24.01.180 DEFINITIONS (continued)
Imperial Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · ingested 2026-07-06 · Imperial
PLANNING DIRECTOR (see Director)
whichPREMISES shall mean an area of land with its appurtenances:and buildings because of its unity of use may be regarded as the smallest conveyable unit. PRINCIPAL USE(S) shal] mean the primary use(s) for which land or a building is or may be intended, occupied, arranged or designed. REST HOME any place or institution which makes provision for bed care or for chronic or convalescent care for one or more persons exclusive of relatives, who by reason of ilIness or physical infirmity are unable to care for themselves; but in which no persons suffering from contagious or , communicable disease are kept and in which no surgical or other primary treatments such as are customarily provided in sanitariums or hospitals ; are performed. Rest homes shal] include all places defined in Title 17 of the California Administrative Code and licensed as nursing or . convalescent homes.
RIGHT-OF-WAY shall mean an area or strip of land, either public or private, on which an irrevocable right of passage has been recorded for the use of vehicles or pedestrians or both.
SECOND HAND STORE shall] mean an establishment which deals in used common household items including clothing, personal effects, households furnishings, appliances, and office equipment and Furnishings. — SECOND UNIT shall mean an attached or detached single-family residential dwelling unit which provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the singlefamily dwelling is situated.
SERVICE STATIONS shal] mean the same as “Automobile Service Station".
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SETBACK shall mean a required, specified distance between a building or structure and a lot line or lines, measured perpendicularly in a horizontal plane extending across the complete length of said lot line or lines.
SETBACK, FRONT YARD shall mean the area which defines the depth of the required front yard. Said setback shall be measured from the ultimate street right-of-way or the line established by the General Plan, whichever is greater, and be removed therefrom by the perpendicular distance prescribed for the front yard setback of the zone in which the property is located.
SETBACK, REAR YARD OR SIDE YARD shall mean the area which defines the width or depth of the required rear or side yard setbacks. Said setbacks shall be measured from the property line, removed therefrom by the perpendicular distance prescribed for the yard setback in the Zone. Where the side or ; rear yard abuts a street, the distance shall be measured as set forth in a the "Setback Front Yard". YY
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