For the purposes of this chapter, certain terms are defined in this article. Words used in the present tense shall include the future tense; words used in the singular shall include the plural; the word "shall" is mandatory; and the word "may" is permissive. The definitions contained in this article shall apply only to those zoning districts which follow and shall not be construed as applying to previously listed zoning districts. The words used in this article shall be construed to mean as defined in this chapter unless the context requires otherwise.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 13-11, § II, adopted Aug. 6, 2013, repealed § 10-6.3602, which pertained to enumerated [definitions]. See the Code Comparative Table for a complete history of former § 10-6.3602. Former § 10-6.3602 was replaced by §§ 10-6.3602.1—10-6.3602.207.

"Accessory structure" means a structure detached from a principal building on the same lot and customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal building or use.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Accessory use" means a use incidental and subordinate to the principal use of a lot or a building located on the same lot as the primary use.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Administrative office" means an establishment primarily engaged in management and general administrative functions, such as executive, personnel, finance, and sales activities performed centrally for other establishments of the same company.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Adult book store" means a retail establishment selling publications and other materials of a sexual nature.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Advertising structure" means a structure of any kind or character erected, used, or maintained for outdoor advertising purposes, upon which any poster, bill, printing, painting or other advertisement of any kind is posted. This definition does not include official notices issued by any court or public body or officer or notices posted by any public officer in performance of a public duty or by any person giving legal notice.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Agriculture" means the tilling of the soil, the raising of crops, viticulture, livestock farming, dairying, and/or animal husbandry, including all uses customarily incidental thereto, but not including commercial feed lots, stockyards, commercial hog raising, slaughterhouses, fertilizer yards, bone yards, or plants for the reduction of animal matter or any other industrial use which is similarly objectionable because of noise, odor, smoke, dust, or fumes.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Agricultural building" means a structure designed and constructed to house farm implements, hay, grain, poultry, livestock, or other horticultural products. Such structure shall not be a place of human habitation; nor shall it be a place used by the public.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Airport" means a place where aircraft can land and take off, usually equipped with hangars, facilities for refueling and repair, and various accommodations for passengers.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Alley" means a service way providing a secondary means of public access to abutting property and not intended for general traffic circulation.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Animal hospital" means a place where animals or pets are given medical or surgical treatment and the boarding of animals is limited to short-term care incidental to the hospital use.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Apartment house" means a structure containing three (3) or more apartment units.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Apartment unit" means one or more rooms with a private bath and kitchen facilities comprising an independent self-contained dwelling unit in a building containing more than two (2) dwelling units.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Automobile sales" means the use of any building, land area, or other premises for the display and sale of new or used automobiles, panel trucks or vans, trailers, or recreation vehicles and including any warranty repair work and other repair service conducted as an accessory use.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Automobile service station" means any building, land area, or other premises, or portion thereof, used or intended to be used for the retail dispensing or sales of vehicular fuels and including as an accessory use the sale and installation of lubricants, tires, batteries, and similar accessories.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Automotive repair services and garages" means establishments primarily engaged in furnishing automotive repair, rental, leasing, and parking services to the general public.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Bar" means a structure or part of a structure used primarily for the sale or dispensing of liquor by the drink.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Block" means a unit of land bounded by streets or by a combination of streets and public land, railroad rights-of-way, waterways, or any other barrier to the continuity to development.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Boarder" means an individual, other than a member of the family, occupying a dwelling unit, or part thereof, who, for a consideration, is furnished sleeping accommodations and may be furnished meals or other services as part of the consideration.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Boardinghouse" means a building, or portion thereof, designed or used exclusively for residential occupancy, other than a hotel or motel, and where lodging and meals for three (3) or more persons are provided for compensation.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Roominghouse" means a building or portion thereof, designed or used exclusively for residential occupancy, other than a hotel or motel, where lodging for three (3) or more persons is provided for compensation.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Building" means any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls and intended for the shelter, housing, or enclosure of any individual, animal, process, equipment, goods, or materials of any kind or nature.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Accessory building" means a subordinate structure on the same lot as the principal or main building or use occupied or devoted to a use incidental to the principal use.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Building height" means the vertical distance of a building measured from the average elevation of the finished grade within twenty (20') feet of the structure to the highest point of the roof.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Principal building" means a building in which is conducted the principal use of the lot on which the building is located.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Bulk storage" means the storage of chemicals, petroleum products, and other materials in aboveground containers for subsequent resale to distributors or retail dealers or outlets.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Business services" means establishments primarily engaged in rendering services to business establishments on a fee or contract basis, such as advertising and mailing; building maintenance; employment services; management and consulting services; protective services; equipment rental and leasing; commercial research development and testing; photo finishing; and personal supply services.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Retail business" means the sale of any article, substance or commodity within a building, but not including the sale of lumber or other building materials.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Camper" means any individual who occupies a campsite or otherwise assumes charge of, or is placed in charge of, a campsite.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Campground" means any designated area or parcel of land or portion thereof upon which individuals or groups may occupy campsites with recreational vehicles, tents, or other camping equipment for temporary recreational or travel purposes, where individual sewer hookups are not available to individual campsites in the campground, and that meets the requirements of Title 25 CCR, Division 1, Subchapter 2, Special Occupancy Parks.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Camping group" means up to ten (10) individuals that occupy a campsite or otherwise assume charge of, or are placed in charge of, a campsite. An exception to this group limit may occur when a campground designates group camping sites designed to accommodate larger numbers of campers.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Camping unit" means any tent, trailer, recreational vehicle, park trailer, cabin, lean-to, or similar structure established or maintained and operated in a campground as temporary living quarters for recreation, education, travel vacation, or other purposes.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Campsite" means any plot of ground within a campground intended for exclusive occupancy by a camping unit or units under the control of a camper or camping group.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"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 and dues, regular meetings, a constitution, and bylaws.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Cluster" means a development design technique which concentrates buildings in specific areas on the site to allow the remaining land to be used for recreation, common open space, and the preservation of environmentally sensitive features.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Combining district" means any district in which the general district regulations are combined with those special districts provided for in this chapter for the purpose of adding additional special regulations.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Commercial vehicle" means any motor vehicle licensed by the State as a commercial vehicle.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Community sewer system" means a liquid waste collection treatment and disposal system operated by an incorporated city or special district.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Conditional use" means a use permitted in a particular zoning district only upon knowing that such use in a specified location will comply with all the conditions and standards for the location or operation of such use as specified in a zoning ordinance and authorized by the planning board.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Cottage food employee" means an individual, paid or volunteer, who is involved in the preparation, packaging, handling, and storage of a cottage food product, or otherwise works for the cottage food operation. An employee does not include an immediate family member or household member of the cottage food operator.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Cottage food operation" means an enterprise that is operated by a cottage food operator, and has not y member of the cottage food operator, within the permitted area of a private home where the cottage food operator resides and where cottage food products are prepared or packaged for direct, indirect, or direct and indirect sale to consumers pursuant Health and Safety Code Section 113758. A cottage food operation includes both of the following:

(a)

A "Class A" cottage food operation, which is a cottage food operation that may engage only in direct sales of cottage food products to the consumer. Direct sales include, but are not limited to, transactions at holiday bazaars or other temporary events, such as bake sales or food swaps, transactions at farm stands, certified farmers' markets, or through community-supported agriculture subscriptions, and transactions occurring in person in the cottage food operation.

(b)

A "Class B" cottage food operation, which is a cottage food operation that may engage in both direct sales and indirect sales of cottage food products to the consumer. Whereas direct sales are described in subdivision (a) above, indirect sales include, but are not limited to, sales made to retail shops or to retail food facilities where food may be immediately consumed on the premises.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Cottage food operator" means an individual who operates a cottage food operation in his or her private home and is the owner of the cottage food operation.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Cottage food products" means nonpotentially hazardous foods, as identified in Health and Safety Code § 114365.5(b) that are prepared for sale in the kitchen of a cottage food operation.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Cul-de-sac" means the turnaround at the end of a dead-end street.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Density" means the number of families, individuals, dwelling units, or housing structures per unit of land.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Developer" means the legal or beneficial owner or owners of a lot or of any land included in a proposed development, including the holder of an option or contract to purchase or other persons having enforceable proprietary interests in such land.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Domicile" means a residence which is a permanent home to an individual.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Drainage" means:

(a)

Surface water runoff; and

(b)

The removal of surface water or groundwater from land by drains, grading, or other means which include runoff controls to minimize erosion and sedimentation during and after construction or development, the means for preserving the water supply, and the prevention or alleviation of flooding.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Drive-in use" means an establishment which, by design, physical facilities, service, or by packaging procedures, encourages or permits customers to receive services, obtain goods, or be entertained while remaining in their motor vehicles.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Dwelling" means a structure, or portion thereof, which is used exclusively for human habitation.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Dwelling group" means a group of two (2) or more detached or semidetached one-family, two-family, or multiple-family dwellings occupying a parcel of land in one ownership and having any yard or court in common, but not including motels.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Multi-family dwelling" means a dwelling containing more than two (2) dwelling units.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Quadruplex dwelling" means four (4) attached dwellings in one structure in which each unit has two (2) open space exposures and shares one or two (2) walls with an adjoining unit or units.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Single-family dwelling" means

(a)

A building containing one dwelling unit.

(b)

A mobile home when placed upon a foundation system pursuant to Section 18551 of the Health and Safety Code of the State.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Townhouse dwelling" means a one-family dwelling in a row of at least three (3) such units in which each unit has its own front and rear access to the outside, no unit is located over another unit, and each unit is separated from any other unit by one or more common fire-resistant walls.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Triplex dwelling" means a dwelling containing three (3) dwelling units, each of which has direct access to the outside or to a common hall.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Two-family dwelling (duplex)" means a structure on a single lot containing two (2) dwelling units, each of which is totally separated from the other by an unpierced wall extending from the ground to the roof or an unpierced ceiling and floor extending from exterior wall to exterior wall, except for a common stairwell exterior to both dwelling units.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Dwelling units" means one or more rooms designed, occupied, or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters, with cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities provided within the dwelling unit for the exclusive use of a single family maintaining a household.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Eave" means the projecting lower edges of a roof overhanging the wall of a building.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Emergency shelter" means housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of six (6) months or less by a homeless person and where no individual or household is denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Existing use" means the use of a lot or structure at the time of the enactment of a zoning ordinance.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Extended care facility" means a long-term care facility or a distinct part of a facility licensed or approved as a nursing home, infirmary unit of a home for the aged, or a governmental medical institution.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Family" means one or more individuals occupying a dwelling unit and living as a single household unit.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Farm" means a parcel of land used for agricultural activities.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Farm labor quarters or housing" means rooming and boarding houses and mess halls for any number of farm help customarily employed on land owned by the owner of the building site occupied by such houses or halls.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Farm stand" means a booth or stall located on a farm from which produce and farm products are sold to the general public.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Commercial feed lot" means a relatively small, confined land area, structure, pen, or corral wherein cattle, horses, sheep, goats, or swine are maintained in close quarters for the exclusive purpose of fattening such livestock or holding temporarily for shipment to market.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Fence" means an artificially constructed barrier of any material or combination of materials erected to enclose or screen areas of land.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Fill" means sand, gravel, earth, or other materials of any composition whatsoever placed or deposited by humans.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Flood" means the temporary overflowing of water onto land which is usually devoid of surface water.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Flood hazard design elevation" means the highest elevation, expressed in feet above the sea level, of the level of floodwaters which delineates the flood fringe area.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Flood insurance rate map" means the official map on which the Federal Insurance Administration has delineated both the areas of special flood hazard and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Floodplain" means the channel and the relatively flat area adjoining the channel of a natural stream or river which has been or may be covered by floodwater.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Floodway" means the channel of a natural stream or river and portions of the floodplain adjoining the channel which are reasonably required to carry and discharge the floodwater or flood flow of any natural stream or river.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Frontage" means that side of a lot abutting on a street; the front lot line.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Garage" means a deck, building, or structure, or part thereof, used or intended to be used for the parking and storage of vehicles.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Private residential garage" means a structure which is accessory to a residential building, and which is used for the parking and storage of vehicles owned and operated by the residents thereof, and which is not a separate commercial enterprise available to the general public.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Glare" means the effect produced by brightness sufficient to cause annoyance, discomfort, or loss in visual performance and visibility.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Gravel pit" means an open land area where sand, gravel, and rock fragments are mined or excavated for sale or off tract use.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Group care facility" means a facility that houses individuals, related or otherwise, that provides for twenty-four-hour nonmedical care of persons in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual. As used within this Title, group care facilities for six (6) and fewer individuals shall be considered a residential use of property subject only to those same restrictions that are applied to other single-family residential uses.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Convalescent or care facility". As defined by State law.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Group home" means a state-licensed facility that houses individuals, related or otherwise, where individuals are provided with room, board, care, and supervision in a family environment. As used within this Title, group homes for six (6) and fewer individuals shall be considered a residential use of property subject only to those same restrictions that are applied to other single-family residential uses.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Guest house" means detached living quarters of a permanent type of construction, without a kitchen or cooking facilities, not for permanent occupancy, and where no compensation in any form is received or paid.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Height of building" means the vertical distance from the average level of the highest and lowest point of that portion of the lot covered by the building to the topmost point of the roof, excluding elevator equipment rooms and ventilating and air-conditioning equipment.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Heliport" means an area, either at ground level or elevated on a structure, licensed or approved for the loading and takeoff of helicopters, and including auxiliary facilities, such as parking, a waiting room, and fueling and maintenance equipment.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Helistop" means a heliport, but without auxiliary facilities, such as parking, a waiting room, and fueling and maintenance equipment.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Home occupation" means any activity carried out for gain by a resident conducted as an accessory use in the resident's dwelling unit, or attached or detached garage, subject to the issuance of appropriate permits. It does not include a cottage food operation as defined separately herein.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Horticulture" means the science and art of propagating, growing and raising fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Hotel" means a facility offering transient lodging accommodations to the general public and providing additional services, such as restaurants, meeting rooms, and recreation facilities.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

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

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Supportive housing" means housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population (as defined by Health and Safety Code § 50675.14), and that is linked to onsite or offsite services that assist 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.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Transitional housing" means as defined in Sections 50675.2 and 50801 of the California Health and Safety Code, as follows:

Per § 50675.2 "transitional housing" means buildings configured as rental housing developments, but operated under program requirements that call for the termination of assistance and recirculation of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at some predetermined future point in time, which shall be no less than six (6) months.

Per § 50801 "transitional housing" means housing with supportive services for up to twenty-four (24) months that is exclusively designated and targeted for recently homeless persons. Transitional housing includes self-sufficiency development services, with the ultimate goal of moving recently homeless persons to permanent housing as quickly as possible, and limits rents and service fees to an ability-to-pay formula reasonably consistent with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's requirements for subsidized housing for low-income persons. Rents and service fees paid for transitional housing may be reserved, in whole or in part, to assist residents in moving to permanent housing.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Housing unit" means a room or group of rooms used by one or more individuals living separately from others in the structure, with direct access to the outside or to a public hall, and containing separate toilet and kitchen facilities.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Institutional use" means a nonprofit or quasi-public use or institution, such as a church, library, public or private school, hospital, or municipally owned or operated building, structure, or land used for public purposes.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Junk" means wastepaper, rags, scrap metal, scrap or discarded goods; used building materials and containers; vehicle parts; one or more unregistered, inoperable motor vehicles, except as otherwise provided herein; and materials, machinery or other manufactured or processed material currently abandoned from original use.

In the R-R (Rural Residential Agricultural), AG-1 (Prime Agricultural, forty (40) acre minimum parcel size), AG-2 (Non-Prime Agricultural, ten (10) acre minimum parcel size), TPZ (Timber Production Zone), O (Open Space), and B (combing zone districts), two (2) or more unregistered, inoperable motor vehicles is considered to be junk. There is no limit on the number of vehicles, or parts thereof, which are stored within a completely enclosed building in any zone district.

Equipment typically associated with farming or ranching activities are not considered junk when such storage is occurring on an operating farm or ranch. Cars, trucks, boats, recreational vehicles and trailers in operable condition and currently licensed are not considered junk.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Junk yard" means any area of any lot, land, parcel or contiguous parcels under the same ownership, or part thereof, where junk is collected, stored, gathered together, kept, and is not fully enclosed within a building.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Kennel" means an establishment in which more than six (6) dogs or domesticated animals more than one year old are housed, groomed, bred, boarded, trained, or sold.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Lodge" means:

(a)

A building or group of buildings under single management containing both rooms and dwelling units available for temporary rental to transient individuals or families; and

(b)

The place where members of a local chapter of an association hold their meetings, and the local chapter itself.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Lodging house" means a facility in which rental sleeping accommodations are provided and in which meals also may be supplied as a part of the fee.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Lot" means a designated parcel, tract, or area of land established by plat or subdivision or as otherwise permitted by law.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Corner lot" means a lot or parcel of land abutting upon two (2) or more streets at their intersection or upon two (2) parts of the same street forming an interior angle of less than 135 degrees.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Lot depth" means the distance measured from the front lot line to the rear lot line.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Lot frontage" means the length of the front lot line measured at the street right-of-way line.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Lot line" means a line of record bounding a lot which divides one lot from another lot or from a public or private street or any other public space.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Front lot line" means the lot line separating a lot from a street right-of-way.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Rear lot line" means the lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line or in the case of triangular or otherwise irregularly shaped lots a line ten (10') feet in length entirely within the lot parallel to and at a maximum distance from the front lot line.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Side lot line" means any lot line other than a front or rear lot line.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Minimum area of lot" means the smallest lot area established by a zoning ordinance on which a use or structure may be located in a particular instance.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Reverse frontage lot" means a through lot which is not accessible from one of the parallel or non-intersecting streets upon which it fronts.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Through lot" means a lot which fronts upon two (2) parallel streets or which fronts upon two (2) streets which do not intersect at the boundaries of the lot.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Lot width" means the horizontal distance between the side lines of a lot measured at right angles to its depth along a straight line parallel to the front lot line at the minimum required building setback line.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Lumber yard" means an area used for the storage, distribution and sale of finished or rough-cut lumber and lumber products, but not including the manufacture or fabrication of lumber, lumber products, or firewood.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Manufacturing" means an establishment engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new products, including the assembling of component parts, the manufacturing of products, and the blending of materials, such as lubricating oils, plastics, resins, or liquors.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Mini-warehouse" means a structure containing separate storage spaces of varying sizes leased or rented on an individual basis.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Mobile home" means a vehicle designed and equipped for human habitation which may or may not be equipped to be drawn by a motor vehicle.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Mobile home park" means any area or tract of land where two (2) or more mobile home lots are rented or leased or held out for rent or lease to accommodate mobile homes used for human habitation. The rental paid for any such mobile home shall be deemed to include the rental for the lot the mobile home occupies.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Mortuary" means a place for the storage of human bodies prior to their burial or cremation.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Motel" means an establishment providing transient accommodations containing six (6) or more rooms with at least twenty-five (25%) percent of all rooms having direct access to the outside without the necessity of passing through the main lobby of the building.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Motion picture theater" means a place where motion pictures are shown to the public for a fee.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Noise" means any undesired audible sound.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Noise pollution" means continuous or episodic excessive noise in the human environment.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Nonconforming lot" means a lot, the area, dimensions, or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision, or amendment of this chapter but which fails by reason of such adoption, revision, or amendment to conform to the present requirements of the zoning district.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Nonconforming use" means a use or activity which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision, or amendment of this chapter but which fails, by reason of such adoption, revision, or amendment, to conform to the present requirements of the zoning district.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Nuisance" means an interference with the enjoyment and use of property.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Nursery" means land or a greenhouse used to raise flowers, shrubs, and plants for sale.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Occupancy" means the residing of an individual overnight in a dwelling unit or the installation, storage, or use of equipment, merchandise, or machinery in any public, commercial, or industrial building.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Office" means a business establishment for the rendering of services or administration, but not including retail sales.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Off-street parking space" means a temporary storage area for a motor vehicle, which area is directly accessible to an access aisle, and which is not located on a dedicated street right-of-way.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"On-street parking space" means a temporary storage area for a motor vehicle which space is located on a dedicated street right-of-way.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Open space" means any parcel or area of land or water essentially unimproved and set aside, dedicated, designated, or reserved for public or private use or enjoyment or for the use and enjoyment of owners and occupants of land adjoining or neighboring such open space.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Common open space" means land within or related to a development, not individually owned or dedicated for public use, which is designed and intended for the common use or enjoyment of the residents of the development and which may include such complementary structures and improvements as are necessary.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Green open space" means an open space area not occupied by any structure or impervious surface.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Private open space" means common open space held in private ownership, the use of which is normally limited to the occupants of a single dwelling or building.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Public open space" means open space owned by a public agency and maintained by it for the use and enjoyment of the general public.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Organized camp" means a site with program and facilities established for the primary purposes of providing an outdoor group living experience with social, spiritual, education, or recreational objectives, for five (5) days or more during one or more seasons of the year or as defined by California Health and Safety Code Section 18897.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Outbuilding" means a separate accessory building or structure not physically connected to the principal building.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Outdoor storage" means the keeping, in an unroofed area, of any goods, junk, material, merchandise, or vehicle in the same place for more than twenty-four (24) hours.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Park" means a tract of land designated and used by the public for active and passive recreation.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Parking area" means any public or private land area designed and used for parking motor vehicles, including parking lots, garages, private driveways, and legally designated areas of public streets.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Parking space" means an accessible and usable space on the building site or an adjacent lot, at least nine (9') feet by twenty (20') feet, for the parking of automobiles.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Park trailer" means a trailer designed for human habitation for recreational or seasonal use only that contains 400 square feet or less of gross floor area, excluding loft area space which meets all the requirements of Section 18033, does not exceed fourteen (14) feet in width at the maximum horizontal projection, is built upon a single chassis, and may only be transported upon the public highways with a permit issued pursuant to Section 35780 of the Vehicle Code, or as defined by California Health and Safety Code Section 18009.3.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Performance standards" means a set of criteria or limits relating to nuisance elements which a particular use or process may not exceed.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Permitted use" means any use allowed in a zoning district and subject to the restrictions applicable to such zoning district.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Person" means a corporation, company, association, society, firm, partnership, or joint stock company, as well as an individual, a State, and all political subdivisions of a State or any agency or instrumentality thereof.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Personal services" means establishments primarily engaged in providing services involving the care of a person or his or her apparel.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Planned unit development" means an area of a minimum contiguous size, as specified by ordinance, to be planned and developed as a single entity containing one or more residential clusters or planned unit residential developments and one or more public, quasi-public, commercial, or industrial areas in such ranges of ratios of nonresidential uses to residential uses as shall be specified.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Planning Commission" means the duly designated Planning Commission of the municipality, County, or region.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Primary treatment" means the first stage in wastewater treatment in which substantially all floating or settleable solids are removed by screening and sedimentation.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Professional office" means an office for the conduct of any one of the following uses: accountant, architect, attorney, chiropractor, clergyman, dentist, doctor, engineer, optometrist, podiatrist, physical therapist, social worker, or surveyor.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Public celebrations" means an event or series of events scheduled in observance of a State, Federal or religious holiday, or conducting organized activities for a historical, cultural or a special theme held for a limited period of time and where such events or activities are not being held solely for profit.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Public sewer and water system" means any system, other than an individual septic tank, tile field, or individual well, which system is operated by a municipality, governmental agency, or utility for the collection, treatment, and disposal of wastes and the furnishing of potable water.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Quasi-public" means a use owned or operated by a nonprofit, religious, or eleemosynary institution and providing educational, cultural, recreational, religious or similar types of public programs.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Quasi-public use or building" means a noncommercial building or use which is open to and/or serves an identified membership, group of people (as opposed to general public) and/or partisan cause. "Quasi-public use or building" may include but is not limited to: private and parochial schools, churches, sororities, fraternities, and offices for partisan, social, or political organizations. A "quasi-public" use or building shall be determined by the nature of the use and not by ownership or management (for example, a retail store owned or managed by a quasi-public organization is a commercial use, not a quasi-public use).

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Ranch" means a place where livestock is bred or raised.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Active recreation" means leisure time activities, usually of a more formal nature and performed with others, often requiring equipment, and taking place at prescribed places, sites, or fields.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Recreation facility" means a place designed and equipped for the conduct of sports, leisure time activities, and other customary and usual recreational activities.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Commercial recreation facility" means a recreation facility operated as a business and open to the public for a fee.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Personal recreation facility" means a recreation facility provided as an accessory use on the same lot as the principal permitted use and designed to be used primarily by the occupants of the principal use and their guests.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Private recreation facility" means a recreation facility operated by a nonprofit organization and open only to the bona fide members and guests of such nonprofit organization.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Public recreation facility" means a recreation facility operated by a governmental agency and open to the general public.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Recreational development" means a residential development planned, maintained, operated, and integrated with a major recreation facility.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Recreational trailer park" means any area or tract of land, within an area zoned for recreational use, where one or more lots are rented or leased or held out for rent or lease to owners or users of recreational vehicles or tents and which is occupied for temporary purposes.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Recreational trailer and/or vehicle park" means any area, or tract of land, where one or more lots are rented or leased or held out for rent or lease to owners or users of recreational vehicles or tents and which is occupied for temporary uses.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Recreational vehicle" means a motor home, travel trailer, camper, or camping trailer, with or without motive power, designed for human habitation for recreational or emergency occupancy, with a living area less than 220 square feet, excluding built-in equipment, such as wardrobes, closets, cabinets, kitchen units or fixtures, and bath and toilet rooms, or as defined by State law.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Residence" means a home, abode, or place where an individual is actually living at a specific point in time.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Residential storage structure" means a structure to be used, or intended to be used, for the private noncommercial, non-industrial storage uses by the property owner prior to the construction of a residence on the property.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Resort" means any development of property for public or private recreational use by ten (10) or more owners purchasing interests in the property with no present intention to resell or otherwise dispose of the interest for value.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Restaurant" means an establishment where food and drink is prepared, served, and consumed primarily within the principal building.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Right-of-way" means:

(a)

A strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, forced dedication, prescription, or condemnation and intended to be occupied or occupied by a road, crosswalk, railroad, electric transmission line, oil or gas pipeline, water line, sanitary storm sewer, or other similar use; and

(b)

Generally, the right of one to pass over the property of another.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Sanitary sewage" means any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution or the water-carried waste resulting from the discharge of water closets, laundry tubs, washing machines, sinks, dishwashers, or any other source of water-carried waste of human origin or containing putrescible material.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"School" means any building, or part thereof, which is designed, constructed, or used for education or instruction in any branch of knowledge.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Screening" means:

(a)

A method of visually shielding or obscuring one abutting or nearby structure or use from another by fencing, walls, berms, or densely planted vegetation; and

(b)

The removal of relatively coarse floating and/or suspended solids by straining through racks or screens.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Secondary treatment" means waste water treatment beyond the primary stage in which bacteria consume the organic parts of the wastes.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Setback" means the distance between the street right-of-way line and the front line of a building or any projection thereof, excluding uncovered steps.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Sight triangle" means a triangular-shaped portion of land established at street intersections in which no structure is erected or vegetation planted that would obstruct sight distances of motorists entering or leaving an intersection.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Single-room occupancy" or "SRO" means one-room dwelling unit occupied by no more than two (2) persons, which serves as the occupant's primary residence, and which has a minimum floor area of 150 square feet, a maximum floor area of 220 square feet, meets ADA requirements, and includes food preparation and/or sanitary facilities.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Ski area" means an area developed for snow skiing, with trails and lifts, and including ski rentals and sales, instruction, and eating facilities.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Ski resort" means a ski area which also includes sales, rentals, and services of related equipment and accessories, eating places, residences, and hotels and motels.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Slope" means the degree of deviation of a surface from the horizontal, usually expressed in percentage or degrees.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Soil" means all unconsolidated mineral and organic material of whatever origin which overlies bedrock and can be readily excavated.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Soil map" means a map prepared by the Soil Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture of the State, indicating the following soil characteristics: slope, depth to seasonal high water, depth to bedrock, permeability, natural drainage class, stoniness, and flood and stream overflow hazard.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Solid waste" means unwanted or discarded material, including garbage with insufficient liquid content to be free flowing.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Street" means a public thoroughfare which affords the principal means of access to abutting property, including an avenue, place, way, drive, lane, boulevard, highway, road, and any other thoroughfare, except an alley.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Structure" means anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on or in the ground, or attachment to something having location on the ground, including swimming pools, but excluding driveways, patios, and parking spaces.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Structural alterations" means any change in the supporting members of a structure such as bearing walls, columns, beams, or girders.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Surface mining" means processes for the commercial removal of minerals from the surface of the earth.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Temporary structure" means a structure without any foundation or footings and which is removed when the designated time period, activity, or use for which the temporary structure was erected has ceased.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Temporary use" means a use established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of the time period.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Theater" means a building, or part of a building, devoted to showing motion pictures or for dramatic, musical, or live performances.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Trade school" means a private educational facility devoted to instruction in particular crafts, trades, or skills, such as dance, business, beautician, barber, radio, and television schools.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Truck camper" means a structure designed to fit into the bed of a pick-up truck and used for temporary shelter and sleeping.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Truck stop" means any building, premises, or land in which or upon which a business, service, or industry involving the maintenance, servicing, storage, or repair of commercial vehicles is conducted or rendered, including the dispensing of motor fuel or other petroleum products directly into motor vehicles and the sale of accessories or equipment for trucks and similar commercial vehicles. A truck stop also may include overnight accommodations and restaurant facilities solely for the use of truck crews.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Trucking terminal" means an area and building where cargo is stored and where trucks load and unload cargo on a regular basis.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Private or public utility" means:

(a)

Any agency which, under public franchise or ownership or under a certificate of convenience and necessity, provides the public with electricity, gas, heat, steam, communication, rail transportation, water, sewage collection, or other similar service; and

(b)

A closely regulated private enterprise with an exclusive franchise for providing a public service.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Vacation rental" means a single or two-family dwelling which is rented for periods of not more than (30) consecutive days to transient occupants. Where two (2) or more single or two-family dwellings legally exist on a single parcel, or where a single-family dwelling and an authorized second dwelling legally exist on a single parcel, only one dwelling unit may be considered a vacation rental subject to the provisions of Article 15.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Hardship variance" means a departure from the provisions of this chapter relating to setbacks, side yards, frontage requirements, and lot size, but not involving the actual use or structure.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Warehouse" means a building used primarily for the storage of goods and materials.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Waste" means:

(a)

Bulky waste. Items the large size of which precludes or complicates their handling by normal collection, processing, or disposal methods;

(b)

Construction and demolition waste. Building materials and rubble resulting from construction, remodeling, repair, and demolition operations;

(c)

Hazardous waste. Waste which requires special handling to avoid illness or injury to persons or damage to property;

(d)

Special waste. Waste which requires extraordinary management;

(e)

Wood pulp waste. Wood or paper fiber residue resulting from a manufacturing process; and

(f)

Yard waste. Plant clippings, prunings, and other discarded materials from yards and gardens.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Wholesale trade" means establishments or places of business primarily engaged in selling merchandise to retailers, or to industrial, commercial, institutional, or professional business users, or to other wholesalers or acting as agents or brokers and buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to, such individuals or companies.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Yard" means an open space which lies between the principal or accessory building or buildings and the nearest lot line. Such yard shall be unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as may be specifically provided in this title.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Front yard" means a space extending the full width of the lot between any building and the front lot line and measured perpendicular to the building at the closest point to the front lot line. Such front yard shall be unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as may be permitted in this title.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Rear yard" means a space extending across the full width of the lot between the principal building and the rear lot line and measured perpendicular to the building to the closest point of the rear lot line. Such rear yard shall be unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as may be permitted in this title.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Side yard" means a space extending from the front yard to the rear yard between the principal building and the side lot line and measured perpendicular from the side lot line to the closest point of the principal building. Such side yard shall be unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as may be permitted in this title.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Youth camp" means any parcel or parcels of land having the general characteristics of a camp as the term is generally understood, used wholly or in part for recreational or educational purposes, and accommodating five (5) or more children under twenty-eight (28) years of age for a period of, or portions of, two (2) days or more, including a site which is operated as a day camp or as a resident camp.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Zero lot line" means the location of a building on a lot in such a manner that one or more of the building's sides rest directly on a lot line.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Zone" means a specifically delineated area or district in a municipality within which regulations and requirements uniformly govern the use, placement, spacing, and size of land and buildings.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Zoning map" means the map or maps which are a part of this chapter and delineate the boundaries of zone districts.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)

"Zoning permit" means a document signed by the zoning officer, as required in this chapter, as a condition precedent to the commencement of a use or the erection, construction, reconstruction, restoration, alteration, conversion, or installation of a structure or building, which document acknowledges that such use, structure, or building complies with the provisions of this chapter or an authorized variance therefrom.

(Ord. No. 13-11, § II, 8-6-2013)