means having property lines, street lines, or zoning district lines in common.

means an attached or detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the primary dwelling unit. An accessory dwelling unit also includes the following: (1) an efficiency unit; (2) a manufactured home, as defined in Section 18007 of the California Health and Safety Code; (3) a carriage unit; and (4) repurposed existing space within the footprint of the existing primary dwelling converted into an independent living unit.

mean the retail sale of various products, or the provision of certain personal services within a health care, hotel, office, or industrial complex, to employees or customers. Examples of these uses include pharmacies, gift shops, and food service establishments within hospitals; convenience stores and food service establishments within hotel, office and industrial complexes; and barber and beauty shops within residential care facilities.

means a structure that is physically detached from, secondary and incidental to, and commonly associated with a primary structure on the same site. See also "Agricultural accessory structure," and "Residential accessory uses and structures."

means a use customarily incidental to, related and clearly subordinate to a primary use on the same parcel, which does not alter the primary use nor serve property other than the parcel where the primary use is located.

means a business based upon materials or performances that depict, describe, or relate to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, as defined in the municipal code.

means monthly housing expenses, including a reasonable allowance for utilities, for rental units reserved for very low or low income households, not exceeding the following calculations:

means a sales price at which very low and low income households can qualify for the purchase of designated dwelling units, calculated on the basis of underwriting standards of mortgage financing available for the development.

means a person authorized in writing by the property owner to represent and act for a property owner in contacts with town employees, committees, commissions, and the council, regarding matters regulated by this title.

means a structure for sheltering or confining animals, or agricultural equipment, hay, feed, etc. Examples of these structures include barns, noncommercial greenhouses, coops, corrals, and pens. Does not include pasture fencing.

means the processing of harvested crops to prepare them for on-site marketing or processing and packaging elsewhere. Examples of this land use include the following:

means and includes the activities defined by this title under the terms agricultural accessory structure, agricultural products processing, animal keeping, and crop production, horticulture, orchard, vineyard, plant nursery, and winery; and as defined by the state of California under the term agricultural use in Government Code Section 51200 (the "Williamson Act").

mean the retail sale of beer, wine, and/or distilled spirits for on-premises or off-premises consumption.

means a public or private roadway that provides vehicle access to the rear or side of parcels having other public street frontage, that is not intended for general traffic circulation.

means a use of land identified by Division 2 as a permitted or conditional use that may be established with land use permit and, where applicable, design review and/or building permit approval, subject to compliance with all applicable provisions of this title.

means any construction or physical change in the internal arrangement of rooms or the supporting members of a structure, or a change in the external appearance of any structure, not including painting.

means a base facility from which taxis and limousines are dispatched, and/or where ambulance vehicles and crews standby for emergency calls.

See Section 13.42.060.

See Multifamily housing.

means any person who is filing an application requesting an action who is:

means and includes both approval and approval with conditions.

means: (1) A person currently certified by the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture as an expert on the care of trees; (2) a consulting arborist who satisfies the requirements of the American Society of Consulting Arborists; or (3) other qualified professionals who the director determines have gained through experience the qualifications to identify, remove, or replace trees.

means an exterior building feature including roof, windows, doors, porches, etc.

means a retail store selling art glass, ceramics, jewelry, paintings, sculpture, and other handcrafted items, where the store includes an area for the crafting of the items being sold.

means establishments manufacturing and/or assembling small products primarily by hand, including jewelry, pottery and other ceramics, as well as small glass and metal art and craft products.

means the value of a structure as shown in the records of the county assessor.

means a residential building or buildings that also provide housing, personal and health care, as permitted by the Department of Social Services, designed to respond to the daily, individual needs of the residents. Assisted living facilities may include kitchenettes (small refrigerator, sink and/or microwave oven) within individual rooms. Assisted living facilities are required to be licensed by the California Department of Social Services, and do not include skilled nursing services.

means connected, or solidly incorporated together, through the extension of a common wall or similar main component for at least five feet and not capable of being removed without damage to the structure and not simply joined together by a breezeway or similar smaller connecting structure.

means the area located between the uppermost plate and the roof or ridge of a structure.

means a retail or wholesale establishment selling and/or renting automobiles, trucks and vans, trailers, motorcycles, and bicycles (bicycle sales are also included under "General retail"). May also include repair shops and the sales of parts and accessories, incidental to vehicle dealerships. Does not include: the sale of auto parts/accessories separate from a vehicle dealership (see auto parts sales); mobile home, recreational vehicle, or watercraft sales (see mobile home, RV and boat sales); tire recapping establishments (see vehicle services); businesses dealing exclusively in used parts, (see recycling—scrap and dismantling yards); or gas stations, which are separately defined.

means and includes stores that sell new automobile parts, tires, and accessories. Establishments that provide installation services are instead included under "Vehicle services—repair and maintenance—minor." Does not include tire recapping establishments, which are found under "Vehicle services" or businesses dealing exclusively in used parts, which are included under "Recycling—scrap and dismantling yards."

See vehicle services.

means computerized, self-service machines used by banking customers for financial transactions, including deposits, withdrawals and fund transfers, without face-to-face contact with financial institution personnel. The machines may be located at or within banks, or in other locations.

means financial institutions including:

means a business where alcoholic beverages are sold for on-site consumption, which are not part of a larger restaurant. Includes bars, taverns, pubs and similar establishments where any food service is subordinate to the sale of alcoholic beverages. May also include beer brewing as part of a microbrewery ("brew-pub"), and other beverage tasting facilities. Does not include adult-oriented businesses.

means a residential structure with one or more bedrooms rented for overnight lodging, where meals may be provided subject to applicable Environmental Health Department regulations. Does not include room rental, which is separately defined (see Boarding/rooming house).

mean retail establishments selling hardware, lumber and other large building materials, plant materials and other landscaping materials. Includes paint, wallpaper, glass, fixtures. Includes all these stores selling to the general public, even if contractor sales account for a major proportion of total sales. Establishments primarily selling electrical, plumbing, heating, and air conditioning equipment and supplies are classified in Wholesaling and distribution.

See Section 13.30.050.

means an establishment within a building that provides services to other businesses. Examples of these services include:

See furniture and fixtures manufacturing, cabinet shops.

means state law (California Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.) requiring public agencies to document and consider the environmental effects of a proposed action, prior to allowing the action to occur.

means the governmental agency which regulates the terms and conditions of public utilities in the state.

means an establishment offering legal gambling activities in compliance with a state license.

means a permanent residence that is secondary or accessory to the primary use of the property, and used for housing a caretaker employed on the site of any nonresidential use where needed for security purposes or to provide twenty-four-hour care or monitoring of people, plants, animals, equipment, or other conditions on the site.

means a business that prepares food for consumption on the premises of a client.

means an interment establishment engaged in subdividing property into cemetery lots and offering burial plots or air space for sale. Includes animal cemeteries; cemetery, mausoleum, crematorium and columbarium operations, and full-service mortuaries and funeral parlors accessory to a cemetery or columbarium.

means the replacement of an existing use on a lot or parcel, or any portion thereof, by a new use, or a change in the nature of an existing use; but does not include a change of ownership, tenancy, or management associated with a use for which the previous nature of the use will remain substantially unchanged.

means permanent, headquarters-type and meeting facilities for organizations operating on a membership basis for the promotion of the interests of the members, including facilities for:

means establishments providing indoor amusement and entertainment services for a fee or admission charge, including:

means a facility for various outdoor recreational activities, where a fee is charged for use. Examples include:

means any of the commercial zoning districts established by Section 13.20.020.

means a multi-purpose meeting and recreational facility typically consisting of one or more meeting or multi-purpose rooms, kitchen and/or outdoor barbecue facilities, that are available for use by various groups for such activities as meetings, parties, receptions, dances, etc.

means as defined by Civil Code Section 1315, a development where undivided interest in common in a portion of real property is coupled with a separate interest in space called a unit, the boundaries of which are described on a recorded final map or parcel map.

means one or more structures accommodating multiple assembly, meeting, and/or exhibit rooms, and related support facilities (e.g., kitchens, offices, etc.).

mean office, and indoor and/or outdoor storage facilities operated by, or on behalf of a contractor licensed by the state of California for storage of large equipment, vehicles, and/or other materials commonly used in the individual contractor's type of business; storage of scrap materials used for repair and maintenance of contractor's own equipment; and buildings or structures for uses such as repair facilities.

means retail establishments selling or renting construction, farm, or other heavy equipment. Examples include cranes, earth-moving equipment, tractors, combines, heavy trucks, etc.

means a retail store of three thousand five hundred square feet or less in gross floor area, which carries a range of merchandise oriented to convenience and/or travelers' shopping needs.

means the county of Placer, state of California.

means commercial agricultural production field and orchard uses, including the production of the following, primarily in the soil on the site and not in containers, other than for initial propagation prior to planting in the soil on the site, and/or in containers occupying one acre or less:

means facilities that provide nonmedical care and supervision of minor children for periods of less than twenty-four hours. These facilities include the following, all of which are required to be licensed by the California State Department of Social Services:

means a fence that protects property from damage by deer or other animals. It is generally a maximum of eight feet in height, with posts of metal or wood, and open fencing material such as netting, wire or plastic mesh. It may also include such fencing added atop other allowable fences.

means the number of housing units per acre, unless otherwise stated, for residential uses.

means as defined by state law (Government Code Section 65915 et seq.), an increase of at least twenty-five percent over the maximum density otherwise allowed by the applicable zoning district, that is granted to the owner/developer of a housing project who agrees to construct a prescribed percentage of dwelling units that are affordable to households of very low and/or low income. When determining the number of dwelling units that shall be affordable, the units authorized by the density bonus shall not be included in the calculation.

means the town of Loomis planning and building department, referred to in this title as the "department."

means any construction activity or alteration of the landscape, its terrain contour or vegetation, including the erection or alteration of structures. New development is any construction, or alteration of an existing structure or land use, or establishment of a land use, after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title.

means a contract between the town and an applicant for a development project, in compliance with the municipal code, and Government Code Sections 65864 et seq. A development agreement is intended to provide assurance to the applicant that an approved project may proceed subject to the policies, rules, regulations and conditions of approval applicable to the project at the time of approval, regardless of any changes to town policies, rules, and regulations after project approval. In return, the town may be assured that the applicant will provide infrastructure and/or pay fees required by a new project.

means trunk diameter measured at fifty-four inches above the ground (also known as "Diameter at breast height," or "DBH"). In the case of a trunk that is divided into limbs at a point below fifty-four inches, the trunk diameter shall be measured at the narrowest diameter of the trunk between the base of the tree and fifty-four inches above the ground.

means the town of Loomis planning director, or designee of the director.

means any person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities; anyone who is regarded as having such an impairment or anyone who has a record of such impairment. People who are currently using illegal substances are not covered under the Fair Housing Act, unless they have a separate disability.

means a town land use review and entitlement process where the review authority exercises discretion in deciding to approve or disapprove the permit. Includes minor use permits, use permits, minor variances, variances, design review approval, master development plans, and subdivision maps.

means a tree afflicted by, but not limited to, any of the following: insect infestation, heart rot, exfoliation, slime flux, crown rot, leaf scorch, root fungus, structural defects or weaknesses.

See zoning district.

means the "downtown/town center area" shown in Figure 3-3 of the general plan.

means a line that may be drawn on the ground around a tree directly under its outermost branch tips and which identifies that location where rainwater tends to drip from the trees. When depicted on a map, the drip line will appear as an irregular shaped circle that follows the contour of the tree's branches as seen from overhead.

mean a facility where food or other products may be purchased, or where services may be obtained by motorists without leaving their vehicles. Examples of drive-through sales facilities include fast-food restaurants, drive-through coffee, dairy product, photo stores, pharmacies, etc. Examples of drive-through service facilities include drive-through bank teller windows, dry cleaners, etc., but do not include automated teller machines (ATMs), gas stations or other vehicle services, which are separately defined.

See multifamily housing.

means a room or group of internally connected rooms that have sleeping, cooking, eating, and sanitation facilities, but not more than one kitchen, which constitute an independent housekeeping unit, occupied by or intended for one household on a long-term basis.

means a grant of one or more of the property rights by the property owner to and/or for the use by the public, a corporation or another person or entity.

means housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless person. No individual or household may be denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay.

means privately-operated employee and farmworker housing units and does not include government-owned and -operated migrant worker facilities. In general, employee housing is privately-owned housing that houses six or more employees and meets the following:

means an informational document used to assess the physical characteristics of an area and to determine what effects will result if the area is altered by a proposed action, prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

means a commercial facility for horses, donkeys, and/or mules, examples of which include horse ranches, boarding stables, riding schools and academies, horse exhibition facilities (for shows or other competitive events), and barns, stables, corrals and paddocks accessory and incidental to these uses. Does not include the simple pasturing of horses, donkeys, and/or mules, which is instead included in "Animal keeping" as regulated by Section 13.42.060.

means a service establishment that may offer a wide variety of household and business equipment, furniture, and materials for rental. Does not include construction equipment rental, which is separately defined.

means any business that is open to the public between the hours of eleven p.m., and six a.m.

means one or more persons living together in a dwelling unit.

means a retail business selling supplies for use in soil preparation and maintenance, the planting and harvesting of crops, the keeping and raising of farm animals, and other operations and processes pertaining to farming and ranching. Does not include the sale, rental, or repair of farm machinery and equipment, which is instead included in the definition of construction and heavy equipment sales and rental.

means capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period of time, taking into account economic, environmental, social and technological factors.

means the ratio of floor area to total lot area. FAR restrictions are used to limit the maximum floor area allowed on a site (including all structures on the site). The maximum floor area of all structures (measured from exterior wall to exterior wall) permitted on a site (including carports) shall be determined by multiplying the floor area ratio (FAR) by the total net area of the site (FAR x Net Site Area = Maximum Allowable Floor Area). See Figure 8-1.

means a retail trade establishment that sells fuel oil, butane, propane and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), bottled or in bulk, to consumers.

means a motor vehicle fueling component of a warehouse retail store, where warehouse consumers purchase bulk fuel from said warehouse retail store. Fueling stations are located adjacent to and operate in conjunction with a warehouse retail store. Fueling stations are an ancillary use of a warehouse retail use and are subject to siting and design requirements of the CG General Commercial zone Section 13.26.040 and are not subject to Section 13.42.100 regarding gas stations.

means a store that primarily sells the following products and related services, that may also provide incidental repair services:

means manufacturers producing: wood and metal household furniture and appliances; bedsprings and mattresses; all types of office furniture and public building furniture and partitions, shelving, lockers and store furniture; and miscellaneous drapery hardware, window blinds and shades. Includes furniture re-upholstering businesses, wood and cabinet shops, but not sawmills or planing mills, which are instead included under "Manufacturing—heavy."

means parking space and shelter for automobiles or other vehicles, where the size of the parking space complies with the provisions of Chapter 13.36.

means a retail business selling gasoline and/or other motor vehicle fuels, and related products. Where allowed by Division 2, a gas station may also include a convenience store, vehicle services, and/or trailer rental (auto and vehicle sales or rental), which are separately defined.

means the town of Loomis general plan, including all its elements and all amendments thereto, as adopted by the town council in compliance with Government Code Sections 65300 et seq., and referred to in this title as the "general plan."

means stores and shops selling many lines of merchandise. Examples of these stores and lines of merchandise include:

means golf courses, and accessory facilities and uses including: clubhouses with bar and restaurant, locker and shower facilities; driving ranges; "pro shops" for on-site sales of golfing equipment; and golf cart storage and sales facilities.

means the ground surface immediately adjacent to the exterior base of a structure, typically used as the basis for measurement of the height of the structure.

means a retail business where the majority of the floor area open to the public is occupied by food products packaged for preparation and consumption away from the store.

means a detached structure accessory to a single-family dwelling, accommodating living/sleeping quarters, but without kitchen or cooking facilities.

means space within a dwelling unit for living, sleeping, eating, or cooking.

means a fitness center, gymnasium, health and athletic club, which may include any of the following: sauna, spa or hot tub facilities; indoor tennis, handball, racquetball, archery and shooting ranges and other indoor sports activities. Does not include adult entertainment businesses.

See Section 13.30.050.

means the conduct of a business within a dwelling unit or residential site, employing only the occupants of the dwelling, with the business activity being subordinate to the residential use of the property.

means a facility with guest rooms or suites, with or without kitchen facilities, rented to the general public for transient lodging. Hotels typically include a variety of services in addition to lodging; for example, restaurants, meeting facilities, personal services, etc. Also includes accessory guest facilities such as swimming pools, tennis courts, indoor athletic facilities, accessory retail uses, etc.

mean the keeping/raising of birds, cats, dogs, or other common household pets, as determined by the director, accessory to a residential use.

means independent living centers and senior apartments and are multifamily residential projects reserved for senior citizens, where common facilities may be provided (for example, recreation areas), but where each dwelling unit has individual living, sleeping, bathing, and kitchen facilities.

means a facility for scientific research, and the design, development and testing of electrical, electronic, magnetic, optical and computer and telecommunications components in advance of product manufacturing, and the assembly of related products from parts produced off-site, where the manufacturing activity is secondary to the research and development activities. Includes pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnology research and development. Does not include soils and other materials testing laboratories (see laboratory), or medical laboratories (see medical service—clinic, laboratory, urgent care).

means any of the industrial zoning districts established by Section 13.20.020.

means a change in the use of a structure or site, where the new use is required by this title to have more off-street parking spaces than the former use; or a change in the operating characteristics of a use (for example, hours of operation), which generates more activity on the site.

means a commercial facility for the grooming, keeping, boarding or maintaining of five or more dogs (four months of age or older), or five or more cats except for dogs or cats for sale in pet shops, or patients in animal hospitals. See also veterinary clinic, animal hospital.

means a room or space within a building used or intended to be used for the cooking or preparation of food, which includes any of the following: refrigerator, stove, oven, range top, dishwasher, kitchen sink.

means a facility for testing, analysis, and/or research. Examples of this use include medical labs, soils and materials testing labs, and forensic labs.

means the purpose for which land or a structure is designed, arranged, intended, occupied, or maintained.

means authority granted by the town to use a specified site for a particular purpose. Land use permit includes use permits, minor use permits, limited term permits, variances, minor variances, design review, master development plans, and zoning clearances, as established by Division 6 of this title.

See day care.

means a service establishment engaged primarily in high volume laundry and garment services, including: carpet and upholstery cleaners; diaper services; dry cleaning and garment pressing; commercial laundries; linen supply. These facilities may include accessory customer pick-up facilities. These facilities do not include coin-operated laundries or dry cleaning pick-up stores without dry cleaning equipment; see personal services.

means public or quasi-public facilities, examples of which include: aquariums, arboretums, art galleries and exhibitions, botanical gardens, historic sites and exhibits, libraries, museums, planetariums, and zoos. May also include accessory retail uses such as a gift/book shop, restaurant, etc.

means an integrated housing unit and working space, occupied and utilized by a single household in a structure, either single-family or multifamily, that has been designed or structurally modified to accommodate joint residential occupancy and work activity, and which includes:

means gross lot area is the total area included within the lot lines of a lot, exclusive of adjacent dedicated street rights-of-way. Net lot area is the gross area of the lot, exclusive of easements for streets or driveways that are not for the exclusive use of the lot on which the easement is located.

See site coverage.

means the horizontal distance between the front and the rear lot lines measured longitudinally at the midpoints of the front and rear lot lines.

means the boundary of a lot adjacent to a public street right-of-way.

means a recorded lot or parcel of real property under single ownership, lawfully created as required by applicable Subdivision Map Act and town ordinance requirements, including this title. Types of lots include the following. See Figure 8-2 (Lot Types).

means any recorded boundary of a lot. Types of lot lines are as follows (see Figure 8-3 (Lot Features)):

means the horizontal distance between the side lot lines, measured at right angles to the lot depth at a point midway between the front and rear lot lines. See Figure 8-3 (Lot Features). The director shall determine lot width for parcels of irregular shape.

means a Housing First, low-barrier, service-enriched shelter focused on moving people into permanent housing that provides temporary living facilities while case managers connect individuals experiencing homelessness to income, public benefits, health services, shelter, and housing.

mean base facilities for various businesses that provide services on the premises of their clients. Includes gardening, janitorial, pest control, water and smoke damage recovery, and similar services; and appliance, computer, electronics, elevator, equipment, HVAC, instrument, plumbing, and other maintenance and repair services not operating from a retail establishment that sells the products being maintained or repaired. When these services operate from a retail establishment that sells the products being maintained or repaired, they are instead considered part of the retail use.

means a facility accommodating manufacturing processes that involve and/or produce basic metals, building materials, chemicals, fabricated metals, paper products, machinery, textiles, and/or transportation equipment, where the intensity and/or scale of operations may cause significant impacts on surrounding land uses or the community. Heavy manufacturing uses are not allowed within the town of Loomis except where limited varieties are included under the definition of manufacturing—intensive. Examples of heavy manufacturing uses include the following:

means a facility accommodating manufacturing processes that involve and/or produce building materials, fabricated metal products, machinery, and/or transportation equipment, where the intensity and/or scale of operations is greater than those classified under manufacturing—light, but where impacts on surrounding land uses or the community can typically be mitigated to acceptable levels. Examples of intensive manufacturing uses include the following:

means a facility accommodating manufacturing processes involving and/or producing: apparel; food and beverage products; electronic, optical, and instrumentation products; ice; jewelry; and musical instruments. Light manufacturing also includes other establishments engaged in the assembly, fabrication, and conversion of already processed raw materials into products, where the operational characteristics of the manufacturing processes and the materials used are unlikely to cause significant impacts on surrounding land uses or the community. Examples of light manufacturing uses include the following:

See Subdivision Map Act.

means facilities for motion picture, television, video, sound, computer, and other communications media production. These facilities include the following types:

means a facility other than a hospital where medical, mental health, surgical and other personal health services are provided on an outpatient basis. Examples of these uses include:

means a facility other than a hospital where medical, dental, mental health, surgical, and/or other personal health care services are provided on an outpatient basis, and that accommodates no more than three licensed primary practitioners (for example, chiropractors, medical doctors, psychiatrists, etc., other than nursing staff) within an individual office suite. A facility with four or more licensed practitioners is instead classified under medical services—clinic, urgent care. Counseling services by other than medical doctors or psychiatrists are included under offices—professional.

means residential facilities providing nursing and health—related care as a primary use with in-patient beds. Examples of these uses include: board and care homes; convalescent and rest homes; extended care facilities; and skilled nursing facilities. Long-term personal care facilities that do not emphasize medical treatment are included under residential care.

means hospitals and similar facilities engaged primarily in providing diagnostic services, and extensive medical treatment, including surgical and other hospital services. These establishments have an organized medical staff, inpatient beds, and equipment and facilities to provide complete health care. May include on-site accessory clinics and laboratories, accessory retail uses and emergency heliports (see the separate definition of accessory retail uses).

means a project that combines both commercial and residential uses, where the residential component is typically located above the commercial.

means a trailer, transportable in one or more sections, that is certified under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, which is over eight feet in width and forty feet in length, with or without a permanent foundation and not including recreational vehicle, commercial coach or factory-built housing. A mobile home on a permanent foundation is included under the definition of single-family dwellings.

means any site that is planned and improved to accommodate two or more mobile homes used for residential purposes, or on which two or more mobile home lots are rented, leased, or held out for rent or lease, or were formerly held out for rent or lease and later converted to a subdivision, cooperative, condominium, or other form of resident ownership, to accommodate mobile homes used for residential purposes. May include a common storage area for recreational vehicles owned by residents only.

means changing the use of a mobile home park for a purpose other than the rental, or the holding out for rent, of two or more mobile home sites to accommodate mobile homes used for human habitation. Such conversion may affect an entire mobile home park or any portion thereof. A conversion shall include, but is not limited to, a change of any existing mobile home park or any portion thereof to condominium, stock cooperative, planned unit development, or any form of ownership wherein spaces within the mobile home park are to be sold, and the cessation of use of all or a portion of the park as a mobile home park, whether immediately or on a gradual basis, or the closure of the park. Conversion shall not include the purchase of the park by its existing residents.

mean retail establishments selling both mobile home dwelling units, and/or various vehicles and watercraft for recreational uses. Includes the sales of boats, campers and camper shells, jet skis, mobile homes, motor homes, and travel trailers.

means funeral homes and parlors, where deceased are prepared for burial or cremation, and funeral services may be conducted.

See hotel or motel.

means a dwelling unit that is part of a structure containing one or more other dwelling units, or a structure containing a nonresidential use. An example of the latter is a mixed-use project where, for example, one or more dwelling units are part of a structure that also contains one or more commercial uses (retail, office, etc.). Multifamily dwellings include duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes (buildings with two, three or four dwelling units, respectively, in the same structure); apartments (five or more units in a single building); and townhouse development (three or more attached dwellings where no unit is located over another unit). Multifamily housing may also comprise a row of single-family homes adjacent to existing single-family homes within a larger multifamily project.

means the contour of the ground surface before grading.

means a statement describing the reasoning that a proposed action will not have a significant adverse effect on the environment, in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

means a facility serving alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption, and providing entertainment, examples of which include live music and/or dancing, comedy, etc.

means a parcel that was legally created prior to the adoption of this title or amendment, but does not comply with the current area, width, depth, or other applicable requirements of this title.

means a sign that lawfully existed prior to the effective date of this title or amendment, but does not comply with the current sign regulations of this title.

means a structure that was legally constructed prior to the adoption or amendment of this title, but does not comply with the current setback, height limit, and/or other applicable requirements of this title.

means a use of land and/or a structure (either conforming or nonconforming) that was legally established and maintained prior to the adoption of this title or amendment, but does not conform to the current title requirements for allowable land uses within the applicable zoning district.

means and consists of property used for the production of food or fiber, with soils that qualify for rating as Classes III through VII in the Soil Conservation Service land capability classifications.

means all or a portion of a structure occupied by one tenant.

means any establishment at which alcohol is sold, served, or given to patrons, to be consumed off-site, except food markets, supermarkets, drugstores, and other retail establishments in which the sale of alcohol for off-site use constitutes less than twenty percent of the total sales.

means an activity or accessory use that is related to a specific primary use, but is not located on the same site as the primary use.

means this title distinguishes between the following types of offices. These do not include medical offices (see medical service—clinic, laboratory, urgent care, and medical service—doctor office.)

means a retail store that carries one or more types of merchandise that will typically be of frequent interest to and/or needed by the various businesses listed under the definition of office, and/or the employees of those businesses. Examples of these types of merchandise include:

means any establishment at which alcohol is sold, served, or given to patrons, to be consumed on-site.

means an activity or accessory use that is related to a specific primary use, which is located on the same site as the primary use.

means a barrier constructed of material which is transparent, such as glass, plastic panels or wrought iron, used in conjunction with recreation and seating areas.

means work for which a building permit is not required, the purpose and effect of which is to correct deterioration of or damage to a structure or any part thereof and to restore the structure to its condition before the deterioration or damage.

means a residential lodging facility operated by a membership organization for its members and not open to the general public. Includes fraternity and sorority houses, student dormitories, convents, monasteries, and religious residential retreats.

See lot or parcel.

means parking lots or structures operated by the town, or a private entity providing parking for a fee. Does not include towing impound and storage facilities, which are instead defined under storage—outdoor.

means any physical structure or place with design qualities and elements that contribute to an active, inviting and pleasant place for pedestrians including:

means a land use that is intended to encourage walk-in customers and that generally does not limit the number of customers by requiring appointments or otherwise excluding the general public. A pedestrian-oriented use provides spontaneous draw from sidewalk and street due to visual interest, high customer turnover, and social interaction.

means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association; city, county, state, or district; and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof.

mean establishments providing nonmedical services to individuals as a primary use. Examples of these uses include:

means personal services that may tend to have a blighting and/or deteriorating effect upon surrounding areas and which may need to be dispersed to minimize their adverse impacts. Examples of these uses include:

means the town of Loomis planning commission, appointed by the Loomis town council in compliance with Government Code Section 65101, referred to throughout this title as the "commission."

means a commercial agricultural establishment engaged in the production of ornamental plants and other nursery products, grown under cover either in containers or in the soil on the site, or outdoors in containers. The outdoor production of ornamental plants in the soil on the site is instead included under crop production, horticulture, orchard, vineyard. Also includes establishments engaged in the sale of these products (e.g., wholesale and retail nurseries) and commercial-scale greenhouses (home greenhouses are included under residential accessory use or structure). The sale of house plants or other nursery products entirely within a building is also included under general retail.

means a structure that accommodates the primary use of the site.

means the main purpose for which a site is developed and occupied, including the activities that are conducted on the site a majority of the hours during which activities occur.

means the zoning district applied to a site by the zoning map, to which an overlay zoning district may also be applied.

means any of the following, in compliance with Williamson Act Section 51201:

means an establishment engaged in printing by letterpress, lithography, gravure, screen, offset, or electrostatic (xerographic) copying; and other establishments serving the printing trade such as bookbinding, typesetting, engraving, photoengraving and electrotyping. This use also includes establishments that publish newspapers, books and periodicals; establishments manufacturing business forms and binding devices. Quick printing services are included in the definition of business support services.

means a privately owned, noncommercial outdoor recreation facility provided for residential project or neighborhood residents, including swimming pools, swim and tennis clubs, park and sport court facilities. Does not include golf courses and country clubs, which are separately defined.

means any type of commercial agricultural operation that produces food or fiber products, including, but not limited to, all types of: irrigated field crop production (vegetables, fruits, grains, seed crops, etc.), dry farming operations (grain, etc.), orchards and vineyards, berries, etc.; and animal raising operations such as the raising of cattle, fowl or poultry, goats, sheep, swine, or other animals used for food or clothing products; but not including timber production.

means the recorded boundary of a parcel of land.

means a proposed new structure, new addition to an existing structure, or area of other new site development; these do not include the alteration of any portion of an existing structure other than an addition.

mean facilities owned and operated by the town, and/or state or federal governments, or a local agency (e.g., a special district).

means a facility operated by a public agency including fire stations, other fire prevention and fire-fighting facilities, police and sheriff substations and headquarters, including interim incarceration facilities.

means a senior citizen or other person eligible to reside in senior citizen housing.

means for the purposes of Chapter 13.52, the use of land by the public, with or without charge, for walking, hiking, picnicking, camping, swimming, boating, fishing, hunting, or other outdoor games or sports for which facilities are provided for public participation.

means a motor home, travel trailer, truck camper, or camping trailer, with or without motive power, originally designed for human habitation for recreational, emergency, or other occupancy, which:

means a site where one or more lots are used, or are intended to be used, by campers with recreational vehicles or tents. Recreational vehicle parks may include public restrooms, water, sewer, and electric hookups to each lot and are intended as a higher density, more intensively developed use than campgrounds. May include accessory retail uses where they are clearly incidental and intended to serve RV park patrons only.

means this land use type includes a variety of facilities involved with the collection, sorting and processing of recyclable materials.

means a permanent facility operated by a religious organization exclusively for worship, or the promotion of religious activities, including accessory uses on the same site. Examples of these types of facilities include churches, mosques, synagogues, and temples. Examples of allowable accessory uses on the same site include living quarters for ministers and staff, facilities for child day care and religious instruction operated at the same time as religious services (where authorized by the same type of land use permit required for the religious facility itself). May also include fund-raising sales, bazaars, dinners, parties, or other indoor and outdoor events on the same site. Other facilities maintained by religious organizations, including full-time day care centers, full-time educational institutions, hospitals and other potentially related operations (for example, a recreational camp) are defined in this chapter according to their respective activities. Does not include the temporary use of an approved public assembly facility (for example, a private meeting hall, community center, theater, or auditorium) by a congregation for religious meetings, which is instead defined under the type of meeting facility hosting the congregation.

means a service and facility where various types of electrical, electronic, and mechanical equipment, and home and business appliances are repaired and/or maintained away from the site of the equipment owner. Does not include vehicle repair or maintenance, which is included under vehicle services, the repair of small home appliances and electronic equipment, which is included under personal services, or maintenance and repair activities that occur on the client's site, which are included under maintenance service—client site services.

means any use and/or structure that is customarily a part of, and clearly incidental and secondary to a residence, and does not change the character of the residential use. This definition includes the following detached accessory structures, and other similar structures normally associated with a residential use of property. See also agricultural accessory structure.

means a single dwelling unit or multiple-unit facility licensed or supervised by a federal, state, or local health/welfare agency that provides twenty-four-hour nonmedical care of unrelated persons who are handicapped and in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual in a family-like environment.

means a housing arrangement chosen voluntarily by the residents, or the residents' guardians, conservators or other responsible persons; where seventy-five percent of the residents are at least sixty-two years of age, or, if younger, have needs compatible with other residents; and where varying levels of care and supervision are provided, as agreed to at the time of admission or as determined necessary at subsequent times of reappraisal (definition from California Code of Regulations Title 22, Division 6, Chapter 6, Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly). RCFE projects may include basic services and community space. RCFE projects include assisted living facilities (board and care homes), congregate housing and life care facilities as defined in this definition:

means any of the residential zoning districts established by Section 13.20.020.

means a public or private facility providing restrooms, sitting and/or picnic areas, traveler information kiosks, and similar facilities to serve the traveling public on Interstate 80.

means a retail business selling ready-to-eat food and/or beverages for on- or off-premises consumption. These include eating establishments where customers are served from a walk-up ordering counter for either on- or off-premises consumption (counter service); and establishments where customers are served food at their tables for on-premises consumption (table service), that may also provide food for take-out.

means the individual or official town body (the planning director, planning commission, or town council) identified by this title as having the responsibility and authority to review, and approve or disapprove the permit applications described in Division 6.

means a dwelling or part of a dwelling where lodging is furnished for compensation to five or more persons living independently from each other. Meals may also be included. Does not include fraternities, sororities, convents, or monasteries, which are separately defined under organizational house.

means a public or private academic educational institution, including:

means a retail store that buys and sell used products, including clothing, furniture and household goods, jewelry, appliances, musical instruments, business machines and office equipment, tools, motors, machines, instruments, firearms, or any similar secondhand articles or objects. Does not include bookstores (retail stores); secondhand farm and construction equipment (construction, farm, and heavy equipment sales); junk dealers, or scrap/dismantling yards (recycling facilities—scrap and dismantling yards); the sale of antiques and collectibles (retail stores); the sale of cars and other used vehicles (auto and vehicle sales, leasing, and rental, used); or pawnshops (personal services—restricted).

See independent living center/senior apartment.

See gas station, and vehicle services.

means the distance by which a structure, parking area or other development feature must be separated from a lot line, other structure or development feature, or street centerline (unless otherwise provided). See also yard, and Section 13.30.110 (setback regulations and exceptions).

means a primarily retail commercial site with three or more separate businesses sharing common pedestrian and parking areas.

means a structure, device, figure, display, message placard, or other contrivance, or any part thereof, situated outdoors or indoors, which is designed, constructed, intended, or used to advertise, or to provide information in the nature of advertising, to direct or attract attention to an object, person, institution, business, product, service, event, or location by any means, including words, letters, figures, designs, symbols, fixtures, colors, illumination, or projected images. Does not include murals, paintings and other works of art that are not intended to advertise or identify any business or product. Types of signs include the following:

means the entire area within a perimeter defined by a continuous line composed of right angles using not more than four lines which enclose the extreme limits of lettering, logo, trademark, or other graphic representation.

means the vertical distance from the uppermost point used in measuring the area of a sign to the average grade immediately below the sign, including its base or the top of the nearest curb of the street on which the sign fronts, whichever measurement is the greatest.

means a building designed for and/or occupied exclusively by one family. Also includes factory-built, modular housing units, constructed in compliance with the Uniform Building Code (UBC), and mobile homes/manufactured housing units that comply with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, placed on permanent foundations.

means a one room living space intended for occupancy by not more than two persons as a place of permanent residence that is provided with individual or shared sanitary and bathing facilities and may or may not include individual or shared, full or partial, kitchen facilities, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17958.1.

means a parcel or adjoining parcels under single ownership or single control, considered a unit for the purposes of development or other use.

means the percentage of total site area occupied by structures. Structure or building coverage includes the primary structure, all accessory structures (e.g., carports, garages, patio covers, storage sheds, trash dumpster enclosures, etc.) and architectural features (e.g., chimneys, balconies, decks above the first floor, porches, stairs, etc.). Structure/building coverage is measured from exterior wall to exterior wall.

See day care.

means a public or quasi-public establishment providing social and/or rehabilitation services, serving persons with social or personal problems requiring special services, the handicapped, and the otherwise disadvantaged. Examples of this land use include: counseling centers, welfare offices, job counseling and training centers, or vocational rehabilitation agencies. Includes organizations soliciting funds to be used directly for these and related services, and establishments engaged in community improvement and neighborhood development. Does not include day-care services, emergency shelters and transitional housing, or residential care, which are separately defined.

means groups including low-income workers, senior citizens, female heads of households, large families, disabled persons, the homeless, and farmworkers.

means public and private facilities for various outdoor sports and other types of recreation, where the facilities are oriented more toward participants than spectators. Examples include:

means a large-scale indoor or outdoor facility accommodating spectator-oriented sports, concerts, and other entertainment activities. Examples of this land use include amphitheaters, race tracks, stadiums and coliseums. May also include commercial facilities customarily associated with the above uses, including bars and restaurants, gift shops, video game arcades, etc.

means the indoor storage of materials accessory and incidental to a primary use is not considered a land use separate from the primary use.

means an area not within a building that is proposed or used for the storage of building materials, other supplies, equipment, or other materials, either as the primary use of a parcel or as storage accessory to another use. Includes towing impound and storage facilities, which are subject to the requirements of Section 13.42.190 for outdoor storage.

means structures containing generally small, individual, compartmentalized stalls or lockers rented as individual storage spaces and characterized by low parking demand.

means the storage of various materials outside of a structure other than fencing, either as an accessory or primary use.

means facilities for the storage of furniture, household goods, or other commercial goods of any nature. Includes cold storage. Does not include: warehouse, storage or mini-storage facilities offered for rent or lease to the general public (storage—personal storage facility); warehouse facilities primarily used for wholesaling and distribution (see wholesaling and distribution); or terminal facilities for handling freight (see truck or freight terminal).

means that portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above, or if there is no floor above, then the space between the floor and the ceiling or floor next above. Basements are excluded from being considered a story.

means a horizontal distance of one hundred feet measured from each side of the centerline of the stream, totaling a width of two hundred feet; or a horizontal distance of fifty feet measured from the top of each stream or creek bank, whichever is greater. The commission may establish different horizontal measurements to match specific stream environments.

means the point where the break in slope occurs between a stream channel and surrounding topography.

means a public or private thoroughfare, which affords the principal means of access to abutting property, including avenue, place, way, drive, lane, boulevard, highway, road and any other thoroughfare, except an alley as defined in this subsection.

means anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires attachment to the ground or attachment to something located on the ground. For the purposes of this title, the term "structure" includes "buildings," but does not include swimming pools.

means small scale facilities, typically accommodating one group of students at a time, in no more than one instructional space. Larger facilities are included under the definition of schools—specialized education and training. Examples of these facilities include: individual and group instruction and training in the arts; production rehearsal; photography, and the processing of photographs produced only by users of the studio facilities; martial arts training studios; gymnastics instruction, and aerobics and gymnastics studios with no other fitness facilities or equipment. Also includes production studios for individual musicians, painters, sculptors, photographers, and other artists.

means the division, by any subdivider, of any unit or portion of land shown on the latest equalized Placer County assessment roll as a unit or contiguous units, for the purpose of sale, lease or financing, whether immediate or future. Property shall be considered as contiguous units, even if it is separated by roads, streets, utility easement or railroad rights-of-way. Subdivision includes the following, as defined in Civil Code Section 1315: a condominium project; a community apartment project; or the conversion of five or more existing dwelling units to a stock cooperative.

means and includes Division 2, Title 7 of the California Government Code, commencing with Section 66410 as presently constituted, and any amendments to those provisions.

means as provided by Health and Safety Code Section 50675.14, housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population, and that is linked to an on-site or off-site service that assists the supportive and transitional housing resident in retaining the housing, improving their health status, and maximizing their ability to live and, when possible, work in the community.

also referred to as a syringe exchange program, has the meaning set forth in section 5.24.010.B of the Loomis Municipal Code.

means public, commercial and private electromagnetic and photoelectrical transmission, broadcast, repeater and receiving stations for radio, television, telegraph, telephone, data network, and wireless communications, including commercial earth stations for satellite-based communications. Includes antennas, commercial satellite dish antennas, and equipment buildings. Does not include telephone, telegraph and cable television transmission facilities utilizing hard-wired or direct cable connections.

means a structure without any foundation or footings, and which is removed when the designated time period, activity, or use for which the temporary structure was erected has ceased.

means a use of land that is designed, operated and occupies a site for a limited time, typically less than twelve months.

means an indoor facility for public assembly and group entertainment, other than sporting events. Examples of these facilities include:

means the town of Loomis, state of California, referred to in this title as the "town."

means the Loomis town council, referred to in this title as the "council."

means a passenger station for vehicular, and rail mass transit systems; also terminal facilities providing maintenance and service for the vehicles operated in the transit system. Includes buses, taxis, railway, etc.

means buildings configured as rental housing developments, but operated under program requirements that require the termination of assistance and recirculating of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at a predetermined future point in time that shall be no less than six months from the beginning of the assistance.

means a transportation facility furnishing services incidental to air, motor freight, and rail transportation. Examples of these facilities include:

means a one-time subdivision of an existing single-family residential parcel into two parcels, under the California Home Act (SB 9).

See primary use.

See land use.

means a fixed-base structure or facility serving as a junction point for transferring electric utility services from one transmission voltage to another or to local distribution and service voltages, and similar facilities for water supply and natural gas distribution. These uses include any of the following facilities that are not exempted from land use permit requirements by Government Code Section 53091:

means pipelines for water, natural gas, and sewage collection and disposal; and facilities for the transmission of electrical energy for sale, including transmission lines for a public utility company. Also includes telephone, telegraph, cable television and other communications transmission facilities utilizing direct physical conduits. Does not include offices or service centers (see offices— business and service), or distribution substations (see utility facility).

mean the repair, servicing, alteration, restoration, towing, painting, cleaning, or finishing of automobiles, trucks, recreational vehicles, boats and other vehicles as a primary use, including the incidental wholesale and retail sale of vehicle parts as an accessory use. This use includes the following categories:

means a service facility for the long-term storage of operative cars, trucks, buses, recreational vehicles, and other motor vehicles, for clients. Does not include dismantling yards (classified in recycling—scrap and dismantling yards).

mean office and indoor medical treatment facilities used by veterinarians, including large and small animal veterinary clinics, and animal hospitals. Kennels and boarding operations are commercial facilities for the keeping, boarding or maintaining of four or more dogs four months of age or older, or four or more cats, except for dogs or cats in pet shops.

means a retail store that emphasizes the packaging and sale of products in large quantities or volumes, some at discounted prices, where products are typically displayed in their original shipping containers. Warehouse retail includes associated sales of motor vehicle fuels at on-site fueling stations operated by the warehouse retail use. Sites and buildings are usually large and industrial in character. Patrons may be required to pay membership fees.

See storage—warehouse, indoor storage.

means and includes establishments engaged in selling merchandise to retailers; to contractors, industrial, commercial, institutional, farm, or professional business users; to other wholesalers; or acting as agents or brokers in buying merchandise for or selling merchandise to such persons or companies. Examples of these establishments include:

means California Government Code Section 51200 et seq., as they may be amended from time to time.

means a facility, or area within a winery where wine and related products are offered for retail sale, where wine may be tasted for a fee, or without charge.

means a manufacturing facility where wine grapes are crushed, fermented, aged, bottled, and sold at wholesale as finished wine. May include tasting and accessory retail sales of wine produced on site.

means an area between a lot line and a structure, unobstructed and unoccupied from the ground upward, except for projections permitted by this title. See also setback, and Section 13.30.110.

is that area to the rear or side of the main residence (usually not both) generally containing a swimming pool, and/or patio area, and/or major landscaping, etc.

means the location of a building on a lot in such a manner that one or more building sides rests directly on a lot line.

means any of the residential, commercial, public, or overlay districts established by Division 2 of this title, within which certain land uses are allowed or prohibited, and certain site planning and development standards are established (e.g., setbacks, height limits, site coverage requirements, etc.).

means the town of Loomis zoning ordinance, Title 13 of the Loomis Municipal Code, referred to herein as "this title."