This chapter provides all definitions that are used throughout this title.

(Ord. of 7-2012, § 6.0)

(a)

For the purpose of this zoning title, certain words and terms used in this title are defined as follows:

Abandoned sign means any sign which is located on a premises that has been vacated for a period of more than 90 days as regulated in section 120.05.070(e), nonconforming and abandoned signs.

Accessory building.

(1)

The term "accessory building" means a subordinate building on the same lot or building site, the use of which is incidental to that of the main building. A mobilehome shall constitute a main building where installed.

(2)

The term "accessory building" does not means a second unit, as defined by state law and this Code.

Accessory structures means buildings or structures separate from the main dwelling unit, such as carports, storage sheds, and pool houses.

Accessory use means a use customarily incidental and accessory to the principal use of a lot or a building which is located upon the same lot or building site.

Agricultural uses of the soils for crops includes the grazing of not more than two mature farm animals per acre and their immature offspring.

Agricultural workers' housing means any on-site employee housing for agricultural workers, subject to special provisions included within this title.

Agricultural zone means zones A-1 and A-2.

Alley means a public or private thoroughfare or way, permanently reserved and having a width of not more than 20 feet, which affords only a secondary means of access to abutting property.

Alternative access means a public road or driveway constructed pursuant to appropriate city standards with no restrictions.

Apartment means a room or suite of two or more rooms in a multiple dwelling, occupied or suitable for occupancy as a residence for one family.

Assembly area, net, means the area of a structure which does not include foyers, corridors, restrooms, kitchens, storage and other areas not used for the assembly of people.

Attractive nuisances means any condition that is dangerous or likely to shelter vagrants or criminal activities, including but not limited to:

(1)

Any abandoned or substandard structure, building or fence;

(2)

Abandoned, broken or neglected equipment, appliances or machinery; and

(3)

Hazardous swimming pools, ponds or other excavations including abandoned shafts or basements.

Auction means the sale of new and used merchandise offered to bidders by an auctioneer for money or other consideration.

Automatic control timer means a mechanical or solid state timer, capable of operating valve stations to set the days and length of time of a water application.

Automobile storage space means a permanently maintained space on the same lot or building site as the use it is designed to serve.

Automobile wrecking means the dismantling or wrecking of motor vehicles or trailers, or the storage, sale or dumping of dismantled, partially dismantled, obsolete or wrecked vehicles or their parts, outside of an enclosed building, but not including the incidental storage of vehicles in connection with the operation of a repair garage.

Basement means a story partly underground and having at least one-half its height measured from its floor to its finished ceiling, below the average adjoining grade. A basement shall be counted as a story if the vertical distance from the average adjoining grade to its finished ceiling is over five feet.

Beauty shop means beauty shops, including beauty shops operated from a home by its inhabitants where no assistants are employed and the on-site sign is unlighted and does not exceed two square feet in area.

Billboard means a sign which advertises or identifies a use, good or service not located on the same lot or premises as the sign.

Boardinghouse, roominghouse or lodginghouse means a building where lodging and meals are provided for compensation for six but not more than 15 persons, not including rest homes.

Building means a structure having a roof supported by columns or walls. See Structure.

Building frontage, primary, means the building frontage that faces the street (i.e., immediately adjacent or behind a parking area). In cases where a building has more than one street frontage, the longest of the street frontages shall be considered the primary building frontage. In cases where a business has no building frontage facing a street, the building frontage with the primary business entrance shall be considered the primary building frontage. (See figure 6-1, building frontage and primary building frontage). For multitenant buildings, ground floor tenants may have their primary frontage determined independently of the rest of the building based upon the aforementioned rules.

Figure 6-1. Building Frontage and Primary Building Frontage

Building height. See section 120.05.010(c), height measurement.

Building, main, means a building in which is conducted the principal use of the lot on which it is situated. In any residential district, any dwelling shall be deemed to be the main building on the lot on which the same is situated.

Building setback line means the distance between the highway line or permanent access easement located on the same lot and the minimum setback distance required by the underlying zone.

Building site means the ground area of a building or buildings together with all open spaces adjacent thereto, as required by this title.

Bungalow court means two or more dwelling units detached or connected.

Business sign means any structure, sign, banner, flag, device, figure, painting, display, message placard or other contrivance, or any part thereof, which has been designated to advertise a business, or to provide data or information regarding services that are provided by that business.

Camps means any parcel or parcels of land used wholly or in part for recreational, educational, or religious purposes, accommodating five or more children or adults, that is operated as a day camp and/or a resident camp.

Car pool means two or more people traveling together on a continuing and prearranged basis in a motor vehicle over routes tailored to accommodate rider needs.

Caretaker's unit means one-family dwellings on the same parcel as the industrial or commercial use provided such dwellings are occupied exclusively by the proprietor or caretaker of the use and their immediate families.

Catteries means any building, structure, enclosure or premises whereupon or within which ten or more cats, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained. (See section 120.04.070, kennels and catteries.)

Catteries, commercial, means any building, structure, enclosure or premises whereupon or within which five or more cats are kept or maintained primarily for financial profit for the purpose of boarding, breeding, training, marketing, hire, or any other similar purpose.

Catteries, noncommercial, means any building, structure, enclosure, or premises whereupon or within which five or more cats are kept or maintained, but not primarily for financial profit.

Ceramic sales and manufacturing for on-site sales means the sale and manufacturing of ceramics for on-site sales.

Certified recycling facility means a facility approved by the state to collect and redeem recyclable materials for a value not less than that which has been established by the state.

City means the City of Eastvale.

Clinic means a place used for the care, diagnosis, and treatment of sick, ailing, infirm and injured persons and those who are in need of medical or surgical attention, but who are not provided with board or room, nor kept overnight on the premises.

Club.

(1)

The term "club" means a nonprofit association of persons who are bona fide members, paying regular dues, and are organized for some common purpose.

(2)

The term "club" does not include a group organized solely or primarily to render a service customarily carried on as a commercial enterprise.

Commercial poultry operation means the raising for profit of chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese or other fowls, but not including flocks of less than 200 birds, pigeons or smaller fowls, pets or hatcheries.

Commercial vehicle means any motor vehicle, truck or trailer used for the transportation of passengers, goods, wares or merchandise having a manufacturer's gross vehicle unladen weight rating greater than 10,000 pounds.

Commission means the city planning commission.

Compensation means anything of value.

Conditional use permit allows for consideration of special uses which may be essential or desirable to a particular community, but which are not allowed as a matter of right within a zoning district, through a public hearing process. A conditional use permit can provide flexibility within a zoning code. Another traditional purpose of the conditional use permit is to enable a municipality to control certain uses which could have detrimental effects on the community.

Congregate care facility means a housing arrangement developed pursuant to section 120.04.030, where nonmedical care and supervision are provided, including meals and social, recreational, homemaking and security services.

Convenience zone means a geographical area designated by the state department of conservation which comprises a one-half-mile radius around an established supermarket or grocery store with gross annual sales of $2,000,000.00 or more in underserved areas with no supermarket.

Cool season turf grass means turf grass which withstands winter cold and grows best during the cooler months of the year. Most types languish in hot, dry summers and are best adapted to cool regions or regions where marine influence tempers summer heat. Examples are bluegrasses, bents, fescues, and ryegrasses.

Cottage, commercial, means a dwelling wherein limited commercial uses are allowed provided that:

(1)

The commercial use is conducted entirely within the dwelling;

(2)

The use is secondary to the principal use of the dwelling as a residence;

(3)

The commercial use does not require substantial parking and circulation facilities;

(4)

The residential character of the exterior and interior of the dwelling is not changed; and

(5)

The combination of residential and commercial uses in one dwelling does not violate state, city and county sanitation requirements.

The commercial use cottage must be compatible with the established neighborhood, and must be subject to development review or conditional use permit approval. No more than two persons may be employed on the premises in addition to the family residing in the dwelling.

County means the County of Riverside.

Covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs) means a document used to describe restrictive limitations placed on real property and its uses, and which usually are made a condition of holding legal title to, or leasehold interest in, the real property in question.

Crop coefficiency means a correction factor, expressed as a decimal fraction, comparing the water consumption by a given plant species to the reference evapotranspiration (ETo). The term "reference Eto" means a standard of measurement of environmental parameters which affect the water use of plants. Reference ETo is given in inches per day, month or year and is an estimate of the ETo of a large field of four- to seven-inch-tall, cool season grass that is well watered. Reference ETo is used as the basis of determining the maximum water allowances so that regional differences in climate can be accommodated.

Crop production means the drying, packing, processing, canning, freezing and other accepted methods of processing the produce, nuts and other horticultural products, resulting from such permitted uses, and when such processing is primarily in conjunction with a farming operation and further provided that the permanent buildings and structures used in conjunction with such drying, packing and processing operations are not nearer than 20 feet from the boundaries of the premises.

Dairy farm means a parcel or contiguous parcels of land used primarily to maintain cattle for the production of milk, including a building or buildings for milking, processing of milk produced on the premises, retail or wholesale sales and deliveries of such milk, and other buildings and structures incidental to the operation.

Day care center means a day care facility other than a family day care home, including infant centers, preschools, and extended day care facilities. Such a facility must provide care to children or adults in need of personal services, supervision or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual on less than a 24-hour basis.

Decorative fence means a fence installed for decorative purposes, such as split rail, picket, wrought iron, or low brick or stucco walls, constructed alternately of brick or masonry, and sections of wrought iron, aluminum or material similar in appearance.

Display face.

(1)

The term "display face" means the surface area of a sign available for the purpose of displaying an advertising message.

(2)

The term "display face" does not include the structural supports or lighting.

Disposal service operations means areas for the storage and maintenance of vehicles and equipment used in the collection, transportation and removal of garbage and rubbish not including storage or dumping of garbage or rubbish.

Draying, freighting and truck operations means a business whose sole purpose is to move goods by truck as opposed to businesses which produce, store and then distribute goods such as manufacturers with warehouses and distribution centers. See Warehousing and distribution.

Drive-in and drive-through operations or facilities, means a business which includes dining services (such as but not limited to restaurants, coffee shops, or online food/beverage order pick-up) or other services (such as but not limited to banks, carwashes, pharmacies, or other pick-up operations) that are designed so that customers can be served while remaining in their vehicles in a dedicated queue lane.

Dwelling means a building or portion thereof designed for or occupied exclusively for residential purposes including one-family and multiple-family dwellings but not including hotels, auto courts, boardinghouses or lodginghouses.

Dwelling, guest, means a building that contains no cooking facilities and is used exclusively for housing members of a single-family and their nonpaying guests. A guest dwelling shall be subject to the provisions of section 120.04.010.

Dwelling, multiple-family, means a building or portion thereof used to house two or more families, including domestic employees or each such family, living independently of each other, and doing their own cooking.

Dwelling, one-family, means a building or structure, including a mobilehome or manufactured home, containing one kitchen and used to house not more than one family, including domestic employees.

Dwelling, resort, means a building used exclusively for residential purposes, containing not more than two kitchens, with permanent interior means of access between all parts of the building, and located on a lot in a recorded subdivision with an average lot area of 10,000 square feet or more. No such dwelling shall be erected unless, as a part of the purchase price of the property, the purchaser receives the privilege of use of recreational facilities such as golf courses or polo fields, which facilities are adjacent to and a part of the residential development. No reduction of yard setbacks shall be permitted despite any other provisions of this title.

Dwelling, second-unit, means an attached or detached dwelling unit which provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons, with permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation sited on the same parcel as the primary dwelling unit. The term "second-unit dwelling" includes granny flats.

Dwelling, two-family.

(1)

The term "two-family dwelling" means an attached building (e.g., duplex) designed for occupancy by two families living independently of each other, where both dwellings are located on a single lot. For the purposes of this title, this definition also includes halfplexes (two attached units, each with a separate lot). More than one two-family dwelling may be located on a single lot consistent with the density provisions of the general plan.

(2)

The term "two-family dwelling" does not include second dwelling units. See Dwelling, second-unit.

Dwelling unit means a building or portion thereof used by one family and containing one kitchen.

Dwelling unit, factory-built.

(1)

The term "factory-built dwelling unit" means a dwelling unit constructed in accordance with the Uniform Building Code and manufactured in such a manner that all concealed parts or processes of manufacture cannot be inspected before installation at the building site without disassembly, damage or destruction of the part.

(2)

The term "factory-built dwelling unit" does not include a mobilehome, a mobile accessory building or structure, a recreational vehicle, or a commercial coach.

Dwelling unit, manufactured.

(1)

The term "manufactured dwelling unit" means a residential structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities.

(2)

The term "manufactured dwelling unit" does not include a factory-built dwelling unit, a mobile accessory building or structure, a recreational vehicle or a commercial coach.

Edge of a right-of-way means a measurement from the edge of a right-of-way horizontally along a line normal or perpendicular to the centerline of the freeway or highway.

Educational institutions means schools, colleges or universities, supported wholly or in part by public funds, and other schools, colleges and universities giving general instruction as determined by the state board of education.

Electric vehicle charging station, small means a station that is designed and operated as a use ancillary to the primary permitted use on the site (such as a single family residence, condominium, apartment, office building, commercial retail, parking lot, garage or structure) in order to deliver electricity to personal or commercial passenger vehicles and trucks owned or operated by individuals who either reside or work on the site or are guests on the site where the charging station is located.

Electric vehicle charging station, large means a station that is designed to charge personal passenger vehicles and trucks and/or commercial passenger vehicles and trucks which is open to the public, whether with or without the payment of fees, subscriptions or monetary charges for the service. A "large electric vehicle charging station" includes the electrical and mechanical equipment as defined in Article 625 ofthe California Electrical Code, and any subsequent amendments, that is necessary to delivery electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle into a plug-in electric vehicle. It does not include ancillary equipment and facilities that are not directly necessary for the charging of plug-in electric vehicles, including but not limited to, canopies (with or without solar panels), patronage resting facilities, commercial sales kiosks or buildings, public restrooms, family amenities or pet amenities. Such ancillary equipment and facilities are not subject to the expedited application and permitting requirements as referenced in Chapter 110.96, electric vehicle charging systems, but shall be subject to the applicable development review process as referenced in Section 120.02.010, development review.

Electronic sign means a sign with a fixed or changing display/message that can be changed through electronic means.

Emergency access means a private drive or roadway providing access to one or more buildings. The access may be gated and locked at one or both ends restricting traffic to emergency vehicles only.

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.

Equipment rental services means equipment rental services, including rototillers, power mowers, sanders, power saws, cement and plaster mixers not exceeding ten cubic feet in capacity and other similar equipment.

Erected means built, built upon, added to, altered, constructed, reconstructed, moved upon, or any physical operations on the land required for a building.

Established facility means an existing, legally permitted facility that is designed and constructed to accommodate 2,000 or more people.

Evapotranspiration means the quantity of water evaporated from adjacent soil surfaces, transpired by plants, and retained in plant tissue during a specific time.

Event, major. See definition in section 120.01.050(7), temporary event permits.

Event, minor. See definition in section 120.01.050(7), temporary event permits.

Event, temporary. See definition in section 120.01.050(7), temporary event permits.

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

Family day care home, large, means state-licensed facilities that provide nonmedical care and supervision of minor children for periods of less than 24 hours within a single-family residence. The occupant of the residence provides care and supervision generally for seven to 14 children. As described in the California Health and Safety Code, large day care homes may provide services for up to 16 children when specific conditions are met.

Family day care home, small, means state-licensed facilities that provide nonmedical care and supervision of minor children for periods of less than 24 hours within a single-family residence. The occupant of the residence provides care and supervision generally to six or fewer children. As described in the California Health and Safety Code, small day care homes for children may provide services for up to eight children when specific conditions are met.

Farm means a parcel of land devoted to agricultural uses where the principal use is the propagation, care, and maintenance of viable plant and animal products for commercial purposes.

Farmworker housing means consistent with Health and Safety Code §§ 17021.5 and 17021.6, any employee housing consisting of no more than 36 beds in group quarters, or 12 units or spaces designed for use by a single-family or household, shall be deemed an agricultural land use designation. For the purpose of all local ordinances, employee housing shall not be deemed a use that implies that the employee housing is an activity that differs in any other way from an agricultural use. No conditional use permit, zoning variance or other zoning clearance shall be required of this employee housing that is not required of any other agricultural activity in the same zone. The permitted occupancy in employee housing in an agricultural zone shall include agricultural employees who do not work on the property where the employee housing is located.

Fence means a manmade continuous barrier of any material, or combination of materials, erected to prohibit entry to real property.

Freestanding sign means any sign not attached to any building or structure.

Freeway means a divided arterial highway for through traffic with full control of access and with grade separations at intersections.

Garage, private, means an accessory building or a main building or portion thereof, used for the shelter or storage of self-propelled vehicles, owned or operated by the occupants of a main building and wherein there is no service or storage for compensation.

Grazing means the grazing of cattle, horses, sheep, goats or other farm stock or animals, not including hogs, including the supplementary feeding thereof, not to exceed five animals per acre of all the land available; provided, however, the systematic rotation of animals with more than five animals per acre is permitted so long as the total number of permitted animals is not exceeded. For the grazing of sheep or goats, the permissible number of animals per acre may be multiplied by three, except that there shall be no limit to the permissible number of sheep which may be grazed per acre when the grazing is for the purpose of cleaning up unharvested crops, provided that such grazing is not conducted for more than four weeks in any six-month period. The provisions of this definition apply to mature breeding stock, maintenance stock and similar farm stock, and shall not apply to the offspring thereof, if such offspring are being kept, fed or maintained solely for sale, marketing, or slaughtering at the earliest practical age of maturity. In all cases the permissible number of animals per acre shall be computed upon the basis of the nearest equivalent ratio.

Group home means shared living quarters without separate kitchen and/or bathroom facilities for each room or unit. This classification includes residential hotels, dormitories, fraternities, sororities, convents, rectories and private residential clubs but does not include living quarters shared exclusively by a family. This category includes boardinghouses, which are defined as a building other than a hotel or restaurant where meals or lodging or both meals and lodging are provided for compensation for four or more persons.

Halfway house means a rehabilitation center for the treatment, counseling, rooming and boarding of persons released from jail, prisons, hospitals and sanitariums.

Hardware and home improvement centers means a hardware and home improvement center, including not more than 1,000 square feet of outside storage lumber.

Hazardous waste facility means a hazardous waste facility provided a hazardous waste facility siting permit.

Height, building. See section 120.05.010(c), height measurement.

Hen means an adult female domestic chicken six months of age or older.

Highway means roads, streets, boulevards, lanes, courts, places, commons, trails, ways or other rights-of-way or easements used for or laid out and intended for the public passage of vehicles or persons.

Holiday display.

(1)

The term "holiday display" means any display that is commonly associated with any local or religious holiday and erected on a temporary basis, including but not limited to: Christmas lights and other decorations, Halloween decorations, or similar items, etc.

(2)

The term "holiday display" does not include any patriotic display such as a flag or ribbon.

Home occupation means an accessory, nonresidential business activity that is conducted within a dwelling by its inhabitants, incidental to the residential use of the dwelling, which does not change the character of the surrounding area by generating more traffic, noise, or storage of material than would be normally associated with a residential zone.

Hotel means a building designed for or occupied as the more or less temporary abiding place of individuals who are lodged with or without meals, in which there are six or more guest rooms, and in which no provision is made for cooking in any individual room or suite. Jails, hospitals, asylums, sanitariums, orphanages, prisons, detention homes or similar buildings where human beings are housed and detained under legal restraint are specifically not included.

Hotel, resort, means a hotel, including all accessory buildings defined as "hotel" in this title and having a building site or hotel grounds of not less than 50,000 square feet. Such hotel may have accessory commercial uses operated primarily for the convenience of the guests thereof, provided there is no street entrance directly to such commercial uses, and further provided such commercial uses shall not occupy more than 20 percent of the ground floor area of such hotel building.

Illegal sign means any of the following:

(1)

A sign and related structures erected without first complying with all applicable city ordinances and regulations in effect at the time of its construction, erection or use;

(2)

A sign and related structures which do not comply with this title;

(3)

A sign and related structures which are a danger to the public or are unsafe.

Indoor amusement/entertainment facility means establishments providing indoor amusement and entertainment services as primary uses for a fee or admission charge, including dance halls, ballrooms and electronic game arcades. Any establishment with four or more electronic games or coin-operated amusements, or premises where 50 percent or more of the floor area is occupied by amusement devices, are considered an electronic game arcade as described in this definition; three or fewer machines are not considered a land use separate from the primary use of the site.

Indoor fitness and sports facility means predominantly participant sports and health activities conducted entirely within an enclosed building. Typical uses include bowling alleys, billiard parlors, ice/roller skating rinks, indoor racquetball courts, indoor climbing facilities, soccer areas, athletic clubs and health clubs.

Junkyards, wrecking, dismantling and salvage yards means the use of any lot or parcel of land for outside storage, wrecking, dismantling or salvage of any used or secondhand materials, including but not limited to lumber, auto parts, household appliances, pipe, drums, machinery or furniture. A proposed or intended use by the owner of the used or secondhand materials does not constitute an exception to this definition.

Kennel means any building, structure, enclosure or premises whereupon or within which five or more dogs, four months of age or older, are kept or maintained. (See section 120.04.070, kennels and catteries.)

(1)

Class I kennel means any building, structure, enclosure, or premises whereupon or within which five to ten dogs, four months or older of age, are kept or maintained. A class I kennel shall not include a sentry dog kennel or an animal rescue operation that meets the definition and requirements set forth in section 120.04.070.

(2)

Class II kennel means any building, structure, enclosure, or premise, whereupon or within which eleven to 25 dogs, four months of age or older, or cattery (10 to 25 cats) are kept or maintained. A class II kennel shall not include a sentry dog kennel.

(3)

Class III kennel means 26 to 40 dogs or a cattery (26 to 40 cats).

(4)

Class IV kennel means 41 or more dogs, or a sentry dog kennel or a cattery (41 or more cats).

(5)

Sentry dog kennel means any building, structure, enclosure, or premises whereupon or within which five or more guard or sentry dogs are kept or maintained. A sentry dog is any dog trained to work without supervision in a fenced facility and to deter or detain unauthorized persons found within the facility. The term "guard dog" also means a sentry dog.

Kitchen means any room in a building or dwelling unit which is used for cooking or preparation of food.

Labor camp means any building or group of buildings where five or more farm employees are housed.

Lake, recreational, means a confined body of standing fresh water containing more than 500,000 gallons of water and covering more than one acre of surface area, not including reservoirs, duck clubs, bodies of water contained within golf courses, and water storage used only for agricultural or domestic purposes.

Leasable floor area, net, means the area including sales areas and integral stock areas, but excluding corridors, enclosed malls, lobbies, stairwells, elevators, equipment rooms and restrooms.

Liquid petroleum service stations means stations with or without the concurrent sale of beer and wine for off-premises consumption, provided that if storage tanks are above ground, the total capacity of all tanks shall not exceed 10,000 gallons. Storage tanks shall be painted a neutral color and shall not have any advertising painted or placed on their surface.

Lot means parcel of real property:

(1)

Shown as a delineated parcel of land with a separate and distinct number or other designation of a plot recorded in the office of the county recorder;

(2)

Not so delineated and containing not less than 7,200 square feet and abutting on a street or alley and held under separate ownership from adjacent property prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which this title is derived; or

(3)

Not so delineated containing not less than 7,200 square feet abutting on a street or alley, if the same was a portion of a larger piece of real property held under the same ownership prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which this title is derived.

A lot shall not come into existence solely because it is described as a parcel of real property securing, or in part securing, a promise to pay money or other thing of value whether its title is held by a trustee for such purpose or not.

Lot area means the total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot.

Lot, corner, means a lot located at the junction of two or more intersecting streets having an angle of intersection of not more than 135 degrees, with a boundary line thereof bordering on two of the streets.

Figure 6-2. Corner Lot

Lot, flag, means a parcel of land shaped like a flag. The staff (access corridor) is a narrow strip of land providing vehicular and pedestrian access to the street with the bulk of the property lying to the rear of other lots.

Figure 6-3. Flag Lot

Lot, interior, means a lot other than a corner lot.

Figure 6-4. Interior Lot

Lot lines means the boundary lines of lots and as follows:

(1)

Front lot line. The line dividing a lot from the street, or from a permanent access easement located on the same lot.

(2)

Corner lot. Only one street line shall be considered as a front lot line, and such front lot line shall be determined by the commission.

(3)

Rear lot line. The line opposite the front lot line.

(4)

Side lot lines. Any lot lines other than the front lot line or the rear lot line.

Lot, through, means an interior lot having frontage of two parallel or approximately parallel streets.

Figure 6-5. Through Lot

Manufacturing, limited, means limited manufacturing, fabricating, processing, packaging, treating and incidental storage related thereto, provided any such activity shall be in the same line of merchandise or service as the trade or service business conducted on the premises.

Manufacturing, major, means manufacturing, fabrication, processing, and assembly of materials in a raw form. Uses in this category typically create greater than usual amounts of smoke, gas, odor, dust, sound or other objectionable influences that might be obnoxious to persons conducting business on site or on an adjacent site. Uses include but are not limited to batch plants, rendering plants, aggregate processing facilities, plastics and rubber products manufacturing.

Manufacturing, minor, means manufacturing, fabrication, processing and assembly of materials from parts that are already in processed form and that, in their maintenance, assembly, manufacture, or plant operation, do not create excessive amounts of smoke, gas, odor, dust, sound or other objectionable influences that might be obnoxious to persons conducting business on site or on an adjacent site. Uses include, but are not limited to furniture manufacturing and cabinet shops, laundry and dry cleaning plants, metal products fabrication and food and beverage manufacturing.

Mass transit means publicly provided transportation, usually either by bus or rail, to users at a fixed cost per ride.

Maximum height means the highest point of the structure or sign measured from the average natural ground level at the base of the supporting structure.

Menagerie means:

(1)

Any lot or premises on which one or more wild animals of the following types are kept:

a.

Venomous reptiles;

b.

Nonvenomous reptiles that weigh more than ten pounds, not including turtles or tortoises;

c.

Birds or members of the Aves class that weigh more than 20 pounds, not including poultry;

d.

Mammals that weigh more than 20 pounds.

(2)

Any lot or premises on which wild animals of the following types are kept, regardless of weight, unless such animals are listed in a zone classification as a permitted use:

a.

Ten or more nonvenomous reptiles;

b.

25 or more mammals.

(3)

A wild animal that has been tamed or trained shall be considered a wild animal. As used in this chapter, the term "wild animal" means any animal of the class Aves (birds), class Mammalia (mammals), class Amphibia (frogs, toads, salamanders), class Osteichtyes (bony fishes), class Crustacea (crayfish) or class Gastropoda (slugs, snails) which are not normally domesticated in this state as determined by the state fish and game commission.

Migrant agricultural worker means an itinerant agricultural worker that travels from place to place for employment in the planting, growing and harvesting of seasonal crops.

Mining operation means any process by which one or more substances classified geologically as minerals are extracted from the earth or stockpiled, including the reworking of mineral dumps which have been artificially created by mining operations.

Mobile recycling unit means a licensed vehicle used for the collection of recyclable materials. The term "mobile recycling unit" may also include trailers, bins, boxes or other storage containers which are transported by vehicles, and does not occupy more than five parking spaces or 500 square feet of floor area.

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

Mulch means a material such as leaves, bark or straw left loose and applied to the soils surface to prevent evaporation of water.

Noise attenuation barrier means a soundwall or other structure built by the state department of transportation to reduce noise impacts.

Noncommercial structure or sign means any sign that does not do any of the following:

(1)

Advertise a product or service for profit or for a business purpose;

(2)

Propose a commercial transaction; or

(3)

Relate solely to economic interests.

Nonconforming building means a building that was legal when established, but because of the adoption or amendment of the ordinance from which this title is derived conflicts with the provisions of this title applicable to the district in which such a building is situated.

Nonconforming use means the use of a building or land that was legal when established, but because of the adoption or amendment of this code conflicts with the provisions of this code applicable to the district in which such use is located.

Nonprofit clubs means nonprofit community centers, social halls, churches, parks, and community recreation facilities, including but not limited to swimming pools, and golf courses and the normal accessory uses thereto.

Occupancy, change of means a discontinuance of an existing use, and substitution thereof, of a use of a different kind or class.

Occupied means used, arranged, converted to, rented, leased, or intended to be occupied.

Outdoor commercial recreation means facility for various outdoor participant sports and types of recreation where a fee is charged for use (e.g., amphitheaters, amusement and theme parks, golf driving ranges, health and athletic clubs with outdoor facilities, miniature golf courses, skateboard parks, stadiums and coliseums, swim and tennis clubs, water slides, and zoos).

Outdoor film studios means a facility utilizing on-site indoor and outdoor locations for the filming of motion pictures, television programs, and music videos. Outdoor film studios may provide limited housing for temporary use during such filming operations. This definition does not include permanent production facilities such as would be used for film processing or editing, although sound recording or dubbing shall be allowed.

Outdoor lighting means outside illuminating devices that are electrically powered and used to light yards, building façades, patios, balconies, building overhangs, open canopies, parking sheds, landscaping, walkways, and driveways.

Outdoor storage means any outside storage of material including but not limited to: lumber, auto parts, appliances, pipe, drums, machinery, furniture, building materials, work tools, or other items or substances. Items stored under a carport, awning, or patio shall be considered outside storage.

Overlay zone means a set of zoning requirements that are superimposed upon an underlying zone. Overlay zones are generally used when a particular area requires special protection or has a special neighborhood concern. Development of land subject to overlay zoning requires compliance with the regulations of both the underlying zone and overlay zone.

Parking area means any area for the parking of a motor vehicle, plus those additional areas required to provide ingress to and egress from the parking area.

Patio cover means a structure attached to the main building and fully unenclosed on all sides except the side which is the main building or detached from the main building and fully unenclosed on all sides. The roof of the patio cover may be fully or partially enclosed. The unenclosed sides of the patio cover structure must remain unenclosed and shall not be covered with any permanent or semi-permanent material including, but not limited to, insect screening, transparent plastic, or lattice.

Pen-fed beef cattle operations means six or more beef cattle per acre being fed or fattened for marketing purposes whether the owner or operator performs the feeding service for himself or others. (Dairy herd replacements are not considered beef cattle.)

Person includes association, company, firm, corporation, partnership, co-partnership or joint venture.

Place of public assembly means any place designed or used for congregation or gather of 20 or more persons in one room where such gathering is of a public nature. Assembly hall, church, auditorium, recreational hall, pavilion, place of amusement, dance hall, opera house, motion picture theater, outdoor theater or theater are included within this term.

Planned commercial development means a development that may be permitted to have reduced width, depth, and building setback requirements, and have common access and common parking, provided a planned development land division is approved pursuant to the provisions of title 130, subdivisions.

Planned industrial development means a development that may be permitted to have reduced lot area, width, depth, and building setback requirements, and have common access and common parking, provided a planned development land division is approved pursuant to the provisions of title 130, subdivisions.

Planned residential development means a residential development including, but not limited to, statutory and nonstatutory condominiums, cluster housing, townhouses, community apartment projects and mobilehome developments; that is permitted to have reduced lot area, width and depth requirements, and building setback requirements by integrating into the overall development open space and outdoor recreational facilities; and may include recreational and public buildings intended primarily for the use of the residents of the project within the development.

Poultry means all domestic birds including turkeys, ducks, geese, pheasants, and other crowing fowl (chickens, peafowl, and guinea fowl) specialized for meat projects, egg laying or ornamental show.

Professional offices means administrative and professional offices including medical, dental, chiropractic, law offices, architectural, engineering, community planning, and real estate, provided there is no outdoor storage of materials, equipment, or vehicles, other than passenger cars.

Property, private, means land or belongings owned by a person or group and kept for their exclusive use.

Property, public, means property owned by a government agency.

Public recreation means public parks and public playgrounds, golf courses with standard length fairways and city clubs.

Public schools means public educational institutions such as community colleges, universities, elementary, middle/junior high and high schools, and military academies.

Rain shutoff device means a device that senses rainfall and automatically shuts off the irrigation system.

Ranch, guest, means any property containing five acres or more operated as a ranch which offers guestrooms for rent and has outdoor recreational activities such as horseback riding, swimming or hiking.

Recreational equipment means any equipment used for sports, exercise, leisure, and recreation including but not limited to basketball hoops, slides, swings, jungle gyms, volleyball nets, grills, portable barbeques, fire pits and outdoor heaters.

Recreational trailer means a motor home, travel trailer, truck camper or camping trailer, with or without motive power, designed for human habitation for recreational, emergency, or other occupancy. The term "dependent recreational vehicle" means a recreational vehicle not equipped with a toilet for sewage disposal. The term "independent recreational vehicle" means a recreational vehicle equipped with a toilet for sewage disposal.

Recreational vehicle park means any area or tract of land, or a separately designated section within a mobilehome park, where one or more spaces are rented or leased or held out for rent or lease to owners or users of recreational vehicles. A recreational vehicle park may have a membership organization that provides for the use of spaces within a park:

(1)

Vacation recreational vehicle parks means a park designed for transient use, such as overnight or short-term occupancy. Generally, only limited services and amenities are provided.

(2)

Extended occupancy parks means a recreational vehicle park designed for extended occupancy.

(3)

Permanent occupancy parks means a recreational vehicle park designed for permanent occupancy. Full urban services and recreational amenities are provided.

Recreational vehicles means vehicles with or without motive power, designed for human habitation or recreation, including but not limited to: boats, snowmobiles, watercraft, racing vehicles, off-road vehicles, utility trailers, motor homes, travel trailers, truck campers or camping trailers.

Recyclable materials.

(1)

The term "recyclable materials" means any reusable material acceptable for reprocessing and redemption including, but not limited to, glass, metal, paper, and plastic.

(2)

The term "recyclable materials" does not include hazardous waste or other refuse.

Recycling collection facility means a facility that accepts recyclable material by donation, redemption, or purchase; and where the use of power-driven machinery is limited to that which is necessary for the temporary storage, efficient transfer and securing of materials, as set forth in section 120.04.110.

Recycling facility means a facility equipped to accept and/or process recyclable materials. The term "recycling facility" includes, but is not limited to, reverse vending machines, collection facilities and processing facilities.

Recycling processing facility means a facility that collects and processes acceptable recyclable materials by donation, redemption or purchase. The term "processing" means the preparation or transformation of recyclable materials for efficient shipment to an end user by, but not limited to, such means as baling, compacting, crushing, shredding and sorting.

Religious institution means churches, temples and other places of religious worship.

Retail sales and service, small scale, means establishments providing nonmedical services as a primary use, including, but not limited to, clothing rental, dry cleaning pick-up stores with limited equipment, home electronics and small appliance repair, laundromats (self-service laundries), shoe repair shops, and tailors. These uses may also include accessory retail sales of products related to the services provided, spas and hot tubs for rent, and tanning salons.

Reverse vending machine means an automated and mechanical recycling facility, not more than 50 square feet in floor area, which accepts one or more types of beverage containers made typically of glass, metal or plastic, and issues in return a cash refund or redeemable credit receipt with a value not less than the redemption worth of the container as determined by the state.

Rooster means an adult male domestic chicken at least six months of age or has adult. plumage or is capable of crowing.

Scenic highway means any officially designated state or city scenic highway.

Sex-oriented business. See chapter 6.44, sex-oriented businesses.

Shopping center means a parcel of land not less than three acres in size, on which there exists four or more separate business uses that have mutual parking facilities.

Sidewalk means any right-of-way designed for the use by pedestrians and not intended for use by motor vehicles of any kind. A sidewalk may be located within or without a street right-of-way, at grade or at a grade separated from vehicular traffic.

Sign means a sign used for outdoor advertising purposes as defined and directional as provided in this Code.

Sign structure means any structure defined as follows:

(1)

For a freestanding sign or a sign that projects from another structure, the sign structure shall be a physical structure upon which letters or symbols are placed;

(2)

For a sign placed parallel to the surface or a building, the sign structure shall consist of all elements placed directly upon the building, including individually mounted letters.

Significant resources means any city, county, state or federal site which has significant or potentially significant social, cultural, historical, archaeological, recreational, or scenic resources, or which plays or potentially could play a significant role in promoting tourism. For the purposes of this Code, the term "significant" includes, but is not limited to, the following:

(1)

Scenic highways;

(2)

A corridor 500 feet in width adjacent to both sides of all highways within three-tenths of a mile of any regional, state or federal park or recreation area.

Single-room occupancy (SRO) unit means multiunit housing for very low income persons that typically consists of a single room and shared bath and also may include a shared common kitchen and common activity area. SROs may be restricted to seniors or be available to persons of all ages.

Soil moisture-sensing device means a device that measures the amount of water in the soil.

Stable, commercial, means a stable for horses which are let, hired, used or boarded on a commercial basis and for compensation.

Story means the portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the finished ceiling next above it or the finished undersurface of the roof directly over that particular floor.

Street means a public or an approved private thoroughfare or road easement which affords the principal means of legal vehicular access to abutting property.

Street line means the boundary line between a street and abutting property.

Structural alteration means any change in the supporting members of a building or structure, such as bearing walls, columns, beams, girders, floor joists or roof joists.

Structure means anything constructed or erected and the use of which requires more or less permanent location on the ground or attachment to something having a permanent location on the ground, such as awnings and patio covers, but not including walls and fences six feet or less in height.

Supportive housing means housing with no limit on length of stay, occupied by the target population and linked to on-site or off-site services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his health status, and maximizing his ability to live and, when possible, work in the community.

Swap meets means the use, rental, or lease of stalls or areas outside of an enclosed building by vendors offering goods or materials for sale or exchange, not including public fairs or art exhibits.

Temporary exterior display means any display commonly associated with any significant event for the household, and erected on a temporary basis, including but not limited to birthday, wedding, or any other party decoration.

Temporary real estate offices means temporary real estate offices located within a subdivision, to be used only for and during the original sale of the subdivision, but not to exceed a period of two years in any event.

Trail bike park means an open area used by trail bikes or motorcycles, for purposes including but not limited to hill climbing, trail riding, scrambling, racing, and riding exhibitions.

Transitional housing and transitional housing development mean rental housing operated under program requirements that call for the termination of assistance and recirculation of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at some predetermined future point in time, which shall be no less than six months.

Use means the purpose for which land or a building is arranged, designed, or intended, or for which either is or may be occupied or maintained.

Used includes occupied, arranged, designed for, or intended to be used.

Van pool means seven or more people traveling together on a continuing and prearranged basis in a motor vehicle designed for the transportation of persons over routes tailored to accommodate rider needs.

Variance allows the city to grant exceptions to the development standards of this Code under unique and limited circumstances.

Warehousing and distribution means businesses whose sole purpose is to store and then distribute goods for sale as opposed to businesses whose sole purpose is to move goods by truck.

Wind energy conservation system (WECS) means a machine that converts the kinetic energy of the wind into a usable form of electrical or mechanical energy. The WECS include all parts of the system except the tower and electrical transmission equipment.

(1)

Accessory wind energy conservation system (accessory WECS) means a WECS with a rated output of 20 kilowatts or less and is an accessory use to the principal use of a lot in that at least 50 percent of the average annual power production is used on the lot.

(2)

Commercial wind energy conservation system (commercial WECS) means any WECS which is not an accessory WECS as defined herein.

Yard means an open and unoccupied space that is unobstructed from the ground to the sky, on a lot upon which a building is situated.

Yard, front, means a yard extending across the full width of the lot between the side lot lines, and between the front lot line and either the nearest line of the main building or the nearest line of any enclosed or covered porch.

Yard, rear, means a yard extending across the full width of the lot between the side lot lines and measured between the rear lot line and the nearest rear line of the main building or the nearest line of any enclosed or covered porch. Where a rear yard abuts a street it shall meet front yard requirements of the district.

Yard, side, means a yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard between the side lot line and the nearest line of the main building, or of any accessory building attached thereto.

Zoning code means title 120 (this title), planning and zoning, of the Eastvale Municipal Code.

(b)

When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future tense; words in the singular number include the plural number and words in the plural number include the singular number. The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter gender. The term "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory. The term "may" is permissive.

(Ord. of 7-2012, § 6.1; Ord. No. 2013-09, § 3, 5-22-2013; Ord. No. 23-21, § 1, 2-8-2023; Ord. No. 23-26, § 4, 1-10-2024; Ord. No. 24-05, § 4, 7-24-2024; Ord. No. 25-09, § 6, 9-10-2025)