The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this title, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Accessory building or structure means a building which is attached to or detached from the main building on a parcel or lot, the use of which is ancillary to that of the main building. An accessory building includes, but is not limited to, greenhouse, storage shed, pool house, cabana, barn, stable or workshop. Accessory buildings do not include "guest houses," "second units" or "granny flats" and are not to be used as living quarters. No accessory buildings shall be erected unless a primary building exists on the parcel.

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

Advertising structure means an on-site or off-site structure of any kind erected or maintained for outdoor advertising purposes, upon which any poster, bill, printing, painting, or symbols of any kind may be placed, including statuary for advertising purposes.

Alley means a public thoroughfare, other than a street, having a width of not more than 20 feet nor less than 16 feet which affords only a secondary means of access to abutting property.

Alter means change in copy, sign face, color, material, illumination, size, shape, position, construction or supporting structure of any sign.

Amenities means facilities which enhance the operation of a use and make it more attractive to present and future uses.

Animal hospital means a place where animals or pets are given medical or surgical treatment and are cared for during the time of such treatment. Use as a kennel shall be limited to short-time boarding, and shall be only incidental to such hospital use.

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

Apartment house means a building containing separate dwelling units for three or more families.

Application efficiency (AE) shall be determined as follows:

AE=0.85 for irrigation systems that have a centralized control system or controllers that measure or can be programmed to use evapotranspiration rates, or systems that use other control such as moisture sensors;

AE = 0.65 for irrigation systems which do not have any of the above soil or weather driven type controls.

Application rate means the depth of water applied to a given area, measured in inches per hour.

Applied water means the portion of water supplied by the irrigation system to the landscape.

Approved means having received the consent, endorsement or permission of the city or any advisory agency thereof and shall include those maps or actions which have been "conditionally approved."

As-built plans means drawings which show significant changes in the work made during construction and which are usually based on drawings marked up on the field and other data furnished by the contractor.

Automatic controller means a mechanical or solid state timer capable of operating a valve station to set the days and length of a water application.

Automobile storage space means a permanently maintained space on the same lot or building site as the use it is designed to serve, having an area of not less than 200 square feet, and so located and arranged as to permit the storage of and be readily accessible to a passenger automobile of average size under its own power.

Backflow prevention device means a safety device used to prevent pollution or contamination of the water supply due to the reverse flow of water from the irrigation system.

Bed and breakfast means dwelling where lodging and breakfast is provided for compensation and in which there are no more than five guestrooms. The use must be managed and operated solely by the owner of the property. Meals are not restricted to breakfast only, but no cooking facilities shall be allowed in the guestrooms. A guest may not stay in the dwelling for more than 14 days in any calendar year.

Bench means a seat located upon or adjacent to public property for the use of a combination of passersby or persons awaiting transportation.

Boardinghouse, roominghouse, or lodging house means a building or portion thereof which is used to accommodate for compensation three or more boarders or roomers in addition to the members of the occupant's immediate family occupying such building.

Building means any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls, designed or used for the housing or enclosure of person, animals, chattels or property of any kind and shall include, but not be limited to, garages, carports, patio covers and gazebos.

Building frontage means the building elevation which fronts on a public street, public parking lot, or pedestrian walk.

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

Bulletin board means a sign of permanent character, but with removable letters, words or numerals indicating the names of persons associated with or events conducted upon or products or services offered upon the premises which such signs are located and maintained.

Cabana means a structure for residential occupancy in conjunction with a mobilehome, manufactured home or factory-built housing, but not containing a kitchen.

CEQA means the California Environmental Quality Act and CEQA Guidelines as contained in the Public Resources Code.

Change of zone means the legislative act of removing one or more parcels of land from one zone and placing them in another zone.

Child care center means any child care facility of 13 or more children (other than a family child care home), and includes infant centers, preschool and extended child care facilities. Such a facility shall provide nonmedical services 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.

Church means an establishment, the principal purpose which is religious worship and including accessory uses in the principal structure or in separate buildings, including Sunday school rooms, assembly rooms, kitchen, library room, one-family dwelling unit and day nurseries operated by and on the church site, but excluding facilities for residence of or training of religious orders.

City means the City of Perris and/or its employees.

City council means the city council of the City of Perris.

Club means a nonprofit association of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated for some common purpose, but not including groups organized primarily to render a service customarily carried on as a business.

Cocktail lounge means any establishment which serves alcohol for the purpose of on-site consumption with or without incidental sales of prepared food.

Collection facility means 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 sections 19.76.040 through 19.76.070. Collection facilities may include the following:

(1)

Reverse vending machines.

(2)

Small collection facilities which occupy an area of not more than 500 square feet, and may include:

a.

A mobile unit.

b.

Bulk reverse vending machines or a grouping of reverse vending machines occupying no more than 50 square feet.

c.

Kiosk type units which may include permanent structures.

d.

Unattended containers placed for the donation of recyclable materials.

(3)

Large collection facilities which may occupy an area of more than 500 square feet and may include permanent structures.

Collector street means a two-lane roadway as designated in the city general plan circulation element. The width of collector streets can range from a curb-to-curb width of 40 feet to 64 feet with six feet of sidewalk on both sides depending on the particular design and traffic volumes to be served.

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

Common open space means that space upon a lot or parcel to which it is appurtenant, which can be used by and is accessible to all the inhabitants of the property for outside living, activity or recreation. It shall not include driveways, parking areas, utility space such as trash, transformer or laundry areas, or the area occupied by the required front yard.

Complex means any group of two or more buildings, or individual units within a single building.

Consistent means free from variation or contradiction. For example, state law requires consistency between a general plan and implementation measures such as the zoning ordinance or development code.

Convalescent hospital means an institution rendering extended care, nursing, dietary and other personal services to convalescents, invalids or aged persons, in which surgery is not performed and primary treatment such as is customarily given in general hospitals is not provided. The term "convalescent hospital" includes nursing homes, convalescent homes, rest homes and sanitariums.

Conversion factor (0.62) means the number that converts the maximum applied water allowance from acre-inches per acre per year to gallons per square foot per year. The conversion factor is calculated as follows:

(325,900 gallons/43,560 square feet)/12 inches = 0.62

325,900 gallons = one acre foot.

43,560 square feet = one acre.

12 inches = one foot.

To convert gallons per year to 100 cubic feet per year, another common billing unit for water, divide gallons per year by 748. (748 gallons = 100 cubic feet).

Corner lot means a lot abutting on two intersecting or intercepting streets, where the interior angle of intersection of interception does not exceed 128 degrees.

Corner lot, reversed, means a corner lot in which the street side lot line is substantially a continuation of the front lot line of the lot upon which the rear of the reversed corner lot abuts.

Council means the city council of the City of Perris.

Coverage means the percentage of total site area covered by structures, open or enclosed, excluding the following uncovered structures: steps, courts, patios, terraces and swimming pools.

Dairy means any premises defined as a "dairy farm" by statute of the state where cows are kept, milked, or maintained for the production of milk on a commercial scale.

Day care home, family, means a home which regularly provides care, protection and supervision of 12 or fewer children, in the provider's own home, for periods of less than 24 hours per day, while the parents or guardians are away and includes small family day care homes and large family day care homes.

Day care home, large family, means a home which provides family child care to seven to 12 children under the age of ten years who do not reside at the home. The use of large family child care homes shall be considered a residential use of property for all residential zone districts.

Day care home, small family, means a home which provides family child care to six or fewer children including children under the age of ten years (who are not in school during the hours which care is provided) who do not reside at the home. The use of small family child care homes shall be considered a residential use of property for all residential zone districts.

dB means a decibel rating used to express the relative intensity of a sound as it is heard by the human ear.

Density bonus means a density increase of at least 25 percent over the otherwise maximum allowable residential density under the applicable zoning ordinance and land use element of the general plan as of the date project application is received pursuant to chapter 19.57. The density bonus shall not be included when determining the number of housing units which is equal to ten or 20 percent of the total.

Developer means the legal or equitable owner, or his authorized representative, of any lot or parcel within the city who intends to develop such lot in compliance with the provisions of this title.

Development means any building or other alteration of or use to which land is put and construction incidental thereto.

Development application means any formal application submitted to the city required as a prerequisite to developing property.

Director means the director of development services for the city.

Dismantling yard means the dismantling or wrecking of used motor vehicles or trailers, or the storage, sale or dumping of dismantled, partially dismantled, obsolete or wrecked vehicles, or their parts, but shall not include the incidental storage of damaged vehicles in connection with the operation of a repair garage.

Distribution efficiency means the following for different types of irrigation heads or emitters:

(1)

0.70 for spray heads.

(2)

0.85 for gear driven, impact, or ball-driven rotors.

(3)

0.85 for bubbler heads.

(4)

0.90 for drip irrigation systems.

Drive-through or fast food restaurant means any establishment, building, or structure where food or drink are served for consumption either on or off the premises by order from or service to either persons over an interior counter, outside the structure, or from an outdoor service window or an automobile service window.

Drug store means a store which emphasizes the sale of household and health-related items that may have incidental sales of alcoholic beverages.

Dwelling means any building or portion thereof which is used as the private residence or sleeping place for one or more human beings, but not including hotels, auto courts, trailers, club or lodging houses, or any institution such as an asylum, hospital or jail where human beings are housed by reason of illness or under legal restraint.

Easement means the right to use property owned by another for specific purposes or to gain access to another property. For example, utility companies often have easements on the private property of individuals to be able to install and maintain utility facilities.

Ecological restoration project means a project where the site is intentionally altered to establish a defined, indigenous, historic ecosystem.

Educational institution means public and other nonprofit institutions conducting regular academic instruction at kindergarten, elementary, secondary and college levels, including graduate schools, universities, nonprofit research institutions and religious institutions. Such institutions must either offer general academic instruction equivalent to the standards prescribed by the state board of education, or confer degrees as a college or university of undergraduate or graduate standing, or conduct research, or give religious instruction. The term "educational institution" does not include schools, academies or institutes, incorporated or otherwise, which operate for a profit, nor does it include commercial or trade schools.

Effective precipitation or useable rainfall means the portion of total precipitation that is used by the plans.

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

Emitter means drip irrigation fittings that deliver water slowly from the system to the soil.

Established landscape means the point at which plants in the landscape have developed roots into the soil adjacent to the root ball.

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

Estimated applied water use means the portion of the estimated total water use that is derived from applied water. The estimated applied water use shall not exceed the maximum applied water allowance. The estimated applied water use may be the sum of the water recommended through the irrigation schedule.

Estimated total water use means the annual total amount of water estimated to be needed to keep the plants in the landscaped area healthy. It is based upon such factors as the local evapotranspiration rate, the size of the landscaped area, the types of plants, and the efficiency of the irrigation system.

ET adjustment factor means the factor of 0.8 that, when applied to reference evapotranspiration, adjusts for the plant factors and irrigation efficiency.

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

Facilities study means the facilities study prepared by the city in connection with the adoption of fees as described in chapter 19.68 and as may be amended from time to time.

Factory-built housing means a residential building, dwelling unit or an individual dwelling room or combination of rooms thereof; or building component, assembly or system manufactured in such a manner that all concealed parts or processes of manufacture cannot be inspected before installation at the building site without disassembly, damage or destruction of the part, which is either wholly manufactured or is in a substantial part manufactured at an off-site location to be wholly or partially assembled on site in accordance with building standards published in the state buildings standards code and other regulations pursuant to state health and safety code section 19990. The term "factory-built housing" does not include a mobile home, a mobile home accessory building or structure, a recreational vehicle or commercial coach.

Family means an individual or two or more persons related by blood or marriage or a group of not more than six persons, excluding servants, who are not related by blood or marriage, living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit.

Fence means a structure, self-standing, which is constructed of any combination of combustible and noncombustible materials or combustible or noncombustible materials separately used, to separate, isolate or enclose a designated lot/parcel of land or portion of lot/parcel of land.

Findings means the results of an investigation and the basis upon which decisions are made. Findings are used by city employees and decision-making bodies to justify action taken by them.

Floor area means the entire floor area of a building. The floor area includes not only the ground floor area but also any additional stories or basement of the building. All horizontal dimensions shall be taken from the exterior faces of walls, including enclosed porches. Unless otherwise indicated in this title, floor area shall mean gross usable floor area.

Flow rate means the rate at which water flows through pipes and valves (gallons per minute or cubic feet per second).

Freeway or expressway means a four- to six-lane roadway as designated in the city general plan circulation element. The term "freeway" also means any roadway designated as a state or federal freeway or interstate.

Front lot line means the line dividing a lot from the street. On a corner lot, only one street line is considered the front lot line, and the shorter street frontage shall be considered the front lot line.

Front yard means a yard extending across the full width of the lot between the front lot line and the nearest line of the main building.

Frontage means the front lot line of a site, separating the site from a street.

Garage means a building or part thereof, not over one story in height and used in conjunction with a residence or business for storage of self-propelled private passenger vehicles or private passenger or house trailers, wherein no service for profit is conducted.

General plan means the general plan of the city and the elements thereof as authorized and defined in the Government Code commencing with section 65300.

Government Code means the Government Code of the State of California.

Grand opening means a special event solely for the purpose of promoting newly established businesses, within two months of that particular businesses' initial occupancy of the premises.

Grocery store means any retail store which provides food products, produce, household items and prepackaged alcoholic beverages as an incidental commodity to the establishment.

Health club means a facility providing physical instruction, training, therapy, exercise or rehabilitation, including, but not limited to, any or all of the following: swimming, Jacuzzi, self-defense, dance, weight control, floor exercise, body control, weight lifting, machine exercise, isometrics, or indoor or outdoor court games. This definition shall also apply to a private recreation center, health club, karate studio, Tai-Kwan-Do studio, spa, racquetball club, tennis club, fitness center, nutritional center, figure salon and establishments having similar titles.

Height of building means the vertical distance measured from the average level of the highest and lowest point of that portion of the lot covered by the building to the ceiling of the uppermost story.

High-cube warehousing means warehouses and distribution centers with a minimum gross floor area of 200,000 square feet, a minimum ceiling height of 24 feet, and a minimum dock high door loading ratio of one door per 10,000 square feet. High-cube warehouses are characterized by a small employment count due to a high level of automation. High-cube warehouses shall not be used for manufacturing or labor-intensive purposes, nor exceed the ratio of 25 employees per acre.

Hog ranch means any premises where three or more weaned hogs are maintained.

Home for the aged means an institutional facility for the lodging and care of ambulatory senior citizens, and offering or providing lodging, meals, dietary service or other personal services, but not including care or treatment of persons with addictions or contagious or communicable diseases, insanity, or surgery, physical therapy, full-time nursing care or similar activities customarily provided in a hospital, skilled nursing facility or convalescent hospital.

Hospital means any building, or portion thereof, used for the accommodation of such or injured persons, and includes sanatoria, convalescent and rest homes and boarding homes for children and aged persons, also orphanages, but shall not include asylums, detention, or similar buildings where human beings are housed or detained under legal restraint.

Hotel means a building designed for or occupied as the more or less temporary abiding place of individuals who are lodged with our without meals, in which there are six or more guest rooms, and in which there is no provision for cooking in any individual room or suite. Said use may also contain such ancillary facilities as conference facilities, personal services or food preparation and dispensing. Jails, hospitals, asylums, sanitariums, orphanages, prisons, detention homes or similar buildings where human beings are housed or detained under legal restraint are specifically not included.

Housing development means one or more groups of projects for residential units.

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

Infiltration rate means the rate of water entry into the soil expressed as a depth of water per unit of time in inches per hour.

Infrastructure fee means the development fee established in chapter 19.68.

Infrastructure improvements means the public facilities described in chapter 19.68.

Ingress/egress means the ability to enter a site from a roadway and exit a site onto a roadway by the use of a motorized vehicle.

Institution means a church, school, hospital, rest home, civic establishment or similar facility.

Irrigation efficiency means the measurement of the amount of water beneficially used divided by the amount of water applied. Irrigation efficiency is derived from measurement and estimates of irrigation system characteristics and management practices. The minimum irrigation efficiency for purposes of this title is 0.625. Greater irrigation efficiency may be expected from well-designed and maintained systems.

Junkyard means any lot or portion of any lot used for the dismantling of machinery or for the storage or keeping for sale of parts and equipment resulting from such dismantling or wrecking, or for the storage or keeping of junk, including scrap metals or other scrap materials.

Kennel means a place where four or more dogs are kept, which are at least four months of age or older.

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

Landscape irrigation audit means a process to perform site inspection, evaluate irrigation systems, and develop efficient irrigation schedules.

Landscaped area means the entire parcel less than building footprint, driveways, nonirrigated portions of parking lots, hardscapes, such as decks and patios, and other nonporous areas. Water features are included in the calculation of the landscaped area. Areas dedicated to edible plants, such as orchards or vegetable gardens are not included.

Landscaping means the planting and continued maintenance of suitable ornamental or beautification vegetation where an adequate irrigation system is provided with associated areas of paving, gravel or otherwise dust-free materials.

Lateral line means the water delivery pipeline that supplies water to the emitters or sprinklers from the valve.

Liquor store means any store whose predominant item of sale is packaged alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption, not food products or commodities.

Loading space means any off-street space or berth on the same lot with a building or contiguous to a group of buildings, for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while loading or unloading materials.

Local street means a two-lane roadway with 60 feet right-of-way and a curb-to-curb width ranging between 36 and 40 feet. Six-foot wide sidewalks are to be included in general on both sides of local streets. In industrial areas, the curb-to-curb width may be widened from 44 feet to 56 feet.

Lot means a parcel of real property as shown on a delineated parcel of land with a separate and distinct number or other delineation on a plat recorded in either the office of the county recorder of Riverside County or in San Diego County.

Lot depth means the horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines, measured in the main direction of the side lot lines.

Lot lines includes lease lines or other lines defining a building site.

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

Lower income household means a person or family whose income does not exceed the qualifying limits in section 50079.5 of the California Health and Safety Code.

Main line means the pressurized pipeline that delivers water from the water source to the valve or outlet.

Manufactured housing means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and incudes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein; except that such terms shall include any structure which meets all the requirements of this paragraph except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification and complies with the standards established under this part. The term "manufactured home" includes a mobile home subject to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974 (42 USC 541 et seq.).

Maximum applied water allowance means, for design purposes, the upper limit of annual applied water for the established landscaped area. It is based upon the area's reference evapotranspiration, the ET adjustment factor and the size of the landscaped area. The estimated applied water use shall not exceed the maximum applied water allowance.

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

Mined-land reclamation projects means any surface mining operation with a reclamation plan approved in accordance with the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975.

Minimart means any retail establishment generally less than 3,000 square feet in floor area, functioning as a quick-service retail outlet for the convenience of the public which sells limited grocery, food and dry goods and may or may not include the sale of alcoholic beverages, and gasoline sales as an ancillary service.

Mobile home means a structure transportable in one or more sections designed and equipped to contain not more than two dwelling units to be used with or without a foundation system. The term "mobile home" shall also include state-approved factory-built housing, and does not include a recreational vehicle, commercial coach or factory-built housing.

Mobile home park means a parcel or site intended for residential use exclusively with mobile home, together with recreation and accessory facilities serving the residents of the park.

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 which are used for the collection of recyclable materials.

Mulch means any material such as leaves, bark, straw or other material left loose and applied to the soil surface for the beneficial purpose of reducing evaporation.

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

Nonconforming structure means a structure which was legal when established, but which because of the adoption or amendment of the ordinance codified in this title now conflicts with the provisions of this title applicable to the district or zone in which it is situated.

Nonconforming use means the use of a structure or premises that was legal when established, but which because of the adoption or amendment of the ordinance codified in this title now conflicts with the provisions of this title applicable to the district in which such use is situated.

Occupied includes arranged, designed, built, altered, converted to, rented, leased, or intended to be occupied.

Off-sale beer and wine means the sale of all types of beer, wine and malt beverages in original sealed containers for consumption off the premises.

Off-sale, general, means the sale of all types of alcoholic beverages in original sealed containers for consumption off the premises.

On-sale beer and wine means the sale of all types of beer, wine and malt liquor for on-site consumption.

On-sale, general, means the sale of all types of alcoholic beverage; namely, beer, wine and distilled spirits for consumption on the premises.

One-family dwelling means a building containing but one kitchen, designed or used to house not more than one family, including all domestic employees of such family and including not more than two roomers or boarders.

Operation pressure means the pressure at which a system of sprinklers is designed to operate, usually indicated at the base of a sprinkler.

Outdoor sales and display area means an area located outside of a building or structure which is used for the display of goods or products for sale with the primary sales office located within a building or structure on the same lot or parcel of land.

Outdoor storage means an area located outside of a building or structure which is screened from view and is used for the placement of goods, supplies or stock which is intended for future use.

Overhead sprinkler irrigation system means sprinkler irrigation systems, e.g., with high flow rates (pop-ups, impulse sprinklers or rotors).

Overspray means the water which is delivered beyond the landscaped area wetting pavements, walks, structures, or other nonlandscaped areas.

Person includes association, firm, co-partnership, corporation, city or county.

Plant factor means the factor that, when multiplied by the reference evapotranspiration, estimates the amount of water used by plants. For purposes of this title, the average plant factor of low water-using plants ranges from zero to 0.3, for average water-using plants the range is 0.4 to 0.6 and for high water-using plants, the range is from 0.7 to 1.0.

Private nonprofit organization means a private association organized and operated solely for nonprofit purposes and the income of which is used solely for the purposes of such organizations, but not including groups organized primarily to render a service customarily operated as a business available to the general public.

Private open space means that space immediately adjacent to the individual apartment or dwelling unit and for the use of the inhabitant of the adjacent apartment.

Processing facility means a building or enclosed space 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 means as baling, briquetting, compacting, flattening, grinding, crushing, mechanical sorting, shredding, cleaning and remanufacturing. Processing facilities include the following:

(1)

A light processing facility occupies an area of under 45,000 square feet of gross collection, processing and storage area and has up to an average of two outbound truck shipments per day. Light processing facilities are limited to baling, briquetting, crushing, compacting, grinding, shredding and sorting of source-separated recyclable materials and repairing of reusable materials sufficient to qualify as a certified processing facility. A light processing facility shall not shred, compact or bale ferrous metals other than food and beverage containers.

(2)

A heavy processing facility is any processing facility other than a light processing facility.

(3)

Reverse vending machine. 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 with 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 reverse vending machines may be necessary.

Public garage means a garage for public or commercial purposes other than a garage for private purposes.

Public use or facility use means a use of property or structure for the use or benefit of the community.

Qualifying resident means either a person 62 years of age or older or 55 years of age or older in a senior citizen housing development as defined in section 51.3 of the California Civil Code.

Rain sensing device means a system which automatically shuts off the irrigation system during period of rain.

Ramada means an unattached structure having the primary purpose of sheltering a mobile home, manufactured home or factory-built house but which may extend beyond the same to provide additional protection from the elements to people or things. A portion of the area under the ramada may be used as a storage, washroom, patio, carport or garage, subject to other limitations of this title.

Rear lot line means the line opposite the front lot line.

Rear yard means a yard extending across the full width of the lot between the rear lot line and the nearest line of the main building.

Reasonable accommodation means making reasonable modifications in rules, policies, practices, or services when such adjustments may be necessary to afford a person with a disability the equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling. Persons with disabilities shall not be denied reasonable accommodations and/or modifications in their housing. "Reasonable accommodation" requires a housing provider to alter or change their rules and policies to allow a disabled person to live in and enjoy their home.

Reclaimed water or recycled water means treated or recycled wastewater of a quality suitable for nonpotable uses such as landscape irrigation not intended for human consumption.

Recreational area means areas of active play or recreation such as sports fields, school yards, picnic grounds, or other areas with intense foot traffic.

Recreational vehicle means a vehicle for non-commercial, recreational use, including a motor home, travel trailer, camper, fifth wheel, boats, water craft, race cars, off road vehicles, horse trailer or trailers designed to carry recreational vehicles.

Recreational vehicle park means any park, subdivision, portion of subdivision or parcel of land whose use is intended to be specifically for recreational vehicles as defined in this title.

Recreational vehicle space means that lot on which a recreational vehicle is parked and which is rented/leased for the purpose of temporary residence.

Recyclable material means reusable materials, 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. The term "recyclable material" does not include refuse or hazardous materials. The term "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.

Recycling facility means 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 state department of conservation and meeting the requirements of the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act of 1986. A recycling facility does not include storage container or processing activity located on the premises of a residential, commercial or manufacturing use which is used solely for the recycling of material generated by that residential property, business or manufacturer.

Reference evapotranspiration or ETo means a standard measurement of environmental parameters which affect the water use of plants. ETo is given in inches per day, month or year, and is an estimate of the evapotranspiration of a large field of four- to seven-inch tall, cool-season grass that is well-watered. Reference evapotranspiration is used as a basis of determining the maximum applied water allowance so that regional differences in climate can be accommodated. The reference evapotranspiration of ETo for the city shall be 56.65 inches per year, unless otherwise tested for a specific project.

Rehabilitated landscape means any relandscaping project required in conjunction with a conditional use permit, development plan review, minor development plan review or other proposal with landscape requirements, provided that such required landscaping exceeds 5,000 square feet.

Residential care center means a facility which provides for the care of more than 12 persons with special needs who reside at the facility. The use of a residential care center shall be considered a non-residential use of property for all zone districts.

Residential care facility, large, means a home which provides for the care of seven to 12 persons with special needs who reside at the home. The use of large residential care facilities shall be considered a residential use of property for all residential zone districts.

Residential care facility, small, means a home which provides for the care of six or fewer persons with special needs who reside at the home. The use of small residential care facilities shall be considered a residential use of property for all residential zone districts.

Restaurant means an establishment that serves prepared food as the primary function, with or without the incidental sales of alcoholic beverages served for on-site consumption.

Right-of-way means the entire width of property used for highways, flood and drainage works, overhead and underground utilities, or any related improvements.

Roof means the solid cover of a building.

Runoff means water which is not absorbed by the soil or landscape to which it is applied and flows from the area. For example, runoff may result from water that is applied at too great a rate (application rate that exceeds the infiltration rate) or when there is a severe slope.

Screening means the construction, election or positioning of any combination of fence or wall materials used to provide a barrier to wind, weather or vision but not used to provide a barrier similar to that of a wall or fence. Screening shall also include tile planting or positioning of structural vegetation to provide isolation, separation or enclosure of a lot/parcel of land or portion of lot/parcel of land.

Second unit means 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 single-family dwelling is situated.

Secondary arterials or primary arterials means a four-lane roadway as designated in the city general plan circulation element with a curb-to-curb width of 64 feet to 86 feet in accordance with the cross sections shown on the city general plan circulation plan (figure C-2).

Service station means any establishment which provides for the general servicing of motor vehicles, primarily including the sale of gasoline, other motor vehicle fuels, lubricants, and related supplies.

Setback means the minimum distance between the property line and the building line.

Shall means that which is obligatory, necessary or mandatory.

Shopping center means a commercial center consisting of five or more tenant spaces.

Side lot line means any lot line other than the front lot line or rear lot line.

Side street means that street bounding a corner lot and which extends in the same general direction as the line deemed the depth of the lot.

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

Side yard setback, cumulative, means the minimum sum of side yard setbacks on both sides of a lot. Each side yard shall be on opposing sides of the lot.

Sign. See definitions in chapter 19.75.

Single-room occupancy (SRO) (also known as efficiency units) means single room dwelling units that serve as the primary residence of its occupant or occupants. The unit must contain either food preparation or sanitary facilities (and may contain both) if the project consists of new construction, conversion of non-residential space, or reconstruction. For acquisition or rehabilitation of an existing residential structure or hotel, neither food preparation nor sanitary facilities are required to be in the unit. If the units do not contain sanitary facilities, the building must contain sanitary facilities that are shared by tenants.

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

Soil texture means the classification of soil based on the percentage of sand, silt and clay in the soil.

Specific plan means a plan adopted by the city council that is based upon the city general plan and is consistent with Government Code § 65450 et seq.

Sprinkler head means a device which sprays water through a nozzle.

Static water pressure means the pipeline or municipal water supply pressure when the water is not flowing.

Station means an area served by one valve or by a set of valves that operate simultaneously.

Story means that part of a building including between the surface of any floor and the roof next above or the surface of the floor next above.

Street means a public or an improved thoroughfare or road easement which affords the principal means of access to abutting property, but not including an alley.

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

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

Structure means that which is built or constructed, an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner, and which requires location on the ground or attachment to something having a location on the ground, including satellite dishes, and radio or television masts, but not including fences or walls used as fences 42 inches or less in height. A non-building structure must meet all yard setbacks of the zone in which it is located.

Subdivision, parcel map, tentative map, final map, improvement and design have the same meaning respectively, as those terms are defined or used in division 2 of title 7 of the Government Code of the state, knows as the Subdivision Map Act.

Supportive housing means housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population as defined in subdivision (d) of section 53260 of the California Health and Safety Code, and that is linked to on- or off-site services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his health status, and maximizing his ability to live and, when possible, work in the community. Supportive housing occupants may live in single or multifamily dwelling units, or maintain a separate residence.

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

Target population means adults with low income having one or more disabilities, which may include mental illness, HIV or AIDS, substance abuse, or other chronic health conditions; or individuals eligible for services provided under the Lanterman Development Disabilities Services Act (division 4.5, commencing with section 4500 of the Welfare and Institutions Code); and may, among other populations, include families with children, elderly persons, young adults aging out of the foster care system, individuals exiting from institutional settings, veterans, or homeless persons.

Trailer or trailer coach means any camp car, trailer or other vehicle with or without motive power designed and constructed to travel on public thoroughfares and designed or used for human habitation.

Transitional housing and transitional housing development mean buildings configured as rental housing developments, but 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. Transitional housing can take several forms, including group housing or multifamily units.

Turf means a surface layer of earth containing mowed grass with its roots. Annual bluegrass, Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, red fescue, and tall fescue are cool-season grasses. Bermuda grass, kukuyu grass, seashore paspalum, St. Augustine grass, zoysia grass and buffalo grass are warm-season grasses.

Use means the purpose for which land or the building or buildings thereon is occupied, used or maintained.

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

Valve means a device used to control the flow of water in the irrigation system.

Very low income household means a person or family whose income does not exceed the qualifying limit in section 50105 of the California Health and Safety Code.

Wall means any structure constructed of masonry and partial masonry materials used to isolate, separate, or enclose a designed parcel of land or lot or portion of lot/parcel of land. This definition shall not apply to buildings or similar devices whose sides are commonly referred to as walls.

Warehousing and distribution means a building or premises in which goods, merchandise or equipment are stored for eventual distribution.

Washroom means any building which contains individual laundry facilities but does not include kitchen, bathroom or sleeping facilities.

Water conservation concept statement means a one-page checklist and a narrative summary for a landscape project.

Water feature means any fountain, pond, pool, lake or similar element which requires the use of water.

Wireless communications means a broad range of telecommunications services that enable people and devices to communicate independent location. This includes the current technologies of cellular communications and personal communications services. This excludes non-commercial antennas, radio and television signals, and non-commercial satellite dishes.

Yard means a space or area open to the sky and unoccupied or unobstructed except by encroachments specifically permitted by this code on the same lot with a building.

Zone means a zoning district to which uniform regulations apply.

(Code 1972, § 19.08.010; Ord. No. 1096, 2002; Ord. No. 1239, § 4 (part), 2008; Ord. No. 1256, 6-2009; Ord. No. 1264, 1-2010; Ord. No. 1306, 8-2014; Ord. No. 1309, ch. 19.08, 7-14-2015; Ord. No. 1330, § 3(C), 11-8-2017; Ord. No. 1182, § 3, 2-28-2006)