Chapter 17.02: INTRODUCTION AND DEFINITIONS

"A" Definitions.

Accessory Agricultural Structures or Uses.

A structure for sheltering animals, or agricultural equipment, hay, feed, etc. Examples of these structures include barns, non-commercial greenhouses, coops, corrals, and pens.

Accessory Nonresidential Structures.

Attached and detached accessory structures located within a health care, hotel, office, or industrial complex for the purpose of serving the nonresidential uses. Examples of these structures include:

▪	garages
▪	gazebos
▪	outdoor play equipment
▪	refuse collection structures
▪	solar collection devices (freestanding)
▪	spas and hot tubs
▪	storage sheds
▪	swimming pools
▪	tennis and other on-site sport courts
▪	workshops

Accessory Residential Structures.

A structure that is customarily a part of, and clearly incidental and secondary to a residence, and does not change the character of the residential use. This definition includes the following detached accessory structures, and other similar structures normally associated with a residential use of property.

▪	caretaker quarters
▪	carports
▪	garages
▪	gazebos
▪	greenhouses (non-commercial)
▪	guesthouse (Also, see Guesthouse)
▪	office
▪	outdoor play equipment
▪	patios
▪	refuse collection structures
▪	solar collection devices (freestanding)
▪	spas and hot tubs
▪	storage sheds
▪	studios
▪	swimming pools
▪	tennis and other on-site sport courts
▪	workshops
Also includes the indoor storage of motor vehicles (including their incidental noncommercial restoration and repair), personal recreational vehicles, and other personal property, accessory to a residential use.

Accessory Retail and Service Uses.

A retail use that is customarily a part of, and clearly incidental and secondary to, a nonresidential use and does not change the character of the nonresidential use. Typically, the retail sales of various products in a store or similar facility or the provision of services in a defined area that is located within a health care, hotel, office, or industrial complex for the purpose of serving employees or customers; is not visible from public streets; and has no outside signs. Examples of these uses include:

▪	automated teller machines (ATMs)
▪	dry cleaning (collection/pick-up only)
▪	food service establishments
▪	gift shops
▪	newsstands

Accessory Structures.

A structure that is physically detached from, clearly secondary and incidental to, and customarily associated with the primary or main structure.

Adult Businesses.

A land use type that includes the following. Any business:

▪	Conducted for the entertainment of adults, engaged in the selling, renting, or displaying of publications depicting the specified anatomical areas or specified sexual activities or other material of a sexually explicit nature;
▪	Which, as a substantial or significant course of conduct, sells, offers for sale, rents, exhibits, shows, or displays publications depicting the specified anatomical areas or specified sexual activities or other material of a sexually explicit nature;
▪	Selling, renting, or displaying sexually oriented devices intended for use in the specified sexual activities;
▪	Conducted for the entertainment of adults where an employee, patron, or any other person engages in or is shown the specified sexual activities or exhibits or engages in partial or total nudity or otherwise exposes the specified anatomical areas; or
▪	Which, as a substantial or significant portion of its business, provides live or filmed entertainment wherein the specified anatomical areas are exposed.

Agricultural, Industrial, Construction Equipment Sales and Rentals.

Commercial establishments assembling, maintaining, renting, repairing, selling, and/or storing agricultural, industrial, and construction equipment, machinery, and related supplies.

Agriculture.

As defined in California Labor Code Section 1140.4(a), it includes farming in all its branches, including the cultivation and tillage of the soil, dairying, the production, cultivation, growing, and harvesting of any agricultural or horticultural commodities, the raising of livestock, bees, furbearing animals, or poultry. It includes any practices (including any forestry or lumbering operations) performed by a farmer or on a farm as incidental to or in conjunction with the farming operations, including preparation for market and delivery to storage, market, or carriers for transportation to market.

Agricultural Activities and Facilities.

The commercial production, keeping, or maintenance, for sale, lease, or personal use, of plants useful to humans, primarily in the soil on the site or in greenhouses, including the following:

▪	field crops
▪	flowers and seeds
▪	fruits
▪	grains
▪	grapes
▪	nuts
▪	ornamental crops
▪	trees and sod
▪	vegetables
Also includes associated crop preparation services and harvesting activities (e.g., mechanical soil preparation, irrigation system construction, spraying, crop processing, etc.) and the processing of harvested crops to prepare them for onsite marketing or processing and packaging elsewhere (e.g., baling, cubing, cooling, drying, grain cleaning, grinding, sorting, grading, and packaging, hulling, shelling, etc.).

Airports, Heliports, Helistops, and Other Landing Fields.

Airports.

Any area which is used or is intended to be used for the taking off and landing of aircraft, including helicopters, and any appurtenant areas which are used or are intended to be used for airport structures or facilities, including open spaces, taxiways, and tie-down areas.

Heliports.

An area for the landing and takeoff of rotary wing aircraft, for embarking and disembarking passengers and other purposes, with safety and navigation markings and facilities as required by the Federal Aviation Administration and California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics. This use may also include helicopter hanger and maintenance facilities.

Helistops.

A single pad used for the landing, parking, or takeoff of one helicopter and other facilities as may be required by Federal and State regulations, but not including operations facilities (e.g., fueling, loading and unloading, maintenance, storage, terminal facilities, etc.).

Landing Fields and Strips.

An area of land or water set aside for general aviation and other noncommercial aircraft takeoffs and landings, and any accessory areas for support structures (for example, aircraft hangers) and other related facilities.

Alcohol Beverage Sales.

The retail sale of beer, wine, and/or distilled spirits for on-site or off-site consumption.

Alcohol Sales (off-site/off-sale)—Beer and Wine.

A retail alcohol beverage sales establishment as defined above, that is classified as a ABC Type 40, 42, 61, 66, and/or 69, selling beer and/or wine exclusively for off-site/offsale consumption. Also referred to as a liquor store or convenience store selling beer and/or wine among other packaged products.

Alcohol Sales (on-site/on-sale)—Beer and Wine.

A retail alcohol beverage sales establishment as defined above, that is classified as a ABC Type 40, 42, 61, 66, and/or 69, selling/serving beer and/or wine exclusively for onsite/on-sale consumption. Also referred to as a bar, lounge, nightclub, pub, or tavern.

Alcohol Sales (off-site/off-sale)—Liquor.

A retail alcohol beverage sales establishment as defined above, that is classified as a ABC Type 20 and/or 21, selling liquor (i.e., all types of alcoholic beverages) exclusively for offsite/off-sale consumption. Also referred to as a liquor store or convenience store selling liquor (i.e., all types of alcoholic beverages) among other packaged products.

Alcohol Sales (on-site/on-sale)—Liquor.

A retail alcohol beverage sales establishment as defined above, that is classified as a ABC Type 20 and/or 21, selling liquor (i.e., all types of alcoholic beverages) exclusively for onsite/on-sale consumption. Also referred to as a bar, lounge, nightclub, pub, or tavern selling/serving liquor (i.e., all types of alcoholic beverages).

Animal.

Every non-human species of animal, both domestic and wild.

Animal Grooming.

A commercial establishment that provides household pet grooming services (i.e., bathe, brush, clip, or comb animals for the purpose of enhancing their aesthetic value or health).

Animal Keeping—Commercial.

The commercial keeping or raising of farm animals (including cattle, goats, horses, sheep, fowl, poultry, fish, and other animals not commonly regarded as household pets) and cats, dogs, and other household pets.

Animal Keeping—Private.

The noncommercial keeping or raising of farm animals (including cattle, goats, horses, sheep, fowl, poultry, fish, and other animals not commonly regarded as household pets) and cats, dogs, and other household pets.

Apiary.

A place where bees are kept; a collection of beehives.

Archeological and Paleontological Sites.

Sites containing archeological (i.e., evidence of past activity) and paleontological (i.e., evidence of fossil animal and plant) resources that are recognized as significant to our culture and are afforded protection by Federal, State, and local environmental guidelines.

Assembly Uses.

Places of Public Assembly.

A facility for public or private assembly and meetings. Examples of these uses include:

▪	auditoriums, civic and private
▪	banquet halls
▪	community centers
▪	conference/convention facilities
▪	meeting halls for clubs and other membership organizations

Places of Religious Assembly.

Any structure used for non-profit purposes by an established religious organization holding either tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or under the California property tax law, where the structure is primarily intended to be used as a place of worship. The term includes, but is not necessarily limited to, church, temple, synagogue, and mosque. Also includes functionally related internal facilities (i.e., kitchens, multi-purpose rooms, storage, etc.). Does not include conference and meeting rooms that are accessory and incidental to another principal use and typically used only by on-site employees and clients, and that occupy less floor area on the site than the offices they support. Does not include sports or other commercial entertainment facilities. Does not include funeral homes and mortuaries.

Auction Houses.

A structure or enclosure where goods or livestock are sold by auction.

Auditoriums and Theaters.

Auditoriums.

Indoor facilities for public assembly and/or group meeting/entertainment, other than sporting events, including: banquet halls, exhibition and conference/convention halls; meeting halls for rent; public and quasipublic auditoriums; and similar public assembly uses. See "Places of Public Assembly."

Theaters.

Indoor facilities for public assembly and group entertainment, other than sporting events, including civic theaters, and facilities for "live" theater, concerts, recitals, circuses, and movie theaters.

"B" Definitions.

Bars, Lounges, Nightclubs, and Taverns.

Establishments engaged in selling or serving alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, with or without live entertainment.

Boarding and Lodging Houses.

A structure containing a single dwelling unit and provisions for five but not more than fifteen guests, where lodging is provided with or without meals for compensation, but does not include rest homes.

Building Materials Sales.

An indoor or outdoor retail establishment selling hardware, tools, appliances, lumber and other building materials, plants, portable spas, and other landscaping materials. Includes paint, wallpaper, flooring, glass, fixtures, and similar products. Includes these types of stores selling to the general public, even if contractor sales account for a major proportion of total sales. May also include the rental of tools and equipment used in the building trades.

Bus and Taxi Stations.

A passenger station for vehicular (i.e., bus, taxi), and rail mass transit systems, or a terminal facility providing maintenance and service for the vehicles operated in the transit system.

"C" Definitions.

Care Uses.

Child Day Care—Large (eight or more children).

Day care facilities located in single-unit dwellings where an occupant of the dwelling provides care and supervision for eight or more children. Children under the age of ten years who reside in the dwelling count as children served by the day care facility.

Child Day Care—Small (seven or fewer children).

Day care facilities located in single-unit dwellings where an occupant of the dwelling provides care and supervision for seven or fewer children. Children under the age of ten years who reside in the dwelling count as children served by the day care facility.

Community Care Facility.

As defined in Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code, any facility, place, or structure that is maintained and operated to provide non-medical residential care, day treatment, adult day care, or foster family agency services for children, adults, or children and adults, including, but not limited to, the physically handicapped, mentally impaired, incompetent persons, and abused or neglected children, and includes following:

Adult Day Program.

Any community–based facility or program that provides care to persons eighteen years of age or older in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living for the protection of the individual on less than a twenty-four-hour basis.

Community Treatment Facility.

Any residential facility that provides mental health treatment services to children in a group setting and that has the capacity to provide secure containment.

Foster Family Agency.

Any organization engaged in the recruiting, certifying, and training of, and providing professional support to, foster parents, or in finding homes or other places for the placement of children for temporary or permanent care who require that level of care as an alternative to a group home. Private foster family agencies shall be organized and operated on a non-profit basis.

Full-Service Adoption Agency.

Any licensed entity engaged in the business of providing adoption services that does all of the following: (a) assumes care, custody, and controls of a child through relinquishment of the child to the agency or involuntary termination of parental rights to the child; (b) assesses the birth parents, prospective adoptive parents, or child; (c) places children for adoption; and (d) supervises adoptive placements.

Noncustodial Adoption Agency.

Any licensed entity engaged in the business of providing adoption services, that does all of the following: (a) assesses the prospective adoptive parents; (b) cooperatively matches children freed for adoption, who are under the care, custody, and control of a licensed adoption agency, for adoption, with assessed and approved adoptive applicants; and (c) cooperatively supervises adoptive placements with a full-service adoptive agency, but does not disrupt the placement or remove a child from a placement.

Social Rehabilitation Facility.

Any residential facility that provides social rehabilitation service for no longer than eighteen months in a group setting to adults recovering from mental illness who temporarily need assistance, guidance, or counseling.

Therapeutic Day Services Facility.

Any facility that provides non-medical care, counseling, educational or vocational support, or social rehabilitation services on less than a twenty-four-hour basis to persons under eighteen years of age who would otherwise be placed in foster care or who are returning to families from foster care.

Transitional Housing Placement Facility.

A community care facility licensed by the department in compliance with Health and Safety Code Section 1559.110 to provide transitional housing opportunities to persons at least seventeen years of age, and not more than eighteen years of age.

Transitional Shelter Care Facility.

Any group care facility that provides for twenty-four-hour non-medical care of person in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual.

Residential Care Facility.

A facility, place, or structure that is maintained and operated to provide twentyfour-hour non-medical residential care for, but not limited to, developmentally disabled, physically mentally impaired, incompetent persons, and abused or neglected children.

Catering Services.

A business that prepares food for consumption on the premises of a client, or at another venue selected by the client.

Cemeteries, Columbariums, Mausoleums, and Mortuaries.

Cemeteries, Cinerarium, Columbarium, Crematoriums, and Mausoleums.

Establishments (e.g., private or public entity or religious institution) which subdivide property and offer burial plots and/or air space for sale. Includes animal cemeteries; cinerarium, columbarium, crematoriums, mausoleums, and mortuaries, but only when operated in conjunction with and within the boundaries of a cemetery.

Crematorium.

A mortuary building or facility that holds the equipment necessary for cremation.

Mortuaries.

An establishment in which the deceased are prepared for burial or cremation, and funeral services may be conducted. Full-service mortuaries include facilities for the preparation of the deceased for burial and for cremation, but does not perform burials or cremations. May include ancillary uses (e.g., sales of caskets, urns, etc.) Partial service facilities include only chapels and similar rooms for viewing, religious services, wakes, and similar activities, together with accessory office facilities. Does not include cemetery.

Commercial Bakeries.

Bakeries, Retail.

Retail establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of bakery products, including bread, cakes, and pies, and produce some or all of the products on the premises.

Bakeries, Wholesale.

Retail establishments engaged in the manufacture of bakery products for the purpose of resale only.

Commercial Recreation and Entertainment.

Indoor and outdoor commercial establishments providing amusement and entertainment services for a fee or admission charge, including the following activities:

Indoor.

Facilities for various indoor participation or spectator sports and types of recreation where a fee or similar charge is charged for use, including:

▪	arenas/stadiums
▪	baseball and softball training facilities
▪	basketball court
▪	billiard halls (pool rooms)
▪	bingo halls (excluding nonprofit activities)
▪	bowling alleys
▪	boxing clubs
▪	dance halls, clubs, and ballrooms
▪	handball courts
▪	ice rinks
▪	laser tag
▪	paintball
▪	racetracks (scale model vehicles operated by remote control)
▪	racquetball courts
▪	shooting galleries
▪	skating rinks
▪	soccer centers
▪	swim centers
▪	tennis courts
▪	trampoline and gymnastics centers

Outdoor.

Facilities for various outdoor participation or spectator sports and types of recreation where a fee or similar charge is charged for use, including:

▪	amphitheaters
▪	baseball
▪	basketball
▪	batting cages
▪	bocce ball
▪	drive-in movie theaters
▪	football
▪	go cart and miniature auto race tracks
▪	golf courses
▪	golf driving ranges separate from golf courses
▪	handball courts
▪	health and athletic club outdoor facilities
▪	lacrosse
▪	miniature golf courses
▪	paintball
▪	race tracks (remote control)
▪	racing and drag strips (automobile, truck, and motorcycle)
▪	rugby
▪	shooting ranges
▪	skateboard parks
▪	soccer
▪	softball
▪	stadiums and coliseums
▪	swim and tennis clubs
▪	tennis courts
▪	volleyball
▪	water slides
▪	zoos

Commercial Uses (incidental and accessory to allowed uses).

See "Accessory Retail and Services."

Contractors' Yard.

An outdoor storage facility operated by, or on behalf of, a state-licensed contractor for the storage of large equipment, vehicles, and/or other materials commonly used in the individual contractor's type of business. The facility may also include storage of scrap materials used for repair and maintenance of contractor's own equipment, and structures for uses including offices and repair facilities.

Convalescent Homes.

An establishment that provides care on a twenty-four-hour basis for persons requiring regular medical attention. Patients include those with post-operative, convalescent, chronic illness, or dietary problems, and persons aged or infirm unable to care for themselves. Does not include facilities providing outpatient medical services or surgical services.

Correctional Institutions.

Institutions for the confinement and correction of offenders sentenced by a court. This use includes county jails, federal and state prisons, and secure re-entry facilities, but does not include facilities at a police department or sheriff's office for temporarily holding persons taken into custody before release or transfer to another confinement facility. The use does not include halfway houses or residential drug rehabilitation facilities, which are instead included under "Group Homes."

Cultural Centers and Facilities.

A facility that provides access to cultural resources, including art, scientific and historical items, performances, or reference materials. Examples include: aquariums, arboretums, public art galleries and exhibitions, botanical gardens, historic sites and exhibits, libraries, museums, and planetariums. This use may also include accessory retail uses including gift/book shops and restaurants.

"D" Definitions.

Day Care Facilities.

See "Care Uses."

Development of Natural Resources.

The development (i.e., conservation, conversion [trees to lumber], creation [planting of trees], improvement, management, and preservation) of natural resources. It includes sunlight, atmosphere, water, land (includes all minerals) along with all vegetation and animal life that naturally subsists upon or within the above identified characteristics and substances.

Dormitories.

A structure intended or used principally for sleeping accommodations, where the structure is related to an educational or public institution, including religious institutions and fraternities and sororities.

Drive-In and Drive-Through Businesses.

A facility where the business or service may be conducted by motorists without leaving their vehicles. Examples of drive-in and drive-through retail businesses include dairy product, photo stores, pharmacies, etc.

Dwellings.

A structure or portion of a structure designed for residential purposes, including single-family, twofamily, and multifamily dwellings.

Manufactured Housing.

A factory-built structure that is manufactured or constructed under authority of 42 U.S.C. Section 5403, Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, or California law and is to be used as a place for human habitation. The structure is manufactured either in whole or in substantial part at an off-site location, transported to the site, assembled on-site, and placed on a permanent foundation. For the purpose of this Development Code, a manufactured home shall be considered the same as any site-built, single-family detached dwelling (see "Dwellings—Single-Family"). Does not include mobile homes. A mobile home is not a manufactured home unless it has been converted to real property and is taxed as a site-built dwelling.

Mobile Home Park.

Any site that is planned and improved to accommodate two or more mobile homes used for residential purposes, or on which two or more mobile home lots are rented, leased, or held out for rent or lease, or were formerly held out for rent or lease and later converted to a subdivision, cooperative, condominium, or other form of resident ownership, to accommodate mobile homes used for residential purposes.

Multifamily Dwellings.

A structure or development containing three or more dwelling units, each of which is for occupancy by one or more persons living as a single housekeeping unit. Includes: triplexes (structures under one ownership with three dwelling units in the same structure); fourplexes (structures under one ownership with four dwelling units in the same structure); apartments (five or more dwelling units under one ownership in a single structure or complex); and common ownership, attached unit projects including condominiums and townhouses. Does not include two-family duplexes, except as provided in Chapter 17.110 (Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units).

Accessory Dwelling Unit/Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit.

As defined in Chapter 17.110 (Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units). Does not include guesthouse.

Single-Family Dwelling.

A structure containing one dwelling unit located on a single parcel for occupancy by one single housekeeping unit. Also includes manufactured housing (see "Manufactured Housing") and mobile homes (see "Mobile Home Park"), when placed on permanent foundation systems.

Attached Single-Family Dwelling.

A dwelling that is attached to another dwelling, excluding accessory dwellings. Each dwelling is owned in fee, located on an individual parcel, and is joined to another dwelling along a single lot line. Each dwelling is totally separated from the other by an unpierced vertical wall extending from ground to roof. Row houses and town homes are examples of this dwelling unit type.

Detached Single-Family Dwelling.

A dwelling that is not attached to any other dwelling. The dwelling is owned in fee and is located on an individual parcel.

Two-Family Dwellings (also known as a duplex).

A structure located on a single parcel and containing two dwelling units, each of which is for occupancy by one single housekeeping unit. Also includes manufactured housing (see "Manufactured Housing") and mobile homes (see "Mobile Home Park"), when placed on permanent foundation systems.

"E" Definitions.

Emergency Shelters.

Any establishment operated by an emergency shelter provider that provides homeless people with immediate, short-term housing for no more than one hundred eighty days within a twelve-month period, where no person is denied occupancy because of inability to pay. Emergency shelters may also provide shelter residents with additional supportive services (i.e., counseling, laundry, and access to other social programs). Emergency shelters may have individual rooms and common areas for residents of the facility, but may not be developed with individual dwelling units, with the exception of a manager's unit.

Enclosed Storage Structures.

The storage of various materials entirely within an enclosed structure, as the primary use of the structure. The storage of materials, supplies, and products clearly secondary and incidental to a primary use is not considered a land use separate from the primary or main use.

"F" Definitions.

Fast Food Restaurant.

A restaurant which supplies food and beverages primarily in disposable containers and which is characterized by high automobile accessibility, self-service and short stays by customers.

Fast Food Restaurant with No Drive-In or Drive-Through (no late-night hours).

A fast food restaurant as defined above, that does not provide drive-in or drive-through or late-night hour services. See "Late-Night Hour Services."

Fast Food Restaurant with No Drive-In or Drive-Through (with late-night hours).

A fast food restaurant as defined above, that does provide late-night hour services, but does not provide drive-in or drive-through services. See "Late-Night Hour Services."

Fast Food Restaurant with Drive-In or Drive-Through.

A fast food restaurant as defined above, that does provide drive-in or drive-through services.

Outdoor Dining.

A dining area with seats and/or tables located outdoors of a fast food, sit-down restaurant, or other food service establishment. Outdoor dining is located entirely outside the walls of the contiguous structure or enclosed on one or two sides by the walls of the structure with or without a solid roof cover.

Limited.

Outdoor dining area encompassing up to eight hundred square feet of area, inclusive.

General.

Outdoor dining area encompassing more than eight hundred square feet of area.

Fence.

An artificially constructed barrier of any material or combination of materials erected to enclose or screen areas of land (see Figure 17.14.165C—Examples). Fences may also be walls, hedges, and screen planting. See also "Wall."

▪	Open fence. A fence that is constructed so that not less than fifty percent of the vertical surface is open to permit transmission of light, air and vision.
▪	Solid fence. A fence constructed so that more than fifty percent of the vertical surface is closed to prevent passage of light, air and vision and that is constructed of solid materials such as wood, chain-link with screening inserts, vinyl or composite material.

Financial Institutions and Related Services.

A bank, savings and loan, credit union, or other financial institution that provides retail banking services to individuals and businesses. These uses include only those institutions engaged in the on-site circulation of cash money. This does not include check cashing establishments. Financial institutions include the following:

▪	Banks and trust companies
▪	Credit agencies
▪	Holding (but not primarily operating) companies
▪	Lending and thrift institutions
▪	Other investment companies
▪	Securities/commodity contract brokers and dealers
▪	Security and commodity exchanges
▪	Vehicle finance (equity) leasing agencies
This land use type does not include check cashing establishments, which are defined under "Personal Services, Restricted."

Fire and Police Stations.

Facilities operated by public agencies, including city administration buildings; city hall; fire stations and other fire prevention and firefighting facilities; police and sheriff substations and headquarters, including interim incarceration facilities. Does not include facilities specifically identified under another land use category, including schools.

Floor.

See "Story."

Floor Area.

The total gross dimensions (in square feet) of all the floors below the roof and within the outer surface of the walls of a building or structure. Basement floor space, cellar floor space, and parking floor space with necessary interior driveway and ramps, or space within a roof structure or penthouse for the housing of building operating equipment or machinery, shall not be considered in determining the total area within a structure.

Floor Area Ratio (FAR).

The numerical value obtained by dividing the aboveground floor area of any building(s) located on a lot by the net area of the lot. See Figure 17.02.212-1: Floor Area Ratio.

Figure 17.02.212-1

Food Processing and/or Storage.

Commercial establishments processing and storing agricultural products not operated in conjunction with a bonafide agricultural operation including agricultural cooperatives which receive agricultural products from parcels owned or operated by members of the cooperative.

Forest Maintenance Facilities and Ranger Stations.

A publicly owned, staffed, and maintained facility operated by a federal, state, or local governmental organization for the purpose of protecting and maintaining the forest and adjacent areas.

"G" Definitions.

Game Arcade, Internet Café, or Similar Businesses.

Game Arcade.

An establishment that provides more than four amusement devices, whether or not the devices constitute the primary use or an accessory or incidental use of the premises. Amusement devices mean an electronic or mechanical equipment, game, or machine that is played or used for amusement, which, when so played or used involves skill and which is activated by coin, key, or token, or for which the player or user pays money for the privilege of playing or using.

Internet/Cyber Café.

An establishment that provides more than three computers and/or other electronic devices, for access to that system commonly referred to as the "Internet," e-mail, playing video games over the Internet or other network system, and/or access to other computer software programs, to the public for compensation and/or for public access. Internet café is also synonymous with PC café, cyber café, Internet gaming center, computer/Internet rental and cyber centers.

Golf Course and Related Facilities.

A commercial or members-only facility for playing golf, with three to eighteen holes, and accessory facilities and uses which may include: a clubhouse with bar and/or restaurant, locker and shower facilities; driving ranges; "pro shops" for on-site sales of golfing equipment; and golf cart repair, sales, and storage facilities. Does not include driving ranges separate from golf courses, miniature golf courses, or other similar commercial enterprises, unless specifically allowed.

Governmental Offices and Facilities.

Group Homes.

A single-family dwelling or multi-unit facility that provides twenty-four-hour medical and/or non-medical care of persons who are in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for addressing issues of mental illness and substance-abuse. Examples include halfway houses, board and care homes, clean and sober homes, rehabilitation centers, and the like. This use type includes both unlicensed facilities and those licensed or supervised by a federal, state, or local health/welfare agency.

Group Home (six or fewer residents plus employees).

A group home as defined above, that provides care for six or fewer residents.

Group Home (seven or more residents plus employees).

A group home as defined above, that provides care for seven or more residents.

Guesthouse.

A house or rooms for guests in an accessory structure, provided the structure does not contain kitchen or cooking facilities and is used for the occasional housing of guests of the occupants of the principal structure and not as a rental unit.

"H" Definitions.

Health Centers.

Physical fitness centers, gymnasiums, health and athletic clubs including indoor sauna, and spa or hot tub facilities; indoor steam baths; indoor handball, racquetball, tennis, and other indoor sports activities.

Hiking Trails and Related Improvements.

The construction, protection, and maintenance of trails for hiking, running, or walking made available for the visitation and enjoyment of the general public.

Historical or Landmark Structures with Commercial Activities.

Memorials, monuments, parks, structures, and other sites of an historic value which are preserved and available for the visitation and enjoyment of the general public. May also contain and operate a retail commercial establishment offering souvenir and convenience items to the general public.

Historical Preserve.

An area designated by the federal, state, or local government within which the structures, appurtenances, or places are of basic and vital importance because of their association with history, or because of their unique architectural detail, or because of their being a part of or related to a square, park, or area the design or general arrangement of which should be preserved and/or developed according to an established plan based on architectural, cultural, or historical motives and purposes.

Home Occupations.

An accessory occupational use conducted by a resident(s) of a dwelling, which is conducted entirely within a dwelling by its inhabitants, which is clearly incidental to the use of the structure for dwelling purposes and which does not change its character, and for which there is no display, no stock in trade, no commodity sold on the premises, and no mechanical equipment used, except that necessary for housekeeping purposes. The home occupation is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for residential purposes, compatible with surrounding residential uses, and conducted in compliance with adopted home occupation standards.

Homeless Shelter.

A residential facility, other than a community care facility, operated by either a governmental agency or private nonprofit organization, which offers temporary accommodations to the homeless. Such temporary accommodations mean that persons may reside at the shelter for a period not to exceed one hundred eighty days. See "Emergency Shelters."

Hospitals/Medical Facilities.

A facility providing medical, psychiatric, or surgical services on a twenty-four-hour basis for sick or injured persons primarily on an in-patient basis, and including ancillary facilities for out-patient and emergency treatment, diagnostic services, training, research, administration, and services to patients, employees, or visitors. These establishments have an organized medical staff, inpatient beds, and equipment and facilities to provide complete health care, which may include emergency rooms and intensive care units, trauma centers, etc. This use type includes nonresidential treatment facilities for alcohol and drug addiction, as well as mental illness treatment institutions. This use type may also include on-site accessory clinics and laboratories. Accessory retail uses include restaurants, news and flower stands, gift shops, and on-site ambulance dispatch facilities.

Hotels/Motels.

Extended Stay Hotel.

A hotel with rooms that contain kitchen facilities for food preparation. Extended-stay lodging facilities may contain lobbies, conference rooms, meeting rooms, child play areas, or restaurants.

Hotel.

A facility in which guest rooms or suites are offered for compensation to the general public for transient lodging with or without meals for compensation and where no provision is made for cooking in an individual guest room or suite. Hotel rooms are accessed from interior hallways and typically include a variety of accessory services (e.g., accessory retail, personal services, restaurants, etc.) Also includes accessory guest facilities (e.g., meeting facilities, computer/work stations, swimming pools, tennis courts, indoor athletic facilities, etc.).

Motel.

A structure or series of structures in which guest rooms are offered to the general public for transient lodging, without kitchen facilities; with or without meals; and for compensation. A motel is distinguished from a hotel primarily by direct independent access to, and adjoining parking for, each room.

"I" Definitions.

Industry.

Establishments engaged in the manufacturing of finished parts or products, either from raw materials or previously prepared materials, within an enclosed structure. Includes processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment, testing (e.g., laboratories), packaging, incidental office storage, sales, and distribution of the parts or products; and laundry and dry cleaning plants. Excludes vehicle/equipment rentals, vehicle repair and service, vehicle sales.

Industry—Heavy.

The manufacture and/or processing of materials and goods utilizing large quantities of raw materials, and generally requiring high capitalization and production of large quantities of output. Heavy industry often sells output to other business users rather than consumers. Characteristics of heavy industry include, but are not limited to, heavy trucking activity, noise, emissions requiring federal or state environmental permits, use of large quantities of hazardous materials as defined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and requirement for specialized permits from Federal and State occupational health and safety agencies. Examples of heavy industry uses include chemical manufacturing, glass product manufacturing, paving and roofing materials manufacturing, petroleum refining and related industries, plastics, other synthetics and rubber product manufacturing, primary metals industries, pulp and pulp paper product manufacturing, textile and leather product manufacturing.

Industry—Light.

The manufacture and/or processing of consumer-oriented goods in a manner that does not produce noticeable odors, air emissions, or other environmental effects, and that has limited associated trucking activity. Light industries generally require limited amounts of raw materials to produce goods. Examples of light industry uses include artisan/craft product manufacturing, clothing and fabric product manufacturing, electronics, equipment and appliance manufacturing, handcraft industries, small-scale manufacturing, paper product manufacturing, wholesale photo/film processing, and printing and publishing (books, magazines, etc.).

"J" Definitions.

"K" Definitions.

Kennels.

Facilities where four or more dogs, cats, or other small animals over the age of four months are kept, whether for breeding, exhibiting, pleasure, or profit including places where the animals are boarded, or kept for sale or hire.

"L" Definitions.

Laboratories—Medical Related.

Establishments providing biological, dental, medical, or optometrical laboratory and testing services.

Landfills.

A site or facility used for the disposal of solid waste that is not reused, recycled, or combusted for energy recovery.

Landscape Plant Nurseries—Retail or Wholesale.

The retail or wholesale sale of plants, arrangements, and maintenance of materials (i.e., trees, ground cover, shrubbery. and other plant material). Decorative natural and structural features (walls, fences, hedges, trellises, fountains, and sculptures), earth patterning and bedding materials and other similar site improvements that serve an aesthetic or functional purpose may be included.

Late-Night Hour Services.

Any nonresidential activity that occurs between the hours of twelve a.m. (midnight) and six a.m., also including twenty-four-hour uses.

Libraries.

See "Cultural Centers and Facilities."

Local and Buffer Greenbelts.

Open space natural, or made to appear in a natural condition, areas located to provide wide open spaces to protect or separate uses deemed in need of protection or separation. May also be used for outdoor enjoyment and/or recreational entertainment by the general public.

"M" Definitions.

Maintenance and Repair Services (other than vehicle).

Base facilities for various businesses that provide services on the premises of their clients for other than motor vehicles. Includes carpet cleaning, gardening, janitorial, pest control, water and smoke damage recovery, and similar services; and appliance, computer, electronics, elevator, equipment, HVAC, instrument, plumbing, security systems, and other maintenance and repair services not operating from a retail establishment that sells the products being maintained or repaired. When these services operate from a retail establishment that sells the products being maintained or repaired, they are instead considered part of the retail use.

Marijuana Dispensary (Medical).

A facility or place of business that distributes, transmits, gives, or otherwise provides medical marijuana to qualified patients or primary caregivers in compliance with California Health and Safety Code Sections 11362.5 through 11362.83, inclusive, commonly referred to as the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 and the Medical Marijuana Program.

Massage.

An establishment where any person certified in compliance with Business and Professions Code Section 4600 et seq., and having a fixed place of business where any person, firm association, partnership, or corporation engages in, conducts, or carries on, or permits to be engaged in, conducted or carried on, any business of giving massages, baths, administration of fomentation, electric or magnetic treatments, alcohol rubs, or any other type of system for treatment or manipulation of the human body with or without any characteristic of bath (i.e., Turkish, Russian, Swedish, Japanese, vapor, shower, electric tub, sponge, mineral, fomentation or any other type of bath). Massage establishments do not include the following:

▪	Physicians, surgeons, chiropractors, osteopaths, or physical therapists who are duly licensed to practice their respective professions by and in the state;
▪	Nurses, registered under the laws of the state;
▪	Barbers and beauticians who are duly licensed under the laws of the state while engaging in practice within the scope of their licenses, except that this provision shall apply solely to the massaging of the neck, face, and/or scalp of the customer or client;
▪	Hospitals, nursing homes, sanitariums, or other health care facilities duly licensed by the state;
▪	Accredited high schools, junior colleges, and colleges or universities whose coaches and trainers are acting within the scope of their employment; and
▪	Trainers of amateur, semiprofessional, or professional athletes or athletic teams.
(See also "Personal Services, Restricted.")

Medical, Dental Clinics/Offices.

A facility where medical, dental, mental health, eye care, surgical, acupuncture, acupressure, massage therapy, or other personal health care services are provided on an outpatient basis by chiropractors, medical doctors, psychiatrists, opticians, etc., licensed by the state. Does not include medical clinics, laboratories, or urgent care facilities; hospitals; counseling services by other than medical doctors or psychiatrists in locations other than in the offices of other medical doctors or psychiatrists; palm readers, hypnotists, card readers, psychics, and similar services.

Multiple Residences.

See "Dwellings."

Museums.

See "Cultural Centers and Facilities."

"N" Definitions.

"O" Definitions.

Offices—Other than Medical or Dental.

Accessory.

An office facility for administration, or on-site business and operations management that are incidental and accessory to another business, sales, or service activity that is the primary use. For example, a business office within a grocery store.

Business/Service.

Establishments providing direct services to consumers. Examples of these uses include employment agencies, insurance agent offices, legal services, real estate offices, travel agencies, utility company offices, elected official satellite offices, etc. This use does not include financial services, which is separately defined.

Government.

Administrative, clerical, or public contact or service offices of a local, state, or federal government agency or service facilities. Includes post offices, but not bulk mailing distribution centers.

Processing.

Office-type facilities characterized by high employee densities, and occupied by businesses engaged in information processing, and other computer-dependent or telecommunications-based activities. Examples of these uses include:

▪	airline, lodging chain, and rental car company reservation centers
▪	computer software and hardware design and development
▪	consumer credit reporting
▪	data processing services
▪	health management organization (HMO) offices where no medical services are provided
▪	insurance claim processing
▪	mail order and electronic commerce transaction processing
▪	telecommunications facility design and management
▪	telemarketing

Professional/Administrative.

Office-type facilities occupied by businesses that provide professional services, or are engaged in the production of intellectual property. Examples of these uses include:

▪	accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services
▪	advertising agencies
▪	appraisers
▪	attorneys
▪	business associations, chambers of commerce
▪	collection agencies
▪	construction contractors (office facilities only)
▪	counseling services
▪	court reporting services
▪	detective agencies and similar services
▪	design services including architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, urban planning
▪	educational, scientific and research organizations
▪	financial management and investment counseling
▪	graphic art and design services
▪	literary and talent agencies
▪	management and public relations services
▪	manufacturers' agents
▪	media postproduction services
▪	news services
▪	photographers and photography studios
▪	planners
▪	political campaign headquarters
▪	psychologists
▪	secretarial, stenographic, word processing, and temporary clerical employee services
▪	security and commodity brokers
▪	title and escrow companies
▪	writers and artists' offices

Temporary.

A mobile home, recreational vehicle, or modular unit used as a temporary office facility. Temporary offices may include: construction supervision offices on a construction site or off-site construction yard; a temporary on-site real estate office for a development project; or a temporary business office in advance of permanent facility construction.

Temporary Real Estate.

The temporary use of a dwelling unit within a residential development project as a sales office for the units on the same site, which is converted to residential use at the conclusion of its office use.

Open Space.

A parcel or area of land or water set aside, designated, dedicated, or reserved for public or private use or enjoyment.

Common Open Space.

The land area within a residential or nonresidential development that is not individually owned or dedicated for public use and that is designed, intended, and reserved exclusively for the shared enjoyment or use by all the residents/occupants and their guests. Does not include enclosed spaces/facilities (e.g., community center, meeting rooms, etc.). Illustrative examples include:

▪	areas of scenic or natural beauty
▪	barbecue areas
▪	habitat areas
▪	hiking, riding, or off-street bicycle trails
▪	landscaped areas
▪	play areas
▪	swimming pools
▪	tennis courts
▪	turf areas

Private Open Space.

An outdoor or unenclosed area directly adjoining and accessible to an individual unit (residential or nonresidential), reserved for the exclusive private enjoyment and use of residents/occupants of the dwelling unit and their guests (e.g., balcony, deck, porch, terrace, etc.). Boundaries are evident through the use of fences, gates, hedges, walls, or other similar methods of controlling access and maintaining privacy.

Usable Open Space.

An outdoor or unenclosed area within a residential development on the ground, or on a roof, balcony, deck, porch or terrace, designed and accessible for outdoor living, active or passive recreation, pedestrian access, or landscaping. Parking facilities, driveways, utility or service areas, required front or street side setback areas, and submerged land do not constitute usable open space.

Outdoor Storage Facility.

The storage of goods, equipment, or materials outside an enclosed structure for any purpose other than outside sales and display.

"P" Definitions.

Parking.

Parking Facility—Public or Commercial.

Parking lots or structures operated by a local government, or a private entity providing short term parking for a fee. This use does not include towing impound and storage facilities.

Parking Lots.

An improved, generally uncovered, surface area maintained for the short-term parking of motor vehicles, motorcycles, scooters, and/or bicycles. See "Parking Facility."

Parking Structure.

A readily accessible covered area within a structure, or a garage maintained only for the short-term parking of motor vehicles, motorcycles, scooter and bicycles. See "Parking Facility."

Public and Private Parking Lots and Structures (incidental and accessory to primary use).

Public and private parking lots and structures providing short term parking exclusively for patrons of the primary use of the site. See "Parking Facility—Public or Commercial."

Public Parking Lots and Structures (not associated with a primary use).

See "Parking Facility—Public or Commercial."

Parks and Playgrounds.

Public parks, play lots, playgrounds, and athletic fields for noncommercial neighborhood or community use, including tennis courts. May include passive outdoor recreation areas. Does not include the same facilities that are privately-owned, commercial recreation facilities (See "Commercial Recreation Facilities"), or recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds.

Parolee Homes.

A facility where a person granted permission to leave prison before the end of a sentence, usually as a reward for behaving well, reside until the period of time dedicated by the court or prison system overseeing the person's wellbeing is completed.

Personal Services, General.

Establishments providing non-medical services to individuals as a primary use. Examples of these uses include:

▪	barber and beauty shops (without massage)
▪	clothing rental shops
▪	dry cleaning/laundry pick up stores only, with very limited equipment and services
▪	home electronics and small appliance repair
▪	laundromats (self-service laundries)
▪	locksmiths
▪	nail salons
▪	shoe repair shops
▪	tailors and seamstresses
▪	tanning salons
These uses may also include accessory retail sales of products related to the services provided.

Personal Service, Restricted.

Personal services that may tend to have a blighting or deteriorating effect upon surrounding areas and that may need to be dispersed to minimize their adverse impacts. Examples of these uses include:

▪	check cashing stores
▪	payday advance businesses
▪	fortune tellers
▪	massage
▪	palm and card readers
▪	pawnshops
▪	psychics
▪	spas and hot tubs for hourly rental
▪	tattoo parlors and body piercing studios

Personal Storage Facilities.

A structure or group of structures where individual storage spaces are leased to individuals, organizations, or businesses for self-service storage of personal property, goods, and wares. Also known as mini–storage facilities.

Pharmacy.

Commercial establishments where a licensed pharmacist(s) prepares prescription medicine for sale, which may also sell over-the-counter medicines, personal care products, and other miscellaneous health care products. A pharmacy may be an accessory retail use within a medical clinic or hospital. Liquor and cosmetics shall not be sold except by prescription.

Planned Residential Developments.

A residential development characterized by comprehensive planning for the project as a whole, clustering of structures to preserve usable open space and other natural features, and a mixture of housing types developed in compliance with a plan approved by the commission or council, as allowed in specific zones, and subject to the special standards and conditions. Further defined by Civil Code Section 1351(k), as a residential development (other than a community apartment project, condominium, or stock cooperative) having either or both of the following features:

▪	The common area is owned either by an association or in common by the owners of the separate interests who possess appurtenant rights to the beneficial use and enjoyment of the common area; and/or
▪	A power exists in the association to enforce an obligation of an owner of a separate interest with respect to the beneficial use and enjoyment of the common area by means of an assessment which may become a lien upon the separately owned parcel, or area in compliance with Civil Code Section 1367.

Photocopy, Postal and Mailing Services, and Similar Activities.

Commercial establishments providing services to the general public relating to or involved in the sending, handling, and delivery of mail and packages shipped via the United State Postal Service or one of many commercial common carriers. Other services provided may include renting of postal boxes, copying, printing, binding of presentation materials, notary and passport picture services, and the sale of packaging, and other types of paper and office stationary products.

Public Utility Structures and Service Facilities.

Fixed base structures and facilities for the collection, distribution, maintenance, provision, transmission, or disposal of gas, information, oil, power, storm and sanitary sewage, telecommunication, telephone cable services, and water by public utilities, and includes facilities for the generation of electricity. Does not include wireless telecommunication facilities.

Public Utility Facilities, Major.

Fixed base structures and facilities serving as junction points for transferring utility services from one transmission voltage to another or to local distribution and service voltages. These uses include any of the following facilities that are not exempted from land use permit requirements by Government Code Section 53091:

▪	Corporation and maintenance yards
▪	Electrical distribution and transmission substations and switching stations
▪	Natural gas regulating and distribution facilities
▪	Public water system treatment plants storage facilities
▪	Wastewater treatment plants, settling ponds and disposal fields

Public Utility Facilities, Minor.

▪	Electrical poles, supports, and wires
▪	Public water system wells and water pumping stations
▪	Telephone booths, permanent or temporary
▪	Telephone switching facilities

"Q" Definitions.

"R" Definitions.

Recycling Facilities.

A center for the collection and/or processing of recyclable materials. A recycling or processing facility that is certified by the California Department of Conservation as meeting the requirements of the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act of 1986.

Recycling—Large Collection Facility.

A facility that occupies an area of more than three hundred fifty square feet or includes permanent structures where the public may donate, redeem, or sell recyclable materials.

Recycling—Small Collection Facility.

A facility that occupies an area of three hundred fifty square feet or less where the public may donate, redeem, or sell recyclable materials and may include:

▪	A mobile unit;
▪	Reverse vending machines or a grouping of reverse vending machines occupying more than fifty square feet; and/or
▪	Kiosk-type units that may include permanent structures.

Research and Development (R&D).

A facility for scientific research, and the design, development, and testing of electrical, electronic, magnetic, optical and computer equipment and software, and telecommunications components in advance of product manufacturing, and the assembly of related products from parts produced off-site, where the manufacturing activity is secondary to the research and development activities. Examples include pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology research and development. This use does not include soils and other materials testing laboratories or medical laboratories.

Residences for Institutional Personnel.

The provision of residential dwelling units exclusively for use by those employed by the primary institutional use on the subject site. See "Dwellings."

Restaurants.

Restaurant, Café, Coffee Shop.

A retail business selling ready-to-eat food and/or beverages for on-or offpremises consumption. These include eating businesses where customers are served from a walk-up ordering counter for either on-or off-premises consumption ("counter service"); and businesses where customers are served food at their tables for on-premises consumption ("table service"), that may also provide food for take-out.

Restaurant—Outdoor Dining.

A restaurant or other eating establishment, including food take-out, where food or beverage are served, on private property, and where there is not a roof and walls on all sides. See "Commercial Accessory Use."

Sit-Down.

A food service establishment engaged in the business of selling food and beverages, including alcoholic beverages, prepared on site for primarily on-site consumption. Food and beverages are served to the customer at a fixed location (i.e., booth, counter, or table). Food and beverages are ordered from individual menus. Customers typically pay for food and beverages after service and/or consumption. The sale or service of sandwiches, whether prepared in the kitchen or made elsewhere and heated up on the premises, or snack foods, shall not constitute a sit-down restaurant.

Restaurant—Sit-Down (no late hours).

A sit-down restaurant as defined above, that does not provide latenight hour services. See "Late-Night Hour Services."

ii.

Restaurant—Sit-Down (with late hours).

A sit-down restaurant as defined above, that does provide latenight hour services. See "Late-Night Hour Services."

Take-Out Service.

A food service establishment that offers a limited variety of food or beverages. Transactions are sales for off-site consumption. Customers are served either at a counter or service window. Incidental seating (less than two hundred fifty square feet of seating area) may be provided for limited on-site consumption of food or beverages. Typical uses include bakeries, coffee stores, ice cream and frozen dessert stores, delivery-only pizza establishments, small delicatessens, and similar establishments.

Retail Sales.

Stores and shops selling goods or merchandise, not specifically listed under another land use, to the general public for personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental to the sale of goods.

Bulk Merchandise.

Retail establishments engaged in selling goods or merchandise to the general public as well as to other retailers, contractors, or businesses, and rendering services incidental to the sale of the goods. Bulk retail is differentiated from general retail by either of the following characteristics:

▪	A high volume of sales of related or unrelated products in a warehouse setting (i.e., "big box" retail).
▪	The sale of goods or merchandise that require a large amount of floor space and that are warehoused and retailed at the same location. Examples of items for sale include:
	▫	Computers and computer equipment
	▫	Electrical and heating fixtures and supplies
	▫	Furniture
	▫	Groceries
	▫	Home appliances (refrigerators, stoves, etc.)
	▫	Home furnishings (draperies, floor coverings, lawn/outdoor furniture, movable spas/hot tubs, etc.)
	▫	Home products
	▫	Home sound systems
	▫	Interior decorating materials and services
	▫	Large musical instruments
	▫	Lumber
	▫	Nursery stock
	▫	Office furniture
	▫	Personal care products
	▫	Televisions
Does not include warehousing, wholesaling, or distribution or vehicle sales.

See "Accessory Uses."

Retail Stores, General Merchandise.

Retail establishments, completely enclosed within structures, engaged in selling goods or merchandise to the general public for profit. Examples of these establishments and lines of merchandise include:

▪	antiques
▪	appliances (small)
▪	artwork
▪	artists' supplies
▪	automotive/vehicle parts and accessories (no installation or repair)
▪	bakeries (retail only)
▪	bicycle sales and rentals
▪	book stores
▪	bridal shops
▪	candle shops
▪	candy shops
▪	carpeting and floor covering
▪	china and glassware shops
▪	clothing and accessories
▪	collectibles (cards, coins, comics, stamps, etc.)
▪	computer and video stores
▪	decorating shops
▪	discount stores
▪	drug stores
▪	electrical supplies
▪	electronic equipment
▪	fabrics and sewing supplies
▪	florists and houseplant stores (indoor sales only)
▪	gift shops
▪	handcrafted items
▪	hardware
▪	hobby materials
▪	jewelry
▪	kitchen utensils
▪	luggage and leather goods
▪	medical supplies and equipment
▪	mirrors
▪	musical instruments, parts and accessories
▪	newsstands
▪	office equipment and supplies
▪	orthopedic supplies
▪	paint and wallpaper
▪	photography and film supplies
▪	picture frames
▪	posters
▪	religious goods
▪	shoe stores
▪	signs
▪	small wares
▪	specialty shops
▪	sporting goods and equipment
▪	stationery
▪	telephone and communications
▪	toys and games
▪	trophy stores
▪	video and DVD stores
Does not include adult businesses; stores that sell furniture or other items requiring large amounts of floor space; medical marijuana dispensaries; secondhand stores; or stand-alone tobacco stores.

Retail Sales Center (thirty thousand square feet or less).

Retail establishments as defined above, containing thirty thousand square feet or less of gross floor area.

Retail Sales Center (thirty thousand one square feet or greater).

Retail establishments as defined above, containing thirty thousand one square feet or greater of gross floor area.

"S" Definitions.

Schools—Private.

A private institution that offers instruction in several branches of learning and study.

Includes elementary, middle, junior high, and high schools serving kindergarten through 12th grade students. Does not include preschools and child day care.

Secondhand Stores.

Retail establishments that sell used merchandise.

Senior Housing.

A structure serving as a residence for a group of senior citizens with available centralized services, where the emphasis of the facility remains residential.

Shopping Center.

A group of commercial establishments, planned, generally constructed, and managed as a total entity with employee and customer parking provided on site under common control or shared under a reciprocal agreement. Shopping centers are further defined as regional (fifty or more acres), community (fifteen to forty-nine acres), and neighborhood (up to fourteen acres). For signs, commercial developments shall be classified as shopping centers rather than business centers when comprised of at least ten businesses and contain a minimum floor area of twenty-five thousand square feet.

Structures Incidental and Accessory to Allowed Uses.

See "Accessory Structures and Uses."

"T" Definitions.

Temporary Uses.

A use established for a limited and prescribed period of time, typically less than twelve months, with the intent to discontinue the use at the end of the time period. Examples of temporary uses include: art shows, car washes, charitable functions, seasonal sales lots.

"U" Definitions.

Unimproved Open Space.

Undeveloped land(s) that is protected from development by federal, state, or local regulations or by conditions imposed on a development project.

Universities and Colleges.

A post-secondary institution for higher learning that grants associate or bachelor degrees and may also have research facilities or professional schools that grant master and doctoral degrees. This may also include community colleges that grant associate or bachelor degrees or certificates of completion in business or technical fields. These institutions require at least a high school diploma or equivalent general academic training for admission. Includes community colleges, public colleges, universities, and technical schools.

"V" Definitions.

Vehicle Parts Sales (including stereos/alarms, but no installation).

The retail sale of new motor vehicle or motorcycle parts, tires, and accessories within an enclosed structure. Does not include establishments that provide installation and repair services (see "Vehicle Services"); or businesses dealing exclusively in used parts.

Vehicle Sales—New.

Sale of new automobiles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, trucks, and similar motor vehicles and equipment, including display, storage, maintenance, repair, and incidental rental of the vehicles and equipment. May also include the sale of used motor vehicles, but only when conducted as part of a new motor vehicle sales facility. May include the sale, installation, and servicing of related equipment and parts.

Vehicle Sales—Used.

Sale of used automobiles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, trucks, and similar motor vehicles and equipment, including display, storage, maintenance, repair, and incidental rental of the vehicles and equipment. May include the sale, installation, and servicing of related equipment and parts.

Vehicle Services.

The repair, servicing, alteration, restoration, towing, painting, cleaning, or finishing of automobiles, light duty trucks, recreational vehicles, boats, golf carts, and other motor vehicles as a primary use, including the incidental wholesale and retail sale of vehicle parts as an accessory use. This use includes the following categories:

Motor Vehicle Repair—Major.

Major repair of automobiles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, or trucks including light-duty trucks (i.e., gross vehicle weights of less than ten thousand pounds) and heavy-duty trucks (i.e., gross vehicle weights of more than ten thousand pounds). Examples of uses include full-service motor vehicle repair garages; body and fender shops; brake shops; machine shops; paint shops; tire sales and installation shops; towing services; transmission shops; and salvage tire recapping. Does not include vehicle dismantling.

Motor Vehicle Repair—Minor.

Minor repair of golf carts, automobiles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, or light duty trucks, vans or similar size motor vehicles (i.e., vehicles that have gross vehicle weights less than ten thousand pounds) including detailing services; installation of electronic equipment (e.g., alarms, stereos, etc.); servicing of cooling, electrical, fuel and exhaust systems; brake adjustments, relining and repairs; oil and lube shops; tire and battery sales and installation (not including recapping); and wheel alignment and balancing. Does not include any type of car washing service ("Motor Vehicle Washing/Detailing").

Motor Vehicle Service Stations.

A commercial facility that sells gasoline, diesel, or alternative fuel for the on-site fueling of individual motor vehicles. May include incidental "minor" maintenance and repair (i.e., battery charging and tire changing and repair) of automobiles and light duty trucks, vans, or similar size motor vehicles (i.e., vehicles that have gross vehicle weights less than ten thousand pounds). May also include a convenience store operated by the service station owner.

Motor Vehicle Washing/Detailing.

Motor Vehicle Washing, Automated.

A commercial facility for washing automobiles, light duty trucks, and vans where the customer washes the vehicle using on-site equipment by driving through an automated car washing and drying facility.

Motor Vehicle Washing, Full Service.

A commercial facility for washing automobiles, light duty trucks, and vans where facility employees wash and dry the vehicles.

Motor Vehicle Washing, Self-Service.

A commercial facility for washing automobiles, light-duty trucks, and vans where the customer washes the vehicle using on-site equipment.

Truck Repair.

See "Motor Vehicle Repair—Major."

Vending Machines.

Reach-in/walk-in automated mechanical devices containing/dispensing a range of products for purchase, including beverage, ice, and food products.

Veterinary Facilities.

Commercial office and medical treatment facilities used by veterinarians where animals receive medical and surgical treatment, including large and small animal veterinary clinics, and animal hospitals. Grooming and temporary (short-time) boarding of animals or pets for up to thirty days is included, if incidental to the hospital use.

Vocational Schools.

A post-secondary educational institution designed to provide vocational education or technical skills required to perform the tasks of a particular job. Also referred to as a trade school or vocational college. Vocational schools are traditionally distinguished from four-year colleges by their focus on job-specific training to students who are typically bound for one of the skilled trades, rather than providing academic training for students pursuing careers in a professional discipline.

"W" Definitions.

Wall.

A physical barrier constructed largely of masonry, brick, concrete, stucco, concrete block, or any combination thereof and intended to mark a boundary. See also "Fence."

Wall, Retaining.

A wall not laterally supported at the top, that resists lateral soil load and other imposed loads.

Warehousing/Wholesaling.

Warehousing.

Facilities for the storage of furniture, household goods, or other commercial goods of any nature. Includes cold storage. Does not include: warehouse, storage or personal, self, or mini-storage facilities offered for rent or lease to the general public; warehouse facilities in which the primary purpose of storage is for wholesaling and distribution (see "Wholesaling and Distribution"); or terminal facilities for handling freight.

Wholesaling and Distribution.

Establishments engaged in selling merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional, farm, or professional business users; to other wholesalers; or acting as agents or brokers in buying merchandise for or selling merchandise to these persons or companies. Includes the following establishments:

▪	Agents, merchandise or commodity brokers, and commission merchants
▪	Assemblers, buyers and associations engaged in the cooperative marketing of farm products
▪	Merchant wholesalers
▪	Stores primarily selling electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning supplies and equipment
Also includes storage, processing, packaging, and shipping facilities for mail order and e-commerce retail establishments.
Wholesaling and Distribution—Up to Fifty Thousand Square Feet. Wholesaling and distribution establishments as defined above, containing fifty thousand square feet or less of gross floor area.
Wholesaling and Distribution—Greater than Fifty Thousand One Square Feet. Wholesaling and distribution establishments as defined above, containing fifty thousand one square feet or greater of gross floor area.

Water Resource Management Facilities.

The activity of planning, developing, distributing and managing the optimum use of water resources. Examples of related uses include, but are not limited, to the following: groundwater recharge basins, percolation, water wells, reservoirs, tanks, dams, treatment plants, gauging stations, and pumping stations.

Wildlife Preserves and Sanctuaries.

A nature reserve (natural reserve, bioreserve, [natural/nature] preserve or [national/nature] conserve) is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna, or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research. These preserves may be designated by government institutions in some areas, or by private landowners (i.e., charities and research institutions).

Wireless Telecommunications Facilities.

Public, commercial, and private electromagnetic and photoelectrical transmission, broadcast, repeater, and receiving stations for radio, television, telegraph, telephone, cellular telephone, and data networks communications; including commercial earth stations for satellite-based communications as may be described in the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, or as otherwise authorized by the Federal Communications Commission. Includes antennas, towers, commercial satellite dish antennas, and equipment structures. Does not include telephone, telegraph, and cable television transmission facilities utilizing hard-wired or direct cable connections.

"X" Definitions.

"Y" Definitions.

"Z" Definitions.

Zone.

A specifically delineated area or district within a municipality in which regulations and requirements uniformly govern the use, placement, spacing, and size of land and structures. Also known as a zone or zoning district.

Zoning Map.

The map(s) which are a part of this Development Code and delineate the boundaries of the individual zones or zoning districts.

(Ord. 739 § 1, 2017; Ord. 764 § 2, 2021; Ord. 766 § 2, 2021; Ord. 778, 11/14/2023; Ord. 781, 6/11/2024)