Chapter 18.01 — TITLE AND PURPOSES

This chapter shall be known as the City of Colton Zoning Ordinance, hereafter referred to as the "Zoning Code or Code".

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(1)), 10-10-2013)

This Zoning Code is the primary tool for implementing the goals, objectives, and policies of the Colton General Plan, pursuant to the mandated provisions of the State Planning and Zoning Law (Government Code Section 65000 et seq.), California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code 21000 et seq.), and other applicable State and local requirements.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(1)), 10-10-2013)

It is the purpose and intent of the City Council that this Title promote the following purposes:

A.

General.

1.

To preserve and enhance the present qualities and advantages that exist in the City;

To promote the public health, safety, general welfare and preserve and enhance the aesthetic quality of the City by providing regulations to ensure an appropriate mix of land uses in an orderly manner;

3.

To encourage the most appropriate use of land, water and natural resources consistent with the public interest;

4.

To overcome present problems and effectively manage future challenges that may result from the use and development of land and property;

5.

To protect human, environmental, social, natural and economic resources;

6.

To ensure that required on-site and off-site dedications and public improvements are properly installed or guaranteed; and

B.

City and Region.

1.

To ensure that development patterns should not blur or eradicate the edges of the city. Infill development within existing urban centers should conserve environmental resources, promote economic investment, and enhance social fabric, while reclaiming marginal and abandoned areas;

2.

To prevent the impacts of both overcrowding of land and undue concentrations of population as well as the negative effects of leapfrogging sprawl and underutilization of land and property;

3.

To restore downtown and existing urban centers and reconfigure conventional development into a City of real neighborhoods and diverse districts, to conserve natural environments, and preserve our built legacy; and

4.

To support the physical organization of the region by a framework of transportation alternatives. Transit, pedestrian, and bicycle systems should maximize access and mobility throughout the region while reducing dependence upon the automobile.

C.

Neighborhoods, District and Corridor.

1.

To improve economic health and harmonious evolution of neighborhoods, districts and corridors through the use of graphic urban design codes that serve as predictable guides for change;

2.

To develop transit corridors, when properly planned and coordinated, to help or organize the regional structure and revitalize urban centers. In contrast, highway corridors should not displace investment from existing centers;

3.

To plan for appropriate building densities and land uses within walking distance of transit stops, permitting public transit to become a viable alternative to the automobile;

4.

To concentrate civic, institutional, and commercial activity to be embedded in neighborhoods and districts, not isolated in remote, single-use complexes. Schools should be sized and located to enable children to walk or bicycle to them; and

5.

To organize a range of parks, from tot-lots and village greens to soccer fields/ball fields and community gardens should be distributed within neighborhoods. Conservation areas and open lands should be used to define and connect different neighborhoods and districts.

D.

Block, Street and Building.

1.

To place civic buildings and public gathering places on important sites to reinforce community identity and the culture of democracy. They deserve distinctive form because their role is different from that of other buildings and places that constitute the fabric of the city;

2.

To ensure safety and security are considered as they are important in revitalizing of rural, urban, and special districts of the City. The design of streets and buildings should reinforce safe environments, but not at the expense of accessibility and openness;

3.

To place all buildings so that they provide their inhabitants with a clear sense of location, weather and time. Natural methods of heating and cooling can be more resource-efficient than mechanical systems;

4.

To adequately accommodate the automobile. It should do so in ways that respect the pedestrian and the form of public space; and

5.

To place streets and squares to be designed in a safe, comfortable, and interesting manner to the pedestrian. Properly configured, they encourage walking and enable neighbors to know each other and protect their surroundings.

E.

Implementation of the Colton General Plan. To coordinate and ensure the execution of the City's General Plan through effective implementation of development review requirements, adequate facility and services review and other goals, policies or programs contained in the General Plan. All development within the unincorporated area of the City's Sphere of Influence, should be consistent with the Colton General Plan. All development in the incorporated area of the City shall be consistent with the General Plan.

F.

Comprehensive, Consistent and Equitable Regulations. To establish a system of fair, comprehensive, consistent and equitable regulations, standards and procedures for the review and approval of all proposed development, divisions, and mapping of land within the City in a manner consistent with State law.

G.

Efficiently and Effectively Managed Procedures. To promote fair procedures that are efficient and effective in terms of time and expense and that appropriate process is followed in the review and approval of applications made under this Title;

To be effective and responsive in terms of the allocation of authority and delegation of powers and duties among ministerial, appointed and elected officials; and

To foster a positive customer service attitude and to respect the rights of all applicants and affected citizens.

H.

Environmental Review. The City of Colton will conduct an environmental review of each project submitted for City approval in accordance with the City's adopted guidelines for implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Depending on the nature and scope of the proposed project, an exemption, a negative declaration, mitigated negative declaration, or environmental impact report may need to be completed. Negative declarations, mitigated negative declarations and environmental impact reports shall be prepared based on CEQA, implementing guidelines and City of Colton environmental guidelines.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(1)), 10-10-2013)

The adoption of this Title is consistent and compatible with and furthers the goals, policies, objectives and programs of the General Plan. It is the intent of the City Council that all regulatory decisions made pursuant to this Title be consistent with the General Plan.

For purposes of this Section, "consistency with the General Plan" means not only consistency with the Plan's land use and density designations, but also consistency with all elements, policies and programs of the General Plan, including those that promote compatibility of uses and densities, and orderly development consistent with available resources.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(1)), 10-10-2013)

The establishment of zoning districts is intended to be one of the means of implementing the City's General Plan and any amendments thereto, as such implementation is permitted and required by State Law. The General Plan serves as a guideline and framework for the zoning and regulatory provisions of this Title. With respect to the Land Use and Housing Elements of the General Plan, there are goals, objectives and provisions for use categories and density ranges, but also for the achievement of other planning objectives such as appropriate mixing and buffering of uses to ensure overall compatibility.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(1)), 10-10-2013)

This chapter shall apply to all property within the incorporated limits of the City.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(1)), 10-10-2013)

Chapter 18.04 - DEFINITIONS

The purpose of these provisions is to promote consistency and precision in the Application and interpretation of this title.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

For the purpose of carrying out the intent of this title, phrases and terms Shall be deemed to have the meanings ascribed to them in the Following sections covering definitions.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

A.

The word "Shall" is mandatory and not discretionary. The word "May" is permissive and not discretionary.

B.

Any form of the word or phrase defined Shall be construed to have the meaning given in the definitions regardless of tense and whether it is singular or plural.

C.

The word "used" Shall include arranged, designed, constructed, altered, converted, Rented, leased, occupied, or intended to be utilized.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"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.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.010 - Accessory Structure.

"Accessory Structure" means a Building, Part of a 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. Where an

accessory Building is a Part of, or joined to the Main Building, such accessory Building Shall be counted as Part of the Main Building.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.012 - Accessory Use.

"Accessory Use" means a Use Incidental or subordinate to and devoted exclusively to the principal Use or Building thereon, and located on the same Lot with the principal Use.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.014 - Addition.

"Addition" means any construction which increases the size of a Building or Facility in terms of site coverage, height, length, width or gross Floor Area.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.016 - Administrative/Professional Services.

"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, physicians offices, insurance agencies, real estate firms and other similar activities where a service is rendered, as distinguished from the handling of commodities.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Agriculture" means the Use of land for farming, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, including Accessory activities such as equipment storage and harvesting.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.022 - Airport.

"Airport" means any area which is Used or 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 Building or facilities, including Open Spaces, taxiways and tiedown areas.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.023 - Alcoholic Beverage Sales.

"Alcoholic Beverage Sales" means any Premises engaged in the Sale of Alcoholic Beverages, including Beer and Wine Sales and liquor and bottled spirits Sales for On-Premises or Off-Premises consumption, pursuant to State licensing, excluding therefrom temporary Beer and Wine Sales conducted by charitable or Nonprofit Organizations.

(Ord. No. O-08-09, § 3, 1-19-2010)

18.04.024 - Alley.

"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 said Alley Shall not be construed as satisfying the requirements of this chapter related to Frontage on a dedicated Street.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.026 - Animal Boarding.

"Animal Boarding" means board services for dogs, cats and similar small animals as well as horses for more than a 24-hour period. Typical uses include kennels, pet motels, dog training centers and stables with boarding.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992; Ord. No. O-01-21, § 4, 2-16-2021)

18.04.027 - Animal daycare.

"Animal Daycare" means daycare services for dogs, cats, and other small animals that does not include overnight boarding and may also include grooming and pet training services.

(Ord. No. O-01-21, § 4, 2-16-2021)

18.04.028 - Animal Grooming.

"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.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.030 - Animal Health Care.

"Animal Health Care" means veterinary services for animals. Typical Uses include pet clinics, dog and cat Hospitals or animal Hospitals.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.032 - Antenna.

"Antenna" means any system of wires, poles, rods, towers, whips, reflecting discs or similar devices Used for transmission or reception of signals.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.033 - Antique Shop.

"Antique Shop" means a place offering, antiques for sale. An antique, for the purposes of this Code, shall be a work of art, piece of furniture, decorative object, or the like, of or belonging to the past, at least thirty years old.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

18.04.034 - Apartment.

"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.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.036 - Apartment, Bachelor.

"Bachelor Apartment" means a Dwelling Unit that combines sleeping, living, cooking and dining facilities into one Habitable Room.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.038 - Apartment, Efficiency.

"Efficiency Apartment" means a Dwelling Unit that combines sleeping, living, cooking and dining facilities into two Habitable Rooms, one of which Shall be a Kitchen.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.040 - Apartment, One-Bedroom.

"One-Bedroom Apartment" means a Dwelling Unit in an Apartment house that contains three Habitable Rooms, one of which Shall be a Kitchen.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.042 - Apartment, Two or More Bedroom.

"Two or More Bedroom Apartment" means Dwelling Unit in an Apartment house that contains more than three Habitable Rooms.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.044 - Applicant.

"Applicant" means a Person who requests in writing the Approval of a lease, Permit, license, certificate or other entitlement for Use from one or more public agencies.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.046 - Application.

"Application" means the form and information submitted by an Applicant. The form and information is to be Used to determine whether to approve or deny Permits or other entitlement for Use.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.048 - Approval.

"Approval" means the issuance or commitment of issuance by a public agency of each lease, Permit, license, certificate or other entitlement for which an Application was accepted as complete.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.050 - Arcade.

"Arcade" means any Establishment containing four or more amusement devices. This definition Shall not apply to recreational Premises such as bowling Alleys or skating rinks, where an Arcade is Part of the primary Use.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.052 - Architectural Feature.

"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.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.054 - Area, Gross.

"Gross Area" means the entire area within the boundaries of a Project site, Building or Lot, measured to the centerline of adjoining Streets rights-of-way.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.056 - Area, Net.

"Net Area" means that area of a Lot or Parcel of land exclusive of:

A.

Public Alleys, Highways or Streets;

B.

Proposed public facilities such as Alleys, Highways or Streets or other public sites when included within proposed Development Project; or

C.

Other public or private Easements where the Owner of the servient tenement does not have the right to Use the entire surface of land.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.057 - Assembly Use.

"Assembly Use" means Banquet Hall, Bar, Entertainment Facility, Institution, Lodge or Private Club, Meeting Hall or Place of Assembly, Nightclub, Religious Assembly or Place of Worship, or other Use involving the gathering or assembly of people in a Building or Facility.

(Ord. 0-11-08 § 2, 2008)

18.04.058 - Assessor.

"Assessor" means the County Assessor of the County of San Bernardino.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.059 - Assisted Living Facility.

"Assisted Living Facility" means a facility that provides twenty-four-hour nonmedical care for seniors, with chronic, life-threatening illness in need of personal services, protection, supervision, assistance, guidance, or training essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual. Does not include convalescent homes, nursing homes, and similar facilities licensed by the state to provide twenty-four-hour medical care.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

18.04.060 - Attach.

"Attach" means to connect, fasten or structurally affix permanently to a Building or Structure.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Automobile" means passenger cars, motorcycles, and trucks less than twenty feet long, not including semi-trailer truck cabs. For purposes of this title, this includes light trucks, all terrain vehicles (ATVs), buses and recreational vehicles that may be more than twenty feet long.

(Ord. No. O-12-18, § 3, 12-18-2018)

18.04.062 - Automobile Dismantling.

"Automobile Dismantling" means the dismantling or wrecking of motor Vehicles required to be registered under the Vehicle Code of the State, 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 in connection with the legal operation on an Automobile Repair garage or body and fender shop.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.064 - Automobile Impound Yard.

"Automobile Impound Yard" means an area Designated or maintained for the temporary storage of Vehicles legally removed or impounded from public or Private Property with or without the vehicle owner's/operator's consent as prescribed by Law.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-10-24, § 4, 10-1-2024)

18.04.066 - Automobile Parking.

"Automobile Parking" means the same as "Automobile Storage," as defined by this Title.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-12-18, § 3, 12-18-2018)

18.04.067 - Automobile Rental.

"Automobile Rental" means the rental of automobiles, not including trucks or trailers.

(Ord. No. O-12-18, § 3, 12-18-2018)

18.04.068 - Automobile Repair.

"Automobile Repair" means repair of automobiles, not including trucks, as well as the Sale, installation and servicing of automotive equipment and Parts together with body repair, painting, steam cleaning and welding.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-12-18, § 3, 12-18-2018)

18.04.070 - Automobile Sales.

"Automobile Sales" means Sale, retail or wholesale of automobiles, not including trucks.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-12-18, § 3, 12-18-2018)

"Automobile Light Repair" means fueling, installation and servicing of automobiles, not including trucks, and automotive equipment and parts including minor tune-ups, battery charging, tube and tire repairs, but excluding body work, engine overhauling and other similar activities.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-12-18, § 3, 12-18-2018; Ord. No. O-11-20, § 4, 10-20-2020; Ord. No. O-13-22, § 4, 10-182022)

18.04.72.2 - Self-Service Car Wash Facility.

"Self-Service Car Wash Facility" means self-service, automatic/mechanical car wash service of cleaning the exterior of automobiles and provision of exterior vacuums for customers clean inside vehicle. In some cases, self-service car wash facilities may offer window cleaning and auto detailing if approved with conditional use permit application. Automobiles may include cars, min vans, large vans, large vehicle trucks, and SUVs.

(Ord. No. O-13-22, § 4, 10-18-2022)

18.04.074 - Automobile Storage.

"Automobile Storage" means storage or parking of automobiles, not including trucks, with or without the vehicle owner's/operator's consent temporarily or for extended periods of time as a primary or accessory use. Typical Uses include bus yard operation without passenger loading or unloading, recreational Vehicle storage and fleet storage. For the purpose of this title, automobile storage shall not include parking for vehicles twenty feet long or less kept available for use by customers and employees of a building on the same lot.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-12-18, § 3, 12-18-2018; Ord. No. O-10-24, § 4, 10-1-2024)

"Banner, Flag, Pennant or Balloon" means any cloth, bunting, plastic, paper or similar Material Used for advertising purposes Attached to or appended on or from any Structure, staff, pole, line, framing or Vehicle.

(Ord. 0-11-08 § 3, 2008; Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.076 - Banquet Hall.

"Banquet Hall" means a large room or hall available to the public for functions and events where food and drink May also be served.

(Ord. 0-11-08 § 4, 2008)

18.04.077 - Bar.

"Bar" means any Premises engaged primarily in the Sale of beer, wine, liquor and/or bottled spirits for OnPremises consumption, pursuant to State licensing, excluding therefrom temporary Beer and Wine Sales.

(Ord. 0-11-08 § 5, 2008)

18.04.078 - Basement.

"Basement" means a space wholly or partially underground, and having more than one-half of its height below the average adjoining Grade.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.079 - Beer and Wine Sales.

"Beer and Wine Sales" means any Premises engaged in the Sale of beer and wine for On-Premises or OffPremises consumption, pursuant to State licensing, excluding therefrom temporary Beer and Wine Sales conducted by charitable or Nonprofit Organizations.

(Ord. 0-13-93 § 3, 1993)

(Ord. No. O-08-09, § 4, 1-19-2010)

18.04.080 - Berm.

"Berm" means a mound of earth usually Used to provide Screening or sound attenuation.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.082 - Block.

"Block" means a Parcel of land bounded by Public Streets, Highways, Freeways, Railroad rights-of-way, Flood control channels, creeks, washes, rivers or acreage unsubdivided into urban Lots or any combination thereof.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.083 - Boarding, Lodging or Rooming House.

"Boarding, Lodging or Rooming House" means a residence or Dwelling, other than a Hotel, wherein one or more rooms, with or without individual or group cooking facilities, are Rented, leased or subleased to

individuals under separate Rental Agreements, leases or subleases, either Written or oral, whether the Owner resides at the residence or Dwelling or does not reside at the residence or Dwelling, but excluding Residential, Community or Group Care Facilities.

(Ord. No. O-01-10, § 2, 3-2-2010)

18.04.084 - Breezeway.

"Breezeway" means a roofed passage, open on two sides, where the roof is in keeping with the design and construction of the Main Building.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.086 - Buildable Area.

"Buildable Area" means any portion of a Lot or Building Site not contained within required Setbacks.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.088 - Building.

"Building" means any Structure built and maintained for the support, shelter or Enclosure of Persons, animals, chattels or Property of any kind. The word "Building" includes the word "structure."

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.090 - Building Area.

"Building Area" means the sum in square feet of the ground areas occupied by all Buildings and Structures on a Lot.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.092 - Building Height.

"Building Height" means the vertical distance from the finished Grade at the exterior Wall to the highest point of the roof Structure.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.094 - Building, Main.

"Main Building" means a Building within which is conducted the principal Use Permitted on a Lot, as provided by this title. Where fifty percent or more of the Wall of an accessory Building constitutes a common Wall with the Main Building, or where an opening is contained that Permits direct passage from one to the other, or where the roof of the accessory is a physical continuation of the roof of the Main Building, then such accessory Building Shall be considered a Part of the Main Building.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.096 - Building Setback Line.

"Building Setback Line" means the minimum distance as prescribed by this title, between the Property line of a Lot or Parcel of land, or rights-of-way of Alleys, Streets or Highways, or the centerline thereof, and any point on a Building or Structure related thereto, exclusive of those Architectural Features Permitted to extend thereinto.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Building Site" means a Lot, or contiguous Lots of land, which provides the area and Open Spaces required by this title for construction of a Building or Buildings, and which abuts a public or private Street or Alley, or Easement determined to be adequate for the purpose of Access.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.100 - Business or Commerce.

"Business or Commerce" means the purchase Sale or other transaction involving the handling or disposition of any article, substance, or commodity for profit or a livelihood, including in Addition, Motels, public garages, office Buildings, offices of doctors and other professionals, outdoor advertising Signs and Structures, public stables, recreation and amusement enterprises conducted for profit, shops for the Sale of personal services, places where commodities or services are sold or are offered for Sale, either by direct handling of merchandise or by agreements to furnish them, but not including dumps and junkyards.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Business Park" means a group of one or more substantially compatible and cross-supporting uses, typically in separate buildings with multiple tenant spaces, on a single parcel or multiple contiguous parcels of land that are planned, developed, and operated as an integrated site with shared common areas for such uses and supporting ancillary uses with no truck dock areas other than a rear entry door or ground level loading style roll up door(s). Special design attention is given to building occupancy type, circulation, parking (restaurant, warehouse, office, manufacturing, and auto repair), utility needs, aesthetics, and compatibility. Basic elements of a business park include, but are not limited to, the following: developments that are themed to a particular profession or discipline and contain strong branding; shared open space, parking, and amenities; architectural, design, and signage consistency; on-site management, property owners associations (POAs), governing documents such as covenants, conditions and restrictions (CC&R's), and may be held in condominium or in fee ownership.

(Ord. No. O-01-23, § 5, 2-21-2023)

18.04.102 - Business Support Services.

"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. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Camper" means a Structure designed to be mounted upon a motor Vehicle and to provide facilities for human habitation or camping purposes.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.106 - Carport.

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

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.108 - CC and Rs.

"CC and Rs" means conditions, covenants and restrictions which establish a set of private regulations for the Development and Use of Private Property.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.110 - Cemeteries.

"Cemeteries" means land Used or intended to be Used for the burial of the dead and dedicated for Cemetery purposes, including columbariums, crematoriums, mausoleums and mortuaries when operated in conjunction with and within the boundary of such Cemetery.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.112 - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. 2(2)), adopted October 10, 2013, repealed § 18.04.112, which pertained to child care services and derived from Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992.

18.04.114 - Church.

"Church" means a Building, the principal purpose of which is religious worship and including Uses in the principal Structure or separate Buildings, including assembly rooms, Kitchen, library and Day nurseries operated by and located on the same Lot or site as the Church, but excluding facilities for residences of or training of religious orders.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.116 - City.

"City" means the City of Colton.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.118 - City Council.

"City Council" means the City Council of the City of Colton.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.120 - Cluster Development.

"Cluster Development" means a Development design technique that concentrates Buildings in specific areas on a site to allow the remaining land to be Used for recreation, common Open Space, and preservation of environmentally sensitive areas.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.122 - Commission.

"Commission" means the Planning Commission of the City of Colton.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.124 - Committee.

"Committee" means the Application Review Committee.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-03-14, § 3, 3-4-2014)

18.04.126 - Communication Services.

"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 and telegraph service offices.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.128 - Community Recreation.

"Community Recreation" means recreational, social or multipurpose Uses of open areas as well as within Buildings. Typical Uses include Parks, community meeting centers and public Swimming Pools.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.130 - Compact Car.

"Compact Car" means a Vehicle capable of movement under its own power having a wheel base of one hundred inches or less.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.132 - Compatible Use.

"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 Uses on abutting Properties in the same zone.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Composting" means the Use of a Parcel, or portion thereof, for producing or storing, for Commercial Purposes, a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic Matter including, without limitation, human waste, in the form of processed sewer sludge, to be Used for the purpose of creating any product primarily for fertilizing or conditioning land. Composting includes, but is not limited to, mulching and related green waste land Uses.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.134 - Conditional Use.

"Conditional Use" means a Use which, because of special site or design requirements, operating characteristics, or potential adverse effects on surrounding Use, is only Permitted after review by Planning Commission, and Application of pertinent conditions of Approval.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Condominium" means an estate in Real Property consisting of an undivided interest in common in 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. A Condominium May include, in Addition, a separate interest in other portions of such Real Property.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.138 - Conforming Building.

"Conforming Building" means a Building which fully conforms to the requirements of the State Housing Act, Fire Zone, Uniform Building Code, the requirements of this and any other applicable chapters of this Code as prescribed for the zone in which the Building is located.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Congregate care health facility" means a care facility for persons who are mentally alert but are physically disabled; for persons who are diagnosed with terminal illness, diagnosed with a life-threatening illness or both; and/or for persons who are severely disabled in conformance with all local and state code requirements to be conducted within a commercial building.

(Ord. No. O-01-21, § 4, 2-16-2021)

"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, from the Premises, of Materials Used in the construction of Buildings or Structures or sites other than retail Sale of paint, fixtures and hardware. Typical Uses include Building Materials, stores, tool and equipment Rentals or Sales including the following:

A.

Enclosed with solid fencing (i.e., vinyl, decorative block or other approved fence material by the Director of Development Services);

B.

The proposed equipment rental staging area shall not be allowed to stack or raise equipment in a manner that increases the visibility from any freeway or from the public right-of-way;

C.

Outside equipment storage shall not be used as signage or displayed in a way to be intentionally visible from any public right-of-way; and

D.

If more than three domestic vehicles associated with an administrative business office are planned to be stored in the parking lot, a Conditional Use Permit shall be required.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992; Ord. No. O-11-20, § 4, 10-20-2020)

18.04.142 - Convalescent Home.

"Convalescent Home" means places that provide nursing, dietary and other personal services to convalescents, invalids and aged Persons, but excluding surgery or primary treatments such as are customarily provided in sanitariums and Hospitals.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Convenience Sales and Services" means the retail Sales, from the Premises, of groceries, fruits or vegetables, flowers, bakery Goods, health aids and frequently needed small personal convenience items such as toiletries, tobacco and magazines, as well as the provision of personal convenience services such as barber and beauty care, self-service laundromats and dry-cleaning pickup stations and other similar accommodations primarily intended for Residents of the surrounding neighborhood.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.146 - Corporation Yard.

"Corporation Yard" means any land or Structure Used primarily for the storage of equipment, Vehicles, machinery, new or Used, Building Materials, paints, pipe or electrical Components Used by the Owner or Occupant of the Premises in the conduct of any Building trades or crafts.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.148 - County.

"County" means the County of San Bernardino.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.150 - County Recorder.

"County Recorder" means the County Recorder of the County of San Bernardino.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.152 - Court.

"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.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.154 - Cultural Institutions.

"Cultural Institutions" means Establishments such as museums, art galleries, botanical and zoological gardens of historic, educational or cultural interest which are not operated for profit.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.155.1 - Day Care Center—Child.

"Day Care Center—Child" means a Child Day Care Facility other than a Family Day Care Home, including infant centers, preschools, extended day care facilities and school-age Child Care Centers. (see California Health and Safety Code Section 1596.76).

(Ord. No. O-03-15, § 3, 3-3-2015)

18.04.155.2 - Day Care Center—Adult.

"Day Care Center—Adult" means a facility that provides supervision and non-medical care for more than six adults, including elderly Persons, on a less than twenty-four-hour basis.

(Ord. No. O-03-15, § 3, 3-3-2015)

18.04.156 - Days.

"Days" means calendar Days, unless otherwise specified.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.158 - Decibel.

"Decibel" means the "A" weighted logarithmic Decibel scale (dab) which measures sound intensity within the range of human perception.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.160 - Density, Gross.

"Gross Density" means the number of Residential Dwelling Units per acre of land based on the gross acreage contained within a given area, including Street rights-of-way.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.162 - Density, Net.

"Net Density" means the number of Residential Dwelling Units per acre of land based on the net developable acreage remaining after Street rights-of-way have been subtracted.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.164 - Department.

"Department" means the Development Services Department of the City.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992; Ord. No. O-03-14, § 3, 3-4-2014)

18.04.166 - Development.

"Development" means the division of land into two or more Parcels, the construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any structure; any mining, excavation, landfill or land disturbance; and any expansion of the use of land.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-03-15, § 3, 3-3-2015)

18.04.168 - Director.

"Director" means the Director of the Development Services Department, or their appointed Representative.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

"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 a combination thereof.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.172 - Driveway.

"Driveway" means a paved Access to a required Off-Street Parking Facility.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.174 - Dwelling.

"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, boarding homes or lodginghouses.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.176 - Dwelling, Caretaker.

"Caretaker Dwelling" means a Dwelling Designated and Used exclusively for residential Occupancy, which May be allowed only in conjunction to an industrial Use within an Industrial Zone.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.178 - Dwelling, Group.

"Group Dwelling" means any living situation including motels and hotel buildings that are not for temporary use, that accommodates more than six unrelated individuals, and may include but not be limited to the following types of facilities: (1) licensed alcohol and drug treatment facilities; (2) licensed board and care homes for the elderly including convalescent or rest homes and nursing homes; (3) licensed homes for minor children; (4) licensed homes from mental patients; (5) licensed homes for the developmentally disabled; and (6) single-room occupancy (SRO) projects. Group housing would typically involve a living arrangement where either support services are provided to the occupants, where cooking, living or support sanitary facilities are shared in common between the occupants or where there is a formal program establishing rules of conduct and purpose of the facility.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

18.04.180 - Dwelling, Multiple-Family.

"Multiple-Family Dwelling" means a Building containing more than two Dwelling Units, each unit designed for Occupancy by one Family.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.182 - Dwelling, Single-Family.

"Single-Family Dwelling" means a Building designed for Occupancy by one Family.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.184 - Dwelling, Two-Family.

"Two-Family Dwelling" means a Building containing two Dwelling Units, each unit designed for Occupancy by one Family.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Second Dwelling Unit" means an attached or detached dwelling unit which provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons, with permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation sited on the same parcel as the primary dwelling unit.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

18.04.186 - Dwelling Unit.

"Dwelling Unit" means one or more rooms in Dwelling Structure designed for, or occupied by, one Family for living or sleeping purposes and having only one Kitchen.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.188 - Easement.

"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.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.190 - Eating/Drinking Establishments, Indoor Only.

"Eating/Drinking Establishments, Indoor Only" means a place of Business, excluding Nightclubs, Banquet Halls, Bars or Entertainment Facilities, primarily engaged in the Sale of prepared food and beverages for On-Premises consumption inside an enclosed building, such as Restaurants and short order eating places. Subject to all other applicable requirements, beer, wine and liquor May be served if Incidental to the primary food Business.

(Ord. 0-11-08 § 6, 2008: Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-12-18, § 3, 12-18-2018)

18.04.191 - Eating/Drinking Establishments with Outdoor Seating.

"Eating/Drinking Establishments with Outdoor Seating" means a place of business, excluding nightclubs, banquet halls, bars or entertainment facilities, primarily engaged in the sale of prepared food and beverages for on-premises consumption, such as restaurants and short order eating places, which includes outdoor seating for dining and drinking purposes. Subject to all other applicable requirements, beer, wine and liquor may be served if Incidental to the primary food business.

(Ord. No. O-12-18, § 3, 12-18-2018)

18.04.192 - Eave.

"Eave" means the Projecting lower edges of a roof overhanging from the Wall of Building.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.194 - Educational Institution.

"Educational Institution" means a School, college or university, public or private, giving general academic instruction equivalent to the standards prescribed by the State Board of Education.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.195 - Electric Vehicle Charging Station.

"Electric Vehicle Charging Station" or "Charging Station" means any level of electric vehicle supply equipment station that is designed and built in compliance with Article 625 of the California Electrical Code, and any subsequent amendments thereto, and delivers electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle into a plug-in electric vehicle.

A "small electric vehicle charging station" means a station that is designed and operated as a use ancillary to the primary permitted use on the site (such as a single-family residence, condominium, apartment, office building, commercial retail, parking lot, garage or structure) in order to deliver electricity to personal or commercial passenger vehicles and trucks owned or operated by individuals who either reside or work on the site or are guests on the site where the charging station is located.

A "large electric vehicle charging station" means a station that is designed and operated as the primary permitted use on the site in order to charge personal passenger vehicles and trucks and/or commercial passenger vehicles and trucks and which is open to the public, whether with or without the payment of fees, subscriptions or other monetary charges for the service.

A "large electric vehicle charging station" includes the electrical and mechanical equipment as defined in Article 625 of the California Electrical Code, and any subsequent amendments, that is necessary to deliver electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle into a plug-in electric vehicle. It does not include ancillary equipment and facilities that are not directly necessary for the charging of plug-in electric vehicles, including but not limited to, canopies (with or without solar panels), patronage resting facilities, commercial sales kiosks or buildings, public restrooms, family amenities or pet amenities. Such ancillary equipment and facilities are not subject to the expedited application and permitting requirements of this ordinance and but shall be subject to Administrative Architectural and Site Plan Review pursuant to Section 18.58.030 of the Colton Municipal Code.

(Ord. No. O-05-24, § 3, 6-4-2024)

18.04.196 - Elevation.

"Elevation" means a flat scale drawing of the front, rear or side of a Building or Structure.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.197 - Emergency Shelter.

"Emergency Shelter" means a facility for the temporary shelter and feeding of indigents or disaster victims and operated by a public or nonprofit agency as defined by California Health and Safety Code § 50801.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

"Enclosed Building" means a Building enclosed by a permanent roof and on all sides by solid exterior Walls pierced only by windows and customary entrance and exit doors.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.200 - Enclosed Space.

"Enclosed Space" means an area enclosed on all sides by a solid physical barrier, such as solid wood Fence or masonry Wall.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.202 - Entertainment Facility.

"Entertainment Facility" means Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of cultural, entertainment, athletic and other events to spectators as well as those involving social or fraternal gatherings. Typical Uses include small theaters and Meeting Halls.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.204 - Environmental Impact Report.

"Environmental Impact Report" means a detailed statement setting forth the environmental effects and considerations pertaining to a Project as specified in Section 21100 of the California Environmental Quality Act.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.205 - Farmers Market.

"Farmers Market" means a farmers market which operates multiple times per year and is organized for the purpose of facilitating personal connections that create mutual benefits for local farmers, shoppers and communities. A farmers market consists principally of farms selling directly to the public products that the farms have produced. In addition, secondary use hand-made arts and crafts and food sales are permitted pursuant to approval of a "California Certified Farmers Market."

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

18.04.206 - Family.

"Family" means one or more persons living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit. See "Single housekeeping unit"

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-06-14, § 3, 5-22-2014)

"Family Day Care Home, Large" means State-licensed facilities that provide nonmedical care and supervision of minor children for periods of less than twenty-four hours within a single-family or multfamily dwelling. The occupant of the residence provides care and supervision generally for seven to fourteen children. As described in the California Health and Safety Code, large family day care homes may provide services for up to fourteen children when specific conditions are met.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

18.04.207.2 - Family Day Care Home, Small.

"Family Day Care Home, Small" means State-licensed facilities that provide nonmedical care and supervision of minor children for periods of less than twenty-four hours within a single-family or multifamily dwelling. The occupant of the residence provides care and supervision generally to six or fewer children. As described in the California Health and Safety Code, small family day care homes for children may provide services for up to eight children when specific conditions are met.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

18.04.208 - Federal.

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

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.210 - Fence.

"Fence" means any structural device forming a physical barrier which is so constructed that at least fifty percent of the vertical surface is open to Permit the transmission of light, air and vision through said surface in a horizontal plane. This Shall include wire and steel mesh, chain link, stake and other similar Materials.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.212 - Financial Institutions.

"Financial Institutions" means Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of financial services including banks and savings and loan Institutions.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.214 - Floor Area.

"Floor Area" means the total horizontal area of all the floors of a Building measured from the exterior surface of the outside including all floors below ground level but exclusive of vent shafts and Courts.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.216 - Floor Area Ratio.

"Floor Area Ratio" means the ratio of gross building floor area to total lot area expressed as a percentage.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

18.04.218 - Food Commissary.

"Food Commissary" means any use where mobile food facility or mobile support unit vehicles, as defined by the County Health Department, are serviced, including any of the following: food distributor, food processor, food storage, container storage, supplies storage, utensils cleaning, liquid disposal, solid waste disposal, or potable water obtained.

(Ord. No. O-11-20, § 4, 10-20-2020)

18.04.220 - Fortunetelling.

"Fortunetelling" means the telling of fortunes, the reading of cards, the throwing of stone, palmistry and the rewarding of other such devices of chance, forecasting of the future, communicating with past spirit lives or furnishing any other information not otherwise obtainable by the ordinary processes of knowledge.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.222 - Foster Home.

"Foster Home" means a certified or licensed home providing care on a twenty-four-hour a Day basis for mentally disordered or otherwise handicapped Persons, or dependent and neglected children, including Family care homes and group homes.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.224 - Frontage.

"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.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Front Wall" means the Wall of a Building or Structure nearest the Street on which the Building fronts, but excluding certain Architectural Features such as cornices, canopies, Eaves or embellishments.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"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. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Private 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.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.232 - General Plan.

"General Plan" means the General Plan for the City, as adopted by City Council, and as amended from time to time.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.234 - Glare.

"Glare" means a sensation of brightness within the visual Field that causes annoyance, discomfort or loss in visual performance and visibility.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.236 - Grade.

"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.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.238 - Guesthouse.

"Guesthouse" means living quarters within a detached accessory Building located on the same Premises with the Main Building, for Use by temporary Guests or the Occupant of the Premises, such quarters having no Kitchen facilities and not Rented or otherwise Used as a separate Dwelling Unit.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.240 - Half-Story.

"Half-Story" means a Story under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, plates of which are not more than four feet above the floor of such Story.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

["Health and Fitness Clubs" means] a fitness center or health club, charging a membership or use fee, including private clubs and gymnasiums, that provides exercise machines, free weights, swimming pool, spa, steam room or fitness training and classes for use by clients.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

18.04.242 - Hedge.

"Hedge" means a plant or series of plants, shrubs or other landscape Material so arranged as to form a physical barrier or Enclosure.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.244 - Home for the Aged.

"Home for the Aged" means any Institution, boarding home or other place for the reception or care of one or more ambulatory aged Persons sixty-five Years of age or older, except any Hospital defined in Section 1401 of the Health and Safety Code of the State.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.246 - Home Occupation.

"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 effect the Uses Permitted in the Zone of which it is a Part.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Homeowners Association" means an association of Property Owners organized to own, maintain and operate common facilities and to protect and enhance their own interest.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.250 - Hospital.

"Hospital" means any Building or portion thereof Used for the accommodation and medical care of sick, injured or infirm Persons, and includes sanitariums, rest homes, homes for the aged, alcoholic sanitariums, Institutions for the cure of chronic drug addicts and mental Patients, and sites providing on-site medical aid.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Hotel" means a building, or group of buildings, containing guest rooms or suites provided as temporary lodging or sleeping accommodations for consideration to tourists, sojourners or transients, but not used as the legal residence or principal dwelling place of the occupant(s) and where no provision is made for cooking in any individual room or site, except for one or more caretaker/manager residential units(s).

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

18.04.254 - Household Pet.

"Household Pet" means any domesticated animal commonly maintained in residence with man.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Hydrogen Vehicle Fueling Station" or "Hydrogen station" means a station designed and operated as the primary permitted uses on the site with the equipment used to deliver, store and dispense hydrogen fuel to passenger or commercial vehicles according to industry codes and standards that is open to the public, whether with or without the payment of fees, subscriptions or other monetary charges for the service. A "hydrogen vehicle fueling station" includes the physical and mechanical equipment, as defined in industry codes and standards, that is necessary to deliver, store and dispense hydrogen to passenger or commercial vehicles. It does not include ancillary equipment and facilities that are not directly necessary for the delivery, storage and dispensing of hydrogen to hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, including but not limited to, canopies (with or without solar panels), patronage resting facilities, commercial sales kiosks or buildings, public restrooms, family amenities or pet amenities. Such ancillary equipment and facilities are not subject to the expedited application and permitting requirements of this ordinance and but shall be subject to Administrative Architectural and Site Plan Review pursuant to Section 18.58.030 of the Colton Municipal Code.

(Ord. No. O-05-24, § 3, 6-4-2024)

"Improvement" means any construction, building, grading, paving or landscaping that materially adds to the value of a facility, substantially extends its useful life, adapts it to new uses or enhances its physical attributes. It also refers to the construction of streets and related appurtenances as noted in Title 12.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-03-15, § 3, 3-3-2015)

18.04.258 - Incidental.

"Incidental" means depending on, directly and immediately pertaining to, involved in, but not an essential Part of.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.260 - Industry.

"Industry" means the manufacture, fabrication, processing, reduction or destruction of any article, substance or commodity, or any other treatment thereof in such a manner as to change the form, character, or appearance thereof, and including storage elevators, truck storage Yards, warehouses, wholesale storage and other similar types of enterprise.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Institution" means an Establishment maintained and operated by a society, corporation, individual, foundation or public agency for the purpose of providing charitable, social, educational or similar services to its public, groups or individuals.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Instructional Services" means an Establishment primarily engaged in the provision of informational, instructional, personal Improvements and similar services of a nonprofessional nature. Typical Uses include driving Schools and reducing salons.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.266 - Junk and Salvage Yard.

"Junk and Salvage Yard" means any Premises Used for the storage or keeping of old, Used or secondhand scrap metals, paper and paper products, roofing and tar paper, cloth and clothing, wood and wood products, paints, clay and porcelain products, and similar Materials including dismantling of machinery, equipment and Parts and the baling of cardboard boxes, paper and paper products, but Shall not include any Business defined as an Automobile Dismantling Yard.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.268 - Kitchen.

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

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.270 - Landscaping.

"Landscaping" means the planting and maintenance of a combination of trees, shrubs, vines, groundcovers, flowers or lawns. In Addition, the combination of design May include natural features such as rock and stone; and structural features, including but not limited to foundations, reflecting pools, art works, screens, Walls, Fences and benches.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.272 - Laundry Services, Heavy.

"Heavy Laundry Services" means Establishments primarily engaged in the process of laundering, drycleaning or dyeing clothing or other Materials.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.274 - Laundry services, Light.

"Light Laundry Services" means Establishments primarily engaged in providing laundering, dry-cleaning or dyeing services directly to the consumer. Typical Uses include laundromats and dry-cleaning stores.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Library Services" means public Uses involving the collection of books, manuscripts, audio-visual Materials, etc., for study and reading pleasure.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.278 - Liquor Sales.

"Liquor Sales" means any Premises where hard liquor is sold pursuant to State License, including cocktails consumed on the Premises and bottled spirits, such as whiskey, for Off-Premises consumption.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Live-Work" means a structure or complex of structures that integrates space for both residential and nonresidential uses within an individual unit. Nonresidential uses should operate with limited noise, odor and other similar impacts, consistent with applicable City ordinances.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

"Loading Space" means an Off-Street space or berth on the same Lot with a Main Building, or contiguous to a group of Building, for the temporary parking of commercial Vehicles while loading or unloading.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Lodge" or "Private Club" means a Building or Facility at which people belonging to a fraternal organization, or other private group or association of people, regularly gather or meet.

(Ord. 0-11-08 § 7, 2008)

18.04.282 - Lot.

"Lot" means a recorded Parcel of land, in single or joint ownership, and occupied or to be occupied by a Building and its accessory Buildings, or by a Dwelling Group and its accessory Buildings together with such Open Spaces as are required by the terms of this title and having its principal Frontage on Street, road or Highway.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.284 - Lot Area.

"Lot Area" means the total horizontal area within the boundary lines of Lot.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.286 - Lot, Corner.

"Corner Lot" means a Lot located at the intersection of two or more Streets.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.288 - Lot Coverage.

"Lot Coverage" means the area of site covered by Buildings or roofed areas, excluding allowed Projecting Eaves, balconies and similar features.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.290 - Lot Depth.

"Lot Depth" means the horizontal distance between the front and Rear Lot Lines measured in the mean direction of the Side Lot Lines.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.292 - Lot, Flag.

"Flag Lot" means Lot with Access provided to the bulk of the Lot by means of a narrow corridor.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.294 - Lot, Interior.

"Interior Lot" means Lot other than a Corner Lot.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.296 - Lot, Key.

"Key Lot" means any Lot where side Property line abuts the rear Property line of one or more other Lots, and not separated by an Alley.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.298 - Lot, Reversed Corner.

"Reversed Corner Lot" 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.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.300 - Lot Line.

"Lot Line" means any line bounding a Lot as defined in Section 18.04.282.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.302 - Lot Line, Front.

"Front Lot Line" 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 measures along a Street Line.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Rear Lot Line" 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.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.306 - Lot Line, Record.

"Record Lot Line" 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.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.308 - Lot Line, Side.

"Side Lot Line" means any Lot boundary not a front line or a Rear Lot Line.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.310 - Lot, Through.

"Through Lot" means a Lot having Frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel dedicated Streets.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"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.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.314 - Manufactured Structure.

"Manufactured Structure" means any Structure or portion of a Structure which is manufactured away from the site on which it will be ultimately located, including Mobilehomes and office units.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"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-site. Typical Uses include ceramic studios, candlemaking shops and custom jewelry manufacturers.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"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, including concrete batch plants.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992; Ord. No. O-11-20, § 4, 10-20-2020)

"Light Manufacturing" means industrial plants primarily engaged in manufacturing, compounding, processing, assembling, packaging, treatment or fabrication of Materials and products, excluding concrete batch plants.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992; Ord. No. O-11-20, § 4, 10-20-2020)

Editor's note— Ord. No. O-01-16, § 2, adopted Jan. 19, 2016, repealed § 18.04.321, which pertained to medical marijuana dispensary and derived from Ord. No. O-03-13, § 3, adopted July 2, 2013.

"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.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Meeting Hall" or "Place of Assembly" means a Building or Facility, not including a Banquet Hall, where people gather for meeting services or other similar purpose.

(Ord. 0-11-08 § 8, 2008)

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-03-15, § 3, 3-3-2015)

"Mixed Use Development" means the development of a parcel or building with two or more different land uses such as, but not limited to, a combination of residential, office, retail, public or entertainment in a single or physically integrated group of structures.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

"Mobilehome Park" means any Lot or Parcel of land where one or more Mobilehome Lots are Rented, leased, sold or held out for Rent, lease or Sale to accommodate Mobilehomes for purposes of human habitation only.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Motel" means a building, or group of buildings, containing guest rooms or suites, with outdoor guest parking located conveniently to, and directly accessible from, each guest room or suite, provided as temporary lodging or sleeping accommodations for consideration to tourists, sojourners or transients, but not used as the legal residence or principal dwelling place of the occupant(s), except for one or more caretaker/manager residential unit(s).

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

18.04.328.1 - Motor Vehicle.

"Motor Vehicle" means automobiles and trucks as defined by this title.

(Ord. No. O-12-18, § 3, 12-18-2018)

"Nightclub" means any Dine and Dance Club, Nightclub, Public Dance, Dance Club or Public Dance Hall, as defined in Title 5, Chapter 5.32, Section 5.32.010 of this municipal code.

(Ord. 0-11-08 § 9, 2008)

18.04.330 - Noise.

"Noise" means any undesirable audible sound radiated by any Use of Facility measured at the boundary line of the Property on which the sound is generated.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.332 - Nonconforming.

"Nonconforming" means a Building, Structure or portion thereof, or Use of Building or land which does not conform to the regulations of this Code and which lawfully existed at the time the regulations became effective through adoption, revision or amendment.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.334 - Nonconforming Lot.

"Nonconforming Lot" means a Lot, the area, dimensions or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of this Code, but which fails by such reason to conform to the present requirements of the Zone.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.336 - Nonconforming Sign.

"Nonconforming Sign" means a Sign which was installed in conformance with the Laws or Ordinances in effect at the time, but which is in conflict with the current provisions of this title.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.338 - Nonconforming Structure.

"Nonconforming Structure" means a Structure or Building, the size, dimensions or location of which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision, or amendment of this Code, but which fails by such reason to conform to the present requirements of the zone.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.340 - Nonconforming Use.

"Nonconforming Use" means a Use or activity which was lawful prior to the adoption, revision or amendment of this Code, but which fails by such reason to conform to the present requirements of the zone.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.342 - Off-Street Loading Facility.

"Off-Street Loading Facility" means an Approved space or portion of a space for the loading or unloading of Vehicles including ingress and egress, Access drives and other such requirements.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.344 - Off-Street Parking Facility.

"Off-Street Parking Facility" means an Approved space or spaces located within a Building or Structure, or on surface parking areas, public or private, for the parking of Vehicles.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"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 and ground covered by manmade Materials such as concrete or asphalt.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.348 - Overlay Zone.

"Overlay Zone" means a zone established by this title, which May be applied to a Lot or a portion thereof only in combination with a base zone.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.350 - Parapet.

"Parapet" means the extension of the main Walls of a Building above the roof level.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.352 - Parcel.

"Parcel" means a continuous quantity of land in the possession of or owned by, or recorded as the Property of, the same Person or Persons.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.354 - Parking Bay.

"Parking Bay" (parking stall) means the parking module consisting of one or two rows of Parking Spaces and the aisle from which motor Vehicles enter and leave the spaces.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.356 - Parking Lot.

"Parking Lot" means an Off-Street, ground level area, usually surfaced and improved, for the temporary storage of motor Vehicles.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.358 - Parking Space.

"Parking Space" (parking stall) means a space Designated for the parking of a motor Vehicle within a public or private parking area.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.359 - Parolee.

Shall mean one of the Following:

"Parolee, Federal" means an individual convicted of a Federal crime, sentenced to a United States Federal prison, and received conditional and revocable release in the community under the supervision of a Federal Parole Officer.

"Parolee, State Adult" means an individual who is serving a period of supervised community custody, as defined in Penal Code Section 3000, Following a term of imprisonment in a State prison, and is under the jurisdiction of the California Department of Correction, Parole and Community Services Division.

"Parolee, Youth Authority" means an adult or Juvenile individual sentenced to a term in the California Youth Authority and received conditional and revocable release in the community under the supervision of a Youth Authority Parole Officer.

(Ord. No. O-01-10, § 2, 3-2-2010)

18.04.360 - Performance Standards.

"Performance Standards" means a set of criteria or limits relating to Nuisance elements which a particular Use or process May not exceed.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.362 - Permit.

"Permit" means Written governmental Permission issued by an authorized official, empowering the holder thereof to do some Act not forbidden by Law, but not allowed without such authorization.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.364 - Permitted Use.

"Permitted Use" means any Use allowed in a zone and subject to the restrictions applicable to that zone.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.365 - Personal Services.

"Personal Services" means an establishment providing nonmedical services as a primary use, including, but not limited to, barber and beauty shops (including permanent makeup), weight loss clinics, day spas (including one accessory massage room), home electronics, computers, cell phones and small appliance repair, shoe repair shops, and tailors. These uses may also include accessory retail sales of products related to the services provided.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

"Planned Development" means the planning, construction, or implementation and operation of any Use or Structure or a combination of Uses and Structures, on a single Parcel of land, based on a comprehensive

and complete design or plan treating the entire complex of land, Structures and Uses as a single Project.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.367 - Plant Nursery.

"Plant Nursery" means a commercial agricultural establishment engaged in the production of ornamental plants and other nursery products, grown under cover either in containers or in the soil on the site, or outdoors in containers. The outdoor production of ornamental plants in the soil on the site is instead included under "Crop Production, Horticulture, Orchard, Vineyard." Also includes establishments engaged in the sale of these products (e.g., wholesale and retail nurseries) and commercial-scale greenhouses. The sale of house plants or other nursery products entirely within a building is also included under "General Retail."

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

18.04.368 - Postal Services.

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

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.369 - Private Transportation Facilities.

"Private Transportation Facilities" means facilities such as bus terminals, Airports and train tracks devoted to one or more of the various means of private transit. Said facilities May include, but are not limited to, private bus company or shuttle pick-up and drop-off locations with regularly scheduled services, whether on private or public property.

(Ord. No. O-01-13, § 4, 5-7-2013)

18.04.370 - Public Hearing.

"Public Hearing" means a meeting announced and advertised in advance and open to the public, where the public is given an opportunity to make comment on the items advertised.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Public Notice" means the advertisement of a Public Hearing or meeting in a paper or general circulation in the area, by posting or otherwise, indicating the time, place and nature of the Public Hearing.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"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.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Public Transportation Facilities" means facilities such as bus Terminals, Airports and train tracks devoted to one or more of the various means of public transit.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.378 - Recreational Facilities.

"Recreational Facilities" means Establishments or places primarily engaged in the provision of sports and recreation by and for participants. Any spectators would be Incidental and on a nonrecurring basis. Typical Uses include bowling Alleys, billiard parlors, driving ranges and miniature golf courses.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.380 - Recreation Space.

"Recreation Space" means any area, whether enclosed or unenclosed, covered or open, at ground level or in, or on Structure, Used exclusively for active or passive recreational purposes.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.382 - Recreational Vehicle.

"Recreational Vehicle" means a Camper, motor home, travel trailer or tent trailer, with or without motor power, designed for human habitation for recreational or Emergency Occupancy.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Recycling Facility" means an operation which accepts directly from consumers and pays or provides the redemption value for empty containers intended to be recycled, paper and other recyclable material. Recycling facilities may include the following:

A.

Reverse vending machine(s).

B.

Small recycling/collection facility occupying a maximum floor area of five hundred square feet which may include: a mobile unit, bulk reverse vending machine, kiosk-type units, and unattended containers placed for donation of recyclable materials.

C.

Large recycling/collection facility occupying a floor area of more than five hundred square feet, with or without permanent buildings.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

"Recycling Processing Facility" means a facility or center for the collection and processing of recyclable material and which does not accept recyclable material directly from consumers. Processing means the 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. Processing facilities include the following:

A.

Light recycling processing facility: A facility occupying an area of under forty-five thousand square feet of gross collection, processing and storage area and has an average of two outbound truck shipments per day. Processing operations are limited to briquetting, crushing, grinding, and sorting of source-separated recyclable materials sufficient to qualify as a Certified Processing Facility. Operations may also include shredding, compacting or baling of food and beverage containers.

B.

Heavy recycling processing facility: Any recycling facility other than a light processing facility.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

18.04.386 - Religious Assembly or Place of Worship.

"Religious Assembly" or "Place of Worship" means a Building or Facility where people gather for religious services such as a synagogue, temple or Church, and also nontraditional places of worship such as tents, auditoriums, Parks, etc.

(Ord. 0-11-08 § 10, 2008: Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.388 - Repair Services.

"Repair Services" means Establishments primarily engaged in the repair of household appliances, clothing apparel and musical instruments for individuals and households.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Resale/Secondhand Stores" means retail store that re-sells products or materials that have been previously owned by a third party, other than a wholesaler or original fabricator. Resale/Secondhand Stores Shall include pawn shops or consignment shops that sell products or materials currently owned by a third party. Resale of raw materials, such as gold and/or silver, Shall be included in said definition.

(Ord. No. O-01-13, § 3, 5-7-2013)

"Research Services" means Establishments primarily engaged in research of an industrial or scientific nature provided as a service or conducted by and for a private firm, excluding medical testing and analysis and product testing. Typical Uses include electronics research laboratories, space research and Development firms and pharmaceutical research laboratories.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Residential, Community or Group Care Facility" means any Facility, place, or Building that is maintained and operated to provide non-medical residential care, Day treatment, adult Day care, or foster Family agency services for children, adults, or children and adults, including, but not limited to, the physically handicapped, mentally impaired, incompetent Persons, and abused or neglected children, and includes the Following, as defined by the California Community Care Facilities Act (Health and Safety Code, §§ 1500 et seq.): "Residential Care Facility", "Adult Day Program", "Therapeutic Day Services Facility", "Foster Family Agency", "Foster Family Home", "Small Family Home", "Social Rehabilitation Facility", "Community Treatment Facility", "Full-Service Adoption Agency", "Non-Custodial Adoption Agency", "Transitional

Shelter Care Facility", and "Transitional Housing Placement Facility". The term "Residential, Community or Group Care Facility" is limited to those facilities, places, or Buildings that are both subject to regulation by the State of California and actually licensed by the State of California. No Facility, place or Building that May otherwise be regulated by the State of California, but which is not actually licensed by the State of California, Shall be deemed a "Residential, Community or Group Care Facility" for purposes of this title. Whether or not unrelated Persons are living together, a Residential, Community or Group Care Facility licensed by the State of California that serves six or fewer Persons Shall be considered a residential Use of Property for the purposes of this title. A Residential, Community or Group Care Facility that is not licensed by the State of California Shall be deemed a Boarding, Lodging or Rooming House.

(Ord. 0-15-99 § 2 (part), 1999)

(Ord. No. O-01-10, § 4, 3-2-2010)

"Indoor Retail Sales" means places of Business primarily engaged in the Sale or Rental to the ultimate consumer of commonly Used Goods and merchandise for personal or household Use from an enclosed Structure, but excluding bulk Sales and storage. Typical Uses include Department stores, apparel stores, sporting Goods stores and furniture stores.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Outdoor Retail Sales" means the display, exchange, barter or Sale to the ultimate consumer of new or commonly Used household items, office equipment, furnishings or other personal Goods as well as food and beverages in an outdoor setting outside a fully enclosed Structure, except for outdoor seating for a

eating/drinking establishment. Typical Uses include Swap Meets, flea markets, fanners' markets and craft fairs.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-12-18, § 3, 12-18-2018)

18.04.396 - Right-of-Way.

"Right-of-Way" means a strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, prescription or condemnation and intended to be occupied or occupied by a road, crosswalk, Railroad, electric transmission lines, oil or Gas pipeline, water line, sanitary storm sewer and other similar Uses.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Habitable Room" means an enclosing Subdivision in a Building commonly Used for sleeping, living, cooking or dining purposes, excluding closets, pantries, bath or toilet rooms, connecting corridors, laundries, unfinished attics, foyers, storage spaces, cellars, Utility rooms and similar spaces.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.399 - Salvage Operations.

"Salvage Operation" means places of business primarily engaged in the storage, sale, dismantling, or other processing of used or waste materials not intended for re-use in their original forms. Typical uses include automobile dismantling yards, junkyards, and paper salvage yards.

(Ord. No. O-12-18, § 3, 12-18-2018)

18.04.400 - Satellite Dish Antenna.

"Satellite Dish Antenna" means a round parabolic Antenna intended to receive signals from orbiting satellites and other sources.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.401 - School, Vocational.

"Vocational School" means a specialized instructional establishment that provides on-site training of business, commercial and/or trade skills such as accounting, data processing and computer repair. This classification excludes establishments providing training in an activity that is not otherwise permitted in the zone. Incidental instructional services in conjunction with another primary use shall not be considered a business and trade school.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

18.04.402 - Screening.

"Screening" means a method of visually sealing, concealing and effectively hiding from view a Structure or Use from another Structure or Use by a Fence, Wall, Hedge, Berm or similar architectural or landscape feature.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Sensitive Receptors" means Sensitive receptors include, but are not limited to, hospitals, schools, daycare facilities, elderly housing, residential uses, and convalescent facilities. These are areas where the occupants are more susceptible to the adverse effects of exposure to toxic chemicals, pesticides, and other pollutants such as noise, light/glare, truck traffic, vibration, and smells. Extra care must be taken when dealing with warehouse logistic and distribution uses, truck and trailer storage and parking use, contaminants and pollutants in close proximity to areas recognized as sensitive receptors.

(Ord. No. O-01-23, § 5, 2-21-2023)

"Setback" means the required minimum horizontal distance between the Building line and the related front, side or rear Property line.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Shopping Center" or "Industrial Center" means a unit group of buildings used for commercial and/or industrial purposes together with open space and vehicle parking areas where the occupants of the buildings and their customers have a joint right to use the open space and vehicle parking areas.

(Ord. No. O-01-13, § 5, 5-7-2013)

"Sign" means any method of display or Part thereof, for visual communication that Shall include any announcement, declaration, display, illustration or Insignia, which is Used to advertise or promote the interests of any Person, Business or enterprise.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Sign Structure" means any Structure which supports or is capable or supporting any Sign.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Single-Room Occupancy (SRO) Facility" means multi-unit housing for extremely low- or very low-income persons that typically consists of a single room and shared bath and also may include a shared common

kitchen and common activity area. SROs may be restricted to seniors or be available to persons of all ages. Subsidized versions may be supervised by a government housing agency.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

"Single Housekeeping Unit" means the functional equivalent of a traditional family, whose members are an interactive group of persons jointly occupying a single dwelling unit, including the joint use of and responsibility for common areas, and sharing household activities and responsibilities (e.g., meals, chores, household maintenance, expenses, etc.) and where, if the unit is rented, all adult residents have chosen to jointly occupy the entire premises of the dwelling unit, under a single written lease with joint use and responsibility for the premises, and the makeup of the household occupying the unit is determined by the residents of the unit rather than the landlord or property manager.

(Ord. No. O-06-14, § 3, 5-22-2014)

"Site Plan" means a plan, prepared to scale, showing accurately and with complete dimensioning, the boundaries of a site and the location of all Buildings, Structures, Uses and principal site Development features proposed for a specific Parcel of land.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.412 - Slope.

"Slope" means the degree of deviation of a surface from the horizontal, usually expressed in percent or degrees.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.414 - Solar Collector.

"Solar Collector" means a fixed device or Structure or Part of a device or Structure, which is Used primarily to transform solar energy into thermal, chemical or electrical energy.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.416 - State.

"State" means the State of California.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.418 - Story.

"Story" means a space in a Building between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above, or if there is no floor above, then the space between such floor and the ceiling or roof above.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Street" means a public thoroughfare or Right-of-Way dedicated, deeded or condemned for Use as such, other than an Alley, which affords the principal means of Access to abutting Property, including avenue, place, way, drive, lane, boulevard, Highway, road and any other thoroughfare.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.422 - Street Centerline.

"Street Centerline" means the centerline of a Street or Right-of-Way as established in official Surveys.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.424 - Street Line.

"Street Line" means the boundary line between Street and abutting Property.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.426 - Street, Local.

"Local Street" means any Street serving as the principal means of Access to Property, other than a major or secondary Highway or major traffic Street.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.428 - Street, Side.

"Side Street" means that Street bounding a Corner Lot and which extends in the same general direction as the line determining the depth of the Lot.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.430 - Structural Alterations.

"Structural Alterations" means any change in the supporting members of a Building, such as a bearing Wall, column, beam or girder, floor or ceiling joists, roof rafters, roof diaphragms, foundations, piles, or retaining Walls or similar Components.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.432 - Structure.

"Structure" means anything constructed or built, an edifice or Building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of Parts jointed together in some definite manner, which requires location on the ground or is Attached to something having a location on the ground.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.434 - Subdivision.

"Subdivision" means the division of a Lot, tract or Parcel of land into two or more Lots, tracts, Parcels or other divisions of land for Sale, Development or lease.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Swap Meets" means any event where new or secondhand goods are offered or displayed for sale or exchange by ten or more independent vendors and at least one of the following: (i) a fee is charged by a Swap Meet operator for the privilege of offering or displaying new or secondhand goods for sale or exchange; or (ii) a fee is charged to prospective buyers for admission to the area where new or secondhand goods are offered or displayed for sale or exchange. An independent Swap Meet vendor is any individual, partnership, corporation, business association or other person or entity who is not an employee of the owner or lessee of the subject building. The provisions of this section Shall not apply to a retail store or shop in a "Shopping Center" or in an "Industrial Center" as defined in Section 18.04.405, unless that store or shop is being used as the location of a Swap Meet as defined above.

(Ord. No. O-01-13, § 6, 5-7-2013)

"Supportive Housing" has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 65582(f) of the Government Code. Supportive housing is a residential use of property that is subject only to the same standards and procedures as apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013; Ord. No. O-06-14, § 3, 5-22-2014)

18.04.435.2 - Therapeutic Services.

"Therapeutic Services" are defined as massage, acupressure, acupuncture or similar body therapy treatments intended to benefit health.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013)

18.04.436 - Transient.

"Transient" means a Person who requests accommodation for a price, with or without meals, for a period of not more than one hundred eighty Days.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Transient Habitation" means Establishments primarily engaged in the provisions of lodging service on a less than weekly basis with Incidental food, drink and other Sales and services intended for the convenience of Guests. Typical Uses include Hotels, Motels and Recreational Vehicle Parks.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.438.1 - Transitional Housing.

"Transitional housing" has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 65582(h) of the Government Code and Section 50675.2 of the Health and Safety Code. Transitional housing is a residential use of property that is subject only to the same standards and procedures as apply to other residential uses of the same type in the same zone.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(2)), 10-10-2013; Ord. No. O-06-14, § 3, 5-22-2014)

"Truck" shall mean any motor vehicle with a length over twenty feet, excluding buses and recreational vehicles. For purposes of this title, this shall include trailers designed for transportation of goods, mobilehomes, aircraft, construction equipment, farm equipment and boats.

(Ord. No. O-12-18, § 3, 12-18-2018)

18.04.438.3 - Truck Parking.

"Truck Parking" means the same as "Truck and Trailer Storage".

(Ord. No. O-12-18, § 3, 12-18-2018)

18.04.438.4 - Truck Rental.

"Truck rental" means the rental of trucks, as defined by this Title.

(Ord. No. O-12-18, § 3, 12-18-2018)

18.04.438.5 - Truck Repair.

"Truck Repair" means repair of motor Vehicles as well as the Sale, installation and servicing of truck equipment and Parts together with body repair, painting, engine steam cleaning and welding.

(Ord. No. O-12-18, § 3, 12-18-2018)

18.04.438.6 - Truck Sales.

"Truck sales" means sale, retail or wholesale of trucks.

(Ord. No. O-12-18, § 3, 12-18-2018)

18.04.438.7 - Truck Servicing.

"Truck Servicing" means fueling, washing and polishing, installation and servicing of truck equipment and Parts including Minor tuneups, battery charging, tube and tire repairs and truck washes, but excluding body work, engine overhauling and other similar activities.

(Ord. No. O-12-18, § 3, 12-18-2018)

18.04.439.1 - Truck and Trailer Storage.

"Truck and Trailer Storage" means the storage or parking of any truck and/or towable (trailer) designed primarily for transportation of goods temporarily or for extended periods of time either as a primary or accessory use. For the purposes of this title, truck and trailer storage shall not include trucks or trailers parked or stored within approved loading zones of an approved building.

(Ord. No. O-03-15, § 3, 3-3-2015; Ord. No. O-12-18, § 3, 12-18-2018)

18.04.439.2 - Twenty-Four-Hour Retail or Restaurant Operations.

"Twenty-Four-Hour Retail or Restaurant Operations" means any retail outlet or restaurant, including fast food and drive-thru restaurant, which operates continuously for one or more twenty-four-hour period during a single week.

(Ord. No. O-01-13, § 7, 5-7-2013; Ord. No. O-03-15, § 3, 3-3-2015)

18.04.440 - Use.

"Use" means the purpose for which land or a Building is arranged, designed or intended, or for which either land or Building is or May be occupied or maintained.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.442 - Utility Distribution Facilities.

"Utility Distribution Facilities" means utilities which are necessary to support principal Development and involve only Minor Structures such as lines and poles.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.444 - Utility Operations Facilities.

"Utility Operations Facilities" means facilities involved in the operation of various public and quasi-public utilities such as telephone switchboard center, electrical generating plants and Terminals, Sewage treatment plants and water pumping stations or reservoirs.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.446 - Valuation.

"Valuation" means the estimated cost to replace the Building in kind, based on current replacement cost.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.448 - Variance.

"Variance" means a grant of relief from the substantive provisions of this title due to special circumstances applicable to the Property.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.450 - Visual Obstruction.

"Visual Obstruction" means any combination of fencing, Hedges, trees, shrubs and Walls which limit the visibility of Persons at intersecting or intercepting Streets and Alleys between three feet and ten feet above the ground measured in vertical plane of the Sidewalk area.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Wall" means any Structure or device forming physical barrier, which is so constructed that fifty percent or more of the vertical surface is closed and prevents the passage of light, air and vision through said surface in horizontal plane. This Shall also include concrete Block, wood or other Materials that are solid and are so assembled as to form a solid barrier.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Warehousing" means the Use of a Building or Buildings primarily for the storage of Goods of any type, but excluding bulk storage of Materials which are flammable or explosive or which create Hazardous or commonly recognized offensive.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-01-23, § 5, 2-21-2023)

"Warehouse, General" means Warehousing facility means the use of a building primarily for the storage of goods of any type by one or two businesses and used for the sale or distribution of those goods to their direct customers (excluding bulk storage of materials which are flammable or explosive or which create hazardous or commonly recognized offensive conditions). The maximum floor area ratio (FAR) is 0.5 and may not exceed 21,780 square feet per acre with a maximum building size of 108,900 square feet with dock high and/or ground level loading doors restricted to one side of the building.

(Ord. No. O-01-23, § 5, 2-21-2023)

"Warehousing, logistics and distribution facility" means warehouse/distribution facilities including fulfillment centers/high cube distribution used for the storage and/or consolidation of manufactured goods (and to a lesser extent, raw materials and excludes bulk storage of materials, which are flammable or explosive or create hazardous or commonly recognized offensive conditions) before their distribution to retail locations or other warehouses. Warehouse/distribution centers are generally greater than 107,811 square feet in size, with a lot coverage ratio of 45 percent, and a dock-high loading door ratio of approximately 1:5,000—8,000 square feet. They are characterized by dock high loading doors, could be on opposing sides of the building (cross dock facility); significant movement and storage of products, materials, or equipment; truck activities frequently outside of the peak hour of the adjacent street system; and freeway access, including:

• Freight yards/forwarding terminals

• Moving agencies

• Parcel delivery terminals/Shipping/receiving yards

• Truck terminals.

(Ord. No. O-01-23, § 5, 2-21-2023)

18.04.456 - Wholesaling.

"Wholesaling" means the Use engaged primarily in the selling of any type of Goods for purpose of resale, including Incidental storage and distribution.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Yard" means an Open Space other than a Court, on a Lot, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided in this title.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.460 - Yard, Front.

"Front Yard" means a Yard extending the full width of the Lot between the Front Lot Line and line parallel thereto and passing through the nearest point of the Building; provided, that if future Street Right-of-Way has been established, such measurement Shall be from the future Right-of-Way line.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Rear Yard" means Yard extending the full width of the Lot between the Rear Lot Line and line parallel thereto. For Through Lots, if a future Street Right-of-Way has been established, such measurement Shall be from the future Right-of-Way line.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

18.04.464 - Yard, Side.

"Side Yard" means a Yard between the Side Lot Line and a line parallel thereto and extending from the Front Yard to the Rear Yard.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Zoning Map" means the Official Zoning Map of the City of Colton.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

"Zoning Ordinance" means the comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of Colton.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

Chapter 18.06 - ZONING DISTRICTS AND MAPS[[2]]

Footnotes:

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Editor's note— Ord. No. O-12-16, § 3(Exhs. B, C), adopted August 2, 2016, repealed the former chapter 18.06, §§ 18.06.010—18.06.060, and enacted a new chapter 18.06 as set out herein. The former chapter 18.06 pertained to similar subject matter. See Code Comparative Table for complete derivation.

In order to carry out the provisions of this title, the City is divided into eighteen Zones designated as follows:

(Ord. No. O-12-16, § 3(Exh. C), 8-2-2016)

The boundaries of the Zones listed in Section 18.06.010 are shown on a map referenced herein to and made a Part of this title, Designated as the "Official Zoning Map." This map and all the notations, references and other information shown on it Shall be considered as a Part of this title.

(Ord. No. O-12-16, § 3(Exhs. B, C), 8-2-2016)

The original of the Official Zoning Map, Shall be kept on file with the Community Development Department and shall constitute the original record. A Copy of said map shall also be maintained by the Department.

(Ord. No. O-12-16, § 3(Exhs. B, C), 8-2-2016)

Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of any Zone as shown on the Zoning Map, the Director of the Community Development Department Shall determine the boundaries with the Application of the Following guidelines:

A.

Street, Alley or Lot Lines.

1.

Where indicated Zone boundaries are approximately Street, Alley or Lot Lines, such lines are determined to be the boundaries of the Zone. Otherwise, the boundaries shall be determined by the dimensions shown on the map. In the absence of a dimension, the boundary shall be determined by Use of the scale shown on the map.

2.

A Street, Alley, Railroad or Railway Right-of-Way, Watercourse, channel or body of water included on the Zoning Map Shall, unless otherwise indicated, be included within the Zone of adjoining Property on either side thereof; and where such Street, Alley, Right-of-Way, Watercourse, channel or body of water serves as boundary between two or more different Zones, a line midway in such Street, Alley, Right-of-Way, etc., extending in the general direction of the long dimension thereof Shall be considered the boundary between Zones.

B.

Further Uncertainties. Where further uncertainties exist, the Commission shall, by Written Decision, determine the location of the Zone boundary or Building Setback Line.

C.

Vacations. In the event that a vacated Street, Alley, Right-of-Way or Easement was the boundary between two Zones, the new Zone boundaries shall be at the new Property line.

(Ord. No. O-12-16, § 3(Exh. C), 8-2-2016)

All amendments and changes in the Official Zoning Map shall be recorded at the end of each fiscal year on additional Official Zoning Maps and all individual amendments shall be recorded by the Community Development Director not later than forty-eight hours after such amendment becomes effective.

(Ord. No. O-12-16, § 3(Exh. C), 8-2-2016)

A.

Allowed Uses. Generally, a land use is either allowed by right, allowed through issuance of a conditional use permit, or not permitted. In addition to the requirements for planning permits or entitlements listed herein, other permits and entitlements may be required prior to establishment of the use (e.g., Building Permit or permits required by other agencies). The requirements for planning permits or entitlements identified in Tables: 18.06.060-E, 18.06.060-F and 18.06.060-G below include:

1.

Permitted (P). A land use shown with a "P" indicates that the land use is permitted by right in the designated zoning district, subject to compliance with all applicable provisions of this Title (e.g., development standards) as well state and federal law.

2.

Conditionally Permitted (C). A land use shown with a "C" or "MC" indicates that the land use is permitted in the designated zoning district upon issuance of a Conditional Use Permit or Minor Conditional Use Permit, respectively, from the designated approving authority, subject to compliance with all applicable provisions of this Zoning Code (e.g., development standards) as well as state and federal law.

3.

Not Permitted (N). A land use shown with an "N" is not allowed in the applicable zoning district.

4.

Adult Use Development Permit (A). A land use shown with an "A" indicates that the land use is permitted in the designated zoning district upon issuance of an Adult Use Development Permit from the Planning Commission subject to compliance with all provisions of Chapter 18.49 of this Zoning Code.

5.

The conformity to the property Development Standards of this title may include the provisions of required walls, landscaping, parking, trash enclosures, street improvements, aesthetic improvements and all other Improvements determined by the Development Services Director to be necessary or required by any regulating ordinance for a particular use.

6.

Permitted within Marijuana Candidate Sites Overlay Zone (MCS) upon issuance of a Conditional Use Permit and other applicable provisions contained in Chapter 5.54 of Title 5 of the Colton Municipal Code.

B.

Uses Not Listed. Land uses that are not listed in Table 18.06.060-1 below or in the zoning district tables are not allowed, except as otherwise provided for in this Title.

C.

Illegal Uses. No use that is illegal under local, state, or federal law shall be allowed in any zoning district within the City.

D.

Special Use Regulations. Additional use regulations for specific land uses, such as Residential or Group Care Facility, are listed in Chapter 18.48 (Special Provisions).

Other such uses that the Director or designee may find to be similar with those uses previously listed, pursuant to Section 18.060.060 K.

K.

Similar Uses Permitted. When a use is not specifically listed in this Zoning Code, it shall be understood that the use may be permitted if it is determined by the Director that the use is similar to other uses listed.

It is further recognized that every conceivable use cannot be identified in this Zoning Code, and anticipating that new uses will evolve over time, this Section establishes the Director's authority to compare a proposed use and measure it against those listed in this Zoning Code and the Standard Industrial Classification Manual for determining similarity. The Director may administer a fee via the Code Interpretation Letter in accordance with the most current adopted fee schedule.

1.

In determining "similarity," the Director shall consider all of the following:

a.

The proposed use meets the intent of, and is consistent with the goals, objectives and policies of the General Plan; and

b.

The proposed use meets the stated purpose and general intent of the district in which the use is proposed to be located; and

c.

The proposed use will not adversely impact the public health, safety and general welfare of the City's residents; and

d.

The proposed use shares characteristics common with, and not be of greater intensity, density or generate more environmental impact, than those uses listed in the land use district in which it is to be located.

Appeal. Any determination of similarity shall be final ten days after the date the Director's decision letter is issued, unless an appeal to the Planning Commission is filed and fees paid pursuant to adopted fee schedule.

(Ord. No. O-11-16, § 3, 8-2-2016; Ord. No. O-12-16, § 3(Exh. C), 8-2-2016; Ord. No. O-11-17, § 2(Exh. A), 12-5-2017; Ord. No. O-12-18, § 4, 12-18-2018; Ord. No. O-04-19, § 6(Exh. A), 5-7-2019; Ord. No. O-11-20, § 5, 10-20-2020; Ord. No. O-01-21, § 5, 2-16-2021; Ord. No. O-13-22, § 5, 10-18-22; Ord. No. O-01-23, § 5, 2-21-2023; Ord. No. O-05-24, § 4, 6-4-2024; Ord. No. O-10-24, § 4, 10-1-2024)

Chapter 18.08 - RESERVED

Editor's note— Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(4)), adopted October 10, 2013, repealed chapter 18.08, §§ 18.08.010—18.08.190, which pertained to A Agricultural Zone and derived from Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992.

Chapter 18.10 - V-L VERY-LOW RESIDENTIAL ZONE

18.10.010 - Intent and Purpose.

The V-L Zone is characterized by single-family detached homes on large, individual lots in areas where terrain, access, and the presence of natural resources may limit the extent to which development can occur. This designation applies generally to hillside areas, such as La Loma Hills, the Pellissier Ranch area, and Reche Canyon. Within this designation, clustering of dwelling units may be allowed through a discretionary permit process to limit grading and provide opportunities to preserve natural open space.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(5)), 10-10-2013)

18.10.020 - Uses Generally.

In the V-L Zone, no building, structure or land shall be used, and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, structurally altered or enlarged, except for the purpose set out in Section 18.10.030 of this chapter.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(5)), 10-10-2013)

Refer to Table E in Section 18.06.060 E.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(5)), 10-10-2013)

Editor's note— Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(5)), adopted October 10, 2013, repealed § 18.10.040, which pertained to Conditional Uses and derived from Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992; Ord. No. O-01-10, §

9, 3-2-2010.

The following property development standards, set out in Sections 18.10.050-1 through 18.10.160200, shall apply to all land and buildings in the V-L Zone.

1.

May be reduced when clustering homes for hillside development. See "cluster development" definition in Chapter 18.04 (Definitions) and Section 18.10.150 (Hillside Setbacks) of this Title.

2.

Main buildings and garages opening to an alley shall have a side setback of twenty-five feet from the opposite side of the alley.

Main buildings shall have a side setback of five feet from the property line for a corner lot and ten feet from the property line for a Reversed corner lot.

4.

Plus four feet for each story above the first for a facing wall with openings, and three feet plus one foot for each story above the first for a facing wall without openings. The total separation between two facing walls is the sum of that required for each.

5.

Buildings linked by a common roof shall not be considered separate. Openings must be located in the wall overlap area in order to count as openings for the purpose of calculating building separation.

1.

Non-Residential and Residential.

2.

Garage openings facing alley shall have a rear setback measured from opposite side of the alley.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(5)), 10-10-2013)

18.10.060 - Building Projections.

Building projections into yard areas are permitted as follows:

Table 3 - Projection Standard

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(5)), 10-10-2013; Ord. No. O-12-18, § 5, 12-18-2018)

18.10.070—18.10.140. - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(5)), adopted October 10, 2013, repealed §§ 18.10.070— 18.10.140, which pertained to Lot dimensions, Density of Development, Maximum coverage, Minimum Dwelling size, Building Height, Front Setback, Side Setback, and Rear Setback and derived from Ord. 0-1492 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992.

Editor's note— Ord. No. O-03-15, § 7, Mar. 3, 2015, repealed § 18.10.150, which pertained to hillside setbacks and derived from Ord. No. O-14-92, § 1(Exh. A)(part), 1992.

18.10.160, 18.10.170. - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(5)), adopted October 10, 2013, repealed §§ 18.10.160, 18.10.170, which pertained to Accessory buildings and Separation between Buildings and derived from Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992.

18.10.180 - Parking Requirements.

A.

There Shall not be less than two Parking Spaces in the form of a garage for every Dwelling Unit, with dimensions of not less than ten feet in width and twenty feet in depth. The required Parking Spaces Shall be provided on the same Lot as the Main Building, and Shall be independently accessible with a minimum of twenty-five feet of unobstructed space provided for the maneuvering of Vehicles.

B.

There Shall be paved vehicular Access to the Off-Street Parking Facilities, with a Driveway not less than ten feet wide and not encumbered by a Projection to a height under eight feet above Grade.

C.

For a boarding, lodging, or rooming house in the V-L Zone, there Shall be no less than one Parking Space per room or suite, or one space per two beds, whichever is greater.

D.

No covered or uncovered tandem parking is permitted for parking credit. Each credited parking space shall be so designed that a car need not be moved to gain access to or from any other parking space.

E.

All driveways and parking areas shall be surfaced or paved with concrete, asphalt, or other non-permeable material to create continuous path with no unpaved areas.

F.

Driveways in front yards for garages, carports, or approved parking spaces which are adjacent to the front yard shall not exceed the width of the garage, carport, or approved parking space. All other driveways in front yards shall not exceed twelve feet in width.

G.

Additional paved areas in front yards for parking adjacent to a driveway may be permitted where it does not exceed twenty percent of the front yard area, not including the driveway.

H.

Parking of vehicles is prohibited in landscape or unpaved areas.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-01-10, § 5, 3-2-2010; Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(5)), 10-10-2013; Ord. No. O-12-18, § 6, 1218-2018)

A.

All heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment, including ducts, meters, plumbing lines and tanks, shall be architecturally screened from public view, with the use of masonry walls when mounted at grade. Roof mounted equipment is prohibited, except with the use of parapet walls when mounted on flat roof.

B.

Plumbing vent pipes, all heater flues and all roof penetrations shall be gathered and concealed from view in the same manner.

C.

All new mechanical equipment shall meet the same zoning setback requirement applicable to the building or structure served.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(5)), 10-10-2013; Ord. No. O-12-18, § 7, 12-18-2018)

18.10.190 - Landscaping.

A.

Landscaping shall be provided in areas between the building line and the front or street side property lines, except for driveways to approved designated parking spaces and areas screened by a permitted solid fence or wall least six feet high. Additional paving for walkways may be allowed not to exceed four feet, or not to exceed one hundred twenty-five square feet, whichever is greater.

B.

Drought-resistant landscaping shall be provided for the development of any lot. Landscaping shall conform to the standards of Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance contained in Chapter 13.30 of the Municipal Code when applicable.

C.

Within the minimum required front setback area, no less than fifty percent of this area shall consist of live plants as ground cover and no more than forty percent shall consist of permeable hardscape ground cover material, such as bark, mulch, wood, stones, rocks, decomposed granite, or decorative colored (non-grey) gravel. In addition, two twenty-four-inch box trees shall be provided in the same area, the type of tree to be determined by the Planning Division.

D.

The required Landscaping shall be maintained in a neat, clean, safe, orderly and healthful condition.

E.

The landscaped areas shall be provided with a suitable permanent method for watering or sprinkling of plants. Wherever possible, the watering system shall utilize the least amount of water. Sprinklers Used to satisfy the requirements of this provision shall be so spaced as to assure complete coverage of the landscaped area.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-12-18, § 8, 12-18-2018)

The exterior design of Structures Shall be compatible with the surrounding architecture, in order to preserve neighborhood integrity and promote architectural consistency within the City.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

Chapter 18.12 - R-1 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE

The R-1 Low Density Residential Zone is characterized generally by single-family detached homes on individual lots that form a cohesive neighborhood, residential subdivisions in this category are similar to those found in many of Colton's established residential tracts. Within this designation, clustering of dwelling units may be allowed through discretionary permit process to provide additional opportunity for a diversity of housing types and architectural styles and common open space areas. New development must be compatible and similar in character to the surrounding residential neighborhoods within this designation.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(6)), 10-10-2013)

18.12.020 - Uses Generally.

In the R-1 Zone, no building, structure or land shall be used, and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, structurally altered or enlarged, except for the purpose set out in Section 18.12.030 of this chapter.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(6)), 10-10-2013)

18.12.030 - Permitted Uses.

Refer to Table E in Section 18.06.060 E.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(6)), 10-10-2013)

Editor's note— Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(6)), adopted October 10, 2013, repealed § 18.12.040, which pertained to Conditional Uses and derived from Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992; Ord. No. O-01-10, § 10, 3-2-2010.

18.12.050 - Property Development Standards.

The following property development standards, set out in Sections 18.12.150-1 through 18.12.190, shall apply to all land and buildings in the R-1 Zone.

18.12.050-1 Property Development Standards

Table 1 - Building Placement

1.

May be reduced when clustering homes for hillside development, subject to discretionary review process. See "cluster development" definition in Chapter 18.04 (Definitions) and Section 18.10.150 (Hillside Setbacks) of this Title.

2.

Main buildings and garages opening to an alley shall have a setback of at least twenty-five feet from the opposite side of the alley.

3.

Main buildings shall have a side setback of ten feet from the property line for a reversed corner lot.

4.

Plus four feet for each story above the first for a facing wall with openings, and three feet plus one foot for each story above the first for a facing wall without openings. The total separation between two facing walls is the sum of that required for each.

Buildings linked by a common roof shall not be considered separate. Openings must be located in the wall overlap area in order to count as openings for the purpose of calculating building separation.

TABLE 2 - ACCESSORY STRUCTURES

1.

Non-Residential and Residential.

2.

Garage openings facing alley shall have a rear setback measured from opposite side of the alley.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992; Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(6)), 10-10-2013; Ord. No. O-03-15, § 8, 3-3-2015; Ord. No. O-12-18, § 9, 12-18-2018)

18.12.060 - Building Projections.

Building projections into yard areas are permitted as follows:

Table 3 - Projection Standard

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992; Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(6)), 10-10-2013; Ord. No. O-10A-16, § 3, 7-5-2016; Ord. No. O-12-18, § 10, 12-18-2018)

18.12.065 - Hillside Setbacks.

Refer to Hillside Setbacks in Section 18.10.150.

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(6)), 10-10-2013)

18.12.070—18.12.160 - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(6)), adopted October 10, 2013, repealed §§ 18.12.070— 18.12.160, which pertained to Lot dimensions, Density of Development, Maximum coverage, Minimum Dwelling size, Building Height, Front Setback, Side Setback, Rear Setback, Accessory Buildings, Separation between Buildings and derived from Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992.

A.

There shall be no less than two parking spaces in the form of a garage for every dwelling unit, with dimensions of not less than ten feet in width and twenty feet in depth. The required parking spaces shall be provided on the same lot as the main building, and shall be independently accessible with unobstructed space provided for the maneuvering of Vehicles. Vehicles maneuvering area shall comply with appropriate vehicular turning radius as specified by the Director for appropriate driveway width.

B.

For existing dwelling units with an existing one-car garage, and less than two onsite parking spaces as required by Section 18.12.170(A), a maximum of one parking space shall be required in the form of a garage or carport. A carport may project up to twenty feet into the front setback but not less than three feet from the front property line. The carport shall be constructed to California Building Code standards, and fabricated of durable materials and colors that are compatible with the existing single-family home and garage located on the parcel. The width of the carport and/or garage shall not be greater than the width of the existing garage, and the height of the carport and/or garage shall be limited to twelve feet.

C.

There Shall be paved vehicular Access to the Off-Street Parking Facilities, with a Driveway not less than ten feet wide and not encumbered by a Projection to height under eight feet above Grade.

D.

For a boarding, lodging, or rooming house in the R-1 Zone, there Shall be no less than one Parking Space per room or suite, or one space per two beds, whichever is greater.

E.

No covered or uncovered tandem parking is permitted for parking credit. Each credited parking space shall be so designed that a car need not be moved to gain access to or from any other parking space.

F.

All driveways and parking areas shall be surfaced or paved with concrete, asphalt, or other non-permeable material to create continuous path with no unpaved areas.

G.

Driveways in front yards for garages, carports, or approved parking spaces which are adjacent to the front yard shall not exceed the width of the garage, carport, or approved parking space. All other driveways in front yards shall not exceed twelve feet.

H.

Additional paved areas in front yards for parking adjacent to a driveway may be permitted where it does not exceed twenty percent of the front yard area, not including the driveway. Exceptions may be granted if onstreet parking is not available within sixty (60) feet of property line. No exception shall be granted within three feet of the side yard property line.

I.

Parking of vehicles is prohibited in landscape or unpaved areas.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-01-10, § 6, 3-2-2010; Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(6)), 10-10-2013; Ord. No. O-10A-16, § 4, 7- 5-2016; Ord. No. O-12-18, § 11, 12-18-2018; Ord. No. O-01-21, § 6, 2-16-2021)

A.

All heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment, including ducts, meters, plumbing lines and tanks, shall be architecturally screened from public view, with the use of masonry walls when mounted at grade. Roof mounted equipment is prohibited, except with the use of parapet walls when mounted on flat roof.

B.

Plumbing vent pipes, all heater flues and all roof penetrations shall be gathered and concealed from view in the same manner.

C.

All new mechanical equipment shall meet the same zoning setback requirement applicable to the building or structure served.

• (Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(6)), 10-10-2013; Ord. No. O-12-18, § 12, 12-18-2018)

Editor's note— Ord. No. O-12-18, § 13, adopted Dec. 18, 2018, repealed former § 18.12.180 in its entirety which pertained to landscaping and derived from Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), adopted in 1992.

18.12.190 - Landscaping.

A.

Landscaping shall be provided in areas between the building line and the front or street side property lines, except for driveways to approved designated parking spaces, exception areas subject to approval as specified in subsection C., and areas screened by a permitted solid fence or wall least six feet high. Additional paving for walkways may be allowed not to exceed four feet, or not to exceed one hundred twenty-five square feet, whichever is greater.

B.

Drought-resistant landscaping shall be provided for the development of any lot. Landscaping shall conform to the standards of Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance contained in Chapter 13.30 of the Municipal Code when applicable.

C.

Within the minimum required front setback area, no less than fifty percent of this area shall consist of live plants as ground cover and no more than forty percent shall consist of permeable hardscape ground cover material, such as bark, mulch, wood, stones, rocks, decomposed granite, or decorative colored (non-grey) gravel. In addition, two twenty-four-inch box trees shall be provided in the same area, the type of tree to be determined by the Planning Division. Exceptions to the minimum front setback area landscape coverage requirement. No exception shall be granted within three feet of the side yard property line.

D.

The required Landscaping shall be maintained in a neat, clean, safe, orderly and healthful condition.

E.

The landscaped areas shall be provided with a suitable permanent method for watering or sprinkling of plants. Wherever possible, the watering system Shall utilize the least amount of water. Sprinklers Used to satisfy the requirements of this provision shall be so spaced as to assure complete coverage of the landscaped area.

(Ord. 0-14-92 § 1 (Exh. A) (part), 1992)

(Ord. No. O-05-13, § 2(Exh. A(6)), 10-10-2013; Ord. No. O-12-18, § 14, 12-18-2018; Ord. No. O-01-21, § 7, 2-16-2021)