- Definitions1
Editor's note—Ord. No. 1179, § 4(Exh. A), adopted August 22, 2023, repealed the former Art. 17, §§ 10-3.1701, 10-3.1702, and enacted a new Art. 17 as set out herein. The former Art. 17 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from § 1, Ord. 917, eff. February 26, 1991, as amended by § 2, Ord. 949, eff. August 27, 1993, § 2, Ord. 976, eff. July 10, 1996, § 2, Ord. 977, eff. September 12, 1996, Ord. 1021, eff. August 23, 2001, and § 3, Ord. 1044 (part), eff. July 28, 2005; Ord. No. 1069, 3-24-2009; Ord. No. 1087, 4-9-2013; Ord. No. 1098, § 1, 1-13-2015; Ord. No. 1099, § 1, 1-13-2015; Ord. No. 1115, § 12, 2-28-2017; Ord. No. 1117, § 2, 9-12-2017; Ord. No. 1119, § 8, 12-12-2017; Ord. No. 1126, § 4, 9-11-2018; Ord. No. 1150 § 2(Exh. 1), 9-22-2020; Ord. No. 1151, § 5, 2-23-2021.
The following words and phrases, when used in the context of this chapter, shall have the following meanings:
"Accessory building" means a building detached from the primary building on the same lot and which is necessary for the operation or use of the lot or primary building and which is incidental and subordinate to the primary use of the lot or to the primary building. That portion of a residential garage or carport, whether attached or detached, and which provides covered area greater than that necessary to park vehicles of a number in excess of that required to serve the use, as required by Article 5 of Chapter 3 of the San Anselmo Municipal Code, shall be considered an accessory building, unless it meets the requirements of Section 10-3.506. A storage shed, whether prefabricated or constructed on-site, shall be considered an accessory building. Also includes "accessory structure."
"Accessory dwelling unit." Refer to Title 10, Chapter 6, Section 10-6.103.
"Accessory structure." Refer to "accessory building."
"Accessory use, residential" means use of a lot or building which is incidental and subordinate to the primary use of the lot or of a building and which is located on the same lot with the primary use of the lot or building.
"Accessory use, commercial" means uses clearly subordinate or incidental and directly related to a permitted use or conditionally permitted use. The general thresholds for considering whether a use is an accessory use include whether the: a) floor area dedicated to the use is less than thirty (30%) percent of the total area; and b) hours of operation and intensity of operation are similar to the primary use.
"Addition" means a building added to and attached to the original building after completion of the original building.
"Alcoholism and/or drug treatment facility, large." "Large alcoholism and/or drug treatment facility" means a state licensed facility as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 11834.11 providing twenty-four (24) hour residential non-medical support services in a group setting for seven (7) or more adults, mothers over eighteen (18) years and their children, and emancipated minors recovering from alcoholism and/or drug abuse.
"Alcoholism and/or drug treatment facility, small." "Small alcoholism and/or drug treatment facility" means a state licensed facility as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 11834.11 providing twenty-four (24) hour residential non-medical support services in a group setting for six (6) or fewer adults, mothers over eighteen (18) years and their children, and emancipated minors recovering from alcoholism and/or drug abuse. A small alcoholism and/or drug treatment facility, consisting of six (6) or fewer persons, is a state mandated residential use.
"Alcoholic beverage sales, off-premises" means establishments engaged in the retail sale of packaged alcoholic beverages, such as beer, wine, and/or spirits, for off-site consumption, either as part of another retail use, or as a primary business activity. Services provided before 8:00 a.m. and after 6:00 p.m. are allowed under a conditional use permit. (NAICS code: 445320)
"Alcohol, off-sale." "Off-sale alcohol" means the selling of alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, and liquor, for off-site consumption.
"Alcohol, on-sale." "On-sale alcohol" means the selling of alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, and liquor, for on-site consumption.
"Alley" means a public way or permanent private way to be used primarily for vehicular access to the back or side of a development site or parcel that otherwise abuts a street.
"Ancillary" means having a subordinate, subsidiary, or secondary nature.
"Ancillary building" means a structure distinct from an accessory structure(s) that is located at the rear of a development site, above or abutting a detached garage that provides a small residential unit (accessory apartment), home office space, or other small commercial or service use, as allowed by the zone. When used for residential purposes, this housing type is one form of an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). See Section 10-20.06.040 (Ancillary Building).
"Animal boarding" means an establishment, whereupon four (4) or more dogs, cats, or other pets in any combination are boarded at the request of, and in exchange for compensation provided by, their owner. Operators must ensure that the facility is in good repair, there is adequate pest control, an owner is contacted if a pet escapes and reasonable efforts are made to capture the escaped pet, as well as other upkeep requirements. This use does not include an animal control agency, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals (see "service organizations and clubs"), humane society that contracts for the care of stray or abandoned animals, or a veterinary facility (see "medical services, veterinary clinics and hospitals"). (NAICS code: 812910)
"Antenna" means any device used to transmit or receive electromagnetic waves, including television, short-wave radio, ham radio, and satellite television dishes.
"Apartment" means any building, or portion of a building, which is designed for residential use, the occupants of which pay rent and do not own the individual dwelling units. Does not include condominiums or stock cooperatives.
"Arbor" means a horizontal open-air structure over a garden, walkway or driveway.
"Architectural features" means projections or appurtenances, having a maximum exterior projection of two (2) feet on buildings which provide visual variation and/or relief, but do not serve as living or working space and do not add floor area. Architectural features may include, but not limited to chimneys, cornices, canopies, bay windows, greenhouse windows, and eaves.
"Attached Accessory Dwelling Unit" means an accessory dwelling unit that is constructed as a physical expansion (i.e., addition) of the primary dwelling unit that shares a common wall with the primary dwelling.
"Attic" means an open space at the top of a dwelling situated wholly or partly within the roof.
"Automobile" means a four-wheeled passenger vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine.
"Automobile sales" means a business whose primary activity is the sale of motor vehicles.
"Automobile service and repair" means a business whose primary activity is the servicing and repair of motor vehicles, but does not include the dispensing of automotive fuel.
"Auto, vehicle, and parts sales and rentals" means establishments engaged in the sale and/or rental of new and/or used automobiles, light trucks, passenger and cargo vans, recreational vehicles (RVs), travel trailers, boats, motorcycles, off-road all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and golf carts, utility trailers, and jet-skis (except bicycles and mopeds). Pursuant to State law, this use applies to individuals selling more than five (5) vehicles per calendar year. The rental of passenger cars without drivers is intended for short periods of time. This also includes the retail sale of new, used, or rebuilt automotive parts and accessories, with or without repairing automobiles; and/or establishments primarily engaged in retailing and installing automotive accessories. This use does not include "service stations," which are separately defined. (NAICS codes: 441110, 441120, 441210, 441222, 441227, 441330, 532111, and 532284)
"Automated teller machines (ATMs)" means computerized electronic machines, either outside or inside, that perform basic banking functions (such as handling check deposits or issuing cash withdrawals) independent from banks and financial institutions. (NAICS code: 522320)
"Average slope" means the result of dividing the length of a slope by the difference in elevation at the top and bottom of the slope. See Section 10-20.12.030.1 (Slope Measurement Methods).
"Awning" means a roof-like structure, as over a window or door, that serves as a shelter or shading device.
"Bakery, commercial." "Commercial bakery" means a business whose primary activity is the baking of breads, cakes, and cookies, but which may also include the on-site sale of baked goods.
"Banks and financial services, retail" means establishments serving walk-in customers to accept and provide on-site financial transactions. This includes commercial banks, depository trust companies, credit unions, savings and loan associations, and lending (including mortgage) institutions. The institutions that do not include a retail use open to the public are included under "office." (NAICS codes: 522110, 522130, 522180, and 522120)
"Bar" means a building, or portion of a building, used primarily for the sale and dispensing of liquor by drink. Also includes "cocktail lounge" and "tavern."
"Basement" means an enclosed space, finished or unfinished, partly or wholly below natural grade, having more than one-half(½) its height, as measured from its floor, whether finished or unfinished, to its ceiling, whether finished or unfinished, below the adjoining natural grade. If the finished floor level directly above a basement or cellar is more than six (6) feet above grade for more than fifty (50) percent of the total perimeter, such basement shall be considered a story.
"Bay" means any division of a building between vertical lines or planes that run entirely through solid components of the building, including the entire space between consecutive structural supports.
"Bay window" means a window which projects from the face of a building, which does not add floor area (permanent window seat or counter permitted), and which has a bottom sill no less than two (2) feet above the adjoining finished floor.
"Beauty support" includes product sales, spa.
"Bed and breakfast inn" means a facility offering transient lodging to the general public and conducted in a private single-family detached residential unit, or in a building designed specifically for the operation of such an inn, and providing sleeping rooms, private or semi-private bathroom facilities, and one (1) or more meals each day. (NAICS code: 721191)
"Bedroom" means a room capable of serving as a room for sleeping as may be more precisely defined by the Uniform Building Code.
"Bicycle" means a vehicle consisting of a metal frame mounted upon two (2) wire spoked wheels with rubber tires, a seat, handlebars or steering, and two (2) pedals, and does not include a motor. Also includes unicycles or tricycles.
"Bicycle parking, short-term" means short-term bicycle parking consisting of bicycle racks that support the bicycle frame at two points. Does not include racks that support only the wheel of the bicycle. If bicycles can be locked to each side of the rack, each side shall be counted toward a required space. Racks shall be securely anchored to a permanent surface.
"Bicycle parking, long-term" means long-term bicycle parking that is secured from the general public and enclosed on all sides and protects bicycles from inclement weather. Acceptable examples of long-term bicycle parking include bicycle lockers, bicycle rooms, bicycle cages, or commercially operated attended bicycle facilities. Except in the case of lockers and commercially operated attended bicycle parking, all long-term parking shall provide a means of securing the bicycle frame at two points to a securely anchored rack.
"Bicycle sales and repair" means a business whose primary activity is the sale and repair of bicycles.
"Block" means an area of land separated from other areas by adjacent streets, railroads, rights-of-way, public areas, or the subdivision boundary.
"Block face" means the aggregate of all the building facades on one (1) side of a block. The block face provides the context for establishing architectural harmony.
"Block length" means the horizontal distance from the right-of-way on one end of the block to the right-of-way on the other end along the same street.
"Block perimeter" means the aggregate of all sides of a block bounded by the abutting rights-of-way.
"Block-scale building" means a building that is individually as large as a block or individual buildings collectively arranged along a street to form a continuous facade as long as most or all of a block.
"Building" means any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls.
"Building elements" means roofs, parapets, cornices, eaves, rafters, walls, lintels, openings (i.e., windows, doors and other wall openings), building base, and other typical elements of a building facade.
"Building elevation" means the exterior wall of a building not adjacent to a public right-of-way, the front or side along a private street, or civic space.
"Building entrance" means a point of pedestrian ingress and egress to the front of a building along the sidewalk of the street immediately adjacent to the building.
"Building envelope" means the horizontal and vertical area of a lot in which a building or other improvements may be constructed as defined by either the established development standards set forth in each district, or by the Planning Director, the Planning Commission, or the Town Council as associated with specific action upon a master plan, use permit, variance, preliminary development plan, precise development plan, or design review.
"Building facade" means the exterior wall of a building adjacent to a street, the front or side along a private street, or civic space.
"Building facade, front" means the exterior wall of a building adjacent to a street or civic space.
"Building facade, side street" means the exterior wall of a building adjacent to a side street.
"Building facade, interior side" means the exterior wall of a building adjacent to the interior development site line(s).
"Building facade, rear" means the exterior wall of a building opposite the front.
"Building form" means the overall shape and dimensions of a building.
"Building frontage" means the facade(s) along the front and side street of the development site.
"Building frontage, principal" means the facade along the front of the development site, typically the narrower of sides and identified by an address.
"Building height" means the vertical distance measured from the average level of the highest and lowest point of that portion of the lot covered by the building to the highest point on the roof, ridge, or parapet wall including all antennas (television, radio, cellular, and satellite). Public utility transmission and distribution lines are not included in this definition. Also includes "structure height."
"Building material stores" means businesses open to the public that engage in the sale of building materials including lumber, fencing, glass, doors, plumbing fixtures and supplies, electrical supplies, prefabricated buildings and kits, kitchen and bath cabinets and countertops, and other large building materials. This use also permits the sale of paint, wallpaper, plants, and other garden supplies (which may also be sold in hardware stores, included under the definition of "retail stores, general merchandise"). Establishments primarily selling electrical, plumbing, heating, and air conditioning equipment and supplies are classified in "wholesaling and distribution." (NAICS codes: 444120, 444180, and 532420)
"Building, primary" means the building that serves as the focal point for all activities related to the principal use of the development site.
"Building site" means the area of a lot where buildings are to be constructed.
"Building type" means a structure defined by its combination of configuration, disposition, and function.
"Business support services" means establishments with a physical storefront that provide services to other businesses. This category includes:
1.
Computer- and office machine-related services (rental, sale, maintenance, or repair). (NAICS codes: 423420, 532420, and 811212)
2.
Copying, quick printing, blueprinting services, and other office support services. (NAICS codes: 323111 and 561439)
3.
Film processing and photofinishing. (NAICS codes: 812921 and 812922)
4.
Mailing services including mail presort, consolidation, and address bar coding services. (NAICS codes: 561431 and 561499)
5.
Mail advertising services. (NAICS code: 541860)
"Car wash" means a business whose primary activity is the washing of motor vehicles.
"Car share vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is operated as part of a regional fleet by a public or private car sharing company or organization and provides hourly or daily service.
"Carshare parking space" means a parking space required to be dedicated for current or future use by a carshare service through a deed restriction, condition of approval, or license agreement. Such deed restriction, condition of approval, or license agreement shall grant priority use to any carshare service that can make use of the space, although such spaces may be occupied by other vehicles so long as no carshare organization can make use of the dedicated carshare space(s).
"Carshare service" means a service that provides a network of motor vehicles available to rent by members by reservation on an hourly basis or in smaller intervals.
"Carport" means an attached or detached building covered by a solid or lattice roof and supported by posts, poles, or walls and having one (1) or more permanently open sides, and intended for the off-street parking of motor vehicles.
"Caterers" means facilities that prepare and provide food services for off-site events. (NAICS code: 722320)
"CC & R" means codes, covenants and restrictions.
"Ceiling height, ground floor" means the height from finished floor to finished ceiling of primary rooms on the ground floor, not including secondary rooms which include, but are not limited to bathrooms, closets, utility rooms, and storage spaces.
"Ceiling height, upper floor(s)" means the height from finished floor to finished ceiling of primary rooms on the floor(s) above the ground floor, not including secondary rooms which include, but are not limited to bathrooms, closets, utility rooms, and storage spaces.
"Cell phone and wireless stores" means establishments primarily engaged in acting as agents for wireless telecommunications carriers and resellers, selling wireless plans on a commission basis. (NAICS code: 517122)
"Center" means a concentration of ground floor shopping, restaurants, and services, with additional offices and housing located above, within a Walkable Urban context.
"Chamfered corner" means an external wall of a building joining two perpendicular exterior walls, typically at a symmetrical, forty-five (45) degree angle creating a beveled edge to the building rather than a ninety (90) degree corner.
"Child care center." Refer to "day care center."
"Church" means a building, or group of buildings which are primarily intended for the conducting of organized religious services and associated activities and uses.
"Civic space" means an outdoor area dedicated for public gathering and civic activities. See Section 10-20.10.040 (General to Civic Space).
"Club, fraternal or service." "Fraternal or service club" means a group of people organized for a common purpose to pursue common goals, interests, or activities and usually characterized by certain membership qualifications, payment of fees or dues, regular meetings, and a constitution or bylaws. Also includes "private club."
"Cocktail lounge." Refer to "bar."
"Commercial business, drive through." "Drive through commercial business" means a business whose patrons may conduct business from within a motor vehicle.
"Commercial business, outdoor sales." "Outdoor sales commercial business" means a business which includes the display and sale of products, goods, and services outside of a building.
"Common courtyard" means an entry court, forecourt, or courtyard shared by multiple residential units or commercial spaces.
"Common open space" means an entry court, forecourt, courtyard, or other on-site open space shared by multiple residential units or non-residential units.
"Common space" (syn. "common area") means a portion of a development held in common and/or single ownership, is not reserved for the exclusive use or benefit of an individual tenant or owner and is available for use by all persons who reside or work in the building or on the development site.
"Common wall" means a wall common to two (2) or more buildings.
"Communications equipment building" means a building, or a portion of a building, housing electrical, mechanical, or computer equipment necessary for conducting the business of a public utility communications business, and which may or may not require personnel.
"Community care facility" means a state licensed facility maintained and operated to provide residential care, day treatment, adult day care, foster family home or foster family agency services for children, adults, or children and adults, including the physically handicapped, mentally impaired or disordered, incompetent persons, and abused or neglected children. Refer also to "residential care facility."
"Computer sales and repair" means a business whose primary activities are the sale and repair of computers.
"Conditionally Permitted Use" means a use that requires a conditional use permit or other discretionary local government review.
"Condominium" means an estate in real property consisting of an undivided interest in common in portions of a parcel of real property together with a separate interest in a dwelling or commercial building situated on such real property. A condominium may include, in addition, an interest in other portions of such real property.
"Contingent" means conditional.
"Convalescent homes" means facilities licensed by the State Department of Public Health, the State Department of Social Welfare, or the County of Marin, which provides bed and ambulatory care for patients with post-operative convalescence, chronic illness, dietary problems, and persons unable to care for themselves, but not including alcoholics, drug addicts, or persons with mental or contagious diseases or afflictions. Also includes "nursing home." (NAICS code: 623110)
"Corner entry" means an entrance located on the corner of a building.
"Cornice" means the crown molding of a building or element.
"Cottage court" means a group of up to nine small, detached, house-scale buildings arranged to define a shared court open to and visible from the street. See Section 10-20.06.080 (Cottage Court).
"Courtyard" means an unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by walls or buildings on at least two (2) sides and often shared by multiple residential units or non-residential units, not including off-street parking.
"Courtyard building" means a detached, house-scale building that consists of up to sixteen (16) multiple attached and/or stacked units, accessed from a shared courtyard. See Section 10-20.06.110.
"Coverage, building" means the floor area of the largest story of a building divided by the total development site area.
"Coverage, development site" means the portion of a development site expressed as a percentage that is covered in buildings or other structures.
"Covered deck." Refer to "deck, covered."
"Crenel" means a notch between two merlons (solid upright section of a crenellated parapet), often found in medieval architecture.
"Crenellated" means having regularly spaced, often rectangular gaps, often referring to a parapet or battlement in medieval architecture.
"Crenellation" means the series of regularly spaced, often rectangular crenels, along a parapet.
"Curb, raised" means a street curb that meets the requirements of the Marin County Uniform Construction Standards.
"Day care center" means commercial or non-profit child day care facilities designed and approved to accommodate fifteen (15) or more children. Includes infant centers, preschools, sick-child centers, and school-age day care facilities. These may be operated in conjunction with other approved land uses, or as an independent land use. (NAICS code: 624410)
"Day care homes, large family" means a day care facility located in a single-unit residence where an occupant of the residence provides care, protection, or supervision of seven (7) to fourteen (14) children. Children under the age of ten (10) years who reside in the home count as children served by the day care facility. (NAICS code: 624410)
"Day care homes, small family" means a day care facility located in a single-unit residence where an occupant of the residence provides care, protection, or supervision of either six (6) or fewer children, or eight (8) or fewer children provided that no more than two (2) of the children are under the age of two (2) and at least two (2) of the children are over the age of six (6). Children under the age of ten (10) years who reside in the home count as children served by the day care facility. (NAICS code: 624410)
"Deck" means an exterior living space which has a finished floor surface thirty-six (36) inches or more above natural grade. Other typical attributes of a deck include finished floor surfaces of wood, tile, or concrete, one (1) or more permanently open sides, and railings.
"Deck, covered." "Covered deck" means a deck over which is constructed a solid or lattice roof supported by posts, poles, or walls.
"Delineate" means to draw or outline accurately.
"Demolition" means the removal of fifty (50%) percent or more of the existing exterior walls of a structure above the foundation. The Planning Director may develop written guidelines for what is included in exterior wall demolition, which shall be measured in square feet and shall include the square feet of windows and doors that are removed.
"Density" means the ratio between the number of dwelling units and the size of a lot.
"Density, maximum." "Maximum density" means the maximum number of residential units which may be constructed on any one (1) lot based on the maximum gross density permitted in the Zoning District, as guided by the Land Use Element of the General Plan, regardless of the size of the lot.
"Dentils" means small, decorative rectangular blocks found under a cornice in classical architecture.
"Department store" means a large retail store arranged in departments for the sale of a variety of consumer goods. (NAICS code: 455110)
"Depth, ground-floor space" means the distance from the street-facing facade to the rear interior wall of the ground-floor space available to an allowed use.
"Depth-to-height ratio" means the relationship of the depth of a space measured perpendicular to a building divided by the average height of the buildings adjacent to the space.
"Development site" means a portion of land within a parcel, delineated from other development sites and/or parcels to accommodate no more than one building type. The main purpose of a development site is to allow a parcel large enough to contain more than one building type to contain multiple building types while not requiring the legal subdivision of the parcel into additional parcels.
"Development site, corner" means a development site located at the intersection of two or more streets, where they intersect at an interior angle of not more than 175 degrees. If the intersection angle is more than 175 degrees, the development site is considered an interior development site.
"Development site, interior" means a development site abutting only one street.
"Development site area" means the total square footage or acreage of horizontal area included within the development site lines.
"Development site coverage" see "Coverage."
"Development site depth" means the horizontal distance between the front development site line and rear development site line of a development site measured perpendicular to the front development site line.
"Development site line" means the perimeter and geometry of a development site demarcating one development site from another.
"Development site line, front" means one of the following:
a.
The frontage line in the case of a development site having a single frontage line;
b.
The shortest frontage line in the case of a corner development site with two frontage lines, neither of which are adjacent to a thoroughfare or a development site with independent frontage;
c.
The frontage line generally perceived to be the front development site line in the case of a corner development site with three or more frontage lines, none of which are adjacent to a thoroughfare or a development site with independent frontage;
d.
The frontage line adjacent to a thoroughfare in the case of a corner development site with two or more frontage lines, one of which is adjacent to a thoroughfare;
e.
The frontage line adjacent to a development site with independent frontage in the case of a corner development site with two or more frontage lines, one of which is adjacent to a development site with independent frontage; or
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The frontage line adjacent to the front design site line of an adjacent design site in the case of a through design site.
"Development site line, rear" means the development site line opposite the front development site line.
"Development site line, side" means development site lines connecting the front and rear development site lines.
"Development site width" means the horizontal distance between the development site lines measured perpendicular to the front development site line.
"Discretionary project" means a project subject to evaluation by one (1) or more individuals.
"Distance between entries" means the horizontal distance between entrances to a building or buildings, measured parallel to the facade.
"Drinking establishments" means establishments primarily engaged in the preparation and sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises. This use includes bars, taverns, saloons, beer gardens, and beer and/or wine tasting rooms. These businesses may also provide limited food services. (NAICS code: 722410)
"Driveway" means a vehicular lane within a development site, or shared between two development sites, usually leading to a garage, other parking, or loading area.
"Drug and/or alcoholism treatment facility, large" means a state licensed facility as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 11834.11 providing twenty-four (24) hour residential non-medical support services in a group setting for seven (7) or more adults, mothers over eighteen (18) years and their children, and emancipated minors recovering from alcoholism and/or drug abuse. (NAICS code: 623220)
"Drug and/or alcoholism treatment facility, small" means a state licensed facility as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 11834.11 providing twenty-four (24) hour residential non-medical support services in a group setting for six (6) or fewer adults, mothers over eighteen (18) years and their children, and emancipated minors recovering from alcoholism and/or drug abuse. A small alcoholism and/or drug treatment facility, consisting of six (6) or fewer persons, is a state mandated residential use. (NAICS code: 623220)
"Duplex." Refer to "residential, multi-family (two (2) to four (4) units)."
"Duplex side-by-side" means a duplex structure consisting of two (2) adjacent units, both facing the street. See Section 10-20.06.060 (Duplex Side-by-Side).
"Duplex stacked" means a duplex structure consisting of two (2) stacked units, both facing the street. See Section 10-20.06.070 (Duplex Stacked).
"Dwelling unit." Refer to "residential unit."
"Eaves" means roof projections which extend beyond the exterior wall plane of a building, or in the case of a covered porch, the roof projection beyond the porch columns.
"Electric Vehicle (EV)" refers to Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV), Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV), Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV), and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) that include an electric motor.
"Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS)" means a parking space that includes installation of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment at an Electric Vehicle Ready Space.
"Electric Vehicle Ready Space" means a vehicle space which is provided with a branch circuit: any necessary raceways, both underground and/or surface mounted, to support EV charging, terminating in a receptacle or a charger.
"Elementary and secondary schools" means establishments primarily engaged in furnishing academic courses and associated course work that comprise a basic preparatory education. A basic preparatory education includes elementary schools, parochial schools (elementary or secondary), middle schools or junior high schools, high schools, primary schools, charter schools, kindergartens, and schools for the physically disabled (elementary or secondary). This also includes school boards and school districts. (NAICS code: 611110)
"Elevated ground floor" means a ground floor situated above the grade plane of the adjacent sidewalk.
"Emergency shelter" means housing as defined in California Health and Safety Code §50801(e). This section shall be understood to be amended by operation of law in the event and to the extent this statute is amended. In accordance with California Government Code §65583, this term includes other interim interventions, including, but not limited to, a navigation center, bridge housing, and respite or recuperative care.
"Encroachment" means any architectural feature, structure, or structural element-including, but not limited to, a gallery, fence, garden wall, porch, stoop, balcony, bay window, terrace, or deck—that breaks the plane of a vertical or horizontal regulatory limit by extending into a setback, beyond the build-to-line into the public frontage, or above a height limit.
"Entasis" means a slight convex curve in the shaft of a column, introduced to correct the visual illusion of concavity produced by a straight shaft.
"Entrance, primary." The primary entrance to a building. "Equipment rental" means a business whose primary activity is the renting of tools, equipment, and other devices.
"Entry" means an opening, including, but not limited to, a door, passage, or gate, that allows access to a building.
"Establishment period" means the first year after installing a plant in a landscape.
"Facade" see "Building facade."
"Facade zone" means the area between the minimum and maximum setback lines along the front of a development site and along the side street of a corner development site where the building facade is required to be placed. The zone standards identify the minimum amount of facade to be placed in the facade zone. See Section 10-20.12.030 (Measurement Methods).
"Farmers markets" means outdoor or indoor retail sale of agricultural products, including fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy products, shell eggs, nuts, honey, flowers, and nursery stock, as sold by producers or certified produces directly to consumers in accordance with the California Food and Agriculture Code regulations governing Certified Farmer's Markets. This use operates temporarily on a periodic basis. (NAICS codes: 445230, 445240, 445250, 445291, 445292, and 445298)
"Fence" means a vertical barrier of any material, or combination of materials, constructed to enclose or screen a lot or a portion of a lot. Also includes "wall."
"Financial/real estate services" means a category of businesses and services including banks, savings and loan associations, thrifts, real estate brokerages, land title companies, escrow companies, and stock and bond offices.
"Finish level, ground floor" means the height difference between the finished floor on the ground floor and the adjacent sidewalk. In the case of a terrace frontage that serves as the public right-of-way, the floor finish level is the height of the walk above the adjacent street. Standards for ground floor finish level for ground floor residential uses do not apply to ground floor lobbies and common areas in multi-unit buildings.
"Fitness centers" means a facility that operates fitness facilities and recreational sports facilities featuring exercise and other active physical conditioning or recreational sports activities, such as swimming, skating, or racquet sports. (NAICS code: 713940)
"Fitness centers, classes as primary use" means a facility that operates fitness facilities and recreational sports facilities featuring exercise and other active physical conditioning or recreational sports activities, such as swimming, skating, or racquet sports, with classes as the primary activity offered. (NAICS code: 713940)
"Floor area ratio (FAR)" means the ratio between the total floor area of a building or buildings located on a lot or development site and the area of that lot or development site in gross square feet.
"Floor area, total." "Total floor area" means the sum of the gross horizontal areas of all floors of a building measured from the exterior framing of the outside walls.
"Footprint area" means the total square footage contained within a building footprint.
"Footprint, building" means the outline of the area of ground covered by the foundations of a building or structure.
"Forecourt" means a type of private frontage improvement featuring a publicly accessible enclave between buildings and the sidewalk. See Section 10-20.07.070 (Forecourt).
"Foster family home" means a state licensed residential facility providing twenty-four (24) hour care for six (6) or fewer foster children, which is zoned, leased, or rented and is the residence of the foster parent or parents, including their family, in whose care the children have been placed.
"Fourplex" means a residential building that consists of three (3) to four (4) side-by-side and/or stacked units, typically with one (1) shared entry or individual entries along the front. See Section 10-20.06.090 (Fourplex).
"Frontage, private" means the area between the building facade and the back of the sidewalk abutting a street (public or private) or public open space.
"Gable" means a vertical wall in the shape of a triangle formed between the cornice or eave and the ridge of the roof.
"Gallery" means a type of private frontage improvement featuring a covered walkway articulated with a colonnade or arches. See Section 10-20.07.110 (Gallery).
"Ganged" means windows or other building elements designed or found in an array of two or more.
"Garage, commercial." Refer to "automobile service."
"Garage, parking." Refer to "parking garage, commercial."
"Garage, residential." "Residential garage" means a detached or attached accessory building or structure designed for the parking of motor vehicles belonging to or used by the occupants of the residential unit.
"Gas station" means a retail business selling, storing and/or dispensing gasoline, diesel. or any other fossil fuel-based motor vehicle fuels.
"General Plan" means the General Plan of the Town of San Anselmo adopted by the Town Council.
"Glazing" means openings in a building in which glass is installed.
"Government facilities." Refer to "institutional use."
"Grade" means the finished ground level at any point along the exterior walls of a structure. Where walls are parallel to and within five feet of a sidewalk, alley or other public way, the level above ground shall be measured at the elevation of the sidewalk, alley or public way. Also see "Grade, Finished."
"Grade, Pre-Development" means the grade of a development site or parcel prior to any site improvements related to the proposed development.
"Grading" means earthwork performed to alter the natural contours of an area.
"Grocery stores" means stores primarily engaged in retailing a general line of food, such as neighborhood markets, food stores, and specialty food stores (i.e., olive oil shops; meat or produce markets; vitamin and health food stores; cheese and dairy product stores; butcher shops; other artisanal gourmet food stores). Also includes retail bakeries, delis, and catering services that are subordinate to the primary sale of food. Stores may be open from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Stores that seek to operate anytime outside those hours must obtain a conditional use permit. (NAICS codes: 445110, 445240, 445298)
"Gross acreage." Refer to "acreage, gross."
"Gross floor area" means the total floor area inside the building envelope, including the external walls, but not including the roof.
"Gross parking area" means the total area of parking space and drive included on a development site.
"Ground floor" means the floor of a building located nearest to the level of the ground around the building.
"Ground floor ceiling height" means the height from finished floor to finished ceiling of primary rooms on the ground floor, not including secondary rooms including, but not limited to bathrooms, closets, utility rooms, and storage spaces.
"Ground surface" means the predevelopment ground elevation.
"Group dwelling." Refer to "group home."
"Group home." Refer to "residential care facility."
"Habitable space" means the portion of a building that is suitable for human occupancy.
"Hardscape" means paving, decks, patios, and other hard, non-porous surfaces.
"Height." Refer to "building height."
"Height, highest eave/parapet" means the vertical distance between adjacent finished grade and the highest eave or parapet of the building.
"Height, number of stories" means the number of stories in a structure allowed above adjacent finished grade. See "Stories."
"Height, overall" means the vertical distance between adjacent finished grade and the highest part of the structure directly above.
"Home for the aged." Refer to "convalescent home."
"Home occupation" means a business, profession, or non-profit organization conducted by the principal resident or residents of a residential unit, subject to the following conditions: (1) not more than one (1) person who is not a principal resident of the residential unit shall be employed; (2) to be conducted wholly within the main residence, and not conducted within a garage, carport, or accessory structure; (3) shall not increase vehicular traffic on the street on which the residential unit is located by more than four (4) individual visits per day, and which does not increase parking demands on the street on which the residential unit is located; (4) shall not include outdoor display, storage, or signage; and (5) shall not create noise levels exceeding levels permitted by Chapter 7 of Title 4 of the San Anselmo Municipal Code, and which does not create dust, vibration, odor, smoke, fumes, glare, electrical interference, fire hazards, or other hazards, nuisances, or disturbances. Home occupation shall not include the establishment, maintenance, or operation of any medical or non-medical cannabis business, including, but not limited to, cultivation, processing, manufacture, distribution, testing, and sale, which would require a state license to be issued pursuant to California Business and Professions Code § 26000 et seq.
"Hotel" means a business whose primary activity is the offering of transient lodging accommodations to the general public and providing additional related services such as restaurant, meeting room, and recreation facilities. Also includes "motel." (NAICS code: 721110)
"House" means a detached single family dwelling. See Section 10-20.06.050 (House).
"House-scale building" means a building that is the size of a small-to-large house and detached from other buildings, typically ranging from twenty-four (24) feet to as large as eighty (80) feet overall, including wings.
"Housing development project" means a housing development project as defined in California Government Code Section 65589.5(h)(2).
"Hydrogen-fueling Station" means the equipment used to store and dispense hydrogen fuel to vehicles according to industry codes and standards that is open to the public, as provided by California Government Code section 65850.7.
"Impermeable surface" means a surface with structural stability that does not allow for drainage. Includes asphalt and concrete with sand and finer material.
"Incidental use." Refer to "accessory use."
"Indoor entertainment facilities" means establishments offering indoor entertainment including billiard or pool parlors, bowling alleys, escape rooms, indoor miniature golf courses, indoor archery and shooting ranges, recreational chess or bridge clubs, and amusement arcades. This use does not allow gambling. This classification may include ancillary restaurants, bars, snack bars, and other retail services for customers. (NAICS code: 713120, 713950, and 713990)
"Institutional use" means a public or quasi-public use of a lot or building including government offices, schools, utility facilities, parks, libraries, fire stations, social service organizations, and social services, whether funded by public taxes or private donations.
"Junk yard" means any area of two hundred (200) square feet or more used for the commercial storage of junk or scrap materials or for the wrecking or dismantling of automobiles or other vehicles, appliances, or machinery.
"Kitchen" means an area within a structure that is used or designed to be used for the preparation or cooking of food and that contains all of the following:
(1)
At least one (1) cooking appliance or rough in facility including, but not limited to: ovens, convection ovens, stoves, stove tops, built-in grills, or similar appliances with 240-volt electrical outlets or gas lines.
(2)
A sink less than eighteen (18) inches in depth with a waste line drain 1-½ inches or greater in diameter.
(3)
A refrigerator exceeding five (5) cubic feet in capacity or a space opening with an electrical outlet that may reasonably be used for a refrigerator exceeding five (5) cubic feet in capacity.
Multiple kitchens within one (1) dwelling unit shall be prohibited unless the additional kitchen is approved as part of an accessory dwelling unit.
"L-shaped" means a horizontal form for the main body of a building or a massing composition which is an extension at a right angle to the length of a building.
"Landing" means a level area at the top or bottom of a staircase or between one flight of stairs and another.
"Landscaping" means flowers, shrubs, trees, or other decorative material of natural origin.
"Large family daycare home" means a child day care facility that provides care, protection, and supervision for seven (7) to fourteen (14) children, inclusive, including children under ten (10) years of age who reside at the home, as set forth in California Health and Safety Code Section 1597.465 and as defined in regulations.
"Laundry, dry-cleaning, and laundromats" means establishments primarily engaged in operating coin- or card-operated or similar self-service laundries and drycleaners and providing drycleaning and laundry services (except coin- or card-operated). (NAICS codes: 812310 and 812320).
"Libraries and museums" means public or quasi-public facilities that provide literary, musical, artistic, historical, cultural, and/or educational displays and information. These establishments maintain collections (physical or electronic) to support education and recreational interests. This use includes libraries, museums, aquariums, arboretums, botanical gardens, and historic exhibitions. (NAICS codes: 519210, 712100, and 712130)
"Light manufacturing" means establishments primarily involved in baking, brewing, fabricating, milling, processing and other similar forms of mechanical and chemical treatment. Light manufacturing uses are generally in the following groups in the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS):
"Lintel" means a horizontal architectural member spanning and usually carrying the load above a wall opening.
"Live-work" means a built space used or designed to be used both as a workplace and as a residence by one (1) or more person.
"Live-work—ground floor commercial" means a mixed-use space with a ground-floor that is used entirely for commercial activities and live-work uses occupy the floors above.
"Low barrier" means best practices to reduce barriers to entry, and may include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1)
The presence of partners if it is not a population-specific site, such as for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault, women, or youth.
(2)
Pets.
(3)
The storage of possessions.
(4)
Privacy, such as partitions around beds in a dormitory setting or in larger rooms containing more than two (2) beds, or private rooms.
"Low-barrier navigation center" means a housing-first, low-barrier, service-enriched shelter focused on moving people into permanent housing that provides temporary living facilities while case managers connect individuals experiencing homelessness to income, public benefits, health services, shelter, and housing.
"Lot, corner." "Corner lot" means a lot bounded by two (2) or more streets, ways, or access easements. The shortest boundary line which borders said street, way, or access easement shall constitute the front lot line.
"Lot coverage" means the land area covered by all buildings and improvements with a finished height above grade of three (3) feet or more, including all projections with the exception of roof eaves which project less than two (2) feet from the face of a building.
"Lot, key." "Key lot" means any lot with all or part of one (1) of its side boundary lines contiguous to an adjoining rear lot line.
"Lot, nonconforming." Refer to "non-conforming lot."
"Lower income household" shall have the meaning set forth in California Health and Safety Code Section 50079.5.
"Mail service" means businesses, either public or private, whose primary activity is providing postage and delivery of letters and packages through a universal service obligation. (NAICS code: 491110)
"Main body" means the primary massing of a primary building. See Section 10.20-12.030.3 for measurement method.
"Main facade" means the front facade of a building.
"Main street building" means a building with a vertical mix of uses with ground-floor retail, office or service uses and upper-floor service or residential uses. See Section 10-20.06.140 (Main Street Building).
"Major" means having a greater size, scope, effect, characteristic, or quality relative to the other corresponding sizes, scopes, effects, characteristics, or qualities; or being the greater of two or more.
"Maker shopfront" means a type of private frontage improvement featuring a shopfront for artisan industrial businesses to fabricate and sell products. See Section 10-20.07.080 (Maker Shopfront).
"Manufactured structure." Refer to "residential, manufactured structure."
"Manufacturing, light" means manufacturing, assembly, packaging, and associated storage and transportation of finished goods not requiring major refinement or raw material preparation. May include food-related manufacturing, apparel manufacturing, furniture and fixture manufacturing, printing, publishing and allied industries, professional and scientific instruments, textile mill products, craft industries, or other uses that create minimal noise, vibration, smoke, dust or any other particulate matter, toxic or noxious matter, humidity, heat or glare at or beyond any building on the parcel on which it is located.
"Massing" means the overall shape or arrangement of the bulk or volume of a building and structures.
"Maximum density." Refer to "density, maximum."
"Median" means a planted or paved area which separates two (2) roadways or divides a portion of a road into two (2) or more lanes.
"Medical services, clinics and/or urgent care" means facilities other than a hospital where health practitioners practice general or specialized medicine, dentistry, surgery, or other personal health services and provide outpatient care. This use must include five (5) or more licensed practitioners and/or medical specialties. These facilities may also include incidental medical laboratories. Counseling services by other than medical doctors or psychiatrists are included under "office." (NAICS codes: 6211, 6212, 6213, 6214, 621511, 621512)
"Medical services, doctor offices" means facilities other than a hospital where health practitioners practice general or specialized medicine, dentistry, surgery, or other personal health services. Care provided under this use is outpatient care. Facilities classified under this use can accommodate up to four (4) licensed primary practitioners (not including nursing staff) within an individual office suite. A facility with five (4) or more licensed practitioners is classified under "medical services, clinic and/or urgent care." These facilities may also include incidental medical laboratories. Counseling services by other than medical doctors or psychiatrists are included under "office." (NAICS codes: 6211, 6212, 6213, 6214, and 621511)
"Medical services, extended care" means residential medical facilities providing nursing and health-related care as a primary use with in-patient beds. This use includes:
1.
Drug and/or alcohol treatment facility (small and large). (NAICS code: 623220)
2.
Board and care homes, convalescent and rest homes, extended care facilities, and skilled nursing facilities. (NAICS code: 621610 and 623110)
3.
Pediatric day health and respite care facilities. (NAICS codes: 621498 and 621999)
Facilities serving six (6) or fewer people are permitted by right. Facilities serving seven (7) or more people are allowed with a conditional use permit. Long-term personal care facilities that do not emphasize medical treatment are included under "residential care facilities."
"Medical services, hospitals" means institutions providing primary health services and medical or surgical care to people, primarily inpatients, suffering from illness, disease, injury, deformity, and other physical and mental conditions, and including, as an integral component of the institution, related facilities such as laboratories, outpatient facilities or training facilities. (NAICS code: 622110)
"Medical services, veterinary clinics and hospitals" means facilities whose primary activity is the dispensing of veterinary medical and dental care and services to animals. (NAICS code: 541940)
"Minimum average lot width." Refer to "lot width, minimum average."
"Minimum lot street frontage." Refer to "lot width, minimum street frontage."
"Mini-storage" means establishments that rent or lease an individual warehouse space for self-storage. These establishments provide secure space (i.e., rooms, compartments, lockers, containers, or outdoor space) where customers can store and retrieve their goods. (NAICS code: 531130)
"Minor" means having a lesser size, scope, effect, characteristic, or quality relative to the average size, scope, effect, characteristic, or qualities; or being the lesser of two (2) or more.
"Mixed-use" means multiple functions within the same building or the same general area through superimposition or within the same area through adjacency.
"Mobile home." Refer to "residential, manufactured structure."
"Moderate income household" shall have the meaning set forth in California Health and Safety Code Section 50093.
"Motel." Refer to "hotel."
"Motorcycle" means a vehicle with two (2) tires in tandem propelled by an internal combustion engine.
"Motorcycle sales" means a business whose primary activity is the sale of motorcycles.
"Motorcycle service and repair" means a business whose primary activity is the servicing and repair of motorcycles, but does not include the dispensing of automotive fuel.
"Multiplex" means a multifamily building consisting of up to twelve (12) side-by-side and/or stacked units, typically with a shared entry. See Section 10-20.06.130 (Multiplex).
"Multi-unit building" means a residential, non-residential, or mixed-use building in which there exists three (3) or more separate units with direct exterior access and in which there are appurtenant shared facilities. Distinguishing characteristics of a multi-tenant building or use may, but need not, include common ownership of the real property upon which the building or use is located, common wall construction, and multiple occupant use of a single structure.
"Natural grade" means the top or upper most surface of the ground prior to human intervention or modification.
"Neighborhood center" means a walkable environment that provides a mix of civic, institutional, and/or commercial uses.
"Net acreage." Refer to "acreage, net."
"Non-conforming building" means a building, or portion of a building, which was constructed, or structurally altered, in a manner consistent with land use regulations and development standards in effect at the time of the construction or structural alteration but which does not conform to the current development standards of the District in which it is located. Also includes "non-conforming structure."
"Non-conforming lot" means a lot existing lawfully at the time of the adoption of the zoning ordinance or amendment, but which does not conform to the lot area, width, access or other development standards of the applicable zoning district.
"Non-conforming structure." Refer to "non-conforming building."
"Non-conforming use" means a use of the land which was begun in a manner consistent with land use regulations and development standards in effect at the time of the initial use but which does not conform to the current land use regulations of the District in which it is located.
"Nurseries" means establishments engaged in the production and sale of plants and other nursery products. Facilities can either be outdoors or quasi-outdoors (i.e., greenhouses). The sale of plants or other nursery products entirely indoors is also included as "florists and houseplant stores" under "retail stores, general merchandise." (NAICS code: 444240)
"Nursery school." Refer to "day care center."
"Nursing home." Refer to "convalescent home."
"Off-street parking" means the area(s) located on a development site available for temporary storage of passenger vehicles, including a public or private parking lot where parking is the principal use of the property.
"Offices" means professional or government offices including:
1.
Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services. (NAICS code: 5412)
2.
Administrative services and document preparation. (NAICS codes: 561410 and 561110)
3.
Advertising and public relations agencies. (NAICS codes: 541810 and 541820)
4.
Architectural, engineering, surveying, and related services. (NAICS code: 5413)
5.
Artists and fine arts studios compatible with office uses. (NAICS code: 711500)
6.
Banks and financial institutions that are not retail (see "banks and financial services, retail"). (NAICS codes: 522292 and 525990)
7.
Business support services without a physical storefront (see "business support services") that includes: Computer- and office machine-related services (rental, sale, maintenance, or repair); copying, quick printing, blueprinting services, and other office support services; film processing and photofinishing; mailing services; and mail advertising services. (NAICS codes: 323111, 423420, 532420, 541860, 561431, 561439, 561499, 811212, 812921, and 812922)
8.
Computer software designers. (NAICS code: 5415)
9.
Mental health practitioners (except physicians). (NAICS code: 621330)
10.
Data processing and computer services. (NAICS code: 518210)
11.
Employment services. (NAICS codes: 561311, 561312, 561320, and 561330)
12.
Investigation services. (NAICS code: 561611)
13.
Interior design services. (NAICS code: 541410)
14.
Government offices. (NAICS code: 921190)
15.
Graphic designers. (NAICS code: 541430)
16.
Lawyers. (NAICS code: 541100)
17.
Management and consulting services. (NAICS code: 54161)
18.
Photography studios, commercial. (NAICS code: 541921)
19.
Real estate agencies. (NAICS codes: 531210 and 531390)
"Open space, private." "Private open space" means a lot, or a portion of a lot, privately owned and designated for private use, to be preserved in a natural or naturalized state through an appropriate instrument.
"Open space usable." "Usable open space" means open space which has sufficient horizontal and vertical dimensions to allow for active or passive use in a fashion and manner comparable to traditional residential backyard space or public park space.
"Open sub-zones" means variations in the regulations of the base zone to allow more uses than the base zone allows in specific areas but within the same building form and character as the base zone. See Section 10-20.03.040.2 (Neighborhood. Small Sub-Zone).
"Other residential care facilities" means establishments primarily engaged in providing residential care (except residential intellectual and developmental disability facilities, residential mental health and substance abuse facilities, continuing care retirement communities, and assisted living facilities for the elderly). These establishments also provide supervision and personal care services. (NAICS code: 623990)
"Outdoor display" means the display of products or merchandise outside of a building and located so as to be visible from streets, roads, or sidewalks.
"Outdoor sales and rental, ancillary" means establishments that display products for sale and/or rental outdoors.
"Parapet" means a low wall along the edge of a roof or the portion of a wall that extends above the roof line.
"Parcel." Refer to "lot."
"Parking driveway width" means the horizontal measurement of an access driveway to a parking area, measured perpendicular to the direction of travel.
"Parking garages, commercial" means public or private parking garages used for the commercial business of parking motor vehicles for periods not exceeding twenty-two (22) hours during any one (1) day. Also includes "parking garage." (NAICS code: 812930)
"Parking lot" means a lot or portion of a lot designed exclusively for the parking of motor vehicles and paved with a permanent all weather surface as may be approved by the Public Works Director.
"Parking lot, commercial." "Commercial parking lot" means a public or private parking lot used for the commercial business of parking motor vehicles for periods not exceeding twenty-two (22) hours during any one (1) day. (NAICS code: 812930)
"Parking space" means an area designed for the parking of motor vehicles having unobstructed access to a public street, way, or access easement at all times, and having a minimum width of nine (9) feet, a minimum length of nineteen (19) feet, and a minimum vertical clearance of seven (7) feet, and either within a garage or carport, or uncovered, and paved with a permanent all weather surface as may be approved by the public works director. Such all-weather surface includes permeable and impermeable surfaces.
"Parks and playgrounds, public" means public outdoor natural or semi-natural areas that provide space for recreation. This use includes parks, play lots, playgrounds, seating areas, play courts, and recreational athletic fields (not for professional athletic team use). Public restrooms are permitted as an ancillary use to serve park users. (NAICS code: 712190)
"Path of travel" means a continuous, unobstructed way of pedestrian passage.
"Patio cover" means a one story, roofed structure, not more than 12 (twelve) feet in height above adjacent finished grade, used only for recreational and/or outdoor living purposes, that may be attached or detached as an accessory structure to the primary building.
"Pedestrian oriented" means a physical structure or place with design qualities and elements that contribute to an active, inviting, and pleasant place for pedestrians that typically includes most of the following elements:
1.
Building facades that are highly articulated at the street level, with interesting uses of material, color, and architectural detailing, located directly behind the sidewalk;
2.
Visibility into buildings at the street level;
3.
A continuous sidewalk, with a minimum of intrusions into pedestrian right-of-way;
4.
Continuity of building facades along the street with few interruptions in the progression of buildings and stores;
5.
Signs oriented and scaled to the pedestrian rather than the motorist; and/or
6.
Pedestrian orientation may also include: design amenities related to the street level including, but not limited to, awnings, paseos, and arcades; landscaping and street furniture.
"Pediatric day health and respite care facility" means a state licensed facility which provides an organized program of therapeutic social and day health activities and services and limited twenty-four (24) hour in-patient respite care for medically fragile children twenty-one (21) years of age or younger, including terminally ill and technology dependent children.
"Permeable surface" means a surface with structural stability that allows for drainage. Includes pavers (pre-cast sections or individual units that fit together), grid systems (rigid plastic forms filled with gravel or soil and vegetation), and porous asphalt/concrete (similar to conventional asphalt and concrete in structure and form except that the sand and finer material have been removed.
"Permitted Use" means a use by right that does not require a conditional use permit, planned unit development permit, or other local discretionary review or approval that would constitute a "project" for purposes of Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code. Owner-occupied and rental multifamily residential development that have twenty (20) percent of the units reserved for lower-income households shall be allowed by-right pursuant to California Government Code Section 65583.2, subdivisions (h) and (i).
"Personal services" means establishments providing services to serve the personal needs of customers, including:
1.
Beauty and barber shops, day spas, tanning salons, or other personal care services. (NAICS codes: 812111, 812112, and 812199)
2.
Clothing and costume rental. (NAICS code: 532281)
3.
Funeral homes and funeral services. (NAICS code: 812210)
4.
Home and garden equipment repair and maintenance. (NAICS code: 811411)
5.
Leather goods and shoe shining and repair shops. (NAICS code: 811430)
6.
Locksmiths. (NAICS code: 561622)
7.
Massage therapy. (NAICS code: 621399)
8.
Pet care (animal grooming and training). (NAICS code: 812910)
9.
Rug cleaning. (NAICS codes: 561740 and 811490)
10.
Tailoring and dressmaking shops. (NAICS codes: 315210 and 315280)
11.
Travel agencies. (NAICS code: 561510)
These uses may also include accessory retail sales of products related to the services provided.
"Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services" means establishments primarily engaged in providing pet care services (except veterinary), such as boarding, grooming, sitting, walking, and training pets. (NAICS code: 812910)
"Pharmacy" means a business whose primary activity is the preparing and dispensing of prescription drugs.
"Planning Commission" means the Planning Commission of the Town of San Anselmo.
"Planning and building director" means the Director of the Planning and Building Department of the Town of San Anselmo.
"Podium" means a continuous projecting base or pedestal under a building often occupied by parking.
"Podium Top." A flat, elevated and open area above a podium that can be used as common area.
"Pole Sign." A sign wholly supported by a sign structure consisting of poles or posts in the ground.
"Porch." A covered shelter projecting in front of the entrance of a building.
"Porch, engaged" means a private frontage improvement featuring a covered entry structure that projects from the facade that is setback. See Section 10-20.07.050 (Porch Engaged).
"Porch, projecting" means a private frontage improvement featuring a covered entry structure projecting beyond the main facade of a building. See Section 10-20.07.040 (Porch Projecting).
"Pre-school." Refer to "day care center."
"Primary building" see "Building, primary."
"Primary Entrance" means the main entrance to a building.
"Primary living space" means a space within the primary building that is designed as a living room, dining room, or bedroom.
"Private club." Refer to "club, fraternal or social."
"Private open space" means the area required for each unit in some building types, provided as outdoor yard areas, patios, decks, and balconies, but excluding stairs, entrance decks, and/or landings. Does not include required setbacks.
"Projections" means portions of buildings and architectural features which extend beyond the primary exterior building wall plane.
"Property line, front." "Front property line" means the property line extending across the full street frontage of a lot between the side property lines and typically defined as the narrower of the lot's dimensions.
"Property line, rear." "Rear property line" means the property line extending across a lot's rear between the side property lines and parallel to the lot's front property line.
"Property line, side." "Side property line" means the property lines extending along the entire length of a lot between the front and rear property lines and typically defined as the longer of the lot's dimensions.
"Public works director" means the public works director of the Town of San Anselmo.
"Raised curb" means a street curb that meets the Marin County Uniform Construction Standards.
"Rake" means the sloped end portion of a roof. Rakes may be close to or extend from the building to allow for an overhang. Roof rakes can be exposed or closed.
"Religious institution" means establishments that operate religious organizations and administer services for worship or promotion of religious activities, including churches, temples, mosques, religious shrines, synagogues, and monasteries (without a school component). This use includes accessory uses including religious programs, living quarters for local religious leaders and staff, and parish houses. Other establishments maintained by religious organizations, such as schools or educational classes, mental health support, day care centers, and other potentially related operations are classified according to their respective activities. (NAICS code: 813110)
"Repair and maintenance, consumer products" means establishments that repair and service products for personal consumption including: Consumer electronic equipment; furniture (including reupholstery); garments; musical instruments; televisions, radios, and other household appliances; and watches, clocks and jewelry. This classification does not include repair or services accessory to retail uses. This use does not include shoe repair, which is included under "personal services." This use does not include businesses serving the repair needs of heavy equipment, which are included under "business support services." (NAICS codes: 811210, 811310, 811412, and 811490)
"Research and development" means facilities for scientific research and the design, development, and testing in the physical, engineering, and life sciences, such as electronics, environmental, biology, botany, biotechnology, computers, chemistry, food, forests, geology, health, mathematics, medicine, nanotechnology, pharmacy, physics, veterinary, and other allied subjects. (NAICS Code: 54171)
"Residential care facilities, large" means any use of a residential unit serving seven (7) or more persons on a twenty-four (24) hour per day basis. Also includes "group dwelling" and "group home."
"Residential care facilities, small" means any use of a residential unit serving six (6) or fewer persons on a twenty-four (24) hour per day basis. A small residential care facility is a state mandated residential use of the property. Also includes "group dwelling" and "group home."
"Residential, manufactured structure." "Manufactured residential structure" means a residential unit constructed off-site and delivered and installed on a lot. Also includes "residential, mobile home."
"Residential, mobile home." Refer to "residential, manufactured structure."
"Residential, multi-family (two (2) to four (4) units)" means a building having up to four (4) independent and attached residential uses. Such uses include a duplex, triplex, and quadplex.
"Residential, multi-family (five-plus (5+) units)" means a building having five (5) or more independent and attached residential units.
"Residential second unit." Refer to "accessory dwelling unit."
"Residential second unit - Nonconforming." Refer to "nonconforming accessory dwelling unit" in Title 10, Chapter 6, Section 10-6.103.
"Residential, single-family attached." "Single-family attached residence" means a building containing two (2) or three (3) independent and attached residential units. Also includes "duplex" and "triplex."
"Residential, single-family detached." "Single-family detached residence" means a detached residential unit.
"Residential unit" means a building, or portion of a building, designed for occupancy as living quarters by one (1) household and having no more than one (1) kitchen and at least one (1) bathroom. A residential unit may be either detached, attached, multi-family, or may be a manufactured structure. A residential unit may be owned, either wholly or as part of a condominium or stock cooperative, or may be rented as an apartment. Also includes "dwelling unit."
"Rest home." Refer to "convalescent home."
"Restaurants" means establishments preparing and selling food for consumption (either on- or off-premises). These include establishments providing food services to patrons who order and are served while seated (i.e., waiter/waitress service) and pay after eating; establishments with a walk-up ordering counter; and a combination of either type of service that provides take-out services. This use includes catering services for on-site consumption ancillary to the primary restaurant use. This classification does not include fast food restaurants (see restaurant, fast food), drive-through services (see "drive-through services"), or alcohol consumption (see "restaurants, with alcohol and/or entertainment"). (NAICS codes: 722511, 722513, 722514, and 722515)
"Restaurants, fast food" means a restaurant whose operation involves the on-site preparation and sale of foods, or the on-site heating and sale of pre-prepared foods, intended for consumption either on-site or off-site. Attributes typically, but not necessarily associated with fast food restaurants include customer food orders and customer food pick-ups at a counter, no water/waitresses, a lack of ambiance, limited on-site seating, and drive-through order placing and pick-up facilities. (NAICS codes: 722511, 722513, 722514, and 722515)
"Restaurants, with alcohol and/or entertainment" means establishments preparing and selling food for consumption (either on- or off-premises), as well as facilities for dancing and other entertainment that are secondary and subordinate to the principal use of the establishment as a restaurant. These include establishments providing food services to patrons who order and are served while seated (i.e., waiter/waitress service) and pay after eating; establishments with a walk-up ordering counter; and a combination of either type of service that provides take-out services. This use includes alcohol sales and catering services for on-site consumption ancillary to the primary restaurant use. This classification does not include fast food restaurants (see restaurant, fast food), drive-through services (see "drive-through services"), or establishments that primarily serve alcohol (see "drinking establishments"). (NAICS codes: 722511 and 722513)
"Retail stores, general merchandise" means establishments selling new and used merchandise to consumers. The types of stores and merchandise may include:
1.
Antique stores. (NAICS code: 459510)
2.
Art supplies. (NAICS code: 453998)
3.
Art sales. (NAICS code: 459920)
4.
Bakery goods (when not prepared on-site). (NAICS code: 445291)
5.
Beauty supplies. (NAICS code: 456120)
6.
Bicycle sales and maintenance or service. (NAICS codes: 451110 and 811490)
7.
Bookstores. (NAICS code: 459210)
8.
Candy stores. (NAICS code: 445292)
9.
Cameras and photographic supplies. (NAICS code: 423410)
10.
Cigar stores. (NAICS code: 459991)
11.
Clothing and accessories, fabrics, and sewing supplies. (NAICS codes: 458110, 459130, and 459510)
12.
Electronic equipment. (NAICS code: 449210)
13.
Florists and houseplant stores. (NAICS code: 459310)
14.
Furniture and home furnishings. (NAICS codes: 449110 and 449129)
15.
General merchandise retailer. (NAICS code: 455219)
16.
Gift and novelty stores. (NAICS code: 459420)
17.
Glasses and other optical goods. (NAICS code: 456130)
18.
Handcrafted items. (NAICS code: 423940)
19.
Small hardware stores less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet in size. (NAICS code: 444140)
20.
Hobby materials, toys, and games. (NAICS code: 459120)
21.
Jewelry. (NAICS code: 458310)
22.
Luggage and leather goods. (NAICS code: 458320)
23.
Music stores (CDs, tapes, records). (NAICS code: 459140)
24.
Musical instruments, parts, and accessories. (NAICS code: 459140)
25.
Pet supplies. (NAICS code: 459910)
26.
Pharmacies. (NAICS code: 456110)
27.
Shoes. (NAICS code: 458210)
28.
Sporting goods and equipment sales and rental. (NAICS code: 459110 and 532284)
29.
Stationery. (NAICS code: 459410)
30.
Video sales and rentals. (NAICS codes: 532282, 532210, and 443142)
Up to thirty (30%) percent of a retail store may contain ancillary storage, office, classes, and/or specialty use.
"Review authority" means the individual or official jurisdictional body identified as having the responsibility and authority to review, and approve or deny required permit applications.
"Ridge" means those specific primary and secondary ridges delineated by the General Plan.
"Ridge line, primary." "Primary ridge line" means the line described by connecting the uppermost elevation along a primary ridge, as such ridge is delineated by the General Plan.
"Ridge line, secondary." "Secondary ridge line" means the line described by connecting the uppermost elevation along a secondary ridge, as such ridge is delineated by the General Plan.
"Ridge zone" means that area of a primary or secondary ridge on both sides of the ridge line which has an elevation fifty (50) feet or less of the elevation of the ridgeline when measured perpendicularly from the nearest point of the ridgeline or which lies within one hundred fifty (150) feet when measured perpendicularly from the ridge line, whichever results in a lower elevation.
"Savings and loan" means a business whose primary activity is the handling of financial transactions.
"Schools, specialized education and training" means non-public schools offering education via classes or training (either for a degree or without a degree). This use includes business schools, technical and trade schools, secretarial schools, vocational schools offering specialized trade and commercial courses, fine arts schools, language schools, driver education schools, cosmetology and barber schools, and seminaries or other establishments exclusively engaged in training for religious ministries. This use also includes organizations and conference centers that offer specialized programs or classes (such as professional development, arts, communications, environmental awareness, or other personal development). (NAICS codes: 611110, 611410, 611511, 611519, 611610, 611630, 611692, and 611699)
"Screen vegetation, filtered" means vegetation that grows together to form a non-opaque screen and permits visibility of structures through to the other side.
"Screen vegetation, solid" means vegetation that grows together to form an opaque screen that does not permit visibility of structures through to the other side.
"Second unit." Refer to "accessory dwelling unit."
"Service organizations and clubs" means establishments engaged in promoting the civic and social interests of its members. (NAICS code: 813410)
"Setback, front" means an area extending across the full width of the parcel or development site between the front property line or development site line and the primary structure.
"Setback, rear" means an area extending the full width of the parcel or development site between a rear property line or development site line and the primary structure.
"Setback, side" means an area between a side property line or development site line and the primary structure extending between the front and rear setback.
"Setback, side street" means an area between a side property line or development site line adjacent to a public right-of-way and the primary structure extending between the front and rear setback.
"Setback, parking" means the mandatory clear distance between a property line or development site line and parking.
"Setbacks" means a distance established by the provisions of this chapter to govern the placement of buildings and other improvements on lots with respect to property lines, development site lines, streets, ways, or access easements. Setbacks shall not apply to public utility transmission and distribution lines.
"Shared parking" means any parking spaces assigned to more than one (1) user, where different persons utilizing the spaces are unlikely to need the spaces at the same time of day.
"Shopfront" means a private frontage improvement featuring a storefront for a retail, service or restaurant use. See Section 10-20.07.090 (Shopfront).
"Shopfront base" means a low wall that does not include glass, between the display window(s) of a shopfront and the adjacent sidewalk.
"Sidewalk" means a paved area along a street intended exclusively for pedestrian use and often installed between a street and development site frontages.
"Sign, exterior." "Exterior sign" means any outdoor display of advertising material in any form placed or mounted upon any building, freestanding structure, or natural object.
"Sign, pole." "Pole sign" means any sign, mounted upon a pole, post, or other similar freestanding vertical structure, which includes letters, words, logos, or pictures intended to identify or advertise a business or advertise merchandise or products of a business.
"Sign, wall." "Wall sign" means any sign, mounted upon a wall of a building which includes letters, words, logos, or pictures intended to identify or advertise a business or advertise merchandise or products of a business.
"Sign, window." "Window sign" means any sign, mounted upon the exterior or interior of a window, or mounted behind a window so as to be visible from a sidewalk, street or road, which includes letters, words, logos, or pictures intended to identify or advertise a business or advertise merchandise or products of a business.
"Single-room occupancy units" are one-room units intended for occupancy by one (1) or two (2) individuals as their primary residence, which are occupied for periods not less than thirty (30) days.
"Site plan" means a base sheet that includes the basic information that will appear on all plans including, but not limited to, natural features, roads, buildings, or other structures to remain on-site.
"Skilled nursing home." Refer to "convalescent home."
"Slope, average." Refer to "average slope."
"Storage, ancillary" means the indoor or outdoor storage of various materials on the same site as a principal building or land use that is other than storage, which supports the activities or conduct of the principal use.
"Storefront" means the majority portion of a shopfront frontage that consists of the display window and/or entrance and its components, including windows, doors, transoms, and sill pane.
"Story" means that portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the next floor above it, or if there is no floor above, the space between the floor and the ceiling above. If the finished floor level directly above a basement or cellar is more than six (6) feet above grade for more than fifty (50) percent of the total perimeter, such basement or cellar shall be considered a story.
"Story, first" means the lowest story or the ground story of any building, the floor of which is not more than twelve (12) inches below the average contact ground level at the exterior walls of the building.
"Story, half" means a conditioned space that rests primarily underneath the slope of the roof, usually having dormer windows. The half story is identified by the ".5" in the description of maximum height (e.g., 2.5). A half-story is considered a story when its top wall plates, on at least two (2) opposite exterior walls, are four (4) feet or more above the floor of such story.
"Story, mezzanine" means a story which covers one-third or less of the area of the story directly underneath it. A mezzanine story shall be deemed a full story when it covers more than one-third of the area of the story directly underneath said mezzanine story.
"Street" means a public way or permanent private thoroughfare that affords a primary means of access to two (2) or more lots or development sites.
"Street, front" means a street located along the front property or development site line.
"Street, side" means a street located along a property or development site line that is not the front property or development site line.
"Street frontage" means the lineal length of that portion of a parcel or development site abutting a street.
"Street tree" means a tree planted in open spaces, parkways, sidewalk areas, easements, streets, and rights-of-way.
"Structural alteration" means any change in the supporting members of a building, including but not limited to, bearing walls, shear walls, retaining walls, columns, beams, girders, floor joists, ceiling joists, or roof rafters.
"Structure" means any improvement constructed or erected so as to project thirty-six (36) inches or more above the level of the adjoining grade, including, but not limited to, buildings, retaining walls, and decks. Fences shall also be considered structures if the height of the fence is greater than six (6) feet above the level of the adjoining existing grade. Both covered and uncovered parking spaces shall also be considered structures for purposes of setback requirements. Patios, walls, and similar improvements which have a finished height less than thirty-six (36) inches above the existing grade and creek bank restoration shall not be considered structures. For the purposes of computing the heights of structures and fences, the existing grade shall be the lower of:
(a)
The existing ground surface; or
(b)
The elevation of the existing grade at the time the application for construction of the structure is made.
"Structure height." Refer to "building height."
"Studio" means a business whose activity includes the creation, display, or sale of items of art.
"Supportive housing" means housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population, and that is linked to an onsite or offsite 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.
"Tandem parking" means that two (2) or more automobiles are parked on a driveway or in any other location on a lot, lined up behind one another.
"Target population" means persons with low incomes who have one (1) 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 Service 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.
"Tavern." Refer to "bar."
"Temporary use" means a use of a lot, or a portion of a lot, for which the temporary use is deemed to be of short duration where the site is not to be permanently altered by grading or construction of accessory facilities. The duration of the temporary use shall be commensurate with the scope of the temporary use. Examples of temporary uses include the selling of Christmas trees, and pop-up commercial uses in commercial districts..
"Terrace" means a private frontage improvement featuring an elevated area for pedestrian circulation between a building facade and the sidewalk. See Section 10-20.07.100 (Terrace).
"Theaters and meeting halls" means an indoor facility in which performances or events are held. The use supports public assembly and group entertainment (e.g., live theater and concerts), and it includes: Auditoriums; exhibition and convention halls; motion picture theaters; meeting halls; theaters; and similar public assembly uses. This use does not allow sporting events. (NAICS codes: 512131, 711110, 711120, 711130, and 711310)
"Tool repair, commercial." "Commercial tool repair" means a business whose primary activity is the repair of commercial instruments used or worked by hand or machinery.
"Town" means the Town of San Anselmo.
"Town Council" means the Town Council of the Town of San Anselmo.
"Townhouse, neighborhood" means a multifamily residential structure with up to four (4) side-by-side units with a rear setback. See Section 10-20.06.100 (Neighborhood Townhouse).
"Transitional housing" means a building or buildings configured as a rental housing development, but operated under program requirements that require the termination of assistance and recirculating of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at a predetermined future point in time that shall be no less than six (6) months from the beginning of the assistance.
"Transom" means a window, a window above a door or other window building on and commonly hinged to a transom.
"Transportation services, transit stop" means a site served by at least one (1) fixed bus route. (NAICS code: 485210)
"Trellis" means an open-air, horizontal structure used to shade the side of a building or support plants.
"Trip ends" means a total count of the round trips generated by vehicles entering and leaving a property.
"Triplex." Refer to "residential, multi-family (two (2) to four (4) units)."
"Unenclosed" means a space with or without a permanent roof that is not enclosed by walls, windows or doors on at least two (2) sides. Insect screening would not constitute enclosure.
"Upper floor" means a floor in a building containing habitable space that is located above the ground floor.
"Urban lot split" means a subdivision of an existing parcel into no more than two (2) separate parcels of approximately equal size and meeting all the criteria and standards of Title 10, Chapter 2, Article 7, Section 10-2.705.
"Use" means the purpose for which a lot, or a building located on a lot, is designed, designated or maintained.
"Use, accessory." Refer to "accessory use."
"Use, nonconforming." Refer to "nonconforming use."
"Utility substation" means a facility, operated by a public or private company whose business it is to deliver water, gas, electricity, telephone, cable television, or other public utility services which is necessary for the distribution of the service but in which the service is not produced.
"Vehicle repair and maintenance" means provision of a wide range of mechanical and electrical repair, engine repair and replacement, and cleaning and maintenance services of automobiles, trucks, recreational vehicles, boats, and other vehicles as a primary use. Wholesale and retail ancillary sales of vehicle parts as an accessory use is allowed. This use does not include automotive fuel sales (see "service stations"). (NAICS codes: 811111, 811114, 811191, 811192, and 811490)
"Very low income household" shall have the meaning set forth in Health and Safety Code Section 50105.
"Visual impact:"
"Absent significant visual impact" means although new dwellings and additions may be visible offsite, the effect will not have a negative visual impact on surrounding properties or other significant viewpoints located offsite due to size, location, materials, colors, landscape screening, or combination thereof.
"Not materially visible offsite" means new dwellings and additions which will be totally or nearly obscured from surrounding properties or other significant viewpoints located offsite due to size, location, materials, colors, existing landscape screening, or combination thereof.
"Walkable neighborhood center" means a walkable environment for pedestrians that provides a concentrated mix of civic, institutional, and/or commercial uses.
"Walkable/walkability" means the condition when an area is highly interconnected to other areas and appeals to pedestrians for recreational walking or for walking to work, transit, errands, shopping, or restaurants.
"Walkway" means a paved way located on one or more development sites, used for pedestrian traffic, and used exclusively by the development site owner(s), their guests, and invitees.
"Wall plane" means a vertical surface defined by the facades of buildings.
"Wall, retaining." "Retaining wall" means a structural wall designed to retain earth.
"Water tank" means a tank, which may be constructed below grade or wholly or partially above grade in which is stored water for domestic consumption or irrigation.
"Wholesale and distribution" means establishments that sell merchandise to other firms for resale, or serve as the agent or broker in purchases or sales of merchandise to individuals or companies. This business may store goods on-site in anticipation of goods transfer to the buyers upon sale. These businesses are not permitted to display merchandise, as they are not intended to attract retail sales (see "retail stores, general merchandise"). This classification does not include the retail sale of building materials (see "building material stores"). (NAICS codes: 423440, 425120, and 424990)
"Width-to-height ratio" means the ratio of the horizontal size of a space measured perpendicularly to the vertical height of a building.
"Wing" means a structure of at least five (5) feet in depth physically attached to, and secondary to, the main body of a primary building.
"Wireless telecommunications facilities" means establishments primarily engaged in operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide communications via the airwaves. Establishments in this industry have spectrum licenses and provide services using that spectrum, such as cellular phone services, paging services, wireless Internet access, and wireless video services. (NAICS code: 517112)
"Windmill" means a mechanical device powered by the wind which is designed to generate electricity either for the lot on which the windmill is located or for sale.
"Xeriscape" means landscaping showing a dry view.
"Zero-Emissions Fueling Station" means a use consisting of one (1) or more Electric Vehicle Charging Spaces served by an EVCS or other charging equipment. In accordance with California Government Code section 65850.7, this includes any level of electric vehicle supply equipment station that is designed and built in compliance with Article 625 of the California Electrical Code and delivers electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle into a plug-in electric vehicle.
"Zero-Emissions Vehicle (ZEV)" means a vehicle with a zero-emissions powertrain that produces zero exhaust emission of any criteria pollutant (or precursor pollutant) or greenhouse gas under any possible operational modes or conditions. ZEVs include BEVs and FCEVs.
"Zoning ordinance" means the zoning ordinance of the Town of San Anselmo as contained in Chapter 3 of the San Anselmo Municipal Code.
(§ 1, Ord. 917, eff. February 26, 1991, as amended by § 2, Ord. 949, eff. August 27, 1993, § 2, Ord. 976, eff. July 10, 1996, § 2, Ord. 977, eff. September 12, 1996, Ord. 1021, eff. August 23, 2001, and § 3, Ord. 1044 (part), eff. July 28, 2005)
(Ord. No. 1069, 3-24-2009; Ord. No. 1087, 4-9-2013; Ord. No. 1098, § 1, 1-13-2015; Ord. No. 1099, § 1, 1-13-2015; Ord. No. 1115, § 12, 2-28-2017; Ord. No. 1117, § 2, 9-12-2017; Ord. No. 1119, § 8, 12-12-2017; Ord. No. 1126, § 4, 9-11-2018; Ord. No. 1150 § 2(Exh. 1), 9-22-2020; Ord. No. 1151, §§ 5—7, 2-23-2021; Ord. No. 1159, §§ 16, 17, 12-14-2021; Ord. No. 1160, §§ 16, 17, 12-14-2021; Ord. No. 1179, § 4(Exh. A), 8-22-2023; 1180, § 4, 5, 8-22-2023; Ord. No. 1183, § 3, 12-12-2023; Ord. No. 1184, § 9, 1-9-2024; Ord. No. 1186, 2(Exh. A-2), 4-9-2024)
- Definitions1
Editor's note—Ord. No. 1179, § 4(Exh. A), adopted August 22, 2023, repealed the former Art. 17, §§ 10-3.1701, 10-3.1702, and enacted a new Art. 17 as set out herein. The former Art. 17 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from § 1, Ord. 917, eff. February 26, 1991, as amended by § 2, Ord. 949, eff. August 27, 1993, § 2, Ord. 976, eff. July 10, 1996, § 2, Ord. 977, eff. September 12, 1996, Ord. 1021, eff. August 23, 2001, and § 3, Ord. 1044 (part), eff. July 28, 2005; Ord. No. 1069, 3-24-2009; Ord. No. 1087, 4-9-2013; Ord. No. 1098, § 1, 1-13-2015; Ord. No. 1099, § 1, 1-13-2015; Ord. No. 1115, § 12, 2-28-2017; Ord. No. 1117, § 2, 9-12-2017; Ord. No. 1119, § 8, 12-12-2017; Ord. No. 1126, § 4, 9-11-2018; Ord. No. 1150 § 2(Exh. 1), 9-22-2020; Ord. No. 1151, § 5, 2-23-2021.
The following words and phrases, when used in the context of this chapter, shall have the following meanings:
"Accessory building" means a building detached from the primary building on the same lot and which is necessary for the operation or use of the lot or primary building and which is incidental and subordinate to the primary use of the lot or to the primary building. That portion of a residential garage or carport, whether attached or detached, and which provides covered area greater than that necessary to park vehicles of a number in excess of that required to serve the use, as required by Article 5 of Chapter 3 of the San Anselmo Municipal Code, shall be considered an accessory building, unless it meets the requirements of Section 10-3.506. A storage shed, whether prefabricated or constructed on-site, shall be considered an accessory building. Also includes "accessory structure."
"Accessory dwelling unit." Refer to Title 10, Chapter 6, Section 10-6.103.
"Accessory structure." Refer to "accessory building."
"Accessory use, residential" means use of a lot or building which is incidental and subordinate to the primary use of the lot or of a building and which is located on the same lot with the primary use of the lot or building.
"Accessory use, commercial" means uses clearly subordinate or incidental and directly related to a permitted use or conditionally permitted use. The general thresholds for considering whether a use is an accessory use include whether the: a) floor area dedicated to the use is less than thirty (30%) percent of the total area; and b) hours of operation and intensity of operation are similar to the primary use.
"Addition" means a building added to and attached to the original building after completion of the original building.
"Alcoholism and/or drug treatment facility, large." "Large alcoholism and/or drug treatment facility" means a state licensed facility as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 11834.11 providing twenty-four (24) hour residential non-medical support services in a group setting for seven (7) or more adults, mothers over eighteen (18) years and their children, and emancipated minors recovering from alcoholism and/or drug abuse.
"Alcoholism and/or drug treatment facility, small." "Small alcoholism and/or drug treatment facility" means a state licensed facility as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 11834.11 providing twenty-four (24) hour residential non-medical support services in a group setting for six (6) or fewer adults, mothers over eighteen (18) years and their children, and emancipated minors recovering from alcoholism and/or drug abuse. A small alcoholism and/or drug treatment facility, consisting of six (6) or fewer persons, is a state mandated residential use.
"Alcoholic beverage sales, off-premises" means establishments engaged in the retail sale of packaged alcoholic beverages, such as beer, wine, and/or spirits, for off-site consumption, either as part of another retail use, or as a primary business activity. Services provided before 8:00 a.m. and after 6:00 p.m. are allowed under a conditional use permit. (NAICS code: 445320)
"Alcohol, off-sale." "Off-sale alcohol" means the selling of alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, and liquor, for off-site consumption.
"Alcohol, on-sale." "On-sale alcohol" means the selling of alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, and liquor, for on-site consumption.
"Alley" means a public way or permanent private way to be used primarily for vehicular access to the back or side of a development site or parcel that otherwise abuts a street.
"Ancillary" means having a subordinate, subsidiary, or secondary nature.
"Ancillary building" means a structure distinct from an accessory structure(s) that is located at the rear of a development site, above or abutting a detached garage that provides a small residential unit (accessory apartment), home office space, or other small commercial or service use, as allowed by the zone. When used for residential purposes, this housing type is one form of an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU). See Section 10-20.06.040 (Ancillary Building).
"Animal boarding" means an establishment, whereupon four (4) or more dogs, cats, or other pets in any combination are boarded at the request of, and in exchange for compensation provided by, their owner. Operators must ensure that the facility is in good repair, there is adequate pest control, an owner is contacted if a pet escapes and reasonable efforts are made to capture the escaped pet, as well as other upkeep requirements. This use does not include an animal control agency, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals (see "service organizations and clubs"), humane society that contracts for the care of stray or abandoned animals, or a veterinary facility (see "medical services, veterinary clinics and hospitals"). (NAICS code: 812910)
"Antenna" means any device used to transmit or receive electromagnetic waves, including television, short-wave radio, ham radio, and satellite television dishes.
"Apartment" means any building, or portion of a building, which is designed for residential use, the occupants of which pay rent and do not own the individual dwelling units. Does not include condominiums or stock cooperatives.
"Arbor" means a horizontal open-air structure over a garden, walkway or driveway.
"Architectural features" means projections or appurtenances, having a maximum exterior projection of two (2) feet on buildings which provide visual variation and/or relief, but do not serve as living or working space and do not add floor area. Architectural features may include, but not limited to chimneys, cornices, canopies, bay windows, greenhouse windows, and eaves.
"Attached Accessory Dwelling Unit" means an accessory dwelling unit that is constructed as a physical expansion (i.e., addition) of the primary dwelling unit that shares a common wall with the primary dwelling.
"Attic" means an open space at the top of a dwelling situated wholly or partly within the roof.
"Automobile" means a four-wheeled passenger vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine.
"Automobile sales" means a business whose primary activity is the sale of motor vehicles.
"Automobile service and repair" means a business whose primary activity is the servicing and repair of motor vehicles, but does not include the dispensing of automotive fuel.
"Auto, vehicle, and parts sales and rentals" means establishments engaged in the sale and/or rental of new and/or used automobiles, light trucks, passenger and cargo vans, recreational vehicles (RVs), travel trailers, boats, motorcycles, off-road all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and golf carts, utility trailers, and jet-skis (except bicycles and mopeds). Pursuant to State law, this use applies to individuals selling more than five (5) vehicles per calendar year. The rental of passenger cars without drivers is intended for short periods of time. This also includes the retail sale of new, used, or rebuilt automotive parts and accessories, with or without repairing automobiles; and/or establishments primarily engaged in retailing and installing automotive accessories. This use does not include "service stations," which are separately defined. (NAICS codes: 441110, 441120, 441210, 441222, 441227, 441330, 532111, and 532284)
"Automated teller machines (ATMs)" means computerized electronic machines, either outside or inside, that perform basic banking functions (such as handling check deposits or issuing cash withdrawals) independent from banks and financial institutions. (NAICS code: 522320)
"Average slope" means the result of dividing the length of a slope by the difference in elevation at the top and bottom of the slope. See Section 10-20.12.030.1 (Slope Measurement Methods).
"Awning" means a roof-like structure, as over a window or door, that serves as a shelter or shading device.
"Bakery, commercial." "Commercial bakery" means a business whose primary activity is the baking of breads, cakes, and cookies, but which may also include the on-site sale of baked goods.
"Banks and financial services, retail" means establishments serving walk-in customers to accept and provide on-site financial transactions. This includes commercial banks, depository trust companies, credit unions, savings and loan associations, and lending (including mortgage) institutions. The institutions that do not include a retail use open to the public are included under "office." (NAICS codes: 522110, 522130, 522180, and 522120)
"Bar" means a building, or portion of a building, used primarily for the sale and dispensing of liquor by drink. Also includes "cocktail lounge" and "tavern."
"Basement" means an enclosed space, finished or unfinished, partly or wholly below natural grade, having more than one-half(½) its height, as measured from its floor, whether finished or unfinished, to its ceiling, whether finished or unfinished, below the adjoining natural grade. If the finished floor level directly above a basement or cellar is more than six (6) feet above grade for more than fifty (50) percent of the total perimeter, such basement shall be considered a story.
"Bay" means any division of a building between vertical lines or planes that run entirely through solid components of the building, including the entire space between consecutive structural supports.
"Bay window" means a window which projects from the face of a building, which does not add floor area (permanent window seat or counter permitted), and which has a bottom sill no less than two (2) feet above the adjoining finished floor.
"Beauty support" includes product sales, spa.
"Bed and breakfast inn" means a facility offering transient lodging to the general public and conducted in a private single-family detached residential unit, or in a building designed specifically for the operation of such an inn, and providing sleeping rooms, private or semi-private bathroom facilities, and one (1) or more meals each day. (NAICS code: 721191)
"Bedroom" means a room capable of serving as a room for sleeping as may be more precisely defined by the Uniform Building Code.
"Bicycle" means a vehicle consisting of a metal frame mounted upon two (2) wire spoked wheels with rubber tires, a seat, handlebars or steering, and two (2) pedals, and does not include a motor. Also includes unicycles or tricycles.
"Bicycle parking, short-term" means short-term bicycle parking consisting of bicycle racks that support the bicycle frame at two points. Does not include racks that support only the wheel of the bicycle. If bicycles can be locked to each side of the rack, each side shall be counted toward a required space. Racks shall be securely anchored to a permanent surface.
"Bicycle parking, long-term" means long-term bicycle parking that is secured from the general public and enclosed on all sides and protects bicycles from inclement weather. Acceptable examples of long-term bicycle parking include bicycle lockers, bicycle rooms, bicycle cages, or commercially operated attended bicycle facilities. Except in the case of lockers and commercially operated attended bicycle parking, all long-term parking shall provide a means of securing the bicycle frame at two points to a securely anchored rack.
"Bicycle sales and repair" means a business whose primary activity is the sale and repair of bicycles.
"Block" means an area of land separated from other areas by adjacent streets, railroads, rights-of-way, public areas, or the subdivision boundary.
"Block face" means the aggregate of all the building facades on one (1) side of a block. The block face provides the context for establishing architectural harmony.
"Block length" means the horizontal distance from the right-of-way on one end of the block to the right-of-way on the other end along the same street.
"Block perimeter" means the aggregate of all sides of a block bounded by the abutting rights-of-way.
"Block-scale building" means a building that is individually as large as a block or individual buildings collectively arranged along a street to form a continuous facade as long as most or all of a block.
"Building" means any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls.
"Building elements" means roofs, parapets, cornices, eaves, rafters, walls, lintels, openings (i.e., windows, doors and other wall openings), building base, and other typical elements of a building facade.
"Building elevation" means the exterior wall of a building not adjacent to a public right-of-way, the front or side along a private street, or civic space.
"Building entrance" means a point of pedestrian ingress and egress to the front of a building along the sidewalk of the street immediately adjacent to the building.
"Building envelope" means the horizontal and vertical area of a lot in which a building or other improvements may be constructed as defined by either the established development standards set forth in each district, or by the Planning Director, the Planning Commission, or the Town Council as associated with specific action upon a master plan, use permit, variance, preliminary development plan, precise development plan, or design review.
"Building facade" means the exterior wall of a building adjacent to a street, the front or side along a private street, or civic space.
"Building facade, front" means the exterior wall of a building adjacent to a street or civic space.
"Building facade, side street" means the exterior wall of a building adjacent to a side street.
"Building facade, interior side" means the exterior wall of a building adjacent to the interior development site line(s).
"Building facade, rear" means the exterior wall of a building opposite the front.
"Building form" means the overall shape and dimensions of a building.
"Building frontage" means the facade(s) along the front and side street of the development site.
"Building frontage, principal" means the facade along the front of the development site, typically the narrower of sides and identified by an address.
"Building height" means the vertical distance measured from the average level of the highest and lowest point of that portion of the lot covered by the building to the highest point on the roof, ridge, or parapet wall including all antennas (television, radio, cellular, and satellite). Public utility transmission and distribution lines are not included in this definition. Also includes "structure height."
"Building material stores" means businesses open to the public that engage in the sale of building materials including lumber, fencing, glass, doors, plumbing fixtures and supplies, electrical supplies, prefabricated buildings and kits, kitchen and bath cabinets and countertops, and other large building materials. This use also permits the sale of paint, wallpaper, plants, and other garden supplies (which may also be sold in hardware stores, included under the definition of "retail stores, general merchandise"). Establishments primarily selling electrical, plumbing, heating, and air conditioning equipment and supplies are classified in "wholesaling and distribution." (NAICS codes: 444120, 444180, and 532420)
"Building, primary" means the building that serves as the focal point for all activities related to the principal use of the development site.
"Building site" means the area of a lot where buildings are to be constructed.
"Building type" means a structure defined by its combination of configuration, disposition, and function.
"Business support services" means establishments with a physical storefront that provide services to other businesses. This category includes:
1.
Computer- and office machine-related services (rental, sale, maintenance, or repair). (NAICS codes: 423420, 532420, and 811212)
2.
Copying, quick printing, blueprinting services, and other office support services. (NAICS codes: 323111 and 561439)
3.
Film processing and photofinishing. (NAICS codes: 812921 and 812922)
4.
Mailing services including mail presort, consolidation, and address bar coding services. (NAICS codes: 561431 and 561499)
5.
Mail advertising services. (NAICS code: 541860)
"Car wash" means a business whose primary activity is the washing of motor vehicles.
"Car share vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is operated as part of a regional fleet by a public or private car sharing company or organization and provides hourly or daily service.
"Carshare parking space" means a parking space required to be dedicated for current or future use by a carshare service through a deed restriction, condition of approval, or license agreement. Such deed restriction, condition of approval, or license agreement shall grant priority use to any carshare service that can make use of the space, although such spaces may be occupied by other vehicles so long as no carshare organization can make use of the dedicated carshare space(s).
"Carshare service" means a service that provides a network of motor vehicles available to rent by members by reservation on an hourly basis or in smaller intervals.
"Carport" means an attached or detached building covered by a solid or lattice roof and supported by posts, poles, or walls and having one (1) or more permanently open sides, and intended for the off-street parking of motor vehicles.
"Caterers" means facilities that prepare and provide food services for off-site events. (NAICS code: 722320)
"CC & R" means codes, covenants and restrictions.
"Ceiling height, ground floor" means the height from finished floor to finished ceiling of primary rooms on the ground floor, not including secondary rooms which include, but are not limited to bathrooms, closets, utility rooms, and storage spaces.
"Ceiling height, upper floor(s)" means the height from finished floor to finished ceiling of primary rooms on the floor(s) above the ground floor, not including secondary rooms which include, but are not limited to bathrooms, closets, utility rooms, and storage spaces.
"Cell phone and wireless stores" means establishments primarily engaged in acting as agents for wireless telecommunications carriers and resellers, selling wireless plans on a commission basis. (NAICS code: 517122)
"Center" means a concentration of ground floor shopping, restaurants, and services, with additional offices and housing located above, within a Walkable Urban context.
"Chamfered corner" means an external wall of a building joining two perpendicular exterior walls, typically at a symmetrical, forty-five (45) degree angle creating a beveled edge to the building rather than a ninety (90) degree corner.
"Child care center." Refer to "day care center."
"Church" means a building, or group of buildings which are primarily intended for the conducting of organized religious services and associated activities and uses.
"Civic space" means an outdoor area dedicated for public gathering and civic activities. See Section 10-20.10.040 (General to Civic Space).
"Club, fraternal or service." "Fraternal or service club" means a group of people organized for a common purpose to pursue common goals, interests, or activities and usually characterized by certain membership qualifications, payment of fees or dues, regular meetings, and a constitution or bylaws. Also includes "private club."
"Cocktail lounge." Refer to "bar."
"Commercial business, drive through." "Drive through commercial business" means a business whose patrons may conduct business from within a motor vehicle.
"Commercial business, outdoor sales." "Outdoor sales commercial business" means a business which includes the display and sale of products, goods, and services outside of a building.
"Common courtyard" means an entry court, forecourt, or courtyard shared by multiple residential units or commercial spaces.
"Common open space" means an entry court, forecourt, courtyard, or other on-site open space shared by multiple residential units or non-residential units.
"Common space" (syn. "common area") means a portion of a development held in common and/or single ownership, is not reserved for the exclusive use or benefit of an individual tenant or owner and is available for use by all persons who reside or work in the building or on the development site.
"Common wall" means a wall common to two (2) or more buildings.
"Communications equipment building" means a building, or a portion of a building, housing electrical, mechanical, or computer equipment necessary for conducting the business of a public utility communications business, and which may or may not require personnel.
"Community care facility" means a state licensed facility maintained and operated to provide residential care, day treatment, adult day care, foster family home or foster family agency services for children, adults, or children and adults, including the physically handicapped, mentally impaired or disordered, incompetent persons, and abused or neglected children. Refer also to "residential care facility."
"Computer sales and repair" means a business whose primary activities are the sale and repair of computers.
"Conditionally Permitted Use" means a use that requires a conditional use permit or other discretionary local government review.
"Condominium" means an estate in real property consisting of an undivided interest in common in portions of a parcel of real property together with a separate interest in a dwelling or commercial building situated on such real property. A condominium may include, in addition, an interest in other portions of such real property.
"Contingent" means conditional.
"Convalescent homes" means facilities licensed by the State Department of Public Health, the State Department of Social Welfare, or the County of Marin, which provides bed and ambulatory care for patients with post-operative convalescence, chronic illness, dietary problems, and persons unable to care for themselves, but not including alcoholics, drug addicts, or persons with mental or contagious diseases or afflictions. Also includes "nursing home." (NAICS code: 623110)
"Corner entry" means an entrance located on the corner of a building.
"Cornice" means the crown molding of a building or element.
"Cottage court" means a group of up to nine small, detached, house-scale buildings arranged to define a shared court open to and visible from the street. See Section 10-20.06.080 (Cottage Court).
"Courtyard" means an unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by walls or buildings on at least two (2) sides and often shared by multiple residential units or non-residential units, not including off-street parking.
"Courtyard building" means a detached, house-scale building that consists of up to sixteen (16) multiple attached and/or stacked units, accessed from a shared courtyard. See Section 10-20.06.110.
"Coverage, building" means the floor area of the largest story of a building divided by the total development site area.
"Coverage, development site" means the portion of a development site expressed as a percentage that is covered in buildings or other structures.
"Covered deck." Refer to "deck, covered."
"Crenel" means a notch between two merlons (solid upright section of a crenellated parapet), often found in medieval architecture.
"Crenellated" means having regularly spaced, often rectangular gaps, often referring to a parapet or battlement in medieval architecture.
"Crenellation" means the series of regularly spaced, often rectangular crenels, along a parapet.
"Curb, raised" means a street curb that meets the requirements of the Marin County Uniform Construction Standards.
"Day care center" means commercial or non-profit child day care facilities designed and approved to accommodate fifteen (15) or more children. Includes infant centers, preschools, sick-child centers, and school-age day care facilities. These may be operated in conjunction with other approved land uses, or as an independent land use. (NAICS code: 624410)
"Day care homes, large family" means a day care facility located in a single-unit residence where an occupant of the residence provides care, protection, or supervision of seven (7) to fourteen (14) children. Children under the age of ten (10) years who reside in the home count as children served by the day care facility. (NAICS code: 624410)
"Day care homes, small family" means a day care facility located in a single-unit residence where an occupant of the residence provides care, protection, or supervision of either six (6) or fewer children, or eight (8) or fewer children provided that no more than two (2) of the children are under the age of two (2) and at least two (2) of the children are over the age of six (6). Children under the age of ten (10) years who reside in the home count as children served by the day care facility. (NAICS code: 624410)
"Deck" means an exterior living space which has a finished floor surface thirty-six (36) inches or more above natural grade. Other typical attributes of a deck include finished floor surfaces of wood, tile, or concrete, one (1) or more permanently open sides, and railings.
"Deck, covered." "Covered deck" means a deck over which is constructed a solid or lattice roof supported by posts, poles, or walls.
"Delineate" means to draw or outline accurately.
"Demolition" means the removal of fifty (50%) percent or more of the existing exterior walls of a structure above the foundation. The Planning Director may develop written guidelines for what is included in exterior wall demolition, which shall be measured in square feet and shall include the square feet of windows and doors that are removed.
"Density" means the ratio between the number of dwelling units and the size of a lot.
"Density, maximum." "Maximum density" means the maximum number of residential units which may be constructed on any one (1) lot based on the maximum gross density permitted in the Zoning District, as guided by the Land Use Element of the General Plan, regardless of the size of the lot.
"Dentils" means small, decorative rectangular blocks found under a cornice in classical architecture.
"Department store" means a large retail store arranged in departments for the sale of a variety of consumer goods. (NAICS code: 455110)
"Depth, ground-floor space" means the distance from the street-facing facade to the rear interior wall of the ground-floor space available to an allowed use.
"Depth-to-height ratio" means the relationship of the depth of a space measured perpendicular to a building divided by the average height of the buildings adjacent to the space.
"Development site" means a portion of land within a parcel, delineated from other development sites and/or parcels to accommodate no more than one building type. The main purpose of a development site is to allow a parcel large enough to contain more than one building type to contain multiple building types while not requiring the legal subdivision of the parcel into additional parcels.
"Development site, corner" means a development site located at the intersection of two or more streets, where they intersect at an interior angle of not more than 175 degrees. If the intersection angle is more than 175 degrees, the development site is considered an interior development site.
"Development site, interior" means a development site abutting only one street.
"Development site area" means the total square footage or acreage of horizontal area included within the development site lines.
"Development site coverage" see "Coverage."
"Development site depth" means the horizontal distance between the front development site line and rear development site line of a development site measured perpendicular to the front development site line.
"Development site line" means the perimeter and geometry of a development site demarcating one development site from another.
"Development site line, front" means one of the following:
a.
The frontage line in the case of a development site having a single frontage line;
b.
The shortest frontage line in the case of a corner development site with two frontage lines, neither of which are adjacent to a thoroughfare or a development site with independent frontage;
c.
The frontage line generally perceived to be the front development site line in the case of a corner development site with three or more frontage lines, none of which are adjacent to a thoroughfare or a development site with independent frontage;
d.
The frontage line adjacent to a thoroughfare in the case of a corner development site with two or more frontage lines, one of which is adjacent to a thoroughfare;
e.
The frontage line adjacent to a development site with independent frontage in the case of a corner development site with two or more frontage lines, one of which is adjacent to a development site with independent frontage; or
f.
The frontage line adjacent to the front design site line of an adjacent design site in the case of a through design site.
"Development site line, rear" means the development site line opposite the front development site line.
"Development site line, side" means development site lines connecting the front and rear development site lines.
"Development site width" means the horizontal distance between the development site lines measured perpendicular to the front development site line.
"Discretionary project" means a project subject to evaluation by one (1) or more individuals.
"Distance between entries" means the horizontal distance between entrances to a building or buildings, measured parallel to the facade.
"Drinking establishments" means establishments primarily engaged in the preparation and sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises. This use includes bars, taverns, saloons, beer gardens, and beer and/or wine tasting rooms. These businesses may also provide limited food services. (NAICS code: 722410)
"Driveway" means a vehicular lane within a development site, or shared between two development sites, usually leading to a garage, other parking, or loading area.
"Drug and/or alcoholism treatment facility, large" means a state licensed facility as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 11834.11 providing twenty-four (24) hour residential non-medical support services in a group setting for seven (7) or more adults, mothers over eighteen (18) years and their children, and emancipated minors recovering from alcoholism and/or drug abuse. (NAICS code: 623220)
"Drug and/or alcoholism treatment facility, small" means a state licensed facility as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 11834.11 providing twenty-four (24) hour residential non-medical support services in a group setting for six (6) or fewer adults, mothers over eighteen (18) years and their children, and emancipated minors recovering from alcoholism and/or drug abuse. A small alcoholism and/or drug treatment facility, consisting of six (6) or fewer persons, is a state mandated residential use. (NAICS code: 623220)
"Duplex." Refer to "residential, multi-family (two (2) to four (4) units)."
"Duplex side-by-side" means a duplex structure consisting of two (2) adjacent units, both facing the street. See Section 10-20.06.060 (Duplex Side-by-Side).
"Duplex stacked" means a duplex structure consisting of two (2) stacked units, both facing the street. See Section 10-20.06.070 (Duplex Stacked).
"Dwelling unit." Refer to "residential unit."
"Eaves" means roof projections which extend beyond the exterior wall plane of a building, or in the case of a covered porch, the roof projection beyond the porch columns.
"Electric Vehicle (EV)" refers to Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV), Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV), Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV), and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) that include an electric motor.
"Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EVCS)" means a parking space that includes installation of Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment at an Electric Vehicle Ready Space.
"Electric Vehicle Ready Space" means a vehicle space which is provided with a branch circuit: any necessary raceways, both underground and/or surface mounted, to support EV charging, terminating in a receptacle or a charger.
"Elementary and secondary schools" means establishments primarily engaged in furnishing academic courses and associated course work that comprise a basic preparatory education. A basic preparatory education includes elementary schools, parochial schools (elementary or secondary), middle schools or junior high schools, high schools, primary schools, charter schools, kindergartens, and schools for the physically disabled (elementary or secondary). This also includes school boards and school districts. (NAICS code: 611110)
"Elevated ground floor" means a ground floor situated above the grade plane of the adjacent sidewalk.
"Emergency shelter" means housing as defined in California Health and Safety Code §50801(e). This section shall be understood to be amended by operation of law in the event and to the extent this statute is amended. In accordance with California Government Code §65583, this term includes other interim interventions, including, but not limited to, a navigation center, bridge housing, and respite or recuperative care.
"Encroachment" means any architectural feature, structure, or structural element-including, but not limited to, a gallery, fence, garden wall, porch, stoop, balcony, bay window, terrace, or deck—that breaks the plane of a vertical or horizontal regulatory limit by extending into a setback, beyond the build-to-line into the public frontage, or above a height limit.
"Entasis" means a slight convex curve in the shaft of a column, introduced to correct the visual illusion of concavity produced by a straight shaft.
"Entrance, primary." The primary entrance to a building. "Equipment rental" means a business whose primary activity is the renting of tools, equipment, and other devices.
"Entry" means an opening, including, but not limited to, a door, passage, or gate, that allows access to a building.
"Establishment period" means the first year after installing a plant in a landscape.
"Facade" see "Building facade."
"Facade zone" means the area between the minimum and maximum setback lines along the front of a development site and along the side street of a corner development site where the building facade is required to be placed. The zone standards identify the minimum amount of facade to be placed in the facade zone. See Section 10-20.12.030 (Measurement Methods).
"Farmers markets" means outdoor or indoor retail sale of agricultural products, including fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy products, shell eggs, nuts, honey, flowers, and nursery stock, as sold by producers or certified produces directly to consumers in accordance with the California Food and Agriculture Code regulations governing Certified Farmer's Markets. This use operates temporarily on a periodic basis. (NAICS codes: 445230, 445240, 445250, 445291, 445292, and 445298)
"Fence" means a vertical barrier of any material, or combination of materials, constructed to enclose or screen a lot or a portion of a lot. Also includes "wall."
"Financial/real estate services" means a category of businesses and services including banks, savings and loan associations, thrifts, real estate brokerages, land title companies, escrow companies, and stock and bond offices.
"Finish level, ground floor" means the height difference between the finished floor on the ground floor and the adjacent sidewalk. In the case of a terrace frontage that serves as the public right-of-way, the floor finish level is the height of the walk above the adjacent street. Standards for ground floor finish level for ground floor residential uses do not apply to ground floor lobbies and common areas in multi-unit buildings.
"Fitness centers" means a facility that operates fitness facilities and recreational sports facilities featuring exercise and other active physical conditioning or recreational sports activities, such as swimming, skating, or racquet sports. (NAICS code: 713940)
"Fitness centers, classes as primary use" means a facility that operates fitness facilities and recreational sports facilities featuring exercise and other active physical conditioning or recreational sports activities, such as swimming, skating, or racquet sports, with classes as the primary activity offered. (NAICS code: 713940)
"Floor area ratio (FAR)" means the ratio between the total floor area of a building or buildings located on a lot or development site and the area of that lot or development site in gross square feet.
"Floor area, total." "Total floor area" means the sum of the gross horizontal areas of all floors of a building measured from the exterior framing of the outside walls.
"Footprint area" means the total square footage contained within a building footprint.
"Footprint, building" means the outline of the area of ground covered by the foundations of a building or structure.
"Forecourt" means a type of private frontage improvement featuring a publicly accessible enclave between buildings and the sidewalk. See Section 10-20.07.070 (Forecourt).
"Foster family home" means a state licensed residential facility providing twenty-four (24) hour care for six (6) or fewer foster children, which is zoned, leased, or rented and is the residence of the foster parent or parents, including their family, in whose care the children have been placed.
"Fourplex" means a residential building that consists of three (3) to four (4) side-by-side and/or stacked units, typically with one (1) shared entry or individual entries along the front. See Section 10-20.06.090 (Fourplex).
"Frontage, private" means the area between the building facade and the back of the sidewalk abutting a street (public or private) or public open space.
"Gable" means a vertical wall in the shape of a triangle formed between the cornice or eave and the ridge of the roof.
"Gallery" means a type of private frontage improvement featuring a covered walkway articulated with a colonnade or arches. See Section 10-20.07.110 (Gallery).
"Ganged" means windows or other building elements designed or found in an array of two or more.
"Garage, commercial." Refer to "automobile service."
"Garage, parking." Refer to "parking garage, commercial."
"Garage, residential." "Residential garage" means a detached or attached accessory building or structure designed for the parking of motor vehicles belonging to or used by the occupants of the residential unit.
"Gas station" means a retail business selling, storing and/or dispensing gasoline, diesel. or any other fossil fuel-based motor vehicle fuels.
"General Plan" means the General Plan of the Town of San Anselmo adopted by the Town Council.
"Glazing" means openings in a building in which glass is installed.
"Government facilities." Refer to "institutional use."
"Grade" means the finished ground level at any point along the exterior walls of a structure. Where walls are parallel to and within five feet of a sidewalk, alley or other public way, the level above ground shall be measured at the elevation of the sidewalk, alley or public way. Also see "Grade, Finished."
"Grade, Pre-Development" means the grade of a development site or parcel prior to any site improvements related to the proposed development.
"Grading" means earthwork performed to alter the natural contours of an area.
"Grocery stores" means stores primarily engaged in retailing a general line of food, such as neighborhood markets, food stores, and specialty food stores (i.e., olive oil shops; meat or produce markets; vitamin and health food stores; cheese and dairy product stores; butcher shops; other artisanal gourmet food stores). Also includes retail bakeries, delis, and catering services that are subordinate to the primary sale of food. Stores may be open from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Stores that seek to operate anytime outside those hours must obtain a conditional use permit. (NAICS codes: 445110, 445240, 445298)
"Gross acreage." Refer to "acreage, gross."
"Gross floor area" means the total floor area inside the building envelope, including the external walls, but not including the roof.
"Gross parking area" means the total area of parking space and drive included on a development site.
"Ground floor" means the floor of a building located nearest to the level of the ground around the building.
"Ground floor ceiling height" means the height from finished floor to finished ceiling of primary rooms on the ground floor, not including secondary rooms including, but not limited to bathrooms, closets, utility rooms, and storage spaces.
"Ground surface" means the predevelopment ground elevation.
"Group dwelling." Refer to "group home."
"Group home." Refer to "residential care facility."
"Habitable space" means the portion of a building that is suitable for human occupancy.
"Hardscape" means paving, decks, patios, and other hard, non-porous surfaces.
"Height." Refer to "building height."
"Height, highest eave/parapet" means the vertical distance between adjacent finished grade and the highest eave or parapet of the building.
"Height, number of stories" means the number of stories in a structure allowed above adjacent finished grade. See "Stories."
"Height, overall" means the vertical distance between adjacent finished grade and the highest part of the structure directly above.
"Home for the aged." Refer to "convalescent home."
"Home occupation" means a business, profession, or non-profit organization conducted by the principal resident or residents of a residential unit, subject to the following conditions: (1) not more than one (1) person who is not a principal resident of the residential unit shall be employed; (2) to be conducted wholly within the main residence, and not conducted within a garage, carport, or accessory structure; (3) shall not increase vehicular traffic on the street on which the residential unit is located by more than four (4) individual visits per day, and which does not increase parking demands on the street on which the residential unit is located; (4) shall not include outdoor display, storage, or signage; and (5) shall not create noise levels exceeding levels permitted by Chapter 7 of Title 4 of the San Anselmo Municipal Code, and which does not create dust, vibration, odor, smoke, fumes, glare, electrical interference, fire hazards, or other hazards, nuisances, or disturbances. Home occupation shall not include the establishment, maintenance, or operation of any medical or non-medical cannabis business, including, but not limited to, cultivation, processing, manufacture, distribution, testing, and sale, which would require a state license to be issued pursuant to California Business and Professions Code § 26000 et seq.
"Hotel" means a business whose primary activity is the offering of transient lodging accommodations to the general public and providing additional related services such as restaurant, meeting room, and recreation facilities. Also includes "motel." (NAICS code: 721110)
"House" means a detached single family dwelling. See Section 10-20.06.050 (House).
"House-scale building" means a building that is the size of a small-to-large house and detached from other buildings, typically ranging from twenty-four (24) feet to as large as eighty (80) feet overall, including wings.
"Housing development project" means a housing development project as defined in California Government Code Section 65589.5(h)(2).
"Hydrogen-fueling Station" means the equipment used to store and dispense hydrogen fuel to vehicles according to industry codes and standards that is open to the public, as provided by California Government Code section 65850.7.
"Impermeable surface" means a surface with structural stability that does not allow for drainage. Includes asphalt and concrete with sand and finer material.
"Incidental use." Refer to "accessory use."
"Indoor entertainment facilities" means establishments offering indoor entertainment including billiard or pool parlors, bowling alleys, escape rooms, indoor miniature golf courses, indoor archery and shooting ranges, recreational chess or bridge clubs, and amusement arcades. This use does not allow gambling. This classification may include ancillary restaurants, bars, snack bars, and other retail services for customers. (NAICS code: 713120, 713950, and 713990)
"Institutional use" means a public or quasi-public use of a lot or building including government offices, schools, utility facilities, parks, libraries, fire stations, social service organizations, and social services, whether funded by public taxes or private donations.
"Junk yard" means any area of two hundred (200) square feet or more used for the commercial storage of junk or scrap materials or for the wrecking or dismantling of automobiles or other vehicles, appliances, or machinery.
"Kitchen" means an area within a structure that is used or designed to be used for the preparation or cooking of food and that contains all of the following:
(1)
At least one (1) cooking appliance or rough in facility including, but not limited to: ovens, convection ovens, stoves, stove tops, built-in grills, or similar appliances with 240-volt electrical outlets or gas lines.
(2)
A sink less than eighteen (18) inches in depth with a waste line drain 1-½ inches or greater in diameter.
(3)
A refrigerator exceeding five (5) cubic feet in capacity or a space opening with an electrical outlet that may reasonably be used for a refrigerator exceeding five (5) cubic feet in capacity.
Multiple kitchens within one (1) dwelling unit shall be prohibited unless the additional kitchen is approved as part of an accessory dwelling unit.
"L-shaped" means a horizontal form for the main body of a building or a massing composition which is an extension at a right angle to the length of a building.
"Landing" means a level area at the top or bottom of a staircase or between one flight of stairs and another.
"Landscaping" means flowers, shrubs, trees, or other decorative material of natural origin.
"Large family daycare home" means a child day care facility that provides care, protection, and supervision for seven (7) to fourteen (14) children, inclusive, including children under ten (10) years of age who reside at the home, as set forth in California Health and Safety Code Section 1597.465 and as defined in regulations.
"Laundry, dry-cleaning, and laundromats" means establishments primarily engaged in operating coin- or card-operated or similar self-service laundries and drycleaners and providing drycleaning and laundry services (except coin- or card-operated). (NAICS codes: 812310 and 812320).
"Libraries and museums" means public or quasi-public facilities that provide literary, musical, artistic, historical, cultural, and/or educational displays and information. These establishments maintain collections (physical or electronic) to support education and recreational interests. This use includes libraries, museums, aquariums, arboretums, botanical gardens, and historic exhibitions. (NAICS codes: 519210, 712100, and 712130)
"Light manufacturing" means establishments primarily involved in baking, brewing, fabricating, milling, processing and other similar forms of mechanical and chemical treatment. Light manufacturing uses are generally in the following groups in the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS):
"Lintel" means a horizontal architectural member spanning and usually carrying the load above a wall opening.
"Live-work" means a built space used or designed to be used both as a workplace and as a residence by one (1) or more person.
"Live-work—ground floor commercial" means a mixed-use space with a ground-floor that is used entirely for commercial activities and live-work uses occupy the floors above.
"Low barrier" means best practices to reduce barriers to entry, and may include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1)
The presence of partners if it is not a population-specific site, such as for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault, women, or youth.
(2)
Pets.
(3)
The storage of possessions.
(4)
Privacy, such as partitions around beds in a dormitory setting or in larger rooms containing more than two (2) beds, or private rooms.
"Low-barrier navigation center" means a housing-first, low-barrier, service-enriched shelter focused on moving people into permanent housing that provides temporary living facilities while case managers connect individuals experiencing homelessness to income, public benefits, health services, shelter, and housing.
"Lot, corner." "Corner lot" means a lot bounded by two (2) or more streets, ways, or access easements. The shortest boundary line which borders said street, way, or access easement shall constitute the front lot line.
"Lot coverage" means the land area covered by all buildings and improvements with a finished height above grade of three (3) feet or more, including all projections with the exception of roof eaves which project less than two (2) feet from the face of a building.
"Lot, key." "Key lot" means any lot with all or part of one (1) of its side boundary lines contiguous to an adjoining rear lot line.
"Lot, nonconforming." Refer to "non-conforming lot."
"Lower income household" shall have the meaning set forth in California Health and Safety Code Section 50079.5.
"Mail service" means businesses, either public or private, whose primary activity is providing postage and delivery of letters and packages through a universal service obligation. (NAICS code: 491110)
"Main body" means the primary massing of a primary building. See Section 10.20-12.030.3 for measurement method.
"Main facade" means the front facade of a building.
"Main street building" means a building with a vertical mix of uses with ground-floor retail, office or service uses and upper-floor service or residential uses. See Section 10-20.06.140 (Main Street Building).
"Major" means having a greater size, scope, effect, characteristic, or quality relative to the other corresponding sizes, scopes, effects, characteristics, or qualities; or being the greater of two or more.
"Maker shopfront" means a type of private frontage improvement featuring a shopfront for artisan industrial businesses to fabricate and sell products. See Section 10-20.07.080 (Maker Shopfront).
"Manufactured structure." Refer to "residential, manufactured structure."
"Manufacturing, light" means manufacturing, assembly, packaging, and associated storage and transportation of finished goods not requiring major refinement or raw material preparation. May include food-related manufacturing, apparel manufacturing, furniture and fixture manufacturing, printing, publishing and allied industries, professional and scientific instruments, textile mill products, craft industries, or other uses that create minimal noise, vibration, smoke, dust or any other particulate matter, toxic or noxious matter, humidity, heat or glare at or beyond any building on the parcel on which it is located.
"Massing" means the overall shape or arrangement of the bulk or volume of a building and structures.
"Maximum density." Refer to "density, maximum."
"Median" means a planted or paved area which separates two (2) roadways or divides a portion of a road into two (2) or more lanes.
"Medical services, clinics and/or urgent care" means facilities other than a hospital where health practitioners practice general or specialized medicine, dentistry, surgery, or other personal health services and provide outpatient care. This use must include five (5) or more licensed practitioners and/or medical specialties. These facilities may also include incidental medical laboratories. Counseling services by other than medical doctors or psychiatrists are included under "office." (NAICS codes: 6211, 6212, 6213, 6214, 621511, 621512)
"Medical services, doctor offices" means facilities other than a hospital where health practitioners practice general or specialized medicine, dentistry, surgery, or other personal health services. Care provided under this use is outpatient care. Facilities classified under this use can accommodate up to four (4) licensed primary practitioners (not including nursing staff) within an individual office suite. A facility with five (4) or more licensed practitioners is classified under "medical services, clinic and/or urgent care." These facilities may also include incidental medical laboratories. Counseling services by other than medical doctors or psychiatrists are included under "office." (NAICS codes: 6211, 6212, 6213, 6214, and 621511)
"Medical services, extended care" means residential medical facilities providing nursing and health-related care as a primary use with in-patient beds. This use includes:
1.
Drug and/or alcohol treatment facility (small and large). (NAICS code: 623220)
2.
Board and care homes, convalescent and rest homes, extended care facilities, and skilled nursing facilities. (NAICS code: 621610 and 623110)
3.
Pediatric day health and respite care facilities. (NAICS codes: 621498 and 621999)
Facilities serving six (6) or fewer people are permitted by right. Facilities serving seven (7) or more people are allowed with a conditional use permit. Long-term personal care facilities that do not emphasize medical treatment are included under "residential care facilities."
"Medical services, hospitals" means institutions providing primary health services and medical or surgical care to people, primarily inpatients, suffering from illness, disease, injury, deformity, and other physical and mental conditions, and including, as an integral component of the institution, related facilities such as laboratories, outpatient facilities or training facilities. (NAICS code: 622110)
"Medical services, veterinary clinics and hospitals" means facilities whose primary activity is the dispensing of veterinary medical and dental care and services to animals. (NAICS code: 541940)
"Minimum average lot width." Refer to "lot width, minimum average."
"Minimum lot street frontage." Refer to "lot width, minimum street frontage."
"Mini-storage" means establishments that rent or lease an individual warehouse space for self-storage. These establishments provide secure space (i.e., rooms, compartments, lockers, containers, or outdoor space) where customers can store and retrieve their goods. (NAICS code: 531130)
"Minor" means having a lesser size, scope, effect, characteristic, or quality relative to the average size, scope, effect, characteristic, or qualities; or being the lesser of two (2) or more.
"Mixed-use" means multiple functions within the same building or the same general area through superimposition or within the same area through adjacency.
"Mobile home." Refer to "residential, manufactured structure."
"Moderate income household" shall have the meaning set forth in California Health and Safety Code Section 50093.
"Motel." Refer to "hotel."
"Motorcycle" means a vehicle with two (2) tires in tandem propelled by an internal combustion engine.
"Motorcycle sales" means a business whose primary activity is the sale of motorcycles.
"Motorcycle service and repair" means a business whose primary activity is the servicing and repair of motorcycles, but does not include the dispensing of automotive fuel.
"Multiplex" means a multifamily building consisting of up to twelve (12) side-by-side and/or stacked units, typically with a shared entry. See Section 10-20.06.130 (Multiplex).
"Multi-unit building" means a residential, non-residential, or mixed-use building in which there exists three (3) or more separate units with direct exterior access and in which there are appurtenant shared facilities. Distinguishing characteristics of a multi-tenant building or use may, but need not, include common ownership of the real property upon which the building or use is located, common wall construction, and multiple occupant use of a single structure.
"Natural grade" means the top or upper most surface of the ground prior to human intervention or modification.
"Neighborhood center" means a walkable environment that provides a mix of civic, institutional, and/or commercial uses.
"Net acreage." Refer to "acreage, net."
"Non-conforming building" means a building, or portion of a building, which was constructed, or structurally altered, in a manner consistent with land use regulations and development standards in effect at the time of the construction or structural alteration but which does not conform to the current development standards of the District in which it is located. Also includes "non-conforming structure."
"Non-conforming lot" means a lot existing lawfully at the time of the adoption of the zoning ordinance or amendment, but which does not conform to the lot area, width, access or other development standards of the applicable zoning district.
"Non-conforming structure." Refer to "non-conforming building."
"Non-conforming use" means a use of the land which was begun in a manner consistent with land use regulations and development standards in effect at the time of the initial use but which does not conform to the current land use regulations of the District in which it is located.
"Nurseries" means establishments engaged in the production and sale of plants and other nursery products. Facilities can either be outdoors or quasi-outdoors (i.e., greenhouses). The sale of plants or other nursery products entirely indoors is also included as "florists and houseplant stores" under "retail stores, general merchandise." (NAICS code: 444240)
"Nursery school." Refer to "day care center."
"Nursing home." Refer to "convalescent home."
"Off-street parking" means the area(s) located on a development site available for temporary storage of passenger vehicles, including a public or private parking lot where parking is the principal use of the property.
"Offices" means professional or government offices including:
1.
Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services. (NAICS code: 5412)
2.
Administrative services and document preparation. (NAICS codes: 561410 and 561110)
3.
Advertising and public relations agencies. (NAICS codes: 541810 and 541820)
4.
Architectural, engineering, surveying, and related services. (NAICS code: 5413)
5.
Artists and fine arts studios compatible with office uses. (NAICS code: 711500)
6.
Banks and financial institutions that are not retail (see "banks and financial services, retail"). (NAICS codes: 522292 and 525990)
7.
Business support services without a physical storefront (see "business support services") that includes: Computer- and office machine-related services (rental, sale, maintenance, or repair); copying, quick printing, blueprinting services, and other office support services; film processing and photofinishing; mailing services; and mail advertising services. (NAICS codes: 323111, 423420, 532420, 541860, 561431, 561439, 561499, 811212, 812921, and 812922)
8.
Computer software designers. (NAICS code: 5415)
9.
Mental health practitioners (except physicians). (NAICS code: 621330)
10.
Data processing and computer services. (NAICS code: 518210)
11.
Employment services. (NAICS codes: 561311, 561312, 561320, and 561330)
12.
Investigation services. (NAICS code: 561611)
13.
Interior design services. (NAICS code: 541410)
14.
Government offices. (NAICS code: 921190)
15.
Graphic designers. (NAICS code: 541430)
16.
Lawyers. (NAICS code: 541100)
17.
Management and consulting services. (NAICS code: 54161)
18.
Photography studios, commercial. (NAICS code: 541921)
19.
Real estate agencies. (NAICS codes: 531210 and 531390)
"Open space, private." "Private open space" means a lot, or a portion of a lot, privately owned and designated for private use, to be preserved in a natural or naturalized state through an appropriate instrument.
"Open space usable." "Usable open space" means open space which has sufficient horizontal and vertical dimensions to allow for active or passive use in a fashion and manner comparable to traditional residential backyard space or public park space.
"Open sub-zones" means variations in the regulations of the base zone to allow more uses than the base zone allows in specific areas but within the same building form and character as the base zone. See Section 10-20.03.040.2 (Neighborhood. Small Sub-Zone).
"Other residential care facilities" means establishments primarily engaged in providing residential care (except residential intellectual and developmental disability facilities, residential mental health and substance abuse facilities, continuing care retirement communities, and assisted living facilities for the elderly). These establishments also provide supervision and personal care services. (NAICS code: 623990)
"Outdoor display" means the display of products or merchandise outside of a building and located so as to be visible from streets, roads, or sidewalks.
"Outdoor sales and rental, ancillary" means establishments that display products for sale and/or rental outdoors.
"Parapet" means a low wall along the edge of a roof or the portion of a wall that extends above the roof line.
"Parcel." Refer to "lot."
"Parking driveway width" means the horizontal measurement of an access driveway to a parking area, measured perpendicular to the direction of travel.
"Parking garages, commercial" means public or private parking garages used for the commercial business of parking motor vehicles for periods not exceeding twenty-two (22) hours during any one (1) day. Also includes "parking garage." (NAICS code: 812930)
"Parking lot" means a lot or portion of a lot designed exclusively for the parking of motor vehicles and paved with a permanent all weather surface as may be approved by the Public Works Director.
"Parking lot, commercial." "Commercial parking lot" means a public or private parking lot used for the commercial business of parking motor vehicles for periods not exceeding twenty-two (22) hours during any one (1) day. (NAICS code: 812930)
"Parking space" means an area designed for the parking of motor vehicles having unobstructed access to a public street, way, or access easement at all times, and having a minimum width of nine (9) feet, a minimum length of nineteen (19) feet, and a minimum vertical clearance of seven (7) feet, and either within a garage or carport, or uncovered, and paved with a permanent all weather surface as may be approved by the public works director. Such all-weather surface includes permeable and impermeable surfaces.
"Parks and playgrounds, public" means public outdoor natural or semi-natural areas that provide space for recreation. This use includes parks, play lots, playgrounds, seating areas, play courts, and recreational athletic fields (not for professional athletic team use). Public restrooms are permitted as an ancillary use to serve park users. (NAICS code: 712190)
"Path of travel" means a continuous, unobstructed way of pedestrian passage.
"Patio cover" means a one story, roofed structure, not more than 12 (twelve) feet in height above adjacent finished grade, used only for recreational and/or outdoor living purposes, that may be attached or detached as an accessory structure to the primary building.
"Pedestrian oriented" means a physical structure or place with design qualities and elements that contribute to an active, inviting, and pleasant place for pedestrians that typically includes most of the following elements:
1.
Building facades that are highly articulated at the street level, with interesting uses of material, color, and architectural detailing, located directly behind the sidewalk;
2.
Visibility into buildings at the street level;
3.
A continuous sidewalk, with a minimum of intrusions into pedestrian right-of-way;
4.
Continuity of building facades along the street with few interruptions in the progression of buildings and stores;
5.
Signs oriented and scaled to the pedestrian rather than the motorist; and/or
6.
Pedestrian orientation may also include: design amenities related to the street level including, but not limited to, awnings, paseos, and arcades; landscaping and street furniture.
"Pediatric day health and respite care facility" means a state licensed facility which provides an organized program of therapeutic social and day health activities and services and limited twenty-four (24) hour in-patient respite care for medically fragile children twenty-one (21) years of age or younger, including terminally ill and technology dependent children.
"Permeable surface" means a surface with structural stability that allows for drainage. Includes pavers (pre-cast sections or individual units that fit together), grid systems (rigid plastic forms filled with gravel or soil and vegetation), and porous asphalt/concrete (similar to conventional asphalt and concrete in structure and form except that the sand and finer material have been removed.
"Permitted Use" means a use by right that does not require a conditional use permit, planned unit development permit, or other local discretionary review or approval that would constitute a "project" for purposes of Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code. Owner-occupied and rental multifamily residential development that have twenty (20) percent of the units reserved for lower-income households shall be allowed by-right pursuant to California Government Code Section 65583.2, subdivisions (h) and (i).
"Personal services" means establishments providing services to serve the personal needs of customers, including:
1.
Beauty and barber shops, day spas, tanning salons, or other personal care services. (NAICS codes: 812111, 812112, and 812199)
2.
Clothing and costume rental. (NAICS code: 532281)
3.
Funeral homes and funeral services. (NAICS code: 812210)
4.
Home and garden equipment repair and maintenance. (NAICS code: 811411)
5.
Leather goods and shoe shining and repair shops. (NAICS code: 811430)
6.
Locksmiths. (NAICS code: 561622)
7.
Massage therapy. (NAICS code: 621399)
8.
Pet care (animal grooming and training). (NAICS code: 812910)
9.
Rug cleaning. (NAICS codes: 561740 and 811490)
10.
Tailoring and dressmaking shops. (NAICS codes: 315210 and 315280)
11.
Travel agencies. (NAICS code: 561510)
These uses may also include accessory retail sales of products related to the services provided.
"Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services" means establishments primarily engaged in providing pet care services (except veterinary), such as boarding, grooming, sitting, walking, and training pets. (NAICS code: 812910)
"Pharmacy" means a business whose primary activity is the preparing and dispensing of prescription drugs.
"Planning Commission" means the Planning Commission of the Town of San Anselmo.
"Planning and building director" means the Director of the Planning and Building Department of the Town of San Anselmo.
"Podium" means a continuous projecting base or pedestal under a building often occupied by parking.
"Podium Top." A flat, elevated and open area above a podium that can be used as common area.
"Pole Sign." A sign wholly supported by a sign structure consisting of poles or posts in the ground.
"Porch." A covered shelter projecting in front of the entrance of a building.
"Porch, engaged" means a private frontage improvement featuring a covered entry structure that projects from the facade that is setback. See Section 10-20.07.050 (Porch Engaged).
"Porch, projecting" means a private frontage improvement featuring a covered entry structure projecting beyond the main facade of a building. See Section 10-20.07.040 (Porch Projecting).
"Pre-school." Refer to "day care center."
"Primary building" see "Building, primary."
"Primary Entrance" means the main entrance to a building.
"Primary living space" means a space within the primary building that is designed as a living room, dining room, or bedroom.
"Private club." Refer to "club, fraternal or social."
"Private open space" means the area required for each unit in some building types, provided as outdoor yard areas, patios, decks, and balconies, but excluding stairs, entrance decks, and/or landings. Does not include required setbacks.
"Projections" means portions of buildings and architectural features which extend beyond the primary exterior building wall plane.
"Property line, front." "Front property line" means the property line extending across the full street frontage of a lot between the side property lines and typically defined as the narrower of the lot's dimensions.
"Property line, rear." "Rear property line" means the property line extending across a lot's rear between the side property lines and parallel to the lot's front property line.
"Property line, side." "Side property line" means the property lines extending along the entire length of a lot between the front and rear property lines and typically defined as the longer of the lot's dimensions.
"Public works director" means the public works director of the Town of San Anselmo.
"Raised curb" means a street curb that meets the Marin County Uniform Construction Standards.
"Rake" means the sloped end portion of a roof. Rakes may be close to or extend from the building to allow for an overhang. Roof rakes can be exposed or closed.
"Religious institution" means establishments that operate religious organizations and administer services for worship or promotion of religious activities, including churches, temples, mosques, religious shrines, synagogues, and monasteries (without a school component). This use includes accessory uses including religious programs, living quarters for local religious leaders and staff, and parish houses. Other establishments maintained by religious organizations, such as schools or educational classes, mental health support, day care centers, and other potentially related operations are classified according to their respective activities. (NAICS code: 813110)
"Repair and maintenance, consumer products" means establishments that repair and service products for personal consumption including: Consumer electronic equipment; furniture (including reupholstery); garments; musical instruments; televisions, radios, and other household appliances; and watches, clocks and jewelry. This classification does not include repair or services accessory to retail uses. This use does not include shoe repair, which is included under "personal services." This use does not include businesses serving the repair needs of heavy equipment, which are included under "business support services." (NAICS codes: 811210, 811310, 811412, and 811490)
"Research and development" means facilities for scientific research and the design, development, and testing in the physical, engineering, and life sciences, such as electronics, environmental, biology, botany, biotechnology, computers, chemistry, food, forests, geology, health, mathematics, medicine, nanotechnology, pharmacy, physics, veterinary, and other allied subjects. (NAICS Code: 54171)
"Residential care facilities, large" means any use of a residential unit serving seven (7) or more persons on a twenty-four (24) hour per day basis. Also includes "group dwelling" and "group home."
"Residential care facilities, small" means any use of a residential unit serving six (6) or fewer persons on a twenty-four (24) hour per day basis. A small residential care facility is a state mandated residential use of the property. Also includes "group dwelling" and "group home."
"Residential, manufactured structure." "Manufactured residential structure" means a residential unit constructed off-site and delivered and installed on a lot. Also includes "residential, mobile home."
"Residential, mobile home." Refer to "residential, manufactured structure."
"Residential, multi-family (two (2) to four (4) units)" means a building having up to four (4) independent and attached residential uses. Such uses include a duplex, triplex, and quadplex.
"Residential, multi-family (five-plus (5+) units)" means a building having five (5) or more independent and attached residential units.
"Residential second unit." Refer to "accessory dwelling unit."
"Residential second unit - Nonconforming." Refer to "nonconforming accessory dwelling unit" in Title 10, Chapter 6, Section 10-6.103.
"Residential, single-family attached." "Single-family attached residence" means a building containing two (2) or three (3) independent and attached residential units. Also includes "duplex" and "triplex."
"Residential, single-family detached." "Single-family detached residence" means a detached residential unit.
"Residential unit" means a building, or portion of a building, designed for occupancy as living quarters by one (1) household and having no more than one (1) kitchen and at least one (1) bathroom. A residential unit may be either detached, attached, multi-family, or may be a manufactured structure. A residential unit may be owned, either wholly or as part of a condominium or stock cooperative, or may be rented as an apartment. Also includes "dwelling unit."
"Rest home." Refer to "convalescent home."
"Restaurants" means establishments preparing and selling food for consumption (either on- or off-premises). These include establishments providing food services to patrons who order and are served while seated (i.e., waiter/waitress service) and pay after eating; establishments with a walk-up ordering counter; and a combination of either type of service that provides take-out services. This use includes catering services for on-site consumption ancillary to the primary restaurant use. This classification does not include fast food restaurants (see restaurant, fast food), drive-through services (see "drive-through services"), or alcohol consumption (see "restaurants, with alcohol and/or entertainment"). (NAICS codes: 722511, 722513, 722514, and 722515)
"Restaurants, fast food" means a restaurant whose operation involves the on-site preparation and sale of foods, or the on-site heating and sale of pre-prepared foods, intended for consumption either on-site or off-site. Attributes typically, but not necessarily associated with fast food restaurants include customer food orders and customer food pick-ups at a counter, no water/waitresses, a lack of ambiance, limited on-site seating, and drive-through order placing and pick-up facilities. (NAICS codes: 722511, 722513, 722514, and 722515)
"Restaurants, with alcohol and/or entertainment" means establishments preparing and selling food for consumption (either on- or off-premises), as well as facilities for dancing and other entertainment that are secondary and subordinate to the principal use of the establishment as a restaurant. These include establishments providing food services to patrons who order and are served while seated (i.e., waiter/waitress service) and pay after eating; establishments with a walk-up ordering counter; and a combination of either type of service that provides take-out services. This use includes alcohol sales and catering services for on-site consumption ancillary to the primary restaurant use. This classification does not include fast food restaurants (see restaurant, fast food), drive-through services (see "drive-through services"), or establishments that primarily serve alcohol (see "drinking establishments"). (NAICS codes: 722511 and 722513)
"Retail stores, general merchandise" means establishments selling new and used merchandise to consumers. The types of stores and merchandise may include:
1.
Antique stores. (NAICS code: 459510)
2.
Art supplies. (NAICS code: 453998)
3.
Art sales. (NAICS code: 459920)
4.
Bakery goods (when not prepared on-site). (NAICS code: 445291)
5.
Beauty supplies. (NAICS code: 456120)
6.
Bicycle sales and maintenance or service. (NAICS codes: 451110 and 811490)
7.
Bookstores. (NAICS code: 459210)
8.
Candy stores. (NAICS code: 445292)
9.
Cameras and photographic supplies. (NAICS code: 423410)
10.
Cigar stores. (NAICS code: 459991)
11.
Clothing and accessories, fabrics, and sewing supplies. (NAICS codes: 458110, 459130, and 459510)
12.
Electronic equipment. (NAICS code: 449210)
13.
Florists and houseplant stores. (NAICS code: 459310)
14.
Furniture and home furnishings. (NAICS codes: 449110 and 449129)
15.
General merchandise retailer. (NAICS code: 455219)
16.
Gift and novelty stores. (NAICS code: 459420)
17.
Glasses and other optical goods. (NAICS code: 456130)
18.
Handcrafted items. (NAICS code: 423940)
19.
Small hardware stores less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet in size. (NAICS code: 444140)
20.
Hobby materials, toys, and games. (NAICS code: 459120)
21.
Jewelry. (NAICS code: 458310)
22.
Luggage and leather goods. (NAICS code: 458320)
23.
Music stores (CDs, tapes, records). (NAICS code: 459140)
24.
Musical instruments, parts, and accessories. (NAICS code: 459140)
25.
Pet supplies. (NAICS code: 459910)
26.
Pharmacies. (NAICS code: 456110)
27.
Shoes. (NAICS code: 458210)
28.
Sporting goods and equipment sales and rental. (NAICS code: 459110 and 532284)
29.
Stationery. (NAICS code: 459410)
30.
Video sales and rentals. (NAICS codes: 532282, 532210, and 443142)
Up to thirty (30%) percent of a retail store may contain ancillary storage, office, classes, and/or specialty use.
"Review authority" means the individual or official jurisdictional body identified as having the responsibility and authority to review, and approve or deny required permit applications.
"Ridge" means those specific primary and secondary ridges delineated by the General Plan.
"Ridge line, primary." "Primary ridge line" means the line described by connecting the uppermost elevation along a primary ridge, as such ridge is delineated by the General Plan.
"Ridge line, secondary." "Secondary ridge line" means the line described by connecting the uppermost elevation along a secondary ridge, as such ridge is delineated by the General Plan.
"Ridge zone" means that area of a primary or secondary ridge on both sides of the ridge line which has an elevation fifty (50) feet or less of the elevation of the ridgeline when measured perpendicularly from the nearest point of the ridgeline or which lies within one hundred fifty (150) feet when measured perpendicularly from the ridge line, whichever results in a lower elevation.
"Savings and loan" means a business whose primary activity is the handling of financial transactions.
"Schools, specialized education and training" means non-public schools offering education via classes or training (either for a degree or without a degree). This use includes business schools, technical and trade schools, secretarial schools, vocational schools offering specialized trade and commercial courses, fine arts schools, language schools, driver education schools, cosmetology and barber schools, and seminaries or other establishments exclusively engaged in training for religious ministries. This use also includes organizations and conference centers that offer specialized programs or classes (such as professional development, arts, communications, environmental awareness, or other personal development). (NAICS codes: 611110, 611410, 611511, 611519, 611610, 611630, 611692, and 611699)
"Screen vegetation, filtered" means vegetation that grows together to form a non-opaque screen and permits visibility of structures through to the other side.
"Screen vegetation, solid" means vegetation that grows together to form an opaque screen that does not permit visibility of structures through to the other side.
"Second unit." Refer to "accessory dwelling unit."
"Service organizations and clubs" means establishments engaged in promoting the civic and social interests of its members. (NAICS code: 813410)
"Setback, front" means an area extending across the full width of the parcel or development site between the front property line or development site line and the primary structure.
"Setback, rear" means an area extending the full width of the parcel or development site between a rear property line or development site line and the primary structure.
"Setback, side" means an area between a side property line or development site line and the primary structure extending between the front and rear setback.
"Setback, side street" means an area between a side property line or development site line adjacent to a public right-of-way and the primary structure extending between the front and rear setback.
"Setback, parking" means the mandatory clear distance between a property line or development site line and parking.
"Setbacks" means a distance established by the provisions of this chapter to govern the placement of buildings and other improvements on lots with respect to property lines, development site lines, streets, ways, or access easements. Setbacks shall not apply to public utility transmission and distribution lines.
"Shared parking" means any parking spaces assigned to more than one (1) user, where different persons utilizing the spaces are unlikely to need the spaces at the same time of day.
"Shopfront" means a private frontage improvement featuring a storefront for a retail, service or restaurant use. See Section 10-20.07.090 (Shopfront).
"Shopfront base" means a low wall that does not include glass, between the display window(s) of a shopfront and the adjacent sidewalk.
"Sidewalk" means a paved area along a street intended exclusively for pedestrian use and often installed between a street and development site frontages.
"Sign, exterior." "Exterior sign" means any outdoor display of advertising material in any form placed or mounted upon any building, freestanding structure, or natural object.
"Sign, pole." "Pole sign" means any sign, mounted upon a pole, post, or other similar freestanding vertical structure, which includes letters, words, logos, or pictures intended to identify or advertise a business or advertise merchandise or products of a business.
"Sign, wall." "Wall sign" means any sign, mounted upon a wall of a building which includes letters, words, logos, or pictures intended to identify or advertise a business or advertise merchandise or products of a business.
"Sign, window." "Window sign" means any sign, mounted upon the exterior or interior of a window, or mounted behind a window so as to be visible from a sidewalk, street or road, which includes letters, words, logos, or pictures intended to identify or advertise a business or advertise merchandise or products of a business.
"Single-room occupancy units" are one-room units intended for occupancy by one (1) or two (2) individuals as their primary residence, which are occupied for periods not less than thirty (30) days.
"Site plan" means a base sheet that includes the basic information that will appear on all plans including, but not limited to, natural features, roads, buildings, or other structures to remain on-site.
"Skilled nursing home." Refer to "convalescent home."
"Slope, average." Refer to "average slope."
"Storage, ancillary" means the indoor or outdoor storage of various materials on the same site as a principal building or land use that is other than storage, which supports the activities or conduct of the principal use.
"Storefront" means the majority portion of a shopfront frontage that consists of the display window and/or entrance and its components, including windows, doors, transoms, and sill pane.
"Story" means that portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the next floor above it, or if there is no floor above, the space between the floor and the ceiling above. If the finished floor level directly above a basement or cellar is more than six (6) feet above grade for more than fifty (50) percent of the total perimeter, such basement or cellar shall be considered a story.
"Story, first" means the lowest story or the ground story of any building, the floor of which is not more than twelve (12) inches below the average contact ground level at the exterior walls of the building.
"Story, half" means a conditioned space that rests primarily underneath the slope of the roof, usually having dormer windows. The half story is identified by the ".5" in the description of maximum height (e.g., 2.5). A half-story is considered a story when its top wall plates, on at least two (2) opposite exterior walls, are four (4) feet or more above the floor of such story.
"Story, mezzanine" means a story which covers one-third or less of the area of the story directly underneath it. A mezzanine story shall be deemed a full story when it covers more than one-third of the area of the story directly underneath said mezzanine story.
"Street" means a public way or permanent private thoroughfare that affords a primary means of access to two (2) or more lots or development sites.
"Street, front" means a street located along the front property or development site line.
"Street, side" means a street located along a property or development site line that is not the front property or development site line.
"Street frontage" means the lineal length of that portion of a parcel or development site abutting a street.
"Street tree" means a tree planted in open spaces, parkways, sidewalk areas, easements, streets, and rights-of-way.
"Structural alteration" means any change in the supporting members of a building, including but not limited to, bearing walls, shear walls, retaining walls, columns, beams, girders, floor joists, ceiling joists, or roof rafters.
"Structure" means any improvement constructed or erected so as to project thirty-six (36) inches or more above the level of the adjoining grade, including, but not limited to, buildings, retaining walls, and decks. Fences shall also be considered structures if the height of the fence is greater than six (6) feet above the level of the adjoining existing grade. Both covered and uncovered parking spaces shall also be considered structures for purposes of setback requirements. Patios, walls, and similar improvements which have a finished height less than thirty-six (36) inches above the existing grade and creek bank restoration shall not be considered structures. For the purposes of computing the heights of structures and fences, the existing grade shall be the lower of:
(a)
The existing ground surface; or
(b)
The elevation of the existing grade at the time the application for construction of the structure is made.
"Structure height." Refer to "building height."
"Studio" means a business whose activity includes the creation, display, or sale of items of art.
"Supportive housing" means housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population, and that is linked to an onsite or offsite 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.
"Tandem parking" means that two (2) or more automobiles are parked on a driveway or in any other location on a lot, lined up behind one another.
"Target population" means persons with low incomes who have one (1) 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 Service 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.
"Tavern." Refer to "bar."
"Temporary use" means a use of a lot, or a portion of a lot, for which the temporary use is deemed to be of short duration where the site is not to be permanently altered by grading or construction of accessory facilities. The duration of the temporary use shall be commensurate with the scope of the temporary use. Examples of temporary uses include the selling of Christmas trees, and pop-up commercial uses in commercial districts..
"Terrace" means a private frontage improvement featuring an elevated area for pedestrian circulation between a building facade and the sidewalk. See Section 10-20.07.100 (Terrace).
"Theaters and meeting halls" means an indoor facility in which performances or events are held. The use supports public assembly and group entertainment (e.g., live theater and concerts), and it includes: Auditoriums; exhibition and convention halls; motion picture theaters; meeting halls; theaters; and similar public assembly uses. This use does not allow sporting events. (NAICS codes: 512131, 711110, 711120, 711130, and 711310)
"Tool repair, commercial." "Commercial tool repair" means a business whose primary activity is the repair of commercial instruments used or worked by hand or machinery.
"Town" means the Town of San Anselmo.
"Town Council" means the Town Council of the Town of San Anselmo.
"Townhouse, neighborhood" means a multifamily residential structure with up to four (4) side-by-side units with a rear setback. See Section 10-20.06.100 (Neighborhood Townhouse).
"Transitional housing" means a building or buildings configured as a rental housing development, but operated under program requirements that require the termination of assistance and recirculating of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at a predetermined future point in time that shall be no less than six (6) months from the beginning of the assistance.
"Transom" means a window, a window above a door or other window building on and commonly hinged to a transom.
"Transportation services, transit stop" means a site served by at least one (1) fixed bus route. (NAICS code: 485210)
"Trellis" means an open-air, horizontal structure used to shade the side of a building or support plants.
"Trip ends" means a total count of the round trips generated by vehicles entering and leaving a property.
"Triplex." Refer to "residential, multi-family (two (2) to four (4) units)."
"Unenclosed" means a space with or without a permanent roof that is not enclosed by walls, windows or doors on at least two (2) sides. Insect screening would not constitute enclosure.
"Upper floor" means a floor in a building containing habitable space that is located above the ground floor.
"Urban lot split" means a subdivision of an existing parcel into no more than two (2) separate parcels of approximately equal size and meeting all the criteria and standards of Title 10, Chapter 2, Article 7, Section 10-2.705.
"Use" means the purpose for which a lot, or a building located on a lot, is designed, designated or maintained.
"Use, accessory." Refer to "accessory use."
"Use, nonconforming." Refer to "nonconforming use."
"Utility substation" means a facility, operated by a public or private company whose business it is to deliver water, gas, electricity, telephone, cable television, or other public utility services which is necessary for the distribution of the service but in which the service is not produced.
"Vehicle repair and maintenance" means provision of a wide range of mechanical and electrical repair, engine repair and replacement, and cleaning and maintenance services of automobiles, trucks, recreational vehicles, boats, and other vehicles as a primary use. Wholesale and retail ancillary sales of vehicle parts as an accessory use is allowed. This use does not include automotive fuel sales (see "service stations"). (NAICS codes: 811111, 811114, 811191, 811192, and 811490)
"Very low income household" shall have the meaning set forth in Health and Safety Code Section 50105.
"Visual impact:"
"Absent significant visual impact" means although new dwellings and additions may be visible offsite, the effect will not have a negative visual impact on surrounding properties or other significant viewpoints located offsite due to size, location, materials, colors, landscape screening, or combination thereof.
"Not materially visible offsite" means new dwellings and additions which will be totally or nearly obscured from surrounding properties or other significant viewpoints located offsite due to size, location, materials, colors, existing landscape screening, or combination thereof.
"Walkable neighborhood center" means a walkable environment for pedestrians that provides a concentrated mix of civic, institutional, and/or commercial uses.
"Walkable/walkability" means the condition when an area is highly interconnected to other areas and appeals to pedestrians for recreational walking or for walking to work, transit, errands, shopping, or restaurants.
"Walkway" means a paved way located on one or more development sites, used for pedestrian traffic, and used exclusively by the development site owner(s), their guests, and invitees.
"Wall plane" means a vertical surface defined by the facades of buildings.
"Wall, retaining." "Retaining wall" means a structural wall designed to retain earth.
"Water tank" means a tank, which may be constructed below grade or wholly or partially above grade in which is stored water for domestic consumption or irrigation.
"Wholesale and distribution" means establishments that sell merchandise to other firms for resale, or serve as the agent or broker in purchases or sales of merchandise to individuals or companies. This business may store goods on-site in anticipation of goods transfer to the buyers upon sale. These businesses are not permitted to display merchandise, as they are not intended to attract retail sales (see "retail stores, general merchandise"). This classification does not include the retail sale of building materials (see "building material stores"). (NAICS codes: 423440, 425120, and 424990)
"Width-to-height ratio" means the ratio of the horizontal size of a space measured perpendicularly to the vertical height of a building.
"Wing" means a structure of at least five (5) feet in depth physically attached to, and secondary to, the main body of a primary building.
"Wireless telecommunications facilities" means establishments primarily engaged in operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide communications via the airwaves. Establishments in this industry have spectrum licenses and provide services using that spectrum, such as cellular phone services, paging services, wireless Internet access, and wireless video services. (NAICS code: 517112)
"Windmill" means a mechanical device powered by the wind which is designed to generate electricity either for the lot on which the windmill is located or for sale.
"Xeriscape" means landscaping showing a dry view.
"Zero-Emissions Fueling Station" means a use consisting of one (1) or more Electric Vehicle Charging Spaces served by an EVCS or other charging equipment. In accordance with California Government Code section 65850.7, this includes any level of electric vehicle supply equipment station that is designed and built in compliance with Article 625 of the California Electrical Code and delivers electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle into a plug-in electric vehicle.
"Zero-Emissions Vehicle (ZEV)" means a vehicle with a zero-emissions powertrain that produces zero exhaust emission of any criteria pollutant (or precursor pollutant) or greenhouse gas under any possible operational modes or conditions. ZEVs include BEVs and FCEVs.
"Zoning ordinance" means the zoning ordinance of the Town of San Anselmo as contained in Chapter 3 of the San Anselmo Municipal Code.
(§ 1, Ord. 917, eff. February 26, 1991, as amended by § 2, Ord. 949, eff. August 27, 1993, § 2, Ord. 976, eff. July 10, 1996, § 2, Ord. 977, eff. September 12, 1996, Ord. 1021, eff. August 23, 2001, and § 3, Ord. 1044 (part), eff. July 28, 2005)
(Ord. No. 1069, 3-24-2009; Ord. No. 1087, 4-9-2013; Ord. No. 1098, § 1, 1-13-2015; Ord. No. 1099, § 1, 1-13-2015; Ord. No. 1115, § 12, 2-28-2017; Ord. No. 1117, § 2, 9-12-2017; Ord. No. 1119, § 8, 12-12-2017; Ord. No. 1126, § 4, 9-11-2018; Ord. No. 1150 § 2(Exh. 1), 9-22-2020; Ord. No. 1151, §§ 5—7, 2-23-2021; Ord. No. 1159, §§ 16, 17, 12-14-2021; Ord. No. 1160, §§ 16, 17, 12-14-2021; Ord. No. 1179, § 4(Exh. A), 8-22-2023; 1180, § 4, 5, 8-22-2023; Ord. No. 1183, § 3, 12-12-2023; Ord. No. 1184, § 9, 1-9-2024; Ord. No. 1186, 2(Exh. A-2), 4-9-2024)