24.01.180 DEFINITIONS (continued) — Imperial Zoning Code

GUEST ROOM shall mean a room which is designed to be occupied by one (1) or more guests for sleeping purposes, and having no kitchen facilities. HIGHWAY shall mean a street shown as a Freeway, major, primary, or secondary highway on the General Plan of the City.

HOSPITAL shal] mean an institution for the diagnosis, care, and treatment of human illness, including surgery and primary treatment. HOTEL shal? mean a structure or portion thereof or a group of attached guest rooms or suites occupied on a transient basis for compensation.

KENNEL, COMMERCIAL shall mean any kennel maintained for the purpose of boarding, breeding, raising or training dogs or cats over the age of four months for a fee or for sale.

KENNEL, NONCOMMERCIAL shall mean any property where four (4) or more dogs or cats, over the age of four months, are kept or maintained for the use or enjoyment of the occupants for noncommercial purposes.

LIVING AREA shall mean the interior habitable area of a dwelling unit including basements and attics but does not include a garage or any accessory structure.

LOADING SPACE shall mean an off-street space or berth used for the loading or unloading of commercial vehicles.

LOT shall mean:

A parcel of real property with a Separate and distinct number or other designation shown on a plat recorded in the office of the County Recorder, or

A parcel of real property delineated on an approved record of survey, parcel map or subdivision map as filed in the office of the County Recorder or in the office of the Planning Department, and abutting at least one (1) public street or right-of-way or easement determined by the City Engineer to be adequate for the purpose of access, or

A parcel of real property abutting at least one (1). public street or right-of-way or easement determined by the City Engineer to be adequate for the purpose of access and held under separate ownership from abutting property prior to February 1, 1972.

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24,.01.180 DEFINITIONS (continued)

ofLOT,two CORNER(2) or shallmore streetsmean a lotat anlocatedangle ofat notthe moreintersectionthan one orhundredinterceptionthirtyFive (135) degrees. If the angle is greater than one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees, the lot shall be considered an "Interior Lot". LOT COVERAGE shall mean the ratio between the ground floor area of the building or buildings and the net area of the lot, exclusive of the ultimate street right-of-way.

LOT DEPTH shall mean the average horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines measured in the mean direction of the side lot lines.

LOT, FLAG shal] mean a lot which utilizes a narrow strip as its means of providing frontage on a street and/or providing vehicular access to the lot.

LOT, INTERIOR shall mean a lot other than a corner lot.

LOT, LEGAL (See Parcel)

LOT LINE shal] mean any line bounding a lot as herein defined.

' LOT LINE, FRONT On an interior lot, the front lot line is the property line abutting the street. On a corner or reverse corner lot, the front lot line is the shorter property line abutting a street, except in those . cases where the subdivision or parcel map specifies another line as the Front lot line. On a through lot or a lot with three (3} or more sides abutting a street or a corner or reverse corner Tot with Tot Tines of equal length, the Director shall determine which property line shal] be the front lot line for the purposes of compliance with yard and setback provisions of the Ordinance. On a private street or easement, the front lot line shall be designated as the edge of the easement.

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LOT LINE, INTERIOR shall mean a lot Tine not abutting a street.

LOT LINE, REAR shall mean a tot Tine not abutting a street, which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line. In the case of an irregular-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 (10) feet. A lot which is bounded on all sides by streets may have no rear lot line.

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