Chapter 9.96 — DEFINITION OF LAND USES

Sections:

9.96.010 Purpose. 9.96.020 Land use definitions.

The purpose of this chapter is to establish definitions for the identified land uses in this title.

The following land use definitions apply to this title. The item number in parenthesis at the end of the definition is not a part of the definition but refers to the line item of that land use in Table 9.08.020-1 and Table 9.08.030-1.

“Accessory building or structure” means a structure that is subordinate to and the use of which is customarily incidental to that of the main building, structure, or use on the same site, including patio covers. If any accessory building is attached to the main building by a common wall or a connecting roof, such accessory building shall be deemed to be a part of the main building. This does not include accessory dwelling or junior accessory dwelling units. (30)

“Accessory dwelling unit (ADU)” is a smaller (detached or attached) secondary dwelling unit with complete, independent living facilities (kitchen and bathroom) that is located on the same parcel as a primary dwelling unit (existing or proposed). The ADU can be located within or attached to a single dwelling unit, within a multiple dwelling unit building, or in a separate detached structure. (30)

“Accessory dwelling unit, junior (Junior ADU),” as set forth in California Government Code Section 65852.22, means a small dwelling unit (500 square feet maximum in size) that is developed within the walls of a single dwelling unit. The Junior ADU must have a separate entrance, an efficiency kitchen, and access to a bathroom either within the Junior ADU or via shared access with the primary dwelling unit. A Junior ADU is allowed only within the single dwelling unit and is not permitted within an accessory structure or multiple dwelling unit development. (31)

“Accessory use” means a use incidental, related, appropriate, and clearly subordinate to the main use of the site or building, and accessory use does not alter the principal use of the site. (42)

“Adult day health care center” – please see “Residential care facility.” (16, 10, H15, H16)

“Adult Daycare” – please see “Daycare, Adult.” (62, 63, L12, L13)

“Adult entertainment establishment” means any adult bookstore, adult hotel or motel, adult motion picture arcade, adult motion picture theater, cabaret, sexual encounter establishment, adult model studio, or any other business or establishment that offers its patrons services or entertainment characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to “specified sexual

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activities” or “specified anatomical areas,” but not including those uses or activities, the regulation of which is preempted by State law. (I1)

“Agricultural crop production” means the use of land for farming, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, apiaries, tree and sod farms, animal and poultry husbandry, and accessory activities, including, but not limited to, storage, associated maintenance of equipment, harvesting of crops or feeding of animals and excluding dairying, stockyards, slaughtering or commercial food processing. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 10021.6, any employee housing consisting of no more than 36 beds in group quarters or 12 units or spaces designed for use by a single family or household shall be deemed an agricultural land use for zoning purposes. (D1)

“Agricultural products packing, packaging, preparing or processing” means a facility performing any processing or packaging of crops after harvest, whether or not value is added, to prepare them for market on-site or for further processing and packaging elsewhere, including but not limited to, alfalfa and hay cubing; corn shelling; the drying of corn, rice, hay, fruits or vegetables; pre-cooling and packaging of fresh or farm-dried fruits and vegetables; grain cleaning and custom grinding; custom grist mills; custom milling of flour, feed and grain; sorting, grading and packing of fruits and vegetables; canning, freezing, or preserving fruits and vegetables; tree nut hulling and shelling; and alcohol fuel production. Any of the above activities performed in the field with mobile equipment not involving permanent buildings are included under “Agricultural crop production.” It includes related accessory uses such as offices, laboratories, retail sales of agricultural products produced on the premises or off-site by the operator, retail sales of agriculture-related promotional and/or educational items, and facility tours. Does not include wineries, commercial cannabis activity, commercial cannabis activity, cannabis cultivation, or sorting and packing activities conducted within a permitted roadside stand. (D2)

“Airport or heliport” means an area of land, water, or a structural surface that is used for the landing and takeoff of airplanes and/or helicopters and any appurtenant areas or buildings that are used for maintenance, servicing, or storing of aircraft, and for services provided to pilots or passengers. (K1)

“Ambulance service” means the provision by a licensed ambulance provider of ground transportation of a sick or injured person in a specially designed and equipped vehicle, which includes a trained ambulance attendant who is licensed or certified as required by State law. (J1)

“Animal raising” means the care and breeding of domestic agricultural animals such as chickens and other fowl, horses, goats, or cows. (D3)

“Art school” – please see “School, charter, trade, vocational, art, business, or professional.” (C14)

“Artisan food and beverage production and sales” means small-scale production and/or preparation of food and/or beverages made on-site with minimal automated processes involved and may include direct sales to consumers and product tasting. This definition includes uses such as smallbatch food producers and bakeries, small-batch candy shops, cheese makers, and herbal remedies. The definition does not include the production of beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages. (B1)

“Assembly facility” means any of the following:

1. Meeting facilities for organizations, including facilities for business associations, civic, social, and fraternal organizations, labor unions and similar organizations, political organizations, professional membership organizations, and other membership organizations.

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2. Churches and other religious institutions, including living quarters for ministers and staff, but excluding other establishments maintained by religious organizations such as educational institutions and daycare, which are separately regulated.

3. Community centers and other multipurpose meeting and recreational facilities that include one or more meeting or multipurpose facilities, kitchens, and outdoor barbecue facilities available for use by various groups for meetings, parties, receptions, dances, etc. (50) (C10)

“Assisted living, skilled nursing, or hospice facility” means a residential complex providing skilled nursing care on an intermittent, extended, or continuous basis to residents, with staff personnel and programs to assist residents with many activities of daily living. Units may or may not have kitchens, and meals can also be provided in a central location. (1) (H1)

“Athletic complex or ball field” means a field, outdoor court, outdoor swimming pool, stadium, or group of these used for sporting activities such as baseball, softball, football, basketball, swimming, or other sports, and is not operated as a commercial enterprise. (G1)

“Auction or sales house” means a fully enclosed establishment where items are offered for sale through competitive bidding. It does not include foreclosure, real estate, or personal property sales conducted upon the site of the estate, foreclosed or for sale property, or property belonging to the personal property owner. It does not include swap meets or flea markets or auction or sales yard. (I2)

“Auction or sales yard” means an outdoor or open-air facility where items are offered for sale through competitive bidding. Items typically include motor vehicles, heavy equipment, items of an industrial nature, livestock, or items not normally found within retail stores. It does not include swap meets or flea markets. It may also have an indoor component similar to an auction or sales house. (I3)

“Auditorium” means a large room or building used for public gatherings typically open to the general public to watch and/or listen to a performance, speech, or concert. It does not include theater, live or movie. (C1)

“Automated teller machine (ATM)” means a computer terminal that takes the place of a human bank teller and allows the user to access basic bank services, such as making deposits and cash withdrawals, from remote locations. (A1)

“Automobile and pick-up sales, new and used” means an open area that can include buildings, other than a street, used for the display, sale, or rental of new and used automobiles and pick-ups along with incidental repairs and servicing of automobiles or pick-ups. (I4)

“Automobile and pick-up sales, used only” means an open area or building, other than a street, used for the display, sale or rental of used automobiles and pick-ups and where no repair work is done except minor incidental repairs and servicing of automobiles or pick-ups to be displayed, sold or rented on the premises. (I5)

“Automobile service station” – please see “Fuel sales, retail,” “Motor vehicle repair or service, minor,” and “Motor vehicle repair service, major.” (I15) (J18) (J19)

“Automobile wrecking yard” – please see “Junkyard, wrecking yard, or salvage facility.” (K5)

“Ball field” – please see “Athletic complex or ball field.” (G1)

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“Bank or credit union, main branch” means an institution providing retail banking services. This classification includes only those institutions engaged in the on-site circulation of money, loan services, or merchant banking services. This use excludes a payday lender or check-cashing establishment. For administration, headquarters, or other offices of banks and credit unions without retail banking services with on-site circulation of money, see “Office, professional or commercial.” (J2)

“Bar, nightclub, or lounge” means an establishment that provides alcoholic beverages for consumption on the site and may or may not provide food service and that may provide live entertainment and/or dancing. This use typically requires an ABC Type 40, 42, 48, 60, or 61 license. (B2)

“Barbershop, hair salon, nail care, massage therapy, or day spa” means an establishment that provides personal care treatments or massage therapy of hair, skin, nails, and/or face where overnight accommodations are not provided. This use includes the application of permanent facial makeup but does not include other forms of tattooing or body art application. (J3)

“Bed and breakfast inn” means a transient lodging establishment that is predominantly residential in character, is primarily engaged in providing overnight or otherwise temporary lodging for the general public, and where a breakfast meal is customarily included in the lodging rate. Alcoholic beverages served to overnight guests typically require an ABC Type 67 license. (2) (H2)

“Boarding house or rooming house” means a building containing a single dwelling unit and provisions for five or more persons, where lodging is provided with or without meals for compensation. This definition does not include assisted living, skilled nursing or hospice facility, bed and breakfast inn, or residential care facility. (3) (H3)

“Boat, recreational vehicle (RV), and truck sales” means an open area or building, other than a street, used for the display, sale, or rental of new or used boats, campers, camper trailers, recreational vehicles, trucks over one-ton class, and other vehicles or sporting equipment of similar size, and where no repair work is done except minor incidental repairs and servicing of vehicles and equipment to be displayed, sold or rented on the premises. (I6)

“Brewery, winery, or distillery” is an establishment that manufactures beer, wine, distilled spirits, or similar alcoholic beverages, including processing, storage, aging, packaging, bottling, and shipping. Consumption can occur on or off the site in accordance with the establishment’s ABC license restrictions and can include tasting facilities and/or a restaurant. This use typically requires an ABC Type 01, 02, 03, or 04 license. (D4)

“Brewpub” means a restaurant that also brews limited amounts of beer (less than 5,000 barrels) for consumption on the site. This use typically requires an ABC Type 75 license. (B3)

“Building materials and supply or home improvement store” means an establishment selling a mix of lumber, building materials, tools, residential appliances, nursery items, and home furnishings. (I7)

“Bus, transit, or train station” means a terminal facility where transit vehicles load or unload passengers, along with supporting services such as ticket sales and waiting areas. Bus, transit, or train station does not include a transit stop along a route in the public right-of-way where no additional services are provided. (K2)

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“Business school” – please see “School, charter, trade, vocational, art, business, or professional.” (C13)

“Call center” means an office used primarily for receiving or transmitting a large volume of requests by telephone to administer product support or information inquiries from consumers or to conduct telemarketing, solicitation of charitable or political donations, debt collection, or market research. (E1)

“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. (51-61) (L1-L11)

ds 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. (51-61) (L1-L11)

“Cannabis product” 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; - intended to be sold for use by medical cannabis patients in California pursuant to the Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (Proposition 215), found at Section 11362.5 of the California Health and Safety Code (as the same may be amended from time-to-time) or pursuant to the Adult Use of Marijuana Act. For purposes of this title, “medical cannabis” does not include industrial hemp as defined by Section 81000 of the California Food and Agricultural Code or Section 11018.5 of the California Health and Safety Code. (51-61) (L1-L11)

“Cannabis cultivation” means any activity, whether occurring indoors or outdoors, involving the propagation, planting, growing, harvesting, drying, curing, grading, and/or trimming of cannabis plants or any part thereof for any purpose. (51) (52) (L1) (L2)

“Cannabis delivery” shall be as defined in the Medical Marijuana Regulation and Safety Act, California Business and Professions Code Section 19300.5(m), as that section may be amended from time to time, and includes the commercial transfer of cannabis or cannabis products from a dispensary as well as the use of any technology platform owned, controlled, and/or licensed by the dispensary, or independently licensed by the State of California under the Medicinal and AdultUse Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) that enables anyone to arrange for a commercial transfer, up to an amount determined to be authorized by the State of California, or any of its departments or divisions, to anyone for any purpose. (53) (L3)

“Cannabis dispensary” means a commercial cannabis business facility where cannabis, cannabis products, or devices for the use of cannabis or cannabis products are offered, either individually or in any combination, for retail sale, including an establishment (whether fixed or mobile) that delivers, pursuant to express authorization, cannabis and cannabis products as part of a retail sale. (54) (L9)

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“Cannabis distribution” means the wholesale procurement and sale of cannabis or cannabis products between entities licensed pursuant to MAUCRSA, AUMA, and any subsequent State of California legislation regarding the same. (55) (L4)

“Cannabis laboratory testing” means offering or performing testing and/or activities relating to the evaluation of, or assessing the quality and/or characteristics of, cannabis or cannabis products; carried out by any entity, accredited and licensed by the State of California, bureau of marijuana control, or otherwise accredited by any other independent accrediting body, within a facility or at any other location. (56) (L5)

“Cannabis manufacturing” means to compound, blend, extract, infuse, or otherwise make or prepare a cannabis product. The manufacturer conducts the production, preparation, propagation, or compounding of cannabis or cannabis products either directly or indirectly or by extraction methods, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis at a fixed location that packages or repackages cannabis or cannabis products or labels or relabels its container. (57) (L6)

“Cannabis transporting” means the conveyance by a person issued a State license authorizing the point-to-point movement of cannabis or cannabis products in amounts authorized by the State of California or by one of its departments or divisions under the MAUCRSA and/or AUMA. (61) (L11)

“Car wash, automatic or full service” means a facility for washing vehicles using conveyorized and/or mechanized equipment where the washing of the vehicle is performed by equipment, the facility’s employees, or both. (J4)

“Car wash, self-service” means a facility for washing vehicles where the user of the vehicle uses handheld equipment, typically coin-operated, to wash the vehicle. (J5)

“Card room” means an establishment providing legal gambling combined with card games and can include a restaurant, bar, or other ancillary entertainment. (C2)

“Caretaker residence or quarters” is a residence that is an accessory to a primary use of the site for housing a person or persons who are tasked with caring for or securing the site on a part-time or full-time basis. The second dwelling unit includes caretaker residences or quarters in residential zones. (A2)

“Carnival or circus” means a temporary outdoor amusement center, bazaar, or fair, either involving the use of special purpose equipment or conducted by professional operators, or both, and where activities include such things as rides, exhibitions, food service, sales, or small-scale games. Carnival or circus does not include a non-profit event sponsored by a local school or religious institution. (C4)

“Carpet cleaning and dyeing” means an establishment that provides for the cleaning and dyeing of rugs, carpets, and upholstery. (J6)

“Cemetery” means land and facilities used or intended to be used for the burial or interment of the dead and includes a columbarium, crematorium, mausoleum, and/or mortuary when operated in conjunction with and within the boundary of the facility. (F1)

“Charter School” – please see “School, charter, trade, vocational, art, business, or professional.” (C13)

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“Check cashing establishment” – please see “Payday lender or check cashing establishment.” (J20)

“Child care center” – please see “Daycare Center.” (L16)

“Club, lodge, or private meeting hall” means a large room or building used for public gatherings where membership or invitation is typically required to attend. It can include a dance floor, lodge rooms, conference rooms, dining rooms, drinking establishments for members and their guests only, and exhibit rooms. Alcoholic beverage service to members and their guests typically requires an ABC Type 51, 52, or 57 license. (C3)

“Cold storage or ice house” means a facility for the storage of food or other items in an artificially cooled place for the purpose of preservation and/or for producing large amounts of ice. (K3)

“College or university, private or public” means a school or group of schools that provides postsecondary education, usually resulting in a degree. (C5)

“Clinic, medical” – please see “Urgent care center or other walk-in clinic.” (E9)

“Commercial recreation facility, indoor” means indoor recreational facilities that are operated as a business and open to the general public for an entry fee or pay per use. Examples include indoor uses such as but are not limited to, a bowling alley, bounce house, skating rink, batting cage, miniature golf, swimming pool, climbing wall, arcade, and similar uses. Food and beverage service can be provided as an ancillary use. (G2)

“Commercial recreation facility, outdoor” means outdoor recreational facilities that are operated as a business and open to the general public for an entry fee or pay per use. Examples include outdoor uses such as but are not limited to, a batting cage, miniature golf, water slide, go-cart racing, and similar uses. Food and beverage service can be provided as an ancillary use. (G3)

“Communications broadcasting or media studio” means a facility that is equipped for sound recording, the transmission of radio and television programs, or the production of motion pictures, television programs, videos, music, cellular phone applications, or video games. (E1)

“Communications equipment building” – please see “Electric distribution and transmission substation, gas regulator station, communications equipment building, public service pumping station, or elevated pressure tank.” (F4)

“Community center or facility” means an assembly building used typically for non-profit social, recreational, and cultural activities. (62) (F2)

“Community garden” means an area of land managed and maintained by an individual or group to grow and harvest food and horticultural products for personal or group consumption. The garden may be divided into separate garden plots for cultivation by one or more individuals or may be farmed collectively by members of the group. (F3)

“Construction materials recycling” means a yard or facility that collects leftover construction materials that may be recycled or reused as an alternative to disposal in a landfill site. Examples of construction materials include lumber, drywall, masonry, cabinets, metals and appliances, cardboard and paper, asphalt roofing, plastic and vinyl, doors and windows, tubs, sinks, and toilets. (J7)

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“Convenience store, with or without fuel sales” means an establishment with extended operating hours and in a convenient location, stocking a limited range of household goods and groceries. Retail fuel sales may or may not also be provided. (I8)

“Convention or conference center” means facilities designed and used for conventions, conferences, seminars, trade shows, product displays, and other events in which groups gather to promote and share common interests. Convention centers typically have at least one auditorium and may also contain concert halls, lecture halls, meeting rooms, and conference rooms, as well as accessory uses such as facilities for food preparation and serving and administrative offices. Convention or conference center does not include conference rooms that may be an ancillary use in a hotel and motel. (C6)

“Copy, printing, or mailing service” means an establishment providing printing, photocopying, engraving, binding, packaging, mailing, and related services to both businesses and individuals. (J8)

“Cottage food operation” means a home-based business involving the preparation and/or packaging of certain foods in private-home kitchens for sale primarily by the resident family. (A3) (33)

“Crematorium” is a structure or building substantially exposed above ground intended to be used for the cremation and/or interment of the cremated remains of a deceased person or animal. (J9)

“Daycare facility” means a facility providing supervision, feeding, and non-medical care of persons, usually but not necessarily children, for a time period of less than 24 hours. Daycare facilities are further divided into the following categories:

“Daycare, adult” means a facility licensed by the State of California that is located in a single-unit residence or other dwelling unit where a resident of the dwelling provides care and supervision for adults over the age of 18 for periods of less than 24 hours a day. (63) (L10) (L11)

“Daycare, large family” means regularly provided care, protection, and supervision of children in the caregiver’s own home for periods of less than 24 hours per day while the parents or authorized representatives are away for seven to 14 children. (66) (L13)

“Daycare, small family” means regularly provided care, protection, and supervision of children in the caregiver’s own home for periods of less than 24 hours per day while the parents or authorized representatives are away for up to eight children. (65) (L12)

“Daycare center” means any adult or child care facility of any capacity, other than a family care home, in which less than 24-hour per day non-medical care and supervision are provided in a group setting. This classification includes nursery schools, preschools, and daycare facilities for children or adults, and any other daycare facility licensed by the State of California. (67) (A4) (L14)

“Day spa” – please see “Barbershop, hair salon, nail care, massage therapy, or day spa.” (J3)

“Drive-thru pick-up window” means the ancillary use of a window or other opening in the wall of a building through which goods or services are provided directly to customers in motor vehicles. (A5) (A6)

“Dry cleaning or laundromat” means an establishment providing laundry, dry cleaning, and other related services for individual customers on a pick-up and drop-off basis or where coin-operated washing and drying machines are available for customer use. (J10)

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“Duplex” – please see “Multi-family dwelling.” (12) (13) (14) (H11) (H12) (H13)

“Dwelling, accessory” – please see “Accessory dwelling.” (30)

“Dwelling, multiple-family” – please see “Multi-family dwelling.” (12) (13) (14) (H11) (H12) (H13)

“Dwelling, single-family” – please see “Single-family dwelling.” (18) (19) (H18) (H19)

“Electrical distribution and transmission substation, gas regulator station, communications equipment building, public service pumping station, or elevated pressure tank” means the assembly of above-ground buildings or equipment on a separate lot that is part of a system for the distribution or transmission of electric power, natural gas, domestic water, or communications. Wireless communication facilities are not included in this definition. (68) (F4)

“Electric vehicle recharging facility” means one or more publicly available parking spaces served by electric vehicle service equipment and is typically an ancillary use in a parking garage or parking lot. (A7)

“Elevated pressure tank” – please see “Electric distribution and transmission substation, gas regulator station, communications equipment building, public service pumping station, or elevated pressure tank.” (F4)

“Emergency Shelter” means a facility providing housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of six months or less, where housing is not denied because of an inability to pay. (4) (H4)

“Employee housing” means property used temporarily or seasonally (not more than 180 days in any calendar year) for the residential use of unrelated persons/families employed to perform agricultural or industrial labor either on-site or off-site of agricultural activities. The accommodations may consist of any living quarters, dwelling, boarding house, tent (only temporary occupancy), bunkhouse (only temporary occupancy), mobile home, manufactured home, recreational vehicle, travel trailer, or other housing accommodations maintained in one or more buildings, or one or more sites, and the premises upon which they are situated, including an area set aside for parking of mobile homes and manufactured homes or camping of employees by the employer. Employee housing may also involve permanent residency if the housing accommodation is a mobile home, manufactured home, travel trailer, or recreational vehicle pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 10021.5. Specifically, there are two types of employee housing as follows:

1. Employee Housing, Large: Employee housing that serves more than six employees and consists of no more than 36 beds in group quarters or 12 units or spaces designed for use by a single family or household. (6) (H6)

2. Employee Housing, Small: Employee housing that serves six or fewer employees. The housing may be in a single or multi-family residence. (5) (H5)

“Equipment rental yard” means an establishment offering a wide variety of large equipment or tools for rent, much of which is stored outdoors when not being used. (J11)

“Exterminator or pest control service” means an establishment specializing in the elimination of vermin, insects, or other similar pests from a building or grounds, especially by the controlled application of toxic chemicals. (J12)

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“Fairgrounds” means an area with indoor and outdoor facilities where fairs, circuses, or exhibitions are held. (F5)

“Farmer’s market” means a facility or area where several farmers or growers gather on a periodic basis to provide fresh fruits, vegetables, or other locally-grown agricultural products directly to consumers. (I10)

“Feed and seed store” means an establishment that provides feed, seed, and animal and agricultural supplies primarily in bulk quantities. (I11)

“Food catering” means an establishment that prepares and delivers food and beverages for off-site consumption, typically at a special event, without provision for on-site pickup or consumption. (J13)

“Food locker” means an establishment that rents lockers, compartments, or space for the storage of frozen food. A food locker may also include the preparation or dressing of animal carcasses for consumption but does not include the slaughtering of animals. (K4)

“Food market” means an establishment that provides a wide variety of fresh produce and meat, canned and packaged food items, small household goods, and similar items that are typically consumed and used off-premises. It can also contain a section where prepared foods are sold and consumed on-site. (I12)

“Food produce stand” means an area or building set aside for the sale of agricultural produce that is grown primarily on the site. (I13)

“Fortune telling” means an establishment where people’s fortunes are predicted through the use of astrology, card reading, numerology, etc. (J14)

“Fuel distributing” means a facility that is a base of operations for the bulk distribution of gasoline, propane, butane, or other another site. (J15)

“Fuel sales, fleet, or cardlock” means an establishment that is typically unattended and provides gasoline, propane, diesel fuel, and/or other liquid or gaseous fuels mainly for commercial fleet vehicles. (I14)

“Fuel sales, retail” means an establishment that provides gasoline, propane, diesel fuel, and/or other liquid or gaseous fuels directly to consumers. (I15)

“Funeral home or mortuary” means an establishment where the deceased are prepared for burial or cremation, and funeral services may be conducted. It can include an area where funeral vehicles are stored and caskets and other funeral supplies are sold. (C7)

“Games of skill or amusement” means machines, devices, or apparatus, the operation or use of which is made possible by the deposit or placement of any currency, plate, disc, slug, or key into any slot or crevice for the purpose or use as a game or amusement. This use does not include games, machines, or devices used for a purpose that is prohibited by law. (A9) (A10)

“Garden shop” means an establishment that provides live plants and related products mainly to residential consumers, with a portion of the establishment typically located outdoors. (I16)

“Gas regulator station” – please see “Electric distribution and transmission substation, gas regulator station, communications equipment building, public service pumping station, or elevated pressure tank.” (F4)

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“Gas station” – please see “Fuel sales, retail.” (I15)

“Golf course or country club” means one or more golf courses with accessory facilities and uses that can include clubhouses with bar and restaurant, locker and shower facilities, driving ranges, “pro shops” for on-site sales of golfing equipment, and golf cart storage and sales facilities. (G4)

“Government office; local, State, or federal” means a facility owned or operated by a local, State, or federal government that provides services to the public such as employment assistance, public assistance, motor vehicle registration and licensing services, and similar activities commonly accustomed to having sizeable assemblages of people waiting for service, whether pedestrian or vehicular. This use does not include a government-owned facility that is more specifically defined in this chapter, such as fairgrounds, cemeteries, post offices, or public safety facilities. (F6)

“Guest house” means living quarters without a kitchen, located on the same premises as a main residence. (35)

“Hair salon” – please see “Barbershop, hair salon, nail care, massage therapy, or day spa.” (J3)

“Hazardous waste facility” means all contiguous land and structures, other appurtenances and improvements on the land used for the treatment, transfer, storage, resource recovery, disposal, or recycling of hazardous waste, and may consist of one or more treatment, transfer, storage, resource recovery, disposal or recycling hazardous waste management units, or combinations of these units. (See Health and Safety Code Section 25110.1.) (D5)

“Health or fitness facility, large” means a fitness center, gymnasium, health club, or athletic club that typically charges a membership fee and includes any of the following: indoor sauna, spa, or hot tub facilities; a swimming pool, or a tennis, basketball or handball court. (G5)

“Health or Fitness Facility, small” means a fitness center, health club, or athletic club that typically charges a membership fee and does not include any of the following: indoor sauna, spa, or hot tub facilities; a swimming pool, or a tennis, basketball, or handball court. (G6)

“Heliport” – please see “Airport or heliport.” (K1)

“Home occupation” means a commercial business activity conducted as an accessory use within a residence. (36) (A9)

“Hospital, general or psychiatric” means a facility that provides medical, psychiatric, or surgical service for sick or injured persons, primarily on an in-patient basis, and including ancillary facilities for out-patient and emergency treatment, diagnostic services, training, research, administration and services to patients, employees, or visitors. (E4)

“Hotel or motel” means a building or group of buildings in one complex consisting of multiple guest rooms intended or designed to be occupied on a temporary basis and typically providing ancillary services such as a restaurant, lounge, pool or exercise room, meeting rooms, and/or other personal services. Alcoholic beverages served to overnight guests outside of a restaurant or bar/lounge typically require an ABC Type 70 license. (7) (H7)

“Industrial or manufacturing facility, heavy” means a facility that manufactures products from extracted or raw materials or recycled or secondary materials, or the bulk storage and handling of such products and materials. This use includes operations such as biomass energy conversion, production apparel manufacturing, photographic processing plants, leather and allied product manufacturing, wood product manufacturing, paper manufacturing, chemical manufacturing,

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plastics and rubber products manufacturing, nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing, primary metal manufacturing, fabricated metal product manufacturing, and automotive and heavy equipment manufacturing. This use does not include agricultural products processing. (D6)

“Industrial or manufacturing facility, light” means a facility that manufactures products from previously prepared materials completely within an enclosed building and that produces minimal impacts on nearby properties. This use includes the manufacturing of finished parts or products primarily from previously prepared materials; commercial laundries and dry cleaning plants; monument works; printing, engraving, and publishing; sign production or manufacturing; machine and electrical shops; computer and electronic product manufacturing; furniture and related product manufacturing; and industrial services. The use also includes the preparation and/or packaging of food for off-site consumption. (D7)

“Junior accessory dwelling unit” – please see “accessory dwelling unit, junior.”

“Junkyard, wrecking yard, or salvage facility” means a facility that accepts, collects, and stores junk, scrap, or salvable material, including junk metals or other scrap materials, and/or that stores, dismantles, wrecks, or allows parts removal of more than three non-operating automobiles, other vehicles, or machinery for a period of more than 30 days. (K5)

“Keeping of household pets” means the keeping, raising, and caring for domesticated animals that are not considered domestic agricultural animals by the definition of Animal raising, and typically including dogs, cats, birds, fish, or other similar-sized animals. Also, see Animal raising. (37) (A10)

“Kennel or animal boarding” means any facility where four or more dogs, cats, or other small animals are kept overnight for profit, breeding, care, or exhibiting. This use does not include a pet store. (J16)

“Laboratory, general, medical, or dental” means a facility that conducts scientific or medical experiments, research, or teaching, typically within a completely enclosed building. (E3)

“Landscape nursery” means a facility that grows, maintains, and provides trees, plants, and other nursery products for transplant in another location, typically to both retailer and wholesale customers. (I10)

“Large Family Daycare” – please see “Daycare, Large Family.” (L15)

“Library, museum, or cultural facility” means a facility operated entirely on a public or nonprofit basis for the purpose of providing education, information, training, and/or entertainment of a civic or cultural nature. (C8)

“Linen, diaper or uniform supply service” means an establishment providing high volume laundry and garment services, including power laundries (family and commercial), garment pressing and dry cleaning, linen supply, diaper service, and industrial laundries. This use does not include dry cleaning or laundromat. (J10)

“Liquor store” means an establishment that provides for the sale of alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, and/or distilled spirits for consumption off the site, along with other retail items. This use typically requires an ABC Type 20 or 21 license. Limited consumption on the site can occur only when the appropriate ABC license is obtained, typically an ABC Type 86 license. (I18)

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“Live/Work facility” means a building that combines a complete dwelling unit with a commercial or office workspace, with both occupancies used by the same person or family. (H8)

“Lodge” – please see “Club, lodge, or private meeting hall.” (C3)

“Lounge” – please see “Bar, nightclub, or lounge.” (B2)

“Lumberyard” – please see “Building materials and supply or home improvement store.” (I7)

“Manufactured home” means a structure that was constructed on or after June 15, 1976, is transportable in one or more sections, is eight body feet or more in width, or 40 body feet or more in length, in the traveling mode, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and is designed to be used as a single-family dwelling when connected to the required utilities. (8) (9) (H9) (H10)

“Manufactured home sales yard” means an establishment that stores and provides manufactured homes, typically in an open setting with a sales office. (I19)

“Massage therapy” – please see “Barbershop, hair salon, nail care, massage therapy, or day spa.” (J3)

“Meatpacking or slaughterhouse” means a facility used for the killing or dressing of animals, including cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, or poultry, and the storage, freezing, curing, or packaging of meat or meat products. (D8)

“Meatpacking or slaughterhouse” means a facility that slaughters animals and/or packages animal meat for food. (D8)

“Microbrewery” means an establishment that produces small batches of beer for sale on or off of the site and may or may not include food service. Typically, a microbrewery produces fewer than 15,000 barrels of beer or ale per year. This use typically requires an ABC Type 23 license. (B4)

“Mining, quarry, or sand and gravel excavation” means an area of land where rock, ore, stone, and similar materials are excavated and processed for sale for use off-site. (D9)

“Mini-warehouse or self-storage facility” means an establishment providing rental space, such as rooms, lockers, or containers for the storage of goods and materials, typically on a monthly basis. This use does not include a food locker, warehouse, or distribution center. (K6)

“Mobile home” means a structure that was constructed prior to June 15, 1976, is transportable in one or more sections, is eight body feet or more in width, or 40 body feet or more in length, in the traveling mode, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and is designed to be used as a single-family dwelling when connected to the required utilities. (10) (H10)

“Mobile home park” means an area of land where two or more mobile home sites are rented or leased, or offered for rent or lease, to accommodate mobile homes or manufactured homes used as a residence. (10) (H11)

“Mobile vendor or food truck” means an establishment that sells food, drinks, or merchandise by means of a motorized or non-motorized vehicle, such as a wagon, pushcart, handcart, bicycle, motorized cart, or food truck that periodically parks to provide food or other wares to customers. (69) (A11)

“Motel” – please see “Hotel or motel.” (H6)

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“Motor vehicle repair or service, major” means an establishment that provides major repair or servicing of motor vehicles, such as body, chassis, engine, transmission, or exhaust repair or modification. (J18)

“Motor vehicle repair or service, minor” means an establishment that provides minor repair or servicing of motor vehicles, such as the replacement of tires or batteries, smog inspection, window tinting, car stereo installation, oil and filter change, wheel alignment, and fluid flushing, refill, or replacement. (J19)

“Multi-family dwelling” means a building or group of buildings in one complex with multiple separate housing units. A multi-family dwelling can have two units (a duplex,) three units (a triplex,) four units (a fourplex,) or five or more units. Multi-family dwelling includes a mixed-use building that also provides separate space for commercial or office use but does not include an attached single-family dwelling. (11) (12) (13) (H12) (H13) (H14)

“Nail care” – please see “Barbershop, hair salon, nail care, massage therapy, or day spa.” (J3)

“News, magazine, or flower stand, outdoor” means an establishment that provides newspapers, magazines, flowers, or other similar goods, typically to pedestrians passing by, in a permanent structure open to the outdoors. This use does not include sales from temporary booths or structures. (I20)

“Nightclub” – please see “Bar, nightclub, or lounge.” (B2)

“Office; medical, dental, or optometry” means an establishment that provides services, typically by appointment, dealing with human health, including dental, chiropractic, medical, optometry, physical therapy, psychology, psychiatry, family counseling, or therapy. This use does not include barbershop, hair salon, nail care, massage therapy, or day spa. (E5)

“Offices, professional or commercial” means an establishment that provides administrative, clerical, technical, professional, or similar business services and typically where products or goods are not provided. Examples include escrow and title, insurance, mortgage, real estate, accounting, architecture, graphic design, finance, consulting, engineering, legal, and similar services. (E6)

“Optical retailer” means an establishment that provides prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses and where optometry services are not provided on the site. Prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses may be made on the premises. (I24)

“Outdoor advertising structure” means a structure of any kind or character erected or maintained for outdoor advertising purposes, upon which a sign may be placed that advertises a use, product, or service that is not provided off-site. (A12)

“Outdoor storage” means the storage of goods or materials outside of any building or structure, but not including storage of a temporary or emergency nature. (70) (A13)

“Park or playground” means an open area typically landscaped and containing play equipment that provides rest and recreation, usually owned by a public agency or homeowner’s association. (71) (G7)

“Parking facility, off-site” means an area, lot, or structure with one or more levels, other than a street or other public right-of-way, that provides for the parking of motor vehicles as a primary use on the site. This use does not include parking areas or lots that are ancillary and specifically intended to provide parking for the primary use on the site. (K7)

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“Pawnshop” means an establishment that provides secured loans to customers, with items of personal property used as collateral. (I21)

“Payday lender or check cashing establishment” means an establishment that cashes checks, warrants, or money orders for a fee and/or provides short-term loans, usually at a high-interest rate, that must be paid in full when the borrower receives their next paycheck. This use does not include banks or credit unions. (J20)

“Pet grooming” is a personal service establishment that, for a fee, trims, cleans, or curries domestic pets such as dogs and cats and may sell pet supplies. This use does not include kennel or animal boarding. (J21)

“Pet store” means an establishment where dogs, cats, or other small animals are kept and offered for sale. (I22)

“Pharmacy” means an establishment that provides prescription drugs under the supervision of a pharmacist and can also provide other retail products. (E7)

“Photography studio” means an establishment where customers can have their portraits taken professionally. (J22)

“Pool hall or billiard parlor” means an establishment where pool and/or billiard games are played for a fee. (C9)

“Post office” means a facility that accepts, processes, and sorts mail operated by the United States Postal Service. (F7)

“Private meeting hall” – please see “Club, lodge, or private meeting hall.” (C3)

“Professional school” – please see “School, charter, trade, vocational, art, business, or professional.” (C13)

“Produce stand” Please see “Food produce stand.” (I13)

“Public corporation yard, utility yard, or vehicle and heavy equipment maintenance and storage yard” means a facility that provides for maintenance, servicing, or storage of fleet vehicles, equipment, or supplies, or for the dispatching of service vehicles; or distribution of supplies or construction materials required in connection with a business activity, public utility service, transportation service, government service, or similar activity. (F8)

“Public safety facility or station” means a facility that is a base for providing public safety and emergency services, including police, fire protection, and emergency services. This use does not include ambulance service. (F9)

“Public service pumping station” – please see “Electric distribution and transmission substation, gas regulator station, communications equipment building, public service pumping station, or elevated pressure tank.” (F4)

“Recreational vehicle park” means a lot or area of land where two or more spaces are rented to users of recreational vehicles for overnight parking and use, and that typically provide support services, such as utility hookups and sewer dump facilities. (14) (H15)

“Recycling, processing or sorting facility” means a facility used for the collection, processing, and preparation of recyclable material for efficient shipment, or to an end-user’s specifications, by

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such means as bailing, briquetting, compacting, flattening, grinding, crushing, mechanical sorting, shredding, cleaning, and remanufacturing. (J25)

“Recycling, large collection facility” means a facility located in an area of over 500 square feet that accepts recyclable materials from the public by donation, redemption, or purchase for temporary storage and transport to a processing and sorting facility. (J24)

“Recycling, small collection facility” means a facility located in an area of not more than 500 square feet that provides for the redemption of California CRV redeemable beverage containers by means of a kiosk, container, mobile unit, reverse vending machine, or other collection method. (J23)

“Repair shop, large appliance or equipment” means an establishment that restores or repairs major appliances or equipment that generally cannot be easily moved by a single person and is typically placed on the floor. This use typically provides all of its service on-site and includes repair of large, motorized equipment that are not vehicles. (J26)

“Repair shop, small appliance or equipment” means an establishment that restores or repairs small appliances or equipment that generally can be moved by one person and is typically repaired on a table or workbench. This use typically provides all of its service on-site and includes services such as gunsmithing, lawnmower repair, and home computer repair. (J27)

“Research and development facility” means a facility that is primarily used for the research, design, development, and testing of biological, chemical, electrical, magnetic, mechanical, and/or optical components in advance of product manufacturing. This use does not involve the fabrication, mass manufacture, or processing of products. (D10)

“Residential care facility” means a single-family dwelling, group care facility, or similar facility licensed by the State of California for 24-hour non-medical care of persons in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual. (15) (16) (H16) (H10)

“Residential dwelling located in the same building with office or commercial use” means a building that contains a mix of both residential dwelling units and space used for commercial or office uses. (H18)

“Restaurant, full service” means an establishment providing preparation and sale of a variety of food and beverages with full table service by wait staff. Takeout or delivery service and/or live entertainment may also be provided. If alcoholic beverages are served, this use typically requires an ABC Type 41 or 47 license. (B5)

“Restaurant, limited service with drive-thru pickup window” means an establishment providing preparation and sale of a variety of food and beverages for consumption on or off the site by ordering and paying at a counter or drive-thru window. Delivery service and/or live entertainment may also be provided. (B6) (B7) (B8)

“Restaurant, limited service without drive-thru pickup window” means an establishment providing preparation and sale of a variety of food and beverages by ordering and paying at a counter. Takeout or delivery service and/or live entertainment may also be provided. Drive-thru pickup windows are not provided. If alcoholic beverages are served, this use typically requires an ABC Type 41 or 47 license. (B8)

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“Retail sales store” means an establishment providing retail products. This use includes all retail sales establishments that are not more specifically defined in this chapter. (I23) (I24)

“Retail sales solely via Internet, direct mail, or telephone” means an establishment providing retail products for sale and delivery only via Internet, direct mail, or telephone communication, with a floor space for storage of products of less than 5,000 square feet. This use does not include a call center, warehouse, or distribution center. If alcoholic beverages are sold, this use typically requires an ABC Type 85 license. (I25)

“Rooming house” – please see “Boarding house or rooming house.” (3) (H3)

“School, private (kindergarten to 12[th] grade)” means a facility owned and/or operated by a private entity that educates minors in courses of study required by the California Education Code. This use includes a kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school, special institution of education, or combination of these, and includes a technical, vocational, or art school only when the students are primarily minors. This use does not include homeschooling at a residence. (72) (C11)

“School, public (kindergarten to 12[th] grade)” means a facility owned and/or operated by a publicly funded school district that educates minors in courses of study required by the California Education Code. This use includes a kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school, special institution of education, or combination of these, and includes a technical, vocational, or art school only when the students are primarily minors. This use does not include a charter school. (73) (C12)

unded school district that educates minors in courses of study required by the California Education Code. This use includes a kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school, special institution of education, or combination of these, and includes a technical, vocational, or art school only when the students are primarily minors. This use does not include a charter school. (73) (C12)

“School; charter, trade, vocational, business, or professional” means a facility that is operated either with public funds under a charter contract or with private funds and that offers specific educational instruction to children and/or adults. This use includes charter schools, secretarial schools, beauty and cosmetology schools, modeling schools, language schools, computer or electronics training schools, arts schools, automotive repair schools, and similar specialized schools. (74) (C13)

“Scrap metal processing” – please see “Junkyard, wrecking yard, or salvage yard.” (K5)

“Secondhand or thrift store” means an establishment that accepts donations of secondhand items and clothing and is typically operated for charitable purposes. (I26)

“Self-storage facility” – please see “mini-warehouse or self-storage facility.” (75) (K6)

“Service station” – please see “Fuel sales, retail, and Motor vehicle repair or service, minor.” (I15) (J19)

“Shooting range, indoor” means an establishment that is used for archery or firearms practice in a fully enclosed facility. (J28)

“Shooting range, outdoor” means an establishment that is used for archery or firearms practice, either wholly or partially outdoors. (J29)

“Sign manufacturing and production” – please see “Industrial or manufacturing facility, light.”

(D7)

“Single-family dwelling, attached” means a building with two residential dwelling units located on portions of two lots with a building firewall along the lot line, such that the dwelling units may be sold separately. (10) (H19)

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“Single-family dwelling, detached” means a building with one residential dwelling unit located on one lot. (18) (H20)

“Single-room occupancy (SRO)” means a residential facility of two or more separate individual rooms with typically less than 500 square feet of floor space, with or without separate kitchen or bathroom facilities for each room, rented on a weekly or monthly basis. Single-room occupancy does not include hotel or motel. (19) (H21)

“Small family Daycare” “See Daycare, small family.” (64)

“Social service office, assistance center, or guidance center” means a facility that provides counseling, guidance, recuperative, or similar services for persons requiring rehabilitation assistance as a result of economic hardship, mental disability, alcoholism, detention, drug addiction, or similar conditions. This use does not include facilities that provide overnight stays. (F10)

“Specialty construction or trade service” means an establishment that provides construction, installation, or maintenance services activities that are typically specialized trade activities and where some of the services may be provided off-site. This use includes establishments that provide services such as plumbing, electrical work, painting, irrigation, heating/air conditioning, and masonry. This use does not include repair shop or motor vehicle repair or service. (J30)

“Storm drainage basin, with or without a park” means a facility that collects stormwater from offsite locations into a sunken basin. The facility may be inaccessible to the public or may be designed to provide partial public access for recreational use. (76) (F11)

“Studio for martial arts, music, dance, yoga, exercise, gymnastics or similar” means a facility that provides group or individualized instruction in a specific activity typically related to the arts. This use does not include health or fitness facility. (C14)

“Supportive housing” is defined in Section 50675.14 of the Health & Safety Code and has no limit on the length of stay, is linked to on-site or off-site services, and is occupied by a target population as defined in Health & Safety Code Section 53260 (i.e., low-income persons with mental disabilities, AIDS, substance abuse or chronic health conditions or persons whose disabilities originated before the person turned 18 years old). Services typically include assistance designed to meet the needs of the target population in retaining housing, living and working in the community, and/or improving health and may include case management, mental health treatment, and life skills. (20) (H22)

“Swap meet or flea market” means a facility that provides typically compartmentalized space, either indoors or outdoors, to vendors who sell or barter merchandise. This use does not include “Farmer's market,” “Auction or sales house,” or “Auction or sales yard.” (I27)

“Tailoring or clothing alterations” means an establishment that provides custom making or altering of clothing when not an ancillary use in a clothing store. (J31)

“Tattooing or body art” means an establishment that provides tattooing, body piercing, and other forms of body art allowed by the California Health and Safety Code, except that body art involving ear piercing and permanent cosmetic application are not included and are considered ancillary uses in other establishments. This use does not include any use that is more specifically defined in Section 9.62.020. (J32)

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“Temporary materials or equipment storage yard” means a facility that is used to store, park, house, or prepare equipment, dirt, materials, or temporary offices or shops to support a construction or demolition activity occurring on another site. (40) (A14)

“Temporary residential sales office” means a facility that provides temporary office space to support the sale of residences or other structures and can include related parking. (41) (A15)

“Theater, live or movie” means a facility with an auditorium for viewing movies, plays, acts, or other performances. (C15)

“Tobacco, smoke, or vape shop” means an establishment that provides tobacco or vape products or tobacco or vape-related paraphernalia in an area greater than 40 percent of its total available retail floor space. (I28)

“Trade school” – please see “School, charter, trade, vocational, art, business, or professional.” (C13)

“Transit station” – please see “Bus, transit, or train station.” (K2)

“Travel center.” – please see “Truckstop or Travel center.” (K8)

“Transitional housing” means housing with supportive services for up to 24 months that is exclusively designated and targeted for recently homeless persons. Transitional housing includes self-sufficiency development services, with the ultimate goal of moving recently homeless persons to permanent housing as quickly as possible, and limits rents and service fees to an ability-to-pay formula reasonably consistent with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s requirements for subsidized housing for low-income persons. Rents and service fees paid for transitional housing may be reserved, in whole or in part, to assist residents in moving to permanent housing. This definition includes low-barrier navigation centers. (21) (H23)

“Truckstop or travel center” means an establishment or group of establishments designed to operate together that provide fuel, overnight parking, lodging, food, convenience goods, or other services primarily to truckers and travelers. (K8)

“Trucking or transportation terminal” means a facility designed specifically for large trucks or other vehicles to load, unload, or transfer freight, cargo containers, or other items being shipped, along with associated fueling areas, maintenance facilities, and offices. (K9)

“Urgent care center or other walk-in clinic” means a facility that provides medical treatment of injuries or illnesses that do not require treatment typically provided in an emergency room, typically without an appointment. This use includes urgent care centers, free clinics, hospitalbased health clinics, and community health clinics but does not include ancillary retail clinics located within a retail store, food market, or pharmacy. (E8)

“Vehicle impound yard” means a facility that provides temporary storage of vehicles that have been removed or impounded from public or private property at the direction of a peace officer or because of local ordinance or judicial order. (K10)

“Vending machines” means a device that dispenses a product or service upon activation by the receiver of that product or service. Products can include items such as ice, food and beverages, movies and video games, lottery tickets, newspapers, or similar items, but do not include fueling pumps. (A16)

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“Veterinary clinic or office” means a facility where animals are examined, diagnosed, or treated, but typically not kept overnight. (J33)

“Veterinary hospital” means a facility where animals are kept for observation, diagnosis, treatment, or medical care, and can include overnight surveillance. (J34)

“Vocational school” – please see “School, charter, trade, vocational, art, business, or professional.” (C13)

“Warehouse or distribution center” means a facility for storage of goods or materials that will eventually be redistributed to retailers, wholesalers, or directly to consumers. This use does not include mini-warehouse or self-storage facility. (K11)

“Winery” – please see “Brewery or winery.” (D4)

“Wireless Communication Facility” means an unstaffed facility that transmits and receives wireless telecommunications, and typically consists of an antenna array, connection cables, an equipment room, and an antenna support structure tower, or pole. (F12)

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