Yucaipa City Zoning Code

An area delineated on the site plan to which all clearing and land disturbance for construction of access must be defined

The right, claim, title, or privilege of access, by pedestrians or vehicles, or a public road or way

Accessible services, structures, or facilities are those which may be entered and used by individuals despite handicapping conditions. Accessibility also includes responding to the needs of people with sight or hearing disabilities, in addition to those with developmental, activity, manual, or mobility impairments, so that they may enjoy the full and free use of those services, structures, or facilities.

An accessory building is a subordinate building, the use of which is incidental to that of the main building or main use of the land. The use of an accessory building may be for either a primary or an accessory use allowed by the appropriate Land Use District. An accessory building shall be located on either the same parcel as the main building or main use or shall be located on a contiguous abutting parcel that is owned by the same owner who owns the parcel which has the main building or use. An accessory building shall always exist in conjunction with and never without a legally established main building or main use that has the same common owner.

An accessory use is a subordinate use which may be permanent or temporary. The use is incidental and supported by the primary use. An example of an accessory use is a carport or garage for a single family dwelling.

The decision made by the Responsible Agency on Land Use Applications, coupled together with the appropriate findings, environmental determination, and Conditions of Approval

Any Business which is conducted exclusively for the patronage of adults and from which minors are specifically excluded, either by law or by the operators of such businesses, provided that any business licensed by the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control shall not be an Adult-Oriented Business unless it complies with another definition within this section; and/or any businesses where employees or patrons expose “specified anatomical areas” or engage in “specified sexual activities”; and/or any businesses or establishments which offers its patrons services or entertainment characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, exposing, describing, discussing, or relating to “specified sexual activities” or “specified anatomical areas.” “Adult-Oriented Business” shall have the same meaning in all respects as “Sexually-Oriented Business” and shall be subject to all conditions and requirements of a “Sexually-Oriented Business.” These types of businesses shall not include the following: any bona fide medical establishment operated by properly licensed and registered medical personnel with appropriate medical credentials for the treatment of patients; any massage establishment, the clientele of which consists substantially of persons referred to the establishment in writing for massage therapy by physicians, surgeons, chiropractors, or osteopaths duly licensed to practice their respective professions in the State of California, provided that the massage establishment retains such written referrals in its records for a period of not less than three years and makes such written references available for inspection by the County Health Officer or his designated representative at all times during the normal business hours of operation of the massage establishment; and an athletic club, health club, school, gymnasium, State-licensed cosmetology or barber establishment, reducing salon, spa, or similar establishment where massage or similar manipulation of the human body is offered as an incidental or accessory service. Adult-Oriented Businesses shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

Any structure of any kind or character erected or maintained for advertising purposes upon which any advertising sign may be placed, including advertising statuary.

The tilling of soil, the raising of crops, horticulture, small livestock farming, dairying, or animal husbandry, including all uses customarily incidental thereto except the following: slaughterhouses, feed yards, hog farms, fertilizer works, bone yards, plants for the reduction of animal matter, or any other industrial or agricultural use which is determined by the Planning Commission to be similarly objectionable because of noise, odor, smoke, dust, or fumes.

Grading on land designated for exclusive agricultural use.

An agricultural preserve is designated areas of existing, viable, and productive agricultural land within which land conservation contracts can be enforced under the provisions of the California Land Conservation Act of 1965 (Williamson Act) to stay in agricultural use for a designated period of time. Under such contracts, the property owner is granted certain tax advantages for the continuation of agricultural use of the land.

shall be any of the following:

The use of land for the cultivation of food or fiber or the grazing or pasturing of livestock, usually for commercial purposes.

An airport or heliport is any area of land or water designed and set aside for the landing and taking off of any aircraft. An airport or heliport must be utilized in the interest of the public for such purposes, have a valid airport permit from the State of California Aeronautics Division, have airspace clearance as required by the Federal Aviation Agency, and have approval under the County Adopted General Plan of Airports. Military airports are not required to obtain the listed Federal, State, or County approvals.

Any structure or tree or use of land which obstructs the airspace required for the flight of aircraft in landing or taking off at an airport, or is otherwise hazardous to such landing or taking off of aircraft

An Aliquot part is the division of sectionalized land by a series of divisions by one quarter. Such divisions shall not be less than 2.5 acres or equivalent as allowed by Section 87.0325.

A public thoroughfare not exceeding 30 feet in width for the use of pedestrians or vehicles which affords only a secondary means of access to the abutting property

The Alquist-Priolo Geologic Hazard Zones Act is also known as the Alquist-Priolo Special Studies Zones Act of 1972. The purpose of this act is to provide for public safety in hazardous fault zones. The Act requires the delineation of potential damage areas called “Special Studies Zones” along known active faults throughout California. It requires local governments to withhold approval of construction permits in those zones until geologic investigation has determined that the site is not threatened by surface displacement from future faulting.

means man-made trees, water towers, clock towers, light poles and similar alternative-design mounting structures that camouflage or conceal the presence of antennas or towers.

Means any business establishment in which there are more than ten (10) mechanical or electronic play devices, as defined in this Division, which are available for use by the public or business invitees, or both. Any business establishment that anticipates receipt of more than 50% of its gross income from the sale of food and beverages, and which possesses a valid County Health Department permit to operate a restaurant, shall not be considered an amusement arcade for the purposes of this Section.

shall include any of the following human anatomical areas:

means any exterior transmitting or receiving device mounted on a tower, building or structure and used in communications that radiate or capture electromagnetic waves, digital signals, analog signals, radio frequencies (excluding radar signals), wireless telecommunications signals or other commercial signals. “Antenna” shall not include any satellite dish antenna utilized for radio, citizens band radio, television, AM/FM or short-wave radio reception purposes.

A room or suite of rooms when combined constitute a single dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling structure and which are designed for, intended for, suitable as a residence for, and/or occupied by one family

The property owner(s), or authorized agent of the owner(s) who is legally authorized to act for the owner(s) of record

An open area used for the display and sale or rental of new or used automobiles or trailers, and where repair work is limited to minor incidental repair of those automobiles or trailers to be displayed, rented, or sold on the premises.

means the lines that connect a provider’s towers/cell sites to one or more cellular telephone switching offices, and/or long distance providers, or the public switched telephone network.

refers to a room of a structure partly or wholly underground and having more than one-half of its height below the average level of the adjoining ground. A basement, having more than one-half of its height above the average level of the adjoining ground, shall be considered a story.

An accessory use to a single dwelling unit, where guest rooms are made available to transient guests for overnight sleeping accommodations on a daily basis.

The property abutting on one side of a street between two nearest intersection streets, railroad right-of-way, or other natural barrier; provided, however, that where a street curves so that any two chords thereof form an angle of 120 degrees or less measured on the lot side, each curve shall be construed as an intersection street.

The legislative or law-making body for San Bernardino County, composed of five members which is the final nonjudicial level for decision making and hearings on land use cases in incorporated areas, except major and minor deviations and appeals thereof.

A residence or dwelling unit, or part thereof, wherein a room or rooms are rented under two or more separate written or oral rental agreements, for a term of at least 30 days, whether or not the owner, agent, or rental manager resides within the residence or dwelling unit, and where the residents do not operate as a single housekeeping unit.

A buffer is a strip of land established to separate incompatible or different land uses. Normally a buffer area is landscaped and retained as open space. The term may be used more broadly to describe any area or use that separates two unlike land uses, such as the use of multiple-family housing between single-family housing and commercial uses.

Any structure built for the support, shelter, or enclosure of persons, animals, fowl, chattels, or property of any kind.

The alterations of a lot by the creation of surface area upon which a building rests. The percentage surface coverage does not include roadways, swimming pools, tennis courts, solar collection devices, or related apparatus.

The building envelope is an area delineated on development plans in which all clearing and land disturbance for building construction must be confined unless otherwise authorized by this code. If not delineated, it is the area of a lot not included within any required front yard, rear yard, side yard, or side street yard setback area, or any recorded easement, or offer of dedication.

Building height refers to the vertical distance above a referenced datum measured to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof or to the deck line of mansard roof or to the average height of the highest gable of a pitched or hipped roof. The reference datum shall be selected by either of the following, whichever yields a greater height of building.

means an antenna mounted to the side or façade of a building, or to the side of another structure such as a water tank, church steeple, freestanding sign, utility tower, light pole, or similar structure, but not to include the roof of any structure.

The City Officer, charged with the administration and enforcement of this code, or a duly authorized representative.

The ground area occupied or to be occupied by a building or group of buildings, together with all open spaces as required by the City Code.

Any premises used for the raising or keeping of 10 or more weaned calves.

A site with program and facilities established for the primary purpose of providing an outdoor group living experience with social, spiritual, educational, or recreational objectives normally for five days or more during one or more seasons of the year. Such camps are located on a permanent site and have a well-defined program of organized supervised activities in which campers are required to participate. There is present at the camp a qualified program director and a staff adequate to carry out the daily program activities which are mainly out of doors. Establishments which rent or lease facilities on an individual family or group basis for the principal purpose of sporting or other unorganized recreational activities should not be considered an organized camp.

Land or premises used or intended to be used, let, or rented for camping purposes by two or more camping parties in trailers, tents, or other movable or temporary dwellings

Physical facilities or equipment such as roads, libraries, schools, government buildings, water, and sewer systems

A permanent roofed structure with no more than two enclosed sides, used or intended to be used for shelter and storage

means analog or digital wireless telecommunication technology that is based on a system of interconnected neighboring cell sites.

“Cemetery” refers to land used or intended to be used for the permanent internment of dead human bodies or the cremated remains thereof dedicated for cemetery purposes. A cemetery is established and operated in compliance with the State Health and Safety Code and any mapping and Conditional Use Permit requirements of this Title. Cemetery purposes include columbariums, crematoriums, mausoleums, and mortuaries when operated in conjunction with and within the boundary of such a cemetery. “Pet Cemetery” shall be a cemetery for domesticated animals and shall be in compliance with applicable State, County, and City regulations, including mapping and applicable Conditional Use Permit requirements.

The centerline of a street shall mean the right-of-way centerline as established by the County Surveyor, the City Engineer, or the State Division of Highways of the State of California. If no such centerline has been established and in any case in which the foregoing definition is not applicable, the reviewing authority shall designate the centerline.

The buying or leasing of drainage courses for the purpose of routing or controlling water runoff or floods

Any street, highway, boulevard, freeway, parkway, road, lane, alley, public easement, or public right-of-way designed or designated for the use of pedestrians or vehicles by the General Plan and any applicable Specific Plan

The City of Yucaipa.

Any policies or procedures which have been adopted by the Board of Supervisors and are described, delineated, and on file for use and examination by the public in the Office of Clerk of the City Council

Refers to Title 2, Chapter 2.28, City Service Fees and Charges

Any current improvement standards or design standards which have been adopted by the City Council and are described, delineated, and on file for use and examination by the public in the Office of the Clerk of the City Council

The City Surveyor of the City of Yucaipa or an authorized designee

The legislative or law-making body for the City of Yucaipa, composed of five members which is the final non-judicial level for decision making and hearings of land use cases, except minor deviations and appeals thereof.

Director of the Community Development Department is responsible for all city staff level decision making related to land use.

Director of the City Engineering Department.

An association of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated and organized for some common nonprofit purpose, but not including a group organized solely or primarily to render a service customarily carried on as a business

means the locating of wireless telecommunication equipment from more than one provider on single wireless telecommunication facilities.

A vehicle with or without motive power, designed and equipped for human occupancy for industrial, professional, or commercial purposes, including vehicles containing mobile offices.

Any corporation or business that performs a service for or delivers a commodity to the public or any portion thereof via a pipeline or other transmission line or device for which any compensation or payment whatsoever is received and is subject to the Federal Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended by Public Law 93-153

A real property development which consists or will consist of separately owned lots, parcels, areas, or spaces with either or both of the following features:

Any building permit inspection, mobilehome setdown inspection, Code compliance investigation, or any review by any City Agency, Department or office, or their designee to determine compliance with rules, regulations, standards, and conditions of approval established either by or to implement the provisions of the Yucaipa City Code.

A composite development plan is a map or plan on file with the City Engineer which reflects additional information related to the development of lots created by a Final or Parcel Map recorded after March 1, 1986. Notes on this plan or map are for informational purposes and indicate conditions and criteria that exist on the property that were known and identified as of the date of the recordation of the Final or Parcel Map. Authority for this plan is derived from California Government Code Section 66434.2.

Any mixture or material having in the container either an absolute pressure exceeding 40 pounds per square inch at 70 degrees F., or an absolute pressure exceeding 104 pounds per square inch at 130 degrees F., or both; or any liquid flammable material having a vapor pressure as defined in Section 9.124 exceeding 40 pounds per square inch at 100 degrees F.

The cultivation, possession, manufacture, distribution, processing, storing, laboratory testing, labeling, transportation, delivery or sale of marijuana and marijuana products. Commercial marijuana activity includes the activities of any business licensed by the State or other government entity under Chapter 3.5 of Division 8 or Division 10 of the Business and Professions Code, as they may be amended from time to time.

A community apartment project is a common interest development in which an undivided interest in land is coupled with the right of exclusive occupancy of any apartment located thereon. This use includes apartment complexes that were converted to allow for individual ownership of units that were not constructed to condominium building standards.

The CNEL is a measure of the cumulative noise exposure level in the community. It results from a summation of average noise levels based on the average energy level of the sound over a 24-hour period, with an increased weighing factor applied to the evening and night time period.

A condominium is an estate in real property. Such estate may, with respect to the duration of its enjoyment, be either an estate of inheritance or perpetual estate, an estate for life, an estate for years, such as a leasehold or subleasehold, or any combination of the foregoing.

A condominium plan is a plan consisting of a description or survey map of a condominium project which shall refer to or show monumentation on the ground; a three-dimensional description of a condominium project, one or more dimensions of which may extend for an indefinite distance upwards or downwards, in sufficient detail to identify the common areas and each separate interest; and a certificate consenting to the recordation of the condominium plan pursuant to this title signed and acknowledged by the record owner of fee title to that property included in the condominium project. In the case of a condominium project which will terminate upon the termination of an estate for years, the certificate shall be signed and acknowledged by all lessors and lessees of the estate for years and, in the case of a condominium project subject to a life estate, the certificate shall be signed and acknowledged by all life tenants and remainder interests. The certificate shall also be signed and acknowledged by either the trustee or the beneficiary of each recorded deed of trust, and the mortgagee of each recorded mortgage encumbering the property. Owners of mineral rights, easements, rights-of-way, and other nonpossessory interests do not need to sign the condominium plan. A condominium plan may be amended or revoked by a subsequently acknowledged recorded instrument executed by all the persons whose signatures would be required to record a condominium plan pursuant to this subdivision.

A condominium project is a common interest development consisting of condominiums. A condominium consists of an undivided interest in common in a portion of real property, coupled with a separate interest in space called a unit, the boundaries of which are described on a recorded condominium plan in sufficient detail to locate all boundaries thereof. The area within these boundaries may be filled with air, earth, or water or any combination thereof, and need not be physically attached to land except by easements for access and, if necessary, support. The description of the unit may refer to boundaries described in the recorded condominium plan, physical boundaries, either in existence or to be constructed such as walls, floors, and ceilings of a structure or any portion thereof, an entire structure containing one or more units, or any combination thereof. The portion or portions of the real property held in undivided interest may be all of the real property, except for the separate interests, or may include a particular three-dimensional portion thereof, the boundaries of which are described on a recorded final map, parcel map, or condominium plan. The area within these boundaries may be filled with air, earth, or water or any combination thereof, and need not be physically attached to land except by easements for access and, if necessary, support. An individual condominium within a condominium project may include, in addition, a separate interest in other portions of the real property.

A state licensed facility meeting the definition under Health and Safety Code 1267.16(c) that provides care for persons who are terminally ill within a single-family residential structure that conforms to the R-2.1 Building Code Occupancy requirements. Such facilities shall appear consistent with the size of the adjoining single family residential structures, including average height and square footage, and shall comply with all separation requirements listed under state law.

The term conservation refers to the planned management, protection, and use of natural resources in order to prevent the wasteful exploitation, destruction or neglect of these resources. Implicit in the term conservation is the concept of wise use as distinguished from nonuse or preservation.

A review to ensure that all plans and actions conform to guidelines set forth in the General Plan and any applicable or Specific Plans

A construction activity that is subject to approval of either a City-ministered permit or approval of a discretionary decision on a land use application

Contiguous means in actual close contact, touching, bounded or traversed by. “Contiguous property” shall be those properties which touch property lines of any parcel including those properties which touch said property lines of a subject parcel when such lines are projected across public or private rights-of-way, easements, roads, streets, or railroad rights-of-way.

The ability to orient or site a structure, including a dwelling, on its lot in order to take optimum advantage of prevailing breezes for cooling purposes.

An open, unoccupied space, other than a yard, which is bounded on two or more sides by such building or buildings and is created by the required separation of such buildings.

Any destruction or harm done to or inflicted upon any such paleontologic, archaeologic, or historic remains which could contribute to the study and interpretation of biological and cultural development.

The lowering of a curb to permit access by vehicles, wheelchairs, carts, and pedestrians.

Any premises where milk is produced for sale or distribution and where 10 or more cows or goats are in lactation.

Any reference to day or days shall mean calendar days, unless otherwise specified.

A business day is any day a specified Office, Department, or other agency is open to the public for normal business. This term shall normally exclude all Saturdays, Sundays, and any holiday that is recognized and observed by the specified Office, Department, or other agency.

A day care facility is a facility which provides nonmedical care to children under eighteen years of age in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual on less than a twenty-four (24) hour basis. Day care facilities includes family day care homes, infant centers, preschools, and extended day care facilities. A “family day care home” is a day care facility located in a residence which regularly provides care, protection, and supervision of twelve (12) or fewer children from more than one other family in the provider’s own home for periods of less than twenty-four (24) hours per day while the parents or guardians are away and includes the following.

A measure of sound pressure on a logarithmic scale with respect to a standard reference value.

Includes the planning and engineering of the following: street alignments, grades, and widths; drainage and sanitary facilities and utilities, including alignment and grades thereof; location and size of all required easements and rights-of-way; fire roads and firebreaks; lot size and configuration; traffic access; grading; land to be dedicated for park or recreational purposes; location of proposed and existing structures and improvements; and such other specific physical requirements in the plan and/or configuration of a subdivision as may be necessary to ensure consistency with, and implementation of this code, the General Plan, and any applicable Specific Plan.

A developer is any person, association, firm, corporation, partnership, and other business entity or public agency installing or constructing a development. For the purposes of Chapter 10 of Division 7, this includes any person, business entity, or public agency seeking to perform earthwork grading on any project or development for which the conditions of approval require any specific or general features to be incorporated in the earthwork or which restrict or limit the earthwork grading in any way, other than in compliance with the grading provisions as prescribed in the Uniform Building Code.

The use to which land shall be put, the buildings to be constructed on it, and all alteration of the land and construction incident thereto.

Any application, review, and/or process acted upon by the Office of Planning or County Surveyor; a land use application.

The Development Code is a set of land use regulations adopted by the City of Yucaipa in conformance with the General Plan. All actions and undertakings necessary for project planning, land acquisition, demolition, or construction of a project must conform with the City Code prior to approval. The Development Code is Title 8 of the Yucaipa City Code.

A development moratorium shall include a water or sewer moratorium, as well as other actions of public agencies which regulate land use, development, or the provision of services to the land, other than the authority of the City to approve or conditionally approve the tentative map, which thereafter prevents, prohibits, or delays, the approval of a final or parcel map. A development moratorium is also deemed to exist for any period of time during which a condition imposed by the City could not be satisfied because the condition was one which, by its nature, necessitated action by the City, and the City either did not take the necessary action or by its own action or inaction was prevented or delayed in taking the necessary action prior to expiration of the tentative map.

The development perimeter is a line which indicates the outer perimeter of structural development or proposed structural development of one structure or a group of structures within a development project. For the purposes of this section, structures within 100 feet of another structure shall be considered as part of the same group of structures. The development perimeter may be derived from one of the following methods.

A permit issued by the building official or the city of Yucaipa’s director of community development for construction or land disturbance, including, but not limited to, building permits, mobilehome setdown permits, and grading permits.

A development plan is a detailed, comprehensive plan of development for a Planned Development. This development plan applies limits and parameters for development derived from a development suitability analysis to a specific development scheme. Development Plans shall include a detailed description of the proposed development and its effects including, but not limited to, a written text, diagrams or maps describing the program for development and the functional arrangement of structures and uses, the effect of such arrangement upon the physical characteristics of the site, available public services, the capacity of the existing circulation system, and the existing and planned land use of adjacent properties. It includes a dimensioned site plan showing the location of all structures and lots in sufficient detail to permit recordation and the preparation of construction drawings.

Any one or a series of related development applications that constitute a single development proposal.

include, but are not limited to, any of the following restrictions on property.

A committee consisting of representatives from various public agencies whose functions are to review and make recommendations on development proposals.

A comprehensive examination of the opportunities and constraints affecting development of a given site.

Authorized variances from required distances, setbacks, areas, or physical improvements.

A natural or man-made water course which could convey runoff either year around or intermittently.

A line which may be drawn on the ground around a tree directly under its outermost branch tips which is projected vertically down to the ground and which identifies that area where rainwater tends to drop from the tree.

A building or portion thereof used and/or designed as a residence for two or more families living independently of each other in separate dwelling units.

A detached dwelling unit designed and/or used to house not more than one family, including all domestic employees of such family.

Any building or portion thereof, affixed to a permanent foundation, including a manufactured home or portion thereof, which contains living facilities, including provisions for sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation as required by the Uniform Building Code, for not more than one family, including domestic employees of such facility. Guestrooms located within hotels or motels are not dwelling units.

A secondary dwelling unit is an additional single-family residence that is allowed on a lot where there is an existing legal single-family residence, provided that the lot area of the subject property is at least two times the minimum lot size specified by the land use district for the subject property. A secondary dwelling unit is subject to the standards set forth in Section 84.0510, and does not have the same size restrictions as an accessory dwelling unit.

Rock, natural soil, or combination thereof

Colleges or universities supported wholly or in part by public funds, and other colleges and universities giving general academic instruction as prescribed by the California State Board of Education.

A residential facility, other than a community care facility, operated by a provider that provides temporary accommodations to homeless persons with low income. The term “temporary accommodations” means that a person will be allowed to reside at the shelter for a time period not to exceed six months. For purposes of this definition, a “provider” shall mean a government agency or private non-profit organization which provides or contracts with recognized community organizations to provide emergency or temporary shelter, and which may also provide meals, counseling and other services, as well as common areas for residents of the facility. Such a facility may have individual rooms, but it is not developed with individual dwelling units, with the exception of the manager’s unit.

is a person who works in and/or performs for a Sexually-Oriented Business, regardless of whether or not said person is paid a salary, wage, or other compensation by the operator or owner of said business, or is an independent contractor.

Environmental factors which limit or inhibit the potential for land development, including, but not limited to, flood hazards, seismic hazards, air quality, and water supply.

Projected long-or short-term effects (adverse or beneficial) which a development project or plan may have on the natural and built environment if the project is carried out.

An EIR is the public document used by a governmental agency to analyze the significant environmental effects of a proposed project, to identify alternatives, and to disclose possible ways to reduce or avoid possible environmental damage.

Written procedures adopted by the City Council for the purpose of implementing the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

The wearing away of the ground surface as a result of the movement of wind or water or machine.

Accelerated erosion is erosion caused by a human-induced alteration of the vegetation, land surface, topography, or runoff pattern. Evidence of accelerated erosion is often indicated by exposed soils, gullies, rills, sediment deposits, or slope failures caused by human activities.

The term erosion hazard refers to the susceptibility of a site to erode, based on condition of slope, rock type, soil, and other site factors. Hazard may be determined based on a site-specific investigation, and such soil disturbance may be caused by wind, water, or machine.

is any person who, for any form of consideration, agrees or offers to act as a companion, guide, or date for another person, or who agrees or offers to privately model lingerie or to privately perform a “striptease” for another person. Escort shall not include any person hired by a State licensed school for purposes of modeling in any art education class while such person acts in that capacity.

shall include any of the following:

Any warm or cold-blooded animal of the biological kingdom Animalia generally considered as wild, exotic, dangerous, venomous, or not normally domesticated.

These terms refer to the search for minerals by geological, geophysical, geochemical, or other techniques. These include, but are not limited to, sampling, assaying, drilling, or any surface or underground works needed to determine the type, extent, or quantity of mineral present.

means the Federal Aviation Administration.

A person or persons living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit.

means the Federal Communications Commission.

See the California Government Code, Title 7, Division 2 definition.

A set of conclusions which are required before specified permits, land use applications, deviations, ordinance changes, or other entitlements may be granted.

‘The San Bernardino County Fire Warden, State Forest Ranger in charge of the California Department of Forestry, or U.S. Forest Supervisor.

is the fire department or agency serving a subject area as specified by City Code Section 23.015(h).

refer to construction to resist the spread of fire, details of which may be specified in the Building Code of the jurisdiction.

The time that the material or construction will withstand the standard fire exposure as determined by a fire test made in conformity with the standard methods of fire tests of buildings, construction, and materials in the U.B.C. Standards.

A flammable liquid is any liquid having a flash point below 100 degrees F and having a vapor pressure not exceeding 40 pounds per square inch (absolute) at 100 degrees F. Class I liquids shall include those having flash points below 100 degrees F and may be subdivided as follows.

A solid substance, other than one classified as an explosive, which is liable to cause fires through friction, through absorption of moisture, through spontaneous chemical changes, or as a result of retained heat from manufacturing or processing.

The San Bernardino County Flood Control District.

The Engineer of the San Bernardino County Flood Control District appointed by the Board of Supervisors, or an authorized designee.

A substantial possibility of damage to life or property by overflow water, ponded water, or other water on the surface of the land or by debris or silt carried in such water. The following flood-related terms are defined as follows.

A freeway is any dedicated or deeded public right-of-way to which the owners of abutting lands have no right or easement of access to or from their abutting lands. In addition, freeways shall include those rights-of-way designated by official action as freeways by the California State Highway Commission or the City Council.

The nearest wall of a building or other structure to the street upon which the building faces, but excluding cornices, canopies, eaves, or any other architectural embellishments that may extend beyond said front wall, not to exceed a distance of four feet.

A minor street which is parallel to and adjacent to an arterial street or freeway and which provides access to abutting properties and protection from through and fast traffic.

The term “fuelbreak” refers to areas also known as greenbelts which separate communities or clusters of structures from native vegetation. Within the fuelbreak boundaries, the vegetation is thinned out, pruned, modified, or landscaped to effectively reduce the volume and flammability of fuel, thereby substantially reducing or preventing the rate of spread and intensity of wildland fires.

An area where living and dead vegetation is managed regularly, usually by trimming, removal, or substitution of natural vegetation in order to reduce fire hazards, by use of mechanical, chemical, and biological means and/or prescribed burning.

Future right-of-way of streets shown in the Transportation Element of the General Plan shall be based upon the adopted City Road Standards assuming an equal dedication of right-of-way on both sides of the existing centerline, or shall otherwise be determined as shown on any adopted Specific Plan.

An accessory building or an accessory portion of the main building designed and/or used for the shelter or storage of motor vehicles belonging to the occupants of the main building.

Any building, other than a private or storage garage, used for the storage, care, or repair of motor vehicles and where any such vehicles are equipped for operation or kept for hire or sale.

Any building, other than a public or private garage, used exclusively for the storage of motor vehicles.

An official or adopted General Plan, or any element thereof, as defined in California Government Code, Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 3.

These terms refer to an official public document consisting of maps and text adopted by the City as a policy guide to decisions pertaining to the physical development of the City. It is the City’s statement of goals, policies, and action steps necessary for orderly development and growth, and thereby serves as a guide for many public decisions, especially land use changes, preparation of capital improvement programs, and the enactment of growth management legislation.

General statements that describe a desired end state toward which effort should be directed.

The State of California Government Code.

Grading means excavating, filling, leveling, or smoothing, or a combination thereof, for which a grading permit is required by the Uniform Building Code. “Major grading” refers to grading in excess of 100 cubic yards, whereas “minor grading” is 100 cubic yards or less.

One or more standards contained in the grading ordinance.

means equipment mounted to a pole, monopole, tower, or other freestanding structure specifically constructed for the purpose of supporting an antenna.

The terms refers to the physical movement of the land surface due to earthquakes, the extent of which is dependent upon the magnitude of the tremor, the subsurface material of the area, and the proximity to the epicenter of the quake. Ground-shaking levels may be measured on the Modified Mercali Intensity Scale.

Growth monitoring is a process which follows the amount and rate of population growth within a City or other specified area. It normally involves some estimation of population growth for small areas through the analysis of development applications (zone changes, subdivisions, etc.) from submittal, through review, to final approval and issuance of building permits.

Guest housing is the residential occupancy of a living unit, with bathroom plumbing only, located on the same parcel as the primary dwelling unit, but separated from it by at least 10 feet. This housing is for use by the occupants or temporary guests of the occupants of the premises and is not to be rented or otherwise used as a separate dwelling, except as provided by Section 84.0510.

A room which is designed for or used by one or more guests for sleeping purposes, but in which no provision is made for cooking.

Guest quarters are living quarters within a detached accessory building located on the same parcel with the principal building or a contiguous parcel with the same common owner, for use by the occupants or by temporary guests of the occupants of the premises. Such quarters have no kitchen facilities and are not rented or otherwise used as a separate dwelling. An example of guest quarters is a room in a detached garage with bathroom facilities only.

This terms refers to space in a structure for living, sleeping, eating, or cooking. Bathrooms, toilet compartments, closets, halls, storage or utility space, and similar areas, are not considered habitable space.

Hazardous areas are those areas subject to or containing elements which pose a potential threat to life or property. Floodplains, earthquake fault zones, nuclear or chemical waste disposal sites, or areas of inherently unsafe soil conditions are examples of hazardous areas.

An unattended pit, shaft, portal, or other surface opening which, if not secured by covering, fencing, or having its access restricted by gates, doors, or other reasonable means, presents a threat to the physical safety of the public.

This terms shall mean any land which is covered with grass, grain, brush, or forest, whether privately or publicly owned, which is so situated or is of such inaccessible location that a fire originating upon such land would present an abnormally difficult job of suppression or would result in great and unusual damage through fire or resulting erosion.

A material or waste or combination of materials and wastes which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may either:

The terms means any of the following:

This term refers to the ability to orient or site any structure, including a dwelling, on its lot in order to take optimum advantage of natural solar heating capabilities. Structures should, wherever possible, orient their longest/largest axis from east to west and include special treatment of the south-facing wall.

means, when referring to a tower or other related structure, the distance measured from the finished grade of the parcel to the highest point on the tower or other structure, including the base pad and any antenna.

Any premises used for the raising or keeping of 10 or more weaned hogs.

Any occupation customarily conducted entirely within a dwelling by its inhabitants, the purpose being incidental to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes and provided that no article is sold or offered for sale except that produced by said inhabitants, as stipulated in Division 4 of the City Code.

Any building or portion thereof containing guest rooms for compensation on a daily basis, to be occupied on a transient basis, and with no provision for cooking in any individual room or suite. A hotel does not include a bed and breakfast lodge or boarding house.

A hotel in which 75% or more of the available rooms are occupied by or reserved for permanent guests for compensation on a monthly or longer basis.

Residential occupancy of a dwelling unit by the owner, operator, or caretaker employed to guard part or all of the property on which the caretaker dwelling is located as an accessory use.

The term “dependent housing” refers to the residential occupancy of an accessory dwelling unit located on the same parcel as the principal dwelling unit which is occupied by one or two adults, who have reached the age of 60, and are dependents of the residents of the primary unit, or are court-appointed conservatees of a resident of the principal unit, or are members of a very low income household as specified in Section 50105 of the Health and Safety Code and are related to the residents of the principal unit by birth, marriage, or adoption. For the purposes of this section, “dependent” means a related individual who is dependent upon the resident of the principal unit for financial support or health care. An individual will be determined to be a financial dependent if claimed by the resident of the primary unit as a dependent on his or her Federal or State income tax return. An individual will be determined to be a dependent for health care reasons if he or she is considered blind or disabled as defined in Section 1614(a) of Part A of Title XVI of the Social Security Act.

Residential occupancy of a building or set of buildings each of which contains group quarters in permanently fixed building or a portions thereof with shared or no kitchen privileges.

The term “subdivision improvement” refers to any street work and utilities to be installed or agreed to be installed by the subdivider on the land to be used for public or private streets, highways, ways, and easements as are necessary for the general use of the lot owners in the subdivision and local neighborhood traffic, drainage, and flood control needs as a condition precedent to the approval and acceptance of the final map thereof. “Improvement” also refers to any other specific improvements or types of improvements, the installation of which, either by the subdivider, by the City, by private utilities, by any other entity approved by the City or by a combination thereof, is necessary to ensure consistency with, or implementation of, the General Plan, or any applicable Specific Plan.

An incompatible land use is the contiguous occurrence of an unlike land use which may have an adverse effect on an adjacent land use. A residential use adjacent to a general industrial use is an example of an incompatible land use.

An incompatible land use characteristic refers to an attribute of a land use which is detrimental to the character of another land use. An unpleasant odor from an area would be representative of an incompatible land use characteristic.

The basic utilities and services necessary to support development, e.g., sewer, water, and roads.

An institutional use is an organizational use of a public character including governmental, educational, religious, medical, scientific research, cultural, social, and sometimes, recreational or entertainment uses. Such organizations often utilize large structures and/or large grounds for public assembly purposes to educate, treat, train, help, or entertain groups of people on a regular or periodic basis.

A provisional or temporary land use often used while studies are being conducted to evaluate the long-term use.

This terms refers to the primary or accessory use of a parcel of land for open storage, dismantling, and/or selling of old cast-off, unused, scrap, or salvage material of any sort. Such materials shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following.

Any parcel or premises on which five or more dogs over four months old are kept for boarding, breeding, training, and/or marketing.

Any room, all or any part of which is designed or used for cooking and the preparation of food.

Premises used for residential purposes for temporary or seasonal periods by five or more persons employed to perform agricultural or industrial labor.

Residential occupancy of single or multiple dwelling units with individual, shared, or no kitchen facilities which provide housing for the employees and their families of agricultural, mining, logging, construction, or other remote land uses.

A naturally occurring or artificially created body of water (impounded above or below surface level) with a surface coverage of at least one acre and a depth of one foot or more (one acre/foot).

Removal of vegetation down to duff or bare soil, by any method.

Clearing, excavating, grading, or other manipulation of the terrain.

A subdivision or subdivided lands within California which satisfy all of the following conditions.

The term land use refers to the manner in which land is developed and used. The general categories of land use include residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, agricultural, recreational, and planned development.

A land use application is an applicant-initiated request for City approval of a discretionary permit that is subject to one of the review processes specified by the City Code in Division 3. Ministerial permit actions such as building permits and mobilehome setdown permits are not land use applications.

Any decision to approve, deny, or modify, or to recommend approval, denial, or modification of a request to develop, divide, or otherwise utilize land or to alter or establish land use regulations.

A land use regulatory district adopted in accordance with the provisions of Division 4 of the Development Code and the General Plan, establishing all necessary rules and regulations necessary to guide development within the area affected by the district.

Land use intensity refers to the density of development versus open space of an area or property. For example, a Multiple-Dwelling land use is a higher land use intensity than a Single-Dwelling land use.

A list of land use activities which are grouped together by their common performance characteristics

The perceptible downward sliding of a mass of earth and/or rock.

The washing or draining of dissolved minerals or pollutants from the soil surface to the subsurface.

For the purposes of mining and reclamation, a lead agency is a City or County which has the principal responsibility for approving a surface mining operation, pursuant to the California Public Resources Code.

Legal access is defined as a dedicated right-of-way or a dedication to the City of Yucaipa and to the public in general, an easement for public road, City highway and public utility purposes of a width as established by the Transportation Element of the General Plan. The easement or road constructed thereon shall not become a City highway until and unless the City Council, by appropriate resolution, has caused said road to be accepted into the City-Maintained Road System, or an existing travelled way that is substantially in compliance with City road standards, where a prescriptive right by the user has been established for public use by court decree. These provisions shall apply to divisions of land resulting in lots of less than 20 acres.

Liquefaction is a temporary fluid condition in water-saturated, loose, sandy soil caused by shock, such as an earthquake. It can cause serious soil settlement, slumping, or failure of structure foundations.

An off-street space or berth on the same lot with a building or contiguous to a group of buildings for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while loading or unloading merchandise or materials, which abuts upon a street, alley, or other appropriate means of access.

The City of Yucaipa.

A local ordinance which implements State Planning, Zoning, and Development Laws, enacted by the City Council of the City of Yucaipa.

Criteria utilized to establish the circumstances under which a particular base district would be appropriate or desirable for a given area or site.

An area shown on and created by a final map, official map, or parcel map recorded with the City Surveyor, City Engineer, or County Recorder.

The total horizontal area included within the perimeter of a described area.

A lot situated at the intersection of two or more streets, or bounded on two or more adjacent sides by street lines, provided that the angle of intersection does not exceed 135 degrees.

Lot coverage refers to the percentage of a lot that has been altered to create a surface area that is either impervious or is covered by a structure. “Building coverage” shall mean the percentage of lot surface area occupied by any building, but does not include roadways, swimming pools, tennis courts, or solar collection devices which are on top of, enclosed, or covered by a building.

The horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines, measured in the mean direction of the side lot lines.

A land area ratio of width to depth which determines the shape of a lot.

The dimension of a lot or portion of a lot which abuts a street or an approved road easement, except the side of a corner lot.

An interior lot is a lot other than a corner lot.

A key lot is the first interior lot to the rear of a reversed corner lot, the front line of which is a continuation of the side line of the reversed corner lot, exclusive of the width of an alley, and fronting on the street which intersects or intercepts the street upon which the corner lot fronts.

The following methods which yield the smallest dimension shall be chosen to measure lot width: the distance measured at the building setback line (BSL) along a line or arc which is parallel to concentric to the right-of-way, or the average horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured at right angles to the lot depth.

The adjustment of a lot line between two or more adjacent parcels, where the land taken from one parcel is added to an adjacent parcel, and where no additional parcels are thereby created or the number of parcels reduced.

In the case of an interior lot, a line separating the lot from the street; and in the case of a corner lot, a line separating the narrowest street frontage of the lot from the street, except in those cases where the latest tract deed restrictions or the recorded map specify another line as the front lot line.

A line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line, and in the case of a triangular or other irregularly shaped lot, a line within the lot 10 feet in length, parallel to, and at the maximum distance from the front lot line.

Any lot line other than the front or rear lot lines.

A lot merger is a process by which contiguous lots are merged into one land holding. In order to be merged, such lots must be held by the same owner, and the lots must have a common lot line. This process is subject to all of the requirements of the City Code and may be initiated by either the owner(s) of the lots or the City.

A portion of a mobilehome park designated or used for the occupancy of one trailer coach or camping party.

A reversed corner lot is a corner lot which rears upon the side of another lot, whether or not across an alley.

A lot having frontage on two parallel, or approximately parallel, streets.

Any roadway maintained by a public agency for public use.

A wireless telecommunication facility that is ground-or roof-mounted or mounted in or on any public property including the public right-of-way as described in Section 88.01040 of Division 8.

A factory-built or manufactured home, including mobilehomes, as permitted by California State laws.

All parts of the plant Cannabis sativa linnaeus, Cannabis indica, or Cannabis ruderalis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin, whether crude or purified, extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin. “Marijuana” also means the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from marijuana, and any product containing marijuana. “Marijuana” shall be construed to include, but not be limited to, “cannabis” as defined in Business and Professions Code Section 19300.5(f) as may be amended from time to time. “Marijuana” does not include:

Any activity involving the planting, growing, cultivating, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, trimming, or processing of marijuana.

A permissive or optional provision, regulation, or specification.

Any machine, device or apparatus whether mechanically or electronically operated, including pool and billiard tables, the operation of which is made possible by the deposit or placement of any coin, slug, disk, card, key or any other article or device, into any slot, crevice, or opening, or by the payment of any fee or consideration for its use or operation, and which involves the manipulation of hand levers, electronic releases or other buttons or levers in the conduct of the game. “Mechanical rocking horses” or other simulated animals or vehicles upon which young children are seated or which are ridden are not “mechanical play devices” or “electronic play devices” for the purposes of this section.

A private collection of three or more wild, exotic, or dangerous animals which are raised, bred, trained, and/or maintained without any public display or exhibition on the site.

Mined lands include the surface, subsurface, and groundwater of an area where surface mining operations will be, are being, or have been conducted. This includes private ways and roads appurtenant to any such land excavations, workings, mining waste, and areas where structures, facilities, equipment, machines, tools, or other materials or property which result from, or are used in, surface mining operations are located.

A collective term for all mineral deposits of a particular kind, or for mineral deposits in general.

The term minerals refers to any naturally occurring chemical element or compound or groups of elements and compounds, formed from inorganic processes and organic substances. These include, but are not limited to, coal, peat, and bituminous rock, and exclude geothermal resources, natural gas, and petroleum.

The smallest unit of land permitted through subdivision within a specific land use district, specified as minimum lot area in each land use district.

A plan required by the City for all surface mining operations. The plan requires measures to be taken which provide for reclamation of mined lands to a usable condition that is readily adaptable for alternative land use and creates no danger to public health or safety.

Includes the residual of soil, rock, mineral, liquid, vegetation, equipment, machines, tools, or other materials or property directly resulting from, or displaced by, surface mining operations.

A Minor Subdivision Plot Plan is any application plot plan requesting the subdivision of any parcel or parcels of land shown as a unit or contiguous units under one or a common ownership, and which is proposed for subdivision for the purpose of sale, lease, financing, or other conveyance, including gift, either immediate or in the future, into two, three or four lots, parts or parcels and a remainder parcel. For the purposes of this definition, a Minor Subdivision Plot Plan shall also mean a Tentative Parcel Map.

means a wireless telecommunication facility described in Section 88.01035 of Division 8.

Necessary steps taken to lessen potential impacts of development or actions on the environment.

The unspecified mixture of compatible land uses within one building or within a section or sections of a community.

A mobilehome or travel trailer coach not equipped with a toilet for sewage disposal.

A residential dwelling structure, especially of the traditional mobilehome variety, which contains either a dwelling unit or a rooming unit in vehicular facilities which accommodate or are intended to accommodate residential activities on individual lots.

An area or tract of land designed as a single unit where spaces for two or more mobilehomes used for human habitation are rented or leased on a monthly or longer basis, or owned separately.

A mobilehome or trailer equipped with a toilet, water storage tank for potable water, and a sewage holding tank.

means a structure composed of a single spire, pole or tower used to support antennas or related equipment.

A building or group of two or more detached, semi-detached, or attached buildings containing guest rooms for compensation on a daily basis, where each guest room contains a food preparation area (kitchenette). Included are lodging establishments designated as cabins, motor courts, and similar designations.

A self-propelled device by which persons or property may be moved upon a highway, excepting a device moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

A motor vehicle dismantling facility is any premises used for the dismantling or wrecking of vehicles required to be registered under the Vehicle Code of the State of California. Activities may include the buying, selling, or dealing in such vehicles, their integral parts, or component materials thereof, and the storage, sale, or dumping of dismantled, partially dismantled, wrecked, or inoperative vehicles.

Any lot, lot area, or parcel of land used, designed, or maintained for the specific purpose of storing, impounding, or keeping motor vehicles, but not including dismantling or wrecking activities.

means to be attached or supported.

The term mudslide refers to the flow of mud and debris in a downslope direction due to slope failure, caused by poor structural and water retention properties of the soil. Mudslides are generally experienced after heavy precipitation, fast snowpack melt, an earthquake, or any combination thereof.

Areas of service, retail, or publicly oriented facilities that are centrally located along collector streets or major arterials and serve the local residents.

Lands under the jurisdiction of U.S. Forest Service and within the boundaries of the San Bernardino and Angeles National Forests.

All plant species indigenous to the State of California and compatible to the climate and elevation of the area to be landscaped.

Any one or a combination of naturally occurring phenomena such as earthquakes, forest and brush fires, landslides, mudslides, etc. that pose a potential threat to the man-made environment.

A noise contour is a mapped line connecting points where the same sound pressure level prevails. Contours form bands of width emanating from a noise source and approximate true ambient noise levels.

Access rights that have been relinquished by appropriate dedication certificate and labeled on a recorded final map and/or parcel map.

Vehicular access rights to abutting lots or rights-of-way which have been relinquished by appropriate dedication certificate and labeled on a recorded Final Map and/or Parcel Map.

Any building, structure, or portion thereof, tree, or use of building or land which does not conform to the regulations of the City Code or applicable Specific Plan and which lawfully existed at the time the regulations, or an amendment thereto, with which it does not conform became effective.

A method of conveying information pertaining to a pending land use decision which may affect members of the public.

means the appearance of a human bare buttock, anus, male genitals, female genitals, or the areolae or nipple of the female breast.

An Official Map is a map prepared in accordance with this Title and shall be substituted for a final map when it is certified, filed, and bound, but not before.

Temporary storage of runoff on the site.

Permanent holding of runoff on the site through percolation to the ground.

The term open space refers to land where basic natural values have been retained. Open space can include wilderness areas, a small park in the middle of a City, pastures, forested areas, agricultural groves, vineyards, golf courses, floodwashes, etc. The function of open space may differ, depending upon the location. It may have a protective function, as in the case of open space in floodplain areas, where it serves to protect health and safety. It can have a structural or buffer function to space and separate conflicting land uses. It may serve a recreational function or a scenic function to provide aesthetic views of forests or mountains.

Common open space is open space within a single, unified development which is owned, designed, and set aside for all occupants of the development or by occupants of a designated portion of the development. Common open space is not dedicated to the public and is owned and maintained by a private organization made up of the open space users.

Private open space is open space directly adjoining the living areas of dwelling units which is intended for all private enjoyment of the residents of the dwelling unit. Private open space shall in some manner be defined such that its boundaries are evident.

includes the owner, permit holder, custodian, manager, operator, or person in charge of any permitted or licensed business.

A mining and reclamation operator is any person who is engaged in surface mining operations himself or who contracts with others to conduct operations on his behalf. This does not include a person who is engaged in surface mining operations as an employee with wages as his sole compensation.

A structure, of any kind or character, erected or maintained for outdoor advertising purposes, upon which any poster, bill, printing, painting, or other advertisement of any kind whatsoever may be placed, including statuary, for advertising purposes.

Soil, rock, or other materials that lie above a natural mineral deposit or in between deposits, before or after their removal by surface mining operations.

An overlay district is an area within which a set of standards and requirements are employed to deal with special physical characteristics such as floodplains or geologically hazardous areas. Overlay Districts are described in the City Code and are mapped and imposed in conjunction with and in addition to the underlying land use district.

A person or persons shown by the most current legally prepared document that has been recorded by the City Engineer, City Surveyor, or County Recorder’s Office that transfers, grants, or imports total or partial ownership of a parcel.

A parcel is any real property described or created by map or deed. The term parcel shall also refer to a legally defined lot or contiguous group of lots in single ownership or under single control and considered a unit for purposes of development.

A parcel map as defined in California Government Code, Title 7, Division 2, Chapter 2, Article 3.

Any improved or unimproved land shown on the latest City equalized assessment roll as a unit or contiguous units.

A remainder parcel is that portion of an original lot or parcel which is not a part of the subdivision but, after recordation of the final or parcel map, may be sold, subject to the recordation of a certificate of compliance or a conditional certificate of compliance. The designated remainder shall not be counted as a parcel for the purposes of determining whether a parcel map or final map is required.

Refers to that strip of land not less than one foot wide for the purpose of regulating access to part width and dead-end streets until such time as the streets may be completed or extended.

A voluntary system where participants drive to a central location in order to carpool or gain access to public transportation to another location.

An open area, other than a street, used for the temporary parking of automobiles and available for public use, whether free, for compensation, or as an accommodation for clients, customers, or employees.

Space within a public or private parking area or a building for the temporary parking or storage of one automobile.

An individual convicted of a federal crime, sentenced to a United States federal prison, and who received conditional and revocable release in the community under the supervision of a Federal parole officer.

Any residential structure or unit, whether owned and/or operated by an individual or for-profit or non-profit entity, which houses between two (2) to six (6) parolees (either Federal, State Adult, or Youth Authority), unrelated by blood, marriage, or legal adoption, in exchange for monetary or non-monetary consideration given and/or paid by the parolee and/or any individual or public or private entity on behalf of the parolee.

An individual who is serving a period of supervised community custody, as defined in Penal Code Section 3000, following a term of imprisonment in a state prison, and who is under the jurisdiction of the California Department of Corrections, Parole and Community Services Division.

An adult or juvenile individual sentenced to a term in the California Youth Authority and who received conditional and revocable release in the community under the supervision of a Youth Authority parole officer.

Any person undertaking development activities upon a site pursuant to a permit granted by the City.

Any individual, firm, co-partnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, company, joint stock association, corporation, estate, trust, organization, business, business trust, public agency, school district, the State of California and its political subdivisions or instrumentalities, receiver, syndicate, or any group or combination thereof, acting as a unit, including any trustee, receiver, or assignee.

means digital low-power, high frequency commercial wireless radio communication technology that has the capacity for multiple communication services and the routing of calls to individuals, regardless of location.

Any contiguous part or portion of a single unified development project which is developed as a unit in the same time period.

The Planning Agency is a reviewing authority with the powers to and charged with the duty of making investigations and reports on land use application and to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove land use applications. The Planning Agency of the City of Yucaipa may be the City Council, the Planning Commission, the City Planner or designee, and, in some instances, the City Engineer, the Building Official, or other City Department Head designated by the Community Development Director as specified in Division 2 of this Code. The Planning Agency of the City of Yucaipa shall act as and have the powers, privileges, responsibilities, authority, and limitations either imposed or granted by State law and/or this Code for implementation of the provisions of the City Code, when such are granted to one of the following reference terms: Advisory Agency, Reviewing Authority, Approving Agency, Responsible Agency, Responsible Authority, Enforcement Agency, Reviewing Agency, Lead Agency, and decision-making body.

The Planning Officer is the City Planner, Director of Planning, Community Development Director, or an authorized designee. For the purposes of the Government Code, the Planning Officer is the City Planner.

A large, integrated development consisting of residential, commercial, or industrial uses or a mixture of such uses and associated ancillary uses and structures that is situated on one or more contiguous parcels or noncontiguous parcels separated solely by a road or other right-of-way or easement, and that is planned and developed as a unified project within a single development operation or series of development operations in accordance with a detailed comprehensive development plan.

A native plant is any tree, shrub, bulb or plant or part thereof, except its fruit, indigenous to the State of California which is growing wild. These plants do not include commercial nursery stock or planted landscaping, including those trees planted and/or growing outside their normal habitat, except where such plants have been transplanted in accordance with the provisions of Title 8, Division 11.

A biologist, an arborist certified by the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arborists, or a person certified by the City Planner.

Statements, more specific than goals, which are guides for decision-making, imply commitments to goals, and define directions for action toward fulfillment of these goals.

A naturally occurring or artificially created body of water (impounded above or below surface level) with a surface coverage of less than one acre and a depth of one foot or more.

means any tower or antenna for which a building permit or conditional use permit has been properly issues prior to the effective date of this ordinance, including permitted towers or antennas that have not yet been constructed so long as such approval is current and not expired.

The process by which a City or County determines the actual future land use districts for specified parcels of land before these parcels are annexed to the City.

The building or construction of new projects in areas usually outside City limit boundaries or in areas where necessary public facilities cannot economically be provided by City or County jurisdictions.

A primary, principal, or main use is the use that occupies the majority of the subject property, for example, a single family dwelling located in a residential tract.

means an area or areas in a Sexually-Oriented Business designed to accommodate no more than five (5) or less patrons or customers for purposes of viewing or watching a performance, picture, show, film, videotape, slide, movie, or other presentation. No private viewing areas shall be established, maintained, or authorized, and there shall be no doors, curtains, stalls, or other enclosures creating a private viewing area.

A private organization composed of property owners of a single unified project which may own common property and shall be responsible for the maintenance and management of commonly-owned property.

A structure used for public assembly purposes in conjunction with an institutional use.

Any civic or service-oriented facility available to the general public such as schools, fire protection, water and sewering, rapid or mass transit routes, public golf courses, libraries, public health centers, etc.

Includes traffic controls, streets, roads, highways, freeways, bridges, overcrossings, street interchanges, flood control or storm drain facilities, sewer facilities, water facilities, lighting facilities, and any other service and/or infrastructure improvement that is publicly maintained and operated by a public agency and/or quasi-public agency, excepting utilities and common carriers.

Includes streets, highway, avenue, boulevard, parkway, road, lane, walk, alley, channel, viaduct, subway, tunnel, bridge, public easement, public right-of-way, and other ways in which a public agency has a proprietary right.

A quality control engineer is a registered civil engineer working under a contract with the City who is responsible to the City to assure compliance by the developer with the conditions of approval adopted by the City. This definition does not include the civil engineer responsible for professional inspection as required by the Uniform Building Code.

As used in the Development Code shall be as defined as in Section 15380 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.

The term mining reclamation refers to the combined process of land treatment that minimizes water degradation, air pollution, damage to aquatic or wildlife habitat, flooding, erosion, and other adverse effects from surface mining operations, including adverse surface effects incidental to underground mines. Mined lands are reclaimed to a usable condition which is readily adaptable for alternate land uses and creates no danger to public health or safety. The process may extend to affected lands surrounding mined lands and may require backfilling, grading, resoiling, revegetation, soil compaction, stabilization, or other measures.

Public use of land for walking, hiking, skiing, riding, driving, picnicking, camping, swimming, boating, fishing, hunting or other outdoor games, or sports for which land or facilities are provided for public participation.

A recreational vehicle is a motor home, travel trailer, truck camper, or camping trailer, with or without self-propelled motive power, designed for human habitation for recreational or emergency occupation, and which may be moved upon a public highway without a special permit or chauffeur’s license or both without violating any provision of the California Vehicle Code. A “self-contained recreational vehicle” shall be a recreational vehicle with a kitchen sink, cooking appliance, refrigeration facilities, and a separate bathroom containing a water closet with a flush toilet, lavatory, and bath tub or shower. A self-contained recreational vehicle shall have adequate provisions for the sleeping, bathing, sanitation, food preparation, and eating by the number of people occupying such a self-contained recreational vehicle.

Any area or tract of land, within an area where the land use district allows recreational uses and where one or more lots are rented or leased or held out for rent or lease to owners or users of recreational vehicles for temporary occupancy.

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

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

Rehabilitation means the restoration of deteriorated structures, neighborhoods, and public facilities. It may involve repair, renovation, conversion, expansion, remodeling, reconstruction, or any combination thereof.

A related land use is a land use that is supportive of the predominant land use of an area. For example, a neighborhood commercial center is a supportive use in the residential land use category.

Any State-licensed facility, place, site, or building, that provides care, services, or treatment in a community residential setting for seven or more individuals, who are not living together as a single housekeeping unit.

Any State-licensed facility that provides care, services, or treatment in a community residential setting for six or fewer persons, not including the licensee or facility staff, and which is required by State law to be treated as a single housekeeping unit for zoning purposes.

A project containing one or more residential dwelling units, including mobilehomes, or a subdivision of land for the purpose of constructing one or more residential dwelling units.

For the purposes of Erosion Control, a responsible person is any person who creates a condition which may lead to accelerated erosion. If a specific person cannot be identified, the owner of the land where such a condition exists shall be considered the responsible person.

A retail sale is a sale of commodities or goods for personal household or farm consumption directly to the ultimate consumer. Such sales are normally in small quantities and may include the rendering of services incidental to and supportive of the sale of such merchandise.

The process by which subdivided real property may be reverted to acreage.

Person, body, or agency authorized to render land use decisions or provide technical recommendations to the Planning Agency.

An open way for vehicular traffic.

Any property which is reserved or in general use for road purposes to provide access for the public to otherwise inaccessible parcels of land, provided that such easements are not included in the definition herein of “street.”

The term road system refers to the classification of streets and highways by their diverse functions and design. The following is the commonly used hierarchy of streets and highways for planning purposes.

means to be mounted above the eave line of a building.

A single room in a main building or in any accessory building, designed or used exclusively for recreational purposes by the occupants or guests of the occupants of the premises.

The movement of water over the ground surface.

Elementary schools and high schools are institutions of learning which offer instruction in the several branches of learning and study required to be taught in the public schools by the Education Code of the State of California. High schools include Junior and Senior High Schools.

The use of landscaping, earth, fences, walls, trees, shrubs, or other materials for visual, background, noise, or sun exposure control.

Any establishment or place of business which is maintained, used, or operated solely for the processing and preparing of scrap metals for remelting by steel mills and foundries.

The term security quarters refers to the temporary residential occupancy of a dwelling unit, commercial coach, or travel trailer utilized to provide temporary quarters to security personnel hired to guard part or all of the property on which the security quarters are located as an accessory use. Security quarters are always temporary uses and not always in a dwelling unit, whereas Caretaker Housing is always in a permanent dwelling unit. Both such uses are subject to appropriate City permits.

Eroded earth material that is carried by run-off and/or deposited in a stream, drainage course, natural water course, lake, or other area.

A state of dress in which clothing, including supporting straps or devices, covers no more than the genitals, pubic region, and areolae of the female breast.

A seismic safety hazard are is an area where a potential hazard exists due to ground rupture from earthquakes. Seismic safety hazard areas encompass active or potentially active faults within the City, including Alquist-Priolo Special Studies Zones. Hazard area boundaries extend approximately 660 feet on each side of known active or potentially active faults.

Any building, structure, premises, or other place used primarily for the retail sale and dispensing of motor fuels or oils, the retail sale of lubricants, tires, batteries, and other automobile accessories, and the installation and servicing of such lubricants, tires, batteries, and other automobile accessories.

See “Yard, Front” and “Yard, Side Street.”

A street setback line is a line which defines the depth of the required street setback, front yard, or side yard, or side street where said yard or yards abut a street. Said street setback line shall be parallel or concentric with the street right-of-way line.

An area utilized for the holding, leaching, and percolation of sewage wastes, including an area that would provide a 100% expansion of such a leaching and percolation field for future use.

shall include the following:

Any business where employees or patrons expose “specified anatomical areas” or engage in or simulate “specified sexual activities,” or any business which offers to its patrons services or entertainment characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, exposing, describing, discussing, or relating to “specified sexual activities” or “specified anatomical areas.”

A mandatory provision, regulation, or specification.

A shopping center is two or more business establishments under a single ownership, unified control, or designated as a unit located on a single parcel or combination of contiguous parcels having a minimum frontage of 150 feet.

Any woody, perennial plant having multiple stems and bearing foliage from the ground up, commonly maintained at less than eight and more than two feet in height when fully grown, adaptable to trimming, shaping, and pruning without injury to the plant itself.

A sign is any words, letters, numerals, emblems, designs, or other marks shown on any flag, card, cloth, paper, metal, painted surface, glass, wood, plaster, stone, or other device of any kind or character by which anything is made known and used to attract attention. Signs are subdivided into four basic categories (i.e., primary, accessory, directional, and temporary) and may take many forms (e.g., freestanding, monument, wall, roof, projecting walkway, display, etc.). Also, signs are located individually or in clusters (e.g., shopping center complex). The following definitions clarify the differences between these categories and types.

The functional equivalent of a traditional family, whose members are an interactive group of persons jointly occupying a single dwelling unit, including the joint use of and responsibility for common areas, and sharing household activities and responsibilities (e.g., meals, chores, household maintenance, expenses, etc.) and where, if the unit is rented, all adult residents have chosen to jointly occupy and be responsible for the entire premises of the dwelling unit under a single written rental agreement or lease, and the makeup of the household occupying the unit is determined by the residents of the unit rather than the landlord or property manager.

Words used in the singular number include the plural and words used in the plural number include the singular.

A parcel of land or contiguous parcels where land alterations, including grading, clearing, or construction are performed or proposed.

A drawing, to scale, on one sheet of paper of the entire land parcel showing buildings, improvements, other physical features, and all dimensions.

A process to develop a plan that shows how a parcel of land may be developed, taking into consideration the natural and man-made characteristics of the parcel.

A multiple family development project that features individual, fee-simple lots to provide traditional single-family ownership with the density, setting, and community amenities found in the Multiple Residential Land Use District.

Any small wireless facility as defined by the Federal Communications Commission in 47 C.F.R. § 1.6002(l), as such regulation may be amended or superseded.

The unconsolidated mineral and organic material on the immediate surface of the earth.

A solar energy system is any solar collector, solar device, or structural design feature of a building whose primary purpose is to provide for the collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy for space heating or cooling; for domestic, recreational, therapeutic, or service water hearing; for the generation of electricity; for the production of process heat; and for the production of mechanical work. The term “solar energy system” shall include, but is not limited to, passive thermal systems, semipassive thermal systems, active thermal systems, and photovoltaic systems. This category does not include parabolic mirror and devices of a similar nature.

Any variety of waste, including household garbage, metal, glass, shattered concrete, bricks from demolished houses, radioactive wastes, and mining talus.

A Special District is a governmental entity created in a given area to provide services within that area. Special Districts can provide services such as water, sewers, fire protection, and parks and recreation.

A detached accessory building for the keeping of horses, burros, or mules owned by the occupants of the premises and not for remuneration, hire, or sale.

A stable other than a private stable for the keeping of horses, burros, or mules.

Individual holding office as provided in the California Pubic Resources Code, Section 677, Article 3, Chapter 2, Division 1.

means any wire telecommunication facility which is designed to blend into the surrounding environment, typically one that is located architecturally within a building or other concealing structure, and shall include any concealed antenna.

A stock cooperative is a common interest development in which a corporation is formed or availed of primarily for the purpose of holding title to, either in fee simple or for a term of years, improved real property, and all or substantially all of the shareholders of the corporation receive a right of exclusive occupancy in a portion of the real property, title to which is held by the corporation. The owner’s interest in the corporation, whether evidenced by a share of stock, a certificate of membership, or otherwise, shall be deemed to be an interest in a common interest development and a real estate development for purposes of Subdivision (f), Section 25100 of the California Corporations Code. In a stock cooperative, both the separate interest, as defined in paragraph (4) of Subdivision (1) of Section 1351 of Title 6 of Part 4 of Division 2 of the California Civil Code, and the correlative interest in the stock cooperative corporation, however designated, are interests in real property.

That portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor immediately above it, or, if there is no floor above it, then the space between such floor and ceiling immediately above it.

A story with at least two of its opposite sides meeting a sloping roof, no more than two feet above the floor of such story.

Any watercourse designated by a solid line or dash and three dots symbol on the largest scale of the United States Geological Survey map most recently published, or as indicated in the development permit when it has been field determined that a watercourse either:

Any public or private thoroughfare with a width of 20 feet or more, which affords a primary means of access to abutting property.

The boundary line between a street and abutting property.

Any change in the supporting members of a structure, such as the bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams or girders.

Anything constructed, built, or installed by man, an edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner, including, but not limited to, buildings, towers, smokestacks, and overhead lines.

A structure, paved area of impervious substance, or sewage disposal area which has been approved by the Building Official or the City Planner as an improvement of the site, and which complies with all codes, ordinances and regulations of the City of Yucaipa.

An occupied, permanent building, attached to a permanent foundation, approved for such use under the Uniform Building Code, where one or more persons are employed on an eight-hour shift, at least five days per week.

Structure height is the altitude, measured in feet, of a structure from a line perpendicular to the base of the structure at ground level to the apex of the structure. This applies to those structures described in 87.0405(c). For all other buildings see “Building Height.”

A person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association who proposes to divide, divides, or causes to be divided real property into a subdivision for himself or for others, except that employees and consultants of such persons or entities, acting in such capacity, are not “subdividers.”

The term subdivision shall refer to the division, by any subdivider, of any unit or units of improved or unimproved land, or any portion of land thereof, shown on the latest equalized City assessment roll as a unit or as contiguous units, for the purpose of sale, lease, or financing, whether immediate or future, except for leases of agricultural land for agricultural purposes. Property shall be considered as contiguous units even if it is separated by roads, streets, utility easements, or railroad rights-of-way. The term subdivision shall also include a condominium project, as defined in Section 1350 of the Civil Code, or a community apartment project, as defined in Section 11004 of the California Business and Professions Code, or the conversion of five or more existing dwelling units into a stock cooperative, as defined in Section 11003.2 of the California Business and Professions Code. Any conveyance of land to or from a governmental agency, public entity, public utility, common carrier, or subsidiary of a public utility for conveyance to such public utility or rights-of-way shall not be considered a division of land for the purpose of computing the number of parcels. As used in this section, “agricultural purposes” means the cultivation of food or fiber or the grazing or pasturing of livestock.

The sinking of the earth’s surface, usually due to mining, groundwater extraction, oil and gas withdrawal, earthquakes or other physical forces.

A unit of land, the area, width, or other characteristic of which fails to meet the requirements of the land use district in which it is located.

A dwelling unit which is either dilapidated or unsafe, thus endangering the health or safety of the occupant, or does not have adequate plumbing or heating facilities.

A percentage of its activities, space allocation, revenues, advertising targeting, stock in trade, floor or display space, business receipts, revenues, or other business undertakings as to indicate to a reasonable person that the sexually-oriented portion of the business is one of its important activities, though not necessarily its only or even primary activity; for this purpose, evidence that 33% or more of its revenues are derived from such sexually-oriented activities or materials, or that 33% or more if its interior floor space or display space is devoted to such sexually-oriented activities or materials, or that 33% or more of its actual stock in trade regularly displayed and immediately available for use, rental, purchase, viewing or perusal is comprised of such sexually-oriented materials, all as defined in Subsections (1) and (2) of Section 812.01040(b) of Division 12 of this Code, shall be evidence that a substantial or significant portion of the business is devoted to such uses.

Housing with no limit on length of stay, occupied by a person or persons with low incomes having one or more disabilities, including mental illness, HIV or AIDS, substance abuse, or other chronic health conditions, or individuals eligible for services provided under the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Division 4.5 (commencing with Section 4500) of the California Welfare and Institutions Code) and may include, among other populations, adults, emancipated youth, families, families with children, elderly persons, young adults aging out of the foster care system, individuals exiting from institutional settings, veterans, and homeless people, and that is linked to onsite 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.

Surface mining operations are all, or any part of, the process involved in the mining of minerals on mined lands by removing overburden and mining directly from the mineral deposits, open-pit mining of minerals naturally exposed, mining by the auger method, dredging and quarrying, or surface work incidental to an underground mine. Surface mining operations shall include, but are not limited to the following.

means a wireless telecommunication facility that is kept portable or mobile and deployed while a permanent facility is under construction.

A tentative map is a map made for the purpose of showing the design and improvements of the proposed subdivision to include the street pattern, lot layout, easements which are to remain, and existing and proposed subdivision. The Tentative Map need not be based upon an accurate or detailed final survey of the property.

A ten-year storm is a storm of an intensity that would be exceeded on the average only once every ten years. The intensity of the storm shall be determined according to San Bernardino County Hydrology Manual. The duration of the storm used in runoff calculation shall be equivalent to the concentration time for the area which drains through the project.

A system which utilizes solar devices thermally isolated from the living space to provide for collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy for heating or cooling.

A system which utilizes the structural elements of the building, and is not augmented by mechanical components, to provide for collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy for heating or cooling.

A system which utilizes the structure of a building and is augmented by mechanical components to provide for collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy for heating or cooling.

means any structure that is designed and constructed primarily for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas for telephone, radio and similar communications purposes, including self-supporting lattice towers, guyed towers, or monopole towers. The term includes radio and television towers, alternative towers structures, and the like. The term includes the structure and any support thereof.

Any area or premises where space for house trailers is rented for compensation on a daily basis, or where free occupancy or camping is permitted to house-trailer owners or users, but not including automobile or trailer sales lots on which unoccupied house trailers are parked for inspection and sales.

A mobilehome, trailer, recreation trailer, travel trailer, camp car, or other vehicle with or without motive power, designed and constructed to travel on the public thoroughfare in accordance with the provisions of the California Motor Vehicle Code and designed or used for human habitation.

A vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, which is designed or used for human habitation and for travel or recreational purposes, which does not exceed eight feet in width and 40 feet in length, and which may be moved upon a public highway without a special permit and/or chauffeur’s license without violating any provisions of the California Vehicle Code.

shall include any of the following:

A continuous period of four weeks or less.

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 months.

Hazardous waste or groundwater contamination treatment works which are designed to be moved either intact or in modules and which are intended to be operated at a given location for a limited period of time.

Roads or bridges and the appurtenant improvements necessary for the safe and efficient movement of vehicular traffic including, but not limited to, the following: storm drains, culverts, drainage channels, and other drainage facilities necessary to drain roads; acquisition of right-of-way; signalization and other traffic controls; sidewalks; bikeways when they are within the ultimate right-of-way of a road or bridge.

A Transportation Facilities Plan is a transportation plan adopted by the City Council for a particular transportation facilities area. Such a plan shall include a map of the area showing its boundaries, the location of the proposed Transportation Facilities, and an accompanying text which contains a description of all proposed Transportation Facilities which will be needed to serve new development within the boundaries of the Plan and the cost of constructing each proposed transportation facility within the boundaries of the plan. Such costs may include, but are not limited to, engineering studies, acquisition of rights-of-way, and construction of bridges, tunnels, roadways, traffic signals, and any other appurtenant Transportation Facilities. The plan shall also include a schedule of fees, a detailed description of the methods that will be utilized to finance the proposed Transportation Facilities, including any fee calculations needed, and a construction priority listing of the proposed Transportation Facilities.

The acquired right which an agency possesses to pass across and improve the lands of another for access purposes.

A tree is any woody perennial plant, normally having a single, elongated main stem or trunk bearing the foliage or crown, a formed crown, and generally with few or no branches on its lower part. For tree removal purposes, the term shall refer to a tree attaining somewhere in its natural or planted range a height of at least six feet and a diameter of not less than two inches, measured at average ground level.

Any tree certified by a tree expert, as defined in this Code, which is damaged by insects, smog, fire, disease, or other natural or man-made causes (including, but not limited to, any artificial attachments such as wires or signs).

A California Registered Professional Forester, a County Agricultural Commissioner Biologist, an arborist certified by the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arborists, or a person certified by the City Planner for practice in the City of Yucaipa.

Native trees are trees which grow or live naturally in the City of Yucaipa and surrounding area, including smog-resistant trees introduced as part of a reforestation program. This shall not be construed to mean orchards, commercial nursery stock, or planted landscaping. Trees planted and/or growing outside their normal habitat, except where such trees have been transplanted in accordance with the provisions of Title 8, Division 11, shall not be considered to be native trees.

Any intentional act which will cause a tree to die, including, but not limited to, acts which inflict damage upon root systems, bark, or other parts of the tree by fire, application of toxic substances, operation of equipment or machinery, changing the natural grade of land by excavation or filling the drip line area around the trunk, or to cut down, fell, push over, dig up, poison, burn, or severely prune, trim, or top, such that death of the tree results, or such that the tree is severely damaged and/or is destroyed in any manner, by any cause.

Any tree with a root ball greater than a 20 gallon container.

A lot, lot area, or parcel of land used, designed, or maintained for the purpose of storing, parking, refueling, repairing, dispatching, servicing, or keeping motor trucks and associated equipment, together with those facilities necessary to service, dispatch, store, or maintain aforementioned vehicles and their cargos and crews.

The term unincorporated community refers to a definable urban area which is not legally a City, but has the physical characteristics of one. An unincorporated community does not have independent jurisdiction for land use planning within its boundaries.

The currently adopted edition of the Uniform Building Code as published by the International Conference of Building Officials which regulates grading on private property.

The provision of water, gas, electricity, schools, recreational facilities, fire and police protection, waste disposal, circulation, and other services which are necessary for high intensity uses.

The terms use refers to the purpose for which the land or a building is arranged, designed, or intended, or for which either land or a building is or may be occupied or maintained. A primary, principal, or main use is the use that occupies the majority of the subject land, a building, business production, or activity as opposed to an accessory use. See Accessory Use.

A wood or metal pole that is located within the public right-of-way or a private utility easement that supports overhead utility lines, including, but not limited to, electric, telephone, communication, street lighting, and cable television. Anchor poles that are used to stabilize “utility poles,” and that contain only support cables, are not considered to be “utility poles” for the purposes of undergrounding utility lines.

The right of access of owners or occupants of abutting lands to a public road or way, other than as pedestrians.

A new or used vehicle which is self-propelled or capable of being self-propelled with the installation of minor parts (e.g., batteries, tires, plugs).

For the purpose of mining and reclamation, a person shall be deemed to have such vested rights, if, prior to January 1, 1976, he or she has, in good faith and in reliance upon a permit (if such permit or other authorization was required and was in compliance with City regulations), diligently commenced surface mining operations and incurred substantial liabilities for work and materials necessary therefore. Expenses incurred in obtaining the enactment of an ordinance in relation to a particular operation or the issuance of a permit shall not be deemed liabilities for work or materials.

A “tentative map” for a residential subdivision, as defined in the City Code, that shall have printed conspicuously on its face the words “Vesting Tentative Map”.

Any natural or man-made channel where water is concentrated or collected from a tributary drainage area.

Timber, range, watershed, and brush lands not under cultivation and in which development is essentially nonexistent; usually rugged open space terrain.

A system which utilizes wind energy to pump a fluid or gas, or to drive a mechanical work, or to generate electricity.

means a facility consisting of any commercial antenna, monopole, microwave dish and or other related equipment necessary to the transmission and or reception of cellular, personal communication service, and/or data radio communications, and which has been granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity, or a wireless registration number by the California Public Utilities Commission, or otherwise provides wireless communication services to the public.

The term wholesale refers to the sale of commodities or goods to others for resale and not normally to the ultimate consumer. Such sales can normally employ warehouses, open enclosures, and office space for the assembly, storage, distribution, and display of merchandise for large quantity sales to community or regional retailers, manufacturers, and agricultural, institutional and professional uses. Such sales may include the rendering of services incidental to and supportive of the sale of such merchandise.

An open space on a lot or parcel of land, other than a court, unobstructed and unoccupied from the ground upward.

An area extending across the full width of the lot between the front lot line or the existing or future street right-of-way and a street setback line parallel thereto.

An area extending from the required front yard or, where there is no required front yard, from the front lot line to the rear lot line, and from the side street lot line, or the existing or future side street right-of-way (whichever is greater) to a street setback line parallel thereto.

An area extending from the required front yard or, where there is no required front yard, from the front lot line to the required rear yard or, where there is no required rear yard, to the rear lot line and from the interior side lot line to a setback line parallel thereto.

An area extending across the full width of the lot between the rear lot line and a setback line parallel thereto.

See Land Use District

A zoological garden or other collection of wild, exotic, or dangerous animals which are raised, bred, trained, and/or maintained for regular public display and exhibition on the site.