La Habra Heights Municipal Code Ch. 12.2 Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, the words, terms, phrases, and their derivations set forth in this chapter have the meanings set forth below. Words used in the present tense include the future tense, the words in the singular include the plural number.

A. Access means the place, means or way by which vehicles, equestrians or pedestrians shall
have safe, adequate and usable ingress and egress to a property and/or use.

Access Easement is any recorded access easement.

Accessory Building or Structure is a detached subordinate building or structure or anything
constructed or erected, which requires a fixed location on the ground, or is attached
to something having a fixed location on the ground, that is customarily incidental to
the use of the primary or main building or structure located on the parcel. Accessory
structures include permanently placed mechanical, electrical or plumbing equipment and
fixtures, wells and well heads, detached garages, guest houses, pool houses, greenhouses,
studios and workshops, storage sheds, barns, roofed pens or stables and any other open air
enclosures having a roof such as gazebos and detached patio covers, when not the primary
use on the site.

Accessory Use is a use that is incidental to, though related and clearly subordinate to, a
principal use established and permitted on the same lot or parcel of land. The accessory use
does not alter the principal use nor serve property other than the lot or parcel on which the
principal use is located. Accessory uses include the use of accessory structures.

Addition is any new improvement that is incorporated into an existing structure that would
result in an increase in square footage.

Administrative Citation is a notice, issued by an enforcement officer, that there has been a
violation of the Code and that an administrative fine is imposed.

Agricultural means grubbing, filling, tilling, terracing, trenching, excavation, installation
of underground pipes, or any combination thereof for agricultural purposes, which does not
require retaining walls or violate City, State, or Federal law.

Agricultural Grading means the movement or disturbance of soil on a parcel of land
for agricultural purposes. For purposes of this definition, "movement or disturbance of
soil" is limited to grubbing, filling, tilling, terracing, trenching, excavation, installation
of underground pipes for irrigation systems, or any combination thereof which does not
require retaining walls or violate City, State, or Federal law.

All-Weather means any portion of a driveway or road from every building to a public street
which is suitable for use by fire apparatus.

All-Weather Surface is a specially engineered surface designed to provide maximum
drainage. Such surfaces are typically constructed of asphalt, concrete, or other impervious
surface materials.

Animal Keeping Permit is a permit required to house large animals or small animals (refer
to definitions of Animal, Large and Animal, Small).

Animal, Large is a horse, donkey, mule, llama, alpaca, cow, and any other animal of similar size.

Animal Pens are fenced enclosures for the keeping of animals not including arenas or pens
with roofs.

Animal, Small is a sheep, goat, pig, miniature horse or hog and any other animal of similar
size. Separate restrictions apply to keeping of hogs or swine as compared to other small
animals.

Antenna is a device used in communications which radiates and/or receives any radio
or television signals for commercial purposes, including but not limited to commercial
cellular, personal communication service, wireless model signals, and/or data radio signals.
Antenna shall not include any non-commercial satellite dish antenna or any antenna utilized
for amateur radio, citizens’ band radio, television, AM/FM or shortwave radio reception
purposes.

Antenna, Building-Mounted is an antenna which is mounted to a building, or mounted upon
or to the side of another facility or structure such as water tanks, church steeples, clock
towers, or sports field lighting.

Antenna, Facade-Mounted is an antenna which is mounted to the facade of a building.

Antenna, Ground-Mounted is an antenna that is mounted to a pole, monopole, tower
or other similar freestanding structure that is specifically constructed for the purpose of
supporting an antenna.

Antenna, Utility-Mounted is an antenna which is mounted upon or to the side of another
facility, such as utility transmission towers or similar structures.

Appeal Period is the time period during which an appeal of a decision may be requested.

Applicant is any individual, firm, contractor, limited liability company, association, partnership, government agency, municipality, public or private corporation, or any other entity that applies to the City of La Habra Heights for permits to undertake any construction, demolition, renovation project or use or activity within the City that requires City approval.

Architectural Articulation is a physical characteristic of design that is designed to break
the planar or linear appearance of a wall or building including breaks or offsets in the
continuity of wall or roof surfaces.

Architectural Features are any physical element associated with a structure’s appearance.
Architectural features may include but not be limited to wall surface materials, ornamental
features, projections, window treatment and siding.

Automatically Self-Setting Alarm System is any alarm that is not monitored at a central
station that either continues to sound for more than five (5) minutes or automatically resets
to the ready state at a specified time after being activated allowing it to immediately restart
the alarm sound. These types of alarms are prohibited in the City of la Habra Heights.

Average Slope is defined as the average slope over a parcel of land and is computed by the
following formula:

S = 0.002296 x I x L /A
Where S = Average percent slope

I = Contour interval in feet
L = Summation of length of all contour lines in feet
A = Area in acres of parcel being considered.

B. Banner is any cloth, bunting, plastic, paper or similar material used for advertising purposes
attached to, appended on or from any structure, staff, pole, line, framing or vehicle.

Barn is any building, structure, or enclosure having a roof designed or used for housing
animals.

Bedroom is any habitable room with a closet whose principal purpose is for sleeping.

Best Management Practices (BMPs) are effective, feasible (including technological,
economic, and institutional considerations) policies, practices, procedures, or structures
implemented to avoid or minimize risks or adverse impacts to natural and cultural
resources. For example, BMPs are commonly used to reduce water pollution.

Blue Line Stream is any permanent or intermittent stream so designated and delineated on
the current Map prepared by the United States Geological Survey.

Borrow Pit is any quarry including any inactive quarry, active quarry, or quarry undergoing restoration used as a source of earth materials and not part of the grading operations required for site development.

Building is any enclosed structure having a fixed location on the ground and a roof
supported by columns or by walls and intended for the shelter, recreation, housing or
enclosure of persons, animals, or property.

Building Design means the style, design, and architecture of any permanent construction
and improvements including, but not limited to, primary structures, accessory structures,
sheds and barns.

Building Height Envelope is the surface that defines the maximum height of any portion or
appurtenance of a structure at any point on a parcel.

Building Height is the height of a structure as measured vertically at any point from the
highest point of the structure to the finished grade or natural grade whichever is lower, or
to the intersection of an adjacent retaining wall with the finished grade or natural grade,
whichever is lower, wherever such wall is within ten (10) feet of such measurement.

Business is any profession, craft, trade, occupation or calling of any kind or nature that
is carried on for profit or in which goods, materials, commodities, wares, merchandise or
services are sold or offered for sale to the public.

C. Cable Service shall mean the one-way transmission to subscribers of video programming,
or other programming services, and subscriber interaction, if any, that is required for the
selection or use of that video programming or other programming service. For the purpose
of this definition, Video Programming shall mean programming provided by, or generally
considered comparable to programming provided by, a television broadcast station; and
Other Programming Service shall mean information that a cable system operator makes
available to all subscribers generally.

Cable System or Cable Communications System or Cable Television System shall mean a
facility, consisting of a set of closed transmission paths and associated signal generation,
reception, and control equipment that is designed to provide cable service that includes video programming and that is provided to multiple subscribers within a community. The
term "cable system" does not include:

A. A facility that serves only to retransmit the television signals of one (1) or more
television broadcast stations;

B. A facility that serves subscribers without using any public right-of-way;

C. A facility of a common carrier that is subject, in whole or in part, to the provisions of Title II of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, except that such facility will be considered a cable system (other than for purposes specified in Section 621(c) of the 1984 Cable Act) to the extent such facility is used in the transmission of video programming directly to subscribers, unless the extent of such use is solely to provide interactive on-demand services;

D. An open video system that complies with Section 653 of Title VI of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; or

E. Any facilities of an electric utility that are used solely for operating its electric utility system.

Cable System Operator shall mean any person or group of persons:

A. Who provides cable service over a cable system and directly or through one (1) or more affiliates owns a significant interest in that cable system; or

B. Who otherwise controls or is responsible for, through any arrangement, the management and operation of that cable system.

Cell on Wheels (COW) is a mobile cell site that consists of a cellular antenna tower and electronic radio transceiver equipment on a truck or trailer, designed to be a part of a cellular network.

City is the City of La Habra Heights.

City Council is the elected body of decision-makers that serve the electorate of the City of

La Habra Heights. The Mayor and the Mayor Pro-tem are members of the City Council.

City Manager is the City Manager of the City or his or her designee.

City Storm Water Management Program (CSWMP) is the local plan for controlling storm

water runoff.

Classified Service refers to persons regularly employed in permanent budgeted positions hired for an indefinite term and regularly scheduled to work not less than one thousand (1,000) hours per fiscal year.

CNEL is the Community Noise Equivalent Level. This noise metric is a 24-hour average noise level that is weighted for the evening and morning periods.

Code Enforcement actions shall mean and include, but not be limited to, the time and other resources of public officials expended by them in identifying, inspecting, investigating, seeking or causing the abatement of a violation at a residential structure. These include, but are not limited to, site inspections, drafting reports, taking photographs, procuring other evidence, engaging in meetings, conferences and communications with responsible persons, their agents or representatives, concerning a violation, as well as with attorneys for the City at any time, and appearances before judicial officers or reviewing authorities during the pendency of a judicial or administrative proceeding and other appearances at such judicial or administrative hearings. The time and resources that public officials further expend to confirm that a residential structure remains free of a violation while a responsible person is on probation to a court or when a matter concerning a residential structure remains pending before a reviewing authority in an administrative action, shall also constitute code enforcement actions.

Code Violation shall mean and include a public nuisance as described or referred to in this Code, or any condition, activity or use that is caused, allowed to exist, or maintained (whether due to an affirmative act, or inaction) by a responsible person in violation of any other provision, regulation, or requirement of this Code, any code it adopts by reference or any applicable county state or federal laws or regulations.

Colocation is the placement or installation of wireless telecommunication facilities on existing structures upon which wireless telecommunication facilities already exist.

Commission shall mean an official commission of the City.

Communications Act shall mean the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. §§ 153, et seq.), as amended by the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, and the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

Community Character is the overall perceived environmental setting of the City and includes the views of densely vegetated rolling hills, extensive natural terrain, foliage and open space, large lots, wide variety of home styles, roads conforming to the natural terrain, quiet and private residential character and dark skies.

Conditional Use is any use or activity that is subject to a Conditional Use Permit (CUP).

Conditional Use Permit (CUP) is a permit granted by the City that allows a non-entitled use within a specific zone district.

Conforming Use is a use permitted in the Zone District in which such use is carried out.

Consent Calendar is a listing of items and/or actions that may be considered and approved concurrently by the City Council. The items may be approved collectively or individual consent items may be removed and considered individually.

Construction is the building of any facility or structure or any portion thereof including any tenant improvements to an existing facility or structure. Construction also includes any site preparation activity, assembly, erection, substantial repair, and the alteration of public or private right-of-way, structures, utilities or similar property.

Corrals are fenced uncovered areas used for the confinement of animals.

Cumulative Effect or Cumulative Impact is the combined impact of two or more activities,
projects, features or conditions.

Cumulative Footprint is the sum total of all of the footprints located on a lot measured in
square feet.

D. Dark Skies is a concept that calls for the preservation of the views of the dark night sky
through the control of light and glare from artificial lighting.

Detached Living Quarters is any living space within a detached accessory building located on the same lot or parcel as a single-family residence. Such quarters may not have kitchen
facilities.

Development Application is the City Application that must be filed by a prospective
developer. The Development Application, in addition to containing information concerning
the Applicant and potential development, serves as a guide to the Applicant as to the
necessary information that must be provided for the City to initiate the review of a
development request.

Development Standards are the specific requirements and regulations that must be met to
allow ministerial approval of an application for development.

Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) Provider is a telephone corporation operating pursuant
to a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the California Public Utilities
Commission in the business of installing distributed antenna system equipment and
connecting facilities including without limitation fiber optic cables, powering locations,
and hub locations.

Drainage Channel refer to Storm Water Drainage Channel.

Drilling refers to the drilling conducted to facilitate the location or extraction of subsurface
oil or gas, including drilling conducted for maintenance of existing wells.

Dwelling, Dwelling Unit is a building, containing one (1) or more rooms, that is designed
and intended to be used for the occupancy by one (1) family for living and sleeping quarters
and containing only one (1) kitchen.

E. Earthwork is any earthmoving activity related to grading, excavation and embankment of
earth.

Easement is an interest in land created by grant, agreement or other lawful means which confers a right upon the owner of the easement, including a public agency, to some profit, benefit, dominion or lawful use of or over the estate of another.

Emergency Shelter is a facility with interim housing interventions, including but not
limited to navigation centers, bridge housing, and respite or recuperative care, that is
limited to occupancy of six months or less. No individual or household may be denied
emergency shelter because of an inability to pay.

Enclosed building or structure is a building or structure having a roof and that is not open
and free from walls on all sides.

Encroachment Agreement is an agreement between a permittee and the City regarding any
excavations, encroachments, and/or obstructions, within the public right-of-way. The City
Manager is authorized to execute encroachment agreements on behalf of the City in a form
approved by the City Attorney wherever the City Manager determines that the issuance
of an encroachment permit with respect to the proposed activity or use would not provide
sufficient protection of the property rights of the City or the health, safety and welfare of
its residents.

Encroachment Permit is a permit granted by the City that allows limited rights of
encroachment into the public right-of-way or road easement.

Enforcement Officer is an individual designated by the City Manager to enforce the
provisions of the Code or other applicable law.

Environmentally Sensitive Area is any area in which plant or animal life or their habitats are either rare or especially valuable because of their special nature or role in an ecosystem
and which could be easily disturbed or degraded by human activities and development.
These environmentally sensitive areas may include, but are not limited to, those identified
by the Department of Fish and Game as supporting rare, threatened, or endangered species,
by Los Angeles County as a Significant Ecological Area (SEA), or by the City of La Habra
Heights General Plan as being environmentally sensitive.

F. Facilities or Appurtenances shall mean all property of the franchisee, including, but not
limited to, pipelines, pump stations, and service connections to the franchisee’s facilities,
whether or not installed by the franchisee, that are erected, constructed, laid, operated or
maintained in, upon, over, under, alone or across any street in accordance with any right or
privilege granted by the franchise.

FCC or Federal Communications Commission shall mean the Federal administrative
agency, or any lawful successor, that is authorized to regulate telecommunications services
and telecommunications service providers on a national level.

Fence is a barrier composed of any material or combination of materials (including
landscaping or man-made materials) placed in a manner so as to enclose or screen property.

Field Recreational Activity is any recreational activity including soccer, baseball or
football that involves use of a large outdoor play field.

Fill Slope is an artificial incline of earth created by earth filling but does not include fills
having no portion in excess of three (3) feet thick

Fire Resistant Vegetation is vegetation that the Fire Chief determines burns at a relatively
low intensity, slow rate of spread, and with short flame lengths. Fire resistant vegetation
generally exhibits some or all of the following characteristics: high water content; non-
resinous; low volume of total vegetation; drought-tolerant; slow-growing and, when
maintained, require little care; and woody stems and branches that require prolonged
heating to ignite. Healthy avocado trees shall be considered fire resistant.

Floor Area Ratio (FAR) is the ratio of the area of the second level of a structure to the area
of the first level and includes enclosed second level areas open to the level below.

Footprint is the area of all vertical projections, onto the ground surface, of a house,
structure or building, not including decks and patios that are not enclosed, awnings,
retaining walls and garden trellises. For purposes of this definition, enclosed means having
walls and a roof.

Franchise shall mean an initial authorization, or the renewal of an initial authorization,
issued by the City Council, whether such authorization is designed as a franchise, permit,
license, resolution, contract, certificate, agreement, or otherwise, that authorizes the
construction of operation of a cable system.

Franchise Fee shall mean any fee or assessment or any kind that is authorized by State or
Federal law to be imposed by the City on a franchisee as compensation in the nature of rent
for the franchisee’s rights under the franchise. The term franchise fee does not include:

A. Any tax, fee, or assessment of general applicability (including any such tax, fee, or assessment imposed on both utilities and cable operators or their services);

B. Capital costs that are required by the franchise to be incurred by the franchisee for
public, educational, or governmental access facilities;

C. Costs or charges that are incidental to the award or enforcement of the franchise,
including payments for bonds, security funds, letters of credit, insurance,
indemnification, penalties, or liquidated damages; or

D. Any fee imposed under Title 17, United States Code.

Franchise Payment Period or Franchise Report Period shall mean (i) the period between
the effective date of the ordinance granting the franchise and December 31 of the same
calendar year; and (ii) each successive calendar year during the term of the franchise.

Franchise Service Area or Service Area shall mean the entire geographic area of the City
as it is now constituted, or may in the future be constituted, unless otherwise specified in
the ordinance or resolution granting a franchise, or in a franchise agreement.

Franchisee shall mean a person who is granted a franchise, and a person to whom a
franchise is lawfully assigned.

Fuel Modification Zone is an area of a parcel of land where the volume of flammable
vegetation is to be or has been reduced through specified degrees of thinning and/or
removal of organic material.

G. Geotechnical Hazard Mitigation Program (GHMP) is the City procedure required to
identify and mitigate land stability hazards that could adversely affect new or adjacent land
or development.

Good Housekeeping Practices are all practices related to the storage, use or cleanup of
materials performed in a manner that minimizes the discharge of pollutants.

Grade, Finished is the exposed ground surface following grading and development.

Grade, Natural is the topography that existed as of the date of the City’s incorporation.

Grading is the movement or disturbance of soil on a parcel of land. For purposes of this
Municipal Code, grading is any earth movement associated with a project that requires
a Grading Permit (also refer to Grading Development Project) and includes the ground
surface beneath any structure or paved or similarly covered area.

Grading, Contour (also Grading, Landform) is a type of grading that mimics natural terrain
and landform. This type of grading creates artificial slopes that have curves and varying
slope ratios in the horizontal and vertical planes designed to simulate the appearance of
surrounding natural terrain.

Grading Development Project is any development, subdivision, construction, grading or other activity that requires the issuance of a grading permit by the City.

Grading, Permanent is the altered topography that will remain at the end of the project. This
type of grading results in a Finished Grade and is the grading controlled by graded area
limits.

Grading Permit is a City permit that must be obtained prior to any grading requiring a
permit.

Grading, Rough is any excavation, disturbance or filling (or any combination thereof) of
earth.

Graffiti Implement is any device or tool that is used to creating graffiti. Such devices may
include, but not be limited to, markers, pens, paint, brushes and spray paint.

Grantee shall mean any person that is awarded a franchise in accordance with this Code
and that person’s lawful successor, transferee, or assignee.

Gross Annual Cable Service Revenues shall mean the annual gross revenues derived
from the grantee’s operations of its cable television system within the City, excluding
uncollected bad debt, refundable deposits, rebates or credits, and further excluding any
sales, excise, or other taxes or charges that are required to be collected for direct pass-
through to the local, State or Federal government. Revenues identified and collected from
subscribers as franchise fees may not be excluded from a grantee’s gross annual cable
service revenues.

Group Care, Licensed is the licensed use of a residence for care of more than six (6) persons
for assisted or unassisted living as defined by the State of California.

H. Habitable is any structure or room that is suitable and fit for a person to live in and free of
defects that endanger the health and safety of occupants.

Hardscape is any structure or other covering in contact with the ground and includes
materials commonly used in building construction such as wood, asphalt and concrete, and
also includes, but is not limited to, all structures, decks and patios, paving including gravel,
pervious or impervious concrete and asphalt.

Hardscape Area is the total area of a lot or parcel that is covered by hardscape features and
surfaces.

Haul Route is the specific street route trucks will use in the import or export of materials to
and from a site.

Haul Route Permit is the permit that must be obtained from the City to identify the Haul
Route and conditions ancillary to the activity.

Hearing Officer or Authority is the City Manager or other specified person or his or her designee, including any appointed non-employee hearing officer, except where otherwise specified.

High Water Line is the highest elevation surface water has or is projected to attain during
maximum postulated flood conditions.

Home Occupation is an occupation conducted out of a private residence requiring a Home
Occupation Permit as specified by the Home Occupation Ordinance.

I. Infraction(s) refers to the act or an instance of infringing or violating a State, Federal or
local law in a manner that is not punishable by imprisonment.

Issuance Date of a Citation is the day an Administrative Citation is personally served on a
responsible person, is mailed to a responsible person, or is posted on real property where a
property related violation occurred.

Issue a Citation means to give, mail, or post an Administrative Citation or permit or other
legal document.

J.K. Kitchen is any room or interior floor area space used, intended or designed for the cooking
or preparation of food. This definition does not include outdoor cooking areas.

L. La Habra Heights Municipal Code refers to this Code as the codified portion of the
Ordinances of the City of La Habra Heights.

Large Vehicles are those vehicles that do not fit in a typical enclosed garage attached to a
residential structure. Large vehicles include motor homes, camping trailers and other types
of recreational vehicles having maximum heights greater than seven (7) feet or lengths
greater than twenty (20) feet.

Light Trespass is light that infringes on the privacy or draws the attention of residents of
other properties through excessive light intensity, glare, or spillover.

Lot is a parcel, tract or area of land legally established by plot, subdivision, or otherwise,
to be used, developed or built upon. The burden of proof to demonstrate that a unit of land
is a "legal lot" is always upon the owner of the land, and not upon the City.

Lot Area is the total area of land measured in a horizontal plane within the lot lines of a lot.

Lot Coverage is the amount of land surface, usually quantified in terms of a percentage,
that is covered by structures or other hardscape surfaces.

Lot Line Adjustment is the procedure for revising a parcel lot line.

Lot Line, Front is a line separating the front yard from any public road or Private
Residential Access Road upon which the yard abuts.

M. Mail shall mean delivery via the U.S. Postal Service, first class.

Mains shall mean any pipelines or conduits laid in, along, or approximately parallel with any street for the collection, transmission or distribution of any substance or commodity.

Mass Grading is grading continuous between development or use areas on one or more lots.

Misdemeanor(s) is a violation of the City of La Habra Heights Municipal Code that may be
subject to imprisonment of less than one year and/or fines.

Monopole is a structure composed of a single pole used to support antennas or related
equipment.

Mounted means attached or supported.

Multi-Channel Video Programming Distributor or Video Programming Distributor shall
mean a person such as, but not limited to, a cable system operator, a multichannel
multipoint distribution service, a direct broadcast satellite service, or a television receive-
only satellite program distributor, who makes available multiple channels of video
programming for purchase by subscribers or customers.

Multiple-Lot Development is any residential development involving the simultaneous
development of two or more lots in close proximity and under the same ownership or
control.

Municipal Code refers to the La Habra Heights Municipal Code.

N. Native Species refers to plants or animal that are native (indigenous) to the local habitat(s).

Natural Topography refer to Grade, Natural.

Neighborhood Character is the local reflection of Community Character modified by the
inclusion of unique qualities or features that distinguish one neighborhood from another.

Neighbor Privacy refer to Privacy.

Net Area is that portion of a lot or parcel of land that is not subject to permanent grading
or installation of permanent construction by anyone other than the parcel owner.

New Development is any activity that involves structural development, including
construction or installation of any building or structure, the creation of hardscape surfaces
and land subdivision.

Nonconformity, Nonconformities includes any element or characteristic of a use, lot or
improvement that results in a corresponding nonconformity to the existing zoning or
development ordinance.

Nonconforming Legal Building or Structure is a building or portion thereof or other
structure which lawfully exists on the property and which does not comply with one or
more of the property development standards of the Zone District in which it is located.

Non-Dangerous Wild Animals are animals that do not present a danger to health and/or
property,

Nonresidential Structure is any building or structure that is not a primary or accessory structure within the Residential Zone District.

Notice of Decision is a notice that informs a responsible person of a decision made by a
hearing authority pursuant to provisions of this Code.

Notice of Violation is any notice that informs a person that a violation of the Code, any
code it adopts by reference, or other applicable law, occurred.

NPDES Permit is any waste discharge requirements issued by the Regional Board or the
State Water Resources Control Board as an NPDES Permit.

O. Off Street Parking is the parking of motor vehicles not on a street or private residential
access road. On Street Parking is the parking of motor vehicles within a street or private
residential access road.

Open Video System shall mean a facility consisting of a set of transmission paths and
associated signal generation, reception, and control equipment that is designed to provide
cable service, including video programming, and that is provided to multiple subscribers
within the City, provided that the FCC has certified that such system complies with 47 CFR
§ 1500 et seq., entitled "Open Video Systems."

Open Video System Operator shall mean any person or group of persons who provides
cable service over an open video system and directly or through one (1) or more affiliates
owns a significant interest in that open video system, or otherwise controls or is responsible
for the management and operation of that open video system.

Outside Storage is the storage of goods, equipment or materials outside of a building.
Overnight On-Street Parking is from two o’clock a.m. to six o’clock a.m. of any day.

P. Performance Standards are qualitative assessments that form the basis of findings required
for the approval of proposed development that is not in conformance with Development
Standards.

Permanent Position(s) are official City job functions that are not temporary in nature. Also
refer to Classified Service.

Permit Applications are official City forms that must be completed by an Applicant to
undertake a particular development activity such as grading, construction, plumbing, etc.

Planning Commission is a non-elected City body that is authorized under the State of
California Planning, Zoning, and Development Law to consider land use and planning decisions

Planning Commission Secretary is the City staff person assigned to serve as the Secretary and record the proceedings of the Planning Commission meetings and be responsible for other tasks assigned to the secretary by this Code.

Plant Palette is a list of plant species.

Pollutant is any of the pollutants defined in Section 502(6) of the Federal Clean Water
Act (33 U.S.C. § 1362(6) and incorporated in California Water Code § 13373). Pollutants
include, but are not limited to, the following:

A. Commercial and industrial waste (such as fuels, solvents, detergents, plastic pellets,
hazardous substances, fertilizers, pesticides, slag, ash, and sludge);

B. Metals such as cadmium, lead, zinc, copper, silver, nickel, chromium; and non-metals
such as phosphorus and arsenic;

C. Petroleum hydrocarbons (such as fuels, lubricants, surfactants, waste oils, solvents,
coolants and grease);

D. Excessive eroded soils, sediment and particulate materials in amounts which may
adversely affect the beneficial use of the receiving waters, flora or fauna of the State;

E. Animal wastes (such as discharge from confinement facilities, kennels, pens,
recreational facilities, stables, and show facilities); and

F. Substances having characteristics such as pH less than six (6) or greater than nine
(9), or unusual coloration or turbidity, or excessive levels of fecal coliform, or fecal
streptococcus, or enterococcus.

Preliminary Reviewing Authority is the Community Development Director or Fire Chief
or his or her designee, as dependent upon the subject being reviewed.

Primary Use is the principal permitted use of a parcel or structure as defined by the Zone
District in which the parcel is located.

Privacy (also Neighbor Privacy) is the quality of being secluded from the presence or view
of others, including from sight, sound, smell, noise or other perception.

Private Residential Access Road is any private road or easement therefore that serves three
(3) or more parcels.

Pro Shop is the incidental commercial use operated in conjunction with, upon the same
premises as, and solely in support of, a golf course or club.

Project is any activity that requires a building, demolition, grading, or other City permit or
approval.

Public, Educational or Government Access Facilities or PEG Access Facilities shall mean
the total of the following:

A. Channel capacity designed for noncommercial public, educational, or government
use; and

B. Facilities and equipment for the use of that channel capacity.

Public Property is any property owned by a public agency or entity.

Pure Tones are those noise sources that are characterized by a uniform octave with little or
no variation.

Q.R. Residential Structures shall mean and include all structures and premises that are regulated
by the California State Housing Law and any future amendments thereto. These include
residential buildings and structures accessory thereto.

Responsible Person for the purposes of a violation, is any of the following:

A. An individual or legal entity that, by action or inaction, causes or maintains a code
violation or permits or allows a code violation.

B. An individual or legal entity whose agent, employee, or independent contractor, by
action or inaction, causes or maintains a code violation or permits or allows a code
violation.

C. An owner of, or a lessee or sublessee with the current right of possession of, real
property on which a code violation occurs.

D. An individual or legal entity that uses the property where the violation occurs.

E. An on-site manager of a business normally working at the site when the business is
open and responsible for the activities at such business.

F. The owners, majority stockholders, controlling owners, corporate officers, trustees,
and/or general partners of a legal entity that is a responsible person under subsections
A through E of this section.

G. If any of the above persons are minors, the parents or guardians of such minors shall
be deemed responsible persons.

Retaining Walls means as defined in the Los Angeles County Building Code.

Ridgeline is the highest elevation contour extending along the crest of the hills as
delineated on the ridgeline map adopted by the City (see Exhibit 7-9).

Right-of-Way is the land area within a property in which other entities (other than the
property owner) have a legal right to grade and/or improve and use the property for public
works, roadway and traffic purposes.

Roof-Mounted means mounted above the eave line of a building.

Rules of Decorum are the collection of rules and regulations that govern the conduct of
official City meetings. The City of La Habra Heights Rules of Decorum shall apply to all
public meetings.

Runoff is rainfall or other water discharged onto the surface of a property not absorbed by
soil.

Rural means the Community Character of La Habra Heights including agricultural uses and the general absence of commercial activity and developments as well as of visible city infrastructure including street curbs, gutters, lights and signage.

S. Safety Fences are protective fences or barriers constructed on top of a retaining wall. Safety
Fences are constructed for the sole purpose of preventing persons, animals, and/or vehicles
from falling from the surface created by the retaining wall.

Search Ring means the area of service deficiency within which a new facility is proposed
to address the network deficiency.

Second Unit is a residential dwelling unit, attached or detached, that provides complete
independent living and cooking facilities for one or more persons and is located on the
same parcel on which a single-family dwelling is situated.

Sensitive Environmental Features as defined in this Municipal Code, refers to any protected
habitat, geological feature, plant or animal specie, or cultural resource. These Sensitive
Environmental Features may be protected under Federal, State, or local (City of La Habra
Heights) regulations.

Service Connection shall mean the wire, pipes, or conduits that connect the building or
place where the service or commodity supplied by the franchisee is used or delivered, or is
made available for use or delivery, with the supply line or supply main in the street or on
private property.

Setback is the linear distance between a structure or improvement and a property line or
other specified feature.

Sewer is any sanitary sewer and appurtenances thereto, lying within streets or easements
dedicated to the public entity responsible for wastewater conveyance systems.

Shingle Sign refer to Sign, Projecting Sign is a display of a name, figure, message or
symbol, or advertising, on a device, appliance or any other thing of similar nature designed
to attract attention outdoors.

Sign Area is the sum of the surface areas of all faces of a sign.

Sign, Building Identification is a sign that contains no content other than the name and/
or trademark and/or address of occupant located therein or of the building to which it is
affixed.

Sign, Bulletin or Special Event is a sign on which changeable copy, bulletins, notices,
messages, or displays are placed.

Sign, Civic Organization is a sign that contains the names of, or any other information
regarding, civic, fraternal or religious organizations located within the City but which
contains no other advertising matter.

Sign, Community Identification is a sign which contains the name of the City and appropriate travel directions but which contains no other advertising matter.

Sign, Construction is a temporary sign displayed on a project site denoting any architect, engineer, owner, lender, contractor, future tenant or others associated with a construction project.

Sign, Directional is a sign that indicates the route to, direction of, or location of a specific place.

Sign Face is that portion of a sign intended to be viewed from one direction at one time.

Sign, Flashing is any sign which, by methods or manner of illumination, flashes on or off, winks, or blinks with varying light intensity, shows motion or creates the illusion of motion, or revolves in a manner to create the illusion of being on or off.

Sign, Freestanding (or Monument) is a sign that is placed on the ground or has its primary structural support placed in or upon the ground. Ground, monument and pole signs are included in this definition.

Sign, Lighted is a sign that is illuminated by any source whether internal, external or indirect.

Sign, Portable is a freestanding sign that is not permanently affixed, anchored or secured to the ground or a structure.

Sign, Projecting is a sign that projects out from a wall.

Sign, Real Estate is a temporary sign advertising the sale, lease or rental of a property.

Significant Ecological Area is a geographic area within Los Angeles County that has been

designated by the County of Los Angeles as containing significant habitat.

Significant Tree means a tree or trees that are at least twenty (20) inches in circumference

measured four and one-half (4-1/2) feet above the mean natural grade; or trees with more than one trunk whose combined circumference is at least thirty (30) inches as measured four and one-half (4-1/2) feet above the mean natural grade; or indigenous species of trees on the list maintained by the Planning Division; or any tree that is visible from grounds or structures off-site and either screens structures from view of other properties or is required as part of a landscaping plan.

Single Family Residence is a building permitted to be used as a dwelling for a single family.

Single Story Structure means any structure wherein seventy-five (75) percent of the square footage is contained in a structure that is only one (1) story in height.

Slope is a measure of steepness and is typically presented as a ratio of the rise, for example, of land, over the distance over which that rise occurs. There are several different methods to represent slope, including as a ratio, percentage, or in degrees as shown in the following:

Slope Density is the relationship between the minimum area of land required for the creation of a new parcel and the average slope of that land area.

Solicit or Solicitation shall mean the request, directly or indirectly, of money, credit,

property, financial assistance, patronage or other things of value, hawking, peddling, or vending for charitable or commercial purposes, or offering to perform services for payment, conducted door to door, in any place of public accommodation, in any place of business open to the public generally, on city streets and sidewalks, in the public parks,

or in any public places. These words shall also mean and include the following methods of securing such money, patronage, credit, property, financial assistance or other thing of value, when conducted in the following manner:

A. Any oral or written request;

B. The distribution, circulation, posting or publishing of any handbill, written advertisement or other publication, unless such handbill or written advertisement has been placed within a business open to the public generally with the express permission of the owner or lessee of such business;

C. The offer of, sale of or taking orders for any goods, services, merchandise, wares or other tangible items.

A solicitation as defined in this subsection, shall be deemed completed when made, whether or not the person making the same receives any contribution or makes any sale referred to in this subsection.

Special Communications System is any device or system for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic signals, including but not limited to radio waves and microwaves for cellular technology, personal communication services, mobile services, paging systems and related technologies. Facilities include antennas, microwave dishes, parabolic antennas and all other types of equipment used in transmitting or receiving signals; antenna structures; associated buildings or cabinets which house support equipment; and other accessory development.

Standard Urban Storm Water Mitigation Plan (SUSMP) is a plan that designates Best

Management Practices (BMPs) that must be used in specified categories of development projects. The current version of the Standard Urban Storm Water Mitigation Plan approved by the Regional Board is on file in the office of the City Clerk and must be adhered to by the City.

Standing Water is water that remains open to the air for a period in excess of seventy-two (72) hours and is not treated or otherwise protected from use by breeding insects.

Stealth Facility is a wireless communication facility designed to closely blend into the surrounding environment and to be minimally visible. It may appear as a natural feature, such as a tree or rock or other natural feature, or may be incorporated into an architectural feature such as a steeple, parapet wall, or light standard, or be screened by an equipment screen, landscaping or other equally suitable method.

Storm Water Drainage Channel is any feature, man-made or natural, that regularly accumulates and conveys storm water runoff from off-site or from a large area of the site on which it sits such that erosion or significant material transport can occur.

Story is that portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and lower surface of the next floor or roof above.

Street is a public area whose function is to carry vehicular traffic and/or provide vehicular access or private residential access road.

Street Frontage is that portion of a lot or parcel of land that borders a street. Structural Size is the cumulative area of all usable floors or levels of a structure.

Structure is defined as anything constructed or erected, which requires a fixed location on the ground, or is attached to something having a fixed location on the ground. Structures include permanently placed mechanical, electrical or plumbing equipment and fixtures, wells and well heads, detached garages, guest houses, pool houses, greenhouses, studios and workshops, storage sheds, barns, roofed pens or stables and any other open air enclosures having a roof such as gazebos and detached patio covers.

Subdivision is the division of a property into multiple lots.

Subdivision Map is the legal document whereby the lots created by subdivision are legally defined.

Subscriber or Customer or Consumer shall mean any person who, for any purpose,
subscribes to the services provided by a multichannel video programming distributor and
who pays the charges for those services.

Swimming Pool is any permanent structure intended for swimming or recreational bathing
that has water depth over eighteen (18) inches and includes, but is not limited to, permanent
in-ground, above-ground and on-ground swimming pools, and permanent fixed-in-place
wading pools.

T. Telecommunications shall mean the transmission, between or among points specified by
the user, of information of the user’s choosing, without change in the form or content of the
information as sent and received.

Telecommunications Equipment shall mean equipment, other than customer premises
equipment, used by a telecommunications service provider to provide telecommunications
service, including software that is integral to that equipment.

Telecommunications Service shall mean the offering of telecommunications directly to the
public for a fee, or to such classes as to be effectively available directly to the public,
regardless of the equipment or facilities that are used.

Telecommunications Service Provider shall mean any provider of telecommunications
service.

Temporary Use is a use or activity that is transitional or temporary in nature. Such uses are
limited and subject to the requirements of the applicable Zone District.

Toe of Slope is that line delineating the bottom of a graded sloping surface.

Trellises are garden or outdoor frames or structures of latticework designed to provide an
architectural feature or shade or plant support.

U. Unclassified Service are those City job positions that have no property right in their
position and serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and that may be terminated or
demoted without cause or notice.

Use is the purpose for which land or a structure is designed, arranged, intended, occupied,
or maintained or the activity conducted thereon as defined by the applicable Zone District.

V. Vehicle has the meaning ascribed to that term by the California Vehicle Code.

Video Programming see Cable Service

Video Programming Provider shall mean any person or group of persons who has the right
under the Federal copyright laws to select and to contract for the carriage of specific video
programming on an open video system.

Video Provider shall mean any person, company, or service that provides one (1) or
more channels of video programming to a residence, including a home, condominium,
apartment, or mobile home, where some fee is paid for that service, whether directly or
as included in dues or rental charges, and whether or not public rights-of-way are used in
the delivery of that video programming. A "video provider" includes, without limitation,
provides of cable television service, master antenna television, satellite master antenna
television, direct broadcast satellite, multipoint distribution services, and other providers of
video programming, whatever their technology.

View Corridor is a physical feature that allows relatively unobstructed views over distances
of at least several hundred yards.

View, Local is any view of densely vegetated rolling hills, extensive natural terrain or open
space.

View, Primary means the most significant and impressive Distant View, as determined by
the Community Development Director (CDD), from either the ground floor of the principal
residence (or the primary living area, excluding bedrooms, if not located on the ground
floor) or abutting outdoor deck or patio area at relatively the same elevation as the ground
floor of the principal residence. The CDD shall determine the Primary View by balancing
the nature of the view to be protected and the importance of the area within the structure
where the view is taken. The affected property owner shall be entitled to one Primary View;
and once determined for a particular application, the Primary View may not be changed for
any subsequent application. In the event the CDD and the affected property owner cannot
agree on the Primary View, the CDD’s decision shall control and the decision may be
appealed or called for review in accordance with the procedures found in Article 8 of the
Municipal Code. Where the determination of the CDD is reversed on appeal, the appellant
shall be entitled to a refund of the fee associated with the view component of the appeal.

View, Protected means a Distant View or a Local View.

Views, Distant means visually impressive scenes beyond immediately adjacent properties,
including views of the lights of surrounding cities, Pacific Ocean, offshore islands, the San
Gabriel Mountains, ridges, canyons, valleys, or ravines.

Violation shall mean and include a public nuisance as described or referred to in this Chapter, or any condition, activity or use that is caused, allowed to exist, or maintained (whether due to an affirmative act, or inaction) by a responsible person in violation of any other provision, regulation, or requirement of this Municipal Code, or any applicable County, State or Federal laws or regulations.

Visible Section is that portion of a structure or wall that is visible from a street or private
residential access road.

W. Wall is any structure or physical barrier constructed to prevent the passage of light, air and
sight through its surface.

Wall Packs are self-contained lighting units that are attached to wall surfaces.

Walls, Retaining are walls designed to retain earth or other materials.

Weeds include any of the following:

A. Weeds which bear seeds of a downy or wingy nature.

B. Sagebrush, chaparral, and any other brush or weeds which attain such large growth as to become, when dry, a fire menace to adjacent property.

C. Weeds which are otherwise noxious or dangerous.

D. Poison oak and poison ivy when the conditions of growth are such as to constitute a
menace to the public health.

E. Dry grass, stubble, brush, litter, or other flammable material which endangers public
safety by creating a fire hazard.

Wireless Telecommunication Facility is a facility consisting of any commercial antenna
and/or other related equipment, or combination thereof, necessary to the transmission and/
or reception of any electromagnetic waves for commercial purposes, including but not
limited to commercial cellular, personal communication service, wireless modem, and/or
data radio communications, and that provides commercial wireless telecommunications
services to the public. Wireless Telecommunication Facility does not include any radio or
television facility that is exempt from local regulation pursuant to State or Federal law.

X.Y. Yard is the open space on a lot or parcel of land created by the application of required
setbacks and unoccupied and unobstructed by specified development from the ground
upward.

Yard, Front is defined as a yard extending across any portion of a lot or parcel of land that
has a boundary on a public street or Private Residential Access Road.

Yard, Other is any yard area that is not the Front Yard.

Z. Zone (or Zone District) is a land area shown on the official Districting (Zoning) Map of the City of La Habra Heights. (Ord. 2008-07 § 6; Ord. 2009-08 §§ 7, 8; Ord. 2010-03 § 2 (Exh. A); Ord. 2010-06 § 4; Ord. 2017-01 § 3; Ord. 2025-02 § 10)

Title SR

STATUTORY REFERENCES FOR CALIFORNIA CITIES

§ SR.010. General Provisions. § SR.080. Vehicles and Traffic.
§ SR.020. Administration and § SR.090. Streets, Sidewalks and
Personnel. Public Places.
§ SR.030. Revenue and Finance. § SR.100. Public Services.
§ SR.040. Business Licenses, Taxes § SR.110. Buildings and Construction.
and Regulations. § SR.120. Subdivisions.
§ SR.050. Animals. § SR.130. Zoning.
§ SR.060. Health and Safety. § SR.140. Environment.
§ SR.070. Public Peace, Morals and
Welfare.

The statutory references listed below refer the code user to state statutes applicable to California
cities. They are current through February 2026. (NOTE: The list of references includes
references applicable to cities, generally; certain references may be applicable solely to chartered
cities and others may not be applicable to chartered cities.)

§ SR.010. General Provisions.

Subject Reference

Accessory dwelling units Gov’t Code § 66310 et seq.

Administrative fines and penalties Gov’t Code § 53069.4

Alternative forms of government Gov’t Code § 34851 et seq.

Authority to adopt, amend, revise or repeal Cal. Const. Art. XI, § 3 et seq.
city charters

Citations for infractions and misdemeanors Penal Code §§ 853.5 – 853.85

Classifications of cities Gov’t Code §§ 34100 – 34102

Code adoption Gov’t Code §§ 50022.1 – 50022.10

Conflict of interest code Gov’t Code § 87100 et seq.

Elections Gov’t Code §§ 34050 and 36503 and Elec.
Code §§ 1301, 9200 et seq., and 10100 et seq.

Expedited judicial review of First Code of Civ. Proc. § 1094.8
Amendment cases

False petitions Gov’t Code § 34093

General powers Gov’t Code § 37100 et seq. and Cal. Const.
Art. XI, § 7

Imprisonment Gov’t Code §§ 36901, 36903 – 36904

Subject Reference

Initiative and referendum Cal. Const. Art. XI, § 7.5 and Elec. Code
§§ 9200 et seq., and 9235 et seq.

Judicial review of city decisions Code of Civ. Proc. § 1094.6

Ordinances Gov’t Code § 36900 et seq.

Penalties for ordinance violations Gov’t Code § 36900 et seq.

Police power Cal. Const. Art. XI, § 7

Procedure for enactment or revision of city Gov’t Code § 34450 et seq.
charters

§ SR.020. Administration and Personnel.

Subject Reference

Chief of police Gov’t Code § 41601 et seq.

City assessor Gov’t Code § 41201 et seq.

City attorney Gov’t Code § 41801 et seq.

City clerk Gov’t Code § 40801 et seq.

City manager Gov’t Code §§ 34851 – 34859

City officers generally Gov’t Code § 36501

City records Gov’t Code §§ 34090 – 34090.7

City treasurer Gov’t Code § 41001 et seq.

Election of legislative body by districts Gov’t Code § 34870 et seq.

Elective mayor Gov’t Code §§ 34900 – 34906

Fire department Gov’t Code § 38611

Legislative body Gov’t Code § 36801 et seq.

Local emergencies Gov’t Code §§ 8630 – 8634

Local planning agencies Gov’t Code § 65100 et seq.

Mayor Gov’t Code §§ 36801 – 36803 and 40601 et
seq.

Meetings (“Ralph M. Brown Act”) Gov’t Code § 54950 et seq.

Peace officer standards and training Penal Code § 13500 et seq.

Personnel system Gov’t Code § 45000 et seq.

Retirement systems Gov’t Code §§ 45300 et seq., and 53060.1

The California Emergency Services Act Gov’t Code § 8550 et seq.

§ SR.030. Revenue and Finance.

Subject Reference

Bradley-Burns Bill of Rights Rev. & Tax. Code §§ 7221—7226

Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Rev. & Tax. Code § 7200 et seq., and Gov’t
Tax Law Code § 37101

Chartered city special assessment procedure Gov’t Code § 43240

Claims against public entities Gov’t Code § 900 et seq.

Contracting by local agencies (“Local Agency Pub. Cont. Code § 20100 et seq. Public Construction Act”)

Development fees Gov’t Code § 66000 et seq.

Financial powers Gov’t Code § 37200 et seq.

Fiscal year in chartered cities Gov’t Code §§ 43120 and 43122

Graffiti prevention tax Rev. & Tax. Code §§ 7287—7287.10

Local agency service fees and charges Gov’t Code § 66012 et seq.

Property tax assessment, levy and collection Gov’t Code § 43000 et seq.

Public works and public purchases Gov’t Code § 4000 et seq.

Special gas tax street improvement fund Sts. & High. Code § 2113

The Documentary Transfer Tax Act Rev. & Tax. Code § 11901 et seq.

Transfer of tax function to county Gov’t Code § 51500 et seq.

Transient occupancy tax Rev. & Tax. Code §§ 7280—7283.51

Unclaimed property Civ. Code § 2080 et seq.

Uniform Public Construction Cost Pub. Cont. Code § 22000 et seq.
Accounting Act

§ SR.040. Business Licenses, Taxes and Regulations.

Subject Reference

Alcoholic beverages—Local authority Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 23790 – 23791

Authority to license businesses Gov’t Code § 37101 and Bus. & Prof. Code
§ 16000 et seq.

Automatic checkout systems Civ. Code § 7100 et seq.

Bingo Penal Code § 326.5

Charitable solicitations Bus. & Prof. Code § 17510 et seq.

Commercial filming Gov’t Code § 65850.1

Community antenna television systems Gov’t Code § 53066 et seq.

Subject Reference

Gambling Control Act Bus. & Prof. Code § 19800 et seq.

Massage parlors Gov’t Code § 51030 et seq.

Pet Boarding facilities Health & Safety Code § 122380 et seq.

Private Investigator Act Bus. & Prof. Code § 7512 et seq.

Taxicabs and vehicles for hire Veh. Code §§ 16500 et seq., 21100(b) and
21112 and Gov’t Code § 53075 et seq.

§ SR.050. Animals.

Subject Reference

Animals generally Food & Agric. Code § 16301 et seq.

Cruelty to animals Penal Code § 596 et seq.

Dangerous and vicious dogs Food & Agric. Code § 31601 et seq.

Dogs and dog licenses Gov’t Code § 38792 and Food & Agric. Code § 30501 et seq.

Rabies control Health & Safety Code § 121575 et seq.

§ SR.060. Health and Safety.

Subject Reference

Delinquent garbage fees Gov’t Code §§ 38790.1 and 25831

Fire prevention Health & Safety Code § 13000 et seq.

Fireworks (permits) Health & Safety Code § 12640 et seq.

Fireworks (State Fireworks Law) Health & Safety Code § 12500 et seq.

Garbage and refuse collection and disposal Pub. Res. Code § 49000 et seq., and Gov’t
Code § 38790

Graffiti abatement Gov’t Code §§ 38772 and 53069.3

Hospitals Gov’t Code § 37600 et seq.

Littering Penal Code § 374 et seq.

Local control of cannabis Bus. & Prof. Code § 26200 et seq.

Medical cannabis ordinances Health & Safety Code § 11362.83

Military equipment Gov’t Code § 7070 et seq.

Noise control Health & Safety Code § 46000 et seq. and
Gov’t Code § 65302(f)

Nuisance abatement Gov’t Code § 38771 et seq., and Penal Code
§§ 370, 372 and 373a

Subject Reference

Oil and Gas, Health Protection Zones Pub. Res. Code § 3280 et seq.

Single-user restrooms Health & Safety Code § 118600

Weed and rubbish abatement Gov’t Code § 39501 et seq.

§ SR.070. Public Peace, Morals and Welfare.

Subject Reference

Crimes against property Penal Code § 450 et seq.

Crimes against public health and safety Penal Code § 369a et seq.

Crimes against public justice Penal Code § 92 et seq.

Crimes against the person Penal Code § 187 et seq.

Crimes against the public peace Penal Code § 403 et seq.

Crimes involving sexual assault and against Penal Code § 261 et seq.
public decency

Criminal storage of firearms Penal Code25100 et seq.

Minors Penal Code §§ 853.6a, 858(b); Welf. & Inst.
Code Div. 2 § 100 et seq., 742.10 et seq.
(graffiti)

Weapons Penal Code §§ 12001 et seq., 16000 et seq., 17500 et seq., and 19910 et seq.

§ SR.080. Vehicles and Traffic.

Subject Reference

Autonomous vehicles Veh. Code §§ 38750—38755

Bicycles, electric bicycles, pedicabs Veh. Code § 231 et seq., 21100(h), 21206 and
(definitions) 39000 et seq.

Bicycles Veh. Code §§ 21100 et seq., 21200 et seq.,
and 39000 et seq.

Curb markings Veh. Code § 21458

Establishment of crosswalks Veh. Code § 21106

Local traffic rules and regulations Veh. Code § 21100 et seq.

One-way street designations Veh. Code § 21657

Pedestrian rights and duties Veh. Code § 21949 et seq.

Penalties Veh. Code § 40000.1 et seq.

Speed limits Veh. Code § 22348 et seq.

Subject Reference

Stopping, standing, and parking Veh. Code § 22500 et seq.

Through highways Veh. Code §§ 21101(b), 21353 and 21354

Traffic control devices Veh. Code § 21350 et seq.

Traffic signs, signals and markings Veh. Code § 21350 et seq.

Turning movements Veh. Code § 22100 et seq.

Vehicle weight limits Veh. Code § 35700 et seq.

Violations Veh. Code § 40000.1 et seq.

§ SR.090. Streets, Sidewalks and Public Places.

Subject Reference

Advertising displays; signs Gov’t Code §§ 38774 and 65850(b); Bus. &
Prof. Code § 5200 et seq.

Constructions of sidewalks and curbs Sts. & High. Code § 5870 et seq.

Improvement Act of 1911 Sts. & High. Code § 5000 et seq.

Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 Sts. & High. Code § 22500 et seq.

Municipal parks Pub. Res. Code § 5181 et seq.

Obstructions and encroachments of public Gov’t Code § 38775
ways

Tree Planting Act of 1931 Sts. & High. Code § 22000 et seq.

Underground utility districts Sts. & High. Code § 5896.1 et seq. and Gov’t
Code § 38793

§ SR.100. Public Services.

Subject Reference

Connection fees Gov’t Code § 66013

Inventory of known lead user service line Health & Safety Code § 116885

Municipal sewers Gov’t Code § 38900 et seq., and Health &
Safety Code § 5470 et seq.

Municipal water systems Gov’t Code § 38730 et seq.

Water wells Water Code § 13700 et seq.

§ SR.110. Buildings and Construction.

Subject Reference

Adoption of construction codes Health & Safety Code §§ 17922, 17958 and
17958.5

Authority to regulate buildings and Gov’t Code §§ 38601(b) and 38660
construction

Inspection warrants Code of Civ. Proc. § 1822.50 et seq.

Manufactured housing and mobilehomes Health & Safety Code §§ 18000 et seq.,
18200 et seq.

Signs Gov’t Code §§ 38774 and 65850(b); and Bus.
& Prof. Code § 5200 et seq.

State Housing Law Health & Safety Code § 17910 et seq.

§ SR.120. Subdivisions.

Subject Reference

Subdivision Map Act Gov’t Code § 66410 et seq.

§ SR.130. Zoning.

Subject Reference

Family day care homes Health & Safety Code § 1597.30 et seq.

Local authority to regulate land use Gov’t Code § 65850

Local planning generally (“Planning and Gov’t Code § 65000 et seq.
Zoning Law”)

Local zoning administration Gov’t Code § 65900 et seq.

Open-space zoning Gov’t Code § 65910 et seq.

Zoning fees and charges Gov’t Code § 66014

§ SR.140. Environment.

Subject Reference

Drought tolerant landscaping Gov’t Code § 53087.7

Online resource center—Municipal Water Code § 13383.9
stormwater permit compliance

Short-lived climate pollutants Health & Safety Code § 39730.5 et seq., and
Pub. Res. Code § 42652 et seq.

The California Environmental Quality Act Pub. Res. Code § 21000 et seq.

Subject Reference

The California Noise Control Act of 1973 Health & Safety Code § 46000 et seq., and Gov’t Code § 65302(f)

Wildfire mitigation (electric utilities and Pub. Util. Code § 8387
electrical cooperatives)

Article OL

ORDINANCE LIST AND DISPOSITION TABLE

§ OL.010. Ordinance list and
disposition table.

§ OL.010. Ordinance list and disposition table.

Ord. No. Adopted Description

251 1/9/2003 An ordinance of the city of La Habra Heights repealing
Ordinance Nos. 248-U and 249-U

252 1/9/2003 An ordinance of the city of La Habra Heights amending
Article 5 of the La Habra Heights Municipal Code to
establish sewer service fees

253 2/13/2003 An ordinance of the city of La Habra Heights amending
Chapter 4 of Article 5 of the La Habra Heights Municipal
Code relating to solid waste management

254 6/10/2004 An ordinance of the city of La Habra Heights amending
Article 1 of the La Habra Heights Municipal Code to
establish an administrative enforcement process

255 1/13/2005 An ordinance of the city of La Habra Heights amending
Sections 3300 and 3304b of the La Habra Heights Municipal
Code regarding animal control regulations

256 3/8/2005 An ordinance of the people of the city of La Habra Heights
temporarily changing the city’s appropriation limit pursuant
to Article XIIIB, Section 4 of the Constitution of the State of
California; Election – Voter approved

257U 12/9/2004 An ordinance of the city of La Habra Heights amending
Section 8100 of the La Habra Heights Municipal Code
regarding the abatement of dangerous buildings

257 3/24/2005 An ordinance of the city of La Habra Heights adding Section
8115 of the La Habra Heights Municipal Code regarding the
abatement of dangerous buildings and repealing and
replacing Emergency Ordinance 257U

258 An ordinance of the city of La Habra Heights repealing the special fire tax, adopting a fire and life safety services tax, temporarily changing the city’s appropriations limit pursuant to Article XIIIB of the California Constitution, and amending the La Habra Heights Municipal Code (Repealed by Ord. No. 259)

Ord. No. Adopted Description

259 3/8/2005 An ordinance of the city of La Habra Heights amending the
La Habra Heights Municipal Code to clarify that the
proceeds of the existing special fire tax may be expended for
life safety services, including paramedic and emergency
medical response services, as well as fire prevention and
suppression services; Res. 04-53 adopted on 11/29/04 with
Ord. 259 as exhibit; Election – Voter approved

260 An ordinance of the city of La Habra Heights repealing the
special fire tax, adopting a fire and life safety services tax,
temporarily changing the city’s appropriations limit pursuant
to Article XIIIB of the California Constitution, and amending
the La Habra Heights Municipal Code; no action taken at 11/
29/04 city council meeting (Not adopted)

261 An ordinance of the city council of the city of La Habra
Heights creating the civic center area underground utility
district and adding Chapter 7 to Article 3 of the municipal
code (Not adopted)

262U 10/20/2005 An ordinance of the La Habra Heights city council imposing
an interim moratorium pursuant to Government Code Section
65858 regarding multiple lot grading approvals and
subdivision approvals in portions of the R-A zone and
declaring the urgency thereof (Repealed by 263U)

263U 12/1/2005 Repeals emergency Ordinance No. 262U moratorium
regarding multiple lot, etc. (Repealer)

264 An ordinance of the La Habra Heights city council adopting
state regulations for floodplain management (Pending)

265 An ordinance of the city council of the city of La Habra Heights creating the civic center area underground utility district and adding Chapter 7 to Article 3 of the municipal code (Not adopted)

266 7/13/2006 An ordinance of the city of La Habra Heights adopting
Articles 1, 2 and 3 of the 2006 LHH Municipal Code and
adopting by reference pursuant to Gov. Code Section
50022.2, LAC Code, Title 7, Business Licenses, as amended
and in the LHH Municipal Code, save and except such
portions thereof as are deleted, modified or amended by the
provisions of the LHH Municipal Code, prescribing certain
penalties for the violation of the provisions thereof and
repealing certain ordinances as specified therein
Article 1: General Provisions
Article 2: Administration
Article 3: Taxes & License/Franchise

Ord. No. Adopted Description

267 10/5/2006 Adopting Articles 4 – 12 of the 2006 LHH Municipal Code
Article 4: Safety and Environment
Article 5: Building Code
Article 6: Streets, Encroachments
Article 7: Zoning
Article 8: Procedures
Article 9: Subdivisions
Articles 10 & 11: Reserved
Article 12: Definitions

268 11/9/2006 An ordinance of the city of La Habra Heights creating
Section 2.8.110 of Article 2 regarding city administration of
the La Habra Heights Municipal Code regarding bonds

269 An ordinance of the city council of the city of La Habra
Heights creating the civic center area underground utility
district and adding Chapter 17 to Article 4 of the municipal
code (Not adopted)

2007-01 9/3/2007 Adds § 6.2.20(D); amends §§ 7.2.20(H), 7.10.40 and Ch. 9.2
digest, traffic, zoning (Ch. 6.2; Ch. 7.2; Ch. 7.10)

2007-02 11/8/2007 Adds §§ 7.3.20(B)(5) and 7.12.40(L); amends §§ 7.3.80 and 7.18.40(S) and Table 7-12, zoning and development (Ch. 7.3; Ch. 7.12; Ch. 7.18; Ch. 7.19)

2007-03 12/13/2007 Adds Ch. 4.17, civic center area underground utility district
(Ch. 4.17)

2007-04 1/10/2008 Adds § 2.6.20(A)(4); amends §§ 2.8.50, 2.8.60 and 2.8.70
(Ch. 2.6)

2008-01 3/13/2008 Amends § 4.4.20, fire code (Ch. 4.4)

2008-02 5/9/2008 Amends §§ 5.2.20 and 7.17.20, code adoption and
applicability (Ch. 5.2; Ch. 7.17)

2008-03 (Not adopted)

2008-04 (Not adopted)

2008-05 (Skipped)

2008-06 (Skipped)

2008-07 8/14/2008 Amends §§ 7.14.40(W), 7.17.40(B) and (H), 8.3.50 and
12.2.10 and Table 7-12, zoning and development (Ch. 7.14;
Ch. 7.17; Ch. 7.19; Ch. 8.3; Ch. 12.2)

2008-08 9/11/2008 Adds Ch. 10.10, state video franchises (Ch. 10.10)

2008-09 10/16/2008 Adds § 2.8.80; amends § 2.8.70; renumbers § 2.8.80 to
2.8.90, § 2.8.90 to 2.8.100 and § 2.8.100 to 2.8.110,
purchasing supplies and equipment (Ch. 2.8)

2009-01U 2/12/2009 Wireless telecommunications facilities (Expired)

Ord. No. Adopted Description

2009-02 3/12/2009 Amends § 4.4.20(D), fire code (Ch. 4.4)

2009-03U 3/12/2009 Extends 2009-01U, wireless telecommunications facilities
(Not codified)

2009-04 3/26/2009 Temporarily changes appropriations limit (Special)

2009-05 6/22/2009 Rezone (Special)

2009-06U 8/13/2009 Adds § 4.14.20(G) and (H); amends § 4.14.40, public
property and facilities (Ch. 4.14)

2009-07 9/10/2009 Adds § 4.14.20(G) and (H); amends § 4.14.40, public
property and facilities (Ch. 4.14)

2009-08 10/10/2009 Amends §§ 7.12.030(A), 7.14.40(W), 7.17.40(B) and (H),
8.3.50 and 12.2.10 and Table 7-12, zoning and development
(Ch. 7.12; Ch. 7.14; Ch. 7.17; Ch. 7.19; Ch. 8.3; Ch. 12.2)

2010-01 1/14/2010 Adds Ch. 7.12.5, water efficient landscaping (Ch. 7.12.5)

2010-02U 2/11/2010 Wireless telecommunications facilities moratorium
(Superseded)

2010-03 6/10/2010 Adds Ch. 7.8 and definitions to § 12.2.10, wireless telecommunications facilities (Ch. 7.8; Ch. 12.2)

2010-04 11/9/2010 Adds Ch. 5.4; amends §§ 5.1.10, 5.1.20 and 5.2.20, building
codes (Ch. 5.1; Ch. 5.2)

2010-05 12/9/2010 Amends § 2.9.30, fire chief (Ch. 2.9)

2010-06 12/9/2010 Adds definition to § 12.2.10; amends Ch. 4.4, fire code (Ch.
4.4; Ch. 12.2)

2012-01 1/12/2012 Amends § 4.4.80(A)(2), fire sprinklers (Ch. 4.4)

2012-02 1/12/2012 Amends § 4.6.50(B) and (C), false alarms (Ch. 4.6)

2012-03 6/14/2012 Adds Ch. 4.21, emergency response cost recovery (Ch. 4.21)

2012-04 10/11/2012 Amends §§ 7.11.40(F), Exhibit 7-13, 7.18.40(A) and Exhibit
7-21; deletes Exhibit 7-5, grading, setbacks, cumulative
footprint and hardscape (Ch. 7.11; Ch. 7.18)

2013-01 3/5/2013 Temporarily changes appropriations limit (Special)

2013-02 3/5/2013 Amends § 3.6.60(B), resource extraction businesses (Ch. 3.6)

2013-03 9/12/2013 Amends Ch. 4.3, solid waste (integrated waste management)
(Ch. 4.3)

2013-04 11/14/2013 Adds Ch. 7.20; amends Table 7-13, § 8.2.20 and Table 8-1,
development agreements (Ch. 7.19; Ch. 7.20; Ch. 8.2)

2013-05 11/14/2013 Amends §§ 5.1.10, 5.1.20, 5.2.20 and Ch. 5.4; renames Art.
5, building codes (Ch. 5.1; Ch. 5.2)

2013-06 11/14/2013 Amends Ch. 4.4, fire code (Ch. 4.4)

Ord. No. Adopted Description

2014-01 3/13/2014 Adds §§ 4.16.90(L), 7.14.40(F)(7) and 7.17.40(G)(6), storm
water management and pollution control (Ch. 4.16; Ch. 7.14;
Ch. 7.17)

2014-02 3/13/2014 Amends § 2.4.20(F), planning commission (Ch. 2.4)

2015-01 1/8/2015 Amends Ch. 4.12, light and glare control, §§ 7.2.20(A) and (F), 7.3.20(E)(1)(a), 7.3.60(C), 7.3.70(B)(1), 7.5.30(A) and (B)(4), 7.6.50(A) and (B), 7.11.30, 7.11.40, 7.11.50(A)(2)(b), (A)(3) and (A)(4), 7.12.30, 7.12.40(A) and (G), 7.12.50(A)(3), 7.13.30, 7.13.40(A), 7.14.30, 7.14.40(A), (T) and (U), 7.17.30, 7.17.40(A), 7.18.40(C), (G) and (L), 8.2.30(B), (D) and (F), 8.2.50(A), 8.3.40(A) and 8.6.20(B); deletes § 7.2.10 Exh. 7-1 and § 7.18.40(E) and (O), various code changes (Ch. 4.12; Ch. 7.2; Ch. 7.3; Ch. 7.5; Ch. 7.6; Ch. 7.11; Ch. 7.12; Ch. 7.13; Ch. 7.14; Ch. 7.17; Ch. 7.18; Ch. 8.2; Ch. 8.3; Ch. 8.6)

2015-02 7/9/2015 Adds §§ 5.2.70, 5.2.71, 5.2.72, 5.2.73, 5.2.74 and 5.2.75,
solar energy systems (Ch. 5.2)

2015-03 7/9/2015 Amends §§ 2.3.20(A) and (D) and 2.3.30, city council (Ch.
2.3)

2015-04 9/10/2015 Adds Ch. 7.7, congestion and traffic demand management
standards (Ch. 7.7)

2015-05 10/8/2015 Adds § 8.4.20(D), public hearing and notice procedures (Ch.
8.4)

2015-06 10/8/2015 Amends § 10.3.100, motion picture, television and
photographic production (Ch. 10.3)

2015-07 12/10/2015 Amends §§ 2.3.20(A) and (D) and 2.3.30, city council (Ch.
2.3)

2016-01 1/14/2016 Amends § 2.8.60, bidding procedures (Repealed by 2020-01)

2016-02 1/14/2016 Adds Ch. 7.4, cannabis cultivation (Ch. 7.4)

2016-03 5/12/2016 Adds § 4.16.65, sewer service fees (Ch. 4.16)

2016-04 6/9/2016 Amends § 4.14.020(G), bicycles on public properties and
facilities (Ch. 4.14)

2016-05 11/10/2016 Adds [amends] Ch. 5.4; amends title of Art. 5 and §§ 5.1.10,
5.1.20 and 5.2.20, building codes (Ch. 5.1; Ch. 5.2)

2016-06 11/10/2016 Adopts and amends 2016 fire code (Ch. 4.4)

2017-01 4/13/2017 Adds § 6.5.20(D); amends § 12.2.10, abandoned vehicles and
on-street parking (Ch. 6.5; Ch. 12.2)

2017-02 4/13/2017 Amends §§ 2.3.20(A) and (D) and 2.3.30, city council (Ch.
2.3)

Ord. No. Adopted Description

2017-03 6/8/2017 Adds § 7.19.110; amends Table 7-13, § 8.2.20 and Table 8-1,
minor exceptions (Ch. 7.19; Ch. 8.2)

2017-04 9/11/2017 Readopts § 10.10.20, state video franchise fees and fees for
public, educational and governmental access (Ch. 10.10)

2017-05 11/30/2017 Temporarily changes appropriations limit (Special)

2017-06 10/12/2017 Amends Ch. 6.4, roadway encroachment (Ch. 6.4)

2017-07 11/9/2017 Amends § 2.3.50(A), council meetings (Ch. 2.3)

2018-01 4/9/2018 Amends title of Ch. 7.4; repeals and replaces §§ 7.4.10,
7.4.20 and 7.4.30, cannabis regulations (Ch. 7.4)

2019-01 7/8/2019 Adds § 4.16.80(G), septic systems (Ch. 4.16)

2019-02 9/9/2019 Repeals and replaces § 7.11.40(F), variable setback standards
(Ch. 7.11)

2019-03 11/12/2019 Adds [amends] Ch. 5.4; amends § 5.2.20, building codes (Ch.
5.2)

2019-04 11/12/2019 Amends Ch. 4.4, fire code (Ch. 4.4)

2019-05 12/9/2019 Approves settlement agreement (Special)

2020-01 6/8/2020 Adds Ch. 2.10; repeals §§ 2.8.50, 2.8.60, 2.8.70, 2.8.80 and
2.8.100, purchasing system and public works contracts (Ch.
2.10)

2020-02 7/13/2020 Amends §§ 4.4.30 and 4.4.40(F), fire code (Ch. 4.4)

2020-03 11/9/2020 Adds Ch. 7.15, prohibition on short term rentals (Ch. 7.15)

2020-04 1/11/2021 Adds Ch. 7.28, accessory and junior accessory dwelling units
(Ch. 7.28)

2021-01 11/15/2021 Repeals and replaces § 7.5.50, nonconforming lots (Ch. 7.5)

2021-01U 12/6/2021 Adds Chs. 7.22 and 9.14, SB 9 two (2) unit projects and
urban lot splits (Ch. 7.22; Ch. 9.14)

2022-01 2/14/2022 Amends Chs. 7.22 and 9.14, SB 9 two (2) unit projects and
urban lot splits (Ch. 7.22; Ch. 9.14)

2022-02 5/9/2022 Adds §§ 4.3.100(H), 4.3.113 and 7.12.5.30(A)(6); amends
§ 4.3.15, mandatory organic waste disposal reduction (Ch.
4.3; Ch. 7.12.5)

2022-03 5/9/2022 Amends § 6.2.20(C), speed limits (Ch. 6.2)

2022-04 8/8/2022 Adds § 7.3.75; amends Table 7-1, §§ 7.18.20 and 7.19.80,
multifamily residential development (Ch. 7.3; Ch. 7.18; Ch.
7.19)

2022-05 8/8/2022 Amends zoning map (Special)

Ord. No. Adopted Description

2022-06U 7/11/2022 Two-year time extension for planning and building permits
(Special)

2022-06 8/8/2022 Two-year time extension for planning and building permits
(Special)

2022-07 11/14/2022 Amends title of Art. 5 and §§ 5.1.10, 5.1.20 and 5.2.20(A);
repeals and replaces Ch. 5.4, building codes (Ch. 5.1; Ch.
5.2; Ch. 5.4)

2022-08 11/14/2022 Amends Ch. 4.4, fire code (Ch. 4.4)

2023-01 3/13/2023 Amends Ch. 7.28, accessory dwelling units and junior
accessory dwelling units (Ch. 7.28)

2023-02 (Not adopted)

2025-01 8/11/2025 Amends zoning map (Special)

2025-02 8/11/2025 Adds § 7.3.76 and Ch. 7.27; amends §§ 7.3.10, 7.3.70, 7.3.75
and 12.2.10, regulations for housing for persons with
disabilities and other special needs (Ch. 7.3; Ch. 7.27; Ch.
12.2)

2025-03 9/8/2025 Adopts fire hazard severity zones (Not codified)

2025-04 11/10/2025 Adopts county grading code; amends title of Art. 5 and
§§ 5.1.10, 5.1.20 and 5.2.20(A); repeals and replaces Ch. 5.4,
building codes (Ch. 5.1; Ch. 5.2; Ch. 5.4; Ch. 7.17)

2025-05 11/10/2025 Amends Ch. 4.4, fire code (Ch. 4.4)

Adoption
Ordinance No. Date Subject Disposition Supp. No.

2026-01 6/8/2026 Amends Development Ch. 7.28 99
Code and Zoning
Ordinance: Accessory
Dwelling Units and
Junior Accessory
Dwelling Units

2026-02 8/10/2026 Amends Development Ch. 7.5; Ch. 7.11; 99
Code and Zoning Ch. 7.18; Ch. 7.19
Ordinance:
Nonconforming
Structures, Land Uses
and Lots; Amends
Setback and Yard Use
Standards; Amends
Building Design
Standards; Amends
Zoning Administration