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Title 9 — PLANNING AND ZONING›Chapter 4 — ZONING

Article 2 — Definitions

Pacifica Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-30 · Pacifica

Sec. 9-4.201. - Scope.

Sec. 9-4.202. - Advertising structure.

Sec. 9-4.202.1. - Access.

Sec. 9-4.202.2. - Access, lateral.

Sec. 9-4.202.3. - Access, vertical.

Sec. 9-4.202.5. - Accessory use.

Sec. 9-4.202.6. - Adult business.

Sec. 9-4.203. - Aerial.

Sec. 9-4.204. - Agriculture.

Sec. 9-4.205. - Alley.

Sec. 9-4.205.1. - Alternative financial services.

Sec. 9-4.206. - Apartment.

Sec. 9-4.207. - Apartment house.

Sec. 9-4.208. - Automobile court or motel.

Sec. 9-4.208.1. - Bank.

Sec. 9-4.209. - Basement.

Sec. 9-4.209.1. - Bay windows.

Sec. 9-4.210. - Block.

Sec. 9-4.211. - Boardinghouse.

Sec. 9-4.212. - Building.

Sec. 9-4.213. - Building, accessory.

Sec. 9-4.214. - Building, conforming.

Sec. 9-4.215. - Building coverage.

Sec. 9-4.216. - Building, main.

Sec. 9-4.217. - Building, nonconforming.

Sec. 9-4.218. - Building site.

Sec. 9-4.219. - Business, retail.

Sec. 9-4.220. - Business, wholesale.

Sec. 9-4.220.1. - Camper.

Sec. 9-4.221. - Carport.

Sec. 9-4.222. - Car wash, automatic.

Sec. 9-4.223. - Car wash, self-service.

Sec. 9-4.224. - Car wash, self-service portable.

Sec. 9-4.226. - Club.

Sec. 9-4.226.1. - Coastal Appeals Zone.

Sec. 9-4.226.2. - Coastal development permit.

Sec. 9-4.226.3. - Coastal scenic view corridor.

Sec. 9-4.226.4. - Coastal Zone.

Sec. 9-4.227. - Combining district.

Sec. 9-4.228. - Commission.

Sec. 9-4.229. - Communications equipment building.

Sec. 9-4.229.1. - Community care facilities.

Sec. 9-4.230. - Condominium.

Sec. 9-4.231. - Crop and tree farming.

Sec. 9-4.231.05. - Development.

Sec. 9-4.231.1. - Dimensional standards.

Sec. 9-4.232. - District.

Sec. 9-4.233. - Dwelling.

Sec. 9-4.234. - Dwelling group.

Sec. 9-4.235. - Dwelling, multiple.

Sec. 9-4.236. - Dwelling, one-family.

Sec. 9-4.237. - Dwelling, single-family.

Sec. 9-4.238. - Dwelling unit.

Sec. 9-4.239. - Family.

Sec. 9-4.239.1 - Family daycare homes.

Sec. 9-4.239.2 - Financial institution.

Sec. 9-4.239.3 - Floor area.

Sec. 9-4.239.4. - Floor area, gross leasable.

Sec. 9-4.240. - Guest house.

Sec. 9-4.241. - Garage.

Sec. 9-4.242. - Garage, public.

Sec. 9-4.242.1. - Greenhouse/solarium.

Sec. 9-4.242.2. - Health/fitness club.

Sec. 9-4.243. - Height of buildings.

Sec. 9-4.244. - Home occupation.

Sec. 9-4.245. - Hotel.

Sec. 9-4.245.1. - House car.

Sec. 9-4.246. - Household appliance.

Sec. 9-4.247. - Household furniture and goods.

Sec. 9-4.248. - Junk yard.

Sec. 9-4.249. - Kennel.

Sec. 9-4.250. - Kitchen.

Sec. 9-4.251. - Landscaping.

Sec. 9-4.252. - Loading space.

Sec. 9-4.252.1. - Local Coastal Implementation Plan (LCIP).

Sec. 9-4.252.2. - Local Coastal Land Use Plan (LCLUP).

Sec. 9-4.252.3. - Local Coastal Program (LCP).

Sec. 9-4.253. - Lot.

Sec. 9-4.254. - Lot line, front.

Sec. 9-4.255. - Lot line, rear.

Sec. 9-4.256. - Lot line, side.

Sec. 9-4.257. - Lot width.

Sec. 9-4.257.1. - Lot depth.

Sec. 9-4.257.2. - Mixed use residential.

Sec. 9-4.258. - Mobile home park.

Sec. 9-4.258.1. - Motor vehicle.

Sec. 9-4.259. - Nonconforming.

Sec. 9-4.260. - Open ground area.

Sec. 9-4.260.1. - Open space, required.

Sec. 9-4.260.2. - Open space, usable.

Sec. 9-4.260.3. - Organized off-road vehicle park.

Sec. 9-4.260.4. - Outdoor common area.

Sec. 9-4.261. - Parking space.

Sec. 9-4.262. - Paved area.

Sec. 9-4.263. - Personal appliance.

Sec. 9-4.263.1. - Primary frontage street.

Sec. 9-4.264. - Professional office.

Sec. 9-4.265. - Recreational facilities.

Sec. 9-4.265.1 - Restaurant.

Sec. 9-4.265.2 - Restaurant, fast food.

Sec. 9-4.265.3 - Restaurant, retail.

Sec. 9-4.266. - Rooming house.

Sec. 9-4.267. - School.

Sec. 9-4.267.1. - Sensitive habitat.

Sec. 9-4.268. - Service station.

Sec. 9-4.268.1. - Service station, full-service.

Sec. 9-4.268.2. - Service station, self-service.

Sec. 9-4.269. - Setback, front.

Sec. 9-4.270. - Setback, rear.

Sec. 9-4.271. - Setback, side.

Sec. 9-4.271.1. - Shore line structure.

Sec. 9-4.271.2. - Single housekeeping unit.

Sec. 9-4.272. - Small animal hospital or veterinary clinic.

Sec. 9-4.273. - Small livestock.

Sec. 9-4.273.1. - Special care facility.

Sec. 9-4.273.2. - Stepback.

Sec. 9-4.273.3. - Stoop.

Sec. 9-4.274. - Story.

Sec. 9-4.275. - Street.

Sec. 9-4.276. - Street line.

Sec. 9-4.277. - Structural alteration.

Sec. 9-4.278. - Structure.

Sec. 9-4.278.1. - Townhouse.

Sec. 9-4.278.2. - Trailer.

Sec. 9-4.278.3. - Trailer coach.

Sec. 9-4.279. - Trailer court.

Sec. 9-4.280. - Usable open space.

Sec. 9-4.281. - Use.

Sec. 9-4.282. - Use, accessory.

Sec. 9-4.282.1. - Vehicle.

Sec. 9-4.282.2. - Visitor-serving commercial use.

Sec. 9-4.283. - Yard.

Sec. 9-4.284. - Yard, front.

Sec. 9-4.285. - Yard, rear.

Sec. 9-4.286. - Yard, side.

Sec. 9-4.287. - Zoning plot.

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