§ 17.02

If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this title is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this title. The council declares that it would have passed and does pass the ordinance codified in this title and each of its sections, sentences, clauses and phrases, irrespective of the fact that any one of them be declared invalid or unconstitutional.

(Ord. 595 § 1.03, 1982)

Chapter 17.04 - DEFINITIONS[[2]]

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 935, § 2, adopted April 8, 2025, repealed the former Ch. 17.04, §§ 17.04.010— 17.04.990, and enacted a new Ch. 17.04 as set out herein. The former Ch. 17.04 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. 595 §§ 2.00(G)—(I), (J), 2.01 (part), adopted in 1982; Ord. 638 § 2 (part), adopted in 1988; Ord. No. 862, § 1, adopted October 8, 2013; Ord. No. 918, § 5, adopted October 11, 2022, and Ord. No. 934, §§ 2, 6, adopted February 11, 2025.

17.04.010 - "A" Definitions.

"Access" means a place or way by which pedestrians and vehicles shall have safe, adequate and usable ingress and egress to a property or use as required by this title.

"Accessory building" means a building, part of building or structure which is subordinate to, and the use of which is incidental to, that of the main building, structure or use of the same lot.

"Accessory dwelling unit" or "ADU" means the same as stated in California Government Code Section 65852.2 as that section may be amended from time to time. As of the effective date of the ordinance establishing this definition, the term "accessory dwelling unit" means an attached or a detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family or multiple-family dwelling is or will be situated. An accessory dwelling unit also includes the following: an efficiency unit and a manufactured home, as defined in Section 18007 of the California Health and Safety Code.

"Accessory use" means a use customarily incidental to a principal use established on the same lot or parcel of land, which accessory use does not alter the principal use nor serve property other than the lot or parcel of land on which the principal use is located.

"Administrative/professional services" means offices of private firms or organizations primarily used for the provision of professional, executive, management or administrative offices, legal offices, architectural firms, physician's offices, insurance agencies, real estate firms and other similar activities where a service is rendered, as distinguished from the handling of commodities.

"Adult businesses" means any massage parlor, model studio or arcade, bookstore or theater which is not customarily open to the general public because minors are excluded by virtue of their age as a prevailing

business practice.

"Airport" means any area which is used or is intended to be used for the taking off and landing of aircraft, including helicopters, and any appurtenant areas which are used or are intended to be used for airport buildings or facilities, including open spaces, taxiways and tie-down areas.

"Alley" means a public or private way, at the rear or side of property, permanently reserved as a means of vehicular access to abutting property. Frontage on the alley shall not be construed as satisfying the requirements of this title related to frontage on a dedicated street.

"Animal boarding" means boarding services for dogs, cats and similar small animals, as well as horses. Typical uses include kennels, pet motels, dog training centers and stables.

"Animal grooming" means grooming of dogs, cats and similar small animals. Typical uses include dog bathing and clipping salons or pet grooming shops, but excludes animal boarding.

"Animal health care" means veterinary services for animals. Typical uses include pet clinics, dog and cat hospitals or animal hospitals.

"Animal keeping (light)" means premises where animals are fed or kept for personal use, for 4-H or other agricultural organization projects by the owner or occupant of the premises, as limited by Chapter 17.54.

"Apartment" means a room or suite of two or more rooms in a multiple-dwelling structure, occupied or suitable for occupancy as a residence for one family.

"Apartment, bachelor" means a dwelling unit in an apartment house that combines sleeping, living, cooking and dining facilities into one habitable room. "Light housekeeping room" means the same as "bachelor apartment."

"Apartment, efficiency" means a dwelling unit in an apartment house that combines sleeping, living, cooking and dining facilities into two habitable rooms, one of which shall be a kitchen. "Single apartment" and "efficiency living unit" mean the same as "efficiency apartment."

"Apartment house" means a building designed and used for occupancy by three or more families, all living independently of each other. "Apartment house" means the same as "multiple-family dwelling."

"Apartment, one-bedroom" means a dwelling unit in an apartment house that contains more than three habitable rooms.

"Apartment, two-or-more-bedroom" means a dwelling unit, in an apartment house, that contains more than three habitable rooms.

"Architectural feature" means a part, portion or projection that contributes to the beauty or elegance of a building or structure and is not intended for occupancy, which may extend beyond the face of the exterior wall, but shall not include signs.

"Area, net" means that area of a lot or parcel of land exclusive of:

A.

Public alleys, highways streets or rights-of-way; or

B.

Proposed public facilities such as alleys, highways, streets or other necessary public sites when included within a proposed development project; or

C.

Other public or private easements where the owner of the servient tenement does not have the right to use for permanent structures the entire surface of the land.

"Assessor" means the county assessor.

"Attach" means to connect, fasten or structurally affix permanently to a building or structure.

"Automobile dismantling yard" means any premises used for the dismantling or wrecking of motor vehicles required to be registered under the California Vehicle Code, including the buying, selling or dealing in such vehicles or integral parts or component materials thereof and the storage, sale or salvage of dismantled, partially dismantled, or wrecked, inoperative or disabled vehicles generated incidentally with the legal operation of an automobile repair garage or body and fender shop. "Automobile dismantling yard" means the same as "salvage operations."

"Automobile impound yard" means an area designated or maintained for the temporary storage of vehicles legally removed or impounded from public or private property as prescribed by law.

"Automobile painting" means the painting of autos, trucks, motorcycles, motor homes and other motor vehicles.

"Automobile parking" means the parking of motor vehicles on a temporary basis within an off-street parking area with or without a fee.

"Automobile repair" means the repair of motor vehicles, as well as the sale, installation and servicing of automotive equipment and parts, together with body repairs, steam cleaning, welding and automated car washes.

"Automobile sales/rentals" means the sale, retail or wholesale, and/or rental of autos, trucks, motorcycles, motor homes, mobile homes, travel trailers, aircraft, construction equipment, farm equipment, and boats.

"Automotive servicing" means fueling, washing and polishing, installation and servicing of automotive equipment and parts, including motor-cycle service and repair, but excluding automated car washes using blowers, dryers and other automatic equipment, and auto glass shops. A typical use is automobile service station.

"Automobile service station" means an area which provides for the servicing of motor vehicles, including tube and tire repairs, minor tune-ups, battery charging, storage of merchandise and supplies related to the servicing of motor vehicles, sale of gasoline and lubricants, automobile washing and grease racks, but excluding automobile repairs such as body and fender work, engine overhauling or other similar activities.

"Automotive storage" means the storage of operating motor vehicles for extended periods of time. Typical uses include recreational vehicle storage, fleet storage and automobile, van and pickup truck impound yards.

(Ord. No. 935, § 2, 4-8-25)

17.04.020 - "B" Definitions.

"Basement" means a space wholly or partly underground, and having more than one-half of its height, measured from floor to ceiling, below the average adjoining grade. If the finished floor level directly above a basement is more than six feet above grade at any point, such basement shall be considered a story.

"Breezeway" means a roofed passageway, open on two sides, where the roof is in keeping with the design and construction of the main building.

"Buildable area" means any portion of a lot or building site not contained within required setbacks.

"Building" means any structure built and maintained for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or property of any kind.

"Building area" means the sum in square feet of the ground areas occupied by all buildings and structures on a lot.

"Building height" means the vertical distance from the finished grade at the exterior wall to the highest point of the roof structure. In case of sloping lots the vertical distance from the finished grade on the exterior wall at a point located midway between the front and rear of the building, or side and side property lines to the highest point of the roof structure.

"Building, main" means a building within which is conducted the principal use permitted on the lot, as provided by this title.

"Building material yards" means places of business engaged in the sales and storage of lumber, masonry and metal products, including plumbing, electrical and air-conditioning equipment and supplies used in the construction of buildings. Typical uses include lumberyards and brickyards.

"Building setback line" means the minimum distance as prescribed by this title or a city ordinance, between the property line of a lot or parcel of land, or rights-of-way of alleys, streets or highways, and any point on a building or structure related thereto, exclusive of those architectural features permitted to extend beyond the setback line.

"Building site" means the ground area of a building together with all the open space required by this title.

"Business support services" means establishments primarily engaged in the provision of services of a clerical, employment, protective, maintenance, janitorial or minor processing nature to firms rather than individuals.

(Ord. No. 935, § 2, 4-8-25)

17.04.030 - "C" Definitions.

"Camper" means a structure designed to be mounted upon a motor vehicle and to provide facilities for human habitation for camping purposes.

"Carport" means a permanent roofed structure with not more than two enclosed sides used or intended to be used for automobile shelter.

"Cemeteries" means areas reserved for interment of human dead.

"Centerline" means the same as "street centerline."

"Communication services" means establishments primarily engaged in the provision of broadcasting and other information-relay services accomplished through the use of electronic and telephonic mechanisms, but excluding television studios, telecommunication service centers or telegraph service offices.

"Compact car" means a vehicle capable of movement under its own power having a wheelbase of one hundred inches or less.

"Compatible use" means a use that, by its manner of operation, is suitable in the zone in which it may be nonconforming. Said use of land and/or buildings shall be in harmony with the type of use and manner of operation on abutting properties in the same zone.

"Condominium" means an estate in real property consisting of an undivided interest in common in a portion of a parcel of real property together with a separate interest in space in a residential, industrial or commercial building on such real property such as an apartment, office or store. A "condominium" may include, in addition, a separate interest in other portions of such real property. Such estate may, with respect to the duration of an enjoinment, be either:

A.

An estate of inheritance of perpetual estate;

B.

An estate for life;

C.

An estate for years; or

D.

With a separate interest in a legal lot or air space.

"Construction sales and services" means places of business primarily engaged in construction activities and incidental storage on lots other than construction sites, as well as the retail or wholesale sale, from the premises, of materials used in the construction of buildings or structures other than retail sale of paint, fixtures and hardware. Typical uses include building materials stores, tool and equipment rentals or sales, or building contractors.

"Convenience sales and services" means places of business primarily engaged in the provision of frequently or recurrently needed small personal items or services for residents within a reasonable walking distance. These include various general retail sales and personal services of an appropriate size and scale to meet the criteria of this section. Typical uses include neighborhood grocery and convenience stores and laundromats.

"County" means the county of Riverside.

"County recorder" means the county recorder of the county.

"Court" means an open, unoccupied space, other than a yard, on the same lot with a building and bounded on two or more sides by such building.

"Coverage" means that portion of a lot or building site which is occupied by any building or structure, regardless of whether the building or structure is intended for human occupancy.

"Crematory" means a building or structure containing one or more furnaces for the reduction of bodies of deceased persons to cremated remains.

"Cultural exhibits-museums, nonprofit" means nonprofit, museum-like preservation and exhibition of objects of permanent interest in one or more of the arts and sciences.

"Curbline" means a straight line along the top outer edge of a curb. The curbline for streets without curbs shall be considered to be located ten feet, measured at right angles, from the property line. Exception: In the case of streets with established highway setback lines, the future curbline shall be determined by the director of public works.

"Custom manufacturing" means establishments primarily engaged in the on-site production of goods by hand manufacturing which involves only the use of hand tools or domestic mechanical equipment, and the direct sale to consumers of only those goods produced on the site. Typical uses include ceramic studios, candlemaking shops and custom jewelry manufacturers.

(Ord. No. 935, § 2, 4-8-25)

17.04.040 - "D" Definitions.

"Design review committee" means that committee appointed under this title for the purpose of reviewing plans for the downtown redevelopment area.

"Director" means the director of the development services department or the director's designee.

"Double frontage lot" means a lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets, and having the right of access to both streets.

"Drive-in business" means any establishment or business which, whether by design or operation, provides services or products directly to occupants of motor vehicles, or directly to pedestrian traffic from exterior openings or counters or any combination thereof.

"Driveway" means a paved access to a required off-street parking facility.

"Dwelling" means a building or portion thereof designed and used exclusively for residential occupancy, with the exception of permitted home occupations, but not including hotels, motels, motor hotels, boarding homes or lodginghouses.

"Dwelling unit" means one or more rooms in a dwelling designed for, or occupied by, one family for living or sleeping purposes and having only one kitchen.

(Ord. No. 935, § 2, 4-8-25)

17.04.050 - "E" Definitions.

"Easement" means an area on a lot or parcel of land, and so indicated on a subdivision map or in a deed, reserved for and/or used for public utilities, public uses and/or private uses.

"Eating/drinking establishments" means places of business primarily engaged in the sale of prepared food and beverages for on-premises consumption. Typical uses include restaurants, short-order eating places or bars.

"Educational institutions/schools" means public or private institutions offering instruction at the primary, intermediate, high school, college or university level with incidental administration, recreational and storage facilities.

"Emergency shelter" means housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless person. "Emergency shelter" includes other interim interventions, including, but not limited to, a navigation center, bridge housing, and respite or recuperative care.

"Employee housing" means privately-owned housing that provides accommodations six or fewer employees, pursuant to California Health and Safety Code Section 17021.5. "Employee housing" shall not be included within the definition of a boarding house, rooming house, hotel, dormitory, or other similar term that implies that the employee housing is a business run for profit or differs in any way from a family dwelling.

"Enclosed building" means a building enclosed by a permanent roof and on all sides by solid exterior walls, except for window and door openings.

"Enclosed space" means an area enclosed on all sides by a solid physical barrier, such as a solid wood fence or masonry wall.

"Entertainment facilities" means establishments primarily engaged in the provision of cultural, entertainment, athletic and other events to spectators. Typical uses include small theaters and meeting halls.

(Ord. No. 935, § 2, 4-8-25)

17.04.060 - "F" Definitions.

"Family" means a person or a group of persons living together and maintaining a common household.

"Family daycare home" means a facility that regularly provides care, protection, and supervision for fourteen or fewer children, in the provider's own home, for periods of less than twenty-four hours per day, while the parents or guardians are away, and is either a large family daycare home or a small family daycare home that is licensed in accordance with the requirements of the California Health and Safety Code. A family daycare home includes a detached single-family dwelling, a townhouse, a dwelling unit within a dwelling, or a dwelling unit within a covered multifamily dwelling in which the underlying zoning allows for residential uses. A small family daycare home or large family daycare home is where the daycare provider resides, and includes a dwelling or a dwelling unit that is rented, leased, or owned. As used herein, a "small family daycare home" means a facility that provides care, protection, and supervision for eight or fewer children, including children under ten years of age who reside at the home, as set forth in Section 1597.44 of the California Health and Safety Code and as defined in regulations. As used herein, a "large family daycare home" means a facility that provides care, protection, and supervision for seven to fourteen children, inclusive, including children under ten years of age who reside at the home, as set forth in Section 1597.465 of the California Health and Safety Code and as defined in regulations.

"Farm equipment repair" means the repair of farm tractors, implements, machinery and irrigation systems, as well as the sale, installation and servicing of farm equipment and parts.

"Farm/plant cultivation (heavy)" means premises primarily devoted to the growing of plants as a business.

"Farm products processing" means industrial plants engaged in processing, packing, storage and shipping of fruit, vegetables and cotton as a business.

"Farm supplies" means sale, retail or wholesale, of fertilizers, feed, seed, herbicides and insecticides, including open and bulk storage.

"Farmworker housing" means any housing for agricultural employees consisting of no more than thirty-six beds in a group quarters or twelve units or spaces designed for use by a single family or household on land zoned for agricultural uses. Such employee housing shall be considered to be an activity that in no way differs from an agricultural use. The permitted occupancy in employee housing in a zone allowing agricultural uses shall include agricultural employees who do not work on the property where the employee housing is located.

"Federal" means the Government of the United States of America.

"Fence" means any structural device forming a physical barrier which is so constructed that not less than fifty percent of the vertical surface is open to permit the transmission of light, air and vision through the surface in a horizontal plane. This shall include wire mesh, steel mesh, chain link, louvered, stake and other similar materials. Planting shall be regulated to maintain the required open areas in the fence structure.

e forming a physical barrier which is so constructed that not less than fifty percent of the vertical surface is open to permit the transmission of light, air and vision through the surface in a horizontal plane. This shall include wire mesh, steel mesh, chain link, louvered, stake and other similar materials. Planting shall be regulated to maintain the required open areas in the fence structure.

"Financial institutions" means establishments primarily engaged in the provision of financial services, including banks and savings and loan institutions.

"Floor area" means the total horizontal area of all the floors of a building measured from the exterior surface of the outside walls including all floors below ground level but exclusive of vent shafts, courts and basements (residential).

"Food and beverage sales" means places of business primarily engaged in the retail sale of food and beverages for home consumption. Typical uses include grocery stores, liquor stores and delicatessens.

"Fraternal organization/lodge hall/club" means meeting hall and rooms used primarily for the activities of a fraternal organization, lodge or club.

"Front wall" means the wall of a building or structure nearest the street on which the building fronts, but excluding certain architectural features as cornices, canopies, eaves or embellishments.

"Frontage" means all property fronting on one side of a street between a street and right-of-way, or between intersecting or intercepting streets, the end of a dead-end street, or city boundary measured along a street line. An intercepting street shall determine only the boundary of the frontage on the side of the street that it intercepts.

"Funeral services" means establishments primarily engaged in the provision of services involving the care, preparation or disposition of human dead, other than cemeteries. Typical uses include funeral homes and mortuaries.

(Ord. No. 935, § 2, 4-8-25)

17.04.070 - "G" Definitions.

"Garage" means a detached accessory building or a portion of a main building on the same lot as a dwelling, used for the housing of vehicles of the occupants of the dwelling, including carports.

"General manufacturing" means industrial plants primarily engaged in manufacturing, compounding, processing, assembling, packaging, treatment or fabrication of materials and products. Typical uses include fruit packing, woodworking, metal working and machine shops.

"Grade" means the average of the finished ground level at the center of all the exterior walls of a building. In cases where the front wall is parallel to and within five feet of a sidewalk, the grade shall be measured at the sidewalk at the centerline of the front of the lot.

"Group dwelling" means a non-licensed residential facility which provides housing for groups with common kitchen and dining facilities, but without medical, psychiatric, or other care and who do not operate under the definition of "family". Group dwellings include, but are not limited to, dormitories, sorority or fraternity houses, retirement homes, boardinghouses and roominghouses. State licensed facilities are not group dwellings. Housing which falls under another definition of this code shall not be considered a "group dwelling".

"Group home" means a type of housing for a specific population of individuals where peer or other support services are provided to the residents. Group homes may be licensed or unlicensed, depending on the requirements of state law.

"Guest" means any transient person who occupies a room for sleeping purposes.

"Guest house" means living quarters within a detached accessory building located on the same premises with the main building, for use by temporary guests of the occupant of the premises, such quarters having no kitchen facilities and not rented or otherwise used as a separate dwelling unit.

(Ord. No. 935, § 2, 4-8-25)

17.04.080 - "H" Definitions.

"Heavy manufacturing" means industrial operations involving the compounding of radioactive materials, petroleum refining, manufacturing of explosives, or any other operation of a dangerous nature or creating high levels of air, water or noise pollution. It includes the manufacture of any acid, chlorine or other noxious gases, fireworks, glue and potash.

"Hedge" means a plant or series of plants, shrubs or other landscape material so arranged as to from a physical barrier or enclosure.

"Home occupation" means any use customarily conducted entirely within only one room in a dwelling or accessory structure and carried on by the inhabitants thereof, which use is clearly incidental and secondary to the structure for dwelling purposes and which does not change the character thereof or does not adversely affect the uses permitted in the zone of which it is a part.

"Hospitals" means establishments providing for on-site residence or confinement and medical treatment of persons afflicted with bodily or mental disease. Typical uses include homes for the aged, sanitariums, institutions for the care of chronic drug addicts and mental patients, rest homes and convalescent homes.

"Household pet" means any domesticated animal commonly maintained in residence with man. (See Chapter 17.54 for provisions on keeping of dogs and cats.)

(Ord. No. 935, § 2, 4-8-25)

17.04.090 - "I" Definitions.

"Instructional services" means establishments primarily engaged in the provision of informational, instructional, personal improvement and similar services of a nonprofessional nature. Typical uses include driving schools and reducing salons.

"Intensification of use" means a change in use that creates of itself or as a result of itself increased traffic or need for parking as defined in this title.

(Ord. No. 935, § 2, 4-8-25)

17.04.100 - "J" Definitions.

"Jails" means prisons, detention homes or similar buildings where human beings are housed and detained under legal restraint.

"Junior accessory dwelling unit" or "JADU" means the same as stated in California Government Code Section 65852.22 as that section may be amended from time to time. As of the effective date of the ordinance establishing this definition, the term "junior accessory dwelling unit" means a unit that is no more than five hundred square feet in size and contained entirely within a single-family residence. A junior accessory dwelling unit may include separate sanitation facilities, or may share sanitation facilities with the existing structure.

"Junk and salvage yard" means any premises used for the storage or keeping of old, used or secondhand scrap ferrous and nonferrous metals, paper and paper products, roofing and tar paper, cloth and clothing, wood and wood products, paints, clay and porcelain products, trash and similar materials, including dismantling of machinery, equipment and parts and the baling of cardboard boxes, paper and paper products, but does not include any business defined as an automobile dismantling yard. "Junk and salvage yard" means the same as "salvage operations."

(Ord. No. 935, § 2, 4-8-25)

17.04.110 - "K" Definitions.

"Kennel" means any lot or premises on which four or more dogs or cats or combination thereof are kept, boarded or trained, whether or not for compensation. "Kennel" is included in the use "animal boarding."

"Kitchen" means any room designed to be used or maintained for the cooking and/or preparation of food.

(Ord. No. 935, § 2, 4-8-25)

17.04.120 - "L" Definitions.

"Landscaping" means the planting and maintenance of a combination of trees, shrubs, vines, ground covers, flowers, lawns or desert plants. In addition, the combination of design may include natural features such as rock and stone; and structural features, including but not limited to fountains, reflecting pools, art works, screens, walls, fences and benches.

"Laundry services (heavy)" means establishments primarily engaged in the process of laundering, drycleaning or dyeing clothing or other materials.

"Laundry services (light)" means establishments primarily engaged in providing laundering, dry-cleaning or dyeing services directly to the consumer. Typical uses include laundromats and dry-cleaning stores.

"Legal lot or parcel of land" means:

A.

A parcel of real property which is shown as a single lot in a lawfully recorded subdivision, approved pursuant to the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act; or

B.

A parcel of real property, the dimensions and boundaries of which are defined as a single lot by a lawfully recorded record of survey map; or

C.

A parcel of real property shown on a parcel map as a single lot, lawfully recorded pursuant to the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act; or

D.

Any parcel of real property otherwise lawfully created and dimensioned either prior to the adoption of the ordinance codified in this title or in conformance with it; or

E.

Two or more lots not meeting the regulations of this title which are combined, by an appropriate recorded written instrument, or two or more such lots which are combined by a common usage, shall be deemed, for all purposes, a single lot.

"Library services" means public uses involving the collection of books, manuscripts, audio-visual materials, etc., for study and reading.

"Livestock/animal keeping (heavy)" means premises where animals are kept and fed as a business.

"Loading space" means an off-street space or berth on the same lot with a main building, or contiguous to a group of buildings, for the temporary parking of commercial vehicles while loading or unloading. It shall abut a street, alley or other appropriate means of ingress or egress.

"Lot area" means the total horizontal area within the property lines of a lot.

"Lot, corner" means a lot located at the intersection of two or more streets.

"Lot coverage" means that portion of a lot covered by a building, buildings or structures, exclusive of the normal roof overhang.

"Lot depth" means the horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines measured in the mean direction of the side lot lines. For irregular lots, see Section 17.04.700, "Lot line, rear."

"Lot, interior" means a lot other than a corner lot.

"Lot, key" means a lot where a side property line abuts the rear property line of one or more other lots, and not separated by an alley.

"Lot line" means any line bounding a lot as defined in this chapter.

"Lot line, front" means all property fronting on one side of a street between a street right-of-way, or between intersecting or intercepting streets, the end of a dead-end street, or city boundary measured along a street line. In case of a corner lot, a line separating the narrowest street frontage of the lot from the street, except in those cases where the latest tract deed restrictions specify another line as the front lot line.

"Lot line, rear" means a lot line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line. In the case of an irregular, triangular or gore-shaped lot, a line within the lot, parallel to and at a maximum distance from the front lot line, having a length of not less than ten feet.

"Lot line, side" means any lot boundary line not a front lot line or a rear lot line.

"Lot of record" means a parcel of land as shown on the records of the assessor at the time of the adoption of the ordinance codified in this title.

"Lot, reversed corner" means a corner lot, the side line of which is substantially a continuation of the front lot lines of the lots to its rear, whether across an alley or not.

"Lot slope" means the greatest slope expressed in percent obtained by the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest points within the lot to the horizontal distance between the points.

"Lot, through" means a lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel dedicated streets. The lot frontage in instances such as this shall be determined by the director of public works.

"Lot width" means the horizontal distance between the side lot lines, measured at right angles to the lot depth at the established building setback line.

"Low barrier navigation center" means a housing first, low barrier, service-enriched shelter focused on moving people into permanent housing that provides temporary living facilities while case managers connect individuals experiencing homelessness to income, public benefits, health services, shelter, and housing. A low barrier navigation center may be non-congregate and relocatable.

(Ord. No. 935, § 2, 4-8-25)

17.04.130 - "M" Definitions.

"Manufactured home" or "manufactured housing" means any structure constructed on or after June 15, 1976 that is transportable in one or more sections, is eight body feet or more in width, or forty body feet or more in length, in the traveling mode, or, when erected on site, is three hundred twenty or more square feet. Manufactured homes are built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a single-family dwelling with or without a foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein. A "manufactured home" also includes any structure that meets the requirements of this paragraph except the size requirements and which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification and complies with the standards established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974.

"Medical services" means establishments primarily engaged in the provision of personal health services ranging from prevention, diagnosis and treatment or rehabilitation to medical testing and analysis services, but not providing in-patient services or overnight accommodations. Typical uses include medical offices, dental laboratories and health maintenance organizations.

A "mobilehome" is a structure that meets the same requirements as a manufactured home, but was built on or before June 15, 1976 and complies with the state standards for mobilehomes in effect at the time of construction. Mobilehome does not include modular housing, a multifamily manufactured home, or a recreational vehicle.

"Mobilehome park" means a designated area or parcel of land where spaces are rented or leased for mobile homes.

"Modular housing" means any dwelling unit or units which are fabricated either in whole or in sections at a factory wherein such sections, or modules, are not constructed on a chassis. For purposes of this title this category shall not include manufactured housing as defined herein, but shall be considered equivalent to any dwelling or dwellings which require substantial assembly on site.

"Multiple-family dwelling" means a building containing three or more dwelling units, each unit designed for occupancy by one family. "Multiple-family dwelling" means the same as "apartment house." For the purposes of Chapter 17.33 only, "multiple-family dwelling" shall mean a structure with two or more attached dwellings on a single lot.

(Ord. No. 935, § 2, 4-8-25)

17.04.140 - "N" Definitions. 17.04.150 - "O" Definitions.

"Off-street parking facility" means an approved space or spaces located within a building or structure, or surface parking areas, public or private, for the parking of vehicles, including driveways.

"Open space" means that portion of a lot which is not covered by a building, buildings or structure and is open from the ground up, except for normal roof overhang, in residential zones.

(Ord. No. 935, § 2, 4-8-25)

17.04.160 - "P" Definitions.

"Parking space, automobile" means a readily accessible space, exclusive of driveways, ramps, columns, loading areas, office or work areas within a building or open parking area for the parking of one automobile.

"Person" means an individual, firm, copartnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, corporation, estate, trust, receiver, syndicate, the federal or state government, city, county, district or any other group or combination acting as an entity.

"Plant cultivation (light)" means premises where plants are raised and nurtured for personal use, either for aesthetic value or consumption.

"Plot plan" means a plan drawn to scale showing existing and proposed structures, improvements, etc., as to standards established by planning director.

"Postal services" means mailing services, excluding major processing, owned or operated by governmental agencies as traditionally provided by the United States Postal Service.

"Public administrative services" means premises occupied by public agencies engaged in consulting, recordkeeping, clerical or public-contact services that deal directly with the citizen, together with incidental storage and maintenance of necessary equipment and vehicles. It includes civic centers.

"Public maintenance services" means yards or other space, whether enclosed or unenclosed, devoted to the storage of equipment needed by public agencies to maintain public facilities such as any incidental structures housing administrative operations of such programs.

"Public transportation facilities" means facilities, such as bus terminals and train tracks, devoted to one or more of the various means of public transit.

(Ord. No. 935, § 2, 4-8-25)

17.04.170 - "Q" Definitions.