Definitions.
"Access"
means entrance to or exit from a parcel of land or use from
a right-of-way or easement.
"Accessory dwelling unit"
means an attached or detached dwelling unit that provides
complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and
is located on 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: (1) an efficiency unit as defined in Section 17958.1
of the
Health and Safety Code; (2) a manufactured home, as defined
in Section 18007 of the
Health and Safety Code.
"Accessory use"
means a use that is subordinate and incidental to a principal
use on a parcel of land, provided, that such use does not alter the
principal use of the land.
"Addition"
means any construction that increases the size of a structure.
"Adult business"
means any establishment that offers its patrons—as
a substantial or significant portion of the business— materials,
services or entertainment that is characterized by an emphasis on
matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activity
or specified anatomical areas or an establishment with a segment or
section devoted to the sale or display of such materials, services
or entertainment. Such establishments may include, but not be limited
to, any of the following:
1.
Adult Bookstore.
An establishment having, as a substantial or significant
portion of its stock in trade, material that is characterized by its
emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified
sexual activity or specified anatomical areas or an establishment
with a segment or section devoted to the sale or display of such material.
2.
Adult Hotel or Motel.
A hotel or a motel where material is presented through closed
circuit television, cable television or any other form of media or
telecommunications that is characterized by an emphasis on matter
depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activity or
specified anatomical areas.
3.
Adult Theater.
An establishment where there is presented live entertainment,
motion pictures, slide photographs, closed circuit television, cable
television or any other form of media or telecommunications that is
characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating
to specified sexual activity or specified anatomical areas.
4.
Modeling Studio.
An establishment where figure models display specified anatomical
areas to be observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed
or similarly depicted by persons paying consideration or gratuity.
For the purpose of the definition of "adult business":
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"Material" includes books, drawing, magazines, motion pictures,
newspapers, paintings, pamphlets, periodicals, photographs, prints,
video cassettes or any other similar matter or combination.
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"Specified anatomical areas" includes less than completely and
opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region, buttock and female
breasts below a point immediately above the top of the areola and
human male genitals in a discernibly enlarged state, even if completely
and opaquely covered.
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"Specified sexual activities" includes human genitals in a state
of sexual stimulation, arousal or enlargement; actual or simulated
acts of masturbation, sexual intercourse or sodomy; or fondling or
other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttock or
female breasts.
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"Aisle"
means a driveway that abuts and provides direct access to
parking stalls.
"Alteration"
means any change in the arrangement of the supporting members
of a structure or change in the appearance of a structure, but excluding
work for which a building permit is not required.
"Alteration (of a preserved feature of a historic resource or
landmark)"
means any exterior change in a preserved feature of a historic
resource or landmark, such as color, texture, topography, grading,
plant materials, paving, natural features, archaeological areas, signs,
fixtures, furniture, walls, fences, stairs, etc.
"Amusement device"
means any device that provides entertainment in exchange
for payment. This definition shall not include jukeboxes, telephone
devices or machines that dispense food, beverages or merchandise.
"Antenna"
means any system of wires, poles, rods, towers, whips, reflecting
discs, dishes or similar devices used for the transmission or reception
of radio, telephone, television or other audio or visual signals.
"Antique store"
means a retail business engaged in buying and selling antiques
which consist of old objects such as china or furniture considered
valuable because of their age, beauty or rarity. All business activity
and storage shall be conducted within a building.
"Apartment"
means a room or set of rooms leased as a dwelling unit. A
building containing several individual apartments.
"Applicable development"
means a development project that meets the threshold criteria
contained in Section 21.03.070(C)(1), (2) and (3), Trip Reduction
and Travel Demand Management Measures.
"Application workshop"
means an informal workshop to familiarize applicants and
property owners with the regulations and procedures that apply to
the projects.
"Arcade"
means an establishment containing three or more amusement
devices.
"Architectural feature"
means a physical element embodying the style, design, arrangement
and components of an improvement that provides variation or relief,
including, but not limited to, the kind, color and texture of building
materials and the type and style of windows, doors, lights, signs
and other fixtures added to such improvement.
Area, Gross.
"Gross area" means the total land area of a parcel of land
before rights-of-way, easements and other areas to be dedicated or
reserved for public use are deducted.
Area, Net.
"Net area" means the total land area of a parcel of land
after rights-of-way, easements and other areas to be dedicated or
reserved for public use are deducted.
"Basement"
means a floor level partly or wholly underground.
"Beauty/health spa"
means a commercial establishment, such as a (nonmedical) health spa or day spa, providing a comprehensive range of beauty, health, relaxation, and personal care and grooming services including, but not limited to, hair cutting and styling, facials and skin care, skin treatments, aesthetician services, nail care, hair removal, electrolysis, cosmetics, tanning, body wrapping, and weight management. A "beauty/health spa" does not include massage/massage therapy as defined in Title
5 Chapter 1.10 Massage Establishments.
"Beauty shop"
means a commercial establishment that sells beauty and health
products and/or provides personal care and grooming services such
as hair cutting and styling, nail care, facial hair removal, and make-up
application to the face. A "beauty shop" does not include electrolysis,
facials, skin care and skin treatment services, massage, reflexology,
tanning, body wrapping or weight management.
"Bedroom"
means a private room furnished with a bed and intended primarily
for sleeping, being separated from other rooms by a door and generally
having a closet or storage nook.
"Boarding house"
means a residence or dwelling, other than a hotel, wherein
three or more rooms, with or without individual or group cooking facilities,
are rented to individuals under separate rental agreements or lease,
either written or oral, whether or not an owner, agent, or rental
manager is in residence.
"Body art"
means to adorn the body through the permanent application
of a tattoo or insertion of an object, such as jewelry, into a hole
(pierced in the body) for display purposes. "Body art" is the collective
term for any single activity or combination of activities defined
as tattooing, body piercing or permanent cosmetics.
"Body art establishment"
means any business, facility, room, or any portion thereof,
used or operated as a tattoo parlor or as a body piercing parlor or
as a permanent cosmetics parlor.
"Building"
means any structure used to support or shelter any use or
occupancy.
Building, Accessory—Attached.
"Attached accessory building" means a building that is subordinate
and attached or closer than six feet to a main building.
Building, Accessory—Detached.
"Detached accessory building" means a building that is subordinate
and located at least six feet from a main building.
"Building official"
means the person designated by the city to administer and
enforce the provisions of the building code.
"Building restriction area"
means those land areas identified on a final subdivision
map or parcel map approved by the city to remain in their natural
state to the greatest extent feasible and to prohibit all structures
or grading in those land areas.
"Bus pool"
means a vehicle carrying sixteen or more passengers commuting
on a regular basis to and from work with a fixed route and according
to a fixed schedule.
"California licensed medical professional"
means a physician, surgeon, chiropractor, acupuncturist,
osteopath, nurse, or physical therapist who is duly licensed to practice
his or her respective profession in the state of California and who
performs activities encompassed by such professional license.
"Car pool"
means a vehicle carrying two to six people commuting to and
from work on a regular basis.
"Carport"
means a structure consisting of a roof and supporting members,
which is not enclosed on all sides and is designed or used for the
parking of motor vehicles.
"Church"
means a use located in a permanent building and providing
regular organized religious worship and religious education incidental
to, but excluding a private education facility. A property tax exemption
obtained pursuant to the Constitution of the state of California and
of the
Revenue and Taxation Code of the state of California shall
constitute prima facie (obvious) evidence that such use is a church.
"City"
means the city of Glendora.
"Coin dealer"
means any person, firm, partnership, or corporation whose
principal business is the buying, selling and trading of coins, monetized
bullion, or commercial grade ingots of gold, silver or other precious
metals.
"Commercial"
means carrying on a trade, commerce and/or service for the
purpose of providing substance or profit and into which the elements
of bargain, sale, barter, exchange or traffic enter.
"Commercial grade ingots"
mean 0.99 fine ingots of gold, silver, or platinum, or 0.925
fine sterling silver art bars and medallions, provided that the ingots,
art bars, and medallions are marked by the refiner or fabricator as
to their assay fineness.
"Commission"
means the planning commission of the city of Glendora.
"Community care facility"
means a facility licensed by the state or county, which provides
lodging, meals, nursing, dietary or other personal services to convalescents,
invalids or the elderly for six or more patients, but does not include
surgery or the care of substance abusers or persons with communicable
diseases.
"Construction"
means the placement of construction materials in their permanent
positions fastened in a permanent manner; excavation for a basement;
or removal of an existing structure prior to construction.
"Convenience store"
means a commercial establishment with retail sales of groceries,
staples, sundry items and/or alcoholic beverages within a structure
of less than five thousand square feet of gross floor area.
"Convenience store (in conjunction with a service station)"
means a building or portion of a building that is devoted
to the sales of items which may include, but not be limited to, food,
dairy and tobacco products; canned goods; cosmetics; nonprescription
drugs; plastic goods; newspapers; periodicals; automobile fluids;
and automobile accessories.
"Convenience zone"
means an area designated by the State Department of Conservation,
Division of Recycling within a one-half mile radius of a host use.
"Council"
means the city council of the city of Glendora.
"County"
means the county of Los Angeles.
"Cultural resource"
means an improvement or site of scientific, community, aesthetic,
educational, archaeological, cultural, architectural or historical
significance that may be recommended as a preserved feature of a historic
resource or landmark.
"Dancing"
means any dance where two or more persons dance in or upon
any premises to which the public is admitted, or at an event held
by a dancing club or a bona fide memorial, fraternal, or civic association,
or held under the auspices of a school, public recreation, or community
service organization.
"Deck"
means any structure which serves as a raised horizontal platform
on floor constructed of wood or other materials, without enclosing
walls or roof. The structure may be detached or attached to another
structure (residential, commercial, educational, industrial, etc.).
"Development"
means any manmade change to real property, including but
not limited to, construction, grading or paving.
"Director"
means the planning director of the city of Glendora or designee.
"Display area"
means the amount of shelf space, whose minimum dimension
is fifteen inches and is calculated in lineal feet, for the display
of products accessible for purchase by the public.
"Drive-in business"
means a commercial enterprise designed or operated so as
to enable persons to receive service or purchase or consume goods
while remaining within a motor vehicle.
"Driveway"
means a permanently surfaced area providing direct vehicular
access between a street and an off-street parking or loading area.
"Dwelling unit"
means a house, an apartment, employee housing, a mobile home,
a group of rooms or a single room that is occupied or intended for
occupancy as separate living quarters in which the occupants live
and eat separately from any other people in the building and which
have direct access from the outside of the building or through a common
hall.
"Emergency shelter"
means housing with minimal supportive services for homeless
persons that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless
person. No individual or household may be denied emergency shelter
because of an inability to pay.
"Entertainment"
means and includes any activity planned or engaged in or
permitted to occur for the purpose of or resulting in attracting,
amusing, diverting or retaining the attention of or participation
of patrons or customers at any public place, whether or not food or
beverages are sold, offered for sale, or given away, and shall specifically
include, but not be limited to, any act, play, performance, show,
exhibition, dancing, concert, multi-media or telecommunication entertainment,
contest or similar activity. "Entertainment" shall not include electronically
reproduced music provided solely for ambience.
Floor Area, Gross.
"Gross floor area" means the area of the ground floor and
any additional stories of a building. Measurements shall be taken
from the exterior faces of walls.
"Floor area ratio (FAR)"
means the combined floor area of all stories of all buildings
on a lot divided by the lot area. The area of an attached garage,
up to a maximum of four hundred square feet, shall not be included
in the calculation of floor area ratio.
"Fortunetelling"
means and includes the telling of fortunes, forecasting of
future events or furnishing of any information not otherwise obtainable
by the ordinary process of knowledge, by means of any occult or psychic
power, faculty or force, including, but not limited to, divination,
clairvoyance, clairaudience, cartomancy, psychometry, phrenology,
spirits, horoscopic reading, tea leaves or other such reading, mediumship,
seership, prophecy, augury, astrology, palmistry, necromancy, mind-reading,
telepathy or other craft, art, cards, talisman, charm, potion, magnetism,
magnetized article or substance, crystal gazing, oriental mysteries
or magic, of any kind or nature. "Tell fortunes" means to actively
conduct, engage in, carry on or participate in fortunetelling for
pay.
"Fortunetelling" does not include any of the following persons
or activities:
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Any person who engages solely in the business of entertaining
the public by fortunetelling at a public place and within the presence
and hearing of all other persons in attendance, and at which no questions
are answered as part of such entertainment except in a manner to permit
all persons present at such public place to hear such answers;
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Any person who conducts, engages in, carries on or participates
in any religious ceremony or service when such person holds a certificate
of ordination as a minister, missionary, medium, healer, or clairvoyant
(hereinafter collectively referred to as minister) from any bona fide
church or religious association maintaining a church and holding regular
services and having a creed or set of religious principles that is
recognized by all churches of like faith, provided that the fees,
gratuities, emoluments and profits thereof shall be regularly accounted
for and paid solely to, or for the benefit of, the bona fide church
or religious association, as defined in this subsection, except that
the bona fide church or religious association, as defined in this
exception, may pay to its minister a salary or compensation based
upon a percentage basis, pursuant to an agreement between the church
and the minister which is embodied in a resolution and transcribed
in the minutes of such church or religious association.
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"Garage"
means a fully enclosed accessory structure used for the parking
of motor vehicles.
Garage, Subterranean.
"Subterranean garage" means a garage that has a vertical
measurement from the upper surface of the garage floor to the ceiling
of the garage not exceeding eight feet, is attached to the main building,
is below finish grade except the main entrance and is not visible
from public rights-of-way.
"Gated community"
means a residential neighborhood where accessibility is controlled
by means of a gate, barrier or other similar improvements within or
across a privately maintained right-of-way.
"General plan"
means a comprehensive declaration of goals, objectives, policies
and programs for the development of the city, which includes diagrams,
maps and text that have been adopted by the city council.
"Gold and silver dealer" commonly referred to as "cash for gold,"
means the operation of a gold and silver business, either
stand alone or in conjunction with the operation of a retail store
(e.g., jewelry store, or other similar store) which results in twenty
percent or more of their gross business receipts being derived from
the purchase of gold or silver jewelry or other similar items (including,
but not limited to, art objects, flatware, tableware or other personal
household items). Gold and silver dealers are required to obtain a
license from the police chief and file reports pursuant to California
Business and Professions Code Sections 21625 through 21647. Gold and
silver dealer does not include:
2.
Participants at gun shows or events who are not a "gun show
trader";
5.
Reconditioning and sale of household appliances.
"Grade"
means the vertical elevation of the ground surface.
Grade, Finish.
"Finish grade" means the grade after grading, which conforms
to the approved grading or drainage plan.
"Grading"
means any excavating, filling, stripping or stockpiling of
earth.
Grade, Rough.
"Rough grade" means the grade after grading, which approximately
conforms to the approved grading or drainage plan.
"Guest house"
means living quarters within an accessory building for the
exclusive use of temporary, nonpaying guests of the resident family
and limited to one bedroom and a three-quarter bathroom (sink, toilet
and bath or shower only) with no kitchen facilities and no additional
sinks allowed.
"Gym"
means a commercial fitness center, athletic club, or health
club for the purpose of exercising and improving physical fitness
and health. A "gym" includes, but is not limited to, group exercise
facilities such as exercise machines/equipment, weights, training/classrooms,
and/or the sale of health/fitness products, and can include massage
as an accessory use with a CUP.
"Hazardous materials"
means any substance that appears on the "List of Acutely
Toxic Chemicals" maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency
or the "List of Hazardous Materials" maintained by the CAL OSHA director.
Height, Building.
"Building height" means the vertical distance between any
point on the roof and the exterior finish grade at the nearest exterior
wall of the building, except that if the exterior wall contains the
main entrance to a subterranean garage, the vertical distance shall
be measured to the ceiling of the garage. When two or more walls are
an equal distance from the point of measurement, the lowest finish
grade elevation shall be used.
Height, Fence or Wall.
"Fence or wall height" means the vertical distance between
the top of a fence or wall and the finish grade level measured on
the highest grade level immediately adjacent to the base of the fence
or wall.
"Historic resource"
means a cultural resource that has received such designation
by resolution of the commission. This designation requires the planning
commission review of all alterations that affect the exterior appearance
of any preserved feature and requires the issuance of a building permit.
"Home occupation"
means a commercial enterprise conducted as an accessory use
on a residentially zoned lot.
"Hospital"
means a facility providing health, medical or surgical care
with inpatient facilities.
"Host use"
means a full-line, self-service retail store with gross annual sales of two million dollars or more, sells a line of dry grocery, and is the center of a convenience zone as used in Section
21.03.080 of this title.
"Hotel"
means any building or portion containing rooms that are occupied
for sleeping purposes by transient guests for compensation, whose
stay shall not exceed thirty consecutive days or be less than one
day.
"Household"
means all the persons who occupy a dwelling unit. The occupants
may be a single-family, two or more families living together, one
person living alone or any other group of related or unrelated persons
who share living arrangements.
"Hydrozone"
means a portion of the landscaped area having plants with
similar water needs that are served by a valve or set of valves with
the same schedule. A hydrozone may be irrigated or nonirrigated. For
example, a naturalized area planted with native vegetation that will
not need supplemental irrigation once established is a nonirrigated
hydrozone.
"Improvement"
means any manmade, immovable item that is part of, located
on, or affixed to a lot.
"Infiltration rate"
means the rate of water entry into the soil expressed as
a depth of water per unit of time.
"Junior accessory dwelling unit"
means a dwelling unit that is no more than five hundred square
feet in size and contained entirely within the walls of a single-family
residence.
"Kitchen"
means any room or any portion of a structure designed to
be used for cooking and preparing food.
"Landmark"
means a cultural resource that has received such designation
by resolution of the council. This designation requires the planning
commission review of all alterations that affect the exterior appearance
of any preserved feature and prohibits their demolition or relocation
outside city boundaries.
"Landscaped area"
means the entire lot area less the building footprints, driveways,
parking areas and hardscapes such as decks, patios and other nonporous
areas. Water features are considered landscaped areas. Areas dedicated
to edible plants, such as orchards or vegetable gardens, are not considered
landscaped areas.
"Landscaping"
means the planting, irrigation and maintenance of trees,
shrubs, vines, ground covers, flowers or lawns and which may include
other features such as earth mounds, stone, masonry, pools, art works,
screens, walls, fences and benches.
"Living area"
means the interior habitable area of a dwelling unit, including
basements and attics, excluding a garage.
"Loading space"
means an off-street space for the loading or unloading of
commercial vehicles.
"Lot"
means a designated parcel of land established by plat, subdivision,
or as otherwise permitted by law.
"Lot coverage"
means the area of a lot covered by buildings, structures
and other impervious surfaces.
"Lot depth"
means the distance between the midpoint of the front lot
line and the midpoint of the rear lot line.
Lot Line, Front.
"Front lot line" means the property line along the narrowest
street frontage of a lot or the property line toward which the front
of an existing residence is oriented.
Lot Line, Rear.
"Rear lot line" means a lot line that is opposite and the
most distant from the front lot line. In the case of an irregular-shaped
lot, a line ten feet in length within the lot that is parallel to
and at the maximum distance from the front lot line.
Lot Line, Side.
"Side lot line" means any lot boundary line not a front lot
line or a rear lot line.
"Lot width"
means the distance between the side lot lines measured along
the required front setback line.
"Marijuana"
means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa L., Cannabis
indica, or Cannabis ruderalis, whether growing or not, and includes
Cannabis or Cannabis-infused products used for medicinal purposes
in accordance with California
Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5.
"Marijuana dispensary"
means any facility or location, whether fixed or mobile,
where marijuana or marijuana-infused products such as tinctures, baked
goods, or other consumable products are cultivated, manufactured,
or by any means transported or delivered, or arranged to be transported
or delivered, made available to or distributed by or distributed to
one or more of the following: a primary caregiver, a qualified patient,
or a person with an identification card. The terms "primary caregiver,"
"qualified patient" and "person with an identification card" as used
within this definition shall be identified in strict accordance with
California
Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5 et seq., inclusive
of California
Health and Safety Code Section 11362.7.
"Medical office/medical clinic"
means a facility, commercial office or clinic in which a "California licensed medical professional," as defined by Title
21, Zoning, Section
21.01.020, Definitions, of the Glendora Municipal Code, practices his or her respective profession and performs activities encompassed by such professional license, including, but not limited to, seeing patients and providing health, medical, or surgical treatment for outpatients only, including, but not limited to, massage therapy conducted by a California licensed physician, surgeon, chiropractor, acupuncturist, osteopath, nurse or physical therapist ("California licensed medical professional").
"Mined-land reclamation project"
means any surface mining operation with a reclamation plan
approved in accordance with the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act
of 1975.
"Mobile recycling unit"
means an automobile, truck, trailer or van, licensed by the
Department of Motor Vehicles that is used for the collection of recyclable
materials and the bins, boxes or containers transported by such vehicles.
Motel.
See definition for "Hotel."
"Mulch"
means any material such as leaves, bark, straw, compost,
manure or other materials left loose and applied to the soil surface
to reduce evaporation.
"Nonconforming improvement"
means an improvement that conformed to applicable laws when
constructed, but which fails to conform to any one or more of the
applicable standards of this title. See definition for "Improvement."
"Nonconforming lot"
means a lot that conformed to applicable laws when created,
but which fails to conform to any one or more of the applicable standards
of this title for size, dimension, or configuration. See definition
for "Lot."
"Nonconforming structure"
means a structure that conformed to applicable laws when
constructed, but which fails to conform to any one or more of the
applicable standards of this title. See definition for "Structure."
"Nonconforming use"
means a use that conformed to applicable laws when initiated,
but which fails to conform to the permitted uses of the underlying
zone and the applicable provisions of this title.
"Nozzle"
means a device used to transmit motor fuels from a storage
tank to a motor vehicle or other approved storage container.
Open Space, Common.
"Common open space" means an area intended for the nonexclusive
use of the occupants of more than one dwelling unit and which may
include recreation facilities and landscaped areas, but not including
driveways, parking areas, service areas, setbacks abutting a street,
parkways and portions of balconies or roof decks that extend into
required setback areas.
Open Space, Private.
"Private open space" means an area intended for the exclusive
use of the occupants of one dwelling unit and which may include recreation
facilities and landscaped areas, but not including driveways, parking
areas, service areas, setbacks abutting a street, parkways and portions
of balconies or roof decks that extend into required setback areas.
"Overlay zone"
means the classification of property for special uses or
standards in addition to or in lieu of the uses or the standards of
the underlying zone.
"Overspray"
means the water that is delivered beyond the landscaped area,
wetting pavements, walks, structures or other non-landscaped areas.
"Owner"
means any person having a legal or equitable interest in
real property.
Patio Structure, Open.
"Open patio structure" means a roofed structure with at least
one side completely open and used principally for recreation.
"Pawnbroker"
means any person, co-partnership, firm, or corporation in
possession of a valid pawnbroker's license (California Finance Code,
Section 2100) whose business includes buying, selling, trading, taking
in pawn, accepting for sale on consignment, accepting for auctioning,
or auctioning secondhand tangible personal property. The key difference
between a "pawnbroker" and a "secondhand dealer" is that a pawnbroker
loans money for tangible personal property while a secondhand dealer
does not. Pawnbrokers are required to obtain a license from the police
chief and file reports pursuant to California Business and Professions
Code Sections 21625 through 21647. Pawnbroker does not include:
2.
Participants at gun shows or events who are not a "gun show
trader";
5.
Reconditioning and sale of household appliances.
"Pawn shop"
means a business engaged in conducting, managing, or carrying
on the business of pawnbroking or loaning money, which includes buying,
selling, taking in pawn tangible personal property. All business activities
and storage shall be conducted inside the building.
"Pedestrian corridor"
means an area of not less than ten feet in width through
which the general public has access to a business tenant enclosure.
"Personal services and sales"
means an establishment that provides non-medical services
including, but are not limited to, retail sales of small personal
convenience items and professional services which are used frequently
by the business community. Uses typically include, beauty and barber
shops, florist shops, photography studios, private postal service,
travel agencies, tailors, tanning salons, shoe repair, video sales
and/or rental, apparel laundering and dry cleaning agencies.
"Planned development"
means a comprehensive residential project that is developed
through the use of site planning techniques not permitted through
the literal application of zoning and subdivision regulations.
"Planned redevelopment"
means a comprehensive development project that is developed
through the use of site planning techniques not permitted through
the literal application of zoning and subdivision regulations.
"Preferential parking"
means parking stalls designated or assigned through the use
of signs or markings for car pool and van pool vehicles that are provided
in a location more convenient to a place of employment than parking
stalls provided for single-occupant vehicles, but without displacing
handicapped and customer parking needs.
"Preservation"
means the identification, study, protection, restoration,
rehabilitation or enhancement of cultural resources.
"Preserved feature"
means a cultural resource to be preserved by a historic resource
or landmark designation.
"Prezone"
means the designation of an area by zoning classification
as shown on the official prezone map for unincorporated properties
within the planning area.
"Primary color"
means any of a set of colors from which all other colors
may be derived.
"Public facility"
means any government-owned building, structure, improvement,
service, use or combination thereof which comprises the primary use
on a parcel or site and is necessary to provide essential services
to the general public. Examples of such facilities include parks,
community buildings, transportation facilities, civic centers, police
stations, fire stations, libraries, post offices and maintenance yards.
"Public storage facility"
means any structure with separate storage spaces that are
leased or rented to the public on an individual basis.
"Pump"
means a device used to operate at least two nozzles.
"Pump island"
means an elevated concrete pad where one or more pumps are
situated.
"Recreational vehicle"
means a vehicle towed or self-propelled on its own chassis
or attached to the chassis of another vehicle and designed or used
for recreational purposes. The term includes, but is not limited to,
travel trailers, pick-up campers, camping trailers, motor coach homes,
converted trucks or buses, boats and boat trailers, and all-terrain
vehicles.
"Recyclable material"
means reusable material, including, but not limited to, newspapers,
glass, plastic, aluminum and bi-metal containers which are intended
for reuse, remanufacture or reconstitution for the purpose of using
the altered form. Recyclable material does not include refuse, hazardous
materials or motor oil.
"Rehabilitated landscape"
means any re-landscaping on a project that requires a permit,
including a grading permit, building permit or conditional use permit.
"Rehabilitation"
means the act of returning an improvement or site to a condition
of use, through repair, remodeling or alteration that makes possible
an efficient contemporary use while preserving those features of the
improvement or site that are significant to the city's historical,
architectural, archaeological, cultural or aesthetic heritage.
Residence, Multiple-Family.
"Multiple-family residence" means a building used to house
two or more families living independently of each other, including
domestic employees.
Restaurant, Dining.
"Dining restaurant" means a use providing preparation and
retail sale of food and beverages which are consumed primarily within
the principal building and any patio attached thereto, and which may:
(1) provide, as an ancillary service, food to be taken out of the
premises from the principal building only; (2) include licensed "on-site"
provision of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises of
the principal building and any patio attached thereto, when such beverages
are accessory to, and served with, such food to be eaten within the
principal building or the attached patio; and (3) include the licensed
sale of beer and/or wine for "off-site" consumption, as an ancillary
service, only when such beverages are sold in conjunction with a take-out
order of food. This use shall not provide drive-through lanes and/or
outside walk-up windows or the ordering and dispensing of food and
beverages to patrons.
Restaurant, Fast Food.
"Fast food restaurant" means a use providing primarily for
the preparation and retail sale of preprepared or rapidly prepared
food and beverages in a ready-to-consume state for consumption either
within or about the restaurant building premises or off the premises.
A fast food restaurant may include one or more drive-through lanes
and/or outside walk-up windows for the ordering and dispensing of
food and beverages to patrons. This use may include licensed "on-site"
provision of beer and/or wine for consumption on the premises of the
principal building and any patio attached thereto, when such beverages
are accessory to, and served with, food to be eaten within the principal
building or attached patio. This use may include the licensed sale
of beer and/or wine for "off-site" consumption, as an ancillary service,
only when such beverages are sold in conjunction with a take-out order
of food. Neither the "on-site" nor "off-site" sale of alcoholic beverages
shall be permitted at a fast food restaurant where drive-through lanes
and/or outside walk-up windows are provided.
"Restoration"
means the act or process of accurately recovering the form
and details of a preserved feature and its setting as it appeared
at a particular period of time by removing later additions and replacing
missing earlier portions of the feature.
"Reviewing body"
means and can be, depending on the entitlement requested,
the planning director, the planning commission and/or the city council.
"Ridgeline"
means a ground line located at the highest elevation of a
connected series of hills or mountains.
"Right-of-way"
means the entire width of an area open for public use, as
a matter of right, for purposes of vehicular and pedestrian access,
as measured from the abutting property lines.
"Runoff"
means water that is not absorbed by the soil or landscape
to which it is applied and flows from the area.
School, Educational.
"Educational school" means a public or private institution
conducting regular academic instruction at the kindergarten, elementary,
secondary or collegiate levels including graduate schools, universities
and research institutions.
School, Public.
"Public school" means a school or institution controlled
and operated by publicly elected or appointed officials and deriving
its primary support from public funds.
School, Vocational.
"Vocational school" means an institution offering instruction
in the technical, commercial or trade skills, such as real estate,
business, electronics, automotive and aircraft mechanics, music and
similar skills.
"Secondhand dealer"
means any person, co-partnership, firm or corporation in
possession of a valid secondhand dealer's license (California Finance
Code, Section 2100) whose business includes buying, selling, trading,
accepting for sale on consignment, accepting for auctioning or auctioning
secondhand tangible personal property. A secondhand dealer who buys
secondhand tangible personal property would be required to obtain
a license from the police chief and file reports pursuant to California
Business and Professions Code Sections 21625 through 21647. Secondhand
dealer does not include:
2.
Participants at gun shows or events who are not a "gun show
trader";
5.
Reconditioning and sale of household appliances.
"Secondhand store"
means a retail store or reseller operated by a secondhand
dealer and offering used clothes, furniture, household appliances
or similar merchandise, providing: (1) used merchandise may be purchased
for resale or accepted for consignment; and (2) used materials or
goods for sale that may require cleaning, repair or assembly or refurbishment
before it can be worn or put to normal use. Merchandise may be donated.
All business activity, collection, and storage shall be conducted
inside the building.
Service Station, Full.
"Full service station" means a retail place of business engaged
in minor automotive repair and the sale of motor fuels, oils, fluids
and accessory items such as tires, wiper blades, fuel tank caps, radiator
pressure caps and radiator hoses that are generally required for the
operation of motor vehicles and which may include a convenience store.
Service Station, Self.
"Self service station" means a retail place of business engaged
in the sale of motor fuels, oils, fluids and accessory items such
as tires, wiper blades, fuel tank caps, radiator pressure caps and
radiator hoses that are generally required for the operation of motor
vehicles and which may include a convenience store.
"Setback"
means the distance between a structure and a property line.
"Short-term rental" or "STR"
means any dwelling unit, single-family residence, multiple-family
residence, guest house, accessory dwelling unit, or junior accessory
dwelling unit within all zones in the city of Glendora that support
or include residential uses, whether as a permitted use or conditionally
permitted use, which is rented to one or more guests for compensation
for the purpose of lodging or hosting events for a period of thirty
or fewer consecutive days.
"Short-term rental" encompasses such dwelling units regardless of whether the owner, permanent occupant or other STR host is present on-site during the rental period. For purposes of this definition only, "for compensation" includes, but is not limited to, rental of the short-term rental for any form of monetary or non–monetary consideration, including but not limited to money, goods, or services, as well as in-kind exchanges of goods, services, or premises. "Short-term rental" does not include any commercial use for which a business license or other permit pursuant to Title 5 of this code has been issued prior to the effective date of Section 21.03.140 of this code.
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"Single-feed reverse vending machine"
means a mechanical device that occupies an area of less than
fifty square feet; accepts one or more types of empty beverage containers
one at a time, including, but not limited to, aluminum cans and glass
and plastic bottles; and issues a cash refund or a redeemable coupon.
"Single room occupancy (SRO) housing"
means housing (consisting of single-room dwelling units)
that is the primary residence of its occupant or occupants. The unit
must contain either food preparation or sanitary facilities (and may
contain both).
"Slope"
means the degree of deviation of a surface from the horizontal
plane, expressed as degrees, percent or ratio.
"Small recycling collection facility"
means a facility that occupies an area of less than five
hundred square feet and is intended for collection only. Such facilities
include a single-feed reverse vending machine, a group of reverse
vending machines, bulk reverse vending machines, kiosk type units,
mobile recycling units and containers for the collection of newspapers.
"Soil moisture-sensing device"
means a device that measures the amount of water in the soil
and automatically shuts off the irrigation system when the soil obtains
the proper amount of moisture.
Spa.
See definition for "Swimming pool."
"Story"
means that portion of a building between the upper surface
of a floor and the upper surface of the next floor above, except that
the topmost story shall be that portion of a building between the
upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling. If the upper surface
of any floor that is directly above a basement or under floor space
is more than two feet above finish grade at any point, such basement
or under floor space shall be considered a story.
"Street"
means that portion of the right-of-way designed for vehicular
traffic.
Street, Private.
"Private street" means any parcels of land or portions that
are used for access to public streets, but which are not driveways
or dedicated public rights-of-way.
"STR Advertisement[ing]"
means any announcement, whether in a magazine, newspaper,
handbill, notice, display, billboard, poster, email, internet website,
platform or application, including any STR hosting platform, any form
of television or radio broadcast or any other form of communication,
whose primary purpose is to propose a transaction for renting a short-term
rental. For purposes of this definition, a "hosting platform" is a
company that participates in the short-term rental business by collecting
or receiving a fee, directly or indirectly through an agent or intermediary,
for conducting a booking transaction using any medium of facilitation.
"STR Host"
means the owner or authorized agent, of a short-term rental,
who is responsible for its operation. The property owner is always
deemed to be a host for purposes of the ordinance codified in this
chapter; however, in conjunction with the property owner, a tenant,
mortgagee in possession, a management company, or any combination
thereof may also qualify as hosts for short-term rental purposes.
"Structure"
means anything constructed or any piece of work built up
or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner.
"Supportive housing"
means housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied
by the target population, and that is linked to on-site or off-site
services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining
the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his
or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the community.
Swap Meet, Indoor.
"Indoor swap meet" means an establishment housing three or
more separate business tenants, each of whom conducts business from
an enclosure that separates the business from other businesses by
less than complete floor to ceiling walls and that lacks lockable
access doors.
Swap Meet, Outdoor.
"Outdoor swap meet" means a business conducted outdoors at
which two or more persons offer merchandise for sale or exchange and
that meets at least one of the following conditions: (1) a fee is
charged for the privilege of offering or displaying merchandise for
sale or exchange or (2) a fee is charged to prospective buyers for
parking or for admission to the area where merchandise is offered
or displayed for sale or exchange.
"Swimming pool"
means a body of water created by artificial means that is
designed for swimming or bodily immersion and any portion of which
exceeds thirty-six inches in depth.
"Tandem parking stall"
means a parking stall so located that it is necessary to
move one or more other vehicles in order for a vehicle to access the
tandem parking stall.
"Tangible personal property"
means all secondhand property including, but not limited
to: clothing, jewelry, personal property which bears a serial number
or personalized initials or inscription which is purchased by a secondhand
dealer or pawnbroker; or, which, at the time it is acquired by the
pawnbroker, or secondhand dealer bears evidence of having had a serial
number or personalized initials or inscription. Tangible personal
property also includes new or used motor vehicles received in pledge
as security for a loan by a pawnbroker. Tangible personal property
does not include new goods or merchandise purchased from a bona fide
manufacturer or distributor or wholesaler of such new goods or merchandise,
or coins, monetized bullion, or commercial grade ingots of precious
metals.
Tenant, Business.
"Business tenant" means a person or entity who, by an oral
or written lease or license, is permitted to sell new or used goods
or merchandise.
Tenant Enclosure, Business.
"Business tenant enclosure" means an area from which one
tenant can engage in the sale of new or used goods or merchandise.
"Thrift store"
means a retail store offering used clothing, furniture or
household items which are in good repair providing: (1) all clothes
are displayed on racks, folded on shelves or tables, or in some organized
fashion as distinguished from heaps or piles; (2) no merchandise shall
be accepted on consignment; and (3) merchandise requires no cleaning,
repair assembly, or refurbishment before it can be worn or put to
normal use. The majority of merchandise offered for sale can be donated.
All business activity and storage shall be conducted inside the building.
"Transitional housing" and "transitional housing development"
mean buildings configured as rental housing developments,
but operated under program requirements that call for the termination
of assistance and recirculation of the assisted unit to another eligible
program recipient at some predetermined future point in time, which
shall be no less than six months.
"Travel demand management (TDM)"
means the alteration of travel behavior through programs
of incentives, services and policies. TDM addresses alternatives to
single-occupant vehicles such as car pooling, van pooling and changes
in work schedules that move trips out of the peak period or eliminate
them altogether (as in telecommuting or compressed work weeks).
"Trip reduction"
means the reduction in the number of work-related trips made
by single-occupant vehicles.
"Turf"
means a surface layer of earth containing mowed grass with
its roots.
"Van pool"
means a vehicle carrying seven or more persons commuting
to and from work on a regular basis, usually in a vehicle with a seating
arrangement designed to carry seven to fifteen adult passengers.
Vehicle Service and Repair, Major.
"Major vehicle service and repair" means any activity in
which vehicles are maintained or repaired including body work, painting,
removal, repair, rebuilding, replacement or exchanges of engines,
drive-trains, transmissions or exterior body parts.
Vehicle Service and Repair, Minor.
"Minor vehicle service and repair" means any activity in
which vehicles are maintained or repaired not including body work,
painting, removal, repair, rebuilding, replacement or exchange of
engines, drive-trains, transmissions or exterior body parts.
"Warehouse"
means a building primarily for the storage of goods and materials.
"Wind sensor device"
means a system that automatically shuts off the irrigation
system when the wind starts blowing.
"Wine/beer tasting room"
means a business offering on-site and off-site wine and beer
sales which might include food service including full restaurant service
or hors d'oeuvres and prepackaged gourmet foods and other retail sales
of associated merchandise including gift baskets. Entertainment restricted
to unamplified live music may be included as part of the use.
"Work"
means any construction, restoration, alteration, rehabilitation,
relocation or demolition.
Yard, Front.
"Front yard" means a space extending the width of a parcel
between the front property line and a line parallel at a distance
equal to the required front setback.
Yard, Rear.
"Rear yard" means a space extending the width of a parcel
between the rear property line and a line parallel at a distance equal
to the required rear setback.
Yard, Side.
"Side yard" means a space extending from the front yard to
the rear yard between the side property line and a line parallel at
a distance equal to the required side setback.
"Zone"
means the classification of property for uses as reflected
on the official zoning map.
Zoning Map, Official.
"Official zoning map" means a diagram of the applicable zones
for all property in the city and maintained on file in the planning
department.