City of Cypress, CA: Definitions of specialized terms and phrases.

6.31.020 Definitions of specialized terms and phrases.

The following "land use" definitions are in alphabetical order.

Definitions, "A."

An action taken to reduce, relieve, or suppress another continuing action.

A parcel having a common boundary with another parcel, including parcels that have a common corner.

The place, means, or way by which pedestrians and vehicles shall have safe, adequate, and usable ingress and egress to a property, parking space, or use as required by this zoning ordinance.

Accessory retail uses.

The retail sales of various products (including food) in a store or similar facility that is located within a health care, hotel, office, or industrial complex for the purpose of serving employees or customers, and is not visible from public streets. These uses include pharmacies, gift shops, and food service establishments within hospitals; convenience stores, and food service establishments within hotel, office, and industrial complexes.

Accessory uses and structures (residential land use).

Includes any use that is customarily part of, and clearly incidental and secondary to a residence and does not change the character of the residential use. These uses include accessory structures (detached patio covers, garages, gazebos, greenhouses, hot tubs, spas, and swimming pools, studios, workshops, and similar structures). Includes home satellite dish antennas of 18 inches or less in diameter, and other receiving antennas for earth-based TV and radio broadcasts (larger satellite dish antennas, and broadcast and receiving antennas for ham radio and commercial applications, are included under the definition of "Wireless telecommunications facilities").

Acreage, gross.

The total land area within the lot lines of a parcel of land before the deduction of areas for public rights-of-way, public parks, public school sites, and any easement constituting a substantial impairment of the fee.

Acreage, net.

The area within the lot lines of a parcel of land after all deductions are made. Deductions include public rights-of-way, public parks, public school sites, and any easement constituting a substantial impairment of the fee.

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Net Acreage

Acupuncture clinics.

Establishments of independent health practitioners (except audiologists; chiropractors; dentists; mental health specialists; physicians; physical, occupational, and speech therapists; podiatrists; and optometrists) who practice the physical act of acupuncture. These practitioners operate private or group practices in their own offices (e.g., centers, clinics) or in the facilities of others (e.g., hospitals or HMO medical centers).

Addition.

Any construction that is attached to an existing building or structure and that increases the size or capacity of a building or structure in terms of site coverage, height, length, width, or gross floor area.

Adjoining.

Refers to a parcel that shares all or part of a common lot line with another parcel or that is directly across a street, private street or access easement, or right-of-way (other than a freeway or principal arterial) from a parcel.

Adult entertainment.

As defined in the Cypress Municipal Code.

Agriculture and horticulture (cultivation and sales).

The use of land to produce agricultural products, including private greenhouses and horticultural collections, flower and vegetable gardens, and fruit trees. This use may also include the sale of the agricultural products grown on the same premises.

Alcoholic beverage sales.

The retail sale of beer, wine, and/or other alcoholic beverages for on- or off-premises consumption.

Alley.

A narrow service way, either public or private, that provides a permanently reserved but secondary means of public access. Alleys are not intended for general traffic circulation, but for services and delivery access. Alleys typically are located along rear property lines.

Alternative fuels and recharging facilities.

A commercial facility offering motor vehicle fuels not customarily offered by commercial refueling stations (e.g., LPG) as well as equipment to recharge electric powered vehicles.

Ambulance service.

A commercial facility (substation) where ambulances are stored, and from which ambulances and emergency personnel are dispatched to emergencies.

Amendment.

A change in the wording, context, or substance of this zoning ordinance, the general plan, or specific plans or a change in the zoning district boundaries of the official zoning map. See section 28 (Amendments).

Animal boarding.

Facilities which offer temporary housing, care, and boarding services for small animals, primarily cats and dogs. These establishments are designed to provide short-term care for pets, particularly when owners are unable to tend to them. Boarding services may include feeding, exercise, and general care, ensuring pets are well looked after in their owners' absence.

Animal hospitals.

Commercial establishments that provide comprehensive veterinary medical care and treatment for small animals such as cats, dogs, and other similar pets. These facilities offer a wide range of veterinary services, including medical examinations, surgeries, vaccinations, and dental care. The focus is on health maintenance and medical treatment for pets.

Animal keeping.

The keeping or raising of farm animals (e.g., cattle, goats, horses, sheep, swine (including pot bellied pigs), fowl, poultry (e.g., hens, roosters), and other animals not commonly regarded as household pets. This use does not include cats, dogs, and other typical household pets. See Domesticated animals.

Animal shelters.

Any public or private facility, in which four or more dogs or domesticated animals over the age of four months are kept, maintained, or rehabilitated for the primary purpose of facilitating transfer of the ownership of the animals to off-premises individuals.

Antenna.

Any system of wires, poles, rods, reflecting discs, or similar devices that is external to or attached to the exterior of any structure and that is used for the transmission, reception, or both of electromagnetic waves.

Antenna, amateur radio.

Any antenna used to receive and/or transmit radio signals on the amateur radio bandwidth, as designated by the Federal Communications Commission.

Apartment.

One or more rooms with private bath and kitchen facilities comprising an independent, self-contained dwelling unit in a building containing two or more dwelling units for rent.

Appeal.

A process for the review of decisions rendered by the director or the planning agency. See section 27 (Appeals).

Appliance stores.

Retail establishments primarily engaged in selling an array of new household appliances (e.g., coffeemakers, dishwashers, electric razors, hair dryers, irons, microwave ovens, ovens, radios, refrigerators, room air-conditioners, sewing machines, televisions, and vacuum cleaners), in combination with appliance parts and repair services.

Arcades.

A location where four or more mechanical or electronic amusement games are located, even if the games are provided in conjunction with or as an accessory use to another business.

Art, antiques, collectibles, and gifts.

Retail sales uses including art galleries, antique shops, curio, gift, and souvenir shops, and the sales of collectible items including sports cards and comic books. See "Retail stores, general merchandise."

Assembly use.

Where a building, or portion of a building is primarily designed for public or private gatherings, where the space accommodates 40 or more individuals as determined by Building and Safety regulations. Examples include clubs, lodges, meeting halls, religious facilities, auditoriums, theaters, and other similar facilities intended for group gatherings. If the assembly area accommodates fewer than 40 individuals, it will be classified according to its primary function.

Assisted living facilities.

A special combination of housing, supportive services, personalized assistance, and health care designed to respond to the individual needs of those who need help with activities of daily living. A facility with a central or private kitchen, dining, recreational, and other facilities, with separate bedrooms and/or living quarters, where the emphasis of the facility remains residential.

Automated teller machines (ATMs).

A pedestrian-oriented or vehicle-oriented machine used by bank and financial service patrons for conducting transactions including deposits, withdrawals, and fund transfers, without contact with financial institution personnel. The machines may be located at or within banks, or in other locations, in compliance with this zoning ordinance.

Automobile related land uses.

See "Motor vehicle related land uses."

Definitions, "B."

Bakeries.

See "Retail Stores, General Merchandise."

Banks and financial institutions.

Financial institutions including:

♦	Banks and trust companies
♦	Credit agencies
♦	Holding (but not primarily operating) companies
♦	Lending and thrift institutions
♦	Other investment companies
♦	Securities/commodity contract brokers and dealers
♦	Security and commodity exchanges
♦	Vehicle finance (equity) leasing agencies
See also "Automated teller machine."

Bar.

Any facility licensed by the State of California which restricts entry to persons of legal drinking age, as established by state law, at which the sale of alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, and mixed drinks, is provided for consumption on the premises.

Barber or beauty shops.

(1)

Barber shops. Service establishments known as barber or men's hair stylist shops primarily engaged in cutting, styling, and trimming boys' and men's hair; and/or shaving and trimming men's beards.

(2)

Beauty salons/shops. Service establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) coloring, cutting, shampooing, styling, trimming, waving, or weaving, or hair; (2) providing facials; and (3) applying makeup. May also provide the following services: electrolysis (e.g., hair removal), massage, nail care, permanent makeup, or tanning services.

Basement.

A portion of a structure that is partly or wholly below grade. A basement shall be counted as a story for the purpose of height measurement where more than one-half of its height is above grade.

Batting cages.

Any facility or portion thereof that provides for the timed rental of portioned, fenced enclosures in which individuals swing a bat at baseballs or softballs thrown in their direction through the use of an automatic mechanical device. In addition to any other use of the land, any use or business with at least one enclosure and device shall be considered a batting cage.

Bed & breakfast.

An owner-operated establishment, generally in a single-family dwelling, that: (a) provides up to eight or fewer rooms for rent to the general public for more than stays less than 14 nights in a twelve-month period and (b) is the owner's personal residence; is occupied by the owner at the time of rental; and in which the only meal served to guests is breakfast.

Bedroom.

Any separate room normally used for sleeping purposes, whether designated as a bedroom or as a den, study, library, bonus room, media room, or other similar term, specifically excluding dining room, living room, kitchen, hall, and bathroom.

Billiard hall.

Any place of business where any of several games are played on a table by driving small balls against one another or into pockets with a cue. Also known as a pool hall.

Bingo game operations.

Any operation sponsored and run by a nonprofit organization that provides entertainment in the form of a group game in which letters and numbers are commonly called and individually marked on a player's game board.

Blueprinting shops.

See "Business support services."

Book stores.

See "Retail stores, general merchandise."

Bottling plants.

Manufacturing facilities which bottle liquid beverages (e.g., soft drinks). Does not include milk processing, which is included under the definition of "Food products." May include tasting and accessory retail sales of beverages produced on site.

Broadcast and recording studios.

Commercial and public communications uses including radio and television broadcasting, recording, and receiving stations and studios, with facilities located entirely within structures. Transmission and receiving apparatus, including antennas and towers, are included under the definition of "Wireless communications."

Buffer.

Open spaces, landscaped areas, fences, walls, berms, or a combination of these or similar elements, used to physically and visually separate a more intense use from a less intense use in order to mitigate the negative impacts of the more intense use (e.g., dust, glare, light, noise, odor, etc.). An appropriate buffer may vary depending on uses, districts, size, etc.

Building or lot coverage.

See "Site coverage."

Building code, electrical code, and fire code.

The following documents are adopted by reference and as amended by section 5-2, as the building codes of the City of Cypress, one copy of each which is on file in the office of the city clerk:

(1)

Uniform Administrative Code, 1997 edition;

(2)

Uniform Building Code, 1997 edition, with appendices, part 2, volumes I, II, and III. (Also known as the 2001 California Building Code);

(3)

Uniform Building Code Standards, 1997 edition. (Also known as the 2001 California Building Standards Code);

(4)

Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1997 edition;

(5)

Uniform Housing Code, 1997 edition; and

(6)

Uniform Mechanical Code, 2000 edition, with appendices. (Also known as the 2001 California Mechanical Code).

Building frontage.

That side of a building containing the main entrance for pedestrian entrance and exit. If more than one main entrance exists, the entrance that more nearly faces, or is oriented to, the street of highest classification as portrayed in the circulation element of the general plan, shall be considered the building frontage. If all streets are of the same classification, the side of the building with the smallest horizontal lineal [linear] dimension containing a main entrance shall be considered the building frontage.

Building height.

The vertical distance from the grade to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof or the deck line of a mansard roof or to the highest point of the highest gable of a pitch or hip roof, but exclusive of vents, air conditioners, chimneys, or other such incidental appurtenances.

Building material stores/yards.

Retail establishments selling lumber and other large building materials, and also including paint, wallpaper, glass, fixtures, nursery stock, lawn and garden supplies (which may also be sold in hardware stores, included under the definition of "Hardware stores"). Includes all stores selling to the general public, even if contractor sales account for a larger proportion of total sales. Includes incidental retail ready-mix concrete operations, except where excluded by a specific zoning district.

Bus shelter.

Any structure located in the public right-of-way that covers or contains bus benches and is designed primarily for the protection and convenience of bus passengers.

Business support services.

Establishments primarily within structures, providing other businesses with services including maintenance, repair, and service, testing, rental, etc., also includes:

•	Blueprinting services
•	Business equipment repair services (except vehicle repair)
•	Commercial art and design (production)
•	Computer-related services (rental, repair)
•	Copying, quick printing, and blueprinting services
•	Equipment rental businesses within structures
•	Film processing laboratories
•	Heavy equipment repair services where repair occurs on the client site
•	Mail advertising services (reproduction and shipping)
•	Other "heavy service" business services
•	Outdoor advertising services
•	Photocopying/desktop facilities
•	Photo developing/finishing/printing
•	Protective services (other than office related)
•	Soils and materials testing laboratories
•	Window cleaning

Definitions, "C."

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

Section 21000 et seq. of the Public Resources Code that requires state, regional, county, and local agencies to conduct environmental review for any discretionary activity proposed to be carried out or approved by those agencies.

Candy stores.

A retail business where candy, and other similar sweets are offered for retail sale from the site, primarily for off-site consumption.

Car wash, full service.

See "Motor vehicle washing."

Car wash, self-service.

See "Motor vehicle washing."

Caretaker/employee housing.

A structure constructed to residential occupancy standards in compliance with the uniform building code that is accessory to a nonresidential use and required for security, or twenty-four-hour care or supervision.

Carport.

An accessory use consisting of an open-sided, roofed structure, whether attached to or detached from a structure, established for the parking of motor vehicles.

Catering services.

An establishment that prepares and delivers food and beverages for off-site consumption. A catering service may contain kitchen facilities and may also provide dining supplies (e.g., beverage dispensers, place settings, and tablecloths).

Cement products.

Manufacturing establishments producing bulk concrete, concrete building block, brick and all types of precast and prefab concrete products. Also includes ready-mix concrete batch plants, lime manufacturing, and the manufacture of gypsum products, including plasterboard. A retail ready-mix concrete operation as an incidental use in conjunction with a building materials outlet is defined under "Building material stores/yards." Also see "Concrete mixing/yards."

Cemeteries.

A facility used, or intended to be used, for the burial of the dead and dedicated for that purpose, including columbariums, crematoriums, mausoleums, and mortuaries when operated in conjunction with, and within the boundaries of, the subject premises.

Check cashing.

A business that serves only to exchange cash or money orders for checks from a third party.

Chemical products.

Manufacturing establishments that produce or use basic chemicals and establishments creating products predominantly by chemical processes. Establishments classified in this major group manufacture three general classes of products: (1) basic chemicals including acids, alkalis, salts, and organic chemicals; (2) chemical products to be used in further manufacture, including dry colors, pigments, plastic materials, and synthetic fibers; and (3) finished chemical products to be used for ultimate consumption including cosmetics, drugs, and soaps; or to be used as materials or supplies in other industries, including explosives, fertilizers, and paints.

Child day care facilities.

Facilities that provide care and supervision of minor children for periods of less than 24 hours. These facilities include the following, all of which are required to be licensed by the California State Department of Social Services:

Child day care homes, large.

A day care facility located in a single-family residence where an occupant of the residence provides care and supervision for nine to 14 children. Children under the age of 10 years who reside in the home count as children served by the day care facility.

Child day care homes, small.

A day care facility located in a single-family residence where an occupant of the residence provides care and supervision for eight or fewer children. Children under the age of 10 years who reside in the home count as children served by the day care facility.

Commercial day care centers.

A commercial or nonprofit child day care facility with a capacity of more than 12 children (unless licensed as a large family day care home allowing up to 14 children). Day care centers include day nurseries, extended day care facilities, infant centers, nursery schools, and preschools. This type of facility provides nonmedical care, on a less than twenty-four-hour basis, to persons under 18 years of age in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual. These may be operated in conjunction with a business, school, or religious facility, or as an independent land use.

Church.

See "Places of worship."

City.

The City of Cypress, referred to in this zoning ordinance as the "city."

City council.

The Cypress City Council, referred to in this zoning ordinance as the "council."

Clothing products.

Manufacturing establishments producing clothing, and fabricating products by cutting and sewing purchased textile fabrics, and related materials including furs, leather, plastics, and rubberized fabrics. Custom tailors and dressmakers not operating as a factory and not located on the site of a clothing store ("Retail stores, general merchandise") are instead included under "Personal services, general."

Clubs or lodges.

An association of people organized for some common, nonprofit purpose to pursue common activities, goals, or interests and usually characterized by certain membership qualifications, payment of dues, regular meetings, a constitution, and bylaws.

Columbarium, crematory, mausoleum.

See "Cemeteries" and also "Mortuaries."

Commercial marijuana activity

includes the cultivation, possession, manufacture, distribution, processing, storing, laboratory testing, packaging, labeling, transportation, delivery, or sale of marijuana and marijuana products, including, but not limited to, as those terms are defined in section 15J-2 (Definitions); except, as applicable, as set forth in Chapter 15I (Personal cultivation of marijuana) of this Code, or as preempted by state law.

Commercial trade schools.

Business, secretarial, and vocational schools offering specialized trade and commercial courses. Includes specialized nondegree granting schools offering subjects including: art, ballet and other dance, drama, driver education, language, and music. Also includes seminaries and other facilities exclusively engaged in training for religious ministries; and establishments furnishing educational courses by mail. Facilities, institutions, and conference centers are included that offer specialized programs in personal growth and development (including arts, communications, environmental awareness, fitness, and management, as examples).

Commercial vehicle.

Any vehicle classified by the State of California as a commercial vehicle in compliance with California Vehicle Code section 260 and that weighs three tons (i.e., 6,000 pounds) or more.

Community/cultural centers.

Multi-purpose meeting and recreational facilities typically consisting of one or more meeting or multi-purpose rooms, kitchen, and/or outdoor barbecue facilities, that are available for use by various groups for activities including dances, meetings, parties, receptions, etc.

Community care facilities.

As defined by the California Health and Safety Code Section 1502(a) et seq., means any facility, place, or building which is maintained and operated to provide nonmedical residential care, day treatment, adult day care, foster family agency services for children, adults, or children and adults, including, but not limited to, the physically handicapped, mentally impaired, mentally incompetent persons, abused or neglected people, and substance abusers. This use includes residential care facilities, adult day care facilities, community treatment facilities, day treatment facilities, foster family homes, group homes, adoption agencies, residential care facilities, small family homes, social rehabilitation facilities, transitional shelter care facilities, transitional housing placement providers, shelters for battered women, substance abuse treatment facilities, and social day care facilities.

Community care, large.

Allows for seven or more residents.

Community care, small.

Allows for up to and including six residents.

Community/recreational centers.

See "Community/cultural centers."

Concrete mixing/yards.

Manufacturing establishments producing bulk concrete, concrete building block, and all types of precast and prefab concrete products. Also includes ready-mix concrete batch plants, lime manufacturing, and the manufacture of gypsum products, including plasterboard. A retail ready-mix concrete operation as an incidental use in conjunction with a building materials outlet is defined under "Building material stores/yards."

Conditional use.

A use or occupancy of a structure, or a use of land, allowed within a zoning district subject to conditions and standards for the location or operation of the use as specified in this zoning ordinance and authorized by the council.

Conditional use permit.

A permit issued by the planning agency or the council allowing a use to be carried out in a particular zoning district that is not a use permitted by right.

Condominiums.

As defined by Civil Code section 951(f), a development where undivided interest in common in a portion of real property is coupled with a separate interest in space called a unit, the boundaries of which are described on a recorded final map or parcel map.

Condominium conversion.

The development of land and existing structures as a condominium, regardless of the present or prior use of the land or structures, and regardless of whether substantial improvements have been made to the structures. See section 3.17.070 (Condominiums, Conversions, and Cooperatives.)

Container.

A bin, used either for commercial or private residential purposes, provided by an approved solid waste collector for the accumulation and collection of solid waste, recyclable materials, and green waste from any premises in the city.

Contractor's equipment rentals, sales, and service.

Retail establishments renting, selling, and servicing heavy construction equipment, including cranes, earth moving equipment, heavy trucks, etc.

Contractor's equipment yards.

Storage yard operated by, or on behalf of a contractor licensed by the State of California for storage of large equipment, vehicles, or other materials commonly used in the individual contractor's type of business; storage of scrap materials used for repair and maintenance of contractor's own equipment; and structures for uses including offices and repair facilities.

Convalescent/rest homes.

Also known as nursing homes, these are facilities licensed by the California State Department of Health Services. These facilities house one or more individuals in a single room with bathroom facilities and provide intensive medical and nursing care, including 24 hour availability of licensed nursing personnel. Residents are often convalescing from serious illness or surgery and require continuous observation and medical supervision, or will reside in the facility as a long-term resident. Does not include residential care facilities.

Convenience store.

See "Mini-markets."

Convent.

See "Places of worship."

Coverage.

See "Building or lot coverage."

Cybercafe.

See "Arcades."

Definitions, "D."

Dance studio.

Any facility in which classes are offered and held on a regular basis that teach the techniques of any dance, aerobic routine, martial art, or other similar activity for compensation. The use may include facilities for the occasional recital performance of the classes for persons enrolled in the class.

Dancing and live entertainment.

A commercial facility where patrons come to dance to live or recorded music or simply enjoy entertainment performed by live entertainers. Does not include "Adult entertainment."

Day care centers.

See "Child day care facilities."

Day spa.

A facility employing trained professionals where visitors can receive a variety of spa treatments during day hours and overnight accommodations are not available. Examples of typical spa services include exfoliation, dermabrasion, balneotherapy, dry brushing, body composition (fat to lean muscle ratio) analysis, chemical peel, clay or mud wrap, facial rejuvenation, reflexology, hydrotherapy, crenotherapy, thalassotherapy, and body wraps.

Dedication.

The turning over by an owner or developer of private land for public use, and the acceptance of land for such use by the governmental agency having jurisdiction over the public function for which it will be used. Dedications for roads, parks, school sites, or other public uses often are made conditions for approval of a development by the city.

Density.

The total number of permanent residential dwelling units per acre of land, exclusive of all existing public streets and rights-of-way.

Density bonuses.

A density bonus is an increased residential density over the maximum authorized density which is granted to an owner/developer of a housing project agreeing to construct a prescribed percentage of affordable dwelling units pursuant to Government Code sections 65915— 65918.

Department.

The City of Cypress Community Development Department, referred to in this zoning ordinance as the "department."

Design review committee.

The committee comprised of the community development director and city engineer, or designee, established for the purpose of reviewing development applications for compliance with the provisions of this zoning ordinance, in compliance with subsection 4.19.060 (Design review). See also "Staff review committee."

Developer.

A person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association who proposed to develop or subdivide real property for oneself or others.

Development agreements.

An agreement duly entered into in compliance with state law (Government Code § 65864 et seq.).

Development project.

A project in which one or more lots, tracts, or parcels of land are to be developed or redeveloped as a coordinated site for a complex of uses, units, or structures including, planned development and/or cluster development for residential, commercial, institutional, recreational, open space, and/or mixed uses.

Director.

The City of Cypress Community Development Director, referred to in this zoning ordinance as the "director."

Distribution center.

A building or facility which serves as a central location for the short-term storage, consolidation, and transfer of goods, materials, or merchandise prior to their redistribution to retailers, businesses, or consumers. Distribution facilities are characterized by regular incoming and outgoing shipments and typically involve activities such as sorting, consolidation, staging, and packing of goods for dispatch. Some limited assembly and repacking may occur. Although storage of goods does occur, it is a secondary function to their movement.

Domesticated animal.

Any animal customarily kept by humans as household pets (e.g., dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, hamsters, mice, turtles, etc.). Does not include "Farm animal or wild animal."

Dormitories.

A structure used as group living quarters for a student body or religious order as an accessory use for a college, university, boarding school, convent, monastery or other similar public, semi-public use.

Drive-in and drive-through sales.

Facilities where food or other products may be purchased by motorists without leaving their vehicles. These facilities include "restaurants, fast-food."

Drive-in and drive-through services.

Facilities where services may be obtained by motorists without leaving their vehicles. These facilities include drive-up teller windows and ATMs at banks. Does not include service stations, which are separately defined.

Driveway.

A private roadway or access way providing direct vehicular access to an approved garage, parking lot, or parking space. A driveway shall not count as open space.

Drought-tolerant plant materials.

Those plants that tolerate heavy clay to sandy soil with the use of limited supplemental water. These plants are able to thrive with deep, infrequent watering once their root systems are established (three to 12 month average time period). These plants include those that naturally grow in areas of limited natural water supply (native and nonnative plant species) and are adaptable to weather and soil conditions prevalent in the City of Cypress.

Drug store.

See "Pharmacies/drug stores."

Dry cleaning/laundry/dyeing plants.

Service establishments engaged primarily in high volume laundry and garment services, including: power laundries (family and commercial), carpet/rug and upholstery cleaners, dying, diaper service, garment pressing and dry cleaning, industrial laundries, and linen supply. Does not include coin-operated laundries or dry cleaning pick-up stores without dry cleaning equipment.

Dry cleaning plants.

See "Dry cleaning/laundry/dyeing plants."

Dry cleaning service, drop-off only.

A business which offers retail laundry service, at which garments are dropped-off for cleaning but no dry cleaning services are performed on the premises.

Duplexes.

See "Dwelling, two-family."

Dwelling group.

Two or more boarding houses, single-family dwellings, multi-family dwellings, rooming houses, or any combination of the above, located on one parcel.

Dwelling, guest.

See "Guest/employee housing."

Dwelling, multi-family.

A structure, or portion of a structure, providing occupancy for three or more families living independently of each other. Also includes: triplexes, fourplexes, townhouse developments (three or more attached single-family dwellings where no unit is located over another unit), and senior citizen multi-family housing.

Dwelling, single-family attached.

A dwelling unit occupied or intended for occupancy by only one household which is structurally connected with at least one other dwelling unit. A single-family dwelling unit contains only one kitchen.

Dwelling, single-family detached.

A detached structure containing no more than one dwelling unit which, regardless of form of ownership, is designed and/or used to house not more than one household, including all domestic employees of the family. A single-family dwelling unit contains only one kitchen.

Dwelling, two-family.

A structure containing no more than two dwelling units.

Dwelling unit.

Any mobile home or structure or portion thereof, including a manufactured home or portion thereof, which contains eating and sleeping areas, sanitation as required by the City Code, and one kitchen area, and which is designed or used for the shelter or housing of one or more persons.

Dwelling unit, accessory.

An attached or detached residential dwelling unit which provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same lot as the single-family or multi-family dwelling is or will be situated. An accessory dwelling unit also includes:

An efficiency unit, as defined in section 17958.1 of the Health and Safety Code; and

A manufactured home, as defined in section 18007 of the Health and Safety Code.

Dwelling unit, junior accessory.

A unit that is no more than 500 square feet in size and contained entirely within a single-family dwelling. A junior accessory dwelling unit may include separate sanitation facilities, or may share sanitation facilities with the existing structure.

Definitions, "E."

Educational institutions, private or public.

An institution (e.g., a private or public school, college, or university) accredited by the State Board of Education to give academic instruction.

Schools, specialized education and training. See "Commercial schools."

Schools—K—12. An institution which offers instructions in the several branches of learning and study required to be taught in the public schools by the State Education Code. Includes elementary, middle, junior high, and high schools serving kindergarten through 12th grade students. Pre-schools and child day care are included under the definitions of "Child day care facilities."

Universities/colleges. Includes community colleges, public colleges, universities, and technical schools granting associate arts degrees, certificates, undergraduate, and graduate degrees, and requiring for admission at least a high school diploma or equivalent general academic training.

Electronic equipment products.

Establishments engaged in manufacturing machinery, apparatus, and supplies for the generation, storage, transmission, transformation, and use of electrical energy, including:

•	Appliances (e.g., stoves/ovens, refrigerators, freezers, laundry equipment, fans, vacuum cleaners, sewing machines)
•	Aviation instruments
•	Electrical transmission and distribution equipment
•	Electronic components and accessories, and semiconductors, integrated circuits, related devices
•	Electronic instruments, components and equipment (e.g., calculators and computers)
•	Electrical welding apparatus
•	Lighting and wiring equipment (e.g., lamps and fixtures, wiring devices, vehicle lighting)
•	Industrial apparatus
•	Industrial controls
•	Instruments for measurement, testing, analysis and control, associated sensors and accessories
•	Miscellaneous electrical machinery, equipment and supplies (e.g., batteries, x-ray apparatus and tubes, electromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus, electrical equipment for internal combustion engines)
•	Motors and generators
•	Optical instruments and lenses
•	Photographic equipment and supplies
•	Pre-recorded magnetic tape
•	Radio and television receiving equipment (e.g., television and radio sets, phonograph records and surgical, medical and dental instruments, equipment, and supplies)
•	Surveying and drafting instruments
•	Telephone and telegraph apparatus
•	Transformers, switch gear and switch-boards
•	Watches and clocks
•	Similar uses as determined by the director
Does not include testing laboratories (soils, materials testing, etc.)

Electronic message center sign/digital display.

A sign which uses a bank of grid or other lights that can be individually lit to form copy such as words, letters, logos, figures, symbols, illustrations, still images, scrolling images, moving images, flashing images, including video and animation, or patterns to form a message without altering the sign face. This includes any sign, or portion of a sign independent of or attached to an existing structure, that displays an electronic image or video, which may or may not include text, where the rate of change is electronically programmed and can be modified by electronic processes. The definition includes cathode ray projections, fiber optics, television screens, plasma screens, digital screens, LCD or LED screens, video boards, holographic displays or other electronic media technology, and other similar media.

Emergency shelters.

A facility that provides immediate and short-term housing (limited to occupancy of six months or less) and minimal supplemental supportive services to homeless persons or families. Supplemental services may include counseling, food, and access to social programs. No individual or household may be denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay (consistent with section 50675.14.(b) of the California Health and Safety Code).

Employee housing.

Employee housing means "employee housing" as defined in Health and Safety Code section 17008 that provides accommodations for six or fewer employees, pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 17021.5(b).

Equipment rental establishments.

Service establishments which offer a wide variety of materials and equipment for rent, including business equipment (e.g., computers, copiers, desks, projectors, etc.) and equipment and supplies for parties and other social events (e.g., chairs, fountains, glassware, linens, tables, etc.), all available within an enclosed structure.

Equipment rental yards.

Service establishments with outdoor storage/rental yards, which may offer a wide variety of materials and equipment for rental, including construction equipment.

Definitions, "F."

Farm animal.

Any animal, other than a domesticated animal, that is commonly associated with a farm and that has the potential of causing a nuisance if not properly maintained. Farm animals are identified by these categories: large animals (e.g., horses, donkeys, mules, cows, etc.); medium animals (e.g., sheep, goats, etc.); or small animals (e.g., rabbits, chickens, geese, ducks, etc.).

Farm equipment, rentals, repairs, and sales.

An establishment renting, repairing, or selling agricultural machinery, equipment, and supplies for use in soil preparation and maintenance, the planting and harvesting of crops, and other operations and processes pertaining to farming and ranching.

Feed and grain sales.

Retail establishments primarily engaged in selling animal food (except dog and cat) from ingredients (e.g., grains, meat products, and oilseed mill products).

Fences.

A solid or open barrier other than a wall above ground intended to enclose or mark a boundary, usually made of posts and wire or wood.

Financial institution.

See "Banks and financial institutions."

Firearm sales.

The retail sale of firearms or ammunition by a firearms dealer, whether it is the principal sales item or incidental to the overall sales. This use includes firearms dealers that transfer and lease any firearms.

Flea markets.

See "Outdoor retail sales and activities."

Floor area ratio.

The total gross area of all structures on a parcel divided by the parcel area (FAR). For the purpose of calculating floor area, floor area shall (1) not include carports, elevator shafts, exterior courts, and garages; and (2) be calculated based on the exterior faces of walls.

Florist shops.

Retail establishments primarily engaged in selling cut flowers, floral arrangements, and potted plants purchased from others. These establishments customarily prepare the arrangements they sell.

Foam plastics fabrication.

The fabrication of products (e.g., electronic equipment packaging, fast food packaging, etc.) made from raw foam plastic materials. Also includes: establishments engaged in molding primary foam plastics for the trades.

Food and beverage product manufacturing.

Manufacturing establishments producing or processing foods and beverages for human consumption, and certain related products. Includes:

•	Bakeries
•	Bottling plants
•	Breweries
•	Candy, sugar and confectionery products manufacturing
•	Catering services separate from stores or restaurants
•	Citrus products
•	Coffee roasting
•	Dairy products manufacturing
•	Fats and oil product manufacturing
•	Fruit and vegetable canning, preserving, related processing
•	Grain mill products and by-products
•	Meat, poultry, and seafood canning, curing, byproduct processing
•	Miscellaneous food item preparation from raw products
•	Soft drink production
•	Similar uses as determined by the director
Also may include tasting and accessory retail sales of beverages produced on site.

Fortune telling business.

Any business that offers the services of an individual who engages in, practices, or professes to practice the business or art of astrology, augury, cartomancy, clairvoyance, crystal gazing, divination, etherealization, fortune-telling, hypnotism (other than in connection with the practice of medicine), life reading, magic, mediumship, mesmerism, necromancy, numerology, oriental mysteries, palmistry, phrenology, physiognomy, prophecy, reading of tarot or other similar cards, seership, spirits, or use of other similar occult powers for any form of compensation.

Freight terminals.

An indoor facility where trucks and trailers are loaded or unloaded where cargo/freight may be broken down or aggregated into smaller or larger loads for transfer to other vehicles or modes of transit.

Fuel sales.

Retail establishments primarily engaged in the sale to consumers of butane, fuel oil, propane and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), bottled or in bulk, as a principal use. Facilities where other vehicle services are also provided are classified under "Service Stations."

Furniture/cabinet shops.

Manufacturers producing: wood, metal, or other household furniture and appliances; bedsprings and mattresses; all types of office furniture and partitions, lockers, shelving and store furniture; and miscellaneous drapery hardware, window blinds and shades. Also includes wood and cabinet shops, but not sawmills or planing mills, which are instead included under "Lumber and wood products."

Furniture/furnishings, rentals, sales, and service stores.

Retail stores primarily renting and selling: home furnishings including draperies, floor coverings, furniture, glass and chinaware, refrigerators, stoves, other household electrical and gas appliances including televisions and home sound systems and outdoor furniture including lawn furniture, spas, and hot tubs. Also includes the retail sale of office furniture and pianos.

Definitions, "G."

Garden centers/plant nurseries.

Commercial agricultural establishments engaged in the production of ornamental plants and other nursery products, grown under cover or outdoors. Includes stores selling these products, nursery stock, lawn and garden supplies, and commercial scale greenhouses. The sale of house plants or other nursery products entirely within a building is also included as an accessory use under "Retail stores, general merchandise" and "hardware stores". Home greenhouses are included under "Accessory uses and structures."

Garages, private.

An accessory structure enclosed on all sides provided for the purpose of parking vehicles.

Garages, public.

A structure other than a private garage where vehicles are parked or stored for hire or remuneration.

General assembly and/or manufacturing.

Manufacturing establishments engaged in the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of components, materials, or substances into new products. The assembling of component parts of manufactured products is also considered manufacturing. The components, materials, or substances transformed by manufacturing establishments are raw materials that are products of agriculture, fishing, forestry, mining, or quarrying as well as products of other manufacturing establishments. The materials used may be purchased directly from producers or obtained through customary trade channels. The new product of a manufacturing establishment may be finished in the sense that it is ready for utilization or consumption, or it may be semi-finished to become an input for an establishment engaged in further manufacturing.

General plan.

The General Plan of the City of Cypress, adopted in compliance with state law (Government Code section 65301 et seq.) and adopted by the council.

Glass products.

Manufacturing establishments producing flat glass and other glass products which are blown, pressed, or shaped from glass produced in the same establishment. Also includes largescale artisan and craftsman type operations producing primarily for the wholesale market.

Golf courses.

Public and private golf courses, with or without country clubs, and accessory facilities and uses including: clubhouses with bar and restaurant, locker and shower facilities; driving ranges (driving ranges separate from golf courses are instead classified under "Golf driving ranges"); "pro shops" for on-site sales of golfing equipment; and golf cart storage and sales facilities.

Golf driving range.

An area equipped with distance markers, clubs, balls, and tees for practicing golf drives and putting, and which may include a snack-bar and pro-shop, but excludes miniature golf courses and "putt-putt" courses.

Government enterprises.

Facilities owned or operated by a governmental entity (e.g., city, county, state, or federal government).

Grade.

The average level of the finished ground surfaces surrounding a structure.

Grocery stores.

See "Retail stores, general merchandise."

Gross acreage.

See "Acreage, gross."

Gross floor area.

The area included within the surrounding exterior finish wall surface of a structure or portion thereof, exclusive of courtyards.

Group homes also known as group care facilities.

As defined in Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations Section 80001(g)(1) and the California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 11400(h), means facilities of any capacity which provide 24 hour care and supervision in a structured environment for children or adults, including, but not limited to foster care, elderly care, physically handicapped care, and care of persons with developmental disabilities. Group homes may provide social, psychological, and behavioral programs. The care and supervision provided by a group home shall be non-medical except as permitted by Welfare and Institutions Code Section 17736(b). See also "Community care facilities" and "Residential care facilities."

Guest/employee housing.

See "Second dwelling unit."

Definitions, "H."

Handicraft industries, small-scale assembly.

Manufacturing establishments not classified in another major manufacturing group, including: jewelry, musical instruments, pens, pencils, sporting and athletic goods, toys, and other artists' and office materials; brooms and brushes, buttons, costume novelties, and other miscellaneous small-scale manufacturing industries.

Hardscape.

Decorative elements that may be combined with landscaping to satisfy the landscaping requirements of this zoning ordinance. Hardscape elements include, but are not necessarily limited to, natural features (e.g., rock and stone) and structural features (e.g., art works, benches, fences, fountains, reflecting pools, screens, swimming pools, and walls) and crushed granite.

Hardware stores.

Retail establishments primarily engaged in selling a general line of new hardware items (e.g., builder's hardware and tools). May also offer a general line of new home repair and improvement materials and supplies (e.g., electrical goods, hardware, housewares, lawn and garden supplies, lumber, paint, and plumbing goods). The merchandise lines are normally arranged in separate departments.

Hazardous materials, disposal facilities.

Disposal facilities for hazardous materials as defined in compliance with state law (Health and Safety Code Sections 25117.1 and 25199.1[n]).

Hazardous materials, storage facilities.

Storage facilities for hazardous materials as defined in compliance with state law (Health and Safety Code Sections 25117.1 and 25199.1[n]).

Hazardous materials, storage and treatment facilities.

Storage and treatment facilities for hazardous materials as defined in compliance with state law (Health and Safety Code Sections 25117.1 and 25199.1[n]).

Health/fitness centers.

Facilities which encompass gymnasiums, athletic clubs, and fitness centers typically accommodating over 40 individuals simultaneously. These facilities may offer amenities such as pools, saunas, and courts for handball and racquetball, among other indoor sports activities. This category excludes boutique gyms, small training facilities, personal training gyms, and sales of gym equipment. Smaller health and fitness centers are classified under General Personal Services.

Home occupations.

A clearly accessory commercial activity or business service conducted in a residential dwelling unit, only by residents of the unit, in a manner clearly incidental to the residential character of the site and surrounding neighborhood, and in compliance with the provisions of subsection 3.17.110 (Home occupations).

Homing pigeons.

See "Racing pigeon."

Hospitals.

An institution, designed within an integrated campus setting for the diagnosis, care, and treatment of human illness, including surgery and primary treatment.

Hotels.

Guest rooms or suites, provided with or without meals or kitchen facilities, rented to the general public for overnight or other temporary lodging (for up to 30 days). Access to the individual guest rooms is generally from an interior hallway. Also includes incidental services that are customarily provided by a hotel, for the convenience of hotel guests (e.g., food service, recreational facilities, and retail services), public banquet, meeting, and reception rooms, and accessory guest facilities (e.g., elevators, indoor athletic facilities, swimming pools, and tennis courts). See "Long-term occupancy."

Hotel (long-term occupancy).

A structure or group of structures that

Fully comply with the provisions of subsection 3.17.130 (Hotels/motels);

Contain guest rooms or suites, where more than 40% of the rooms or suites have kitchens;

Offer transient lodging accommodations to the general public and incidental services that are customarily provided by a hotel for the convenience of hotel guests (e.g., food service, recreational facilities, retail services); public banquet meeting rooms and reception rooms; and accessory guest facilities (e.g., elevators, indoor athletic facilities, swimming pools, and tennis courts).

Household.

One or more persons occupying a dwelling.

Definitions, "I."

Improvement.

Any construction, building, landscaping, or paving activity which materially adds to the value of a facility, substantially extends its useful life, or adapts it to new uses. Repairs performed for the purpose of maintaining a facility in good operating condition but which do not materially add to the value of a facility or substantially extend its useful life are not considered improvements.

Indoor amusement/entertainment/recreation centers.

Indoor establishments providing amusement/entertainment/recreation services for a fee or admission charge, including: arcades emphasizing coin operated amusements and/or electronic games; bowling alleys; dance halls, clubs and ballrooms, and billiard parlors and pool halls, that are principal uses rather than being subordinate to a bar or restaurant; ice skating, and roller skating; skateboard ramps, and trampoline centers. Does not include "Adult businesses," which are separately defined.

Indoor flea market.

See "Swap meet."

Institutional uses.

An organizational use of a public character including charitable, cultural, educational, government, medical, nonprofit, religious, scientific research, social, and sometimes recreational or entertainment uses.

Instrument manufacturing.

Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing automatic controls and regulators for applications (e.g., air-conditioning, appliances, heating, and refrigeration). May also include the manufacture of dental equipment and supplies used by dental laboratories and offices of dentists (e.g., dental chairs, dental instrument delivery systems, dental hand instruments, and dental impression material and dental cements), instruments for measuring and testing the characteristics of electricity and electrical signals (e.g., circuit and continuity testers, multi-meters, ohm meters, volt meters, and wattmeters), aeronautical, detection, guidance, nautical, navigational, and search systems and instruments.

Interior decorating or drapery shops.

Establishments primarily engaged in planning, designing, and administering projects in interior spaces to meet the aesthetic and physical needs of people using them, taking into consideration building codes, floor planning, health and safety regulations, traffic patterns, and mechanical and electrical needs. This industry also includes interior decorating consultants engaged exclusively in providing aesthetic services associated with interior spaces. May also include the sale of new sewing supplies, draperies, fabrics, patterns, yarns, and other related accessories.

Definitions, "J."

Janitorial sales and service.

Establishments primarily engaged in cleaning building interiors, interiors of transportation equipment (e.g., aircraft, rail cars, ships), and/or windows. May also include the sale of cleaning products, chemicals, and related supplies.

Definitions, "K."

Kennel.

Four or more adult dogs and/or cats kept on premises. Commercial gain may or may not be the primary objective. An adult dog or cat shall be defined as one that is over six months of age.

Kitchen.

Any room, all or part of which is designed and/or used for cooking, refrigeration, storage, and the preparation of food and which contains any combination of facilities of sufficient size for the preparation of meals: (a) a cooking appliance, (b) a refrigeration facility, and (c) one or more sinks.

Definitions, "L."

Laboratories.

An establishment providing medical or dental laboratory services; or an establishment providing photographic, analytical, or testing services.

Landscaping.

Areas devoted to, or developed and maintained predominantly with, native or exotic plant materials including lawn, groundcover, trees, shrubs, and other plant materials. Landscaping may also include small amounts of accessory decorative outdoor landscape elements (i.e., hardscape) such as pools, fountains, and paved or decorated surfaces, all of which are suitably designed, selected, installed, and maintained to enhance a site.

Laundromats, self-service and dry cleaning, drop-off only.

See "Dry cleaning service, drop-off only."

Libraries.

Public or quasi-public facilities including arboretums, art exhibitions, botanical gardens, historic sites and exhibits, and libraries, which are generally noncommercial in nature.

Light manufacturing facility.

A building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured, often including an ancillary office space. These facilities typically house specialized equipment such as production lines and machinery for creating and/or assembling various products like battery technology, aerospace components, electronic devices, food products, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. Light manufacturing also encompasses research and development activities. The products produced may be stored, demonstrated, sold, shipped, or tested on site. Operations are conducted entirely within an enclosed building and are managed to avoid adverse effects on neighboring properties. External tanks or process equipment may be present as required by fire safety regulations.

Liquor establishments.

A retail activity that is primarily devoted to the selling of alcoholic beverages as a stand alone bar or tavern, or in conjunction with a restaurant or nightclub facility, for consumption on the premises.

Liquor stores.

A retail activity that is primarily devoted to the selling of alcoholic beverages, including beer and wine, for consumption off the premises. A license is required from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC).

Live/work facilities.

An integrated dwelling unit and working space (e.g., the creation and retail sales of arts and crafts), occupied and utilized by a single housekeeping unit in a structure that has been modified or designed to accommodate joint residential occupancy and work activity located in a commercial, industrial, or mixed-use zoning district, and which includes complete kitchen and sanitary facilities in compliance with applicable building standards and working space reserved for and regularly used by one or more occupants of the unit. May include limited walk-in trade.

Loading space.

An off-street space or berth that is on the same lot as the building(s) it services; abuts a street, alley, or other appropriate means of access; and is used for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle that is being loaded or unloaded with merchandise, materials, or people.

Lodge.

See "Clubs or lodges."

Logistics facility.

A specialized site that coordinates storage, order fulfillment, processing, and transportation services for various products and finished consumer goods. These facilities are engineered for high-capacity and high-frequency order fulfillment, catering especially to e-commerce, retail distribution, and supply chain management. They typically incorporate advanced technologies for inventory tracking and automation. Distinct from distribution facilities, logistics centers emphasize not only the movement of goods but also comprehensive management of inventory, returns, and overall supply chain operations. Logistics facilities are prohibited throughout the City of Cypress including all Specific Plan areas.

Long-term occupancy.

Any stay in a hotel or motel exceeding either 30 consecutive days or 60 days per calendar quarter.

Lot.

A recorded lot or parcel of land under single ownership, that:

1.	Abuts at least one public street or any numbered or otherwise designated parcel of land;
2.	Was lawfully created as required by the Subdivision Map Act and city ordinances, including this zoning ordinance, and is shown on: (a) a recorded tract map, (b) a record of survey map recorded in compliance with an approved division of land, or (c) a parcel map.
Types of lots include the following. See figure 6-2 (Lot Types)
1.	Corner lot. A lot or parcel of land abutting upon two or more streets at their intersection, or upon two parts of the same street forming an interior angle of not more than 135 degrees. If the intersection angle is more than 135 degrees, the lot is considered an interior lot.
2.	Cul-de-sac lot. A lot located at any position on the circular portion of a cul-de-sac street, which is a street with a single common ingress and egress and with a vehicular turnaround.
3.	Flag lot. A lot having access from the building site to a public street by means of a narrow private right-of-way strip that is owned in fee.
4.	Interior lot. A lot other than a corner lot or a reverse corner lot. Also a lot abutting only one street.
5.	Key lot. An interior lot, the front of which adjoins the side property line of a corner lot.
6.	Reverse corner lot. A corner lot in which the rear lot line abuts the side lot line of the nearest lot to its rear.
7.	Through lot. A lot that fronts upon two streets that do not interest at the boundaries of the lot.

Figure 6-2

Lot Types

Lot area.

See "Acreage, gross" and "Acreage, net."

Lot coverage.

See "Site coverage."

Lot, depth.

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

Lot frontage.

The length of the defined front lot line measured at the street right-of-way line.

Lot line or property line.

Any recorded boundary of a lot. Types of lot lines are as follows. See figure 6-3 (Lot Features).

Front lot line.

The line separating the narrowest street frontage of the lot from the street right-of-way, except in those cases where the subdivision or parcel map specifies another line as the front lot line. On through lots or corner lots, the community development director shall determine which property line is the front lot line.

Rear lot line.

The lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line; or in the case of an irregularly shaped lot, a straight line not less than 10 feet long entirely within the lot and most nearly parallel to, and at the maximum distance from, the front lot line.

Interior or side lot line.

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

Lot width.

The average linear distance between the side lot lines measured at right angles to the line measuring lot depth. The width should be measured at a point midway between the front and rear lot lines.

Lot, substandard.

Any lot that does not meet the minimum dimensions required by the Municipal Code.

Figure 6-3

Lot Features

Low barrier navigation center.

Low barrier navigation center means a Housing First, low-barrier, service-enriched shelter focused on moving people into permanent housing that provides temporary living facilities while case managers connect individuals experiencing homelessness to income, public benefits, health services, shelter, and housing (consistent with Government Code section 65660). "Low-barrier" means best practices to reduce barriers to entry, and may include, but is not limited to, the following:

The presence of partners if it is not a population-specific site, such as for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault, women, or youth.

Pets.

The storage of possessions.

Privacy, such as partitions around beds in a dormitory setting or in larger rooms containing more than two beds, or private rooms.

Low water flow irrigation.

A system of watering plant material using drip/trickle, reduced water emitting devices, low precipitation heads, soaker lines, or other similar mechanisms that restricts the amount of water in gallons per minute to allow for deep percolation into the soil. The low water flow irrigation system, combined with watering practices outlined in this zoning ordinance, will reduce water loss through evaporation, wind drift, and overwatering.

Lumber and wood products.

Manufacturing, processing, and sales uses involving the milling of forest products to produce rough and finished lumber and other wood materials for use in other manufacturing, craft, or construction processes. Also includes the following processes and products:

•	Containers, pallets and skids
•	Milling operations
•	Trusses and structural beams
•	Turning and shaping of wood products
•	Wholesaling of basic wood products
•	Wood product assembly
•	Similar use as determined by the director
Craft-type shops are included in "Handicraft industries, small-scale assembly." Other wood and cabinet shops are included under "Furniture/Cabinet Shops." The indoor retail sale of building materials, construction tools and equipment is included under "Building Material Stores/Yards."

Lumber yards.

Establishments primarily engaged in the sale of finished or rough-cut lumber and lumber products. Lumber yards may also process lumber by performing millwork, planing, cutting, and other customizing processes.

Definitions, "M."

Machine shops.

Industrial establishments primarily engaged in machining metal parts on a job or order basis. Generally machine shop jobs are low volume using machine tools (e.g., lathes (including computer numerically controlled); automatic screw machines; and machines for boring, grinding, and milling). This use is primarily engaged in machining precision turned products or manufacturing metal bolts, nuts, rivets, screws, and other industrial fasteners. Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing parts for machinery and equipment on a customized basis.

Machinery manufacturing.

The manufacturing of machinery and equipment for purposes and products including the following:

•	Construction
•	Conveyors
•	Die casting
•	Dies
•	Dredging
•	Engines and turbines
•	Farm and garden
•	Food products manufacturing
•	Gear cutting
•	Heating, ventilation, air conditioning
•	Industrial molds
•	Laundry and dry cleaning
•	Materials handling
•	Mining
•	Paper manufacturing
•	Passenger and freight elevators
•	Pistons
•	Printing
•	Pumps
•	Refrigeration equipment
•	Textile manufacturing
•	Similar use as determined by the director

Manufactured housing.

A factory-built, single-family structure that is manufactured under the authority of 42 U.S.C. section 5401 et seq., National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974 and in compliance with California Health and Safety Code section 18551. Manufactured housing is transportable in one or more sections, is built on a permanent chassis, and is used as a place of human habitation. Manufactured housing is not constructed with a permanent hitch or other device allowing transport of the unit other than for the purpose of delivery to a permanent site and does not have wheels or axles permanently attached to its body or frame. Manufactured housing on a permanent foundation is considered a dwelling (see "Dwelling, single-family detached"). Also includes mobile homes. Does not include coaches, recreational vehicles, or travel trailers.

Manufacturing, general.

A use engaged in the manufacture, predominantly from previously prepared materials, of finished products or parts, including processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment, and packaging of such products, and incidental processing of extracted or raw materials.

"Marijuana"

has the same definition as provided in section 26001 of the Business and Professions Code for the term cannabis, and as may be amended, defined as all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa Linnaeus, Cannabis indica, or Cannabis ruderalis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin, whether crude or purified, extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin. "Cannabis" also means the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from cannabis. "Cannabis" does not include the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination.

"Marijuana cultivation"

means any activity involving the planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, or trimming of marijuana.

Massage establishment.

As defined by Chapter 15A of the Municipal Code.

Massage therapy.

Therapeutic (nonsexual) rubbing or kneading of parts of nonspecified anatomical areas of the body to aid circulation or to relax muscles, provided by a licensed professional.

Meat markets or delicatessens.

See "Retail stores, general merchandise."

Medical services, clinics.

Facilities primarily engaged in furnishing outpatient medical, mental health, surgical, and other personal health services. These include: medical, dental and psychiatric offices (counseling services by other than medical doctors or psychiatrists are included under "Offices"); out-patient care facilities; emergency room services; and allied health services. Associations or groups primarily engaged in providing medical or other health services to members are included.

Medical services, laboratories.

Facilities primarily engaged in furnishing medical and dental laboratory services.

Membership organization facilities.

Permanent, headquarters-type, and meeting facilities for organizations operating on a membership basis for the promotion of the interests of the members, including facilities for: business associations; civic, social, and fraternal organizations; country clubs (golf courses separately defined); labor unions and similar organizations; political organizations; professional membership organizations; other membership organizations.

Metal products fabrication.

The assembly of metal parts, including blacksmith and welding shops, machine shops, sheet metal shops, and boiler shops, that produce metal duct work, cabinets and enclosures, metal doors and gates, tanks, towers, and similar products.

Miniature golf courses.

See "Outdoor amusement/entertainment/recreation centers."

Mini-markets.

A high-volume retail facility that sells a variety of products for consumption off-premises, including, but not limited to, alcoholic beverages, food and beverages, household goods, magazines, snacks, and accessory motor vehicle supplies. May include the incidental sale of food items on site. These stores may be part of a service station or an independent facility.

Mini-storage facilities.

See "Storage facilities."

Mixed-use developments.

A project which combines both commercial (e.g., retail, office, etc.) and residential uses, where the residential component is located above the commercial.

Mobile homes.

A transportable, factory-built home, designed to be used as a year-round residential dwelling and built before the enactment of the Federal Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974.

Mobile home parks.

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

Monastery, convent, nunnery, and parsonage.

See "Places of worship."

Moratorium.

A temporary halting or severe restriction on specified development activities.

Mortuaries.

Establishments where deceased are prepared for burial or cremation, and funeral services may be conducted. Includes crematoriums, funeral homes, and funeral parlors.

Motels.

Guest rooms or suites, provided with or without meals or kitchen facilities, rented to the general public for overnight or other temporary lodging (for up to 30 days). Access to the individual guest rooms is generally from an exterior walkway. Also includes accessory guest facilities (including accessory retail uses, elevators, indoor athletic facilities, swimming pools, and tennis courts). See "Long-term occupancy."

Motor vehicles.

A vehicle bearing a current license plate used primarily for transporting people on streets and highways. Does not include recreational vehicles or other equipment or vehicles used primarily for purposes other than transporting people on streets and highways.

Motor vehicle related land uses.

Motor vehicle dismantling.

Customarily outdoor establishments primarily engaged in assembling, breaking up, sorting, and the temporary storage and distribution of recyclable or reusable scrap and waste materials, including wreckers engaged in dismantling motor vehicles for scrap and the incidental wholesale or retail sales of parts from vehicles. Includes light and heavy processing facilities for recycling. Does not include: places where these activities are conducted entirely within structures; pawn shops and other secondhand stores; or the sale of operative used cars.

Motor vehicle leasing.

Retail establishments leasing motor vehicles (e.g., automobiles, trucks and vans).

Motor vehicle painting.

Motor vehicle repair facilities dealing with entire vehicles, but only within a completely enclosed and soundproofed structure. These establishments customarily provide towing, collision repair, other body work, and painting services.

Motor vehicle parking facilities.

Includes short term commercial garages, parking lots, and structures, except when accessory to a primary use. (All primary uses are considered to include any customer or public use off-street parking required by the zoning ordinance.) includes sites where vehicles are stored for rental or leasing.

Motor vehicle parts and supplies.

Retail stores that sell new motor vehicle parts, tires, and accessories. May also include minor vehicle maintenance and parts installation.

Motor vehicle polishing.

Facilities specializing in the cleaning, detailing, and polishing of motor vehicles.

Motor vehicle renting.

Retail establishments renting motor vehicles (e.g., automobiles, trucks and vans).

Motor vehicle repair and maintenance, minor and major.

Major vehicle repair facilities deal with the entire vehicle; minor repair facilities generally specialize in limited aspects of repair (e.g., muffler and radiator shops, tire shops.) All repair activities (minor and major) are conducted within a completely enclosed and soundproofed structure. Does not include: motor vehicle dismantling yards which are included under "Motor vehicle dismantling."

Motor vehicle repair and maintenance, minor only.

Minor repair facilities generally specialize in limited aspects of repair (e.g., muffler and radiator shops, oil change shops, smog shops, tire shops, tune up shops, window tinting.) All repair activities are conducted within a completely enclosed structure. Does not include: motor vehicle dismantling yards which are included under "Motor vehicle dismantling."

10.

Motor vehicle sales.

Retail establishments selling new and/or used motor vehicles (e.g., automobiles, trucks, and vans). May also include service and repair shops and the sales of parts and accessories, incidental to vehicle dealerships. Does not include: the sale of auto parts/accessories separate from a vehicle dealership.

11.

Motor vehicle storage facilities/yards.

Includes long-term commercial garages, parking lots, and structures, except when accessory to a primary use. (All primary uses are considered to include any customer or public use off-street parking required by the zoning ordinance.) includes sites where vehicles are stored for rental or leasing.

12.

Motor vehicle tune-up.

See "Motor vehicle repair and maintenance, minor only."

13.

Motor vehicle tune-up, limited to light duty only.

See "Motor vehicle repair and maintenance, minor only;" however, these shops are limited to performing only tune ups and only on light duty motor vehicles (e.g., automobiles, light duty trucks and vans).

14.

Motor vehicle washing.

Permanent, self-service, and/or attended motor vehicle washing establishments, including fully mechanized facilities. May include detailing services.

15.

Motor vehicle window tinting.

See "Motor vehicle repair and maintenance, minor only."

Motor vehicle washing, full service.

A structure containing employees and facilities for washing automobiles using a chain conveyor or other method of moving the cars along, and automatic or semiautomatic application of cleaner, brushes, rinse water, and heat for drying.

Motor vehicle washing, self-service.

A structure containing facilities for washing stationary automobiles, including the semiautomatic application of cleaner, rinse water, and possibly heat for drying. No car-washing employees are located at a self-service car wash.

Mulch.

Shredded or chipped wood from tree branches, tree trunks, uncontaminated wood products, or lumber. This material is often mixed with leaves and grass clippings for optimal effect.

Multi-family dwelling units.

See "Dwelling, multi-family."

Multi-tenant.

More than one tenant occupying a site or structure where each tenant is operating under a separate lease agreement with the property owner.

Municipal Code.

The City of Cypress Municipal Code and all amendments.

Museums.

Public or semi-public facilities including aquariums, arboretums, art exhibitions, botanical gardens, historic sites and exhibits, museums, and planetariums, which are generally noncommercial in nature.

Music (record) stores.

See "Retail stores, general merchandise."

Definitions, "N."

Nature preserves.

Public, semi-public, or private areas intended to remain in a predominately natural or undeveloped state to provide resource protection and possible opportunities for passive recreation and environmental education for present and future generations.

Net acreage.

See "Acreage, net."

Newspaper publishing.

Industrial establishments that conduct operations necessary for producing and distributing newspapers, including gathering news; writing news columns, feature stories, and editorials; and selling and preparing advertisements. These establishments may publish newspapers in print or electronic form.

Nightclubs.

Commercial establishments, with or without food service, providing opportunities for dancing, music, and other related forms of entertainment, including cabarets. These establishments may be part of a restaurant, where the food service is subordinate to the dancing and entertainment. Does not include adult entertainment ("Adult entertainment")

Nonconforming parcel.

Any subdivision of land that was lawfully established and in compliance with all applicable ordinances and laws at the time the parcel was subdivided, but which, due to a subsequently enacted ordinance or law, no longer complies with all the applicable regulations and standards of the zoning district in which the property is located.

Nonconforming structure.

Any structure, building or improvement that was lawfully established and in compliance with all applicable ordinances and laws at the time it was erected, but which, due to a subsequently enacted ordinance or law, no longer complies with all the applicable regulations and standards of the zoning district in which it is located.

Nonconforming use.

A use or activity that was lawfully established and in compliance with all applicable ordinances and laws at the time it was undertaken, but which, due to a subsequently enacted ordinance or law, no longer complies with all the applicable regulations and standards of the zoning district in which the use is located.

Novelty item manufacturing.

Industrial establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing new gifts, novelty merchandise, curios, greeting cards, seasonal and holiday decorations, and souvenirs.

Nurseries and horticulture.

See "Garden centers/plant nurseries."

Definitions, "O."

Office equipment manufacturing.

Industrial establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing office machines and related equipment (except computers and computer peripheral equipment) including calculators, mail handling machinery and equipment, typewriters, dedicated word processing equipment, and office furniture and related equipment (e.g., cabinets, chairs).

Offices, administrative or executive.

Offices of a business or industrial establishment, including a corporate headquarters.

Offices, professional.

Professional or government offices including:

♦	Accounting, auditing and bookkeeping services
♦	Advertising agencies
♦	Architectural, engineering, planning, and surveying services
♦	Attorneys
♦	Counseling services
♦	Court reporting services
♦	Data processing and computer services
♦	Detective agencies and similar services
♦	Educational, scientific and research organizations
♦	Employment, stenographic, secretarial and word processing services
♦	Insurance agencies
♦	Governmental offices including agency and administrative office facilities
♦	Management, public relations and consulting services philanthropic enterprises
♦	Philanthropic enterprises
♦	Photography and commercial art studios
♦	Political or philanthropic headquarters
♦	Public services/utilities
♦	Real estate services
♦	Travel agencies
♦	Writers and artists offices outside the home
♦	Similar use as determined by the Director.
Does not include: medical offices, which are allowed under "Medical services— clinics" or offices that are incidental and accessory to another business or sales activity that is the principal use. Incidental offices that are customarily accessory to another use are allowed in any nonresidential zoning district as part of an approved principal use.

Oil distribution, pumping, or storage facilities.

Heavy industrial establishments primarily engaged in the pumping, temporary storage, and distribution of oil and oil-related products.

Open space, common.

Outdoor areas (does not include walkways/driveways) within a development project that are not individually owned or dedicated for public use, but are designed and intended for the common use or enjoyment of all residents/tenants of the development project.

Open space, private.

An outdoor area (does not include walkways/driveways) within a development project that is reserved for use by the residents/tenants of a specific unit or portion of the site.

Open space, public.

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

Outdoor "active" activities.

An accessory activity to an allowed commercial retail or service land use that is active in nature (e.g., displays, drive-up windows, sales stations, etc.)

Outdoor amusement/entertainment/recreation centers.

Facilities for various outdoor participant sports, entertainment, and most types of recreational activities where a fee is charged for use, including: amusement and theme parks; golf driving ranges; miniature golf courses (golf courses are included under the definition of "Golf courses"); skateboard ramps and parks and water slides; recreation equipment rental (for example, bicycles, ice or roller skates); health and athletic clubs with predominately outdoor facilities; tennis courts, swim and tennis clubs; zoos. May also include commercial facilities customarily associated with the above outdoor commercial recreational uses, (e.g., bars and restaurants [both table service and counter service], and video game arcades.)

Outdoor "passive" activities.

An accessory activity to an allowed commercial retail or service land use that is passive in nature (e.g., courtyards, fountains, outdoor seating etc.)

Outdoor retail sales and activities.

Permanent outdoor sales and rental establishments including auction yards, flea markets, lumber and other material sales yards, newsstands, outdoor facilities for the sale or rental of vehicles/equipments, and other uses where the business is not conducted entirely within an enclosed structure. Does not include the sale of automobiles and recreational vehicles ("Motor Vehicle Sales").

Outdoor storage.

The storage of various materials outside of a structure other than fencing, either as an accessory or principal use, suitably screened from public view.

Overlay zoning district, or overlay zone.

A supplementary zoning designation that is applied to property in addition to a primary zoning district to highlight special regulations applicable to properties within the overlay district. The overlay zoning districts established by section 9 (Overlay/Combining Districts) include the Civic Center Overlay zone (CC) and the Density Overlay zone (DI).

Definitions, "P."

Packing houses.

Industrial establishments primarily engaged in the butchering and packaging of meat and meat byproducts for distribution and eventual sale to the consumer.

Paper products.

The manufacture of paper and paperboard, from both raw and recycled materials, and their conversion into products including boxes, envelopes, paper bags, wallpaper, etc.

Parcel.

See "Lot."

Parcel Map.

The subdivision map described by the Subdivision Map Act, article 3, chapter 2, which is required to complete a subdivision of four or fewer lots. See also chapter 25 (Subdivisions) of the Municipal Code.

Parking lots/structures.

Service establishments, either publicly or privately owned, used for the storage of operative cars, buses, recreational vehicles, trucks, vans, and other motor vehicles for clients. Includes day use commercial garages, parking lots and structures, except when accessory to a primary use. (All principal uses are considered to include any customer or public use off-street parking required by the Zoning Ordinance.) Also includes sites where vehicles are stored for rental or leasing.

Parking space.

A permanent area for the parking of one motor vehicle designed to meet the minimum dimensions and access requirements established by the city.

Parking space, covered.

A parking space located within a carport, parking structure, or similar structure that provides protection from the elements in the form of a roof but that does not provide full enclosure or a closing and locking door.

Parking space, garage.

A parking space provided within an enclosed structure, with a closing and locking door, whose primary use is the storage of motor vehicles.

Parking space, off-street.

A permanent parking space designed to city standards and not located on a dedicated street right-of-way.

Parking space, on-street.

A parking space designed to city standards and located on a dedicated street right-of-way.

Parking space, open.

A parking space, designed to city standards and located in a designated area, that does not provide any protection from the elements in the form of a carport, parking structure, garage, or other structure.

Parks, public.

Includes public parks, play lots, playgrounds, and nonprofessional/noncommercial athletic fields, including park and playground equipment, accessory structures, and facilities.

Pawn shops.

Indoor retail establishments that accept personal property as collateral for loans, and offer the property for sale to the public and are licensed in compliance with chapter 15D (Pawnbrokers and Secondhand Dealers) of the Municipal Code.

Permitted use.

Any use of land identified by article 2 (Zoning Districts and Allowable Land Uses) as being allowed in a particular zoning district and subject to the restrictions applicable to that zoning district.

Personal services, general.

A commercial facility or establishment that offers personal care, fitness, tutoring, and grooming services. Examples include hair salons, barbershops, electronics and small appliance repair shops, boutique gyms, tutoring, education-based activities, and dance and martial art studios. The Planning Director may designate similar uses under this category.

These facilities often feature accessory retail sales of products related to the services offered. Exclusions from this category are body piercing, psychic readers, tattoo parlors, and other services classified under "Personal services, limited."

Personal services, limited.

Establishments providing nonmedical services of a very limited and restricted nature as a primary use, including body piercing/tattoo and massage parlors.

Pet stores.

See "Retail store, general merchandise."

Pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Establishments engaged in the production of drugs and related therapeutical products for distribution to clinics, hospitals, medical-related facilities, and pharmacies drug stores.

Pharmacies/drug stores.

A retail store where the primary business is the filling of medical prescriptions by a licensed pharmacist. Also includes the sale of over-the-counter medicines, medical devices, and supplies, but where nonmedical products (e.g., candy, cards, cosmetics, and other miscellaneous products) are also sold.

Pharmacies/drug stores, with drive-up service.

See "Pharmacies/drug stores;" however these facilities sell their products either through over-the-counter sales or drive-up window service.

Philanthropic enterprises.

See "Offices, professional."

Photocopying/desktop facilities.

See "Business support services."

Photo developing/printing shops.

See "Business support services."

Photography studio/supply shops.

See "Retail store, general merchandise."

Places of worship.

Facilities operated by religious organizations for worship, or the promotion of religious activities, including churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, etc., and religious schools; and accessory uses (e.g., convent, monastery, nursery [nunnery], and parsonage) on the same site, including living quarters for ministers and staff, and child day care facilities where authorized by the same type of land use permit required for the religious facility itself. Other establishments maintained by religious organizations, including full-time educational institutions, hospitals, and other potentially related operations (e.g., a recreational camp) are classified according to their respective land use activities.

Planned residential developments.

Two or more dwelling units, including dwelling units in developments commonly known as town or row-housing, condominiums and cluster housing, together with related land and structures, planned and developed as a whole single development operation or a programmed series of operations in compliance with detailed, comprehensive plans encompassing a circulation pattern and parking facilities, open space, recreational areas, utilities, and building sites, together with a program for provisions, operation, and maintenance of all areas, facilities, improvements, and services provided for common use of the residents within the development.

Plastics and rubber products.

The manufacture of rubber products including: rubber footwear; mechanical rubber goods; heels and soles; flooring; and rubber sundries from natural, synthetic, or reclaimed rubber. Also includes establishments engaged in molding primary plastics for the trade, and manufacturing miscellaneous finished plastics products; fiberglass manufacturing, and fiberglass application services.

Playland.

A designated area associated with and incidental to a fast-food, drive-through, or sitdown restaurant that contains climbing bars, slides, swings, or other similar structures for the primary purpose of providing entertainment to children under the care of on-premises customers.

Plumbing shops.

Establishments (except those known as home centers, paint and wallpaper stores, and hardware stores) primarily engaged in retailing specialized lines of new plumbing-related building materials (e.g., plumbing fixtures and supplies and kitchen and bath cabinets and countertops) to be installed. These establishments customarily provide plumbing-related repair services.

Pool hall.

See "Billiard hall."

Pools and spas, sales, service, and supplies.

Establishments primarily engaged in the sale of pools, spas, and pool parts and supplies. These establishments customarily provide pool and sparelated repair services.

Portable spa.

Self-contained unit utilized for hydrotherapy purposes; constructed of a tough thermoplastic shell with hidden plumbing, electrical and other equipment; and designed to sit above ground on a flat surface. Portable spas generally weigh less than 500 pounds and range in size from four to eight feet in diameter. A building permit is not required.

Preschool.

See "Child day care facilities."

Principal building/structure.

The primary or predominant building or structure on a lot.

Principal use.

The main purpose for which a site is developed and/or used, including the activities that are conducted on the site a majority of the hours during which activities occur. A site may have more than one primary use.

Printing and publishing.

Establishments engaged in printing by gravure, letterpress, lithography, offset, screen, or other common process, including electrostatic (xerographic) copying and other "quick printing" services, and blueprinting; and establishments serving the printing trade including bookbinding, electrotyping, engraving, photoengraving, silk screening, and typesetting. This use also includes establishments that publish books, newspapers, and periodicals; and establishments manufacturing business forms and binding devices.

Private clubs.

See "Membership organization facilities."

Private garage/yard sales.

The offering for sale, or the actual sale of goods, merchandise, or wares from residential property where the public is invited on to the property to purchase the items. A garage sale may also include "estate," "moving," "rummage," "yard," or similarly described sales. See subsection 3.17.090 (Garage sales).

Product and prototype design.

See "Research and development."

Project.

An activity involving the issuance to a person of a permit, license, certificate, or other entitlement.

Public storage facility.

See "Storage facilities."

Public utility service yards.

See "Public utility structures and service facilities."

Public utility structures and service facilities.

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

♦	Corporation and maintenance yards.
♦	Electrical substations and switching stations
♦	Natural gas regulating and distribution facilities
♦	Pumping plants
♦	Public water system wells, treatment plants, and storage
♦	Reservoirs
♦	Service uses/structures
♦	Substations
♦	Telephone switching facilities
♦	Wastewater treatment plants, settling ponds, and disposal fields
♦	Similar use as determined by the Director
These uses do not include office facilities for the utility provider.

Public works maintenance facilities and storage yards.

Publicly owned or operated structures and open storage yards designed to accommodate motor vehicles, construction equipment, and the storage of materials used by the governmental agency. Also includes enclosed structures designed to warehouse space parts and service the above listed equipment.

Definitions, "Q."

Quasi-public.

See "Semi-public."

Definitions, "R."

Radio or television transmitters.

See "Wireless communications facilities."

Radio stations.

Commercial facilities that serve as the base of operations for an on-air radio broadcasting company. These facilities may also contain administrative offices and equipment of the type and scale customarily associated with wireless telecommunications facilities.

Racing pigeon.

A bird of the order Columbae. A homing pigeon is not considered a "fowl" for the purposes of this zoning ordinance. The term "racing pigeon" shall also include and mean "homing pigeon."

Recreational vehicle.

A motorized vehicular portable structure without a permanent foundation that can be towed, hauled, or driven; that is primarily designed as a temporary living accommodation for recreational, camping, and travel use; and that may include, but is not limited to, travel trailers, truck campers, camping trailers, boats, and self-propelled motor homes.

Recycling facilities.

This land use type includes a variety of facilities involved with the collection, sorting, and processing of recyclable materials.

Collection facilities (large and small).

A center where the public may donate, redeem, or sell recyclable materials, which may include the following, where allowed by the applicable zoning district:

Large collection facilities which occupy an area of more than 350 square feet and/or include permanent structures.

Small collection facilities which occupy an area of 350 square feet or less and may include:

(1)

A mobile unit;

(2)

Bulk reverse vending machines or a grouping of reverse vending machines occupying more than 50 square feet; and

(3)

Kiosk-type units which may include permanent structures.

Reverse vending machine(s);

Mobile recycling units.

An automobile, truck, trailer, or van used for the collection of recyclable materials, boxes, carrying bins, or other containers.

Processing facilities.

A structure or enclosed space used for the collection and processing of recyclable materials for shipment, or to an end-user's specifications, by means of baling, briquetting, cleaning, compacting, crushing, flattening, grinding, mechanical sorting, remanufacturing, and shredding. Processing facilities include the following types:

Light processing facility occupies an area of under 45,000 square feet of collection, processing, and storage area, and averages two outbound truck shipments each day. Light processing facilities are limited to baling, briquetting, compacting, crushing, grinding, shredding, and sorting of source separated recyclable materials sufficient to qualify as a certified processing facility. A light processing facility shall not bale, compact, or shred ferrous metals other than food and beverage containers; and

A heavy processing facility is any processing facility other than a light processing facility.

Recycling facilities.

A center for the collection and/or processing of recyclable materials. A "certified" recycling or processing facility is certified by the California Department of Conservation as meeting the requirements of the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act of 1986. A recycling facility does not include storage containers located on a residentially, commercially, or industrially designated site used solely for the recycling of material generated on the site.

Recycling or recyclable material.

Reusable domestic containers and other materials which can be reconstituted, remanufactured, or reused in an altered form, including glass, metals, paper, and plastic. Recyclable material does not include refuse or hazardous materials.

Reverse vending machines.

An automated mechanical device which accepts at least one or more types of empty beverage containers and issues a cash refund or a redeemable credit slip with a value not less than the container's redemption value, as determined by state law. These vending machines may accept aluminum cans, glass and plastic bottles, and other containers.

A bulk reverse vending machine is a reverse vending machine that is larger than 50 square feet, is designed to accept more than one container at a time, and issues a cash refund based on total weight instead of by container.

Repair and maintenance, consumer products.

Service establishments where repair of consumer products is the principal business activity, including: electrical repair shops; furniture repair; television and radio and other appliance repair; re-upholstery; and watch, clock and jewelry repair. Does not include shoe repair (included under "Personal services, general"). Does not include heavy equipment repair businesses, which are included under "Business support services."

Research and development (R&D).

Refers to the purposeful and systematic investigative activities carried out to advance knowledge, develop new concepts or products, or enhance existing technologies. These activities may involve scientific, technological, or experimental tasks such as laboratory research, prototype development, testing, product design, data collection, and simulation. R&D requires specialized knowledge and creativity in fields like science, engineering, medicine, biotechnology, and software development. Facilities dedicated to R&D may include labs, experimental spaces, workshops, or offices focused on research endeavors.

Residential care facilities.

Are types of community care facilities, defined by the California Health and Safety Code Section 1502(a)(1) et seq., which include any family home, group care facility, or similar facility, where 24 hour-a-day non-medical care is provided to persons residing on the premises, in need of assistance, guidance, personal services, protection, supervision, and training essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual. The establishments shall be licensed by the State of California Department of Social Services for non-medical care in compliance with the provisions of the State Community Care Facilities Act or other applicable state law; and no medical care shall be provided at the establishments except incidental medical service as may be allowed, without additional authorization, certification, or licensing for non-medical care in compliance with State law. Also includes: children's homes, orphanages, rehabilitation centers, self-help group homes, and transitional houses. Convalescent homes, nursing homes and similar facilities providing medical care are included under the definition of "Medical services—Extended care."

Residential care homes, large.

See "Residential care homes"; however, the facilities are designed for seven or more residents.

Residential care homes, small.

See "Residential care homes"; however, the facilities are designed for and limited to six or fewer residents.

Residential recreational facilities, private.

Playground equipment, swimming pools and spas, tennis and other sport courts, and similar facilities and accessory structures that are operated for the residents of a specific residential development and their invited guests, and are not open to the general public. Does not include these facilities for individual homes, which are defined as "Accessory uses and structures."

Restaurants.

Restaurants, drive-through.

Establishments where the customers order and receive their food by driving to one or more service windows. These restaurants may also have driving areas for on-premises food consumption.

Restaurants, fast food.

Establishments whose primary business is the sale of food and beverages to customers for consumption on site or off site. Customarily less than 50% of the total gross floor area is used for customer seating. Interior furnishings include standardized floor plans, stationary seats, and tables. Food is primarily pre-packaged rather than made to order. Condiment bars and trash disposal are self-service. Drive-in or drive-through facilities may be allowed in compliance with subsection 3.17.080. Fast food restaurants have a higher turnover rate than standard restaurants.

Restaurant, outdoor dining.

Establishments where tables and seating are provided and food and/or beverages are served in outdoor areas, which front a street, and have at least one side open.

Restaurants, sit down.

Establishments whose primary business is the sale of food and beverages to customers for their consumption within the restaurant or restaurant patio area. Customarily at least 50% of the total gross floor area is used for the seating of customers. The restaurant may be open for breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner. Alcoholic beverages and carry-out food service are allowed if they are incidental to the primary purpose of consumption of food and beverages in the restaurant.

Restaurants, specialty.

Establishments whose primary business is the sale of a single specialty type of food or beverage that is not considered a complete meal (e.g., candy, coffee, or ice cream). The sale of other food, beverages, or merchandise is incidental to the sale of the specialty food or beverage. Food and beverages are for customer consumption within the restaurant or restaurant patio area.

Retail stores, general merchandise.

Retail trade establishments selling many lines of merchandise. These stores and lines of merchandise include:

♦	Appliance stores (small appliances only)
♦	Artists' supplies
♦	Arts, antiques, and collectibles stores
♦	Bakeries (retail only)
♦	Bicycle shops
♦	Book stores
♦	Cameras and photographic supplies
♦	Candy stores
♦	Clothing shops (sales and rentals)
♦	Coin shops
♦	Drug and discount stores
♦	Dry goods
♦	Fabrics and sewing supplies
♦	General stores
♦	Gifts, novelties, and souvenirs
♦	Grocery store (including meat markets and delicatessens)
♦	Handcrafted items (stores may include crafting preparations subordinate to retail sales)
♦	Hardware
♦	Hobby shops
♦	Jewelry stores
♦	Liquor stores, off-site consumption
♦	Luggage and leather goods
♦	Music (cds, instruments, and records)
♦	Newsstands
♦	Orthopedic supplies
♦	Pet shops
♦	Photography studio/supply shops
♦	Religious goods
♦	Shoes
♦	Small wares
♦	Specialty shops (stamps)
♦	Stationery stores
♦	Tobacco shops
♦	Toys and games
♦	Variety stores
♦	Video stores (rentals and sales)

Review authority.

The person, committee, or council responsible for the review and final determination on a land use entitlement, map, or amendment.

Right-of-way.

A defined area of land, either public or private, on which a right of passage has been recorded.

Rug and upholstery cleaning.

See "Laundries/dry cleaning plants."

Definitions, "S."

Satellite dishes/antenna.

See "Wireless communications facilities"; however these facilities shall be less than three feet or two meters in diameter.

Screening.

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

Second hand/thrift stores.

Indoor retail establishments that buy and sell used products, including books, clothing, furniture, and household goods and are licensed in compliance with chapter 15D (Pawnbrokers and Second-Hand Dealers) of the City Code. The sale of cars and other used vehicles is included under "Motor vehicle sales." Does not include pawn shops ("Pawn shops").

Second primary unit.

A second residential dwelling unit, other than an accessory dwelling unit or junior accessory dwelling unit, on a parcel with one and only one existing primary dwelling unit.

Semi-public.

A use owned or operated by a nonprofit, religious, or charitable institution and providing educational, cultural, recreational, religious, or similar types of public programs.

Service stations.

A retail place of business engaged primarily in the sale of motor fuels, but also supplying goods and services required in the operation and maintenance of motor vehicles and in fulfilling motorists' needs. For the purposes of this definition, motor vehicle means any vehicle with a rated capacity of one and one-half (1 1/2) tons or less when service is provided either inside or outside of the service station building, or all vehicles when service is limited to sale of goods outside of the building. Does not include the storage or repair of wrecked or abandoned vehicles, vehicle painting, body or fender work, or the rental of vehicle storage or parking spaces.

Service uses/structures, public.

See "Public utility structures and service facilities."

Setback.

The minimum distance by which buildings, structures, parking, or uses on a lot shall be separated from a street right-of-way or lot line. Setbacks from private streets are measured from the edge of the easement. See also "Yard." Figure 6-4 (Setbacks) shows the location of front, side, street side, rear, and interior setbacks.

Figure 6-4

Setbacks

Figure 6-5

Flag Lot Setbacks

Setback line.

A line within a lot, parallel to and measured from a corresponding lot line, forming the boundary of a required yard and governing the placement of buildings, structures, parking, or uses on a lot.

Shared parking.

The approved use of the same off-street parking spaces for two or more distinguishable uses where peak parking demand of the different uses occurs at different times of the day, or, where various uses are visited without moving the motor vehicle, where the division of parking spaces is a net decrease from the combined total of each use's individual off-street parking requirements if required separately.

Shopping centers.

Primarily retail commercial sites with four or more separate businesses sharing common pedestrian and parking, where the director determines that the tenants or occupants are engaging in compatible commercial uses, and which are located on a site where any underlying separate parcels are tied together by a binding legal agreement providing rights of reciprocal vehicular parking and access, and containing more than 10,000 square feet of gross parcel area in the development.

Signs.

See section 15 (Signs) for definitions and standards governing signs.

Sign manufacturing shops.

Commercial establishments that market, design, assemble, fabricate, install, repair, and service signs of all types, sizes, and materials.

Single-family dwellings.

See "Dwelling, single-family attached" and "Dwelling, single-family detached."

Single-room occupancy (SRO) housing.

A group of dwelling units where each individual unit contains a minimum of 175 square feet and is limited to persons of low- and very-low-income only.

Site.

A parcel or adjoining parcels under single ownership or single control, considered a unit for the purposes of development or other use.

Site coverage.

The percentage of total site area occupied by structures. Building coverage includes the primary structure, all accessory structures (e.g., carports, garages, patio covers, storage sheds, trash dumpster enclosures, etc.) and architectural features (e.g., chimneys, balconies, decks above the first floor, porches, stairs, etc.). Building coverage is measured from exterior wall to exterior wall.

Figure 6-6

Site Coverage

Site plan.

A plan drawn to scale, showing uses and structures proposed for a property as required by the applicable regulations, including lot lines, streets, grades, building sites, reserved open space, and other specific development proposals.

Skateboard parks.

A public or private recreational facility with an inclined or rounded surface designed or intended to be used to accommodate motorized or nonmotorized devices with wheels (e.g., bicycles, skates, skateboards, or other wheeled devices for the purpose of performing acrobatics, gymnastics, or otherwise propelling the wheeled devices.

Skateboard ramp.

All outdoor structures commonly known as ramps, with an upward inclined surface (essentially one of the two sides of a pipe), which are designed and principally intended to permit persons on skateboards to move from horizontal to vertical and back to horizontal.

Skating rinks.

Establishments providing facilities for participant skating; either ice or roller skating.

Smoke shop/tobacco shop.

A tobacco retailer whose business exclusively or primarily involves the sale of tobacco products and related goods.

Specific plan.

Under article 8 of the California Government Code (section 65450 et seq.), a legal tool for detailed design and implementation of a defined portion of the area covered by a general plan. A specific plan may include all detailed regulations, conditions, programs, and/or proposed legislation that may be necessary or convenient for the systematic implementation of any General Plan element(s).

Sporting goods and equipment stores.

Establishments primarily engaged in retailing new sporting goods (e.g., athletic uniforms; bicycles and bicycle parts; camping equipment; exercise and fitness equipment; specialty sports footwear) and sporting goods, equipment, and accessories.

Stables.

Stables, commercial. A structure or portion of a structure used to shelter and feed horses, mules, or ponies which are boarded, rented, or used on a commercial basis for compensation.

Stables, private. A structure or portion of a structure used to shelter and feed horses, mules, or ponies which are used exclusively by the occupants of the property on which the stable is situated.

Staff review committee.

The staff review committee is made up of representatives from planning, building, engineering, police and other city departments, as needed, to ensure that certain types of proposed construction and alterations conform to the provisions of this zoning ordinance and other regulations and policies of the City, including the design standards and principles in subsection 4.19.060 (Design review). Also known as design review committee.

Stamp manufacturing.

Industrial establishments primarily engaged in the manufacturing of stamps and other machinery customarily used in the product manufacturing business.

Standards, development.

Standards in this zoning ordinance that govern the size of structures and the relationships of structures and uses to each other and to open areas and lot lines. Development standards include regulations controlling minimum lot area, maximum height, minimum lot frontage, minimum size of yards and setbacks, maximum lot coverage, and maximum floor area ratio.

Standards, performance.

Standards in this zoning ordinance that govern the operation and maintenance of uses in a particular zoning district. Performance standards include regulations controlling fire and explosive hazards, glare and light, odor, noise, toxic or noxious matter, vibration, and other potential nuisance elements generated by or inherent in uses of land or buildings.

Stone, rock, and monument yards.

Industrial establishments primarily engaged in cutting, shaping, and finishing granite, limestone, marble, slate, and other rock and stone for building and miscellaneous uses. Stone product manufacturing establishments customarily purchase their rock and stone from other suppliers.

Storage facilities, indoor.

Refers to commercial or industrial spaces designed for the storage of personal or business items within an enclosed structure. These facilities offer secure, climate-controlled environments for the safekeeping of various goods, excluding hazardous materials. Services may include storage units, lockers, and support for storing furniture, household items, documents, and vehicles, along with ancillary services like packaging, moving assistance, and security features.

Storage facilities (large scale).

See "Warehouse." Does not include: storage, or personal or mini-storage facilities offered for rent or lease to the general public. For these see "Storage facilities, indoor."

Storage, outdoor.

The storage of various materials outside of a structure other than fencing, either as an accessory or principal use.

Storage yards.

Facilities open to the public and provide temporary storage and parking for vehicles, equipment, and materials. These yards may store automobiles, RVs, boats, and construction equipment. The facilities can include open-air or enclosed spaces with security measures and are often equipped for ancillary activities such as vehicle maintenance and repairs, which must be in compliance with all City and other local regulations including zoning and environmental standards.

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 structure included between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling.

Street.

A public thoroughfare or right-of-way, or approved private thoroughfare or right-of-way determined by the city to be adequate for the purpose of access, which affords the principal means of access for abutting property including avenue, place, way, drive, land, boulevard, highway, road, or any other thoroughfare. The word "street" shall include all major and secondary highways, traffic collector streets, and local streets.

Structure.

Structure shall be defined in the building code, defined elsewhere.

Structural clay and pottery.

Manufacturing establishments primarily producing brick and structural clay products, including pipe, china plumbing fixtures, and vitreous china articles, fine earthenware and porcelain electrical supplies and parts. Artist/craftsman uses are included in "Handcraft industries, small scale manufacturing" or "Home occupations."

Studios—Art, dance, karate, music, photography, etc.

Small scale facilities, typically accommodating one group of students at a time, in no more than one instructional space. These include facilities for: individual and group instruction and training in the arts; karate/martial arts training studios; photography, and the processing of photographs produced only by users of the studio facilities; production rehearsal; gymnastics instruction, and aerobics and gymnastics studios with no other fitness facilities or equipment.

Subdivider.

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

Subdivision.

The division, by any subdivider, of any unit or portion of land shown on the latest equalized San Joaquin County assessment roll as a unit or contiguous units, for the purpose of sale, lease or financing, whether immediate or future. Property shall be considered as contiguous units, even if it is separated by roads, streets, utility easement or railroad rights-of-way. Subdivision includes the following, as defined in Civil Code section 1351: a condominium project; a community apartment project; or the conversion of five or more existing dwelling units to a stock cooperative.

Subdivision Map Act or Map Act.

Division 2, title 7 of the California Government Code, commencing with section 66410 as presently constituted, and any amendments to those provisions regarding the subdivision of real property.

Supergraphic sign.

A sign consisting of an image projected onto a wall or printed on vinyl, mesh or other material with or without written text, supported and attached to a wall by an adhesive and/or by using stranded cable and eye bolts and/or other materials or methods, and which does not comply with existing code provisions for wall, temporary or off-site signs.

Supportive housing.

Supportive housing means housing with no limit on the length of stay, that is occupied by the target population (as defined in Government Code section 65582), and that is linked to on-site and off-site services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the community (consistent with Government Code section 65582).

Swap meet/indoor flea market.

Any indoor place, location, or 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; and where a fee may be charged to prospective buyers for admission, or a fee may be charged for the privilege of offering or displaying such merchandise. "Swap meet" is interchangeable with "indoor flea market."

Swimming pools.

See "Accessory uses and structures."

Swimming pools, private.

A water-filled enclosure, permanently constructed or portable, having a depth of more than 24 inches below the level of the surrounding land, or an above-surface pool, having a depth of more than 24 inches, designed, used, and maintained as an accessory use for swimming and bathing by not more than three owner families and their guests and intended for noncommercial use.

Definitions, "T."

Tanning studios.

See "Personal services, general."

Temporary structure.

A structure without any foundation or footings that will be removed when the permit for the activity, or use for which the temporary structure was erected, has expired.

Temporary uses/activities.

See subsection 4.19.040 (Temporary use permits).

Tenant.

Any person who occupies a site or structure for a fixed period of time, usually through a lease agreement with the property owner.

Tennis courts, private.

One or more tennis courts designed and maintained for the sole and exclusive use of the residents/tenants of a specific unit or portion of the site and their invited guests.

Textile products.

Manufacturing establishments engaged in performing any of the following operations: Preparation of fiber and subsequent manufacturing of braids, threads, twine cordage, yarn; manufacturing woven fabric and carpets and rugs from yarn; dying and finishing fabric, fiber, yarn, and knit apparel; coating, waterproofing, or otherwise treating fabric; the integrated manufacture of knit apparel and other finished products from yarn; the manufacture of felt goods, lace goods, nonwoven fabrics and miscellaneous textiles; and upholstery manufacturing or similar use as determined by the director.

Theaters, auditoriums, and meeting halls.

Indoor facilities for public assembly and group entertainment, other than sporting events, including: public and quasi-public auditoriums; exhibition and convention halls; civic theaters, meeting halls and facilities for "live" theater and concerts; meeting halls for rent; motion picture theaters; and similar public assembly uses.

Tire recapping and retreading.

Heavy industrial establishments primarily engaged in the recapping and retreading of tires for their sale and re-use on a variety of motor vehicles.

Towing services.

Service establishments where the primary function is the dispatching of tow trucks to motorists in need of a tow to a third location. The facility provides space for the parking of the tow trucks and the private motor vehicles of the tow truck drivers. Also includes administrative offices for the tow truck company and indoor accommodations for servicing (minor maintenance and repair) the tow trucks.

Does not include the short-term storage of towed vehicles which is listed under "Motor vehicle parking facilities" or the long term storage of towed vehicles which is listed under "Motor vehicle storage facilities." Also does not include motor vehicle repair of towed vehicles which is listed under "Motor vehicle repair and maintenance, minor and major."

Townhouse.

A group of attached single-family dwelling units in a row of at least four units, in which each unit has its own front and rear access to the outside, no unit is located over another unit, and each unit is separated from any other unit by one or more vertical common fire-resistant walls.

Trailer sales.

An open paved area, other than a public street, used for the display, sale, or rental of new or used trailers. Also includes minor incidental repair and service of the trailers displayed or sold on the premises.

Traffic safety visibility areas.

A triangular area on a corner parcel formed by measuring 15 feet from the intersection of the front and street side property lines, and connecting the lines across the property.

Trampoline centers.

See "Indoor amusement/entertainment/recreation centers."

Transitional housing.

Transitional housing means buildings configured as rental housing developments, but operating under program requirements that require the termination of assistance and recirculation of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at some predetermined future point in time, which shall be no less than six months from the beginning of assistance (consistent with Government Code section 65582).

Travel agencies.

See "Offices, professional."

Trucking/freight terminals/yards.

This land use consists of transportation establishments furnishing services incidental to air, motor freight, and rail transportation including:

•	Freight forwarding services
•	Freight terminal facilities
•	Joint terminal and service facilities
•	Packing, crating, inspection and weighing services
•	Postal service bulk mailing distribution centers
•	Transportation arrangement services
•	Trucking facilities, including transfer and storage
•	Similar use as determined by the director

Truck yards.

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

Definitions, "U."

Urban lot split.

The division of a single parcel into two separate parcels in compliance with the provisions of article XI (Urban lot splits) of chapter 25 (Subdivisions).

Use.

The purpose for which land or a building is used, arranged, designed, or intended, or for which the land or building is or may be occupied or maintained. See also "Accessory use," "Principal use," and "Temporary use."

Utility, public or private.

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

Definitions, "V."

Variance.

Permission to depart from provisions of this zoning ordinance when, due to special circumstances applicable to the property, strict application of the requirements deprives the property of privileges enjoyed by other property in the vicinity which is subject to identical zoning regulations. See subsection 4.19.080 (Variances).

Veterinarian clinics and animal hospitals.

Office and indoor medical treatment facilities used by veterinarians, including large and small animal veterinary clinics, and animal hospitals. May also include kennels and boarding operations which are commercial facilities for the boarding, keeping, or maintaining of four or more dogs four months of age or older, or four or more cats, except for dogs or cats in pet shops. Use as a kennel shall be limited to short-term boarding and shall be incidental to the veterinary clinic use.

Definitions, "W."

Wall.

A barrier intended to mark a boundary that presents a continuous surface except where pierced with gates, doorways, or decorative masonry. A wall is usually constructed of concrete block, brick, concrete, stucco, or a combination these materials.

Warehouse.

A facility primarily used for the long-term storage of goods, materials, and equipment. These buildings focus on inventory retention rather than frequent dispatch and receipt of goods. While they may include ancillary office spaces and limited activities like sorting or packaging, the primary function is storage over shipping and receiving. This definition excludes mini-storage facilities that are rented or leased to the public, which fall under "Storage facilities, indoor."

Warehouse retail stores.

Retail stores that emphasize the packaging and sale of products in large quantities or volumes, some at discounted prices, where products are typically displayed in their original shipping containers. Sites and structures are usually large and industrial in character. Patrons may or may not be required to pay membership fees.

Wholesaling.

See "Distribution center."

Wild animals.

Any animal which is not naturally tame or gentle, but is of a wild nature or disposition and which shall be kept in confinement to be brought within the immediate power of the owner.

Window.

An opening that is in a wall of a structure; designed to allow light and/or ventilation into the structure; enclosed by easement or sash; and containing glass or other similar transparent or semitransparent material.

Wireless communication facilities—Stealth.

A land use facility supporting antennas that sends and/or receives radio frequency signals.

Wireless communications facilities.

Wireless telecommunications facilities include antennas and all other types of equipment for the transmission or receipt of these signals; telecommunication towers or similar structures built to support the required equipment; equipment cabinets, base transceiver stations, and other accessory development. Also referred to as a "Telecommunication facility."

Stealth facility.

A stealth facility is any telecommunications facility which is designed to blend into the surrounding environment, and is visually unobtrusive. Examples of stealth facilities may include architecturally screened roof-mounted antennas, facade mounted antennas painted and treated as architectural elements to blend with the existing structure. Also known as "Concealed telecommunications facilities."

Definitions, "X."

Definitions, "Y."

Yard.

An open space on a developed lot that, except as otherwise provided for in this zoning ordinance, is unoccupied or unobstructed from the ground upwards; except for allowed projections. See subsection 3.11.110 (Setback measurements and exceptions), subsection 3.11.050 (Allowed projections into required setback areas), and figure 6-4 (Setbacks). When a yard dimension is given, it represents the minimum horizontal distance between the lot line from which the distance must be measured and a line parallel to the lot line.

Front yard.

The open space on a developed lot extending across the full width of the front of the lot, the depth of which extends from the rear of the public right-of-way to the most distant forward-facing façade of the dwelling and its attached garage or carport. When applied to a multifamily dwelling, these standards shall be applied to the dwelling, garage, or carport closest to the public right-of-way by which access to the site is taken.

Rear yard.

The open space extending across the full width of the rear of a lot, the depth of which is the horizontal distance between the rear lot line and a line parallel to the rear lot line.

Side yard.

The space between the principal structure and the side lot line, extending from the front yard to the rear yard; the measured distance of the yard shall represent the shortest distance between the side lot line and that portion of the principal structure nearest the line from which the measurement is taken.

Definitions, "Z."

Zoning districts.

A portion of the city within which certain uses of land and structures are defined, and regulations are specified.

Zoning ordinance.

That portion of the Cypress City Code entitled appendix I, as it may be amended from time to time.

Zoning map.

The map or maps that are a part of this zoning ordinance and that delineate the boundaries of zoning districts.

(Ord. No. 1062, § 2, 11-25-04; Ord. No. 1080, §§ 4—6, 7-24-06; Ord. No. 1082, § 6, 9-11-06; Ord. No. 1083, §§ 2, 3, 9-15-06; Ord. No. 1110, §§ 1—3, 11-9-09; Ord. No. 1117, § 3, 5-10-10; Ord. No. 1124, § 3, 11-22-10; Ord. No. 1136, §§ 1—3, 4-22-13; Ord. No. 1152, § 2, 1-25-16; Ord. No. 1167, § 4, 9-25-17; Ord. No. 1177, § 4, 10-28-19; Ord. No. 1197, § 10, 6-27-22; Ord. No. 1198, §§ 13—18, 9-26-22; Ord. 1217, 5/27/2025)