Ojai City Zoning Code

Accessory dwelling unit (ADU). See Section 10-2.3602 (Definitions of specialized terms and phrases), subsection (s), Second residential unit.

Accessory retail uses. The retail sales of various products (including food service) in a store or similar facility that is located within a healthcare, hotel, office, or industrial complex. These uses include pharmacies, gift shops, and food service establishments within hospitals; convenience stores; and food service establishments within hotel, office and industrial complexes.

Accessory structure. A structure that is physically detached from, secondary and incidental to, and commonly associated with the primary structure. For the purposes of these Zoning Regulations, accessory structures and uses include detached garages, greenhouses, artist's studios, and workshops, and any other open air enclosures, including gazebos and detached patio covers.

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

Adult business. Any commercial activity where the primary emphasis is depicting or related to sexual activity or specified anatomical areas of the human body associated with sexual activity.

Affordable rent. Monthly housing expenses, including a reasonable allowance for utilities, for rental units reserved for moderate or lower income households, not exceeding the following calculations:

Affordable sales price. A sales price at which lower and moderate 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. See Section 10-2.902 (Definitions), Table 4-2 for calculation rates and the classifications of lower and moderate income households regarding Affordable sales prices

Alteration. 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.

Alternative tower structure. Bell steeples, clock towers, light poles, man-made trees and similar alternative-design mounting structures that camouflage or conceal the presence of antennas or towers.

Ambulance service. A business providing emergency medical care or transportation, including the incidental storage and maintenance of vehicles.

Animal raising and keeping. The noncommercial keeping or raising of farm animals, including cattle, goats, horses, sheep, swine (including pot bellied pigs), fowl, poultry and other animals determined by the Director to not be common household pets. Does not include: birds, cats, dogs and other household pets or exotic animals.

Antenna. One or more rods, panels, discs or similar devices used for the transmission or reception of radio or other electromagnetic signals. Any exterior apparatus designed for radio, telephonic, or television communications through the sending and/or receiving of electromagnetic waves, including antennas relating to personal wireless services.

Anti-drain valve or check valve. A valve located under a sprinkler head to hold water in the system so it minimizes drainage from the lower elevation sprinkler heads.

Apartment. A building consisting of three or more dwelling units, which have a common entrance from road level and the occupants of which obtain access to their dwelling units through common halls. Also can be considered as either a multiple- or single-family dwelling. See Section 10-2.3602(m) for "Multi-family dwellings" and Section 10-2.3602(s) for "Single-family dwelling."

Application rate. The depth of water applied to a given area, usually measured in inches for each hour.

Approval. Includes both approval and approval with conditions.

Art, antique, collectible and gift sales. Retail sales uses including antique shops, art galleries and curio, gift, and souvenir shops, and the sales of collectible items including sports cards and comic books.

Assessed value. The value of a parcel, or of a structure, or of a parcel and the improvements thereon, as shown in the records of the County Assessor.

Auto parts sales. Stores that sell new automobile parts, tires, and accessories. May also include minor parts installation (see "Vehicle services"). 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."

Auto repair and maintenance. The repair, alteration, restoration, towing, painting, cleaning (including self-service and attended car washes), 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:

Auto sales and rental. Retail establishments selling, leasing and/or renting automobiles, trucks and vans. 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"); bicycle and moped sales (see "General retail"); mobile home sales (see "Mobile home and RV sales"); tire recapping establishments (see "Auto repair and maintenance"); businesses dealing exclusively in used parts; or "Gas stations," which are separately defined.

Automated teller machine (ATM). Computerized, self-service machines used by banking customers for financial transactions, including deposits, withdrawals and fund transfers, without contact with financial institution personnel. The machines may be located at or within banks, or in other locations, in compliance with these Zoning Regulations.

Available developable area. The maximum developable area less existing development on the subject parcel measured in square feet.

Banks and financial services. Financial institutions including:

Bed and breakfast inns (B&Bs). Residential structures with one family in permanent residence with up to five bedrooms rented for overnight lodging, where meals may be provided. A bed and breakfast inn with more than five guest rooms is considered a hotel or motel, and is included under the definition of "Hotels and motels." Does not include room rental.

Bonus unit. A dwelling unit ("designated dwelling unit") within a housing development which would be reserved for sale or rent to, and affordable to, extremely low, very low, low or moderate income households, or qualifying senior residents.

Broadcast studios. Commercial and public communications uses including radio and television broadcasting stations and studios, with facilities entirely within buildings. Does not include transmission and receiving apparatus (e.g., antennas and towers), which are under the definition of "Telecommunications facilities."

Building material stores. Retail establishments selling lumber and other large building materials, where most display and sales occur indoors. 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. Includes incidental retail ready-mix concrete operations, except where excluded by a specific zoning district. Establishments primarily selling electrical, plumbing, heating, and air conditioning equipment and supplies are classified in "Warehouses, wholesaling and distribution."

Bulk reverse vending machine. A bulk reverse vending machine is a reverse vending machine that is larger than 50 square feet, is designed to accept more than one container at a time and will pay by weight instead of by container.

Business support services. Establishments primarily within buildings, providing other businesses with services including maintenance, repair and service, testing, rental, also includes:

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). State law (California Public Resources Code Section 21000, et seq. and California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 14, Section 15000 et seq.) requiring public agencies to document and consider the environmental effects of a proposed action, prior to allowing the action to occur.

Car washes. Permanent, self-service and/or attended car washing establishments, including fully mechanized facilities. May include detailing services. Temporary car washes are fundraising activities where volunteers wash vehicles by hand, and the duration of the event is limited to one day.

Caretaker or employee quarters. A residence that is accessory to a nonresidential primary use of the site, where needed for security, or 24 hour care or supervision.

Clubs, lodges, and private meeting halls. 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 business associations, civic, social and fraternal organizations, labor unions and similar organizations, political organizations, professional membership organizations and other membership organizations.

Collection facility. A center for the acceptance by donation, redemption or purchase of recyclable materials from the general public, which may include the following:

Commission. See "Planning Commission."

Common interest development. Any residential condominium, community apartment house, or stock cooperative.

Community centers. Multi-purpose meeting and recreational facilities 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 communal activities (e.g., meetings, parties, receptions, and dances).

Community Development Department/Director. The Community Development Director of the City or his/her representative.

Condominium. As defined by California Civil Code Section 4125(b), 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.

Construction equipment sales. Retail establishments selling or renting heavy construction equipment, including cranes, earth moving equipment and heavy trucks.

Contractor storage yards. Storage yards operated by or on behalf of a contractor for storage of large equipment, vehicles, 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 like offices and repair facilities.

Convenience and liquor stores. Retail stores which sell alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption and/or carry a range of merchandise oriented to convenience and travelers' shopping needs.

Convenience zone. An area within a one-half mile radius of a supermarket.

County. The County of Ventura, State of California.

Creek. A natural channel that conveys water to a river and, for the purposes of these Zoning Regulations, is shown as a blue line on the latest seven and one-half (7.5) minute topographic quadrangle map published by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

Crop production and horticulture. Commercial agricultural field and orchard uses including production of:

Day care facilities. Facilities that provide nonmedical care and supervision of adults and/or minor children for periods of less than 24 hours. These facilities include the following, all of which are required to be licensed by the California State Department of Social Services under California Health and Safety Code Sections 1200-1796.70:

Density bonus. As defined by State law (Government Code Section 65915, et seq.), is an increased density over the maximum authorized density which is granted to an owner/developer of a housing project agreeing to construct a prescribed percentage of extremely low, very low, low or moderate income dwelling units. When determining the number of dwelling units that are to be affordable, the number of dwelling units authorized by the density bonus shall not be included.

Density bonus housing agreement. A legally binding agreement between an owner/developer and the City to ensure that the requirements of these Zoning Regulations are satisfied. The agreement shall establish the number of bonus units, their size, location, terms, and conditions of affordability, and production schedule. The agreement shall also require proper management and maintenance of the units.

Density bonus units. Residential units which exceed the otherwise maximum residential density for the development site.

Department. The Ojai Community Development Department, when referred to in Title 10 (Planning and Zoning).

Detached. Any structure that does not have a wall or roof in common with another structure.

Development. 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 these Zoning Regulations.

Development agreement. A contract between the City and an applicant for a development project, in compliance with Title 10, Chapter 2, Article 28 (Development Agreements) and Government Code Section 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 City policies, rules, and regulations after project approval. In return, the City may be assured that the applicant will provide infrastructure and/or pay fees required by a new project.

Directional lighting methods. Direction of light downward, rather than upward or outward, with the intention of directing light where it is needed. Downward lighting also prevents unnecessary and unwanted light trespass to adjacent areas and properties.

Director. The City of Ojai Community Development Director, or designee of the Director.

Drive-in and drive-thru sales. Facilities where food or other products may be purchased by motorists without leaving their vehicles. These facilities include fast-food restaurants, drive-through coffee, dairy product and photo stores.

Drive-in and drive-thru services. Facilities where services may be obtained by motorists without leaving their vehicles. These facilities include drive-up bank teller windows, dry cleaners. Does not include automobile service stations, or car washes, which are separately defined.

Duplex. A structure that solely consists of two separate family units (triplexes and quadplexes consist of three and four separate family units and so forth). See "Multi-family dwellings."

Dwelling, dwelling unit, or housing unit. 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.

Electronics, equipment, and appliance manufacturing. Establishments engaged in manufacturing machinery, apparatus, and supplies for the generation, storage, transmission, transformation and use of electrical energy, including:

Emergency shelters. Facilities for the temporary shelter and feeding of indigents or disaster victims, operated by a public or non-profit agency.

Enlargement of use. The expansion of a land use activity on a site or within a structure so that the use/activity occupies more floor or site area.

Environmental impact report (EIR). 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 CEQA.

Equestrian facilities. Commercial horse, donkey, and mule facilities, including horse ranches, boarding stables, riding schools and academies, horse exhibition facilities (for shows or other competitive events), pack stations, and barns, stables, corrals and paddocks accessory and incidental to these uses.

Equipment sales and rental. Service establishments with or without outdoor storage yards, which may offer a wide variety of materials and equipment for rental.

Establishment period. The first year after installing the plant in the landscape.

FAA. The Federal Aviation Administration.

FCC. The Federal Communications Commission.

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

Fence. An artificially constructed barrier consisting of wood, wrought iron, wire, metal, or other manufactured material or combination of materials erected in a linear fashion to enclose, screen. or separate areas within a property or adjoining properties. Similar structures primarily of concrete or masonry are included under the definition of "Wall."

Fence, barbed-wire. One or more strands of wire or other material having intermittent sharp points of wire or metal.

Fence, chain-link. An open mesh fence made entirely of wire woven in squares of approximately one and one-half (1.5) inches with vertical supports not less than one and one-half (1.5) inches in diameter.

Fence, razor-wire. A metal wire or ribbon with sharp edges or studded with small sharp blades, used as a barrier.

Floor area ratio (FAR). The floor area ratio (FAR) is 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) allowed on a site (including carports) shall be determined by multiplying the floor area ratio (FAR) by the total lot area of the site (FAR x total lot area = maximum allowable floor area). See Figure 5-1.

Food and beverage manufacturing. Manufacturing establishments producing or processing foods and beverages, and certain related products. Includes:

Forests. Oak, sycamore and riparian woodland as defined and described pursuant to the City's environmental assessment procedure as defined by Section 10-2.1808 (Environmental assessment).

Fully shielded. A light fixture constructed and installed in such a manner that all light emitted by the fixture, either directly from the lamp or a diffusing element, or indirectly by reflection or refraction from any part of the fixture, is projected below the horizontal plane through the fixture's lowest light-emitting part.

Furniture and fixtures manufacturing, cabinet shops. Manufacturers producing wood and metal household furniture and appliances; bedsprings and mattresses; all types of office furniture and partitions, shelving, lockers and store furniture; and miscellaneous drapery hardware, window blinds and shades. Includes wood and cabinet shops, but not sawmills or planing mills. Does not include the manufacture of household appliances ("Electronics, equipment, and appliance manufacturing").

Furniture, furnishings and equipment stores. Stores engaged primarily in selling the following products and related services, including incidental repair services:

Garage, or carport. Parking space and shelter for automobiles or other vehicles, where the size of the parking space complies with the provisions of Title 10, Chapter 2, Article 14 (Parking and Loading Standards).

General Plan. The City of Ojai General Plan, including all its elements and all amendments to the General Plan, as adopted by the City Council under the provisions of Government Code Sections 65300, et seq., and referred to in these Zoning Regulations as the "General Plan."

Gas station. A retail business selling gasoline or other motor vehicle fuels or fluids, which may also provide services which are incidental to fuel services. These secondary services may include vehicle engine maintenance and repair, towing and trailer rental services. Does not include the storage or repair of wrecked or abandoned vehicles, vehicle painting, body or fender work or the rental of vehicle storage or parking spaces.

General retail. Stores and shops selling many lines of merchandise. These stores and lines of merchandise include:

Glare. Light entering the eye directly from a light fixture or indirectly from reflective surfaces that causes visual discomfort or reduced visibility.

Glass product manufacturing. Manufacturing establishments producing flat glass and other glass products which are pressed, blown, or shaped from glass produced in the same establishment. Does not include artisan and craftsman type operations of a larger scale than home occupations; see Section 10-2-3602 (Definitions of specialized terms and phrases), subsection (h) (Handcraft industries, and small scale manufacturing.)

Golf courses/country clubs. 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.

Grocery store. 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 site of the store.

Gross developable area. The gross site area as reduced by the applicable open space ratio.

Gross site area. The gross area of the subject parcel measured in square feet.

Group homes. This land use consists of a dwelling unit licensed or supervised by any Federal, State, or local health/welfare agency which provides 24 hour nonmedical care of unrelated persons who are 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. Includes: children's homes; orphanages; rehabilitation centers; self-help group homes. Convalescent homes, nursing homes and similar facilities providing medical care are included under the definition of "Medical services—Extended care."

Guest house. Living quarters having no kitchen facilities located within an accessory structure located on the same parcel with a primary dwelling unit, occupied for the sole use of the members of the resident family, temporary guests or persons permanently employed on the premises.

Handcraft industries, small-scale manufacturing. 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.

Health/fitness facilities. Fitness centers, gymnasiums, health and athletic clubs, including any of the following indoor sauna, spa or hot tub facilities; indoor tennis, handball, racquetball, archery and shooting ranges and other indoor sports activities.

Hedge. A living plant or number of plants with a compact growth habit and branches coming from the base of the plant cultivated and maintained in a linear fashion to form a ground-up solid barrier similar to a fence, wall or screen. A hedge must be living and freestanding to qualify within this definition.

Height. When referring to a tower, the distance measured from ground level to the highest point on a tower or other structure, even if the highest point is an antenna. See Section 10-2.803 (Height measurements and exceptions) for height measurement requirements for other structures.

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

Home split. The division of an existing single-family home into two dwelling units, each containing a minimum of 650 square feet of living space and meet the following criteria: (A) the existing single-family home contains a minimum of 2,000 square feet of living space, is located on a legal lot comprising at least one-half acre of land and has a current Zoning District designation of R-0-1/2, R-0-1, R-0-2 or R-0-4; (B)entails no expansion in floor area of the existing single-family home other than to accommodate a separate kitchen and/or bathroom for the second unit not exceeding 10% of the existing floor area; (C) results in no change in the physical appearance of the existing single-family home or otherwise complies with the provisions of Section 10-2.2003 (Applicability), subsection (c); and (D) adheres with all applicable Building Code requirements and development standards of the underlying Zoning District.

Hotel or motel. Facilities with guest rooms or suites, provided with or without kitchen facilities, rented to the general public for transient and/or short-term lodging/rental. (See "Short term rental"). Hotels provide access to most guest rooms from an interior walkway, and typically include a variety of services in addition to lodging; for example, restaurants, meeting facilities, and personal services. Motels provide access to most guest rooms from an exterior walkway. Also includes accessory guest facilities (e.g., swimming pools, tennis courts, indoor athletic facilities, accessory retail uses).

Household pets. Birds, cats, dogs, or other common household pets, as determined by the Director, accessory to a residential use.

Housing cost. The sum of actual or projected monthly payments for all of the following costs: principal and interest on a mortgage loan, including any loan insurance fees; property taxes and assessments; fire and casualty insurance; property maintenance and repairs; homeowner association fees; and a reasonable allowance for utilities.

Housing development. Residential projects consisting of five or more residential units, including single-family and multi-family dwellings for sale or rent.

Housing unit. Same as dwelling or dwelling unit. See Section 10-2.3602 (Definitions of specialized terms and phrases), subsection (d).

Hydrozone. A portion of the landscaped area having plants with similar water needs that may be served by a valve or set of valves with the same schedule. A hydrozone may be irrigated or non-irrigated. For example, a naturalized area planted with native vegetation that will not need supplemental irrigation once established is a non-irrigated hydrozone.

Illegal building or use. A building or use that does not conform to one or more of the provisions of these Zoning Regulations, and did not lawfully exist on the effective date of applicable provisions of these Zoning Regulations and has not otherwise been found to be legal nonconforming.

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America ("IES" or "IESNA"). The professional society of lighting engineers, including those from manufacturing companies, and others professionally involved in lighting.

Improvement. Any fixture or embellishment affixed to public or private real property (e.g., a bollard, fence, gate, landscaping, park furniture, parking facility, paving, sidewalk, street light, street sign, streetscape, structure, tree, wall, work of art) or other object constituting a physical feature of real property or any part of the feature.

Incentives. Benefits offered by the City to encourage construction of desired particular projects. Incentives may include adjustment of development standards, expedited processing of entitlements, relaxation of otherwise applicable entitlement conditions, and provisions for mixed-use activities.

Indoor amusement and entertainment facilities. Establishments providing indoor amusement and entertainment services for a fee or admission charge, including:

Infiltration rate. The rate of water entry into the soil expressed as a depth of water per each unit of time (e.g., inches per hour).

Installed. The initial installation of outdoor light fixtures defined herein, following the effective date of the ordinance codified in this article. A project with an approved building permit prior to the effective date of said ordinance is excluded from compliance with the article for the initial installation only.

Intersection visibility area. The area illustrated in Section 10-2.803 (Height measurement and exceptions), Figure 3-2.

Junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU). A residential dwelling unit that is no more than 500 square feet in size and contained entirely within an existing single-family structure. A junior accessory dwelling unit may include separate sanitation facilities, or may share sanitation facilities with the existing structure.

Land use permit. Authority granted by the City to use a specified site for a particular purpose, including use permits, temporary use permits, variances and minor variances, planned development permits, design review permits and zoning clearances as established by Title 10, Chapter 2, Article 3 (Development and Land Use Approval Requirements).

Laundries and dry cleaning plants. Service establishments engaged primarily in laundry and garment services, including: laundries; garment pressing and dry cleaning; linen supply; diaper service; industrial laundries; carpet and upholstery cleaners. Does not include coin-operated laundries or dry cleaning pickup stores without dry cleaning equipment, which are included in Section 10-2.3602 (Definitions of specialized terms and phrases), subsection (p) "Personal services."

Libraries and museums. Public or quasi-public facilities, including aquariums, arboretums, art exhibitions, botanical gardens, historic sites and exhibits, libraries, museums and planetariums. See Section 10-2.1405, Table 3-5, for use of term.

Light pollution. The material adverse effect of artificial light including, glare, light trespass, skyglow, energy waste, compromised safety and security, and impacts on the nocturnal environment, including light sources that are left on when they no longer serve a useful function. The determination of what is a material adverse effect may be made based on exceedance of quantitative thresholds determined by the City.

Live/work units. An integrated housing unit and working space, occupied and utilized by a single household in a structure that has been designed or structurally modified to accommodate joint residential occupancy and work activity, and which includes:

Lot area. Gross lot area is the total area included within the lot lines of a lot, exclusive of adjacent dedicated street rights-of-way. The total of the area measured in a horizontal plane, within the parcel lines bounding the lot, exclusive of easements for streets or driveways which are not for the exclusive use of the parcel (lot) on which the easement is located.

Lot or parcel. A recorded lot or parcel of real property lawfully created as required by the Subdivision Map Act and City ordinances, including these Zoning Regulations. Types of lots include the following. See Figure 5-2 (Lot Types) below.

Lot frontage. The boundary of a lot adjacent to a public street right-of-way.

Lot line or property line. Any recorded boundary of a lot. Types of lot lines are as follows (see Figure 5-3):

Lot width. 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 5-3. The Director shall determine lot width for parcels of irregular shape.

Map Act. See "Subdivision Map Act."

Maximum building floor area. The total square footage of building space that may be developed.

Maximum developable area. The maximum area of the site measured in square feet that may be developed with buildings, structures, parking areas, roads, utility rights-of-way and the like.

Medical services—Offices, clinics and laboratories. Facilities primarily engaged in furnishing outpatient medical, mental health, surgical and other personal health services, but which are separate from hospitals, including:

Medical services—Hospitals. 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").

Metal products fabrication, machine and welding shops. Establishments engaged primarily in the fabrication and/or assembly of metal parts, including the following uses that produce metal ductwork, tanks, towers, cabinets and enclosures, metal doors and gates, and similar products:

Mitigated negative declaration. A mitigated negative declaration (MND) is a negative declaration (ND) that incorporates revisions (mitigation measures) in the proposed project that will avoid or mitigate impacts to a point where clearly no significant impacts on the environment would occur.

Mixed-use project. A project which combines both commercial and residential uses, where the residential component is typically located above the commercial.

Mobile home. 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 eight feet or more in width and 40 feet or more in length, for a total of 320 square feet minimum, and is built on a permanent chassis 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" in Section 10.2-3602(s).

Mobile home and recreational vehicle sales. Retail establishments selling, leasing, and/or renting the following new or used vehicles and products:

Mobile home park. 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.

Mobile recycling unit. An automobile, truck, trailer or van, licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles, which is used for the collection of recyclable materials, including bins, boxes, or containers transported by trucks, vans or trailers, and used for the collection of recyclable materials.

MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System). The City's municipal storm drain system, whose performance is governed in part by the NPDES (National Pollution Discharge and Elimination System) regulations; see Section 10-2.3602 (Definitions of specialized terms and phrases), subsection (n) NPDES (National Pollution Discharge and Elimination System).

Multi-family dwellings. A building or a portion of a building used and/or designed as residences for two or more families living independently of each other. Includes: duplexes, (with triplexes, fourplexes and so forth). See "Duplexes," apartments (see "Apartment building"), townhouses (see "Townhouse"), and senior citizen multi-family housing.

Negative declaration. A statement describing the reasoning that a proposed action will not have a significant adverse effect on the environment, in compliance with CEQA.

Nonconforming parcel. A parcel that was legally created prior to the adoption of these Zoning Regulations and which does not conform to current Municipal Code provisions/standards (e.g., access, area or width requirements) prescribed for the zoning district in which the parcel is located.

Nonconforming sign. A sign which lawfully existed prior to the effective date of these Zoning Regulations, or any amendment hereto, but which fails by reason of the adoption or amendment to conform to all of the standards and regulations of the adopted or amended provision.

Nonconforming structure. A structure that was legally constructed prior to the adoption of these Zoning Regulations and which does not conform to current Municipal Code provisions/standards (e.g., open space, distance between structures) prescribed for the zoning district in which the structure is located.

Nonconforming use. A use of a structure (either conforming or nonconforming) or land that was legally established and maintained prior to the adoption of these Zoning Regulations and which does not conform to current Municipal Code provisions governing allowable land uses for the zoning district in which the use is located.

Nonrestricted unit. All units within a housing development excluding the designated dwelling units (e.g., moderate or lower income or senior housing).

NPDES (National Pollution Discharge and Elimination System). Regulations governing maximum allowable levels of pollutants in stormwater. See also Section 10-2.3602(m), "MS4."

Occupancy. Living in or using premises or property as a tenant or owner; includes living in or using abandoned property with the intention of acquiring ownership.

Open space. Land that is kept free of buildings, structures, and paved parking areas, but specifically including restricted lands; provided, however, that previous recreational facilities (e.g., golf courses and driving ranges)shall qualify as open space at the ratio of 90% of their land area.

Open space ratio (OSR). The percentage of the gross site area that shall remain as open space.

Ordinary maintenance and repair. Any 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.

Outdoor dining. The use of City sidewalks and public rights-of-way for the consumption of food or beverages in conjunction with the operation of food service establishment properly licensed for this type of service under applicable State and County health regulations and which provides on-premises customer seating.

Outdoor dining facility/facilities. The use of private property for the consumption of food or beverages in conjunction with the operation of a food service establishment properly licensed for this type of service under applicable State and County health regulations and which provides on-premises customer seating.

Outdoor dining permit. A permit issued by the Director of Public Works allowing the encroachment upon and use of the public right-of-way for outdoor dining purposes.

Parcel. See "Lot or parcel," See Section 10-2.3602 (Definitions of specialized terms and phrases), subsection (l).

Parks and playgrounds. Public lands, including parks, play lots, playgrounds and athletic fields for non-commercial neighborhood or community use, including tennis, racquetball, pickleball, basketball and other athletic courts.

Parking facilities, public and private. Service establishments in the business of storing operative cars, trucks, buses, recreational vehicles, and other motor vehicles for clients. Includes both day use and long-term public and commercial garages, parking lots and structures, except when accessory to a primary use. (All primary uses are considered to include any customer or public use off-street parking required by these Zoning Regulations.) Includes sites where vehicles are stored for rental or leasing. Does not include dismantling yards.

Person. Any individual, firm, co-partnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association; City, County, State, or district; and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof.

Personal services. Establishments providing non-medical services as a primary use, including:

Planning Commission. The City of Ojai Planning Commission, appointed by the Ojai City Council in compliance with Government Code Section 65101, referred to throughout these Zoning Regulations as the "Commission."

Plant factor. A factor that when multiplied by reference evapotranspiration, estimates the amount of water used by plants. For purposes of these Zoning Regulations, the average plant factor of low water using plants ranges from 0 to 0.3, for average water using plants the range is 0.4 to 0.6, and for high water using plants the range is 0.7 to 1.0.

Plant nurseries and garden supply stores. Commercial agricultural establishments engaged in the production of ornamental plants and other nursery products, grown under cover or outdoors. Includes stores selling these products, nursery stock, lawn and garden supplies and commercial scale greenhouses. The sale of house plants or other nursery products entirely within a building is also included under Section 10-2.3602 (Definitions of specialized terms and phrases), subsection (g), "General retail." Home greenhouses are included under "Residential accessory uses and structures."

Pre-existing tower and antenna. A tower or antenna for which a permit has been properly issued before the effective date of Title 10, Chapter 14 (Wireless Communication Facilities).

Preliminary Archeological Assessment (PAA). A study conducted by a professional archaeologist that assesses the archaeological significance of a land or property.

Primary structure. A structure that accommodates the primary use of the site.

Primary use. The main purpose for which a site is developed and occupied, including the activities that are conducted on the site during the hours during which activities occur.

Primary zoning district. The zoning district applied to a site by the Zoning Map, to which an overlay zoning district may also be applied.

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

Property line. The recorded boundary of a parcel of land.

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

Public safety facility. A facility operated by a public agency including fire stations, other fire prevention and fire fighting facilities, and police headquarters.

Public utility facility. A structure or facility associated with providing utility services, such as electricity, water and natural gas distribution. These include any of the following that are not exempt from permit requirements by Government Code Section 53091, but not office or customer service centers (classified in "Offices"):

Qualifying resident. Any citizen or other person eligible through particular characteristics to reside in non-market-rate housing (e.g., affordable housing or senior citizen housing).

Recreational vehicle (RV). 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 meets all of the following criteria:

Religious facilities. Facilities operated by religious organizations for worship, or the promotion of religious activities, including churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, and religious schools; and accessory uses on the same site (e.g., living quarters for ministers and staff, and child day care facilities) where authorized by the same type of land use permit required for the religious facility itself. Other establishments maintained by religious organizations (e.g., full-time educational institutions, hospitals and other potentially related operations [e.g., a recreational camp]) are classified according to their respective activities.

Research and development (R&D) facilities. Indoor or outdoor facilities for scientific research, and the design, development and testing of electrical, electronic, magnetic, optical and mechanical components in advance of product manufacturing, that are not associated with a manufacturing facility on the same site. Includes chemical and biotechnology research and development. Does not include computer software companies (see "Offices—Production"), soils and other materials testing laboratories (see "Business support services") or medical laboratories (see Section 10-2.3602 (Definitions of specialized terms and phrases), subsection (m) "Medical services— Offices, clinics and laboratories").

Residential accessory uses and structures. Any use 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. These uses include the following detached accessory structures, and other similar structures normally associated with a residential use of property:

Residential care homes. Facilities providing residential social and personal care for children, the elderly and people with limited ability for self-care, but where medical care is not a major element. Includes children's homes; transitional houses; orphanages; rehabilitation centers; and self-help group homes. Convalescent homes, nursing homes and similar facilities providing medical care are included under the definition of "Medical services—Extended care."

Restaurant. A retail business selling food and beverages prepared on the site, 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, and establishments where most customers are served food at tables for on-premises consumption, but may include providing food for take-out. Also includes coffee houses.

Reverse vending machine. An automated mechanical device which accepts at least one or more types of empty beverage containers, including aluminum cans, glass and plastic bottles, and issues a cash refund or a redeemable credit slip with a value not less than the container's redemption value as determined by State law. A reverse vending machine may sort and process containers mechanically, provided that the entire process is enclosed within the machine. In order to accept and temporarily store all container types in a proportion commensurate with their relative redemption rates, and to meet the requirements of certification as a recycling facility, multiple grouping of reverse vending machines may be necessary.

Review authority. The individual or official City body (the Director, Planning Commission, or City Council) identified by these Zoning Regulations as having the responsibility and authority to review, and approve or disapprove the permit applications described in Title 10, Chapter 2, Article 3 (Development and Land Use Approval Requirements).

Room rental. The renting of individual bedrooms within a dwelling and/or the providing of table board to two or more unrelated people, whether or not meals are provided.

Schools. Public and private educational institutions, including:

Screening. As a noun, screening means a fence or wall that serves to divide disparate land uses, or to divide and block the view of a structure or facility from the public right-of-way or adjoining properties.

Second residential units. A second permanent dwelling (accessory dwelling unit [ADU] or junior accessory dwelling unit [JADU] that is accessory to a primary dwelling on the same site. See Section 10-2.1709 (Accessory dwelling units) for additional definitions, standards and requirements. A second residential unit provides complete, independent living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, sanitation and parking.

Senior citizen. Persons at least 62 years of age; or persons at least 55 years of age in a senior citizen housing development, in compliance with State and Federal law.

Senior citizen housing. A housing development consistent with the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Government Code Section 12900, et seq., including 12955.9 in particular), which has been "designed to meet the physical and social needs of senior citizens," and which otherwise qualifies as "housing for older persons" as that phrase is used in the Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (P.L.100-430) and implementing regulations and as that phrase is used in California Civil Code Section 51.3.

Setback. The distance by which a structure, parking area, or other development feature shall be separated from a lot line, other structure or development feature, or street centerline. Setbacks from private streets are measured from the edge of the easement. See also "Yard." Section 10-2.404 (Residential zoning district general development standards), Table 2-3 (Residential district general development standards) and Section 10-2.804 (Setback measurement and exceptions) provide setback requirements.

Sign. 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 object, person, institution, business, product, service, or event. Types of signs include the following:

Sign area. The entire area within a perimeter defined by a continuous line composed of right angles using no more than four lines which enclose the extreme limits of lettering, logo, trademark, or other graphic representation.

Sign height. 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.

Single-family dwellings. 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 on permanent foundations. May include the rental of rooms within a dwelling also occupied by the property owner or a primary tenant.

Site. A parcel or adjoining parcels, considered a unit for the purposes of development or other use.

Site coverage. The percentage of total site area occupied by structures. Structure or building coverage includes the primary structure, all accessory structures (e.g., ADUs, carports, garages, patio covers, storage sheds, trash dumpster enclosures, driveways or paving coverage as shown in Figure 5-4 and access routes such as for flag lot sites) and architectural features (e.g., chimneys, balconies, decks above the first floor, porches, stairs). Structure/building coverage is measured from exterior wall to exterior wall.

Small family day care homes. See Section 10-2.3602 (Definitions of specialized terms and phrases), subsection (d) "Day care facilities."

Social service centers. Public or quasi-public establishments providing social services and rehabilitation services, counseling centers, welfare offices, job counseling and training centers or vocational rehabilitation agencies, serving persons with social or personal problems requiring special services and the handicapped and the disadvantaged. Includes organizations soliciting funds to be used directly for these and related services. Also includes establishments engaged in community improvement and neighborhood development. (Does not include child day-care services [e.g., pre-schools] which are classified under "Schools— Preschool to secondary," or "Residential care," which are separately defined.)

Specific Plan. A plan as defined in California Government Code Sections 65450-65457, as amended.

Steep slopes. Slopes with a grade of more than 25%.

Stone and cut stone product manufacturing. Manufacturing establishments engaged primarily in cutting, shaping, and finishing marble, granite, slate, and other stone for building and miscellaneous uses. Also includes establishments engaged primarily in buying or selling partly finished monuments and tombstones.

Storage—Outdoor. The storage of various materials outside of a structure other than fencing, either as an accessory or principal use.

Storage—Personal self-service (mini-storage). A structure or group of structures containing generally small, individual, compartmentalized stalls or lockers rented as individual storage spaces and characterized by low parking demand.

Structural clay and pottery product manufacturing. Manufacturing establishments engaged primarily in producing brick and structural clay products, including pipe, china plumbing fixtures and vitreous china articles, fine earthenware and porcelain products. Artist/craftsman uses are included in "Handcraft industries and small scale manufacturing," and "Home occupations."

Studios for art, dance, music, photography, yoga, acting and other arts. 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." These include facilities for 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.

Subdivision. The division, by any subdivider, of any unit or portion of land shown on the latest equalized 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 California Government Code Section 66424, a condominium project; a community apartment project; a planned development; or the conversion of five or more existing dwelling units to a stock cooperative.

Subdivision Map Act, or Map Act. Title 7, Division 2 of the California Government Code, Sections 66410-66499.40, as amended.

Supermarket. A full-service, self-service retail store which sells a line of dry grocery, canned goods, or non-food items and some perishable items.

Telecommunications facilities. Public, commercial, and private electromagnetic and photoelectric 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.

Textile and leather product manufacturing. Manufacturing establishments engaged in performing any of the following operations:

Theaters and auditoriums. Indoor facilities for public assembly and group entertainment, other than sporting events, including:

Tower. Any structure that is designed and constructed primarily for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas, including self-supporting lattice towers, guy towers, or monopole towers, radio and television transmission towers, microwave towers, common-carrier towers, cellular telephone towers, alternative tower structures and other similar supporting structures.

Townhome (or townhouse). A dwelling unit constructed in a row of two or more attached units, where each dwelling unit is located on an individual lot or common parcel and shares at least one common wall with an adjacent unit, but with no dwelling unit entirely or partially above another.

Truck and freight terminals. Transportation establishments furnishing services incidental to air, motor freight, and rail transportation including:

Very low, extremely low, low and moderate income households. Households whose income does not exceed the very low, extremely low, low and moderate income limits applicable to the County, as published and periodically updated by the State Department of Housing and Community Development in compliance with State law (Health and Safety Code Sections 50079.5 and 50105) for "for-rent" and "for-sale" housing.

Veterinarians, animal hospitals, kennels, boarding. Office and indoor medical treatment facilities used by veterinarians, including large and small animal veterinary clinics, and animal hospitals. Kennels and boarding operations are facilities for the 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 in pet shops.

Wall. An artificially constructed, continuous, upright structure barrier consisting of concrete, masonry, stone, or similar manufactured material or combination of materials erected to enclose, screen, or separate an area of land. Similar structures primarily of wood, or materials other than concrete or masonry, are included under the definition of "Fence."

Warehousing, wholesaling and distribution. These facilities include:

Yard. An area between a lot line and a setback, unobstructed and unoccupied from the ground upward, except for projections allowed by these Zoning Regulations. See Section 10-2.804 (Setback Measurement and Exceptions).

Zoning regulations. The Ojai Zoning Regulations, Title 10, Chapter 2 of the Ojai Municipal Code, referred to herein as "these Zoning Regulations."