum, includes physician, nursing, dietary, pharmaceutical services, and an activity program. Intermediate care programs that provide skilled nursing and supportive care for patients on a less-than-continuous basis are classified as skilled nursing facilities.
Instructional Services. Establishments that offer specialized programs in personal growth and development such as music, martial arts, vocal, yoga, dancing, reading, and math instruction. Attendance is typically limited to hourly classes rather than full-day instruction. The establishments do not grant diplomas or degrees, though instruction could provide credits for diplomas or degrees granted by other institutions. This classification also includes tutoring facilities which offer academic instruction to individuals or groups.
Low Barrier Navigation Center. 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.
Park and Recreation Facilities. Parks, playgrounds, recreation facilities, trails, wildlife preserves, and related open spaces, all of which are noncommercial. This classification includes playing fields, courts, gymnasiums, swimming pools, picnic facilities, tennis courts, golf courses, and botanical gardens, as well as related food concessions or community centers within the facilities.
Parking Lots and Structures. Surface lots and structures offering parking for a fee when such use is not incidental to another on-site activity.
Public Safety Facilities. Facilities providing public-safety and emergency services, including police and fire protection and emergency medical services, with incidental storage, training, and maintenance facilities.
Recreational Vehicle Parks and Campgrounds. Any area of land where two (2) or more recreational vehicles or camping spaces are rented, or held out for rent, for overnight stay in tents, tarpaulins, or other camping facilities or in recreational vehicles for thirty (30) days or less.
Schools, Private. Facilities for primary or secondary education having curricula comparable to that required in the public schools of the State of California.
Social Service Facilities. Facilities providing a variety of supportive services for disabled and homeless individuals and other targeted groups on a less than twenty-four (24) hour basis. Examples of services provided are counseling, meal programs, personal storage lockers, showers, instructional programs, television rooms, and meeting spaces. This classification is distinguished from licensed day care centers (see Day Care Centers), clinics, and emergency shelters providing twenty-four (24) hour care (see Emergency Shelter).
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.34.030 Commercial uses.

Adult-Oriented Business. As defined in Chapter 11.02 DMC, Adult-Oriented Businesses.
Animal Services. Services related to the boarding, grooming, and care of household pets.
Animal Shelter and Boarding. A commercial, nonprofit, or governmental facility for keeping, boarding, training, breeding, or maintaining, generally overnight or in excess of twenty-four (24) hours, dogs, cats, or other household pets not owned by the owner or operator of the facility.
Pet Day Care. Facilities providing nonmedical care on a less than twenty-four (24) hour basis for dogs, cats, or other household pets not owned by the facility operator.
Veterinary Services. Veterinary services for dogs, cats, or other household pets. This classification allows twenty-four (24) hour accommodation of animals receiving medical services and treatment, including animal hospitals, and pet clinics.
Automobile/Vehicle Sales and Services. Retail or wholesale businesses that sell, rent, and/or repair automobiles, boats, personal watercraft, recreational vehicles, trucks, vans, trailers, scooters, and motorcycles including the following:
Automobile/Vehicle Rental. Establishment providing for the rental of automobiles and small vehicles. Typical uses include car, light truck, motorcycle, and scooter rental agencies.
Automobile/Vehicle Sales and Leasing. Sale or lease, retail or wholesale, of automobiles, light trucks, motorcycles, motor homes, boats, and trailers, together with associated repair services and parts sales, but excluding body repair and painting. Typical uses include automobile dealers and recreational vehicle sales agencies.
Automobile/Vehicle Service and Repair, Minor. The service and repair of automobiles, light-duty trucks, and motorcycles, including the incidental sale, installation, and servicing of related equipment and parts. This classification includes the replacement of small automotive parts and liquids as an accessory use to a gasoline sales station or automotive accessories and supply store, and smog checks, tire sales and installation, auto radio/electronics installation, auto air conditioning/heater service, and quick-service oil, tune-up shops, and brake and muffler shops where repairs are made or service provided in enclosed bays and no vehicles are stored overnight.
Automobile/Vehicle Repair, Major. Repair of automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, motor homes, boats, and recreational vehicles, generally on an overnight basis that may include disassembly, removal or replacement of major components such as engines, drivetrains, transmissions or axles, automotive body and fender work, vehicle painting, or other operations that generate excessive noise, objectionable odors or hazardous materials, and towing services. This classification excludes vehicle dismantling or salvaging and tire retreading or recapping.
Large Vehicle and Equipment Sales, Service, and Rental. Sales, servicing, rental, fueling, and washing of boats, recreational vehicles, and large trucks, trailers, tractors, and other equipment used for construction, moving, agricultural, or landscape gardening activities.
Service Stations. Establishments primarily engaged in retailing automotive fuels or retailing these fuels in combination with activities, such as providing minor automobile/vehicle repair services that do not include major overhauls or paint booths; selling automotive oils, replacement parts, and accessories; and/or providing incidental food and retail services. These facilities may include "mini-marts" and/or convenience stores that sell products, merchandise, or services that are ancillary to the primary use related to the provision of automotive services.
Towing and Impound. Establishments primarily engaged in towing light or heavy motor vehicles, both local and long distance. These establishments may provide incidental services, such as vehicle storage and emergency road repair services (for automobile dismantling, see DMC § 18.34.040, Salvage and Wrecking).
Washing. Washing, waxing, or cleaning of automobiles or similar light vehicles.
Banks and Financial Institutions. Financial institutions providing retail banking services. This classification includes only those institutions serving walk-in customers or clients, including banks, savings and loan institutions, check cashing businesses, and credit unions.
Business Services. Establishments providing goods and services to other businesses on a fee or contract basis, including printing and copying, blueprint services, advertising and mailing, office equipment rental and leasing, office security, custodial services, photofinishing, model building, and taxi services or delivery services with two (2) or fewer fleet vehicles on site.
Cannabis Business. As defined by DMC § 6.12.030, Definitions.
Commercial Entertainment and Recreation. Provision of participant or spectator entertainment to the public. These classifications may include incidental restaurants, snack bars, and other related food and beverage services to patrons.
Cinema/Theater. A facility for the indoor display of films, motion pictures, or dramatic, musical, or live performances.
Indoor Entertainment and Recreation. Establishments providing predominantly participant sports, fitness, indoor amusement and entertainment services conducted within an enclosed building, including electronic amusement centers. Typical uses include bowling alleys, billiard parlors, health clubs, ice and roller skating rinks, indoor racquetball courts, athletic clubs, and physical fitness centers.
Outdoor Entertainment. Predominantly spectator uses, conducted in open or partially enclosed or screened facilities. Typical uses include amusement parks, sports stadiums and arenas, racetracks, amphitheaters, and drive-in theaters.
Outdoor Recreation. Predominantly participant sports conducted in open or partially enclosed or screened facilities. Typical uses include driving ranges, golf courses, sports complexes, miniature golf courses, tennis clubs, outdoor batting cages, swimming pools, archery ranges, and riding stables.
Convention Facility. A facility accommodating gatherings, assembly, entertainment, and related support facilities (e.g., kitchens, offices, etc.) for special events or occasions.
Drive-Through Facility. A motor vehicle drive-through facility which is a commercial building or structure or portion thereof which is designed or used to provide goods or services to the occupants of motor vehicles. This classification includes banks and other financial services, fast-food establishments, drugstores, and film deposit/pickup establishments, but excludes drive-in theaters (see Commercial Entertainment and Recreation), service stations, or car wash operations (see Automobile/Vehicle Sales and Services).
Eating and Drinking Establishments. Businesses primarily engaged in serving prepared food and/or beverages for consumption on or off the premises.
Bars/Night Clubs/Lounges. Businesses serving alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises as a primary use, including on-sale service of alcohol including beer, wine, and mixed drinks. This subclassification includes establishments where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed but are not operated and maintained as bona fide eating establishments and establishments where beverage production, brewing, or distilling is subordinate to the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Restaurant. Establishments where food and beverages are served to patrons on site or off site, including full-service, limited-service, and take-out/delivery businesses. This subclassification includes cafes, coffee shops, delicatessens, fast-food businesses, and bakeries that have tables for on-site consumption of products, as well as establishments operated and maintained as a bona fide eating place that serves alcoholic beverages. It excludes catering services and commercial kitchens that do not sell food or beverages for on-site consumption.
Farmers' Markets. Temporary but recurring outdoor retail sales of food, plants, flowers, and products such as jellies, breads, and meats that are predominantly grown or produced by vendors who sell them.
Food Preparation. Establishments preparing and/or packaging food primarily for off-site consumption, including catering kitchens, retail bakeries, and small-scale specialty food production. This classification excludes establishments with an industrial character in terms of processes employed, waste produced, water used, and traffic generation.
Funeral Parlors and Interment Services. An establishment primarily engaged in the provision of services, involving the care, preparation, or disposition of human remains and conducting memorial services. This subclassification includes funeral parlors, crematories, and mortuaries, but excludes cemeteries and burial parks (see DMC § 18.34.020, Cemeteries and Columbariums).
Lodging. An establishment providing overnight lodging to transient patrons for payment periods of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or less. These establishments may provide additional services, such as conference and meeting rooms, restaurants, bars, or recreation facilities available to guests or to the general public. This use classification includes motor lodges, motels, recreational vehicle parks, and tourist courts.
Market Garden. The primary use of a site for cultivation of fruits, vegetables, flowers, fiber, nuts, seeds, or culinary herbs for sale or donation of its produce to the public.
Offices. Offices of firms, organizations, or public agencies providing professional, executive, management, administrative or design services, such as accounting, architectural, computer software design, engineering, graphic design, interior design, investment, insurance, and legal offices; recording studios; real estate and mortgage brokers; and banks and savings and loan offices without retail banking services (see Banks and Financial Institutions). This classification also includes offices where medical and dental services are provided by physicians, dentists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, optometrists, and similar medical professionals, including medical/dental laboratories within medical office buildings, but excludes clinics, independent research laboratory facilities (see DMC § 18.34.040, Research and Development), and hospitals.
Personal Services.
General Personal Services. An establishment providing nonmedical services to individuals as a primary use, of personal convenience, as opposed to products that are sold to individual consumers, or from/by companies. Personal services include barber and beauty shops, pet grooming, shoe and luggage repair, photographers, laundry and cleaning services and pickup stations, copying, repair and fitting of clothes, fortune telling, and similar services.
Massage Establishment. Any establishment having a fixed place of business where any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or combination thereof engages in, carries on, or permits to be engaged in or carried on any massage technique for compensation or any other consideration. "Massage establishment" shall not include any business identified in DMC § 6.11.210, Exemptions.
Tattoo or Body Modification Studios. An establishment whose principal business activity is one (1) or more of the following: (a) using ink or other substances that result in the permanent coloration of the skin through the use of needles or other instruments designed to contact or puncture the skin; or (b) creation of an opening in the body of a person for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other decoration.
Repair and Maintenance Services. Establishments engaged in the maintenance or repair of consumer products, including office machines, household appliances, electronics, furniture, and similar items. This classification excludes repair and maintenance of motor vehicles (see Automobile/Vehicle Sales and Services) and personal apparel (see Personal Services).
Retail Sales.
Building Materials Stores. Retail sales or rental of building supplies or equipment. This classification includes lumber yards, tool and equipment sales, or rental establishments, and includes establishments devoted principally to taxable retail sales to individuals for their own use. This subclassification does not include construction and material yards, hardware stores less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet in floor area, or plant nurseries.
Food and Beverage Sales. Retail sales of food and beverages primarily for off-site preparation and/or consumption. This subclassification includes food markets, grocery stores, meat markets and butcher shops, and retail bakeries.
General Retail. The retail sale or rental of merchandise not specifically listed under another use classification. This subclassification includes retail establishments such as department stores, clothing stores, furniture stores, small hardware stores (with ten thousand (10,000) square feet or less of floor area), and businesses retailing the following goods: household pets and pet supplies, toys, hobby materials, handcrafted items, jewelry, cameras, photographic supplies and services (including portraiture and retail photo processing), medical supplies and equipment, pharmacies, electronic equipment, sporting goods, kitchen utensils, hardware, appliances, antiques, art galleries, art supplies and services, paint and wallpaper, carpeting and floor covering, office supplies, bicycles, and new automotive parts and accessories (excluding vehicle service and installation). Retail sales may be combined with other services such as office machine, computer, electronics, and similar small-item repairs.
Liquor Store. Retail sales of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption as a primary use. This subclassifications includes all establishments that either devotes forty percent (40%) or more of floor area or display area to, or derives seventy-five percent (75%) or more of gross sales receipts from, the sale or exchange of alcohol.
Nurseries. Establishment(s) primarily engaged in retailing nursery and garden products, such as trees, shrubs, plants, seeds, bulbs, and sod that are predominantly grown elsewhere. These establishments may sell a limited amount of a product they grow themselves.
Tobacco Retailer. Any establishment that either devotes twenty percent (20%) or more of floor area or display area to, or derives seventy-five percent (75%) or more of gross sales receipts from, the sale or exchange of tobacco products and/or tobacco paraphernalia, including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, electronic cigarettes, hookah supplies, or other smoke-related accessories and supplies.
Smoking Lounge. A business which serves tobacco or nontobacco products (e.g., fruit, vegetables) whereby patrons who are eighteen (18) years of age or older smoke the tobacco or nontobacco products or share them from a hookah, water pipe, or similar device.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.34.040 Industrial uses.

Construction and Material Yards. Storage of construction materials or equipment on a site other than a construction site.
Contractor Shops. Establishments for specialized business activities related to building construction. This classification includes establishments for trades such as painting, carpentry, plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, roofing, landscaping, cabinet-making, and sign-making.
Custom Manufacturing. Any establishment primarily engaged in on-site production or fabrication of goods by small scale manufacturing or artistic endeavor, which involves the use of hand tools or small mechanical equipment, and which may include incidental instruction or direct sales for consumers. Typical uses include ceramic studios, fabric and needleworking, leather working, metalworking, glassworking, candle-making shops, woodworking, and custom jewelry manufacturers.
Donation Center/Station. A facility where materials and goods are donated, accepted for sale, or otherwise dropped off. Includes unattended containers placed for the donation of materials and goods and facilities that sort and distribute goods and materials.
Food and Beverage Manufacturing. Establishments engaged in the production, processing, packaging, or manufacturing of food or beverage products and where any instruction, direct sales, or on-site consumption are incidental to the food or beverage production activity. This classification excludes the slaughtering of animals or fowl which is not allowed.
Small Scale. A small-scale food and beverage products manufacturing and distribution establishment located in facilities less than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet in size. Examples include coffee roasters, micro-breweries, micro-distilleries, wine manufacturing, cheese makers, wholesale bakeries, and produce-on-premises operations which provide ingredients and equipment for customers to manufacture their own product.
Large Scale. Large-scale production, packaging, processing, preparation, or manufacturing of a food, beverage, or ingredient used or intended for use for human digestion in a facility over fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet.
General Industrial. Establishments engaged in manufacturing of nonedible products from extracted or raw materials or recycled or secondary materials, or bulk storage and handling of such products and materials. Production typically involves some transformation by way of heating, chilling, combining, or through a chemical or biochemical reaction or alteration. Toxic, hazardous, or explosive materials may be produced or used in large quantities as part of the manufacturing process. These industrial activities may produce impacts on nearby properties, such as noise, gas, odor, dust, or vibration. This classification includes manufacturing for biomass energy conversion, commercial cosmetics and perfumes, electrical appliances and explosives, film and photographic processing plants, apparel and textile mills, leather and allied products manufacturing, wood and paper, glass and glass products, chemical products, medical/pharmaceutical products, plastics and rubber, nonmetallic minerals, primary and fabricated metal products, and automotive and heavy equipment.
Light Industrial. Establishments engaged in manufacturing of nonedible products and finished parts primarily from previously prepared materials by means of physical assembly or reshaping. These industrial activities produce limited impacts on nearby properties, such as noise, gas, odor, or vibration. This classification includes uses where retail sales are clearly incidental to an industrial or manufacturing use, commercial laundries and dry-cleaning plants, monument works, printing and engraving, publishing, computer and electronic product manufacturing, furniture and related product manufacturing, and industrial services.
Research and Development. A facility for the scientific research and the design, development, and testing of electrical, electronic, magnetic, optical, pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology components and products in advance of product manufacturing. This classification includes assembly of related products from parts produced off site, where the manufacturing activity is secondary to the research and development activities, in addition to involving the production of experimental products.
Salvage and Wrecking. Storage and dismantling of vehicles and equipment for sale of parts, as well as their collection, storage, exchange or sale of goods including, but not limited to, any used building materials, used containers or steel drums, used tires, and similar or related articles or property.
Storage, Warehousing, and Wholesaling. Storage, warehousing, and wholesaling facilities that store and/or engage in wholesale sales of merchandise to retail establishments; industrial, commercial, institutional, agricultural, or professional businesses; or facilities acting as agents or brokers in buying or selling merchandise/commodities to such businesses. Wholesalers are primarily engaged in business-to-business sales but may sell to individual consumers through mail or internet orders. These establishments have little or no display of merchandise and are not designed to solicit walk-in traffic except for public storage in small individual space exclusively and directly accessible to a specific tenant.
Indoor. Storage, warehousing, and wholesaling of goods and merchandise within an enclosed building.
Outdoor. Storage and warehousing of goods, including vehicles, in open lots.
Personal Storage. Facilities offering enclosed storage with individual access for personal effects and household goods including mini-warehouses and mini-storage, and records or inventory storage for businesses.
Vehicle Storage. Storage of operative or inoperative vehicles. This classification includes parking tow-aways, impound yards, and storage lots for automobiles, trucks, buses and recreational vehicles, but does not include vehicle dismantling.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.34.050 Transportation, communication, and utility uses.

Airports and Heliports. Facilities for the takeoff and landing of airplanes and helicopters, including runways, helipads, related facilities, and support activities.
Distribution Facilities and Freight/Trucking Terminals. Property and improvements used for freight, courier, and postal services; freight transfer truck terminals; transfer, loading, and unloading points for trucks and automobiles carrying goods and products; or for the operations of a "common carrier trucking company," including the parking, servicing, repairing, or storage of trucks, truck tractors, and/or truck trailers.
Light Fleet-Based Services. Passenger transportation services, local delivery services, medical transport, and other businesses that rely on fleets of three (3) or more vehicles with rated capacities less than ten thousand (10,000) pounds. This classification includes parking, dispatching, and offices for taxicab and limousine operations, ambulance services, nonemergency medical transport, local messenger and document delivery services, home cleaning services, and similar businesses.
Public Works and Utilities. Generating plants, electric substations, renewable energy facilities, recycling collection and processing facilities, solid waste collection, including transfer stations and materials recovery facilities, solid waste treatment and disposal, water or wastewater treatment plants, and similar facilities of public agencies or public utilities. This classification also includes facilities such as water reservoirs, wastewater collection or pumping facilities, water wells, storm water detention basins, and similar utility uses.
Recycling Facility. A facility for receiving, temporarily storing, transferring and/or processing materials for recycling or final disposal. This use classification does not include waste transfer facilities that operate as materials recovery, recycling, and solid waste transfer operations and are classified as utilities.
Reverse Vending Machine. An automated mechanical device that accepts, sorts and processes recyclable materials and issues a cash refund or a redeemable credit slip.
Recycling Collection Facility. An incidental use that serves as a neighborhood drop-off point for the temporary storage of recyclable materials but where the processing and sorting of such items is not conducted on site.
Small Collection Facility. Small collection facilities occupy no more than two hundred (200) square feet and may include:
A "mobile recycling unit," which means an automobile, truck, trailer or van, licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles, and used for the collection of recyclable materials. A "mobile recycling unit" also means the bins, boxes or containers transported by trucks, vans or trailers, and used for the collection of recyclable materials;
Bulk reverse vending machines or a grouping of reverse vending machines occupying more than fifty (50) square feet;
Booth-type units which may include permanent structures; and
Unattended containers placed for the collection of recyclable materials.
Large Collection Facility. A recycling facility for the acceptance of recyclable materials from the public. A large collection facility does not use power-driven processing equipment and occupies an area greater than two hundred (200) square feet.
Recycling Processing Facility. A facility that receives, sorts, stores and/or processes recyclable materials.
Telecommunication Facilities. Broadcasting and other communication services accomplished through electronic or telephonic mechanisms, as well as structures and equipment cabinets designed to support one (1) or more reception/transmission systems. Typical uses include wireless telecommunication towers and facilities, radio towers, television towers, telephone exchange/microwave relay towers, cellular telephone transmission/personal communications systems towers, and associated equipment cabinets and enclosures.
Transit Stations and Terminals. Facilities for passenger transportation operations, including rail stations, bus terminals, taxi, and scenic and sightseeing facilities. This classification excludes terminals serving airports or heliports (see Airports and Heliports).
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.010 "A" terms.

"Abutting"
means having a common boundary.
"Access"
means the place or way through which pedestrians and/or vehicles have safe, adequate, and usable ingress and egress to a property or use.
Accessory Building.
See "Building, accessory."
Accessory Structure.
See "Structure, accessory."
Accessory Use.
See "Use, accessory."
"Adjacent"
means directly abutting, having a common boundary or property line, or contiguous to.
Adjoining.
See "Abutting."
"Agent" or "authorized agent"
means any person who can show certified written proof that they are representing and acting in the place of another person or individual.
"Aggrieved person"
means any person who, in person or through a representative, appeared at a City public hearing in conjunction with a decision or action appealed or who, by other appropriate means prior to a hearing, informed the local government of the nature of his or her concerns or who, for good cause, was unable to do either.
"Alley"
means a public or private way, other than a street, which is designated as an alley by the City, reserved primarily for secondary vehicular access to abutting lots.
"Alteration"
means any change, addition, or modification that changes the exterior architectural appearance or materials of a structure or object. "Alteration" includes changes in exterior surfaces, changes in materials, additions, remodels, demolitions, and relocation of buildings or structures, but excludes ordinary maintenance and repairs.
"Applicant"
means the person, partnership, corporation, or State or local government agency applying for a permit, certificate, zoning approval, or other entitlement.
"Architectural feature"
means an exterior building feature, including a roof, walls, windows, doors, porches, posts, pillars, recesses or projections, and exterior articulation or walls, and other building surfaces.
"Assessed value"
means the value as shown on the current equalized assessment roll in effect at the time of the making of the determination of the assessed value.
"Assessor"
means the Tax Assessor of the County of Solano.
Attached Building or Structure.
See "Building, attached" and "Structure, attached."
"Awning"
means a roof-like cover that projects from the wall of a building for the purpose of shielding a doorway or window from the elements.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.020 "B" terms.

"Balcony"
means a platform that projects from the wall of a building thirty (30) inches or more above grade that is accessible from the building's interior, is not accessible from the ground, and is not enclosed by walls on more than three (3) sides.
"Basement"
means the portion of building between the floor and ceiling which has more than fifty percent (50%) below the natural or finished grade of the exterior ground surface.
"Bedroom"
means any room meeting the standards of the building code as a sleeping room.
"Block"
means all property fronting on one (1) side of a street and lying between the two (2) nearest intersecting or intercepting streets, or nearest intersecting or intercepting street and railroad right-of-way, undivided land or watercourse.
"Buffer"
means an open area or barrier used to separate potentially incompatible activities and/or development features.
"Building"
means any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls and intended for the shelter, housing, or enclosure of persons, animals or property of any kind.
1. 
"Building, accessory"
means a detached, subordinate building used only as incidental to the main building or structure, or principal use on the same lot.
2. 
"Building, attached"
means a building which has a four (4) or more linear feet of common wall or roof with another building or structure that is four (4) feet in length or more.
3. 
"Building, detached"
means a building which does not have a common wall or roof with another building or structure or whose common wall or roof with another building is less than four (4) feet in length.
4. 
"Building, main"
means a building in which a principal use of the parcel on which it is located is conducted.
5. 
"Building, nonconforming"
means a building, or portion thereof, which was lawfully erected or altered or maintained, but which, because of the application of this zoning code to it, no longer conforms to the regulations set forth in this zoning code.
"Building code"
means any ordinance or regulations of the City governing the type and method of construction of buildings and structures, including sign structures, and any amendments thereto and any substitute therefor, including, but not limited to, the California Building Code and other State-adopted uniform codes.
"Building face"
means the general outer surface of the structure or walls of a building.
Building Footprint.
See "Footprint."
Building Frontage.
See "Frontage, building."
Building Height.
See "Height."
"Building site"
means a lot or parcel of land occupied or to be occupied by a building or group of buildings.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.030 "C" terms.

"California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)"
means Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 21000 et seq. or any successor statute and regulations promulgated thereto (14 Cal. Code of Regulations § 15000 et seq.) that require public agencies to document and consider the environmental effects of a proposed action before a decision.
"Camper"
means as defined in the California Vehicle Code.
"Canopy"
means a roofed shelter projecting over a sidewalk, driveway, entry, window, or similar area that may be wholly supported by a building or may be wholly or partially supported by columns, poles, or braces extending from the ground.
"Carport"
means an accessible and usable covered space enclosed on not more than two (2) sides, designed, constructed, and maintained for the parking or storage of one (1) or more motor vehicles.
"Change of use"
means the replacement of an existing use on a site, or any portion of a site, by a new use, or a change in the type of an existing use; does not include a change of ownership, tenancy, or management associated with a use for which the previous type of use will remain substantially unchanged.
"City"
means the City of Dixon.
"City Council"
means the City Council of the City of Dixon.
"Clerk"
means the City Clerk of the City of Dixon.
Commission.
See "Planning Commission."
"Common area"
means the entire project area, excepting all units or areas granted or reserved for the exclusive occupancy of a tenant and/or condominium unit owner.
"Community apartment project"
means development of real property in which an undivided interest in the land is coupled with the right to the exclusive occupancy of a designated apartment located thereon and which is legally defined by applicable State law.
"Community Development Department"
means the Community Development Department of the City of Dixon.
"Community Development Director"
means the Community Development Director of the City of Dixon or their designee.
"Compatible"
means that which is harmonious with and will not adversely affect surrounding buildings and/or uses.
"Condition of approval"
means a performance standard, required change in a project, environmental mitigation measure, or other requirement imposed by the decision-making body to alter or modify a project in any manner from the description in the application originally submitted for City approval.
"Conditional use"
means a use that is generally compatible with other permitted uses, but that requires individual review of its location, design, configuration, and intensity and density of use and structures, and may require the imposition of conditions pertinent thereto to ensure the appropriateness of the use at that location.
"Conditionally permitted"
means permitted subject to approval of a use permit.
"Condominium"
means a building or group of buildings in which units are owned individually and the structure, common areas, and facilities are owned by all the owners on a proportional, undivided basis and which is legally defined by applicable State law.
"County"
means the County of Solano.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.040 "D" terms.

"Deck"
means a platform, either freestanding or attached to a building, that is supported by pillars or posts.
"Density"
means the number of dwelling units per acre of land.
Detached Building.
"See Building, detached."
Detached Structure.
"See Structure, detached."
"Development"
means any manmade change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to the division of a parcel of land into two (2) or more parcels; the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation, or enlargement of any structure; any mining, excavation, landfill or land disturbance; and any use or extension of the use of land.
"Development agreement"
means an agreement between the City and any person having a legal or equitable interest in real property for the development of such property, and which complies with the applicable provisions of the Government Code for such development agreements.
"Director"
means the Community Development Director of the City of Dixon or their designee.
District.
See "Zoning district."
"Driveway"
means an accessway that provides direct vehicular access for vehicles between a street and the parking or loading facilities located on an adjacent property.
"Dwelling unit"
means one (1) or more rooms designed, occupied, or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters, with full cooking, sleeping, and bathroom facilities for the exclusive use of a single household.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.050 "E" terms.

"Easement"
means a portion of land created by grant or agreement for specific purpose; an easement is the right, privilege or interest which one (1) party has in the land of another.
"Effective date"
means the date on which a permit or other approval becomes enforceable or otherwise takes effect, rather than the date it was signed or circulated.
"Electrical code"
means any ordinance of the City regulating the alteration, repair, and the installation and use of electricity or electrical fixtures.
"Emergency"
means a sudden unexpected occurrence demanding immediate action to prevent or mitigate loss or damage to life, health, property, or essential public services.
"Emergency vehicle"
means a self-propelled vehicle or trailer used in the discharge of duties of public districts, agencies or departments, or privately owned public utilities responsible for fire prevention and control, policing, sanitation, sewerage, drainage, levee maintenance, flood control, public utility lines and all essential services.
"Environmental impact report (EIR)"
means an environmental impact report as required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
"Environmental review"
means an evaluation process pursuant to CEQA to determine whether a proposed project may have a significant impact on the environment.
"Equipment"
means nonvehicular items such as, but not limited to, boats, campers, camper shells, tents and related camping supplies, tools, machinery, aircraft, barrels, drums, large cans or containers and parts related to these items.
"Erect"
means to build, construct, attach, hang, place, suspend, or affix to or upon any surface. Such term also includes the painting of wall signs.
"Explosives"
means any explosive substance as defined in Cal. Health & Safety Code § 12000.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.060 "F" terms.

"Facade"
means the exterior wall of a building exposed to public view or that wall viewed by persons not within the building.
"Family"
means one (1) or more persons living together in a single household unit, with common access to, and common use of, all living and eating areas and all areas and facilities for the preparation and storage of food; who share living expenses, including rent or mortgage payments, food costs and utilities, and who maintain a single mortgage, lease, or rental agreement for all members of the household.
"Feasible"
means capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period of time, taking into account economic, environmental, social, and technological factors.
"Fence"
means any horizontal or vertical structural device forming a physical barrier intended to enclose areas, separate properties, form a screen, or prevent intrusion.
"Floor area"
means the total horizontal area of all floors below the roof and within the outer surface of the walls of a building or other enclosed structure unless otherwise stipulated. See also DMC § 18.02.030(E), Determining Floor Area.
"Floor area ratio (FAR)"
means the ratio of the total floor area of all buildings on a lot to the lot area or building site area. See also DMC § 18.02.030(F), Determining Floor Area Ratio.
"Foot-candle"
means a quantitative unit of measure for luminance. One (1) foot-candle is equal to the amount of light generated by one (1) candle shining on one (1) square foot surface located one (1) foot away. It is equal to one (1) lumen uniformly distributed over an area of one (1) square foot.
"Footprint"
means the horizontal area, as seen in plan view, of a building or structure, measured from the outside of exterior walls and supporting columns, and excluding eaves. See also DMC § 18.02.030(G), Determining Lot Coverage.
"Freeway"
means a multilane State or interstate highway for through traffic with full control of access and with grade separations at all intersections and railroad crossings, and to which highway the owners of abutting lands have no right of easement or access to or from their abutting lands.
"Frontage, building"
means the face of a building that is parallel to or is at a near-parallel angle to a street.
"Frontage, street"
means that portion of a lot or parcel of land that borders a street. Street frontage shall be measured along the common lot line separating said lot or parcel of land from the street, highway, or parkway.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.070 "G" terms.

"Garage"
means an accessory structure or portion of a main structure, enclosed on all sides and containing accessible and usable enclosed space designed, constructed, and maintained for the parking and storage of one (1) or more motor vehicles.
"General Plan"
means the General Plan of the City of Dixon.
"Glare"
means the effect produced by a light source within the visual field that is sufficiently brighter than the level to which the eyes are adapted, such as to cause annoyance, discomfort, or loss of visual performance and ability.
"Government Code"
means the Government Code of the State of California.
"Grade"
means the location of the ground surface.
1. 
"Grade, existing or natural"
means ground elevation prior to any grading or other site preparation related to, or to be incorporated into, a proposed development or alteration of an existing development.
2. 
"Grade, finished"
means final ground elevation after the completion of any grading or other site preparation related to, or to be incorporated into, a proposed development or alteration of an existing development.
"Grading"
means any stripping, cutting, filling, or stockpiling of earth or land, including the land in its cut or filled condition.
"Ground floor"
means the first floor of a building other than a basement that is closest to finished grade.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.080 "H" terms.

"Hazardous materials"
means any material, including any substance, waste, or combination thereof, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may cause, or significantly contribute to, a substantial present or potential hazard to human health, safety, property, or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed.
"Heat"
means thermal energy of a radioactive, conductive, or convective nature.
"Height"
means the vertical distance from a point on the ground below a structure to a point directly above. See also DMC § 18.02.030(C), Measuring Height.
"Home occupation"
means a commercial use conducted on residential property by the inhabitants of the subject residence, which is incidental and secondary to the residential use of the dwelling.
Household.
See "Family."
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.090 "I" terms.

"Illegal use"
means any use of land or building that does not have the currently required permits, and was originally constructed and/or established without permits or approvals required for the use at the time it was brought into existence.
Impervious Surface.
Impervious surfaces are mainly artificial structures such as pavements (roads, sidewalks, driveways and parking lots, as well as industrial areas such as airports, ports and logistics and distribution centers) that are covered by impenetrable materials such as asphalt, concrete, brick, stone, etc.
"Improvement"
means an object affixed to the ground other than a structure.
Incidental Use.
See "Use, incidental."
"Intensity of use"
means the extent to which a use or the use in combination with other uses affects the natural and built environment in which it is located; the demand for services; and persons who live, work, and visit the area. Measures of intensity include, without limitation: requirements for water, gas, electricity, or public services; number of automobile trips generated by a use; parking demand; number of employees on a site; hours of operation; the amount of noise, light, or glare generated; the number of persons attracted to the site or, in eating establishments, the number of seats.
"Intersection, street"
means the area common to two (2) or more intersecting streets.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.100 "J" terms.

A. 
Reserved.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.110 "K" terms.

"Kitchen"
means any room or space within a building intended to be used for the cooking or preparation of food.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.120 "L" terms.

"Land use"
means the purpose for which land or a structure is designed, arranged, intended, occupied, or maintained, including residential, commercial, industrial, etc.
"Landscaping"
means the planting, configuration, and maintenance of trees, ground cover, shrubbery, and other plant material, decorative natural and structural features (walls, fences, hedges, trellises, fountains, sculptures), earth-patterning and bedding materials, and other similar site improvements that serve an aesthetic or functional purpose.
"Light fixture"
means the assembly that holds a lamp and may include an assembly housing, a mounting bracket or pole socket, a lamp holder, a ballast, a reflector or mirrors, and a refractor or lens.
"Living area"
means the legally permitted interior area of a dwelling unit, with the exception of a garage or any accessory structure, including basements and attics which meet the habitability requirements of the building code.
"Lot"
means a parcel, tract, or area of land whose boundaries have been established by a legal instrument, such as a deed or recorded map recorded, and which is recognized as a separate legal entity for purposes of transfer of title, except public easements or rights-of-way. Lot types include the following:
1. 
"Abutting lot"
means lot having a common property line or separated by a public path or lane, private street, or easement to the subject lot.
2. 
"Corner lot"
means a lot or parcel bounded by two (2) or more adjacent street lines that have an angle of intersection of not more than one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees.
3. 
Double Frontage Lot. See "Through lot."
4. 
"Flag lot"
means a lot so shaped that the main portion of the lot area does not have access to a street other than by means of a corridor having less than twenty (20) feet of width.
5. 
"Interior lot"
means a lot other than a corner lot or reversed corner lot.
6. 
"Key lot"
means an interior lot adjoining the rear lot line of a reversed corner lot, whether or not separated by an alley.
7. 
"Reversed corner lot"
means a corner lot, the side street line of which is substantially a continuation of a front lot line of the lot upon which the rear of said corner lot abuts.
8. 
"Through lot"
means a lot having frontage on two (2) parallel or approximately parallel streets.
18.35.120.E.tif
FIGURE 18.35.120.A: LOT TYPES
"Lot area"
means the area of a lot measured horizontally between bounding lot lines.
"Lot coverage"
means the portion of a lot that is covered by structures, including main and accessory buildings, garages, carports, and roofed porches, but not including unenclosed and unroofed decks, landings, or balconies. See also DMC § 18.02.030(G), Determining Lot Coverage.
"Lot depth"
means the horizontal distance between the front and rear property lines of a site. See also DMC § 18.02.030(D), Measuring Lot Width and Depth.
Lot Frontage.
See "Frontage, street."
"Lot line"
means the boundary between a lot and other property or the public right-of-way.
1. 
"Front lot line"
means, on an interior lot, the line separating the lot from the street. On a corner lot, the shorter lot line abutting a street. On a through lot, the lot line abutting the street providing the primary access to the lot. On a flag lot, the interior lot line most parallel to and nearest the street from which access is obtained.
2. 
"Corner side lot line"
means a side lot line of a corner lot that is adjacent to a street.
3. 
"Interior lot line"
means any lot line that is not adjacent to a street.
4. 
"Rear lot line"
means the lot line that is opposite and most distant from the front lot line. Where no lot line is within forty-five (45) degrees of being parallel to the front lot line, a line ten (10) feet in length within the lot, parallel to and at the maximum possible distance from the front lot line, will be deemed the rear lot line for establishing the minimum rear setback.
5. 
"Side lot line"
means any lot line that is not a front or rear lot line.
18.35.120.J.tif
FIGURE 18.35.120.B: LOT LINE TYPES
"Lot, nonconforming"
means legal parcel of land having less area, frontage, or dimensions than required in the zoning district in which it is located.
"Lot width"
means the average distance between the side lot lines measured at right angles to the lot depth. See also DMC § 18.02.030(D), Measuring Lot Width and Depth. When not applicable due to irregularity of lot shape, lot width shall be determined by the Director.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.130 "M" terms.

"Maintenance and repair"
means the repair or replacement of nonbearing walls, fixtures, wiring, roof, or plumbing that restores the character, scope, size, or design of a structure to its previously existing, authorized, and undamaged condition.
"Mobile home"
means a structure transportable in one (1) or more sections, and which is built on a permanent chassis, and designed to be used as a dwelling unit.
"Municipal code"
means the City of Dixon Municipal Code.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.140 "N" terms.

"Noise"
means any sound that annoys or disturbs humans or which causes or tends to cause an adverse psychological or physiological effect on humans.
Nonconforming Building.
See "Building, nonconforming."
Nonconforming Lot.
See "Lot, nonconforming."
Nonconforming Structure.
See "Structure, nonconforming."
Nonconforming Use.
See "Use, nonconforming."
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.150 "O" terms.

"On site"
means located on the lot that is the subject of discussion.
"Outdoor storage"
means the keeping, in an unroofed area, of any goods, junk, material, merchandise, or vehicles in the same place for more than seventy-two (72) hours, except for the keeping of building materials reasonably required for construction work on the premises pursuant to a valid and current building permit issued by the City.
"Owner"
means a person or persons holding single or unified beneficial title to the property, including without limitation, the settlor of a grantor trust, a general partner, firm, or corporation.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.160 "P" terms.

"Parapet"
means that part of a wall that extends above the roof line.
"Parking area"
means an area of a lot, structure, or any other area, including driveways, which is designed for and the primary purpose of which is to provide for the temporary storage of operable motor vehicles.
"Passenger vehicle"
means as defined in the California Vehicle Code.
Permitted Use.
See "Use, permitted."
"Person"
means any individual, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, company, or corporation.
"Planning Commission"
means the Planning Commission of the City of Dixon.
"Preexisting"
means in existence prior to the effective date of this zoning code.
Principal Use.
See "Use, principal."
"Project"
means any proposal for a new or changed use or for new construction, alteration, or enlargement of any structure that is subject to the provisions of this zoning code. This term includes, but is not limited to, any action that qualifies as a "project" as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act.
"Property line"
means the recorded boundary of a lot or parcel of land.
"Public Resources Code"
means the Public Resources Code of the State of California.
"Public Works Director"
means the Public Works Director of the City of Dixon.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.170 "Q" terms.

"Qualified applicant"
means the property owner, the owner's agent, or any person, corporation, partnership, or other legal entity that has a legal or equitable title to land that is the subject of a development proposal or is the holder of an option or contract to purchase such land, or otherwise has an enforceable proprietary interest in such land.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.180 "R" terms.

"Reasonable accommodation"
means any deviation requested and/or granted from the strict application of the City's zoning and land use laws, rules, policies, practices and/or procedures under provisions of Federal or California law to make housing or other facilities readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities and thus enjoy equal employment or housing opportunities or other benefits guaranteed by law.
"Review authority"
means the body or entity responsible for making decisions on applications.
"Right-of-way"
means a strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, forced dedication, prescription or condemnation and intended to be occupied or occupied by a road, railroad, electric transmission lines, oil or gas pipeline, water line, sanitary storm sewer, or other similar use.
"Roofline"
means the top edge of a roof or building parapet, whichever is higher, excluding any cupolas, pylons, chimneys, or minor projections.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.190 "S" terms.

"Senior citizen"
means an individual sixty-two (62) years of age or older.
"Setback"
means the distance between a property line and a building or structure that must be kept unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided by this zoning code.
1. 
"Front setback"
means a setback area extending across the front of a lot for the full width of the lot between the side lot lines. The depth of a front setback shall be a distance specified by this zoning code for the zoning district in which it is located and measured inward from the front lot line.
2. 
"Interior setback"
means a setback which does not abut a street.
3. 
"Interior side setback"
means a setback area extending from the rear line of the required front setback, or the front property line of the site where no front setback is required, to the front line of the required rear setback, or the rear property line of the site where no rear setback is required, the depth of which is the minimum horizontal distance between the side property line and a line parallel thereto on the site and which does not abut a street.
4. 
"Rear setback"
means a setback area extending across the rear of a lot for its full width between side lot lines, and to a depth specified by this zoning code for the zoning district in which it is located. If a lot has no rear lot line, a line ten (10) feet in length within the lot, parallel to and at the maximum possible distance from the front lot line, will be deemed the rear lot line for establishing the minimum rear setback.
5. 
"Required setback"
means a setback area which complies with the minimum setback requirements for the zoning district in which the lot is located.
6. 
"Side setback"
means a setback area extending from the rear line of the required front setback, or the front property line of the site where no front setback is required, to the front line of the required rear setback, or the rear property line of the site where no rear setback is required, the depth of which is the minimum horizontal distance between the side property line and a line parallel thereto on the site.
7. 
"Street side setback"
means a setback area on a corner lot or reversed corner lot extending from the front setback to the rear lot line between the building setback line and the nearest side street lot line.
18.35.190.B.tif
FIGURE 18.35.190.A: SETBACK TYPES
"Sidewalk"
means a paved, surfaced, or leveled area, paralleling and usually separated from the street, used as a pedestrian walkway.
Sign Terms.
1. 
"A-frame sign"
means a portable, upright, rigid, self-supporting frame sign in the form of a triangle or letter "A."
18.35.190.D1.tif
FIGURE 18.35.190.B: A-FRAME SIGN
2. 
"Animated sign"
means a sign with messages that visually change, or images that move or appear to move, flash on or off, wink or blink with varying light intensity, show motion or create the illusion of motion, or revolve to create an illusion of being on or off.
3. 
"Awning sign"
means a sign placed on an awning.
18.35.190.D3.tif
FIGURE 18.35.190.C: AWNING SIGN
4. 
"Balloon"
means any air- or gas-filled device used for the purposes of signage or advertising.
5. 
"Banner sign"
means a sign that is painted or printed on lightweight flexible material and hung from a staff or other device by ropes, wires or similar means in a manner to minimize movement.
6. 
"Billboard"
means a sign used for the purpose of general advertising for hire; that is, some or all of the display area is customarily used to display the messages of advertisers or sponsors other than the owner of the sign.
7. 
"Canopy sign"
means a sign placed on a canopy.
18.35.190.D7.tif
FIGURE 18.35.190.D: CANOPY SIGN
8. 
"Commercial message"
means a message on a sign, or portion of a sign, that promotes, informs, or proposes an economic transaction, primarily concerns the economic interests of the sign sponsor and/or audience, or is intended to further discussion in the marketplace of goods and services.
9. 
"Copy,"
also called "sign copy," means the visually communicative elements mounted on a sign.
10. 
"Digital display"
means a method of displaying a communicative visual image by use of LEDs (light emitting diodes) or their functional equivalent, that allows for the message or image to be easily changed, typically by remote control or computer programming. This definition applies to signs displaying a series of still images, as well as those presenting the appearance of motion.
11. 
"Directional sign"
means a sign that directs or guides pedestrian or vehicular traffic and which is nonadvertising in nature (e.g., handicapped parking, one-way, exit, and entrance).
12. 
"Electronic message center sign"
means a sign with a static message formed by the selective illumination of an array of light bulbs, light emitting diodes (LEDs), or liquid crystal displays (LCDs) that can be changed electronically. These signs may display text and/or graphic images, and may be programmable.
13. 
"Flag"
means any fabric or banner containing distinctive colors, patterns, or design that displays the symbol(s) of a nation, state, local government, company, organization, belief system, idea, or other meaning.
14. 
"Freestanding sign"
means a sign supported by structures or supports that are placed on or anchored in the ground, and which are structurally independent from any building.
18.35.190.D14.tif
FIGURE 18.35.190.E: FREESTANDING SIGN
15. 
"Freeway-oriented sign"
means a freestanding sign erected or maintained to advertise off-site goods and services to motorists traveling on Interstate 80 that has no electronic components.
16. 
"Freeway-oriented sign, multi-tenant"
means a freestanding sign located in a regional commercial district erected or maintained to advertise goods and services to motorists.
17. 
"General advertising for hire"
means the advertising or promoting of other businesses, establishments or causes using methods of advertising, typically for a fee or other consideration, in contrast to self-promotion or on-site advertising.
18. 
"Graffiti"
means marks, such as inscriptions, drawings, or designs, which are placed, scratched, etched, painted, or sprayed on public or private property without the owner's consent.
19. 
"Illuminated sign"
means a sign with an artificial source of light incorporated internally or externally for the purpose of illuminating the sign.
20. 
"Inflatable sign"
means a form of inflatable device (e.g., shaped as an animal, blimp, or other object) that is displayed, printed, or painted on the surface of an inflatable background, and is primarily installed outside a building to attract attention to or to advertise a business, a business location, a service, a product, or an event.
21. 
"Internally illuminated sign"
means a sign that is illuminated by a light source that is contained inside the sign where the message area is luminous, including cabinet signs and channel-letter signs.
22. 
"Mobile billboard"
means any vehicle or wheeled conveyance which carries, conveys, pulls, displays, or transports any sign or billboard for the primary purpose of advertising a commercial or noncommercial message, or other general advertising for hire.
23. 
"Moving sign"
means a sign or any portion thereof that rotates, moves, or appears to move in some manner by mechanical, electrical, natural, or other means.
24. 
"Noncommercial message"
means a message or image on a sign that directs public attention to or advocates an idea or issue of public interest or concern that does not serve to advertise or promote any business, product, activity, service, interest, or entertainment.
25. 
"Nonconforming sign"
means a sign lawfully erected and legally existing on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title, but which does not conform to the provisions of this title.
26. 
"Outdoor advertising structure"
means any structure of any kind or character erected or maintained for outdoor advertising purposes, upon which any outdoor advertising sign may be placed, located on a site other than the site on which the advertised use is located or on which the advertised product is produced.
27. 
"Pennant"
means a device made of flexible materials (e.g., cloth, paper, or plastic) that may or may not contain copy, and which is installed for the purpose of attracting attention.
28. 
"Permanent sign"
means a sign that is intended to be and is so constructed as to be of a lasting and enduring condition, remaining unchanged in character, condition (beyond normal wear) and position, and in a permanent manner affixed to the ground, wall, or building.
29. 
"Projecting sign"
means a sign that projects horizontally from the face of a building.
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FIGURE 18.35.190.F: PROJECTING SIGN
30. 
"Roof sign"
means any sign located on a roof of a building or having its major structural supports attached to a roof that extend above the roofline or parapet.
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FIGURE 18.35.190.G: ROOF SIGN
31. 
"Shingle sign"
means a sign that is suspended beneath a marquee, covered walkway, canopy, or awning.
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FIGURE 18.35.190.H: SHINGLE SIGN
32. 
"Sign"
means any identification, description, illustration, or device, illuminated or nonilluminated, which is visible to the general public from any exterior public right-of-way, and directs attention to a product, service, place, activity, person, institution, business or solicitation, including any permanently installed or situated merchandise; or any emblem, painting, banner, pennant, or placard designed to advertise, identify, or convey information. A display, device, or thing need not contain lettering to be a sign.
33. 
"Sign area"
means the area contained within a single continuous perimeter enclosing all parts of such sign copy, excluding any structural elements outside the limits of the sign required to support the sign.
34. 
"Sign face"
means an exterior display surface of a sign, including nonstructural trim, exclusive of the supporting structure. The area of a sign which is available for mounting and public display of the visually communicative image.
35. 
"Temporary sign"
means a structure or device used for the public display of visual messages or images, which is typically made of lightweight or flimsy materials which is not intended for or suitable for long term or permanent display.
36. 
"Traffic sign"
means a sign for traffic direction, warning, and roadway identification.
37. 
"Wall sign"
means a sign affixed to and wholly supported by a building in such a manner that its exposed face is approximately parallel to the plane of such building.
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FIGURE 18.35.190.I: WALL SIGN
38. 
"Window sign"
means a temporary or permanent sign with a single face of copy that is painted or installed on a glass window or door, or located within twelve (12) inches from inside the window, in a manner that it can be viewed from the exterior of a structure.
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FIGURE 18.35.190.J: WINDOW SIGN
"Site"
means a lot, or group of contiguous lots, that is proposed for development in accordance with the provisions of this zoning code and is in a single ownership or under unified control.
"Soil"
means naturally occurring superficial deposits overlying bedrock.
"Solar reflectance index"
means the measure of a surface's ability to reflect solar heat, combining reflectance and emittance into one (1) number. It is defined so that a standard black (reflectance 0.05, emittance 0.90) is zero (0) and a standard white (reflectance 0.80, emittance 0.90) is one hundred (100).
"Specific plan"
means a plan for all or part of the area covered by the General Plan that is prepared to be consistent with and to implement the General Plan, pursuant to the provisions of Cal. Gov't Code § 65450 et seq.
"State"
means the State of California.
"Story"
means 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 is that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the upper surface of the roof above.
"Street"
means a public or private thoroughfare, which affords the principal means of access to a block and to abutting property. "Street" includes avenue, court, circle, crescent, place, way, drive, boulevard, highway, road, and any other thoroughfare, except an alley or walkway.
"Street line"
means the boundary between a street and a lot or parcel of land.
"Structure"
means anything constructed or erected which requires a location on the ground, including a building but not including a swimming pool, a fence, or a wall used as a fence.
1. 
"Structure, accessory"
means a detached subordinate structure used only as incidental to a main building or structure, or principal use on the same site or lot.
2. 
"Structure, attached"
means a structure which is affixed to another building or structure on the site with a common wall or roof that is four (4) feet in length or more.
3. 
"Structure, detached"
means a structure which is not affixed to another building or structure on the site or whose common wall or roof with another building or structure is less than four (4) feet in length.
4. 
"Structure, nonconforming"
means a building or structure, or portion thereof, which was lawfully erected or altered or maintained, but which, because of the application of this zoning code to it, no longer conforms to the regulations set forth in this zoning code.
5. 
"Structure, main"
means a structure housing the primary or principal use of a site or functioning as the primary or principal use.
6. 
"Structure, temporary"
means a structure without any foundation or footings, and which is intended to be removed when the designated time period, activity, or use for which the temporary structure was erected has ceased.
"Swimming pool"
means a pool, pond, lake, or open tank capable of containing water to a depth greater than eighteen (18) inches at any point.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.200 "T" terms.

"Tandem parking"
means an arrangement of parking spaces such that one (1) or more spaces must be driven across to access another space or spaces.
"Tenant"
means a person renting or leasing a housing unit or nonresidential space.
"Trailer"
means a vehicle with or without motor power, which is designed or used for hauling materials or vehicles, or for human habitation, office, or storage including camper, recreational vehicle, travel trailer, and mobile home, but not including mobile homes on a permanent foundation.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.210 "U" terms.

"Use"
means the purpose for which a site or structure is arranged, designed, intended, constructed, erected, moved, altered, or enlarged or for which either a site or a structure is or may be occupied or maintained.
1. 
"Use, accessory"
means a use that is customarily associated with, and is incidental and subordinate to, a principal use and located on the same lot as a principal use.
2. 
"Use, incidental"
means a secondary use of a lot and/or building that is located on the same lot, but is not customarily associated with the principal use.
3. 
"Use, nonconforming"
means the use of a building, structure, site, or portion thereof, which was lawfully established and maintained, but which, because of the adoption and application of this zoning code, no longer conforms to the specific regulations applicable to the zone in which it is located.
4. 
"Use, permitted"
means any use or structure that is allowed in a zone without a requirement for approval of a use permit, but subject to any restrictions applicable to that zone.
5. 
"Use, principal"
means primary, principal, or dominant use established, or proposed to be established, on a lot.
"Use classification"
means a system of classifying uses into a limited number of use types on the basis of common functional, product, or compatibility characteristics. All use types are grouped into the following categories: residential, public/semi-public, commercial, industrial, and transportation, communication, and utilities. See Chapter 18.34 DMC, Use Classifications.
"Use permit"
means a discretionary permit which may be granted by the appropriate City of Dixon authority to provide for the accommodation of land uses with special site or design requirements, operating characteristics, or potential adverse effects on surroundings, which are not permitted as of right, but which may be approved upon completion of a review process and, where necessary, the imposition of special conditions of approval. See Chapter 18.24 DMC, Use Permits.
"Use type"
means a category that classifies similar uses based on common functional, product, or compatibility characteristics.
"Utilities"
means equipment and associated features related to the mechanical functions of a building(s) and services such as water, electrical, telecommunications, and waste.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.220 "V" terms.

"Variance"
means a discretionary grant of permission to depart from the specific requirements of this zoning code that is warranted when, due to special circumstances regarding the physical characteristics of the property, the strict application of standards would deprive the property of privileges available to other property in the same zone.
"Vehicle"
means any vehicle, as defined by the California Vehicle Code, including any automobile, camper, camp trailer, trailer, trailer coach, motorcycle, house car, boat, or similar conveyance.
"Vibration"
means a periodic motion of the particles of an elastic body or medium in alternately opposite directions from the position of equilibrium.
"Visible"
means capable of being seen (whether legible) by a person of normal height and visual acuity walking or driving on a public road or in a public place.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.230 "W" terms.

"Wall"
means any vertical exterior surface of building or any part thereof, including windows.
Wireless Telecommunication Terms.
1. 
"Antenna"
means any system of wires, poles, rods, horizontal or vertical elements, panels, reflecting discs, or similar devices used for the transmission and/or reception of electromagnetic waves.
2. 
"Co-location"
means the location of two (2) or more wireless communications facilities owned or used by more than one (1) public or private entity on a single support structure, or otherwise sharing a common location. "Co-location" also includes the location of wireless communications facilities with other facilities, such as buildings, water tanks, light standards, and other utility facilities and structures.
3. 
"Mast"
means a pole of wood or metal or a tower fabricated of metal that is used to support an antenna and maintain it at the proper elevation.
4. 
"Personal communications services (PCS)"
means digital wireless telephone technology such as portable phones, pagers, faxes, and computers. PCS is also sometimes known as "personal communication network (PCN)."
5. 
"Multi-user telecommunication facility"
means a telecommunication facility comprised of multiple telecommunication towers or buildings supporting one (1) or more antennas owned or used by more than one (1) public or private entity, excluding research and development industries with antennas serving internal company uses only.
6. 
"Satellite dish"
means a device (also known as a parabolic antenna) incorporating a reflective surface that is solid, open, or mesh or bar-configured, and is in the shape of a shallow dish, cone, horn cornucopia, or flat plate that is used to receive or transmit radio or electromagnetic waves between terrestrially and/or orbitally based units. This term includes satellite earth stations, satellite receivers, satellite discs, direct broadcast systems, television-reception-only systems, and satellite microwave antennas.
7. 
"Support equipment"
means the physical, electrical, and/or electronic equipment included within a telecommunication facility used to house, power, transport, and/or process signals from or to the facility's antenna or antennas.
8. 
"Telecommunication facility"
means a mobile cell site that consists of a cell antenna tower and electronic radio transceiver equipment on a truck or trailer, designed to be part of a cellular network.
9. 
"Tower"
means any structure that is designed and constructed primarily for the purpose of supporting one (1) or more antennas.
10. 
"Tower, lattice"
means a multiple-sided, open, metal frame support structure that supports antennas and related equipment, typically with three (3) or four (4) support legs.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.240 "X" terms.

A. 
Reserved.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.250 "Y" terms.

"Yard"
means the area between the property line and the nearest wall of the first main building on a lot.
1. 
"Front yard"
means a yard extending across the front of a lot for the full width of the lot between the side lot lines.
2. 
"Interior yard"
means a yard which does not abut a street.
3. 
"Rear yard"
means a yard extending across the rear of a lot for its full width between side lot lines.
4. 
"Side yard"
means a yard extending from the rear line of the front yard to the front line of the rear yard.
5. 
"Street side yard"
means a yard on a corner lot or reversed corner lot along a street side lot line extending from the rear line of the front yard to the rear lot line.
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FIGURE 18.35.250.A: YARD TYPES
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))

§ 18.35.260 "Z" terms.

"Zoning district"
means a specifically delineated area in the City within which regulations and requirements uniformly govern the use, placement, spacing, and size of land and buildings.
(Ord. 24-002 § 5 (Exh. A))