ARC districts (agriculture/rural/conservation districts)

Abutting or adjoining

Accessory building

Accessory structure

Accessory use

Acre, gross

Acre, net

Adjacent

Affordable housing terms

   Additional incentive

   Affordable rent

   Affordable sales price

   Density bonus

   Density bonus units

   Economically feasible

   Housing cost

   Lower income household

   Maximum residential density

   Moderate income household

   Regulatory agreement

   Senior citizen

   Senior citizen housing development

   Target unit

   Very low income household

Aggrieved person

Alley

Alteration

Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

Animal-related terms

Household pet

Livestock

Area, gross

Balcony

Base district

Bedroom

Bicycle parking, long-term

Bicycle parking, short-term

Block

Blockface

Building

Building, accessory

Building footprint

Building front

Building height

Building, main

C districts (commercial districts)

California Building Code (CBC)

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

Carport

City

City Council

City Engineer

Code Enforcement Officer

Commercial vehicle

Community Development Director

Compatible

Condition of use

Conditionally permitted

Construction

Conversion

County

Crew quarters

D districts (downtown districts)

Deck

Demolition

Density

Development

Development agreement

Development ordinance

District

Double frontage lot

Drive-through facilities

Driveway

Dwelling unit

Easement

Effective date

Emergency

Engineering and Project Management Director

Environmental Impact Report (EIR)

Facade

Family

Feasible

Fence

Floor area

Floor area ratio

Foot-candle

Footprint

Freeway

Frontage, street (frontage, lot)

Garage

General Plan

Glare

Gross leasable area

Ground floor

Habitable area

Hazardous materials

Heat

Height

Home occupation

Household

Illegal use

In-lieu fees

Intensity of use

International Building Code

Intersection, street

Kitchen

Land division terms

   Abut

   Access, approved

   Adjoin

   Applicant

   Arterial

   Block

   Centerline

   Collector street

   Community apartment project

   Condominium

   Condominium project

   Conversion

   Cul-de-sac

   Design

   Final Map

   Flood or flooding

   Frontage road

   Improvements

   Industrial street

   Local street

   Lot line adjustment

   Map Act

   Merger

   Minor street

   Parcel

   Parcel Map

   Preliminary Map

   Private street

   Public improvement

   Remainder

   Standard plans and specifications

   Stock cooperative

   Subdivider

   Subdivision

   Subdivision design

   Tentative Map

   Tentative Parcel Map

   Vesting Tentative Map

Landscaping

Landscaping terms

   Anti-drain or check valve

   Automatic controller

   Backflow prevention device

   Controller

   Emitter

   Hydrozone

   Irrigation efficiency

   Operating pressure

   Overspray

   Runoff

Lighting terms

   Foot-candle

   Light fixture

   Light fixture cutoff

   Full cutoff

   Cutoff

   Semi-cutoff

   Non-cutoff

   Shielded fixture

Living room

Long-term parking

Lot

   Lot area

   Lot coverage

   Lot depth

   Lot frontage

   Lot line

   Lot line types

   Front lot line

   Interior lot line

   Rear lot line

   Side lot line

   Street side lot line

Lot types

   Lot, corner

   Lot, flag

   Lot, interior

   Lot, key

   Lot, reversed corner

   Lot, through

   Lot width

Maintenance and repair

Manufactured home

Mobile home

Noise terms

   Ambient noise level

   Decibel

   Mobile noise source

Noise

Noise level reduction (NLR)

Nonconforming use and development terms

   Abandoned

   Illegal nonconforming building or use

Nonconforming building or structure

Nonconforming lot

Nonconforming sign

Nonconforming use

Nuisance

Occupancy, change in

On-site

On-site loading facilities

Open space types

   Common open space

   Private open space

   Usable open space

Opposite

Outdoor storage

Owner

Parking area

Permit

Permitted use

Person

Persons with disabilities

Porch

Pre-existing

Project

Public Works Director

Qualified applicant

Queuing area

R district (residential district)

Recreational vehicle

Redevelopment Agency

Rescission

Right-of-way

Screening

Setback

Sexually oriented business terms (see section 301.17, "Sexually Oriented Businesses", of this chapter)

Sidewalk

Sign-related terms

   Abandoned sign

   Animated sign

   Area of sign

   Awning sign

   Balloon

   Banner

   Building frontage

   Building-mounted sign

   Can sign (box sign)

   Canopy

   Center identification sign

   Changeable copy sign

   Channel letters

   Construction sign

   Directional sign

   Electronic message center sign

   Fence sign

   Flag

   Freestanding sign

   Height

   Identifiable area

   Identification sign

   Illegal sign

   Illuminated sign

   Inflatable sign

   Logo

   Mansard

   Marquee sign

   Master Sign Program

   Monument sign

   Neon sign

   New subdivision

   Off-site advertising sign

   Off-site directional sign

   Parapet

   Pennant

   Pole sign

   Political sign

   Portable sign

   Projecting sign

   Real estate sign

   Roof sign

   Sign

   Sign area

   Sign copy

   Sign face

   Temporary sign

   Vehicle display sign

   Vehicle for sale sign

   Wall sign

   Window sign

Site

Specific plan

State

Story

Street

Strip mall

Structural alteration

Structure

   Accessory structure

   Permanent structure

   Primary structure (main structure)

   Temporary structure

Swimming pool

Tandem parking

Telecommunication terms

   Amateur radio antenna

   Antenna

   Camouflage

   Co-location

   Communication tower

   Ground mounted

   Monopole

   Wireless telecommunications facility

Temporary uses

   Garage sales

   Model homes

   Outdoor sales, temporary and seasonal

Unit

Use

   Use, accessory

      Use, primary

Use, sensitive

Variance

Vibration

Visible

Weekday

Yard

   Front yard

   Interior side yard

   Rear yard

   Street side yard

Zoning Administrator

Zoning district (Ord. 1843, 11-7-2017; amd. Ord. 1873, 6-2-2020)

   ARC DISTRICTS (AGRICULTURE/RURAL/CONSERVATION DISTRICTS): One or more of the following districts: AC Agriculture/Conservation or RR Rural Residential.

   ABUTTING OR ADJOINING: Having a common border, boundary, or lot line. Lots or parcels of land that touch at corners only shall not be deemed adjoining.

   ACCESSORY BUILDING: See definition of building, accessory.

   ACCESSORY STRUCTURE: See definition of structure: accessory structure.

   ACCESSORY USE: See definition of use, accessory.

   ACRE, GROSS: A measure of total land area of a lot or site, including areas to be dedicated for public rights-of-way, streets, schools, or other dedications.

   ACRE, NET: A measure of land area of a lot or site remaining after dedication of all areas for public rights-of-way, streets, schools, or other dedications.

   ADJACENT: Directly abutting, having a boundary or property line(s) in common or bordering directly, or contiguous to.

   AFFORDABLE HOUSING TERMS: The following terms are related to article 302, "Affordable Housing Density Bonus And Other Incentives", of this chapter.

      Additional Incentive: A benefit offered by the City to facilitate construction of eligible projects as defined by the provisions of article 302 of this chapter. Benefits may include, but are not limited to, priority processing, fee deferments and waivers, the modification of site development standards or requirements of this chapter, or any other regulatory incentive which would result in identifiable cost avoidance or reductions that are offered in addition to a density bonus.

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

         A.   Very Low Income: Fifty percent (50%) of the area median income for the County, adjusted for household size, multiplied by thirty percent (30%) and divided by twelve (12); and

         B.   Lower Income: Sixty percent (60%) of the area median income for the County, adjusted for household size, multiplied by thirty percent (30%) and divided by twelve (12).

      Affordable Sales Price: A sales price at which lower or very low income households can qualify for the purchase of target units, calculated on the basis of underwriting standards of mortgage financing available for development.

      Density Bonus: A minimum increase in the number of dwelling units authorized for a particular parcel of land of at least twenty five percent (25%) over the otherwise maximum residential density.

      Density Bonus Units: Residential units granted pursuant to the provisions of article 302, "Affordable Housing Density Bonus And Other Incentives", of this chapter, which exceed the otherwise maximum residential density for the development site.

      Economically Feasible: Economically feasible means when a housing project can be built with a reasonable rate of return. The housing developer's financial ability to build the project shall not be a factor.

      Household Type: Type of household classified according to whether the occupants of the housing units are very low income, lower income, or senior citizens.

      Housing Cost: The sum of actual or projected monthly payments for all of the following associated with for-sale target units: principal and interest on a mortgage loan, including any loan insurance fees, property taxes and assessments, fire and casualty insurance, property maintenance and repairs, homeowners' association fees, and a reasonable allowance for utilities.

      Lower Income Household: A household whose gross income is as established by Health and Safety Code section 50079.5.

      Maximum Residential Density: The maximum number of residential units allowed by the General Plan range specified on the land use map of the City's General Plan.

      Moderate Income Household: A household whose gross income is as established by Health and Safety Code section 50093.

      Regulatory Agreement: A legally binding agreement between a developer and the City to ensure that the requirements of article 302, "Affordable Housing Density Bonus And Other Incentives", 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.

      Senior Citizen: Persons who are:

      A.   At least sixty two (62) years of age; or

      B.   At least fifty five (55) years of age in a senior citizen housing development, as defined by State and Federal law.

      Senior Citizen Housing Development: Residential development of one of the following types:

      A.   Assisted housing units for senior citizens; or

      B.   Housing intended for, and solely occupied by, persons at least sixty two (62) years of age; or

      C.   Housing consisting of at least one hundred fifty (150) units in which eighty percent (80%) of the units have at least one person aged fifty five (55) or older and which provide special facilities and services designed for seniors. Eligibility for a density bonus or other incentive for senior citizen units must be in conformity with State and Federal laws governing senior housing projects.

      Target Unit: A dwelling unit within a housing development which will be reserved for sale or rent to, and affordable to, very low, lower or moderate income, or senior citizen households.

      Very Low Income Household: A household whose gross income is as established by Health and Safety Code section 50105.

   AGGRIEVED PERSON: Any person who, in person or through a representative, appeared at a City public hearing in conjunction with a decision or action appealed or who, by other appropriate means prior to a hearing, informed the local government of the nature of his or her concerns or who, for good cause, was unable to do either.

   ALLEY: A public way permanently reserved primarily for secondary vehicular service access to the rear or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.

   ALTERATION: Any change, addition or modification that changes the exterior architectural appearance or materials of a structure or object. Alteration includes changes in exterior surfaces, changes in materials, additions, remodels, demolitions, and relocation of buildings or structures, but excludes ordinary maintenance and repairs. See also the definition of "structural alterations" for modifications to any of the supporting members of a structure.

   AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA): United States Public Law 101-336, 104 Stat. 327 (July 26, 1990), codified at 42 USC section 12101 et seq.

   AREA, GROSS: The horizontal area within the boundaries of a lot or site including any area for future streets, parks, and other dedications.

   BALCONY: A platform that projects from the wall of a building thirty inches (30") or more above grade.

   BASE DISTRICT: A zoning district that includes use, height, bulk, space, and development standards for the regulation of development in a particular area.

   BEDROOM: Any room located within a dwelling unit that is used primarily for sleeping purposes by its residents and that contains at least seventy (70) square feet of floor area. Rooms designated as a "den", "library", "study", "loft" or other extra room that satisfies this definition and is not a kitchen, living room, or bath will be considered a bedroom.

   BICYCLE PARKING, LONG-TERM: Bicycle parking that is designed to serve employees, students, residents, commuters, and others who generally stay at a site for four (4) hours or longer.

   BICYCLE PARKING, SHORT-TERM: Bicycle parking that is designed to serve shoppers, customers, messengers, guests, and other visitors to a site who generally stay for a period of less than four (4) hours.

   BLOCK: The frontage along one side of a street between the two (2) nearest intersecting streets.

   BLOCKFACE: All property between two (2) intersections that fronts upon a street or abuts a public right-of-way.

   BUILDING: Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls and intended for the shelter, housing or enclosure of any individual, animal, process, equipment, goods, or materials.

   BUILDING, ACCESSORY: A subordinate building, the use of which is incidental to that of the main building on the same lot.

   BUILDING FOOTPRINT: See definition of footprint.

   BUILDING FRONT: That portion of the main building which affords public entry. In the case of a building with more than one public entry, the entrance with the assigned address shall be considered the main public entry.

   BUILDING HEIGHT: See definition of height.

   BUILDING, MAIN: A building in which is conducted the principal use of the lot on which it is situated.

   C DISTRICTS (COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS): One or more of the following districts: CN Neighborhood Commercial, CR Retail Center, CG General and Service Commercial or CMX Commercial Mixed-Use.

   CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE: The latest edition of the California Building Code, as adopted by and in effect in the City.

   CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA): State law, pursuant to California Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq., or any successor statute, that requires public agencies to document and consider the environmental effects of a proposed action before a decision.

   CARPORT: An accessory structure that is roofed but permanently open on at least two (2) sides and maintained for the storage of motor vehicles.

   CITY: The City of Porterville.

   CITY COUNCIL: The City Council of the City of Porterville.

   CITY ENGINEER: The City Engineer of the City of Porterville.

   CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER: A Code Enforcement Officer is defined under chapter 2, article IV of the Municipal Code.

   COMMERCIAL VEHICLE: Any vehicle currently registered as such with the State Department of Motor Vehicles or equivalent out-of-State or Federal agency and is used primarily in the conduct of a business as opposed to private family or individual use.

   COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR: The director of Porterville’s Community Development Department

   COMPATIBLE: That which is harmonious with and will not adversely affect surrounding buildings and/or uses.

   CONDITION OF USE: A development standard determined to be necessary to permit the harmonious classification of a use as listed in a district and therefore a prerequisite to place, or for application to place, such use as classified.

   CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED: Permitted subject to approval of a conditional use permit or site plan review.

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

   CONVERSION: A change of a residential dwelling, including a mobile home lot in a mobile home park, as defined in section 18214 of the Health and Safety Code, or a residential hotel, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of section 50519 of the Health and Safety Code, to a condominium, cooperative, or similar form of ownership; or a change of a residential dwelling, including a mobile home lot in a mobile home park, or a residential hotel to a nonresidential use.

   COUNTY: The County of Tulare.

   CREW MEMBERS: People that make up the crew of an aircraft, including the pilot, co-pilots, flight engineers, observers, control officers, essential maintenance personnel, and personnel that support the operation of the aircraft's activity such as paramedics, nurses, and incidental passengers that travel to or from the site of the aircraft in the aircraft in flight.

   CREW QUARTERS: Temporary or permanent facilities that house crew members of an aircraft on a temporary basis.

   D DISTRICTS (DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS): One or more of the following districts: DR-N Downtown Retail - North of Olive Avenue, DR-S Downtown Retail - South of Olive Avenue, DR-D Downtown Retail - D Street Corridor, D-MX Downtown Mixed-Use, D-PO Downtown Professional Office, D-GC Downtown General Commercial, D-PS Downtown Public and Semipublic, DRM-2 Downtown Medium Density Residential, and DRM-3 Downtown High Density Residential.

   DECK: A platform, either freestanding or attached to a building, that is supported by pillars or posts. See also definition of "balcony".

   DEMOLITION: The intentional destruction and removal of any structure or portion thereof, including a residential dwelling, including a mobile home, as defined in section 18008 of the Health and Safety Code, or a mobile home lot in a mobile home park, as defined in section 18214 of the Health and Safety Code, which has not been declared to be a public nuisance under division 13 (commencing with section 17000) of the Health and Safety Code or any local ordinance enacted pursuant to those provisions.

   DENSITY: The number of dwelling units per unit of land area.

   DEVELOPMENT: Any manmade change to improved or unimproved real estate, including, but not limited to the division of a parcel of land into two (2) or more parcels; the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation, or enlargement of any structure; any mining, excavation, landfill or land disturbance; and any use or extension of the use of land.

   DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT: A contract duly executed and legally binding between the City of Porterville and a developer(s) that delineates the terms and conditions agreed upon by two (2) or more parties.

   DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE: The development ordinance of the City of Porterville, as amended.

   DISTRICT: See definition of zoning district.

   DOUBLE FRONTAGE LOT: See definition of lot types: through lot.

   DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITIES: Facilities designed to enable persons to receive a service or purchase or consume goods while remaining within a motor vehicle, typically associated with banks, eating, and drinking establishments, pharmacies, and other commercial uses.

   DRIVEWAY: An accessway composed of concrete or asphalt that provides vehicular access between a public street or legal right- of-way, controlled by the City of Porterville, and the parking or loading facilities located on an adjacent property.

   DWELLING UNIT: A room or suite of rooms including one and only one kitchen, and designed or occupied as separate living quarters for one family. See also definition of family.

   EASEMENT: A portion of land created by grant or agreement for specific purpose; an easement is the right, privilege or interest which one party has in the land of another.

   EFFECTIVE DATE: The date on which a permit or other approval becomes enforceable or otherwise takes effect, rather than the date it was signed or circulated.

   EMERGENCY: A sudden unexpected occurrence demanding immediate action to prevent or mitigate loss or damage to life, health, property or essential public services.

   ENGINEERING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR: The director of Porterville’s Engineering and Project Management Department

   ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR): An Environmental Impact Report as required under the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.

   FACADE: The exterior wall of a building exposed to public view or that wall viewed by persons not within the building. The portion of any exterior elevation of a building extending vertically from the grade to the top of a parapet wall or eave, and horizontally across the entire width of the building elevation.

   FAMILY: One or more persons living together as a single nonprofit housekeeping unit and sharing common living, sleeping, cooking and eating facilities. Members of a "family" need not be related by blood but are distinguished from a group occupying a hotel, club, fraternity or sorority house.

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

   FENCE: An artificially-constructed barrier of any material or combination of materials erected to enclose or screen an area of land.

   FLOOR AREA: The total floor area in a building (including basements, mezzanines, interior balconies, and upper stories or levels in a multistory building) unless otherwise stipulated; e.g., "ground" floor area.

   FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR): The ratio of the total floor area of all buildings on a lot to the lot area.

   FOOT-CANDLE: See definition of lighting terms.

   FOOTPRINT: The horizontal area, as seen in plan view, of a building or structure, measured from the outside of exterior walls and supporting columns, and excluding eaves.

   FREEWAY: A divided arterial highway designated for through traffic having grade separate intersections and full control of access; State Routes 190 and 65.

   FRONTAGE, STREET (FRONTAGE, LOT): That portion of a lot or parcel of land that borders a public street. "Street frontage" shall be measured along the common lot line separating said lot or parcel of land from the public street, highway, or parkway.

   GARAGE: A building or portion of a building that is enclosed and roofed and designed for the storage of motor vehicles.

   GENERAL PLAN: The Porterville 2030 General Plan.

   GLARE: The effect produced by a light source within the visual field that is sufficiently brighter than the level to which the eyes are adapted, such as to cause annoyance, discomfort or loss of visual performance and ability.

   GROSS LEASABLE AREA: The total floor area for which a tenant pays rent and that is designed for the tenant's occupancy and exclusive use, including any basements and mezzanines.

   GROUND FLOOR: The first floor of a building other than a cellar or basement.

   HABITABLE AREA (Also HABITABLE FLOOR AREA): As defined by the most current adopted Building Code. Generally, a space in a building for living, sleeping, eating, or cooking. Bathrooms, toilet rooms, closets, halls, storage or utility spaces and similar areas are not considered habitable spaces.

   HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: Any material, including any substance, waste, or combination thereof, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may cause, or significantly contribute to, a substantial present or potential hazard to human health, safety, property, or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed.

   HEAT: Thermal energy of a radioactive, conductive, or convective nature.

   HEIGHT: The vertical distance from the highest point of any structure to the ground level directly below. See also section 103.05, "Measuring Height", of this chapter.

   HOME OCCUPATION: Any occupation conducted by a resident, entirely within a dwelling, where the use is accessory to the residential use of the structure, and does not change the residential character of the neighborhood. See article 301, "Standards For Specific Uses And Activities", of this chapter.

   HOUSEHOLD: A family living together in a single dwelling unit, with common access to, and common use of, all living and eating areas and all areas and facilities for the preparation and storage of food within the dwelling unit.

   ILLEGAL USE: Any use of land or building that does not have the currently required permits and was originally constructed and/or established without permits required for the use at the time it was brought into existence.

IN-LIEU FEES: A cash payment required as a substitute for a dedication and/or improvement of land by an owner or developer of property.

   INTENSITY OF USE: The impacts a particular use or the use in combination with other uses has on its surroundings or on its demand for services and natural resources. Measures of intensity include, but are not limited to, requirements for water, gas, electricity, or public services; number of automobile trips generated by a use; parking demand; number of employees on a site; hours of operation; the amount of noise, light or glare generated; the number of persons attracted to the site, or, in eating establishments, the number of seats.

   INTERSECTION, STREET: The area common to two (2) or more intersecting streets.

   KITCHEN: Any room or space within a building intended to be used for the cooking or preparation of food.

   LAND DIVISION TERMS: The following terms are related to series 400, "Land Divisions", of this chapter.

      Abut: To physically touch, border upon, or share a common corner or property line. For the purposes of series 400, "Land Divisions", of this chapter, abutting properties shall include those properties separated by any road, street, or highway except for a limited access major highway, canal, or railroad.

      Access, Approved: A means of vehicular access that conforms to all of the requirements of series 400, "Land Divisions", of this chapter, and has been approved by the City Council or its designee.

      Adjoin: To physically touch, be contiguous to, or be situated next to but not including properties separated by any road, street, or highway.

      Applicant: The subdivider or agent thereof.

      Arterial: A street designated by the circulation element of the General Plan to serve high-volume inter- and intra-City traffic, and to act as a distributor between freeways, other arterials, and major traffic generators.

      Block: An area of land within a subdivision entirely bounded by any streets (other than alleys), freeways, railroad rights-of- way, natural barriers, or the exterior boundaries of the subdivision.

      Centerline: A line designated by official survey to be the center of a future or existing fully developed easement, street, road, or highway, which may or may not coincide with the construction centerline.

      Collector Street: A street designated by the circulation element of the General Plan to collect and distribute traffic between local streets and arterials.

      Community Apartment Project: A project in which an undivided interest in the land is coupled with the right of exclusive occupancy of any apartment located thereon.

      Condominium: A property conforming to the definition set forth in section 783 of the Civil Code of the State of California.

      Condominium Project: A development consisting of condominiums.

      Conversion: The creation of separate ownership of existing real property together with a separate interest in space of a building.

      Cul-De-Sac: A local street open at only one end, which has a turnaround for vehicles at the closed end.

      Design: Any of the following:

      A.   Street alignments, grades and widths, sidewalks, curbs and gutters;

      B.   Drainage and sanitary facilities and utilities, including alignments and grades thereof;

      C.   Location and size of all required easements and rights-of-way;

      D.   Fire roads and firebreaks;

      E.   Lot size and configuration;

      F.   Traffic access;

      G.   Grading;

      H.   Land to be dedicated for park or recreational purposes; and

      I.   Other specific physical requirements in the plan and configuration of the entire subdivision that are necessary to ensure consistency with, or implementation of, the General Plan or any applicable specific plan.

      Final Map: A map showing a subdivision of five (5) or more lots, prepared for filing with the Tulare County Recorder in accordance with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and series 400, "Land Divisions", of this chapter, if deemed in substantial compliance with a previously approved tentative subdivision map and with any conditions to such approval.

      Flood Or Flooding: Any general inundation of normally dry land from the overflow of tidal waters or from the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff of surface waters from any source.

      Frontage Road: A street adjacent and auxiliary to a freeway or arterial, and separated by a divider strip, which street provides access to abutting property.

      Improvements: Any street work and utilities to be installed, or agreed to be installed, by the subdivider on the land to be used for public or private streets, highways, ways, and easements, as are necessary for the general use of the lot owners in the subdivision and local neighborhood traffic and drainage needs as a condition precedent to the approval and acceptance of the final map thereof. Improvements also refers to any other specific improvements or types of improvements, the installation of which, either by the subdivider, by public agencies, by private utilities, by any other entity approval by the local agency, or by a combination thereof, is necessary to ensure consistency with, or implementation of, the General Plan or any applicable specific plan.

      Industrial Street: A street that serves an industrial area and connects said area to the major street system.

      Local Street: A street which provides direct access to abutting properties, primarily in residential districts with more than four hundred (400) average daily vehicle trips pursuant to the latest edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers - Trip Generation Manual.

      Lot Line Adjustment: A shift or rotation of an existing lot line or other adjustment where a greater or lesser number of parcels than originally existed is not created, as approved in accordance with section 406.03, "Lot Line Adjustments", of this chapter.

      Map Act: The Subdivision Map Act of the State of California Government Code.

      Merger: The joining of two (2) or more contiguous parcels of land under one ownership into one parcel.

      Minor Street: A street that provides direct access to abutting properties, primarily in residential districts with four hundred (400) or fewer average daily vehicle trips pursuant to the latest edition of the Institute of Transportation Engineers - Trip Generation Manual.

      Parcel: A legally subdivided plot of land shown on a map of record. Also referred to as "lot".

      Parcel Map: A map prepared in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, designed to be placed on record in the Office of the Tulare County Recorder, and providing for the division of land which meets the exceptions set forth in section 66426 of the Map Act.

      Preliminary Map: A map to be submitted to the Zoning Administrator prior to the filing of a tentative map, to show the general characteristics of the proposed subdivision and any other data necessary to enable the Project Review Committee to review the proposed subdivision design.

      Private Street: Any street, roadway, accessway or similar, lying in whole or in part within a subdivision which is privately owned and maintained and provides access to a development.

      Public Improvement: A street work, utilities, and other facilities proposed or required to be installed within the subdivision for the general use of all the subdivision lot owners and for local neighborhood or community needs.

      Remainder: That portion of an existing parcel which is not designated on the required map as part of the subdivision. The remainder shall not be considered as part of the subdivision but shall be shown on the required map as part of the area surrounding the subdivision.

      Standard Plans And Specifications: All the standard plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer and approved by resolution of the City Council.

      Stock Cooperative: A development in which a corporation is formed primarily for the purpose of holding title to, either in fee simple or for a term of years, improved real property, and all or substantially all of the shareholders of the corporation receive a right of exclusive occupancy in a portion of the real property, title to which is held by the corporation. The owners' interest in the corporation, whether evidenced by a share of stock, a certificate of membership, or otherwise, shall be deemed to be an interest in a common interest development and a real estate development.

      Subdivider: As defined in section 66423 of the Map Act.

      Subdivision: The division, by any subdivider, of any unit or units of improved or unimproved land, or any portion thereof, shown on the latest equalized County assessment roll as a unit or as contiguous units, for the purpose of sale, lease or financing, whether immediate or future. Property shall be considered contiguous units, even if it is separated by roads, streets, utility easement, or railroad rights-of-way. This definition shall specifically include condominiums, community apartment projects, or stock cooperative conversions.

      Subdivision Design: The overall layout of the proposed subdivision including, but not limited to, the arrangement of streets and intersections, the layout and size of lots, the widths and locations of easements and rights-of-way for utilities, drainage structures, sewers, the nature and location of public or semi-public facilities, programs for the preservation of natural features, and the installation of public improvements.

      Tentative Map: A map made for the purpose of showing the design and improvements of a proposed subdivision and the existing conditions in and around it.

      Tentative Parcel Map: A map made for the purpose of showing the design and improvements of a proposed subdivision creating four (4) or fewer parcels or more than four (4) parcels as provided for in the State Subdivision Map Act and series 400, "Land Divisions", of this chapter, and the existing conditions in and around it.

      Vesting Tentative Map: A tentative map for a subdivision that shall have printed conspicuously on its face the words "Vesting Tentative Map" at the time it is filed in accordance with article 403, "Vesting Tentative Maps", of this chapter, and is thereafter processed in accordance with the provisions hereof.

   LANDSCAPING: The planting, configuration and maintenance of trees, ground cover, shrubbery and other plant material, decorative natural and structural features (walls, fences, hedges, trellises, fountains, sculptures), earth patterning and bedding materials, and other similar site improvements that serve an aesthetic or functional purpose.

   LANDSCAPING TERMS:

      Anti-Drain Or Check Valve: A valve located under a sprinkler head or other location in the irrigation system to hold water in the system to prevent or minimize drainage from sprinkler heads when the system is off.

      Automatic Controller: A mechanical or solid state timer, capable of operating valve stations to set the days and length of time of a water application.

      Backflow Prevention Device: A safety device used to prevent pollution or contamination of the water supply due to the reverse flow of water from the irrigation system.

      Controller: An automatic timing device used to remotely control valves to set an irrigation schedule.

      Emitter: A drip irrigation fitting emission device that delivers water slowly from the system to the soil.

      Hydrozone: A portion of the landscaped area having plants with similar water needs.

      Irrigation Efficiency: The measurement of the amount of water beneficially used divided by the amount of water applied. Irrigation efficiency is derived from measurements and estimates of irrigation system characteristics and management practices.

      Operating Pressure: The pressure at which an irrigation system is designed by the manufacturer to operate.

      Overspray: The water which is delivered beyond the landscaped area and causes overland flow during irrigation events onto non- targeted areas such as, pavements, walks and structures.

      Runoff: Water which is not absorbed by the soil or landscape to which it is applied and flows from the landscape area.

   LIGHTING TERMS:

      Foot-Candle: A quantitative unit of measure for luminance. One foot-candle is equal to the amount of light generated by one candle shining on one square foot surface located one foot (1') away. Equal to one lumen uniformly distributed over an area of one square foot.

      Light Fixture: The assembly that holds a lamp and may include an assembly housing, a mounting bracket or pole socket, a lamp holder, a ballast, a reflector or mirrors, and a refractor or lens.

      Light Fixture Cutoff: Light fixtures are classified as full cutoff, cutoff, semi-cutoff, or non-cutoff according to the most recent adopted criteria of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA). The IESNA classifications are defined as follows (IESNA 2000):

      Full Cutoff: The luminous intensity (in candelas) at or above an angle of ninety degrees (90°) above nadir is zero (0), and the luminous intensity (in candelas) at or above a vertical angle of eighty degrees (80°) above nadir does not numerically exceed ten percent (10%) of the luminous flux (in lumens) of the lamp or lamps in the luminaire.

      Cutoff: The luminous intensity (in candelas) at or above an angle of ninety degrees (90°) above nadir does not numerically exceed two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the luminous flux (in lumens) of the lamp or lamps in the luminary, and the luminous intensity (in candelas) at or above a vertical angle of eighty degrees (80°) above nadir does not numerically exceed ten percent (10%) of the luminous flux (in lumens) of the lamp or lamps in the luminary.

      Semi-Cutoff: The luminous intensity (in candelas) at or above an angle of ninety degrees (90°) above nadir does not numerically exceed five percent (5%) of the luminous flux (in lumens) of the lamp or lamps in the luminary, and the luminous intensity (in candelas) at or above a vertical angle of eighty degrees (80°) above nadir does not numerically exceed twenty percent (20%) of the luminous flux (in lumens) of the lamp or lamps in the luminary.

      Non-Cutoff: There is no candela limitation in the zone above maximum candela.

      Shielded Fixture: Outdoor light fixtures shielded or constructed so that light rays emitted by the lamp are projected below the horizontal plane passing through the lowest point on the fixture from which light is emitted.

   LIVING ROOM: The principal room in a dwelling unit designed for general living purposes rather than for sleeping.

   LONG-TERM PARKING: A situation in which a vehicle is not normally moved during the period of an employee's work shift, as opposed to customer or visitor parking.

   LOT: A parcel, tract, or area of land whose boundaries have been established by a legal instrument such as a recorded deed or a recorded map, and which is recognized as a separate legal entity for purposes of transfer of title, except public easements or rights-of-way.

   LOT AREA: The total area circumscribed by the boundaries of a lot, excluding any street rights-of-way.

   LOT COVERAGE: The portion of a lot that is covered by structures, including principal and accessory buildings, garages, carports, and roofed porches, but not including unenclosed and unroofed decks or landings. See also section 103.10, "Determining Lot Coverage", of this chapter.

   LOT DEPTH: The distance from the midpoint of the front property line of a lot to the midpoint of the rear property line, or to the most distant point on any other lot line where there is no rear lot line. See also section 103.06, "Measuring Lot Width And Depth", of this chapter.

   LOT FRONTAGE: See definition of frontage, street.

   LOT LINE: Any boundary of a lot.

   LOT LINE TYPES:

      Front Lot Line: The lot line that abuts a street or public right-of-way. For corner lots, the shortest side fronting a public street is considered the front lot line regardless of which street is used for vehicle or pedestrian access, or street address.

      Interior Lot Line: Any lot line that is not adjacent to a street.

      Rear Lot Line: The lot line that is opposite and most distant from the front lot line. Where no lot line is within forty five degrees (45°) of being parallel to the front lot line, a line ten feet (10') in length within the lot, parallel to and at the maximum possible distance from the front lot line, will be deemed the rear lot line for the purpose of establishing the minimum rear yard.

   FIGURE 700.02(A):   REAR LOT LINE FOR

   PURPOSE OF DETERMINING SETBACK

      Side Lot Line: Any lot line that is not a front or rear lot line.

      Street Side Lot Line: A side lot line of a corner lot that is adjacent to a street.

   LOT TYPES:

      Lot, Corner: A lot or parcel situated at the intersection of two (2) or more streets that have an angle intersection measured within said lot or parcel of not more than one hundred thirty five degrees (135°).

      Lot, Flag: A lot with access to a street by means of a strip of land having less than the required site width but not less than twenty five feet (25') of frontage. The length of a strip shall be measured from the frontage line to the nearest point of intersection with that lot line parallel or most nearly parallel to the frontage line. The area of an access strip shall not be included in determining the site area of the developable lot.

      Lot, Interior: A lot or parcel of land other than a corner or flag lot.

      Lot, Key: An interior lot adjoining the rear lot line of a reversed corner lot.

      Lot, Reversed Corner: A corner lot, the street side lot line of which is substantially a continuation of the front line of a lot or parcel of land which adjoins the rear lot line of said lot.

      Lot, Through: A lot having frontage on two (2) parallel or approximately parallel streets.

   FIGURE 700.02(B):   LOT AND YARD TYPES

   LOT WIDTH: The distance between the side lot lines, measured at a right angle to the lot depth at the midpoint of the lot depth line. See also section 103.06, "Measuring Lot Width And Depth", of this chapter.

   MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR: The repair or replacement of nonbearing walls, fixtures, wiring, roof or plumbing that restores the character, scope, size or design of a structure to its previously existing, authorized, and undamaged condition.

   MANUFACTURED HOME: A structure constructed on or after June 15, 1976 in compliance with State standards in effect at the time of construction, is transportable in one or more sections, is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a single-family dwelling with or without a foundation system when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems. "Manufactured home" includes any structure that meets all the requirements of this definition and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification and complies with the standards established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974.

   MOBILE HOME: A structure constructed prior to June 15, 1976 in compliance with State standards in effect at the time of construction, is transportable in one or more sections, is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a single-family dwelling with or without a foundation system when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems. "Mobile home" does not include a commercial modular, as defined in section 18001.8, factory-built housing, as defined in section 19971, a manufactured home, as defined in section 18007, a multifamily manufactured home, as defined in section 18008.7, or a recreational vehicle, as defined in section 18010 of the Health and Safety Code.

   NOISE TERMS:

      Ambient Noise Level: The composite of noise from all sources excluding an alleged offensive noise. In this context, the ambient noise level represents the normal or existing level of environmental noise at a given location for a specified time of day or night.

      Decibel: A unit for measuring the amplitude of a sound, equal to twenty (20) times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of the pressure of the sound measured to the reference pressure, which is twenty (20) micropascals.

      Mobile Noise Source: Any noise source other than a fixed noise source.

      Noise: Any sound that annoys or disturbs humans or which causes or tends to cause an adverse psychological or physiological effect on humans.

      Noise Level Reduction (NLR): The difference in decibels of noise level from the outside of a building to the interior of a building, generally resulting from various construction methods and the materials used in walls, windows, ceilings, doors, and vents of a building.

   NONCONFORMING USE AND DEVELOPMENT TERMS:

      Abandoned: A use that has ceased or a structure that has been vacated for a time period as specified in this chapter. Abandonment does not include temporary or short-term interruptions to a use or occupancy of a structure during periods of remodeling, maintaining, or otherwise improving or rearranging a facility.

      Illegal Nonconforming Building Or Use: A building or use that does not conform to one or more of the provisions of this chapter and did not lawfully exist on the effective date of applicable sections of this chapter.

      and in compliance with all applicable ordinances and laws at the time this chapter or any amendment thereto became effective, but which, due to the application of this chapter or any amendment thereto, no longer complies with all the applicable regulation and standards of development in the zone in which it is located.

      Nonconforming Lot: A lot, the area, dimensions, or location of which was lawful prior to the effective date of this chapter, or any amendment thereto, but which fails by reason of such adoption, revision, or amendment to conform to the present requirements of the zoning district.

      Nonconforming Sign: A sign that lawfully existed prior to but which fails by reason of such adoption or amendment to conform to all of the standards and regulation of this chapter.

      Nonconforming Use: A use of a structure or land that was lawfully established and maintained, but which does not conform with currently applicable use regulations for the district in which it is located by reason of adoption or amendment of this chapter or by reason of annexation of territory to the City.

   NUISANCE: Anything which is injurious to health, or is indecent or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use and enjoyment of property, or a violation of this chapter.

   OCCUPANCY, CHANGE IN: A discontinuance of an existing use and the substitution therefor of a use of a different kind or class.

   ON-SITE: Located on the lot that is the subject of discussion.

   ON-SITE LOADING FACILITIES: A site or portion of a site devoted to the loading or unloading of motor vehicles or trailers, including loading berths, aisles, access drives, and landscaped areas.

   OPEN SPACE TYPES:

      Common Open Space: Areas for outdoor living and recreation that are intended for the use of residents and guests of more than one dwelling unit.

      Private Open Space: Open areas for outdoor living and recreation that are adjacent and directly accessible to a single dwelling unit, reserved for the exclusive use of residents of the dwelling unit and their guests.

      Usable Open Space: Outdoor areas that provide for outdoor living and/or recreation for the use of residents.

   OPPOSITE: Across from or across the street from.

   OUTDOOR STORAGE: The keeping, in an unroofed area, of any goods, junk, material, merchandise, or vehicles in the same place for more than twenty four (24) hours, except for the keeping of building materials reasonably required for construction work on the premises pursuant to a valid and current building permit issued by the City.

   OWNER: Any person owning property, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll for City taxes or the lessee, tenant or other person having control or possession of the property.

   PARKING AREA: A lot, structure, or any other area, including driveways, which is designed for and the primary purpose of which is to provide for the temporary storage of vehicles.

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

   PERMITTED USE: Any use allowed in a zoning district without a requirement for approval of a conditional use permit, but subject to any restrictions applicable to that zoning district.

   PERSON: Any individual, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, company, or corporation.

   PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: Persons who have a medical, physical, or mental condition, disorder or disability as defined in California Government Code section 12926, that limits one or more major life activities.

   PORCH: A roofed structure, usually open at the sides, projecting from the face of a building and used to protect the entrance.

   PRE-EXISTING: In existence prior to the effective date of this chapter.

   PROJECT: Any proposal for a new or changed use or for new construction, alteration, or enlargement of any structure, that is subject to the provisions of this chapter. This term also refers to any action that qualifies as a "project" as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act.

   PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR: The Director of Porterville's Public Works Department.

   QUALIFIED APPLICANT: The property owner, the owner's agent, or any person, corporation, partnership or other legal entity that has a legal or equitable title to land that is the subject of a development proposal or is the holder of an option or contract to purchase such land or otherwise has an enforceable proprietary interest in such land.

   QUEUING AREA: The distance from the point of sale to the public right-of-way, for vehicles or customers waiting in vehicles for service at drive-through facilities, pump stations, auto service bays, or similar uses.

   R DISTRICT (RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT): One or more of the following districts: RS-1 Very Low Density Residential, RS-2 Low Density Residential, RM-1 Low-Medium Density Residential, RM-2 Medium Density Residential, or RM-3 High Density Residential.

   RECREATIONAL VEHICLE: A motor home, travel trailer, truck camper, or camping trailer with or without motor power designed for human habitation for recreational, emergency, or other occupancy, which meets all of the following criteria:

   A.   It contains less than three hundred twenty (320) square feet of internal living room area, excluding built-in equipment, including but not limited to wardrobe, closets, cabinets, kitchen units, or fixtures, and a bath or toilet room;

   B.   It contains four hundred (400) square feet or less of gross area measured at maximum horizontal projections;

   C.   It is built on a single chassis; and

   D.   It is either self-propelled, truck-mounted, or permanently towable on the highways without a permit issued by the appropriate State agency.

   REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY/SUCCESSOR AGENCY: The Redevelopment Agency/successor agency of the City of Porterville.

   RESCISSION: The City's unilateral unmaking of an approval for a legally sufficient reason, such as applicant's material breach of a condition.

   RIGHT-OF-WAY: A strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, forced dedication, prescription or condemnation and intended to be occupied or occupied by a road, railroad, electric transmission lines, oil or gas pipeline, water line, sanitary storm sewer or other similar use.

   SCREENING: Screening refers to a wall, fence, hedge, informal planting, or berm, provided for the purpose of buffering a building or activity from neighboring areas or from the street.

   SETBACK: The area between a property line and a building or structure which must be kept clear or open. See also sections 103.04, "Measuring Distances", and 103.12, "Determining Setbacks (Yards)", of this chapter.

   SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS TERMS: See section 301.17, "Sexually Oriented Businesses", of this chapter.

   SIDEWALK: A paved, surfaced, or leveled area, paralleling and usually separated from the street, used as a pedestrian walkway.

   SIGN-RELATED TERMS: The following terms are related to article 305, "Signs", of this chapter:

      Abandoned Sign: A sign remaining in place or not maintained for a period of ninety (90) days which no longer advertises or identifies an ongoing business, product, or service available on the business premises where the sign is located.

      Animated Sign: A sign that uses movement or change of lighting to depict action or create a special effect or scene.

      Area Of Sign: The area included within the outer dimensions of a sign face display area including all portions not part of the necessary supporting structure; a double-faced sign whose faces are parallel or no more than thirty degrees (30°) apart shall be deemed to be a single sign for the purposes of determining sign area. In the case of a sign placed on a wall or other structure surface, the area shall be computed by enclosing the sign within sets of parallel lines.

      Awning Sign: A sign painted or otherwise affixed permanently to the exterior surface of an awning. For purposes of this chapter, awning means shelter projecting from and supported by the exterior wall of a building and constructed of a rigid frame covered by a flexible skin (e.g., as fabric, synthetic material, or thin sheet metal).

      Balloon: An inflatable, airtight bag that can be strung together in multiple numbers to attract attention to a business location. A balloon shall not be considered an inflatable sign.

      Banner: A temporary sign made of fabric or any nonrigid material with no enclosing framework.

      Building Frontage: Building frontage shall be considered the wall of a building that faces and is roughly parallel with a public street, excluding an alley.

      Building-Mounted Sign: Any sign mounted or erected on or against any building or facade, including all wall signs, awning and canopy signs and projecting signs.

      Can Sign (Box Sign): A sign on the outside face of a metal box with or without internal illumination.

      Canopy: A rigid multi-sided structure covered with fabric, metal, or other material and supported by columns or posts embedded in the ground, or cantilevered out from the main structure.

      Changeable Copy Sign: A sign whose informational content can be changed or altered manually.

      Channel Letters: Three-dimensional individual letters or figures, with an open back or front, illuminated or nonilluminated, that are affixed to a building or to a freestanding sign structure.

      Construction Sign: A temporary sign describing in words and/or drawings a planned future development project on a property.

      Directional Sign: An on-site sign designed to direct or guide pedestrian or vehicular traffic and which is nonadvertising in nature, except for a logo and directional information, (e.g., handicapped parking, one way, exit, and entrance).

      Electronic Message Center Sign: A sign whose informational content can be changed or altered by electric, electro- mechanical, electronic, or any other artificial energy means.

      Fence Sign: A sign attached to or painted onto any freestanding wall or fence.

      Flag: A loose fabric or membrane secured to a pole or rod, which flutters and moves with air or wind movement.

      Freestanding Sign: A sign that is permanently supported upon the ground by poles or braces and is not attached to any building or other structure.

      Height: The vertical distance measured from the lowest ground level directly beneath the sign to the highest point at the top of the sign. The ground level shall be either the natural grade or finished grade, whichever is lowest.

      Identifiable Area: Residential, commercial, or industrial site containing a minimum of two (2) acres with an integrated site and design plan creating a single unified development with one or more uses.

      Identification Sign: A permanent sign used to identify a residential area, shopping district, industrial district, or any area which fulfills the definition of an identifiable area.

      Illegal Sign: A sign that does not meet the requirements of this chapter or that does not have legal nonconforming status.

      Illuminated Sign: A sign with an artificial source of light incorporated internally or externally for the purpose of illuminating the sign.

      Inflatable Sign: A form of inflatable device (e.g., shaped as an animal, blimp, or other object) that is displayed, printed, or painted on the surface of an inflatable background, and is primarily installed outside a building to attract attention to or to advertise a business, a business location, a service, a product, or an event. An inflatable sign shall not be considered a balloon.

      Interior Illumination: Lighting whose source is contained within the sign.

      Logo: A specially designed graphic symbol of a business establishment, a company, or any other legal private or public entity.

      Mansard: A wall which has a slope equal to or greater than two (2) vertical feet for each horizontal foot and has been designed to look like a roof.

      Marquee Sign: A sign advertising an event, performance, service, seminar, conference, or show, and displayed on a permanent roof-like structure or canopy made of rigid materials supported by and extending from the facade of a building.

      Master Sign Program: A coordinated program of signage designed to encourage consistency in signage for developments with multiple tenants or for developments with a single tenant proposing multiple signs.

      Monument Sign: A low-profile freestanding sign erected upon or supported solely by a planter, pedestal base, or similar ground structure approximately the same dimension as the height of the sign and which is designed to incorporate the architectural theme and building material of the building on the premises.

      Neon Sign: A sign with tubing that is internally illuminated by neon or other electrically charged gas.

      New Subdivision: An area of land that has a final subdivision map recorded on it, but that is not yet completely built out.

      Off-Site Advertising Sign: A sign structure or billboard, whether freestanding or mounted on an existing building, built for the purpose of advertising an establishment, product or service that is not available on the property upon which the sign is located at the time the sign structure was erected.

      Off-Site Directional Sign: A sign offering directional information to a business, location or place located in an area different from where the sign is located.

      Parapet: That portion of the building wall that extends above the roof of the building.

      Pennant: A device made of flexible materials, (e.g., cloth, paper, or plastic), that may or may not contain copy, and which is installed for the purpose of attracting attention.

      Political Sign: A temporary sign installed that advertises a political candidate, a political party, or a political issue.

      Portable Sign: A sign not permanently attached to, mounted upon, or affixed to a building, structure, or the ground. Portable signs include A-frame signs, sandwich board signs, and signs on wheels.

      Projecting Sign: A sign, the sign surface of which is not parallel to the face of the supporting wall and which is supported wholly by the wall. This definition shall include V- or wing-type signs.

      Real Estate Sign: A temporary sign indicating that the premises on which the sign is located is for sale, lease, or rent. These signs typically include rider signs that describe amenities such as swimming pools and spas, open house signs, subdivision signs, and off-site directional signs.

      Roof Sign: A sign erected, constructed, and attached to and/or maintained upon or above any roof or portion of a roof of any building, including a mansard roof. For the purposes of this chapter, a mansard roof is any roof or parapet wall with roofing material for siding that slopes from thirty degrees (30°) to ninety degrees (90°) and does not have a ridgeline.

      Sign: Any letters, figure, visual symbol, logo, object, or display, or any combination thereof, designed or used to identify, attract attention to, advertise, or communicate information. Signs include display surfaces together with such facilities as are utilized in supporting, maintaining, and illuminating the display surfaces.

      Sign Area: See definition of sign-related terms: area of sign.

      Sign Copy: Any words, letters, logos, numbers, figures, design, or other symbolic representation incorporated into a sign.

      Sign Face: The surface or surfaces used for the display of a sign message as seen from any one direction.

      Temporary Sign: A sign that is designed or intended to be temporarily mounted or displayed and that is not intended for permanent or long-term use.

      Vehicle Display Sign: A sign mounted, attached, affixed or painted upon any surface of a motor vehicle, trailer or similar conveyance parked on public or private property for the purpose of advertising a business or a business location within the City or outside the City.

      Vehicle For Sale Sign: A sign painted or affixed onto vehicles for sale that are kept in vehicle display areas of new and used motor vehicle dealership lots.

      Wall Sign: A sign painted or installed on or attached to a wall and which is parallel to the building facade. This definition includes painted, channel letters, and can signs.

      Window Sign: A sign painted or installed on a glass window or door or located within twelve inches (12") from inside the window in a manner that it can be viewed from the exterior of a structure.

   SITE: A lot, or group of contiguous lots, that is proposed for development in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and is in a single ownership or under unified control.

   SPECIFIC PLAN: A plan for a defined area that is consistent with the General Plan and with the provisions of the California Government Code, section 65450 et seq.

   STATE: The State of California.

   STORY: That portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the roof above.

   STREET: A public or private right-of-way whose function is to carry vehicular traffic or provide vehicular access to abutting property.

   STRIP MALL: An attached row of stores or service outlets, configured in a straight line, with on-site parking usually located between the street and the stores, typically with multiple driveways. Open canopies may connect the store fronts, but a strip mall does not have enclosed walkways linking the stores.

   STRUCTURAL ALTERATION: Any change of the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders, floor joists, ceiling joists, or roof rafters.

   STRUCTURE:

      Accessory Structure: A subordinate structure, the use of which is incidental to that of the main structure on the same lot.

      Permanent Structure: Anything constructed or erected which requires a fixed location on the ground, or is attached to a building or other structure having fixed location on the ground.

      Primary Structure (Main Structure): A structure housing the principal use of a site or functioning as the principal use.

      Temporary Structure: A structure without any foundation or footings and which is intended to be removed when the designated time period, activity, or use for which the temporary structure was erected has ceased.

   SWIMMING POOL: A pool, pond, lake, or open tank capable of containing water to a depth greater than one and one-half feet (1.5') at any point.

   TANDEM PARKING: An arrangement of parking spaces such that one or more spaces must be driven across in order to access another space or spaces.

   TELECOMMUNICATION TERMS: The following terms are related to section 301.20, "Telecommunication Facilities", of this chapter:

      Amateur Radio Antenna: Any antenna used to receive or transmit radio signals on the amateur radio bandwidth, as designated by Federal regulations.

      Antenna: Any system of wires, poles, rods, reflecting discs, or similar devices used for the transmission or receiving of electromagnetic radio frequency waves.

      Camouflage: To disguise a wireless facility by incorporating it into the architectural design of a building or structure or by utilizing design and siting techniques that disguise the wireless facility as a structure or object other than a wireless facility, which is either already present in the area or blends in with the existing environment. Examples of camouflage techniques include, but are not limited to, trees, clock towers, bell steeples, light poles and flag poles. The use of mono-pines shall not be considered appropriate camouflage unless integrated into the surrounding landscape with the use of live trees, new or existing structures or other design features.

      Co-Location: The location of two (2) 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.

      Communication Tower: Any structure that is used to transmit or receive electromagnetic radio frequency waves or that supports such a device.

      Ground-Mounted: A facility that 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.

      Monopole: A facility that consists of a single pole structure erected on the ground to support wireless communication antennas and connecting appurtenances.

      Wireless Telecommunication Facility: A facility containing communication towers and/or antennas and any related equipment for the purpose of transmitting or receiving electromagnetic radio frequency waves.

   TEMPORARY USES: The following terms are related to section 301.21, "Temporary Uses", of this chapter:

      Garage Sales: The sale or offering for sale to the general public of over five (5) items of personal property on a portion of a lot in a residentially zoned district, whether inside or outside any building.

      Model Homes: A dwelling built in a subdivision development to allow potential home buyers to view a sample finished product before other homes in the development are completed.

      Outdoor Sales, Temporary And Seasonal: The sale or offering for sale to the general public of merchandise outside of a permanent structure on property owned or leased by the person, firm, or corporation. These sales are of a limited duration and conducted on an occasional basis, and are secondary or incidental to the principal permitted use or structure existing on the property.

   UNIT: See definition of dwelling unit.

   USE: The purpose for which a site or structure is arranged, designed, intended, constructed, erected, moved, altered, or enlarged for which either a site or a structure is or may be occupied or maintained.

   USE, ACCESSORY: A use that is customarily associated with, and is incidental and subordinate to, the principal use and located on the same lot as the principal use.

   USE, PRIMARY: A primary or dominant use established, or proposed to be established, on a lot.

   USE, SENSITIVE: Any cemetery/religious institution; school; public building regularly frequented by children; public park; or boys' and girls' club, or similar youth organizations.

   VARIANCE: Permission to depart from the literal requirements of this chapter.

   VIBRATION: A periodic motion of the particles of an elastic body or medium in alternately opposite directions from the position of equilibrium.

   VISIBLE: Capable of being seen (whether or not legible) by a person of normal height and visual acuity walking or driving on a public road.

   WEEKDAY: Any day, Monday through Friday, that is not a Federal, State, or local holiday.

   YARD: In residential districts, including D-MX and CMX, an open space on a lot that is unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as otherwise permitted by this chapter.

      Front Yard: A yard extending across the front of a lot for the full width of the lot between the side lot lines, measured inward from the front lot line. The depth of a front yard shall be the minimum setback to the residence, excluding unenclosed porches; where the residence is not built to the minimum setback, the standard shall be twenty feet (20') a distance specified by this chapter for the district in which it is located.

      Interior Side Yard: A yard extending along an interior side of a lot from the front lot line to the rear lot line, and to a depth specified by this chapter for the district in which it is located and measured inward from the interior side lot line.

      Rear Yard: A yard extending across the rear of a lot for its full width between side lot lines, and to a depth specified by this chapter for the district in which it is located. If a lot has no rear lot line, a line ten feet (10') in length within the lot, parallel to and at the maximum possible distance from the front lot line, will be deemed the rear lot line for the purpose of establishing the minimum rear yard.

      Street Side Yard: A yard extending along the street side of a corner lot from the front lot line to the rear lot line, and to a depth specified by this chapter for the district in which it is located and measured inward from the street side lot line.

   ZONING ADMINISTRATOR: The Community Development Director of the City of Porterville, or designee.

   ZONING DISTRICT: A specifically delineated area or district in the City within which regulations and requirements uniformly govern the use, placement, spacing, and size of land and buildings. (Ord. 1843, 11-7-2017; amd. Ord. 1873, 6-2-2020)

Use classifications describe one or more uses of land having similar characteristics, but do not list every use or activity that may appropriately be within the classification. The Zoning Administrator shall determine whether a specific use shall be deemed to be within one or more use classifications or not within any classification in this chapter. The Zoning Administrator may determine that a specific use shall not be deemed to be within a classification, whether or not named within the classification, if its characteristics are substantially incompatible with those typical of uses named within the classification. (Ord. 1801, 12-3-2013)

Aircraft Sales, Services, And Storage. Uses related to the rental, sales and leasing, storage, repair, and washing of aircraft.

Airports. Facilities for the takeoff and landing of airplanes, including runways, aircraft storage buildings, public terminal buildings and parking, and support activities such as airport operations, crew quarters, and air traffic control.

Animal Care, Sales And Services.

   Kennels. Facilities for keeping, boarding, training, breeding or maintaining for commercial purposes, four (4) or more dogs, cats, or other household pets not owned by the kennel owner or operator. This classification excludes pet shops and animal hospitals that provide twenty four (24) hour accommodation of animals receiving medical or grooming services.

   Pet Stores. Retail sales of animals and/or services, including grooming, for animals on a commercial basis. This classification excludes dog walking and similar pet care services not carried out at a fixed location, and excludes pet supply stores that do not sell animals or provide on- site animal services.

   Veterinary Services, Large. Medical care for large animals which generally includes agricultural animals, on a commercial basis. This classification allows twenty four (24) hour accommodation of animals receiving medical or grooming services.

   Veterinary Services, Small. Medical care for small animals on a commercial basis. This classification allows twenty four (24) hour accommodation of animals receiving medical or grooming services but does not include kennels.

Animal Raising. The raising, grazing, or feeding of animals for animal products, animal increase, or value increase, and dairying as an accessory use on farms with dairy cattle.

Artists' Studios. Work space for artists and artisans, including individuals practicing one of the fine arts or performing arts, or skilled in an applied art or craft. Incidental retail sales of items produced on the premises is required.

Automobile/Vehicle Sales And Services.

   Automobile/Vehicle Rentals. Rental of automobiles, including storage and incidental maintenance.

   Automobile/Vehicle Sales And Leasing. Sales or leasing of automobiles, boats, motorcycles, trucks, and motor homes, including storage and incidental maintenance.

   Automobile/Vehicle Service And Repair, Major. Repair of automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, motor homes, boats and recreational vehicles, including the sale, installation, and servicing of related equipment and parts, generally on an overnight basis. This classification includes auto repair shops, body and fender shops, and transmission shops, but excludes vehicle dismantling or salvaging and tire retreading or recapping.

   Automobile/Vehicle Service And Repair, Minor. The service and repair of automobiles, light-duty trucks, boats, and motorcycles, including the sale, installation, and servicing of related equipment and parts. This classification includes quick-service oil, tune-up, wheel and brake shops, auto glass services, tire sales and installation, muffler shops and upholstery shops where repairs are made or service provided in enclosed bays and no vehicles are stored overnight. This classification excludes establishments providing engine repair, body and fender work, vehicle painting, or towing. It also excludes repair of heavy trucks or construction vehicles.

   Automobile/Vehicle Washing. Washing, waxing, or cleaning of automobiles or similar light vehicles, including self-serve washing facilities.

   Emergency Ambulance Services. The location of emergency ambulance service vehicles.

   Large Vehicle And Equipment Sales, Service And Rental. Sales, servicing, rental, fueling, and washing of large trucks, trailers, tractors, and other equipment used for construction, agricultural, or landscape gardening activities. Includes large vehicle operation training facilities. Sales of new or used automobiles or trucks are excluded from this classification.

   Service Station. Establishments primarily engaged in retailing automotive fuels or retailing these fuels in combination with activities, such as providing repair services; selling automotive oils, replacement parts, and accessories; and/or providing food services.

   Towing And Impound. Establishments primarily engaged in towing light or heavy motor vehicles, both local and long distance. These establishments may provide incidental services, such as vehicle storage and emergency road repair services. (For automobile/dismantling, see Salvage And Wrecking.)

Banks And Financial Institutions.

   Banks And Credit Unions. Financial institutions providing retail banking services. This classification includes only those institutions engaged in the on-site circulation of money, including credit unions, but excluding check-cashing businesses.

   Check Cashing Businesses. Establishments that, for compensation, engage in the business of cashing checks, warrants, drafts, money orders, or other commercial paper serving the same purpose. This classification also includes the business of deferred deposits, whereby the check casher refrains from depositing a personal check written by a customer until a specific date pursuant to a written agreement as provided in Civil Code 1789.33. Check cashing businesses do not include State or Federally chartered banks, savings associations, credit unions, or industrial loan companies. They also do not include retail sellers engaged primarily in the business of selling consumer goods, such as consumables to retail buyers, that cash checks or issue money orders incidental to their main purpose or business.

Bed And Breakfast. A small lodging establishment that offers overnight accommodation and inclusive breakfast, where the host lives at the establishment.

Building Materials And Services. Retailing, wholesaling, or rental of building supplies or equipment. This classification includes lumber yards, tool and equipment sales or rental establishments, and includes establishments devoted principally to taxable retail sales to individuals for their own use. This definition does not include contractors' yards and hardware stores less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet in floor area (see Retail Sales).

Business Services. Establishments that primarily provide goods and services to other businesses on a fee or contract basis, including printing and copying, blueprint services, advertising and mailing, equipment rental and leasing, office security, custodial services, photo finishing, and model building, but excluding vehicle rentals, bulk items, or print shops.

Cannabis Dispensary. See section 301.23 of this chapter, and the definitions for "cannabis dispensary or dispensary" and "medical cannabis dispensary" located in section 15-85 of the Municipal Code.

Cemetery. Establishments primarily engaged in operating sites or structures reserved for the interment of human or animal remains, including mausoleums, burial places, and memorial gardens.

Clubs And Lodges. Meeting, recreational, or social facilities of a private or nonprofit organization primarily for use by members or guests. This classification includes union halls and social clubs.

Colleges And Trade Schools, Public Or Private. Institutions of higher education providing curricula of a general, religious or professional nature, typically granting recognized degrees, including conference centers and academic retreats associated with such institutions. This classification includes business and computer schools, management training, technical and trade schools, but excludes personal instructional services such as music lessons.

Commercial Entertainment And Recreation. Provision of participant or spectator entertainment to the general public.

   Cinema/Theaters. Facilities for indoor display of films, motion pictures, or dramatic, musical, or live performances. This classification may include incidental food and beverage services to patrons.

   Downtown Entertainment. This classification includes facilities such as amusement and theme parks, amphitheaters, facilities with more than ten thousand (10,000) square feet in building area, including fitness centers, gymnasiums, handball, racquetball, ice or roller skating rinks, swimming or wave pools, miniature golf courses, bowling alleys, or archery or indoor shooting ranges. This classification may include restaurants, snack bars, and other incidental food and beverage services to patrons.

   Large-Scale. This classification includes large outdoor facilities such as amusement and theme parks, casinos, sports stadiums and arenas, racetracks, amphitheaters, drive-in theaters, driving ranges, golf courses, and facilities with fifty thousand (50,000) square feet or more in building area, including fitness centers, gymnasiums, handball, racquetball, or large tennis club facilities; ice or roller skating rinks; swimming or wave pools; miniature golf courses; bowling alleys; archery or indoor shooting ranges; riding stables; campgrounds; stables, etc. This classification may include restaurants, snack bars, and other incidental food and beverage services to patrons.

   Small-Scale. This classification includes indoor facilities that occupy less than fifty thousand (50,000) square feet of building area, such as billiard parlors, card rooms, health clubs, fitness centers, gymnasiums, handball, racquetball; ice or roller skating rinks; swimming or wave pools; miniature golf courses, bowling alleys, dance halls, small tennis club facilities, poolrooms, indoor shooting ranges, and amusement arcades. This classification may include restaurants, snack bars, and other incidental food and beverage services to patrons.

Communication Facilities.

   Antenna And Transmission Towers. Broadcasting and other communication services accomplished through electronic or telephonic mechanisms, as well as structures designed to support one or more reception/transmission systems. Examples of transmission towers include, but shall not be limited to, radio towers, television towers, telephone exchange/microwave relay towers, and cellular telephone transmission/personal communications systems towers.

   Broadcasting Facility. Includes radio or television stations. Transmission towers must comply with section 301.20, "Telecommunication Facilities", of this chapter.

   Call Centers. Includes customer support, direct sales, order processing, customer service, surveys, research, credit management, help desk, reservations, billing and accounting, sales and telemarketing. These services are either provided internally by the company for its own use or provided externally by an outsourcing agency which provide these services for several companies.

   Recording Studio. Facility for sound recording which can consist of a studio or live room and control room, where sound is recorded and manipulated.

Community Center. Any noncommercial facility established primarily for the benefit and service of the population of the community in which it is located. Examples include youth centers and senior centers.

Construction And Material Yards. Storage of construction materials or equipment on a site other than a construction site.

Correctional Facility. A building such as a jail or prison used for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial or for the confinement of persons convicted of offenses.

Cottage Food Operations. A private home food operation where low- risk food products are prepared or packaged for sale to consumers which complies with California Government Code section 51035.

Crop Cultivation. The cultivation of tree, vine, field, forage, and other plant crops intended to provide food or fibers. The classification excludes wholesale or retail nurseries. (See Nurseries And Garden Centers.)

Crop Cultivation, Commercial. Results in quantities of crops greater than what could be reasonably consumed in personal use and/or crops that are produced with the intent to sell commercially.

Crop Cultivation, Non-Commercial. Includes orchards and flower and vegetable gardens for personal use.

Cultural Institutions. Public or non-profit institutions engaged primarily in the display or preservation of objects of interest in the arts or sciences that are open to the public on a regular basis. This classification includes performing arts centers for theater, dance, and events; buildings of an educational, charitable or philanthropic nature; libraries; museums; historical sites; aquariums; art galleries; and zoos and botanical gardens.

Day Care Centers. Establishments providing non-medical care for persons on a less than 24-hour basis other than family day care home. This classification includes nursery schools, preschools, and day care facilities for children or adults, and any other day care facility licensed by the State of California.

Eating, Drinking, And Smoking Establishments. Businesses primarily engaged in serving prepared food, beverages, and/or tobacco for consumption on or off the premises.

   Bars/Night Clubs/Lounges. Businesses serving beverages for consumption on the premises as a primary use and including on-sale service of alcohol including beer, wine, and mixed drinks. This classification includes establishments that provide dancing or entertainment.

   Coffee Shops/Cafes. Establishments that serve nonalcoholic beverages, such as coffee, juices or sodas for consumption on or near the premises, or a specialty snack, such as ice cream, frozen yogurt, cookies or popcorn.

   Restaurants. Establishments where meals are served to customers. This classification includes full-service restaurants with table service as well as establishments providing limited table service, such as fast-food restaurants, carryout sandwich shops, limited service pizza parlors and delivery shops, and delicatessen restaurants. This classification excludes establishments that provide dancing or entertainment (see Eating, Drinking, And Smoking Establishments: Bars/Night Clubs/Lounges).

   Tobacco Bars. Any business establishment which in whole or in part is dedicated to or includes as part of the business, the smoking of tobacco or other substances. This classification includes cigar lounges, hookah bars/cafes, tobacco cafes/bars, and smoking parlors.

Elderly And Long-Term Care. Establishments that provide twenty four (24) hour medical, convalescent or chronic care to individuals who, by reason of advanced age, chronic illness or infirmity, are unable to care for themselves, and is licensed as a skilled nursing facility, by the, including but not limited to, rest homes and convalescent hospitals, but not residential care, hospitals, or clinics.

Family Day Care Home. A home that regularly provides care, protection, and supervision for fourteen (14) or fewer children, in the provider's own home, for periods of less than twenty four (24) hours per day, while the parents or guardians are away, and is either a large family day care home or a small family day care home as follows.

   A.   Large. A home that provides family day care for seven (7) to fourteen (14) children, including children under the age of ten (10) years who reside at the home 1 . A large family day care home may provide care for more than twelve (12) children and up to and including fourteen (14) children, if all of the following conditions are met 2 :

      1.   At least one child is enrolled in and attending kindergarten or elementary school and a second child is at least six (6) years of age.

      2.   No more than three (3) infants are cared for during any time when more than twelve (12) children are being cared for.

      3.   The licensee notifies a parent that the facility is caring for two (2) additional school-age children and that there may be up to thirteen (13) or fourteen (14) children in the home at one time.

      4.   The licensee obtains the written consent of the property owner when the family day care home is operated on property that is leased or rented.

   B.   Small. A home that provides family day care for eight (8) or fewer children, including children under the age of ten (10) years who reside at the home 3 . A small family day care home may provide care for more than six (6) and up to eight (8) children, without an additional adult attendant, if all of the following conditions are met 4 :

      1.   At least one child is enrolled in and attending kindergarten or elementary school and a second child is at least six (6) years of age.

      2.   No more than two (2) infants are cared for during any time when more than six (6) children are cared for.

      3.   The licensee notifies each parent that the facility is caring for two (2) additional school-age children and that there may be up to seven (7) or eight (8) children in the home at one time.

      4.   The licensee obtains the written consent of the property owner when the family day care home is operated on property that is leased or rented.

Food And Beverage Retail Sales. Retail sales of food and beverages for off-site preparation and consumption. Typical uses include food markets, convenient markets, groceries, liquor stores, and retail bakeries.

Freight/Truck Terminals And Warehouses. Facilities for local or worldwide freight, courier, local messenger, and postal services by truck or rail.

Funeral Parlors And Mortuaries. An establishment primarily engaged in the provision of services involving the care, preparation, or disposition of the human dead and conducting memorial services. Typical uses include a crematory, columbarium, mausoleum, or mortuary.

Government Offices. Administrative, clerical, or public contact offices of a government agency, including postal facilities, together with incidental storage and maintenance of vehicles. This classification excludes corporation yards, equipment service centers, and similar facilities that primarily provide maintenance and repair services and storage facilities for vehicles and equipment (see Utilities, Major).

Group Residential. Shared living quarters without separate kitchen or bathroom facilities for each room or unit, offered for rent for permanent or semi-transient residents on a weekly or longer basis. This classification includes rooming and boarding houses, dormitories, private residential clubs, and residential hotels intended for long-term occupancy (30 days or more) but excludes hotels and motels, residential care, limited or general.

Handicraft/Custom Manufacturing. Manufacture of crafts, art, sculpture, stained glass, jewelry, apparel, and similar items using hand tools and small mechanical devices.

Heliports. Facilities for the takeoff and landing of helicopters, as a primary use. Heliports typically contain one or more helipads and may have limited facilities such as fuel, lighting, a windsock, or even hangars.

Hotels And Motels. Establishments offering lodging to transient patrons. These establishments may provide additional services, such as conference and meeting rooms, restaurants, bars, or recreation facilities available to guests or to the general public. This classification includes motor lodges, motels, hostels, extended-stay hotels, and tourist courts, but does not include rooming houses, boarding houses, or private residential clubs.

Industry, General. Manufacturing of products from extracted or raw materials or recycled or secondary materials, or bulk storage and handling of such products and materials. This classification includes operations such as biomass energy conversion; food and beverage processing; textile mills; production apparel manufacturing; photographic processing plants; leather and allied product manufacturing; wood product manufacturing; paper manufacturing; chemical manufacturing; plastics and rubber products manufacturing; nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing; primary metal manufacturing; fabricated metal product manufacturing; and automotive, ship, aircraft, and heavy equipment manufacturing.

Industry, Limited. Establishments engaged in light industrial activities taking place primarily within enclosed buildings and producing minimal impacts on nearby properties. This classification includes operations such as manufacturing finished parts or products primarily from previously prepared materials; commercial laundries and dry cleaning plants; mobile home manufacturing; monument works; printing, engraving and publishing; computer and electronic product manufacturing; furniture and related product manufacturing; and industrial services.

Instructional Services. Establishments that offer specialized programs in personal growth and development such as music, vocal, fitness and dancing instruction.

Light Fleet-Based Services. Passenger transportation services, local delivery services, medical transport, and other businesses that rely on fleets of three (3) or more vehicles with rated capacities less than ten thousand (10,000) pounds. This classification includes parking, dispatching, and offices for taxicab and limousine operations, non-emergency medical transport, local messenger and document delivery services, home cleaning services, and similar businesses. This classification does not include towing operations (see Automobile/Vehicle Sales And Services: Towing And Impound) or taxi or delivery services with two (2) or fewer fleet vehicles on-site (see Business Services).

Maintenance And Repair Services. The on-site maintenance or repair of office machines, household appliances, furniture, and similar items. This classification excludes maintenance and repair of vehicles or boats (see Automobile/Vehicle Sales And Services) and personal apparel (see Personal Services).

Massage Establishments. Healing arts.

Medical Facilities. These classifications exclude veterinary and animal hospitals (see Animal Care, Sales And Services).

   Hospitals. State-licensed facilities providing medical, surgical, psychiatric, or emergency medical services to sick or injured persons.

   Medical Clinic. This classification includes facilities for multiple physicians, medical groups, inpatient or outpatient treatment, including substance-abuse programs as well as training, research, and administrative services for patients and employees.

   Professional/Medical. This classification is for the single practitioner; to include offices where medical and dental services are provided by physicians, dentists, chiropractors, optometrists, and similar medical professionals, including, where affiliated with a medical practitioner, massage therapy.

Mining And Quarrying. The extraction of nonmetallic minerals, including dredging and sand and gravel pit operations. This classification includes surface mining operations.

Mobile Home Parks. Mobile housing in a planned development with common area amenities. Spaces for mobile homes may be rented, leased or owned through a subdivision, cooperative, condominium or other form of resident ownership.

Multi-Family Residential. Two (2) or more dwelling units on a lot. Types of multiple family dwellings include duplexes, garden apartments, senior housing developments, and multi-story apartment buildings.

Nurseries And Garden Centers. Establishments primarily engaged in retailing nursery and garden products - such as trees, shrubs, plants, seeds, bulbs, and sod - that are predominantly grown elsewhere. These establishments may sell a limited amount of a product they grow themselves. Fertilizer and soil products are stored and sold in package form only. This classification includes wholesale and retail nurseries offering plants for sale.

Offices.

   General Offices. Offices of firms or organizations providing professional, executive, management, administrative or design services, such as accounting, architectural, computer software design, engineering, graphic design, interior design, investment, and legal offices, excluding banks, and savings and loan associations (see Banks And Financial Institutions).

   Walk-In Clientele. Offices of firms or organizations providing services to the public that rely on heavy pedestrian activity and constant visits by clients, including real estate offices, landlord-tenant services, credit counseling, and financial tax services.

Park And Recreation Facilities, Public. Parks, playgrounds, fairgrounds, recreation facilities, trails, wildlife preserves, and related open spaces, all of which are noncommercial. This classification also includes playing fields, courts, gymnasiums, swimming pools, picnic facilities, tennis courts, and golf courses, botanical gardens, as well as related food concessions or community centers within the facilities.

Parking, Public Or Private. Surface lots and structures for use of occupants, employees, or patrons on the subject site or offering parking to the public for a fee when such use is not incidental to another activity.

Personal Services. Provision of recurrently needed services of a personal nature. This classification includes barber and beauty shops, massage therapy, tattoo parlors, seamstresses, tailors, dry cleaning agents (excluding large-scale bulk cleaning plants), shoe repair shops, self-service laundries, photocopying and photo finishing services, and travel agencies.

Public Safety Facilities. Facilities providing public-safety and emergency services, including police and fire protection and emergency medical services, with incidental storage, and maintenance facilities.

Recycling Facility. A facility for receiving, temporarily storing, transferring and/or processing materials for recycling, reuse, or final disposal. A certified recycling facility or certified processor means a recycling facility certified by the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act. A recycling facility does not include storage containers or processing activity located on the premises of a residential, commercial or manufacturing use and used solely for the recycling of material generated by that residential property, business or manufacturer. This use type does not include waste transfer facilities that operate as materials recovery, recycling, and solid waste transfer operations and are classified as utilities.

Recycling Collection Facility. A use that serves as a neighborhood drop off point for the temporary storage of recyclable materials but where the processing and sorting of such items is not conducted on-site.

Recycling Processing Facility. Facilities that receive, sort, store and/or process recyclable materials.

Reverse Vending Machine. An automated mechanical device that accepts, sorts and processes recyclable materials and issues a cash refund or a redeemable credit slip.

Religious Facilities. A facility for religious worship and incidental religious education and offices, including churches, temples, and other facilities used primarily for religious services or activities. This classification excludes private schools for primary or secondary education, as defined in this section, which also may be available for temporary use by the general public or civic, cultural, or educational organizations.

Residential Care Facilities, General. Facilities that require a State license or are State licensed and provide twenty four (24) hour primarily non-medical care and supervision, or skilled nursing services, for more than six (6) persons in need of personal services, supervision, protection, or assistance for sustaining the activities of daily living. Living accommodations are shared living quarters with or without separate kitchen or bathroom facilities for each room or unit. This classification includes facilities that are operated for profit as well as those operated by public or not-for-profit institutions, including hospices, nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, and convalescent facilities. This category excludes transitional housing, foster family homes, community service facilities, and any facilities supervised by or under contract with the State Department of Corrections.

Residential Care Facilities, Limited. Facilities that require a State license or are State licensed and provide twenty four (24) hour non-medical care and supervision for six (6) or fewer persons in need of personal services, supervision, protection, or assistance for sustaining the activities of daily living, excluding the licensee or members of the licensee's family or persons employed as facility staff. Living accommodations are shared living quarters with or without separate kitchen or bathroom facilities for each room or unit. This classification includes facilities that are operated for profit as well as those operated by public or not-for-profit institutions, including hospices.

Retail Sales. The retail sale or rental of merchandise not specifically listed under another use classification. This classification includes department stores, clothing stores, furniture stores, pet supply stores, small hardware stores (with 10,000 square feet or less of floor area), and businesses retailing the following goods: toys, hobby materials, handcrafted items, jewelry, cameras, photographic supplies and services (including portraiture and retail photo processing), medical supplies and equipment, pharmacies, electronic equipment, records, sporting goods, kitchen utensils, hardware, appliances, antiques, art galleries, art supplies and services, paint and wallpaper, carpeting and floor covering, office supplies, bicycles, video rental, and new automotive parts and accessories (excluding vehicle service and installation). Retail sales may be combined with other services such as office machine, computer, electronics, and similar small-item repairs. This classification includes secondhand and wholesale stores.

Swap Meet. Any indoor or outdoor place, in an approved location, or for an approved activity where new or used goods or secondhand personal property is offered for sale or exchange to the general public by a multitude of individual licensed vendors, usually in compartmentalized spaces. The term swap meet is interchangeable with and applicable to: flea markets, auctions, open air markets, farmers markets, or other similarly named or labeled activities; but the term does not include the usual supermarket or department store retail operations.

Salvage And Wrecking. Storage and dismantling of vehicles and equipment for sale of parts, as well as their collection, storage, exchange or sale of goods including, but not limited to, any used building materials, used containers or steel drums, used tires, and similar or related articles or property.

Schools, Public Or Private. Facilities for primary or secondary education, including public schools, charter schools, and private institutions having curricula comparable to that required in the public schools of the State of California.

Sexually Oriented Business. An establishment or concern that, as a regular and substantial course of conduct, offers, sells or distributes adult-oriented merchandise, or that offers to its patrons materials, products, merchandise, services, entertainment or performances that have sexual arousal, sexual gratification, and/or sexual stimulation as their dominant theme, or are characterized by an emphasis on specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas and are not customarily open to the general public because they exclude minors by virtue of their age. This classification does not include any establishment offering professional services conducted, operated, or supervised by medical practitioners, physical therapists, nurses, chiropractors, psychologist, social workers, marriage and family counselors, osteopaths, and persons holding licenses or certificates under applicable State law or accreditation from recognized programs when performing functions pursuant to the respective license or certificate. Includes sexually oriented businesses defined in subsection 301.17B, "Definitions", of this chapter.

Single Family Dwelling. A dwelling unit designed for occupancy by one household, and located on a separate lot from any other unit (except accessory living quarters, where permitted). This classification includes individual manufactured housing units installed on a foundation system pursuant to section 18551 of the California Health and Safety Code.

   Attached. A single-family dwelling unit, located singly on a lot, but attached through common vertical walls to one or more dwellings on abutting lots. An attached single-family dwelling unit is sometimes referred to as a “townhome”.

   Detached. A single-family dwelling unit that is not attached to any other dwelling unit.

Single Room Occupancy. A residential facility where individual secure rooms, which may or may not include cooking facilities, are rented to one or two (2) person households for a weekly or monthly period of time. This use type is distinct from a hotel or motel, which is a commercial use.

Social Service Facilities. Any noncommercial facility, such as homeless shelters, and emergency shelters, that may also provide meals, showers, and/or laundry facilities. Specialized programs and services related to the needs of the residents may also be provided. This classification excludes transitional housing facilities that provide living accommodations for a longer term. This classification includes interim housing options such as navigation centers, bridge housing, and respite and recuperative care.

Transitional And Supportive Housing. As defined in sections 50675.2 and 50675.14, respectively, of the Health and Safety Code.

Transportation Passenger Terminals. Facilities for passenger transportation operations. This classification includes rail stations, bus terminals, and scenic and sightseeing facilities, but does not include airports or heliports.

Utilities, Major. Generating plants, electric substations, solid waste collection, including transfer stations and materials recovery (recycling processing) facilities, solid waste treatment and disposal, water or wastewater treatment plants, and similar facilities of public agencies or public utilities.

Utilities, Minor. Facilities accessory to an established use involving only minor structures, such as electrical distribution lines, solar panels and underground water and sewer lines.

Utilities, Renewable Energy Facility. Facilities including solar, wind or other facility utilizing renewable energy.

Warehousing And Storage. Storage and distribution facilities without sales to the public on-site or direct public access.

   Chemical, Mineral, And Explosives Storage. Storage of hazardous materials including but not limited to: bottled gas, chemicals, minerals and ores, petroleum or petroleum- based fuels, fireworks, and explosives.

   Indoor Warehousing And Storage. The storage of general merchandise or refrigerated goods within enclosed buildings. Establishments in this classification provide facilities to store commercial goods, but do not sell the goods they handle. They may provide a range of services related to the distribution of goods, including labeling, breaking bulk, inventory control and management, order entry and fulfillment, price marking and ticketing, and transportation arrangement. However, they always provide warehousing or storage in addition to any logistics services.

   Personal Storage. Facilities offering storage for individual use, including mini-warehouses and mini-storage.

Wholesaling And Distribution. Indoor storage and sale of goods to other firms for resale; storage of goods for transfer to retail outlets of the same firm; or storage and sale of materials and supplies used in production or operation, including janitorial and restaurant supplies. Wholesalers are primarily engaged in business-to-business sales, but may sell to individual consumers through mail or internet orders. They normally operate from a warehouse or office having little or no display of merchandise, and are not designed to solicit walk-in traffic.

(Ord. 1854, 5-7-2019; amd. Ord. 1909, 1-21-2025)