Chapter 21.91 — LAND USE DEFINITIONS

This chapter provides definitions of the land uses and activities identified in Table 21.32-1 (Zoning District Use Regulations) of Chapter 21.32 (Land Use Regulations in Zoning Districts).

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Accessory Dwelling Unit. Dwelling unit accessory to a primary dwelling unit with complete kitchen and bathroom for one or more persons regulated by Chapter 21.58 of this code.

Accessory Land Use. See "use, accessory" in general definitions (Chapter 21.92).

Adult Entertainment Uses. See Chapter 21.59 (Adult Business Uses).

Airport, Landing Strip, Helicopter, Spaceport Operations. Supply of air terminal, airfield, spaceport (site used for launching and receiving spacecrafts), and other airport, helicopter, or spaceport infrastructure operation services on a fee or contract basis.

Amphitheaters/Stadiums. Outdoor assembly facility where groups of people gather for music, sporting, and similar events.

Assembly Facility—General (Large). A facility with fifty thousand square feet or more where large groups of people gather for public or private meetings, such as convention centers. This classification includes functionally related facilities for the use of members and attendees such as kitchens, multi-purpose rooms, classrooms and storage. It does not include gymnasiums or other sports facilities uses that represent more than twenty percent of overall square footage, or facilities such as day care centers and schools that are separately classified and regulated.

Assembly Facility—General (Small). A facility with less than fifty thousand square feet or more where small groups of people gather for public or private meetings, including community centers, banquet centers, civic and private auditoriums, union halls, meeting halls for clubs, and other membership organizations. This classification includes functionally related facilities for the use of members and attendees such as kitchens, multi-purpose rooms, classrooms and storage. It does not include gymnasiums or other sports facilities uses that represent more than twenty percent of overall square footage, or facilities such as day care centers and schools that are separately classified and regulated.

Assembly Facility—Religious. Any facility specifically designed and used to accommodate the gathering of persons for the purposes of fellowship, worship, or similar conduct of religious practices and activities. This definition includes functionally related internal facilities (i.e., kitchens, multi-purpose rooms, storage, etc.) and residences for clergy.

Other establishments maintained by religious organizations, including full-time educational institutions, hospitals and other related operations, are classified according to their respective activities.

Animal Keeping, Commercial. The commercial maintenance and caring for farm animals including bees, poultry, rabbits, sheep, goats, and cattle. See Section 21.69.040. Does not include "equestrian facilities", which is defined separately. Animal keeping that is accessory to a residential use is regulated by Section 21.69.050 (Animal Keeping, Commercial).

Auto Repair. See "vehicle services and repair".

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024; Ord. No. 1151 N.S., § 5(Exh. B, § 3), 11-19-2024)

Bed and Breakfast Inn. A residential dwelling containing three to five bedrooms rented for compensation for an occupancy period of thirty consecutive calendar days or less. May include a permit issued by the county health department for food service (not constituting a restaurant operation providing for persons other than guests) and which may be used for special events only when special events are authorized by a conditional use permit issued in compliance with this code. See Chapter 21.69.060 (Bed and Breakfast Inns) for applicable regulations.

Boardinghouse. See "communal housing".

Broadcasting Studios. An establishment containing one or more studios for over-the-air, cable or satellite delivery of radio or television programs, or studios for the audio or video recording or filming of musical performances, radio or television programs or motion pictures. Does not include "wireless communication facilities", which are defined separately.

Business, Retail. See "Retail—General".

Business Support Services. Establishments providing goods and services to other businesses and individuals on a fee or contract basis, including printing and copying, advertising and mailing, office security, custodial services, photo finishing, including associated delivery services with two or fewer fleet vehicles on site.

Business, Wholesale. See "warehousing, wholesale, or distribution".

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Camping. See "rural recreation and camping".

Car Wash. Washing, waxing, detailing, or cleaning of automobiles or similar light vehicles, including self-serve washing facilities as a primary use.

Cardrooms. Any building or structure, or any portion of a building or structure, or any premises or place where any person or persons are allowed to play commercial gambling card games as regulated by the California Gambling Control Act (Business and Professions Code Section 19800).

Caretaker Residence. A permanent dwelling unit that is secondary or accessory to a nonresidential use of the property and used for housing a caretaker employed on the site where needed for security purposes or to provide twenty-four-hour care or monitoring of people, animals, equipment, or other conditions on the site.

Cemeteries. Land primarily used for interment of human remains.

Certified Farmers Markets and Year-Round Roadside Produce Stands. Open air markets or roadside produce stands, approved by the county agricultural commissioner and county health department, in which farmers sell their crops directly to the public. Certified farmers markets are generally conducted once weekly. to participate in these markets, farmers must obtain a certificate from the county agricultural commissioner verifying that they grow the items they sell. Does not include "outdoor temporary and/or seasonal sales", which are defined separately.

Cocktail Lounges and Bars. Any establishment that sells or serves alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises as the primary use. Includes establishments that may operate as a different use during portions of the day and as a cocktail lounge or bar during another portion of the day. Includes any connected area that is owned, leased, or rented, or controlled by the licensee. May include dancing and live amplified entertainment. Includes stand-alone tasting rooms where alcoholic beverages from multiple vendors are sold and consumed on-site. Does not include "adult entertainment businesses", or "tasting rooms", which are defined separately.

Commercial Animal Keeping. See "animal keeping, commercial."

Commercial Kitchen. A food establishment where food is stored, prepared, portioned, or packaged for service elsewhere, and from which vending vehicles selling food may be serviced.

Commercial Recreation Facility—Indoor. Establishments providing indoor amusement and entertainment services for a fee or admission charge, including bowling alleys, coin-operated amusement arcades, dance halls, clubs and ballroom, electronic game arcades (video games, pinball, etc.), ice skating and roller skating, pool and billiard rooms as primary uses. Does not include "adult entertainment uses", "cardrooms", or "theatres", which are defined separately.

Commercial Recreation Facility—Outdoor. Establishments providing permanent outdoor amusement and entertainment services for a fee or admission charge, including amusement parks, golf courses, driving ranges, go- cart courses, tennis courts, pools, and waterslides. Does not include "amphitheaters", "hot springs resort/spa", "temporary uses" (e.g., circuses, carnivals, fairs, festivals and concerts), or "public parks and recreation facilities", which are defined separately.

Communal Housing. Shared living quarters without separate kitchen facilities for each room or unit, where five or more rooms or beds are rented individually to tenants under separate rental agreements, with or without meal service included. This classification includes convents and monasteries, rooming and boarding houses, dormitories, heavy cooperatives, and other types of organizational housing intended for long-term occupancy (more than thirty

consecutive calendar days) but excludes transient occupancy uses, and "residential care facilities", "supportive housing", and "transitional housing", which are defined separately.

Composting, Green Waste Facility. A solid waste facility that utilizes a controlled biological process of degrading non- hazardous solid waste. A facility may include materials processing and hauling equipment; structures to control drainage; and structures to collect and treat leachate; and storage areas for the incoming waste, the final products, and residual materials.

Contracted Services. Establishments or places of business primarily engaged in construction and maintenance activities, such as plumbing, heating and air conditioning, janitorial, and pest extermination.

Crop Production and Processing. Raising and harvesting of plants, tree crops, row crops, or field crops on an agricultural or commercial basis, including packing and processing, but not cooking. Includes horticulture establishments engaged in the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental trees and shrubs for wholesale and incidental retail sales. Excludes uses for which other garden, nursery or landscape merchandise are stored and sold on the site. This use classification excludes "food and kindred products processing" and "wineries, breweries and distilleries", which are defined separately.

Cultural Institutions. Institutions engaged primarily in the display or preservation of objects of interest in the arts or sciences that are open to the public on a regular basis. This classification includes buildings of an educational, charitable, or philanthropic nature; libraries; museums; historical sites; art galleries, and art studios for painters, sculptors, and other artists. This use classification excludes "broadcasting studios", which is defined separately.

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Day Care Center. Establishments providing non-medical care for persons on a less than twenty-four-hour basis other than "family day care home". This classification includes nursery schools, preschools, and day care facilities for children or adults, and any other day care facility licensed by the state of California. Such use must comply with all applicable state regulations, and specifically those set forth in the California Health and Safety Code commencing with Section 1596.70, to be considered a day care center. See also "family day care home".

Domestic Violence Shelter. See "emergency shelters—domestic violence".

Drive-Through Facilities. Facilities where services and purchases of minor items may be obtained by motorists without leaving their vehicles. Examples of such facilities include drive-up bank teller windows, pharmacies, dry cleaners, coffee kiosks and other similar uses. Excludes "drive-through restaurants", which are defined separately.

Drive-Through Restaurants. See "restaurants—drive through".

Dwelling. See "single-family dwelling", "multi-family dwelling", "accessory dwelling unit", and "urban dwelling unit".

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Electricity Generation and Storage Facilities. Solar farms, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and similar uses as a primary use. Does not include standard electrical transmission poles and lines, which are defined as "public utilities facilities, major or minor". Does not include solar panels or other accessory electrical generation that is accessory to an approved residential use.

Employee Housing—Small. Employee housing per Section 17021.5 of the California Health and Safety Code for six or fewer employees. See Employee Housing Act, Sections 17000 et seq. of the California Health and Safety Code.

Employee Housing—Large. Employee housing per Section 17021.6 of the California Health and Safety Code consisting of no more than thirty-six beds in a group quarters or twelve units or spaces designed for use by a single family or household. See Employee Housing Act, Sections 17000 et seq. of the California Health and Safety Code.

Emergency Shelter—General. Housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of one hundred eighty days per calendar year or less by a homeless person. No individual or household may be denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay. (California Health and Safety Code Section 50801(e).

Emergency Shelter—Domestic Violence. A residential facility serving as a center to receive and house persons who are victims of domestic violence, including dependents of the victim, to provide temporary boarding, lodging, counseling, and day care, limited to occupancy of six months or less.

Emergency Shelter—Low Barrier Navigation Center. A Housing First, low barrier, temporary, service-enriched shelter focused on helping homeless individuals and families to quickly obtain permanent housing. Low barrier includes best practices to reduce barriers to entry, such as allowing partners, pets, storage of personal items, and privacy. See California Government Code Section 65660.

Equestrian Facility. Commercial establishment for the maintenance, boarding, training, or competing of horses. May also include riding academies and schools, boarding stables, and exhibition facilities.

Equipment Rental. Outdoor storage of construction, special event, and similar equipment for rental together with incidental maintenance. Does not include outdoor storage without rental as a primary use.

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Family Day Care Home. A day-care facility for children under the age of eighteen for periods of fewer than twenty-four hours a day licensed by the state, which is located in a dwelling unit, where a resident of the dwelling provides care and supervision for fourteen or fewer children (or capacity limits as set forth by the state, including children who reside at the home and are under the age of ten. See Health and Safety Code Section 1596.78. For larger and commercial facilities see "Day Care Center".

Farmers' Market. See "certified farmers market and year-round roadside produce stands".

Financial Institutions. A bank, savings and loan, credit union, or other financial institution that provides retail banking services to individuals and businesses. These uses include only those institutions engaged in the on-site circulation of cash money. Does not include check cashing stores.

Food and Beverage Sales. Retail sales of food and beverages for off-site preparation and consumption including groceries, supermarkets, mini-marts, delis, liquor stores, specialty food stores.

Food and Kindred Products Processing. Facilities that cook, manufacture, package, label, or store food and related products including animal processing for consumption off site but do not provide products directly to a consumer. Uses do not include any retail components unless such retail sales are permitted in the applicable zoning district. This use classification excludes "wineries, breweries and distilleries", which is defined separately. see also "industrial - artisan" for small scale facilities that include onsite sales.

Food Truck. A vending vehicle selling food and/or beverages in an operable motorized coach or trailer with current department of motor vehicles registration and a current food safety permit acceptable to the San Luis Obispo County Environmental Health Services Division.

Food Truck Court. An area designated for two or more food trucks to park for the purpose of selling food and beverages.

Fuel Sales. See "vehicle fuel sales" and "vehicle charging station".

Funeral Services. An establishment primarily engaged in the provision of services involving the care, preparation, or disposition of human remains and conducting memorial services. Typical uses may include crematories, columbaria, mausoleums, mortuaries, funeral chapels, and funeral homes.

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Garage, Automotive. See "vehicle services and repair."

Gasoline Service Station. See "vehicle fuel sales and accessory service."

Government Buildings and Facilities. A building or structure owned, operated, or occupied by a governmental agency to provide a governmental service to the public; in some circumstances, government buildings and facilities may not be open to the public. Does not include government operated day cares, schools, hospitals and similar uses.

Grazing, Temporary. The temporary use of animals for vegetation management typically for fire prevention, not exceeding six months in any year.

Group Care Homes. See "residential care facilities—limited".

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Home Occupation Business. The conduct of a business within a dwelling unit or residential site with the business activity being subordinate to the residential use of the property.

Homeless Shelter. See "emergency shelter".

Hospital. See "medical services—hospitals".

Hot Springs/Resort Spa. Establishments providing health and beauty treatment through such means as built-in spas, steam baths, and saunas as a primary use. Does not include "Lodging", which is defined separately.

Hotels and Motels. Any building or portion thereof containing six or more guest rooms rented for compensation for an occupancy period of thirty consecutive calendar days or less.

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Industrial—Artisan. The small-scale (no more than five thousand square feet) manufacture and/or processing of consumer-oriented goods in a manner that does not produce noticeable odors, air emissions, or other environmental effects; that generates limited associated trucking activity; and includes retail sales of the goods produced on site. Includes activities such as jewelry making, art glass, ceramics, paintings, sculpture, small-scale woodworking, small- scale food production, and other maker spaces.

Industrial—Heavy. The manufacture and/or processing of materials and goods utilizing large quantities of raw materials, and generally requiring high capitalization and production of large quantities of output. Heavy industry often

sells output to other business users rather than consumers. Characteristics of heavy industry include, but are not limited to, heavy trucking activity, noise, emissions requiring federal or state environmental permits, use of large quantities of hazardous materials as defined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and requirement for specialized permits from federal and state occupational health and safety agencies. Includes activities such as processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment, testing (e.g., laboratories), packaging, incidental office storage, and distribution of the parts or products. This classification does not include "recycling collection centers", which is defined separately.

Industrial—Light. The manufacture and/or processing of consumer-oriented goods in a manner that does not produce noticeable odors, air emissions, or other environmental effects, and that has limited associated trucking activity. Light industries generally require limited amounts of raw materials to produce goods. Examples of light industries include, but are not limited to, the manufacture of electronic instruments, equipment, and appliances; pharmaceutical manufacturing; and production apparel manufacturing. Includes activities such as processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment, testing (e.g., laboratories), packaging, incidental office storage, and distribution of the parts or products.

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Junkyard. The use of more than one hundred square feet of the area of any lot for the storage of junk, including scrap metals, salvage, or other scrap materials, or for the dismantling or wrecking of automobiles or other vehicles or machinery, whether for sale or storage.

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Kennel. The commercial provision of shelter/kenneling of four or more dogs, cats, and other household animals, including activities associated with such shelter (e.g., feeding, exercising, grooming, and incidental medical care).

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Living Groups. See "communal housing".

Lodging. See "bed and breakfast inn", "hotels and motels", "recreation vehicle parks", and "rural recreation and camping".

Low Barrier Navigation Center. See "emergency shelter—low barrier navigation center".

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Massage Parlor. See "personal services—restricted".

Medical Services—Clinic, Urgent Care. A facility other than a hospital where medical, mental health, surgical and other personal health services are provided on an outpatient basis. Examples include medical offices of five or more licenses practitioners and/or medical specialties, out-patient care facilities, urgent care facilities, and other allied health services. These facilities may also include incidental medical laboratories. Counseling services by other than medical doctors or psychiatrists are included under "Offices, Professional/Administrative".

Medical Services—Doctor Office. A facility other than a hospital where medical, dental, mental health, surgical, paramedical tattooing accessory to a medical clinic, and/or other personal health care services are provided on an outpatient basis, and that accommodates no more than four licensed primary practitioners (for example, chiropractors, medical doctors, psychiatrists, etc., other than nursing staff) within an individual office suite. A facility with five or more licensed practitioners is instead classified under "medical services, clinic, urgent care".

Medical Services—Hospitals. A facility providing medical, psychiatric, or surgical services for sick or injured persons primarily on an in-patient basis, and including accessory facilities for outpatient and emergency treatment, diagnostic services, training, research, administration, and services to patients, employees, or visitors.

Mobile Home Park. A place, area, or tract of land for the long-term accommodation of two or more mobile homes, including habitation by households. This use does not include "recreational vehicle parks" or "mobile home sales" or "vehicle storage lots", which are defined separately.

Mobile Home Sales. The sale of new or used mobile, manufactured, or modular housing. Does not include the sale of recreational vehicles, which is included in "vehicle sales", defined separately.

Multi-Family Dwelling. A building or portion thereof used and designed as a residence for two or more households living in separate dwelling units each with a kitchen. Types of multi-family residential dwellings include apartments, rowhouses, townhouses, flats, and senior housing developments.

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Nurseries and Garden Centers—Heavy Equipment. Establishments primarily engaged in retailing nursery and garden products in bulk (not packaged), including soil, fertilizer, hay, etc. This classification also includes farm supply and feed stores that deliver or provide fertilizer and soil products in bulk, nonpackaged form.

Nurseries and Garden Centers—Retail. Establishments primarily engaged in retailing nursery and garden products— such as trees, shrubs, plants, seeds, bulbs, and sod—that are predominantly grown elsewhere. These establishments may sell a limited amount of a product they grow themselves. Fertilizer and soil products are stored and sold in package form only. This classification includes wholesale and retail nurseries offering plants for sale. This classification also includes farm supply and feed stores, with products stored and solid in package form.

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Office—Professional/Administrative. Offices of firms or organizations providing professional, executive, management, or administrative services, such as accounting, real estate agents, insurance agents, architectural, computer software design, engineering, graphic design, interior design, investment advisors and brokers, insurance offices, legal offices, real estate and mortgage offices and services, and tax preparation offices. This use classification excludes "financial institutions", which is defined separately.

Outdoor Storage as an Accessory Use. Any materials, products, vehicles, equipment of supplies that are not totally enclosed within a building.

Outdoor Temporary and/or Seasonal Sales. The temporary outdoor use of property for retail sales for a specified duration of time including but not limited to Christmas tree and pumpkin sales.

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Parking Facilities. A public or private space dedicated to accommodating vehicle parking stalls, backup area, driveways, and aisles and in which vehicle parking is the primary use of the site. Includes surface parking lots and parking structures/garages.

Personal Services—General. Establishments providing non-medical services to individual as a primary use. Examples of these uses include barber and beauty shops, clothing, rental, dry cleaners, home electronics and small appliance repair, locksmiths, fortune tellers, pet grooming with no boarding, psychics, shoe repair shops, and tailors. These uses may also include accessory retail sales of products related to the services provided.

Personal Services—Restricted. Personal services that may tend to have a potentially offensive effect upon surrounding areas and which may need to be dispersed to minimize their adverse impacts. Examples of these uses include check cashing stores, massage (licensed, therapeutic, non-sexual), and tanning salons. Does not include tattoo parlors, which are defined separately (see "tattoo parlor").

Professional Office. See "offices, professional/Administrative".

Public Parks and Recreation Facilities. Non-commercial parks, playgrounds, recreation facilities, trails, wildlife preserves and related open spaces, playing fields, courts, gymnasiums, public swimming pools, picnic facilities, tennis courts, and public golf courses, botanical gardens, as well as related food concessions or community centers within the facilities, which are open to the public, maintained by a public entity, and intended for neighborhood or community use. Does not include "commercial recreation facilities, indoor" and "commercial recreation facilities, outdoor", which are defined separately.

Public Utilities Facilities—Major. Electrical substations, generating plants, solid waste collection, including transfer stations and materials recovery facilities, solid waste treatment and disposal, water or wastewater treatment plants, and similar facilities of public agencies or public utilities.

Public Utilities Facilities—Minor. Facilities necessary to support established public utilities involving only minor structures, such as substations, pump stations, switching and relay boxes, transmission lines, poles, towers, and public underground water and sewer lines.

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Reserved.

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Recreational Vehicle Parks. Recreational areas operated and used as transient lodging and overnight stays for recreational vehicles for a period of thirty consecutive calendar days or less. Does not include "mobile home parks", which are defined separately.

Recycling Collection Centers. A facility used for the collection and temporary storage of empty beverage containers, aluminum, glass, paper or clothing or other items for recycling purposes conducted totally within an enclosed structure or container. The term does not include processing (except for "can banks" that crush cans as they are deposited), which is included in "industrial, heavy", defined separately.

Religious Assembly Facility. See "assembly facility - religious."

Residential Care Facilities. Facilities that are licensed by the state to provide permanent living accommodations and twenty-four-hour primarily non-medical care and supervision for persons in need of personal services, supervision, or

assistance with daily tasks. This classification includes facilities that are operated for profit as well as those operated by public or not-for-profit institutions. Does not include "transitional housing" and "supportive housing" which are defined separately.

Residential Care—Assisted Living. A facility that provides a combination of housing and supportive services for the elderly or functionally impaired, including personalized assistance, congregate dining, and recreational and social activities. Living accommodations are shared living quarters with or without separate kitchen or bathroom facilities for each room or unit. These facilities may include medical services. Examples include assisted living facilities, convalescent care, nursing homes, skilled nursing, retirement homes, and retirement communities. The residents in these facilities may require varying levels of assistance. Facilities with six or fewer persons are included in "residential care, limited", which is defined separately.

Residential Care—General. A facility that is located in a residence and licensed by the state to provide care for more than six persons.

Residential Care—Limited. A facility that is located in a residence and licensed by the state to provide care for six or fewer persons.

Resource Extraction. Removal (or mining) of resources from the land including the extraction of sand, gravel, clay, shale, limestone, or any other deposit for profit.

Restaurants. A facility where food is prepared and served on the premises, which may include the sales of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises at the same time as food is consumed. Takeout or delivery service may be provided. This use includes micro-breweries, where the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages are accessory to on-site food service. This classification also includes catering businesses or bakeries that have a storefront retail component. Does not include "cocktail lounges and bars", "commercial kitchens", "tasting rooms", or "Restaurants—Drive-through", which are defined separately.

Restaurants—Drive-through. A facility where food is prepared and served on the premises, and which also allows motorists to order and purchase food without leaving their vehicles.

Retail—General. The retail sale or rental of merchandise not specifically listed under another use classification. This classification includes department stores, and businesses retailing goods such as: clothing, furniture, pet supplies, hardware, toys, hobby materials, handcrafted items, jewelry, cameras, photographic supplies , medical supplies and equipment, pharmacies, electronic equipment, sporting goods, kitchen utensils, appliances, antiques, secondhand goods, art galleries, art supplies and services, paint and wallpaper, carpeting and floor covering, office supplies, bicycles, and new automotive parts and accessories (excluding vehicle service and installation). Does not include "retail, secondhand goods with donation drop off" or "retail—restricted", which are defined separately.

Retail—Restricted. Retail uses that may tend to have a potentially offensive effect upon surrounding areas and which may need to be dispersed to minimize their adverse impacts. Examples of these uses include tobacco/smoke/vape shops and pawn shops, but do not include adult businesses, which are regulated by Chapter 21.59 (Adult Business Uses), nor cannabis retail, which is regulated by Chapter 21.60 (Cannabis).

Retail—Secondhand Goods with Donation Drop Off. The retail sale of secondhand goods that also includes a donation drop-off on the same premises.

Roominghouse. See "communal housing".

Rural Recreation and Camping. Includes dude and guest ranches; hunting and fishing clubs; recreational camps (including incidental RV camping, but not RV parks); group or organized camps and incidental seasonal camping

areas without facilities. Does not include "equestrian facilities" including riding academies and schools, boarding stables, and exhibition facilities, which are defined separately.

RV Parks. See "recreational vehicle parks".

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

School—Business, Trade. Public or private post-secondary schools providing occupational or job skills training for specific occupations, including business and computer schools, trade schools and apprenticeship programs, management training, and technical training schools. Excludes personal instructional services such as music lessons and tutoring.

School—Private. Any private institution of learning, which offers instruction in those courses of study required by the California Education Code or which is maintained pursuant to standards set by the state board of education, including any preschool, kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, senior high school, community or junior college, four-year college or university, or any special institution of learning under the jurisdiction of the state department of education.

School—Public. Any public institution of learning, which offers instruction in those courses of study required by the California Education Code or which is maintained pursuant to standards set by the state board of education, including any preschool, kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, senior high school, community or junior college, four-year college or university, or any special institution of learning under the jurisdiction of the state department of education.

Self-Service Petroleum Sales. See "vehicle fuel sales and accessory services".

Self-Storage Facility. A facility divided into individual compartments offering enclosed storage with individual access for personal effects and household goods intended to be used principally to provide rental spaces to the general public, including mini-warehouses and mini-storage. This use excludes workshops, hobby shops, manufacturing, or commercial activity.

Senior Housing. Senior housing is a congregation of age-restricted "apartment-type" living units with kitchen facilities in each unit of which there is at least one occupant who is a minimum age of fifty-five.

Sidewalk Vendor. A person who sells food or merchandise from a vending vehicle (including a pushcart, stand, display, pedal-driven cart, wagon, showcase, rack, or other nonmotorized conveyance), or from one's person, upon a public sidewalk or city park consistent with Subsection 21.20.040(B) and California Government Code Sections 51036 through 51039.

Single-Family Dwelling. A structure designed for occupancy by one household with only one indoor kitchen, which is not attached to other dwelling units, other than an accessory dwelling unit, and not located on a lot with commercial uses. This definition also includes individual manufactured housing units installed on a foundation system pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 18551.

Supportive Housing. Housing with no limit on length of stay that is occupied by the target population, and linked to on- or off-site services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving their health status, and maximizing their ability to live and, when possible, work in the community as defined by California Government Code Section 65582(f), as may be amended from time to time). A target population means persons with low incomes having one or more disabilities, including mental illness, HIV or AIDS, substance abuse, or other chronic health conditions, or individuals eligible for services provided under the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Welfare and Institutions [W&I] Code Section 4500) and may include—among other populations—adults,

emancipated youth, families, families with children, elderly persons, young adults aging out of the foster care system, individuals exiting from institutional settings, veterans, and homeless people. Supportive housing may be designed as a residential group living facility or as a regular residential use and includes both facilities that provide on-site and offsite services.

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Tasting Room. An establishment that offers wine for the sampling or tasting of agricultural products grown, produced, or processed in the surrounding region. Tasting rooms may include food sales as an accessory use. For uses that include manufacturing, see "wineries, breweries and distilleries", which is defined separately.

Tattoo Parlor. An establishment where the act of tattooing or body piercing of humans takes place. This includes tattooing or body piercing as a primary or accessory use. For permanent makeup and ear piercing as an accessory use, see "personal services".

Temporary Uses. A use that is designed, operated, and occupies a site for a limited specified period of time.

Theater. An indoor facility where movies or live performances are shown for public entertainment.

Transit Facility. A facility or location with the primary purpose of transfer, loading, and unloading of passengers and baggage. May include facilities for the provision of passenger services such as ticketing, restrooms, lockers, waiting areas, passenger vehicle parking and bus bays, for layover parking, and interior bus cleaning and incidental repair. Includes rail and bus terminals but does not include terminals serving airports, heliports, or spaceports.

Transitional Housing. Buildings configured as rental housing developments, but operated under program requirements that require the termination of assistance and recirculation of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at some predetermined future point in time, which shall be no less than six months from the beginning of the program as defined by California Government Code Section 65582(h), as may be amended from time to time.

Truck Stop. Any establishment engaged in the maintenance, servicing, storage or repair of commercial vehicles or rendered including the dispensing of motor fuel or petroleum products directly into motor vehicles, the sale of accessories or equipment for trucks and similar commercial vehicles. A truck stop also may include overnight accommodation and restaurant facilities solely for the use of truck crews.

Truck Terminals. A building, structure or place where, for the purpose of a common carrier, trucks or transports are rented, leased, kept for hire, or stored, or parked for remuneration or from which trucks or transports are dispatched.

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Urban Dwelling Unit. Dwelling unit accessory to a primary dwelling unit with complete kitchen and bathroom for one or more persons regulated by California Government Code Section 65852.21 and Chapter 21.65 (Urban Dwelling Units) of this code.

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Vehicle Charging Station. An establishment engaged in the retail sale of electricity as a vehicle fuel as a primary use. Does not include accessory uses such as retail or food sales, vehicle repair services, sales of vehicle parts or equipment, or vehicle washing. Vehicle charging stations with accessory uses are defined as "vehicle fuel sales and

accessory service". Does not include electric vehicle charging stations that are located within a parking area associated with and accessory to another allowed use.

Vehicle Fuel Sales and Accessory Service. An establishment engaged in the retail sale of vehicle fuels (gasoline, diesel fuel, compressed natural gas, or other fuels for motor vehicles are sold to the public on a retail or wholesale basis); or the retail sale of these fuels in combination with activities, such as providing minor vehicle repair services; selling automotive oils, replacement parts, and accessories; and/or accessory retail and grocery sales and automated vehicle washing. Does not include electric vehicle charging stations as a primary use, which are defined separately as "vehicle charging station". Does not include body and fender work or "heavy" repair of trucks or other motor vehicles (see "vehicle services and repair"). Does not include electric vehicle charging stations that are located within a parking area associated with and accessory to another allowed use.

Vehicle Rental and Accessory Services. Rental of automobiles, motorcycles, mopeds, motorized scooters, recreational vehicles, trucks, and similar vehicles and equipment powered by a motor, including on-site storage and incidental maintenance that does not require pneumatic lifts or tools.

Vehicle Sales. A retail establishment selling new or used automobiles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, trucks, boats, farm equipment, and similar vehicles, as well as any use that requires approval from the California Department of Motor Vehicles for vehicles displayed outdoors. May also include the sale, installation, and servicing of related equipment and parts incidental to vehicle dealerships.

Vehicle Services and Repair—Car Wash. See "car wash".

Vehicle Services and Repair—Major Repair/Body Work. Major repair of automobiles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, or trucks including light-duty trucks (i.e., gross vehicle weights of less than ten thousand pounds) and heavy-duty trucks (i.e., gross vehicle weights of more than ten thousand pounds). Examples of uses include full- service motor vehicle repair garages; body and fender shops; servicing of cooling and air conditioning, electrical, fuel and exhaust systems; wheel alignment and balancing; tire sales, service, and installation shops; shock absorber replacement; chassis lubrication; engine tune-ups; brake shops; machine shops, painting shops; towing services, and transmission shops. Does not include vehicle dismantling or salvage and tire retreading or recapping.

Vehicle Services and Repair—Minor Repair/Maintenance. Minor repair and maintenance of automobiles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, or light trucks, vans or similar size vehicles (i.e., vehicles that have gross vehicle weights less than ten thousand pounds) including detailing as an accessory use, installation of electronic equipment (e.g., alarms, audio equipment, etc.); relining and repairs; oil and air filter replacement; smog checks; and installation of window film, and similar accessory equipment.

Vehicle Storage Lots. The storage of operative or inoperative vehicles. These uses include storage of towed vehicles, impound yards, and storage lots for buses and recreational vehicles, but does not include vehicle dismantling or offsite parking, which are separately defined as "parking facilities".

Veterinarian. Establishments where household animals receive medical and surgical treatment and may be temporarily boarded indoors in association with such medical or surgical treatment only. Does not include "kennels, pet boarding", which is defined separately.

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Warehousing, Wholesale and Distribution. Facilities for indoor storage; distribution; or sale of goods to other firms for resale, business-to-business sales, and sales to individual consumers through mail or internet orders without sales to the public on-site or direct public access. This use normally operates from a warehouse or office having little or no

display of merchandise and are not designed to solicit walk-in traffic. This classification excludes the storage of hazardous chemical, mineral, and explosive materials. Does not include personal storage (mini storage) facilities offered for rent or lease to the public ("self storage").

Wineries, Breweries, and Distilleries. An establishment, which as the primary use produces ales, beers, meads, hard ciders, wine, liquor and/or similar beverages on-site. Also includes incidental sale of beverages for on-site and off-site consumption in keeping with the regulations of the Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF). Establishments may provide food service that is subordinate to the production and sale of alcoholic beverages.

Wireless Communication Facilities. Facilities that transmit and/or receive electromagnetic or radio frequency waves, including, but not limited to towers, antennas, monopoles, distributed antenna systems, wireless utility monitoring and control services, support or accessory structures and related equipment. Amateur radio operators are not included in this definition.

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Reserved.

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Reserved.

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)

Reserved.

(Ord. No. 1144 N.S., § 3(Exh. A), 10-1-2024)