Land Use Regulations specify land uses permitted or conditionally permitted in each zone, and include special requirements, if any, applicable to specific uses. Land use regulations for zoning districts and overlay zones are in Article 2 of this chapter. Additional regulations for special uses are in Article 4.

Development standards control the height, bulk, location, and appearance of structures on development sites. Development regulations for base zones and overlay zones are in Article 2 of the zoning regulations. Certain development regulations, applicable in all or several zones, are in Articles 3 through 11. These include, but are not limited to, regulations for site development; parking and loading; signs; landscaping; and nonconforming uses and structures.

Procedures relate to the administration of zoning regulations, including requirements for notice and public hearings on applications for Conditional Use Permits; Planning Commission Design Review; Harbor Commission Design Review; Administrative Review; Modifications; Variances; Zoning Amendments; and General Plan Amendments. The procedures also include criteria for the approval of each type of application. Procedural regulations are in Article 12.

Zone boundaries shown as approximately following the property line of a lot shall be construed to follow such property line.

On unsubdivided land, or where a zone boundary divides a lot, the location of the zone boundary shall be determined by using the scale appearing on the zoning map, unless the boundary location is indicated by dimensions printed on the map.

Zone boundaries shown as approximately following right-of-way lines of streets, alleys, railroads or other identifiable boundary lines shall be construed to follow such right-of-way or boundary lines.

Where any public street, alley or right-of-way, or any portion of the same, is officially vacated or abandoned, the area comprising such vacated street or alley shall acquire the zone of the property to which it reverts. In the event such street, alley or right-of-way was the boundary between two zones, the new zone boundaries shall be at the new property line.

Where further uncertainty exists, the Planning Commission, upon a written application or on its own motion, shall determine the location of the boundary by written decision, giving due consideration to the location indicated on the Zoning Map, the objectives of this chapter, and the purposes set forth in the zone regulations.

R-1 Single-Family Residential Zone.

R-1 A Single-Family Residential Zone.

R-2 Low Density Multiple-Family Residential Zone.

R-3 Low Density Multiple-Family Residential Zones: R-3 and R-3A.

RMD Medium Density Multiple-Family Residential Zone.

RH High Density Multiple-Family Residential Zones: RH-1, RH-2, and RH-3.

R-MHP Mobile Home Park Zone.

C-1 Commercial Zone.

C-2 Commercial Zones: C-2, C-2A, C-2B, and C-2-PD.

C-3 Commercial Zones: C-3, C-3A, C-3B and C-3-PD.

C-4 Commercial Zones: C-4, C-4A, and C-4-PD.

C-5 Commercial Zones: C-5A.

CC Coastal Commercial Zones: CC-1, CC-2, CC-3, CC-4 and CC-5.

MU-1 Mixed Use Zone.

MU-2 Mixed Use Zone.

MU-3 Mixed Use Zones: MU-3, MU-3A, and MU-3C.

CR Regional Commercial Zone.

I-1 Industrial Zones: I-1, I-1A, and I-1B.

I-2 Industrial Zones: I-2 and I-2A.

IC-1 Industrial-Commercial Zone.

P-CIV Civic Center Zone.

P-RVP Riviera Village Parking Zone.

P-ROW Right-of-Way Zone.

P-CF Community Facility Zone.

P-PRO Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Zone.

P-SF School Facility Zone.

P-GP Generating Plant Zone.

(H) Historic Overlay Zone.

(PLD) Planned Development Overlay Zone.

(MU) Mixed-Use Overlay Zone.

(RIV) Riviera Village Overlay Zone.

(AHO) Affordable Housing Overlay Zone.

(IF) Industrial Flex Overlay Zone.

"And" indicates that all the connected words or provisions shall apply.

"Or" indicates that the connected words or provisions may apply singly but not in combination.

"Either...or" indicates that the connected words or provisions shall apply singly but not in combination.

"And/or" indicates that the connected words may apply either singly or in combination.

"Abandoned automobile service station" shall mean an automobile service station which, for 180 consecutive days, has been vacant and/or not operated for the servicing of motor vehicles as is customary and common practice among service stations within the city.

"Abutting" shall mean having district boundaries or lot lines in common. Lots or parcels of land which touch at corners only shall not be deemed abutting. "Abut," "adjoining" and "contiguous" shall mean the same as "abutting."

"Accessory building" shall mean a detached building which is subordinate to the main building or structure on the same lot.

"Accessory dwelling unit" shall mean a residential dwelling unit on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence or multi-family dwelling that is within a proposed or existing primary residence or multi-family dwelling or a structure accessory to a proposed or existing primary residence, or a residential dwelling unit detached from a proposed or existing primary residence or multi-family dwelling that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on the same lot as the proposed or existing primary residence or multi-family dwelling. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family or multi-family dwelling is or will be situated. An accessory dwelling unit includes an efficiency unit as defined in Section 17958.1 of the California Health and Safety Code and a manufactured home as defined in Section 18007 of the California Health and Safety Code.

"Accessory structure" shall mean a structure which is subordinate to the main building or structure on the same lot. This classification includes accessory buildings.

"Accessory use" shall mean a use incidental, related, appropriate, and clearly subordinate to the main use of the lot or building, which accessory use does not alter the principal use of the subject lot or affect other properties in the zone.

"Adult business" shall mean a business based upon materials or performances that depict, describe, or relate to "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas," as defined under "adult use" in this section.

"Adult use" shall include the following:

"Aerospace manufacturing" shall mean an establishment engaged in fabricating, manufacturing, and/or assembling of spacecraft, aircraft, and associated aerospace systems and components, including related machine shops, plating shops, sheet metal shops, spray-painting shops, model shops, and plastics shops.

"Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) Project" shall mean a development project proposed or developed within an affordable housing overlay zone that qualifies to use the optional standards of the AHO zone and elects to do so. Qualifying projects must meet the requirements of either a Tier 1 or Tier 2 project as follows:

"Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO) Site" shall mean a site identified in the Housing Element of the General Plan that would be rezoned with an "Affordable Housing Overlay" and represented in the Land Use Element by the residential overlay (-R) General Plan land use designation. On these sites, qualifying AHO Projects may elect to use the regulations and standards of the AHO zone rather than those of the underlying zone. AHO sites include the following sites identified on the Land Use Plan of the General Plan:

"Alley" shall mean any public or private dedicated way intended for vehicular service to the rear or side of property served by a street.

"Altered" shall have the same meaning as "structural alteration."

"Ambulance services" shall mean an establishment providing emergency medical care or transportation, including incidental storage and maintenance of vehicles and crew facilities.

"Ambulatory person" shall mean a person who is able to walk unassisted or a patient who is not bedridden.

"Animal sales and services" shall include establishments providing the following retail or service uses:

"Antique" shall mean any article which, because of age, rarity or historical significance, has a monetary value greater than the original value, or which has an age recognized by the United States government as entitling the article to an import duty less than that prescribed for contemporary merchandise.

"Antique shop" shall mean an establishment primarily engaged in the sale of antiques.

"Apartment unit" shall mean a room or suite of two or more rooms with a single kitchen in a multiple-family dwelling, occupied or suitable for occupance as a dwelling unit for one family.

"Arcade" shall mean an establishment which provides five or more electronic, mechanical, or manually operated games which are activated by money or tokens or for which the participant pays money for the privilege of playing such electronic, mechanical, or manually operated games at such establishment.

"Artists' studio" shall mean a building containing work space and retail sales space for artists and artisans producing individual one-of-a-kind works of art, including individuals practicing a fine art, or skilled in an applied art or craft, provided that the use does not impact any other use or property with noise, odor, dust, vibration, or other nuisance. This classification includes, but is not limited to, painter's studios, ceramic studios, and custom jewelry studios. This classification does not include the use of mechanical equipment exceeding two horsepower or the use of more than one kiln, and such kiln shall not exceed eight kilowatts.

"Automobile wrecking" or "automobile dismantling" shall mean the dismantling and/or wrecking of used motor vehicles or trailers, and/or the storage, sale, or dumping of dismantled, partially dismantled, obsolete, or wrecked vehicles or parts.

"Awning" shall mean a roof-like cover supported entirely from the exterior wall of a building, and installed over or in front of openings or windows in a building, and consisting of a fixed or movable frame and a top of canvas or other similar material covering the entire space enclosed between the frame and the building.

"Balcony" shall mean a platform that projects from the wall of a building, typically above the first level, and is surrounded by a rail, balustrade, or parapet on at least one side.

"Balloon" shall mean any floating air-filled or gas-filled object tethered to a fixed location.

"Banks" and "savings and loans" shall mean State or Federally chartered financial institutions that provide retail banking services to individuals and businesses.

"Bars" and "cocktail lounges" shall mean establishments where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises. This classification excludes restaurants and commercial recreation uses which may serve alcoholic beverages incidental to the primary use.

"Basement" shall mean any floor level below the first story in a building (see definition of "story").

"Beverage manufacturing" shall mean an establishment engaged in manufacturing, processing, and/or bottling or packaging of beverages for wholesaling and distribution. This use may include incidental direct sale to consumers of products manufactured on site, souvenirs, and ancillary tasting facilities for the public.

"Billiard parlor" shall mean an establishment which provides five or more billiard and/or pool tables.

"Body art" shall mean to adorn the body through the permanent application of a tattoo or insertion of an object, such as jewelry, into a hole for display purposes. Body art is the collective term for any single activity or combination of activities defined herein as tattooing or body piercing.

"Body art employee" shall mean any person performing body art in any body art studio in the City.

"Body art studio" shall mean any permanent premises, business, location, or facility, used or operated in whole or in part as a body piercing or tattoo shop.

"Body piercing" shall mean to puncture, perforate, or penetrate a human body part or tissue with an object, appliance, or instrument for the purpose of placing a foreign object in the perforation to prevent the perforation from closing. This includes, but is not limited to, creating such an opening in the lip, tongue, nose, eyebrow or navel for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other decorations. Body piercing does not include piercing of the ear lobe or outer portion of the ear. Body piercing includes the removal of body piercing jewelry, except when removal is performed by a physician or other professional licensed by the State of California Medical Board as part of a medical practice.

"Building" shall mean any structure with a roof supported by columns and/or walls securely affixed to the ground which building is designed and/or used for the shelter and enclosure of persons, animals, or property.

"Building height" or "height" shall mean the vertical distance as measured continuously along a line at existing grade bisecting the width of the lot to the highest point of a building or structure, except as provided elsewhere in this chapter (see illustration that follows).

"Building material sales" shall mean an establishment engaged in retailing or wholesaling of building supplies or equipment. This classification includes lumber yards and tool and equipment sales, but excludes retail sales of paint and hardware, building contractor's yards, and activities classified under "Equipment Leasing and Rentals."

"Building wall" shall mean the vertical surface, or any element thereof, including any member or group of members attached thereto, which defines the exterior boundaries of a building.

"Business and trade school" shall mean a specialized instructional establishment which provides on-site training of business, commercial, and/or trade skills such as accounting, data processing and computer repair. This classification excludes establishments providing training in an activity that is not otherwise permitted in the zone. Incidental instructional services in conjunction with another primary use shall not be considered a business and trade school.

"Canopy" shall have the same meaning as "awning" as defined in this section, except that a canopy contains separate supporting posts and is not supported entirely from the exterior wall of a building.

"Cemetery" shall mean a place for burying the dead. This use may include a mortuary and chapel as secondary uses operated in conjunction with the cemetery.

"Center line" shall mean the center line of any street, as established by the City Engineer by official surveys, and on file in the office of the City Engineer.

"Certified massage sole proprietorship" means any massage business where the owner is the only person employed or used by that business to provide massage services and the owner has a current and valid State certification and City registration certificate.

"Check-cashing business" shall mean an establishment that for compensation engages in the business of cashing checks, warrants, drafts, money orders, or other commercial paper serving the same purpose. This classification does not include a State or Federally chartered bank, savings association, credit union, or industrial loan company. Further, this classification does not include establishments selling consumer goods, including consumables, where the cashing of checks or money orders is incidental to the main purpose of the business.

"Church" shall mean facilities for religious worship and incidental religious education, but not including private schools as defined in this section.

"City" shall mean the City of Redondo Beach.

"Clubs and lodges" shall mean a private or nonprofit organization providing meeting, recreational, or social facilities primarily for use by members and/or guests.

"Commercial printing" shall mean an establishment providing printing, blueprinting, photocopying, engraving, binding, or related services.

"Commercial recreation" shall mean an establishment exclusively or primarily engaged in the provision of participant or spectator recreation or entertainment. This classification includes, but is not limited to, theaters, cinemas, performance art facilities, sports arenas, convention centers, amusement parks, bowling alleys, billiard parlors, ice/roller skating rinks, golf courses, miniature golf courses, swimming pools, hot tubs, tennis/racquetball courts, and arcades.

"Commercial vehicle" shall mean a vehicle which, when operated upon a street, is required to be registered as a commercial vehicle by the State Vehicle Code, and which is used or maintained for the transportation of persons for hire, compensation, or profit, or which is designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property.

"Communications facilities" shall mean establishments engaged in broadcasting, recording, and other communication services accomplished through electronic or telephonic mechanisms. This classification includes, but is not limited to, radio, television, or recording studios, telephone switching centers, and telegraph offices.

"Community apartment project" shall mean a common interest development in which an undivided interest in land is coupled with the right of exclusive occupancy of an apartment located thereon. For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise indicated by the context, "community apartment project" shall mean the same thing and shall be treated in the same manner as a residential condominium project as defined in this section.

"Community apartment separate interest" shall mean the exclusive right to occupy an apartment in which an undivided interest in land is coupled with the right of exclusive occupancy of an apartment located thereon. For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise indicated by the context, "community apartment" shall mean the same thing and shall be treated in the same manner as a residential condominium unit as defined in this section.

"Community center" shall mean a building, buildings, or portions thereof used for recreational, social, educational, and cultural activities which buildings are owned and/or operated by a public, nonprofit, or public serving group or agency.

"Condominium" shall mean an undivided interest in common in a portion of real property coupled with a separate interest in space called a "unit," the boundaries of which are described on a recorded final map, parcel map, or condominium plan in sufficient detail to locate all boundaries thereof. The area within these boundaries may be filled with air, earth, or water, or any combination thereof, and need not be physically attached to land except by easements for access and, if necessary, support. The description of the unit may refer to: (i) boundaries described in the recorded final map, parcel map, or condominium plan, (ii) physical boundaries, either in existence, or to be constructed, such as wall, floors, and ceilings of a structure or any portion thereof, (iii) an entire structure containing one or more units, or (iv) any combination thereof. The portion or portions of the real property held in undivided interest may be all of the real property, except for the separate interest, or may include a particular three-dimensional portion thereof, the boundaries of which are described on a recorded final map, parcel map, or condominium plan. The area within these boundaries may be filled with air, earth, or water, or any combination thereof, and need not be physically attached to land except by easements for access and, if necessary, support. An individual condominium within a condominium project may include, in addition, a separate interest in other portions of the real property. This term shall also include stock-cooperative developments.

"Condominium project" shall mean a common interest development consisting of condominiums. The following terms, when used in reference to condominiums or condominium projects shall be defined as follows:

"Convalescent facilities" shall mean establishments providing care on a 24 hour basis for persons requiring regular medical attention, but excluding facilities providing surgical or emergency medical services.

"Converted automobile service station" shall mean an automobile service station which is being utilized for a use other than the servicing of motor vehicles as defined in this section.

"Cultural institution" shall mean a nonprofit institution displaying or preserving objects of interest in one or more of the arts or sciences. This classification includes, but is not limited to, libraries, museums, aquariums, scientific research and education facilities and art galleries.

"Custom manufacturing" shall mean an establishment primarily engaged in on-site production of goods by hand manufacturing. This classification includes, but is not limited to, the manufacture of arts and crafts, silkscreening, and custom race car assembly, and may include no more than 10% or 1,000 square feet of floor area, whichever is less, for the incidental direct sale to consumers of only those goods produced on-site.

"Day care center, adult" shall mean a State-licensed facility to provide necessary care and supervision to persons 18 years of age or older on less than a 24 hour basis. Adult day care centers include the various types of adult day services as defined under State law and periodically amended, which includes "adult day care facilities," "adult social day care facilities," and "adult day health care facilities."

"Day care center, child" shall mean a State-licensed facility, other than a family day care home, providing nonmedical care and supervision to children under 18 years of age on less than a 24 hour basis. Child day care centers shall include "day care centers" as defined under state law and periodically amended, which includes infant centers, preschools, and extended day care facilities.

"Deck" shall mean a platform other than a balcony, either freestanding or attached to a building, without a roof, that is supported by pillars, posts, or walls.

"Duplex" shall mean a building consisting of two dwelling units, on a lot containing no other dwelling units.

"Driveway" shall mean an appropriately paved and privately-owned surface or road which provides access to off-street parking or loading facilities.

"Dwelling" or "dwelling unit" shall mean a building, or portion thereof, consisting of one or more rooms, including a kitchen, which is designed and used or available for use exclusively as a single residence and which otherwise conforms to the provisions of this chapter.

"Dwelling, guest" shall mean living quarters within an accessory building which are for the exclusive use of transient non-renting visitors to the residents of the main building, not containing more than two bedrooms and one bathroom, not containing a kitchen or kitchen-related plumbing or cooking facilities, and not exceeding 600 square feet in gross floor area.

"Dwelling, multiple-family" or "multi-family residential development" shall mean one or more buildings located on a lot containing a total of two or more dwellings.

"Dwelling, one-family" or "dwelling, single-family" shall mean a building consisting of one dwelling unit, on a lot containing no other dwelling unit, no portion of which shall be rented, leased, or otherwise conveyed as additional dwelling units.

"Dwelling, townhouse" shall mean a single-family dwelling which visually appears to share one or more common walls with another single-family dwelling, but which, in fact, is structurally and functionally independent of any other main building.

"Electronics manufacturing" shall mean an establishment engaged in fabricating, manufacturing, and/or assembling electrical and related parts, electrical appliances, electrical devices, motors, radios, televisions, stereos, and printed circuits, including plating shops, etching, and photography.

"Emergency shelter" means housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless person, as defined by Section 50801(e) of the California Health and Safety Code. No individual or household may be denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay.

"Employee housing" shall mean qualified employee housing providing accommodation for six or fewer employees, pursuant to the Health and Safety Code Section 17021.5(b).

"Equipment leasing and rentals" shall mean an establishment leasing or renting construction equipment, or horticultural or agricultural equipment, including storage and incidental maintenance.

"Establishment with drive-up service" shall mean a business or institution providing services accessible to persons who remain in their automobiles.

"Facilities maintenance and construction shops" shall mean activities supporting the maintenance of facilities on the same site as the primary use, including, but not limited to, machine shops, carpenter shops, electric shops, sheet metal shops, and mechanical and plumbing shops.

"Family" shall mean an individual or two or more persons, living together in dwelling unit, with common access to and common use of all living, kitchen, and eating areas within a dwelling unit..

"Family day care home" shall mean a dwelling which regularly provides care, protection, and supervision of 14 or fewer children, in the provider's own home, for periods of less than 24 hours per day, while the parents or guardians are away, and includes the following:

"Fire arm sales" or "firearms business" shall mean an establishment having at least 25% of its gross floor area used for the sale of fire arms, ammunition and ammunition components, and hunting or shooting equipment.

"Floor area, gross." In calculating gross floor area, all horizontal dimensions shall be taken from the exterior faces of walls, including covered enclosed porches, but not including the area of inner courts or shaft enclosures.

"Floor area ratio" or "F.A.R." shall mean the numerical value obtained through dividing the gross floor area of a building or buildings located on a lot by the total area of such lot.

"Food and beverage sales" shall mean an establishment which is maintained, operated, and/or advertised or held out to the public as a place where the primary use is retail sales of food and beverages for off-site preparation and consumption. Typical uses include grocery markets and delicatessens. This category does not include liquor stores.

"Food manufacturing" shall mean an establishment engaged in manufacturing, processing, and/or packaging of food products for wholesaling and distribution. This use may include incidental direct sale to consumers of the products manufactured on site, souvenirs, and ancillary tasting facilities for the public.

"Garage" shall include the following:

"General Plan" shall mean the General Plan of the City of Redondo Beach, consisting of the General Plan and Map, adopted by the City Council.

"Grade, existing" shall mean the surface of the ground or pavement at a stated location as it exists prior to disturbance in preparation for a construction project. Where the existing grade has been disturbed by a prior development, the Community Development Director or decision-making body may interpolate existing grade based on the surrounding undisturbed existing grade on other portions of the site or adjacent to the site.

"Grade, finished" shall mean the finished surface elevation of the ground or pavement at a stated location after the completion of a construction project.

"Harbor/Civic Center Specific Plan" shall mean the Harbor/Civic Center Specific Plan of the City of Redondo Beach, adopted by the City Council.

"Hazardous waste" shall mean any waste, or combination of wastes, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may:

"Hazardous waste facility" shall mean all contiguous land, structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the land, used for handling, treating, storing or disposing of hazardous wastes.

"Health and physical fitness facilities" shall mean athletic facilities and gymnasiums, including, but not limited to, weight training facilities, aerobic exercise floors, racquetball courts, swimming pools, and similar athletic facilities.

"Height" shall mean the same as "building height."

"Helicopter" shall mean a rotocraft which depends for its support and motion in the air principally upon the lift generated by one or more power-driven rotors which rotate on substantially vertical axes.

"Heliport" shall mean an area of land or water or a structural surface which is used, or intended for use, for landings and takeoffs of helicopters, including facilities for fueling, maintenance, storage, and hangars, and other necessary buildings and open spaces.

"Helistop" shall mean an area of land or water or structural surface which is used, or intended for use, for landings and takeoffs of helicopters, except that no fueling, maintenance, or storage of helicopters is permitted.

"Home occupation" shall mean an occupation carried on by the occupant(s) of a dwelling as a secondary use in connection with which there is no display, no walk-in customers, no stock-in-trade, nor commodity sold upon the premises, no person employed, and no mechanical equipment used, except such as is necessary for housekeeping purposes.

"Hospital" shall mean a facility providing medical, surgical, psychiatric, and/or emergency medical services to sick or injured persons, primarily on an in-patient basis. This classification includes incidental facilities for out-patient treatment, as well as training, research, and administrative services for patients and employees.

"Hotel" or "motel" shall mean an establishment offering lodging for a period of 30 consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full days. This classification includes public meeting rooms and eating, drinking, and banquet services associated with the facility. Establishments as defined above shall provide kitchens in no more than 50% of guest units, except that kitchens may be provided in all limited use overnight visitor accommodations.

"Household" shall mean all the people who occupy a housing unit. A household includes all related and unrelated people, who share the dwelling unit. A person living alone in a dwelling unit, or a group of unrelated people sharing a dwelling unit are also counted as a household.

"Household, lower income" shall mean a household making up to 80% of the area median income (AMI) as defined by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).

"Household pet" shall mean a domesticated animal commonly maintained in residence with man.

"Household products manufacturing" shall mean the fabrication or production of household goods, including cutlery, hardware, handtools, kitchen utensils, cosmetics, and similar products.

"Instrument manufacturing" shall mean an establishment engaged in fabricating, manufacturing, and/or assembling electronic, medical, and precision instruments.

"Junior accessory dwelling unit" shall mean a unit that is no more than 500 square feet in size and is contained entirely within a single-family residence, its attached and enclosed garage, or other space that is enclosed and attached to the single-family residence. A junior accessory dwelling unit may include separate sanitation facilities or may share sanitation facilities with the existing structure

"Junk yard" shall mean the use of a lot, or the use of any portion of a lot, for the dismantling of machinery or for the storage or keeping for sale of parts and equipment resulting from such dismantling or wrecking, or for the storage or keeping of junk, including scrap metals or other scrap materials.

"Kennel" shall mean any lot or premises on which four or more dogs or cats at least four months of age are kept, boarded, or trained, whether in special buildings or runways or not.

"Kitchen" shall mean a room in a building or dwelling unit or facilities which are used for the cooking or preparation of food.

"Laboratory" shall mean an establishment providing analytical or testing services, including, but not limited to, chemical labs, dental-medical labs, optical labs, and labs conducting mechanical, electrical, physical, or environmental tests, vibration analysis, cryogenics, and research and development.

"Landscaping" shall mean the planting and maintenance of live trees, shrubs, ground covers, and lawn areas, including the installation of irrigation systems required by the provisions of this chapter. "Landscaping" may include inorganic decorative materials of natural or man-made origin if used to accent or complement, but in no case imitate, the natural vegetation. Inorganic decorative materials may include rock, stone, wood, waterfall, fountains, pools, sculptures, benches, and architectural screens, walls, and fences.

"Liquor store" shall mean an establishment having at least 50% of its gross floor area used for the sale of alcoholic beverages intended for off-site consumption.

"Living area" shall mean the interior habitable area of a dwelling unit, including habitable basements and attics, but does not include a garage or any nonhabitable accessory structure.

"Loading space" shall mean an off-street space on the same lot with a main building, or contiguous to a group of buildings, for the temporary parking of commercial vehicles while loading or unloading, and which has access from a street, alley, or other permanent means of ingress and egress.

"Lot" shall mean:

—Real property with a separate and distinct number or other designation shown on a plat recorded in the office of the County Recorder as a part of an approved subdivision; or

—Real property delineated on a record of survey, lot split, or subparceling map approved by the City; or

—Real property abutting at least one public street or right-of-way and held in separate ownership from adjacent or abutting property prior to September 9, 1964, provided such real property contains 5,000 square feet or more of lot area; or

—Real property abutting at least one public street and held under separate ownership prior to September 27, 1948, having less than 5,000 square feet in lot area.

"Lot line" shall mean any line bounding a lot as defined in this section.

"Low barrier navigation center" shall mean a housing first, low barrier, temporary, service-enriched shelter focused on helping homeless individuals and families to quickly obtain permanent housing. Low barrier includes best practices to reduce barriers to entry, such as allowing partners, pets, storage of personal items, and privacy.

"Main building" shall mean a building which is designed for and used, or intended to be used, to accommodate the principal use on the lot. In residential zones, any dwelling shall be considered the main building on the lot.

"Maintenance and repair services" shall mean an establishment providing household appliance repair, furniture repair, office machine repair, bicycle repair or building maintenance services. This classification excludes maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, boats, or boats or ships.

"Mansard" or "mansard roof" shall mean a roof having two slopes on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the upper one (see illustration that follows).

"Marina" shall mean a boat basin with docks, boat slips, mooring facilities, supplies and equipment for small boats, and associated facilities serving boat users.

"Marina-related facilities" shall include:

"Massage" means any method of treating the external parts of the body for remedial, health, hygienic, or relaxation purposes for any form of compensation. "Massage" includes, but is not limited to, treatment by means of pressure or friction against, or stroking, kneading, rubbing, tapping, pounding, or stimulating, with or without the aid of or by means of any mechanical, electronic or electrical apparatus or appliance or with or without application of rubbing alcohol, liniments, aromatics, antiseptics, oils, powders, creams, lotions, ointments or other similar preparations commonly used in this practice. "Massage" shall not mean those ancillary services described in Section 6-2.07 of this Code.

"Massage business" or "massage establishment" means a business or establishment, including a sole proprietor or independent contractor, that offers massage therapy within the City, whether at a fixed place of business or at a location designated by the patron.

"Massage business employee" or "massage establishment employee" for the purposes of this chapter means all persons conducting business at a Massage Business as described in this Code.

"Massage business owner" or "massage business operator" means any and all owners of a massage business including any of the following persons: the managing responsible officer/employee, a general partner, a limited partner, a shareholder, a sole proprietor, or any person who has a 5% or greater ownership interest in a massage business whether as an individual, corporate entity, limited partner, shareholder or sole proprietor.

"Mezzanine" shall mean "mezzanine" as defined and determined by standards in the currently adopted and effective Building Code of the City.

"Mini-warehouse" or "self-storage facilities" shall mean a warehouse operation serving the public where customers rent or lease, and have direct access to, individual storage areas, compartments, or rooms within a larger structure or structures provided for storage use. This use may include limited caretaker facilities.

"Mixed use, horizontal" shall mean a project that combines different types of uses within multiple single-use buildings that offer complementary functions as a horizontal mixed use (HMU) project. A HMU project may include apartment buildings, businesses and retail stores all located within the same development site and operating as a cohesive district.

"Mixed use, vertical" shall mean a project that combines different types of uses within the same building as a vertical mixed use (VMU) project. A VMU project might include a building with commercial uses on the ground floor and residential or office uses on higher floors.

"Mortuary" shall mean an establishment providing services such as preparing the human dead for burial and arranging and managing funerals, and may include limited caretaker facilities. This classification excludes cemeteries, crematoriums, and columbariums.

"Motor vehicle body and fender shop" shall mean the site and improvements used for the activities of repairing, restoring, and/or painting the bodies of motor vehicles.

"Motor vehicle repair garage" (see "Vehicle sales, leasing, and services").

"Motor vehicle towing/storage" shall mean an establishment providing towing and/or storage of operative or inoperative vehicles. This classification includes storage of parking towaways, impound yards, and storage lots for buses and recreational vehicles, but does not include vehicle dismantling.

"Nonconforming building" shall mean a building, or portion thereof which does not conform to current zoning regulations.

"Nonconforming use" shall mean a use which does not conform to current zoning regulations.

"Non-profit service provider" shall mean a non-profit organization in compliance with Section 501(c)3 of the U.S. Tax Code, which may provide one or more of a variety of community services through an office-type facility. Examples of these services include education and training programs concerning family issues, children's health clinics, AIDS support, legal aid, and other similar services.

"Offices" shall include the following:

"Off-street parking facility" shall mean a lot, or portion thereof, improved for the parking of vehicles, including, but not limited to, enclosed garages and parking structures, open parking areas, aisles, driveways, and appurtenant landscaped planters and their improvements.

"Outdoor living space" shall mean either an open passive landscaped area specifically designed, improved, and maintained to enhance the architectural design, privacy, and general environmental quality of a residential development or an easily accessible public or private activity area specifically designed, improved, and maintained for outdoor living and/or recreation by occupants of the residential development.

"Park and recreation facilities" shall mean noncommercial parks, playgrounds, recreation facilities, and open spaces.

"Parking space" shall mean a space within an off-street parking facility which has the minimum attributes of size, location, and design specified in Article 5 (Parking requirements) of this chapter.

"Patio" shall mean a flat outdoor space constructed at or near grade level, consisting of natural or manmade material, typically of stone or concrete, and not fully enclosed. Patios are open to the sky, however, a patio cover for shade protection may be permitted as an architectural feature as regulated in this title.

"Pawnshop" shall mean an establishment engaged in the buying or selling of new or secondhand merchandise and offering loans secured by personal property.

"Performance art facilities" shall mean a public building used for theatrical performances, concerts, recitals, and similar entertainment. This classification excludes commercial cinemas or theaters.

"Personal convenience service" shall mean an establishment providing recurrently needed services of a personal nature. This classification includes, but is not limited to, barber and beauty shops, seamstresses, tailors, shoe repair shops, photocopying, retail dry cleaning establishments (excluding wholesale dry cleaning plants), selfservice laundromats, and similar services. This classification excludes tattoo parlors.

"Personal improvement services" shall mean an establishment providing instructional services or facilities, including, but not limited to, photography, fine arts, crafts, dance or music studios, driving schools, one-on-one training, personal training (three or less students per instructor), modeling agencies, and health or physical fitness businesses. Incidental instructional services associated with a retail use shall be classified as "retail sales" rather than "personal improvement services."

"Pier Reconstruction Architectural Design Guidelines and Standards" shall mean the architectural guidelines and standards as approved by the City Council in Resolution No. 7594 adopted on June 15, 1993 to guide the development of the pier.

"Plant nursery" shall mean a site used to raise trees, shrubs, flowers, and other plants for sale or for transplanting, and where all merchandise other than plants is kept within an enclosed building or fully screened enclosure, and fertilizer of any type is stored and sold in package form only.

"Porch" shall mean a deck with a roof, with screens for walls or otherwise open, and not fully enclosed on more than two sides.

"Primary unit" shall mean the existing or proposed principal single-family dwelling unit on the lot where an accessory dwelling unit would be located.

"Public building" shall mean a building owned and operated by a public agency for recreational or cultural uses.

"Public safety facility" shall mean a public facility providing public safety and emergency services, including police and fire protection and associated support and training facilities.

"Public utility facility" shall mean a building or structure used or intended to be used by any public utility including, but not limited to:

"Recreational equipment rental" shall mean an establishment primarily engaged in the rental of bikes, skates, surfboards, segways, and similar recreational equipment. This classification does not include rental of vehicles.

"Recreational facility" shall mean a publicly owned and operated recreational structure or building, such as a tennis court, swimming pool, multi-purpose community building, or similar use.

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

"Recycling facility" shall mean a center for the collection and/or processing of recyclable materials. "Certified recycling facility" or "certified processor" shall mean a recycling facility certified by the State Department of Conservation as meeting the requirements of the State Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act of 1986. A recycling facility does not include storage containers or processing activities located on the premises of a residential, commercial, or manufacturing use and used solely for the recycling of material generated by such residential property, business, or manufacturer. Recycling facilities may include the following:

"Registration certificate—Business" or "business registration certificate" means a certification issued by the Permit Administrator upon submission of satisfactory evidence as required that a massage business or sole proprietorship employs or uses only certified massage therapists or practitioners possessing valid and current State certifications and has satisfied all other requirements pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

"Rental housing" shall mean, for the purposes of condominium conversions pursuant to section 10-2.1610, any lot having two or more residential dwelling units thereon, and which has not been approved for condominium usage.

"Residential care facility" shall mean a residential facility providing 24 hour nonmedical care for persons in need of personal services, supervision, protection, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living. This classification includes only those services and facilities licensed by the State of California. This classification includes, but is not limited to: board and care homes; children's homes; congregate living health facilities; alcoholism or drug abuse recovery treatment facilities; transitional houses; rehabilitation centers; self-help group homes; and similar facilities. It also includes the following sub-categories:

"Residential care facility, limited" shall mean 24-hour non-medical care for six or fewer persons in need of personal services, supervision, protection, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living.

"Residential dwelling unit" shall mean, for the purposes of condominium conversions pursuant to Section 10-2.1610, a unit in rental housing which is intended for human habitation.

"Restaurant" shall include the following. This classification does not include snack shops.

"Retail sales" shall mean an establishment engaged in the retail sale of merchandise not specifically listed under another use classification as defined in this section. This classification includes, but is not limited to: department stores, clothing stores, furniture stores, and businesses retailing the following goods: toys, hobby materials, handcrafted items, jewelry, cameras, photographic supplies, books, electronic equipment, records, sporting goods, kitchen utensils, hardware, appliances, antiques, art supplies, paint and wallpaper, carpeting and floor covering, office supplies, bicycles, and new automotive parts and accessories (excluding service and installation). This classification excludes thrift shops and pawnshops.

"School, private" shall mean an educational institution having a curriculum comparable to that required in the public schools of the State of California.

"Second unit" shall mean an attached or detached residential dwelling unit which provides complete independent living facilities including a bathroom, kitchen, and sleeping quarters for one or more persons on a residentially zoned lot that already contains one legally established residential unit.

"Service station" (see "Vehicle sales, leasing, and services").

"Senior citizen" shall mean a person 62 years of age or older, or a person 55 years of age or older living in a "senior citizen housing development."

"Senior citizen housing development" shall mean a residential development having at least 35 dwelling units developed, substantially rehabilitated, or substantially renovated for senior citizens.

"Senior group housing" shall mean a building or buildings providing residence for a group of senior citizens with a central kitchen and dining facilities and a separate bedroom or private living quarters.

"Senior housing" shall mean housing:

"Setback" shall mean a required open space on an improved lot which is unoccupied by buildings and unobstructed by structures from the ground upward, except for projections and accessory buildings permitted by the provisions of this chapter. Setbacks shall be measured as the shortest distance between a property line and the nearest vertical support or wall of the building, enclosed or covered porch, or other structure.

"Sign" shall mean any device for visual communication which shall include any announcement, declaration, demonstration, display, illustration, or insignia, visible from the outside, which is used to advertise or promote the interests of any person, business, group, or enterprise, and shall include the following:

"Single room occupancy (SRO) housing" shall mean an efficiency unit that: (1) is occupied as a primary residence; and (2) is subject to state landlord-tenant law pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1940) of Title 5 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code. The term also includes a unit in an "SRO Project" as described in Title 4 California Code of Regulations Section 10325(g)(3)(H).

"Snack shop" shall mean an establishment which is maintained, operated, and/or advertised or held out to the public as serving snack foods, such as donuts, ice cream, yogurt, candy, cookies, bakery items, beverages, and similar items to be consumed either on the premises or off the premises.

"State certification" or "State certificate" means a valid and current certification properly issued by the CAMTC pursuant to California Business and Professions Code Section 4600, et seq.

"Stock cooperative" shall mean a common interest development in which a corporation is formed or availed of 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 for purposes of subdivision (f), Section 25100 of the Corporations Code. A "stock cooperative" includes a limited equity housing cooperative which is a stock cooperative that meets the criteria of Section 33007.5 of the Health and Safety Code. For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise indicated by the context, "stock cooperative" shall mean the same thing and shall be treated in the same manner as a residential condominium project defined in this section.

"Story" shall mean 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 ceiling or roof above. If the finished floor level directly above a usable or unused under-floor space is more than four feet above existing grade for more than 50% of the total perimeter or is more than 10 feet above existing grade at any point, such usable or unused under-floor space shall be considered as a story. Note: This definition differs from the Building Code. Projects shall comply with both Zoning and Building Code requirements.

"Street" shall mean a public thoroughfare or right-of-way acquired for use as such, or an approved private thoroughfare or right-of-way, other than an alley, which affords the principal means of access to abutting property, including avenue, place, way, drive, lane, boulevard, highway, road, and any other thorough-fare. "Street" shall include all major and secondary highways, traffic collector streets, and local streets.

"Street, center line" shall mean the center line of a street right-of-way as established by official surveys.

"Street line" shall mean the boundary line between the street right-of-way and abutting property.

"Structural alteration" shall mean any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams, girders, floor joists, ceiling joints, or roof rafters.

"Structure" shall mean anything constructed or erected, an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts jointed together in some definite manner which structure requires location on or in the ground or is attached to something having a location on or in the ground, including fences, walls, swimming and wading pools, and patios.

"Supportive housing" shall mean housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population, and that is linked to on-site or off-site service that assists the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the community (as defined by Government Code Section 65582).

"Swap meet" shall mean any indoor or outdoor place, location, or 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; and, where a fee may be charged to prospective buyers for admission, or a fee may be charged for the privilege of offering or displaying such merchandise. 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.

"Target population" shall mean persons with low incomes who have one or more disabilities, including mental illness, HIV or AIDS, substance abuse, or other chronic health condition, or individuals eligible for service provided pursuant to the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4500) of the Welfare and Institutions Code) and may include, among other populations, adults, emancipated minors, families with children, elderly persons, young adults aging out of the foster care system, individuals exiting from institutional settings, veterans, and homeless people.

"Tattoo/tattooing" shall mean to insert pigment, ink or dye under the surface of the skin of a person by pricking with a needle or otherwise, to permanently change the color or appearance of the skin or to produce an indelible mark or figure visible through the skin. Tattooing does not include application of permanent make-up that is performed as an incidental service in a beauty shop, day spa, or other service or retail establishment. Tattooing includes the removal of tattoos, except when removal is performed by a physician or other professional licensed by the State of California Medical Board as part of a medical practice.

"Thrift shop" shall mean an establishment primarily engaged in the sale of used clothing, household goods, furniture, or appliances. This classification does not include antique shops.

"Trailer park" or "mobile home park" shall mean a site designed and equipped for the harboring, parking, or storing of one or more trailers or mobile homes being used as living or sleeping quarters for humans.

"Transitional housing" shall mean a building or buildings configured as rental housing developments, but operated under program requirements that require the termination of assistance and recirculation of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at a predetermined future point in time that shall be no less than six months from the beginning of the assistance (as defined by Section 50675.2 of the Health and Safety Code).

"Trucking terminal" shall mean storage and distribution facilities having more than five heavy trucks (having a rating of more than 10,000 pounds and/or an unladen weight of more than 6,000 pounds) on the premises at any one time, but excluding trucking accessory to another industrial use on the site.

"Use" shall mean the purpose for which land or a building is arranged, designed, or intended or for which either land or a building is or may be occupied, utilized, or maintained.

"Vacancy rate" shall mean the number of vacant residential dwelling units, shown as a percentage of the total number of residential dwelling units as determined by an annual survey of the City's rental business licenses. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the annual survey of City rental business licenses measures only vacancies in rental housing with three or more residential dwelling units.

"Vacancy surplus" shall mean the number of vacant residential dwelling units in excess of a 6% vacancy rate as determined for a specified year, with no carry-over from preceding years.

"Vehicle sales, leasing and services" shall include the following use classifications:

"Visual obstruction" shall mean a fence, hedge, tree, shrub, wall, structure, or other physical obstruction which limits the visibility of persons in motor vehicles or pedestrians approaching intersecting or intercepting streets, alleys, driveways, or other public rights-of-way.

"Wall" or "fence" shall mean a structure forming a physical barrier. This shall include concrete, concrete block, wood, or other materials which are solid and are so assembled as to form a barrier.

"Warehouse retail" shall mean an off-price or wholesale retail/warehouse establishment exceeding 70,000 square feet of gross floor area and offering a full range of general merchandise to the public.

"Warehouse retail, specialty" shall mean an off-price or wholesale retail/warehouse establishment exceeding 30,000 square feet of gross floor area and offering a limited range of merchandise, serving both wholesale and retail customers.

"Wholesaling, distribution and storage" shall mean storage and distribution facilities having five or fewer heavy trucks (having a rating of more than 10,000 pounds and/or an unladen weight of more than 6,000 pounds) on the premises at any one time. Wholesaling establishments may include no more than 10% or 1,000 square feet of floor area, whichever is less, for the incidental direct sale to consumers of only those goods distributed wholesale. This classification excludes "Mini-warehouses or self-storage facilities" and "Vehicle towing/storage."

"Zoning map" shall mean the Official Zoning Map delineating the boundaries of zones within the City of Redondo Beach, which is a part of this chapter, on file with the City Clerk and Community Development Director.