Having a common boundary, except that parcels having no common
boundary other than a common corner shall not be considered abutting.
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See Abutting.
See Building, Accessory.
See Structure, Accessory.
See Use, Accessory.
New construction that increases the net floor area of a structure.
See Abutting.
Any person, firm, partnership, association, joint venture,
corporation, or any other entity or combination of entities who represent
or act for or on behalf of an applicant.
Any agreement or written instrument which provides that title
to any property shall thereafter be transferred for consideration
from one owner to another owner.
A public or private way that is primarily used for vehicular
access to the back or side of properties. Alleys typically do not
meet standard requirements for City streets, which include curbs,
gutters, sidewalks, or similar improvements. Typically, alleys are
separated from adjacent parcels by a lot line. An alley may have an
official name and may be shown on the official street map of the City
of Santa Barbara.
Except with regard to a historic resource where "alteration"
is defined in Chapter 22.22, Historic Structures, of the Santa Barbara
Municipal Code, an alteration may include both interior and exterior
changes and rearrangement of the physical parts of a building, structure
or site development that does not result in an increase of floor area.
Also called a remodel.
The same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. Section 1.6002(b),
as may be amended or superseded, which defines that term as an apparatus
designed for the purpose of emitting radiofrequency (RF) radiation,
to be operated or operating from a fixed location pursuant to FCC
authorization, for the provision of personal wireless service and
any commingled information services.
The same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. Section 97.3,
as may be amended or superseded, which defines the term as a station
in an amateur radio service consisting of apparatus necessary for
carrying on radio communication service. This term includes amateur
radio antennas and related facilities used for amateur radio services.
The same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. Section 1.40001(b)(1),
as may be amended, which defines that term as a structure or equipment
at a fixed location that enables FCC-licensed or authorized wireless
communications between user equipment and a communications network.
The term does not encompass a tower as defined in 47 C.F.R. Section
1.40001(b)(9) or any equipment associated with a tower.
The same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. Section 1.6002(g),
as may be amended or superseded, which defines that term as mounting
or installing an antenna facility on a pre-existing structure or modifying
a structure for the purpose of mounting or installing an antenna facility
on that structure. It does not include the initial installation of
a telecommunications facility where previously there was none, nor
the construction of an additional tower on a site with an existing
tower.
The same as defined in 47 U.S.C. Section 1455(a)(2), as may
be amended or superseded, and as interpreted by the FCC in 47 C.F.R.
Section 1.6100(b)(3), as may be amended or superseded, which defines
that term as a request for modification of an existing tower or base
station that does not substantially change the physical dimensions
of such tower or base station.
Any antenna, and associated equipment and structures, used
principally for communications related to government provided emergency
services, including, but not limited to, police, fire, and paramedic
services.
The vertical distance from any point at the top of an antenna
or ancillary wireless telecommunications structure to the finished
or natural grade, whichever is more restrictive or lower, measured
directly adjacent to the existing building or new structure.
Any "over-the-air reception device" subject to 47 C.F.R.
Section 1.4000 et seq., as may be amended or superseded, which generally
includes satellite television dishes and certain fixed wireless antennas
not greater than one meter in diameter.
Includes a micro wireless facility. Means the same as defined
by California Government Code Section 65964.2, as may be amended,
which defines that term as a wireless facility that uses licensed
or unlicensed spectrum and that includes, but is not limited to, the
following qualifications:
The small cell antennas on the structure, excluding the associated
equipment, total no more than six cubic feet in volume, whether an
array or separate.
Any individual piece of associated equipment on pole structures
does not exceed nine cubic feet.
The cumulative total of associated equipment on pole structures
does not exceed 21 cubic feet.
The cumulative total of any ground-mounted equipment along with
the associated equipment on any pole or nonpole structure does not
exceed 35 cubic feet.
A telecommunication facility that is designed to blend into
the surrounding environment. Examples of stealth facilities may include
architecturally screened roof-mounted antennas, building-mounted antennas
painted to match the existing structure, antennas integrated into
architectural elements, and antenna structures designed to look like
another object, such as a light pole, clock towers, bell steeples,
or a tree.
Any device for supporting an antenna which is other than
a tower, such as a mast, pole, or tripod.
The same as defined by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. Section 1.40001(b)(9),
and includes any structure built for the sole or primary purpose of
supporting any FCC-licensed or authorized antennas and their associated
facilities, including structures that are constructed for wireless
communications services, including, but not limited to, private, broadcast,
and public safety services, as well as unlicensed wireless services
and fixed wireless services such as microwave backhaul, and the associated
site.
Any person, firm, partnership, association, joint venture,
corporation, or any other entity or combination of entities, or state
or local government agency applying for a permit.
An unenclosed structure typically constructed of latticework
or metal that often provides partial shade or support for climbing
plants, sometimes referred to as a trellis or pergola. An arbor is
not considered an accessory building.
Arts are a diverse range of human activities in creating
visual, auditory, or performance works, expressing the author's imaginative
or technical skill, intended to be appreciated for their beauty or
emotional power.
A permit requested during or after the course of construction,
identifying all on-site improvements as they have been constructed.
The organization of persons who own a lot, parcel, area,
condominium or right of exclusive occupancy in a project.
An architectural projection that provides weather protection,
identity or decoration. An awning is typically constructed of canvas,
metal, wood, or roofing materials on a supporting framework that projects
from and is wholly supported by the exterior wall of the structure
to which it is attached.
(Ord. 6074, 2022)
An unenclosed, unroofed cantilevered platform that projects
from the wall of a building, is accessible from the building's interior,
is not accessible from the ground, and is not enclosed by walls on
more than two sides. If any portion of a balcony is supported from
the ground below with walls, posts, columns, or the floor below, it
is considered a deck.
See Zoning District.
A protruding window projection, cantilevered from the wall
of a building, accessible from the building's interior and completely
enclosed.
Any floor of a building that is partially below and partially
above grade. See also Subsection 30.15.090.E, Determining the Number
of Stories in a Building.
Any livable room other than a bathroom, a kitchen or a living
room (except in studios, where a living room is considered a livable
room). Within a residential unit, a loft or other intermediate floor
open to the floor below, with five feet or more in height from the
finished floor to the finished ceiling and exceeding dimensions of
seven feet by 10 feet, is considered a bedroom.
Long-term bicycle parking is intended for use by residents,
employees or students over several hours or overnight. Long-term bicycle
parking should be provided either with bicycle racks within covered
and secured areas with controlled access, or with secure, covered
enclosures for individual bicycles, such as bicycle lockers. Long-term
bicycle parking better protects bicycles from vandalism and theft
attempts.
Short-term bicycle parking is intended for use by business
patrons, visitors, and guests for a few minutes up to a couple of
hours. Short-term bicycle parking should be conveniently located,
highly visible, easily accessed, and may be covered or uncovered.
Property bounded on all sides by streets.
All properties between two intersections that front upon
or abuts a street.
Any enclosed structure having a roof supported by walls for
the shelter, housing or enclosure of persons, animals, or property
of any kind. A pre-manufactured or constructed shed, storage container,
or similar structure is considered a building.
Building, Accessory.
A subordinate building, or portion of the main building,
the use of which is incidental to that of the main building on the
same lot. Building, or portions of buildings, used for covered parking
are accessory buildings.
Building, Main.
A building in which the principal use of the lot is conducted.
Any ordinance of the City governing the type and method of
construction of buildings, signs, and sign structures and any amendments
thereto and any substitute therefore including, but not limited to,
the California Building Code, other state-adopted uniform codes.
See Façade.
See Footprint.
See Front Elevation.
See Height.
A lot or lots occupied or to be occupied, by main buildings
and accessory buildings together with such parking and open spaces
as are required by the terms of this title.
A roofed shelter, usually composed of fabric, projecting
over a sidewalk, driveway, entry, window, or similar area that may
be wholly supported by a structure or may be wholly or partially supported
by columns, poles, or braces extending from the ground.
A structure, or portion of a structure, accessible to vehicles,
with a solid weatherproof roof that is permanently open on at least
two sides, used as parking or storage of one or more motor vehicles.
See also, Subsection 30.175.030.N, Covered Parking.
Organization that administers a carsharing service.
A carsharing service operated by a carsharing organization.
A membership based short-term car rental service available
to all qualified drivers who choose to become members where members
are offered access to a dispersed network of shared vehicles 24 hours
a day, seven days a week at unattended self-service locations.
A vehicle that is owned, maintained, and administered by
a carsharing organization and made available to members of a carsharing
service 24 hours a day, seven days a week at unattended self service
locations.
City of Santa Barbara.
See Basement.
A change from one Use Classification to another, as described
in this title. A change from one Residential Housing Type to another
Residential Housing Type is not considered a Change in Use.
The following terms are related to the rules and regulations
applicable only within the Coastal Zone.
Aggrieved Person.
Any person who, in person or through a representative, appeared
at a public hearing of the City in connection with the decision or
action appealed, or who, by other appropriate means prior to the hearing,
informed the City of the nature of their concerns or who for good
cause was unable to do either.
Coastal Commission.
California Coastal Commission.
Coastal Development Permit.
A permit for any development within the Coastal Zone that
is required pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 30600 of the California
Public Resources Code and issued by the City in accordance with this
title.
Coastal-Dependent Development or Use.
Any development or use which requires a site on, or adjacent
to, the sea to be able to function at all.
Coastal-Related Development or Use.
Any development or use which is dependent on a coastal-dependent
development or use.
Coastal Zone.
That land and water area of the City of Santa Barbara extending
seaward to the State's outer limit of jurisdiction and extending inland
to the boundary shown on the official Zoning Maps for the CZ Coastal
Overlay Zone, as amended from time to time and adopted by the Coastal
Commission.
Development.
On land, in or under water, the placement or erection of
any solid material or structure; discharge or disposal of any dredged
material or of any gaseous, liquid, solid, or thermal waste; grading,
removing, dredging, mining, or extraction of any materials; change
in the density or intensity of use of land, including, but not limited
to, subdivision pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act (commencing with
Section 66410 of the Government Code), and any other division of land,
including lot splits, except where the land division is brought about
in connection with the purchase of such land by a public agency for
public recreational use; change in the intensity of use of water,
or of access thereto; construction, reconstruction, demolition or
alteration of the size of any structure, including any facility of
any private, public or municipal utility; and the removal or harvesting
of major vegetation other than for agricultural purposes, kelp harvesting
and timber operations which are in accordance with a timber harvesting
plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Z'berg-Nejedly Forest
Practice Act of 1973 (commencing with Section 4511).
Energy Facility.
Any public or private processing, producing, generating,
storing, transmitting or recovering facility for electricity, natural
gas, petroleum, coal or other source of energy.
Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area.
Any area in which plant or animal life or their habitats
are either rare or especially valuable because of their special nature
or role in an ecosystem and which could be easily disturbed or degraded
by human activities and developments.
Fill.
Earth or any other substance or material, including pilings
placed for the purposes of erecting structures thereon, placed in
a submerged area.
Land Use Plan.
Maps and a text which indicate the kinds, location and intensity
of land uses allowed in the Coastal Zone and includes resources protection
and development policies related to those uses.
Local Coastal Program.
The City's land use plan, zoning ordinances, zoning maps
and other implementing actions certified by the Coastal Commission
as meeting the requirements of the California Coastal Act of 1976.
Major Public Works Project or Major Energy Facility.
"Major public works" and "Major energy facilities" mean facilities
that cost more than $100,000.00 with an automatic annual increase
every year following the baseline of $100,000.00 set in 1983 in accordance
with the Engineering News Record Construction Cost Index, except for
those facilities governed by the provisions of Public Resources Code
Sections 30610, 30610.5, 30611 or 30624. Major public works also means
publicly-financed recreational facilities that serve, affect, or otherwise
impact regional or statewide use of the coast by increasing or decreasing
public recreational opportunities or facilities.
Natural Disaster.
Any situation in which the force or forces which destroyed
the structure to be replaced were beyond the control of the owner.
Other Permits and Approvals.
Permits and approvals, other than a coastal development permit,
required to be issued by the approving authority before a development
may proceed.
Public Works Project.
Any of the following development shall constitute a public
works project:
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All production, storage, transmission and recovery facilities
for water, sewage, telephone and other similar utilities owned or
operated by any public agency or by any utility subject to the jurisdiction
of the Public Utilities Commission, except for energy facilities.
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All public transportation facilities, including streets, roads,
highways, public parking lots and structures, ports, harbors, airports,
railroads, and mass transit facilities and stations, bridges, trolley
wires, and other related facilities.
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All publicly-financed recreational facilities, all projects
of the State Coastal Conservancy and any development by a special
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Sea.
The Pacific Ocean and all harbors, bays, channels, estuaries,
salt marshes, sloughs and other areas subject to tidal action through
any connection with the Pacific Ocean, excluding non-estuarine rivers,
streams, tributaries, creeks and flood control and drainage channels.
Structure.
Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires
location on the ground or attachment to something having location
on the ground. "Structure" includes, but is not limited to, any building,
road, pipe, flume, conduit, siphon, aqueduct, telephone line, and
electrical power transmission and distribution line.
Visitor-Serving Development or Use.
Stores, shops, businesses, temporary lodging and recreational
facilities (both public and private) which provide accommodations,
food and services for the traveling public, including, but not limited
to, hotels, motels, campgrounds, parks, nature preserves, restaurants,
specialty shops, art galleries and commercial recreational development
such as shopping, eating and amusement areas.
Wetland.
Lands within the Coastal Zone which may be covered periodically
or permanently with shallow water and include saltwater marshes, freshwater
marshes, open or closed brackish water marshes, swamps, mudflats and
fens. As detailed in Section 13577(b)(1) of the California Code of
Regulations, wetlands shall be defined as land where the water table
is at, near, or above the land surface long enough to promote the
formation of hydric soils or to support the growth of hydrophytes,
and shall also include those types of wetlands where vegetation is
lacking and soil is poorly developed or absent as a result of frequent
and drastic fluctuations of surface water levels, wave action, water
flow, turbidity or high concentrations of salts or other substances
in the substrate. Such wetlands can be recognized by the presence
of surface water or saturated substrate at some time during each year
and their location within, or adjacent to vegetated wetlands or deep-water
habitats.
Working Day.
Any day on which all City offices are open for business.
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Managed on a business basis for profit derived from the promise
or delivery of compensation, money, rent, or other bargained-for consideration
in exchange for goods; services; rights or interests in property;
or any other valuable consideration.
The entire common interest development except the separate
interests therein.
As defined in Section 4105 of the Civil Code.
Community Development Director of the City of Santa Barbara,
or designee.
The average equivalent A-weighted sound level during a 24-hour
day, obtained after addition of five decibels to sound levels in the
evening from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. and after addition of 10 decibels to
sound levels in the night from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
The act of increasing the density of fill by mechanical means.
That structure or use which is harmonious with and will not
adversely affect surrounding structures or uses, as determined by
the Community Development Director.
As defined in Sections 783 and 1350 of the Civil Code.
The development of land and attached structures as a condominium
or community apartment project, regardless of the present or prior
use of such land and structures, and regardless of whether substantial
improvements have been made to such structures.
A plan by a developer to sell residential condominium or
community apartment units in a building through conversion to condominium
or community apartment status.
The elements of a condominium project which are not owned
in common with the owners of other condominiums in the project.
See Kitchen.
Erection, enlargement, alteration, conversion, demolition,
substantial redevelopment, or movement of any building, structure,
or land.
The state of continuing in the same condition, capacity,
or place without change, expansion, or interruption.
Enclosure designed for the care and keeping of livestock.
The County of Santa Barbara.
An area open to the sky that is enclosed on at least three
sides by walls, sometimes referred to as a court or atrium.
An outdoor platform, the surface of which is greater than
10 inches above grade, and is wholly or partially supported from the
ground below. A deck may be surrounded by a railing, balustrade, or
parapet, and can be freestanding or attached to another structure.
A deck constructed above any top plate of a structure that
is designed to function as useable outdoor area. A roof deck is not
a balcony.
Removal or destruction. Whenever the term demolition is used in this title it shall also be considered a substantial redevelopment. See Section 30.140.200, Substantial Redevelopment.
Any building, structure, construction, renovation, mining,
extraction, dredging, filling, excavation, grading, or drilling activity
or operation; any material change in the use or appearance of any
structure or in the land itself, including fences, agriculture, vegetation
or tree removal, and landscaping; the division of land into parcels;
any change in the intensity or use of land, such as an increase in
the number of dwelling units in a structure or a change to a commercial
or industrial use from a less intensive use.
See Zoning District.
An accessway that provides vehicular access between a street
or alley and the parking or loading facilities of an adjacent property.
See Residential Unit.
Any rock, natural soil or fill or any combination thereof.
A portion of land created by grant or agreement for specific
purpose; an easement is the right, privilege or interest that one
party has in the land of another.
The part of a roof that overhangs the walls of a building.
When a structure has a roof but no walls (such as a patio cover, carport,
or trellis), the eaves shall be considered that portion of the roof
overhang beyond the vertical support posts, or if cantilevered, the
outermost three feet of the roof.
The date on which a permit or other approval becomes enforceable
or otherwise takes effect, rather than the date it was signed or circulated.
Any electric vehicle charging station, electric recharging
point, charging point, or electric vehicle supply equipment station
(EVSE) that is designed and built in compliance with Article 625 of
the California Electrical Code, and delivers electricity from a source
outside an electric vehicle into a plugin electric vehicle.
A sudden unexpected occurrence demanding immediate action
to prevent or mitigate loss or damage to life, health, property or
essential public services.
A structure or portion of a structure surrounded by walls
and a roof. A structure that is substantially enclosed may also be
considered enclosed for the purpose of this title.
See Coastal Zone Related Definitions.
To alter, convert, move, build, construct, attach, hang,
place, suspend or affix to or upon any surface. Such term shall also
include the painting of wall signs.
The wearing away of the ground surface as a result of the
movement of wind, water or ice.
The mechanical removal of earth material.
(Ord. 6047 § 6, 2021)
The general outer surface of the structure or walls of a
building.
See Household.
Capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within
a reasonable period of time, taking into account economic, environmental,
social and technological factors.
An upright structure serving as a barrier or boundary, or
that visually divides or conceals a parcel, including retaining walls,
usually made of masonry, plaster, posts, boards, wire, rails, or other
building material. May also be referred to as Wall or Screen.
A deposit of earth material placed by artificial means.
See First Story.
The first story of a building that is closest to finished
grade. Also known as the First Floor. The story above is the Second
Floor or Second Story.
The total horizontal enclosed area of all the floors below the roof and within the exterior walls of a building or enclosed structure. The floor area of an unenclosed building or structure includes all horizontal area below the roof line. See also Section 30.15.070, Measuring Floor Area.
Livable Floor Area.
The total enclosed and usable space available within the
exterior walls on all floors of a building, including interior corridors,
stairs, elevators, passageways, and finished basements, cellars, and
attics. Unfinished and unheated areas including, but not limited to:
basements, cellars, attics, porches, breezeways, garages, sheds and
workshops are excluded from livable floor area determinations. Basement,
cellars, or attic areas are considered finished if all of the walls,
ceilings, and floors are finished. Walls and ceilings shall be deemed
finished only if they are covered with plaster, wallboard, or similar
material; floors shall be deemed finished only if they are covered
with carpeting, tile, linoleum, or similar material.
The horizontal area, as seen in plan view, of a structure,
measured from the outside of exterior walls or supporting columns,
and excluding eaves.
Any structure elevation that faces a street.
An enclosed building or portion of a building accessible
to vehicles, used as parking or storage of one or more motor vehicles.
See also Subsection 30.175.030.N, Covered Parking.
A freestanding platform, primarily open-sided, roofed, and
usually raised.
The comprehensive General Plan of the City of Santa Barbara
together with all Specific Plans adopted by the City Council.
The effect produced by a light source within the visual field
that is sufficiently brighter than the level to which the eyes are
adapted, such as to cause annoyance, discomfort, or loss of visual
performance and ability.
The Government Code of the State of California.
The topographic elevations representing the surface of the
ground five years prior to the application date for grading, filling,
or other site alterations for the project. Existing grade may also
be referred to as natural grade.
The topographic elevations representing the ground surface
upon project completion. Finished grade may also be referred to as
proposed grade.
Any excavating or filling or combination thereof.
An individual sleeping room, or any suite of rooms in which
the individual rooms are configured so that they cannot be rented
separately.
See Floor Area, Livable Floor Area.
Any material, including any substance, waste, or combination
thereof, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical,
chemical, or infectious characteristics may cause, or significantly
contribute to, a substantial present or potential hazard to human
health, safety, property, or the environment when improperly treated,
stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed.
A waste, or combination of wastes, which because of the quantity, concentration or physical and chemical characteristics may either (a) cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness, or (b) pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed or otherwise managed. Hazardous waste also includes those materials described in Title 22, Division 4.5, Chapter 11, California Code of Regulations.
A plan prepared, adopted and amended from time to time, pursuant
to Section 25135 of the California Health and Safety Code by Santa
Barbara County to direct the management of hazardous wastes within
the boundaries of the County. It is also known as the Hazardous Waste
Element of the Santa Barbara County Comprehensive Plan.
Thermal energy of a radioactive, conductive, or convective
nature.
A row of shrubs, bushes, or any other kind of plant material
that forms a boundary or substantially continuous visual barrier.
May also be referred to as Screen.
The vertical distance from a point on the ground below a structure to a point directly above. See also Section 30.15.090, Measuring Height.
The High Fire Hazard Area includes the City's four High Fire
Hazard Zones: Coastal, Coastal Interior, Extreme Foothill, and Foothill.
The Extreme Foothill and Foothill zones are also designated as the
"Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone," by the California Department
of Forestry and Fire Protection and as defined in the City's Community
Wildfire Protection Plan adopted by City Council.
The following terms are related to the rules and regulations
applicable only to historic resources.
Adobe.
An unburnt, sun-dried, clay brick; or a building made of
adobe bricks.
Adjacent.
See Abutting, as defined in Section 30.300.010.
Archaeological site.
The location of a prehistoric or historic occupation or activity, or a building or structure, whether standing, ruined, or vanished, where the location itself possesses archaeological value regardless of the value of any existing buildings or structures. (For the protection of significant archaeological and paleontological resources within the City, please refer to Chapter 22.12, Archaeological and Paleontological Resources.)
Buffer Area.
An area of land, developed or undeveloped surrounding a historic
resource, El Pueblo Viejo Landmark District or Historic District Overlay
Zones, that serves to notice owners, planners and design review boards
during the planning and design review process of the necessity to
plan to mitigate any negative impacts a new project may have to the
historic resource. The distance requirements of the buffer area are
the following: 250 feet from the outline of the structure of an original
adobe, El Presidio de Santa Barbara State Historic Park and areas
inclusive of the original footprint of the Presidio, or a Landmark;
100 feet from the outline of the structure around a Structure of Merit;
and at least a radius of one-half block from the boundary line surrounding
El Pueblo Viejo Landmark District or a historic district and shall
include properties on the opposite side of the street from the district.
Certificate of Appropriateness.
The administrative approval document issued by the City's
Architectural Historian to approve a minor alteration to a historic
resource.
Character-Defining Feature or Element.
A visible physical part or aspect of a structure or site
that contributes to its identification, understanding or interpretation
as an example of architecture or architectural style, as an artifact
attributable to a particular period of historical significance, or
as a unique entity.
Compatibility.
Respect for distinctive character, identity and history of
a streetscape and neighborhood through historic materials, features,
size, scale and proportion, and massing to protect the integrity of
the environment.
Contributing Resource.
A structure, site, or feature within the boundaries of a
Historic District, or El Pueblo Viejo Landmark District, which reflects
the significance of the district as a whole, either because of historic
associations, historic architectural qualities, archeological features,
or historic integrity, and is considered a historic resource.
Cultural.
The concepts, habits, skills, arts, instruments, institutions,
etc. of a given people in a given period.
Cultural Landscape.
A geographic area (including both cultural and natural resources
and the wildlife or domestic animals therein), associated with a historic
event, activity, or person or exhibiting other cultural or aesthetic
values. Refer to the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Treatment
of Cultural Landscapes for further definition of this term.
Cultural Resource.
Districts, streetscapes, neighborhoods, sites, buildings,
structures, view corridors, vistas and objects that have acquired
significant associations with human activities and human events.
Demolition.
Removal or destruction. Whenever the term demolition is used in this title it shall also be considered a substantial redevelopment. See Section 30.140.200, Substantial Redevelopment. With regard to a historic resource, the term "demolition" shall also include the removal of a significant component or a character defining element.
Demolition by Neglect.
A situation in which a property owner(s) through neglect
and lack of maintenance allows a historic resource or character defining
feature of a historic resource to suffer severe deterioration, potentially
beyond the point of repair.
Elevation.
The flat scale orthographically projected architectural drawing
of all exterior vertical elements of a building facade.
Features.
Natural or man-made elements on a site, examples of which
include trees, fountains, walls, and designed landscapes.
Historic District.
A geographically definable area in the City possessing a
significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of structures, sites
or features united by past events or aesthetically by plan or physical
development. Historic Districts consist of contributing and non-contributing
properties, thematically linked by architectural style or designer,
date of development, distinctive urban plan, or historic associations
and may include buffer zones as authorized by the Historic Landmarks
Commission. A historic district derives its importance from being
a unified entity conveying a visual sense of the overall historic
environment.
Historic Fabric or Material.
Original and later-added historically significant construction
materials, architectural finishes or elements in a particular pattern
or configuration which form a qualified historical property, as determined
by the Historic Landmarks Commission.
Historic Resource.
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City-designated Landmark or Structure of Merit;
California Historical Landmark;
National Historic Landmark;
Listed on the State Register of Historical Resources;
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places;
Contributing historic resources in a City-designated Historic
District Overlay Zone;
State or National Register Historic District;
A resource listed in the City's Historic Resources Inventory;
or
A Cultural Landscape as defined herein.
Historic Resource, Exception.
A property where only a small feature such as a sandstone
wall, hitching post or tree is significant, as long as the feature
is protected in the project. The determination of what constitutes
a small feature shall be made by the staff Architectural Historian.
Historical Integrity.
Authenticity of a building or property's historical identity
evidenced by the survival of physical characteristics that existed
during the property's historical or pre-historical period of significance.
Historic Resources Inventory.
A list consisting of those structures, sites, or features
identified by the Historic Landmarks Commission or City's Architectural
Historian as historically significant and eligible for formal designation
as a Landmark, Structure of Merit, Historic District, or contributing
historic resource to a Historic District (formerly referred to as
"Potential Historic Resources List").
Historical Significance.
The degree of importance for which a property has been evaluated
and found to be historical as determined by the Historic Landmarks
Commission, City Council, the California Office of Historic Preservation,
or Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places based on meeting
specified local, state and national criteria.
Landmark.
A structure, site, cultural landscape or feature having historic,
architectural, archeological, cultural, or aesthetic significance
and designated by City Council as a Landmark under the provisions
in this chapter.
Landmark Tree.
See Historic Tree in Section 15.24.010.
Major Alteration.
Any physical modification or change to the exterior of a
building, structure, site, object or designated interior that may
have a significant effect on character-defining features of a historic
resource. A major alteration shall also include construction of additions.
Minor Alteration.
Any physical modification or change to insignificant exterior
features of a historic resource, including additions, windows, doors,
and exterior siding material that is non-original or otherwise lacking
in historic integrity.
Neighborhood.
For purposes of this chapter, a neighborhood is defined as
an area possessing a sense of cohesiveness due to of physical features
suggesting boundaries or concentrations of shared architectural, historic,
or cultural characteristics.
Nomination.
The documentation by a qualified historian or architectural
historian setting forth certain facts to support the designation of
a historic resource as a Landmark, Structure of Merit, or HD Overlay
Zone.
Non-Contributing Resource.
A structure, site or feature within the boundaries of a HD
Overlay Zone that does not qualify as a historic resource, but which
has been included within the Historic District boundaries because
of its geographic location with the HD Overlay Zone.
Ordinary Maintenance.
The maintenance, painting, landscaping or repair of any exterior
feature in or upon any historic resource that does not involve a change
in design, material, or the external appearance thereof, except that
the removal of trees or the change of paint color shall not be considered
ordinary maintenance.
Period of Significance.
The period of time when a qualified historic structure, site
or feature was associated with important events, activities or persons,
or attained the characteristics for its listing or registration.
Preservation.
The act or process of applying measures necessary to sustain
the existing form, integrity, and materials of a qualified historic
resource. Preservation work, including preliminary measures to protect
and stabilize the structure, site or feature, generally focuses upon
the ongoing maintenance and repair of historic materials and features
rather than extensive replacement and new construction. New exterior
additions are specifically not within the scope of this treatment;
however, the limited and sensitive upgrading of mechanical, electrical
and plumbing systems and other code-related work to make properties
functional is deemed to be appropriate preservation work.
Qualified Professional Staff in Historic Preservation.
Staff meeting the Professional Standards in Historic Preservation
outlined in the Secretary of the Interior's Guidelines and Qualifications
in History, Architectural History, or Historic Architecture in education
and experience required to perform the identification, evaluation,
registration, and treatment of historic resources. Referred to in
this chapter as Architectural Historian.
Reconstruction.
The act or process of depicting, by means of new construction,
the form, features and detailing of a non-surviving site, landscape,
building, property or object for the purpose of replicating its appearance
from a specific period of time.
Rehabilitation.
The act or process of making possible a compatible use for
a qualified historic resource through repair, alterations and additions
while preserving those portions or features which convey its qualified
historical, cultural or architectural values.
Relocation.
The act or process of moving any qualified historic resource
or a portion of a qualified historic resource to a new site, or a
different location on the same site.
Restoration.
The act or process of accurately depicting the form, features
and character of a qualified historic resource as it appeared at a
particular period of time by means of the removal of features from
other periods in its history and reconstruction of missing features
from the restoration period. The limited and sensitive upgrading of
mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems and other code-required
work to make properties functional is appropriate within a restoration
project.
Sandstone Construction.
A sedimentary rock (usually consisting of quartz sand particles
united by some bonding agent such as silica or calcium carbonate)
hewed into building materials by a skilled mason or carver and for
purposes of this chapter, incorporating traditional, stone masonry,
including, but not limited to, curbs, walls, railings, bridges, gardens,
buildings, steps or hitching posts using local sandstone material
quarried in the Santa Barbara area.
Secretary of the Interior's Standards.
The current version of the "Standards for Treatment of Historic
Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring
& Restructuring Historic Buildings" published by the U.S. Department
of the Interior.
Streetscape.
The design quality of the street and its visual effect and
pedestrian experience.
Structure of Merit.
A historic resource designated by the Historic Landmarks
Commission that deserves official recognition as having historic,
architectural, archeological, cultural, or aesthetic value but does
not rise to the level of Landmark status.
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One or more persons living together in a single residential
unit, with common access to, and common use of, all living areas and
all areas and facilities for the preparation and storage of food and
who maintain no more than four separate rental agreements for the
single residential unit.
(Ord. 6006, 2021; Ord. 6047 § 7, 2021)
That structure or use which is detrimental and may adversely
affect surrounding structures or uses, as determined by the Community
Development Director.
The extent to which a particular use or the use in combination
with other uses affects the natural and built environment in which
it is located, the demand for services, and persons who live, work,
and visit the area. Measures of intensity may include, but are not
limited to, requirements for water, sewer, gas, electricity, access,
recreation, or other public services; number of automobile trips generated;
on-and off-site parking demand; number of residents or employees;
hours of operation; the amount of noise, light glare, smoke, odors,
or hazardous materials generated; or the number of persons attracted
to the site.
The area common to two or more intersecting streets.
Reserved.
Any room or portion of a room used or intended or designed
to be used for the preparation or storage of food.
Congregate Dining Facility.
A room or rooms that contain suitable space for group dining
to feed all the residents of a facility in one or two sittings, accessible
to and for the primary use of the residents of the facility, and provides
at least two meals per day seven days per week for the residents.
An unenclosed, unroofed platform, attached to a building,
and serving as a required means of egress from the first floor of
a building.
A parcel, tract, or area of land whose boundaries have been
established by a legal instrument such as a deed or map recorded with
the County of Santa Barbara, and that is recognized as a separate
legal entity for purposes of transfer of title, except public easements
or rights-of-way.
Lot, Corner.
A lot surrounded on two or more contiguous sides by a street.
Lot, Flag.
A lot that has access to a street by means of a narrow strip
of land.
Lot, Interior.
A lot other than a corner lot.
Lot, Through.
A lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel
streets.
The area of a lot measured horizontally between bounding
lot lines.
Lot Area, Net.
The area of a lot measured horizontally between bounding
lot lines, subtracting the existing or proposed horizontal area within
public streets and alleys on the lot.
See Street Frontage.
The boundary between a lot and other property or a public
or private street. A lot line may also be referred to as a property
line.
Lot Line, Front.
1.
2.
The line or lines dividing a lot from a public or private
street. The line or lines that divide a lot from an alley or a driveway
shall not be considered front lot lines. On lots that abut multiple
streets, all lines that divide the lot from a street shall be considered
front lot lines.
Lot Line, Primary Front.
Front lot line adjacent to primary front yard.
Lot Line, Secondary Front.
Front lot line adjacent to secondary front yard.
Any lot line other than a front lot line.
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FIGURE 30.300.120: LOTS AND LOT LINES
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An intermediate floor within a building interior that is
no greater than one third of the total floor area of the floor below.
See also Story and Subsection 30.15.090.E, Determining the Number
of Stories in a Building.
A small cellular transceiver facility installed at or below
ground level and comprised of a utility cabinet, one or more small
antennas mounted on a steel pipe, an existing public utility pole
or existing structure, and transmitters with an effective radiated
power not exceeding five watts per channel and not to exceed a total
of 200 watts per facility.
A development that contains both nonresidential and residential
uses on the same lot, whether or not they are located within the same
structure.
A building that contains both nonresidential and residential
uses.
A structure designed for human habitation and for being moved on a street or highway under permit pursuant to Section 35790 of the California Vehicle Code. Mobilehome includes a manufactured home, as defined in Section 18007 of the California Health and Safety Code, and a mobilehome as defined in Section 18008 of the California Health and Safety Code, but does not include a recreational vehicle as defined in this title and Section 18010 of the California Health and Safety Code, or a commercial coach as defined in Section 18001.8 of the California Health and Safety Code. Mobilehomes are residential units, except as allowed by Section 30.185.270, Mobilehomes, Recreational Vehicles and Modular Units, Individual Use.
That portion of a mobilehome park set aside and designated
for the occupancy of a mobilehome, including any contiguous area designed
or used for automobile parking, carport, storage, awning, cabana or
other use which is clearly incidental and accessory to the primary
use of the space.
Any lawfully established use, structure, parking, or site development that is in existence on the effective date of this title, or any subsequent amendment, but does not comply with all of the standards and requirements of this title and any additions allowed pursuant to Chapter 30.165, Nonconforming Structures, Site Development, and Uses.
A lawfully established development on a lot with more residential
units or number of bedrooms than are allowed by the current ordinance
in a zone that allows residential uses. Nonconforming density is not
considered a nonconforming use.
A legal parcel of land having less area, frontage, or dimensions
than required in the zoning district in which it is located.
Located on the lot that is the subject of discussion.
Any person, co-partnership, association, corporation or fiduciary
having legal or equitable title or any interest in any real property.
A general term including all plots of land shown with separate
identification on the latest equalized county assessment roll. Parcels
may or may not be separate lots, depending upon whether or not such
parcels are created as required by Title 27, Subdivisions, of the
Santa Barbara Municipal Code.
An accessory building, accessible to vehicles, such as a
garage or carport that completely covers the parking spaces.
Parking spaces that are completely or partially open to the
sky.
Surface lots and structures offering parking to the public
with or without a fee.
The following terms are related to Chapter 30.40, Park and Recreation (P-R) Zone.
Active Recreation.
Activities such as organized sports and drop-in sports, usually
team oriented, which utilize equipment and are played on a field or
court. Active Recreation includes, but is not limited to, soccer,
football, swimming, baseball, softball, basketball, tennis, ultimate
frisbee, volleyball and wheelchair football.
Ball Fields and Courts.
1.
2.
Informal.
Informal Ball Fields are usually open grass areas with no
field or court delineation, or only bases, players' benches and backstop.
Fields are not scheduled for league or tournament play. No dugouts,
bleachers or lighting are provided. May include basketball courts
with pavement striping, but without lighting.
Formal.
Formal Ball Fields are often lighted and may include dressed
infield area, baselines, pitcher's mound for baseball, large backstops,
dugouts, players' benches and bleachers. Soccer fields are delineated,
include players' benches and goals and may include lighting. Formal
indoor courts for volleyball, basketball and other organized sports
are also included. Formal ball fields may also include related food
concessions.
Community Garden.
A Community Garden is a piece of urban land that is made
available to residents of the community who may not have private yard
area that is adequate to plant and maintain a private garden. This
land is made available for the purpose of planting small personal
gardens and usually consists of several small plots that are assigned
to individuals or groups of people and which may be subject to an
annual rental fee.
Concession.
A Concession is a rental or lease of land or space in a building
by the City to an operator of the following types of retail outlets:
snack bar, restaurant, push cart and miscellaneous sundries and equipment
rental that relate to the uses of the facility where the concession
is located.
Community Meeting Rooms.
1.
2.
Small Community Meeting Room.
A Small Community Meeting Room accommodates up to 75 people.
Small Community Meeting Rooms may include food preparation areas and
are used for meetings, seminars and small parties.
Large Community Meeting Room.
A Large Community Meeting Room accommodates small or large
groups of people. Large Community Meeting Rooms usually include food
preparation facilities and may be used for large parties, banquets,
dances and lectures.
Lighting.
1.
2.
General Lighting.
General Lighting is used for security, safety or decorative
purposes.
Ball Field Lighting.
Ball Field Lighting is used to illuminate formal ball fields
and courts in order to allow evening use of such facilities.
Minor Buildings.
Buildings that are not used for recreation programming or
meetings. Minor buildings include restrooms, storage buildings, equipment
sheds and caretakers' residences.
Outdoor Game Area.
A delineated area designed specifically, and meeting established
criteria, for a game. Outdoor Game Areas include, but are not limited
to, volleyball, lawn bowling, horseshoe pitching, tether ball, hopscotch
and handball.
Passive Recreation.
Activities that are engaged in by individuals or small groups,
usually not dependent on a delineated area designed for specific activities.
Passive Recreation includes, but is not limited to, hiking, bicycling,
jogging, frisbee catch, bird watching, walking, picnicking and horseback
riding.
Picnic Area.
1.
2.
3.
Individual Picnic Area.
Picnic tables generally set a minimum of 10 feet apart and
intended for use by small groups requiring the use of only one picnic
table.
Small Group Picnic Area.
A Small Group Picnic Area consists of picnic tables intentionally
arranged to accommodate use by a group of up to 30 people. Small Group
Picnic Areas often include a single barbecue sized to accommodate
a group meal.
Large Group Picnic Area.
A Large Group Picnic Area consists of picnic tables intentionally
arranged to accommodate use by more than 30 people, which may be subject
to reservation. Large Group Picnic Areas often include one or more
barbecues and food preparation tables sized to accommodate a group
meal.
Playground.
An area that includes, but is not limited to, swings, slides,
climbing structures, sand play, spring riders and other play structures.
Trail.
A passageway for hikers, equestrians or bicyclists. Uses
of individual trails shall be determined by the Parks and Recreation
Director.
An area between the curb and sidewalk in a fully improved
right-of-way, typically landscaped.
A hardscaped (e.g., concrete, tile, brick, stone, wood, etc.)
area, constructed with a finished surface no more than 10 inches above
grade, which may or may not be attached to another structure and intended
for indoor-outdoor living and recreation. A patio may be surrounded
by walls or roofed, but not both.
Any Zoning Clearance, Conditional Use Permit, Performance
Standard Permit, Temporary Use Permit, Building Permit, license, certificate,
approval, or other entitlement for development or use of property
as required by any public agency.
Any use allowed in a zoning district without a requirement
for approval of a Conditional Use Permit, Performance Standard Permit,
or Temporary Use Permit, but subject to any standards or restrictions
applicable to that zoning district.
Any individual, organization, partnership, limited liability
company, or other business association or corporation, including any
utility, and any federal, state or local government, special district,
or an agency thereof.
Persons who have a medical, physical, or mental condition,
disorder or disability as defined in Government Code Section 12926
or the Americans With Disabilities Act, that limits one or more major
life activities.
A roofed, raised platform, sometimes partly enclosed with
low walls, that extends along an outside wall of a building. A porch
is usually at the primary entrance to a residential unit. A porch
may also be referred to as a veranda.
In existence prior to the effective date of this title.
Any proposal for a new or changed use, or for new construction,
demolition, substantial redevelopment, alteration, or additions to
any structure, that is subject to the provisions of this title.
The Public Resources Code of the State of California.
The Public Works Director of the City of Santa Barbara, or
designee.
Reserved.
Recreational Vehicle.
A motor home, slide-in camper, travel trailer, or camping
trailer, with or without motive power, designed for human habitation
for recreational or emergency occupancy.
Recreational Vehicle Space.
That portion of a recreational vehicle park set aside and
designated for the occupancy of one recreational vehicle, including
any contiguous area designed or used for automobile parking, carport,
storage, awning, cabana or other use which is clearly incidental and
accessory to the primary use of the space.
Camping Trailer.
A vehicular portable unit mounted on wheels and constructed
with collapsible partial sidewalls which fold for towing by another
vehicle and unfold at the campsite and designed for human habitation
for recreational or emergency occupancy.
Motor Home.
A vehicular unit built on or permanently attached to a self-propelled
motor vehicle chassis, chassis cab or van, which becomes an integral
part of the completed vehicle, designed for human habitation for recreational
or emergency occupancy.
Slide-In Camper.
A portable unit, consisting of a roof, floor and sides, designed
to be loaded onto and unloaded from the bed of a pickup truck, and
designed for human habitation for recreational or emergency occupancy
and shall include a truck camper.
Travel Trailer.
A portable unit, mounted on wheels, of such a size and weight
as not to require special highway movement permits when drawn by a
motor vehicle and for human habitation for recreational or emergency
occupancy.
The replacement of existing materials with similar materials
in a similar manner. Repair and maintenance does not include: additions,
alterations, or substantial redevelopment to any structure; changes
in site development; a substitution of or a change to a nonconforming
use; or an increase in area occupied by a nonconforming use.
Any real property, zoned, designed or permitted to be used
for any residential purpose, including any buildings or structures
located on said improved real property.
Any building or portion thereof that contains living facilities, including provisions for sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation, for not more than one household. Section 30.140.150, Residential Unit.
Body responsible for making decisions on zoning and related
permits and approvals, including, but not limited to, the Community
Development Director, Public Works Director, design review bodies,
Staff Hearing Officer, Planning Commission, and City Council.
A strip of land acquired by reservation, easement, dedication,
forced dedication, prescription or condemnation and intended to be
occupied or occupied by a street, railroad, electric transmission
lines, oil or gas pipeline, water line, sanitary storm sewer or other
similar use.
See Hedge.
The floor above the first floor.
The story above the first story.
A facility that is open to the public and has a public purpose
but is not owned or operated by a governmental entity.
An area between the street and a line parallel to the front lot line, bounded by the interior lot lines of the lot that are roughly perpendicular to the front lot line. See also Section 30.15.060, Measuring Distances, and Section 30.15.100, Measuring Setbacks, and Section 30.140.090, Encroachments into Setbacks and Open Yards.
Setback, Primary Front.
Setback adjacent to primary front lot line.
Setback, Secondary Front.
Setback adjacent to secondary front lot line.
An area between an interior lot line and a line parallel to the interior lot line, bounded by the two lot lines adjacent to the interior lot line from which the setback is measured. See also Section 30.15.060, Measuring Distances, and Section 30.15.100, Measuring Setbacks, and Section 30.140.090, Encroachments into Setbacks and Open Yards.
An integrated group of commercial establishments that are
planned and managed together with a minimum of five attached businesses
and shared onsite parking. Shopping Centers can include a variety
of uses including, but not limited to: retail, eating and drinking
establishments, small offices, and banks.
A paved, surfaced, or leveled area, paralleling and usually
separated from the street, used as a pedestrian walkway.
A lot, or group of contiguous lots, that is proposed for
development in accordance with the provisions of this title and is
in a single ownership or under unified control.
The following terms are related to Section 30.140.170, Solar Access Height Limitations.
Base Elevation Point.
The elevation of the higher of either (1) the highest point
of contact of a structure with existing grade or (2) the highest point
of existing grade along the northerly lot line measured at the location(s)
with the shortest distance from the structure to the northerly lot
line. For the purposes of this determination, all fences, covered
and uncovered walkways, driveways, patio covers and other similar
elements shall be considered separate structures.
Northerly Lot Line.
Any lot line, of which there may be more than one per lot,
that forms a generally north facing boundary of a lot and has a bearing
greater than or equal to 40 degrees from either true north or true
south. For curved lot lines, the bearing of the lot line at any point
shall be the bearing of the tangent to the curve at that point.
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Plan View.
A plot plan of the parcel which shows the horizontal dimensions
of a parcel and each structure on the parcel.
Shadow Plan.
A plot plan which shows the extent of shading caused by a
proposed structure.
Solar Access.
The ability of a location to receive direct sunlight.
The State of California.
As defined in Section 11003.2 of the Business and Professions
Code.
That portion of a building included between the surface of
any floor and the surface of the floor next above it, except that
the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included between
the surface of the topmost floor and the surface of the roof above.
See also Section 30.15.090.E, Determining the Number of Stories in
a Building.
A residential unit consisting of one combined living and
sleeping room. The unit may have a separate kitchen and bathroom in
addition to the main room. A studio may have a loft, but the loft
may not be a bedroom, as defined in this title.
A public or private way constructed for the primary purpose
of vehicular travel. An alley or a driveway is not a street. The term
"street" describes the entire legal right-of-way or easement (public
or private), including, but not limited to, the traffic lanes, bike
lanes, curbs, gutters, sidewalk whether paved or unpaved, parkways,
and any other grounds found within the legal right-of-way. The name
given to the right-of-way (avenue, court, road, etc.) is not determinative
of whether the right-of-way is a street.
Street, Private.
A street that is privately owned. Private streets do not
appear on the official dedicated street map of the City of Santa Barbara.
Private streets generally provide access to multiple lots or units
and are usually named, unlike driveways. Private streets may be constructed
to public street standards. Private streets are generally differentiated
from driveways by larger widths, longer lengths, and may include public
or private utilities. A private street may also be referred to as
private road, lane, or drive.
Street, Public.
Any street shown on the official dedicated street map of
the City of Santa Barbara, as such map may be amended from time to
time.
The length of the front lot line along an adjacent street.
Any change affecting existing structural elements or requiring
new structural elements for vertical or lateral support of an otherwise
nonstructural alteration. Includes any physical change to the supporting
members of a structure, such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders,
floor joists or roof joists, including the creation, or enlargement,
of doors or windows and changes to a roofline or roof shape.
Anything constructed or erected and the use of which requires
more or less permanent location on the ground or attachment to something
having a permanent location on the ground. Buildings are considered
structures.
Structure, Accessory.
A subordinate structure, used only as incidental to the main
structure on the same lot.
A majority of a structure is removed, or is no longer a necessary and integral component of the overall structure. See Section 30.140.200, Substantial Redevelopment.
Time-share Project.
A purchaser receives the right in perpetuity, for life, or
for a term of years, to the recurrent, exclusive use or occupancy
of a lot, parcel, unit, or segment of real property, annually or on
some other periodic basis, for a period of time that has been or will
be allotted from the use or occupancy periods into which the project
has been divided.
Time-share Estate.
A right of occupancy in a timeshare project which is coupled
with an estate in the real property.
Time-share Use.
A license or contractual or membership right of use in a
timeshare project which is not coupled with an estate in the real
property.
A structure or frame supporting open latticework, at least
50% open to the sky with uniformly distributed openings. A trellis
is sometimes referred to as a pergola or arbor. A trellis is not an
accessory building.
A structure or portion of a structure that is either: (1)
substantially unroofed or uncovered; or (2) substantially open on
at least two sides.
Any floor above the first floor.
Any story above the first story.
The purpose for which land, buildings, structures, or site
development is designed, arranged, or intended; or for which it is,
or may be, occupied or maintained. May also be referred to as Land
Use.
Accessory Use.
A use that is customarily associated with, and is incidental and subordinate to, the primary use and located on the same lot as the primary use. See also Section 30.185.030, Accessory Uses.
Principal or Primary Use.
A primary, principal or dominant use established, or proposed
to be established, on a lot.
Any vehicle, as vehicle is defined by the California Vehicle
Code, including any automobile, camper, camptrailer, trailer, trailer
coach, motorcycle, house car, boat, or similar conveyance.
Vehicle, Commercial.
Any truck, bus, truck-tractor, cargo trailer, or other motorized
or towed vehicle which has a rated capacity of more than 15 passengers,
a rated capacity of more than one ton by the manufacturer, or which
exceeds a length of 20 feet or a height of 10 feet.
Vehicle, Fleet.
Any group of motor vehicles owned or leased by a business,
government agency, or other organization rather than by an individual
or household. Typical examples are vehicles operated by taxicab companies,
public utilities, public bus companies, and police departments.
Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon.
A periodic motion of the particles of an elastic body or
medium in alternately opposite directions from the position of equilibrium.
Capable of being seen (whether or not legible) by a person
of average height and visual acuity while walking or driving on a
street.
Wall, Building.
Any vertical exterior surface of a building or any part thereof,
including windows and doors.
Wall, Freestanding.
See Fence.
Any stream, creek, arroyo, gulch, wash and the beds thereof, whether dry or containing water. It shall also mean a natural swale or depression which contains and conveys surface water during or after rain storms. See also Section 30.15.040, Determining Area of a Watercourse.
See Coastal Zone Related Definitions.
(Ord. 6047 § 8, 2021)
Reserved.
A required open space on a lot or parcel of land, open, unenclosed
and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided
in this title.
An area extending across the full width of the lot between the front lot line and the nearest wall of the closest main building on the lot. See also Section 30.15.080, Measuring Front Yards
Yard, Primary Front.
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On lots with multiple front yards, the primary front yard is
designated by the property owner and approved by the Community Development
Director as the primary front yard.
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Yard, Remaining Front.
The area of the front yard not including the required front
setback.
Yard, Secondary Front.
Any front yard on a lot with multiple front yards that is
not designated as the primary front yard.
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A required yard, intended to provide minimum open areas within
residential development.
A specifically delineated area of district in the city within which regulations and requirements uniformly govern the use, placement, spacing, and size of land and structures. See Section 30.05.010, Zones Established.
