Dorris Municipal Code Ch. 18.06 Definitions

Sections:

• 18.06.010

• Generally.

• 18.06.020

• Abut, abutting, adjoining.

• 18.06.030

• Accepted farming practice.

• 18.06.040

• Access, vehicular.

• 18.06.050

• Accessory dwelling.

• 18.06.060

• Accessory use, structures.

• 18.06.070

• Acre.

• 18.06.080

• Administrative code.

• 18.06.090

• Administrative permit.

• 18.06.100

• Aggrieved party.

• 18.06.110

• Agriculture equipment

• sales.

• 18.06.120

• Agriculture product

• processing.

• 18.06.130

• Agriculture product sales.

• 18.06.140

• Airport.

• 18.06.150

• Alley.

• 18.06.160

• Apartment.

• 18.06.170

• Apartment complex.

• 18.06.180

• Area.

• 18.06.190

• Automobile sales.

• 18.06.200

• Automobile service.

• 18.06.210

• Automobile service station.

• 18.06.220

• Automobile dismantling

• yard.

• 18.06.230

• Bar, club, lounge.

• 18.06.240

• Bed and breakfast inn.

• 18.06.250

• Billboard.

• 18.06.260

• Block.

• 18.06.270

• Boarding house.

• 18.06.280

• Bottling plant.

• 18.06.290

• Building footprint.

• 18.06.300

• Building.

• 18.06.310

• Building, accessory.

• 18.06.320

• Building intensity.

• 18.06.330

• Building, main.

• 18.06.340

• Building official, building

• inspector.

• 18.06.350

• Building, residential.

• 18.06.360

• Building setback.

• 18.06.370

• Building site.

• 18.06.380

• Business.

• 18.06.390

• Business, retail.

• 18.06.400

• Business, wholesale.

• 18.06.410

• Business and Professions

• Code.

• 18.06.420

• Campground.

• 18.06.430

• Carport.

• 18.06.440

• Cemetery.

• 18.06.450

• Centerline.

• 18.06.460

• Church.

• 18.06.470

• Civic center.

• 18.06.480

• CEQA guidelines.

• 18.06.490

• Clinic.

• 18.06.500

• Commercial.

• 18.06.510

• Common area.

• 18.06.520

• Conditional use permit.

• 18.06.530

• Condominium.

• 18.06.540

• Construction.

• 18.06.550

• Consumer service.

• 18.06.560

• Contractor’s equipment

• yard.

• 18.06.570

• Corner lot.

• 18.06.580

• Customer area.

• 18.06.590

• Date of decision.

• 18.06.600

• Daycare center, family

• daycare home.

• 18.06.610

• Dead storage.

• 18.06.620

• Density.

• 18.06.630

• Density bonus.

• 18.06.640

• Density, gross.

• 18.06.650

• Density, net.

• 18.06.660

• Density transfer.

• 18.06.670

• District.

• 18.06.680

• Duplex.

• 18.06.690

• Dwelling.

• 18.06.700

• Dwelling unit.

• 18.06.710

• Easement.

• 179-5

• (Revised 5-17)

• 18.06.715

• Emergency shelter.

• 18.06.720

• Encroachment permit.

• 18.06.730

• Explosive.

• 18.06.740

• Exterior side yard.

• 18.06.750

• Family.

• 18.06.760

• Fence, wall.

• 18.06.770

• Flea market, yard sale,

• garage sale.

• 18.06.780

• Garage.

• 18.06.790

• Garage sale.

• 18.06.800

• General plan.

• 18.06.810

• General vicinity, proximity.

• 18.06.820

• Government Code.

• 18.06.830

• Gross floor area.

• 18.06.840

• Gross land area.

• 18.06.850

• Group care home.

• 18.06.860

• Health and Safety Code.

• 18.06.870

• Height.

• 18.06.880

• Heliport.

• 18.06.890

• Highway.

• 18.06.900

• Home occupation.

• 18.06.910

• Hospital.

• 18.06.920

• Hotel.

• 18.06.930

• Household pets.

• 18.06.940

• Inn.

• 18.06.950

• Indemnification.

• 18.06.960

• Interior side yard.

• 18.06.970

• Intermittent.

• 18.06.980

• Intensity.

• 18.06.990

• Industry.

• 18.06.1000

• Junk.

• 18.06.1010

• Junkyard.

• 18.06.1020

• Kennel.

• 18.06.1030

• Landfill.

• 18.06.1040

• Landscaping.

• 18.06.1050

• Large animals.

• 18.06.1060

• Legal description.

• 18.06.1070

• Livestock.

• 18.06.1080

• Living area.

• 18.06.1090

• Lot.

• 18.06.1100

• Lot coverage.

• 18.06.1110

• Lot depth.

• 18.06.1120

• Lot frontage.

• 18.06.1130

• Lot line.

• 18.06.1140

• Lot line adjustment.

• 18.06.1150

• Lot width.

• 18.06.1160

• Mitigation monitoring and

• reporting program.

• 18.06.1170

• Mobile home.

• 18.06.1180

• Mobile home park.

• 18.06.1190

• Modular house,

• manufactured home and

• factory built house.

• 18.06.1200

• Motel.

• 18.06.1210

• Multiple-family residential.

• 18.06.1220

• Net land area.

• 18.06.1230

• Nonconforming building or

• use.

• 18.06.1240

• Nursery.

• 18.06.1250

• Occupancy.

• 18.06.1260

• Off-site.

• 18.06.1270

• On-site.

• 18.06.1280

• Open space.

• 18.06.1290

• Parcel, lot.

• 18.06.1300

• Park, playground.

• 18.06.1310

• Parking area.

• 18.06.1320

• Permit.

• 18.06.1330

• Professional office.

• 18.06.1340

• Property line.

• 18.06.1350

• Public agency.

• 18.06.1360

• Public Resources Code.

• 18.06.1370

• Public right-of-way.

• 18.06.1380

• Public services.

• 18.06.1390

• Public utility.

• 18.06.1400

• Quasi-public.

• 18.06.1410

• Recreational vehicle park.

• 18.06.1420

• Recreational vehicle

• storage.

• 18.06.1430

• Residential equivalent unit

• (household equivalent).

• 18.06.1440

• Rooming house.

• 18.06.1450

• School.

• 18.06.1460

• Secondary housing unit.

• 18.06.1470

• Setback.

• 179-6

• (Revised 5-17)

• 18.06.1480

• Shopping center.

• 18.06.1490

• Sight distance.

• 18.06.1500

• Sign.

• 18.06.1510

• Structure.

• 18.06.1515

• Supportive housing.

• 18.06.1520

• Temporary structure.

• 18.06.1530

• Temporary use.

• 18.06.1540

• Townhouse.

• 18.06.1550

• Transient occupancy.

• 18.06.1555

• Transitional housing.

• 18.06.1560

• Use.

• 18.06.1570

• Variance.

• 18.06.1580

• Vision clearance.

• 18.06.1590

• Yard.

• 18.06.1600

• Yard sale.

• 18.06.1610

• Zero lot line.

• 18.06.1620

• Zone district.

For the purposes of defining this code, words, phrases, and terms shall have the mean- ing that is defined in this chapter. Words that are not defined in this chapter shall be defined as contained in the latest edition of the Web- ster’s Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language. Words used in the present tense shall include the future tense. A. When consistent with usage in the text, singular number includes the plural, and words in the plural include the singular. B. The words “shall,” “will,” “must,” and “is” denote a mandatory action. C. The word “may” or “should” indicate permissive actions. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Abut,” “abutting,” or “adjoining” all mean contiguous to or touching. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Accepted farming practice” means a land use to produce plant or animal products utiliz- ing customary, safe, and adequate techniques for crop management, harvesting, and market- ing. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Access” means the physical means by which an individual in a vehicle is able to enter upon or exit public or private property from a street. “Ingress” (to enter) and “egress” (to exit) are words describing the type of access. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Accessory dwelling” means either an attached or detached dwelling unit that pro- vides living quarters for one or more persons and is in addition to an existing dwelling. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

A. “Accessory use” means a land use that is associated with an existing permitted or condi- tional use within a zoning district. B. “Accessory structures” means usual and customary buildings normally associated with a permitted or conditional use. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Acre” means a measure of real property equaling forty-three thousand five hundred sixty (43,560) square feet. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

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“Administrative code” means the code used to implement state legislation as approved by the Office of Administrative Law. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

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“Administrative permit” means any permit issued as a ministerial act by the city. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Aggrieved party” means a person, organi- zation, corporation, concerned citizen, or any individual or group that demonstrates to the city council that they have an interest, either financial or otherwise, in property affected by the decision of the original decision maker. This definition is not intended to and does not confer standing to maintain an action in a court of law where standing would not other- wise exist. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Agriculture equipment sales” means a busi- ness that is primarily engaged in the sale of equipment, vehicles, materials, supplies, and tools to serve farming, ranching or timber inter- ests and businesses. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

processing. “Agriculture product processing” means the conversion of raw agriculture products into marketable commodities. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Agriculture product sales” means the sale of food or fiber commodities, typically from the property where produced. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Airport” or “heliport” means a place on land or water where aircraft may land and take off, receive and disembark passengers or cargo, may take on fuel, purchase accessories or obtain service or repair. “Airstrip” also means airport. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Alley” means a public or private thorough- fare that affords only a secondary means of access to abutting property. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Apartment” means a dwelling unit located within a structure that contains one or more attached dwelling units in which the units are available for rent or lease. “Apartment” also means an individual unit within a multiple-family residential develop- ment. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Apartment complex” means a multiple- family residential project or development. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Area” means a piece of land that can be definitively described and located with specific boundaries. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Automobile sales” means a land use in which the primary business is based upon retail or wholesale transactions involving the transfer of title to motor vehicles including automo- biles, light utility vehicles, trucks, motorcycles, recreation vehicles, and all terrain vehicles, including mobile homes. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

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“Automobile service” means a land use that is involved in the business of repairing and maintaining motor vehicles. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Automobile service station” means any place where motor fuel or lubricating oil or grease is offered for sale to the public and deliv- eries are made directly into vehicles. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Automobile dismantling yard” means a land use used for the business of buying, sell- ing, or dealing in vehicles of a type required to be registered under the state of California Motor Vehicle Code, including nonrepairable vehicles, for the purpose of dismantling the vehicles, who buys or sells the integral parts and component materials thereof, in whole or in part, or deals in used motor vehicle parts. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Bar, club, or lounge” means a land use in which the primary activity is the sale of alco- holic beverages for on-site consumption. A bar, club, or lounge may also provide entertainment for its patrons. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Bed and breakfast inn” means an owner- or manager-occupied residence wherein a room or rooms are rented for the purpose of provid- ing overnight accommodations for paying guests for a period not to exceed one week per individual rental, with not more than one meal to be provided daily, the entire service offered to be included in one stated price. This use is further defined in Chapter 18.44. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Billboard” means an outdoor sign advertis- ing, promoting or informing of a business, product, issue or activity which takes place or is available at a location other than the parcel on which the billboard is located. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Block” means all property fronting upon one side of a street, between intersecting and intercepting street, or between a street and a railroad right-of-way, waterway, dead-end street or unsubdivided land. An intercepting street shall determine only the boundary of the block on the side of a street that it intercepts. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Boarding house” means a structure where lodging and meals for boarders are provided for compensation. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Bottling plant” means a land use in which beverages, including water, are processed for sale, resale, or distribution. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Building footprint” means the land area covered by a building as measured at its perim- eter foundation walls including any roofed area that may not have perimeter foundation walls. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

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“Building” means any structure having a roof supported by columns or by walls and designed for the shelter or housing of any per- son, animal or property, or requiring a perma- nent attachment to the ground at a fixed location. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Accessory building” means a subordinate building, including shelters of pools, the use of which is incidental to that of the main building on the same lot and/or building site, but not including living quarters, and which may or may not require a permanent attachment to the ground. Such accessory buildings may include construction shacks, construction trailers and temporary office trailers. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Building intensity” means the percentage of land area covered over by the building foot- print or land use. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Main building” means a building that is designed for or in which is conducted the prin- cipal use of the lot and/or building site on which it is situated. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

inspector. “Building official” or “building inspector” means the department head or person in charge of the city building department or performing the city’s building inspections. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Residential building” means a building designed to be used exclusively for dwelling purposes. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Building setback” means the distance from a property line or edge of a road easement or public right-of-way to the edge of any building. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Building site” means the portion of a parcel of land, in a single or joint ownership, occupied or to be occupied by a building, together with such setbacks as are required by the terms of this zoning ordinance and having its principal frontage on a public street, road or highway. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Business” means a land use or activity established for the purposes of commerce and as a means of generating revenue or income. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Retail business” means the retail sale of any article, substance or commodity within a build- ing, but not including the sale of lumber or other building materials. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Wholesale business” means the selling of commodities in large quantities, as to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers directly, but not including the storing and/or sale of any material or commodity, and not including the

179-10 (Revised 8-11) 179-10 (Revised 8-11) processing or manufacture of any product or substance. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

Code. “Business and Professions Code” means the California Business and Professions Code. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Campground” means a parcel of land upon which individuals may occupy locations for overnight accommodations in a recreational vehicle, tent or cabin. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Carport” means a structure that is attached or detached from another building, and that is open on at least two sides with a covering for vehicle storage. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Cemetery” means a place for the intern- ment of the remains of the deceased either by burial, cryostorage, mausoleum, or cremation. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Centerline” means the line located equidis- tant from the edges of an easement or right-of- way. Centerline of a road right-of-way or ease- ment does not necessarily mean the center of the physical location of the road. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Church” means a land use that is used for the purposes of conducting religious services. Whether or not any reference is made, a church includes all other places of worship. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Civic center” means an area developed or to be developed with any of the following pub- lic buildings or uses including offices, libraries, playgrounds, parks, assembly halls, police sta- tions and fire stations. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“CEQA guidelines” means the procedures and guidelines for implementation of the Cali- fornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), including any specific local requirements adopted by the city of Dorris. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Clinic” means a land use that is established for the purposes of providing a health or life- style related service. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Commercial” means a use related to com- merce and the production of revenue or income. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Common area” means a parcel or parcels that are part of a subdivision, which are retained in the common ownership of the prop- erty owners of the subdivisions for common use or development. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Conditional use permit” means a land use permit issued in a zone for uses that have the

179-11 (Revised 8-11) 179-11 (Revised 8-11) potential to be incompatible with neighboring land uses and zoning, and are to be permitted, but may be denied, following a public hearing in which interested parties have the opportunity to comment. “Use permit” also means condi- tional use permit. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Condominium” means as defined in the California Civil Code, Section 783 et seq. In general, it is a multiple-family residential land use in which each of the dwelling units may be individually owned. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Construction” means the physical develop- ment of a parcel, including site excavation and grading, framing and finishing, up to the point of final inspection, use, or occupancy, which- ever occurs first. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Consumer service” means a business that derives its principal revenue from offering an intangible product for sale, or provides a ser- vice. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Contractor’s equipment yard” means a par- cel of land that is used for the temporary or ongoing outside storage of equipment, tools, materials, and vehicles used in the performance of a contractor’s business. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Corner lot” means a lot that has two or more parcel lines contiguous to a public street. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Customer area” means that portion of a structure that is used for the purposes of trans- acting business, purchasing, or selling products or services, and does not include any portion of the structure used for warehousing or storage that is inaccessible to public use. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Date of the decision” granting or denying a permit under this title means the date on which the decision is announced or final vote taken. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

daycare home. A. “Daycare center” means a land use to which children are taken for care and/or educa- tional experience, other than that of a public or private school, while parents or legal guardians are unavailable to watch the children for peri- ods of less than eighteen (18) hours with no land-use limit on the number of children within the facility unless otherwise specified in the facility’s permit. B. “Small family daycare home” means a daycare center in the home of the person oper- ating the facility, and providing care for no more than eight children, including children who are members of the provider’s family. C. “Large family daycare home” means a daycare center in the home of the person oper- ating the facility, and providing care for no more than twelve (12) children, including chil- dren who are members of the provider’s family.

179-12 (Revised 8-11) 179-12 (Revised 8-11) D. “Adult care center” means a land use to which adults, generally those over the age of sixty (60), are taken for care or activities while the children or guardians of the adults are unavailable to watch or care for the adult. (Health and Safety Code Section 1596.) (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Dead storage” means the keeping of a motor vehicle, including recreation vehicle, travel trailer, trailer or mobile home, so that it cannot be inhabited. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Density” means either of the following: A. For residential use, density means the number of dwelling units per acre. B. For nonresidential development, den- sity means the percentage of lot coverage. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Density bonus” means a discretionary approval of up to twenty-five (25) percent more residential units for a proposed residential project based on meeting the criteria of this code. (Government Code Section 65915.) (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Gross density” means the total number of dwelling units per acre based on the minimum lot size or dwelling, counting the square feet of the base zone using the total acreage of the undeveloped site before streets or other dedica- tions are provided. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Net density” means the number of dwelling units per acre based on calculating the acreage of developed lots, excluding street area and other dedications. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Density transfer” means the exchanging of permitted density within a proposed develop- ment so that the number of parcels or lots cre- ated are equal to the number permitted by the general plan, but individual lots or parcels are potentially smaller than the minimum parcel size designation. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“District” means a portion of the city within which certain uses of lands, buildings or struc- tures are permitted or prohibited, and within which certain yards and other open spaces are required and certain height limits and building standards are established for the same, as set forth in this title. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Duplex” means a dwelling unit that con- sists of two independent units that are attached. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Dwelling” means any building or portion thereof designed or used for habitation or resi- dential occupancy. A. “Dwelling, single-family” means any building or portion thereof that contains one dwelling unit.

179-13 (Revised 5-17) B. “Dwelling, two-family” (or duplex) means any building or portion thereof that con- tains two dwelling units. C. “Dwelling, multiple-family” (or triplex for three units; fourplex for four units; or multi- family residential as defined) means any build- ing or portion thereof that contains three or more dwelling units. Dwelling, multiple-fam- ily means the same as “multiple-family resi- dential.” (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Dwelling unit” means a single residential unit designed for human habitation. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Easement” means any legal right defined as an easement in the California Code of Civil Procedure, Section 800 et seq. Generally, an easement is a right to the use of another’s land. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Emergency shelter” means housing with minimal supportive services for homeless per- sons that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless person. No individual or households may be denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay. (Ord. 219 § 1 (part), 2014)

“Encroachment permit” means a permit issued by a government agency to allow private work within publicly owned property (e.g., to connect with a city street). (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Explosive” means and includes any chem- ical compound or mechanical mixture that is commonly used or intended for the purpose of producing an explosion, and that contains any oxidizing and combustible units, packing, that an ignition by fire, by friction, by concussion, by percussion, or by detonation of any part of the compound or mixture may cause such a sudden generation of highly heated gases that the resultant gaseous pressures are capable of producing effects on contiguous objects or of destroying life or limb. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Exterior side yard” means the required set- back area on any corner lot from other than the front property line contiguous to a public street. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Family” means a group of individuals with a common bond by means of blood, marriage, or conscientiously established relations living together as a housekeeping unit sharing a dwelling unit. Clients of a group home subject to Health and Safety Code Section 1501 are not deemed a family for purposes of this title. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Fence” or “wall” means a structurally sound barrier constructed of posts, supports, and cross members that serves as an obstruc- tion to mark property lines or delineate or restrict access to a portion of property. Fences for the purpose of this chapter also includes hedges and screen plantings. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

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sale. “Flea market” means an interim or tempo- rary land use in which a series of booths, tables, or other temporary display areas are set up in which an individual, persons, vendors, group, organization, or business, establish a retail trade. A commercial flea market may offer both new and used merchandise. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

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“Garage” means a structure intended for use for storage of vehicles and other items. This definition does not replace the definition of a garage in the California Building Code. A garage may be incorporated within a building. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Garage sale” means a temporary garage, yard, lawn, patio or similar-type sale held any- where on the premises in any residential zone for the purpose of disposing of personal prop- erty. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“General plan” means the city of Dorris gen- eral plan as currently adopted, including all amendments. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“General vicinity” or “proximity” means the parcels of land surrounding or near a subject property that have the potential to be affected by the proposed land use or land usage of the subject property. General vicinity or proximity cannot be defined by a specific distance or direction in that one type of land use may impact a greater area than another type of land use. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Government Code” means the California Government Code. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Gross floor area” means the total square footage of a structure as measured around the exterior perimeter including any non-walled areas under roof and any outside storage or sales areas. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Gross land area” means the area of the par- cel exclusive of any required public dedication. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Group care home” means a facility licensed by the state pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1501 et seq. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Health and Safety Code” means the Cali- fornia Health and Safety Code, also written “H&S.” (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Height” means the vertical distance from the average base elevation to the highest point on the structure, excluding chimneys, antennas, and similar nonstructural elements. Average base elevation is determined by taking the ele- vation of the lowest point at the ground, and the elevation of the highest point at the ground, and finding the average. This definition is not intended to preclude applicable usage of the definition in the California Building Code. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Heliport” means “airport” as defined in Section 18.06.140, except that it is for the exclusive use of helicopters. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

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“Highway” means a state or federal route as defined by the State of California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS), or the Fed- eral Highway Administration. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Home occupation” means a business located in a home that is subservient to the use of the dwelling as a residence, and meets the requirements of Section 18.32.030. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Hospital” means a land use in which inten- sive and general medical care is provided for patients on an emergency, in- and out-patient basis. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Hotel” means a land use in which there are six or more rooms for transient occupancy. Motel and hotel are synonymous. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Household pets” means domestic animals or fowl normally kept in the house for company or pleasure and not for profit, such as dogs, cats, canaries, and parrots, but not including a sufficient number of dogs to constitute a kennel as defined herein. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

See Section 18.06.240, Bed and breakfast inn. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Indemnification” means compliance with a request to relieve the city of liability, or to accept the costs for defending the city, from any action brought as a result of the project. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Interior side yard” means the required set- back area from any property line between two parcels, neither of which are public streets. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Intermittent” means occurring or coming and going at intervals: not continuous. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Intensity” means the same as “building intensity,” as described in the Dorris general plan. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Industry” means the manufacturing, fabri- cation, processing, reduction or assembly of any article, substance or commodity that results in a new product from the original materials. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Junk” means, but is not limited to, trash; refuse; paper; glass; cans; bottles; rags; ashes; trimming from lawns, yards, trees, and shrub- bery, including plants and leaves; and other solid waste or salvageable materials other than garbage; inoperable appliances, parts, tools; inoperable and unregistered vehicles; vehicle parts; vehicle hulks; discarded furniture; dirt; rocks; and materials from the demolition, alter-

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“Junkyard” means a place in which junk (as defined in Section 18.06.1000), salvaged mate- rials or products, scrap, or other waste materi- als are stored, broken up, dismantled, sorted, distributed, or sold privately or commercially. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Kennel” means a land use where four or more dogs four months or older and/or four cats six weeks or older are bred, raised, trained, or boarded. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Landfill” means a parcel of land that is used for the disposal of solid waste. Landfill classi- fications are determined by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board. In gen- eral terms, a Class I landfill is for toxic and haz- ardous waste; Class II for municipal solid waste, designated waste, and certain commer- cial and industrial waste; Class III is for unclas- sified nonhazardous waste, such as building materials. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Landscaping” means the replacement of developed or excavated areas of a parcel with introduced new living vegetation, shrubbery, trees, ground cover and combinations thereof. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Large animals” means any animal other than a household pet that is usually kept out of doors, including but not limited to emus, horses, cattle, llamas, goats, swine, and ostriches. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Legal description” means the terminology, words, mapping, or language contained in a deed or other legal document describing the location of a parcel of land or location of an easement. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Livestock” means domestic farm animals such as cattle, sheep, swine, horses, goats, don- keys, mules, burros, rabbits, poultry (including all domesticated fowl and wild birds reduced to captivity), and exotic animals such as Ameri- can bison, llamas, and similar animals. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Living area” means the interior habitable area for a dwelling unit, including basements and attics. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Lot” means a legally established parcel of land mapped or otherwise described. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Lot coverage” means the percent of lot area covered by all building footprints. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

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“Lot depth” means the average distance from the property line fronting a road or road easement to the rear or opposite property line. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Lot frontage” means the width of the lot fronting on a road or private road easement, measured along the property line. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Lot line” means any legally described par- cel line as follows: A. “Front lot line” is the shortest property line along the road or road easement. B. “Side lot line” is the property line inter- secting with the front lot line and dividing the parcel from other adjacent parcels or another public street. C. “Exterior lot line” is the property line intersecting with the front lot line and contigu- ous with a public street on a corner lot. D. “Interior lot line” is any property line dividing the parcel from other adjacent parcels. E. “Rear lot line” is the property line oppo- site the front lot line. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Lot line adjustment” means a change in the location of a parcel or lot line pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Lot width” means the distance from one side property line to the other side property line measured along the building setback line. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

reporting program. “Mitigation monitoring and reporting pro- gram (MMRP)” means a program adopted in conformance with the Public Resources Code and CEQA Guidelines. The MMRP is adopted as a set of develop- ment standards, phasing specifications, and reporting requirements used to carry out adopted environmental mitigation measures for a project. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Mobile home” means a structure, transport- able in one or more sections, which, in the trav- eling mode, is eight body feet or more in width, or forty (40) body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is three hundred twenty (320) or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foun- dation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air condi- tioning, and electrical systems contained therein. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Mobile home park” is any area or tract of land where two or more mobile home lots (spaces) are rented or leased, held out for rent or lease, or were formerly held out for rent or lease and later converted to a subdivision, cooperative, condominium, or other form of residential ownership, to accommodate manu- factured homes or mobile homes used for human habitation. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

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manufactured home and factory built house. “Modular house,” “manufactured home” and “factory built house” means a house built in components to the standards of the Califor- nia Building Code at a location other than the site upon which the house is delivered and installed. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Motel” means a land use in which there are six or more rooms for transient occupancy. Motel and hotel are synonymous. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Multiple-family residential” means a group of attached dwelling units (three or more) within one structure. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Net land area” means the area or land remaining after any required public dedication. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

use. A. “Nonconforming building” means a structure that does not conform to present reg- ulations. B. “Nonconforming use” means a land use which does not conform to present regulations. C. “Legally existing” means a use that pre- dates present regulations but was legally con- structed or established at the time the use or construction first commenced. D. “Grandfathered” is a colloquial term which means the same as “legally existing” nonconforming building or use as described in subsection (C) of this section. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Nursery” means a business that is primarily engaged in the raising, propagation, growth, or sales of vegetation, plants and supplies. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Occupancy” means the establishment of a use within a structure or upon a parcel of land, including and not limited to installing display fixtures in a completed structure, stocking of inventory, or commencing temporary or per- manent residency, whether or not a structure has been subject to an approved final inspec- tion or a certificate of occupancy. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Off-site” means an improvement or other reference feature concerning a proposed project or subject property where the improve- ment or feature is not located on the parcel under discussion. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“On-site” means an improvement or other reference feature located on the subject prop- erty under discussion. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Open space” means the portion of the lot or parcel from the ground upward that is unoccu- pied by buildings, structures, parking lots and driveways, except as otherwise permitted by city regulations. Clubhouses, recreation build- ings, pools, saunas, interior walkways, paths

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“Parcel,” or “lot” means a described area of land within an ownership. Parcel may also mean a parcel established for tax purposes, sometimes called an assessor’s parcel. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Park” or “playground” means a land use that is established for the purpose of providing passive or active recreation on a public or pri- vate basis. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Parking area” means the paved portion of a parcel that is developed for the storage of cus- tomer and employee vehicles while the occu- pants of the vehicles are on site or off site. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Permit” means an authorization to proceed issued by the city for a specific activity. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Professional office” means a non-retail or commercial wholesale activity. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Property line” is a legal boundary of parcel land. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Public agency” means a political subdivi- sion, federal, state, or local government or its departments, or governmental jurisdictions or districts. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Public Resources Code” means the Califor- nia Public Resources Code, also written PRC. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Public right-of-way” means a strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, prescrip- tion or condemnation and intended to be occu- pied by a road, trail, water line, sanitary sewer and/or other public uses. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Public services” means services needed for development of a parcel of land. This may include, but is not limited to, electricity, access, water, sewage disposal, and telecommunica- tions. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Public utility” means a public or private business that provides a general service to the public, such as telecommunications, electric- ity, water, or other services. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Quasi-public” means a public or private nonprofit organization that provides a general service to the public (e.g., a resource, conser- vation and development council, museum, health center, etc.) (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Recreational vehicle park” means any area or tract of land, or a separate section within a

179-20 (Revised 5-17) mobile home park, where two or more lots or spaces are rented or leased or held out for rent or lease to owners or users of recreational vehi- cles or tents. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Recreational vehicle storage” means a commercial activity in which recreational vehi- cles are garaged within either a building or an open enclosure for payment of a rental fee. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

(household equivalent). “Residential equivalent unit” or “household equivalent” means a comparison which uses the intensity of a single-family residence as the base for data. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

See Section 18.06.270, Boarding house. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“School” means an institution, public or pri- vate, established for the purpose of educating a class of students at any grade level, either for profit or nonprofit purposes. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Secondary housing unit” means “accessory dwelling.” (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

See Section 18.06.360, Building setback. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Shopping center” means a commercial cen- ter, or group of commercial establishments, planned, developed, managed and maintained as a unit, with common off-street parking pro- vided to serve all uses on the property. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

See Section 18.06.1580, Vision clearance. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Sign” means any device capable of visual communications or attraction, including decla- rations, announcements, demonstrations, dis- plays, insignias, trademarks, or symbols, used for the purpose of informing, advertising, or promoting any business, place, or event. Sign includes on-site and off-site devices and struc- tures (e.g., billboards). (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Structure” means shelter, building, dwell- ing unit, or other physical development upon the land to house, protect, store, or cover per- sons or things. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Supportive housing” means housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target populations as defined by Section 65582(g) of the California Government Code, and that is linked to on-site or off-site services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the commu- nity. (Ord. 219 § 1 (part), 2014)

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“Temporary structure” means a building or structure to be utilized for a permitted use applicable to a parcel of land, which is hand- crafted of impermanent materials (e.g., PVC pipe and plastic tarps). (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Temporary use” means a land use defined as accessory to a permitted or conditional land use which may occur on a parcel of land for a period that shall not exceed twelve (12) calen- dar months. Some provisions of this code may provide more precise land use standards for longer or shorter temporary uses in accordance with the provisions of the applicable section of this code. In no case shall a temporary use be permitted for any period to exceed a total of twenty-four (24) calendar months unless over- all public health and safety are clearly demon- strated to the city at the time of initial issuance. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Townhouse” means a single-family house of two or sometimes three stories that is typi- cally connected to a similar house by a com- mon sidewall. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Transient occupancy” means paying guests occupying a dwelling unit, room or space for periods of less than thirty (30) days. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Transitional housing” means buildings configured as rental housing development, but operated under program requirements that call for the termination of assistance and recircula- tion of the assisted unit to another eligible pro- gram recipient at some predetermined future point in time, which shall be no less than six months. (Ord. 219 § 1 (part), 2014)

“Use” means the activity that takes place on a parcel of land. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Variance” means a discretionary entitle- ment that permits the departure from the strict application of the development standards con- tained in this title. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Vision clearance” means a setback from the intersection of a road, driveway, or other access with another road, driveway or access, in which objects or structures may not be constructed if such blocks or inhibits sight distance. The dis- tance indicated as the visual clearance is the linear distance in feet commencing at the point where the two roads meet going to both the left and right on the main road, and from the main road back on the driveway or road that inter- sects the main road. The setback forms a trian- gle from the intersection. Also known as “sight distance.” (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Yard” means the area between a property line and structures on residential lots. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Yard sale” or “garage sale” means a tempo- rary noncommercial market that is established

179-21a (Revised 5-17) for an individual or group of individuals to sell used merchandise or belongings. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Zero lot line” means the location of a struc- ture on a lot in such a manner that one or more of the structure’s sides rest directly on a lot line. (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

“Zone district” means a portion of the terri- tory in the city within which territory certain uniform regulations and requirements, or vari- ous combinations thereof, apply pursuant to this title. “Zone” includes the word “district.” (Ord. 210 § 3 (Exh. A) (part), 2007)

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