Use classifications describe one
or more uses of land having similar characteristics but do not list
every use or activity that may appropriately be within the classification.
The Director shall determine whether a specific use shall be deemed
to be within one or more use classifications or not within any classification
in this Chapter. The Director may determine that a specific use shall
not be deemed to be within a classification, whether or not named
within the classification, if its characteristics are substantially
incompatible with those typical of uses named within the classification.
(Added by Ord. No. 2486CCS §§ 1, 2, adopted June 23, 2015)
A.
Residential Use Classifications.
1.
Residential Types.
a.
Single-Unit Dwelling. A dwelling unit that is designed for occupancy by one household,
located on a single parcel that does not contain any other dwelling
unit (except an accessory dwelling unit, where permitted), and not
attached to another dwelling unit on an abutting parcel. This classification
includes individual manufactured housing units installed on a foundation
system pursuant to Section 18551 of the California Health and Safety
Code.
b.
Accessory Dwelling Unit. An attached or detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and that is located on a parcel with a proposed or existing primary single-unit or multiple-unit dwelling. See Division 3, Section 9.31.025, Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units, for further details.
c.
Duplex. A single building that contains 2 dwelling units or 2 single unit dwellings on a single parcel. This use is distinguished from accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units, which are accessory residential units as defined by State law and Division 3, Section 9.31.025, Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units.
d.
Multiple-Unit Dwelling. Two or more dwelling units within a single building or within 2
or more buildings on a site or parcel. Types of multiple-unit dwellings
include garden apartments, senior housing developments, and multi-story
apartment and condominium buildings. This classification includes
transitional housing in a multiple-unit format. The classification
is distinguished from group residential facilities.
i.
Senior Citizen Multiple-Unit Residential.
A multiple-unit development in which occupancy of individual units
is restricted to one or more persons 62 years of age or older, or
a person at least 55 years of age who meets the qualifications found
in Civil Code Section 51.3.
ii.
Single-Room Occupancy Housing. Multiple-unit residential buildings containing housing units that may have kitchen and/or bathroom facilities and are guest rooms or efficiency units as defined by the State Health and Safety Code. Each housing unit is occupied by no more than 2 persons and is offered on a monthly rental basis or longer. See Division 3, Section 9.31.330, Single Room Occupancy Structures, for further details.
iii.
Single-Room Occupancy
Housing, Market-Rate. Multiple-unit residential buildings containing
housing units that may have kitchen and/or bathroom facilities and
are guest rooms or efficiency units as defined by the State Health
and Safety Code. Each housing unit is occupied by no more than 2 persons
and is offered on a monthly rental basis or longer. Single-room occupancy
housing, market-rate shall not include any of the following:
(A)
100% affordable housing project, as set forth in Section 9.52.020.0050;
(B)
Elderly and long-term
care, as set forth in subsection (A)(3);
(C)
Emergency shelter, as
set forth in subsection (A)(4);
(D)
Residential facility,
as set forth in subsection (A)(7);
(E)
Supportive housing,
as set forth in subsection (A)(8); or
(F)
Transitional housing,
as set forth in subsection (A)(9).
e.
Group Residential. Shared living quarters without a separate kitchen or bathroom facilities
wherein 2 or more rooms are rented to individuals under separate rental
agreements or leases, either written or oral, whether or not an owner,
agent or rental manager is in residence, offered for rent for permanent
or semi-transient residents for periods generally of at least 30 days.
This classification includes rooming and boarding houses, dormitories,
fraternities, convents, monasteries, and other types of organizational
housing, and private residential clubs, but excludes extended stay
hotels intended for long-term occupancy (30 days or more; see Hotel
and Motel), and residential facilities. Group residential includes,
but is not limited to, the following:
i.
Congregate Housing. A residential facility with shared kitchen facilities, deed-restricted or restricted by an agreement approved by the City for occupancy by low- or moderate-income households, designed for occupancy for periods of 6 months or longer, providing services that may include meals, housekeeping and personal care assistance as well as common areas for residents of the facility. See Division 3, Section 9.31.110, Congregate and Transitional Housing, for further details.
ii.
Senior Group Residential. A residential facility that provides residence for a group of senior citizens [as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 1569.2(k)] with a central kitchen and dining facilities and a separate bedroom or private living quarters. See Division 3, Section 9.31.310, Senior Group Residential, for further details.
2.
Corporate Housing. Rental housing which has all the following attributes:
a.
The housing is designed for use by
individuals who will reside on the property for a minimum stay of
at least 30 consecutive days, but who otherwise intend their occupancy
to be temporary.
b.
The housing is intended for use by
persons who will maintain or obtain a permanent place of residence
elsewhere.
c.
The housing includes 2 or more of
the following amenities:
i.
Maid and linen service.
ii.
Health club, spa, pool, tennis courts,
or memberships to area facilities.
iii.
Business service centers.
iv.
Meeting rooms.
v.
Fully furnished units including a
combination of some but not necessarily all of the following: furniture,
appliances, housewares, bed linens, towels, artwork, televisions,
entertainment systems, and computer equipment.
vi.
Valet parking.
3.
Elderly and Long-Term Care. Establishments that provide 24-hour medical, convalescent
or chronic care to individuals who, by reason of advanced age, chronic
illness or infirmity, are unable to care for themselves, and is licensed
as a skilled nursing facility by the State of California, including,
but not limited to, rest homes, nursing homes, and convalescent hospitals,
but not residential care, hospitals or clinics.
4.
Emergency Shelter. A temporary, short-term residence providing housing with minimal supportive services for homeless families or individual persons where occupancy is limited to 6 months or less, as defined in Section 50801 of the California Health and Safety Code. Medical assistance, counseling, and meals may be provided. See Division 3, Section 9.31.130, Emergency Shelters, for further details.
5.
Family Day Care. A day-care facility licensed by the State of California that
is located in a dwelling unit where a resident of the dwelling provides
care and supervision for children under the age of 18 for periods
of less than 24 hours a day.
a.
Small. A facility
that provides care for up to 6 children including children who reside
at the home and are under the age of 10, or up to 8 children in accordance
with Health and Safety Code Section 1597.44, or any successor thereto.
b.
Large. A facility that provides care for up to 12 children, including children who reside at the home and are under the age of 10, or up to 14 children in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 1597.465, or any successor thereto. See Division 3, Section 9.31.140, Family Day Care, Large, for further details.
6.
Mobile Home Park. Any area or tract of land where 2 or more lots are rented,
leased, or held out for rent or lease, to accommodate mobile homes
used for human habitation in accordance with Health and Safety Code
Section 18214, or any successor thereto.
7.
Residential Facility. Facilities that provide permanent living accommodations and 24-hour primarily non-medical care and supervision for persons in need of personal services, supervision, protection, or assistance for sustaining the activities of daily living. Living accommodations are shared living quarters with or without separate kitchen or bathroom facilities for each room or unit. This classification includes facilities that are operated for profit as well as those operated by public or not-for-profit institutions, including group homes for minors, persons with disabilities, people in recovery from alcohol or drug addictions, and hospice facilities. See Division 3, Section 9.31.270, Residential Care Facilities, for further details.
a.
Residential Care, General. A residential facility licensed by the State of California and providing
care for more than 6 persons.
b.
Residential Care, Limited. A residential facility licensed by the State of California providing
care for 6 or fewer persons.
c.
Residential Care, Seniors. A housing arrangement chosen voluntarily by the resident, the resident's
guardian, conservator or other responsible person, where residents
are 60 years of age or older and where varying levels of care and
supervision are provided as agreed to at the time of admission or
determined necessary at subsequent times of reappraisal. This classification
includes continuing care retirement communities and life care communities
licensed for residential care by the State of California.
d.
Hospice, General. A facility that provides residential living quarters for more than
6 terminally ill persons.
e.
Hospice, Limited. A facility that provides residential living quarters for up to 6
terminally ill persons.
8.
Supportive Housing. Housing which meets the definition of Health and Safety Code
Section 50675.14 with no limit on length of stay that are occupied
by the target population as defined in subdivision (d) of Section
53260 of the California Health and Safety Code, and that are linked
to on-site or off-site services that assist supportive housing residents
in retaining the housing, improving their health status, and maximizing
their ability to live, and where possible, work in the community.
Supportive housing as defined by subdivision (b) of Section 50675.14
may be provided in a multiple-unit structure or group residential
facility. Facilities may operate as licensed or unlicensed facilities
subject to applicable State requirements.
9.
Transitional Housing. Dwelling units with a limited length of stay that are operated under a program requiring recirculation to another program recipient at some future point in time. Transitional housing may be designated for homeless or recently homeless individuals or families transitioning to permanent housing as defined in subdivision (h) of Section 50675.2 of the California Health and Safety Code. Facilities may be linked to onsite or offsite supportive services designed to help residents gain skills needed to live independently. Transitional housing may be provided in a variety of residential housing types (e.g., multiple-unit dwelling, single-room occupancy, group residential, single unit dwelling). This classification includes domestic violence shelters. See Division 3, Section 9.31.110, Congregate and Transitional Housing, for further details.
(Added by Ord. No. 2486CCS §§ 1, 2, adopted June 23, 2015; amended by Ord. No. 2536CCS § 22,
adopted February 28, 2017; Ord. No. 2649CCS § 34, adopted September
8, 2020; Ord. No. 2610CCS § 2, adopted May 28, 2019)
A.
Public and Semi-Public Use Classifications.
1.
Adult Day Care. Establishments providing non-medical care for persons 18 years of
age or older on a less than 24-hour basis licensed by the State of
California.
2.
Cemetery. Establishments primarily engaged in operating sites or structures
reserved for the interment of human or animal remains, including mausoleums,
burial places, and memorial gardens.
3.
Child Care and Early Education
Facility. Establishments providing non-medical care for persons less than 18 years of age on a less than 24-hour basis other than family day care (small and large). This classification includes commercial and nonprofit nursery schools, preschools, day care facilities for children, and any other day care facility licensed by the State of California. See Division 3, Section 9.31.120, Child Care and Early Education Facilities, for further details.
4.
College and Trade School. Institutions of higher education providing curricula of a
general, religious or professional nature, typically granting recognized
degrees, including conference centers and academic retreats associated
with such institutions. This classification includes junior colleges,
business and computer schools, management training, technical and
trade schools, but excludes personal instructional services such as
music lessons.
5.
Community Assembly. A facility for public or private meetings including community centers, banquet centers, religious assembly facilities, civic auditoriums, union halls, meeting halls for clubs and other membership organizations. This classification includes functionally related facilities for the use of members and attendees such as kitchens, multi-purpose rooms, and storage. It does not include gymnasiums or other sports facilities, convention centers, or facilities, such as day care centers and schools that are separately classified and regulated. See Division 3, Section 9.31.100, Community Assembly, for further details.
6.
Community Garden. An area of land managed and maintained by a public or nonprofit
organization or a group of individuals to grow and harvest food crops
and/or ornamental crops, such as flowers, for personal or group use,
consumption, or donation. Community gardens may be divided into separate
plots for cultivation by one or more individuals or may be farmed
collectively by members of the group and may include common areas
maintained and used by group members. Community gardens may be accessory
to public or institutional uses such as parks, schools, community
centers, or religious assembly uses. This classification does not
include gardens that are on a property in residential use when access
is limited to those who reside on the property. Community gardens
do not include medical marijuana collectives.
7.
Cultural Facility. Facilities engaged in activities to serve and promote aesthetic
and educational interest in the community that are open to the public
on a regular basis. This classification includes performing arts centers
for theater, music, dance, and events; spaces for display or preservation
of objects of interest in the arts or sciences; libraries; museums;
historical sites; aquariums; art galleries; and zoos and botanical
gardens. It does not include schools or institutions of higher education
providing curricula of a general nature.
8.
Hospitals and Clinics. State-licensed public, private, and nonprofit facilities
providing medical, surgical, mental health, or emergency medical services.
This classification includes facilities for inpatient or outpatient
treatment, including substance-abuse programs, as well as training,
research, and administrative services for patients and employees.
This classification excludes veterinary services and animal hospitals
(see Animal Care, Sales, and Services).
a.
Hospital. A facility
providing medical, surgical, mental health, or services primarily
on an in-patient basis, and including ancillary facilities for outpatient
and emergency treatment, diagnostic services, training, research,
administration, and services to patients, employees, or visitors.
b.
Clinic. A facility
providing medical, mental health, or surgical services exclusively
on an out-patient basis, including emergency treatment, diagnostic
services, administration, and related services to patients who are
not lodged overnight. Services may be available without a prior appointment.
This classification includes licensed facilities offering substance
abuse treatment, blood banks, plasma, dialysis centers, and emergency
medical services offered exclusively on an out-patient basis. This
classification does not include private medical and dental offices
that typically require appointments and are usually smaller scale
(see Offices, Medical and Dental).
9.
Park and Recreation Facility. Parks, playgrounds, recreation facilities, trails, wildlife
preserves, and related open spaces, which are open to the general
public. This classification also includes playing fields, courts,
gymnasiums, swimming pools, picnic facilities, tennis courts, golf
courses, and botanical gardens, as well as related food concessions
or community centers within the facilities and restrooms within a
primary structure or in an accessory structure on the same site.
10.
Public Safety Facility. Facilities providing public-safety and emergency services,
including police and fire protection and emergency medical services,
with incidental storage, training and maintenance facilities.
11.
School. Facilities for primary or secondary education, including public
schools, charter schools, and private and parochial schools.
12.
Social Service Center. Facilities providing a variety of supportive services for
disabled and homeless individuals and other targeted groups on a less
than 24-hour basis. Examples of services provided are counseling,
meal programs, personal storage lockers, showers, instructional programs,
television rooms, and meeting spaces. This classification is distinguished
from licensed day care centers (see Adult Day Care and Child Care
and Early Education Facility), clinics (see Clinic), and emergency
shelters providing 24-hour or overnight care (see Emergency Shelter).
B.
Commercial Use Classifications.
1.
Adult-Oriented Business. See Sexually-Oriented Businesses.
2.
Animal Care, Sales and Services. Retail sales and services related to the boarding, grooming,
and care of household pets, including:
a.
Grooming and Pet Store. Retail sales of animals and/or services, including grooming, for
animals on a commercial basis. Typical uses include dog bathing and
clipping salons, pet grooming shops, and pet stores and shops. This
classification excludes dog walking and similar pet care services
not carried out at a fixed location, and excludes pet supply stores
that do not sell animals or provide on-site animal services (see General
Retail Sales).
b.
Kennel. A commercial,
nonprofit, or governmental facility for keeping, boarding, training,
breeding or maintaining 4 or more dogs, cats, or other household pets
not owned by the kennel owner or operator on a 24-hour basis. This
classification includes animal shelters and animal hospitals that
provide boarding-only services for animals not receiving services
on the site but excludes the provision by shops and hospitals of 24-hour
accommodation of animals receiving medical services on site. This
classification also includes kennels that, in addition to 24-hour
accommodation, provide pet care for periods of less than 24 hours
but it does not include facilities that provide pet day care exclusively
or predominantly.
c.
Pet Day Care Service. A commercial, nonprofit, or governmental facility for keeping 4
or more dogs, cats, or other household pets not owned by the kennel
owner or operator primarily for periods of less than 24 hours.
d.
Veterinary Service. Veterinary services for domesticated animals. This classification
allows 24-hour accommodation of animals receiving medical services
but does not include kennels.
3.
Automobile/Vehicle Sales
and Services. Retail or wholesale businesses that
sell, rent, and/or repair automobiles, boats, recreational vehicles,
trucks, vans, trailers, and motorcycles, including the following:
a.
Alternative Fuels and Recharging
Facility. A facility offering motor vehicle fuels not customarily
offered by commercial refueling stations (e.g., LPG) as well as equipment
to recharge electric-powered vehicles. This classification does not
include facilities within public garages or other stations that are
accessory to a permitted use.
c.
Automobile Storage Parcel. Any property used for short- or long-term parking of vehicles for
sale or lease at an automobile dealership or rental agency on a separate
parcel from such agency or dealership.
d.
Automobile/Vehicle Sales
and Leasing. Sale or lease, retail or wholesale, of new or used automobiles, light trucks, motorcycles, motor homes, and trailers, together with associated repair services and parts sales for vehicles sold or leased by the manufacturer associated with the dealership. (For auto repair, see Automobile/Vehicle Service and Repair, Major and Minor.) This classification includes on-site facilities for maintaining an inventory of vehicles for sale or lease but excludes buildings and property on a separate site that are used for storing vehicles (see Automobile Storage Parcel). Typical uses include automobile dealers and recreational vehicle sales agencies. This classification also includes minor on-site preparation, washing, buffing, waxing, and detailing of vehicles for sale or vehicles repaired at the facility. Any outdoor preparation, washing, buffing, waxing, and detailing of vehicles shall comply with the standards of Section 9.31.080(C), (D), (M), (N), (P), and (Q). This classification does not include automobile brokerage and other establishments that solely provide services of arranging, negotiating, assisting, or effectuating the purchase of automobiles for others. See Division 3, Section 9.31.070, Automobile/Vehicle Sales, Leasing, and Storage, for further details.
e.
Automobile/Vehicle Repair,
Major. Repair of automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, motor homes, boats and recreational vehicles, including the incidental sale, installation, and servicing of related equipment and parts. This classification includes auto repair shops, body and fender shops, transmission shops, wheel and brake shops, auto glass services, vehicle painting, tire sales and installation, and installation of car alarms, sound, telecommunications, and navigation systems, but excludes vehicle dismantling or salvaging and tire retreading or recapping. See Division 3, Section 9.31.060, Automobile/Vehicle Repair, Major and Minor, for further details.
f.
Automobile/Vehicle Service
and Repair, Minor. The service and repair of automobiles, light-duty trucks, boats, and motorcycles, including the incidental sale, installation, and servicing of related equipment and parts. This classification includes the replacement of small automotive parts and liquids as an accessory use to a gasoline sales station or automotive accessories and supply store, as well as smog check quick-service oil, tune-up and brake and muffler shops where repairs are made or service provided in enclosed bays and no vehicles are stored overnight. This classification excludes disassembly, removal or replacement of major components such as engines, drive trains, transmissions or axles; automotive body and fender work, vehicle painting or other operations that generate excessive noise, objectionable odors or hazardous materials, and towing services. It also excludes repair of heavy trucks, limousines or construction vehicles. See Division 3, Section 9.31.060, Automobile/Vehicle Repair, Major and Minor, for further details.
h.
Large Vehicle and Equipment
Sales, Service, and Rental. Sales, servicing, rental, fueling,
and washing of large trucks, trailers, tractors, and other equipment
used for construction, moving, agricultural, or landscape gardening
activities. Includes large vehicle operation training facilities.
i.
Service Station. Establishments primarily engaged in retailing automotive fuels or retailing these fuels in combination with activities, such as providing minor automobile/vehicle repair services; selling automotive oils, replacement parts, and accessories; and/or providing accessory food and retail services. See Division 3, Section 9.31.320, Service Stations, for further details.
j.
Towing and Impound. Establishments primarily engaged in towing light or heavy motor
vehicles, both local and long distance. These establishments may provide
incidental services, such as vehicle storage and emergency road repair
services (for automobile dismantling, see Salvage and Wrecking). This
classification includes parcels used for storage of impounded vehicles.
4.
Banks and Financial Institutions.
a.
Bank and Credit Union. Financial institutions providing retail banking services. This classification
includes only those institutions engaged in the on-site circulation
of money, including credit unions, but excluding check-cashing businesses.
For administration, headquarters, or other offices of banks and credit
unions without retail banking services/on-site circulation of money
(see Offices, Business and Professional).
b.
Check Cashing Business. Establishments that, for compensation, engage in the business of
cashing checks, warrants, drafts, money orders, or other commercial
paper serving the same purpose. This classification also includes
the business of deferred deposits, whereby the check casher refrains
from depositing a personal check written by a customer until a specific
date pursuant to a written agreement as provided in Civil Code 1789.33.
Check Cashing Businesses do not include State or Federally chartered
banks, savings associations, credit unions, or industrial loan companies.
They also do not include retail sellers engaged primarily in the business
of selling consumer goods, such as consumables to retail buyers that
cash checks or issue money orders incidental to their main purpose
or business.
5.
Bar. See
Eating and Drinking Establishments.
6.
Business Service. Establishments providing goods and services to other businesses
on a fee or contract basis, including printing and copying, blueprint
services, mailbox services, equipment rental and leasing, office security,
custodial services, film processing, model building, and delivery
services with 2 or fewer fleet vehicles on-site. (For 3 or more fleet
vehicles, see Light Fleet-Based Services.)
7.
Commercial Entertainment
and Recreation. Provision of participant or spectator
entertainment. This classification may include restaurants, snack
bars, and other incidental food and beverage services to patrons.
a.
Cinema. Facilities
for indoor display of films and motion pictures.
b.
Theater. Facilities
designed and used for entertainment, including plays, comedy, and
music, which typically contain a stage upon which movable scenery
and theatrical appliances or musical instruments and equipment are
used.
c.
Convention and Conference
Centers. Facilities designed and used for conventions, conferences,
seminars, trade shows, product displays, and other events in which
groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers
typically have at least one auditorium and may also contain concert
halls, lecture halls, meeting rooms, and conference rooms, as well
as accessory uses such as facilities for food preparation and serving
and administrative offices. For conference facilities accessory to
hotels, see Hotel and Motel.
d.
Large-Scale Facility. This classification includes large outdoor facilities such as amusement
and theme parks, sports stadiums and arenas, racetracks, amphitheaters,
drive-in theaters, driving ranges, and golf courses. It also includes
indoor facilities with 5,000 square feet or more in building area
such as fitness centers, gymnasiums, handball, racquetball, or large
tennis club facilities; ice or roller skating rinks; swimming or wave
pools; miniature golf courses; bowling alleys; archery or indoor shooting
ranges; and riding stables.
e.
Small-Scale Facility. This classification includes small, generally indoor facilities
that occupy less than 5,000 square feet of building area, such as
billiard parlors, card rooms, game arcades, dance halls, small tennis
club facilities, poolrooms, and amusement arcades.
f.
Fortunetelling. An
establishment where a person or persons provide fortunetelling services
and demand or receive, directly or indirectly, a fee or reward, or
accept any donation for the exercise or exhibition of fortunetelling
services, or give an exhibition of fortunetelling services at any
place where a fee, donation or reward is charged or received, directly
or indirectly as a condition of entry. Fortunetelling services shall
include, but not be limited to, the telling of fortunes, forecasting
of futures, or furnishing of any information not otherwise obtainable
by the ordinary process of knowledge, by means of any occult or psychic
power, faculty or force, psychic reading, occult reading, clairvoyance,
clairaudience, cartomancy, psychometry, phrenology, spirits, mediumship,
seership, prophecy, augury, astrology, palmistry, necromancy, mindreading,
tarot card readings, tea leaves, telepathy or other craft, art, science,
cards, talisman, charm, potion, magnetism, magnetized article or substance,
crystal gazing, or magic of any kind or nature.
8.
Eating and Drinking Establishments. Businesses primarily engaged in selling and serving prepared
food and/or beverages for consumption on or off the premises.
a.
Bar/Night Club/Lounge. Businesses that are licensed by the State to serve alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine and mixed drinks for consumption on the premises from a liquor service facility that is physically separate from the dining area and may be operated during hours when food is not served. See Division 3, Section 9.31.040, Alcoholic Beverage Sales, for further details.
c.
Restaurant, Limited-Service
and Take-Out. Establishments where food and beverages may be consumed on the premises, taken out, or delivered. This classification includes cafes, cafeterias, coffee shops, delicatessens, fast-food restaurants, sandwich shops, limited-service pizza parlors, self-service restaurants, ice cream and frozen yogurt shops, and snack bars with indoor or outdoor seating for customers. This classification includes bakeries that have tables for on-site consumption of products. It excludes catering services that do not sell food or beverages for on-site consumption (see Commercial Kitchen). See Division 3, Sections 9.31.040, Alcoholic Beverage Sales, and 9.31.280, Restaurants, Limited Service and Take Out Only, where applicable, for further details.
d.
Food Hall. Establishments
consisting of three or more individually licensed businesses within
an enclosed building where food and beverages may be consumed on the
premises, taken out, or delivered, and may also include small retail
venues. Patrons may be served while seated and pay after eating, or
orders may be made at a walk-up window, counter, machine, or remotely,
and payment made prior to food consumption. Characteristics of food
halls include but are not limited to: shared entrance/lobby areas,
compartmentalized spaces for individually licensed businesses, shared
eating areas, shared restrooms, and shared "back of house" areas (e.g.,
storage, dishwashing, food preparation). Each compartmentalized space
may have access to the exterior of the building, along with outdoor
dining and seating areas, which may be shared with other businesses
within the establishment.
e.
With Drive-Through Facility. Establishments providing food and beverage services to patrons remaining
in automobiles. Includes drive-up service.
9.
Equipment Rental. Establishments whose primary activity is the rental of equipment,
such as medical and party equipment, to individuals and business,
and whose activities may include storage and delivery of items to
customers.
10.
Food and Beverage Sales. Retail sales of food and beverages for off-site preparation
and consumption. Typical uses include food markets, groceries, and
liquor stores.
a.
Convenience Market. Retail establishments that sell a limited line of groceries, prepackaged food items, tobacco, magazines, and other household goods, primarily for off-premises consumption. These establishments typically have long or late hours of operation and occupy a relatively small building. This classification includes small retail stores located on the same parcel as or operated in conjunction with a Service Station but does not include delicatessens or specialty food shops. It excludes establishments that offer a sizeable assortment of fresh fruits and vegetables or fresh-cut meat (see General Market). See Division 3, Section 9.31.040, Alcoholic Beverage Sales, for further details.
b.
Farmers Market. A
location where the primary activity is the sale of agricultural products
by producers and certified producers. Sales of ancillary products
may occur at the location. An open air farmers market may only be
operated by a local government agency.
c.
General Market. Retail food markets of food and grocery items primarily for offsite preparation and consumption. Typical uses include supermarkets and specialty food stores such as retail bakeries; candy, nuts and confectionary stores; meat or produce markets; vitamin and health food stores; cheese stores; and delicatessens. This classification may include small-scale specialty food production with retail sales such as pasta shops. See Division 3, Sections 9.31.040, Alcoholic Beverage Sales, and 9.31.150, General Markets in Residential Districts, where applicable, for further details.
11.
Funeral Parlor and
Mortuary. An establishment primarily engaged in the
provision of services involving the care, preparation, or disposition
of human remains and conducting memorial services. Typical uses include
a crematory, columbarium, mausoleum, or mortuary.
12.
Home Occupation. A use that is incidental and secondary to the primary residential use of a dwelling and compatible with surrounding residential uses. These uses include business, professional, and creative offices, food production, limited personal services, and urban agriculture. See Division 3, Section 9.31.160, Home Occupations for further details.
13.
Instructional Services. Establishments that offer specialized programs in personal
growth and development, typically in a classroom setting. Typical
uses include classes or instruction in music, health, athletics, art,
or academics. Instructional Services may include rehearsal studios
as an accessory use. This use type excludes Colleges and Trade Schools
and facilities that offer instructional services (see General Personal
Services). This use type also excludes gyms, exercise clubs, or studios
offering performing arts, martial arts, physical exercise, or yoga
training and similar types of instruction. See Personal Services-Physical
Training.
14.
Live-Work. A unit that combines a work space and incidental residential space occupied and used by a single household in a structure that has been constructed for such use or converted from commercial or industrial use and structurally modified to accommodate residential occupancy and work activity in compliance with the Building Code. The working space is reserved for and regularly used by one or more occupants of the unit. See Division 3, Section 9.31.170, Live-Work Units, for further details.
15.
Lodging. An establishment providing overnight accommodations to transient
patrons who maintain a permanent place of residence elsewhere for
payment for periods of 30 consecutive calendar days or less.
b.
Hotel and Motel. An establishment providing temporary lodging to transient patrons.
These establishments may provide additional services, such as conference
and meeting rooms, restaurants, bars, or recreation facilities available
to guests or to the general public. This use classification includes
motor lodges, motels, apartment hotels, hostels and tourist courts,
but does not include rooming houses, boarding houses, or private residential
clubs, single-room occupancy housing, or bed and breakfast establishments
within a single-unit residence.
c.
Vacation Rental. A property with a dwelling unit or guest house intended for permanent
occupancy that is available for rent or hire for any person other
than the primary owner for transient use for 30 days or less or is
otherwise occupied or utilized on a transient basis for 30 days or
less. Vacation rental does not include a Bed and Breakfast as defined
above.
16.
Maintenance and Repair
Service. Establishments engaged in the maintenance
or repair of office machines, household appliances, furniture, and
similar items. This classification excludes maintenance and repair
of motor vehicles or boats (see Automotive/Vehicle Sales and Services)
and personal apparel (see Personal Services).
17.
Mobile Food Truck Off-Street
Venue. A location where the commercial vending of
food occurs from parked vehicles.
18.
Nursery and Garden
Center. Establishments primarily engaged in retailing
nursery and garden products—such as trees, shrubs, plants, seeds,
bulbs, and sod—that are predominantly grown elsewhere. These
establishments may sell a limited amount of a product they grow themselves.
Fertilizer and soil products are stored and sold in packaged form
only.
19.
Offices. Offices of firms, organizations (for-profit and nonprofit), and
public agencies providing professional, executive, management, administrative
or design services, such as accounting, architectural, computer software
design, engineering, graphic design, interior design, investment,
insurance, and legal offices, excluding banks and savings and loan
associations with retail banking services (see Banks and Financial
Institutions). This classification also includes offices where medical
and dental services are provided by physicians, dentists, chiropractors,
acupuncturists, optometrists, and similar medical professionals, including
medical/dental laboratories within medical office buildings but excluding
clinics or independent research laboratory facilities (see Research
and Development) and hospitals (see Hospital and Clinic).
a.
Business and Professional. Offices of firms, organizations, or agencies providing professional,
executive, management, administrative, financial, accounting, or legal
services, but excluding those that primarily provide direct services
to patrons that visit the office (see Offices, Walk-In Clientele).
b.
Creative. Offices,
production spaces, and work spaces of establishments that are in the
business of the development, publishing, production, or distribution
of creative property, including, but not limited to, advertising,
architectural services, broadcasting, communications, computer software
design, media content, entertainment, engineering, fashion design,
film distribution, graphic design, interior design, internet content,
landscape design, photography, and similar uses.
c.
Medical and Dental. Offices providing consultation, diagnosis, therapeutic, preventive,
or corrective personal treatment services by doctors and dentists;
medical and dental laboratories that see patients; and similar practitioners
of medical and healing arts for humans licensed for such practice
by the State of California. Incidental medical and/or dental research
within the office is considered part of the office use if it supports
the on-site patient services.
d.
Walk-In Clientele. Offices predominantly providing direct services to patrons or clients
and do not require appointments. This use classification includes
employment agencies, insurance agent offices, real estate offices,
travel agencies, utility company offices, and offices for elected
officials. It does not include banks or check-cashing facilities,
which are separately classified and regulated (see Banks and Financial
Institutions).
20.
Parking, Public or
Private. Structures and surface lots offering parking
for a fee when such use is not incidental to another on-site activity.
21.
Personal Service.
a.
General Personal Services. Provision of recurrently needed services of a personal nature. This classification includes barber shops and beauty salons, seamstresses, tailors, dry cleaning agents (excluding large-scale bulk cleaning plants), shoe repair shops, self-service laundries, video rental stores, photocopying and photo finishing services, and travel agencies mainly intended for the consumer. This classification also includes massage establishments that are in full compliance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 6.104, Massage Regulations, of the Santa Monica Municipal Code, and in which all persons engaged in the practice of massage are certified pursuant to the California Business and Professions Code Section 4612. This classification does not include gyms, exercise clubs, or studios offering performing arts, martial arts, physical exercise, or yoga training and similar types of instruction. See Division 3, Section 9.31.230, Personal Service, for further details.
b.
Personal Services, Physical
Training. Gyms, exercise clubs, or studios less than 5,000
square feet offering martial arts, physical exercise, yoga training
and similar types of instruction to classes and groups. This classification
also includes exclusively youth-serving studios of less than 3,000
square feet offering performing arts, dance, martial arts, physical
exercise, and similar types of instruction to classes and groups of
more than 5 persons.
c.
Tattoo or Body Modification
Parlor. An establishment whose principal business activity is one or more of the following: (i) using ink or other substances that result in the permanent coloration of the skin through the use of needles or other instruments designed to contact or puncture the skin; or (ii) creation of an opening in the body of a person for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other decoration. See Division 3, Section 9.31.230, Personal Service, for further details.
22.
Retail Sales.
a.
Building Materials and Services. Retail sales or rental of building supplies or equipment. This classification
includes lumberyards, tool and equipment sales or rental establishments,
and includes establishments devoted principally to taxable retail
sales to individuals for their own use. This definition does not include
Construction and Material Yards, hardware stores less than 10,000
square feet or establishments engaged in the business of selling,
leasing, or otherwise transferring any firearm or ammunitions.
b.
General Retail Sales, Small-Scale. The retail sale or rental of merchandise not specifically listed under another use classification. This classification includes retail establishments with 25,000 square feet or less of sales area; including department stores, clothing stores, furniture stores, pet supply stores, small hardware and garden supply/nurseries stores (with 10,000 square feet or less of floor area), and businesses retailing goods including, but not limited to, the following: toys, hobby materials, handcrafted items, jewelry, cameras, photographic supplies and services (including portraiture and retail photo processing), medical supplies and equipment, pharmacies, electronic equipment, sporting goods, kitchen utensils, hardware, appliances, antiques, art galleries, art supplies and services, paint and wallpaper, carpeting and floor covering, office supplies, bicycles, video rental, and new automotive parts and accessories (excluding vehicle service and installation). Retail sales may be combined with other services such as office machine, computer, electronics, and similar small-item repairs. See Division 3, Sections 9.31.210, Outdoor Newsstands, and 9.31.220, Outdoor Retail Display and Sales, where applicable, for further details.
c.
General Retail Sales, Medium-Scale. The retail sale or rental of merchandise not specifically listed
under another use classification. This classification includes retail
establishments with more than 25,000 square feet but not more than
80,000 square feet of sales area.
d.
General Retail Sales, Large-Scale. Retail establishments with over 80,000 square feet of sales area
that sell merchandise and bulk goods for individual consumption, including
membership warehouse clubs, where sales of grocery items do not occupy
more than 25% of the floor area.
e.
Medicinal Cannabis Retailer. A licensed premises which is a physical location from which retail medicinal cannabis or medicinal cannabis products are intended to be sold for use, pursuant to the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (Proposition 215), found at Section 11362.5 of the Health and Safety Code, by a medicinal cannabis patient in California who possesses a physician's recommendation. The premises may be closed to the public; sales may be made exclusively by delivery. Subject to the provisions of SMMC Section 9.31.185, medicinal cannabis retailers shall be permitted to deliver, cultivate, or sell adult-use cannabis or adult-use cannabis products, as licensed and regulated by Business and Professions Code Section 26000 et seq., and as amended from time to time, to persons 21 years of age and over.
f.
Pawn Shop. Establishments
engaged in the buying or selling of new or secondhand merchandise
and offering loans in exchange for personal property.
g.
Swap Meet. Any indoor or outdoor place, in an approved location, or for an approved activity where new or used goods or secondhand personal property is offered for sale or exchange to the general public by a multitude of individual licensed vendors, usually in compartmentalized spaces. The term swap meet is interchangeable with and applicable to: flea markets, auctions, open air markets, outdoor sales activities, or other similarly named or labeled activities; but does not include supermarket or department store retail operations. See Division 3, Sections 9.31.360, Swap Meets, and 9.31.220, Outdoor Retail Display and Sales, for further details.
23.
Restaurants. See Eating and Drinking Establishments.
C.
Industrial Use Classifications.
1.
Artist's Studio. Work space for an artist or artisan, including individuals
practicing one of the fine arts or performing arts, or an applied
art or craft. This use may include incidental display and retail sales
of items produced on the premises and instructional space for small
groups of students. It does not include joint living and working units
(see Live-Work).
a.
Studio-Light. Small-scale
art production that is generally of a low impact. Typical uses include
painting, photography, jewelry, glass, textile, and pottery studios.
b.
Studio-Heavy. Art
production on a medium or large scale generally using heavy equipment.
Typical uses include large-scale metal and woodworking studios.
2.
Commercial Kitchen. Kitchens used for the preparation of food to be delivered
and consumed off-site. Typical uses include catering facilities. This
classification does not include businesses involved in the processing
or manufacturing of wholesale food products (see Industry, Limited).
3.
Construction and Material
Yard. Storage of construction materials or equipment
on a site other than a construction site.
4.
Industry, General. Manufacturing of products from extracted or raw materials
or recycled or secondary materials, or bulk storage and handling of
such products and materials. This classification includes operations
such as agriculture processing; biomass energy conversion; production
apparel manufacturing; photographic processing plants; leather and
allied product manufacturing; wood product manufacturing; paper manufacturing;
chemical manufacturing; plastics and rubber products manufacturing;
nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing; primary metal manufacturing;
fabricated metal product manufacturing; and automotive and heavy equipment
manufacturing.
5.
Industry, Limited. Establishments engaged in light industrial activities taking
place primarily within enclosed buildings and producing minimal impacts
on nearby properties. This classification includes the manufacturing
of finished parts or products primarily from previously prepared materials;
commercial laundries and dry cleaning plants; monument works; printing,
engraving, and publishing; sign painting shops; machine and electrical
shops; computer and electronic product manufacturing; furniture and
related product manufacturing; and industrial services. It also includes
the preparation, manufacturing, and/or packaging of food, medicinal
cannabis, and medicinal cannabis products for off-site use or consumption
using nonvolatile solvents, or no solvents. Typical food manufacturing
uses include canners, roasters, breweries, wholesale bakeries, and
frozen food manufacturers.
6.
Media Production. Establishments engaged in the production of movies, video,
music and similar forms of intellectual property. Typical facilities
include movie and recording studios and production facilities, distribution
facilities, editing facilities, catering facilities, printing facilities,
post-production facilities, set construction facilities, sound studios,
special effects facilities and other entertainment-related production
operations. This classification does not include facilities for live
audiences (see Commercial Entertainment and Recreation) or transmission
and receiving equipment for radio or television broadcasting (see
Communication Facility).
a.
Support Facility. Administrative and technical production support facilities such
as offices, editing and sound recording studios, film laboratories,
and similar functions that occur entirely within a building.
b.
Full-Service Facility. Indoor and outdoor production facilities, distribution facilities,
post-production facilities, set construction facilities, sound stages,
special effects facilities, and other media-related production operations.
7.
Recycling Facility. A facility for receiving, temporarily storing, transferring and/or processing materials for recycling, reuse, or final disposal. This use classification does not include waste transfer facilities that operate as materials recovery, recycling, and solid waste transfer operations and are classified as utilities (see Utilities, Major). See Division 3, Section 9.31.260, Recycling Facilities, for further details.
a.
Recycling Collection Facility. An incidental use that serves as a neighborhood drop-off point for
the temporary storage of recyclable materials but where the processing
and sorting of such items is not conducted on site.
b.
Recycling Processing Facility. A facility that receives, sorts, stores and/or processes recyclable
materials.
8.
Research and Development. A facility for scientific research and the design, development,
and testing of electrical, electronic, magnetic, optical, pharmaceutical,
chemical, and biotechnology components and products in advance of
product manufacturing. This classification includes assembly of related
products from parts produced off site where the manufacturing activity
is secondary to the research and development activities.
9.
Salvage and Wrecking. Storage and dismantling of vehicles and equipment for sale
of parts, as well as their collection, storage, exchange or sale of
goods, including, but not limited to any used building materials,
used containers or steel drums, used tires, and similar or related
articles or property.
10.
Warehousing, Storage,
and Distribution. Storage and distribution facilities
without sales to the public on-site or direct public access except
for public storage in small individual space exclusively and directly
accessible to a specific tenant.
a.
Chemical, Mineral, and Explosives
Storage. Storage and handling of hazardous materials including,
but not limited to: bottled gas, chemicals, minerals and ores, petroleum
or petroleum-based fuels, fireworks, and explosives.
b.
Indoor Warehousing and Storage. Storage within an enclosed building of commercial goods prior to
their distribution to wholesale and retail outlets and the storage
of industrial equipment, products and materials. This classification
also includes cold storage, draying or freight, moving and storage,
and warehouses. It excludes the storage of hazardous chemical, mineral,
and explosive materials.
c.
Outdoor Storage. Storage of vehicles or commercial goods or materials in open parcels.
d.
Personal Storage. Facilities offering enclosed storage with individual access for
personal effects and household goods, including mini-warehouses and
mini-storage. This use excludes workshops, hobby shops, manufacturing,
or commercial activity.
e.
Wholesaling and Distribution. Indoor storage and sale of goods to other firms for resale; storage
of goods for transfer to retail outlets of the same firm; or storage
and sale of materials and supplies used in production or operation,
including janitorial and restaurant supplies. Wholesalers are primarily
engaged in business-to-business sales, but may sell to individual
consumers through mail or internet orders. They normally operate from
a warehouse or office having little or no display of merchandise,
and are not designed to solicit walk-in traffic. This classification
does not include wholesale sale of building materials (see Building
Materials and Services).
D.
Transportation, Communication, and
Utilities Use Classifications.
1.
Airports and Heliports. Facilities for the takeoff and landing of airplanes and helicopters,
including runways, helipads, aircraft storage buildings, public terminal
buildings and parking, air freight terminals, baggage handling facilities,
aircraft hangar and public transportation and related facilities,
including bus operations, servicing and storage. This classification
also includes support activities such as fueling and maintenance,
storage, airport operations and air traffic control, incidental retail
sales, coffee shops and snack shops, and airport administrative facilities,
including airport offices, terminals, operations buildings, communications
equipment, buildings and structures, control towers, lights, and other
equipment and structures required by the United States Government
and/or the State for the safety of aircraft operations.
2.
Bus/Rail Passenger Station. Facilities for passenger transportation operations. This
classification includes rail and bus stations and terminals but does
not include terminals serving airports or heliports. Typical uses
include ticket purchasing and waiting areas out of the public right-of-way,
restrooms, and accessory uses such as cafés.
3.
City Bikeshare Facility. Land and equipment used for the operation or maintenance
of a network of publicly-owned and publicly-available bicycles in
a bikeshare system in the City of Santa Monica. These facilities may
include stations, hubs, parking facilities, payment/customer service
kiosks, map stands, and helmet vending.
4.
Communication Facilities. Facilities for the provision of broadcasting and other information
relay services through the use of electronic and telephonic mechanisms.
a.
Antenna and Transmission
Tower. Broadcasting and other communication services accomplished through electronic or telephonic mechanisms, as well as structures designed to support one or more reception or transmission systems. Typical uses include radio towers and television towers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, facilities described in Chapter 9.32, including, without limitation, personal wireless service facilities and over-the-air reception devices ("OTARDs") shall not be considered antenna and transmission towers for purposes of this use classification and shall only be subject to the applicable provisions and permit requirements in Chapter 9.32, Personal Wireless Service Facilities.
b.
Equipment Within Buildings. Indoor facilities containing primarily communication equipment and
storage devices such as computer servers.
5.
Freight/Truck Terminal and
Warehouse. Facilities for freight, courier, and postal
services by truck or rail. This classification does not include local
messenger and local delivery services (see Light Fleet-Based Service).
6.
Light Fleet-Based Service. Passenger transportation services, local delivery services,
medical transport, and other businesses that rely on fleets of 3 or
more vehicles with rated capacities less than 10,000 lbs. This classification
includes parking, dispatching, and offices for taxicab and limousine
operations, ambulance services, nonemergency medical transport, local
messenger and document delivery services, home cleaning services,
and similar businesses. This classification does not include towing
operations (see Automobile/Vehicle Sales and Service, Towing and Impound)
or taxi or delivery services with 2 or fewer fleet vehicles on site
(see Business Services).
7.
Utilities, Major. Generating plants, electric substations, and solid waste
collection, including transfer stations and materials recovery facilities,
solid waste treatment and disposal, water or wastewater treatment
plants, and similar facilities of public agencies or public utilities.
8.
Utilities, Minor. Facilities necessary to support established uses involving
only minor structures, such as electrical distribution lines, and
underground water and sewer lines.
9.
Waste Transfer Facility. A facility that operates as a materials recovery, recycling
and solid waste transfer operation providing solid waste recycling
and transfer services for other local jurisdictions and public agencies
that are not located within the City. The facility sorts and removes
recyclable materials (including paper, metal, wood, inert materials
such as soils and concrete, green waste, glass, aluminum and cardboard)
through separation and sorting technologies to divert these materials
from the waste stream otherwise destined for landfill.
(Added by Ord. No. 2486CCS §§ 1, 2, adopted June 23, 2015; amended by Ord. No. 2567CCS § 13,
adopted December 12, 2017; Ord. No. 2606CCS § 17, adopted April
9, 2019; Ord. No. 2726CCS § 15, adopted October 25, 2022; Ord. No. 2749CCS § 4, adopted May 23, 2023; Ord. No. 2764CCS, adopted November 14, 2023)
30% Income Household
50% Income Household
60% Income Household
80% Income Household
100% Affordable Housing Project
Abandoned, Abandonment
Abutting, Adjoining, or Adjacent
Access
Accessory Building
Accessory Dwelling Unit
Accessory Food Service
Accessory Structure
Accessory Use
Act of Nature
Affordable Rent
Alley
Alteration
Arcade
Area Median Income (AMI)
Artist
Attic
Awning
Balcony
Base District
Base Height
Basement
Bathroom
Bay Window
Bedroom
Block
Buffer, Buffering
Building
Building,
Accessory
Building,
Principal
Building Code
Building Face
Building Envelope
Building Footprint
Building Height
Building Site
Build-To Line
California Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control (ABC)
California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA)
Canopy
Car Sharing
Carport
Change of Use
Clerestory
City
City Council
City Engineer
City-Designated Contributing Building
or Structure
City-Designated Historic Resource
City-Designated Landmark
City-Designated Structure of Merit
Commercial Boulevard
Conditionally Permitted
Construction
Corner Build-To Area
County
Courtyard
Cripple Wall
Curb Cut
Daylight Plane
Deck
Demising Wall
Demolition
Development
Development Agreement
Director
Disability
Discretionary Permit
District
Domestic Violence Shelter
Driveway
Dwelling
Dwelling Unit
Easement
Effective Date
Emergency
Entrance
Environmental Review
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Erect
Excavation
Façade
Façade, Street-Facing
Feasible
Fee
Fence
Floor Area
Floor Area Ratio
Footprint
Frontage, Street
Garage
Semi-Subterranean
Garage
Subterranean
Garage
Garage Sales
General Plan
Glare
Grade
Average
Natural Grade
Existing
Grade
Finished
Grade
Segmented
Average Natural Grade
Theoretical
Grade
Ground Floor
Ground Floor Street Frontage
Habitation
Hazardous Materials
Height
Historic Resource
Historic Resources Inventory
Home Occupation
Household
Housing Project
Illegal Use
Intensity of Use
Intersection, Street
Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit
Kitchen
Landscape
Automatic
Controller
Backflow
Prevention Device
Groundcover
Hedge
Irrigation
System
Landscaping
Moisture
Sensing Device
Mulch
Plant
Area
Lighting
Foot-Candle
Light
Fixture
Shielded
Fixture
Lightwell
Living Quarters
Loading Space
Loft
Lot
Maintenance and Repair
Major Transit Stop
Manufactured Housing
Mezzanine
Mixed-Use Development
Mobile Home Park
Natural Disaster
Nonconforming Building
Nonconforming Structure
Nonconforming Use
Open Space
Open
Space, Common
Open
Space, Private
Open
Space, Usable
Outdoor Sales, Temporary and Seasonal
Outdoor Storage
Overlay District
Parapet
Parcel
Parcel,
Corner
Parcel,
Flag
Parcel,
Key
Parcel,
Reversed Corner
Parcel,
Through
Parcel Area
Parcel Depth
Parcel Frontage
Parcel Line
Parcel
Line, Front
Parcel
Line, Rear
Parcel
Line, Side
Parcel Width
Parking Facility
Accessory
Parking
Long-Term
Parking
Parking, Bicycle
Long-Term
Bicycle Parking
Short-Term
Bicycle Parking
Parking Space, Off-Street
Accessible
Parking Car
Share
Parking
Independently-Accessible
Parking
Shared
Parking
Stacked
Parking
Tandem
Parking
Unbundled
Parking
Valet
Parking
Parking Structure
Semi-Subterranean
Subterranean
Patio
Paving
Permit
Permitted Use
Person
Person with a Disability
Planning Commission
Plaza
Podium
Port Cochere
Pre-Existing
Primary Use
Private Tennis Court
Project
Public Land
Qualified Applicant
Ramp
Reasonable Accommodation
Residential Use
Review Authority
Right-of-Way
Roof
Barrel
Roof
Gambrel
Roof
Hip
Roof
Mansard
Roof
Pitched
Roof
Shed
Roof
Roof Deck
Screening
Security Grate or Grilles
Senior Citizen
Setback
Setback,
Front
Setback,
Rear
Setback,
Side
Setback,
Street Side
Sexually-Oriented Business
Shrub
Sidewalk
Sidewalk Café
Sign-Related Definitions
Site
Skylight
Solar Energy System
State Historical Building Code Story
Street
Street Tree
Street Wall
Structural Alterations
Structure
Structure,
Accessory
Structure,
Main
Structure,
Subterranean
Structure,
Temporary
Subdivision
Swimming Pool Temporary Structure
Third Street Promenade Area
Trailer
Trash Screen/Enclosure
Unit
Use
Use,
Accessory
Use,
Primary
Use Classification
Use Permit
Use Type
Utilities
Vibration View Corridor
Wall
Window
Primary
Room Window
Secondary
Room Window
Yard
Zoning Administrator
Zoning District
The following words or phrases as
used in this Article shall have the following meanings:
9.52.020.0010
30%
income household. A household whose gross income does not exceed
the 30% income limits applicable to the Los Angeles-Long Beach Primary
Metropolitan Statistical Area, adjusted for household size, as published
and periodically updated by HUD.
9.52.020.0020
50%
income household. A household whose gross income does not exceed
50% of the area median income, adjusted for household size, as published
and periodically updated by HUD. 50% income households include 30%
income households.
9.52.020.0030
60%
income household. A household whose gross income does not exceed
60% of the area median income, adjusted for household size, as published
and periodically updated by HUD. 60% income households include 50%
income households.
9.52.020.0040
80%
income household. A household whose gross income does not exceed
80% of the area median income, adjusted for household size, as published
and periodically updated by HUD. 80% income households include 60%
income households.
9.52.020.0050
100%
affordable housing project. Housing projects with a minimum
of 25% of the units deed restricted or restricted by an agreement
approved by the City for occupancy by 60% income households or less
and the remainder of the housing units are deed restricted or restricted
by an agreement approved by the City for occupancy by 80% income households
or less. Such projects may include nonresidential uses not to exceed
33% of the project's total floor area.
9.52.020.0060
Abandoned,
abandonment. When, for a continuous period of one year or more, a nonconforming building, parcel, or use ceases. Resumption of a use after abandonment is a change of use. See Division 3, Section 9.27.050(B), Nonconforming Uses, Structures, and Parcels, for additional regulations.
9.52.020.0070
Abutting,
adjoining, or adjacent. Having a common property line or district
line or separated only by an alley, path, private street, or easement.
9.52.020.0080
Access. The place, or way through which pedestrians and/or vehicles shall
have safe, adequate and usable ingress and egress to a property or
use as required by this Article.
9.52.020.0090
Accessory
building. See Building, Accessory.
9.52.020.0095
Accessory
dwelling unit. An attached or detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and that is located on a parcel with a proposed or existing primary single-unit or multi-unit dwelling. See Division 3, Section 9.31.025, Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units, for further details.
9.52.020.0100
Accessory
food service. Establishments where food is located on the same parcel as or within a primary permitted use and is clearly incidental to the primary permitted use that is not an eating and drinking establishment. Food service that is more extensive than these provisions will cause this use to be considered an eating and drinking establishment subject to all of the applicable regulations. See Division 3, Section 9.31.030, Accessory Food Service, for further details.
9.52.020.0110
Accessory
structure. See Structure, Accessory.
9.52.020.0120
Accessory
use. See Use, Accessory.
9.52.020.0130
Act
of nature. A natural occurrence such as an earthquake, flood,
tidal wave, hurricane, superstorm, meteor, or tornado which causes
substantial damage to buildings or property.
9.52.020.0135
Affordable rent. Affordable rent shall
mean the following:
A.
For 30% income households, the product
of 30% times 30% of the area median income adjusted for household
size appropriate for the unit.
B.
For 50% income households, the product
of 30% times 50% of the area median income adjusted for household
size appropriate for the unit.
C.
For 80% income households whose gross
incomes exceed the maximum incomes for 50% income households, the
product of 30% times 60% of the area median income adjusted for household
size appropriate for the unit.
D.
For moderate income households, the
product of 30% times 110% of the area median income adjusted for household
size appropriate for the unit.
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For purposes herein, affordable rent
shall be adjusted as necessary to be consistent with pertinent Federal
or State statutes and regulations governing Federal or State assisted
housing.
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9.52.020.0140
Alley. A public way permanently reserved for access to the rear or side
of properties otherwise abutting on a street.
9.52.020.0150
Alteration. Any change, addition or modification that changes the exterior architectural
appearance or materials of a structure or object. Alteration includes
changes in exterior surfaces, changes in materials, additions, remodels,
demolitions, and relocation of buildings or structures, but excludes
ordinary maintenance and repairs.
9.52.020.0160
Arcade. A public passageway or colonnade open along at least one side, except
for structural supports, usually covered by a canopy or permanent
roofing.
9.52.020.0165
Area
median income (AMI). A public passageway or colonnade open
along at least one side, except for structural supports, usually covered
by a canopy or permanent roofing.
9.52.020.0170
Artist. An individual who is recognized
by critics and peers; has verifiable training, credentials, and/or
reputation in the field; and works in one or more of the following
areas:
A.
A person who works in or is skilled
in any of the fine arts, including, but not limited to, painting,
drawing, sculpture, book arts, and print making;
B.
A person who creates imaginative
works of aesthetic value, including, but not limited to, literature,
poetry, play writing, film, video, digital media works, literature,
costume design, photography, architecture, music composition, and
conceptual art;
C.
A person who creates functional art,
including, but not limited to, jewelry, rugs, decorative screens and
grates, furniture, pottery, toys, and quilts;
D.
A performer, including, but not limited
to, singers, musicians, dancers, actors, and performance artists.
9.52.020.0180
Attic. The area less than 7 feet in height, located above the ceiling of
the top story and below the roof that is not usable as habitable or
commercial space and is not accessible via a permanent access structure.
An attic shall not be considered a story. City-designated landmarks
may adapt attics to be habitable so long as they are within the historic
building envelope and result in no change to the roofline. Such an
adoption will also not be considered a story.
9.52.020.0190
Awning. An architectural projection that provides weather protection, identity
or decoration and is wholly supported by the building to which it
is attached. An awning is typically constructed of nonrigid materials
on a supporting framework which projects from and is supported by
the exterior wall of a building.
9.52.020.0200
Balcony. A platform that projects from the wall of a building 30 inches or
more above grade that is accessible from the building's interior,
is not accessible from the ground and is not enclosed by walls on
more than 2 sides. See also Deck.
9.52.020.0210
Base
district. See Zoning District.
9.52.020.0220
Base
height. The maximum height to which a building or structure
may be built by right pursuant to the Land Use and Circulation Element
(LUCE) of the General Plan. This is also called the Tier 1 height.
9.52.020.0230
Basement. The level(s) of a structure located below Average Natural Grade, Segmented Average Natural Grade, or Theoretical Grade, in which no portion of the level directly below Average Natural Grade, Segmented Average Natural Grade, or Theoretical Grade projects more than 3 feet above Average Natural Grade, Segmented Average Natural Grade, or Theoretical Grade. Up to 4 wall surfaces of the level directly below Average Natural Grade, Segmented Average Natural Grade, or Theoretical Grade may be exposed above Finished Grade, so long as this exposure does not exceed 40% of each of these wall surface areas. Each wall surface area is calculated by multiplying the height by the length of the wall. In addition, the visible wall surface height of these walls shall not exceed 3 feet above Finished Grade, except for an entrance to a garage, which must be designed to the minimum feasible width and not exceed the maximum size requirements set forth in Chapter 9.28, or for any light well or emergency egress as required by the Building Code. A basement shall not be considered a story.
9.52.020.0240
Bathroom. A room containing a sink, a toilet, and a shower and/or bathtub.
9.52.020.0250
Bay
window. An angular or curved window that projects from the
building surface.
9.52.020.0260
Bedroom. Any habitable space in a dwelling unit or accessory structure other
than a kitchen or living room that is intended for or capable of being
used for sleeping, is at least 70 square feet in area, is separated
from other rooms by a door, and is accessible to a bathroom without
crossing another bedroom.
9.52.020.0270
Block. Property bounded on all sides by a public right-of-way.
9.52.020.0280
Building. Any structure having
a roof supported by columns or walls and intended for the shelter,
housing or enclosure of any individual, animal, process, equipment,
goods or materials.
9.52.020.0290
Building, accessory. A detached building
located on the same parcel as the principal building, which is incidental
and subordinate to the principal building in terms of both size and
use. A building will be considered part of the principal building
if located less than 6 feet from the principal building or if connected
to it by fully enclosed space.
9.52.020.0300
Building, principal. A building in
which the principal use of the parcel on which it is located is conducted.
9.52.020.0310
Building
Code. Any ordinance of the City governing the type and method
of construction of buildings, signs, and sign structures and any amendments
thereto and any substitute therefor, including, but not limited to,
the California Building Code, the State Historic Building Code, other
state-adopted uniform codes and the Minimum Building Security Standards
Ordinance.
9.52.020.0320
Building
face. The general outer surface of the structure or walls of
a building. Where bay windows or pillars project beyond the walls,
the outer surface of the windows or pillars shall be considered to
be the face of the building.
9.52.020.0330
Building
envelope. The aggregate of building mass and building bulk
permitted on a parcel which is defined by height regulations, setbacks
and other property development standards.
9.52.020.0340
Building
footprint. See Footprint.
9.52.020.0350
Building
height. See Height.
9.52.020.0360
Building
site. A parcel or parcels of land occupied or to be occupied,
by a main building and accessory buildings together with such open
spaces as are required by the terms of this title and having its principal
frontage on a street, road, highway, or waterway.
9.52.020.0370
Build-to
line. A line parallel to the parcel line where the façade
of the building is required to be located.
9.52.020.0380
Buffer,
buffering. An area on a parcel which is designed to separate
structures and uses from the general public and/or adjacent properties
to reduce negative impacts. It may include landscaping, fences, and
walls.
9.52.020.0390
California
Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC). The California
State agency that regulates the permitting of alcohol beverage sales,
including the sale of beer, wine, and distilled spirits.
9.52.020.0400
California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Public Resources Code Section
21000 et seq., or any successor statute and associated guidelines
(California Code of Regulations Section 15000 et seq.) that require
public agencies to document and consider the environmental effects
of a proposed action before a decision.
9.52.020.0410
Canopy. A roofed shelter projecting over a sidewalk, driveway, entry, window,
or similar area that may be wholly supported by a building or may
be wholly or partially supported by columns, poles, or braces extending
from the ground.
9.52.020.0420
Car
sharing. A formal or informal membership organization that
owns a variety of motor vehicles that are parked in a number of different
areas. Members use the motor vehicles under the terms of their membership.
9.52.020.0430
Carport. A permanently roofed structure providing space for parking or temporary
storage of vehicles. It may or may not include sides, but will be
considered a garage if all 4 sides are enclosed.
9.52.020.0440
Change
of use. A discontinuance of an existing use and the substitution therefor of a use such that the new use represents a different use group (as defined in Chapter 9.51, Use Classifications) or is otherwise differently regulated by the zoning ordinance compared to the prior use. A change of ownership alone does not constitute a change of use. Resumption of a use after abandonment is a change of use.
9.52.020.0450
Clerestory. A window or row of windows which typically run horizontally and
are located at the upper portion of a wall to allow additional light
and air into a room. A clerestory is not a skylight.
9.52.020.0460
City. The City of Santa Monica.
9.52.020.0470
City
Council. The City Council of the City of Santa Monica.
9.52.020.0480
City
Engineer. The City Engineer of the City of Santa Monica.
9.52.020.0490
City-designated
contributing building or structure. A building or structure designated by the City as contributing to the designation of an area as a historic district pursuant to Section 9.56.130.
9.52.020.0500
City-designated
historic resource. Any existing property or structure that
is designated by the City as a Landmark, Structure of Merit, or a
Contributor to a Designated Historic District.
9.52.020.0510
City-designated
landmark. An improvement designated by the City as appropriate for historic preservation pursuant to Section 9.56.120.
9.52.020.0520
City-designated
structure of merit. An improvement designated by the City as appropriate for official recognition pursuant to Section 9.56.090.
9.52.020.0530
Commercial boulevard. Commercial boulevards
shall include the following:
A.
Wilshire Boulevard between the eastern
City limits and Ocean Avenue;
B.
Santa Monica Boulevard between the
eastern City limits and Lincoln Boulevard;
C.
Broadway between the eastern City
limits and Lincoln Boulevard;
D.
Colorado Avenue between the eastern
City limits and Lincoln Boulevard;
E.
Olympic Boulevard between the eastern
City limits and Lincoln Boulevard;
F.
Ocean Park Boulevard between the
eastern City limits and Lincoln Boulevard;
G.
Pico Boulevard between the eastern
City limits and Main Street; and
H.
Lincoln Boulevard between the southern
City limits and Wilshire Boulevard.
9.52.020.0540
Conditionally
permitted. Permitted subject to approval of a Conditional Use
Permit or Minor Use Permit.
9.52.020.0550
Construction. Construction, erection, enlargement, alteration, conversion or movement
of any building, structures, or land together with any scientific
surveys associated therewith.
9.52.020.0560
Corner
build-to area. Area of a corner parcel where the façade
of the building is required to be located.
9.52.020.0565
County. The County of Los Angeles.
9.52.020.0570
Courtyard. An unroofed area that is completely or mostly enclosed by walls
of a building.
9.52.020.0580
Cripple
wall. The short wood stud walls that enclose a crawl space
under the first floor used to support a dwelling between the concrete
foundation and the ground floor of a building. It elevates the dwelling
above ground to allow access to the utility lines or to level a dwelling
built on a slope.
9.52.020.0590
Curb
cut. A break in a curb allowing vehicle access from the roadway
to a legal parking area within the parcel.
9.52.020.0600
Daylight
plane. A setback or series of setbacks on new buildings which
allows the flow of light and air to adjacent residential buildings
and properties.
9.52.020.0610
Deck. A platform, either freestanding or attached to a building that is
used for outdoor space. It typically extends from the façade
of a building and is supported by pillars or posts but may be located
on a flat portion of a building, such as a roof or setback. It is
distinct from a patio. See also Balcony.
9.52.020.0620
Demising
wall. A partition wall that separates one tenant's or owner's
space from another or from the building hallway or other common area.
9.52.020.0630
Demolition. The destruction, dismantling, or removal of a building or structure or substantial portion of a building or structure so that it constitutes demolition pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.25.030, Demolition Defined.
9.52.020.0640
Development. Any manmade change to improved or unimproved real estate, including,
but not limited to, the division of a parcel of land into 2 or more
parcels; the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural
alteration, relocation, expansion, or enlargement of any structure;
any mining, excavation, landfill or land disturbance; and any use
or extension of the use of land.
9.52.020.0650
Development
agreement. An agreement between the City and any person having a legal or equitable interest in real property for the development of such property and which complies with the applicable provisions of Government Code Section 65864 et seq., and local law for such development agreements pursuant to Chapter 9.60, Development Agreements.
9.52.020.0660
Director. The Director of Planning and Community Development of the City of
Santa Monica or designee.
9.52.020.0670
Disability. Physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more
of a person's major life activities or a record of having an impairment,
but the term does not include current, illegal use of, or an addiction
to, a controlled substance. Current users of illegal controlled substances,
persons convicted of illegal manufacture or distribution of a controlled
substance, sex offenders, and juvenile offenders are not considered
disabled under the Fair Housing Act, by virtue of that status.
9.52.020.0680
Discretionary
permit. A Development Review Permit, Major Modification, Variance,
Minor Use Permit, or Conditional Use Permit, or any other appealable
permit that requires findings to be made.
9.52.020.0690
District. See Zoning District.
9.52.020.0700
Domestic
violence shelter. A residential facility that provides temporary
accommodations to persons or families who have been the victims of
domestic violence. Such a facility may also provide meals, counseling,
and other services, as well as common areas for the residents of the
facility.
9.52.020.0710
Driveway. An accessway that provides vehicular access between a street and
the parking or loading facilities located on an adjacent property.
9.52.020.0720
Dwelling. A structure or portion thereof that is used principally for residential
occupancy.
9.52.020.0730
Dwelling
unit. One or more rooms designed, occupied or intended for
occupancy as separate living quarters, with full cooking, sleeping
and bathroom facilities for the exclusive use of a single household.
A dwelling unit shall exceed 375 square feet in size.
9.52.020.0740
Easement. A portion of land created by grant or agreement for a specific purpose;
an easement is the right, privilege, or interest which one party has
in the land of another.
9.52.020.0750
Effective
date. The date on which a permit or other approval becomes
enforceable or otherwise takes effect, rather than the date it was
signed or circulated.
9.52.020.0760
Emergency. A sudden unexpected occurrence demanding immediate action to prevent
or mitigate loss or damage to life, health, property or essential
public services.
9.52.020.0770
Entrance. An opening, such as a door, passage, or gate, that allows access
to a place.
9.52.020.0780
Environmental
review. An evaluation process pursuant to CEQA to determine
whether a proposed project may have a significant impact on the environment.
9.52.020.0790
Environmental
Impact Report (EIR). An Environmental Impact Report as required
under the California Environmental Quality Act.
9.52.020.0800
Erect. To build, construct, attach, hang, place, suspend, or affix to or
upon any surface.
9.52.020.0810
Excavation. The removal of soils or other materials below grade to install habitable
space, parking, utilities, or landscaping.
9.52.020.0820
Façade. The face of the exterior wall of a building exposed to public view
or that wall viewed by persons not within the building. The portion
of any exterior elevation of a building extending vertically from
the grade to the top of a parapet wall or eave and horizontally across
the entire width of the building elevation.
9.52.020.0830
Façade,
street-facing. Any building façade whose exterior wall
faces or is within 45 degrees of parallel to an adjacent street, right-of-way,
or public park, plaza, or open space.
9.52.020.0840
Feasible. Capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable
period of time, taking into account economic, environmental, social
and technological factors.
9.52.020.0850
Fee. A payment to the City for the processing of a permit or license
application by a City agency or department.
9.52.020.0860
Fence. An artificially constructed barrier of any material or combination
of materials erected to enclose or screen an area of land. Fences
may also be walls, hedges and screen planting.
9.52.020.0890
Footprint. The horizontal area, as seen in plan view, of a building or structure,
measured from the outside of exterior walls and supporting columns,
and excluding eaves and subterranean and semi-subterranean levels.
9.52.020.0900
Frontage,
street. That portion of a parcel that borders a public street.
"Street frontage" shall be measured along the common parcel line separating
said parcel or parcel of land from the public street, highway, or
parkway.
9.52.020.0910
Garage. A building or portion
thereof, containing accessible and usable enclosed space designed,
constructed and maintained for the parking or storage of one or more
motor vehicles.
9.52.020.0920
Semi-subterranean garage. A structure
located partly underground used for parking and storage of vehicles.
9.52.020.0930
Subterranean garage. A structure entirely
underground, except for openings for ingress and egress.
9.52.020.0940
Garage
sales. The sale or offering for sale to the general public
of over 5 items of personal property on a portion of a parcel in a
residentially zoned district, whether inside or outside any building.
9.52.020.0950
General
Plan. The City of Santa Monica General Plan.
9.52.020.0960
Glare. The effect produced by a light source within the visual field that
is sufficiently brighter than the level to which the eyes are adapted,
such as to cause annoyance, discomfort or loss of visual performance
and ability.
9.52.020.0970
Government
Code. The Government Code of the State of California.
9.52.020.0980
Grade. The location of the
ground surface.
9.52.020.0990
Average natural grade. See Division 1, Section 9.04.050(A)(1).
9.52.020.1000
Existing grade. The elevation of the
ground at any point on a parcel as shown on the required survey submitted
in conjunction with an application for a building permit or grading
permit. Existing grade also may be referred to as natural grade.
9.52.020.1010
Finished Grade. The finished surface
of the ground, paving, lawn, or other improved surface between the
building and the parcel line.
9.52.020.1020
Segmented average natural grade. See Division 1, Section 9.04.050(A)(2).
9.52.020.1030
Theoretical grade. See Division 1, Section 9.04.050(A)(3).
9.52.020.1040
Ground
floor. The lowest floor of a building other than a basement
that is closest to finished grade.
9.52.020.1050
Ground
floor street frontage. The first level of a building, other
than a basement, that borders a public street.
9.52.020.1060
Habitation. Regular and exclusive use of a space or structure for shelter and
other residential purposes in a manner that is private and separate
from another residence on the same parcel.
9.52.020.1070
Hazardous
materials. Any material, including any substance, waste, or
combination thereof, which because of its quantity, concentration,
or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may cause, or
significantly contribute to, a substantial present or potential hazard
to human health, safety, property, or the environment when improperly
treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed.
9.52.020.1090
Historic
resource. Any existing property or structure that is designated
as a City Landmark, Structure of Merit, or a Contributor to a Designated
Historic District, or is listed on either the California Register
of Historical Resources or the National Register of Historic Places.
9.52.020.1100
Historic
resources inventory (HRI). A database containing building descriptions
and evaluations of properties that exhibit potential historic, architectural,
or cultural significance in Santa Monica. Each property listed on
the HRI has been evaluated by professionals using nationwide standards
and criteria. The HRI is used to identify properties of potential
historic significance, and properties on the HRI are eligible to apply
the State Historical Building Code.
9.52.020.1110
Home
occupation. A commercial use conducted on residential property by the inhabitants of the subject residence, which is incidental and secondary to the residential use of the dwelling. See Section 9.31.160, Home Occupation.
9.52.020.1120
Household. One or more persons living together in a single dwelling unit, with
access to and use of all common living and eating areas and all common
areas and facilities for the preparation and storage of food and who
maintain a single mortgage, lease, or rental agreement for all members
of the household.
9.52.020.1125
Housing project. A use consisting of
any of the following:
A.
Residential units only;
B.
Mixed-use developments consisting
of residential and nonresidential uses in which nonresidential uses
do not exceed 33% of the total building square footage and are limited
to the first 2 floors of buildings that are 2 or more stories;
C.
Transitional or supportive housing.
9.52.020.1130
Illegal
use. Any use of land or building that does not have the currently
required permits and was originally constructed and/or established
without permits or approvals required for the use at the time it was
brought into existence.
9.52.020.1140
Intensity
of use. The extent to which a particular use or the use in
combination with other uses affects the natural and built environment
in which it is located, the demand for services, and persons who live,
work, and visit the area. Measures of intensity include, but are not
limited to, requirements for water, gas, electricity, or public services;
number of automobile trips generated by a use; parking demand; number
of employees on a site; hours of operation; the amount of noise, light
or glare generated; the number of persons attracted to the site, or,
in eating establishments, the number of seats.
9.52.020.1150
Intersection,
street. The area common to 2 or more intersecting streets.
9.52.020.1160
Kitchen. A room or space within a building with appliances used for cooking
or preparing food.
9.52.020.1170
9.52.020.1180
Automatic controller. An automatic
timing device used to remotely control valves that operate an irrigation
system.
9.52.020.1190
Backflow prevention device. A safety
device used to prevent pollution or contamination of the water supply
due to the reverse flow of water from the irrigation system.
9.52.020.1200
Groundcover. A low growing woody or
herbaceous plant with low, compact growth habits which normally crawls
or spreads, and which forms a solid mat or dense cover over the ground
within 2 years of installation. Mature heights of groundcover will
usually range from 3 inches to 3 feet.
9.52.020.1210
Hedge. A boundary or barrier of plant
material formed by a row or series of shrubs, bushes, trees, or other
similar vegetation that enclose, divide, or protect an area or that
prevent a person from passing between any combination of individual
shrubs, bushes, trees, or other similar vegetation.
9.52.020.1220
Irrigation system. Any system, excluding
water features, for distribution of water through a pressurized system
within the landscape area, including, but not limited to, any system
in which any portion is installed below grade or affixed to any structure.
9.52.020.1230
Landscaping. The planting, configuration and maintenance of trees, ground cover, shrubbery and other plant material, decorative natural and structural features (walls, fences, hedges, trellises, fountains, sculptures), earth patterning and bedding materials, and other similar site improvements that serve an aesthetic or functional purpose. See Section 9.26.060.
9.52.020.1240
Moisture sensing device. A device that
measures the amount of water in the soil. The device may also suspend
or initiate an irrigation event.
9.52.020.1250
Mulch. Any organic material such as
leaves, bark, straw, compost, or inorganic mineral materials such
as rocks, gravel, and decomposed granite left loose and applied to
the soil surface for the beneficial purposes of reducing evaporation,
suppressing weeds, moderating soil temperature, and preventing soil
erosion.
9.52.020.1260
Plant area. The portion of a parcel
that is dedicated to the installation of landscaping.
9.52.020.1270
Lighting. The following terms are related to Section 9.21.080, Lighting.
9.52.020.1280
Foot-candle. A quantitative unit of
measure for luminance. One foot-candle is equal to the amount of light
generated by one candle shining on one square foot surface located
one foot away. Equal to one lumen uniformly distributed over an area
of one square foot.
9.52.020.1290
Light fixture. The assembly that holds
a lamp and may include an assembly housing, a mounting bracket or
pole socket, a lamp holder, a ballast, a reflector or mirrors, and
a refractor or lens.
9.52.020.1300
Shielded fixture. Outdoor light fixtures
shielded or constructed so that light rays emitted by the lamp are
projected below the horizontal plane passing through the lowest point
on the fixture from which light is emitted.
9.52.020.1310
Lightwell. The portion of buildable area that is reserved as open space for
light and air, usually enclosed by building walls on the subject property
or adjacent property and extends for one or more floors.
9.52.020.1320
Living
quarters. A structure or portion thereof that is used principally
for human habitation.
9.52.020.1330
Loading
space. An off-street space or berth on the same parcel with
a building for the temporary parking of a vehicle while loading or
unloading of goods.
9.52.020.1340
Loft. See Mezzanine.
9.52.020.1350
Lot. See Parcel.
9.52.020.1360
Maintenance
and repair. The repair or replacement of nonbearing walls,
fixtures, wiring, roof or plumbing that restores the character, scope,
size or design of a structure to its previously existing, authorized,
and undamaged condition.
9.52.020.1365
Major
transit stop. Major transit stop as defined in Public Resources
Code Section 21064.3.
9.52.020.1370
Manufactured
housing. A structure as defined by Health and Safety Code Section
18007, or any successor thereto.
9.52.020.1380
Mezzanine. An intermediate floor within a building interior without walls,
partitions, closets, screens or other complete enclosing interior
walls or partitions that is open to the floor below and has a floor
area that is no greater than one-third of the total area of the overlooked
room below. When the total floor area of a mezzanine exceeds one-third
of the total area of the overlooked room below it constitutes an additional
story and is no longer considered a mezzanine. Mezzanines shall be
concealed within the building and shall not appear as an additional
story on the exterior building façade. See Story.
9.52.020.1390
Mixed-use
development. The development of a parcel or building with 2
or more different land uses such as, but not limited to, a combination
of residential, office, manufacturing, retail, public or entertainment
in a single or physically integrated group of structures.
9.52.020.1400
Mobile
home park. Any area or tract of land where 2 or more lots are
rented or leased, or held out for rent or lease, to accommodate mobile
homes used for human habitation in accordance with Health and Safety
Code Section 18214, or any successor thereto.
9.52.020.1410
Natural
disaster. See Act of Nature.
9.52.020.1420
Nonconforming
building. See Nonconforming Structure.
9.52.020.1430
Nonconforming
structure. A building or structure that was erected in compliance with the standards and requirements in effect when it was constructed but does not comply with all of the applicable provisions of this Article, including, but not limited to, density, floor area, height, setback, usable open space, and other development standards. See Chapter 9.27, Nonconforming Uses and Structures.
9.52.020.1440
Nonconforming
use. An occupancy or activity that was established in compliance with the standards and requirements in effect at the time it commenced and has not been abandoned within the same structure or on the same parcel since that date but does not comply with all of the applicable provisions of this Article, including, but not limited to, permitted use, location, intensity, operational characteristics, performance standards or hours of operation. See Chapter 9.27, Nonconforming Uses and Structures.
9.52.020.1450
Open space.
9.52.020.1460
Open space, common. Any outdoor area,
not dedicated for public use, which is designed and intended for the
common use and enjoyment of the residents and guests of more than
one dwelling unit.
9.52.020.1470
Open space, private. Open areas for
outdoor living and recreation that are adjacent and directly accessible
to a single dwelling unit, reserved for the exclusive use of residents
of the dwelling unit and their guests.
9.52.020.1480
Open space, usable. Outdoor areas that
provide for outdoor living and/or recreation for the use of residents.
9.52.020.1490
Outdoor
sales, temporary and seasonal. The sale or offering for sale
to the general public of merchandise outside of a permanent structure
on property owned or leased by the person, firm, or corporation. These
sales are of a limited duration and conducted on an occasional basis,
and are secondary or incidental to the principal permitted use or
structure existing on the property.
9.52.020.1500
Outdoor
storage. The keeping, in an unroofed area, of any goods, junk,
material, merchandise or vehicles in the same place for more than
72 hours except for the keeping of building materials reasonably required
for construction work on the premises pursuant to a valid and current
Building Permit issued by the City.
9.52.020.1510
Overlay
district. A zoning designation specifically delineated on the
Districting Map establishing land use requirements that govern in
addition to the standards set forth in the underlying base district.
9.52.020.1520
Parapet. A low wall or railing extending above the roof and along its perimeter.
9.52.020.1530
Parcel. A single unit of land
separated from other units of land by legal description, the boundaries
of which are shown on a parcel map or final map, described in a deed,
or for which a certificate of compliance has been issued pursuant
to the Subdivision Map Act. [Parcel shall also include 2 or more parcels
where the owner(s) have recorded a covenant with the Office of the
County Recorder that states the intention of the owner(s) to combine
and use the parcels as a single unit of land in compliance with City
regulations.]
9.52.020.1540
Parcel, corner. A parcel of land abutting
2 or more streets at their intersection, or upon 2 parts of the same
street forming an interior angle of less than 135 degrees.
9.52.020.1550
Parcel, flag. A parcel not fronting
on or abutting a public road and where access is from a public roadby
a narrow right-of-way or driveway.
9.52.020.1560
Parcel, key. The first interior parcel
to the rear of a reversed corner parcel and not separated therefromby
an alley.
9.52.020.1570
Parcel, reversed corner. A corner parcel,
the side street line of which is substantially a continuationof the
front parcel line of the first parcel to its rear.
9.52.020.1580
Parcel, through. A parcel which fronts
on 2 parallel streets or which fronts upon 2 streets which donot intersect
at the boundaries of the parcel.
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Parcel
area. The total area within the property lines of a parcel,
excluding any street or alley right-of-way.
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Parcel
depth. The longest perpendicular length between a front and
rear parcel line or an imaginary extension of a rear parcel line as
necessary for non-rectilinear parcels.
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Parcel
frontage. The width of the front parcel line measured at the
street right-of-way.
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Parcel line. A line of record
bounding a parcel that divides one parcel from another parcel or from
a public or private street or any other public space.
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Parcel line, front. The parcel line
separating a parcel from a street right-of-way. In the case of a corner
parcel, the line separating the narrowest street frontage of the parcel
from the street shall be considered the front. For corner parcels
with equal street frontage dimensions, the front of the parcel is
the street frontage that is consistent with the prevailing street
frontage orientations along the block where the corner parcel is located.
For parcels between a walk street and an alley, the front of the parcel
is considered along the walk street. For through parcels between a
walk street and a street with vehicular access, the front of the parcel
is considered along the street with vehicular access.
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Parcel line, rear. The parcel line
opposite and most distant from the front parcel line; or in the case
of a triangular or otherwise irregularly shaped parcel, a line 10
feet in length entirely within the parcel, parallel to, and at a maximum
distance from the front parcel line.
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Parcel line, side. Any parcel line
other than a front or rear parcel line.
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Parcel
width. For rectilinear parcels, the distance between the side
parcel lines determined by the length of a straight line drawn at
right angles to the side parcel lines and parallel with both the front
and rear parcel lines. For non-rectilinear parcels, a series of measurements
based on the location of the side parcel lines shall be required to
determine varying parcel widths at any given locations on the parcel.
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Parking facility. An area
of a parcel, structure, or any other area, including driveways, which
is designed for and the primary purpose of which is to provide for
the temporary storage of operable motor vehicles.
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Accessory parking. An area of a parcel,
structure, or any other area, which is designed, reserved for, and
the primary purpose of which is to provide off-street parking to serve
a building or use that is the primary or main use of the parcel.
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Long-term parking. An area designed
for employee or parking when a vehicle is not normally moved during
the period of an employee's work shift, as opposed to customer or
visitor parking.
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Parking, bicycle. A covered
or uncovered area equipped with a rack or other device designed and
useable for the secure, temporary storage of bicycles.
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Long-term bicycle parking. Bicycle
parking that is designed to serve employees, students, residents,
commuters, and others who generally stay at a site for 3 hours or
longer.
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Short-term bicycle parking. Bicycle
parking that is designed to serve shoppers, customers, messengers,
guests, and other visitors to a site who generally stay for a period
of less than 4 hours.
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Parking space, off-street. An area, covered or uncovered, designed and usable for the temporary
storage of a vehicle, which is paved and accessible by an automobile
without permanent obstruction.
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Accessible parking. Parking spaces
that are designed and reserved for a vehicle(s) that is dedicated
to persons with disabilities.
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Automated parking system. Off-street
parking facility where vehicular storage and retrieval within such
facility is accomplished entirely through a mechanical conveyance
system. A parking facility with parking lift systems that require
an attendant to maneuver a vehicle that is to be parked shall not
be considered an automated parking facility.
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Car share parking. Parking spaces that
are dedicated for a vehicle(s) provided by a certified car-share organization
for the purpose of providing a car-share service to occupants of a
building or the general public.
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Independently-accessible parking. Parking
spaces that allow a vehicle to be accessed without having to move
another vehicle under its own power. They shall include spaces accessed
by automated garages, or car elevators, lifts or other space-efficient
parking provided that no more than one car needs to be moved under
its own power to access any one space.
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Shared parking. The management of parking
spaces so that they can be used by multiple users. This allows for
the more efficient use of parking facilities. Parking may be shared
between multiple users on the same parcel, between multiple users
on different parcels, or in dedicated shared parking facilities such
as public parking lots.
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Stacked parking. Space-efficient parking
in which vehicles are stored and accessed by mechanical stackers or
lifts or other space-efficient means.
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Tandem parking. Parking spaces that
are placed one behind another and where a vehicle needs to be moved
to access the desired parking space.
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Unbundled parking. The practice of
selling or leasing parking spaces separate from the purchase or lease
of the commercial or residential use.
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Valet parking. Stacked or valet parking
is allowed if an attendant is present or an automated system is in
place to move vehicles. The automated system may or may not be managed
by an attendant.
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Parking structure. A structure
used for parking and storage of vehicles.
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Semi-subterranean. A parking structure
located partially underground.
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Subterranean. A parking structure located
entirely underground, except for openings for ingress and egress.
9.52.020.1850
Patio. An outdoor area, often paved, adjoining a building that is used
for outdoor open space. It is not fully enclosed by walls and typically
is located at grade or supported by minimal footings.
9.52.020.1860
Paving. A type of material used over areas of a parcel such as driveways,
parking spaces and areas, pathways, patios, and front setbacks used
for access by vehicles and pedestrians.
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Permit. Any Zoning Conformance, Conditional Use Permit, Minor Use Permit,
Temporary Use Permit, Development Review Permit, Administrative Approval,
Home Occupation, Building Permit, license, certificate, approval,
or other entitlement for development and/or use of property as required
by any public agency.
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Permitted
use. Any use or structure that is allowed in a zoning district
without a requirement for approval of a Use Permit, but subject to
any restrictions applicable to that zoning district.
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Person. Any natural person or other entity recognized by California law
as such, including a firm, association, organization, partnership,
business trust, company, or corporation.
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Person
with a disability. A person who has a physical or mental impairment
that limits one or more major life activities; anyone who is regarded
as having that type of impairment; or anyone who has a record of that
type of impairment.
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Planning
Commission. The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Monica.
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Plaza. An outdoor space set aside for gathering or congregating and commercial
activities, typically surrounded by building frontages.
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Podium. A continuous raised platform supporting a building or a large block
of 2 or 3 stories beneath a multi-story block of smaller area.
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Porte
cochere. A roofed structure through which a vehicle can pass,
extending from the entrance of a building over an adjacent driveway,
the purpose of which is to shelter persons entering and exiting a
building.
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Pre-existing. In existence prior to the effective date of this Article.
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Primary
use. See Use, Primary.
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Private
tennis court. A tennis court which is used for noncommercial
purposes by the owner(s) of the property or guests.
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Project. Any proposal for a new or changed use or for new construction, alteration,
or enlargement of any structure, that is subject to the provisions
of this Ordinance. This term includes, but is not limited to, any
action that qualifies as a "project" as defined by the California
Environmental Quality Act.
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Public
land. Any government-owned land, including, but not limited
to, public parks, beaches, playgrounds, trails, paths, schools, public
buildings, and other recreational areas or public open spaces.
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Public
Resources Code. The Public Resources Code of the State of California.
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Qualified
applicant. The property owner, the owner's agent, or any person
or other legal entity that has a legal or equitable interest in land
that is the subject of a development proposal or is the holder of
an option or contract to purchase such land or otherwise has an enforceable
proprietary interest in such land.
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Ramp. An access driveway leading from one parking level to another, or
an access driveway from an entrance leading to parking at a different
level.
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Reasonable
accommodation. A type of discretionary permit that, if approved,
would provide for persons with disabilities seeking equal access to
housing under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the
Federal Fair Housing Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) in the application of building and zoning laws and other land
use policies, procedures, laws, rules, and regulations.
9.52.020.2040
Residential
use. One or more rooms designed, occupied or intended for occupancy
as primary living quarters in a building or portion thereof.
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Review
authority. Body responsible for making decisions on zoning
and related applications.
9.52.020.2060
Right-of-way. A strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, forced dedication,
prescription or condemnation and intended to be occupied or occupied
by a road, railroad, electric transmission line, oil or gas pipeline,
water line, sanitary storm sewer or other similar use.
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Roof. That portion of a building
or structure above walls or columns that shelters the floor area or
the structure below.
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Barrel roof. An arched roof with a
semi-circular, half-cylindrical shape.
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Gambrel roof. A roof with 2 slopes
on each of its 2 sides of which the lower is steeper than the upperslope.
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Hip roof. A 4-sided roof with sloping
ends and sides.
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Mansard roof. A roof with 2 sloping
planes of different pitch on each of the 4 sides.
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Pitched roof. A roof with 2 sides that
have at least one foot of vertical rise for every 3 feet ofhorizontal
run.
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Shed roof. A roof with a single slope.
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Roof
deck. A platform located on the flat portion of a roof or setback
of a building that is used for outdoor space. It is distinct from
a patio.
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Screening. Buffering of a building or activity from neighboring areas or from
the street with a wall, fence, hedge, informal planting, or berm.
9.52.020.2160
Security
grate or grilles. A metal grate that rolls up over, or slides
across, a window or door to provide protection against unwanted entry.
It also can be a fixed metal fixture over window openings.
9.52.020.2170
Senior
citizen. An individual 62 years of age or older unless otherwise
expressly stated in this Article.
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Setback. The distance between the parcel line and a building, not including permitted projections, that must be kept clear or open. See also Section 9.04.040, Measuring Distances, Section 9.04.130, Determining Setbacks, and Section 9.21.110, Projections into Required Setbacks.
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Setback, front. A space extending the
full width of the parcel between any building and the front parcel
line, and measured perpendicularly to the building at the closest
point to the front parcel line.
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Setback, rear. A space extending the
full width of the parcel between the principal building and the rear
parcel line measured perpendicularly from the rear parcel line to
the closest point of the principal building. When a rear parcel line
abuts an alley or walk street, the rear setback shall be measured
from the center line of the alley or walk street.
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Setback, side. A space extending the
full depth of the parcel between the principal building and the side
parcel line measured perpendicularly from the side parcel line to
the closest point of the principal building. For non-rectilinear parcels,
a space extending the full depth of the parcel between the principal
building and the side parcel line(s) measured using a series of measurements
parallel to the front parcel line to determine varying parcel widths
at any given locations on the parcel.
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Setback, street side. A space extending
the full depth of the parcel between the principal building and the
side parcel line adjacent to a public street right-of-way measured
perpendicularly from the side parcel line to the closest point of
the principal building. For non-rectilinear parcels, a space extending
the full depth of the parcel between the principal building and the
side parcel line(s) adjacent to a public street right-of-way measured
using a series of measurements parallel to the front parcel line to
determine varying parcel widths at any given locations on the parcel.
9.52.020.2230
Sexually-oriented
business. See Chapter 9.59, Sexually-Oriented Businesses, for details.
9.52.020.2240
Shrub. A plant with a compact growth habit and branches coming from the
base of the plant. Mature heights of shrubs may vary from one foot
to 15 feet depending on their species and landscape application.
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Sidewalk. A paved, surfaced, or leveled area, paralleling and usually separated
from the street, used as a pedestrian walkway.
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Sidewalk
café. Any outdoor dining area located in or adjacent
to any public sidewalk or right-of-way which is associated with a
restaurant or other eating and drinking establishment on a contiguous
adjacent parcel.
9.52.020.2270
Sign-related
definitions. All terms relating to signage are defined in Chapter 9.61, Signs.
9.52.020.2280
Site. A parcel, or group of contiguous parcels, that is proposed for development
in accordance with the provisions of this Article and is in a single
ownership or under unified control.
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Skylight. That portion of a roof which is glazed to admit light and the mechanical
fastening required to hold the glazing, including a curb not exceeding
10 inches in height, to provide a weatherproofing barrier.
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Solar
energy system. Any solar collector or other solar energy device,
certified pursuant to State law, along with its ancillary equipment,
whose primary purpose is to provide for the collection, storage, and
distribution of solar energy for space heating, space cooling, electric
generation, or water heating, or any structural design feature of
a building, whose primary purpose is to provide for the collection,
storage, and distribution of solar energy for electricity generation,
space heating or cooling, or for water heating.
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State
Historical Building Code. California Code of Regulations, Title
24, Part 8, or any successor thereto, which constitutes a special
State-adopted building code for historic buildings allowing flexible
approaches to their construction problems. This Code was developed
to accommodate changes necessary for the continued use of historic
buildings, while preserving their historic character and significant
architectural features. Applicants may elect to use the State Historic
Building Code as an alternative to standard construction codes such
as the City's Building Code or Electrical Code.
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Story. That portion of a building included between the upper surface of
any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, except that
the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included between
the upper surface of the topmost floor and the upper surface of the
roof above. A mezzanine with a floor area that exceeds one-third of
the floor area of the overlooking room of the floor below constitutes
a story. An attic and basement shall not be considered stories.
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Street. A public or private thoroughfare which affords the access to a block
and to abutting property. "Street" includes avenue, place, way, drive,
boulevard, highway, road, and any other thoroughfare, except an alley
as defined herein.
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Street
tree. Trees that are located in the public right-of-way.
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Street
wall. A wall or portion of a wall of a building facing a street.
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Structural
alterations. Any physical change to or the removal of the supporting
members of a structure or building, such as bearing walls, columns,
beams, or girders including the creation, enlargement, or removal
of doors or windows and changes to a roofline or roof shape.
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Structure. Anything constructed
or erected, which requires a fixed location on the ground, or is attached
to a building or other structure having a fixed location on the ground.
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Structure, accessory. A detached subordinate
structure, used only as incidental to the main structure on the same
parcel.
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Structure, main. A structure housing
the principal use of a site or functioning as the principal use.
9.52.020.2400
Structure, subterranean. A structure
located entirely underground, except for openings for ingress andegress.
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Structure, temporary. A structure without
any foundation or footings and which is intended to beremoved when
the designated time period, activity, or use for which the temporary
structure waserected has ceased.
9.52.020.2420
Subdivision. See Chapter 9.54, Land Divisions, for all subdivision definitions.
9.52.020.2430
Swimming
pool. A pool, pond, or open tank capable of containing a large
and deep enough body of water for people to use to swim.
9.52.020.2440
Temporary
structure. See Structure, Temporary.
9.52.020.2445
Third
Street Promenade Area. The area including the Third Street
Promenade and parcels located in that portion of the BC (2nd &
4th Streets) District bounded by 2nd Street to the west, Broadway
to the south, 4th Street to the east, and Wilshire Boulevard to the
north.
9.52.020.2450
Trailer. A vehicle without motor power, designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle
and to be used for human habitation or for carrying persons or property,
including a mobile home, trailer coach or house trailer.
9.52.020.2460
Trash
screen/enclosure. A permanent, immobile structure, designed
for the storage of a mobile resource recovery, recycling, or compost
bin or container.
9.52.020.2470
Unit. See Dwelling Unit.
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Use. The purpose for which
land or the premises of a building, structure, or facility thereon
is designed, arranged, or intended, or for which it is or may be occupied
or maintained.
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Use, accessory. A use that is customarily
associated with, and is incidental and subordinate to, the primary
use and located on the same parcel as the primary use.
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Use, primary. A primary, principal
or dominant use established, or proposed to be established, on a parcel.
In a mixed-use building, there may be more than one primary use.
9.52.020.2510
Use
classification. A system of classifying uses into a limited number of use types on the basis of common functional, product, or compatibility characteristics. All use types are grouped into the following categories: residential; public and semi-public; commercial; industrial; and transportation, communication, and utilities. See Chapter 9.51, Use Classifications.
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Use
permit. A discretionary permit, such as a Minor Use Permit or Conditional Use Permit, which may be granted by the appropriate City authority to provide for the accommodation of land uses with special site or design requirements, operating characteristics, or potential adverse effects on surroundings, which are not permitted as of right but which may be approved upon completion of a review process and, where necessary, the imposition of special conditions of approval by the permit granting authority. See Chapter 9.41, Minor Use Permits and Conditional Use Permits.
9.52.020.2530
Use
type. A category which classifies similar uses based on common
functional, product, or compatibility characteristics.
9.52.020.2540
Utilities. Equipment and associated features related to the mechanical functions
of a building(s) and services such as water, electrical, telecommunications,
and waste.
9.52.020.2550
Vibration. A periodic motion of the particles of an elastic body or medium
in alternately opposite directions from the position of equilibrium.
9.52.020.2560
View
corridor. An area where there is a view of all or a portion
of a panoramic subject, scene, or area.
9.52.020.2570
Wall. Any exterior surface of building or any part thereof, including
windows.
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Window. An opening in a wall
of a building that may be filled with glass or other material in a
frame. They typically allow light and air into the interior of a building
but also serve as vehicles for viewing merchandise in commercial properties.
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Primary room window. A glazed surface
whose area is larger than any other glazed surface in a living room,
dining room, family room, library, or similar such activity room in
a dwelling unit.
9.52.020.2600
Secondary room window. A glazed surface
serving a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, stairway, corridor, or storage
area in a dwelling unit, or a nonprimary window in a primary space.
9.52.020.2610
Yard. See Setback.
9.52.020.2620
Zoning
Administrator. The Director of the Department of Planning and
Community Development, or designee.
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Zoning
district. A specifically delineated area or district in the
City within which regulations and requirements uniformly govern the
use, placement, spacing, and size of land and buildings.
(Added by Ord. No. 2486CCS §§ 1, 2, adopted June 23, 2015; Ord. No. 2576CCS § 15, adopted June 12, 2018; Ord. No. 2649CCS § 36, adopted September 8, 2020; Ord. No. 2726CCS § 17, adopted October 25, 2022; Ord. No. 2742CCS § 2, adopted April 11, 2023)
