means a building designed as a single structure and having one owner, and containing two separate living units, each of which is designed to be occupied as a separate permanent residence for one family.

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

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

means state-licensed facilities that provide nonmedical care and supervision for more than six adults for periods of less than twenty-four hours, with no overnight stays.

means, as defined by state law, the provision of nonmedical care to six or fewer adults, including seniors, in the provider's own home, for a period of less than twenty-four hours at a time. Homes serving more than six adults are included in the definition of "group care facility, large."

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

means a single-family detached dwelling unit constructed in accordance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended. This definition is intended to include mobile homes and modular homes which meet federal standards for manufactured homes. The California Health and Safety Code, Section 18007, defines a manufactured home as a structure that meets the following criteria:

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

means a building or a portion of a building used and/or designed as a residence for three or more families living independently of each other, including triplexes and apartments; attached ownership units such as condominiums and townhouses; and rooming and boarding houses (a residential structure where rooms are rented for short- or long-term lodging where at least one meal daily is shared in common dining facilities, with ten or fewer beds for rent). Duplexes and single-family attached dwellings (e.g., townhouse configuration) are not included in this definition.

means an attached or detached additional residential dwelling unit which provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons. A second unit shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation, on the same parcel as the single-family dwelling is situated, on a lot or parcel zoned for single-family dwelling use.

means a building containing one dwelling unit. All rooms within the dwelling shall be interconnected.

means a dwelling unit with its own independent outside access, with no other dwelling units located directly and totally above or below it, and having walls in common with at least one but not more than three adjacent similar dwelling units, and located in a building comprising at least three dwelling units. This dwelling type shall include, but not be limited to, dwelling units commonly known as townhouses, rowhouses, triplexes, quadruplexes, and multiplexes.

means housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population and that is linked to on-site or off-site services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the community. Supportive housing units are residential uses subject only to those requirements and restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone.

means persons with low incomes who have one or more disabilities, including mental illness, HIV or AIDS, substance abuse, or other chronic health conditions, or individuals eligible for services provided pursuant to the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4500) of the Welfare and Institutions Code) 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.

means rental housing operated under program requirements that call for the termination of assistance and recirculation of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at some predetermined future point in time, which shall be no less than six months, and in no case more than two years. Transitional housing units are residential uses subject only to those requirements and restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone.

means crop production, livestock farming, and dairying.

means raising and harvesting of plants, tree crops, row crops, or field crops on an agricultural or commercial basis, including packing and processing. Includes horticulture establishments engaged in the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental trees and shrubs for wholesale and incidental retail sales. This classification includes accessory agricultural buildings accessory to such uses and roadside stands for display/sale of agricultural products grown on the premises. Excludes uses for which other garden, nursery, or landscape merchandise are stored and sold on the site.

means any area of undeveloped natural land that has been set aside near urban or developed land to provide open space, offer light recreational opportunities, or contain development.

means a location used for observing terrestrial and/or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geology, oceanography, and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed.

means an open-air venue used for entertainment and performances typically in the shape of a semicircular plan. It provides a setting for public events (e.g., theater, concerts, lectures, etc).

means land designed for outdoor games and sporting activities such as baseball, football, and soccer. This use includes accessory structures such as concession stands, locker rooms, showers and other facilities commonly associated with athletic fields.

means athletic fields, as defined above, that are provided as part of different primary use, such as a field located within a dry detention basin or part of an office complex, intended for use by employees.

means a facility which provides nonmedical care to children under eighteen 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 individuals on less than a twenty-four-hour basis. It's a facility other than a family day care home, including, but not limited to, infant centers, preschools, extended day care facilities, and school-age child care centers.

means a public building or institution owned and operated by governmental or other public agencies, not including parks and open space. This classification includes government offices and other governmental activities.

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

means a permanent or regularly occuring land use where a site is designed specifically for the purpose of a community garden and/or farmer's market. Farmer's markets may also be permitted as a temporary use.

means a private club organized and operated for social purposes and possessing outdoor recreational facilities, such as golf courses, tennis courts, or polo grounds.

means a facility established and operated for the purpose of medical and other treatment, on a twenty-four-hour basis, for persons with addictions to alcoholic beverages and/or to prescription or nonprescription drugs.

means any facility, the primary purpose of which is to provide temporary or transitional shelter for the homeless in general or for specific populations of the homeless.

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

means an outdoor facility (typically enclosed with fencing) that contains driving tees for golfers to practice. These facilities may also include pro shops and/or small retail facilities.

means a facility or tenant space intended for the distribution of tourist and business information (e.g., chamber of commerce).

means a funeral home or parlor, where the deceased are prepared for burial or cremation and funeral services may be conducted.

means a public or quasi-public facility, including aquariums, arboretums, art exhibitions, botanical gardens, historic sites and exhibits, libraries, museums, and planetariums, which are generally noncommercial in nature.

means a facility that is three acres or larger for various outdoor participant sports and types of recreation (e.g., amphitheaters, amusement and theme parks, golf driving ranges, health and athletic club with outdoor facilities, miniature golf courses, skateboard parks, stadiums and coliseums, swim and tennis clubs, water slides, zoos, etc.)

means a facility that is smaller than three acres or larger for various outdoor participant sports and types of recreation (e.g., amphitheaters, miniature golf courses, skateboard parks, swim and tennis clubs, etc.)

means a public park, including playgrounds and athletic fields/courts and public plazas and outdoor gathering places, for community use.

means a facility for public assembly and group entertainment such as public and semi-public auditoriums; exhibition and convention halls; civic theaters, meeting halls, and facilities for live theatrical presentations or concerts by bands and orchestras; motion picture theaters; amphitheaters; meeting halls for rent; and similar public assembly uses. A meeting hall or other facility of less than ten thousand square feet in net floor area is considered a "place of assembly (small)."

means a meeting hall and other facility (public or private) less than ten thousand square feet in net floor area. Any use that would fit the definition of "Place of assembly (large)" would fit under this category as well; the only distinction is facility size.

means a facility operated by a religious organization for worship or the promotion of religious activities (e.g., churches, mosques, synagogues, temples) and accessory uses on the same site (e.g., living quarters for ministers and staff, child day care facilities which were authorized in conjunction with the primary use). Other establishments maintained by religious organizations, such as full-time educational institutions, hospitals, and other potentially related operations (e.g., recreational camp), are classified according to their respective activities.

means any visual work of art, accessible to public view, including but not limited to sculptures, statues, murals, monuments, frescoes, fountains, paintings, stained glass, or ceramics, and which does not contain advertising.

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

means a private educational institution (e.g., boarding schools, business, secretarial, and vocational schools, colleges and universities, establishments providing courses by mail or online), or special school/studio (e.g., art, ballet and other dance, computers and electronics, drama, driver education, language, music, photography). Also includes facilities, institutions, and conference centers that offer specialized programs in personal growth and development (e.g., fitness training studios, gymnastics instruction, and aerobics and gymnastics studios, environmental awareness, arts, communications, management).

means a public educational institution such as a community college, university, elementary school, middle/junior high school, high school, or military academy.

means a school or institution providing longer-term (at least one year) programs leading to proficiency, certification, and associate degrees in vocational programs, including computers, mechanical, food and hospitality service, automotive and aircraft services, surveying, welding, photography, carpentry, agriculture, horticulture, electrical, plumbing, and construction trades.

means a use that is established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of such time; does not involve the construction or alteration of any permanent structure. Temporary uses could include Christmas tree, pumpkin, and fireworks sales, grand openings, and special events.

means typically linear paths adjacent to roadways and/or through public recreation areas that provide access for pedestrians and bicyclists and could tie into a network of nonvehicular paths throughout the city.

means a facility housing and displaying live animals, reptiles or birds, privately owned and operated for a fee or owned and operated by the city, another public agency, or a nonprofit of some other enterprise.

means a public, commercial, or private electromagnetic and photoelectrical transmission, repeater, and receiving station for radio, television, telegraph, telephone, data network and other microwave applications; includes earth stations for satellite-based communications. Does not include home broadcasting and receiving antennas, or telephone, telegraph, and cable television transmission facilities utilizing direct connections.

means a tower or structure built to support communication equipment used to transmit communication signals for television, telephone, radio, or similar communication purposes.

means a moderate to large-scale facility serving a sub-area, entire city, or region, including power substations, water transmission lines, wireless base stations, sewer collectors and pump stations, switching stations, gas transmission lines, water storage tanks and reservoirs, and similar structures.

means a fixed-base structure or facility serving as a junction point for transferring utility services from one transmission voltage to another or to local distribution and service voltages. These uses include any of the following facilities: electrical substations and switching stations; telephone switching facilities; natural gas regulating and distribution facilities; public water system wells, treatment plants, and storage; and community wastewater treatment plants, settling ponds, and disposal fields. Nothing in this definition is intended to require a land use permit. These uses do not include uses that are not directly and immediately used for the production, generation, storage, or transmission of water, wastewater, or electrical power such as an office or customer service center.

means a yard or facility used as a place to store materials used by any public agency, political subdivision, or unit of local government of this state, including but not limited to municipal corporations, special purpose districts, and local service districts, as such materials are used by the "outdoor" operations of the public agency, and further used as a place to maintain equipment and facilities of the public agency.

means a designated area adjacent to a transit station where a vehicle may be left in order to carpool with other commuters or to ride public transit.

means the retail sale of beer, wine, and/or other alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption.

means retail sales uses, including antique shops, art galleries, curio, gift, and souvenir shops, and the sales of collectible items including sports cards and comic books. A store selling handcrafted items that are produced on the site is defined separately as an "artisan shop."

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

means a typically enclosed place or establishment conducted or operated for compensation or profit as a private or public market where items are offered for sale through competitive bidding.

means a financial institution such as a bank or trust company, credit agency, holding (but not primarily operating) company, lending and thrift institution, or investment company. Also includes automated teller machines (ATM).

means any bar, cocktail lounge, or similar establishment, which may also provide some minor live entertainment (e.g., music) in conjunction with alcoholic beverage sales. Includes bars, taverns, pubs, and similar establishments where any food service is subordinate to the sale of alcoholic beverages. May also include the brewing of beer as part of a brew pub or microbrewery. Bars may include outdoor food and beverage areas. These facilities do not include bars that are part of a larger restaurant. A use that includes a dance floor, dance hall, discotheque, or stage for musical, comedy, or other performance acts is not included in this use classification.

means facilities that serve alcoholic beverages and are an accessory use to or part of a larger use such as a restaurant or similar establishments where any alcoholic beverage service is subordinate to the sale of food.

means a residential structure with one family in permanent residence with up to five bedrooms rented for overnight lodging, where meals may be provided subject to applicable health department regulations. A bed and breakfast inn with more than five guest rooms is considered a hotel or motel and is included under the definition of "Hotel/motel."

means a commercial structure with fifty thousand square feet or more of gross floor area which can either be a standalone structure or incorporated into a strip mall configuration.

means a commercial and public communications use, including radio and television broadcasting and receiving stations and studios, with facilities entirely within buildings. Does not include transmission and receiving apparatus such as antennas and towers, which are under the definition of "Communication tower."

means retail establishments over one hundred thousand square feet selling lumber and other large building materials, where most display and sales occur indoors. Includes stores selling to the general public, even if contractor sales account for a major proportion of total sales. Includes incidental retail ready-mix concrete operations, except where excluded by a specific zoning district. Establishments primarily selling electrical, plumbing, heating, and air conditioning equipment and supplies are classified in "Wholesaling and Distribution." Hardware stores are listed in the definition of "Retail, General," even if they sell some building materials. Also see "building supply (small)" for smaller specialty stores.

means establishments (retail or wholesale) that sell kitchen, bath, furnishings, carpeting, and other home-oriented supplies. Other retail uses are permitted if accessory to the primary use. These uses may include an expansive showroom. This category does not include the sale of lumber and does not permit the outdoor display of merchandise. This use classification is a subcategory of the larger building materials, stores and yards use classification and may be combined with or separate from such uses.

means establishments primarily within buildings, providing other businesses with services such as maintenance, repair and service, testing, rental, etc. Support services include, but are not limited to:

means any cannabis business where medicinal or adult-use cannabis or cannabis products are sold at retail to customers, pursuant to a Type 10 state cannabis license.

means a general merchandise store with fifty thousand square feet or more of gross floor area with a varied selection and limited variety of products presented in a warehouse-type environment where shoppers are required to pay a membership fee and which can either be a standalone structure or incorporated into a strip mall configuration.

means a general merchandise store with ninety thousand square feet or more of gross floor area where at least five percent of the gross floor area is dedicated to nontaxable grocery sales and which can either be a standalone structure or incorporated into a strip mall configuration.

means a service establishment with an outdoor storage/rental yard, which may offer a wide variety of materials and equipment for rent (e.g., construction equipment).

means any retail sales business engaged in the selling, leasing, purchasing, or lending of guns, firearms, or ammunition.

means a business activity conducted in a residential unit that is incidental to the principal residential use of the lot or site.

means any institution, place, building, or agency licensed by the Departments of Public Health or Mental Hygiene of the state of California, which maintains and operates organized facilities for the diagnosis, care, and treatment of human illness, including convalescence and care during and after pregnancy. The definition of hospital includes a convalescent home, maternity home, nursing home, or sanitarium.

means a facility with guest rooms or suites, provided without kitchen facilities, rented to the general public for transient lodging (less than thirty days). Hotels provide access to most guest rooms from an interior walkway and typically include a variety of services in addition to lodging; for example, restaurants, meeting facilities, personal services, etc. Motels provide access to most guest rooms from an exterior walkway. Also includes accessory guest facilities such as swimming pools, tennis courts, indoor athletic facilities, accessory retail uses, etc.

means an establishment providing indoor amusement and entertainment services for a fee or admission charge, including dance halls and ballrooms, and electronic game arcades, as primary uses. Four or more electronic games or coin-operated amusements in any establishment, or a premises where fifty percent or more of the floor area is occupied by amusement devices, are considered an electronic game arcade as described above; three or less machines are not considered a land use separate from the primary use of the site.

means a business where predominantly participant sports and health activities are conducted entirely within an enclosed building. Typical uses include bowling alleys, billiard parlor, ice/roller skating rinks, indoor racquetball courts, indoor climbing facilities, soccer areas, gymnastic studios, athletic clubs, and health clubs.

means any vehicle as defined in Section 670 of the California Vehicle Code, which is equipped and used for retail sales of prepared, prepackaged, or unprepared food or food stuffs of any kind that parks at one or more locations within the city. A mobile food vehicle shall also include any trailer or wagon equipped and used as described in this paragraph and pulled by a vehicle.

means a retail establishment that sells new manufactured homes (see definition of "manufactured housing").

means an establishment primarily engaged in providing professional analytic or diagnostic services to the medical profession, or to the patient, on direction of a physician; or an establishment primarily engaged in making dentures, artificial teeth, and orthodontic appliances to order for the dental profession.

means a facility primarily engaged in furnishing outpatient dental, medical, mental health, surgical and other personal health services, and medical and dental laboratories.

means an establishment where patients, who are not lodged overnight, are seen for examination and treatment by one or more of a group of physicians, dentists, psychologists, or social workers, practicing together. May also include laboratories that are ancillary to the primary use.

means a commercial establishment dispensing alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises and in which dancing and musical entertainment are permitted.

means an establishment providing for the sale of ornamental trees, shrubs, and plants, including the sale of garden and landscape materials (packaged and/or bulk sale of unpackaged materials) and equipment.

means an establishment providing for the cultivation and sale of ornamental trees, shrubs, and plants, including the sale of garden and landscape materials (packaged and/or bulk sale of unpackaged materials) and equipment.

means an office that is incidental and accessory to another business or sales activity which is the primary use (part of the same tenant space or integrated development). The qualification criteria for this definition is that the floor area of the accessory office use shall not exceed fifty percent of the total net habitable or leasable floor area of the tenant space for a single-use development or the combined floor area of an integrated development for a mixed-use project.

means a temporary outdoor retail operation, including farmers' markets; sales of Christmas trees, pumpkins, or other seasonal items; semi-annual sales of art or handcrafted items in conjunction with community festivals or art shows; sidewalk or parking lot sales; and retail sales of various products from individual vehicles in temporary locations outside the public right-of-way. Vendors operating within the public right-of-way and sidewalk cafes are subject to the provisions of Chapter 18.72.

means store signs and displays typically located out in front of stores along the sidewalk consistent with the provisions in Section 18.72.080 (Outdoor sales and display).

means a use that provides a personal service that is nonmedical as a primary use and may include accessory retail sales of products related to the services. These uses include, but are not limited to:

means uses accessory retail sales of products related to the personal services provided (see definition for "personal services").

means a building or premises used by an association of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated, organized for some common purpose, but not including a group organized solely or primarily to render a service customarily carried on as a commercial enterprise.

means an office of administrative business providing direct services to consumers and offices engaged in the production of intellectual property. This use does not include medical or dental offices (see "Medical and dental office"), temporary offices (see Chapter 18.90, Temporary Uses), or offices that are incidental and accessory to another business or sales activity that is the primary use (see "Office, accessory"). Outdoor storage of materials is prohibited. Professional office uses include, but are not limited to:

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

means an establishment that serves food and beverages primarily to persons seated within the building. This includes cafes, tea rooms, and outdoor cafes.

means an establishment that offers quick food service, which is accomplished through a limited menu of items already prepared and held for service, or prepared, fried, or cooked or heated quickly. Orders are not generally taken at the customer's table, and food is generally served in disposable and/or recyclable wrapping or containers.

means the retail sales of various products (including food service) in a store or similar facility that is located within a health care, hotel, office, or industrial complex. These uses include, but are not limited to, pharmacies, gift shops, and food service establishments within hospitals, and convenience stores and food service establishments within hotel, office, and industrial complexes. This use category also includes retail associated with industrial uses for the products sold, distributed, or manufactured on site. The permitted retail area of the accessory use is based on the total square footage of the tenant space of a single-use development or the combined floor area of an integrated development in a mixed-use project.

means a retail facility that is a large, industrial-style building or store with a footprint or floor area larger than eighty thousand square feet. While most big box stores operate as a single-story structure, they typically have a three-story mass that stands more than thirty feet tall. The box-like retail store typically offers a variety of products under one roof.

means a store or shops selling multiple lines of merchandise. These stores and lines of merchandise include, but are not limited to:

means a retail establishment in which the principal portion of the articles, commodities, or merchandise handled, offered for sale, or sold on the premises is not new. Secondhand stores shall not be considered as including antique stores or pawnshops.

means an accessory use that supports retail uses that sell various products, or the provision of certain personal services within a health care, hotel, office, or industrial complex, to employees or customers; also includes retail that is incidental to a primary use conducted on the same premises where no more than twenty percent of the gross floor area is devoted to retail sales. Examples of these uses include pharmacies within hospitals and medical clinics; a prescription optician's shop within an ophthalmologist office; a gift shop and food service establishment within a hospital; gift and convenience stores and food service establishments within hotel, office, and industrial complexes; barber and beauty shops within residential care facilities; and a manufacturing/ processing or artisan/craft product manufacturing use with an incidental retail sales area.

means any establishment that engages in the business of tattooing and/or branding human beings.

means an office equipped to handle a large volume of calls, especially for taking orders or servicing customers.

means a use that is established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of such time; does not involve the construction or alteration of any permanent structure. Temporary uses could include Christmas tree, pumpkin, and fireworks sales, grand openings, and special events.

means an indoor facility for public assembly and group entertainment, other than sporting events (e.g., civic theater, facility for live theater and concerts, exhibition and convention hall, motion picture theater, auditorium). Does not include outdoor theaters, concert and similar entertainment facilities, indoor and outdoor facilities for sporting events, or drive-in theaters.

means a retail establishment that derives more than ninety percent of its gross revenue from the sale of loose tobacco, plants, or herbs and cigars, cigarettes, pipes, and other smoking devices, for burning tobacco and related smoking accessories, and where the sale of other products is incidental or that is engaged, in whole or in part, for the smoking of tobacco products, electronic cigarettes, or other substances, including but not limited to establishments known variously as cigar lounges, hookah lounges, tobacco clubs, tobacco bars, etc.

means any facility providing medical or surgical treatment, clipping, bathing, and similar services to all animals in "Veterinary clinic, small animal" definition but also includes horses and livestock, and includes boarding or the keeping of animals on the premises other than those requiring emergency treatment or those recovering from anesthetic.

means any facility providing medical or surgical treatment, clipping, bathing, and similar services to dogs, cats, and other small animals, but excluding boarding or the keeping of animals on the premises other than those requiring emergency treatment or those recovering from anesthetic.

means establishments engaged in selling merchandise to the public, retailers or to commercial or professional business users; or to other wholesalers; or acting as agents or brokers in buying merchandise for or selling merchandise to such persons or companies.

means an establishment for the dismantling or wrecking of automobiles or other motor vehicles, and/or the storage or keeping for sale of parts and equipment resulting from such dismantling or wrecking. Retail sales are included under the definition of "Auto sales, new and used."

means a store that sells new automobile parts, tires, and accessories. May also include minor parts installation (see "Vehicle services (minor)"). Does not include tire recapping establishments, which are found under "Vehicle services (major)" or businesses dealing exclusively in used parts included in "Automobile sales, new and used."

means a retail establishment that rents automobiles, trucks, vans, motorcycles, mobile homes, recreation vehicles, and/or boats.

means a retail establishment selling new and/or used automobiles, vans, campers, trucks, motorcycles, etc. Includes parts sales or repair shops only when part of a dealership selling new vehicles on the same site. Does not include a "fuel/gas station," which is separately defined.

means a bus garage or bus depot which is a building where buses are stored and maintained.

means a permanent, drive-through, self-service, and/or attended car washing and detailing establishment, including fully mechanized facilities. Temporary car washes (e.g., fundraising activities generally conducted at a service station or other automotive-related business, where volunteers wash vehicles by hand, and the duration of the event is limited to one day) are not part of this use classification.

means a retail business similar to an "automobile service station" that sells gasoline or other motor vehicle fuels; vehicle engine maintenance and other minor repair services are only permitted under the automobile service station classification. May also include mini-markets and other food sales, automatic car washes, accessory towing and trailer rental services, but not the sale, storage, or repair of wrecked or abandoned vehicles, vehicle painting, body or fender work, or the rental of vehicle storage or parking spaces.

means a parking lot or parking structure used for parking of operative motor vehicles (for storage of inoperative vehicles, see "Vehicle storage") where the facility is the primary use of the site. A parking structure or lot developed in conjunction with another primary use of the site to satisfy the on-site parking requirements for the development is not included in this definition.

means the sale of vehicles designed primarily for recreational camping, travel, or seasonal use that has its own motive power or is towed by another vehicle, including, but not limited to:

means a retail establishment that rents motorcycles, mopeds, and other small vehicles contained within a building. All sales must be contained within an enclosed building.

means the repair, alteration, restoration, towing, painting, cleaning (e.g., self-service and attended car washes), or finishing of automobiles, trucks, recreational vehicles, boats, and other vehicles as a primary use, including the incidental wholesale and retail sale of vehicle parts as an accessory use. This use includes major repair and body work-repair facilities dealing with entire vehicles; such establishments typically provide towing, collision repair, other body work, and painting services and may also include tire recapping establishments.

means minor facilities that specialize in limited aspects of repair and maintenance (e.g., muffler and radiator shops, quick-lube, smog check). Does not include repair shops that are part of a vehicle dealership on the same site (see "Automobile sales, new and used") or automobile dismantling yards, which are included under the definition of "Recycling facility, scrap and dismantling facility."

means a facility for the storage of operative and inoperative vehicles for limited periods of time. Includes, but is not limited to, storage of parking tow-aways, impound yards, and storage lots for automobiles, trucks, buses, and recreational vehicles for more than ten vehicles. Does not include vehicle dismantling (see "Auto and vehicle dismantling") or retail sales (see "Auto sales, new and used"). A large vehicle includes recreational vehicles, buses, and boats, but does not include aircraft.

means a facility for the storage of operative and inoperative vehicles for limited periods of time. Includes, but is not limited to, storage of parking tow-aways, impound yards, and storage lots for automobiles, trucks, buses, and recreational vehicles, not to exceed ten vehicles. Does not include vehicle dismantling (see "Auto and vehicle dismantling") or retail sales (see "Auto sales, new and used"). A large vehicle includes recreational vehicles, buses, and boats, but does not include aircraft.

means the act of changing an agricultural crop after harvest from its natural state to the initial stage of processing in order to prepare it for market and for further processing at an off-site location. Examples of this processing include nut hulling and shelling, bean cleaning, corn shelling and sorting, grape sorting and crushing, primary processing of fruits to juice and initial storage of the juice, without fermentation, and cleaning and packing of fruits.

means any cannabis business that, pursuant to a Type 1, Type 1A, Type 1B, Type 1C, Type 2, Type 2A, Type 2B, Type 3, Type 3A, Type 3B, Type 4, Type 5, Type 5A, or Type 12 state cannabis license, cultivates cannabis or cannabis-related products.

means any cannabis business that, pursuant to a Type 6, Type 7, or Type 12 state cannabis license, manufactures cannabis or cannabis products.

means a cannabis business that tests cannabis or cannabis products pursuant to a Type 8 state cannabis license.

means a facility used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems. It generally includes redundant or backup power supplies, redundant data communications connections, environmental controls (e.g., air conditioning, fire suppression) and security devices. Data centers may also include related office space and personnel.

means a large-scale facility where fuel (such as propane and gasoline) is stored and distributed without retail sales.

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

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

means a recycling facility located in a building or enclosed space and used for the collection and processing of recyclable materials. "Processing" means the preparation of material for efficient shipment or to an end-user's specifications by such means as baling, briquetting, compacting, flattening, grinding, crushing, mechanical sorting, shredding, cleaning, and remanufacturing.

means uses engaged in the assembling, breaking up, sorting, temporary storage, and distribution of recyclable or reusable scrap and waste materials. This use does not include landfills or other terminal waste disposal sites. Also see "Auto and vehicle dismantling" for related use for automobiles. Collection of recycling materials as the sole activity is included in the definition of "Recycling collection point."

means an indoor facility for scientific research and the design, development, and testing of electrical, electronic, magnetic, optical, and mechanical components in advance of product manufacturing that are not associated with a manufacturing facility on the same site. Includes, but is not limited to, chemical and biotechnology research and development.

means a manufacturing establishment engaged in assembly of metal parts, including blacksmith and welding shops, sheet metal shops, machine shops and boiler shops, which produce metal duct work, tanks, towers, cabinets and enclosures, metal doors and gates, and similar products.

means the manufacturing of signs intended to be enclosed within a building with minimal off-site impacts (e.g. minimal impacts on noise, dust, etc.)

means a structure or group of structures containing generally small, individual, compartmentalized stalls or lockers rented as individual storage spaces and characterized by low parking demand. The area has typically controlled access in a fenced compound.

means a facility for the storage of furniture, household goods, or other commercial goods of any nature and includes cold storage. Does not include warehouse, storage, or mini-storage facilities offered for rent or lease to the general public (see "Storage, personal storage facility") or warehouse facilities in which the primary purpose of storage is for wholesaling and distribution (see "Wholesale and distribution").

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

means a principle use of land for parking or storage of trucks in active use with or without servicing or repairing of trucks as an incidental use thereto. This definition does not include parking or storage of trucks if incidental to and located on the same lot as a permitted use, servicing only said permitted use, and wholly owned by the owners of said permitted use. Not included in this definition are warehouse facilities or similar facilities used primarily for freight forwarding and the deposit, storage, or safekeeping of goods.

means an establishment engaged in selling merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional, farm, or professional business users; or to other wholesalers; or acting as agents or brokers in buying merchandise for or selling merchandise to such persons or companies. Includes such establishments as agents, merchandise or commodity brokers, and commission merchants, assemblers, buyers, and associations engaged in the cooperative marketing of farm products, merchant wholesalers, and stores primarily selling electrical, plumbing, heating, and air conditioning supplies and equipment.

means having a common border, boundary, or lot line.

means place or way by which pedestrians and/or vehicles shall have safe, adequate, and usable ingress and egress to a property or use.

means a use or structure subordinate to the principal use of a building on the same lot and serving a purpose customarily incidental to the use of the principal building.

means two or more lots or parcels of land separated only by an alley, street, highway, or recorded easement, or two or more objects that lie near or close to each other.

means a person or organization authorized to act for the property owner.

means a public way which affords only a secondary means of access to abutting properties.

means any exterior change to a structure, site, or feature or change in occupancy.

means assessor of the county.

means a platform that projects from the wall of a building thirty inches or more above grade.

means a landscaping feature adapted to provide on-site treatment of stormwater runoff. These features are commonly located in parking lot islands or within small pockets of residential land uses. Surface runoff is directed into shallow, landscaped depressions, which are designed to incorporate many of the pollutant removal mechanisms that operate in forested ecosystems. During storms, runoff ponds in the rain gardens in the top mulch and soil in the system. Runoff from larger storms is generally diverted past the facility to the storm drain system. The remaining runoff filters through the mulch and prepared soil mix. The filtered runoff can be collected in a perforated underdrain and returned to the storm drain system.

means the properties abutting on one side of a street and lying between the two nearest intersecting streets.

means the portion of the building facade that faces a given street. In cases where a building has more than one street frontage, the longest of the street frontages shall be considered the primary building frontage. In cases where a business has no building frontage facing a street, the building frontage with the primary business entrance shall be considered the primary building frontage (e.g., an entrance facing a courtyard). For multi-tenant buildings, ground-floor tenants may have their primary frontage determined independently of the rest of the building based on the aforementioned rules.

means the vertical distance from the grade to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof, or to the deck line of a mansard roof, or to the height of the highest gable of a pitch or hip roof.

means a more stringent building code which requires, at a minimum, that new buildings and renovations in California meet certain sustainability and ecological standards. This new building code (originating on January 1, 2011) is designed to reduce energy consumption to pre-1990 levels. CALGreen has two components—mandatory and voluntary measures. The mandatory measures are minimum baselines that must be met in order for a building to be approved; they range from water and energy efficiency to the use of sustainable building materials. Above and beyond these provisions are voluntary measures. Voluntary measures can be adopted by local jurisdictions through incentives and/or more rigid Tier 1 and 2 requirements.

means a permanently roofed structure with a permanent foundation and not more than two enclosed sides, used or intended to be used for automobile shelter.

means a professional arborist who has a minimum of three years' full-time experience working in the professional tree care industry and who has passed an extensive examination covering all facets of arboriculture.

means an artificial reservoir for storing liquids, especially a tank for storing rainwater. Rain barrels and cisterns collect building runoff from roof downspouts and store it for later reuse for nonpotable applications such as irrigation. Rain barrels are most often used for individual residences, while cisterns have both residential and commercial applications. Both storage devices act to decrease the volume and flow rate of rooftop-generated stormwater runoff.

means a vehicle that meets California's super ultra-low emission vehicle (SULEV) standard for exhaust emissions and the federal inherently low-emission vehicle (ILEV) evaporative emission standard. This includes certain zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs).

means an open, unoccupied space, bounded on two or more sides by the walls of a building.

means the percentage of a site covered by structures.

means a local street, one end of which is closed and consists of a circular turnaround.

means the net number of dwelling units per acre (not including land area used for streets or open space).

means the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation, or enlargement of any structure.

means any site or construction condition that applies to a residential development pursuant to any ordinance, general plan element, specific plan, or other local condition, law, policy, resolution, or regulation. "Site and construction conditions" means standards that specify the physical development of a site and buildings on the site in a housing development.

means a portion of the territory of the city within which certain uses of land, premises, and buildings are permitted or prohibited and within which certain yards and open spaces are required and certain height limits are established for buildings.

means a building or portion thereof used exclusively for residential purposes, including single-family, two-family, and multiple-family dwellings, but not including hotels and boarding houses.

means one or more rooms in a building or portion thereof, designed, intended to be used, or used for occupancy by one family for living and sleeping quarters, and containing a single kitchen.

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

means a vehicle that uses one or more electric motors or traction motors for propulsion. Three main types of electric vehicles exist: those that are directly powered from an external power station, those that are powered by stored electricity originally from an external power source, and those that are powered by an on-board electrical generator, such as an internal combustion engine or a hydrogen fuel cell.

means an individual or two or more persons living together in a dwelling unit as a single housekeeping unit.

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

means the total horizontal area of all the floors of a building measured from the exterior surface of the outside walls.

means the numerical value obtained through dividing the floor area of a building or buildings by the total area of the lot or parcel of land on which such building or buildings are located.

means the length of any one property line of a premises, which property line abuts a legally accessible street right-of-way.

means the city general plan, as amended, a general comprehensive and long-term plan for the physical development of the area under the city's jurisdiction.

means 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 ground level shall be measured at the sidewalk.

means essentially a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered by living vegetation which reduces stormwater runoff and can insulate a building to increase energy efficiency by lowering cooling and heating costs. A green roof or living roof also includes a growing medium, planted over a waterproofing membrane, and may include additional layers such as a root barrier and drainage and irrigation systems.

means a building designed as a single structure and containing two separate living units, each of which is designed to be occupied as a separate permanent residence for one family. Each unit is owned separately.

means a group of two or more adjacent parcels or uses planned and/or developed in a joint manner, which may include shared buildings, public spaces, landscape, and/or parking facilities. Integrated development may be under single or multiple ownership.

means a wall of stone, brick, block, wood, or similar material used to retain soil for purposes of creating a landscape area raised above the finish grade of the lot. A landscape wall does not function as a retaining wall as defined by this title.

means the planting and maintenance of some combination of trees, shrubs, vines, groundcovers, flowers, or lawns. In addition, the combination or design may include natural features such as rock and stone, and structural features, including, but not limited to, fountains, reflecting pools, art works, screens, walls, fences, and benches.

means a piece or parcel of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a principal building or a group of buildings or used for a principal use and accessory uses together with such open spaces as required by this title and having frontage on an improved and accepted public street.

means the total area, measured in a horizontal plane, included within the lot lines of a lot or parcel of land.

"Corner lot" means a lot bounded by two or more adjacent street lines that have an angle of intersection of not more than one hundred thirty-five degrees. The front yard of a corner lot shall adjoin the shortest street property line.

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

"Flag lot" means a lot with access provided to the bulk of the lot by means of a narrow corridor.

"Interior lot" means a lot other than a corner lot.

"Front lot line" means the lot line separating the lot from the street.

"Rear lot line" means the lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line.

"Side lot line" means any lot line that is not a front lot line or a rear lot line.

"Through lot" means an interior lot having a frontage on two streets.

means the average width of the lot, measured at right angles to its depth.

means any single structure or group of multiple structures developed on one parcel or several parcels under single ownership, which development totals an aggregate of thirty thousand square feet or more, or the total parcel size or aggregate area of parcels totals five acres or more.

means a legally created lot having a width, depth, or area less than required for the zoning district in which it is located.

means a use of a structure or site that was lawfully established and maintained, but which does not conform with the use regulations or required conditions for the district in which it is located by reason of adoption or amendment of this title or by reason of annexation of territory to the city.

means an area that is intended to provide light and air, and is designed for environmental, scenic, or recreational purposes. Open space may include, but is not limited to, lawns, decorative planting, walkways, active and passive recreation areas, playgrounds, fountains, swimming pools, wooded areas, and watercourses. Open space shall not be deemed to include driveways, parking lots, or other surfaces designed or intended for vehicular travel.

means a contiguous quantity of land in the possession of, or owned by, or recorded as the property of, the same person.

means a readily accessible area, not including driveways, ramps, or loading or work areas, maintained exclusively for the parking of one automobile.

means the method of paving a surface so that it allows the flow of water through it. This allows stormwater to filter through the soil below the paved surface, preventing the numerous environmental issues associated with water runoff.

means permitted without a requirement for approval of a use permit.

means and includes a vehicle without motor power, not exceeding twenty feet in length, eight feet in width, and thirteen and one-half feet in overall height, designed so that it can be drawn behind a motor vehicle in accordance with general highway laws. A personal utility trailer, as defined in this section, is considered incidental to the owner's residential use of a property. It is not intended to mean a truck trailer, single or double, that would be pulled behind a commercial vehicle or similar tractor-truck vehicle.

means the planning, construction, or implementation and operation of any use or structure, or a combination of uses and structures, on a single parcel of land based on a comprehensive and complete design or plan treating the entire complex of land, structures, and uses as a single project.

means a development (other than a community apartment project, a condominium project, or a stock cooperative) having either or both of the following features:

means and includes a motor home, travel trailer, tent trailer, camper, motorcycle trailer, boat and boat trailer, small personal motorized watercraft and watercraft trailer, small personal motorized snowmobile and snowmobile trailer, or other similar type vehicle, not to exceed thirty feet in overall length if placed, parked, and/or stored within a required front yard, not to exceed forty feet in overall length if placed, parked, and/or stored within an interior side and/or rear yard and not to exceed eight and one-half feet in width, or thirteen and one-half feet in overall height (overall height includes vehicles mounted on a trailer). Recreational vehicle shall not mean or include any aircraft, including an ultra-light aircraft, glider, or hang glider. A vehicle meeting this definition, which exceeds the stated size limitations, shall not be deemed to be incidental to a dwelling unit and shall not be permitted to be placed, parked, and/or stored within a residential area.

means an incidental use that serves as a neighborhood drop-off point for temporary storage of recoverable resources. No processing of such items at this point is allowed.

means one or more rooms designed, used, or intended to be used as permanent living quarters and not as temporary or overnight accommodations.

means a wall constructed as part of the development of the site through the issuance of a grading permit or as part of a roadway improvement project that is designed and engineered to retain soil for purposes of soil stabilization.

means a round, parabolic antenna intended to receive signals from orbiting satellites and other sources. Noncommercial dish antennas are defined as being less than four meters in diameter, while commercial dish antennas are usually those larger than four meters and typically used by broadcasting stations.

means a strip of land on each side of a watercourse or roadway that is generally visible to the public traveling on or about such route (greenbelt).

means the method by which a view of one site from another adjacent site is shielded, concealed, or hidden. Screening techniques include fences, walls, hedges, berms, or other features.

means the required minimum horizontal distance between the building line and the related front, side, or rear property line.

means a grouping of retail business and service uses on a single site with common parking facilities.

means a plan, prepared to scale, showing accurately and with complete dimensioning the boundaries of a site and the location of all buildings, structures, uses, and principal site development features proposed for a specific parcel of land.

means the portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor above. The topmost story shall be the portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling or roof above.

Half story means a partial story under a gable, hip, or gambrel roof, the wall plates of which, on at least two opposite exterior walls, are not more than two feet above the floor of such story.

means a public right-of-way, usually for vehicular travel, which provides a public means of access to abutting property. The term shall include avenue, drive, circle, lane, road, parkway, boulevard, highway, thoroughfare, or any similar term.

means anything built or constructed which requires a permanent location on the ground or is attached to something having a permanent location on the ground.

means a lot in a zoning district that does not meet the minimum area requirements for that zoning district.

means a permitted use or structure that by nature or level and scale of activity acts as a transition or buffer between two or more incompatible uses.

means the purpose for which land or premises of a building thereon is designed, arranged, or intended or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained. Includes construction, establishment, maintenance, alteration, moving onto, enlargement, operation or occupancy.

"Accessory use" means a use that is appropriate, subordinate, and customarily incidental to the main use of the site and which is located on the same site as the main use.

means a dispensation permitted on individual parcels of land as a method of alleviating unnecessary hardship by allowing a reasonable use of the building, structure, or property, which, because of unusual or unique circumstances, is denied by the terms and provisions of this title.

means an area of vegetation typically placed along the edge of roadways designed to remove contaminants from stormwater runoff. As stormwater moves through the vegetation, contaminants are removed by filtration, infiltration, and absorption. A thick coverage of vegetation can reduce the flow velocity of runoff, allow particulates to settle, and protect against erosion. Swales accept a concentrated flow of stormwater through a grassed channel, while filter strips accept distributed stormwater flow across a vegetated area.

means a building used primarily for the storage of goods and materials.

means an open space other than a court, on the same lot or parcel of land as the building which it serves, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided in this title.

"Corner side yard" means a side yard on the street side of a corner lot.

"Front yard" means an open space extending the full width of the lot or parcel of land, measured between the building closest to the front lot line and the front lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided in this title.

"Rear yard" means an open space extending the full width of the lot or parcel of land, between a building and the rear lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided in this title.

"Side yard" means an open space extending from the front yard to the rear yard between a building and the nearest side lot line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided in this title.

means a portion of the city where the use of land and structures and the location, height, and bulk of structures are governed by this title.

means the zoning map, or maps, of the city, as amended.

means the zoning ordinance of the city, as amended, as set forth in this title.

means any exterior change or modification, through public or private action, of any historic or cultural resource of any property located within a historic preservation overlay district, including, but not limited to, exterior changes to or modifications of structure, architectural details, or visual characteristics such as paint color, surface texture, grading, surface paving, new structures, cutting or removal of trees or other natural features, disturbance of archaeological sites or areas, and placement or removal of any exterior objects such as signs, plaques, light fixtures, street furniture, walls, fences, steps, paintings, and landscape accessories affecting the exterior visual qualities of the property.

means the architectural elements embodying style, design, general arrangement, and components of all the outer surfaces of an improvement, including, but not limited to, the kind, color, and texture of the building materials and the type and style of all windows, doors, lights, signs, and other fixtures appurtenant to such improvement.

means any improvement that has special historic, cultural, aesthetic, or architectural character, interest, or value as part of the development, heritage, or history of the city, the state of California, or the nation, and that has been designated pursuant to this chapter.

means improvements, buildings, structures, signs, features, sites, places, areas, or other objects of historic, aesthetic, educational, cultural, or architectural significance to the citizens of the city, which may or may not have been officially designated as "historic landmarks" or "historic sites" as hereinafter defined.

means a parcel or part thereof on which a historic or cultural resource is situated and any abutting parcel or part thereof constituting part of the premises on which the cultural resource is situated, and which has been designated a historic site pursuant to this chapter.

means any building, structure, place, parking facility, fence, gate, wall, work of art, or other object constituting a physical betterment of real property, or any part of such betterment.

means a building or any other manmade object affixed on or under a particular site.

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

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

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

means provisions established by a public agency to require that a specific percentage of housing units in a project or development remain affordable to very low-, low-, and moderate-income households for a specified period.

means rented at an affordable rent or sold at an affordable housing price.

means housing capable of being purchased or rented by a household with very low or low income, based on a household's ability to make monthly payments necessary to obtain housing.

means monthly housing payments during the first calendar year of a household's occupancy, including interest, principal, mortgage insurance, property taxes, homeowner's insurance, property maintenance and repairs, a reasonable allowance for utilities, and homeowners' association dues, if any, not exceeding the following:

for a unit whose occupancy is restricted to a very low-income household means that the monthly rent, including utilities and all fees for housing services, shall not exceed thirty percent of income for households earning fifty percent or less of the median income, or for a unit whose occupancy is restricted to a low-income household means that the monthly rent, including utilities and all fees for housing services, shall not exceed thirty percent for households earning fifty-one percent to eighty percent of the median income as defined herein. Affordable rent shall be based on presumed occupancy levels of one person in a studio unit, two persons in a one-bedroom unit, three persons in a two-bedroom unit, and one additional person for each additional bedroom thereafter.

means the maximum purchase price that will be affordable to low- and moderate-income households as defined herein. In setting the affordable sales price, realistic assumptions regarding down payment, mortgage interest rate, and term will be required, and those assumptions must demonstrate that targeted income families can reasonably qualify. If evidence is presented which shows to the satisfaction of the city that targeted income buyers can qualify for financing even though the percentage of their income allocated to housing is higher than thirty percent, then a corresponding increase may be approved in the affordable sales price. Affordable sales price shall be based upon presumed occupancy levels of one person in a studio unit, two persons in a one-bedroom unit, three persons in a two-bedroom unit, and one additional person for each additional bedroom thereafter.

means and is limited to those dwelling units which are required to be rented at affordable rents or purchased at an affordable sales price to specified households as described in this chapter.

means the combined gross income for all adult persons living in a dwelling unit as calculated for the purpose of the Section 8 program prescribed by the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, or its successor.

means area median income for Stanislaus County as published pursuant to California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Section 6932, or successor provision.

means a housing development as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 1351 of the Civil Code, not including the conversion of existing rental apartments to condominiums.

means the estimated cost per foot of construction, as established by the building department of the city of Patterson for use in the setting of regulatory fees and building permits, multiplied by the total square footage to be constructed for each dwelling unit, minus square footage for garage area.

means a density increase over the otherwise allowable maximum residential density, as described in Chapter 18.88.

means a recorded agreement between a developer and the city as described in Chapter 18.88 to ensure that the requirements of this chapter are satisfied. The agreement, among other things, shall establish the number of target units, their size, location, terms and conditions of affordability, and production schedule.

means those residential units granted pursuant to the provisions of this chapter which exceed the otherwise allowable maximum residential density for the development site.

means and includes use permits issued pursuant to Title 18, and the approval of tentative, final, or parcel maps pursuant to Title 16.

means construction projects consisting of five or more residential units, including single-family and multifamily units, for sale or for rent. For the purposes of this chapter, "housing development" also includes a subdivision, planned unit development, or condominium project consisting of five or more residential units or unimproved residential lots, the substantial rehabilitation and conversion of an existing commercial building to residential use, and the substantial rehabilitation of an existing multifamily dwelling, where the rehabilitation or conversion would create a net increase of at least five residential units.

means such regulatory concessions as listed in Chapter 18.88.

means a household whose income does not exceed the low-income limits applicable to Stanislaus County, as published and periodically updated by the State Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to Section 50079.5 of the California Health and Safety Code. It typically refers to those households with incomes of up to eighty percent of median income.

means a dwelling unit in a residential project, which is not an affordable unit as defined herein.

means the maximum number of residential units permitted by the city's zoning ordinance on the date the application is deemed complete.

means the median income, adjusted for family size, applicable to Stanislaus County as published annually pursuant to Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 6932 (or its successor provision) by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

means a household whose income does not exceed the moderate-income limits applicable to Stanislaus County, as published and periodically updated by the State Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to Section 50079.5 of the California Health and Safety Code. This typically refers to those households with incomes of up to one hundred twenty percent of median income.

shall be that sum equal to the principal, interest, property taxes, utilities, homeowner's insurance, and homeowners' association dues paid on an annual basis divided by twelve.

means all units within a housing development excluding the target units (see "Target unit").

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

means rehabilitation of existing dwelling units to ensure that they will remain available at affordable housing cost to persons of moderate, low, and very low income for the longest feasible time, but for not less than thirty years.

means a dwelling unit within a housing development which will be reserved for sale or rent to, and is made available at an affordable rent or affordable ownership cost to, very low-, low-, or moderate-income households, or a unit in a senior citizen housing development.

means those households that meet the classification as moderate-, low-, and very low-income households as defined in this chapter.

means a household whose income does not exceed the very low-income limits applicable to Stanislaus County, as published and periodically updated by the State Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to Section 50105 of the California Health and Safety Code. Typically this refers to those households with incomes of up to fifty percent of median income.

means any system of wires, poles, rods, reflecting discs, whips, panels, or similar devices used for the transmission or receiving of electromagnetic radio frequency signals.

means an antenna which is affixed to or supported by the roof or exterior wall of a building or other structure.

means an antenna which is fully or partially supported by a platform, framework, pole, or other structural system that is affixed to or placed directly on or in the ground.

means the use of two or more wireless communication facilities on a single support structure or otherwise sharing a common location. For the purposes of this chapter, co-location shall also include the location of wireless communication facilities with other facilities such as water tanks, light standards, and other utility facilities and structures.

means any structure which is used to transmit or receive electromagnetic radio frequency signals or that supports such a device.

means a wave or burst of electric and magnetic energy radiating away from a transmission source to be picked up by a receiving antenna for the purpose of communicating information.

means a facility containing communication towers and/or antennas and any related equipment for the purpose of transmitting or receiving electromagnetic radio frequency waves.