A use, a building, part of a building or other structure, which is subordinate to and the use of which is incidental to that of the main building, structure or use on the same lot. Except for a carport open on three sides, if an accessory building is attached to the main building either by a common wall or a roof, such accessory building shall be considered a part of the main building.

An attached or a detached residential dwelling unit which provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the primary dwelling is situated. An ADU also includes, but is not limited to the following:

Living quarters within an accessory building for the sole use of the family or of persons employed on the premises, or for the temporary use of guests of the occupants of the premises. Such quarters shall have no kitchen facilities and shall not be rented or otherwise used as a separate dwelling unit. The term "accessory living quarters" includes "guest house."

Establishments engaged in the manufacturing of sulfurous acids, sulfuric acid, picric acid, nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, hydrofluoric acid, or other similar acids. An acid is a chemical substance that neutralizes alkalis and dissolves some metals.

As used with urban lot splits, a person that has common ownership or control of the subject parcel with the owner of the adjacent parcel, a person acting on behalf of, acting for the predominant benefit of, acting on the instructions of, or actively cooperating with, the owner of the parcel being subdivided.

Any parcel of land that is (1) touching the parcel at any point; (2) separated from the parcel at any point only by a public right-of-way, private street or way, or public or private utility, service, or access easement; or (3) separated from another parcel only by other real property which is in common ownership or control of the applicant.

Any community-based facility or program that provides care to persons 18 years of age or older in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of these individuals on less than a 24-hour basis.

Housing that is restricted to occupancy at an affordable rent or an affordable sales price to moderate-income households, low-income households, or very low-income households. The terms "affordable rent" and "affordable housing cost" shall be as defined in California Health and Safety Code Sections 50053 and 50052.5 and their implementing regulations.

The maximum monthly rent for a specified income level calculated in accordance with California Health and Safety Code Section 50053 and implementing regulations.

The maximum housing cost for a specified income level, calculated in accordance with California Health and Safety Code Section 50052.5 and implementing regulations.

Any runway landing area or other facility whether publicly or privately owned and operated, and which is designed, used or intended to be used either by public carriers or by private aircraft for landing and taking off of aircraft, including all necessary taxiways, aircraft storage and tie-down areas, hangars and other necessary buildings and open spaces.

Establishments engaged in the production and distillation of alcohol for purposes other than for human consumption. These alcohol products may include aromatic alcohol and denatured alcohol.

A public thoroughfare or way having a width of not less than 20 feet which affords only a secondary means of access to abutting property.

A facility operated by a non-public agency where ambulances or ambulettes are located and dispatched for the purpose of responding to emergency and non-emergency calls from public agencies or any other individuals or entities. Such a facility may operate 24 hours a day and may include sleeping facilities, a locker room, restrooms with showers, and a lunchroom. For purposes of this definition of ambulance services facility, ambulance is defined in Los Angeles County Code Section 7.16.010.B; ambulette is defined in Los Angeles County Code Section 7.17.010.A.

A change in the wording, context or substance of this title, or a change in the zone boundaries upon the zoning map, which map is a part of this title when adopted by the City Council in the manner prescribed by law.

Establishments engaged in the manufacturing of ammonia products. Ammonia is a colorless gas with a characteristic pungent smell and is a common nitrogenous waste. Ammonia serves as a precursor to fertilizer products and is also used in pharmaceutical products and commercial cleaning products.

A use or activity that is subordinate to a primary use or activity. For example, a small office in a larger warehouse building is considered to be secondary or ancillary to the primary warehouse use.

Any animal other than livestock or animals considered to be predatory or wild.

Manufacturing activities that utilize an electrolytic passivation process to increase the thickness of the natural oxide layer on the surface of metal parts. Anodizing increases resistance to corrosion and wear and provides better adhesion for paint primers and glues than bare metal.

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

A suite of one or more rooms without cooking facilities, but with bath. A bachelor apartment constitutes a dwelling unit within the meaning of this title.

A building or portion thereof designed for or containing dwelling units and six or more guest rooms or suites of rooms, certain of which are rented to, or the use of which by transients is permitted.

A building or a portion of a building, designed for occupancy by three or more families living separately from each other, and containing three or more dwelling units.

A person who submits a land use application and who is the property owner, or authorized agent of the owner who is legally authorized to act for the owner of record.

The form, information, plans, required documentation, and fees submitted by an applicant to the appropriate public agency for the purpose of determining whether to approve or deny permits, licenses, certificates, or other entitlements from a public agency.

A practitioner of the creative arts, generally recognized as such by critics and peers, with a body of work that may include commissions, exhibitions, sales, publications, and collections. For the purposes of this chapter, "artist" shall not include: (i) persons primarily working in the professional fields of architecture, engineering, design, or landscaping; (ii) an employee or relative of the development project architect, landscape architect, engineer, or project manager; (iii) any person with a business interest in a development project or with respect to individuals or entities serving as project architects, landscape architects, engineers or project managers; or (iv) a relative of or anyone with a financial interest with respect to an individual or entity serving on an art selection panel for the development project.

Establishments engaged in the manufacturing of asphalt. Asphalt refers to both manufactured forms of asphalt commonly used for a refined residue from the distillation process of selected crude oils. These establishments are typically engaged in the manufacturing of asphalt and paving mixtures.

Establishments engaged in the assembly of various electronic instruments and devices such as radios and televisions. Businesses in this category may also include establishments primarily engaged in repairing and maintaining consumer electronics, such as televisions, stereos, speakers, game consoles, radios, cameras, laptops, mobile phones, and electronic tablets.

Establishments that are exclusively engaged in the sales of goods or services through a bidding process.

A screw machine is a type of automatic lathe used for small to medium-sized parts. Screw machines are typically used in the manufacturing of various components. The equipment consists of a guide housing and cutting tool.

An open area, other than a street, used for the display, sale or rental of new or used automobiles or trailers, and where no repair work is done except minor incidental repair of automobiles or trailers to be displayed, sold or rented on the premises. Such open area shall not be used for the display, sale or rental of any vehicles acquired for dismantling purposes or vehicles classified as total loss salvage vehicles.

Establishments engaged in the repair and/or customization of vehicle bodies. These activities may include the replacement or reworking of sheet metal or plastic parts and their refinishing (painting).

Full-service and/or self-service establishments engaged in the washing of personal vehicles. These businesses may also include vacuum equipment and air blowers.

An occupancy which provides for the servicing of motor vehicles and operations incidental thereto limited to the retail sale of petroleum products and automotive accessories; automobile washing by hand; waxing and polishing of automobiles; tire changing and repairing (excluding recapping); battery service, charging and replacement, but not including repair and rebuilding; radiator cleaning and flushing excluding steam cleaning or repairing; installation of accessories; also including the following operations if conducted within a building; lubrication of motor vehicles; brake servicing limited to servicing and replacement of brake cylinders and brake shoes; wheel balancing; the testing; adjustment and replacement of carburetors, coils, condensers, distributor caps, fan belts, filters, generators, points, rotors, spark plugs, voltage regulators, water and fuel pumps, water hoses and wiring.

Any dismantling or wrecking of used motor vehicles or trailers, or the storage, sale or dumping of dismantled or wrecked vehicles or their parts.

Establishments engaged in the sales of baked goods (bread, cookies, pastries, donuts, etc.). This business may also include onsite production and public consumption of bakery products.

Establishments engaged in the production of bakery products for retail sales establishments such as markets, retail bakeries, and grocery stores.

means any national and State bank, and any Federal branch and insured branch; and includes any former savings association. The term "State bank" means any bank, banking association, trust company, savings bank, industrial bank (or similar depository institution which the Board of Directors finds to be operating substantially in the same manner as an industrial bank), or other banking institution which is engaged in the business of receiving deposits, other than trust funds; and is incorporated under the laws of any State or which is operating under the Code of Law for the District of Columbia, including any cooperative bank or other unincorporated bank the deposits of which were insured by the corporation on the day before the date of the enactment of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recover, and Enforcement Act of 1989. A savings and loan association (S&L) is a financial institution that specializes in accepting savings, deposits, and making mortgage and other loans. For purposes of this definition, a "financial entity" or "personal loan/lending business," whether licensed by the State or Federal government and which is primarily engaged in providing closed-end, unsecured personal loans to consumers is not a bank and savings and loan institution unless it has been certified by the U.S. Department of the Treasury as a community development financial institution.

Establishments principally engaged in the sales of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption. A bar/cocktail lounge shall not include a brewery, microbrewery, brewpub, winery, or distillery.

That portion of a building between floor and ceiling which is partly below and partly above grade (as defined in this section), but so located that the vertical distance from grade to the floor below is less than the vertical distance from grade to the ceiling. A basement, when designed for, or occupied for, business or manufacturing, or for dwelling purposes (rumpus room or family room without kitchens excepted) shall be considered a story.

A lengthened mound made of compacted earth and landscaping intended to separate or screen adjacent areas.

Section 169(3) of the Federal Clean Air Act defines BACT. According to the Act's definition, the term "best available control technology" means an emission control technique based on the maximum degree of reduction of each pollutant subject to regulation. The BACT is determined by accounting for energy, environmental, and economic impacts, and other costs.

Establishments engaged in the manufacturing of hot metal, pig iron, and silvery pig iron from iron ore and iron and steel scrap; converting pig iron, scrap iron, and scrap steel into steel; and hot-rolling iron and steel into basic shapes, such as plates, sheets, strips, rods, bars, and tubing. A blast furnace is typically used in the reduction of iron ore for other metal manufacturing. A coke oven is usually constructed of refractory brick and blocks and used for carbonization (as of coal) for the production of coke. Coke is the residue of coal remaining following the destructive distillation and is used as fuel.

All property abutting upon one side of a street between intersecting and intercepting streets, or between a street and a railroad right-of-way, waterway, terminus or dead end street, or City boundary. An intercepting street shall determine only the boundary of the block on the side of the street which it intercepts.

Establishments engaged in the reproduction of blueprints. A camera for making fac-simile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc. in the originals are maintained.

A dwelling wherein a room or rooms, with or without individual or group cooking facilities, are rented, leased, or subleased under two or more separate written or oral rental agreements, leases, or subleases, whether or not the owner; agent, or rental manager resides within the dwelling unit. Such term shall not include licensed residential care facilities (large or small). Boarding houses numbering six or more shall be considered a hotel. A boarding house shall not be considered a single housekeeping unit.

Establishments engaged in the manufacturing, repair, and/or refurbishment of boats.

Establishments engaged in the manufacturing of industrial boilers. A boiler is a vessel that is used for boiling of a fluid, generally water. A boiler may be part of a steam generation system in which water is converted into steam. Boilers generally consist of metal vessels, shells, and tubes.

An activity where books are bound together using glue, staples, cloth, or other binding materials.

Establishments engaged in the placement of a liquid product in a commercial container.

A facility that produces beer.

A small-scale brewery that produces 15,000 barrels or less of beer per year. The beer produced is primarily intended for local and/or regional consumption. These operations are solely dedicated to the production of specialty or craft beers. The establishment may include an accessory tasting room where beer manufactured on site is served.

A restaurant with a microbrewery as an accessory use where the beer it produces is sold in draft form exclusively at its own premises in an adjoining restaurant where food is served. This operation may sell other supplier's beer, including other handcrafted or microbrewed beers as well as wine to patrons for consumption on its premises. The premises is defined as a "bona fide public eating place" by the State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption shall be limited to beer brewed on site.

A brick is building material used to make walls, pavements, and other elements in masonry construction. Traditionally, the term brick referred to a unit composed of clay, but it is now used to denote any rectangular units laid in mortar. A brick may be composed of clay-bearing soil, sand, and lime, or concrete materials. Bricks are produced in various types, materials, and sizes and are produced in bulk quantities. Two basic categories of bricks are fired and non-fired bricks. Terra cotta is a clay-based unglazed or glazed ceramic where the fired body is porous. Terra cotta is the term normally used for sculpture made in earthenware, and also for various utilitarian uses including vessels, water and waste water pipes, roofing tiles, bricks, and surface embellishment in building construction.

"Buildable area" means:

Any structure having a roof, but excluding all forms of vehicles even though immobilized. Where this title requires, or where special authority granted pursuant to this title requires that a use shall be within an entirely enclosed building, this definition shall be qualified by adding "and enclosed on all sides."

The maximum linear width of a building measured in a single straight line parallel, or essentially parallel, with the abutting public street or vehicular parking lot.

The vertical distance measured from the average level of the highest and lowest point of that portion of the building site covered by the building to the highest point of the structure.

The principal building on a lot or building site designed or used to accommodate the primary use to which the premises are devoted; where a permissible use involves more than one structure designed or used for the primary purpose, as in the case of group houses, each such permissible building or structure on a lot or building site as defined by this title shall be construed as comprising a main building.

Generally refers to buildings that are designed and constructed to withstand disasters and disturbances, promote energy conservation, and minimize the use of resources.

The ground area devoted to a main building and its accessory buildings, or to a group of main buildings and their accessory buildings, together with all yards and open spaces required by this title, whether the area so devoted is comprised of one lot, a combination of lots, or lots and fractions of lots, or a piece of unsubdivided land identified by a lot split as provided in the subdivision regulations.

The purchase, sale, offering for sale or other transaction involving the handling or disposition of any article, service, substance or commodity for livelihood or profit; or the management or occupancy of office buildings, offices, recreational or amusement enterprises; or the establishing, maintenance and use of offices, structures or premises by professions and trades.

Establishments engaged in the fabrication and/or construction of cabinets or general carpentry. Included in this definition are special trade contractors primarily engaged in carpentry work. Establishments that are engaged in the building and installation of cabinets at the job site are also included in this industry.

State of California Code of Regulations.

The California Environmental Quality Act or CEQA is a California statute passed in 1970, following the passage of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) by the Federal government. The purpose of CEQA is to establish a statewide policy of environmental protection. CEQA does not directly regulate land uses, but instead requires state and local agencies within California to adhere to specific regulations that govern the analysis and public disclosure of the environmental impacts of proposed projects. CEQA also requires that an agency adopt all feasible measures to mitigate potential impacts. CEQA makes environmental protection a mandatory part of every public and private project involving discretionary review.

shall have the same meaning as the definition set forth in California Business and Professions Code Section 26001, as that section may be amended from time to time. Notwithstanding any provisions of California Business and Professions Code Section 26001, the term "cannabis" shall also include all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa Linnaeus, Cannabis indica, or Cannabis ruderalis, whether growing or not; the seeds of the plant; the resin, whether crude or purified, extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin. "Cannabis" shall also include the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from cannabis. Whenever the term "Cannabis" is used throughout this Code, the term may include medicinal cannabis and/or nonmedicinal cannabis. "Cannabis" shall not include either of the following:

shall have the same meaning as the definition set forth in California Business and Professions Code Section 26001, as that section may be amended from time to time. Notwithstanding any provisions of California Business and Professions Code Section 26001, the term cannabis cultivation, indoor (land use) shall also include the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, cleaning, curing, grading, trimming, packing, storing, or handling of cannabis, cannabis products, and/or the byproducts of the cannabis products, and any and all associated business and/or operational uses and activities that occur to the extent permitted by State law and in compliance with Chapter 17.108 of this title.

shall have the same meaning as the definition set forth in California Business and Professions Code Section 26001, as that section may be amended from time to time. Notwithstanding any provisions of California Business and Professions Code Section 26001, the term cannabis cultivation, outdoor (land use) shall also include the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, cleaning, curing, grading, trimming, packing, storing, or handling of cannabis, cannabis products, and/or the byproducts of the cannabis products, and any and all associated business and/or operational uses and activities that occur at any location that are not within a fully enclosed and secure structure. Cannabis cultivation, outdoor is a prohibited use under Section 17.04.020 of this chapter.

shall have the same meaning as the definition set forth in California Business and Professions Code Section 26001, as that section may be amended from time to time. Notwithstanding any provisions of California Business and Professions Code Section 26001, the term "cannabis products" shall also include cannabis that has undergone a process whereby the plant material has been transformed into a concentrate, including, but not limited to, concentrated cannabis, or an edible or topical product containing cannabis or concentrated cannabis and other ingredients. Whenever the term "cannabis products" is used throughout this Code, the term may include medicinal cannabis products and/or nonmedicinal cannabis products.

Establishments engaged in cleaning carpets and upholstered furniture at a plant or on a customer's premises. A business included in this category may conduct the cleaning both onsite and at client locations.

A roofed structure providing space for the parking or storage of motor vehicles, but not fully enclosed.

A motor vehicle that is operated as part of a regional fleet by a public or private care sharing company or organization and provides hourly or daily service.

That portion of a building between floor and ceiling which is wholly or partly below grade and so located that the vertical distance from the grade to the floor below is equal to or greater than the vertical distance from grade to the ceiling next above it.

A line established by the State Highway Engineer, County Engineer or City Engineer and designated as the proposed or adopted center line of a street or highway on maps on file in the office of the County Engineer or City Engineer. For the purpose of this title, where two or more designations are shown on any map for such line, the line designated as the proposed center line is deemed to be the official center line.

Establishments engaged in the manufacturing of ceramic wall and floor tiles and similar products. Ceramic products in this category include ceramic products used in the home for decoration, gardening, decorative tiles, and other household uses.

An establishment that cashes checks and warrants for members of the public, and for which a fee is charged. Such business may also distribute food stamps and/or welfare checks issued by the County of Los Angeles, the State of California, the Federal government, or other governmental agency.

A facility that provides nonmedical care to children under 18 years of age in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual on less than a 24-hour basis, as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 1596.750 as amended. "Child day care facility" includes child day care centers and family daycare homes.

Establishments engaged in all types of electroplating, plating, anodizing, coloring, and finishing of metals and formed products for the trade. Also included in this industry are establishments that perform these types of activities, on their own account, on purchased metals or formed products. The process involves a technique of electroplating a thin layer of chromium onto a metal surface. The chromed layer may be decorative, provide corrosion resistance, ease cleaning procedures, or increase surface hardness.

The City of Paramount.

The City Council of the City of Paramount.

A use category in the broad list of land uses in which category certain uses, either individually or as to type, are identified as possessing similar characteristics or performance standards and are permitted as compatible uses in the same zones or classification. A "classification," as the term is employed in this title, includes provisions, conditions and requirements related to the permissible location of permitted uses.

An association of persons for some common nonprofit purpose, but not including groups organized primarily to render a service which is customarily carried on as a business.

A collection facility is a center for the acceptance by donation, redemption, or purchase, of recyclable materials from the public. Such a facility does not use power-driven processing equipment except as indicated in Section 17.92.030, "Criteria and standards." Collection facilities may include:

shall have the same meaning as the definition set forth in California Business and Professions Code Section 26001, as that section may be amended from time to time. Notwithstanding any provisions of California Business and Professions Code Section 26001, the term "commercial cannabis activity (land use)" shall also include the operation of a dispensary and the commercial cultivation, possession, manufacture, distribution, processing, storing, laboratory testing, packaging, labeling, transportation, delivery, or retail, wholesale, or other sale of cannabis and/or cannabis products, as those terms are defined under Section 5.68.010 of this Code, and any and all associated business and/or operational uses and activities. Commercial cannabis activity includes operations, activities, and uses that are for profit and/or not for profit.

One or more lots or parcels, whether individually or separately owned, occupied by one or more commercial uses and using, or required to use, a common, mutually accessible, off-street parking area.

The Planning Commission of the City.

The entire condominium project, excepting all units therein granted or reserved.

Areas available for common use and enjoyment for passive or active recreational purposes. Such areas shall not include private streets, driveways, private yards or patios, parking or loading spaces, or utility easements where the ground surface cannot be used appropriately for active or passive recreation, nor other areas primarily designed for other operational functions.

Areas available for common use and enjoyment for passive or active recreational purposes. Such areas shall not include private streets, driveways, private yards or patios, parking or loading spaces, or utility easements where the ground surface cannot be used appropriately for active or passive recreation, nor other areas primarily designed for other operational functions.

A community apartment project is created when an undivided interest in the land is coupled with the right of exclusive occupancy of any apartment thereon. Such a project shall be subject to the same restrictions, conditions and requirements as for condominium projects. Where the term "condominium project" is used in this chapter, that term shall include "community apartment project."

The end product after the decomposition of organic matter.

A container designed to hold compostable material in such a way as to prevent it from being windblown.

The stockpiling and controlled decomposition of organic material which produces a humus like product.

Landscape waste or organic material including leaves, grass clippings, garden debris, brush, tree clippings, and other plant material suitable for composting or use in agricultural and other growing practices.

Establishments engaged in the manufacturing of concrete products, except block and brick, from a combination of cement and aggregate. Ready-mixed concrete establishments are primarily involved in the manufacturing of Portland cement concrete that is manufactured and delivered to a purchaser in a plastic and unhardened state.

A use permitted in one or more classifications as defined by this title but which use because of characteristics peculiar to it, or because of size, technological processes or type of equipment, or because of the exact location with reference to surroundings, streets and existing improvements or demands upon public facilities, requires a special degree of control to make such uses consistent with and compatible to other existing or permissible uses in the same zone, and to assure such use shall not be inimical to the public interest.

The documented evidence of authority granted by the City to locate a use at a particular location, which use is required by this title to secure such a permit before locating.

A requirement, stipulation, or covenant that the review authority attaches to a zoned parcel to ensure that the purposes of Title 17 of the Municipal Code shall be achieved.

An estate in real property consisting of an undivided interest in common in a portion of a parcel of real property, together with a separate interest in a space in a building on such property. Such estate may, with respect to the duration of its enjoyment, be:

The entire parcel of real property divided, or to be divided, into condominiums, including all structures thereon.

The element of a condominium project which is not owned in common with other owners of the condominium project.

"Conforming building" means:

Construction, erection, enlargement, alteration, conversion or movement of any building, structures, or land together with any scientific surveys associated therewith.

An office-type facility, without a warehouse, occupied by businesses that provide professional contracting services. This use does not include outdoor storage of equipment and materials.

Storage yards operated by, or on behalf of, a State-licensed contractor for storage of large equipment, or other materials commonly used in the individual contractor's type of business.

A decorative molding that projects horizontally from the top edge of a building wall, often serving both aesthetic and functional purposes. It helps direct water away from the structure while adding visual interest to the design.

Cosmetics are substances or products used to enhance or alter the appearance and/or fragrance of the body. Many cosmetics are designed for application to the face and hair and are generally mixtures of chemical compounds derived from natural sources (such as coconut oil) and synthetic sources. Common cosmetics include lipstick, mascara, eye shadow, foundation, rouge, skin cleansers, lotions, shampoo, hairstyling products (gel, hair spray, etc.), perfume, and cologne. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which regulates cosmetics, defines cosmetics as "intended to be applied to the human body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance without affecting the body's structure or functions."

A small-scale commercial industry within the registered or permitted area of a private home where the cottage food operation operator resides and where cottage food products (as defined by the California Department of Public Health per AB 1616) are prepared or packaged, as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 113758. Products from cottage food operations are often found at farmers markets and other small community organized events and fairs. Cottage food home occupations are operated by a cottage food operator, who is a resident of the home.

Any portion of the interior of a lot or building site which is fully or partially surrounded by buildings, and which is not a required yard or open space.

Parking stall(s) within a garage, carport, or completely under the overhanging portion of a building.

Establishments engaged in processing (e.g., pasteurizing, homogenizing, vitaminizing, bottling) fluid milk, cream, and related products, including cottage cheese, yogurt (except frozen), and other fermented milk.

Any premises where three or more cows, three or more goats, or any combination thereof, are kept, milked or maintained.

The destruction, dismantling, or removal of a building, structure, or portion of a building or structure.

A density increase over the otherwise maximum allowable residential density as of the date of application to the City.

An increase in the number of dwelling units in an existing apartment building or complex of buildings.

A density increase over the otherwise maximum allowable residential density under the zoning ordinance and land use element of the general plan, at the time of application for a density bonus.

The number of dwelling units per net or gross acres.

An agreement between the City and any person having a legal or equitable interest in real property for the development of such property and which complies with the applicable provisions of State law and local law.

A fee that is imposed by a local government on a new or proposed development project to pay for all or a portion of the costs of providing public services to the new development.

The Development Review Board of the City of Paramount.

Any individual, firm, limited liability company, association, partnership, political subdivision, government agency, municipality (other than the City of Paramount), industry, public or private corporation, or any other entity that undertakes any construction within the City.

Establishments engaged in a metal casting process that is characterized by forcing molten metal under high pressure into a mold cavity. The mold cavity is created using two hardened tool steel dies that have been machined into shape. Most die castings are made from non-ferrous (non-iron) metals, specifically zinc, copper, aluminum, magnesium, lead, pewter, and tin-based alloys. Depending on the type of metal being cast, a hot- or cold-chamber machine is used.

A billboard utilizing digital message technology, capable of changing the static message or copy on the sign electronically or wirelessly by computer programming. This definition includes billboards also known as electronic billboards or LED billboards.

A facility which manufactures distilled spirits.

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, pharmacies; etc. "Drive-through retail or service" does not include curbside pickup uses.

This activity involves the use of a device for the forging of metal between two dies, one of which is fixed while the other acts by gravity, steam, or hydraulic pressure. A drop forge hammer is a large heavy weight raised mechanically and allowed to drop, as used in drop-forging.

An open area devoted to the disposal of refuse, including incineration, reduction or dumping of ashes, garbage, combustible or noncombustible refuse, but not including transfer stations.

A building or portion thereof designed exclusively for residential purposes, including one-family, two-family and multiple dwellings, but not including hotels or motel units having no kitchens.

More than two buildings on a single site, each containing one or more dwelling units, and including row houses.

A building, or portion thereof, designed for occupancy by three or more families living separately from each other, and containing three or more dwelling units.

A detached building designed exclusively for occupancy by one family and containing one dwelling unit.

A building designed exclusively for occupancy by two families living separately from each other, and containing two dwelling units.

One or more rooms designed for or occupied by one household for living or sleeping purposes and containing kitchen facilities for use solely by one household. All rooms comprising a dwelling unit shall have access through an interior door to other parts of the dwelling unit.

The projecting lower edges of a roof overhanging the wall of a building.

Food, including fruits, vegetables, and herbs, grown in a garden.

Elementary, junior high and high schools, colleges or universities or other schools giving general academic instruction in the several branches of learning and study required by the Education Code of the State to be taught.

A kitchen that includes each of the following:

Establishments engaged in the generation, transmission, and/or distribution of electricity, gas, or steam.

Establishments engaged in the fabrication of electric and neon signs for commercial establishments.

A device or facility that provides power to charge the batteries of electric vehicles. An electric vehicle charging station facility is a retail business that provides charging facilities for electric vehicles. Does not include repair services that are incidental to charging services, the storage or repair of wrecked or abandoned vehicles, vehicle painting, body or fender work, or the rental of vehicle storage or parking spaces. Any retail store on the same site as a charging station is considered a separate land use and is separately defined.

This definition has the meaning ascribed to it in California Government Code Section 65582(d) and California Health and Safety Code Section 50801(e), as such sections may be amended from time to time, and which presently define the term "emergency shelter" to mean housing with minimal supportive services for people experiencing homelessness and is limited to occupancy of six months or less. No individual or household may be denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay.

Certain pollutant byproducts of a particular activity or use. Airborne emissions include air pollution that occurs when harmful or excessive quantities of substances including gases, particulates, and biological molecules are introduced into the air. Other types of emissions include noise emissions, electromagnetic emissions, and visible light emissions.

A building or structure so designed and constructed that all exterior walls of the building shall be solid from the ground to the roof line and containing no openings except for windows and doors which are designed so that they may be closed for the purpose of controlling sound, or for other purposes.

An environmental impact report or EIR is an informational document which, when its preparation is required pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), shall be considered by every public agency prior to the approval or disapproval of a project.

An evaluation process pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to determine whether a proposed project may have a significant impact on the environment.

High-capacity mechanical devices for moving earth or other materials, mobile power units, including, but not limited to, carryalls, graders, loading and unloading devices, cranes, drag lines, trench diggers, tractors, augers, Caterpillars, concrete mixers and conveyors and similar devices operated by mechanical power as distinguished from manpower.

Establishments engaged in renting a range of consumer, commercial, and industrial equipment. Establishments in this industry typically maintain inventories of goods and equipment that they rent for short periods of time. The type of equipment that establishments in this industry often includes, but is not limited to, audio visual equipment, contractors' and builders' tools and equipment, home repair tools, lawn and garden equipment, moving equipment and supplies, and party and banquet equipment and supplies.

The construction of any building or structure, or the structural alteration of a building or structure the result of which would be to change the exterior walls or roof or to increase the square foot floor area of the interior of the building or structure.

A sale conducted to sell goods, merchandise, and equipment of the property' s deceased resident. The deceased person must be a principal resident of the property.

Any mixture, substance or compound having properties of such a character that alone, or in combination or contiguity with other substances or compounds, it may decompose suddenly and generate sufficient heat, gas or pressure to produce rapid flaming combustion or administer a destructive blow to surrounding objects.

Any retail/commercial business that is open to the public between the hours of 10:00 p. m., and 7:00 a. m.

These uses, also referred to as pay phones, phone booths, etc. are located on the exterior of a particular business or other publicly accessible location. These types of phones are typically a coin-operated public telephone, often located in a telephone booth or a privacy hood, with pre-payment by inserting money (usually coins) or billing a credit card, debit card, or telephone card.

Exterior vending machines are located in the exterior of a business establishment usually near the primary public entrance. These vending machines may dispense a wide range of products, including, but not limited to, water vending machines, snack food vending machines, beverage vending machines, movie and/or game rental machines, and flower vending machines.

Factory built housing, as defined by the Uniform Building Code, for temporary use as offices at construction sites.

A group of individuals, not necessarily related by blood or marriage, or adoption, or guardianship, living together in a single dwelling unit as a single housekeeping unit.

A licensed daycare home, in which the daycare provider resides, that provides family child care for up to 12 children, or for up to 14 children, as may be applicable if the criteria in California Health and Safety Code Sections 1597.44 and 1597.465 are met, as set forth in California Health and Safety Code Section 1596.78, as may be amended from time to time, provided the provider holds a license from the State to operate as such. A "family daycare home" is not required to pay a business license fee or tax to the City to operate and shall not be considered a home occupation.

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

A conclusion reached as a result of an inquiry during the permit approval process.

Establishments engaged in the retail sales of firearms and ammunition.

An auxiliary facility of emergency escape from a building, as defined or designated by the Fire Department of the City.

Cured fish refers to fish which has been cured by subjecting it to fermentation, pickling, smoking, or some combination of these before it is eaten. These food preservation processes can include the adding of salt, nitrates, nitrite, or sugar, can involve smoking and flavoring the fish, and may include cooking it. Fish can also be preserved by smoking, which is drying the fish with smoke from burning or smoldering plant materials, usually wood.

Any mixture, substance or compound which will emit a volatile vapor at a temperature at or below 300 degrees Fahrenheit when tested in a Tagliabue open cup tester.

The floor space contained within the exterior walls of all buildings on a lot, except for the space therein devoted to stairways, elevator shafts and light courts and except for the area on the ground floor in the main building devoted exclusively to parking of motor vehicles, or the portion of the area in an accessory building used for parking of motor vehicles.

The ratio of the total floor area of all buildings, including all primary and accessory buildings, on a parcel to the total area of the parcel.

Restaurants in a shared indoor facility with a common theme and typically with a common seating area.

Establishments engaged in the manufacturing or processing of foods and beverages for human consumption and certain related products, such as manufactured ice, chewing gum, vegetable and animal fats and oils, and prepared feeds for animals and fowls.

An establishment that of their business activities from the sale of groceries for off-site consumption in exchange for vouchers issued by the County of Los Angeles, the State of California, the Federal government, or other governmental agency.

A quantitative unit of measure for luminance. One foot-candle is equal to the amount of light generated by one candle shining on one square foot surface located one foot away and is equal to one lumen uniformly distributed over an area of one square foot.

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

A freight classification yard is used to separate railway cars onto one of several tracks. Initially, the rail cars are taken to a track (also referred to a "lead" or a "drill track"). From there, the rail cars are sent through a series of switches called a ladder onto the classification tracks.

This use refers to a building or room that is refrigerated so as to preserve food or perishable products. Such food storage facilities may be stand-alone or part of a larger activity.

Establishments engaged in the temporary storage of fuels (petrochemical, ethanol, etc.) for ultimate transport to the end user.

A fully-enclosed space within a building that complies with the California Building Code ("CBC"), as adopted by reference by the City (Section 15.04.010 of this Code), or if exempt from the permit requirements of the CBC, that has a complete roof, a foundation, slab, or equivalent base to which the floor is secured by bolts or similar attachments, is secure against unauthorized entry, is accessible only through one or more lockable doors, and is not visible from a public right-of-way. Walls and roofs must be constructed of solid materials that cannot be easily broken through such as two-inch by four-inch nominal or thicker studs overlaid with three-eighths-inch or thicker plywood or the equivalent. Plastic sheeting, regardless of gauge, or similar products do not satisfy this requirement. If indoor grow lights or air filtration systems are used, they must comply with the California building, electrical, and fire codes as adopted in the City.

Establishments engaged in the repair (refurbishing, upholstery, painting, etc.) of home or office furniture.

A process of applying a protective zinc coating to steel or iron, to prevent rusting. The most common method is hot-dip galvanizing, in which parts are submerged in a bath of molten zinc.

An amusement arcade (often referred to as "video arcade" or simply "arcade") is a venue where people play arcade games such as video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, merchandisers (such as claw cranes), or coin-operated billiards or air hockey tables.

A garage, carport, or other structure which was originally designed to provide off-street parking spaces for a residential use located on the same property which, through construction, alteration, modification, or conversion by any means, permits an alternative use which serves to eliminate, reduce, or restrict the availability of such parking spaces for the storage of motor vehicles.

An accessory building or an accessory portion of the main building, enclosed on not less than three sides and designed or used only for the shelter or storage of vehicles owned or operated only by the occupants of the main building.

A building other than a private garage used for the care, repair or equipment of automobiles, or where such vehicles are kept for remuneration, hire or sale.

The sale of tangible personal property on residential premises, provided the actual and principal current use of such premises is for residential purposes, and provided the personal property for sale is the personal property of the person residing upon the property from which such selling activity is being conducted.

Establishments engaged in the manufacturing of apparel and related goods including establishments that produce clothing and the fabricating of related garment products by cutting and sewing purchased woven or knit textile fabrics and related materials, such as leather, rubberized fabrics, plastics, and furs. Also included are establishments that manufacture clothing by cutting and joining (for example, by adhesives) materials such as paper and non-woven textiles. Included in the apparel industries are three types of establishments: (1) the regular or inside factories; (2) contract factories; and (3) apparel jobbers.

The Paramount General Plan.

Light emitting from a luminaire with an intensity great enough to reduce a viewer's ability to see, and in extreme cases causing momentary blindness.

The process of edging, beveling, and silvering in connection with the sale of mirrors and glass-decorated furniture.

The average of the finished ground level at the center of all walls of a building. In case walls are parallel to and within five feet of a sidewalk, the aboveground level shall be measured at the sidewalks.

This is a specific type of event or promotional activity celebrating a new, permanent business or use, or change of ownership, opening to the public.

A temporary or permanent structure typically made of, but not limited to, glass, plastic, or fiberglass in which the temperature and humidity can be regulated for the cultivation of plants.

A business that employs a grinding machine that may include various power tools or machine tools that are used for grinding. Grinding activities are used to finish work pieces that must exhibit a low surface roughness. Grinding applications tend to be a finishing operation and involve the removal of comparatively little metal.

More than two separate buildings, each containing one or more dwelling units.

Growing stock refers to plant materials that are being grown for landscaping and/or decorative purposes.

An enclosing subdivision in a residential building commonly used for living purposes, but not including any lobby, hall, closet, storage space, water closet, bath, toilet, slop sink, general utility room, or service porches.

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

Constructed landscape elements, including items such as colored or textured concrete pavers, wood decks, rockwork, masonry planters, wood box planters, water features, walls and fences.

A major or secondary highway.

A major highway shown as such on the highway plan of the circulation element of the general plan of the City.

A secondary highway shown as such on the highway plan of the circulation element of the general plan of the City.

The property of a residence used for the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, plants, flowers, or herbs by the residents of the property, guests of the property owner, or a gardening business hired by the property owner.

Any use customarily conducted within a dwelling and carried on by the inhabitants thereof, which use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the structure for dwelling purposes and which does not change the character thereof or does not adversely affect the uses permitted in the zone of which it is a part.

A temporary or permanent structure characterized by a half-round hoop shape and typically made of glass, plastic, or fiberglass in which plants are cultivated.

An institution specializing in giving clinical, emergency, temporary, or long-term services of a medical or surgical nature to human patients and injured persons, and licensed by State law to provide facilities and services in surgery, obstetrics and general medical practice as distinguished from treatment of mental and nervous disorders, but not excluding surgical and post-surgical treatment of mental cases.

An institution licensed by State agencies under provisions of law to offer facilities, care and treatment for cases of mental and nervous disorders but not licensed to provide facilities and services in surgery, obstetrics and general medical practice. Establishments limiting services to juveniles below the age of five years, and establishment housing and caring for cases of cerebral palsy, are not considered as mental hospitals.

An establishment in which veterinary services, clipping, bathing, boarding and other services are rendered to dogs, cats and other small animals and domestic pets.

A building in which there are six or more guest rooms where lodging with or without meals is provided for compensation, and where no provision is made for cooking in any individual room or suite, and in which building may be included one apartment for use of the resident manager. The term "hotel" shall not include jails, hospitals, asylums, sanitariums, orphanages, prisons, detention homes and similar buildings where human beings are housed and detained under legal restraint.

A study or report that indicates the potential impact of a particular land use or activity on the health of persons working or living in proximity to that activity. The HRA typically focuses on specific emissions or contaminants that are indirectly or directly related to a particular activity. The degree of risk is generally defined using a metric that indicates the potential incidence of illness that is compared to a larger population.

A monetary exaction that is charged by the City to a homeowner in connection with approval of a development project for the purpose of defraying all or a portion of the cost of public facilities, public improvements, public services, and community amenities; this does not include fees for processing applications for governmental regulatory actions or approvals or any connection fee or capacity charge charged by a local agency, special district, or water corporation.

A use or activity that is subordinate to a primary use or activity.

The use of an enclosed warehouse building designed and equipped for the conduct of sports, leisure time activities, and other customary and usual recreation activities (excluding fitness gyms) and which is operated within a building as a business and open to the general public for a fee.

One or more lots or parcels, whether individually or separately owned, occupied by one or more industrial uses and using, or required to use, a common or mutually accessible off-street parking area.

An establishment maintained and operated by a society, corporation, individual, foundation or public agency for the purpose of providing charitable, social, educational or similar services to the public, groups or individuals.

Any person or enterprise having a fixed place of business in the City and engaged in conducting, managing or carrying on the business, either wholesale or retail, of buying, selling or otherwise dealing in any old rags, sacks, bottles, cans, papers, metal, rubber or other articles commonly known as junk.

A place where four or more adult dogs or cats or any combination thereof are kept, whether by owners of the dogs and cats or by persons providing facilities and care, including bathing, clipping or boarding, but not veterinary services, whether or not for compensation. An adult dog or cat is one of either sex, altered or unaltered, that has reached the age of four months.

A residential unit that:

Any room or portion of room used or intended or designed to be used for cooking or the preparation of food.

A facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific or technological research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. Uses in this group include establishments engaged in manufacturing instruments (including professional and scientific) for measuring, testing, analyzing, and controlling, and their associated sensors and accessories; optical instruments and lenses; surveying and drafting instruments; hydrological, hydrographic, meteorological, and geophysical equipment; search, detection, navigation, and guidance systems and equipment; surgical, medical, and dental instruments, equipment, and supplies; ophthalmic goods; photographic equipment and supplies; and watches and clocks.

An area devoted to or developed and maintained predominantly with native or exotic plant materials including lawn, mulch, groundcover, shrubs, trees, and other plant materials; and also including irrigation systems, borders, plant containers, and accessory decorative outdoor landscape elements such as paved or decorated surfaces (excluding driveways, parking, loading, or storage areas).

This term refers to the washing of clothing and other textiles often done in a room reserved for that exclusive purpose. A stand-alone business, referred to as a "laundromat," "self-service laundry," or "coin laundry" is where patrons wash and dry their laundry in coin operated machines. The articles being washed are generally referred to as "laundry."

Any family home, group care facility, or similar facility licensed by a Federal, State, or local health/welfare agency for non-medical care of persons in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual, serving more than six persons.

Any family home, group care facility, or similar facility licensed by a Federal, State, or local health/welfare agency for non-medical care of persons in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual, servicing six or fewer persons. Small licensed residential care facilities shall be considered a single housekeeping unit.

Those uses involving performance standards having less detrimental effect upon surrounding properties in the same or other zones and which uses make less demand upon public services, such as electricity, gas, sewers and streets, and which have less effect upon surrounding property in terms of nuisance, hazard, generation of traffic, both passenger and freight, and volume of traffic, both passenger and freight, and are those uses first permitted in the classification contained herein in the sequence as set forth in Section 17.04.030.

A horizontal structural member that supports a load over an opening in a structure.

A retail business that predominantly sells prepackaged alcoholic beverages for personal consumption.

The interior habitable area of a dwelling unit including basements and attics meeting habitable space requirements of the California Building Code with Los Angeles County amendments but does not include a garage or accessory structure.

An on-site space or berth on the same lot or site as the building or use served thereby for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while loading or unloading merchandise or materials.

A dwelling within which not more than five guest rooms are devoted to accommodating not more 10 persons other than members of the family, but wherein no meals shall be provided for guests nor shall any meals be permitted in any guest room. A lodginghouse containing guest rooms numbering six or more shall be considered a hotel.

The word "lot" 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, that meets the requirements of California Government Code Section 65662, as may be amended.

The lowest achievable emissions rate or LAER is used by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to determine if emissions from a new or modified major stationary source of the emissions are acceptable under the applicable State Implementation Plan (SIP) requirements or guidelines.

A lumberyard is a location where lumber and wood-related products that are used in construction and/or home improvement are processed or stored. Some lumberyards include retail sales to consumers, and some of these may also provide services such as the use of planers, saws, and other equipment. Similar establishments included in this category are primarily engaged in lumber sales along with other building materials to the general public. The lumber which they sell may include rough and dressed lumber, flooring, molding, doors, sashes, frames, and other millwork. The building materials may include roofing, siding, shingles, wallboard, paint, brick, tile, cement, sand, gravel, and other building materials and supplies.

Establishments engaged in machining metal and plastic parts and parts of other composite materials on a job or order basis. Generally machine shop jobs are low volume using machine tools, such as lathes (including computer numerically controlled); automatic screw machines; and machines for boring, grinding, milling, and additive manufacturing.

The maximum density allowed under local zoning or land use element of the general plan for that project. If the zoning and land use element are inconsistent, the land use element shall prevail.

A building or group of buildings designed for the use of and occupied and used by physicians and dentists and others engaged professionally in such healing arts for human beings as are recognized by the laws of the State, including the installation and use of therapeutic equipment, X-ray equipment or laboratories, chemical, biochemical and biological laboratories, when used as direct accessories to the medical-dental professions; dental laboratories, including facilities for the making of dentures on prescriptions; pharmacies limited to the retail dispensing of pharmaceuticals and sick room supplies (but no room or therapeutic equipment or furniture); provided, that there shall be no exterior display windows or signs pertaining to such accessory uses other than a directory sign.

An establishment for treatment of out-patients, and providing no overnight care for patients.

A metal building (often referred to as a steel building) is a metal structure that is fabricated with steel for the internal support structures and for exterior cladding, as opposed to steel-framed buildings which generally use other materials for floors, walls, and external envelope. Steel buildings are used for a variety of purposes including storage, work spaces, and living accommodation.

Activity which includes a manufacturing process that involves the shaping of metal using localized compressive forces. With this equipment, blows are delivered with a hammer (often a power hammer) or a die. Forging is often classified according to the temperature at which it is performed: cold forging, warm forging, or hot forging. Forged parts can range in weight from less than a kilogram to hundreds of metric tons.

Unless indicated otherwise within specific chapters or sections of this title, a mix of both nonresidential and residential uses, either within the same zone or project.

A mobile recycling unit means an automobile, truck, trailer or van, licensed by the department of motor vehicles which is used for the collection of recyclable materials. A mobile recycling unit also means the bins, boxes or containers, transported by trucks, vans, or trailers, and used for the collection of recyclable materials.

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

A group of attached or detached buildings containing individual sleeping or living units where a majority of such units open individually and directly to the outside, and where a garage is attached or a parking space is conveniently located to each unit, all for the temporary use by automobile tourists or transients, and such word includes auto courts, motor lodges, motor courts, tourist courts, automobile courts and automobile camps. An establishment shall be considered a motel when it is required by the Health and Safety Code of the State to obtain the name and address of the guests, the make, year and license number of the vehicle and the State in which it was issued.

A unit in a motel having kitchen facilities shall constitute a dwelling unit and shall be subject to all of the provisions and requirements of this title governing dwelling units for the zone in which the establishment is located, but never less than the requirements of the heaviest multiple-dwelling zone.

Any organic material such as leaves, bark, straw, or compost, applied to the soil surface for the beneficial purposes of reducing evaporation, suppressing weeds, moderating soil temperature, and preventing soil erosion.

A structure owned, operated, or occupied by the City to provide a governmental service to the public (e.g., City Hall, community recreation center, etc.).

A one-of-a-kind, hand-painted, hand-tiled, or digitally printed image on the exterior of a building with visibility from the public right-of-way that does not contain any commercial message that advertises a business conducted, services rendered, or goods produced or sold. A mural must be created by an artist and is not intended as a commercial sign.

A vehicle that has never been sold and operated, or registered with the California State Department of Motor Vehicles, or registered with the appropriate agency of authority, or sold and operated upon the highways of any other State, District of Columbia, territory or possession of the United States or foreign state, province or country.

A building, or portion thereof, which was lawfully erected or altered and maintained but which, because of the application of this title to it, no longer conforms to the regulations of the zone in which it is located as defined by this title, or to the requirements of the Building Code for the type of building to accommodate the uses permitted in the zone in which the building is located.

A use which was lawfully established and maintained but which, because of the application of this title to it, no longer conforms to the use regulations of the zone in which it is located as defined by this title. A nonconforming building, or nonconforming portion of the building, shall be deemed to constitute a nonconforming use of the land upon which it is located.

A physical improvement on a property that does not conform with current zoning standards.

Non-putrescible and nonhazardous recyclable wastes, including, but not limited to, bottles, cans, metals, plastics, and glass, or as otherwise defined in Title 14 of California Code of Regulations Section 18982.

A corporation organized under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3), in good standing with the California Department of Corporations and in compliance with all Federal, State, and local licensing, reporting, and tax requirements.

Standards that involve no personal or subjective judgment by a public official and are uniformly verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion available and knowable by both the development applicant or proponent and the public official prior to submittal; the City's Objective Design Standards is or will be set out in Title 17 of the Paramount Municipal Code.

Refers to girders and other equipment that is used for conveying materials from a yard area into a building. The craneway generally refers to the beam structures on which a crane trolley travels. The craneway may also refer to the opening in the end of an industrial building which allows cranes to pass from the interior to the building exterior.

Solid wastes containing material originated from living organisms and their metabolic waste products, including, but not limited to, food, green material, landscape and pruning waste, organic textiles and carpets, lumber, wood, paper products, printing and writing paper, manure, biosolids, digestate, and sludges or as otherwise defined in 14 California Code of Regulations Section 18982(a)(46). Biosolids and digestate are as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations Section 18982(a).

Any card, paper, cloth, metal, glass, wooden or other display or device of any kind or character whatsoever placed or painted for outdoor advertising purposes on the ground or on any tree, wall, fence, rock, structure or thing whatsoever.

A structure of any kind or character erected or maintained for outdoor advertising purposes, upon which any outdoor advertising display may be placed.

The storage of goods, equipment, and other articles in the exterior of the primary building occupying a site.

The manufacturing of paints and related products. Establishments engaged in manufacturing paints (in paste and ready-mixed form); varnishes; lacquers; enamels and shellac; putties, wood fillers, and sealers; paint and varnish removers; paint brush cleaners; and allied paint products. This category also includes turpentine.

A low wall or barrier at the edge of a roof, balcony, or terrace, often serving as a safety feature to prevent falls. It also contributes to the aesthetic of a building and helps conceal rooftop equipment.

Any piece of land as defined herein as a lot.

An open area other than a street, alley or other public property limited to the parking of automobiles of occupants of a dwelling, hotel, motel, apartment hotel, apartment house, boardinghouse or lodginghouse to which these facilities are appurtenant.

An area other than a street, alley or private parking area as defined herein, whether in the open or enclosed in buildings, and available for use by the transient public for the parking of motor vehicles whether such parking area is established and operated privately or publicly and with or without charge.

An area accessible to vehicles which area is provided, improved, maintained and used for the sole purpose of accommodating a motor vehicle.

Land area between a street curb and sidewalk.

A pathway that is unobstructed clear to the sky and extends from a street to one entrance of an accessory dwelling unit.

Retail establishments that accept personal property as collateral for loans, and offer the property for sale to the public.

Any conditional use permit, unclassified use permit, administrative permit, building permit, license, certificate, approval, or other entitlement for development and/or use of property as required by any public agency.

A monetary exaction charged in connection with an application for a permit for the reimbursement of expenses incurred during the processing and review of the application, but not fees otherwise classified as impact fees.

Any entity that is involved in the review of a permit for an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) or junior accessory dwelling unit (JADU) and for which there is no substitute, including, but not limited to, applicable planning departments, building departments, fire departments, utilities, and special districts whether or not associated with the City. Notwithstanding, the City does not have authority over those permitting agencies which are not a part of the City.

An individual, association, partnership, joint venture, corporation, or any other type of organization, whether conducted for profit or not for profit, or a director, executive, officer, or manager of an association, partnership, joint venture, corporation, or other organization.

Establishments engaged in petroleum refining, manufacturing paving and roofing materials, and compounding lubricating oils and greases from purchased materials. This group also includes establishments primarily engaged in producing gasoline, kerosene, distillate fuel oils, residual fuel oils, and lubricants, through fractionation or straight distillation of crude oil, redistillation of unfinished petroleum derivatives, cracking, or other processes. These refining businesses also produce aliphatic and aromatic chemicals as byproducts.

An establishment dealing in buying and selling small animals and birds such as are customarily or occasionally harbored in domestic establishments as pets, such as dogs, cats, parrots, canaries and other song and decorative birds, monkeys, hamsters and similar animals, but specifically excluding dangerous animals or dangerous or poisonous or constricting reptiles; provided, that no boarding or veterinarian services are rendered excepting bathing and clipping of dogs and cats.

Establishments engaged in manufacturing invivo diagnostic substances and pharmaceutical preparations (except biological) intended for internal and external consumption in dose forms, such as ampoules, tablets, capsules, vials, ointments, powders, solutions, and suspensions.

Refers to a process that uses a light-sensitive photoresist applied to the surface to be engraved to create a mask that shields some areas during a subsequent operation which etches, dissolves, or otherwise removes some or all of the material from the unshielded areas. Normally applied to metal, the photoresist material can also be used on glass, plastic, and other materials. A photoresist is selected that is resistant to the particular acid or other etching compound to be used. The photoresist material may be a liquid applied by brushing, spraying, pouring, or other means and then allowed to set, or it may come in sheet form and be applied by laminating. It is then exposed to light through a photographic, mechanically printed, or manually created image or pattern on transparent film. A solvent then used to wash away the soft parts, laying bare the underlying material, which is then bathed in or sprayed with the acid or other etchant. The remaining photoresist is usually removed after the operation is complete.

A multi-faceted approach, generally including arts and cultural installations, performances, and activities, to the planning, design, and management of public spaces, that improves the quality of life and is documented by recordings, essays, articles, or a combination of media.

A planing mill is a facility that takes cut and seasoned boards from a sawmill and turns them into finished lumber products. Machines that are used in the mill include the planer and matcher, the molding machines, and varieties of saws. In the planing mill, operators use machines that smooth and cut the wood for many different uses.

The Planning Commission of the City of Paramount.

The City of Paramount Planning Department.

The City of Paramount Planning Director.

Establishments engaged in the manufacturing of polymer materials, commonly called plastics, for a wide variety of industries, including packaging, building and construction, electronics, aerospace, and transportation. It is part of the chemical industry. The actual fabrication of plastic products may involve the heating of materials into a liquid that is then conveyed into a mold.

Establishments engaged in the repair, cleaning, or maintenance of plumbing equipment, lines, fixtures, and other components in a household or commercial setting.

The primary or predominant use to which the property is devoted, and to which all other uses on the premises are accessory.

Establishments engaged in reproducing text, drawings, plans, maps, or other copy, by blueprinting, photocopying, mimeographing, or other methods of duplication other than off-set printing or microfilming.

Any commercial, industrial, and residential private sector development that requires the issuance of a building permit by the City of Paramount.

Offices maintained and used as a place of business conducted by persons engaged in the healing arts for human beings, such as doctors and dentists but wherein no overnight care for patients is given, and by engineers, attorneys and architects and other persons providing services utilizing training in and a knowledge of the mental disciplines as distinguished from training in occupations requiring mere skill or manual dexterity.

Any proposal for a new or changed use or for new construction, alteration, or enlargement of any structure, that is subject to the provisions of this title. This term includes, but is not limited to, any action that qualifies as a "project" as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act.

A dwelling that is the subject of a permit application and that meets the requirements for permitting.

The City of Paramount committee that advises the City Council on public art policies, procedures, and expenditures from the public art fund.

A separate account into which all monies generated under this title shall be deposited.

The documents adopted by the Public Art Advisory Committee that include standards and procedures for the implementation and administration of public art.

The City program within the Planning Department that is responsible for the administration of public art, and cultural activities and events, including the acquisition, commission, design, installation, production, presentation, performance, and maintenance of public art for the cultural benefit of the City, its residents, and its visitors, celebrating and illustrating the broad range of cultural expression practiced in the Paramount community that is funded by the public art fund.

The administration, development, acquisition, and installation of public art in publicly accessible spaces or on public property that enrich the urban landscape and provide a means to express the City's cultural and social heritage by exposure to art, culture, and history in various forms.

An annual workplan presented to the City Council that identifies new projects to be initiated within a fiscal year and provides a status report on current and completed projects. The annual workplan serves to inform City policymakers, staff, and the public about arts and cultural activities and opportunities available.

Work created by an artist that is publicly accessible on private property, or on land or in or on a building owned by the City and encompasses a range of culture through the broadest possible expression, media, and materials and that may be permanent, fixed, temporary, or portable; and may be an integral part of a building, facility, structure, or landscape. These may include, but are not limited to:

An area on public property that is publicly accessible to and available for use by the public during normal hours of business operation consistent with the operation and use of the premises, including, but not limited to, lobbies, meeting spaces, sidewalks, and crosswalks.

An area on public property that is publicly accessible to and available for use by the public during normal hours of business operation consistent with the operation and use of the premises, including, but not limited to, lobbies, meeting spaces, sidewalks, and crosswalks.

A location, including, but not limited to, a bus stop or train station, where the public may access buses, trains, subways, and other forms of transportation that charge set fares, run on fixed routes, and are available to the public.

Public art in a public place, accessible to the public for viewing, in its entirety and in a direct line of line of sight without hindrances or visual obstacles, during regular business hours consistent with the operation and use of the premises. Nothing in this definition is intended to require access by any member of the public to any area not otherwise accessible to the public pursuant to the normal operation and use of the premises.

In connection with public water facilities, oil, petroleum, gas, gasoline, or other petroleum products, a booster pump is a machine that increases the pressure of a fluid. A booster plant consists of one or more pumps that convey a fluid through a pipeline where gravity flow is not possible due to elevational differences.

Punch presses are large machines with either a C-type frame, or a "portal" (bridge)-type frame. The C-type has the hydraulic ram at the top foremost part, whereas the portal frame is much akin to a complete circle with the ram being centered within the frame to stop frame deflection or distortion.

A gardening type in which soil is raised above the ground and enclosed by a frame.

The exposed portion of a gabled roof that extends from an eave to the ridge of the sloped sides of a roof. They cover the top edge of a roof and are typically cut from a variety of roofing materials.

A change in zone boundaries upon the zoning map, which map is a part of this Code when, adopted by ordinance passed by the City Council in the manner prescribed by law.

The assignment, by amendment of this Code, of a particular use to a different use classification than that in which the use was originally permitted.

To be contained in the public file, or registered with the County Recorder, unless otherwise stated in this title.

Recyclable material is reusable material including, but not limited to, metals, glass, plastic and paper, which are intended for reuse, remanufacture, or reconstitution for the purpose of using the altered form. Recyclable material does not include refuse or hazardous materials. Recyclable material may include used motor oil collected and transported in accordance with Sections 25250.11 and 25143.2(b)(4) of the California Health and Safety Code.

A recycling facility is a center for the collection and/or processing of recyclable materials. A certified recycling facility or certified processor means a recycling facility certified by the California Department of Conservation as meeting the requirements of the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act of 1986. A recycling facility does not include storage containers or processing activity located on the premises of a residential, commercial, or manufacturing use and used solely for the recycling of material generated by that residential property, business or manufacturer.

An establishment the principal purpose of which is religious worship and for which the principal structure contains the sanctuary (including churches, synagogues, temples, mosques, or shrines), and including accessory uses in the main structure or in separate buildings, including school rooms, assembly rooms, kitchens, library rooms or reading rooms and a one-family dwelling unit, but excluding day care nurseries and facilities for residences of or training of religious orders.

A house, apartment, motel, hotel, or other type of residential dwelling subject to the State Housing Law (Part 1.5 commencing with Section 17910 of Division 13) and a manufactured home, mobile-home, and multi-unit manufactured housing as defined in the Mobile-Home Manufactured Housing Act of 1980 (Part 2 commencing with Section 18000 of Division 13).

An establishment which prepares and sells foods and/or beverages for immediate consumption, including, but not limited to, cafe, dining room, dinner house, cafeteria, coffee shop, tea shop, and pizza parlor.

Any wall used to resist the lateral displacement of any material.

A reverse vending machine is an automated mechanical device which accepts at least one or more types of empty beverage containers, including, but not limited to, 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 the State. 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 three 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 reserve vending machines may be necessary. 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.

In metal working, rolling is a metal forming process in which metal stock (usually in the form of a roll) is passed through one or more pairs of rollers to reduce the thickness and to make the thickness uniform. Rolling is classified according to the temperature of the metal rolled. If the temperature of the metal is below its recrystallization temperature of the metals being rolled, the process is known as cold rolling.

A structural covering over any portion of a building or structure, including the projections beyond the walls or supports of the building or structure. An open work covering shall not be considered a roof if the upper horizontal surface area of the component solid portions thereof do not exceed 20% of the area of the covering.

Roofing material refers to the outermost layer on the roof of a building, sometimes self-supporting, but generally supported by an underlying structure. The outer layer of a roof shows great variation dependent upon availability of material, and the nature of the supporting structure. The types of roofing material which are commercially available range from natural products such as thatch and slate to commercially produced products such as tiles and polycarbonate sheeting.

The angle that a roof surface makes with the horizontal. It is expressed in units of vertical rise to 12 units of horizontal run.

Multiple dwellings built in sequence, which multiple dwellings are designed for occupancy by three or more families living separately from each other with the dwelling units separated from each other by common walls on not to exceed two sides, which sides shall be opposite from each other.

The manufacturing of synthetic rubber by polymerization or copolymerization. An elastomer for the purpose of this classification is a rubber-like material capable of vulcanization, such as copolymers of butadiene and styrene, or butadiene and acrylonitrile, polybutadienes, chloroprene rubbers, and isobutylene-isoprene copolymers. This rubber fabrication does not include natural rubber products.

A room or an area within a dwelling, or in a building accessory to a dwelling, designed, equipped or used as a recreation room, including, but not limited to, games, music, refreshments and facilities for serving, and similar general utility purposes, but which room shall not be used as a separate dwelling unit.

Water which is not absorbed by the soil or landscape to which it is applied and flows from the target landscape area. Runoff may result from water that is applied at too great a rate (application rate exceeds infiltration rate), from low head drainage, or when there is a slope.

A health station, establishment or other place where resident patients are kept, and which specializes in giving clinical, temporary and emergency services of a medical or surgical nature to patients and injured persons and licensed by State agencies under provisions of law to provide facilities and services in surgery, obstetrics and general medical practice as distinguished from treatment of mental and nervous disorders, but not excluding surgical treatment of mental cases.

Institutions of learning offering instruction in the several branches of learning and study required by the Education Code of the State to be taught in the public and parochial schools.

The use of fences, walls, hedges, berms, or other features to shield, conceal, separate, or hide from view adjacent land uses.

A housing development consistent with the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (California Government Code Section 12900 et seq., including Section 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 (24 CFR, Part 100, subpart E), and as the phrase is used in California Civil Code Sections 51.2 and 51.3. Senior housing shall be allowed the same as other residential uses in the same zone.

The distance between the parcel line and a building, not including permitted projections, that must be kept clear or open.

Establishments engaged in the process wherein metal is formed by an industrial process into thin, flat pieces. Sheet metal may be cut and bent into a variety of shapes. Thicknesses can vary significantly from extremely thin sheets to much thicker sheets. Sheet metal is available in flat pieces or coiled strips.

Establishments engaged in the manufacturing of personal footwear including the production of shoes, such as misses', youths', boys', children's, and infants' footwear and athletic footwear.

This definition refers to a structural feature that is used for advertising or messaging purposes. Sign types include wall signs, plaque signs, undercanopy signs, suspended signs, address signs, monument signs, freestanding signs, and pylon signs. Each sign type is described below:

The surface area within the outer limits, including any frame or border, of a single-faced sign, or half of the total surface area of a frame or background; shall be computed by enclosing the entire sign or, collectively, all the letters or other units thereof, within sets of parallel lines touching the outer limits of the sign.

The lowest horizontal member of a window frame.

An interactive group of persons jointly residing in a single dwelling unit exercising joint responsibility for and use of the dwelling's common areas, jointly sharing household expenses, and jointly sharing household activities and responsibilities such as meals, chores, and household maintenance.

A residential facility with dwelling units of a smaller size than normally found in multifamily dwellings. These dwelling units may have kitchen and/or bathroom facilities and shall be offered on a monthly basis or longer.

Any premises dedicated to the display, sale, distribution, delivery, or offering of tobacco, tobacco products, or tobacco paraphernalia, except grocery stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, retail kiosks, or similar uses that only sell conventional cigars, cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco as an accessory tobacco sale use.

Establishments engaged in manufacturing soap, synthetic organic detergents, inorganic alkaline detergents, or any combination thereof, and establishments producing crude and refined glycerin from vegetable and animal fats and oils.

Establishments engaged in the manufacturing of soda products including sodium carbonate, boron compounds, and/or potassium.

This definition has the same meaning as defined in California Public Resources Code Section 40191, which defines solid waste as all putrescible and nonputrescible solid, semi-solid, and liquid wastes, including garbage, trash, refuse, paper, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, demolition and construction wastes, abandoned vehicles and parts thereof, discarded home and industrial appliances, dewatered, treated, or chemically fixed sewage sludge which is not hazardous waste, manure, vegetable or animal solid and semi-solid wastes, and other discarded solid and semi-solid wastes, with the exception that solid waste does not include any of the following wastes:

Any person or business with whom the City may have a contract pursuant to this chapter for the collection, removal, and disposal of garbage, waste, or rubbish.

An event that is outside the scope of normal operation of an establishment. By way of example only, special events may include short-term sales or promotional events, remodeling sales, campaigns for new memberships on unusual terms, etc.

A detailed plan for the development of a specific area. Specific plans are a significant tool to implement the General Plan.

A detached accessory building in which horses or other beasts of burden owned by the occupants of the premises are kept, and in which no horses are kept for hire, remuneration or sale.

A stable other than a private stable.

A structure for the display and sale of products with no space for customers within the structure itself.

Any section of a State highway which has been declared to be a freeway by resolution of the stage highway commission pursuant to the Streets and Highways Code.

Establishments engaged in the cutting, shaping, and finishing of granite, marble, limestone, slate, and other stone for building and miscellaneous uses.

That portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it. If there be no floor above it, then the space between such floor and the ceiling next above it shall be considered a story. If the finished floor level directly above the basement or cellar is more than six feet above grade, such basement or cellar shall be considered a story.

A public or recorded private thoroughfare, other than a major or secondary highway or State freeway, which affords primary means of access to abutting property.

The boundary line between a street and the abutting property.

A street which is adjacent to a corner lot and a reverse corner lot and which extends in the general direction of the line determining the depth of the lot.

Any change in the supporting members of a building or structure such as foundations, bearing walls, columns, beams, floor or roof joists, girders or rafters, or changes in the exterior dimensions of the building or structure, or increase in floor space.

Anything constructed in the ground, or anything erected which requires location on the ground, or is attached to something having location or in the ground but not including fences or walls used as fences less than six feet in height on paved areas.

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 tenant in retaining the housing; improving his or her health; and maximizing his or her ability to live, and, when possible, work in the community. Supportive housing shall be considered as a residential use that is subject to those restrictions that apply to other residential uses, of the same type, in the same zone.

A parking space configuration where two or more parking spaces are lined up behind each other.

Persons with low incomes who have one or more disabilities, including mental illness, HIV or AIDS, substance abuse, or other chronic health condition, or individuals eligible for services provided pursuant to the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act and may include, among other populations, adults, emancipated minors, families with children, elderly persons, young adults aging out of the foster care system, individuals exiting from institutional settings, veterans, and homeless people.

A room accessory only to an alcoholic beverage manufacturer in which beer or distilled spirits is available on tap. A tasting room shall not exceed 25% of the floor area of an alcoholic beverage manufacturing facility.

A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in the Vehicle Code for the State of California, used for the transportation of passengers for hire, when driven by an agent of the owner at rates per mile, per trip, per hour, per day, per week, per month or per period of time, which vehicle is routed under the direction of the passengers or other persons hiring such vehicle.

A person who rents, leases or subleases, through either a written or oral agreement, residential real property from another.

Establishments engaged in finishing textiles, fabrics, and apparel. This category also includes finishing operations, and include bleaching, dyeing, printing (e.g., roller, screen, flock, plisse), stonewashing, and other mechanical finishing, such as preshrinking, shrinking, sponging, calendering, mercerizing, and napping; as well as cleaning, scouring, and the preparation of natural fibers and raw stock.

An establishment to provide entertainment through projection of motion pictures on an outdoor screen for audiences whose seating accommodations are provided by their own motor vehicles parked in car spaces provided on the same site with the outdoor screen.

The verb "to place," and any of its variants as applied to advertising displays and outdoor advertising structures, includes maintaining, erecting, constructing, posting, painting, printing, nailing, gluing or otherwise fastening, affixing or making visible in any manner whatsoever.

A vehicle of a type subject to registration which has been wrecked, destroyed or damaged, to such an extent that the owner, or the insurance company which insured the vehicle, considers it uneconomical to repair the vehicle and because of this, the vehicle is not repaired by or for the person who owned the vehicle at the time of the event resulting in damage.

A vehicle without motor power designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and which trailer is used or is to be used for carrying goods and property.

A vehicle without motor power designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle and to be used for human habitation, including a trailer coach, camper, mobile home or any self-propelled vehicle having a body designed for or converted to the same use as a house trailer.

Any area or tract of land used or designed to accommodate two or more automobile house trailers and including trailer camp as defined by law.

Housing with supportive services for up to 24 months that is exclusively designated for recently homeless persons with the ultimate goal of moving them to permanent housing as quickly as possible, and that limits rents and service fees to an ability-to-pay formula reasonably consistent with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's requirements for subsidized housing for low-income persons. Rents and service fees paid for transitional housing may be reserved, in whole or in part, to assist residents in moving to permanent housing. Transitional housing shall be considered as a residential use that is subject to those restrictions that apply to other residential uses, of the same type, in the same zone.

This use involves the storage transportation vehicles (busses, autos, light rail cars) used for public transportation. Transportation equipment storage does not include railroad freight classification yards.

An outdoor structure that contains open latticework.

Establishments engaged in providing mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance services for trucks and all trailers including engine repair and replacement and overhauling.

Properties that are exclusively used for the storage of trucks (tractors and/or trailers).

A single-bladed grass or sod, whether live or artificial.

A development with no more than two new residential units or a proposed development wherein there is one existing residential unit and no more than one new residential unit will be added, as set forth in California Government Code Sections 65852.21 and 66411.7.

An administrative permit issued by the City for the construction of a two-unit residential development.

A use possessing characteristics of such unique and special form as to make impractical its being made automatically and consistently permissible in any defined classification or zone as set forth in this title.

A limiting authority granted by the City, and the documented evidence thereof, to locate an unclassified use at a particular location, and which limiting authority is required to modify the controls stipulated in this title.

Uses which are not specifically named as permitted in any use classification contained within this title.

Establishments engaged in one or more of the following: (1) reupholstering furniture; (2) refinishing furniture; (3) repairing furniture; and (4) repairing and restoring furniture.

The subdivision of a single-family residential parcel into no more than two new and separate parcels that meets all the criteria and standards set forth in this chapter, as set forth in California Government Code Sections 65852.21 and 66411.7.

The administrative permit issued by the City for the completion of an urban lot split.

The nature of the occupancy, the type of activity or the character and form of improvements to which land is devoted or may be devoted.

A vehicle that has been sold and operated on the highways of the State of California, or has been registered with the California State Department of Motor Vehicles, or has been sold and operated upon the highways, or has been registered with the appropriate agency of authority, of any other State, District of Columbia, territory or possession of the United States, or foreign State, province or country. A used vehicle shall not include a vehicle acquired for dismantling purposes or vehicles classified as total loss salvage vehicles.

An adjustment in the application of the specific regulations of this title to a particular piece of property, which property, because of special circumstance applicable to it, is deprived of privileges commonly enjoyed by other properties in the same vicinity and zone and which adjustment remedies disparity in privileges; provided, however, that a variance may involve modifications of permissible uses for special periods of time when related to initial land development, or for essential public purposes.

Facility for the storage of furniture, household goods, or other commercial goods of any nature. Includes terminal facilities for handling freight and cold storage.

Establishments engaged in general welding repair work by welding onsite. These welding shops may include welding activities or decorative structures, repair, and structural supports.

A commercial establishment engaged in the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers, industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users, or to other wholesalers. In general, it is the sale of goods to anyone other than a standard consumer.

Security bars located on the outside of a window of a structure.

Establishments engaged in manufacturing wines, brandy, and brandy spirits. This use may also include bonded wine cellars which are engaged in blending wines. This use may also include retail sales of the bottled wine product for off-site consumption.

Any and all premises where four or more worm beds are used in conjunction with the raising, propagating or keeping of earthworms.

An open space, other than a court, on a lot, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided in this Code.

"Rear line of the required front yard" means a line parallel to the lot front line and at a distance therefrom equal to the depth of the required front yard, and extending across the full width of the lot.

An area accurately defined as to boundaries and location, and classified by this title as available for certain types of uses as set forth in this title and within which area other types of uses are excluded.

The City of Paramount Zoning Code, Title 17 of the Paramount Municipal Code, referred to herein as "this title."