24.01.180 DEFINITIONS (continued)

Imperial Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Imperial

COUNCIL shall mean the City Council of the City of Imperial. COUNTY shall mean the County of Imperial.

COUNTY RECORDER shall mean the County Recorder of the County of Imperial.

DAY_NURSERY (Including Pre-School and Nursery Schools) shall mean any building, buildings or portion thereof used for the daytime care of six (6) or more children at any location other than their normal Place of residence, excluding any children who normally reside on the premises. DENSITY shall mean the total number of dwelling units permitted on a net acre of land exclusive of all existing public or private streets and rightof-way.

_ DEVELOPMENT shall mean any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, | dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations.

DIRECTOR shall mean the Planning Director of the City of Imperial or his duly authorized deputy in the absence of the Director.

DORMITORY shal] mean a building intended or used principally for sleeping accommodations, where such building is related to .an educational institution.

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  • DRIVE-IN OR DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANT shall mean a place of business which sells food products and/or beverages and which:

  • | Delivers such food products and/or beverages to customers outside of the building in which they are prepared by means of service, a window, counter, or similar method or device, or

Delivers such food products and/or beverages to customers outside of the building which is designed in such a manner that a majority of the customers will remove such food products and/or beverages from the building for consumption either on the Premises or in the immediate vicinity.

DWELLING shal] mean a building or portion thereof designed exclusively for residential occupancy.

DWELLING, GUEST shall mean living quarters within an accessory building for use by non-paying guests of the resident family and having no cooking facilities or kitchen.

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24,.01.180 DEFINITIONS (continued)

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DWELLING, MULTIPLE shall mean a building containing two (2) or more dwelling units or a combination of two (2) or more separate single-family dwelling units on one Tot or parcel.

DWELLING, SINGLE FAMILY shall mean a detached building designed exclusively for residential occupancy.

DWELLING UNIT shall mean one or more rooms in a single family dwelling, apartment house or hotel designed as a unit for occupancy by one family for living and sleeping purposes.

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS shall mean public and other non-profit institutions conducting regular academic instruction at kindergarten, elementary, secondary, collegiate levels, and including graduate school, universities, non-profit research institutions and religious institutions. FAMILY shall mean an individual or two (2) or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption, or a group of not more than six (6) persons, not related by blood, marriage, or adoption, living together as a single housekeeping unit in a single dwelling unit. Family shall also mean the persons living together in a licensed "residential facility" as that term is defined in California Health & Safety Code Section 1502(a) (1), which services six (6) or fewer persons, including the licensee, the members of the licensee’s family, and persons employed as facility staff.

fattening of livestock for market, and not operated in connection with a OC). bonaFEED fideLOT ORfarm.FEED YARD shall mean a portion of Tand used for enclosing and FENCE shall mean a boundary or barrier of posts, wire, mesh, etc., used to protect or enclose.

GARAGE shall mean a detached accessory building or a portion of a main building on the same lot for the parking and temporary storage of vehicles of the occupants of the premises.

GENERAL PLAN shall mean the General Plan of the City of Imperial, and shall consist of the General Plan Maps and Text adopted by the City Council.

  • GRADE shall mean the average level of the finished ground surfaces surrounding a building.

GROSS AREA shal] mean the total horizontal area within the lot lines of a lot or parcel of land before public streets, easements or other areas to be dedicated or reserved for public use are deducted from such lot or Parcel.

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