Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Ch. 10.04 Definitions

The purpose of this chapter is to ensure precision in interpretation of the zoning regulations. The meaning and construction of words and phrases defined in this chapter shall apply throughout the zoning regulations, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning or construction.

(Ord. No. 1832, Amended, 01/17/91; Ord. No. 1838, Renumbered, 07/05/91)

In addition to the General Provisions of the Municipal Code, the following rules of construction shall apply:

A. The particular shall control the general.

B. Unless the context clearly indicates the contrary, the following conjunctions shall be interpreted as follows:

1. "And" indicates that all connected words or provisions shall apply.

2. "Or" indicates that the connected words or provisions may apply singly or in any combination.

3. "Either….or" indicates that the connected words or provisions shall apply singly but not in combination.

C. In case of conflict between the text and a diagram, the text shall control.

D. All references to departments, commissions, boards, or other public agencies are to those of the City of Manhattan Beach, unless otherwise indicated.

E. All references to public officials are to those of the City of Manhattan Beach, and include designated deputies of such officials, unless otherwise indicated.

F. All references to days are to calendar days unless otherwise indicated. If a deadline falls on a weekend or City holiday (as specified in City Administrative Instruction No. 45, or as otherwise designated by the City Council/Manager), or some other occasion (such as a natural disaster) for which City Hall is closed to the public, it shall be extended to the next working day.

G. Chapter and section headings contained herein shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope, meaning or intent of any section hereof.

H. The present tense includes the future, and the future the present.

I. The singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular.

J. References in the masculine and feminine genders are interchangeable.

K. The words "activities" and "facilities" include any part thereof.

(Ord. No. 1832, Amended, 01/17/91; Ord. No. 1838, Renumbered, 07/05/91, ; Ord. No. 1860, Amended, 10/29/92)

Abutting or adjoining: Having district boundaries or lot lines in common.

Acre, Gross: A measure of land area.

Acre, Net: A measure of developable land area, after excluding existing dedicated rights-of-way and flood control and drainage easements.

Alley: A public way having a width of not more than twenty feet (20′) permanently reserved primarily for vehicular service access to the rear or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.

Alter: To make a change in the exterior appearance or the supporting members of a structure, such as bearing walls, columns, beams, or girders, that will prolong the life of the structure.

Alteration: (See Alter).

Alternative-fuel Vehicle Charging Systems: Equipment used to recharge a vehicle that uses alternative energy as fuel, such as compressed natural gas (CNG), electricity or other non-petroleum derived fuels.

Amendment: A change in the wording, context or substance of this title, or a change in the district boundaries on the zoning map.

Animal, Domestic: Small animals of the type generally accepted as pets, including dogs, cats, rabbits, hens, fish and the like, but not including roosters, ducks, geese, pea fowl, goats, sheep, hogs or the like.

Animal, Exotic: Any wild animal not customarily confined or cultivated by man for domestic or commercial purposes but kept as a pet or for display.

Animal, Large: An animal larger than the largest breed of dogs. This term includes horses, cows, and other mammals customarily kept in corrals or stables.

Animal, Small: An animal no larger than the largest breed of dogs. This term includes fish, birds, and mammals customarily kept in kennels.

Area District: One of four areas designated on the zoning map for purposes of defining property development regulations that establish minimum lot areas, minimum yards, and maximum area coverage appropriate for that area.

Area, Lot, Parcel, or Site: The horizontal area within the property lines excluding public-access corridors, flood control and drainage easements, vehicular easements, and areas to be included in future street rights-of-way as established by easement, dedication, or ordinance.

Areas, Specified Anatomical: Human genitals (pubic region), buttocks, or female breasts below a point immediately above the upper line or curve of the areola when less than completely and opaquely covered; or human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered.

Balcony: A cantilevered platform that projects from the wall of a building, typically above the first level, and is surrounded by a rail, balustrade or parapet not exceeding forty-two inches (42″) above the platform surface.

Basement: Any floor level, or portions thereof, below the first story in a building. Any building having only one floor level shall be classified as a basement unless such a floor level qualifies as a first story as defined herein. A floor level may be divided between portions qualifying as a basement and portions qualifying as a story. Any portion qualifying as a story shall be considered to have a minimum dimension of twenty feet (20′) measured perpendicular from the outside face(s) of the exterior building wall(s), which disqualifies that area as a basement (see graphic illustration).

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Blockface: The properties abutting on one side of a street and lying between the two nearest intersecting or intercepting streets, or nearest intersecting or intercepting street and railroad right-of-way, unsubdivided land, watercourse, or city boundary.

Body Art: Term for any activity or combination of activities defined herein as tattooing and/or body piercing. It shall not include activities such as, or similar to, cutting of the skin or subcutaneous tissue, cutting or modification of cartilage or bone, implantation, branding, deep tissue penetration, threading, stapling or any other invasive procedure, which constitutes the practice of medicine requiring license as a physician and a business operated as a medical clinic.

Body Art Studio: A business located on permanent premises or facility used or operated in whole or in part as a tattoo or body piercing studio. This use excludes "body piercing, incidental," as defined in this Section 10.04.030.

Body Piercing: Penetration of the skin to make, generally permanent in nature, a hole, mark, or scar.

Body Piercing, Incidental: The provision of ear-piercing or similar services as an incidental part of a retail sales establishment, with majority of the business consisting of related retail sales.

Building: Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls for the housing or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or property of any kind. Buildings or portions of buildings that are attached by a minimum of 6 feet of common wall or a solid roof area having a minimum eight foot (8′)dimension in all horizontal directions shall be considered a single building.

Bulk Storage: A large or primary area devoted to the storage of stock merchandise in enclosed areas inaccessible to the public, incidental to a primary use.

Caretaker's quarters: A dwelling unit on the site of a commercial, industrial, public, or semipublic use, occupied by a guard or caretaker.

Cellar: (See Basement).

Chimney: A hollow shaft containing one or more passageways, vertical or nearly so, for conveying products of combustion to the outside atmosphere.

City: The City of Manhattan Beach.

Cluster, Building: A group of buildings located in close proximity to each other and oriented towards a visible area of focus, which is separated from other groups of buildings on the same site by a large average distance.

Coastal Zone: A geographic zone adjacent to the shoreline, the boundaries of which are determined by the California Coastal Act of 1976, as amended.

Collection Buildings: Buildings with a gross floor area of two hundred twenty-five (225) square feet or less used for the deposit and storage of household articles or recyclables donated to a nonprofit organization.

Conditionally Permitted: Permitted subject to approval of a conditional use permit or temporary conditional use permit.

Condominium: An estate in real property consisting of an undivided interest in common in a portion of a parcel of real property together with a separate interior space in a residential, industrial or commercial building on the real property, such as an apartment, office or store. A condominium may include, in addition, a separate interest in other portions of the real property.

Conforming Building: A building that fully meets the requirements of Title 9 (Building Regulations) and also conforms to all property-development regulations and requirements prescribed for the district in which it is located.

Coverage, Lot or Site: The percentage of a site covered by roofs, soffits, or overhangs extending more than two and one-half feet (2.5′) from a wall and by decks more than thirty inches (30″) in height.

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LOT COVERAGE

Daylight Plane: An inclined plane, beginning at a stated height above grade at a side or rear property line, and extending into the site at a stated upward angle to the horizontal, which may limit the height or horizontal extent of structures at any specific point on the site where the daylight plane is more restrictive than the height limit or the minimum yard applicable at such point on the site.

Deck: A platform, either free-standing or attached to a building, but without a roof, that is supported by pillars, posts, or walls (see also: Balcony).

Distribution Line: An electric power line bringing power from a distribution substation to consumers.

District: A portion of the City within which the use of land and structures and the location, height, and bulk of structures are governed by this ordinance. This ordinance establishes "area districts," "base zoning districts" for residential, commercial, industrial, public and open space uses, and "overlay districts," which modify base district regulations.

Dwelling, Multi-family: A building containing two (2) or more dwelling units.

Dwelling, Single-Family: A building containing one (1) dwelling unit.

Dwelling Unit: One (1) or more rooms with a single kitchen, designed for occupancy by one (1) family for living and sleeping purposes.

Environmental Impact Report (EIR): A report complying with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and its implementing guidelines.

Exemption, Categorical: An exception from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for a class of projects, based on a finding by the California Secretary for Resources that the class of projects does not have a significant effect on the environment.

Family: A single individual or two (2) or more persons living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit.

Floor Area, Buildable: The total enclosed area of all stories of a building, measured to the outside face of the structural members in exterior walls, and thirty percent (30%) of the area of all basements of a building that are not entirely below local grade, and including halls and the area of the stairs, but excluding floor area under stairs and those portions of a basement that are entirely below grade (see graphic illustration). The following elements also are excluded from a determination of buildable floor area:

Commercial and Industrial Districts: That area used exclusively for vehicle parking and loading and in service and mechanical rooms, enclosed vertical shafts, or elevators.

Single-family Residential Districts:

Area Districts I and II: That area used for vehicle parking and loading, up to four hundred (400) square feet on lots where two (2) enclosed parking spaces are required and provided, and up to six hundred (600) square feet where three (3) enclosed parking spaces are required and provided. Up to two hundred (200) square feet of basement area for purposes of storage and mechanical equipment use. Basement areas located entirely below local grade, and the related wells if they are the minimum size required by the UBC. A condition of "entirely below local grade" exists where the vertical dimension between the local grade elevation and finished floor of the next floor above is no greater than two feet (2′).

Area Districts III and IV: That area used for vehicle parking and loading, up to four hundred (400) square feet on lots where two (2) enclosed parking spaces are required and provided, and up to six hundred (600) square feet where three (3) enclosed parking spaces are required and provided. Up to two hundred (200) square feet of basement area for purposes of storage and mechanical equipment use. Basement areas located entirely below local grade, and the related wells if they are the minimum size required by the UBC. A condition of "entirely below local grade" exists where the vertical dimension between the local grade elevation and finished floor of the next floor above is no greater than two feet (2′).

Multi-family Residential Districts: That area used exclusively for vehicle parking and loading. Up to two hundred (200) square feet of basement area for purposes of storage and mechanical equipment use. Basement areas located entirely below local grade, and the related wells if they are the minimum size required by the UBC. A condition of "entirely below local grade" exists where the vertical dimension between the local grade elevation and finished floor of the next floor above is no greater than two feet (2′).

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PROPOSED BASEMENT/STORY CONDITIONS COUNTED AS BFA

Floor Area Factor (FAF): The factor utilized in determining buildable floor area.

Floor Area, Gross: The total area of all floors of a building measured to the outside face of the structural members in exterior walls, and including halls, stairways, vertical shafts (including elevators and vent shafts), and unenclosed usable areas not surrounded by exterior walls which are under a horizontal projection of a solid roof or floor above. In addition, the following shall be included: basements, garages and covered supports.

Floor Area, Gross Leasable: The total leasable area within a building, excluding spaces shared by multiple tenants such as, but not limited to: lobbies, circulation (including hallways, elevators and stairs), utility and mechanical equipment rooms, and public restrooms.

General Plan: The City of Manhattan Beach General Plan, as amended.

Grade, Existing: The surface of the ground or pavement at a stated location as it exists prior to disturbance in preparation for a project regulated by this title.

Grade, Ground Level Finished: The average of the finished ground level at the exterior perimeter of all walls of a building. In cases where walls are parallel to and within five feet (5′) of a front or corner side property line, the ground level shall be measured at the property line.

Grade, Local: The ground elevation adjacent to a specified location on the exterior of a building (existing or finished, whichever is lower). It is to be taken as the lowest point on a line between the location specified and the nearest property line if the property line is within five feet (5′) of the building, or, if not, between the building and a point five feet (5′) outward from the building. For purposes of determining height above or below grade for a specified location on a building not on its perimeter, the local grade shall be considered to be the local grade corresponding to the nearest perimeter location.

Grade, Street: The top of the curb, or the top of the edge of the pavement or traveled way where no curb exists.

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GRADE STANDARDS

Greywater Retention/Detention Features: A device or system designed to collect, store, and transport greywater, as defined by the California Plumbing Code, which may include tanks, valves, filters, pumps, or other appurtenances along with piping.

Guest House (or Accessory Living Quarters): Any living area located within a main or an accessory building which does not have direct interior access to the dwelling unit. Such quarters shall have no kitchen facilities and shall not be rented or otherwise used as a separate dwelling unit. Such guest quarters, or accessory living quarters, shall be permitted only on a lot with one (1) single family residence, except as provided for in Section 10.52.050(F) Residential Zones-Adjacent Separate Lots with Common Ownership. This Guest House, or accessory living quarters, shall be a maximum of five hundred (500) square feet in size, limited to one (1) habitable room, and contain a maximum of three (3) plumbing fixtures.

Height: A vertical dimension measured from local grade, unless otherwise specified.

Home Occupation: Occupations conducted in a dwelling unit or accessory building in a residential district that are incidental to the principal residential use of a lot or site.

Illumination, Direct: Illumination by means of light that travels directly from its source to the viewer's eye.

Illumination, Indirect: Illumination by means only of light cast upon an opaque surface from a concealed source.

Kitchen: A room or other interior space designed, intended or used for the preparation of food.

Landscaping: An area devoted to or developed and maintained with native or exotic plantings, lawn, ground cover, gardens, trees, shrubs, and other plant materials, decorative outdoor landscape elements, pools, fountains, water features, paved or decorated surfaces of rock, stone, brick, block, or similar material (excluding driveways, parking, loading, or storage areas), and sculptural elements. Plants on rooftops, porches or in boxes attached to buildings are not considered landscaping.

Landscaping, Interior: A landscaped area or areas within the shortest circumferential line defining the perimeter or exterior boundary of the parking or loading area, or similar paved area, excluding driveways or walkways providing access to the facility (as applied to parking and load facilities or to similar paved areas).

Landscaping, Perimeter: A landscaped area adjoining and outside the shortest circumferential line defining the exterior boundary of a parking or loading area, or similar paved area, excluding driveways or walkways providing access to the facility (as applied to parking and loading facilities or to similar paved areas).

Lot: A site or parcel of real property delineated with a number or other separate designation on a plat duly recorded in the office of the County Recorder.

Lot, Corner: A site bounded by two (2) or more adjacent street property lines that have an angle of intersection of not more than one hundred thirty-five degrees (135º).

Lot Depth: The horizontal distance from the midpoint of the front-lot line to the midpoint of the rear-lot line, or to the most distant point on any other lot line where there is no rear-lot line.

Lot, Key: The first lot to the rear of a reverse corner lot, whether or not separated by an alley.

Lot or Property Line, Rear: A lot line, not a front lot line, that is parallel or approximately parallel to the front lot line. Where no lot line is within forty-five degrees (45º) of being parallel to the front lot line, a line ten feet (10′) in length within the lot, parallel to and at the maximum possible distance from the front lot line, shall be deemed the rear lot line.

Lot or Property Line, Front: The street or alley property line of an interior lot. The front property line of a corner lot shall be the shorter street or alley property line, provided that where one street or alley property line is at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the length of the other street or alley property line, the Community Development Director shall determine the location of the front property line. In no case shall the front property line of a street-alley lot adjoin the alley which is approximately parallel to the street.

Lot or Property Line, Interior: A lot line not abutting a street.

Lot or Property Line, Side: Any lot line that is not a front lot line or a rear lot line.

Lot or Property Line, Street: A lot line abutting a street.

Lot, Reverse Corner: A corner lot, the side street line of which is substantially a continuation of the front lot line of the lot upon which the rear of said corner lot abuts.

Lot, Street-Alley: A lot having frontage on a street and an alley.

Lot, Through: A site bounded by parallel, or approximately parallel, street property lines that are not side property lines.

Lot Width: The mean of the horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured at right angles to the lot depth at points twenty feet (20′) from the front lot line and twenty feet (20′) from the rear lot line, or from the rearmost point of the lot depth in cases where there is no rear lot line.

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Lot Width = (x + y)/2

LOT DEPTH AND LOT WIDTH

Maintenance and Repair: Reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing building for the purpose of its preservation.

Manufactured Home: A modular housing unit on a permanent foundation that conforms to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Standards Act. For purposes of this definition, a mobile home is considered a manufactured home.

Mezzanine: An intermediate floor placed within a room, and meeting the requirements of a mezzanine contained in the Building Regulations (Title 9, Chapter 9.01 of the Municipal Code).

Multi-Family Transient Use: Rental or lease of a multi-family dwelling unit for a period of less than thirty (30) days.

Municipal Code: The Municipal Code of the City of Manhattan Beach, as amended.

Nonconforming Structure: A structure that was lawfully erected but which does not conform with the standards for yard spaces, height of structures, or distances between structures prescribed in the regulations for the district in which the structure is located by reason of adoption or amendment of this title or by reason of annexation of territory to the City.

Nonconforming Use: A use of a structure or land that was lawfully established and maintained, but which does not conform with the use regulations or required conditions for the district in which it is located by reason of adoption or amendment of this title or by reason of annexation of territory to the City.

Off-Street Loading Facilities: A site or portion of a site devoted to the loading or unloading of motor vehicles or trailers, including loading berths, aisles, access drives, and landscaped areas.

Off-Street Parking Facilities: A site or portion of a site devoted to the off-street parking of motor vehicles, including parking spaces, aisles, access drives, and landscaped areas.

Open Space, Private: A usable open space adjoining and directly accessible to a dwelling unit, reserved for the exclusive use of residents of the dwelling unit and their guests.

Open Space, Shared: An open space within a residential development reserved for the exclusive use of residents of the development and their guests.

Open Space, Total: The sum of private open space and shared open space.

Open Space, Usable: Outdoor or unenclosed area on the ground, or on a balcony, deck, porch or terrace designed and accessible for outdoor living, recreation, pedestrian access or landscaping, that is not more than seventy-five percent (75%) covered by buildable floor area, and has a minimum dimension of five feet (5′) in any direction, and a minimum area of forty-eight (48) square feet; minus any parking facilities, driveways, utility or service areas, or any required front or side yards.

Opposite: Walls, windows, signs, districts, or property lines shall be deemed opposite if a line perpendicular to a vertical plane through one element and having its widest horizontal dimension would intersect a similar vertical plane through another element.

Outdoor Living Area: (See Open Space, Usable).

Parking Structure: A non-enclosed or semi-enclosed area containing a ceiling or roof, used primarily for the temporary storage of motor vehicles, constructed either above or below grade, freestanding, or as part of a building.

Permeable Surface: An uncovered finish grade surface such as a driveway, walkway, or patio constructed with pervious materials allowing stormwater to directly infiltrate the underlying soils and contained so neither sediment nor the water discharges off the site.

Permitted: Permitted without a requirement for approval of a use permit or temporary use permit.

Porch: A covered or uncovered platform at an entrance to a dwelling unit.

Pre-existing: In existence prior to the effective date of this title.

Project: Any proposal for new or changed use, or for new construction, alteration, or enlargement of any structure, that is subject to the provisions of this title.

Proscenium, Garage: The structural frame of a garage door.

Roof or Deck, Green: A roof or deck/balcony surface that is partially or totally planted with vegetation that is over a waterproof membrane generally for the purpose of water or energy conservation.

Room (Space), Habitable: A space in a structure meeting the requirements of the Building Regulations (Title 9, Chapter 9.01 of the Municipal Code) for sleeping, living, eating or cooking. Bathrooms, toilet compartments, closets, halls, storage or utility space, and similar areas are not considered habitable space.

Setback Line: A line within a lot parallel to, and the required setback distance from, a corresponding lot line, which is the boundary of any specified front, side or rear yard, or a line otherwise established to govern the location of buildings, structures or uses. Where the corner of a lot has been rounded off for purposes of public right-of-way dedication, the setback line shall be parallel to the original unaltered lot line. Where no minimum front, side or rear setbacks or yards are specified, the setback line shall be coterminous with the corresponding lot line.

Sexual Activities, Specified: Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal; acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse, oral copulation, or sodomy; fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals (pubic region), buttocks, or female breasts.

"Single Housekeeping Unit: A traditional family or the functional equivalent of a traditional family, whose members are a non-transient interactive group of one (1) or more persons, where if consisting of more than one (1) person, such persons jointly occupy a single dwelling unit, jointly use common areas, share household activities and responsibilities (e.g., meals, chores, and expenses), and where, if the unit is rented, leased, or subleased all adult members living on the premises jointly agree to occupy and be responsible for the entire premises of the dwelling unit under a single written rental agreement or lease and the makeup of the household occupying the unit is determined by the residents of the unit rather than the landlord or property manager.

Single Ownership: Holding record title, possession under a contract to purchase, or possession under a lease, by a person, firm, corporation, or partnership, individually, jointly, in common, or in any other manner where the property is or will be under unitary or unified control.

Single-Family Transient Use: Rental or lease of a single-family dwelling unit for a period of less than thirty (30) days.

Site: A lot, or group of contiguous lots not divided by an alley, street, other right-of-way, or city limit, that is proposed for development in accord with the provisions of this title, and is in a single ownership or has multiple owners, all of whom join in an application for development.

Solar Energy System: A combination of solar collector(s) and ancillary solar equipment used to generate electricity or heat water primarily for consumption on the property where the system is located.

Specific Plan: A plan for a defined geographic area that is consistent with the General Plan and with the provisions of the California Government Code, Section 65450 et seq. (Specific Plans).

Stormwater Retention/Detention Feature: A device or system of improvements that captures, retains and subsequently releases stormwater runoff from a site at a lesser volume and/or slower rate than it is collected, while holding the runoff in temporary storage for the purposes of infiltration, bioretention, and/or storage with beneficial use such as landscape irrigation.

Story: That portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it. If there is no floor above it, then the space between such floor and the ceiling next above it shall be considered a story. If the portion of a building included between the finished floor level directly above a basement or a usable or unused under-floor space is more than four feet (4′) above local grade, as defined herein, for more than fifty percent (50%) of the total perimeter or is more than six feet (6′) above local grade, as defined herein, at any point, such basement or usable or unused under-floor space shall be considered a story. A floor level may be divided between portions qualifying as a story and portions qualifying as a basement. Any portion of a floor level qualifying as a story shall be considered to have a minimum dimension of twenty feet (20′) measured perpendicular from the outside face(s) of the exterior building wall(s) which defines that area as a story (see graphic illustration under "Basement" definition).

Story, First: The lowest story in a building which qualifies as a story, as defined herein, except that a floor level in a building having only one floor level shall be classified as a first story, provided such floor level is not more than four feet (4′) below local grade, as defined herein, for more than fifty percent (50%) of the total perimeter, or not more than six feet (6′) below local grade, as defined herein, at any point.

Street: A recorded public way, other than an alley, which provides access to abutting property.

Structure: Anything constructed or erected that requires a location on the ground, including a building or a swimming pool, but not including a driveway, walk, fence or wall (used as a fence or boundary grade retaining wall). A wall forming a below-grade well (e.g., egress, light, ventilation) shall be considered to be a structure.

Swimming Pools and Hot Tubs: Water-filled enclosures having a depth of eighteen inches (18″) or more used for swimming or recreation.

Tattoo: An art form in which pigments are inserted under the surface of the skin of a human being by pricking with a needle or otherwise to produce an indelible mark or figure visible through the skin. Tattooing does not include application of permanent make-up that is performed as an incidental service in a beauty shop, day spa, or other retail or service establishment.

Transmission Line: An electric power line bringing power to a receiving or distribution substation.

Use, Accessory: A use that is appropriate, subordinate, and customarily incidental to the main use of the site and which is located on the same site as the main use.

Used: This term includes the following meanings: arranged, designed, constructed, altered, rented, leased, sold, occupied, and intended to be occupied.

Visible: Likely to be noticed by a person of average height walking on a public street or sidewalk.

Walk Street: A street in the beach area for pedestrians where vehicular access is not permitted. The location of walk streets is shown in the Infrastructure Element of the General Plan.

Weighted Average: An average calculated from pro-rated or proportionately distributed data.

Wind Energy System, Small (SWES): Wind energy system, generally consisting of a wind turbine, tower and ancillary equipment, that is used primarily to generate electricity on the property where the system is located.

Window, Required: An exterior opening in a habitable room meeting the area requirements of the Building Regulations (Title 9, Chapter 19 of the Municipal Code).

Yard: An open space on the same site as a structure, unoccupied and unobstructed by structures from the ground upward except as otherwise provided in this title, including a front yard, side yard, or rear yard.

Exception: Siding material extending not more than 0.1 feet beyond the frame and foundation of a structure may occupy a yard.

Yard, Front: A yard extending across the full width of a site, the depth of which is the minimum horizontal distance between the front property line and a setback line parallel thereto on the site. The front yard of a through lot shall adjoin the street property line which adjoins the front yards of the neighboring lots adjoining said street property line, unless no pattern of front yards exists, in which case, the Community Development Director shall determine the location of the front yard. A through lot shall have two (2) front yards if both of its opposing street property lines adjoin blockfaces, or portions of blockfaces, which conform to existing front yard patterns as determined by the Director.

Yard, Rear: A yard, extending across the full width of a site, the depth of which is the minimum horizontal distance between the rear property line and a setback line parallel thereto on the site, except that on a corner lot the rear yard shall extend only to the side yard abutting the street.

Yard, Side: A yard extending from the setback line of the front yard, or the front property line of the site where no front yard is required, to the setback line of the rear yard, or the rear property line of the site where no rear yard is required, the width of which is the horizontal distance between the side property line and a setback line parallel thereto on the site, except that the side yard on the street side of a corner lot shall extend to the rear lot line.

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YARD TYPES

Zoning Ordinance: The Planning and Zoning Ordinance of the City of Manhattan Beach, as amended.

(Ord. No. 1832, Amended, 01/17/91; Ord. No. 1838, Renumbered, 07/05/91, 10-3.304; Ord. No. 1839, Amended, 07/05/91; Ord. No. 1889, Amended, 12/16/93; Ord. No. 1891, Amended, 01/06/94; Ord. No. 1903, Amended, 05/05/94; § 2, Ord. 2032, eff. May 16, 2002; § 2, Ord. 1049, eff. November 18, 2003; § 2, Ord. 1050, eff. January 1, 2004; § 2, Ord. 2111, eff. March 19, 2008; § 4, Ord. 2146, eff. August 4, 2011; § 2, Ord. 2155, eff. February 17, 2012, § 3, Ord. 15-0009, adopted June 16, 2015, and § 8, Ord. 18-0024, eff. Jan. 18, 2019)