This article provides definitions of terms and phrases used in this Development Code that are technical or specialized, or that may not reflect common usage. If any of the definitions in this article conflict with definitions in other provisions of the Municipal Code, these definitions shall control for the purposes of this Development Code. If a word is not defined in this article, or other provisions of the Municipal Code, the Director shall determine the most appropriate definition in compliance with Chapter 17.105 (Interpretation of Regulations).
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Abutting.
Having a common border with or contiguous to. For example, two parcels with a common property line are considered to be abutting. See also "adjacent." See Figure 8-1 (Abutting vs. Adjacent).
Figure 8-1
Abutting vs Adjacent
Accessory Amusement Devices.
See "amusement devices, accessory."
Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) (Land Use).
An accessory to the primary dwelling unit on the same site and has complete independent living facilities for one or more persons. An accessory dwelling unit includes permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation. Does not include guest house (see "guest house"). An accessory dwelling unit also includes the following:
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An efficiency unit, as defined in Section 17958.1 of the Health and Safety Code.
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A manufactured home, as defined in Section 18007 of the Health and Safety Code.
Accessory Dwelling Unit, Junior (JADU) (Land Use).
A unit that is no more than 500 square feet in size and contained entirely within a single-family residence. A JADU shall have independent cooking facilities, and may include separate sanitation facilities (toilet and bathing facilities), or may share sanitation facilities with the existing primary dwelling unit. Does not include guest house (see "guest house").
Accessory Structures (Land Use):
Accessory Retail and Services. A retail use that is customarily a part of, and clearly incidental and secondary to, a nonresidential use and does not change the character of the nonresidential use. Typically, the retail sales of various products in a store or similar facility or the provision of services in a defined area that is located within a health care, hotel, office, or industrial complex for the purpose of serving employees or customers; is not visible from public streets; and has no outside signs. Examples of these uses include:
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Automated teller machines (ATMs)
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dry cleaning (collection/pick-up only)
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food service establishments
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gift shops
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newsstands
Accessory Nonresidential Structure. Attached and detached accessory structures located within a health care, hotel, office, or industrial complex for the purpose of serving the nonresidential uses. Examples of these structures include:
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garages
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gazebos
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outdoor play equipment
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refuse collection structures
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solar collection devices (freestanding)
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spas and hot tubs
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storage sheds
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swimming pools
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tennis and other on-site sport courts
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workshops
Accessory Residential Structure. A structure that is customarily a part of, and clearly incidental and secondary to a residence, and does not change the character of the residential use. This definition includes the following detached accessory structures, and other similar structures normally associated with a residential use of property.
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carports
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garages
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gazebos
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greenhouses (noncommercial)
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outdoor play equipment
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patios
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refuse collection structures
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solar collection devices (freestanding)
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spas and hot tubs
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storage sheds (less than 120 square feet)
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studios
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swimming pools
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tennis and other on-site sport courts
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workshops
Also includes the indoor storage of automobiles (including their incidental noncommercial restoration and repair), personal recreational vehicles and other personal property, accessory to a residential use. Does not include: accessory dwelling unit (ADU) (see "accessory dwelling unit"); accessory dwelling unit, junior (JADU) (see "accessory dwelling unit, junior"); balconies (see "balcony"); guest houses (see "guest houses"); or home satellite dish and other receiving antennas for earth-based TV and radio broadcasts (see "satellite/dish and amateur radio antenna").
Accessory.
A subordinate and incidental element of a primary structure or use.
Adjacent.
The condition of being near to or close to but not necessarily having a common dividing line. Two parcels that are separated by a street or alley shall be considered as adjacent to one another. See also "abutting." See Figure 8-1 (Abutting vs. Adjacent).
Adult-Oriented Businesses.
See Municipal Code Title 5 (Business Licenses and Regulations) and Chapter 17.400 (Adult-Oriented Businesses).
Agriculture:
Accessory Agricultural Structure or Uses (Noncommercial). A structure for sheltering animals, or agricultural equipment, hay, feed, etc. Examples of these structures include barns, noncommercial greenhouses, coops, corrals, and pens. Does not include "agricultural employee housing").
Agricultural Activities and Facilities (Land Use). The commercial production, keeping, or maintenance, for sale, lease, or personal use, of plants useful to man, primarily in the soil on the site or in greenhouses, including the following:
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field crops
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flowers and seeds
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fruits
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grains
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grapes
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nuts
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ornamental crops
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trees and sod
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vegetables
Also includes associated crop preparation services and harvesting activities (e.g., mechanical soil preparation, irrigation system construction, spraying, crop processing, etc.) and the processing of harvested crops to prepare them for on-site marketing or processing and packaging elsewhere (e.g., baling, cubing, cooling, drying, grain cleaning, grinding, sorting, grading, and packaging, hulling, shelling, etc.). Does not include retail sales in the field and sales sheds (see "produce stand"). Does not include "livestock and dairy operations."
Agricultural Structures (Land Use). A structure or use that is in addition to, secondary and incidental to, and commonly associated with the primary commercial agricultural structure or use (e.g., sheds, silos, structures for retail and wholesale sales, u-pick operations, etc.). Does not include agricultural employee housing (see "agricultural employee housing"); noncommercial accessory agricultural structures [see "accessory agricultural structures and uses (noncommercial)"]; or produce stands (see "produce stands").
Agricultural Employee Housing (Land Use). Any living quarters, dwelling, rooming house, bunkhouse, or other housing accommodations, consisting of no more than 36 beds in a group quarter or 12 units or spaces designated for use by a single family or household, and which is exclusive occupancy of employees and their families engaged in agricultural activities (see "agricultural activities and facilities").
Agritourism. A form of commercial enterprise that links agricultural production and/or processing with tourism in order to attract visitors onto a farm, ranch, vineyard, or other agricultural business for the purposes of entertaining and/or educating the visitors and generating income for the farm, ranch, vineyard, or business owner.
Livestock and Dairy Operations. The commercial breeding, raising, pasturing, and grazing of any animal customarily kept by humans for the purpose of providing food, clothing, or work, including but not limited to, equine, bovine, ovine, caprine, porcine, and fowl, but excluding bees.
Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP).
A comprehensive policy document that establishes, goals, policies, pollution reduction strategies, and implementation responsibilities for improving air quality in the South Coast Air Basin. See also "South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)."
Alcohol Sales (On-Site and Off-Oite) (Land Use).
The retail sale of alcoholic beverages for on-site or off-site consumption. Does not include grocery stores, supermarkets, or drugstores selling alcohol as an accessory line of food products or beverages (see "Food and Beverage Sales"). Does not include "Bars, Lounges, and Nightclubs."
Alley.
A passage or way open to public travel which affords generally a secondary means of vehicular access to abutting parcels and is not intended for general traffic circulation.
Allowed Use.
See "use, allowed."
Alteration, Structural.
Any change or replacement in the supporting members of a structure (e.g., bearing walls, columns, beams or girders, etc.).
Alteration.
Any change, addition, or modification in construction or occupancy of an existing structure.
Alternative Energy (Land Use).
Solar Collector. A device or combination of devices, structure, or part of a device or structure that transforms direct solar energy into thermal, chemical, or electrical energy and that contributes significantly to a structure's energy supply.
Solar Energy System (Land Use). Includes: 1) A design using natural and architectural features to cool or heat a structure, or 2) a mechanical assembly that may include a solar collector, storage facility, and any other components needed to cool or heat a structure.
Windmill. A tower and propeller assembly used to transform wind energy into mechanical energy for generating electricity or pumping water.
Windmill Energy System (Land Use). Any mechanism or device designed for the purpose of converting wind energy into electrical or mechanical power (e.g., windmills, wind turbines, etc.).
Alternative Work Schedule.
A variation from the traditional five-day/forty-hour work week to a four-day/forty-hour or nine-day/eighty-hour work schedule or other nontraditional work schedule.
Amusement Devices, Accessory.
Up to five amusement devices where the games are accessory to another principal use. Does not include "arcades."
Amusement Devices.
Any electronic or mechanical equipment or mechanism that, upon insertion of a card, coin, token, or similar object, operates or may be operated as a game or contest of skill or amusement of any description (e.g., electronic game machines, pinball machines, shooting galleries, bowling games, shuffleboard, movie machines, etc.) and that makes no provision for the return of money. Does not include billiard/pool tables.
Animal Sales and Services (Land Use).
Animal Retail Sales. Retail sales and boarding of animals offered for sale.
Animal Services, Accessory Boarding/Training. Accessory services provided by a veterinary clinic or animal hospital including overnight small animal boarding or training.
Animal Services, Boarding/Training. Overnight small animal boarding or training.
Animal Services, Grooming. A commercial establishment that provides household pet grooming services (i.e., bathe, brush, clip, or comb animals for the purpose of enhancing their aesthetic value or health).
Animal Services, Veterinary Clinic/Animal Hospital. Establishments where veterinarians provide medical and surgical treatment to animals, including large and small animal veterinary clinics, and animal hospitals. May include animal boarding.
Animal Keeping (Land Use).
The noncommercial keeping or raising of farm animals (including cattle, goats, horses, sheep, fowl, poultry, fish, and other animals not commonly regarded as household pets) and cats, dogs, and other household pets as regulated by Section 17.430.050 (Animal Keeping). Does not include wild animals as defined in Municipal Code Section 6.04.010 (Definitions). Does not include "livestock operations."
Animal. Every non-human species of animal, both domestic and wild.
Animal Control Officer. Any person, employed by the City or by an agency that contracts with the City, whose primary duty is the enforcement of laws of the state and City pertaining to animals and whose authority is vested under California Penal Code Sections 830.9 and 836.5 and Municipal Code Chapter 6.04 (General Provisions).
Boarding Stable. Any place where privately owned horses or ponies are provided room and board for commercial purpose.
Cat. Domesticated members of the species felis catus; it excludes other members of the family felidae.
Dog. Domesticated members of the species canis familiaris; it excludes other members of the family canidae.
Fowl. Includes male and female chickens, ducks, geese, peacocks, turkeys, and pheasants.
Household Pet. Any animal kept for pleasure rather than utility; an animal of a species that has been bred and raised to live in or about the habitation of humans and is dependent on people for food and sheltering. Common examples include birds, cats, dogs, and fish.
Kennel. Any property where five or more dogs, or five or more cats, over the age of four months, are kept or maintained for commercial or noncommercial purposes. The term "kennel" shall not include an animal shelter operated by a humane society, a municipal agency, or a veterinary hospital operated by a state-licensed veterinarian.
Kennel Operator. Any person who owns, controls, or operates a kennel or any person who is responsible for or who participates in the control of the operation of a kennel.
Livery Stable. Any place where horses and carriages are kept for hire.
Owner (of an animal). Any person who is the legal owner, keeper, harborer, possessor, or the actual custodian of an animal. Ownership is also established by a person registering as the owner on a license application or other legal document or by a person claiming ownership and taking possession of an animal, or one who has control and custody of any animal for 15 consecutive days, except an animal shelter or a state-licensed veterinarian who is treating an ill or injured animal.
Riding School or Stable. Any place that has available for hire, boarding, or riding instruction, any horse, pony, donkey, mule or burro.
Wild animal. Any animal that is not normally domesticated in the United States, including any lion, tiger, bear, nonhuman primate, wolf, cougar, ocelot, wild cat, skunk, raccoon, opossum, ferret, venomous reptile, boa, python, anaconda, member of the order crocadilia, or other animal (force naturae) irrespective of its actual or asserted state of docility, tameness, or domesticity.
Antenna.
A device used in communications which transmits or receives radio signals, including the following:
Amateur Radio Antennas. Any antenna which is used for the purpose of transmitting and receiving radio signals in conjunction with an amateur radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission.
Antenna Structure. An antenna and its supporting mast or tower, if any.
Mast. A pole of wood or metal, or a tower fabricated of metal, used to support an antenna and maintain it at the proper elevation.
Satellite Dish Antenna/Antenna. Any parabolic or disk shaped device of either solid or mesh construction, intended for the purposes of receiving communications from an orbiting satellite, transceiving or transmitting signals or communications to a satellite, as well as all supporting equipment necessary to install or mount the antenna.
Wavelength. Wavelength is the distance a radio energy wave travels through air to complete one cycle from beginning to end. It is the distance between two points of corresponding phase and is equal to waveform velocity divided by frequency. Low frequencies have long wavelengths and high frequencies have short wavelengths. See Figure 8-2 (Wavelength and Frequency). Antenna size decreases as frequency increases. Generally, antenna size is calculated as λ/10, where λ is the wavelength.
Whip Antenna. A device consisting of a single, slender, rod-like element, less than one wavelength long that is supported only at or near its base. See "Wavelength" above.
Figure 8-2
Wavelength and Frequency
Apartment.
One or more rooms of a structure designed for and rented as the home, residence, or sleeping place of one or more persons living as a Household, in a structure containing at least five units used for the same purpose, all under one ownership. See "dwelling, multi-family."
Arcade (Land Use).
A place of business where six or more electronic, video or card/coin/token operated games are utilized for business profit and where the games are not accessory to another principal use.
Architectural Projection.
A marquee, porch, canopy or similar projection of a building.
Area, Building.
The sum in square feet of the area of the horizontal projections of all buildings on a lot excluding buttresses, chimneys, cornices, eaves, open pergolas, patios, steps, unenclosed and unroofed terraces, unenclosed private balconies not used for access, and minor ornamental features projecting from the walls of a building that are not directly supported by the ground.
Area, Gross.
The total area of a parcel, including those areas that cannot be built upon (e.g., dedicated or proposed street rights-of-way and other improvements such as parks, open space, stormwater detention and retention facilities, etc.). "Gross area" is expressed in either acres or square feet.
Area, Net.
The portion of a parcel for residential or nonresidential development that can actually be built upon, excluding dedicated or proposed street rights-of-way and other improvements such as parks, open space, stormwater detention and retention facilities, etc. "Net area" is expressed in either acres or square feet.
Artisan Shop (Land Use).
A retail store where art glass, ceramics, jewelry, and other art and handcrafted items are sold by an individual artisan or by cooperative groups of artisans. The store may include an accessory area for the crafting of the items being sold. Does not include handcraft manufacturing (see "handcraft manufacturing").
Assembly/Meeting Facilities (Land Use).
A facility for public or private assembly and meetings. Examples of these uses include:
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auditoriums, civic and private
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banquet halls
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community centers
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conference/convention facilities
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meeting halls for clubs and other membership organizations
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places of worship
Also includes functionally related internal facilities (i.e., kitchens, multi-purpose rooms, storage, etc.). Does not include conference and meeting rooms that are accessory and incidental to another principal use and typically used only by on-site employees and clients, and that occupy less floor area on the site than the offices they support (see "offices"). Does not include sports or other commercial entertainment facilities (see "commercial recreation facilities"). Does not include funeral homes and mortuaries (see "funerals homes and mortuaries"). Related on-site facilities, including day care centers and schools, are separately defined [see "child day care (land use)" and "educational facilities, public and private"].
ATM (Automated Teller Machine) (Land Use).
An automated device used by the public to conduct banking and financial transactions electronically (i.e., withdrawing cash from, or depositing cash or checks into, a bank, savings, credit union, credit card or similar account). May be a walk-up device or a drive thru. Does not apply to retail point-of-sale transactions within a fully enclosed location. Refers to machines located on properties of financial institutions and properties that are separate from financial institutions.
Auction House.
A structure or enclosure where goods or livestock are sold by auction.
Auto Dismantling, Salvaging, or Wrecking.
See "recycling, scrap, and dismantling yards."
Auto Parts Sales.
See "vehicle parts sales."
Auto Rental.
See "vehicle rental services."
Auto Repair.
See "vehicle services."
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Bail Bond Service.
An establishment in which a bail bondsman, who is licensed in compliance with California Insurance Code Section 1800 et seq., to solicit, negotiate, issue, and deliver bail bonds, coordinates the release of arrested persons until their court appearance.
Balcony.
A balustrade or railed elevated platform projecting from the wall of a residence, with access from stairs outside the residence or a door from inside the residence.
Banks and Financial Services (Land Use).
Financial institutions including:
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banks, savings, and trust companies
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credit agencies
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credit unions
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holding (but not primarily operating) companies
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lending and thrift institutions
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other investment companies
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securities/commodity contract brokers and dealers
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security and commodity exchanges
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mortgage services
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vehicle finance (equity) leasing agencies
See also "ATM (automated teller machine)." Does not include check cashing stores, which are instead defined under "personal services - restricted."
Banquet Hall.
An establishment that is rented by individuals or groups to accommodate private functions (e.g., banquets, weddings, anniversaries, etc.). May or may not include: 1) kitchen facilities for the preparation or catering of food; 2) the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption, only during scheduled events and not open to the general public; and 3) outdoor gardens or reception facilities. See "assembly/meeting facilities, public or private."
Bars, Lounges, and Nightclubs (Land Use).
Establishments engaged in selling or serving alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, with or without live entertainment, as regulated by Section 17.430.040 (Alcohol Sales). Does not include "hookah lounges."
Batting Cage.
A facility or portion thereof that provides for the timed rental of portioned, fenced enclosures in which individuals swing a bat at baseballs or softballs thrown in their direction through the use of an automatic mechanical device. See "commercial recreation facilities, indoor."
Beauty Salon.
Any establishment where cosmetology services are provided including hair care, nail care, and skin care on a regular basis for compensation. May include accessory massage services (see "massage establishments and services") and the application of permanent make-up. See "personal services."
Bed and Breakfast Inn.
See "lodging."
Bedroom.
An enclosed space in a structure that is designed to be used for sleeping purposes; that meets the room dimension requirements of the most recent edition of the California Building Code; that is not accessed directly from the garage; and that has one or more windows.
Best Management Practices (BMPs).
Schedules of activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices to prevent or reduce the pollution of waters of the United States. BMPs include treatment requirements, operating procedures, and practices to control site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or waste disposal, or drainage from raw material storage.
Bicycle Facilities.
A general term describing improvements and provisions to accommodate or encourage bicycling, including parking facilities, maps, all bikeways, and shared roadways not specifically designated for bicycle use.
Bicycle Parking Space.
An area that is equipped with a bicycle rack or bicycle storage locker for the purpose of parking and securing bicycles.
Billiard Hall.
See "poolroom."
Bingo Game Operations (Land Use).
Any operation sponsored and run by a nonprofit organization that provides entertainment in the form of a group game in which letters and numbers are commonly called and individually marked on a player's game board.
Boat Sales.
See "vehicle rentals, sales, and services."
Broadcasting Studio (Land Use).
Commercial and public communications uses including radio and television broadcasting and receiving stations and studios, with all facilities, except for antenna, located entirely within structures.
Brow Ditch.
A small to moderate depression created to channel water. Typically, these ditches are placed upslope of an excavation in order to intercept and direct surface water runoff in areas where overland flow is likely to occur.
Building and Landscape Materials Sales (Land Use).
An indoor or outdoor retail establishment selling hardware, tools, appliances, lumber and other building materials, plants, portable spas, and other landscaping materials. Includes paint, wallpaper, flooring, glass, fixtures, and similar products. Includes these types of stores selling to the general public, even if contractor sales account for a major proportion of total sales. May also include the rental of tools and equipment used in the building trades. Establishments primarily selling electrical, plumbing, heating, and air conditioning equipment and supplies are classified in "wholesaling and distribution."
Building Envelope.
The ground area of a lot which is defined by the minimum setback requirements within which construction of a principal structure and any attached accessory structures is permitted. See "setback." See Figure 8-3 (Building Envelope).
Figure 8-3
Building Envelope
Building Official.
The Building Official of the City of San Jacinto, or authorized designee(s).
Building.
See "structure."
Business Park.
An area of land planned, developed, and operated as an integrated facility for a number of business uses and supporting accessory uses, with special attention to circulation, parking, utility needs, aesthetics, and compatibility.
Business Support Service (Land Use).
An establishment within a structure that provides services to other businesses including maintenance, repair and service, testing, rental, etc. Examples of these services include:
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Computer-related services (rental, repair)
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Copying and quick printing services
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Film processing and photofinishing (retail)
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Graphic design services
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Mailing and mail box services
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Security systems services
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Testing laboratories (soils, materials testing, etc.)
Business.
A use or activity involving the sale or rental of goods, or the sale or furnishing of services of any kind, or any commercial enterprise.
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Calendar Day.
A 24-hour time period measured from midnight to midnight.
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Section 21000 et seq., of the Public Resources Code that requires state, regional, county, and local agencies to conduct environmental review for any discretionary activity proposed to be carried out or approved by those agencies.
Call for Review.
See Section 17.715.030 (Calls for Review).
Campgrounds.
See "recreational vehicle parks."
Cannabis.
Terms shall be consistent with the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act, Chapter 1 of Division 10 of the Business and Professions Code, the Cannabis Cultivation Program, Chapter 1, Division 8, Title 3 of the Code of Regulations, and the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act, Chapter 1 of Division 10 of the Health and Safety Code as indicated. The definitions, as they appear as of the adoption of this ordinance, are included for reference purposes in italics and may be amended, administratively, to be consistent with changes in the associated state codes.
A-license has the same meaning as in Section 26001 of the Business and Professions Code. "A-license" means a state license issued under this division for cannabis or cannabis products that are intended for adults who are 21 years of age and older and who do not possess a physician's recommendation.
A-licensee has the same meaning as in Section 26001 of the Business and Professions Code. "A-licensee" means any person holding a license under this division for cannabis or cannabis products that are intended for adults who are 21 years of age and older and who do not possess a physician's recommendation.
Cannabis has the same meaning as in Section 26001 of the Business and Professions Code. "Cannabis" means all parts of the plant Cannabis sativa Linnaeus, Cannabis indica, or Cannabis ruderalis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin, whether crude or purified, extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin. "Cannabis" also means the separated resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from cannabis. "Cannabis" does not include the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom), fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination. For the purpose of this division, "cannabis" does not mean "industrial hemp" as defined by Section 11018.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
Cannabis Oriented Business means any business which cultivates, manufactures, produces, distributes, sells, or tests cannabis or cannabis products, whether wholesale or retail, for medical or recreational purposes.
Cannabis products has the same meaning as in Section 11018.1 of the Health and Safety Code. As of the writing of this ordinance, "Cannabis products" means cannabis that has undergone a process whereby the plant material has been transformed into a concentrate, including, but not limited to, concentrated cannabis, or an edible or topical product containing cannabis or concentrated cannabis and other ingredients.
Commercial cannabis activity has the same meaning as in Section 26001 of the Business and Professions Code. "Commercial cannabis activity" includes the cultivation, possession, manufacture, distribution, processing, storing, laboratory testing, packaging, labeling, transportation, delivery, or sale of cannabis and cannabis products as provided for in this division [Division 10 Cannabis {26000-26250}].
Cultivation has the same meaning as in Section 26001 of the Business and Professions Code. "Cultivation" means any activity involving the planting, growing, harvesting, or trimming of cannabis.
Cultivation site has the same meaning as in Section 8000 of the Code of Regulations Code. "Cultivation site" means a location where commercial cannabis is planted, grown, harvested, dried, cured, graded, or trimmed, or a location where any combination of those activities occurs.
Dispensary shall mean any establishment which engages in the retail sale of cannabis for medical or recreational purposes consistent with the Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act.
Distribution has the same meaning as in Section 26001 of the Business and Professions Code. "Distribution" means the procurement, sale, and transport of cannabis and cannabis products between licensees.
Indoor Cultivation (Land Use) means the cultivation of cannabis that occurs within a completely enclosed building that is not a greenhouse of other similar agricultural structure and is different than defined in Section 8000 of the Code of Regulations Code.
Industrial hemp has the same meaning as in Section 11018.5 of the Health and Safety Code. "Industrial hemp" means a crop that is limited to types of the plant Cannabis sativa L. having no more than three-tenths of 1 percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) contained in the dried flowering tops, whether growing or not; the seeds of the plant; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin produced therefrom. Industrial hemp shall not be subject to the provisions of [Division 10 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Health and Safety Code] or of Division 10 (commencing with Section 26000) of the Business and Professions Code, but instead shall be regulated by the Department of Food and Agriculture in accordance with the provisions of Division 24 (commencing with Section 81000) of the Food and Agricultural Code, inclusive.
M-license has the same meaning as in Section 26001 of the Business and Professions Code. "M-license" means a state license issued under this division for commercial cannabis activity involving medicinal cannabis.
M-licensee has the same meaning as in Section 26001 of the Business and Professions Code. "M-licensee" means any person holding a license under this division for commercial cannabis activity involving medicinal cannabis.
Marijuana refer to cannabis.
Medicinal cannabis or medicinal cannabis product has the same meaning as in Section 26001 of the Business and Professions Code. "Medicinal cannabis" or "medicinal cannabis product" means cannabis or a cannabis product, respectively, intended to be sold for use pursuant to the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (Proposition 215), found at Section 11362.5 of the Health and Safety Code, by a medicinal cannabis patient in California who possesses a physician's recommendation.
Microbusinesses (Land Use) has the same meaning as in Section 26070 of the Business and Professions Code. "Microbusiness," for the cultivation of cannabis on an area less than 10,000 square feet and to act as a licensed distributor, Level 1 manufacturer, and retailer under this division, provided such licensee can demonstrate compliance with all requirements imposed by [Division 10 of the Business and Professions Code] on licensed cultivators, distributors, Level 1 manufacturers, and retailers to the extent the licensee engages in such activities. Microbusiness licenses that authorize cultivation of cannabis shall include the license conditions described in subdivision (b) of Section 26060.1 [of the Business and Professions Code].
Outdoor cultivation (land use) means the cultivation and distribution of cannabis that occurs outdoors or within a greenhouse or other similar agricultural structure, and includes "mixed-light cultivation" and "outdoor cultivation" as defined in Section 8000 of the Code of Regulations:
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"Mixed-light cultivation" means the cultivation of mature cannabis in a greenhouse, hoop-house, glasshouse, conservatory, hothouse, or other similar structure.
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"Outdoor cultivation" means the cultivation of mature cannabis without the use of artificial lighting or light deprivation in the canopy area at any point in time.
Testing laboratory (Land Use) has the same meaning as in Section 26001 of the Business and Professions Code. "Testing laboratory" means a laboratory, facility, or entity in the state that offers or performs tests of cannabis or cannabis products and that is both of the following:
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Accredited by an accrediting body that is independent from all other persons involved in commercial cannabis activity in the state.
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Licensed by the Bureau of Cannabis Control.
Car Sharing.
A practice where people become members in a formal or informal organization that owns a variety of motor vehicles that are parked in a number of different areas. Members use the motor vehicles under the terms of their membership.
Car Washing.
See "vehicle services."
Caretaker Housing (Land Use).
A permanent residence on the site of a nonresidential use. The residence is secondary or accessory to the principal nonresidential use of the site and houses a caretaker employed for security purposes or to provide twenty-four-hour care or monitoring of people, plants, animals, equipment, or other conditions on the site.
Cargo Container.
Unmodified, stackable, metal shipping containers not permanently affixed to the ground and used for accessory storage. Subject to the requirements in Section 17.430.100 (Cargo Containers).
Carpet/Upholstery Cleaning Plants (Land Use).
A facility that provides carpet and upholstery cleaning services.
Carport.
A permanent roofed structure, not completely enclosed, to be used for covered motor vehicle parking.
Catering Service (Land Use).
A business that prepares food and beverages for consumption on the premises of a client.
Cemetery (Land Use).
A place used for interment of human or animal remains or cremated remains, including a burial park for earth interments, a mausoleum for vault or crypt interments, a columbarium for cinerary interments, or any combination of these.
City Engineer.
The City Engineer of the City of San Jacinto, or authorized designee(s).
City Manager.
The City Manager of the City of San Jacinto or authorized designee(s).
Clear Sight Triangle.
See "traffic visibility area."
Clothing and Fabric Products (Land Use).
Manufacturing establishments assembling clothing, draperies, and other products by cutting and sewing purchased textile fabrics, and related materials including leather, rubberized fabrics, plastics and furs. Does not include custom tailors and dressmakers not operating as a factory and not located on the site of a clothing store (see "personal services"). See also "furniture/fixtures manufacturing, cabinet shops" and "textile and leather product manufacturing."
Club.
An association of persons (whether or not incorporated) organized for some common purpose, but not including a group organized primarily to render a service customarily carried on as a business.
Commercial Recreation Facilities (Land Use).
Establishments providing amusement and entertainment services for a fee or admission charge, including the following activities:
Indoor. Facilities for various indoor participation or spectator sports and types of recreation where a fee is charged for use, including:
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arenas/stadiums
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baseball and softball training facilities
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basketball courts
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billiard halls (pool rooms)
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bingo halls (excluding nonprofit activities)
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bowling alleys
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boxing clubs
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dance halls, clubs, and ballrooms
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handball courts
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ice rinks
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laser tag
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paintball
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racetracks (scale model vehicles operated by remote control)
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racquetball courts
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shooting galleries
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skating rinks
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soccer centers
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swim centers
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tennis courts
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trampoline and gymnastics centers
May also include commercial facilities customarily associated with the above indoor commercial recreational uses, including bars and restaurants (see Section 17.430.040 (Alcohol Sales). Does not include facilities with five or fewer arcade machines (see "accessory amusement devices"); facilities with six or more arcade machines (see "arcades"); bingo games held by nonprofit organizations (see "bingo game operations"); or health and fitness facilities (see "health and fitness facilities").
Outdoor. Facilities for various outdoor participation or spectator sports and types of recreation where a fee is charged for use, including:
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amphitheaters
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baseball
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basketball
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batting cages
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bocce ball
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drive-in movie theaters
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football
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go cart and miniature auto race tracks
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golf courses
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golf driving ranges separate from golf courses
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handball courts
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health and athletic club outdoor facilities
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lacrosse
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miniature golf courses
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racing and drag strips (automobile, truck, and motorcycle)
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paintball
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race tracks (remote control)
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rugby
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shooting ranges
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skateboard parks
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soccer
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softball
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stadiums and coliseums
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swim and tennis clubs
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tennis courts
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volleyball
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water slides
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zoos
May also include commercial facilities customarily associated with the above outdoor commercial recreational uses, including bars and food service (see Section 17.430.040 (Alcohol Sales), video game arcades, etc. Does not include recreational vehicle parks ("recreational vehicle parks").
Commercial Bakery, Food, or Beverage Manufacturing or Processing (Land Use).
A manufacturing business specializing in the preparation of baked goods (breads, cakes, cookies, donuts, etc.) or prepared foods from raw materials, or bottling or manufacturing beverages with the retail sale of the products primarily occurring off the site. Does not include facilities where baking activities are entirely in support of the retail sale of baked goods on the same site (see "retail, general"). Does not include breweries, distilleries, or other alcohol based products.
Commercial Vehicle or Truck.
See "vehicle, commercial."
Commission.
The Planning Commission of the City of San Jacinto.
Community Care Facilities.
Any facility, place, or building that is maintained and operated to provide nonmedical residential care, day treatment, adult day care, or foster family agency services for children, adults, or children and adults, including, but not limited to, the physically handicapped, mentally impaired, incompetent persons, and abused or neglected children, and includes the following, as identified by the Community Care Facilities Act (Health and Safety Code Section 1500 et seq.).
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Residential care facility
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Adult day program
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Therapeutic day services facility
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Foster family agency
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Foster family home
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Small family home
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Social rehabilitation facility
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Community treatment facility
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Full-service adoption agency
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Non-custodial adoption agency
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Transitional shelter care facility
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Transitional housing placement facility
Includes those facilities, places, or buildings that are both subject to regulation by the State of California and actually licensed by the State of California. Does not include a facility, place, or building that may otherwise be regulated by the State of California, but that is not actually licensed by the State of California ("congregate living facility"). Does not include "child day care facilities" or "organizational houses."
Congregate Care Facility (Land Use). A twenty-four-hour intermediate care facility that provides skilled nursing and congregate living for, but not limited to, the developmentally disabled, the physically handicapped, mentally impaired, incompetent persons and abused or neglected children.
Convalescent Facility (Land Use). An establishment that provides care on a twenty-four-hour basis for persons requiring regular medical attention. Patients include those with post-operative, convalescent, chronic illness, or dietary problems, and persons aged or infirm unable to care for themselves. Does not include facilities providing outpatient medical services or surgical services (see "medical services — clinic, laboratory, urgent care" and "medical services – hospitals.")
Residential Care Facility (Land Use). A facility, place or building that is maintained and operated to provide twenty-four-hour nonmedical residential care for, but not limited to, developmentally disabled, physically mentally impaired, incompetent persons, and abused or neglected children.
Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (Land Use). A housing arrangement chosen voluntarily by persons 60 years of age or over, or their authorized representative, where varying levels and intensities of care and supervision, protective supervision, or (if applicable pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1569.2) personal care are provided, based upon their varying needs, as determined in order to be admitted and to remain in the facility.
Community Preservation Committee.
See Municipal Code Section 8.44.020 (Definitions).
Conditional Use Permit.
A type of discretionary permit that, if approved, would allow a use that requires a special degree of control because of characteristics peculiar to it, or because of size, technological processes or type of equipment, or because of the proposed site location with respect to surroundings, streets and existing improvements or demands upon public facilities, in compliance with Article 2 (Zones, Allowed Land Uses, and Zone-Specific Standards). The additional control is to ensure that the proposed particular use on a particular site is compatible with other existing or permitted uses surrounding the site. See Chapter 17.605 (Conditional Use Permits and Minor Use Permits).
Conditional Use.
A use of land identified by Article 2 (Zones, Allowable Land Uses, and Zone-Specific Standards) as being allowed in a particular zone subject to the approval of a conditional use permit in compliance with Chapter 17.605 (Conditional Use Permits and Minor Use Permits).
Condominium Project.
The entire parcel of real property proposed to be used or divided, as land or airspace, into two or more units as a condominium.
Condominium Unit.
The particular area of land or airspace that is designed, intended or used for exclusive possession or control of individual owners or occupiers.
Condominium.
A structure or group of structures, in which units are owned individually, and the structure, common areas and facilities are owned by all the owners on a proportional, undivided basis. Includes development in which the individual owns land directly below the "footprint" of a unit, and all other land within the project is owned in common. Includes a condominium project, community apartment project, or stock cooperative, as defined in Civil Code Section 1351.
Congregate Care Facility (Land Use).
See "community care facilities."
Congregate Living Facility (Land Use).
A residence or dwelling, other than a hotel or motel, wherein two or more rooms, with or without individual or group cooking facilities, are rented to individuals under separate rental agreements or leases, either written or oral, whether or not an owner, agent, or rental manager is in residence, in order to preserve the residential character of the neighborhood. Does not include a congregate care facility (see "community care facility") that is properly licensed by the State of California, and does not include an organizational house (see "organizational house"), and does not include a group home for persons with disabilities (see "group home for persons with disabilities").
Contour grading.
A grading technique designed to result in earth forms that resemble natural terrain characteristics. Horizontal and vertical curve variations are often used for slope banks. Contour grading does not necessarily minimize the amount of cut ("cut") and fill ("fill").
Contour.
A line drawn on a contour map or plan which connects points of equal elevation.
Contractor Base Facility — Indoor (Land Use).
Office and storage facilities operated by, or on behalf of a contractor licensed by the State of California for storage of large equipment, vehicles, or other materials commonly used in the individual contractor's type of business; storage of scrap materials used for repair and maintenance of contractor's own equipment; and structures for uses such as repair facilities. Includes building contractors, landscape contractors, sign contractors, etc.
Contractor Base Facility/Yard — Outdoor (Land Use).
Outdoor storage facilities operated by, or on behalf of a contractor licensed by the State of California for storage of large equipment, vehicles, or other materials commonly used in the individual contractor's type of business; storage of scrap materials used for repair and maintenance of contractor's own equipment; and structures for uses such as repair facilities. Includes building contractors, landscape contractors, sign contractors, etc. May include indoor office and storage.
Convenience Market (Land Use).
Retail establishments that sell prepackaged food items, beverages and small convenience items (e.g., periodicals, tobacco, miscellaneous household and pharmaceutical goods, etc.) primarily for off-site consumption; that typically have long or late hours of operation; that are in relatively small structures located along heavily traveled streets. This term excludes delicatessens and other specialty food shops and establishments having a sizeable assortment of fresh fruits and vegetables, and fresh cut meat or fish (see "food and beverage sales"). Includes establishments located within or associated with another use (e.g., service stations) (see "vehicle services - service stations"). May also sell alcoholic beverages [see Section 17.430.040 (Alcohol Sales)].
Conversion of Residential Structures.
The use of residential structures converted for combined residential and nonresidential use or converted for solely nonresidential use.
Cottage Business.
An accessory use, subordinate to the principal residential use of the property, operated by persons residing in the principal dwelling unit on the same parcel of land upon which the cottage business is located [See Section 17.430.140 (Cottage Businesses)]. Additionally, the use may be carried out in an accessory structure on the same parcel or on a parcel adjacent to the principal dwelling owned by the same person. The cottage business constitutes, either entirely or partly, the livelihood of the person living in the dwelling unit. A cottage business may also include a home occupation (see "home occupations"). Examples of these uses include, but are not limited to:
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Clothing tailors and seamstresses
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Contractor's storage yard (maximum of 200 square feet outdoor storage
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Electronic/computer equipment repair and maintenance
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Engine repair, small (excludes motor vehicle engines)
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Household goods repair and maintenance (minor)
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Janitorial, housekeeping, and lawn care services
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Locksmith shop
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Specialty trade contractors (e.g., drywall, electrical, landscaping, masonry, painting, plumbing, roofing, etc.)
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Pest control services
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Trucking business (Max 2 trucks with trailers)
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Upholstery, cabinet, and woodworking shops
Council.
The City Council of the City of San Jacinto.
Covenant of Easement.
See Section 17.660.120 (Covenants of Easements).
Coverage.
Impervious Surface Coverage. The area of a parcel covered by structure(s) and other impervious surface(s), expressed as a percentage of the total parcel area. See also "impervious surface." See Figure 8-4 (Impervious Surface Coverage and Structure Coverage).
"Lot coverage" refers to the area of a lot that is occupied by primary and accessory structures, expressed as a percentage of the total lot area. This includes buildings, accessory dwelling units, covered patios, gazebos, decks, barns, sheds, carports, parking garages, clubhouses, laundry facilities, and any other structure with a solid roof. Lot coverage is measured from the exterior wall or post of the building(s) or structure(s). Excluded from this calculation are pools, spas, play equipment, patio covers with a trellis roof, trellises, trash enclosures, pool and spa equipment, fences, and walls
Structure Coverage. The area of a parcel covered by a structure or structures, expressed as a percentage of the total parcel area. See Figure 8-4 (Impervious Surface Coverage and Structure Coverage).
Figure 8-4
Impervious Surface Coverage and Structure Coverage
Crop Production, Horticulture, Orchard.
See "agricultural activities and facilities."
Cultural Institutions (Land Use).
Public or private institutions that display or preserve objects of community or cultural interest in one or more of the arts or sciences. Examples of these uses include:
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art galleries
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libraries
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museums
Cut.
Earth material removed by artificial means (e.g., excavation or any other form of human activity) or the act of removing the material. See Figure 8-5 (Cut and Fill). See also "fill."
Figure 8-5
Cut and Fill
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Dairies.
See "livestock and dairy operations."
Day Care Facility (Land Use).
Nonmedical care and supervision of children or adults on a less than twenty-four-hour basis.
Small (eight or fewer people). Day care facilities located in single-unit dwellings where an occupant of the dwelling provides care and supervision for eight or fewer people. Children under the age of 10 years who reside in the dwelling count as children served by the day care facility.
Large (nine to 14 people). Day care facilities located in single-unit dwellings where an occupant of the dwelling provides care and supervision for nine to 14 people. Children under the age of 10 years who reside in the dwelling count as children served by the day care facility.
General (15 or more children). Establishments that provide nonmedical care for 15 or more persons on a less than a twenty-four-hour basis, including nursery schools, preschools, and day care centers.
Day Spa.
An establishment that offers a combination of nonmedical personal services typically found in a beauty shop (i.e., hair, nail and skin care) and spa tubs, pools, steam rooms, saunas or other related accessory facilities and uses. May include "massage services."
Day.
Unless otherwise specified, a calendar day. See "calendar day." See Section 17.105.020D (Rules of Interpretation — Time limits).
Development Review Committee.
See Section 17.700.060 (Development Review Committee). See also "Pre-Development Review Committee."
Director.
The Planning and Community Development Director of the City of San Jacinto, or authorized designee(s).
Disability or Handicap.
Physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of a person's major life activities or a record of having an impairment, but the term does not include current, illegal use of, or an addiction to, a controlled substance. Current users of illegal controlled substances, persons convicted with illegal manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance, sex offenders, and juvenile offenders are not considered disabled under the Fair Housing Act, by virtue of that status.
Donation Box.
See "recycling facilities."
Donor site.
A site (e.g., one or more parcels of land) that is the subject of a transfer of development rights, where the owner of the site is donating or conveying development rights of the site, and on which those rights so conveyed are extinguished and may not be used by reason of the transfer of development rights. See Chapter 17.645 (Transfer of Development Rights).
Drive Thru Retail (Land Use).
A facility where food or other products may be purchased by motorists without leaving their vehicles. Examples of drive thru retail facilities include fast-food restaurants, drive-thru coffee, dairy product, photo stores, pharmacies, etc.
Drive Thru Service (Land Use).
A facility where services may be obtained by motorists without leaving their vehicles. Examples of drive thru service facilities include drive thru bank teller windows, dry cleaners, automated teller machines, etc., but do not include gas stations or other vehicle services, which are separately defined.
Drug Manufacturing (Land Use).
The manufacture of medicinal chemicals and botanical products, pharmaceutical preparations, diagnostic substances, and biological products, for human or veterinary use.
Duplex.
See "dwelling, two-family."
Dwelling Unit.
One or more rooms, designed, occupied or intended for occupancy as separate living quarters, with cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities provided within the unit for occupancy by one household (see "household").
Dwelling, Multi-Family (Land Use).
A structure or development containing three or more dwelling units, each of which is for occupancy by one or more persons living as a household (see "household"). Includes: triplexes (structures under one ownership with three dwelling units in the same structure); fourplexes (structures under one ownership with four dwelling units in the same structure); apartments (five or more dwelling units under one ownership in a single structure or complex); and common ownership, attached unit projects including condominiums (see "condominiums") and townhouses (see "townhouses"). Does not include duplexes (see "dwelling, two unit").
Dwelling, Single-Family (Land Use).
A structure containing one dwelling unit located on a single parcel for occupancy by one household (see "household"). Also includes manufactured housing (see "manufactured housing") and mobile homes (see "mobile home"), when placed on permanent foundation systems.
Attached Single-Family Dwelling. A dwelling that is attached to another dwelling, excluding accessory dwellings. Each dwelling is owned in fee, located on an individual parcel, and is joined to another dwelling along a single lot line. Each dwelling is totally separated from the other by an unpierced vertical wall extending from ground to roof. Row houses and town homes are examples of this dwelling unit type.
Detached Single-Family Dwelling. A dwelling that is not attached to any other dwelling. The dwelling is owned in fee and is located on an individual parcel.
Dwelling, Two-Family (also known as a Duplex) (Land Use).
A structure located on a single parcel and containing two dwelling units, each of which is for occupancy by one household (see "household"). Also includes manufactured housing (see "manufactured housing") and mobile homes (see "mobile home"), when placed on permanent foundation systems.
Dwelling.
A structure or portion of a structure designed for residential purposes, including single-family, two-family, and multi-family dwellings.
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Easement.
See Section 17.660.120 (Covenants of Easements).
Educational Facility, Private or Public (Land Use).
An institution (e.g., a private or public school, college or university) that conducts general academic instruction equivalent to the standards prescribed by the State Board of Education, or confers degrees to students of undergraduate or graduate standing, or conducts academic or scientific research, or gives religious or vocational/specialized instruction/courses/programs.
Academic K-12. An institution that offers instruction in several branches of learning and study required to be taught in the public schools by the State Education Code. Includes elementary, middle, junior high, high schools, and charter schools serving kindergarten through 12th grade students. Does not include preschools and child day care [see "child day care (land use)"].
College or University. A post-secondary institution for higher learning that grants associate or bachelor degrees and may also have research facilities or professional schools that grant master and doctoral degrees. This may also include community colleges that grant associate or bachelor degrees or certificates of completion in business or technical fields. These institutions require at least a high school diploma or equivalent general academic training for admission. Includes community colleges, public colleges, universities, and technical schools
Commercial Schools. Non-degree granting business, secretarial, and vocational schools offering specialized trade and commercial courses. Includes facilities, institutions, and conference centers that offer specialized programs in personal growth and development (including arts, communications, environmental awareness, fitness, and management, as examples) and the following specialized schools:
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art school
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business, secretarial, and vocational school
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computers and electronics school
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dance school
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drama school
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driver education school
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establishments providing courses by mail or internet
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language school
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music school
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personal growth and development (including arts, communications, environmental awareness, fitness, and management)
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photography school
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seminaries/religious ministry training facility
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tutoring centers
See also the definition of "studio - art, dance, martial arts, music, etc." for smaller-scale facilities offering specialized instruction.
Efficiency Unit.
See "accessory dwelling unit."
Electric Vehicle Charging Station.
A public or private parking space that is served by battery charging station equipment that has as its primary purpose the transfer of electric energy (by conductive or inductive means) to a battery or other energy storage device in an electric vehicle.
Electronics, Equipment, and Appliance Manufacturing (Land Use).
Establishments engaged in manufacturing machinery, apparatus, and supplies for the generation, storage, transmission, transformation and use of electrical energy, including:
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appliances such as stoves/ovens, refrigerators, freezers, laundry equipment, fans, vacuum cleaners, sewing machines
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aviation instruments
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computers, computer components, and peripherals
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electrical transmission and distribution equipment
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electronic components and accessories
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semiconductors, integrated circuits, related devices
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electronic instruments, components and equipment such as calculators and computers
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electrical welding apparatus
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lighting and wiring equipment such as lamps and fixtures, wiring devices, vehicle lighting
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industrial apparatus
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industrial controls
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instruments for measurement, testing, analysis and control, associated sensors and accessories
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miscellaneous electrical machinery, equipment supplies such as batteries, X-ray apparatus and tubes, electromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus, electrical equipment for internal combustion engines
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motors and generators
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optical instruments and lenses
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photographic equipment and supplies
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radio and television receiving equipment such as television and radio sets
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surgical, medical and dental instruments, equipment, supplies
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surveying and drafting instruments
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telephone apparatus
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transformers, switch gear, and switchboards
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watches and clocks
Does not include testing laboratories (soils, materials testing, etc.) (see "business support services"), or research and development facilities separate from manufacturing (see "research and development").
Emergency Shelter (Land Use).
As defined in Health and Safety Code Section 50801(e), housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless person.
Employee Housing (Land Use).
Employee housing for six or fewer employees in a single-family dwelling, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17021.5(b), shall be deemed a single-family use and shall be treated the same as any single-family dwelling in districts where single-family dwellings are allowed. Qualified employee housing for six or fewer employees is subject to all municipal codes, regulations and other standards generally applicable to other residential dwellings of the same type in the same zone.
Entertainment, Live.
See "live entertainment."
Equipment Rental (Land Use).
A service establishment that may offer a wide variety of household and business equipment, furniture, and materials for rental. Does not include construction and heavy equipment rental (see "construction and heavy equipment rental").
Establishment.
Any business (see "business").
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Fair Housing Laws.
Section 42 U.S.C. § 3604(f)(3)(B) and California Government Code Sections 12927c(1) and 12955(1), as amended from time to time.
Farm Supply and Feed Store (Land Use).
A retail business selling supplies for use in soil preparation and maintenance, the planting and harvesting of crops, the keeping and raising of farm animals, feed for domestic pets and farm animals, and other operations and processes pertaining to farming and ranching. Includes the sale of small animals such as chicks or other animals if authorized by the approved permit. Does not include the sale, rental, or repair of farm machinery and equipment, which is instead included in the definition of "construction and heavy equipment sales and rental."
Farmers Market (Land Use).
The temporary use of a site for the outdoor sales of food and farm produce items, in compliance with California Food and Agriculture Code Section 1392 et seq.
Feed Store.
See "farm supply and feed store."
Fence or wall.
A structure, solid or otherwise, that is 18 inches or more in height, the purpose of which is to either partially or totally define parcel boundaries, create or define portions of yards, or secure private areas. Does not include "hedge."
Fill.
Earth material placed by artificial means (e.g., truck import or any other form of human activity) or the act of placing the material. See Figure 8-3 (Cut and Fill). See also "cut."
Fire Chief.
The Fire Chief of the City of San Jacinto, or authorized designee(s).
Flatwork.
Where the ground is covered with nonstructural concrete, asphalt, or any material that creates an impervious surface. See "impervious surface."
Flex-Time.
Allowing employees to alter regular hours of work by extending the work day in the morning or evening or both.
Floor Area Ratio.
The mathematical relation between volume of building and unit of land expressed as the ratio of gross floor area of all structures on a lot to total lot area. See Figure 8-6 (Floor Area Ratio).
Figure 8-6
Floor Area Ratio
Food and Beverage Product Manufacturing (Land Use).
Manufacturing establishments producing or processing foods and beverages for human consumption, and certain related products. Examples of these uses include:
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bottling plants
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breweries
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candy, sugar and confectionery products manufacturing
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catering services separate from stores or restaurants
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coffee roasting
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dairy products manufacturing
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fats and oil product manufacturing (rendering excluded)
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fruit and vegetable canning, preserving, related processing
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grain mill products and by-products
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meat, poultry, and seafood canning, curing, by-product processing
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soft drink production
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wine production
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miscellaneous food item preparation from raw products
Does not include bakeries (see "bakery products") or beer brewing as part of a brew pub, bar or restaurant (see "bars, lounges, and nightclubs").
Food and Beverage Sales (Land Use).
A retail business where the majority of the floor area open to the public is occupied by food products packaged for preparation and consumption away from the store. Includes retail bakeries, where any on-site baking is only for on-site sales. Does not include catering service (see "catering service") or convenience markets (see "convenience markets").
Grocery Stores. Retail establishments that generally maintain a minimum gross floor area of 30,000 square feet and carry a broad range of food products (e.g., fresh fruits; fresh vegetables; baked goods, meat, poultry, or fish products; frozen foods; and processed and prepackaged foods). Includes retail bakeries, where on-site baking is only for on-site sales.
Neighborhood Grocery. Retail establishments that occupy a maximum gross floor area of 10,000 square feet and primarily sell food products (e.g., fresh fruits; fresh vegetables; baked goods, meat, poultry, or fish products; frozen foods; and processed and prepackaged foods) and also may sell other convenience and household goods.
Small Format Grocery. Retail establishments that occupy more than 10,000 or less than 30,000 square feet of gross floor area and primarily sell food products (e.g., fresh fruits; fresh vegetables; baked goods,; frozen foods; and processed and prepackaged foods) and also may sell other convenience and household goods. Small format groceries feature more limited product selection and merchandise display.
Specialty Food. Retail establishments that generally carry a limited and focused range of food products (e.g., bakery, butcher, cheese store, delicatessen, health food, ice cream/yogurt shop, produce market, or food stuffs associated with a particular nationality, religious observance, dietary practices, or cuisine, etc.).
Food Service Establishment (Land Use).
A retail business selling ready-to-eat food or beverages for on- or off-premise consumption. These include businesses where customers are served from a walk-up ordering counter for either on- or off-premise consumption ("counter service"); and establishments where customers are served food at their tables for on-premise consumption ("table service"), that may also provide food for take-out. Outdoor dining facilities shall meet the standards in Section 17.430.230 (Outdoor Dining). Does not include establishments selling alcoholic beverages (see "alcohol sales").
Fortune Teller.
See "personal services — restricted."
Fourplex.
See "dwelling, multi-family."
Fuel Dealer (Land Use).
A retail trade establishment that sells fuel oil, butane, propane and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), bottled or in bulk, to consumers.
Furniture/Fixtures Manufacturing, Cabinet Shops (Land Use).
Manufacturers producing: wood and metal household furniture and appliances; bedsprings and mattresses; all types of office furniture and public space furniture and partitions, shelving, lockers and store furniture; and miscellaneous drapery hardware, window blinds and shades. Includes wood and cabinet shops, but not sawmills or planning mills (see "lumber and wood products").
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Garage Sale (Land Use).
See Municipal Code Chapter 5.24 (Garage Sales) and also Chapter 17.640 (Temporary Use Permits).
Garage, Private.
An accessory structure, or an accessory portion of the primary structure, which is enclosed on all sides and is designed or used primarily for parking of motor vehicles by the occupants of the primary structure.
General Plan.
The City of San Jacinto General Plan, as amended.
Government Facility (Land Use).
An area or structure owned, operated, or occupied by governmental agency to provide a governmental service to the public (e.g., corporate yard, City Hall, community recreation center, post office, library, etc.).
Grade, Existing.
The surface of the ground or pavement at a stated location as it exists prior to disturbance in preparation for a project.
Grade, Finished.
The surface of the ground or pavement at a stated location as it exists after completion of a project.
Grade, Natural.
The unaltered natural surface of the ground at a stated location.
Grading.
Excavating, filling, or smoothing earth.
Granny Unit.
See "accessory dwelling unit."
Graywater.
Untreated wastewater that has not been contaminated by any toilet discharge, has not been affected by infectious, contaminated, or unhealthy bodily wastes, and does not present a threat from contamination by unhealthful processing, manufacturing, or operating wastes. "Graywater" includes, but is not limited to, wastewater from bathtubs, showers, bathroom washbasins, clothes washing machines, and laundry tubs, but does not include waste water from kitchen sinks or dishwashers, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 17922.12.
Grocery Store.
See "food and beverage sales."
Group Home for Persons with Disabilities.
Any residence or dwelling, other than a hotel or motel, whose primary purpose is serving one or more persons with disabilities.
Guest House (Land Use).
Living/sleeping quarters within an attached or detached structure accessory to a single-family dwelling for the use of persons employed on the premises or for the temporary use by guests of the occupants of the premises. The quarters shall have no interior access to the primary residence, kitchen or cooking facilities and shall not be rented or otherwise used as a separate dwelling.
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Habitable Space.
A room or space in a structure for living, sleeping, eating or cooking. Bathrooms, toilet compartments, closets, halls, storage or utility space, and similar areas are not considered a habitable room or space.
Handcraft Manufacturing (Land Use).
On-site production of goods by hand manufacturing, involving the use of hand tools and small-scale, light mechanical equipment (i.e., drills and saws, hammers and chisels; paint brushes and sprayers; pottery wheels and kilns; sewing machines; spinning wheels, welding etc.) that have no negative external impacts on surrounding properties. Examples of these products include:
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candles
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ceramics
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costume novelties
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jewelry
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mosaics
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musical instruments
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needlework
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pottery
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quilting
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small glass, metal art, and craft products
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sporting and athletic goods
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stained glass
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toys
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wood carving
Includes the incidental direct sale to consumers of only those goods produced on-site. Does not include artisan shops (see "artisan shops"), performing art rehearsal spaces (see "studios, art, dance, martial arts, music, etc."), or art museums (see "cultural institutions").
Head Shop.
An establishment that sells merchandise that could be used for the purpose of unlawfully administering or ingesting drugs.
Health/Fitness Facility (Land Use).
A facility where members or nonmembers use equipment or space for the purpose of physical exercise.
Small. An indoor facility of 2,000 square feet or less in size where passive or active exercises and related activities are performed using minimal muscle-building equipment or apparatus for the purpose of physical fitness, improved circulation or flexibility, or weight control. Examples of uses include martial arts, Pilates, personal training, and yoga studios.
Large. A full service fitness center, gymnasium, or health and athletic club, which is over 2,000 square feet in size and may include any of the following: sauna, spa or hot tub facilities; weight rooms; indoor tennis, handball, or racquetball courts; aerobic classes and other indoor sports activities; locker rooms and showers, barber/beauty shops, snack shop, delis, lounges, etc. Does not include adult-oriented businesses (see "adult-oriented businesses") and other commercial recreation facilities (see "commercial recreation facilities").
Hedge.
A group of shrubs or trees planted in a line or in groups forming a compact, dense, barrier that protects, shields, separates, or demarcates an area from view. For purposes of this definition, a shrub is a perennial woody plant smaller than a tree, having multiple permanent stems branching from or near the base and lacking a single trunk; a bush. See "fence."
Height.
The vertical distance from the finished grade to the highest point of a structure.
Hillside.
Those portions of land displaying slopes, ridgelines, hills, knolls, canyons, or similar topographic features. See Section 17.305.070 (Hillside Development).
Home Occupation (Land Use).
A legal commercial enterprise conducted by an occupant(s) of the dwelling that are clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling for residential purposes and compatible with surrounding residential uses, and which does not change the character of the dwelling.
Hookah Lounge.
An area of a commercial establishment, whether enclosed, indoor or outdoor, designated specifically for the use of any device or equipment producing smoke or vapors, including pipes (commonly known as a hookah, waterpipe, or narghiles), but does not include private use of hookahs in personal residences if otherwise in compliance with applicable law.
Hospital.
See "medical services- hospital."
Hotel.
See "lodging."
Household.
All the persons who occupy a dwelling unit. The occupants may be a single family, one person living alone, two or more families living together, or any groups of related or unrelated persons who share living arrangements.
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Impervious Surface.
Any material or structure on or above the ground that prevents the movement of water from the land surface into the underlying soil or dirt. Impervious surface includes hardened surfaces caused by human action including paved parking lots, sidewalks, roof tops, driveways, patios, and roads. May include "semi-hardened" surfaces that greatly impede water flow and are also caused by human action, including highly compacted gravel, sand, soils, or clay, which can be nearly concrete-like in their imperviousness. See "structure coverage."
Improvement.
Any building, structure, bridge, work of art, area, parking facility, public facility, fence, gate, wall, landscaping, or other object constituting a physical addition to real property, or any part of such addition.
Industrial Park.
An area of land planned, developed, and operated as an integrated facility for a number of industrial uses and supporting accessory uses, with special attention to circulation, parking, utility needs, aesthetics, and compatibility.
Inoperable Vehicle.
Any car, truck, motorcycle, trailer, boat or vessel, motor home or other conveyance intended to be used on public roadways or waterways that cannot legally and safely be operated on public roadways or waterways; or any off-road vehicle that cannot be operated on or off public roadways. A "certificate of non-operation" issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles relates only to the registration fees due and has no bearing on the operable status of any vehicle or vessel.
Irrevocable Offer of Dedication.
See Section 17.660.120 (Covenants of Easements).
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Kennels and Catteries.
Facilities for the care of dogs and cats. See "animal sales and services."
Kitchen.
Any room or space within a structure, all or part of which is designed or used for cooking, preparation, refrigeration and storage of food and which includes a sink, refrigerator, stove or range top, and oven or microwave.
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Land Use.
The purpose for which land or a structure is designed, arranged, intended, occupied, or maintained.
Landform Grading.
A land grading concept that seeks to replicate the irregular shapes of natural slopes. Does not include conventional grading or contour grading. See Figure 8-7 (Landform Grading).
Figure 8-7
Landform Grading
Landforming.
The grading and planting of an area so that the area blends into and complements the drainage pattern of the surrounding natural terrain. See "landform grading" and see also Section 17.305.070 (Hillside Development).
Landscape Design Guidelines.
The Landscape Design Guidelines adopted by the City Council in Resolution No. 253 on June 2, 2005, as amended from time to time.
Laundries, Dry Cleaning Plants, Linen Supply.
Service establishments engaged primarily in high volume laundry and garment services, including: power laundries (family and commercial); garment pressing and dry cleaning; linen supply; diaper service; industrial laundries; and carpet and upholstery cleaners. Does not include coin-operated laundries or dry cleaning pick-up stores without dry cleaning equipment; see "personal services."
LEED.
Leadership and Energy Efficient Design (LEED) is an internationally recognized green building certification system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), providing third-party verification that a building or community was designed and built using strategies aimed at improving performance across the following types of metrics: energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, improved indoor environmental quality, and stewardship of resources and sensitivity to their impacts.
Live Entertainment (Land Use).
Entertainment provided by one or more live performers, including musical, theatrical, dance, cabaret, or comedy acts. For purposes of this definition, a disc jockey is considered a performer, as is any other person whose performance is comprised of selecting or manipulating prerecorded music. Includes dancing and karaoke. Does not include the term "adult oriented businesses."
Amplified. The increase in the degree of sound level of voices, instruments, or recorded music through electronic devices and equipment (e.g., speakers, loudspeakers, etc.).
Unamplified. Voices or instruments without sound-boosting electronic devices and equipment.
Live/Work Unit (Land Use).
A structure, or spaces within a structure, that combine commercial or manufacturing activity, which are allowed in the zone where the premises are located, with a residential space. Typically the residential use of the premises is secondary or accessory to the primary use as a place of work.
Livestock and Dairy Operations.
See "agriculture."
Loading Space.
An unobstructed area provided and maintained for the temporary parking of trucks and other motor vehicles for the purposes of loading and unloading goods and materials.
Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO).
A commission created in compliance with the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Government Code Section 56000 et seq.) to oversee proposals for organization and boundary changes, including the incorporation and disincorporation of cities, the formation and dissolution of special districts, and the annexation, consolidation, merger, and reorganization of cities and special districts.
Lodging (Land Use).
Bed and Breakfast Inn (B&B). A residential structure with one or more bedrooms rented for overnight lodging, where limited meals may be provided to registered overnight guests only, subject to applicable Environmental Health Department regulations.
Hotel. A facility in which guest rooms or suites are offered for compensation to the general public for transient lodging with or without meals for compensation and where no provision is made for cooking in an individual guest room or suite. Hotel rooms are accessed from interior hallways and typically include a variety of accessory services (e.g., accessory retail, personal services, restaurants, etc.). Also includes accessory guest facilities (e.g., meeting facilities, computer/work stations, swimming pools, tennis courts, indoor athletic facilities, etc.).
Extended Stay Hotel. A hotel with rooms that contain kitchen facilities for food preparation. Extended-stay lodging facilities may contain lobbies, conference rooms, meeting rooms, child play areas, or restaurants.
Motel. A structure or series of structures in which guest rooms are offered to the general public for transient lodging, without kitchen facilities; with or without meals; and for compensation. A motel is distinguished from a hotel primarily by direct independent access to, and adjoining parking for, each room.
Lot Line or Parcel Line.
Any recorded boundary of a lot or parcel. Types of lot lines are as follows [see Figure 8-9 (Lot Features)]:
Front lot line. On an interior lot, the property line separating the parcel from the street. The front lot line on a corner lot is the property line with the shortest frontage within residential zones and the longest frontage within nonresidential zones. If the lot lines of a corner lot are equal in length, the Director shall determine which is the front lot line. On a through lot, the front lot line is the line abutting a street where primary access is taken.
Interior lot line. Any lot line not abutting a street.
Rear lot line. A lot line that does not intersect the front lot line and that is most distant from and most closely parallel to the front lot line. In the case of irregularly shaped lots, line to be determined by the Director.
Side lot line. Any lot line that is not a front or rear lot line.
Zero-lot line. See "zero lot line."
Figure 8-9
Lot Features
Lot.
The basic unit of land development. A designated area of land established by plat, subdivision, lot line adjustment, or as otherwise allowed by law, to be used, developed, or built upon as a unit. Typically a lot is indicated upon a final map, parcel map, lot line adjustment map, certificate of compliance, or record of merger filed in the Office of the County Recorder. Types of lots include the following. See Figure 8-8 (Lot Types).
Corner Lot. A lot located at the intersection of two or more streets. The front lot line of a corner lot abuts the shortest street property line, unless otherwise determined by the Director.
Flag Lot. A lot not meeting minimum lot frontage requirements and where access to the private or public street is provided by a narrow private access way that is between abutting lots and that is owned in fee.
Interior Lot. A lot abutting only one street.
Key Lot. An interior lot, the front of which abuts the side property line of a corner lot.
Reversed Corner Lot. A corner lot, the rear of which abuts the side of another lot.
Through Lot. A lot with frontage on two generally parallel streets. May be an interior lot having frontage on more than one street or a corner lot having frontage on more than two streets. Each street frontage of an interior lot and the two shortest street frontages of a corner lot shall be deemed a front lot line.
Figure 8-8
Lot Types
Low Barrier Navigation Center (Land Use).
A low-barrier, service-enriched shelter focused on moving people into permanent housing that provides temporary facilities while case managers connect individuals experiencing homelessness to income, public benefits, health services, shelter, and housing. "low barrier" means best practices to reduce barriers to entry, and includes but is not limited to, the following:
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The presence of partners if it is not a population-specific site.
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Pets.
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The storage of possessions.
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Privacy, such as partitions around beds in a dormitory setting or in larger rooms containing more than two beds, or private rooms.
Lumber and Wood Product Manufacturing (Land Use).
Manufacturing, processing, and sales involving the milling of forest products to produce rough and finished lumber and other wood materials for use in other manufacturing, craft, or construction processes. Includes the following processes and products:
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containers, pallets, and skids
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milling operations
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trusses and structural beams
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turning and shaping of wood products
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wholesaling of basic wood products
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wood product assembly
Does not include craft-type shops ("Handcraft Manufacturing"); other wood and cabinet shops ("Furniture/Fixture Manufacturing"); indoor retail sale of building materials, construction tools and equipment ("Building/Landscape Material Sales").
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Machinery Manufacturing (Land Use).
Facilities to make or process raw materials into finished machines or parts for machines. Does not include the manufacture of electronics, equipment, or appliances ("electronics, equipment, and appliance manufacturing").
Maintenance and Repair Service (Land Use).
Base facilities for various businesses that provide services on the premises of their clients. Includes gardening, janitorial, pest control, water and smoke damage recovery, and similar services; and appliance, computer, electronics, elevator, equipment, HVAC, instrument, plumbing, security systems, and other maintenance and repair services not operating from a retail establishment that sells the products being maintained or repaired. When these services operate from a retail establishment that sells the products being maintained or repaired, they are instead considered part of the retail use.
Maintenance and Service Facility (Land Use).
A facility providing maintenance and repair services for fleet vehicles, and accommodating equipment and materials storage areas. This use includes corporation yards, equipment service centers, and similar facilities.
Manufactured Housing.
A factory-built structure that is manufactured or constructed under authority of 42 U.S.C. § 5403, Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, or California law and is to be used as a place for human habitation. The structure is manufactured either in whole or in substantial part at an off-site location, transported to the site, assembled on-site, and placed on a permanent foundation. For the purpose of this Development Code, a manufactured home shall be considered the same as any site-built, single-family detached dwelling (see "single-family dwelling"). Does not include mobile homes (see "mobile home"). A mobile home is not a manufactured home unless it has been converted to real property and is taxed as a site-built dwelling.
Manufacturing (Chemical Product, Wholesaling and Distribution).
Manufacturing facilities that produce or use basic chemicals, and other establishments creating products predominantly by chemical processes. Examples of these products include: biofuels; basic chemicals, including acids, alkalis, salts, and organic chemicals; chemical products to be used in further manufacture, including synthetic fibers, plastic materials, dry colors, and pigments; finished chemical products to be used for ultimate consumption, including drugs, cosmetics, and soaps; or chemicals to be used as materials or supplies in other industries including paints, fertilizers, and explosives. Also includes sales and transportation establishments handling the chemicals described above, except as part of retail trade. Does not include the manufacture of drug products (see "drug manufacturing").
Manufacturing (Outdoor).
An industrial operation that occurs partially or completely outdoors for the processing of prepared materials and or raw materials into finished parts or goods, which may include fabrication, assembly, treatment and packaging of such products, and incidental processing of extracted raw materials. May include the following uses:
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Handcraft manufacturing
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Machinery manufacturing
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Plastics, other synthetics, and rubber manufacturing
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Metal production fabrication, and welding shops
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Stone and cut stone products manufacturing
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Structural clay, pottery, and ceramic products manufacturing
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Lumber and wood product manufacturing
Manufacturing, (Hazardous Materials) (Land Use).
An industrial operation or facility involved in the production, processing, handling, or storage of substances classified as hazardous due to their potential to cause harm to health, safety, or the environment. These activities typically involve materials that are flammable, explosive, toxic, corrosive, reactive, or otherwise dangerous. This category includes operations that require special safety measures, regulatory oversight, and environmental controls to manage risks associated with hazardous materials.
Manufacturing, Indoor (Land Use).
An industrial operation that occurs completely within a fully enclosed building to process prepared materials and or raw materials into finished parts or goods with limited ancillary outdoor storage that is screened from public rights-of-way. May include accessory parking for trucks and automobiles outdoors. Includes the assembly, treatment and packaging of products, and incidental processing of extracted raw materials. May include, but not limited to the following:
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Handcraft manufacturing
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Machinery manufacturing
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Plastics, other synthetics, and rubber manufacturing
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Textile and leather product manufacturing
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Metal production fabrication, and welding shops
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Stone and cut stone products manufacturing
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Structural clay, pottery, and ceramic products manufacturing
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Lumber and wood product manufacturing
Marijuana.
See "cannabis."
Massage Establishments and Services (Land Use).
An establishment where any person certified in compliance with Business and Professions Code Section 4600 et seq., administers to another person a massage, as defined in Municipal Code Chapter 5.32 (Massage Parlors).
Massage.
As defined in Municipal Code Chapter 5.32 (Massage Parlors).
Medical Services — Clinic, Laboratory, Urgent Care (Land Use).
A facility where medical, mental health, surgical and other personal health services are provided on an outpatient basis. Examples of these uses include:
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outpatient care facilities
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outpatient surgery facilities
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urgent care facilities
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other allied health services
These facilities may also include incidental medical laboratories. Does not include counseling services by other than medical doctors or psychiatrists (see "offices - professional/administrative") or hospitals (see "medical services — hospitals").
Medical Services — Hospital (Land Use).
Hospitals and similar facilities engaged primarily in providing diagnostic services, and extensive medical treatment, including surgical and other hospital services. These establishments have an organized medical staff, inpatient beds, and equipment and facilities to provide care for patients on a twenty-four-hour basis within an integrated setting. May include outpatient services and on-site accessory clinics and laboratories (see "medical services — clinic, laboratory, urgent care"); accessory retail uses (see "accessory retail and services"), and on-site ambulance dispatch facilities ("transportation service dispatch facility ").
Medical Services — Offices (Land Use).
A facility where medical, dental, mental health, eye care, surgical, acupuncture, acupressure, massage therapy, or other personal health care services are provided on an outpatient basis by chiropractors, medical doctors, psychiatrists, opticians, etc., licensed by the state. Does not include medical clinics, laboratories, or urgent care facilities (see "medical services – clinic, laboratory, urgent care"); hospitals (see "medical services, hospital"); counseling services by other than medical doctors or psychiatrists in locations other than in the offices of other medical doctors or psychiatrists (see "offices – professional/administrative"); palm readers, hypnotists, card readers, psychics, and similar services (see "personal services — restricted"). Massage services is further defined under "massage establishments and services."
Metal Products Fabrication, Machine and Welding Shops (Land Use).
Establishments engaged primarily in the assembly of metal parts, including the following uses that produce metal duct work, tanks, towers, cabinets and enclosures, metal doors and gates, wrought-iron fences and decorative elements, and similar products:
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blacksmith and welding shops
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sheet metal shops
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machine shops and boiler shops
Minor Use Permit.
A type of discretionary permit that, if approved, would allow a use that requires a special degree of control because of characteristics peculiar to it, or because of size, technological processes or type of equipment, or because of the proposed site location with respect to surroundings, streets and existing improvements or demands upon public facilities, in compliance with Article 2 (Zones, Allowed Land Uses, and Zone-Specific Standards). The additional control is to ensure that the particular use on the particular proposed site is compatible with other existing or permitted uses surrounding the site, in compliance with Chapter 17.605 (Conditional Use Permits and Minor Use Permits).
Minor Variance.
A discretionary entitlement that, if approved, would allow the relaxation of specified, but very limited, development standards of this Development Code, in compliance with Chapter 17.650 (Variances and Minor Variances).
Mixed-Use Project (Land Use).
A development with two or more different land uses on the same site such as a combination of residential, office, manufacturing, retail, public, or entertainment in a single or physically integrated group of structures. Integration can be either vertical or horizontal or a mixture of the two.
Mobile Home Park (Land Use).
Any site that is planned and improved to accommodate two or more mobile homes used for residential purposes, or on which two or more mobile home lots are rented, leased, or held out for rent or lease, or were formerly held out for rent or lease and later converted to a subdivision, cooperative, condominium, or other form of resident ownership, to accommodate mobile homes used for residential purposes.
Mobile Home Sales.
See "vehicle rentals, sales, and services."
Mobile Home Subdivisions (Land Use).
Any site that is planned and improved to accommodate two or more mobile homes used for residential purposes, or on which two or more mobile home lots are offered for sale or condominium ownership.
Mobile Home.
A trailer, transportable in one or more sections, that is certified under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, which is over eight feet in width and 40 feet in length, with or without a permanent foundation and not including recreational vehicle, commercial coach or factory built housing. A mobile home on a permanent foundation is included under the definition of "single-family dwelling."
Mortuary, Funeral Home (Land Use).
An establishment in which the deceased are prepared for burial or cremation, and funeral services may be conducted. Full-service mortuaries include facilities for the preparation of the deceased for burial and for cremation, but does not perform burials or cremations. May include ancillary uses (e.g., sales of caskets, urns, etc.). Partial service facilities include only chapels and similar rooms for viewing, religious services, wakes, and similar activities, together with accessory office facilities. Does not include "cemetery."
Motel.
See "lodging."
Motor Vehicles and Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (Land Use).
Manufacturers of equipment for transporting passengers and cargo by land, air and water, including motor vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft, ships, boats, railroad and other vehicles such as motorcycles, bicycles and snowmobiles. Includes manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories; trailers and campers for attachment to other vehicles; self-contained motor homes; and van conversions.
Multi-Family Dwelling (Land Use).
See "dwelling, multi-family."
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Nail Salons.
Establishments where a majority of the work stations are used to provide manicure or pedicure services. May include accessory massage services. Does not include day spas or similar facilities in which manicure or pedicure services are offered as one type of an array of personal care services (see "day spa"). See also "personal services."
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).
A system established by the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA) (Title IV, Section 402 – Permits and Licenses) for issuing permits for wastewater discharge into waters of the United States. The permit provides two levels of control: technology-based limits (based on the ability of dischargers in the same industrial category to treat wastewater) and water quality-based limits (if technology-based limits are not sufficient to provide protection of the water body).
Natural.
The condition of land before human alteration, determined on the basis of the oldest reliable evidence available to the review authority at the time of its decision (e.g., topographic map, aerial photographs, etc.). For example, "natural slope" means the slope of a parcel, or portion of a parcel, that is not manufactured or man-made.
Neighborhood Grocery Store.
See "food and beverage sales."
Noise.
Any undesired audible sound, as regulated by Section 17.300.060 (Noise).
Nursing Home.
See "care facilities."
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Off-Site.
Located outside the lot or parcel lines of the principal use.
Off-Street Parking.
An area together with the required number of parking spaces and improvements as specified by Chapter 17.330 (Off-Street Parking and Loading Standards) for vehicle parking and maneuvering necessary to serve particular land uses, irrespective of the zones in which they occur.
Office (Land Use).
This Development Code distinguishes between the following types of offices. These do not include medical offices (see "medical services - clinic, laboratory, urgent care" and "medical services - doctor office"):
Accessory. An office facility for administration, or on-site business and operations management, that are incidental and accessory to another business, sales, or service activity that is the primary use. For example, a business office within a grocery store.
Government. Administrative, clerical, or public contact or service offices of a local, state, or federal government agency or service facilities. Includes post offices, but not bulk mailing distribution centers, which are under "truck or freight terminal."
Professional/Business/Administrative. Establishments providing direct services or business services to consumers or clients and office-type facilities occupied by businesses providing professional services and/or engaged in the production of intellectual property. Examples of these uses include employment agencies, insurance agent offices, legal services, real estate offices, travel agencies, utility company offices, elected official satellite offices, etc. This use does not include "bank, financial services," which is separately defined.
Temporary. A mobile home, recreational vehicle or modular unit used as a temporary office facility. Temporary offices may include: construction supervision offices on a construction site or off-site construction yard; a temporary on-site real estate office for a development project; or a temporary business office in advance of permanent facility construction. See Chapter 17.640 (Temporary Use and Special Event Permits).
Temporary Real Estate. The temporary use of a dwelling unit within a residential development project as a sales office for the units on the same site, which is converted to residential use at the conclusion of its office use. See Chapter 17.640 (Temporary Use and Special Event Permits).
Office Park.
An area of land planned, developed, and operated as an integrated facility with freestanding buildings for a number of office uses and supporting accessory uses, with special attention to circulation, parking, utility needs, aesthetics, and compatibility.
On-Site.
Located within the lot or parcel lines of the primary use.
Open Fencing.
A fence constructed of rails, pickets, wrought iron, or wire, with the materials spaced so that at least 50% of the surface area is open, allowing visibility through the fence.
Open Space, Common.
Areas within a development that are designed or intended for the use and enjoyment of all the residents and their guests.
Open Space, Private.
Areas intended for the private use by residents of an individual dwelling unit, designed or intended for outdoor living and recreation or the retention of an area in its natural state. Private open spaces may include balconies, patios, and landscaped areas but does not include off-street parking, maneuvering, loading, or delivery areas.
Ordinary Maintenance and Repair.
Work for which a building permit is not required, the purpose and effect of which is to correct deterioration of, or damage to a structure, and to restore the structure to its condition before the deterioration or damage.
Organizational House (Land Use).
A residential lodging facility operated by a membership organization (e.g., school, convent, monastery, religious organization, etc.) for its members and not open to the general public. Includes fraternity and sorority houses, student dormitories, convents, monasteries, and religious residential retreats.
Outdoor Dining.
A dining area with seats or tables located outdoors of a restaurant, coffee shop, or other food service establishment, and which is a) located entirely outside the walls of the subject structure, b) enclosed on two sides or less by the walls of the structure with or without a solid roof cover, or c) enclosed on three sides by the walls of the structure without a solid roof cover.
Outdoor Display and Sales.
The temporary or permanent outdoor display of merchandise incidental to an adjacent indoor retail use, and certain independent outdoor retail sales facilities. Includes news and flower stands. Does not include the sale of motor vehicles ("vehicle rentals, sales and services"), mobile homes, boats, and recreational vehicles ("mobile home, boat, or rv sales"), or building or landscape materials ("building and landscape materials sales — outdoor"). Outdoor display and sales shall comply with the standards in Section 17.430.240 (Outdoor Displays and Sales) and Chapter 17.640 (Temporary Use and Special Event Permits) for temporary display and sales.
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Pad.
A graded or prepared area on a parcel upon which a structure may be placed.
Paper Product Manufacturing.
The manufacture of paper and paperboard, from both raw and recycled materials, and their conversion into products. Includes paper bags, boxes, envelopes, wallpaper, etc.
Parcel.
See "lot."
Parking Facility – Public or Commercial (Land Use).
Parking lots or structures operated by the City, or a private entity providing parking for a fee. Does not include towing impound and storage facilities, which are instead defined under "storage – outdoor."
Parking Management.
An action taken to alter the supply, operation, or demand of parking facilities to force a shift from the single occupant vehicle to carpool, vanpool, or other transportation mode.
Parking, tandem.
The placement of parking spaces one behind the other, so that the space nearest the driveway or street access serves as the only means of access to the other space. May be located within a pull-through garage.
Parks and Playgrounds (Land Use).
Public parks, play lots, playgrounds, and athletic fields for noncommercial neighborhood or community use, including tennis courts. May include passive outdoor recreation areas. Does not include the same facilities that are privately-owned, commercial recreation facilities (See "commercial recreation facilities"), or recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds ("recreational vehicle parks").
Partial Reconveyance.
See Section 17.660.120 (Covenants of Easements).
Personal Services – Restricted (Land Use).
Establishments providing nonmedical services to individuals as a primary use that require a minor use permit to prevent a concentration of these uses in any one particular area and require site-specific conditions of approval to ensure compatibility with surrounding uses. These uses include:
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check cashing stores
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payday advance businesses
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fortune tellers
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palm and card readers
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pawnshops
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psychics
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spas and hot tubs for hourly rental
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tattoo parlors and body piercing studios
Does not include acupressure, acupuncture, or massage ("medical services – offices" and "adult-oriented businesses"); hookah lounges ("hookah lounge"); or cannabis-oriented businesses.
Personal Services (Land Use).
Establishments providing nonmedical services to individuals as a primary use. Examples of these uses include:
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barber and beauty shops (without massage)
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clothing rental shops
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dry cleaning/laundry pick up stores only, with very limited equipment and services
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home electronics and small appliance repair
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laundromats (self-service laundries)
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locksmiths
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nail salons
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shoe repair shops
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tailors and seamstresses
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tanning salons
These uses may also include accessory retail sales of products related to the services provided.
Place of Worship.
Any structure used for non-profit purposes by an established religious organization holding either tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or under the California property tax law, where the structure is primarily intended to be used as a place of worship. The term includes, but is not necessarily limited to, church, temple, synagogue, and mosque. See "places of assembly."
Planned Development Permit.
A type of discretionary permit that, if approved, would allow the design of a development a method whereby land may be designed and developed as a single unit by taking advantage of modern site planning techniques thereby resulting in a more efficient use of land, a better living environment, and a superb site plan, and excellence of design than is otherwise possible through strict application of the development standards identified in Article 2 (Zones, Allowed Land Uses, and Zone-Specific Standards), in exchange for a modification of specified development standards, in compliance with Chapter 17.620 (Planned Development Permits).
Planning Commission.
The City of San Jacinto Planning Commission, referred to as the "Planning Commission."
Planning Fee Schedule.
A schedule of fees approved by the City Council for the payment of funds to the City for processing and reviewing land use permit applications or other entitlements or for issuing licenses. See Section 17.600.050 (Application Fees).
Planning Permit.
A generic term that means any permit or other entitlement authorized by this Development Code including the following: conditional use permit, home occupation permit, minor use permit, minor variance, planned development permit, reasonable accommodation, site plan and design review, temporary use permit, variance, and zoning clearance.
Plant Nursery (Land Use).
A commercial agricultural establishment engaged in the production of ornamental plants and other nursery products, grown under cover either in containers or in the soil on the site, or outdoors in containers. The outdoor production of ornamental plants in the soil on the site is instead included under "crop production, horticulture, orchard." Also includes establishments engaged in the sale of these products (e.g., wholesale and retail nurseries) and commercial-scale greenhouses (home greenhouses are included under "residential accessory use or structure"). The sale of house plants or other nursery products entirely within a structure is also included under "retail, general merchandise."
Plastics, Other Synthetics, and Rubber Product Manufacturing (Land Use).
The manufacturing from previously produced products of rubber products including: tires; rubber footwear; mechanical rubber goods; heels and soles; flooring; and other rubber products from natural, synthetic or reclaimed rubber. Also includes establishments engaged primarily in manufacturing tires. Also includes: establishments engaged in molding primary plastics for other manufacturers, and manufacturing miscellaneous finished plastic products; fiberglass manufacturing, and fiberglass application services. Does not include establishments engaged primarily in recapping and retreading automobile tires ("vehicle services – auto repair and service").
Police Chief.
The Police Chief of the City of San Jacinto, or authorized designee(s).
Poolroom.
Any place of business where any of several games are played on a table by driving small balls against one another or into pockets with a cue. Also known as a billiard hall.
Pre-Development Review Committee.
See Section 17.600.040 (Application Preparation and Filing). See also "Development Review Committee."
Prezone.
The process by which the City determines the actual future land use zones for specified parcels of land located outside the City's boundaries before these parcels are annexed to the City. See Chapter 17.720 (Amendments).
Principal Use.
See "use, principal." The primary or predominant use of any parcel or structure.
Printing and Publishing (Land Use).
Establishments engaged in printing by letterpress, lithography, gravure, screen, offset, or electrostatic (xerographic) copying; and other establishments serving the printing trade (e.g., bookbinding, typesetting, engraving, photoengraving, and electrotyping). This use also includes establishments that publish newspapers, books, and periodicals; establishments manufacturing business forms and binding devices. "Quick printing" services are included in the definition of "business support services."
Produce Stand (Land Use).
A business established and operated that sells raw, unprocessed fruits, vegetables, nuts, and other produce in its raw or natural state, and that is accessory to an on-site or adjacent agricultural operation. May be either permanent or temporary in use.
Project.
Any proposal for new or changed use, or for new construction, alteration or enlargement of any structure, that is subject to the provisions of this Development Code.
Public Safety Facility (Land Use).
A facility operated by a public agency including fire stations, other fire prevention and firefighting facilities, police and sheriff substations and headquarters, including interim incarceration facilities. May include ambulance dispatch facilities on the same site (see "transportation service dispatch facility").
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Reasonable Accommodation.
A type of discretionary permit that, if approved, would provide for persons with disabilities seeking equal access to housing under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Federal Fair Housing Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)[1] in the application of building and zoning laws and other land use policies, procedures, laws, rules, and regulations. See Chapter 17.625 (Reasonable Accommodation).
Receiver Site.
A site (e.g., one or more parcels of land located in one or more areas of the City) that is the subject of a transfer of development rights, where the owner of the site is receiving development rights, directly or by intermediate transfers, from a donor site, and on which increased density or intensity is allowed by reason of the transfer of development rights. See Chapter 17.645 (Transfer of Development Rights).
Reception Halls/Rental Halls.
See "banquet halls."
Reciprocal Access Easement.
See Section 17.660.120 (Covenants of Easements).
Recreational Vehicle (RV) Park (Land Use).
A site where one or more lots or spaces are used, or are intended to be used, by campers with recreational vehicles or tents. Recreational vehicle parks may include public restrooms, and water, sewer, and electric hookups to each lot or space. Includes campgrounds. May include accessory retail uses and services that are clearly incidental and intended to serve RV park or campground patrons only.
Recreational Vehicle (RV).
An RV is either of the following, as provided in Health and Safety Code Section 18010: A motor home, travel trailer, truck camper, or camping trailer, with or without motive power, originally designed for human habitation for recreational, emergency, or other occupancy, which meets all of the following criteria:
a. 
It contains less than 320 square feet of internal living room area, excluding built-in equipment, including wardrobe, closets, cabinets, kitchen units or fixtures, and bath or toilet rooms;
b. 
It contains 400 square feet or less of gross area measured at maximum horizontal projections;
c. 
It is built on a single chassis; and
d. 
It is self-propelled, truck-mounted, or permanently towable on the highways without a towing permit.
A park trailer, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 18009.3.
Recreational Vehicle Sales.
See "vehicle rentals, sales, and services."
Recycling Facilities (Land Use).
This land use type includes a variety of facilities involved with the collection of recyclable materials. A "certified" recycling or processing facility is certified by the California Department of Conservation as meeting the requirements of the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act of 1986. Recyclable material includes reusable domestic containers and other materials that can be reconstituted, remanufactured, or reused in an altered form, including glass, metals, paper, and plastic. Recyclable material does not include refuse or hazardous materials. This land use does not include storage containers located on a residentially, commercially, or industrially designated site used solely for the recycling of material generated on the site.
Donation boxes. A bin, storage shed, or similar facility established as an accessory use to a primary use for the purpose of providing a collection location for donated clothes, shoes, and small household items. Such facilities generally are established by a charitable or non-profit organization. See Section 17.430.160 (Donation Boxes).
Collection Facility (Large). A facility that occupies an area of more than 350 square feet or includes permanent structures where the public may donate, redeem, or sell recyclable materials.
Collection Facility (Small). A facility that occupies an area of 350 square feet or less where the public may donate, redeem, or sell recyclable materials and may include:
a.
A mobile unit;
b.
Reverse vending machines or a grouping of reverse vending machines occupying more than 50 square feet; and
c.
Kiosk-type units that may include permanent structures.
Processing Facility. A structure or enclosed space 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.
Reverse Vending Machine. An automated mechanical device which accepts at least one or more types of empty beverage containers and issues a cash refund or a redeemable credit slip with a value not less than the container's redemption value, as determined by state law. These vending machines may accept aluminum cans, glass and plastic bottles, and other containers. The vending machines typically occupy an area of less than 50 square feet.
Recycling – Scrap and Dismantling Yards.
Outdoor establishments primarily engaged in assembling, breaking up, sorting, and the temporary storage and distribution of recyclable or reusable scrap and waste materials, including auto wreckers engaged in dismantling vehicles for scrap, and the incidental wholesale or retail sales of parts from those vehicles. Includes light processing facilities for recycling (see recycling facility – processing facility"). Does not include places where these activities are conducted entirely within buildings; pawnshops and other secondhand stores ("secondhand stores/pawnshops"); the sale of operative used cars ("vehicle rentals, sales, and services"); or landfills or other waste disposal sites.
Recycling.
The series of activities by which discarded materials that would otherwise remain wastes are collected, separated, or processed and used to make new products.
Repair Service - Equipment, Large Appliances, etc.
A service facility where various types of electrical, electronic, and mechanical equipment, and home and business appliances are repaired or maintained away from the site of the equipment owner. Does not include vehicle repair or maintenance (see "vehicle rentals, sales, and services"); the repair of small home appliances and electronic equipment (see "personal services"); maintenance and repair activities that occur on the client's site, or repair services provided on the site of a retail use that sells the products for which repair services are offered, which are incidental to on-site sales.
Research and Development (R&D) (Land Use).
Facilities for scientific research, and the design, development and testing of electrical, electronic, magnetic, optical, 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 "business support services") or medical laboratories (see "medical services – clinic, laboratory, and urgent care").
Residential Care Facility for the Elderly.
See "community care facilities."
Restaurant.
See "food service establishment."
Retail Sales (Land Use).
Stores and shops selling goods or merchandise, not specifically listed under another land use, to the general public for personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental to the sale of goods.
Accessory. See "nonresidential accessory structures and uses."
Gun Shops. Retail establishments which primarily engage in the sale of guns or ammunitions. Does not include sporting good stores or other stores where the sale of guns and ammunitions does not exceed 50% of gross sales.
General Merchandise. Retail establishments, completely enclosed within structures, engaged in selling goods or merchandise to the general public for profit. Does not include adult-oriented businesses (see "adult-oriented businesses"); cannabis related businesses (see "cannabis"); secondhand stores (see "secondhand stores"); or stand-alone tobacco stores (see "tobacco stores").
Second Hand Stores (Land Use). Retail establishments that buy and sell used products, including clothing, furniture and household goods, jewelry, appliances, musical instruments, business machines and office equipment, tools, motors, machines, instruments, firearms, or any similar secondhand articles or objects; includes indoor flea markets. Does not include bookstores ("retail stores"); secondhand farm and construction equipment ("construction, farm, and heavy equipment sales"); junk dealers, or scrap/dismantling yards ("recycling facilities – scrap and dismantling yards"); the sale of antiques and collectibles ("retail stores"); the sale of motor vehicles and other used vehicles ("vehicle sales and leasing").
Rideshare.
A transportation program consisting of carpools and vanpools that enable groups of people to share vehicles to achieve savings in fuel and vehicle operating costs.
Right of Entry.
See Section 17.660.120 (Covenants of Easements).
Room and Board.
See "congregate living facility."
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
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Editor's Note: See Cal. Gove Code §§ 12900 through 12996, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq., respectively.
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Satellite Dish Antenna/Antenna.
See "antenna."
Schools.
See "educational facilities."
Second Dwelling Unit.
See "accessory dwelling unit."
Senior Residential Projects (Land Use).
Dwellings designed for persons at least 62 years of age, or a person at least 55 years of age who meets the qualifications found in Civil Code Section 51.3. Includes senior apartments, retirement communities, retirement homes, homes for the aged. Does not include extended care facilities such as convalescent homes or skilled nursing facilities ("medical services - extended care"); assisted living facilities or senior care facilities ("residential care facilities").
Service Station.
See "vehicle services – service stations."
Setback Area.
An area within a parcel that is established for the purpose of governing the location of structures on the parcel. A setback area is an open space area located between a lot line and the nearest relevant parallel setback line, unobstructed and unoccupied from the ground upward except as allowed in Section 17.305.120 (Setback Regulations and Exceptions). See also "yard."
Front setback area. An area extending across the full width of the parcel between the front lot line and the required front setback line.
Rear setback area. An area extending across the full width of the parcel between a rear lot line and the required rear setback line.
Side setback area. An area extending from the front setback line to the rear lot line between the nearest side lot line and the required side setback line.
Setback Line.
A line delineating the minimum required distance between the lot line and a structure on the same parcel.
Setback.
The distance by which a structure, parking area, or other development feature shall be separated from a lot line, other structure or development feature, street centerline, or easement. See Figure 8-10 (Setbacks). See also "yard."
Figure 8-10
Setbacks
Shopping Center.
A group of multi-tenant architecturally unified commercial retail establishments built on a parcel that is planned, developed, and managed as a single operating unit.
Neighborhood Shopping Center (Up to 50,000 square feet). Provides for the sale of convenience goods (food, drugs, and sundries) and personal services (laundry and dry cleaning, barbering, shoe repairing, etc.) for the day-to-day living needs of the immediate neighborhood with a supermarket being the principal tenant.
Community Shopping Center (50,001 to 150,000 square feet). In addition to providing for the sale of convenience goods and personal services, this intermediate type of center provides for the sale of soft lines (apparel) and hard lines (hardware, appliances, etc.), with two or more anchor tenants (i.e., a junior department store, variety store, or discount department store as one anchor tenant, in addition to a supermarket).
Regional Shopping Center (150,001 square feet and over). Provides shopping goods, general merchandise, apparel, furniture, and home furnishings in full depth and variety.
Short-Term Rental.
The rental of a dwelling unit or a portion thereof, or habitable accessory structure associated with a primary dwelling unit, by the owner to another person or group of persons for occupancy, dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes for a period of fewer than 30 consecutive calendar days. The rental of units within City-approved hotels, motels, or bed-and-breakfasts shall not be considered a short-term rental.
Signs.
See Chapter 17.335 (Sign Regulations).
Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Facility.
A facility with small furnished rooms and common facilities and services for laundry, cleaning, personal hygiene, and meals or with furnished studio-type apartment units that are each a minimum of 550 square feet in size. Rooms or units are intended to provide affordable private housing for lower- income individuals, seniors, and persons with disabilities and to serve as an entry point into the housing market for formerly homeless people.
Single-Family Dwelling.
See "dwellings."
Site Plan and Design Review.
A type of discretionary permit that provides a process for the appropriate review of development projects (i.e., site layout and structural development), in compliance with Chapter 17.630 (Site Plan and Design Review).
Slope.
Land gradient described as the vertical rise divided by the horizontal run, and expressed in percent or ratio. See Section 17.305.070 (Hillside Development).
Solar Collector.
A device or combination of devices, structure, or part of a device or structure that transforms direct solar energy into thermal, chemical, or electrical energy and that contributes significantly to a structure's energy supply.
Solar Energy System.
Includes: 1) A design using natural and architectural features to cool or heat a structure, or 2) a mechanical assembly that may include a solar collector, storage facility, and any other components needed to cool or heat a structure.
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD).
SCAQMD is the air pollution control district for the area that includes the County of Riverside and portions of Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino Counties. See also "Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP)."
Specialty Food Store.
See "food and beverage sales."
Specific Plan.
A plan consisting of text, maps and other documents regulating development within a defined area, consistent with the General Plan and the Government Code. See Chapter 17.635 (Specific Plans).
Sphere of Influence.
A sphere of influence is the probable ultimate physical boundary of a city as established by the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) in compliance with the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Government Code Section 56000 et seq.). A sphere of influence contains unincorporated County land that is located outside a city's boundaries and that relates to the City's planning efforts.
Stone and Cut Stone Products Manufacturing (Land Use).
Manufacturing establishments engaged primarily in cutting, shaping, and finishing marble, granite, slate, and other stone for building and miscellaneous uses. Also includes establishments engaged primarily in buying or selling partly finished or finished monuments and tombstones.
Storage Facility, Personal (Land Use).
A structure or group of structures where individual storage spaces are leased to individuals, organizations, or businesses for self-service storage of personal property, goods, and wares. Also known as mini-storage facilities.
Storage, Outdoor.
See "outdoor display and sales."
Story.
The portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above it, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of the building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling above.
Street Frontage.
The distance along which a property line of a lot adjoins a public or private street.
Street.
A public thoroughfare, avenue, road, highway, boulevard, parkway, way, drive, lane, court or private easement, not including freeways, providing any access to and egress from the property abutting thereon.
Structural Clay, Pottery, and Ceramic Products Manufacturing (Land Use).
Manufacturing establishments producing brick and structural clay products, including pipe, china plumbing fixtures, and vitreous china articles, various ceramic and fine earthenware products, and porcelain electrical supplies and parts. Artist/craftsman uses are included in "small scale manufacturing," "cottage business," or "home occupations."
Structure Coverage.
See "Coverage."
Structure, Accessory.
See "accessory residential structure."
Structure, Attached.
A structure that has a wall or roof in common with another structure.
Structure, Detached.
A structure that does not have a wall or roof in common with another structure.
Structure, Principal.
A structure in which is conducted the principal use of the parcel or building site.
Structure.
Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on the ground or attachment to something having location on the ground.
Studio Apartment.
A dwelling unit that has one combined living and sleeping room. May also have a separate room containing only kitchen facilities and also a separate room containing only sanitary facilities.
Studios for Art, Dance, Martial Arts, Music, etc. (Land Use).
Small-scale facilities, typically accommodating one group of students at a time, in no more than one instructional space, for short periods of time. These include facilities for: individual and group instruction and training in the arts; karate/martial arts training studios; photography and the processing of photographs produced only by users of the studio facilities; production studios for individual filmmakers, musicians, painters, sculptors, photographers, and other artists; gymnastics instruction, and aerobics and gymnastics studios with minimal fitness equipment (e.g., floor pads, small free weights, etc.). These uses may also include accessory retail sales of products related to the services provided. Larger facilities are included under the definition of "education institutions, private and public."
Supermarket.
See "food and beverage sales."
Supportive Housing.
As defined in Health and Safety Code Section 50801(e), 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.
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Tattoo Parlor/Body Piercing Studio.
An establishment whose principal business activity, either in terms of operation or as held out to the public, is the practice of one or more of the following: 1) placing of designs, letters, figures, symbols, or other marks upon or under the skin of any person, using ink or other substances that result in the permanent coloration of the skin by means of the use of needles or other instruments designed to contact or puncture the skin; 2) creation of an opening in the body of a person for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other decoration. See "personal services – restricted."
Tattooing
Any method of placing permanent designs, letters, scrolls, figures, symbols, or any other marks upon or under the skin with ink or any other substance, by the aid of needles or any other instruments designed to contact or puncture the skin, resulting in either the coloration of the skin, or the production of scars or scarring, other than by branding.
Telecommuting.
An employee foregoes a trip to the normal work site and instead works from home or from a satellite office near home.
Temporary Structure.
A structure without any permanent foundation or footings, and which is removed when the designated time period, activity, or use for which the temporary structure was erected has ceased.
Temporary Use (Land Use).
A use established for a limited period of time, typically less than 12 months, with the intent to discontinue the use at the end of the time period. Examples of temporary uses include: art shows, car washes, charitable functions, seasonal sales lots. See Chapter 17.640 (Temporary Use and Special Event Permits).
Temporary Use Permit.
A type of discretionary permit that, if approved, would allow a use to occupy a site for a limited period of time, typically less than 12 months, in compliance with Chapter 17.640 (Temporary Use and Special Event Permits).
Textile and Leather Product Manufacturing (Land Use).
Manufacturing establishments engaged in performing any of the following operations:
•
coating, waterproofing, or otherwise treating fabric
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dyeing and finishing fiber, yarn, fabric, and knit apparel
•
manufacture of knit apparel and other finished products from yarn
•
manufacture of felt goods, lace goods, nonwoven fabrics and miscellaneous textiles
•
manufacture of shoes
•
manufacture of woven fabric, carpets and rugs from yarn
•
preparation of fiber and subsequent manufacturing of yarn, threads, braids, twine cordage
•
upholstery manufacturing
Theater (Land Use).
An indoor facility for group entertainment, other than sporting events. Examples of these facilities include:
•
civic theaters, and facilities for "live" theater and concerts
•
movie theaters
Townhouse.
A structure designed for or used exclusively for residential purposes of one family. The structure is attached to similar structures forming groups of four but typically not more than eight dwellings in a linear arrangement and separated vertically by party walls. Each dwelling unit has a totally exposed front and rear wall to be used for direct ground-level access to the outdoors.
Traffic Visibility Area.
An area of unobstructed vision at street corners, street and driveway corners, or street and alley corners to provide for pedestrian and traffic safety. See Section 17.305.150 (Traffic Visibility Area).
Transfer of Development Rights (TDR).
See Chapter 17.645 (Transfer of Development Rights).
Donor site. A site (e.g., one or more parcels of land) that is the subject of a transfer of development rights, where the owner of the site is donating or conveying development rights of the site, and on which those rights so conveyed are extinguished and may not be used by reason of the transfer of development rights.
Receiver site. A site (e.g., one or more parcels of land located in one or more areas of the City) that is the subject of a transfer of development rights, where the owner of the site is receiving development rights, directly or by intermediate transfers, from a donor site, and on which increased density or intensity is allowed by reason of the transfer of development rights.
Transit Stop Shelter (Land Use).
A small-scale covered waiting area for people waiting for buses and taxis.
Transitional Housing (Land Use).
As defined in Health and Safety Code Section 50801(i), Housing with supportive services for up to 24 months that is exclusively designated and targeted for recently homeless persons. May include self-sufficiency development services, with the ultimate goal of moving recently homeless persons to permanent housing.
Transportation Demand Management (TDM).
A strategy for reducing demand on the road system by reducing the number of vehicles using the roadways or increasing the number of persons per vehicle. TDM attempts to reduce the number of persons who drive alone on the roadway during the commute period and to increase the number of carpools, vanpools, buses and trains, walking, and biking.
Transportation Service Dispatch Facility (Land Use).
A base facility where taxis or limousines are stored until dispatched, or where ambulance vehicles and crews not based at a hospital or fire department stand by for emergency calls. Does not include dispatch services that have no on-site vehicle storage, which are instead included under "office – professional/administrative." Does not include facilities for the repair of vehicles.
Triplex.
See "dwelling, multi-family."
Truck and Freight Terminals (Land Use).
Transportation establishments furnishing services incidental to air, motor freight, and rail transportation. Accessory uses may include restrooms, showers, restaurants, computer and phone rooms, recreation rooms, etc.). Does not include vehicle storage (land use). Examples of this land use includes:
•
freight forwarding services
•
freight terminal facilities
•
joint terminal and service facilities
•
packing, crating, inspection and weighing services
•
postal service bulk mailing distribution centers
•
transportation arrangement services
•
trucking facilities
Truck Sales.
See "construction, farm, and heavy equipment sales."
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Use.
The purpose for which land or a structure is arranged, designed or intended, or for which either land or structure is or may be occupied or maintained.
Accessory Use. A use incidental to, and customarily associated with, a specific principal use, located on the same parcel.
Allowed Use. A use that may be located, maintained, or operated subject to a planning permit identified as a requirement in Article 2 (Zones, Allowable Land Uses, and Zone-Specific Standards).
Principal Use. The primary or predominant use of any parcel or structure.
Utility Facility (Land Use).
A fixed-base structure or facility serving as a junction point for transferring electric utility services from one transmission voltage to another or to local distribution and service voltages, and similar facilities for water supply and natural gas distribution. These uses include any of the following facilities that are not exempted from planning permit requirements by Government Code Section 53091:
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Electrical substations and switching stations
•
Natural gas regulating and distribution facilities
•
Public water system wells, treatment plants and storage tanks
•
Telephone switching facilities
•
Wastewater treatment plants, settling ponds and disposal fields
Utility Infrastructure (Land Use).
Pipelines for water, natural gas, and sewage collection and disposal; and facilities for the transmission of electrical energy for sale, including transmission lines for a public utility company. Also includes telephone, cable television and other communications transmission facilities utilizing direct physical conduits. Does not include "utility facility."
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Variance.
A discretionary entitlement that, if approved, allows the waiver or relaxation of specified development standards of this Development Code, in compliance with Chapter 17.650 (Variances and Minor Variances).
Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT).
The measurement of the total miles traveled by all motor vehicles in a specified area during a specified time. One vehicle traveling one mile constitutes one vehicle-mile. VMT helps analysts determine road construction and maintenance needs, predict future surface demands, and estimate environmental costs.
Vehicle Rentals (Land Use).
A retail or wholesale establishment renting automobiles, light duty trucks, and motorcycles.
Office Only. An office that arranges the rental of automobiles, light duty trucks, motorcycles, and vans with no on-site storage or incidental maintenance of vehicles.
General. Rental of automobiles, light duty trucks, motorcycles, and vans, including on-site storage and incidental maintenance that does not require pneumatic lifts.
Vehicle Rentals, Sales, and Services (Land Use).
Construction, Farm, and Heavy Equipment Sales and Rentals (Land Use). Retail establishments selling or renting construction, farm, or other heavy equipment. Examples include cranes, earth-moving equipment, tractors, combines, heavy-duty trucks, etc. See also "vehicle rentals, sales, and services."
Heavy-Duty Truck. Any vehicle exceeding a gross vehicle weight rating of 18,500 pounds or any truck-tractor or semi-trailer.
Semi-Trailer. A trailer used in conjunction with a truck-tractor and designed so that a considerable part of its own weight or that of its load rests upon and is carried or drawn by the truck-tractor.
Truck-Tractor. A motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not constructed to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the vehicle and load drawn.
Mobile Home, Boat, or Recreational Vehicle (RV) Sales. The retail sale of mobile homes, or various vehicles and watercraft for recreational uses. Includes the sales of boats, campers and camper shells, jet skis, motor homes, recreational vehicles, and travel trailers. Does not include the sale of automobiles (see "vehicle sales") or commercial vehicles or heavy trucks (see "construction, farm, and heavy equipment").
Vehicle Parts and Supplies Sales (Land Use). The retail sale of new vehicle or motorcycle parts, tires, and accessories within an enclosed structure. Does not include establishments that provide installation and repair services (see "vehicle services – minor maintenance/repair" and "vehicle services – major repair/body work"); or businesses dealing exclusively in used parts (see "recycling – scrap and dismantling yards").
Vehicle Sales (Land Use).
Establishments selling or leasing automobiles, motorcycles, golf carts, light duty trucks, and vans. May also include vehicle rentals, repair shops, and the sales of parts and accessories, incidental to vehicle dealerships. Does not include: the sale of auto parts/accessories separate from a vehicle dealership (see "vehicle parts and supplies sales"); bicycle and moped sales (see "retail stores"); tire recapping establishments (see "major repair/body work"); mobile home, recreational vehicle, or watercraft sales (see "mobile home, rv and boat sales"); businesses dealing exclusively in used parts (see "recycling – scrap and dismantling yards"); commercial vehicle and heavy duty truck sales (see "construction, farm, and heavy equipment sales"); or gas/fuel stations (see "vehicle services – service stations").
Vehicle Services (Land Use).
The repair, servicing, alteration, restoration, towing, painting, cleaning, or finishing of automobiles, light duty trucks, recreational vehicles, boats, golf carts, and other vehicles as a primary use, including the incidental wholesale and retail sale of vehicle parts as an accessory use. This use includes the following categories:
Car Washing. A commercial facility for washing automobiles, light duty trucks, and vans where facility employees wash or dry the vehicles; the customer washes the vehicle using on-site equipment, or drives through an automated car washing and drying facility; or the customer washes the vehicle using on-site equipment.
Minor Maintenance/Repair/Installation. Minor repair of golf carts, automobiles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, or light duty trucks, vans or similar size vehicles (i.e., vehicles that have gross vehicle weights less than 10,000 pounds) including detailing services; installation of electronic equipment (e.g., alarms, stereos, etc.); servicing of cooling, electrical, fuel and exhaust systems; brake adjustments, relining and repairs; oil and lube shops; tire and battery sales and installation (not including recapping); and wheel alignment and balancing. Does not include any type of car washing service ("car washing").
Major Repair/Body Work. Major repair of automobiles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, or trucks including light-duty trucks (i.e., gross vehicle weights of less than 10,000 pounds) and heavy-duty trucks (i.e., gross vehicle weights of more than 10,000 pounds). Examples of uses include full-service motor vehicle repair garages; body and fender shops; brake shops; machine shops; paint shops; tire sales and installation shops; towing services; transmission shops; and salvage tire recapping. Does not include vehicle dismantling (see "recycling – scrap and dismantling yards").
Service Station. A commercial facility that sells gasoline, diesel, or alternative fuel for the on-site fueling of individual vehicles. May include incidental "minor" maintenance and repair of automobiles and light duty trucks, vans, or similar size vehicles (i.e., vehicles that have gross vehicle weights less than 10,000 pounds). May also include a convenience store operated by the service station owner (see "convenience store").
Towing and Storage. An establishment that dispatches tow trucks and that may include the temporary outdoor storage of wrecked and other inoperable vehicles. Does not include vehicle dismantling (see "recycling – scrap and dismantling yards") or storage of operative vehicles (see "vehicle storage").
Vehicle Storage (Land Use).
A facility for the storage of operative automobiles and other fleet vehicles, trucks, buses, recreational vehicles, truck-tractors, semi-trailers, and other motor vehicles. Includes facilities for the storage or servicing of fleet vehicles. Also includes temporary outdoor storage for passenger vehicles that are impounded and are to be claimed by titleholders or their agents. Does not include commercial parking lots (see "parking facilities") or vehicle dismantling (see "recycling – scrap and dismantling yards").
Vehicle, Commercial.
Any vehicle larger than a pickup truck, includes semi-trucks and trailers, delivery vans. Does not include recreational vehicles regardless of gross vehicle weight rating (see "recreational vehicle").
Vehicle.
Any self-propelled vehicle designed primarily for transportation of persons or goods along public streets or alleys, or other public ways.
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Wall.
See "fence."
Warehouses, Wholesaling, and Distribution (Land Use).
These facilities include:
Warehouses. Facilities for the storage of furniture, household goods, or other commercial goods of any nature. Includes cold storage. Does not include: warehouse, storage or personal, self, or mini-storage facilities offered for rent or lease to the general public (see "storage facility, personal"); warehouse facilities in which the primary purpose of storage is for wholesaling and distribution (see "wholesaling and distribution"); or terminal facilities for handling freight (see "truck and freight terminals").
Wholesaling and Distribution. Establishments engaged in selling merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional, farm, or professional business users; to other wholesalers; or acting as agents or brokers in buying merchandise for or selling merchandise to such persons or companies. Includes the following establishments:
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agents, merchandise or commodity brokers, and commission merchants
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assemblers, buyers and associations engaged in the cooperative marketing of farm products
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merchant wholesalers
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stores primarily selling electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning supplies and equipment.
Also includes storage, processing, packaging, and shipping facilities for mail order and e-commerce retail establishments.
Wind Energy Conversion System (WECS)/Windmill.
See "alternative energy."
Wireless Telecommunications Carrier.
Every person that directly or indirectly owns, controls, operates, or manages plant, equipment, or property within the City, used or to be used for the purpose of offering wireless telecommunications service.
Wireless Telecommunications Facilities (Land Use).
The structure, equipment, and property, including but not limited to, cables, wires, conduits, ducts, pedestals, antennas, antenna support structures, building attached facilities, associated support structures, electronics, and other appurtenances used or to be used to transmit, receive, distribute, provide, or offer wireless telecommunications services.
Wireless Telecommunications Provider.
Every person who provides wireless telecommunications services over wireless telecommunications facilities without any ownership or management control of the facilities.
Wireless Telecommunications Services.
The providing or offering for rent, sale, lease, or in exchange for other value received, directly to the public, or to classes of users as to be effectively available directly to the public, the transmission between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user's choosing, without change in the form or content of the information as sent or received by way, without limitation, of voice, data, image, graphic, and video programming information, regardless of the facilities used and with or without benefit of any closed transmission medium, by persons, such as, but not limited to, cellular services; paging; personal telecommunications services; other commercial, private, and public safety radio services; commercial mobile services; and common carrier wireless exchange access services, as either defined or amended by competent authority and modified by the City of San Jacinto.
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Xeriscape.
Landscaping designed to reduce or eliminate the need for irrigation through the use of low water use or drought tolerant plants.
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Yard.
The area between a lot line and the side of a principal structure. An area of a yard may be smaller (if a nonconforming lot), the same, or larger in size than a required setback area. See Figure 8-11 (Yards). See also "setback."
Figure 8-11
Yards
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)
As used in this Development Code, the following terms and phrases shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context in which they are used clearly requires otherwise. These definitions are in alphabetical order.
Zero-Lot Line Development.
Any subdivision or site plan in which any structure is sited on a parcel so that one or more of the structure's sides rests directly on or immediately adjacent to the lot line. See Figure 8-12 (Zero Lot Line Development).
Figure 8-12
Zero Lot Line Development
Zero-Lot Line.
The location of a structure on a parcel so that one or more of the structure's sides rests directly on or immediately adjacent to the lot line. See Figure 8-12 (Zero Lot Line Development).
Zone.
The Zone applied to a site by the Zoning Map, to which an overlay Zone may also be applied subject to overlay Zone location regulations.
(Ord. 24-13, 10/1/2024)