Part 1 — CONTENT AND PURPOSE›9120. - Generally.
9120.3. - C.
Agoura Hills Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Agoura Hills
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Cabaret. "Cabaret" means any bar, cocktail lounge or restaurant, wherein entertainment, as described in sections 143.2, 143.3 and 143.4 of the Rules and Regulations, Chapter 1, Title 4, California Administrative Code (California State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control) is provided, except that this subsection shall not be construed to authorize any entertainment, conduct or activity prohibited by said rules and regulations. "Cabaret" shall also include any establishment which provides any entertainment and/or activity described in the aforesaid rules and regulations, whether or not alcoholic beverages are dispensed.
B.
Campground. "Campground" means a lot or parcel of land designed or used for tent camping, including picnic areas, but excluding any structures for permanent human occupancy.
C.
Carport structure. "Carport structure" means a roofed area, or portion of a building, enclosed on two (2) or more sides primarily for the parking of automobiles belonging to occupants of the property.
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Chapter. "Chapter" means a chapter of this article unless some other ordinance or statute is mentioned.
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Certificate of occupancy. "Certificate of occupancy" means a required document issued by the building and safety division prior to the occupation or use of buildings erected or structurally altered.
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Child or children. "Child" or "children" shall mean a person or persons under eighteen (18) years of age, unless specifically provided in this article.
G.
Church. "Church" means a building, together with any accessory buildings or uses, where persons regularly assemble for religious worship and which building, together with its accessory buildings and uses, is maintained and controlled by an organized religious body.
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Clinic, medical. "Medical clinic" means an organization of doctors providing physical or mental health service and medical or surgical care to the sick or injured does not include inpatient or overnight accommodations.
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Club. "Club" means an association of persons for some common purpose but not including groups organized primarily to render a service which is customarily carried on as a business.
J.
Cluster development. "Cluster development" means an arrangement of dwelling units, attached or detached, which provides a number of dwelling units sufficient to meet density requirements, constructed on smaller lots in return for the restriction or dedication of the remaining acreage as permanent open space.
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Collector. "Collector" means a medium-speed highway abutting similar land uses. The primary function is to collect and distribute trips within a hierarchy of roads and, secondarily, to carry short trips between adjacent neighborhoods. A collector has emergency parking only and has a significant amount of parallel and perpendicular pedestrian traffic.
L.
Commercial. "Commercial" means operated or carried on primarily for financial gain.
M.
Commercial recreation. "Commercial recreation" means any use or development either public or private, providing amusement, pleasure, or sport, which is operated or carried on primarily for financial gain.
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Commission or planning commission. "Commission" or "planning commission" means the city planning commission.
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Common area. "Common area" means an entire project area excepting all lots or units granted to or reserved for individual owners or tenants.
P.
Community facility. "Community facility" means a noncommercial use established primarily for the benefit and service of the population of the community in which it is located.
P.1.
Community care facility, small "Community facility, small" means the same meaning as set forth in California Health and Safety Code Section 1502, where six (6) or fewer persons live together.
P.2.
Community care facility, large "Community facility, large" has the same meaning as set forth in California Health and Safety Code § 1502, where seven (7) or more persons live together.
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Conditional use. "Conditional use" means a use which requires a special degree of control because of characteristics peculiar to it, or because of technological processes or type of equipment, or because of the exact location with reference to surroundings, streets and existing improvements or demands upon public facilities.
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Condominium. "Condominium" means a state of realty consisting of separate interests in residential buildings together with undivided interests common in other portions of same property unit as a separate interest, and common areas are entire condominium except units granted; thus, owners of condominiums are grantees of units. Each grantee owns separate interest in his unit and an interest as granted in common, in common area.
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Congregate housing. "Congregate housing" shall have the same meaning as the term "congregate housing for the elderly" as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 50062.5.
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Convalescent home, nursing home, rest home and home for the aged. "Convalescent home," "nursing home," "rest home" and "home for the aged" each mean a facility licensed by the state department of public health, the state department of social welfare, or the county, which provides bed and ambulatory care for patients with post-operative convalescent, chronically ill or dietary problems, and persons unable to care for themselves; but not including alcoholics, drug addicts, or persons with mental or contagious diseases or afflictions.
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Conventional development. "Conventional development" means a development, other than a condominium, apartment, or cluster development, with each dwelling unit situated on a residential lot of record and no lot containing more than one (1) dwelling unit.
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Cutting. "Cutting" shall mean the detaching or separating, either partial or whole, from a protected tree, any part of the tree, including but not limited to limb, branch or root. Cutting shall include pruning.
(Ord. No. 11-383, § 1, 3-9-2011; Ord. No. 14-406, § 2, 5-14-2014; Ord. No. 434, § 6, 1-10-2018)
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- Article IX — ZONING[1]
- Article IX — ZONING[[1]]
- Chapter 1 — INTRODUCTION
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▸ Part 1 — CONTENT AND PURPOSE
- Part 3 — RV RESIDENTIAL-VERY LOW DENSITY DISTRICT
- Part 1 — PURPOSE AND DESIGN STANDARDS
- Part 3 — CS COMMERCIAL SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT
- Part 11 — POM PLANNED OFFICE AND MANUFACTURING DISTRICT
- Part 9 — OS-DR OPEN SPACE-DEED RESTRICTED DISTRICT
- Part 1 — PURPOSE
- Part 4 — RESERVED
- Division 3 — UNDERGROUND FACILITIES[[16]]
- Division 5 — YARD STANDARDS
- Division 4 — OFF-STREET PARKING, LOADING AND LANDSCAPING
- Division 6 — NOISE REGULATIONS
- Division 7 — OAK TREE PRESERVATION GUIDELINES
- Division 8 — GUIDELINES FOR LANDSCAPING, PLANTING AND IRRIGATI…
- Division 3 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
- Division 4 — RESIDENTIAL DENSITY BONUS[[20]]
- Division 7 — SITE PLANS/ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW
- Division 8 — TEMPORARY USES
- Division 9 — REVOCATION PROVISIONS
- Division 2 — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
- Division 4 — PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES
- Division 5 — ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS
- Division 6 — DETERMINATION OF USES NOT LISTED
- Division 7 — RULES OF INTERPRETATION
- Division 8 — CERTIFICATE OF USE AND OCCUPANCY
- Division 9 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS