Clearlake Municipal Code Ch. XVIII Zoning Regulations

GENERAL PROVISIONS Title. Purpose. Applicability and Exceptions. Interpretation. General Plan Consistency – Regulations Interpretation and Application. Severability and Reference. ZONES ESTABLISHED – ZONING MAP Designation of Zones. Combining Zoning Districts. Areas Within the City to Be Designated Within a Zoning District – Zoning Map to Be a Part of These Regulations. General Plan Land Use Consistency. RURAL RESIDENTIAL (RR) ZONE Purpose. Property Development Standards. LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (LDR) ZONE Purpose. Property Development Standards. MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (MDR) ZONE Purpose. Property Development Standards. HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (HDR) ZONE Purpose. Property Development Standards. MIXED-USE (MUX) ZONE Purpose. Property Development Standards. DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE (DC) ZONE Purpose. Property Development Standards. GENERAL COMMERCIAL (GC) ZONE Purpose. Property Development Standards.

18-10 18-10.010 18-10.020 18-11 18-11.010 18-11.020 18-12 18-12.010 18-12.020 18-12.030 18-13 18-13.010 18-13.020 18-13.030 18-13.040 18-14 18-14.010 18-14.020 18-14.030 18-15 18-15.010 18-15.020 18-15.030 18-15.040 18-15.050 18-15.060 18-15.070 18-15.080 18-15.090 18-15.100 18-15.110 18-16 18-16.010 18-16.020 18-16.030 18-16.040 18-16.050 18-16.060 INDUSTRIAL (IN) ZONE Purpose. Property Development Standards. OPEN SPACE (O) ZONE Purpose. Property Development Standards. SPECIFIC PLAN (SP) COMBINING ZONE Purpose and Application. Allowed Uses. Property Development Standards. SCENIC CORRIDOR (SC) COMBINING ZONING DISTRICT Purpose and Application. Allowed Uses. Property Development Standards. Viewshed Analysis. AVENUE (AV) COMBINING ZONING DISTRICT Purpose and Application. Allowed Uses. Property Development Standards. PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD) COMBINING ZONE Purpose. Applicability. Preliminary Development Plan. Actions of the Planning Commission. Actions of the Council. Decision and Findings. Requirement for Development Plan. Final Development Plan. Phasing. Amendment of Final Development Plan. Revocation of PD Zoning. ADULT ENTERTAINMENT (AE) COMBINING ZONING DISTRICT Purpose and Intent. Definitions. Location of Adult Entertainment Businesses. Design and Performance Standards. Severance Clause. Violations.

18-17 18-17.010 18-17.020 18-17.030 18-18 18-18.010 18-18.020 18-18.030 18-18.040 18-18.050 18-19 18-19.010 18-19.020 18-19.030 18-19.040 18-19.050 18-19.060 18-19.070 18-19.080 18-19.090 18-19.100 18-19.110 18-19.120 18-19.130 18-19.140 18-19.150 18-19.160 18-19.170 18-19.180 18-19.190 18-19.200 18-19.210 18-19.220 18-19.230 18-19.240 18-19.250 18-19.260 COMMERCIAL CANNABIS BUSINESS (CB) AND COMMERCIAL CANNABIS DISPENSARY (CBR) COMBINING ZONE Purpose and Application. Allowed Uses. Property Development Standards. USE REGULATIONS Uses Allowed by Zones. Residential, Agricultural and Institutional Uses Allowed by Zones. Commercial, Recreation and Amusement Uses Allowed by Zones. Industrial, Communications and Transportation Uses Allowed by Zones. Temporary Uses Allowed by Zones. SPECIAL USES ALLOWED IN SEVERAL ZONES Temporary and Intermittent Uses. Outdoor Sales on Commercial and Residential Lots. Public Utilities. Mineral Extraction. Gas Stations and Automobile Repair. Car Washes. Drive-Through Facilities. Secondhand Dealers, Pawn Brokers and Thrift Stores. Agritourism. Wineries. Alcoholic Beverage Regulations. Tobacco Products. Personal Cannabis Cultivation. Cannabis Dispensaries. Commercial Cannabis Businesses. Adult Entertainment Businesses. Recycling Facilities. Cargo Containers. Vending Machines. Small Residential Solar Energy Systems. Small Wind Energy Systems. Satellite Dish Antenna. Electric Vehicle Charging Stations. Wireless Telecommunication Facilities. Home Occupation. Child and Adult Day Care.

18-19.270 18-19.280 18-19.300 18-19.310 18-19.320 18-19.330 18-19.340 18-19.345 18-19.350 18-19.353 18-19.360 18-19.370 18-20 18-20.010 18-20.020 18-20.030 18-20.040 18-20.050 18-20.060 18-20.070 18-20.080 18-20.090 18-20.100 18-20.110 18-20.120 18-20.130 18-20.140 18-21 18-21.010 18-21.020 18-21.030 18-21.040 18-21.050 18-21.060 18-21.070 18-21.080 18-21.090

Vacation Rentals. Emergency Shelters and Low Barrier Navigation Centers. Warming Shelters. Accessory and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units. Guest Quarters. Housing Developments. Campgrounds and Recreational Vehicle Parks. Safe Parking. Helicopter Facilities. Other Accessory Structures. Other Uses Generally Allowed. PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Applicability of Other Provisions. Residential Density. Repealed. Yards. Coverage. Height. Fences, Walls, Trash Enclosures and Hedges. Location of Pool and Pool Equipment. Parking Space Requirements. Parking and Driveway Design and Exceptions. Screening of Outdoor Sales and Storage. Night Sky Preservation. Water Efficient Landscaping. Curbs, Gutters, Sidewalks Installation. SIGN REGULATIONS Purpose and Intent. General Principles. Permit Application Process. General Regulations. Signs in Residential and Agricultural Zones. Signs in Commercial and Industrial Zones. Highway-Oriented Signs. Temporary Signs. Murals. Enforcement.

18-21.110 18-21.120 18-22 18-22.010 18-22.020 18-22.030 18-22.040 18-22.050 18-22.060 18-22.070 18-22.080 18-22.090 18-22.100 18-22.110 18-22.120 18-23 18-23.010 18-23.020 18-24 18-24.010 18-24.020 18-25 18-25.010 18-25.020 18-26 18-26.010 18-26.020 18-26.030 18-26.040 18-26.050 18-26.060 18-26.070 18-26.080 18-27 18-27.010 18-27.020 18-27.040

Signs on Public Property. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS Noise. Vibration. Illumination. Air Contaminants. Discharges to Water and Public Sewer System. Heat. Solid Waste. Energy Conservation. Odors. Flammable Material. Electromagnetic Interference. General and Special Conditions. NONCONFORMING USES Intent. Regulations. NONCONFORMING LOTS Intent. Regulations. NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES Intent. Regulations. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT REGULATIONS Title. Amendments to Be Made in Manner Provided in This Article. Purpose. Initiation of Amendments – Applications. Schedule for Amendments. Planning Commission Actions. City Council Actions. Coordination of Plan Amendments. ZONING AMENDMENTS Scope. Planning Commission Action. Council Action. Annexation and Prezoning.

18-27.060 18-28 18-28.010 18-28.020 18-28.030 18-28.040 18-28.050 18-28.060 18-28.070 18-28.080 18-29 18-29.010 18-29.020 18-29.030 18-29.040 18-29.050 18-30 18-30.010 18-30.020 18-30.030 18-30.040 18-30.050 18-30.060 18-30.070 18-30.080 18-30.090 18-30.100 18-30.110 18-30.120 18-30.130 18-30.140 18-30.150 18-31 18-31.010 18-31.020 18-31.030 18-31.040

USE PERMITS Purpose and Intent. Application Form. Procedures. Findings for Administrative and Conditional Use Permits. Conditions of Approval. Criteria for Approval. Requirement for and Compliance With Use Permits. Amendments to Approved Conditional Use Permits. VARIANCES Intent. Scope. Procedure. Findings. Expiration. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS Authority. Initiation of Hearings. Fees. Application – Contents. Public Notice. Failure to Receive Notice. Planning Commission Hearing and Recommendation. City Council Hearing. City Council Action. Recordation of Executed Agreement. Amendment – Time Extension – Cancellation. Review for Compliance – Director’s Authority. Consequences of Termination. Irregularity in Proceedings. Coordination of Approvals. DENSITY BONUSES Purpose. Bonus Requirements for Residential Projects. Eligibility for Density Bonus, Incentives or Concessions. Inclusionary Housing. Allowed Incentives or Concessions.

18-31.060 18-31.070 18-32 18-32.010 18-33 18-33.010 18-33.020 18-33.030 18-33.040 18-33.050 18-33.060 18-33.070 18-33.080 18-33.090 18-34 18-34.010 18-35 18-35.010 18-36 18-36.010 18-36.020 18-36.030 18-36.040 18-36.050 18-37 18-37.010 18-38 18-38.010 18-38.020 18-38.030 18-38.040 18-38.050 18-38.060 18-38.070 18-38.080 18-38.090

Density Bonus Agreement. ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES Purpose and Intent. DESIGN REVIEW Purpose and Intent. Application Forms and Fees. Procedures. Affordable Housing Development Applications. Design Review Committee. Findings. Design Review Manual. Conditions of Approval. Requirements for and Compliance With Use Permits. REPEAT APPLICATIONS Waiting Period of One (1) Year Required When – Exceptions. INACTIVE APPLICATIONS Applications Deemed Withdrawn after One Hundred Eighty (180) Days of Inactivity. APPEALS Standing to Appeal. Time Limits. Course of Appeals. Content of Appeals. Hearings and Notice. FEES Establishment Authority. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION Purpose. Definitions. Review Authority. Requests for Reasonable Accommodation. Application Requirements. Required Findings. Performance Standard. Conditions of Approval. Appeals. RESERVED

18-40 18-40.010 18-40.020 18-40.030 18-40.040 18-40.050 18-40.060 18-40.070 18-41 18-41.010 18-41.020 18-41.030 18-41.040 18-41.050 18-41.060 18-41.070 18-41.080 18-41.090 18-42 18-42.010 18-42.020 18-42.030 18-42.040 18-42.050 18-42.060 18-42.070 18-42.080 18-42.090 18-42.100 18-42.110 18-42.120 18-42.130 18-43 18-43.010 18-43.020 18-43.030 18-43.040 NATIVE TREE PROTECTION Purpose. Protected Trees. Exemption From Protection and Removal Regulations. Tree Protection Regulations. Removal Regulations. Heritage Trees. Penalty. CANNABIS PERSONAL CULTIVATION Purpose and Intent. Relationship to Other Laws. Personal Cultivation – Indoors. Personal Cultivation – Outdoors. Regulations Applicable to Indoor and Outdoor Personal Marijuana Cultivation. Outdoor Marijuana Cultivation Permit. Prohibited Marijuana Cultivation Declared a Public Nuisance. Enforcement. Penalties for Violation. ABATEMENT OF PUBLIC NUISANCES CREATED BY CULTIVATION OF MARIJUANA IN VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 18-41 Investigation. Abatement Order. Immediate Threat to Public Health or Safety. Request for a Hearing Regarding Abatement Order. Hearing Notice. Hearing and Determination. Failure of Property Owner to Abate. Sale of Materials. Accounting of Abatement Expenses. Abatement Expenses Statement – Posting. Statement of Expense – Hearing. Collection of Unrecovered Costs. Refund of Excess Receipts. COMMERCIAL CANNABIS Purpose and Findings. Applicability. Limitations on Use. Sensitive Use Setbacks.

18-43.050 18-43.060 18-43.070 18-43.080 18-43.090 18-43.100 18-43.110 18-43.120 18-44 18-44.010 18-44.020 18-45

General Operating Requirements. Cultivation Operating Requirements. Manufacturing Operating Requirements. Distribution Operating Requirements. Testing Laboratory Operating Requirements. Violations – Enforcement. Severability. ENFORCEMENT Delegation of Authority. Violations. DEFINITIONS Definitions.

18-35.010 Applications Deemed Withdrawn after One Hundred Eighty (180) Days of Inactivity. An application will be classified as “inactive” when the applicant has not adequately responded within one hundred eighty (180) days to submittal items required by staff for further processing as provided in an incomplete letter. The Director shall determine when an application is in an “inactive status” and thirty (30) day extensions may be granted at the discretion of the Director. Any determination of inactive status is subject to appeal procedures of Article 18-36. (Ord. #271-2025, S2 (Exh. A))

Plant factors cited in this chapter are derived from the Department of Water Resources 2000 publication,

“Water Use Classification of Landscape Species.” POLE SIGN means a freestanding sign which is supported by itself, one (1) or more uprights, poles, columns or braces in or upon the ground or by a structure other than a building and is otherwise separated from the ground by air. POLICE CHIEF means the Police Chief for the City of Clearlake or designee. PORCH, ENCLOSED means a covered entrance to a building or structure which is enclosed by walls or windows. Porches generally project out from the main wall of the building and may have a separate roof or a roof that is integrated with the building to which it is attached. This definition includes porches that are enclosed by solid walls that are at least thirty (30") inches in height, used in conjunction with or instead of balustrades or railings. PORCH, OPEN means a covered entrance to a building or structure which is not enclosed by walls or windows, but may have columns that support the porch roof and railing. Porches generally project out from the main wall of the building and may have a separate roof or a roof that is integrated with the building to which it is attached. POWER GENERATION FACILITY means any electrical generating facility using thermal, wind or water energy including but not limited to biomass plants, wind farms, coal-fired plants or geothermal power plants. PRECIPITATION RATE means the rate of application of water measured in inches per hour.

PRINCIPAL USE means the primary or dominant use of the land, whether it be to farm, to ranch, to reside within a dwelling or to operate a business. PRISON means a facility where individuals are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have been convicted of and/or are awaiting trials. PRIVATE CLUB means organizations or associations of persons for some common purpose, such as a fraternal, social, educational or recreational purpose, but not including clubs organized primarily for profit or to render a service which is customarily carried on as a business. Examples of private clubs include (but are not limited to) 4-H Clubs, veterans organizations, Boy Scout and Girl Scout facilities, Elks lodges, YMCA, YWCA, private community clubhouses, golf clubhouses and fraternities and sororities that do not include residential facilities. The phrase “private club” does not include organizations with a principal purpose of serving alcoholic beverages to its members or others. PRIVATE FISHING AND HUNTING CLUB. See “Hunting club, private.” PRIVATE RECREATION FACILITY means a recreation facility open only to bona fide members and guests of the private organization operating the facility. PRIVATE ROAD means a road that is located on private property and is only accessible to the owner(s) and/or a group of owners who share the use and maintenance of the road. PRIVATE UTILITY means any utility which is not a public utility. PRODUCE STAND means a primarily open-air venue that sells seasonal produce and various products derived from local agricultural operations. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES means offices that provide professional services such as law offices, real estate, engineering and surveying, architectural and printing services and similar uses. PROJECT APPLICANT means an individual or entity submitting a landscape and irrigation plan required under this chapter. A project applicant may be the property owner or his or her designee. PROJECT ENTRANCE SIGN means a permanent sign located near the entrance to a housing complex, mobile home park, condominium subdivision or other residential subdivision which was developed with a neighborhood name or is operated under a community name.

PROJECTING SIGN means a sign which projects more than twelve (12") inches from the exterior face of a building wall or façade and which uses the building wall as its primary source of support. PROJECTION means a spatial object upon a plane or curved surface or a line that outcrops its points to create shadow effects on a surface. PROSPECTING means to search for mineral deposits in a place, especially by means of experimental drilling and excavation. PROTECTIVE CARE means housing where the residents are assigned to the facility and are under the protective care of the County, State or Federal government. This use includes jails or prisons; work release; psychiatric hospitals; and comparable facilities.

PUBLIC AREA means an area, structure or building owned by a governmental agency and operated for use by the public including but not limited to: public parks, playgrounds, trails, paths and other recreational areas and other public open spaces; schools, libraries, police stations, corporation yards and other public uses, buildings and structures. PUBLIC ASSEMBLY means any area or building/structure (such as auditoriums, theaters, private and public halls, private clubs, convention centers, places of worship, etc.) where people assemble for a common purpose, such as social, cultural, recreational and/or religious purposes. PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY means the grouping of criteria that is considered when making the determination of whether a new site where alcohol will be bought and sold will be established. PUBLIC PARK means a public playground, public recreation center or area and other public areas, created, established, designated, maintained, provided or set aside by the City, County, State or other agency, for the purpose of public rest, play, recreation, enjoyment or assembly and all buildings, facilities and structures located thereon and therein. PUBLIC SERVICE INFORMATION SIGN means a sign which exclusively promotes an activity or event of general interest to the community and which contains no advertising features. PUBLIC TRANSIT means a location, including, but not limited to, a bus stop or train station, where the public may access buses, trains, subways, and other forms of transportation that charge set fares, run on fixed routes, and are available to the public.

PUBLIC UTILITY means production, storage, transmission and recovery facilities for water, sewerage, energy, communications and other similar utilities owned or operated by a business organization and subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR means the Public Works Director for the City of Clearlake or designee. PUBLICLY MAINTAINED ROAD means any road in the City of Clearlake or Lake County accepted for maintenance or owned and maintained by a city, county, special district or state. Q. Reserved. R. RADIO BOX means a cabinet that contains equipment used for transmitting or receiving in support of wireless telecommunications facilities. RAIN SENSOR means a component which automatically suspends an irrigation event when it rains. REAL ESTATE SIGN means a sign indicating that the property or any portion thereof is available for inspection, sale, lease, rent or directing people to a property, but not including temporary subdivision signs. REAR YARD means that yard or area within the rear half of the lot which extends from the rear wall of the principal building or structure to the rear lot line.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION means provision of disabled persons flexibility in the application of land use and zoning regulations and procedures, or even waiving certain requirements, when necessary to eliminate barriers to housing opportunities. It may include adjustments to standards such as yard area modifications for ramps, handrails or other such accessibility improvements; hardscape additions, such as widened driveways, parking area or walkways; building additions for accessibility; tree removal; or reduced off-street parking where the disability clearly limits the number of people operating vehicles. “Reasonable accommodation” does not include an accommodation which would (1) impose an undue financial or administrative burden on the City or (2) require a fundamental alteration in the nature of the City’s land use and zoning program. RECREATIONAL FACILITY, INDOOR means any premises which offer indoor recreational opportunities to the general public either on a membership basis or on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or yearly rate including, but not limited to, country clubs, bowling alleys, swimming pools and other private noncommercial recreation areas and facilities or recreation centers, including private swimming pools. RECREATION FACILITY, OUTDOOR means any premises which offer open-air recreational opportunities to the general public either on a membership basis or on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or yearly rate including but not limited to golf courses, tennis courts, swimming pools, equestrian trails, private hot springs, skateboard parks, BMX tracks, miniature golf and waterslides. RECREATIONAL VEHICLE means a motorhome, travel trailer, park trailer, truck camper or camping trailer, with or without motor power, designed for human habitation for recreational or emergency occupancy, with an area of less than four hundred eighty (480) square feet and consistent with California Health and Safety Code Section 1810. “Recreational vehicle” shall also include trailered boats.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK means any area or tract of land, where one (1) or more spaces are rented or leased or offered for rent or lease or held out for use to owners or users of recreational vehicles or tents and which is utilized for transient occupancy. RECYCLING FACILITY means an establishment or premises that provide recycling services, which may include the following: RECYCLING CENTER means a collection center for the acceptance by donation, redemption or purchase of recyclable materials from the public and further defined as follows: RECYCLING CENTER, LARGE means a collection center of five hundred (500) square feet or larger in area or a small recycling center not accessory to a commercial or industrial district use, not including any powered recycling processing, except for reverse vending machines or bulk reverse vending machines. RECYCLING CENTER, SMALL means a collection center of less than five hundred (500) square feet in area, accessory to a commercial or industrial district use including “mobile recycling unit” and “bulk reverse vending machines,” but not including any powered recycling processing except for reverse vending machines or bulk reverse vending machines. RECYCLING FACILITY, DROP-OFF RECYCLING CENTER means any premises where recyclable items such as newspapers, magazines, glass bottles or aluminum cans are accepted, whether for compensation or not and stored within containers until such time as the recyclable items are transferred to a recycling processing center. A drop-off recycling center also includes “reverse vending machines,” “bulk reverse vending machines,” “mobile recycling unit” and “small recycling center” as defined in this article. RECYCLING FACILITY, MOBILE RECYCLING UNIT means an automobile, truck, trailer or van, licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles which is used for the collection of recyclable materials. A mobile recycling unit also means the bins, boxes or containers, transported by trucks, vans or trailers and used for the collection of recyclable materials. A mobile recycling unit is also defined as a “small recycling center.” RECYCLING FACILITY, REVERSE VENDING MACHINE means an automated mechanical device which accepts at least one (1) or more types of empty beverage containers including, but not limited to, aluminum cans, glass and plastic bottles and issues a cash refund or a redeemable credit slip. A reverse vending machine may sort and process containers mechanically; provided, that the entire process is enclosed within the machine. A reverse vending machine is less than fifty (50) square feet in area. RECYCLING FACILITY, REVERSE VENDING MACHINE, BULK means a reverse vending machine that is larger than fifty (50) square feet; is designed to accept more than one (1) container at a time; and will pay by weight instead of by container. A bulk reverse vending machine is also defined as a “small recycling center.” RECYCLING PROCESSING CENTER means a center that may include collection and processing of recyclable materials. Processing may include powered or unpowered preparation of material for efficient shipment or to an end-user’s specifications, by such means as baling, briquetting, compacting, flattening, grinding, crushing, mechanical sorting, shredding, cleaning and remanufacturing. REHABILITATION means the means, the act or the process of returning a building, object, site or structure to a state of utility through repair, remodeling or alteration that enables an efficient contemporary use while preserving those portions or features of the building, object, site or structure that are significant to its historical, architectural and cultural values. REHABILITATED LANDSCAPE means any landscaping project that requires a building permit or design review where the modified landscape area is equal to or greater than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet. REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT means the repair, maintenance or minor alteration of structures, buildings or topographic features involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that previously existing, including but not limited to interior or exterior alterations involving such things as interior partitions, plumbing and electrical conveyances; restoration or rehabilitation of deteriorated or damaged structures, facilities or mechanical equipment to meet current standards; or additions to existing structures or uses; provided, that the addition will not result in an increase of more than fifty (50%) percent of the floor area of the structure or use area of the current use before the addition. REPAIR SERVICES means establishments primarily engaged in the provision of repair services to individuals and households, rather than businesses, but excluding automotive and equipment repair use types. Typical uses include appliance repair shops, shoe repair, watch or jewelry repair shops or repair of musical instruments. REPLACEMENT VALUE means a building evaluation by the Chief Building Official and/or certified professional not including the value of land. REQUIRED YARD. Defined herein the same as “Setback.” RESERVOIR, SMALL, MEDIUM, LARGE means a form of excavated pond or embankment pond. A small reservoir is greater than one (1) acre foot, but shall not exceed five (5) acre feet. A medium reservoir is greater than five (5) acre feet but shall not exceed fifteen (15) acre feet. A large reservoir exceeds fifteen (15) acre feet. The aggregate volume of all reservoirs on the property shall be used for calculating reservoir size on any individual parcel. RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY, LARGE means any State-licensed family home, group care facility or similar facility providing twenty-four (24) hour nonmedical care for more than six (6) persons in need of personal services, supervision or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual. The term includes, but is not limited to, foster care homes. RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY, SMALL means any State-licensed family home, group care facility or similar facility providing twenty-four (24) hour nonmedical care for up to six (6) persons in need of personal services, supervision or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual. The term includes, but is not limited to, foster care homes.

RESORT means a building or group of buildings containing guest rooms and meeting rooms, with a large portion of the site devoted to recreational activities such as tennis, horseback riding, swimming and golf. RESTAURANT means an establishment where food is prepared for consumption on the premises, which may include on-sale alcoholic beverages in conjunction with meals. RESTAURANT, SIT DOWN means an establishment maintained, operated and/or advertised or held to the public as a place where food and beverages are served to the public on demand from a menu during stated business hours. Food is served in and on reusable containers and dinnerware to be consumed on the premises primarily inside the building at tables, booths or counters with chairs/benches or stools. RESTORATION means the creation of an authentic reproduction beginning with existing parts of an original object or building. Restoration includes the act or process of accurately recovering the form and details of a building, object, site or structure and its setting as it appeared at a particular period of time by means of removing later work or replacing missing earlier work. RETAIL means sales and services devoted to the sales of goods and/or commodities to consumers. RETAIL CENTER. Refer to “Big Box Retail Center.” RETAIL SALES OF NEW AND USED AUTOMOBILES (AUTOMOBILE DEALERSHIP) means any business establishment that sells or leases new or used automobiles, trucks, vans, trailers, recreational vehicles, boats or motorcycles or other similar motorized transportation vehicles. An automobile dealership may maintain an inventory of the vehicles for sale or lease either on site or at a nearby location and may provide on-site facilities for the repair and service of the vehicles sold or leased by the dealership. RETREAT means a facility with permanent structures for meeting, lodging, dining and sanitation in a predominantly natural environment. The primary use of retreats is for religious, educational or charitable purposes, such as meetings and programs in religion, spirituality, personal growth or environmental studies. REVIEW AUTHORITY means the officer, committee, commission, board or employee responsible for the approval or disapproval of any permit or entitlement or responsible for the administration, interpretation or enforcement of the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance. REVITALIZATION means the imparting of a new economic and community life in an existing neighborhood, area or business district, while at the same time preserving the original building stock and historic character. RIDGE means a topographic feature indicated as an extended elevation between valleys, typically the upper part of a range of hills or mountains. RIDING AND HIKING FACILITY means an area designated for public horseback riding or hiking, usually with an improved path and signage. RIFLE RANGE means any facility or premises protected from uncontrolled entry where firearms or arrows are lawfully discharged for target practice or competition. “Rifle range” includes pistol range, archery range or trap shoots.

RIGHT-OF-WAY means the strip of land over which certain transportation and public use facilities are built, such as roadways, railroads and utility lines. ROAD means a permanently reserved, public or private right-of-way which affords a principal means of vehicular access to abutting or adjacent property, not including alleys or driveways as defined herein. The service or frontage road of a freeway shall be considered as a street separate from such freeway or highway. ROAD, AGRICULTURAL means roads used exclusively for agricultural purposes. ROAD BUILDING means the removal of more than five hundred (500) cubic yards of earth for road building or grading of public or private roads which cross or would provide access to more than two (2) parcels, but not including roads constructed exclusively for agricultural purposes. ROAD, MAJOR COLLECTOR means an intraregional travel route providing access to major neighborhood retail and service facilities, community centers, major recreational facilities, employment centers and other intensive land uses. ROAD, MINOR ARTERIALS have two (2) lanes that may be upgraded to an arterial in the future and usually limit on-street parking to maintain smooth flow. ROADS, LOCAL STREETS have two (2) lanes that provide access for smaller residential subdivisions which are characteristic of low speed, low-capacity roads that provide direct access to adjacent land uses and are typically meant only for local, as opposed to through traffic. Most of the streets in Clearlake would qualify for this designation. ROOF SIGN means a sign erected upon or above a roof or a parapet of a building or structure and not contained within a dormer. RUMMAGE SALE, COMMERCIAL means the sale of secondhand goods, including flea markets, by individuals or organizations conducted more than twelve (12) days per calendar year.

RUMMAGE SALE, NONPROFIT means the infrequent sale of secondhand goods by individuals or organizations, including garage and yard sales and flea markets conducted between six (6) and twelve (12) days per calendar year. S. SAFE PARKING means a parking program operated on property located outside of the public right-of-way and managed by a social service provider that provides individuals and families with vehicles a safe place to park overnight while working towards a transition to permanent housing. SALVAGE YARD means any site or portion of a site that is used to store used equipment and/or construction materials for the purpose of future reuse or resale. If a salvage yard is located on the same site as another established use, the salvage yard area shall be considered a separate freestanding primary use, even if it serves all or a portion of the other established use. SANITARY LANDFILL means a site for solid waste disposal in which the solid waste is spread in thin layers, compacted to the smallest practical volume and covered with soil at the end of each working day. SATELLITE DISH ANTENNA means a device incorporating a reflective surface that is solid, open mesh or bar configured and is in the shape of a shallow dish, cone, horn or cornucopia, that is used to transmit and/or receive radio, microwave or other electromagnetic waves between terrestrially and/or orbitally based uses. SATELLITE FARM means an area dedicated to telecommunication equipment for the purpose of transmitting and/or receiving antenna equipment. SAWMILL means a facility where logs or partially processed cants are sawn, split, shaved, stripped, chipped or otherwise processed to produce wood products, not including the processing of timber for use on the same lot by the owner or resident of that lot. SCENIC RESOURCE. Refer to “Viewshed.” SCHOOL, PRIVATE means a school that is established, conducted and primarily financially supported by a nongovernmental agency or group of individuals. SCHOOL, PUBLIC means a school that is financially supported by a local, city, county, state or other government authority. SCREENING means to intentionally prevent or obstruct the public’s view of some particular use, article, activity, structure or building. SEASONAL WORKER means a worker who finds employment only in certain seasons. SECONDARY DWELLING UNIT means an attached or a detached residential dwelling unit which provides complete independent living facilities for one (1) or more persons. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family dwelling is situated. Secondary dwelling units established prior to adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter may be considered legal. Secondary units established after adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be considered accessory dwelling units that shall comply with applicable standards of this chapter (refer to Section 18-19.320). SECONDHAND GOODS means any goods/property, objects, clothes, furniture, art, appliances or wares that have been previously purchased and/or used and which are not antiques. SECONDHAND STORE means any person or business/organization (such as copartnership, firm, or corporation) whose business includes buying, selling, trading, taking in pawn, accepting items for sale on consignment, or auctioning secondhand tangible personal property. This definition encompasses various businesses, including thrift store, consignment shops and other establishments dealing with used goods. SELF-STORAGE means an establishment that offers for rental, lease or ownership of individual bays that are intended for the storage, warehousing or safekeeping of goods or possessions, regardless of the duration of such storage, warehousing or safekeeping. SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM means a program designed to assist individuals and families in meeting their basic needs and address any substance dependency and mental health issues so that they do not need to rely on emergency public or private assistance. SENIOR INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER (SILC) means a multiple residential structure(s) that provide housing for occupants who are fifty-five (55) years or older. In the case of double occupancy of a unit, only one (1) resident is required to be at least fifty-five (55) years of age. Such a center shall consist of, but not be limited to, individual units, community dining centers and common recreation areas. The facilities are physically accessible to elderly citizens. The individual units may be in the form of multiplexes, cottages, townhouses, patio homes or single-family homes. Generally, senior independent living centers will provide two (2) meals per day, provide transportation for residents and offer indoor and outdoor recreational areas. SERVER FARM(also known as DATA CENTER) means a building and/or a dedicated space within a structure or group of buildings with a dedicated space used to house computer systems and associated components such as telecommunications and storage systems. SERVICE STATION WITH CONVENIENCE RETAIL means a retail business that provides the public with a convenient location to quickly purchase a wide variety of consumable products and services, generally food and motor fuels, and in the operation and maintenance of automotive vehicles. SETBACK means an area of certain distance from a property line within which building development cannot occur. Use of setbacks creates front, side and rear yard areas in developments. Setbacks are also used to establish safe clear areas around buildings for fire, police or aesthetic reasons. See “Yards.” SHALL. As used herein, “shall” is not intended to diminish the flexible application of the stated guidelines, but to reinforce the requirement to meet, at a minimum, the intent of the particular section, standard, guideline or design principle. SHOPPING CENTER means a group of commercial establishments offering a wide range of retail and service uses.

SHOULD signifies a directive to be honored if at all possible. SIDE YARD means that yard or area within either side of the lot and outside of the front yard or rear yard which extends from the wall of the principal building or structure to the side lot line. SIDING means the exterior wall covering of a structure. SIGN means any sign, identification, display, illustration, device or visual representation designed and used for the purpose of communicating a message, advertising, and/or identifying or attracting attention to a premises, product, service, person, activity, business or event and shall include all of its structure and component parts. “Sign” shall not include any flag of the United States of America or State of California or any display of merchandise outside of a business. SIGN AREA means the entire area in square feet of a sign within a single continuous perimeter composed of squares, rectangles, circles or other shapes which enclose the extreme limits of the sign, including all background or structural material that is utilized in the expression of the message. The sign area of a multifaced sign shall be the sum of the face areas, except where the sides are parallel, back to back and separated by no more than eighteen (18") inches, in which case it shall be determined by the larger of the faces. SIGN COPY means any words, letters, numbers, figures, designs or other symbolistic representation incorporated into a sign with the purpose of attracting attention to the subject matter. SIGN FACE means the surface of the sign upon, against or through which the message is displayed or illustrated on the sign. SIGN STRUCTURE means any structure that supports or is capable of supporting any sign as defined in this section. A sign structure may be a single pole and may or may not be an integral part of the building. SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING. See “Dwelling, single-family.”

SITE means a parcel of land used or intended for use or a group of uses and having frontage on a public or an approved private street. SLOPE means land gradient described as a percentage equal to one hundred (100) times the vertical rise divided by the horizontal run. SMALL ENGINE REPAIR means the industry of servicing and repairing small, gas- or diesel-powered machinery. Small engine mechanics service machinery ranging from lawn mowers to chainsaws and other related equipment. SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMmeans a solar energy system that is not larger than ten (10) kilowatts alternating current nameplate rate or thirty (30) kilowatts thermal that is installed on a roof of a single-family or duplex dwelling. SMALL WIND ENERGY SYSTEM. A wind energy conversion system shall consist of a wind turbine, a tower and associated control or conversion electronics, which has a rated capacity of not more than ten (10) kilowatts and which is intended primarily to reduce on-site consumption of utility power. SOCIAL SERVICE PROVIDER means an agency or organization licensed or supervised by any Federal, State or local health/welfare agency that participates in the Federal Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and has demonstrated experience with the homeless population by assisting individuals and families to achieve economic self-sufficiency and self-determination through a comprehensive array of programs and actions. SPA means a commercial establishment with facilities for exercising, bathing and beautification. SPECIAL EVENT means a gathering of individuals for a special occasion/event. Typically a special event does not last more than a few hours or a full day. STAKING means to secure trees to the ground at two (2) or three (3) points to allow their roots to become established; usually removed after one (1) or two (2) growing seasons. STATION means, as it relates to irrigation, an area served by one (1) valve or by a set of valves that operate simultaneously. STEALTH FREESTANDING FACILITIES (WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS) means wireless telecommunication towers and supporting equipment which are designed to substantially blend into the surrounding environment with minimal visibility, such as being incorporated within an architectural feature, such as a steeple, water tower, sign, a tree or parapet. STEALTHING means improvements or treatments added to a wireless telecommunications facility which mask or blend the proposed facility into the existing structure or visual backdrop in such a manner as to render it effectively unnoticeable to the casual observer. STORAGE YARD means any site or portion of a site that is used to store new equipment and/or construction materials for the purpose of future use or sale. If a storage yard is located on the same site as another established use, the storage yard area shall be considered a separate freestanding primary use, even if it serves all or a portion of the other established use. STREAMLINED HOUSING means a housing development project that meets the qualifications of Government Code Section 65913.4 and therefore is eligible for a ministerial and streamlined approval process. STREET. See “Road.” STREET FRONTAGE means the distance which a property line of a lot adjoins a public or private road. STREET TREES means trees strategically planted, usually in parkway strips or medians, to enhance the visual quality of a street. STREETSCAPE means the distinguishing and pictorial character of a particular street as created by its width, degree of curvature, paving materials, design of the street furniture, landscaping and forms of surrounding buildings. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION means any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders. STRUCTURAL WALL means any bearing wall of a building. STRUCTURE means anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on or above the ground or the attachment to something having location on or above the ground including swimming pools and patio covers. STYLE means a type of architecture distinguished by special characteristics of structure and ornament and often related in time; also, a general quality of distinctive character. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING means housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population, and that is linked to an on-site or off-site service that assists the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the community. SURGICAL FACILITY means a licensed medical facility where general and/or specialized surgical procedures are performed. SWING JOINT means an irrigation component that provides a flexible, leak-free connection between the emission device and lateral pipeline to allow movement in any direction and to prevent equipment damage. SWITCHING FACILITY means an installation or facility that (a) uses switches to interconnect communications circuits on a circuit-switching, message-switching, or packet-switching basis, (b) usually is located at a node in a network, and (c) may be the site of a fiber optic station/regenerator section. T. T-FRAME SIGN means an upright portable sign with a base or base sections and vertical frame members forming an inverted T shape.

TAILOR means a person who makes, repairs or alters garments such as suits, coats and dresses. TANDEM PARKING means parking spaces for two (2) or more automobiles when they are parked on a driveway or in any other location on a lot, lined up behind one another. TARGET POPULATION means persons with low incomes who have one (1) or more disabilities, including mental illness, HIV or AIDS, substance abuse or other chronic health condition or individuals eligible for services provided pursuant to the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Division 3.5 (commencing with Section 4500) of the Welfare and Institutions Code) and may include, among other populations, adults, emancipated minors, families with children, elderly persons, young adults aging out of the foster care system, individuals exiting from institutional settings, veterans and homeless people. This definition is intended to remain consistent with California Government Code Section 65582(i) as may be revised from time to time. TASTING FACILITY, GENERAL means a facility in which agricultural products grown or processed on the premises may be tasted and sold. TASTING FACILITY, WINE. See “Wine tasting facility (wine tasting room).” TATTOO PARLOR means a commercial operation where the marking, coloring, microblading and/or body modifications of the skin is performed by pricking in coloring matter or by producing scars, and which is conducted in exchange for financial or other valuable consideration. It does not include the application of permanent cosmetics or tattooing when applied by a licensed dermatologist on premises licensed as a dermatological office. TAVERN means any place in which fermented malt beverages or intoxicating liquors are sold for consumption upon said premises and where sandwiches and snacks may be available for consumption on the premises.

TAX CONSULTANT means a financial expert especially trained in tax law and provides services using such training in exchange for monetary compensation. TAXICAB COMPANY (TAXICAB BUSINESS) means a service that offers transportation in passenger automobiles and vans to persons including those who are handicapped in return for remuneration. The business may include facilities for servicing, repairing and fueling the taxicabs or vans. TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY means an unstaffed facility that transmits and/or receives electromagnetic signals. It includes cellular towers, antennas, microwave dishes, horns and other types of equipment for the transmission or receipt of such signals, telecommunication towers or similar structures supporting said equipment buildings, parking area and other accessory development. TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER means a mast, pole, monopole, guyed tower, lattice tower, freestanding tower or other structure designed and primarily used to support antennas. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION STORAGE CONTAINER means storage structures or cargo boxes designed or once serving as commercial shipping or cargo containers, equipped with a mechanical latch or other similar mechanism to hold the door in the open position when the structure is occupied or equipped with a mechanism to unlock the door from the inside when the structure is occupied for the use of storing of construction equipment and materials. The temporary construction storage container shall be limited to occupy the construction site from the issuance of the building permit to final inspection. TEMPORARY DWELLING means a travel trailer or motorhome which serves as a temporary residence for the owner or builder until the principal dwelling unit is built or occupied. An existing permitted or legal nonconforming dwelling may be permitted to be used as a temporary dwelling, upon condition that it be removed or converted to an allowed use prior to final inspection of the new dwelling. TEMPORARY OFFICE means a commercial coach which serves as a temporary office until the principal commercial structure is built or occupied. TEMPORARY SALES OFFICE means a real estate sales office located in a subdivision. TEMPORARY WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY means a wireless telecommunications facility that is intended to be used for ninety (90) days or less (not including temporary mobile services which are exempt from review). TENNIS COURTS means an improved area used for playing tennis. THEATER means a building or part of a building or structure devoted to showing motion pictures or for dramatic, dance, musical or other live performances. THRIFT SHOP means a store or shop that primarily sells goods, objects, clothes, furniture, art, appliances or wares that have been previously purchased and/or used and which are not antiques. TIMBER means harvestable trees.

TIMBER OPERATIONS means the management of lands and forests for the primary use of commercial production and harvest of trees, including the removal of timber and uses integrally related to growing, harvesting and processing of on-site forest products including roads, log landings and log storage areas. TIMESHARE means a single-family dwelling unit whether attached or detached which is in common ownership by more than one (1) family or individual, the purpose of which is to provide temporary living accommodations to all owners on a scheduled basis for recreation. A timeshare may be managed separately and rented to non-owners when approved by the common owners. TOBACCO PRODUCT. A tobacco product may include, but is not limited to: (1) All forms of cigars (including little cigars). (2) Smoking or pipe tobacco (including shisha), chewing tobacco and snuff. (3) Any product containing, made of or derived from any amount of tobacco that is intended for human consumption. (4) Any product containing, made of or derived from any amount of nicotine that is intended for human consumption and sold with or without a delivery device or system (for example, liquid with nicotine). (5) Electronic cigarettes or any device or delivery system sold in combination with nicotine for a single price. (6) Any component, part or accessory of an electronic cigarette that is used during the operation of the device when sold in combination with nicotine (for example, a battery used in the operation of the device sold with nicotine for a single price). Tobacco products do not include cigarettes or any product that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved as cessation products or for other therapeutic purposes (for example, nicotine patches). TOBACCO PRODUCT NONSPECIALIZED RETAIL SHOP means a store that sells tobacco products as a minor part of sales, such as grocery or drug stores, gas stations, etc. TOBACCO PRODUCT SPECIALIZED RETAIL SHOP means a store that specializes in selling tobacco products as a major part of sales. TOURIST-ORIENTED DIRECTIONAL SIGN means a sign that provides direction to tourist-oriented activities.

TOWER, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION means any structure that is designed and constructed primarily for the purpose of supporting one (1) or more antennas, including but not limited to self-supporting lattice towers, guyed towers, monopole towers and alternative tower structures. TOWNHOUSE means a single-family dwelling in a row of at least three (3) such units in which each unit has its own front and rear access to the outside, no unit is located over another unit and each unit is separated from any other unit by one (1) or more common fire-resistant walls.

TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY means occupancy of a motel, hotel or other temporary lodging for less than thirty (30) consecutive days in any twelve (12) month period. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING means buildings configured as rental housing developments, but operated under program requirements that require the termination of assistance and recirculating of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at a predetermined future point in time that shall be no less than six (6) months from the beginning of the assistance. TRASH AND RECYCLING ENCLOSURE means a walled structure for trash and recycling containers, with one (1) or more gates for access. TRASH/RECYCLING CONTAINER means a can, cart, dumpster, or barrel for the purposes of containing trash and recycling material. TRASH/RECYCLING HAULER means the trash and recycling company that empties waste containers within the City. TREE FARM means land planted with harvestable trees and wooded areas. TRIM means the decorative framing of an opening and other features on a façade. TRIP REDUCTION PLAN means a program that provides information about any reasonable method or approach for providing, supporting, subsidizing, and/or encouraging the use of community alternatives, including but not limited to matching and placement services for carpools and vanpools; provision of carpool and preferential parking location and/or fees; fees for employee parking; provision of and/or placement services for subscription buses; provision of shuttle services; transit fare subsidies; on-site paths, parking and showers and lockers for bicyclists and pedestrians; guaranteed ride home and guaranteed transportation in emergencies for users of commute alternatives; on-site child care and other service convenience facilities which lessen the need for a personal vehicle at the place of employment; telecommuting; and teleconferencing. TRIPLEX means a detached residential structure containing three (3) and only three (3) dwelling units, designed for occupancy by not more than three (3) families living independently of each other. TRUCK REPAIR means a place of business primarily engaged in the repair and service of commercial vehicles. TRUCK STOP means a place of business primarily engaged in providing gas station facilities for commercial vehicles and trailer trucks. Truck stops may include accessory food and lodging services. TRUCK TERMINAL means the premises used for loading or unloading of trucks upon which storage of cargo is incidental to the primary function of motor freight shipment or shipment point and which is designed to accommodate the simultaneous loading or unloading of five (5) or more trucks. TRUCK WASH means any building or premises or portion thereof used for washing trucks, trailers, semi- trailers, recreational vehicles, or similar vehicle. Also, a truck wash may be associated with a truck stop. TURF means a ground cover surface of mowed grass. Annual bluegrass, Kentucky bluegrass, Perennial ryegrass, Red fescue and Tall fescue are cool-season grasses. Bermuda grass, Kikuyu grass, Seashore Paspalum, St. Augustine grass, Zoysia grass and Buffalo grass are warm-season grasses. U. UNDERSTORY TREES means a tree whose leaves would occupy the intermediate level of a forest in a natural ecological situation, generally not exceeding twenty (20') to thirty (30') feet at maturity. These trees are also called “small” or “ornamental trees.” USE means the purpose for which land or premises of a building thereon is designed, arranged or intended or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained.

USE, ACCESSORY. See “Accessory use.” USE AREA means the area occupied by principal use or structure and accessory buildings, structures and appurtenant outdoor, screened or covered areas accessory to a permitted use or structure. V. VACATION RENTAL means a dwelling that is rented or leased for compensation for less than thirty (30) consecutive days. Such rentals are referred to as transient rentals, short term vacation rentals and resort dwelling units. VEHICLE, INOPERABLE means a motor vehicle that cannot be moved under its own power due to lack of a motor, transmission or wheels and in the case of trailers is incapable of being towed. VEHICLE, MOTOR means a device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved or drawn upon a highway, street, alley or road except as a device moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. VENDING MACHINE means a device which dispenses a product or service, either for sale or for free, and which is activated entirely by the receiver of the product or service, including, but not limited to, ice machines, propane tank dispensaries, food vending machines and newspaper racks and the like. Vending machine does not include a motor fuel pump. These standards don’t apply to reverse vending machines for recycling facilities. VENDOR’S PERMIT means a zoning permit allowing retail sales of items such as flowers, balloons and souvenirs; including vendors of foods such as hot dogs, sandwiches, cotton candy, snow cones, ice cream; and including newsstands, when sales are conducted in a zoning district allowing retail sales. Sales may be from carts, push carts, stands, trailers, kiosks or similar structures. VERNAL POOL. See “Wetland.”

VETERINARIAN, LARGE ANIMAL means an animal hospital or clinic that provides services for horses and other livestock. VETERINARIAN, SMALL ANIMAL means veterinary clinics and hospitals that provide care for small domestic animals such as dogs, cats and birds. The term does not include large animal and livestock veterinarians. VIEWSHED means the area that can be seen from a given vantage point and viewing direction. A viewshed is composed of foreground items (items close to the viewer) that are seen in detail and background items (items at some distance from the viewer) that frame the view. If a person is moving, as when traveling along a roadway (a view corridor), the viewshed changes as the person moves, with the foreground items changing rapidly and the background items remaining fairly consistent for a long period of time. W. WALK-IN CLINIC means a medical facility that accepts patients on a walk-in basis and typically no appointment is necessary. WALL SIGN means any sign attached to, erected against or painted or inscribed upon the wall of a building or structure, with the exposed face of the sign on a plane parallel to the plane of said wall and not located above the roof line, parapet or façade (except when enclosed within a dormer, which does not project more than twelve (12") inches from the building wall). WARMING SHELTER is a short-term emergency shelter (generally operated less than two (2) months out of the year) that operates when temperatures or a combination of precipitation, wind chill, wind and temperature become dangerously inclement. WASTE TRANSFER STATION means the use of land or a facility, regardless of name or title, to unload waste of any kind or type from vehicles, and, with or without intermediate processing such as compaction, sorting or shredding, subsequently reload the waste onto other vehicles for delivery to another transfer site, storage site or disposal site. The phrase “waste transfer station” includes a facility for drop-off of recyclable materials (e.g., waste paper, motor oil, scrap metal, polystyrene foam, porcelain, batteries, electronic components, textiles, plastics, discarded shoes, cardboard and other discarded household materials), where the materials are sorted, temporarily stored and then shipped in bulk to other locations for processing. The phrase “waste transfer station” does not include a wastewater treatment facility. WATER FEATURE means a design element where open water performs an aesthetic or recreational function. Water features include ponds, lakes, waterfalls, fountains, artificial streams, spas and swimming pools (where water is artificially supplied). The surface area of water features is included in the high water use hydrozone of the landscape area. Constructed wetlands used for on-site wastewater treatment or storm water best management practices that are not irrigated and used solely for water treatment or stormwater retention are not water features. WATER USE CLASSIFICATION OF LANDSCAPE SPECIES (WUCOLS) means the document thus entitled and published by the University of California Cooperative Extension, the Department of Water Resources and the Bureau of Reclamation, 2000. WATERING WINDOW means the time of day irrigation is permitted. WETLAND. The Federal government defines wetlands in Section 404 of the Clean Water Act as “areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support (and do support, under normal circumstances) a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions” (33 CFR 328.3(b) and 40 CFR 230.3). The definition of wetlands requires three (3) wetland identification parameters to be present: wetland hydrology, hydric soils and hydrophytic vegetation. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) is the responsible agency for regulating wetlands under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, while the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has overall responsibility for the Act (ACOE, 2002). WHOLESALE means the sale of goods or commodities in quantity for resale, including incidental retail sales. WHOLESALE NURSERY. See “Nursery, wholesale.” WHOLESALE SALES means an establishment or place of business primarily engaged in selling and/or distributing merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional or professional business users or to other wholesalers; or acting as agents or brokers and buying merchandise for or selling merchandise to, such individuals or companies. This is not considered a general commercial use. WHOLESALE STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION CENTERS (WHOLESALE ESTABLISHMENT WITH WAREHOUSE) means the display, storage and sale of goods to other firms for resale, as well as activities involving significant movement and storage of products or equipment, including truck terminal or bus servicing facilities, motor freight transportation, moving and storage facilities, warehousing and storage activities. WIND TURBINE means the individual component of a small wind energy system that converts kinetic energy from the wind into electrical energy, independent of the electrical conductors, electrical storage system, electrical metering or electrical inverters. This term shall include the towers or supporting structures. WINDOW SIGN means any sign or combination of signs in excess of four (4) square feet displayed on or behind a window or similar opening in a wall.

WINE TASTING FACILITY (WINE-TASTING ROOM) means a facility in which wine products grown or processed on the owner’s property may be tasted and sold. WINERY means a bonded establishment primarily used for the purpose of processing grapes or other fruit products. Processing includes, but is not limited to, crushing, fermenting, blending, aging, storage, bottling and wholesale or retail sales of wine produced or bottled on the premises. Accessory uses include tasting rooms and incidental retail sales of wine related products, including but not limited to glasses, bottle openers and previously prepared packaged foods. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY means the placement or installation of wireless facilities including: (1) Equipment and network components, such as towers, utility poles, transmitters, base stations and emergency power systems that are integral to providing wireless telecommunications services. (2) Antennas and related equipment, on or immediately adjacent to, a wireless telecommunications co- location facility. (3) Co-location facilities, including wireless telecommunications facility that includes co-location facilities. (4) Other meanings that are further described in California Government Code 65850.6(d)(2) as may be amended from time to time. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY (NON-STEALTH FREESTANDING) means a wireless telecommunications facility that is not designed and/or conceals the telecommunication equipment. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITY (STEALTH) means a wireless telecommunications facility that is designed to blend into the surrounding environment and/or using design elements to conceal antennas, antenna supports, poles, equipment, cabinets, equipment housing and enclosure; and supporting infrastructure. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS MASTER PLAN means a plan that contains design prototypes for wireless telecommunication antenna facilities, locational criteria for each prototype, number of facilities and proposed screening and landscaping.

The Clearlake Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 286-2026, passed April 2, 2026. Disclaimer: The City Clerk’s Office has the official version of the Clearlake Municipal Code. Users should contact the City Clerk’s Office for ordinances passed subsequent to the ordinance cited above. City Website: www.clearlake.ca.us Hosted by General Code. WOOD YARD, COMMERCIAL means any premises where large quantities (more than three (3) cords) of firewood, whether as whole trees or parts of trees, are imported, openly stored, split, sized and/or cut for sale. X. Reserved. Y. YARD means an area that lies between a property line or right-of-way and building, structure, and/or encroachment. See “Setback.” YOUTH-ORIENTED FACILITY means a public or private school (K-12), licensed daycare facilities, public parks, or a “youth center” as defined by State law as any public or private facility that is primarily used to host recreational or social activities for minors, including, but not limited to, private youth membership organizations or clubs, social service teenage club facilities, video arcades, or similar amusement park facilities. Z. ZONING ADMINISTRATOR means the Community Development Director or designee. ZONING INTERPRETATION AND PROCEDURES MANUAL means the manual maintained by the Director, which provides interpretations and procedures for administering the Zoning Code. (Ord. #271-2025, S2 (Exh. A))

The Clearlake Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 286-2026, passed April 2, 2026. Disclaimer: The City Clerk’s Office has the official version of the Clearlake Municipal Code. Users should contact the City Clerk’s Office for ordinances passed subsequent to the ordinance cited above. City Website: www.clearlake.ca.us Hosted by General Code.