Chapter 19.08 — DEFINITIONS

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this title, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Accessory building or structure means a building which is attached to or detached from the main building on a parcel or lot, the use of which is ancillary to that of the main building. An accessory building includes, but is not limited to, greenhouse, storage shed, pool house, cabana, barn, stable or workshop. Accessory buildings do not include "guest houses," "second units", "granny flats", accessory dwelling units, or junior accessory dwelling units. No accessory buildings shall be erected unless a primary building exists on the parcel.

Accessory use means a use customarily incidental and accessory to the principal use of a lot or a building located upon the same lot or building site.

Advertising structure means an on-site or off-site structure of any kind erected or maintained for outdoor advertising purposes, upon which any poster, bill, printing, painting, or symbols of any kind may be placed, including statuary for advertising purposes.

Alley means a public thoroughfare, other than a street, having a width of not more than 20 feet nor less than 16 feet which affords only a secondary means of access to abutting property, as determined by the City Engineer.

Alter means change in copy, sign face, color, material, illumination, size, shape, position, construction or supporting structure of any sign.

Amenities means facilities which enhance the operation of a use and make it more attractive to present and future uses.

Animal hospital means a place where animals or pets are given medical or surgical treatment and are cared for during the time of such treatment. Use as a kennel shall be limited to short-time boarding, and shall be only incidental to such hospital use.

Anti-drain valve or check valve means a valve located under a sprinkler head to hold water in the system so as to minimize drainage from the lower elevation sprinkler heads.

Apartment house means a building containing separate dwelling units for three or more families.

Application efficiency (AE) shall be determined as follows:

AE=0.85 for irrigation systems that have a centralized control system or controllers that measure or can be programmed to use evapotranspiration rates, or systems that use other control such as moisture sensors;

AE = 0.65 for irrigation systems which do not have any of the above soil or weather driven type controls.

Application rate means the depth of water applied to a given area, measured in inches per hour.

Applied water means the portion of water supplied by the irrigation system to the landscape.

Approved means having received the consent, endorsement or permission of the city or any advisory agency thereof and shall include those maps or actions which have been "conditionally approved."

As-built plans means drawings which show significant changes in the work made during construction and which are usually based on drawings marked up on the field and other data furnished by the contractor.

Automatic controller means a mechanical or solid state timer capable of operating a valve station to set the days and length of a water application.

Automobile storage space means a permanently maintained space on the same lot or building site as the use it is designed to serve, having an area of not less than 200 square feet, and so located and arranged as to permit the storage of and be readily accessible to a passenger automobile of average size under its own power.

Backflow prevention device means a safety device used to prevent pollution or contamination of the water supply due to the reverse flow of water from the irrigation system.

Bed and breakfast means dwelling where lodging and breakfast is provided for compensation and in which there are no more than five guestrooms. The use must be managed and operated solely by the owner of the property. Meals are not restricted to breakfast only, but no cooking facilities shall be allowed in the guestrooms. A guest may not stay in the dwelling for more than 14 days in any calendar year.

Bench means a seat located upon or adjacent to public property for the use of a combination of passersby or persons awaiting transportation.

Boardinghouse, roominghouse, or lodging house means a building or portion thereof which is used to accommodate for compensation three or more boarders or roomers in addition to the members of the occupant's immediate family occupying such building.

Building means any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls, designed or used for the housing or enclosure of person, animals, chattels or property of any kind and shall include, but not be limited to, garages, carports, patio covers and gazebos.

Building frontage means the building elevation which fronts on a public street, public parking lot, or pedestrian walk.

Bulk reverse vending machine means a reverse vending machine that is larger than 50 square feet, designed to accept more than one container at a time, and pays by weight instead of by container.

Bulletin board means a sign of permanent character, but with removable letters, words or numerals indicating the names of persons associated with or events conducted upon or products or services offered upon the premises which such signs are located and maintained.

Cabana means a structure for residential occupancy in conjunction with a mobilehome, manufactured home or factory-built housing, but not containing a kitchen.

Car-share service means a mobility enhancement service that provides an integrated citywide network of neighborhood-based motor vehicles available only to members by reservation on an hourly basis, or in smaller intervals, and at variable rates. Car-sharing is designed to complement existing transit and bicycle transportation systems by providing a practical alternative to private motor vehicle ownership, with the goal of reducing over-dependency on individually owned motor vehicles. Car-share vehicles must be located at unstaffed, self-service locations (other than any incidental garage valet service), and generally be available for pick-up by members 24 hours per day at said location. A car-share service shall provide automobile insurance for its members when using car-share vehicles and shall assume responsibility for maintaining car-share vehicles.

CEQA means the California Environmental Quality Act and CEQA Guidelines as contained in the Public Resources Code.

Change of zone means the legislative act of removing one or more parcels of land from one zone and placing them in another zone.

Child care center means any child care facility of 13 or more children (other than a family child care home), and includes infant centers, preschool and extended child care facilities. Such a facility shall provide nonmedical services to children under 18 years of age in need of personal services, supervision or

assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual on less than a 24-hour basis.

Church means an establishment, the principal purpose which is religious worship with ancillary uses in the principal structure or in separate buildings, including Sunday school rooms, assembly rooms, kitchen, library room, one-family dwelling unit and day nurseries operated by and on the church site, but excluding facilities for residence of or training of religious orders.

City means the City of Perris and/or its employees.

City council means the city council of the City of Perris.

Club means a nonprofit association of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated for some common purpose, but not including groups organized primarily to render a service customarily carried on as a business.

Cocktail lounge means any establishment which serves alcohol for the purpose of on-site consumption with or without incidental sales of prepared food.

Collection facility means a center for the acceptance by donation, redemption or purchase of recyclable materials from the public. Such a facility does not use power-driven processing equipment except as indicated in sections 19.76.040 through 19.76.070. Collection facilities may include the following:

(1)

Reverse vending machines.

(2)

Small collection facilities which occupy an area of not more than 500 square feet, and may include:

a.

A mobile unit.

b.

Bulk reverse vending machines or a grouping of reverse vending machines occupying no more than 50 square feet.

c.

Kiosk type units which may include permanent structures.

d.

Unattended containers placed for the donation of recyclable materials.

(3)

Large collection facilities which may occupy an area of more than 500 square feet and may include permanent structures.

Collector street means a two-lane roadway as designated in the city General Plan Circulation Element. The width of collector streets can range from a curb-to-curb width of 40 feet to 64 feet with sidewalk either on one side or both sides of the street depending on the particular design and traffic volumes to be served.

Commercial stable means a stable for horses which are let, hired, used or boarded on a commercial basis and for compensation.

Common open space means that open space upon a lot or parcel to which it is appurtenant, which can be used by and is accessible to all the inhabitants of the property for outside living, activity or recreation. It shall not include front or side yard setbacks, driveways, interior streets, parking areas, utility space such as trash, transformer or laundry areas, A clubhouse counts as common open space.

Complex means any group of two or more buildings, or individual units within a single building.

Consistent means free from variation or contradiction. For example, state law requires consistency between a general plan and implementation measures such as the zoning ordinance or development code.

Convalescent hospital means an institution rendering extended care, nursing, dietary and other personal services to convalescents, invalids or aged persons, in which surgery is not performed and primary treatment such as is customarily given in general hospitals is not provided. The term "convalescent hospital" includes nursing homes, convalescent homes, rest homes and sanitariums.

Conversion factor (0.62) means the number that converts the maximum applied water allowance from acre- inches per acre per year to gallons per square foot per year. The conversion factor is calculated as follows:

(325,900 gallons/43,560 square feet)/12 inches = 0.62

325,900 gallons = one acre foot.

43,560 square feet = one acre.

12 inches = one foot.

To convert gallons per year to 100 cubic feet per year, another common billing unit for water, divide gallons per year by 748. (748 gallons = 100 cubic feet).

Corner lot means a lot situated at the intersection of two or more streets, having an angle of intersection of not more than 135 degrees.

Corner lot, reversed, means a corner lot in which the street side lot line is substantially a continuation of the front lot line of the lot upon which the rear of the reversed corner lot abuts.

Council means the city council of the City of Perris.

Coverage means the percentage of total site area covered by structures, open or enclosed, excluding the following uncovered structures: steps, courts, patios, terraces and swimming pools.

Dairy means any premises defined as a "dairy farm" by statute of the state where cows are kept, milked, or maintained for the production of milk on a commercial scale.

Day care home, family, means a home which regularly provides care, protection and supervision of 12 or fewer children, in the provider's own home, for periods of less than 24 hours per day, while the parents or guardians are away and includes small family day care homes and large family day care homes.

Day care home, large family, means a home which provides family child care to seven to 12 children under the age of ten years who do not reside at the home. The use of large family child care homes shall be considered a residential use of property for all residential zone districts.

Day care home, small family, means a home which provides family child care to six or fewer children including children under the age of ten years (who are not in school during the hours which care is provided) who do not reside at the home. The use of small family child care homes shall be considered a residential use of property for all residential zone districts.

dB means a decibel rating used to express the relative intensity of a sound as it is heard by the human ear.

Density bonus means a density increase over the otherwise maximum allowable residential density under the applicable zoning ordinance and land use element of the general plan as of the date project application is received pursuant to Chapter 19.57.

Developer means the legal or equitable owner, or his authorized representative, of any lot or parcel within the city who intends to develop such lot in compliance with the provisions of this title.

Development means any building or other alteration of or use to which land is put and construction incidental thereto.

Development application means any formal application submitted to the city required as a prerequisite to developing property.

Director means the Director of Development Services of development services for the city, or his or her designee.

Dismantling yard means the dismantling or wrecking of used motor vehicles or trailers, or the storage, sale or dumping of dismantled, partially dismantled, obsolete or wrecked vehicles, or their parts, but shall not include the incidental storage of damaged vehicles in connection with the operation of a repair garage.

Distribution efficiency means the following for different types of irrigation heads or emitters:

(1)