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Title 17 — ZONING

17.04 — DEFINITIONS

Calistoga Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-01 · Calistoga

§ 17.04.010. Generally.

§ 17.04.014. Abandoned sign.

§ 17.04.015. Abut.

§ 17.04.020. Accessory building or structure.

§ 17.04.023. Accessory use.

§ 17.04.025. Accessory dwelling unit.

§ 17.04.025.5. Adaptive reuse.

§ 17.04.026. Adult entertainment facilities.

§ 17.04.027. Advertising billboard.

§ 17.04.028. Affordable housing.

§ 17.04.029. Aggregate sign area.

§ 17.04.030. Agriculture.

§ 17.04.031. Agricultural housing.

§ 17.04.035. Airport.

§ 17.04.040. Alley.

§ 17.04.042. Allowed sign.

§ 17.04.050. Apartment.

§ 17.04.055. Arcade, entertainment.

§ 17.04.060. Automobile repair facilities.

§ 17.04.070. Automobile wrecking.

§ 17.04.072. Awning sign.

§ 17.04.075. Banner.

§ 17.04.085. Bed and breakfast inns and facilities.

§ 17.04.087. Bedroom.

§ 17.04.090. Building.

§ 17.04.095. Low barrier navigation centers.

§ 17.04.100. Building height.

§ 17.04.110. Building line, setback line.

§ 17.04.115. Building Official.

§ 17.04.118. Building sign.

§ 17.04.120. Building site.

§ 17.04.130. Business or commerce.

§ 17.04.132. Business, formula.

§ 17.04.133. Business frontage.

§ 17.04.135. Business identification sign.

§ 17.04.136. By right.

§ 17.04.140. Carport.

§ 17.04.142. Car wash facilities.

§ 17.04.145. Center identification sign.

§ 17.04.150. Club, private.

§ 17.04.160. Commission.

§ 17.04.164. Condominium.

§ 17.04.164.5. Contractor storage yard.

§ 17.04.165. Convalescent and congregate care facilities.

§ 17.04.167. Construction sign.

§ 17.04.170. Convenience market.

§ 17.04.173. Day care, large family.

§ 17.04.174. Day care, small family.

§ 17.04.175. Design Review Board.

§ 17.04.176. Directional sign, general.

§ 17.04.178. Directional sign, business.

§ 17.04.179. Directory sign.

§ 17.04.179.5. Discount store.

§ 17.04.180. Drive-through business.

§ 17.04.185. Duplex.

§ 17.04.190. Dwelling, multifamily.

§ 17.04.200. Dwelling, one-family.

§ 17.04.220. Dwelling unit.

§ 17.04.225. Election sign.

§ 17.04.226. Electric vehicle supply equipment.

§ 17.04.227. Emergency shelter.

§ 17.04.230. Family.

§ 17.04.234. Floor area, gross.

§ 17.04.235. Floor area ratio.

§ 17.04.238. Freestanding sign.

§ 17.04.240. Frontage.

§ 17.04.250. Garage, commercial (major).

§ 17.04.260. Garage, commercial (minor).

§ 17.04.290. Garage.

§ 17.04.300. Gas station.

§ 17.04.310. Geothermal resources.

§ 17.04.315. Granny unit.

§ 17.04.320. Group care facility.

§ 17.04.330. Guesthouse.

§ 17.04.340. Hanging sign.

§ 17.04.345. Holiday sign.

§ 17.04.350. Home occupation.

§ 17.04.355. Home occupation sign.

§ 17.04.360. Hotel.

§ 17.04.370. Household pets.

§ 17.04.371. Housing, agricultural employee.

§ 17.04.372. Housing, supportive.

§ 17.04.373. Housing, transitional.

§ 17.04.375. Incidental signs.

§ 17.04.380. Inn.

§ 17.04.383. Interior illuminated sign.

§ 17.04.385. Interior sign.

§ 17.04.387. Junior accessory dwelling unit.

§ 17.04.390. Kennel.

§ 17.04.395. Live entertainment facilities.

§ 17.04.397. Live-work facilities.

§ 17.04.400. Loading space.

§ 17.04.410. Lot.

§ 17.04.420. Lot, corner.

§ 17.04.422. Lot coverage.

§ 17.04.430. Lot depth.

§ 17.04.440. Lot, interior.

§ 17.04.441. Lot, key.

§ 17.04.442. Lot, reverse corner.

§ 17.04.443. Lot width.

§ 17.04.450. Lot line, front.

§ 17.04.460. Lot line, rear.

§ 17.04.470. Lot line, side.

§ 17.04.480. Lower income.

§ 17.04.490. Major medical facility.

§ 17.04.492. Manufacturers' outlet store.

§ 17.04.494. Marquee sign.

§ 17.04.495. Medical marijuana dispensary.

§ 17.04.497. Menu box.

§ 17.04.500. Mobile home.

§ 17.04.510. Mobile home lot.

§ 17.04.520. Mobile home lot line.

§ 17.04.524. Mobile home park.

§ 17.04.525. Monument sign.

§ 17.04.530. Motel.

§ 17.04.533. Neon sign.

§ 17.04.540. Nonconforming building.

§ 17.04.545. Nonconforming sign.

§ 17.04.550. Nonconforming use.

§ 17.04.560. Nursing home.

§ 17.04.570. Open space.

§ 17.04.580. Outdoor sales establishment.

§ 17.04.583. Pennant.

§ 17.04.585. Personal services establishment.

§ 17.04.590. Pool (swimming) and/or hot tub or spa.

§ 17.04.591. Portable sign.

§ 17.04.592. Private wine marketing event.

§ 17.04.592.5. Public facilities

§ 17.04.593. Public tours and tastings.

§ 17.04.594. Public sign.

§ 17.04.595. Real estate sign.

§ 17.04.595.5. Religious facilities.

§ 17.04.597. Resident-serving use.

§ 17.04.599. Residential care facility for the elderly, large.

§ 17.04.600. Residential hillside development.

§ 17.04.605. Residential sign.

§ 17.04.610. Resocialization facility.

§ 17.04.612. Resort.

§ 17.04.615. Restaurant.

§ 17.04.616. Restaurant, formula.

§ 17.04.620. Scenic corridor.

§ 17.04.625. Second dwelling unit.

§ 17.04.626. Second dwelling unit permit.

§ 17.04.627. Service station.

§ 17.04.627.5. Sexually oriented retail business.

§ 17.04.627.10. Sexually oriented merchandise.

§ 17.04.628. Side awning sign.

§ 17.04.629.5. Sidewalk dining.

§ 17.04.629.10. Sidewalk dining area.

§ 17.04.630. Sign.

§ 17.04.631. Sign copy.

§ 17.04.632. Spa.

§ 17.04.632.5. Skilled nursing facility.

§ 17.04.633. Storage, public – Mini warehouse.

§ 17.04.634. Story.

§ 17.04.635. Temporary sign.

§ 17.04.635.5. Target population.

§ 17.04.636. Timeshare facilities.

§ 17.04.636.5. Transient commercial occupancies of dwelling units.

§ 17.04.637. Under canopy sign.

§ 17.04.638. Use permits.

§ 17.04.639. Visitor accommodations, formula.

§ 17.04.639.5. Visitor-serving use.

§ 17.04.640. Walkaway business.

§ 17.04.642. Wall-mounted sign.

§ 17.04.645. Window sign.

§ 17.04.646. Winery.

§ 17.04.647. Winery events.

§ 17.04.648. Wine shop.

§ 17.04.649. Winery tasting room.

§ 17.04.649.5. Tasting room.

§ 17.04.650. Yard.

§ 17.04.660. Yard, front.

§ 17.04.665. Yard, interior side.

§ 17.04.670. Yard, rear.

§ 17.04.680. Yard, side.

§ 17.04.690. Yard, street side.

§ 17.04.700. Zero-emission vehicle.

§ 17.04.710. Zero-emission vehicles – Battery charging station.

§ 17.04.720. Zero-emission vehicles – Hydrogen fuel cell station.

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