"Accessory building" means a building subordinate to the main building on the same lot, the use of which is incidental to the primary use of such main building. It includes barns, stables and similar facilities intended for horses and other large quadrupeds in residential zones where the keeping of such animals is permitted.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.000, 1977).

"Accessory dwelling unit" means an attached or detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete, independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single family or multifamily dwelling is or will be situated. An accessory dwelling unit includes an efficiency unit as defined in Section 17958.1 of the Health and Safety Code or a manufactured home as defined in Section 18007 of the Health and Safety Code. A "secondary dwelling unit" is an accessory dwelling unit. See also Section 17.04.275, Junior accessory dwelling unit.

(Ord. No. 1124, § 3, 3-10-2020)

"Animal hospital" means a facility for the care and treatment of animals, including associated veterinary offices.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.190, 1977).

"Apartment" means a multiple-family structure intended for the lease or rental of individual dwelling units.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.010, 1977).

"Assisted living facility" means a type of community care facility that is maintained and operated to provide residents assistance with the personal activities of daily living (including dressing, feeding, toileting, bathing, grooming, mobility, and associated tasks); coordination of services by outside health care providers; monitoring of resident activities to help to ensure their health, safety, and well-being; and may include the administration or supervision of medication, or personal care services by a trained staff person. Housing types at an assisted living facility may range from a shared room to an individual apartment.

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. B, B1., 10-11-2011)

"Auto body and paint shop" means a business engaged in the repair and/or painting of automobile bodies.

(Ord. 650 § 1, 1991).

"Automotive dealership" means a retail and service business that offers the sale, lease, purchase, repair and service of new and used: automobiles, sport utility vehicles and light trucks (not to exceed one ton). An automotive dealership may include the following features and operations incidental to the retail activities: indoor and outdoor display areas for promotion of sales of new and used automobiles, sport utility vehicles, and light trucks; vehicle rentals; offices; bays for service and repairs; areas for cleaning and detailing; parking; sales of auto parts and accessories; other areas including customer waiting facilities, kitchen/food service and employee break areas.

(Ord. 840 § 1, 2001)

"Automobile repair shop (heavy)" means a place of business engaged primarily in heavy repair of vehicle parts involving milling, grinding and welding, steam cleaning engines, or radiator repair (i.e., coring and routing) and part replacement or maintenance (automobile repair (light)). Auto body repair and painting are not included in this definition.

(Ord. 650 § 2, 1991).

"Automobile repair shop (light)" means a business engaged primarily in maintenance and light repair of automobile vehicles including but not limited to oil changes, lubrication, tire repair and sales, smog checking, muffler replacement, transmission repair, brake shops, tune-up shops, auto glass replacement, and radiator shops (maintenance and replacement only). These uses involve maintenance and part replacement only. Auto body repair and painting are not included in this definition.

(Ord. 650 § 3, 1991).

"Automobile service station" means a retail and service business engaged primarily in the servicing of motor vehicles. Servicing includes sale of motor fuels and oils and light automobile repair. Servicing shall not include auto body repair and painting or heavy automobile repair.

(Ord. 650 § 4, 1991).

"Boardinghouse" means a structure in a residential zone wherein three or more individual rooms or suits of rooms with shared facilities such as kitchen, laundry, and bathrooms are rented or leased by the week, month, or year on a separate basis and one or more meals per day are provided to persons residing therein for compensation.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.210, 1977).

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. B, B2., 10-11-2011)

"Building" means as defined in the Uniform Building Code.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.020, 1977).

See Section 17.04.417—Places of assembly for community services.

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. B, B4., 10-11-2011)

"Clubhouse" means a facility providing athletic activities, with related equipment, or support space (lockers, shower, supply store, etc.) for outside athletic activities, or both.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.220, 1977).

"Commercial cluster complex" means two or more buildings for commercial use constructed on one parcel.

(Ord. 362: Ord. 336 § 11.02.051, 1977).

"Commercial modular" means as defined in the California Health and Safety Code § 18001.8, a structure transportable in one or more sections, designed and equipped for human occupancy for industrial, professional, or commercial purposes, which is required to be moved under permit, and includes a trailer coach as defined in Section 635 of the Vehicle Code. "Commercial coach" has the same meaning as "commercial modular".

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. A, A4., 10-11-2011)

"Community care facility" means any state licensed facility as defined in the California Health and Safety Code § 1502 and as may be amended which is maintained and operated to provide nonmedical residential care, day treatment, adult day care, or foster family agency services for children and/or adults, including but not limited to the physically handicapped, mentally impaired, incompetent persons, and abused or neglected children. The regulation of many of the uses included in this category is preempted by state law.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.050, 1977).

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. B, B3., 10-11-2011)

"Commercial parking lot" means a garage or an indoor or outdoor parking lot or storage area that is operated as or in conjunction with a commercial enterprise and is used primarily for the parking and/or storage of motorized vehicles. Off street parking as required under Rocklin Municipal Code Chapter 17.66 shall not be deemed a commercial parking lot.

(Ord. 840 § 2, 2001)

"Conditional use permit" and "use permit" mean a discretionary permit authorizing a particular land use in a zone where such use is permitted only by the issuance of the permit, and not as a matter of right.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.060, 1977).

"Condominium" means as defined by Section 783 of the Civil Code.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.070, 1977).

"Congregate living health facility" means a facility as defined in California Health and Safety Code 1250(i) that provides inpatient care, including the following basic services: medical supervision, twenty-four-hour skilled nursing and supportive care, pharmacy, dietary, social, recreational, and other special services for residents that require the availability of skilled nursing care on a recurring, intermittent, extended, or continuous basis in a non-institutional, homelike environment.

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. B, B5., 10-11-2011)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 977, Exh. B, B5., adopted Oct. 11, 2011, set out provisions intended for use as 17.04.080. For purposes of classification and to preserve the style of this Code, and at the editor's discretion, these provisions have been included as 17.04.105.

"Convalescent hospital" means the same as a "skilled nursing facility" as defined in the California Health and Safety Code § 1250(c), generally a place of residence for people with physical or mental disabilities who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living. Residents may also receive physical, occupational, and other rehabilitative therapies. These types of facilities also include rest home, nursing home, long-term care facility, rest home, nursing home, and skilled nursing facility. For the purpose of this code convalescent hospitals are treated the same a "Hospitals".

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.080, 1977).

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. B, B6., 10-11-2011)

"Convenience store" means small retail food and variety store having no more than three thousand square feet of floor area. This store may include gasoline sales pumps. A convenience store shall not include any automotive repair services or other full service gasoline station facilities or services.

(Ord. 613 § 2, 1989: Ord. 368: Ord. 336 § 11.02.081, 1977).

"Day care center" means a state-licensed facility as defined in California Health and Safety Code § 1597.750 (Child day care facility), 1596.76 (Day care center), and 1596.78 (Family day care home). Generally described as facilities that provide non-medical care to children under eighteen years of age, in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual on less than a twenty-four-hour-a-day basis. The regulation of this use has largely been preempted by the state.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.090, 1977).

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. B, B7., 10-11-2011)

A "development agreement" shall be an agreement adopted pursuant to Government Code Section 65865 and Chapter 17.92.

(Ord. 476 § 2, 1982: Ord. 336 § 11.02.039, 1977).

"Domestic swine" means an animal of the order Ungulata adapted to life in intimate association with people and able to live and breed in a tame condition. A domestic swine is further described as being no more than eighteen inches at the shoulder, and weighing no more than ninety-five pounds.

(Ord. 663 § 1, 1992).

"Duplex" means a building designed for occupancy by two families in separate dwelling units.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.100, 1977).

"Dwelling unit" means as defined by the Uniform Building Code.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.110, 1977).

"Emergency residential shelter" means a building, structure or group of structures under single management that provide twenty-four-hour short-term emergency shelter for homeless individuals and/or families. Such facilities provide basic necessities such as access to meals, hygiene facilities, clean linen and other basic human needs associated with the provision of shelter. In addition, these facilities may provide supplemental on-site services such as, but not limited to, an activities center, daycare for resident children, and vocational rehabilitation.

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. A, A2., 10-11-2011)

"Exercise club," "athletic club" or "figure salon" means a facility which provides fitness services and facilities, including, but not limited to, weight rooms, sauna baths, whirlpool baths and exercise equipment. Massages may be offered incidental to such a facility, but a facility where massages are the primary services offered is not an exercise club, athletic club or figure salon.

(Ord. 463 § 3, 1982: Ord. 336 § 11.02.115, 1977).

"Factory-built housing" means as defined in the California Health and Safety Code § 19971, a residential building, dwelling unit, or an individual dwelling room or combination of rooms thereof, or building component, assembly, or system manufactured in such a manner that all concealed parts or processes of manufacture cannot be inspected before installation at the building site without disassembly, damage, or destruction of the part, including units designed for use as part of an institution for resident or patient care, that is either wholly manufactured or is in substantial part manufactured at an offsite location to be wholly or partially assembled onsite in accordance with building standards published in the California Building Standards Code. Factory-built housing does not include a mobile home, a recreational vehicle, or a commercial modular.

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. A, A4., 10-11-2011)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 977, Exh. A, A3, adopted Oct. 11, 2011, deleted § 17.04.160, which pertained to family and derived from Ord. 336, § 11.02.120, 1977.

"Front setback" means the distance between the main building and the street right-of-way line measured across full width of the lot, and the area therein.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.440, 1977).

"Garage" means a fully enclosed structure, either attached to or detached from another structure, designed to house automobiles or other motor vehicles.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.130, 1977).

"Gasoline station" means a retail and service business engaged primarily in the sale of motor fuels and oils. No service bays, automobile repair, or installation of automobile parts shall be allowed in a gasoline station.

(Ord. 650 § 5, 1991).

"General development plan" means the plan for a planned development adopted pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 17.60.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.150, 1977).

"General plan" means the general plan of the city, and its several elements, as adopted pursuant to the Government Code.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.140, 1977).

"Gross floor area" means the total number of square feet of actual floor, stair, loft, and mezzanine area included within the outside face of the exterior building walls of all floors of a structure.

(Ord. 917 § 2, 2007).

"Height" means the vertical measurement of buildings or structures determined as provided by the Uniform Building Code.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.160, 1977).

Editor's note— Ord. No. 977, Exh. B, B19, adopted Oct. 11, 2011, deleted § 17.04.220, which pertained to § 5116 home and derived from Ord. 336, § 11.02.580, 1977.

"Home business" means a business conducted wholly within a dwelling unit in a residential zone pursuant to specified conditions.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.170, 1977).

"Hospital" means a health facility that is organized, maintained, and operated for the diagnosis, care, prevention, and treatment of human illness and provides twenty-four-hour inpatient care, including the following basic services: medical, nursing, surgical, anesthesia, laboratory, radiology, pharmacy, and dietary services as defined in the California Health and Safety Code, Section 1250(a).

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.180, 1977).

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. B, B9., 10-11-2011)

"Hotel" means any building or portion thereof containing rooms or suites of rooms, with or without cooking facilities, accessed via interior hallways and common exterior entries intended for overnight or shortterm rental to travelers and business persons. In addition to lodging, hotels may provide a variety of services and facilities such as restaurants, coffee shops, meeting facilities, personal services, accessory retail uses, and accessory guest facilities such as swimming pools, tennis courts, athletic facilities, etc.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.200, 1977).

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. B, B10., 10-11-2011)

"Industrial cluster complex" means two or more buildings for industrial use on one parcel.

(Ord. 362: Ord. 336 § 11.02.231, 1977).

"Interior side setback" means the distance between the side of main building and the property line measured across full depth of the lot, and the area therein.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.450, 1977).

"Junior accessory dwelling unit" means a unit that is no more than five hundred square feet in size, includes an efficiency kitchen consistent with building code standards, is contained entirely within the walls of a single-family residence or multi-family building, and may include separate sanitation facilities or may share sanitation facilities with the existing structure or unit. See also Section 17.04.015, Accessory dwelling unit.

(Ord. No. 1124, § 4, 3-10-2020)

"Junkyard" means an outdoor facility where scrap materials are deposited and/or stored.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.240, 1977).

"Kennel" is a commercial or non-commercial facility for the grooming, keeping, boarding or maintaining of four or more dogs, cats, and/or other animals commonly considered as household pets over the age of four months. A business that provides grooming services only with no boarding is classified as "personal services establishment." Pet stores are classified as retail establishments. Veterinary offices, clinics, and hospitals are not included within the definition of a kennel.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.250, 1977).

(Ord. No. 953, § 2, 9-8-2009; Ord. No. 1084, § 5, 11-14-2017)

See Section 17.04.417—Places of assembly for community services.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.260, 1977).

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. B, B11., 10-11-2011)

"Lot" means as defined in Chapter 16.04.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.270, 1977).

"Lot area" and "lot size" mean as defined in Chapter 16.04.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.280, 1977).

"Lot depth" means as defined in Chapter 16.04.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.290, 1977).

"Lot width" means as defined in Chapter 16.04.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.300, 1977).

"Massage parlor" means a building or portion thereof or a place where massage is administered for compensation or from which a massage business or service for compensation is operated; provided, however, that an exercise club, athletic club or figure salon is not a massage parlor. As used herein, "massage" means the manipulation of human body tissues for remedial or hygienic purposes by rubbing, touching, stroking, tapping, kneading or vibrating with the hands or with the aid of any mechanical apparatus or appliances, with or without such supplementary aids as rubbing alcohol, liniments, antiseptics, oils, powders, creams, lotions, ointments, or other similar preparations commonly used in this practice. Massage administered in a medical office, hospital complex, or medical care facility as an incidental service shall not be deemed to render such office, complex or facility a massage parlor within the meaning of this section.

(Ord. 463 § 4, 1982: Ord. 336 § 11.02.305, 1977).

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1099, § 3, adopted June 26, 2018, repealed former § 17.04.348 which pertained to medical marijuana dispensary, and derived from Ord. 890, § 2, adopted in 2004; Ord. 891, § 1, adopted in 2004; Ord. 889, § 2, adopted in 2004.

"Minimum lot size" means the minimum net square footage required for a lot in a particular zone.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.310, 1977).

"Ministorage" means facilities intended for rental or lease to individuals and/or small businesses for storage of personal effects or business equipment or inventory. "Ministorage" may include outdoor storage of recreational vehicles, trailers, motor homes, and boats. May include caretaker's living quarters not to exceed six hundred square feet.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.311, 1977).

"Mobile home/manufactured home." Generally, a structure that is transportable in one or more sections, is eight body feet or more in width, or forty body feet or more in length, in the traveling mode, or, when erected onsite, is three hundred twenty or more square feet, 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 contained therein. "Mobile home" as defined in California Health and Safety Code § 18008, is the name applied to such a structure that was constructed prior to June 15, 1976 does not include a commercial modular, factory-built housing, a manufactured home, a multifamily manufactured home, or a recreational vehicle. "Manufactured home" as defined in California Health and Safety Code § 18007, is the name applied to such a structure that was constructed on or after June 15, 1976.

(Ord. 457 § 6, 1981: Ord. 336 § 11.02.325, 1977).

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. A, A4., 10-11-2011)

"Mobile home park and manufactured housing community" mean as defined in the California Health and Safety Code § 18210.7 and 18214, any area or tract of land where two or more lots are rented or leased, held out for rent or lease, or were formerly held out for rent or lease and later converted to a subdivision, cooperative, condominium, or other form of resident ownership, to accommodate manufactured homes, mobile homes, or recreational vehicles used for human habitation.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.320, 1977).

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. A, A4., 10-11-2011)

"Mobile pushcart vending facility" means any nonmotorized cart or wagon not firmly fixed to a permanent foundation and designed solely for the sale of a product (e.g., food, flowers, periodicals, novelties, etc.) on improved private property.

(Ord. 674 § 1, 1993).

"Motel" means any building or portion thereof containing rooms or suites of rooms each accessed via a separate outside entrance, with or without cooking facilities, intended for overnight or short term rental to travelers and business persons.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.330, 1977).

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. B, B12., 10-11-2011)

"Multiple-family structure" means a building designed for occupancy by more than four families in separate dwelling units.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.340, 1977).

"Net floor area" means the total number of square feet of actual floor area, excluding vents, shafts, stairs, corridors, attics, and unenclosed porches and balconies included within the inside face of the exterior building walls of all floors of a structure.

(Ord. 917 § 3, 2007).

"Nonconforming use" means a use which, though lawful when commenced, is now unlawful due to change in the regulations concerning the use.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.350, 1977).

"Open space" means as defined by subsection (b) of Section 65560 of the Government Code.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.360, 1977).

"Parking space" means any space set aside for parking of automobiles, and may be a garage space, covered space, or uncovered space. Uncovered spaces may or may not be tandem.

(Ord. 643 § 1, 1991).

"Places of assembly for community services" means a facility to accommodate the meetings and related functions of civic, fraternal, religious, and/or charitable nonprofit organizations.

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. B, B13., 10-11-2011)

"Planned unit development" means the development of a sizable tract of land, pursuant to approved general and specific plans, wherein traditional use requirements may be altered or waived to facilitate clustering, preserve open space, introduce new concepts in design and construction, and produce an integrated and harmonious project. "Planned unit development" may be residential, commercial, industrial or a combination thereof.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.370, 1977).

"Planner," "city planner" and "planning director" mean the planning director of the city or his authorized representative.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.040, 1977).

"Planning commission" and "commission" mean the planning commission of the city.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.380, 1977).

"Planning department" means the planning department of the city, of which the city planner is head.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.390, 1977).

"Principal residential unit" means the primary or predominant residential unit on a lot.

(Ord. 881 § 1, 2004).

"Professional offices" means offices for doctors, lawyers, dentists, accountants and similar occupations where the clientele seeks the services of the office proprietor as opposed to the purchase of a product.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.400, 1977).

"Rear setback" means the distance between the rear of the main building and the property line measured across full width of the lot, and the area therein.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.460, 1977).

"Residential facility" means any of several types of state-licensed facilities which are maintained and operated to provide twenty-four-hour nonmedical residential care to children and/or adults in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual in a family home, group care facility, or other facility. (See California Health and Safety Code § 1502(a)(1) and 1569. 2(K)(1)).

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.410, 1977).

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. B, B14., 10-11-2011)

"Rest home" and "nursing home" mean the same as a "skilled nursing facility" as defined in the California Health and Safety Code § 1250(c), generally a place of residence for people with physical or mental disabilities who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living. Residents may also receive physical, occupational, and other rehabilitative therapies. These types of facilities also include convalescent hospital. For the purpose of this code rest homes and nursing homes are treated the same a "Hospitals".

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.420, 1977).

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. B, B15., 10-11-2011)

"Rezoning" means changing the zone from one classification to another.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.430, 1977).

"Roominghouse" means a dwelling, other than a hotel, motel, residential community care or single room occupancy facility as herein defined, where lodging only is provided for three or more unrelated persons for compensation.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.230, 1977).

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. B, B17., 10-11-2011)

"Schools, private elementary and secondary," means private elementary and secondary schools, charter schools established under the authority of Government Code et seq. and religious schools.

(Ord. 813 § 1 (part), 1999).

"Schools, public elementary and secondary," means public elementary, middle, junior high and high schools serving grades K—12, excluding charter schools established under the authority of Government Code 47600 et seq.

(Ord. 813 § 1 (part), 1999).

"Schools, college and university," means community colleges, colleges, universities and professional schools granting associate degrees, certificates, undergraduate and graduate degrees and requiring for admission at least a high school diploma or equivalent general academic training.

(Ord. 813 § 1 (part), 1999).

"Schools, specialized education and training," means and includes business, secretarial schools and vocational schools offering specialized trade and commercial courses.

(Ord. 813 § 1 (part), 1999).

"Secondary residential unit" has the same meaning as "accessory dwelling unit." See Section 17.04.015, Accessory dwelling unit.

(Ord. 881 § 2, 2004: Ord. 544 § 1, 1986: Ord. 514 § 1, 1984).

(Ord. No. 1124, § 5, 3-10-2020)

"Shopping center" means a retail commercial facility of one or more buildings designed for occupancy by two or more businesses, occupying not less than five gross acres, with parking facilities common to all businesses.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.471, 1977).

"Single room occupancy facility (SRO facility)" means a property containing two or more single room occupancy (SRO) rooms. All SRO facilities shall be provided in accordance with Section 17.64.060, Single room occupancy (SRO) facilities.

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. A, A7., 10-11-2011)

"Single room occupancy room (SRO room)" means a one room living space intended for occupancy by not more than two persons as a place of permanent residence that is provided with individual or shared sanitary and bathing facilities and may or may not include individual or shared, full or partial, kitchen facilities.

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. A, A7., 10-11-2011)

"Site development plan" means a drawing to scale, showing proposed or existing use or property, including location and orientation of building, parking, ingress and egress, fences, landscaping, signs and necessary additional information.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.480, 1977).

"Special event" means any temporary, organized activity conducted outdoors on private property. Special event uses are divided into two categories: "special event—administrative review," and "special event—city council review."

(Ord. 688 § 1, 1993).

"Specific development plan" means a plan for a specified portion of a planned development adopted pursuant to the provisions of Sections 17.60.100, et seq.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.500, 1977).

"Specific plan" means a plan as defined and adopted pursuant to the Government Code.

(Ord. 336 § 11.04.490, 1977).

"Street right-of-way" means an existing or proposed dimension of any public thoroughfares as set forth in the general plan or any specific plan.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.510, 1977).

"Street side setback" means, on corner lot, the distance between the street right-of-way line and the side of main building, measured across the full depth of the lot, and the area therein.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.470, 1977).

"Structure" means as defined in the Uniform Building Code.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.520, 1977).

"Supportive housing" means housing with no limit on length of stay that is linked to onsite or offsite services that assist the resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live and work in the community, as defined in California Health and Safety Code § 50675.14(b)(2) and (3). Examples of population groups that different supportive housing facilities may be targeted toward include persons with low incomes having one or more disabilities such as mental illness, HIV or AIDS, substance abuse, or other chronic health conditions, individuals with developmental disabilities, emancipated youth, young adults aging out of the foster care system, individuals exiting from institutional settings, veterans, and homeless people or families. Supportive housing is considered a residential use and only subject to those restrictions that apply to other residential uses in the same zone.

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. A, A8., 10-11-2011)

"Townhouse" includes row house and cluster house.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.530, 1977).

"Transitional housing" means a facility that provides housing and support services exclusively designated and targeted for recently homeless persons and families that is intended to assist them in obtaining a stable income and permanent housing. Occupancy of such a facility is limited to between six months and twenty-four months. Support services provided may include meals, child care, counseling, vocational rehabilitation and other similar services (California Health and Safety Code Sections 50801 (i) and 50675.2. (h)). Transitional housing is considered a residential use and only subject to those restrictions that apply to other residential uses in the same zone.

(Ord. No. 977, Exh. A, A9., 10-11-2011)

"Triangular visibility area" means the area at any corner formed by the intersection of two or more public streets. This area is further defined as being between the street right-of-way lines and a diagonal line joining points on the right-of-way lines forty feet from the point of their intersection, or, in the case of rounded corners, the triangular area between the tangents to the curve of a diagonal line joining points on the tangent forty feet from the point of their intersection. The tangents referred to are those at the beginning and the end of the curve at the corner. In the case of intersecting private streets or intersecting public and private streets the triangular area shall be formed by the edge of the private street or alley, the street right-of-way line forty feet from the edge of the driveway or alley and the other of which is on the edge of the private street or alley twelve and one-half feet back of the right-of-way line measured perpendicular to the right-of-way line in a direction away from the street.

(Ord. 674 § 2, 1993).

"Triplex" means a building designed for occupancy by three families in separate dwelling units.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.540, 1977).

"Use" and "land use" mean the manner in which property may be used as permitted by the terms of this title.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.550, 1977).

"Variance" means a permitted exemption from a requirement imposed upon a use, granted because of peculiarities associated with the property on which the use is located, but not for financial hardship or personal convenience.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.560, 1977).

"Veterinary clinic" means a facility for the care and medical treatment of household pets, and may include short term boarding, only within the building, for medical and non-medical purposes. Veterinary facilities operating prior to the effective date of this definition may board animals as noted above regardless of any prohibition to such use in their conditional use permit, if any.

(Ord. 664 § 1, 1992).

(Ord. No. 1084, § 6, 11-14-2017)

"Zone" means a classification applied to property which prescribes the uses to which it may be put.

(Ord. 336 § 11.02.570, 1977).