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700.01: LIST OF TERMS:

Porterville Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-09 · Porterville

ARC districts (agriculture/rural/conservation districts) Abutting or adjoining Accessory building Accessory structure Accessory use Acre, gross Acre, net Adjacent Affordable housing terms Additional incentive Affordable rent Affordable sales price Density bonus Density bonus units Economically feasible Housing cost Lower income household Maximum residential density Moderate income household Regulatory agreement Senior citizen Senior citizen housing development Target unit Very low income household Aggrieved person Alley Alteration Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Animal-related terms Household pet Livestock Area, gross Balcony Base district Bedroom Bicycle parking, long-term Bicycle parking, short-term Block Blockface Building Building, accessory Building footprint Building front Building height Building, main C districts (commercial districts) California Building Code (CBC)

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Carport City City Council City Engineer Code Enforcement Officer Commercial vehicle Community Development Director Compatible Condition of use Conditionally permitted Construction Conversion County Crew quarters D districts (downtown districts) Deck Demolition Density Development Development agreement Development ordinance District Double frontage lot Drive-through facilities Driveway Dwelling unit Easement Effective date Emergency Engineering and Project Management Director Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Facade Family Feasible Fence Floor area Floor area ratio Foot-candle Footprint Freeway Frontage, street (frontage, lot) Garage General Plan Glare Gross leasable area Ground floor

Habitable area Hazardous materials Heat Height Home occupation Household Illegal use In-lieu fees Intensity of use International Building Code Intersection, street Kitchen Land division terms Abut Access, approved Adjoin Applicant Arterial Block Centerline Collector street Community apartment project Condominium Condominium project Conversion Cul-de-sac Design Final Map Flood or flooding Frontage road Improvements Industrial street Local street Lot line adjustment Map Act Merger Minor street Parcel Parcel Map Preliminary Map Private street Public improvement Remainder Standard plans and specifications Stock cooperative Subdivider Subdivision

Subdivision design Tentative Map Tentative Parcel Map Vesting Tentative Map Landscaping Landscaping terms Anti-drain or check valve Automatic controller Backflow prevention device Controller Emitter Hydrozone Irrigation efficiency Operating pressure Overspray Runoff Lighting terms Foot-candle Light fixture Light fixture cutoff Full cutoff Cutoff Semi-cutoff Non-cutoff Shielded fixture Living room Long-term parking Lot Lot area Lot coverage Lot depth Lot frontage Lot line Lot line types Front lot line Interior lot line Rear lot line Side lot line Street side lot line Lot types Lot, corner Lot, flag Lot, interior Lot, key Lot, reversed corner Lot, through Lot width

ing terms Foot-candle Light fixture Light fixture cutoff Full cutoff Cutoff Semi-cutoff Non-cutoff Shielded fixture Living room Long-term parking Lot Lot area Lot coverage Lot depth Lot frontage Lot line Lot line types Front lot line Interior lot line Rear lot line Side lot line Street side lot line Lot types Lot, corner Lot, flag Lot, interior Lot, key Lot, reversed corner Lot, through Lot width

Maintenance and repair Manufactured home Mobile home Noise terms Ambient noise level Decibel Mobile noise source Noise Noise level reduction (NLR) Nonconforming use and development terms Abandoned Illegal nonconforming building or use Nonconforming building or structure Nonconforming lot Nonconforming sign Nonconforming use Nuisance Occupancy, change in On-site On-site loading facilities Open space types Common open space Private open space Usable open space Opposite Outdoor storage Owner Parking area Permit Permitted use Person Persons with disabilities Porch Pre-existing Project Public Works Director Qualified applicant Queuing area R district (residential district) Recreational vehicle Redevelopment Agency Rescission Right-of-way Screening Setback Sexually oriented business terms (see section 301.17, "Sexually Oriented Businesses", of this chapter) Sidewalk

Sign-related terms Abandoned sign Animated sign Area of sign Awning sign Balloon Banner Building frontage Building-mounted sign Can sign (box sign) Canopy Center identification sign Changeable copy sign Channel letters Construction sign Directional sign Electronic message center sign Fence sign Flag Freestanding sign Height Identifiable area Identification sign Illegal sign Illuminated sign Inflatable sign Logo Mansard Marquee sign Master Sign Program Monument sign Neon sign New subdivision Off-site advertising sign Off-site directional sign Parapet Pennant Pole sign Political sign Portable sign Projecting sign Real estate sign Roof sign Sign Sign area Sign copy Sign face

Temporary sign Vehicle display sign Vehicle for sale sign Wall sign Window sign Site Specific plan State Story Street Strip mall Structural alteration Structure Accessory structure Permanent structure Primary structure (main structure) Temporary structure Swimming pool Tandem parking Telecommunication terms Amateur radio antenna Antenna Camouflage Co-location Communication tower Ground mounted Monopole Wireless telecommunications facility Temporary uses Garage sales Model homes Outdoor sales, temporary and seasonal Unit Use Use, accessory Use, primary Use, sensitive Variance Vibration Visible Weekday Yard Front yard Interior side yard Rear yard Street side yard Zoning Administrator

Zoning district (Ord. 1843, 11-7-2017; amd. Ord. 1873, 6-2-2020)

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