Prior Ordinance History: Ords. 5399, 5416, 5425, 5429,
5437, 5438, 5446, 5453, 5491, 5537, 5545, 5605, 5642, 5645, and 5692.
For the purpose of this title, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. In addition to providing definition to the following terms, any use, building, structure, or property that is used or operated in contravention of any requirement or standard set forth in Section 30.70.020 shall be a violation of this code.
(Ord. 5399 Attach. A, 2004; Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011)
The following definitions are in alphabetical order:
“Accessory building or structure” means a detached
subordinate building or structure the use of which is customarily
incidental to that of the main building(s) or use(s) located on the
same lot. For the purposes of this code, buildings and structures
which are accessory to a residential use include: cabanas; detached
garages; dressing rooms; flagpoles; gazebos; the following non-commercial
buildings and structures: greenhouses, workshops, recreational buildings
and restrooms, saunas, spas and swimming pools, and tennis, paddleball,
badminton, volleyball and similar courts, together with any enclosures;
and other similar accessory buildings and structures determined by
the director of community development. Accessory buildings and structures
do not include accessory living quarters and/or guest house or accessory
dwelling units, which are separately defined.
“Accessory dwelling unit” has the same meaning as defined in Section 30.34.080 of this code.
“Accessory living quarters and/or guest house”
means living quarters within an accessory building for the sole use
of persons employed on the premises or members of the household living
in the main building. Such quarters have no cooking facilities and
are not rented or otherwise used as a separate dwelling.
“Accessory use” means a use customarily incidental
to, related and clearly subordinate to a principal use established
on the same parcel, or within the same tenant space/business, which
does not alter the principal use.
“Accessory wireless equipment” means any equipment
associated with the installation of a wireless telecommunications
facility, including, but not limited to, cabling, generators, air
conditioning units and equipment cabinets.
“Adult business uses” means any adult bookstore, adult hotel or motel, adult motion picture arcade, adult motion picture theater, cabaret, sexual encounter center as defined in Chapter 30.34.
“Alcoholic beverage sales” means the sale, service
or consumption of beer, wine, and/or other alcoholic beverages for
on- or off-premises consumption regardless of whether it is subordinate
to another use.
“Alley” means an unnamed public or private right-of-way
where there are no street addresses as recognized by the building
official and which is less than or equal to 25 feet in width in tangent
sections, with increased widths permitted, as required by the city
engineer, to accommodate horizontal curvatures.
“Alteration or altered” means any change or modification
in the construction of a building or structure other than for repairs.
“Ambulance services” means the activity, business
or service, for hire, profit, or otherwise, of transporting one or
more persons by ambulance on or in any of the streets, roads, highways,
alleys, or any public way or place. This use does not include any
services provided by the Glendale fire department.
“Amphitheaters” means an outdoor structure where
the presentation of concerts, plays, films, or other dramatic performances
occur with seating around an arena or central open space.
“Antenna” means any system of wires, poles, rods,
reflecting discs, panels, microwave dishes, whip antennas or similar
devices used for the transmission or reception of electromagnetic
waves, including antennas relating to personal wireless services as
defined by the Federal Telecommunications Act of 1996, when such system
is either external to or attached to the exterior of a structure (building-mounted
or rooftop-mounted), or ground-mounted. Antennas shall include devices
having active elements extending in any direction, and directional
beam-type arrays mounted upon and rotated through a vertical mast
or tower interconnecting the beam and antenna support, all of which
elements are deemed to be a part of the antenna.
“Antenna array” means a group of antenna elements
located on the same geometric plane.
“Antenna classes” means the various classes in
which wireless telecommunications facilities and their attendant accessory
wireless equipment are categorized based on observed aesthetic impacts.
Antenna classes are as follows:
Class 1 antenna.
1.
2.
“Class 1 antennas” include the following:
Antennas mounted on a building or structure and fully screened
using camouflage design techniques so that the antenna panels are
not visible to the general public. Typical examples include, but are
not limited to: building-mounted antennas behind a visually opaque
screen designed to pass radio frequency signals that match or complement
existing exterior surfaces of the building, or antennas designed to
be incorporated within a vertical architectural feature of a building
such as a steeple, cross, or other integral vertical elements.
Antennas mounted behind screens designed to replicate natural
features such as rocks and shrubbery and mounted in hillside areas
or other natural areas where the screen effectively and fully blends
into the surrounding vegetation or topography so that the antenna
is not visible. Typical examples include, but are not limited to,
a monorock or monoshrub, as those terms are defined herein.
Class 2 antenna.
“Class 2 antenna” means an antenna collocated
on an approved or existing wireless telecommunications facility and
mounted in the same manner and with the same camouflage design techniques
as the approved or existing wireless telecommunications facility.
Class 3 antenna.
“Class 3 antenna” means an antenna no larger than three cubic feet and associated equipment system that is a temporary (not more than 90 days) or mobile unit intended to provide coverage on an interim basis until a permanent facility to provide coverage for the same general area is operational, or in connection with a special event of a temporary duration (not more than 30 days). Typical examples include, but are not limited to: “cell-on-wheels” mobile antennas. The definition of “Class 3 antenna” does not include temporary emergency use antennas pursuant to Section 30.48.020.
Class 4 antenna.
“Class 4 antenna” means a monopole or an antenna
mounted on an existing sports field light standard or utility lattice
tower.
Class 5 antenna.
“Class 5 antenna” means an antenna mounted within
the cylinder of a flagpole or other cylindrical vertical structure
that utilizes the diameter typical of the flagpole or other similar
vertical element that the antenna replicates.
Class 6 antenna.
“Class 6 antenna” means: (1) an antenna mounted
on a building or structure that is treated with camouflage design
techniques, but with only the antenna panels still visible; or (2)
an antenna mounted on the exterior of a freestanding structure that
has been specifically built for the sole purpose of supporting a wireless
telecommunications facility using camouflage design techniques that
only partially hide or disguise the antenna panels but leave them
partially visible. Typical examples of a Class 6 antenna would include,
but not be limited to: antennas mounted on the exterior of the building
or fixed to the side of some other structure such as an above-ground
water storage tank, so that the antenna panels are partially visible
but are painted to match the color of the building or structure, and
monopines or monopalms.
Class 7 antenna.
“Class 7 antenna” means an antenna mounted on
the interior of a freestanding structure for the predominant purpose
of housing a wireless telecommunications facility antenna. Said structure
shall be: compatible with other surrounding structures and facilities;
built solely for the purpose of supporting the wireless telecommunications
facility using camouflage design techniques so that the wireless telecommunications
facility is fully enclosed within the structure and the antenna panels
are not visible. Typical structures used to enclose the freestanding
facilities may include, but not be limited to: signs, clock towers,
lighthouses, water towers, campanile (bell tower), windmill, or other
suitable vertical structures.
“Antenna support” means any pole, telescoping
mast, tower, tripod or any other structure that supports a wireless
communication antenna.
“Apiaries” means a place where bees and beehives
are kept.
“Aquariums” means a place for the public exhibition
of live aquatic animals and plants.
“Arboretums and botanical gardens” means a facility
where trees and shrubs are cultivated for exhibition.
“Arcade establishment” means any place of business containing five or more arcade devices or a combination of arcade devices and billiard tables as defined in Section 5.20.020 of this code totaling five or more, excepting there from any billiard establishment containing less than five arcade devices.
“Artificial turf means a man-made surface manufactured
from synthetic materials which simulate the appearance of live turf,
grass, sod, or lawn.
“Assisted living center’’ means multi-family
congregate housing for the elderly and/or handicapped living in separate
dwellings units in which all units, other than those used for the
specific purpose of managing and operating the project, are occupied
by a household in which all persons, or at least one spouse of a married
couple, is 65 years old or older, or the household is headed by a
person with a physical impairment which is expected to be of a long
duration and which substantially impedes the person’s ability
to live independently. The assisted living center must have a common
eating area and provide food service to residents.
“Attached” means any building that has a wall
or roof in common with another building or structure and is less than
five feet at the closest point.
“Auditoriums” means a hall which contains a permanent
stage and which is primarily used for public meetings or performances.
“Automobile supply stores” means stores that
sell new automobile parts and accessories.
“Aviaries” means a building in which the primary
use is the keeping of uncaged birds for breeding, and/or display.
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011; Ord. 5803 § 120, 2013; Ord. 5907 § 11, 2018; Ord. 5957 § 9, 2020)
The following definitions are in alphabetical order:
“Backlots/outdoor facilities (production)” means
outdoor sets, backlots, and other outdoor facilities, including supporting
indoor workshops and craft shops associated with facilities for motion
picture, television, video, sound, computer, and other communications
media production.
“Bandstands” means an outdoor stand or platform,
often roofed, for a band or orchestra.
“Banks and financial institutions” means financial
institutions including banks and trust companies and lending and thrift
institutions.
“Banquet hall” means any place of business maintained,
in whole or in part, for public rental for the purpose of private
party events, whether family, group, or corporate in nature, where
access by the general public is restricted, and with or without the
sale, serving or consumption of alcoholic beverages. Additionally,
it may have a dance floor greater than 200 square feet.
“Billiard establishment” means any place of business
containing three or more billiard tables or similar game tables.
“Body shops and painting booths” means repair
facilities dealing with entire vehicles. These establishments may
provide towing, collision repair, other body work, and painting services.
Services include the repair, alteration, restoration, towing, painting,
or finishing of automobiles, trucks, recreational vehicles, boats
and other vehicles.
“Broadcasting studio and indoor support facilities
(production)” means commercial and public communications uses
including radio and television broadcasting and receiving stations
and studios, with facilities entirely within buildings. Transmission
and receiving apparatus, including antennas and towers, are separately
defined. Also this use includes administrative and technical production
support facilities including administrative and production office,
post-production facilities (editing and sound recording studios, foley
stages, etc.), optical and special effects units, film processing
laboratories, etc. associated with facilities for motion picture,
television, video, sound, computer, and other communications media
production.
“Building” means anything constructed having
a roof supported by columns or walls for the purpose of housing, shelter
or enclosure.
“Building materials supplies, sales and service”
means establishments primarily specializing in the sale of one or
a small number of materials and services associated with building
improvement, including brickyards (no manufacturing); lumberyards;
plumbing shops; window, screen and awning shop. This use does not
include retail hardware stores offering a wide variety of home improvement
materials.
“Business support services” means establishments
providing other businesses with services including maintenance, repair
and service, testing, rental, etc., also includes:
Business equipment repair services (typewriter and office machine
sales and service, computer typesetting);
Computer typesetting;
Copying services, including but not limited to photostating
and blueprinting;
Computer-related services (rental, rep air);
Copying, quick printing, and blueprinting services;
Parcel delivery and pick-up services;
Photocopying;
Photo developing stores and services;
Printing, other than publishing
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011; Ord. 5810 § 6, 10-1-2013)
The following definitions are in alphabetical order:
“Camouflage design techniques” means measures
used in the design and siting of wireless telecommunications facilities
with the intent to minimize or eliminate the visual impact of such
facilities to surrounding uses. Such techniques may include but are
not limited to one or more of the following:
Screening elements to camouflage, disguise, or otherwise hide
the wireless telecommunications facilities from view from surrounding
uses.
Painting or coloring, or both, to blend into the predominant
visual backdrop.
Siting the wireless telecommunications facility to utilize existing
features (buildings, topography, vegetation, etc.) to screen, disguise,
camouflage, or hide the wireless telecommunications facility.
Utilizing simulated natural features such as trees or rocks.
Providing a wireless telecommunications facility of a size that,
as determined by the director of community development, or the director
of public works, in the case of encroachment permits, is not visually
obtrusive such that any effort to screen the wireless telecommunications
facility would create greater visual impacts than the wireless telecommunications
facility itself.
“Car wash” means an establishment providing facilities
for the washing of motor vehicles and open to the public. Oil change
and lubrication services may be considered incidental and are limited
to a maximum of two service bays. No other type of vehicle repair,
body work or vehicle painting is permitted. “Car wash”
does not include a “vehicle dealership” that washes customer
vehicles that are being repaired and vehicles that the dealership
has that are for sale, lease, or rent, provided that there is no separate
charge for the washing of customer vehicles.
“Car wash, self-service” means a car wash wherein
the customer provides labor and where no self-propelled wash racks
are provided.
“Caretaker’s residences” means residences
of gardeners, caretakers, managers, security officers or recreation
counselors for which their accessory living quarters are maintained
solely for exclusive use by owners or caretakers employed upon the
premises and their immediate families. Such residence shall be no
closer than 35 feet from any building used for the keeping of horses.
“Cart” means a freestanding, portable and nonmotorized
light vending vehicle, carriage or portable stand which carries or
conveys food and beverages, merchandise, or provides for shoe shining
services.
“Cemeteries” means internment establishments
offering burial plots or air space for sale. Cemeteries include animal
cemeteries; cemetery, mausoleum, crematorium and columbarium operations,
and full service funeral parlors, whether accessory to or separate
from a cemetery or columbarium, buildings and structures intended
for the interment of human remains, churches, chapels, sarcophagi,
maintenance facilities and administrative buildings.
“Centerline (of street)” means the center of
the right-of-way as established by the city engineer.
“Children’s indoor play area” means a business
consisting of indoor recreation facilities used for children’s
parties and other similar children’s functions and containing
no cooking facilities; parties and functions may be private or open
to the general public. This definition does not include an “arcade
establishment,” “cyber-cafe establishment,” or “banquet
hall.”
“Christmas tree sales lot” means and includes
any of the following: any real property or portion thereof on which
cut Christmas trees and other Christmas paraphernalia are offered
for sale and are maintained between November 1st and January 9th.
Christmas paraphernalia shall include but not be limited to boughs,
branches, wreaths and any other items composed and/or constructed
of live vegetation.
“Collocation” means installing more than one
wireless telecommunications antenna for more than one applicant on
a single antenna support, including additional facilities from the
same or different carrier.
“Commercial vehicle” means an automobile, truck,
bus or van which is used in connection with a business and contains
exterior advertising and/or visible equipment.
“Community centers” means 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 such activities as
meetings, parties, receptions, dances, etc.
“Community gardens” means an area of land privately
or publicly owned used as a series of plots or gardens and for individual
use for gardening purposes.
“Contractor’s office” means supervisory
offices with storage of tools and equipment for the building and construction
services including but not limited to: carpentry, electrical, glass,
insulation, iron work, masonry, plastering, roofing, and tile. A contractors
office does not include temporary office and storage associated with
construction on a project site. (See “Contractor’s office
and storage, temporary.”)
“Contractor’s office and storage, temporary”
means temporary structures for the storage of tools and equipment
or containing supervisory offices of the minimum necessary in connection
with a project on site only during the process of active construction
under an effective grading, building, utility, street, or other development
permit. Such temporary structure(s) shall be immediately removed upon
expiration of the applicable permits.
“Convention centers” means a building with (exhibit
halls, meeting rooms, or ballrooms) used for large assemblies of organized
groups or large scale exhibitions such as conventions and trade shows
of limited duration. They may not include sleeping rooms and do not
include nightclubs, banquet halls, private clubs and lodges, auditoriums,
churches, hotels or motels which are defined separately.
“Corral” means a pen or enclosure for confining
animals.
“Coverage” means the ground area occupied by
any building or structure not completely open to the sky. Areas occupied
by cornices and roof eaves, projecting not over 30 inches, landscaped
roof decks of subterranean and semi-subterranean garages readily accessible
to tenants and private vehicular drives shall not be computed in determining
coverage. Diagram D-1, which follows[1] and is made a part of this chapter, shall be illustrative
of the meaning of “coverage.”
“Cribwall” means a system of interlocking concrete
forms containing exposed earth openings to allow for plant growth
that acts as a retaining wall to support earth materials.
“Cultural art centers” means galleries, theaters
and similar uses, which promote educational and aesthetic interest
within a community.
“Curb level” means the top of curb elevation
abutting the property. Where no such curb exists and a curb is planned,
the curb level shall be determined from plans for the ultimate designed
roadway improvements approved by the city engineer. Where no curb
is existing or planned, the curb level shall be construed to mean
the elevation at the centerline of the street right-of-way abutting
the property.
“Cyber-cafe establishment” means any establishment that provides five or more cyber-cafe devices, as defined in section 5.20.020, to the public for compensation in any manner, including but not limited to memberships. Cyber-cafe establishments shall not include businesses where cyber-cafe devices, as determined by the director of community development, are clearly incidental to a permitted or conditionally permitted use in this title or permit adult business and sexual encounter establishment uses as provided for in Section 30.34.010 G.M.C. Cyber-cafe shall be synonymous with PC cafes, Internet cafe, and cyber centers.
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011; Ord. 5803 § 121, 2013; Ord. 5810 § 7, 10-1-2013)
[1]
Editor’s Note: Said diagram is included as an attachment to this title.
The following definitions are in alphabetical order:
“Day care center” means a facility operated by
a person, corporation, or association in which less than 24-hour per
day non-medical care and supervision is provided outside the home
for minor children or elderly persons, provided such facility is licensed
by the State of California as a day care center, and provided further
that a copy or evidence of the license issued by the State of California
is on file with the city clerk prior to occupancy as such a facility.
This definition does not include facilities for the care of up to
14 persons in small and large family day care as defined by the California
Health and Safety Code.
“Director” means the director of community development
or his/her designee.
“Detached” means any building or structure separated
by at least five feet in horizontal distance (measured from eave to
eave).
“Disability” means a disability or handicap as
defined by the Federal Fair Housing Act (FFHA). Federal laws define
any person with a disability as “Any person who has a physical
or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life
activities; has a record of such impairment; or is regarded as having
such impairment.
“Dish antenna” means any device incorporating
a reflective surface that is solid, open mesh, or bar configured and
is in the shape of a shallow dish, cone, horn, cornucopia or flat
plate, and has a diameter in excess of three feet; which device is
used to receive or transmit radio or electromagnetic waves between
terrestrially and/or orbitally based units. This definition shall
include, but not be limited to, what is commonly referred to as satellite
earth stations, satellite receivers, satellite discs, direct broadcast
systems (DBS’s), television reception only systems (TVROs) and
satellite microwave antennas.
“Down slope wall” means the walled side(s) of
any building or structure facing down hill.
“Domestic violence shelter” means a residential
facility which provides temporary accommodations to persons or families
who have been the victims of domestic violence. Such a facility may
also provide meals, counseling, and other services, as well as common
areas for the residents of the facility.
“Dwelling” means a building or any portion thereof
designed exclusively for residential purposes, including single and
multiple residential dwellings but not including hotels, motels and
other places without individual kitchen facilities.
“Dwelling unit” means a single unit providing
complete, independent living facilities for one person or household,
including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking
and sanitation.
“Dwelling, multiple residential” means a building
or portion thereof designed for occupancy by two or more persons or
households living independently of each other in separate units. Includes
apartments, townhouses or similar buildings. On-site support services
personnel and equipment to maintain independent living is limited
to residents of the dwelling.
“Dwelling, one residential” means a detached
building designed exclusively for occupancy by one household. On-site
support services personnel and equipment to maintain independent living
is limited to residents of the dwelling.
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011; Ord. 5803 § 122, 2013; Ord. 5810 § 8, 10-1-2013)
The following definitions are in alphabetical order:
“Efficiency unit” means a dwelling unit of not
more than one room in addition to a kitchen and bathroom and containing
no separately walled-in bedroom area.
“Emergency shelter” means a residential facility,
other than a community care facility, operated by a provider which
provides temporary accommodations to persons or families with low
income. The term “temporary accommodations” means that
a person or family will be allowed to reside at the shelter for a
time period not to exceed six months. For purpose of this definition,
a “provider” shall mean a government agency or private
non-profit organization which provides or contracts with recognized
community organizations to provide emergency or temporary shelter,
and which may also provide meals, counseling and other services, as
well as common areas for residents of the facility. Such a facility
may have individual rooms, but is not developed with individual dwelling
units, with the exception of a manager’s unit.
“Enlarged” means an increase in floor area or
height of a building or structure.
“Equipment rental yards” means establishments
renting tools and equipment other than vehicles typically used for
on-street transportation. They do not include rental of trucks, automobiles,
motorcycles, or similar vehicles not primarily used for construction
purposes. See vehicle leasing and sales.
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011)
The following definitions are in alphabetical order:
“Fairs, local” means a temporary public or commercial
gathering where entertainment, food, crafts, and similar uses are
offered for viewing or sale for a period not to exceed 10 days.
“Facade mounted antenna” means a wireless telecommunications
antenna mounted on to the facade of a building or structure.
“FCC” means the Federal Communications Commission.
“Firearms, weapon sales” means the retail sales
of guns, ammunition, and related products and accessories.
“Floor area (gross)” means the sum of the gross
horizontal areas of the several floors of the building measured from
the exterior faces of the exterior walls excluding exterior balconies
and porches. Floor area shall not include interior parking spaces,
loading spaces for motor vehicles, any space where the floor to ceiling
height is less than six feet, and attics and mechanical penthouses
provided there are no useable rooms, no windows and the mechanical
penthouse area is used exclusively for mechanical equipment. Floor
area shall include any work area in auto repair, or related facilities,
where vehicles are serviced and repaired. Floor area shall include
any area for mezzanines unless specifically exempted in this title.
Diagram D-2, which follows[1] and is made a part of this chapter, shall be illustrative
of the meaning of “floor area (gross).”
“Floor area ratio” means the ratio of floor area
(gross) plus garage area to lot area. Indoor recreational facilities,
subterranean and semi-subterranean garage areas shall be excluded
from this ratio.
“Footcandle” means luminance produced on a surface
one foot from a uniform point source.
“Frontage” means that portion of a lot which
abuts a public street. Diagram D-3, which follows[2] and is made a part of this chapter, shall be illustrative
of the meaning of “frontage.”
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011; Ord. 5803 § 123, 2013)
[1]
Editor’s Note: Said diagram is included as an attachment to this title.
[2]
Editor’s Note: Said diagram is included as an attachment to this title.
The following definitions are in alphabetical order:
“Garage” means an accessory building, or portion
of a building, for the parking or storage of motor vehicles.
“Garage, private” means a detached accessory building or portion of a main building for the parking or temporary storage of motor vehicles of the occupants of the premises and, in private residential garages, other accessory residential uses to the extent that space is provided in excess of that required by Chapter 30.32 of this title for the parking of vehicles.
“Gas stations” means a retail business selling
gasoline or other motor vehicle fuels, which may also provide vehicle
engine maintenance and repair services incidental to fuel sales. This
use may also include accessory towing services, but not the storage
or repair of wrecked or abandoned vehicles, vehicle painting, body
or fender work, or the rental of vehicle storage or parking spaces.
“General plan” means a statement of development
policies including diagrams and text setting forth objectives, principles,
standards and plan proposals.
“Golf courses, country clubs, driving ranges and related
facilities” means golf courses, and accessory facilities and
uses including: clubhouses with bar and restaurant, locker and shower
facilities; driving ranges; “pro shops” for on-site sales
of sporting equipment; and golf cart storage facilities.
“Grade” means the average of the highest and
lowest top of curb elevations of the curb adjacent to the property.
In the case of a through lot, at the developer’s option, grade
shall be determined as above but may control only the nearest 50%
of the site abutting each street. Curb elevations shall be the existing
curb elevations unless they are proposed to be changed in conjunction
with a project. In such case, the curb elevations shall be the new,
revised curb elevations. If no curb exists and one is proposed in
conjunction with a project, the curb elevations shall be the new curb
elevations.
“Guyed tower” means a wireless telecommunications
tower that is supported in whole or in part, by guy wires and ground
anchors.
“Gyms and health clubs” means fitness centers,
gymnasiums, health and athletic clubs including indoor sauna, spa
or hot tub facilities and incidental court game uses including: indoor
tennis, handball, racquetball, and other indoor sports activities.
These clubs also include incidental physical instruction. Gyms and
health clubs are not indoor recreation centers which are defined separately.
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011; Ord. 5803 § 124, 2013)
“Hardware stores” means establishments primarily
specializing in the sale a wide variety of home improvement materials.
“Heating and air conditioning sales and service (HVAC)”
means a service use that primarily provides heating and air conditioning
services on the premises of their clients and may include incidental
fabrication of duct work and other related equipment.
“Heavy manufacturing” means manufacturing establishments
that produce or provide service, including, but are not limited to:
Chemical products including, cosmetics, perfume blending and
toiletries (except soap),
Glass, clay, and stone products—except brickyards utilizing
kilns or the manufacturing of cement, clay, plaster, and similar mineral
products,
Hazardous waste, off-site or onsite, as defined in the state
health and safety code, Ice,
Paper products (no pulp processes),
Plastic and fabricated rubber products (no tire manufacturing),
Plastic products (no stamping processes),
Specialty metal prototype and machine development and testing,
Tool and die (no manufacturing or stamping processes), and
Welding.
“Height” means the vertical dimension from the
lowest point of the building, structure or wall exposed above the
ground surface to the highest point of the roof, parapet wall or uppermost
part, except as may be shown otherwise on diagrams in this title related
to specific height/building envelope standards for specific zones.
Chimneys, vents, utility service structures, or portions of a building
located below the ground surface existing at the time of construction
and exposed as a result of excavation to create door, window or ventilation
openings shall not be included in the measurement of vertical dimensions,
however, any ground-mounted dish antenna attached to a building or
structure or any roof-mounted dish antenna shall be considered in
the calculation of height. Diagram D-4, which follows and is made
a part of this Chapter, shall be illustrative of the meaning of “height.”
“High-intensity general office/service activity use”
means an office or service activity that exceeds an employee ratio
of one employee per 333.33 square feet of gross floor area at any
given time. For the sole purpose of this definition, an employee shall
mean and include a person who works for another person or business
and also includes an independent contractor, manager, agent, servant,
owner, shareholder or officer, any of whom receives remuneration,
including, but not limited to, salary, wages, commissions, profit-sharing,
or monetary and non-monetary compensation. For the sole purpose of
this definition, high-intensity general office/service activity uses
shall include offices, personal services and business support services.
“Home occupations” means an accessory use or
activity of a business nature conducted on residential property by
the occupants of the dwelling which use is clearly incidental and
subordinate to the residential use of the property.
The list of approved food products pursuant to the California
Homemade Food Act (AB1616) “Home-made Food Act” is as
follows (January 1, 2013):
Baked goods, without cream, custard, or meat fillings, such
as breads, biscuits, churros, cookies, pastries, and tortillas.
Candy, such as brittle and toffee.
Chocolate-covered nonperishable foods, such as nuts and dried
fruits.
Dried fruits.
Dried pasta.
Dry baking mixes.
Fruit pies, fruit empanadas, and fruit tamales.
Granola, cereals, and trail mixes.
Herb blends and dried mole paste.
Honey and sweet sorghum syrup.
Jams, jellies, preservatives, and fruit butter that comply with
the standard described in Part 150 of Title 21 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
Nut mixes and nut butters.
Popcorn.
Vinegar and mustard.
Roasted coffee and dried tea.
Waffle cones and pizelles.
“Home-sharing” has the same meaning as that term
is defined in Section 5.110.030 of this code, or any successor legislation.
“Horse” means any quadruped of the genus equus.
“Hospital” means establishments primarily engaged
in providing diagnostic services, extensive medical treatment including
surgical and other health services; such establishments have an organized
medical staff, in-patient beds, and equipment and facilities to provide
complete health care. Such establishments may include incidental retail
uses and emergency heliports.
“Hotel or motel” means a building in which there
are six or more guest rooms where lodging with or without meals is
provided for compensation, and where no provision is made for cooking
in any individual room or suite. Hotel or motel includes single room
occupancy (SRO).
“Household” includes all the persons who occupy
a residential dwelling.
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011; Ord. 5810 § 9, 10-1-2013; Ord. 5836 § 25, 2014; Ord. 5942 § 8, 2019)
The following definitions are in alphabetical order:
“Indoor recreation centers” means indoor establishments
providing amusement/entertainment services for a fee or admission
charge, including: bowling alleys; ice skating rinks, roller rinks,
and indoor court game facilities, including: racquetball, tennis,
paddleball, badminton and volleyball courts, and similar uses. These
centers shall exclude arcade establishments, billiard establishments,
gyms and health clubs which are defined separately.
“Indoor recreational facility” means a fully
enclosed room or rooms located completely within a multi-residential
building for the private recreational use of the occupants of the
premises. Such facilities may include, but shall not be limited to,
spas, saunas, swimming pools, weight/gymnastics rooms, billiard or
similar table-top game rooms, or other uses which the director of
community development determines to be similar in nature, function
and operation to those listed above.
“Industrial mixed-use/large scale project” means
a development project containing a minimum of five contiguous acres,
located within a redevelopment project area, controlled by a single
land owner and developed as a unified project in conformance with
a project master plan under an executed disposition and development
agreement (DDA) and/or an owner participation agreement (OPA).
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011)
The following definitions are in alphabetical order:
“Jewelry store” means an establishment primarily
specializing in the sale of jewelry, and may include repair and incidental
fabrication but may not include casting of metals.
“Junior accessory dwelling unit” has the same meaning as defined in Section 30.34.080 of this code.
((Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011; Ord. 5957 § 10, 2020)
The following definitions are in alphabetical order:
“Kennel animal boarding and day care” means commercial
or public facilities for the keeping, boarding or maintaining and
care of four or more dogs, four months of age or older, or four or
more cats, except for dogs or cats in pet shops or veterinary offices.
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011)
The following definitions are in alphabetical order:
“Landfills, sanitary” (municipal solid waste,
inert) are a specially engineered site for disposing of solid waste
on land and include material recovery facilities excluding limited
transfer stations.
“Landscaping” means the planting and maintenance
of live trees, shrubs, vines, ground covers, flowers or lawns in combination
with permeable surfaces. Ornamental features such as rocks, fountains,
ponds and other accessory materials may be utilized to accent or complement
the vegetation.
“Lattice tower” means a guyed telecommunications
tower or self-supporting three- or four-sided, open, steel frame support
structure used to support telecommunications equipment.
“Laundries and dry cleaning plants” means service
establishments primarily engaged in high volume laundry and garment
services, including: power laundries (family and commercial); garment
pressing and dry cleaning; linen supply; diaper service; industrial
laundries; carpet and upholstery cleaners. These plants do not include
coin-operated laundries or dry cleaning stores, which are classified
separately under Personal Services.
“Libraries” means public or quasi-public facilities
in which literary and artistic materials, such as books, periodicals,
newspapers, pamphlets, prints, records, and tapes, are kept for reading,
reference, or lending.
“Light manufacturing” means manufacturing establishments
that produce or provide service, including but are not limited to:
Audio and visual products;
Bakeries and confectionery industries;
Clothing apparel and fabricated textile products manufacturing;
Electronic instrument manufacturing and assembly;
Fabricated metal or composite products manufacturing or assembly;
Food and beverage processing (no feed and flour mills);
Furniture manufacturing;
Jewelry manufacturing;
Leather products manufacturing (no tanning);
Optical device manufacturing and assembly;
Packaging plants;
Photographic equipment and supplies manufacturing;
Precision instruments manufacturing;
Recording and sensory instrument or device manufacturing and
assembly; and
Wineries with no retail sales, serving or consumption of alcoholic
beverages on the premises except for the testing or sampling of wine
by professional wine tasters.
“Liquor store” means an establishment primarily
engaged in the retail sale of packaged alcoholic beverages, such as
ale, beer, wine and liquor, for consumption off the premises.
“Live/work” means 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, 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, in addition to any other employees.
The commercial use must be one permitted by the applicable land use
tables.
“Loading space” means an off-street area solely
for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while loading or
unloading merchandise or materials.
“Lot” means a parcel of land shown with a separate
and distinct number on an official map in the office of the Recorder
of Los Angeles County, or a parcel of land shown as separate and distinct
from contiguous property upon a map approved by the council, the planning
commission, the former board of zoning adjustments/appeals, the director
of community development, or the former zoning administrator in the
manner provided by ordinance, or a parcel of property abutting upon
at least one public street and held under separate ownership prior
to September 1, 1956, or having legally recorded easement rights.
Where two or more contiguous lots in the same ownership are proposed
to be developed or are developed as one building site, then the usual
accessories may be located on any of said lots and thereafter all
of said lots shall be deemed and construed to be single lot, except
for lots in the town center specific plan area. Lots within the town
center specific plan area shall be as described in the town center
specific plan and related development agreement(s). Diagram D-5, which
follows[1] and is made a part of this chapter, shall be illustrative
of the meaning of “lot.”
“Lot area” means the total horizontal area within
the boundary lines of a lot. Diagram D-5, which follows and is made
a part of this chapter, shall be illustrative of the meaning of “lot
area.”
“Lot, corner” means a lot situated on the intersection
of two or more streets having an angle of intersection of not more
than 135 degrees. Diagram D-5, which follows[2] and is made a part of this chapter, shall be illustrative
of the meaning of “lot, corner.”
“Lot, flag” means a lot which contains a “stem”
extending from the main body of the lot to the street. Said “stem”
shall be a part of the subject lot and not a separate parcel or an
easement across adjoining property and shall be less than 30 feet
wide.
“Lot, interior” means a lot other than a corner
lot. Diagram D-5, which follows and is made a part of this chapter,
shall be illustrative of the meaning of “lot, interior.”
“Lot line adjustment” means a relocation or elimination
of the existing lot lines of two or more existing lots where a greater
number of lots than originally existed is not thereby created.
“Lot width” means the dimension at the front
property line, except in the ROS and R1R zones where the lot width
shall be calculated at a line located 15 feet from the front property
line and parallel to the front property line. Diagram D-6, which follows[3] and is made a part of this chapter, shall be illustrative
of the meaning of “lot width.”
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011; Ord. 5803 § 125, 2013)
[1]
Editor’s Note: Said diagram is included as an attachment to this title.
[2]
Editor’s Note: Said diagram is included as an attachment to this title.
[3]
Editor’s Note: Said diagram is included as an attachment to this title.
– See heavy and light manufacturing.
“Manufacturing of containers for caskets, remains and
flowers” means an establishment producing for a cemetery on
the same site, containers for caskets, human or animal remains and
containers for flowers.
“Masonry” means and includes construction materials
of concrete, block, brick, rock, tile and/or stucco.
“Massage establishment” has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 5.64.030 of this code, or any successor legislation.
“Medical and dental laboratories” means facilities
which perform testing on human and animal tissue, and may make prosthetic
and dental devices fitted to an individual.
“Medical and dental offices” means facilities
primarily engaged in furnishing outpatient medical, mental health,
surgical and other personal health services. Such facilities include:
medical, dental and psychiatric offices (counseling services by other
than medical doctors or psychiatrists are included under “Offices”);
out-patient care facilities; chiropractic offices; alternative health
care services (e.g., acupuncture, etc.); and allied health services.
Associations or groups primarily engaged in providing medical or other
health services to members are included.
“Mezzanine” means as defined by the Glendale
Building and Safety Code and shall be counted as floor area as defined
in this title.
“Mixed-use area” means the combination of commercial
(e.g., retail, service, and/or office uses), industrial, and residential
uses on a single site, or individual (stand-alone) uses on separate
sites within a qualified zone.
“Mixed use development” means a combination of
uses which includes dwelling units (including live/work) with other
uses, where the dwelling units are above the other uses, although
the combination of uses may be horizontal.
“Temporary mobile medical trailer” means a temporary
trailer for medical services that is used in conjunction with a hospital
use and is limited to a period of two years.
“Monopalm” means a monopole camouflaged to resemble
a palm tree.
“Monopine” means a monopole camouflaged to resemble
a pine tree.
“Monopole” means a freestanding structure composed
of a single spire or pole without guy wires and ground anchors and
used primarily to support a wireless telecommunications facility.
“Monorock” means a wireless telecommunications
facility camouflaged to resemble one or a grouping of rocks.
“Monoshrub” means a wireless telecommunications
facility camouflaged to resemble one or a grouping of shrubs or bushes.
“Mortuaries and funeral homes” means an establishment
in which the departed are prepared for burial or cremation and in
which wakes and funerals may be held. These include animal cemeteries,
crematorium and columbarium operations, and full-service funeral parlors.
“Moving services” means a business providing
the service of moving furniture, appliances and equipment for residences
and businesses. Moving services do not include the rental of storage
spaces to the public (see Storage, personal facilities).
—See Dwellings, multiple residential
“Museums” means a building, place, or institution
devoted to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational
interpretation of objects having scientific, cultural, historical,
or artistic value.
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011; Ord. 5803 § 126, 2013; Ord. 5807 § 28, 2013; Ord. 5870 § 5, 2016)
The following definitions are in alphabetical order:
“Nightclubs” means any establishment that provides
dancing involving a dance floor with 200 square feet of floor area
or greater with music or live entertainment in conjunction with the
sale, serving or consumption of alcoholic beverages. A nightclub is
open to the public and is not a banquet hall.
“Nonconforming” means a building, structure or
portion thereof, or use of a building or land which lawfully existed
and was not unlawfully used on the effective date of the zoning restriction
and the existence and use continued since such time in nonconformance
to the ordinance.
“Nonemergency heliport” means a designated, marked
area on the ground or the top of a building or structure where helicopters
may land and take off at any time, in excess of those facilities required
by the Glendale Building and Safety Code.
“Nurseries and garden supplies” means commercial
agricultural establishments engaged in the production of ornamental
plants and other nursery products, including outdoor growing areas.
These uses also include establishments engaged in the sale of such
products (e.g., wholesale and retail nurseries) and commercial-scale
greenhouses (home greenhouses are included under “residential
accessory uses and structures”). The sale of house plants or
other nursery products entirely within a building is also included
under “retail stores, general merchandise.”
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011)
The following definitions are in alphabetical order:
“Observatories” means a building, place, or institution
designed and equipped for making observations of astronomical, meteorological,
or other natural phenomena.
“Office” means establishments providing administrative,
service, governmental, professional or production work, but not medical
or dental care, including, but not limited to:
Answering services;
Civic and social organizations;
Data processing firms;
Detective agencies;
Employment agencies;
Escrow services;
Financial services including credit agencies; brokers and dealers
in securities and commodity contracts; security and commodity exchanges;
holding (but not predominantly operating) companies; and other investment
companies; vehicle finance (equity) leasing agencies;
Institutions, philanthropic;
Insurance offices;
Interior decorator shops;
Labor union offices;
Lock and key businesses;
Political offices;
Professional offices;
Real estate offices;
Sales representative offices; and
Travel agencies.
“Office, consumer services” means establishments
providing the following services, but not medical or dental care,
including, but not limited to:
“Office, subdivision sales, temporary” means
subdivision sales offices, sales trailers and model dwellings or trailers
proposed for use as temporary sales offices until all units are sold.
“Open space” means areas that are not parks,
generally open to the public and generally do not have any developed
facilities but may have trail heads, trails, signs and other ancillary
facilities for public accessibility.
“Open space, useable” means an open area which
is accessible having an average overall finish grade not exceeding
10% and a maximum grade of 15% and a minimum width of not less than
10 feet. No portion of a building including balconies, atriums and
cantilevered decks shall be computed in the determination of average
overall finish grade. Nothing in this section shall prohibit useable
open space areas from containing topographic features exceeding the
maximum design grade criteria if those features are designed solely
for architectural or landscape relief, provided that those areas are
approved by the director of community development. Useable open space
areas may include private courtyards, porches, and terraces, but shall
not include balconies, cantilevered structures, land occupied by buildings,
structures, streets, driveways, median strips or parking areas. The
useable open space may, however, contain such recreational facilities,
complementary structures and improvements as are necessary and appropriate
for the common benefit and enjoyment of residents of the project,
including clubhouses, swimming pools, tennis courts, golf courses,
play areas, walks and riding trails, and facilities found to be similar
in character to the uses enumerated in this section.
“Outdoor commercial recreation” means facilities
for various outdoor participant sports and types of recreation where
a fee is charged for use, including: amusement and theme parks; drive-in
theaters; golf driving ranges independent from golf courses; miniature
golf courses (golf courses are considered a separate land use); skateboard
parks and water slides; go-cart and miniature auto race tracks; recreation
equipment rental (e.g., non-highway motor vehicles, roller skates);
health and athletic clubs with predominately outdoor facilities; tennis
courts, swim and tennis clubs.
“Outdoor storage, incidental” means outdoor storage
that is not the primary use of the site, and where the materials and
goods stored serve only the primary use on the site.
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011; Ord. 5803 § 127, 2013)
The following definitions are in alphabetical order:
“Pad” means the area of a lot which does not
exceed a slope of 15% except for the slope between the levels of a
split level pad, which may exceed 15% and exclusive of that certain
property between the front property line and a line 15 feet back from
and parallel to the front property line, and four feet back from any
property line that intersects the front property line. Diagram D-7,
which follows[1] and is made a part of this chapter, shall be illustrative
of the meaning of “pad.”
“Paint and wallpaper stores” means a retail business
whose primary use is the sale of paints, wallpapers, and accessory
supplies.
“Parking area” means an area, other than a street,
alley or right-of-way, used for the parking or storage of one or more
vehicles.
“Parking lots or structures” means the storing
of operative cars, buses, recreational vehicles and other motor vehicles.
These uses include both day-use and long-term public and commercial
garages, parking lots and structures, except when accessory to an
on-site principal use. All principal uses are considered to include
any customer or public use off-street accessory parking. These uses
include sites where vehicles are stored for rental or leasing and
do not include dismantling yards (classified in “recycling,
scrap and dismantling yards”).
“Parking space” means an area accessible and
available for the parking of one motor vehicle, other than a vehicle
for sale, lease or rent, exclusive of areas intended for other uses
and of physical obstructions as specifically allowed by this title.
“Parks and playgrounds, private” means private
use of facilities or area of land for active and/or passive recreation
for neighborhood or community use.
“Parks and playgrounds, public” means public
use of facilities or area of land for active and/or passive recreation
for neighborhood or community use. These uses may also include publicly
owned open space areas that may have recreational facilities and may
be open for public use.
“Pawnshops” means an indoor retail establishment
that accepts personal property as collateral for loans, and offers
the property for sale to the public.
“Periodical” means magazines, books and other
publications of which the issues appear at stated or regular intervals
usually longer than a day between the issues or numbers.
“Personal services” means establishments providing
non-medically related services, including beauty and barber shops;
shoe repair shops; tanning salons; laundromats (self-service laundries);
day spas (does not include massage which is defined separately); and
clothing rental. Personal services also include dry cleaning stores
with dry cleaning equipment on the premises less than 2,000 square
feet which are a non-industrial service establishment open to the
general public that cleans clothes and household fabrics using a chemical
solvent. Personal services include facilities for the drop-off and
pick-up of garments and other cloth items, garment pressing and incidental
laundering, but do not include high-volume laundries and dry cleaning
plants which are defined separately. These uses may also include accessory
retail sales of products related to the services provided.
“Pet grooming” means establishments providing
grooming services for domestic pets and does not include overnight
boarding or veterinary services.
“Pharmacy” means an establishment where drugs
and medicines are prepared and dispensed and may also include other
retail sales.
“Place of assembly” means an area designed for
the meeting or congregation of large numbers of people.
“Places of worship” means religious organization
facilities operated for worship or promotion of religious activities,
including churches, mosques and synagogues, and religious Sunday-type
schools; and accessory uses on the same site, such as living quarters
for clergy and staff and community meeting rooms as well as accommodations
for temporary retreats. Other establishments maintained by religious
organizations, such as full-time educational institutions, and child
or senior day care facilities are classified according to their respective
activities.
“Planned residential development” means an area
of land, controlled by a landowner, to be developed as a unified project
and single entity for a group of townhouse dwellings and/or detached
dwelling units, the plan for which may not correspond in lot size,
bulk or type of dwelling, density, lot coverage, setback or required
open space to the regulations in any one residential district established
in this title.
“Printing, publishing and lithographic services”
means establishments engaged in printing by letterpress, lithography,
gravure, screen, offset, or electrostatic (xerographic) copying; and
other establishments serving the printing trade such as bookbinding,
typesetting, engraving, photoengraving, and electrotyping. This use
also includes establishments that publish newspapers, books, and periodicals;
establishments manufacturing business forms and binding devices. “Quick
printing” services are included in the definition of “business
support services.”
“Privacy” means the protection from an unreasonable
level of visual intrusion into a residential building or property.
Privacy shall be judged by the view from the living room, den, study,
family room, great room, library, dining room or balconies (greater
than 25 square feet) of the new development into the buildings and
backyard outdoor space of existing buildings.
“Private clubs and lodges” means any establishment
that is owned or leased by a civic, fraternal, nonprofit or other
organization for the primary purpose of having private meetings for
their membership, where access to the general public is restricted.
For purposes of this code, a country club in the SR zone is not a
private club or lodge.
“Property line, front” means, in the case of
an interior lot, a line separating the lot from the street. In the
case of an interior lot with more than one street frontage, each such
frontage shall be a front property line. In the case of a corner lot,
a line separating the narrowest street frontage of the lot from the
street shall be a front property line. In the case of a “lot”
created as a result of a combination of two or more contiguous lots,
or by a proposed or recorded subdivision or parcel map, the front
property line shall be established on the basis of the predominant
orientation of lots existing in the immediate vicinity of said property
to the satisfaction of the director of community development. Diagram
D-8, which follows and is made a part of this chapter, shall be illustrative
of the meaning of “property line, front.”
“Property line, interior” means any property
boundary line which is not alongside a street. Diagram D-8, which
follows[2] and is made a part of this chapter, shall be illustrative
of the meaning of “property line, interior.”
“Property line, street side” means any property
line abutting a street other than a front property line. Diagram D-8,
which follows and is made a part of this chapter, shall be illustrative
of the meaning of “property line, street side.”
“Public dance” means and includes any dance:
To which admission may be had by the payment of a fee or cover
charge, or equivalent, or by the purchase, possession, or presentation
of a ticket or token;
To which admission may be gained by a person without invitation
or by anyone who cannot be identified at the time of the issuance
of the invitation by the sender;
Any gathering of persons upon any premises except a private
home where no direct or indirect charge for admission is made, where
dancing is participated in either as the main purpose of such gathering
or as an incident to some other purpose for which the public is admitted;
At which or during the course of which instruction in the art
of dancing is given or offered for those in attendance; or
To which the public generally may gain admission with or without
the payment of a fee.
“Pumpkin sales lot” means and includes any of
the following: any real property or portion thereof where pumpkins
and other Halloween or Thanksgiving paraphernalia, as defined in this
section, are offered for sale. Halloween and Thanksgiving paraphernalia
shall include but not be limited to pumpkins, hay, straw, cornstalks
and Indian corn or any other item intended as decorations for use
on or about the dates known as Halloween and Thanksgiving Day.
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011)
[1]
Editor’s Note: Said diagram is included as an attachment to this title.
[2]
Editor’s Note: Said diagram is included as an attachment to this title.
No definitions of terms beginning with “Q” are used
at this time.
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011)
The following definitions are in alphabetical order:
“Radio frequency” means with regard to wireless telecommunications antennas pursuant to Chapter 30.48 of this code, radio frequency radiation in the portion of the spectrum from 300 kHz (kilohertz) to 300 GHz (gigahertz).
“Recreational camps” means facilities offering
short-term recreational or educational opportunities, which may include
overnight camping, including enclosed group quarters or area for tents,
trailers or recreational vehicles. Recreational camps do not include
schools of any kind.
“Recycling” means a center for the collection
and/or processing of recyclable materials. A certified recycling facility
or certified processor is certified by the California Department of
Conservation as meeting the requirements of state law (California
Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act of 1986). A
recycling facility does not include storage containers located on
a residential, commercial or industrial designated parcel used solely
for the recycling of material generated on the parcel.
“Repair” means the reconstruction or renewal
of any part of an existing building for the purpose of its maintenance.
“Repair and maintenance, consumer products” means
service establishments where repair of consumer products is the principal
business activity, including, but not limited to: electrical repair
shops; television and radio and other appliance repair; tool sharpening
and repair; watch; clock and jewelry repair; re-upholstery, refinishing
and furniture repair (no manufacturing). This use does not include
shoe repair (see personal services).
“Research and development” means facilities including,
but not limited to: scientific research, and the design, development
and testing of computer software, and electrical, electronic, magnetic,
optical and mechanical components of product manufacturing. Research
and development also includes chemical and biotechnology research
and development and does not include medical laboratories, which are
included under “Medical and dental laboratories.”
“Residential congregate living, limited” means
a dwelling including a common eating area, with or without on-site
assistance with activities of daily living, limited to six or fewer
individuals or one household. Residential congregate living, limited
includes assisted living centers; boarding or lodging houses; residential
congregate care facilities, limited; retirement and rest homes; supportive
housing; and transitional housing.
“Residential congregate living, medical” means
a residential use with or without private kitchens and including a
common eating area, with or without on-site assistance with activities
of daily living and on-site assistance with counseling or medical
care, and with seven or more beds. Residential congregate living,
medical includes convalescent homes, extended care, and skilled nursing
facilities. This use does not include hotels or motels which are defined
separately.
“Residential congregate living, non-medical”
means a residential use with or without private kitchens and including
a common eating area, with or without on-site assistance with activities
of daily living, and with seven or more individuals. Residential congregate
living, non-medical includes assisted living centers; dormitories;
fraternities or sororities; residential congregate care facilities,
retirement and rest homes; supportive housing and transitional housing.
This use does not include hotels and motels which are defined separately.
“Restaurant, counter service with limited seating”
means an establishment which serves prepared food, of which there
is no on-site consumption, or on-site consumption of food is limited
to an area containing a maximum of eight seats.
“Restaurant, fast food” means an establishment
which is engaged primarily in the business of preparing food and purveying
it on a self serve or semi-self serve basis, and with more than eight
seats. Customer orders and/or service may be by means of a walk-up
counter or window designed to accommodate automobile traffic. Consumption
may be either on or off the premises.
“Restaurant, full service” means an establishment
that is engaged primarily in the business of preparing and serving
meals for consumption on the premises. Such restaurants employ help
to fully accommodate customer orders at the table and primarily serve
the general public. Such restaurants shall have less than 30% of the
serving area available for private party rental where access by the
general public is restricted. A restaurant, full service is not a
banquet hall.
“Retail stores, general merchandise” means stores
selling new or used merchandise including but not limited to:
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“Retirement or rest home” means a residence where
ambulatory persons, or ill persons are provided limited dietary, and
other limited personal services, but excluding cases of contagious
or communicable diseases and excluding surgery or primary treatments
as are customary in sanitariums and hospitals. No services are provided
to nonresidents.
“Reverse vending machine” means an automated
mechanical device, which accepts at least one or more types of empty
beverage containers, including but not limited to, aluminum cans,
glass and plastic bottles; and issues a cash refund or a redeemable
credit slip, with a value not less than the container’s redemption
value, as determined by the state. A “reverse vending machine”
may sort and process containers mechanically, provided that the entire
process is enclosed within the machine.
“Riding academies or stables” means a facility
that offers instruction in horseback riding and related equine education,
and also includes related stables. This use is not to be located nearer
than 1/2 mile to the R1, R1R, ROS, R-3050, R-2250, R-1650 and R-1250
zones, on which there is no H (Horse) overlay zone.
“Roof” means a part of a building completely
covering any portion of such building and permanently attached but
excluding chimneys, antennas, vents and mechanical equipment.
“Roof mounted antenna” means an antenna with
its support structure placed directly on the roof of any building
or structure.
“Room” means an unsubdivided portion of the interior
of a dwelling, excluding bathrooms, closets, hallways and service
porches.
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011; Ord. 5778 § 5, 2012; Ord. 5803 § 128, 2013; Ord. 5807 § 29, 2013; Ord. 5810 § 10, 2013; Ord. 5836 § 26, 2014)
The following definitions are in alphabetical order:
"School, physical instruction" means an institution or business
offering training in physical development and sports, including, but
not limited to, yoga studios, pilates studios, and martial arts studios.
"School, private" means an educational institution other
than a public school which offers instruction in the several branches
of learning and study required to be taught in the public schools.
"School, private specialized education and training" means
an institution offering specialized and vocational training, including,
but not limited to, cooking, art and music schools.
"School, public" means an institution of learning operated
by a public body which offers instruction in the several branches
of learning and study required to be taught in the public schools
by the Education Code of the State of California.
"Semi-subterranean" means that portion of a building having
a finished floor level or roof level directly above it which does
not exceed four and one-half feet above grade. Diagram D-9, which
follows[1] and is made a part of this chapter, shall be illustrative
of the meaning of "semi-subterranean."
"Senior housing" means a development consisting of dwelling
units, in which each unit is restricted for occupancy by at least
one person in each household who is 62 years of age or older, or 55
years or older if the development consists of 35 units or more.
"Service area" means a geographic area served by a single
wireless telecommunications facility.
"Service network" means a wireless telecommunications transmission
system operated by a service provider in a community or jurisdiction.
"Service station, automobile" means a place of business where
motor vehicle fuel is sold to the general public. Other activities
permitted may include the sales of related goods and services for
motorists, or performance of maintenance and minor repairs to vehicle
excluding body work, painting or washing of vehicles.
"Setback" means the minimum distance required between a property
line and building or structure measured perpendicular from the property
line. The setback for swimming pools and spas shall be measured from
the edge of the water line for below surface pools and from the nearest
point of the structure for above surface pools. Diagram D-10, which
follows[2] and is made a part of this chapter, shall be illustrative
of the meaning of "setback."
"Setback, interior" means the minimum distance required between
a building or structure and any property line which does not abut
a street. Dedication areas taken for driveway apron purposes are excluded
from setback measurement.
"Setback, street front" means the minimum distance required
between a building or structure and the front property line. Dedication
areas taken for driveway apron purposes are excluded from setback
measurement.
"Setback, street side" means the minimum distance required
between a building or structure and any property line which abuts
a street other than the front property line. Dedication areas taken
for driveway apron purposes are excluded from setback measurement.
"Shopping cart" means any basket of any size, mounted on
wheels or a similar device, including parts thereof, provided by the
store operator for the purpose of transporting goods of any kind within
a business establishment or designated parking or loading area of
that business establishment.
"Signs" means as defined in Chapter 30.33.
"Slope, average current" means the gradient in percent of
the current land before any current grading or other terrain modification
is commenced. The average slope of a parcel of land or any portion
thereof shall be computed by applying the formula
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to the current slope of the land, as determined upon accurate
topographic surveys using a contour interval no greater than two feet,
and a horizontal map scale of one inch equals 100 feet or larger,
Such maps and calculations shall be certified by a registered civil
engineer or licensed land surveyor as to their accuracy. The letters
in this formula shall have the following significance:
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S = Average percent current slope
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I = Contour interval, in feet
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L = Summation of length of contour lines within the boundary
of the project, in feet
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A = Gross area of the project, in acres.
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"Solar energy equipment" means a solar panel, array of solar
panels, solar panel mounting structures including footing and rail
assemblies, plumbing and wiring associated with solar panels, inverters,
meters, controllers, and solar energy system batteries.
"Solar panel" means a solar photovoltaic panel for electricity
generation or a solar panel for water heating.
"Soundstages (production)" means warehouse-type facilities
providing space for the construction and use of indoor sets, including
supporting workshops and craft shops.
"Spas and swimming pool, sales and service" means stores
that sell supplies associated with the care of spas and pools and
where service is provided primarily on the premises of their clients.
"Stable, private" means a detached accessory building for
the keeping of horses owned by the occupants of the premises and not
kept for remuneration, hire or sale. Stable shall be completely enclosed
on all sides with the exception of doors, windows, skylights and other
ventilating apertures.
"Storage, outdoor facility" means the storage of new or used
materials, except junk and does not include storage of inoperable
vehicles.
"Storage, personal facilities" means a building or group
of buildings containing generally small, individual, compartmentalized
stalls or lockers rented to the public as individual storage spaces.
"Story" means that portion of a building included between
the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor
next above, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of
a building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor
and the ceiling or roof above. A basement, cellar, parking garage
or unused underfloor space shall not be considered a story if three
feet or less above grade, Diagram D-11, which follows[3] and is made a part of this chapter, shall be illustrative
of the meaning of "story."
"Street, future" means an area designated on a map as a "future
street" which is proposed to be used as a new or enlarged public right-of-way
at some time in the future as may be necessary to provide access to
certain property or as may be necessary to provide for adequate street
widths.
"Street, private" means a thoroughfare approved by the city
council as an undedicated private street and posted as a private street.
"Street, public" means any public thoroughfare other than
an alley, walk, or limited access highway; the side lines of the right-of-way
constitute the side lines of a street.
"Structure" means anything constructed, for which a permit
is required and has a foundation but no roof. "Structure" does not
include fences and walls.
"Subterranean" means a building which is completely below
grade or that portion of the enclosed floor area of a building having
a top of slab level or roof level directly above it which does not
exceed grade along the entire perimeter of such floor space level.
"Supermarket" means any retail establishment with 20,000
square feet of floor area or greater which sells fresh meat, fresh
vegetables and fresh fruit.
"Supportive housing" means a residential use with no limit
on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population, and
that is linked to on site or off site support services that assist
the resident in retaining housing, living independently, working in
the community and improving his or her health status. No services
are provided to nonresidents.
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011; Ord. 5803 § 129, 2013; Ord. 5810 § 11, 2013; Ord. 6027, 5/14/2024)
[1]
Editor's Note: Said diagram is included as an attachment to this title.
[2]
Editor's Note: Said diagram is included as an attachment to this title.
[3]
Editor's Note: Said diagram is included as an attachment to this title.
The following definitions are in alphabetical order:
“Target population” means persons with low income
having one or more disabilities, including mental illness, HIV or
AIDS, substance abuse, or other chronic health conditions, or individuals
eligible for services provided under the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities
Services Act (California Welfare and Institutions Code, Section 4500
et seq.) and may include, among other populations, adults, emancipated
youth, families, families with children, elderly persons, young adults
aging out of the foster care system, individuals exiting from institutional
settings, veterans, and homeless people.
“Tavern” means any establishment that primarily
provides for the on-premises sale, serving and consumption of alcoholic
beverages and that derives more than 50% of gross revenues from the
sale of alcoholic beverages. Taverns include bars, pubs, cocktail
lounges and similar establishments, but do not include nightclubs.
Taverns may also include the incidental brewing of beer and/or distillation
of alcoholic beverages where the product is primarily consumed on
the premises.
“Telecommunications” means the transmission,
between or among points specified by the user, of information of the
user’s choosing, without change in the form or content of the
information as sent and received.
“Telecommunications tower” means a freestanding
mast, pole, monopole, guyed tower lattice tower, free standing tower
or other structure designed and primarily used to support wireless
communication facility antennas.
“Tire store” means a place where the principal
business is the sale or installation of new, used or retread tires
and tubes.
“Theaters” means movie theaters, or any hall
where live entertainment is given or held as the principal use, which
contains a permanent stage upon which movable scenery and theatrical
appliances are used and where regular theatrical performances are
given.
“Towing services and impound yards” means the
business of towing motor vehicles for compensation by means of a tow
truck and the area used for the temporary storage of towed vehicles
by a towing service operator pending the return of the vehicle to
its owner.
“Transitional housing” means a residential use
operated under program requirements that calls for the termination
of assistance and recirculation of the assisted unit(s) to another
eligible program recipient at some predetermined future point in time,
which shall be no less than six months. No services are provided to
nonresidents unless otherwise permitted by zoning.
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011; Ord. 5778, § 6, 2012; Ord. 5803 § 130, 2013; Ord. 5810 § 11, 2013)
The following definitions are in alphabetical order:
“Underlying zone” means any zone other than an
overlay zone which is applicable to a property.
“Utilities and transmission facilities” means
facilities for the production, storage, transmission, distribution,
and recovery of water, sewage, energy, and other similar utilities.
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011)
“Vacation rental” has the same meaning as that
term is defined in Section 5.110.030 of this code, or any successor
legislation.
“Vehicle repair garages” means any building,
structure, improvements or land used for the repair and maintenance
of automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, trailers, or similar vehicles.
This use does not include body shops and painting booths and tire
stores.
“Vehicle sales, leasing and rental agencies”
means establishments primarily engaged in the sale, maintenance, service,
repair, storage, and rental of vehicles, including new and used automobiles,
motorcycles, light trucks, recreational vehicles and boats. General
repairs, including limited body repair and painting, and the washing
of vehicles, that are incorporated into the operation and are not
available to the general public are considered incidental to the use.
“Vehicle storage or vehicle sales display area”
means an area used for the storage of new or used vehicles of any
type, or an area used for the storage of vehicles undergoing repair.
“Veterinary offices, including hospitalization services
means a medical facility licensed by the state department of public
health for the treatment of household pets. The use may include the
overnight care of animals.
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011; Ord. 5803 § 131, 2013; Ord. 5942 § 9, 2019)
The following definitions are in alphabetical order:
“Warehousing” means the use of a building or
structure primarily as storage space for goods of any type, excepting
incidental storage and goods stored solely for use on the premises.
“Western retail and supply stores” means retail
stores specializing primarily in the sale of items associated the
keeping, riding, and maintenance of horses.
“Whip antenna” means an antenna that transmits
signals in 360 degrees. Whip antennas are typically cylindrical in
shape and are less than three inches in diameter and measure up to
six feet in length, including the mounting. Also called “omnidirectional,”
“stick,” or “pipe antenna.”
“Wholesaling” means sales to retailers or merchants
for the purpose of their own business use or resale only, and not
to consumers or the public in general.
“Wireless telecommunications facility” means
any facility that transmits and/or receives electromagnetic waves,
including, but not limited to commercial wireless communications antennas
and other types of equipment for the transmission or receipt of such
signals, telecommunications towers or similar structures supporting
said equipment, equipment cabinets, pedestals, meters, tunnels, vaults,
splice box, surface location marker, equipment, equipment buildings,
parking areas and other accessory development.
Exceptions: The term “wireless communications facility”
does not apply to the following:
Amateur radio stations as defined by the FCC, 47 C.F.R. Part
97, of the Commission’s Rules.
Any antenna facility that is subject to the FCC Over-The-Air-Receiving
Devices rule, 47 C.F.R. Section 1.4000, including without limitations
video antennas including direct-to-home satellite dishes that are
less than one meter (39.37”) in diameter, TV antennas that are
no greater than 12 feet above the roof of the building to which they
are attached and wireless cable antennas.
Portable radios and devices including without limitation hand-held,
vehicular, or other portable receivers, transmitters or transceivers,
cellular phones, CB radios, emergency services radio, and other similar
portable devices.
Government owned and operated telecommunications facilities.
Emergency medical care provider-owned and operated telecommunications
facilities.
New equipment or materials in the same location as such existing
facilities, for the sole purpose of repairing, replacing or maintaining
such existing facilities for protecting public health, safety and
welfare as determined by the director of public works in the case
of encroachment permits or by the director of planning in case of
facilities on private property.
Any wireless telecommunications facilities exempted from this
code by federal law or state law.
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011; Ord. 5803 § 132, 2013)
No definitions of terms beginning with “X” are used
at this time.
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011)
No definitions of terms beginning with “Y” are used
at this time.
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011)
No definitions of terms beginning with “Z” are used
at this time.
(Ord. 5747 § 127, 2011)
