In the construction of this title, certain words and terms are defined as follows:
Words used in the present tense include the future tense, and words used in the singular number include the plural, and the plural the singular;
"Building"
includes all other structures of every kind regardless of similarity to buildings;
"City"
as used in this title means the City of Union City, California;
"Lot"
includes the words "piece" and "parcel";
"May"
is permissive;
"Shall"
is mandatory and not discretionary;
"Used for"
includes the phrases arranged for, designed for, intended for, maintained for and occupied for.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.0, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Adult business" or "adult use entertainment" means:
A. 
Any business establishment or use which as a regular and substantial course of conduct operates as an adult bookstore, adult theater, adult arcade, adult cabaret, adult figure modeling studio; or
B. 
Any business establishment or concern which as a regular and substantial course of conduct offers, sells or distributes adult oriented merchandise or sexually oriented merchandise, or which offers to its patrons materials, products, merchandise, services or entertainment characterized by an emphasis on matters depicting, describing, or relating to sexual activities or "specified anatomical parts," but not including those uses or activities which are preempted by State law; or
C. 
Adult-oriented hotel, which means a hotel, motel or similar commercial establishment that:
1. 
Offers accommodations to the public for any form of consideration; provides patrons with closed-circuit television transmissions, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other photographic reproductions that depict or describe sexual activities or "specified anatomical areas" as one of its principal business purposes; or
2. 
Offers a sleeping room for rent for a period of time that is less than 10 hours; or
3. 
Allows a tenant or occupant of a sleeping room to subrent the room for a period of time that is less than 10 hours.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
An "alley" is a public way which affords a secondary means of access to abutting property which has been dedicated for public use.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Small animal" means an animal typically no larger than three and one-half (3.5) feet in height or 250 pounds. This term includes fish, birds, and chickens, and any mammal customarily kept as a domestic pet within a dwelling unit.
(Ord. 882-21 § 4, 2021)
An "amateur radio antenna" is a ground-, building-, or tower-mounted antenna operated by a Federally licensed amateur radio operator as part of the Amateur Radio Service and as designated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) (or foreign equivalent).
(Ord. 764-11 § 2, 2011)
"Antique store" means a place used for the sale or trading of articles, which are 50 years old or have collectible values. Antique store does not include "second hand store."
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
An "apartment" is a room or suite of rooms used as a dwelling for one family which does its cooking therein.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
An "arcade" is any establishment, room or place with four or more coin-operated or computer gaming amusement devices available to the public and where the playing of such devices is the principal activity of the premises.
(Ord. 55.250-83 § 2, 1983; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 809-15 § 4, 2015)
An "arcade (accessory)" is the operation of three or fewer coin-operated or computer gaming amusement devices where such devices are clearly accessory to the principal business of the establishment and occupy no more than 10% of the gross floor area.
(Ord. 55.250-83 § 2, 1983; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 809-15 § 4, 2015)
"Automobile rental" means a facility engaged in the rental and leasing of new and used automobiles, trucks, trailers, motorcycles, mopeds, and recreation vehicles and supplies, including storage of said vehicles.
(Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023)
"Automobile sales" means a facility engaged in the retail sales and services of new automobiles, trucks, trailers, motorcycles, mopeds, and recreation vehicles and supplies. Accessory sales of used automobiles, trucks, trailers, motorcycles, mopeds, and recreation vehicles may be permitted.
(Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023)
Automobile washing or "car wash" means a place where motor vehicles are vacuumed, cleaned, washed and/or waxed and may include the use of a conveyor, and blower or steam cleaning device.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
An "awning" is a roof like cover temporary in nature which projects from the wall of a building and overhangs the public way.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "bakery" is an establishment which engages in the sale of breads or other baked goods, whether baked on-site or at another location. A bakery shall be considered a food use if the breads and baked goods are packaged for immediate consumption. Any establishment whose breads and baked goods are predominantly sold at retail from a different location or locations shall be deemed a wholesale and/or manufacturing use, subject to the regulations of the district in which it is located.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
"Balusters" means vertical braces, often decorative posts, providing support for a railing.
Figure 18.08.072: Balusters
(Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
"Bank and financial institutions" means an establishment which provides services to meet the financial needs of its customers (i.e., checking account services, mortgage broker services, etc.). This use does not include check cashing businesses as defined in Section 18.08.168 or payday loan facility as defined in Section 18.08.486.
(Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023)
"Bar" means a business where alcoholic beverages (including beer, wine, liquor, and mixed drinks) are sold for on-site consumption as a primary use, which is not part of a larger full service/sit down restaurant. Includes taverns, wine bars, pubs, lounges, and similar establishments where any food service is subordinate to the sale of alcoholic beverages.
(Ord. 809-15 § 4, 2015; Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023)
"Bed and breakfast establishment" means a building of residential character containing no more than five sleeping units for rent by tourists on a temporary basis not to exceed a stay exceeding 14 calendar days in any month. A bed and breakfast establishment may also serve meals to guests as part of the guest fee and shall provide for a resident-manager.
(Ord. 55.271-86, 1986; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 809-15 § 4, 2015; Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023)
A "bicycle parking facility" is a device that is used to securely store bicycles. A bicycle parking facility can either be a bicycle locker or rack designed and installed in conformance with the design criteria listed in Section 18.28.080.
(Ord. 683-07 § 1, 2007; Ord. 809-15 § 4, 2015; Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023; Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
"Bingo games" means the establishment of a game of chance open to the public in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols on a card which conform to numbers or symbols selected at random in accordance with Section 326.5 of the California State Penal Code and Chapter 5.32 of the Union City Municipal Code. For the purposes of the zoning ordinance, bingo games shall include conduct of such games as either the primary use of land or as a use that is accessory to a primary use of land.
(Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 809-15 § 4, 2015; Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023)
"Biotechnology" is the industrial use of living organisms (or parts of living organisms) in applications in medicine, agriculture, or other products. Biotechnology can include fermentation and plant and animal hybridization, which may include animal testing, protein separation technologies, and genomics and combinational chemistry.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 809-15 § 4, 2015; Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023)
A "block" is a tract of land bounded by streets, or a combination of streets, public parks, cemeteries, railroad rights-of-way or shore lines of waterways or corporate boundary lines of the City.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Boardinghouse" means an establishment where lodging, or lodging with meals, is provided to no more than two persons for compensation and by prearrangement for a period of one month or more, and shall not include the following: separate cooking facilities, meals without lodging, counseling, medical care (including, but not limited to, nursing, therapeutic or rehabilitative care), bed care, supervision and other special care or service.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Body art" means the practice of physical body adornment by permitted establishments and practitioners using, but not limited to, the following: body piercing, tattooing, cosmetic tattooing, branding and scarification. This definition shall not include the piercing of ear lobes.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Breezeway" means a structure for the principal purpose of connecting the main structure on a site with another main structure or an accessory structure on the same site, where less than 50% of each side of the structure is enclosed with any material other than that necessary for roof supports.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "building" is any structure built for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or movable property of any kind, and which is affixed to the land.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Building frontage" means the face of a building that is parallel to or is at a near parallel angle to a public right-of-way.
(Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
"Height of building" means the vertical distance from the grade to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof or to the deck line of a mansard roof or to the average height of the highest gable, gambrel or hip roof.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 55.154-76 § 2, 1976; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "principal building" is one in which a principal use of the lot, on which it is located, is conducted.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Building site" means a piece or parcel of land, occupied or intended to be occupied, or capable of being occupied, by a permitted principal building or a group of such buildings and accessory structures, or utilized for a principal use and uses accessory thereto, together with such open spaces as are required by this Code and having frontage on a dedicated public street or on a private street which has been approved by the City Council, or on a publicly owned plaza, mall or parking facility.
(Ord. 457-95 § 2,, 1995; Ord. 670-6 § 3, 2006)
"Business services" means a facility that provides support services for businesses or the public for a fee. These services include copying, printing, mailing, design, data processing and sign shops, etc.
(Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023)
"Bulk" is used to indicate the size, setbacks and location of buildings with respect to each other, and includes the following:
A. 
Area of building;
B. 
Location of exterior walls at all levels in relation to lot lines, streets or to other buildings;
C. 
Gross floor area of buildings in relation to lot area; and
D. 
All open spaces allocated to buildings.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Carport" means an accessory structure or portion of a main structure having a roof but open on two or more sides and designed for the storage of motor vehicles.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Cellular phone store" is a retail store utilized primarily for the sale of cellular phones, phone accessories and phone service.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Check cashing" means a business whose primary purpose is to provide services such as check cashing and deferred deposit transactions. Check cashing facility does not include a State or
Federally chartered bank, savings association, credit union, or industrial loan company.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Clearance center" is a discount retailer that sells merchandise that is typically the result of manufacturer overproduction, manufacturer discontinuation (close-out), irregular production, cancelled orders, and/or liquidated merchandise from companies that need to reduce their inventories.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Coin-operated amusement devices" means any amusement machine or device operated by means of the insertion of a coin, token, or similar object for the purpose of amusement or skill and for the playing of which a fee is charged. Coin-operated amusement device does not include vending machines in which are not incorporated gaming or amusement features, nor does the term include any coin-operated mechanical musical device, kiddy rides or similar non-game amusement.
(Ord. 55.250-83 § 2, 1983; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "comedy club" is a commercial establishment that offers comedy stage shows and either charges a fee for admission or requires a purchase of items at the venue.
(Ord. 809-15 § 4, 2015)
Any facility, place or building where non-medical care and supervision of children, adolescents, adults or elderly persons is conducted under license from the California State Department of Social Services (SDSS), but not including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, nursing homes, rest homes, foster homes, large family day care homes, or pre-schools.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Company vehicle" means a vehicle utilized in the day to day operations of a permitted or conditional use. This definition does not include vehicles utilized by employees to get to and from the premises.
(Ord. 702-08 § 2, 2008)
"Conditioned space" means an area inside a building where temperature and humidity are controlled, that meets the Building Code definition of conditioned space, and is designed suitable for residential or nonresidential occupancy.
(Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
A "conference center" means a facility for conventions, conferences, trade shows, festivals, and other events held within a facility designed and approved for this purpose.
(Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023; Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
"Construction equipment sales and rental" means a facility which provides construction equipment and related commodities to the public for sale or rental, and accessory servicing of that equipment.
(Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023; Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
"Contractor services" means a facility providing general contracting and/or building construction services, including general building, plumbing, electrical, air conditioning, carpentry, and other trade contractors.
(Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023; Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
"Convenience market" means an activity that includes the retail sale of food, beverages, and personal convenience items, primarily for off-premises consumption and typically found in establishments with long or late hours of operation and in a building of less than 3,000 square feet. Convenience markets may sell beer and wine but shall be considered liquor stores if hard liquor is sold on site. Excluded from this definition are delicatessens, specialty food shops, and establishments which have a sizeable assortment of fresh fruits and vegetables and fresh cut meat.
(Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023; Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
"Cornice" means an ornamental course or molding at the top of a wall or under the roof.
Figure 18.08.180: Cornice
(Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
A "court" is an open, unoccupied space other than a yard on the same lot with a building or group of buildings and which is bounded on two or more sides by such building or buildings.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
"Cybercafé" means a café, coffee or espresso shop, or similar food and/or beverage-serving place where five or more computers are provided for use by customers, not including WIFI (wireless fidelity) availability for personal computer use. Some cybercafés allow customers to use the computers at no charge; others charge by the hour or fraction of an hour.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Depth" means the horizontal distance between the front and rear property lines of a site measured along a line midway between the side property lines.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Director" means Economic and Community Development Director. The Director is the executive head of the Economic and Community Development Department appointed by the City Manager to administer the zoning title. The Director also functions as the "Zoning Administrator."
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023)
"Discount club" is a discount store or warehouse where shoppers pay a membership fee in order to take advantage of discounted prices on a wide variety of items; many items are sold in large quantities or bulk.
(Ord. 688-07 § 2, 2007)
"Dollar store" is a discount retailer that generally sells merchandise for one dollar or less that is typically the result of manufacturer overproduction, manufacturer discontinuation (close-out), irregular production, cancelled orders, and/or liquidated merchandise from companies that need to reduce their inventories.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 688-07 § 2, 2007)
"Drive-in establishment" means any place or premises where a substantial portion of the business conducted involves the sale, dispensation or serving of food, beverages or merchandise, or the provision of services or entertainment to vehicles and/or their occupants, where there is little or no separation of pedestrian or vehicular traffic. Included as well are establishments reached by vehicles from which customers exit to serve themselves directly or indirectly. The customers may consume food or beverages on the premises. Drive-in establishments include, but are not limited to, drive-in theaters, drive-through milk and photo sales, drive-in restaurants, conveyor and non-conveyor automobile washing operations, commercial off-street parking lots, automobile service stations, banks providing drive-up windows, and other similar uses as determined by the Director or his/her designee.
(Ord. 55.112-73 § 3, 1973; Ord. 55.160-76 § 2, 1976; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 688-07 § 2, 2007)
"Drive-in restaurant" means any establishment serving food or beverage which either utilizes a design or site layout or method of customer service or operating procedure, whereby a substantial portion of all food or drinks sold is served in nonreusable containers or packaging which encourages or assists patrons to consume purchases in motor vehicles while on the premises or to transport purchases elsewhere.
(Ord. 55.112-73 § 3, 1973; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "dwelling" is any building or portion thereof which is designed or used exclusively for residential purposes.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Accessory dwelling unit" or "ADU" means an "additional dwelling unit" as ascribed in Government Code Section 66313, as the same may be amended from time to time, and reprinted here for reference:
"Accessory dwelling unit" means an attached or a detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located 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 parcel as the single-family or multifamily dwelling is or will be situated. An accessory dwelling unit also includes the following:
A. 
An efficiency unit.
B. 
A manufactured home, as defined in Section 18007 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Ord. 836-16 § 4, 2016; Ord. 883-21 § 4, 2021; Ord. 2025-002, 3/25/2025)
"Junior accessory dwelling unit" or "JADU" means a "junior accessory dwelling unit" as ascribed in Government Code Section 66313, as the same may be amended from time to time, and reprinted here for reference:
"Junior accessory dwelling unit" means a unit that is no more than 500 square feet in size and contained entirely within a single-family residence. A junior accessory dwelling unit may include separate sanitation facilities, or may share sanitation facilities with the existing structure.
(Ord. 883-21 § 4, 2021; Ord. 2025-002, 3/25/2025)
A "dwelling group" is a group of two or more detached one-family, two-family or multiple dwellings occupying a parcel of land in common with ownership and having yards or courts in common.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "multifamily dwelling" is a building or portion thereof designed or used as a residence for two or more families living independently of each other and doing their own cooking in the building. This definition includes two-family houses, three-family houses, four-family houses, apartment houses and apartment hotels but does not include automobile courts, trailer parks and tourist camps.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "single-family dwelling" is a detached building designed for or occupied by one family.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "semidetached single-family dwelling" is a building containing only one or two dwelling units with separation at the interior lot line by party walls without openings where applicable or a wholly detached dwelling unit and with side yards being required on only one side.
(Ord. 55.183-77 § 2, 1977; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Dwelling unit" means one or more rooms and a single kitchen, designed for occupancy by one family for living and sleeping purposes.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Eave" means the lower edge of a roof that overhangs the wall below.
(Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
"E-cigarette bar" or "e-cigarette lounge" means any facility, building, structure or location, whether fixed or mobile, where customers utilize a heating element that vaporizes a liquid solution that releases nicotine or flavored vapor within the establishment.
(Ord. 791-13 Exh. A § 9, 2013)
"Electronic cigarette product" means any substance containing nicotine or a flavored liquid solution for vaporization, including any product or formulation of matter containing biologically active amounts of nicotine that is manufactured, sold, offered for sale, or otherwise distributed with the expectation that the product or matter will be introduced into the human body, but does not include any cessation product specifically approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for use in treating nicotine or tobacco dependence.
(Ord. 791-13 Exh. A § 9, 2013)
"Emergency shelter" means a publicly or privately operated housing facility maintained to provide supervised temporary, short-term residence for homeless individuals or families offering programs that provide counseling, social services, and case management, either on or off site. No facility shall be used for more than six months within a consecutive 12-month period by any individual or family.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 796-14 § 2, 2014; Ord. 2026-002, 1/27/2026)
"Engineering and design services" means an establishment primarily engaged in engineering and drafting services including architectural services. Usually includes office and drafting equipment, including blueprint machines.
(Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023; Ord. 2026-002, 1/27/2026)
"Commercial entertainment" means an indoor establishment providing participant or spectator entertainment for a fee or admission charge, including live performance theaters, bowling alleys, ice and roller skating rinks, and other similar activities determined to be substantially similar to the above by the Economic and Community Development Director. This use does not include adult businesses, which are separately defined.
(Ord. 809-15 § 4, 2015; Ord. 2026-002, 1/27/2026)
"Entranceway, building" means a doorway and threshold providing ingress and egress to a building for persons.
(Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023; Ord. 2026-002, 1/27/2026)
“Event venue” means a facility accommodating gatherings, assembly, entertainment, and related support facilities (e.g., kitchens, offices, etc.) for private events. As used herein, “private event” means a gathering of persons who have been individually invited to the event and from which persons not so invited are excluded. Alcoholic beverages may be served subject to state law requirements.
(Ord. 2026-002, 1/27/2026)
"Façade" means the exterior wall of a building along with its associated windows, entranceway, and projections.
(Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
A "family" is one or more persons occupying a dwelling and living as a single not for profit housekeeping unit as distinguished from a group occupying a hotel, club, boardinghouse, fraternity or sorority house.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "farmers' market" provides the temporary use of a site for the outdoor sales of food and farm produce items from vehicles, booths and/or tables, in compliance with California Food and Agriculture Code Sections 1392 et seq.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Flex space" refers to buildings that provide its occupants the flexibility of utilizing the space. Typically, buildings with flex space are single story and have 10 to 25 foot clear ceiling height with dock height and drive-in loading, and extra parking. Space in these buildings can be leased for either retail, office, warehouse, research and development or industrial use provided such uses are compatible with the primary use(s) of the building and are in compliance with this zoning title. Flex space buildings are designed and marketed as suitable for offices but with space available that is able to accommodate bulk storage, showroom manufacturing, assembly or similar operations. Generally, flex space has storefront type windows in the office area of the space.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Floor area" when prescribed as the basis of measurement for off-street parking space and loading berths for any use means the sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of the building or a portion thereof. However, floor area for purposes of measurement for off-street parking spaces does not include floor area devoted to off-street parking or loading facilities including aisles, ramps and maneuvering spaces.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "food service" use is an establishment which serves food or beverages for immediate consumption either on the premises, or to be taken out for consumption elsewhere. Food service includes fast food/quick service restaurant, full service/sit down restaurant, and retail and carry out, but does not include food stores.
(Ord. 912-23 § 4, 2023)
A "fast food/quick service restaurant" is an establishment which serves food or beverages for immediate consumption either on the premises, or to be taken out for consumption elsewhere. A fast food/quick service restaurant is usually characterized as an establishment in which food is cooked on a customer-demand basis, payment is required prior to consumption, and seating or other physical accommodations for on-premises customer dining, with limited or no table service (no waiters and/or waitresses) is provided. Examples of this type of facility may include, but are not limited to, establishments selling primarily hamburgers or other hot or cold sandwiches, hot dogs, tacos and burritos, pizza slices, fried chicken or fish and chips. Fast food/quick service restaurants may or may not have drive through facilities.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "full service/sit down restaurant" is an establishment which serves food or beverages for immediate consumption primarily on the premises, with only a minor portion, if any, of the food being taken out of the establishment. A full service/sit down restaurant is characterized as an establishment in which food is cooked or prepared on the premises on a customer-demand basis, which requires payment after consumption, and provides seating and tables for on-premises customer dining with table service (waiters and/or waitresses).
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "retail and carry out food store" is a store which serves food or non-alcoholic beverages for immediate consumption not on the premises, but usually in the vicinity of the store. A retail and carry out food store is usually characterized as an establishment which serves food altered in texture and/or temperature on a customer-demand basis; puts such food in non-sealed packages or edible containers; requires payment for such food prior to consumption; and provides limited seating or other physical accommodations for on-premises dining. Examples of this type of facility include, but are not limited to, delicatessens and other stores with limited seating which sell doughnuts, croissants, ice cream, frozen yogurt, cookies, whole pizzas and sandwiches. A food store is not considered retail and carry out food.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 809-15 § 4, 2015)
A "food store" is a store that sells foods primarily intended to be taken to another location to be prepared and consumed.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "food truck" means any motorized vehicle or trailer used as a mobile vending vehicle that sells food or beverages in the operation of a business.
(Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023)
A "gas station marketeer" is:
A. 
An enclosed area located on a gasoline service station site, where merchandise that is not considered accessory to the normal operation and maintenance of automobiles is sold. This merchandise includes convenience food items such as sodas, beverages, chips, cookies, ice cream, and other snack items and also nonfood items.
B. 
Additionally, the use of refrigerated display cases to which the general public has access constitutes a marketeer. However, a service station may have up to four coin-operated vending machines and may sell cigarettes over the counter only without being considered a marketeer.
(Ord. 55.272-86, 1986; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023; Ord. 918-23, 10/24/2023)
The "grade" is the lowest point of elevation of the finished surface of the ground, paving or sidewalk within the area between the building and the property line, or when the property line is more than five feet from the building, between the building and a line five feet from the building.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 55.154-76 § 2, 1976; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "home occupation" is any use customarily conducted entirely within the dwelling and carried on by the inhabitants thereof, which is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for dwelling purposes and does not change the character thereof. Clinics, hospitals, barber shops, beauty parlors, tea rooms, tourist homes, animal hospitals and kennels, among others, are not home occupations. Nonresidential uses within live/work residential units are governed by the regulations set forth in Chapter 18.38, Station Mixed Use Commercial (CSMU) District, and are not considered home occupations. There shall be no exterior display, no exterior sign except as allowed in the sign regulations for the district in which such home occupation is located, no exterior storage of materials, and no other indication of the home occupation or variation from the principal residential character of the building.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 803-15 § 3, 2015)
"Hookah bar" or "hookah lounge" means any facility, building, structure or location, whether fixed or mobile, where customers share tobacco from a communal hookah placed throughout the establishment.
(Ord. 791-13 Exh. A § 9, 2013)
A "hospital" is a facility for in-patient medical care, which is licensed under the provisions of the California Administrative Code, Title 17, Section 237 or 238 or amendments thereto.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "hotel" is a building occupied by or used more or less for a temporary abiding place of individuals in which there are more than five sleeping rooms rented to the general public for overnight or other temporary lodging (for up to 30 calendar days) and provided with or without kitchen facilities.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Incubator space" means a facility managed by a third party that helps startup companies and individual entrepreneurs develop their businesses by providing services such as mentorship and advice, office or lab space, access to investors or capital, equipment, networking and learning opportunities.
(Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023)
"Landscape" means to plant and maintain some combination of trees, ground cover, shrubs, vines, flowers or lawn. Non-living landscaping materials may include existing or imported bark or rock.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "large family day care home" is an accessory use within the provider's own home which regularly provides care, protection, and supervision of nine to 14 children, inclusive of children under the age of 10 years who reside at the home, for periods of less than 24 hours per day, while the parents or guardians are away, and is licensed for such use by the State Department of Community Care Licensing.
(Ord. 55.323-91, Exh. C, 1991; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "laundromat" is a place where patrons wash, dry or dry clean clothing or other fabrics in machines operated by the patron.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Lintel" means a horizontal beam or support across the top of a door or window.
Figure 18.08.297: Lintel
(Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
"Liquor store" means an activity that includes the retail sale of hard liquor for off-premises consumption and is typically found in establishments with long or late hours of operation and in a building of less than 3,000 square feet. Excluded from this definition are convenience markets that sell beer and wine and food stores.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
"Live/work unit" means an integrated housing unit and working space, occupied and utilized by a single household in a structure, either single-family or multifamily, that has been designed or structurally modified to accommodate joint residential occupancy and work activity, and which includes complete kitchen space and sanitary facilities in compliance with the Building Code and working space reserved for and regularly used by one or more occupants of the unit.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
A "lodging rooming house" is a building other than a hotel where lodging is provided for three or more persons for compensation pursuant to previous arrangements but not open to the public or transients. This definition also encompasses single room occupancy (SRO) housing.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 796-14 § 2, 2014)
"Loggia" means a covered exterior gallery or corridor that is open to the air on one or more sides. A loggia typically runs the length of a building, with columns or arches on the open side.
Figure 18.08.302: Loggia
(Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
"Lot" means a site or parcel of land under single ownership that has been legally subdivided, resubdivided or merged. The term for the purpose of application of this title also includes "parcel" and "site."
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
The "lot area" is the area of a horizontal plane bounded by the front, side and rear lot lines.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "corner lot" is a lot situated at the intersection of two streets, the interior angle of such intersection not exceeding 120 degrees.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "key lot" is a lot, the side lot line of which abuts the rear lot line of one or more adjoining lots.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
The "front lot line" is that boundary of a lot which is along an existing or dedicated public street, or where no public street exists, along a public way. On a corner lot, the front lot line shall be the shorter of the two street lot lines.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
The "rear lot line" is that boundary of a lot which is most distant from the front lot line.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
The "side lot line" is any boundary of a lot which is not a front lot line or a rear lot line.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Reversed corner lot" means a corner lot which has its exterior side yard adjacent to the front yard of the abutting lot (key lot).
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "through lot" is an interior lot having frontages on two more or less parallel streets as distinguished from a corner lot.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
The "lot width" is the mean horizontal distance between the side lines, measured at right angles to the lot line. Where side lot lines are not parallel, the lot side is the average of the width between such side lot lines.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Maker space" means a facility where shared manufacturing tools, such as 3-D printers, laser cutters, and traditional arts and crafts supplies, are used for the fabrication of physical products and not for mass production.
(Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023)
A "manufactured home" means a structure that was constructed on or after June 15, 1976, is transportable in one or more sections, is eight body feet or more in width, or 40 body feet or more in length, in the traveling mode, or when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a single-family dwelling with or without a foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein. "Manufactured home" includes any structure that meets all of the requirements of this definition except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification and complies with the standards established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 712-08 § 2, 2008)
"Manufacturing and assembly" means a use that is principally devoted to manufacturing processes and may include accessory research and development, administrative, and warehousing activities.
(Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023)
"Manufacturing process" means the fabrication, processing, assembly, or blending of organic or inorganic materials and/or substances into new products.
(Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023)
"Media production studio" means a facility for the production of motion pictures, television, video, sound, graphics and other communications. Accessory uses include incidental rehearsal and broadcasting uses; however, use does not include transmission towers. This may also include incidental office use, retail sales, and indoor storage of equipment related to the recording uses.
(Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023)
A "mobilehome" means a structure that was constructed prior to June 15, 1976, is transportable in one or more sections, is eight body feet or more in width, or 40 body feet or more in length, in the traveling mode, or when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a single-family dwelling with or without a foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, electrical systems contained therein. "Mobilehome" includes any structure that meets all of the requirements of this definition and complies with the state standards for mobilehomes in effect at the time of construction.
(Ord. 712-08 § 2, 2008)
A "modular home" is a single-family dwelling consisting of sections that are built in a factory, transported to the building site on truck beds for final assembly, and placed on a permanent foundation.
(Ord. 712-08 § 2, 2008)
A "motel" is a building or a group of buildings, containing guest rooms or apartments provided in connection therewith and designed and used primarily for the accommodation of transient automobile travelers.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "nightclub" is a facility that provides amplified live entertainment and/or dancing and serves alcoholic beverages on the premises.
(Ord. 809-15 § 4, 2015)
A "nonconforming building" is a building structure or portion thereof, which does not conform to the regulations of this title for the district in which it is situated.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "nonconforming use" is any use of land, building or structures which does not comply with all of the regulations of this title governing use for the zoning district in which such is located.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "nursing home" is an establishment which provides 24 hour medical, convalescent or chronic care to individuals who, by reason of advanced age, chronic illness or infirmity, are unable to care for themselves, and is licensed as a skilled nursing facility by the California State Department of Health Services, including, but not limited to, rest homes and convalescent hospitals, but not Community Care Facilities or Hospitals as defined in this chapter.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Off-street loading facilities" means a site or portion of a site devoted to the loading or unloading of motor vehicles or trailers, including loading berths, aisles, access drives and landscaped areas.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Off-street parking facilities" means a site or portion of a site devoted to the off-street parking of motor vehicles, including parking spaces, aisles, access drives and landscaped areas.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
An "outdoor advertising sign" is any sign of any kind or character placed for outdoor advertising purposes.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
An "outdoor advertising structure" is any structure of any kind or character erected or maintained for outdoor advertising purposes, upon which any outdoor advertising sign is placed.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
An "outdoor dining patio" is an outdoor dining area located on private property that is associated with an adjacent food service use (excluding outdoor dining areas defined as "private sidewalk café" in Section 18.08.495).
(Ord. 912-23 § 4, 2023)
"Parapet" means an upward extension of a wall at the edge of a roof.
Figure 18.08.482: Parapet
(Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
"Parapet return" means the continuation of a parapet at a right angle toward the building at the end of a parapet face.
Figure 18.08.483: Parapet return
(Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
"Parcel" means a recorded property under single ownership.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
"Paseo" means a place or path for strolling designed to provide access through a site but also contains amenities for leisure enjoyment, such as benches and seating areas.
(Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
"Passageway" means an open area providing a path or channel through which something may pass.
(Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
A "patio" is a non-habitable recreation area that adjoins a dwelling, is often paved, and is adapted especially to outdoor dining.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
"Pawn shop" means a place in which the business of a pawnbroker is conducted. A pawnbroker is any person engaged in the business of receiving goods, including motor vehicles, in pledge as security for a loan.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
"Payday loan facility" means a facility primarily engaged in the business of advancing funds to customers in situations where the customer uses their entitlement to a future paycheck from some other source as collateral for the loan, and for which the customer pays a fee (percentage or otherwise) for the advancement.
(Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023; Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
"Personal services" means a use providing services of a personal convenience nature, including beauty salons, barber shops, dressmaking/tailoring, hair removal, nail salons, photographic and portrait studios, shoe repair shops, travel agency, and similar uses. Excluded from this definition are massage, check cashing, and any other personal service type use specifically listed within district regulations.
(Ord. 915-23 § 4, 2023; Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
A "planned unit development" is a tract of land with approved development standards which do not conform in all respects with the land use pattern designated on the zoning map or the district regulations provided by the zoning ordinance, and may include a combination of different dwelling types and/or a variety of land uses which complement each other and harmonize with the existing and proposed land uses in the vicinity. Planned unit developments may be permitted in any residential district, any industrial district, the 511 district, and in the specialty commercial and community commercial districts for mixed-use (residential and commercial) projects within the Old Alvarado area and Mission Boulevard corridor. Industrial condominium conversions and new industrial condominium projects are also considered planned unit developments.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 679-06 § 2, 2006; Ord. 917-23, 9/26/2023)
A "pool room/hall" is a building or portion thereof having within its premises three or more pool tables or billiard tables, or combination thereof, regardless of size, and whether activated manually or by the insertion of a coin, token or other mechanical device.
(Ord. 809-15 § 4, 2015)
A "pre-school" means the regular supervision of more than 14 pre-elementary school age children, or use of a site or portion of a site for a group day-care program for more than 12 children other than those residents on the site, including a child care center, day nursery, play group or after-school group. A pre-school may serve as the principal use on the property.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "private sidewalk café" is an outdoor dining area located within a sidewalk or plaza area on private property that is associated with an adjacent food service use.
(Ord. 912-23 § 4, 2023)
"Private residence" means a house, an apartment unit, a mobile home, or other similar dwelling as defined by California Health and Safety Code Section 11362.2(b)(5) as may be amended.
(Ord. 846-17 § 4, 2017)
A "third-party promoter" is a professional hired to arrange performances for entertainers at venues and publicize events through the press, radio, posters, emails, social media, and/or online advertising.
(Ord. 809-15 § 4, 2015)
A "public open space" is any publicly owned open area, including, but not limited to, the following: parks, playgrounds, beaches, waterways, parkways and streets.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Commercial recreation facility" means an indoor recreation facility that is operated as a business and open to the general public for a fee, including health club/fitness centers, badminton, racquetball, hockey, soccer, or swimming facilities, and other similar activities determined to be substantially similar to the above by the Economic and Community Development Director.
(Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 809-15 § 4, 2015)
"Private recreation facility" means clubs or recreation facilities for which a membership charge may be made and which are open only to bona fide members and their guests. A private recreation facility may not be open or available to members of the general public.
(Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Research and development services" are establishments primarily engaged in industrial or scientific research, including limited product testing. This classification includes electronics research firms or pharmaceutical or biological research laboratories, and excludes manufacturing, except of prototypes, or medical testing and analysis.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Second hand store" and/or "thrift store" means a profit or non-profit business or organization that engages in, or specializes in, the sale or resale of second hand merchandise or goods, and whose goods may be principally donated or sold on consignment.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Senior housing" means multifamily housing specifically designed for older people, typically those over 62 years old. Senior housing can include adult retirement communities, assisted living facilities, congregate residences, continuing care retirement communities, and retirement communities.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "sensitive use" means a park, playground, public library, recreation center, religious institution, school or youth-oriented establishment.
(Ord. 728-10 § 2, 2010)
"Setback" means the required minimum distance from any point on a property line to the nearest point on the nearest part of the applicable building, structure, or sign.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 728-10 § 2, 2010)
"Sexually oriented" means of or pertaining to businesses, merchandise, materials, products, services or entertainment characterized by an emphasis on matters depicting, describing or relating to sexual activities or specific anatomical areas.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "sidewalk café" is an outdoor dining area located within the sidewalk area of a public right-of-way that is associated with an adjacent food service use.
(Ord. 912-23 § 4, 2023)
A "site" means a lot, or group of contiguous lots or parcels that is proposed for development under this title, and is in a single ownership.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 912-23 § 4, 2023)
A "site-built home" is a single-family dwelling constructed outdoors entirely at the building site.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 712-08 § 2, 2008; Ord. 912-23 § 4, 2023)
A "site plan review" is a ministerial process in which the Director reviews a site plan submittal and determines compliance with applicable regulations.
(Ord. 912-23 § 4, 2023)
A "story" is that portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the next floor above it; or, if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it. A basement shall be counted as a story when more than one-half of such basement height is above grade.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "half story" is an uppermost story lying under a sloping roof where the line of intersection of roof decking and wall is not more than three feet above the top floor level, and in which the portion of the gross floor area pertaining to the half story is not more than 50% of the portion of the gross floor area pertaining to the story immediately below it.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Private street" means a way for vehicular traffic providing access to lots or units over a common parcel, primarily by the owners or occupants of the common parcel, and necessary service and emergency vehicles, but from which the public may be excluded and which are not maintained by a public agency.
(Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "public street" is a public right-of-way which affords a primary means of vehicular access to abutting property, whether designated as a minor street, collector street, major thoroughfare, freeway or other designation, which is improved to City standards, dedicated for general public use and maintained by a public agency. The term "street" shall not include alleys which are used primarily for vehicular service or access to the back or side of properties.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "structural alteration" is any change in the number and width of exits, in the supporting members of a building such as bearing walls, partitions, columns, beams or girders, or any substantial change in the roof.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "structure" is anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on the ground or attachment to something on the ground.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Accessory structure" means a subordinate building located on the same premises as the main building or buildings, the use of which is customarily incidental to that of the main building or to the use of the land. An accessory structure is not a cargo container, truck trailer, van, commercial vehicle, or other moveable container. In residential districts, accessory structures shall not be used for business purposes or as additional living space, except as allowed under Chapter 18.34. Accessory structures in residential districts may include, but are not limited to, a shed, garage, accessory dwelling unit, arbor, gazebo, or structure with a roof element with no walls.
(Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 836-16 § 4, 2016; Ord. 883-21 § 4, 2021)
"Superstore" is a retail establishment, excluding discount clubs, whose total sales floor area, defined as interior building space devoted to the sale of merchandise excluding restrooms, office space, storage space, and automobile service areas, exceeds 100,000 square feet and which devotes more than 10% of sales floor area to non-taxable merchandise (e.g., products, commodities, or items not subject to California State sales tax).
(Ord. 688-07 § 2, 2007)
"Supportive housing" shall mean housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by a target population, as defined by State law, and linked to onsite or offsite services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, and/or maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the community. Supportive housing units are residential uses subject only to those requirements and restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone.
(Ord. 796-14 § 2, 2014)
"Tobacco product" means any product(s) that is used to consume tobacco or any product that contains any tobacco leaf, including, but not limited to: cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, blunts, snuff, creamy snuff, dipping/chewing tobacco, flavored tobacco, tobacco water, tobacco paste, gutka, kretek, shisha, roll-your-own cigarettes, cigarette or cigar rolling papers, electronic cigarettes, electronic cigarette products, electronic cigarette paraphernalia, or pipes.
(Ord. 728-10 § 2, 2010; Ord. 791-13 Exh. A § 9, 2013)
A "retail tobacco store" means a retail store that devotes more than 15% of its total floor area to the sale of electronic cigarette, electronic cigarette products/paraphernalia, tobacco or smoking products and accessories/paraphernalia, but does not provide a lounge for the consumption of tobacco or electronic cigarettes. A retail tobacco store may also be referred to as a smoke shop.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 728-10 § 2, 2010; Ord. 791-13 Exh. A § 9, 2013)
A "trailer park or court" is any premises on which are parked one or more vehicles designed, intended, arranged or used for living or sleeping purposes, or any premises used or held for the purpose of supplying to the public a parking space for two or more such vehicles, whether such vehicles stand on wheels or rigid supports.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Transitional housing" or "transitional housing unit" shall mean rental housing that requires the termination of assistance and recirculation of the assisted unit to another eligible recipient at some predetermined future point in time, which shall be no less than six months and in no case more than two years. Transitional housing units are residential uses subject only to those requirements and restrictions that apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone.
(Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006; Ord. 796-14 § 2, 2014)
A "truck terminal" shall include the following:
A. 
A facility used by trucks which provides for the storage, maintenance, and/or service of said trucks; or
B. 
A freight transfer station whereby goods and products are transferred, often directly, from one vehicle to another without the storage of such foods and products on a long-term basis within a warehouse building.
(Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
The "use" of property is the purpose or activity for which the land, or building thereon, is designed, arranged or intended, or for which it is occupied or maintained.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
An "accessory use" is one which is accessory to the permitted use and customarily a part thereof, which is clearly incidental and secondary to the permitted use and which does not change the character thereof.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Vapor bar" or "vapor lounge" means any facility, building, structure or location, whether fixed or mobile, where customers utilize a heating element that vaporizes a liquid solution that releases nicotine or flavored vapor within the establishment.
(Ord. 791-13 Exh. A § 9, 2013)
A "bay window" is a space enclosed by windows on all sides that projects out from a wall plane of the building to form a recess from within. A bay window is a window that is cantilevered from the main building structure, does not include floor area, and does not have a foundation.
(Ord. 883-21 § 4, 2021)
A "yard" is an open space on the same site as a structure, unoccupied and unobstructed by structures from the ground upward except as otherwise provided in this Code, including a front yard, side yard, or rear yard.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Front yard" means the required yard extending along the full length of the front lot line between the side lot lines.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Rear yard" means the required yard extending along the full length of the rear lot line between the side lot lines.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Side yard" means the required yard extending along a side lot line from the front to the rear yard.
(Ord. 55-64 § 2.1, 1964; Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
"Side exterior yard" means the required side yard adjacent to a public or private street, also referred to as the street side yard.
(Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)
A "youth-oriented establishment" means a private or public establishment that advertises as catering to or providing services primarily for minors and/or minors predominantly patronize or assemble at the establishment.
(Ord. 728-10 § 2, 2010)
"Zone" means a portion of the territory in the City within which certain uniform regulations and requirements, or various combinations thereof, apply pursuant to this title. Zone shall include the word "District."
(Ord. 457-95 § 2, 1995; Ord. 670-06 § 3, 2006)