Article 700 — LIST OF TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
700.01: LIST OF TERMS:
Porterville Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · 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
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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