Definitions.
"Recording studio"
means workplaces where movies, television shows or radio
programs are produced and recorded, including administrative and technical
production, administrative and production support offices, post-production
facilities (editing and sound recording studios, foley stages, etc.),
optical and special effects units, film processing laboratories, etc.
"Recreation facilities, private"
means a building, structure, or open space designed as an
accessory recreational use to a permitted principal use. Private recreational
facilities include such uses as swimming pools and tennis courts and
are not open to the general public and not operated for profit.
"Recreational equipment rentals, indoor only"
means rental of bicycles, scooters, skateboards, ice skates,
snowboards, surfboards, and similar recreational vehicles and equipment
use includes on-site storage and incidental maintenance that does
not require pneumatic lifts.
"Recreational vehicle"
means a motorhome, housecar, travel trailer, truck camper,
or camp trailer; with or without motive power; designed for human
habitation or other occupancy.
"Recycling facilities"
means a facility for receiving, temporarily storing, transferring,
and/or processing materials for recycling, reuse, or final disposal.
This use classification does not include facilities that deal with
animal matter, nor does it include waste transfer facilities that
operate as materials recovery, recycling, and solid waste transfer
operations, which are classified as utilities.
1.
"Collection facility" means a facility available for the general
public for the recycling of California Redemption Value (CRV) products
such as glass, aluminum cans, and plastic beverage containers as defined
by the State's Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.
Also includes reverse vending machines, where an automated mechanical
device that accepts, sorts, and processes recyclable materials and
issues a cash refund or a redeemable credit slip. Processing and sorting
are not conducted on site.
2.
"Large collection facility" means a facility that occupies an
area of more than 500 square feet and/or includes permanent structures
where the public may donate, redeem, or sell recyclable materials.
3.
"Reverse vending machine(s)" means an automated mechanical device
which accepts at least 1 or more types of empty beverage containers,
including, but not limited to, aluminum cans, glass and plastic bottles,
and issues a cash refund or a redeemable credit slip with a value
of not less than the container's redemption value as determined
by the State. A "reverse vending machine" may sort and process containers
mechanically provided that the entire process is enclosed within the
machine. In order to accept and temporarily store all 3 container
types in a proportion commensurate with their relative redemption
rates, and to meet the requirements of certification as a recycling
facility, multiple grouping of reverse vending machines may be necessary.
4.
"Small collection facility" means a facility that occupies an
area of 500 square feet or less where the public may donate, redeem,
or sell recyclable materials and may include:
b.
Bulk reverse vending machines or a grouping of reverse vending
machines occupying more than 50 square feet.
c.
Kiosk-type units that may include permanent structures.
d.
Unattended containers placed for the donation of recyclable
materials.
5.
"Processing facility" means a facility used for the collection
and processing of recyclable materials for shipment, or to an end
user's specifications, by such means as baling, briquetting,
cleaning, compacting, crushing, flattening, grinding, mechanical sorting,
remanufacturing and shredding. Processing facilities include the following
types, both of which are included under the definition of "Recycling
facilities—Scrap and dismantling yards":
a.
"Heavy processing facility" means a processing facility over
45,000 square feet other than a light processing facility.
b.
"Light processing facility" means a facility that occupies an
area of under 45,000 square feet of collection, processing, and storage
area, and averages 2 outbound truck shipments each day. Light processing
facilities are limited to baling, briquetting, compacting, crushing,
grinding, shredding and sorting of source separated recyclable materials
sufficient to qualify as a certified processing facility. A light
processing facility shall not shred, compact, or bale ferrous metals
other than food and beverage containers.
"Religious assembly facilities"
means any facility specifically designed and used to accommodate
the gathering of persons for the purposes of fellowship, worship,
or similar conduct of religious practices and activities. This definition
includes functionally related internal facilities (i.e., kitchens,
multi-purpose rooms, storage, etc.) and residences for clergy. Other
establishments maintained by religious organizations, including full-time
educational institutions, hospitals, and other related operations,
are classified according to their respective activities.
"Research and development"
means a facility for scientific research and the design,
development and testing of electrical, electronic, magnetic, optical,
and computer and telecommunications components in advance of product
manufacturing, and the assembly of related products from parts produced
off site, where the manufacturing activity is secondary to the research
and development activities. Includes pharmaceutical, chemical and
biotechnology research and development. Does not include soils and
other materials testing laboratories (see "Laboratory - Medical, analytical,
research, testing"), or blood drawing and specimen collection from
patients (see "Hospitals and clinics, clinic/urgent care"), or testing
of computer software (see "Office"). Includes assembly of related
products from parts produced off site where the manufacturing activity
is secondary to the research and development activities.
"Residential care facilities"
means commercial facilities that are licensed by the State
to provide permanent living accommodations and 24-hour care and supervision
for persons in need of personal services, supervision, protection,
or assistance for sustaining the activities of daily living, including
medical care. Living accommodations are shared living quarters with
or without separate kitchen or bathroom facilities for each room or
unit. This classification includes facilities that are operated for
profit as well as those operated by public or not-for-profit institutions,
including care facilities for the elderly, hospices, nursing homes,
convalescent facilities, and facilities for minors, persons with disabilities,
and people in recovery from alcohol or drug addictions. This use classification
excludes "supportive and/or transitional housing."
"Retail sales - General"
Means the retail sale or rental of merchandise not specifically
listed under another use classification. This classification includes
department stores, clothing stores, furniture stores, pet supply stores,
hardware stores, and businesses retailing the following goods: toys,
hobby materials, handcrafted items, jewelry, cameras, photographic
supplies and services (including portraiture and retail photo processing),
medical supplies and equipment, pharmacies, electronic equipment,
sporting goods, kitchen utensils, hardware, appliances, antiques,
art galleries, art supplies and services, paint and wallpaper, carpeting
and floor covering, office supplies, bicycles, and new automotive
parts and accessories (excluding vehicle service and installation).
Retail sales may be combined with other services such as office machine,
computer, electronics, and similar small-item repairs. Does not include
swap meet, pawn shop, or secondhand stores.
1.
"Retail salesArt gallery" means a retail use that includes sales and exhibition of artwork with small-scale production of artwork and instruction on site.
2.
"Retail salesRestricted" means the retail sale of firearm and ammunition stores, pawn shops, smoke shops, and business offering payment for valuable goods such as jewelry and gold (e.g., cash for gold facilities).
3.
"Indoor retail concessions mall" means a single building that
is used by a variety of different but complementary businesses. Retail
concessions are "shops within a shop" and serve as a way to attract
a wider demographic of customers while offering engaging, unique in-store
experiences.