means the activity of growing and harvesting crops, rearing and managing livestock; the commercial production of plants and animals. "Agriculture" does not include the processing of agricultural products.

means any area of land used or intended to be used for the landing and takeoff of aircraft and appurtenant areas used or intended to be used for airport buildings, facilities or rights-of-way.

means a public or private thoroughfare, affording a secondary means of vehicular access to abutting property.

means any building or portion thereof which is designed and built for occupancy of more than two families.

See "Junk yards."

means the flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (i.e., the "100-year" flood as defined in Section 15.40.050 of the Susanville Municipal Code).

means an owner-occupied single-family residence that provides guest rooms, without individual kitchen facilities, for temporary sleeping purposes by overnight guests. Such use may include meal service limited to the overnight guests.

means all property fronting upon one side of a street, between intersecting and intercepting streets, or between a street and a railroad right-of-way, waterway, dead-end street or unsubdivided land. An intercepting street shall determine only the boundary of the block on the side of a street which it intercepts.

means a dwelling having only one kitchen and used for the purpose of providing lodging or meals and lodging for pay or compensation of any kind, computed by day, week, or month to persons other than the family occupying the dwelling.

means any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls, and designed for the shelter, housing or enclosure of any person, animal or personal property. "Building" does not include any tent, trailer, recreational vehicle or other vehicle.

means those building elevations which face upon a street or parking area between the building and the street.

See "Structural height."

"Main building" means a building or mobile home in which the principal use of the lot and/or building site is conducted.

"Residential accessory building" means a detached building subordinate to and located on the same building site as a residence, the use of which is incidental to that of the residential use; does not include any building designed or used for human habitation.

means land occupied or intended to be occupied by a main building and accessory buildings, together with all open space required by this title, which is located on a lot or parcel of land that has been lawfully created and meets all criteria of the city for the intended use. Unless otherwise designated, "building site" has the same meaning as "lot."

means land or premises used or intended to be used, let or rented for occupancy by campers traveling by automobile recreational vehicle, or for occupancy by tents or similar quarters.

means an area not larger than 400 square feet, designed to be used by one person, either a caretaker or night watchperson, within a main building in which an authorized commercial or industrial use exists, and is incidental to the established commercial or industrial use.

means a building, together with its accessory buildings, maintained and controlled by a body organized to conduct religious worship and used primarily for religious worship and related activities. "Church" does not include "school."

means the city of Susanville.

means the boundary of the city.

means the city council of the city.

means any district which is established to be combined with appropriate principal districts.

means an estate in real property consisting of an undivided interest in common in a portion of real property, together with a separate interest in space called a unit in a residential, industrial or commercial building on the real property, such as an apartment, office or store. In addition, a condominium may include a separate interest in other portions of the real property.

means the use of a private home for the preparation of food for sale in accordance with the Section 113758 of the Health and Safety Code of the state of California. A cottage food operation must be registered with or have a permit from the local environmental health department, or equivalent enforcement agency, as required by Section 114365 of the Health and Safety Code of the state of California.

means any child day care facility other than a family day care home and includes infant centers, preschools, and extended day care facilities.

"Large day care home" means a home which regularly provides nonmedical care, protection and supervision for nine to 14 children, inclusive, in the provider's own house, for a period of less than 24 hours per day, while the parents or guardian are away. "Children" includes the resident children who are under the age of 12, and all other children under the age of 18.

"Small day care home" means a home which regularly provides nonmedical care, protection and supervision for eight or fewer children, for a period of less than 24 hours per day, while the parents or guardians are away. "Children" includes resident children under the age of 12, and all other children under the age of 18.

means the number of residential dwelling units allowed per acre of land as set forth in the general plan. A net density will be achieved as determined by minimum lot sizes in each zone district, except for planned developments and townhouses which can vary lot sizes to achieve a gross density.

means any premises wherein any person engages in the business of boarding, breeding, buying, letting for hire, training for a fee, or selling dogs; any premises where seven or more dogs at least four months of age are kept, except a veterinary hospital or an animal shelter operated by a governmental agency.

means a structure or the part of a structure that is used as a home, residence or sleeping place by one person who maintains a household or by two or more persons who maintain a common household, with facilities for sleeping, cooking, eating and sanitation.

means an area of a lot reserved for use for public utilities or public or private purposes.

means any noncommercial facility which may provide temporary occupancy of six months or less for a homeless person, and may also provide meals, showers and/or laundry facilities. Specialized programs and services related to the needs of residents may also be provided.

means housing provided for six or fewer employees and shall be deemed a single-unit dwelling. Residents of the employee housing must be employed by the owner of the home.

means one or more persons occupying premises and living as a single bona fide housekeeping unit, including all necessary domestic employees of such family.

"Private garage or carport" means a residential accessory building or an attached garage or carport designed primarily for the storage of automobiles.

means a residential facility licensed by any federal, state or local agency which provides housing and nonmedical care for children, elderly persons, or physically and mentally handicapped persons in a family-like environment. A group care home is a non-detention facility and does not include emergency or homeless shelters, half-way houses for parolees or convicted persons or living groups. "Group care homes" include the following:

means any activity carried out for gain by a resident and conducted as a customary, incidental and accessory use in or from the resident's dwelling unit.

means fabricated items which are either abandoned or no longer usable for the purpose for which they were made, and which are not presently being restored or repaired, including, but not limited to, scrap iron, tin, brass, copper, lead or zinc and all other scrap metals and their alloys, bones, rags, paper and paper products, all used cloth, clothing, rubber, rope, tinfoil, bottles, machinery, tools, appliances, fixtures, utensils, lumber, wood, fabrics, boxes or crates, plastics or other synthetic products, paint, clay or porcelain products, pipe fittings, automobile or airplane tires, used automobiles and automobile parts, and all other manufactured goods which are so worn, deteriorated, or obsolete as to make them unusable in their existing condition, regardless of whether such material is being held for sale or storage.

means the use of more than 100 square feet of the area on any lot or contiguous lots used for the storage of junk, and/or for the dismantling or "wrecking" of automobiles or other vehicles or machinery, whether for sale or storage.

means any room or area intended or designed to be used for the preparation or cooking of food. "Kitchen" does not include a wet bar.

means a parcel of land upon which not more than one building site may be designated, unless applicable zone district regulations provide otherwise. Unless otherwise designated, "lot" has the same meaning as "building site."

"Corner lot" means a lot having frontage on two intersecting streets. For the purpose of this title the narrowest frontage of a corner lot facing the street is the front, and the longest frontage facing the intersecting street is the side, irrespective of the direction in which the dwelling faces.

means the average lineal distance between the front and rear lot lines, measured perpendicular to the front lot line.

"Flag lot" means an L-shaped lot in which one arm of the lot, typically 30 feet in width (pole portion), fronts on the street and is used solely as a driveway.

"Interior lot" means a lot other than a corner lot.

"Key lot" means the first lot to the rear of a corner lot, the front lot line of which is a continuation of the sideline of the corner lot regardless of any alley or right-of-way between the corner and key lots.

"Front lot line" means the lot line abutting a street. In the case of a lot that abuts more than one street, the property owner may choose which street the front lot line is on; except, in a group of developed lots, the front line shall be on the same side as the developed lots.

"Rear lot line" means the lot line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line. In the case of an irregular or triangular shaped lot; a line a minimum of 10 feet in length within the lot, parallel to and at the maximum distance from the front lot line.

"Side lot line" means any lot line that is not a front or rear lot line.

"Through lot" means a lot, other than a corner lot, having, frontage on two approximately parallel streets.

means the lineal distance between the side lot lines, measured at a right angle to the lot depth at a point midway between the front and rear lot line.

means housing or shelter in which a resident who is homeless or at risk of homelessness may live temporarily while waiting to move into permanent housing.

means the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area including basement. An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage, in an area other than a basement area, is not considered the building's lowest floor, provided that such an enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable non-elevation design requirements of this title. Finish materials such as, but not limited to, carpet, vinyl and tile shall not be included in elevation measurements of the lowest floor. Elevation measurements of the lowest floor shall be taken at the top of the sub-floor material.

means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width, or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein; except that such term shall include any structure which meets all the requirements of this paragraph except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification and complies with the standards established under this part. "Manufactured home" includes a mobile home subject to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974 (42 USC, Sec. 5401, et seq.).

means a building or group of buildings in a controlled-access compound that contains varying sizes of individual compartmental and controlled-access stalls or lockers for the self-service dead storage of customer's goods or wares, and within which no business activity, other than rental of storage units is conducted.

means a structure transportable in one or more sections, which is eight body feet or more in width and is 32 body feet or more in length, is more than 320 square feet in internal living area and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling unit, with or without a permanent foundation, when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein. Mobile home does not include a recreational vehicle, commercial coach, any automobile trailer, camp trailer, camper, house car motor vehicle, or other vehicle defined in the California Vehicle Code, or any factory-built housing as defined in the California Health and Safety Code.

means any area or tract of land where two or more mobile home lots are rented or leased, held out for rent or lease, or were formerly held out for rent or lease and later converted to a subdivision, cooperative, condominium, or other form of resident ownership, to accommodate manufactured homes or mobile homes used for human habitation. The rental paid for a manufactured home or mobile home shall be deemed to include rental for the lot it occupies.

means a single building or a group of detached or semi-detached buildings containing guest rooms or apartments, which group is designed and used primarily for the accommodation of transient automobile travelers.

means a building containing three or more dwelling units.

means those structures, buildings, mobile homes and uses which were lawful when established, but which do not conform to subsequently established zoning requirements.

"Professional office" means an office from which a doctor, lawyer, engineer, architect, surveyor, real estate salesperson, accountant, bookkeeper, income tax consultant, advertiser, appraiser, draftsman, credit agency, mortgage/finance company, collection agency, stock and bond broker, secretarial service, social worker, insurance, title insurance, travel agency, and offices of governmental, charitable, cultural, educational, recreational and social organizations, etc. may offer services.

"Public parking lot" means a parking lot for vehicles created to serve the public at large either as a separate business or as an accessory use to a business, whether owned by a governmental agency or by a private person or business. "Parking lot" is not intended to include a parking lot developed to serve a public building such as a courthouse, City Hall, library, school, etc.

means an accessible and usable asphalt or concrete paved space on a building site, or adjacent lot, at least nine feet by 20 feet, for the parking of motor vehicles off the street.

means the city planning commission.

means the use of land owned or possessed by a public entity for public facilities or services, when the land, facility or service is available to members of the public in common with each other, including, but not limited to, public parks, human cemeteries, schools, fire halls, libraries, hospitals and other public buildings and uses. "Public use" includes quasi-public uses such as private or parochial schools, private hospitals and other uses that are similar in character and impact to uses typically operated as public uses. "Public use" does not include public utilities, airports or churches.

means the use of land for public utility purposes by an entity providing pipeline, cable, gas, electrical, telephone, telegraph, water or sewage service that is subject to the jurisdiction of the California Public Utilities Commission. "Public utility" also includes the use of land for utility purposes, whether or not owned, controlled or operated by a public entity, whose services are performed for or commodities delivered to the public or any portion thereof. Private energy production, transmission relay, repeater, translator, radio and television towers and equipment and cable television facilities are also considered public utilities. "Public utility" does not include airports or television, radio or community television antenna system administration offices or other types of administrative offices or maintenance yards.

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

means an area or tract of land developed and operated with one or more spaces which are rented or leased for parking and utilizing recreational vehicles on a temporary basis.

"Multifamily residence" means a building or buildings containing three or more dwelling units, such as an apartment house, apartment hotel or flat.

"Senior citizen residence" means a dwelling unit which is attached to or detached from, a primary residence on a parcel zoned for a single-family residence, if the dwelling unit is intended for the sole occupancy of one adult or two adult persons who are 62 years of age or over, and the area of floor space of the attached dwelling unit does not exceed 30% of the existing living area or the area of the floor space of the detached dwelling unit does not exceed 1,200 square feet.

"Single-family residence" means a detached building containing a single dwelling unit, including a mobile home certified under the National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Act of 1974 that complies with all provisions of state law and this code and the city development standards applicable to mobile homes installed on foundation systems and that would be defined as a mobile home if not installed on a foundation system.

"Two-family duplex residence" means a building containing two independent dwelling units under one roof (duplex).

"Three-family triplex residence" means a building containing three independent dwelling units under one roof (triplex).

"Four-family fourplex residence" means a building containing four independent dwelling units under one roof (fourplex).

"Fast food restaurant" means any establishment whose principal business is the sale of foods and beverages to the customer in a ready-to-consume state, for consumption either within the restaurant building or for take-out consumption, and whose design or principal method of operation includes serving food and beverages in edible containers or in paper, plastic or other disposable containers.

"Standard restaurant" means any establishment whose principal business is the sale of foods and beverages to the customer in a ready-to-consume state, usually for consumption within the restaurant, and whose design or principal method of operation includes one or both of the following characteristics:

means the selling of goods, wares, articles, commodity or merchandise directly to the ultimate consumer.

means two or more retail stores and/or service establishments, or one retail store and one service establishment, sharing customer parking areas, regardless of whether such stores and/or establishments occupy separate structures or are under separate owner-ships.

Sign definitions are provided in Section 17.128.040.

Any residential structure containing more than five units intended or designed to be used, rented, or hired out to be occupied for sleeping purposes, generally for one person per unit. Individual units typically share communal features, (e.g., kitchen, bathroom, entertainment area).

means a facility or a part of a hospital which provides 24 hour inpatient care. Twenty-four hour inpatient care may include skilled nursing, physician and pharmaceutical services and an activity program.

means the portion of a building between the surface of the next floor above it, or if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and ceiling above it.

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

means the portion of a lot fronting on a street.

means the boundary between a street right-of-way and property.

means any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders.

means the height of a structure measured from the average finished grade at the base of the structure to the highest point of the structure, excluding elevator equipment rooms, ventilation and air-conditioning equipment.

means anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on or in the ground or attachment to something located on or in the ground, including fences and swimming pools.

means housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population and that is linked to on-site or off-site 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. Supportive housing units are residential uses allowed in any zone allowing residential uses, subject only to those requirements and restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone.

means a single-family dwelling unit attached to one or more single-family dwelling units, provided only one dwelling unit is located on a lot. A townhouse may also include an undivided interest in common in a lot, that is contiguous to the townhouse lots.

means housing with supportive services for up to 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 rent and service fees to an ability-to-pay formula reasonably consistent with HUD's requirements for subsidized housing for low-income persons. Rent and service fees paid for transitional housing may be reserved, in whole or in part, to assist residents in moving to permanent housing. Transitional housing and supportive housing are considered residential use and allowed in property zoned R-1, R-2, R-3, R-3A, R-4, C-1, and C-2.

means any facility designed to serve as a carrier end point for the delivery and receipt of goods, which may include loading docks, storage shed, management offices, truck storage and employee and customer parking.

means any facility, including buildings and/or outdoor storage, servicing, maintenance and/or repair of two or more vehicles having a gross vehicle weight of more than 10,000 pounds each.

means the purpose for which land or a building or mobile home is designed, arranged, or intended or for which either land or building is or may be occupied or maintained.

"Accessory use" means any use that is incidental or subordinate to an existing principal use, is customarily a part of and is clearly incidental and secondary to the principal use, and does not change the character of that principal use.

means a one-way trip by a motorized vehicle.

means a drainage way which has a defined bed, banks and channel and which carries a flow of water at least periodically.

means a sink and small refrigerator.

means an open space, on the same lot with a building, which is unoccupied by any structure and unobstructed from the ground upward by any structure, except as otherwise provided in this title, exclusive of any portion of any court, street alley, sidewalk or road right-of-way.

"Front yard" means a yard extending across the front of the lot between the side lot lines and measured from the front line of the lot to the nearest line of the building; provided, however, that if any official plan line has been established for the street upon which the lot faces, the front yard measurement shall be taken from such official plan line to the nearest line of the building.

"Interior side yard" means a yard along the interior sideline of the lot to a width equivalent to or greater than that required by the district in which the lot is situated and extending from the front yard to the rear yard.

"Rear yard" means a yard extending across the full width of the lot and measured between the rear line of the lot and the nearest line of the main building.

"Street side yard" means a yard along a side street, right-of-way or easement to a width equivalent to or greater than that required by the district in which the lot is situated and extending from the front yard to the rear yard.