Title 17 — Public Health entitled "Regulations
Ripon Municipal Code § 16.12.040 Definitions and Use Types
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16.12.010 Purpose.¶
Use classifications describe one or more uses having similar characteristics, but do not list every use or activity that may be within the classification. The purpose of this Chapter is to classify uses according to a limited number of uses based on common functional, product or compatibility characteristics, by providing a basis for the regulation of uses according to criteria that are directly relevant to the public health, safety, and general welfare. The classifications will apply throughout the Title. (Ord. 606, 1999)
16.12.020 Classification Rules.¶
All uses will be classified according to the use
types described in this Chapter. The classifications
will comply with the provisions of this Chapter.
A. TYPES OF USES REGULATED. Only
principal uses are included within the Use
Classification System. Accessory uses and
temporary uses are regulated by the use regulations
for each zoning district.
B. TYPICAL USES WITHIN USE TYPES.
The description of the use types in this Chapter
often contains typical uses classified within that
use type. These typical uses are examples and are
not meant to include all uses that may properly be
classified with the use type.
C. CLASSIFYING NEW USES. New uses
will be classified into use types based on the
description
of
the
use
types
and
upon
characteristics similar to other uses already
classified within this type, subject to the applicable
provisions of this Section. (Ord. 606, 1999)
16.12.030 Authority and Responsibility.¶
The Director shall have the authority and responsibilities with respect to the Use Classification System. A. CLASSIFY USES. The Director shall have the authority to classify uses according to use type or to decide that a use does not fit under any use type and, therefore, is not permitted. B. LIST OF USES. The Director shall develop and maintain an administrative list of common uses and the use types into which they are classified. C. PROCEDURE. The classification of a use is an administrative decision without notice and hearing, except that an application can appeal the Director’s decision according to Section 16.08.060. (Ord. 606, 1999)
16.12.040 Definitions and Use Types¶
ABANDONED. To cease or suspend from
developing or maintaining a building or use for a
stated period of time.
ABANDONED ACTIVITY. A business or
activity with no reported sales activity for at least
180 days. Exceptions are temporary closures for
repairs, alterations, or other similar situations.
ABUTTING (adjacent). Two or more parcels
sharing a common boundary, of at least one point.
ACCESS. Safe, adequate, and usable ingress
or egress to a property or use.
ACCESS RESTRICTION. That right of
access to a parcel has been dedicated to the City
and that, as a consequence, a property owner no
longer has a right to go to and from his/her
property over that right-of-way line.
ACCESSORY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE.
A structure, detached from the principal structure
on the same lot, incidental to the principal
building, not designed for permanent human
habitation, and may include conditioned space.
The term “Accessory Building or Structure”
includes sheds, detached garages, workshops, tool
and storage buildings over one hundred twenty
(120) square feet, recreation rooms and pool
houses.
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT. An
accessory dwelling unit shall mean an attached or
detached
residential
unit,
which
provides
complete, independent living facilities for one or
more persons. It shall include permanent
provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and
sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family
dwelling unit. An accessory dwelling unit also
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includes the following:
a. An efficiency unit as defined in Section
17958.1 of the Health and Safety Code.
b. A manufactured home as defined in Section
18007 of the Health and Safety Code.
ACTION. The decision made by a review
authority on a land use application, including
appropriate findings, environmental determination
and conditions of approval, where applicable.
ADULT BUSINESSES. Establishments or
places of business primarily engaged in an adult
oriented type of business. For further explanations
and requirements for adult-oriented businesses see
Chapter 16.110. The following are categories of
this use type:
a. Adult Book Store: An adult bookstore
includes any commercial establishment, vending
machine, dispenser, booth, cart or other stand
alone unit that has more than twenty-five (25%)
percent of its merchandise (as measured by cost of
inventory, retail floor area, retail value, or gross
revenue) in books, magazines, photographs,
paraphernalia, drawings, motion pictures, video
tapes,
films,
or
other
audio
or
visual
representations, which describe or depict sexual
intercourse,
fellatio,
cunnilingus,
bestiality,
sodomy, sadomasochism, or other sexual conduct.
b. Adult Entertainment Center: An adult
entertainment center includes any commercial
establishment, vending machine, dispenser, booth,
cart or other stand alone unit that shows or
provides films, or displays them on a viewer,
screen, or television set, more than twenty-five
(25%) percent of which depict, describe, or relate
to sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, bestiality,
sodomy, sadomasochism, or other sexual conduct;
or any commercial establishment that provides live
entertainment wherein the entertainers perform
partially or totally nude.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING. That housing
which can be rented or purchased by those of
moderate, low and very low incomes as specified
in the California Code of Regulations (Title 25,
Sections 6922 and 6924).
AGRICULTURE. The use of land for
farming,
dairying,
pasturing
and
grazing,
horticulture,
floriculture,
viticulture,
apiaries,
animal and poultry husbandry, and accessory
activities, including but not limited to storage,
harvesting, feeding or maintenance of equipment
excluding stockyards, slaughtering or commercial
processing.
AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL. The background
noise
level
always
present
when
isolated,
identifiable sources are absent.
AMBULANCE SERVICES. Provision of
emergency
medical
transportation
vehicles,
including incidental office services, and storage
and maintenance of vehicles.
ANIMAL
BOARDING
SERVICES.
Establishments providing shelter and care for small
domestic
animals
on
a
commercial
basis.
Activities of this use type include feeding,
exercising, grooming and incidental medical care.
The facility shall be located at least 300 feet away
from any residentially zoned district if any
operations and/or boarding of animals is not
conducted within an entirely enclosed and
soundproofed building.
ANIMAL
GROOMING
SERVICES.
Establishments focusing primarily on bathing and
trimming services for small animals on a
commercial basis, and includes indoor boarding of
domestic animals for a maximum period of forty-
eight (48) hours.
ALLEY. A public or private way, at the rear
or side of property, permanently reserved as an
supplementary means of vehicular or pedestrian
access to abutting property.
ALTERATION. Any construction or physical
change in the internal arrangement of rooms or
supporting members of a building or structure, or
change in appearance of any building or structure.
ANCILLARY USE. A use incidental to and
customarily associated with a specific principal
use, located on the same lot or parcel, including,
but not limited to, massage therapy/spa, body art
and kennels or boarding of pets.
ANTENNA. A device for transmitting or
receiving radio, television, or any other transmitted
signal.
APARTMENT, MULTI-FAMILY. The part
of a structure designed and used for occupancy by
two or more individual persons or families living
independently of each other, including duplex,
triplex, fourplex, and other multi-unit designs.
APPLICANT. The owner(s) or lessee(s) of
property, or their agent(s), or person(s) who have
contracted to purchase property contingent upon
their ability to acquire the necessary permits under
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this Development Title, or their agents.
AREA OF BENEFIT. A geographical area
created to spread the cost of a service or
improvements. An area of benefit is also
sometimes referred to as a “Local Benefit
District”.
ASSEMBLY/LIGHT
MANUFACTURING.
An establishment engaged in assembly and/or light
manufacturing
activities
that
use
moderate
amounts of partially processed materials to
produce items of relatively high value per unit
weight, such as consumer electronics, small
household items, etc.
ATTACHED. Any structure that has an interior
wall or roof in common with another structure.
AUTO/TRUCK TRAVEL PLAZA. Minor
servicing and washing of trucks, retail sales of fuel
and
auto/truck
accessories,
restaurants,
convenience
market
and
overnight
accommodations available for truck crews.
AUTO SALES LOT. An open area used for
the display, sale, rental or consignment of new or
used automobiles, vans or small trucks.
BANQUET FACILITY. A function hall,
reception hall or banquet hall is a room or building
for the purpose of hosting a party, banquet,
wedding or other reception or other social event.
BAR/TAVERN. A drinking establishment
whose primary function is the serving of alcoholic
beverages for consumption on the premises.
BARN. A building used especially for storing
hay and grain and for housing livestock or farm
equipment.
BASEMENT. A story partly or completely
under-ground. A basement shall be counted as a
story for purposes of height measurement where
any portion of a basement has more than one half
its height above average finished ground level.
BED AND BREAKFAST INN. A transit
lodging establishment primarily engaged in
providing overnight or otherwise temporary
lodging for the general public and may provide
meals to the extent otherwise permitted by law.
BIKEWAY. An area, either within or outside
the right-of-way of a dedicated street, where
bicycle travel is the designated use. ABikeway@
includes bike paths and bike lanes.
BLOCK. A parcel of land surrounded by
public streets, highways, freeways, railroad rights-
of way, flood control channels, creeks, washes,
rivers,
or
unsubdivided
acreage
or
any
combination thereof.
BOARDING HOUSE. A structure where
lodging and meals for five or more boarders is
provided for compensation.
BUILDING. Any structure having a roof
supported by columns or walls.
BUILDING AREA. The net portion of the lot
remaining after deducting all required setbacks
from the gross area of the lot.
BUILDING COVERAGE (Lot Coverage).
The percent of lot area that may be covered by
buildings or structures on a lot.
BUILDING HEIGHT. The vertical distance
from the pad grade to the highest point of the
coping of a flat roof, or to the deck line of a
mansard roof, or to the average height of the
highest gable of a sloping roof.
BUILDING, MAIN. A building in which the
principal use is conducted.
BUILDING SITE. The ground area occupied
or to be occupied by a building or group of
buildings with all of the open spaces required by
this Title.
CARPORT. A permanent roofed structure not
completely enclosed to be used for vehicle
parking.
CARETAKER
RESIDENCE.
Complete
independent living facility used only by an
individual whose presence on the property is
necessary for the operation of the business and/or
to prevent vandalism, pilferage, damage, or
destruction of property, structures or equipment on
the same parcel.
CARGO CONTAINERS. A standardized,
reusable vessel a maximum of forty feet (40’) in
length, eight feet (8’) in width and eight feet, six
inches (8’-6”) in height that is or appears to be: 1)
Originally, specifically or formerly designed for or
used in the parking, shipping, movement,
transportation or storage of freight, articles, goods
or commodities; or 2) Designed for or capable of
being mounted or moved on a rail car; or 3)
Designed for or capable of being mounted on a
chassis or bogie for movement by truck trailer or
loaded on a ship.
CATERING SERVICE. Preparation of food
and beverages for off-site consumption.
CEMETERY. Services or grounds involving the
keeping of bodies below ground on cemetery
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grounds and the incidental provision of interring, undertaking, and crematory services on said cemetery grounds. CHILD CARE CENTERS. Child day-care services for fifteen (15) or more children. Typical uses include child care centers, preschools, and day nurseries. CHURCHES. Structures and grounds used for religious worship and incidental religious education, but not including private schools. CITY. The City of Ripon. CITY COUNCIL. The City Council of the City of Ripon. CLUB. An association of persons, whether or not incorporated, organized for some common purpose, but not including a group organized primarily to render a service customarily carried on as a business. CLUBS AND LODGES.
Meeting,
recreational, or social facilities of a private or
nonprofit organization primarily for use of
members or guests. This use type includes union
halls, social clubs and centers for youths or
seniors.
COMMERCIAL
RECREATION
AND
ENTERTAINMENT. Provision of participant
and/or spectator recreation or entertainment. The
use types include theaters, sports venues and
stadiums, race tracks, amusement parks, bowling
alleys, billiard parlors, ice/roller skating rinks, golf
courses, miniature golf courses, scale model
courses, shooting galleries, tennis/ racquetball
courts, health/fitness clubs, pinball arcades, or
electronic games centers having eight (8) or more
coin operated game machines.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. A vehicle
customarily used as apart of a business for
transportation of goods or people.
COMMISSION. The Planning Commission
of the City of Ripon.
COMMUNICATION
FACILITIES.
Broadcasting, recording, and other communication
through electronic or telephonic mechanisms. The
use types include radio, television or recording
studies, and telephone switching centers.
COMMUNITY CENTERS. Special purpose
facilities which includes uses such as senior
centers, boy and girls clubs and community
centers.
CONDOMINIUM. A development consisting
of an undivided interest in common for part of a
parcel coupled with separate interest in space in a
residential or commercial building on the parcel.
CONFERENCE CENTER. Specialized hotels
designated and built almost exclusively to host
conferences, exhibitions, large meetings, seminars,
training sessions, etc. A conference center often
also provides office facilities, and a range of
leisure activities.
CONVALESCENT
FACILITIES.
Establishments providing twenty-four (24) hour
care for persons requiring regular medical
attention,
but
excluding
facilities
providing
surgical or emergency medical services.
CONVENIENCE MARKET. A small grocery
store, selling a limited variety of food and nonfood
products, typically with extended hours and
conveniently located to service a variety of
customers. Does not include stores whose primary
focus is the sale of liquor.
COOP. A covered enclosure for housing fowl,
as defined in RMC, Title 6.
COPING. The top layer of a wall.
COTTAGE FOOD OPERATION. A business
operated by a person who produces or packages
non-potentially hazardous food in a kitchen located
in the person’s primary domestic residence or
another appropriately equipped residential or
commercial style kitchen on that property.
COUNCIL. The City Council of the City of
Ripon.
COUNTY. The County of San Joaquin,
hereafter referred to as ACounty.@
COURT. An open, unoccupied space, other
than a yard, on the same lot with a building and
bounded on two or more sides by the walls of a
building.
CREMATORY. An establishment involving
the reduction of human body to ashes by burning.
CUSTOM MANUFACTURING. Uses in this
category are typically the on-site production of
goods by hand manufacturing or artistic endeavor
that involves only the use of hand tools or small
mechanical equipment, the incidental sale of these
goods directly to consumers. Usual uses include
ceramic studios, candle making shops, custom
jewelry manufactures, and like uses.
DAYS. Days are based on calendar days,
except where otherwise noted.
DELICATESSEN. An establishment selling
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foods already prepared or requiring little preparation for serving, as cooked meats, cheese, salad, and the like. DENSITY BONUS.
An increase in residential units over the maximum number of normally allowed units within a residential General Plan designation. DETENTION FACILITIES. Publicly owned and operated facilities providing housing, care and supervision of persons confined by law.
DEVELOPER. Any person or persons,
partnership, firm, corporation, or other business
entity financially responsible for the work involved
on a given project, either direct or through the
services of any employee, agent, or independent
contractor.
DEVELOPMENT. The division of a parcel of
land into two or more parcels; the construction,
reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration,
relocation, or enlargement of any structure; any
mining , excavation, landfill, or land disturbance;
and any use or extension of the use of the land;
and any activity requiring a permit, excluding
maintenance.
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. Any project for
which a discretionary permit is required, excluding
General Plan amendments, ordinance text changes,
rezonings, Specific Plans and Specific Plan
amendments.
DEVIATION. A “deviation” is a limited
waiver of zoning standards on property being
proposed for subdivision.
DIRECTOR. The Director of Planning,
hereafter referred to as ADirector@ or designee.
DISCRETIONARY PERMIT. Any permit
required before the development or use of real
property can proceed, that the City Council,
Planning Commission or Staff may approve, deny
or approve subject to conditions. Discretionary
permits include, but are not limited to, major and
minor subdivisions, use permits, variances, zone
district reclassifications and site plan reviews.
DRIVE-THROUGH SERVICE. Feature or
characteristic of a use involving sales of products
or provision of services to occupants in waiting
vehicles, including drive-in or drive-up windows.
Allowance of drive-through services in some zones
shall be as determined by the Director.
DUPLEX. A house or residential unit
designed to contain two units, typically sharing a
common wall on a single residential parcel.
DWELLING GROUP. A group or row of
detached or semidetached dwellings occupying a
parcel of land in one ownership and having a yard
or court in common, including bungalow courts,
but not including recreational vehicle parks or lots
with accessory dwelling units.
DWELLING, MULTIPLE. A building occupied as a residence by three or more families living independently of each other, including apartment buildings or courts but not including recreational vehicle parks. DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY. A detached or attached building occupied by one family. DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY. A building occupied by two families exclusively, living independently. EMERGENCY SHELTER.
Housing
with
minimal supportive services for homeless persons
that is limited to occupancy of six months or less
by a homeless person. No individual or household
may be denied emergency shelter because of an
inability to pay.
EQUESTRIAN CENTER. A full service
facility providing boarding services, training and
show facilities, and riding lessons for equestrians.
FAMILY. An individual, or two (2) or more
persons related by blood, marriage or legal
adoption, or a group of not more than five (5)
persons, who are not so related, living together as a
single housekeeping unit.
FAMILY DAY CARE, ADULT. Non-
medical care and supervision of six (6) or fewer
persons on a less than twenty-four (24) hour basis.
FAMILY DAY CARE, CHILD. Child day-
care services in a residence which provide care for
fourteen (14) or fewer children, including children
who reside at the residence.
FENCE. A wall or barrier constructed of
boards, masonry, wire, or any other material for
the purpose of enclosing space or separating
parcels of land. The term Afence@ does not include
retaining walls but does include fence gates and
gateposts.
FENCE HEIGHT. The height of any fence as
determined by measurement from the natural or
finished grade at the lowest side of the fence. If a
fence is proposed to be built on top of an earthen
berm or other landscape feature, the maximum
fence height shall include the height of the berm or
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landscape feature. FINISH GRADE. The final elevation of the site after excavating or filling which conforms to the approved final grading plan. The finish grade is also the grade at the top of a paved surface.
FINAL MAP. A map or recording instrument
for a subdivision of land. The final map must be in
substantial compliance with an approved tentative
map. A final map must be filed with the County
Recorder.
FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS – FAST FOOD
SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS. A business
which
sells
food
prepared
indoors
in
a
standardized method and can be dispensed quickly.
Operating criteria to define a fast food service
establishment include some or all of the following:
provides take-out counter space and space for
customer queue; items are ordered from posted
menus or in line and prepared for immediate
consumption on- or off-site; food is served in
edible or disposable containers with disposable
flatware; and may include an indoor seating area.
Examples of Fast Food Service Establishments
include but are not limited to: McDonald’s, Jack In
the Box, Burger King, KFC, Taco Bell, etc.
FOOD
ESTABLISHMENTS
–
FULL
SERVICE RESTAURANT. A business which
sells food prepared indoors on the same premise
with a full menu and provides indoor and
sometimes outdoor seating areas. Such businesses
may provide for the sale of alcoholic beverages as
an accessory and secondary use. Operating criteria
to define a full service food establishment include
most or all of the following: served by waiters to
seated customers and where payment is made at
the end of the meal; and presence of a full
commercial kitchen and commercial dishwasher.
FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS – LIMITED
FOOD SERVICE. A business which sells food
which is ready to eat such as sandwiches, frozen
desserts or beverages served in edible, plastic, or
disposable containers. Operating criteria to define
a limited food service include some or all of the
following: commercial kitchen; commercial
dishwasher; take-out food service; and may
include an indoor seating area. Examples include
cafes, take-and-bake pizza, yogurt, etc.
FREIGHT DELIVERY. The delivery of goods
made by commercial freight haulers.
FRONTAGE. That side of a lot which abuts a
public road, or waterway if so specified.
FRONTAGE, PRIMARY. That side of a lot
abutting a street where the main building entrance
is located and in the general direction in which the
principal building faces.
FRONTAGE, SECONDARY. That side of a
lot abutting a street which is to the side or in the
opposite direction from which the principal
building faces.
GARAGE. An enclosed building, or portion
of an enclosed building used for the parking of
vehicles. For Detached Garages see Chapter
16.140
section
16.140.030
(Accessory
Buildings/Structures) for specific requirements.
GARAGE & YARD SALE. The sale of
personal possessions and household articles
incidentally accumulated during normal residential
use of the property on which the sale is held.
GENERAL PLAN. The City of Ripon
General Plan as adopted by the City Council,
which may be amended from time to time.
GOVERNMENT OFFICES. Administrative,
clerical or public contact offices of a government
agency, including postal facilities, with incidental
storage and maintenance of vehicles.
GRADE. The degree of rise or descent of a
sloping surface.
GROUP CARE FACILITY. LARGE.
A
facility authorized, certified, and licensed by the
State of California to provide non-medical
residential care and supervision for seven (7) or
more persons, on a 24 hour-a-day basis to either
mentally disordered or otherwise disabled persons,
to dependent and neglected children or to aged
individuals.
GROUP CARE FACILITY. SMALL.
A
facility authorized, certified, and licensed by the
State of California to provide non-medical
residential care and supervision for six (6) or fewer
persons, on a 24 hour-a-day basis to either
mentally disordered or otherwise disabled persons,
to dependent and neglected children or to aged
individuals.
GROUP
RESIDENTIAL.
Shared
living
quarters without separate kitchen or bathroom
facilities for each room or unit. This classification
includes boardinghouses, dormitories, fraternities,
sororities, and private residential clubs.
GUEST HOUSE. Living quarters, having no
permanent kitchen facilities, located on a lot with a
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main building and occupied for the sole temporary
use of members of the family or guests and not
rented or leased, or used as a separate dwelling.
The term “Guest House” does not include
“Accessory Unit Dwellings”, as defined in Chapter
16.86.
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INDUSTRIAL.
The
manufacture,
fabrication,
processing,
packaging and treatment, or storage of chemicals
and chemical products that are considered as
hazardous materials and could potentially pose a
threat to the community if handled inappropriately.
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL. Production process
that should not be near residential or commercial
uses due to the intensive nature of the industrial
activity or its scale of operation. These uses can
be located near other similar manufacturing uses
although special control measures may still be
required of some extremely intensive operations to
ensure compatibility with similar industrial uses.
Typical
uses
include
food
processing
and
packaging, laundry and dry cleaning plants, motor
vehicle assembly, sawmills, textile dyeing, leather
tanning and chemical production.
HELIPORTS. Pads and facilities enabling
takeoffs and landings by helicopters.
HIGH
DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL.
Residential development with densities ranging
from 16 to 22 units per gross acres. This
designation permits a range of housing types,
including single family attached and detached and
multi-family developments, and is intended for
specific areas where higher density is appropriate.
HIGH
TECHNOLOGY.
Establishments directed at research, development, and controlled production of high-tech electronic, industrial, or scientific products.
Typical uses include biotechnology firms and computer component manufacturers. HISTORIC RESOURCE.
Any object, building, structure, site, area, or place which is historically or archaeologically significant, or which is significant in the aesthetic, architectural, cultural, engineering, scientific, economic, agricultural, educational, social, political, or military annuals of the state, county, or community. HISTORIC DISTRICT. An integrated group of structures or an area which holds special historical interest or value.
HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT. Any site,
structure, or district which holds special historical
interest or value as part of the culture or heritage
characteristic of the nation, state, county or
community, including registered National or State
Landmarks, items registered or eligible for listing
on the National Register of Historical Places, and
resources of local historical significance.
HOME OCCUPATION. Any occupation,
conducted in compliance with Chapter 16.88,
Home Occupation that is customarily or ordinarily
conducted within a dwelling. The home occupation
must be clearly incidental and secondary to the use
of the dwelling as a dwelling and cannot change
the residential character or design of the dwelling.
HOSPITAL. Facilities providing medical,
surgical, psychiatric, or emergency medical
services to injured persons, primarily on an
inpatient basis. This use type includes incidental
facilities for outpatient treatment, and training,
research, and administrative services for patients
and employees.
HOTEL. Guest rooms or suites occupied on a
transient basis, with most gaining access from an
interior walkway.
HOUSEHOLD, LOW INCOME. A household
whose income does not exceed eighty percent
(80%) of area median income.
HOUSEHOLD, MODERATE INCOME. A
household whose income does not exceed one
hundred twenty percent (120%) of the area median
income.
HOUSEHOLD, SENIOR CITIZEN. A person
of a least 62 years of age, or 55 years of age if the
project consists of at least thirty-five (35) dwelling
units.
HOUSEHOLD, VERY-LOW INCOME. A
household whose income does not exceed fifty
percent (50%) of the area median income.
INCUBATOR UNITS. More than one small
business located in one facility, sharing office
support and equipment.
INDOOR
VEHICLE
SALES
ESTABLISHMENT. Sale and/or lease of vehicles
within an enclosed structure, with the following
provisions:
- All vehicles owned by or being sold by
the dealership must be stored, maintained, and sold
within a permanent building. The dealership may
not display, store, or service vehicles outdoors or
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under any temporary structure or partially enclosed building.
Dealerships are limited to the sale or lease of automobiles, motorcycles and watercrafts.
Dealerships may not have more than ten (10) of any such vehicles on the premises for sale, lease, storage, or service at any given time.All vehicle service must be performed in a permanent structure out of view from the public areas. The dealership may not service vehicles outdoors or in a partially enclosed building.
All dealerships must conform to all sign and advertising requirements as required by Chapter 16.172 of the Ripon Municipal Code.
Indoor vehicle establishments shall comply with all applicable building and fire codes. INOPERATIVE VEHICLE. A vehicle that mechanically is incapable of being driven, including a vehicle which is missing any part essential for movement or where such essential
parts are broken or defective; or a vehicle prohibited from being operated on a public street or highway pursuant to Sections 4000, 5202, 24002, or 40001 of the California Vehicle Code, concerning license plates, registration, equipment, safety and related matters. JUNKYARD. The use of any lot, or portion of a lot, for the sale, storage, keeping, or abandonment of junk, including scrap metals or salvageable material, or for the dismantling, wrecking, or abandonment of automobiles or other vehicles. KITCHEN, PERMANENT FACILITIES.
Include but are not necessarily limited to any gas service, hood, electrical service, etc., intended for cooking appliances such as ranges, stoves, etc. LABORATORY, MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR OPTICAL. Establishments intended for the research and laboratory processing and analysis of material and/or products relating to the medical industry. LABORATORY, RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS. Establishments intended for the research of an industrial or scientific nature and laboratory processing of material, but excludes medical testing and analysis, product testing, and manufacturing of materials classified under the High Technology use type. Typical uses include electronics research firms, pharmaceutical research
laboratories, photographic laboratories, and like
uses.
LIMITED
INDUSTRIAL.
Production
processes that, by the nature of the activity
performed or the scale of operation, can be located
near residential or commercial uses with minimum
impact to the adjacent uses. This use type usually
includes processing, small scale food processing,
fabrication, assembly treatment, and packaging,
but excludes basic industrial processing from raw
materials or large scale food processing.
LINEN SUPPLY SERVICES. Establishments
primarily engaged in supplying, on a rental basis,
laundered items, such as uniforms, gowns and
coats, table linens, bed linens, towels, clean room
apparel, treated mops, shop towels, and door mats.
These establishments may contain laundering
facilities.
LIQUOR STORE. An establishment whose
primary focus is the sales of alcohol for off
premises consumption, typically with extended
hours and conveniently located to service a variety
of customers.
LOCAL BENEFIT DISTRICT. A district
formed over certain, specified parcels of real
property to allocate the costs and benefits, as
among benefitted property owners, of public
infrastructure, to reimburse either the City or
private developers or owners for the installation of
said infrastructure.
LOT. A parcel of land established by plat,
subdivision, or otherwise permitted by law, to be
used, developed or built upon. The classifications
of lots are:
a. Corner. A lot located at the intersection of
two streets, not including alleys.
b. Flag. A lot having access or an easement to
a public or private street by narrow private right-
of-way.
c. Interior. A lot abutting one street.
d. Key. A lot with one side line that abuts the
rear of any one or more adjoining lots.
e. Reverse Corner. A corner lot, the rear of
which abuts the side of another lot.
f. Through. A lot having frontage on two
generally parallel streets, with only one primary
access.
LOT AREA. The total area included within
lot lines, including one half, but not exceeding ten
(10) feet of width of any abutting alley.
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LOT DEPTH. The average distance between
the front and rear lot lines or between the front line
and the intersection of the two side lines, if there is
no rear line.
LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT. A minor change
in a property line between existing parcels that
would create no new parcels, pursuant to the
Subdivision Map Act.
LOT MERGER. A reduction of the number of
lots.
LOT MERGER, VOLUNTARY. An owner-
initiated merger of contiguous parcels under
common ownership without reversion to acreage,
pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act.
LOT WIDTH. The horizontal distance
between the side lot lines, measured at right angles
to the lot depth at a midway point between the
front and rear lot lines.
LOT OF RECORD. A parcel held in separate
ownership as shown on the County Assessor=s
records and established by the provisions of this
or previous Titles.
MAJOR SUBDIVISION. A subdivision of
land creating five (5) or more parcels, five (5) or
more condominiums, or community apartment
project containing five (5) or more units, unless
otherwise accepted in the definition of a Minor
Subdivision.
MANSARD ROOF. A roof having two slopes
on all sides with the lower slope steeper than the
upper one.
MANUFACTURED HOME. A manufactured
home is a complete single-family home deliverable
in one or more transportable sections, designed to
be placed on a permanent foundation, and
constructed to the standards established by the U.
S.
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development (HUD). A manufactured home is not
the same as a recreational vehicle or commercial
coach which may look similar from the exterior.
MASSAGE
ESTABLISHMENT.
An
establishment whose primary function of business
is where any person provides, receives, or permits
others to provide or receive massage therapy
services.
MEDIAN, ROADWAY. A paved or planted
area separating a street or highway into two or
more lanes of opposite direction of travel.
MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY.
Any facility or location where medical marijuana
is made available to and/or distributed by or to two
(2) or more of the following: a primary caregiver,
a qualified patient, or a person with an
identification card, in strict accordance with
California Health and Safety Code '11362.5 et
seq. A “medical marijuana dispensary” shall not
include the following uses, as long as the location
of such uses are otherwise regulated by this Title
or applicable law: a clinic licensed pursuant to
Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety
Code, a health care facility licensed pursuant to
Chapter 2 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety
Code, a residential care facility for persons with
chronic life-threatening illness licensed pursuant to
Chapter 3.01 of Division 2 of the Health and
Safety Code, a residential care facility for the
elderly licensed pursuant to Chapter 3.2 of
Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, a
residential hospice, or a home health agency
licensed pursuant to Chapter 8 of Division 2 of the
Health and Safety Code, as long as any such use
complies strictly with applicable law including, but
not limited to, Health and Safety Code '11362.5 et
seq.
MEDIUM
DENSITY
RESIDENTIAL.
Residential development with densities ranging
from 8 to 13 units per gross acres. This
designation permits a range of housing types,
including single family attached and detached and
multi-family developments, and is intended for
specific areas where medium and higher densities
are appropriate.
MINI-STORAGE. Buildings providing space
for the storage of household and commercial
goods, and yards providing space for the storage of
vehicles, boats, and trailers.
MINOR SUBDIVISION. A subdivision of
land where:
a. The land before division contains less than
five (5) acres, each parcel created by the division
abuts upon a maintained public street or highway,
and no dedications or improvements are required
by the City Council; or
b. Each parcel created by the division has a
gross area of twenty (20) acres or more and has an
approved access to a City maintained road, street,
or highway; or
c. The land consists of a parcel or parcels of
land which have approved access to a public road,
street, or highway and which compose part of a
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tract of land zoned for industrial or commercial
development and which have the approval of the
City Council as to street alignments and widths; or
d. The subdivision would create four (4)
parcels or less, or condominiums or community
apartments containing four (4) units or less; or
e. Each parcel created by the division has a
gross area of not less than forty (40) acres or is not
less than a quarter of a quarter-section.
MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT. Two or
more uses that are integrated and developed under
a coherent plan.
MOBILE HOME. The term “mobile home”
shall be considered a manufactured home for the
purposes of this chapter.
MOBILE HOME PARK. A residential
facility
arranged
or
equipped
for
the
accommodation of two (2) or more manufactured
homes, with spaces for such manufactured homes
available for rent, lease or purchase, and providing
utility services and other facilities either separately
or in common to manufactured home space
therein.
MOTEL. Guest rooms or suites occupied on a
transient basis, with most gaining access from an
exterior walkway.
NET SITE AREA. The total area within lot
lines of a lot or parcel of land after public street
easements or other areas to be dedicated or
reserved for public use are deducted from the lot or
parcel.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE STAND. An
establishment or stand whose primary focus of
business is the sale of newspapers, magazines, etc.
NONCONFORMING LOT. A lot created by
applicable laws but now the area, frontage or
dimensions do not conform to provisions of this
Development Title.
NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE. A
structure that conformed to applicable laws when
constructed but does not conform to the provisions
of this Development Title.
NONCONFORMING USE. A use complying
with applicable laws when established but does not
conform to the provisions of this Development
Title.
OFF STREET PARKING. A site or portion
of a site devoted to the off street parking of motor
vehicles, including parking spaces, aisles, access
drives, and landscaped areas. OFFICES, BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL.
Offices
of
firms
or
organizations providing professional, executive,
management, or administrative services such as
architectural, engineering, real estate, insurance,
investment
counseling,
legal,
and
medical/dental/optometry services. This use type
includes
chiropractor
services,
advertising
businesses, employment services, real estate
services, title companies, travel agencies, or any
other business/office use as deemed appropriate by
the Director of Planning.
OFFICES, CONTRACTORS. Contractor’s
offices include businesses providing contracting
types of services, such as plumbing, electrical,
general contracting, etc. These offices can contain
some on-site storage of materials so long as the
materials contained on-site are contained within an
enclosed building.
PALLET
MANUFACTURING.
Establishments for the manufacturing/sale of new
pallet products. Activities must be conducted
entirely with a building. Building must be
equipped
with
automatic
sprinkler
system.
Outside storage of product and materials is limited
to no more than 30% of the site not occupied by a
building. The height of stored pallets is limited to
eight (8) feet and an overall storage plan must be
approved by the Fire District. The site must be
enclosed with an eight (8) foot high solid wall or
chain linked fence with salt material.
PALLET
RECOVERY
SERVICES.
Establishments for the collection, storage, and sale
of used pallets (minor repair of pallets is allowed).
Activities must be conducted entirely on the
premises and outside storage will be limited to no
more than 30% of the site not occupied by
building. The height of stored pallets is limited to
eight (8) feet and an overall storage plan must be
approved by the Fire District. The site must be
enclosed with an eight (8) foot high solid wall or
chain linked fence with slat material.
PARCEL. A piece of land under one
ownership that has been legally subdivided or
combined and is shown as a single parcel on the
latest equalized assessment roll.
PARK AND RECREATION FACILITIES.
Parks, playgrounds, recreation facilities and open
spaces that are publicly owned and operated by a
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city, county, state, or federal agency.
PARKWAY. The area within a street right-of-
way adjoining the outer edge of the paved surface
in which sidewalks, landscaping, utilities, bank
slopes and related facilities may be located.
PATIO AND SHADE STRUCTURE an arbor,
projecting structure, beams, or framework with a
covered roof supported on posts or columns, an
containing no solid walls in any portion.
PAWN SHOPS. Establishments engaged in
retail sales of new and used merchandise, and
offering loans secured by personal property.
PERSON. Any individual, firm, corporation,
partnership, business, trust, association, syndicate,
or other legal entity acting as a unit.
PET STORE OR PET FOOD STORE. Retail
sales pets and pet supplies, including the boarding
of small animals, provided such activities take
place within an entirely enclosed building. The
use type includes grooming incidental to the retail
use, and boarding of animals not offered for sale
for a maximum period of forty-eight (48) hours.
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY
DISTRICT. A designation intended for the
development of an area consisting of a variety of
residential uses or a combination of residential,
commercial, and/or civic uses and associated
ancillary uses and structures; situated on one or
more contiguous parcels or noncontiguous parcels
separated solely by a road or other right-of-way
easement, or other any barrier which physically
separates the parcels; and planned and developed
as a unified project within a single development
phase or series of development phases in
accordance with an overall master plan and
detailed specific or site plans.
POOL
HOUSE.
A
covered
enclosure
associated with a swimming pool containing such
amenities as a changing room, bathroom, shower,
refreshment bar, storage, etc.
PRINCIPAL
USE.
The primary or predominant use of any lot, building or structure. PRINT SHOP. Establishments engaged in printing by letterpress, lithography, gravure, screen, offset or other common process, including electrostatic (xerographic) copying; and establishments serving the printing trade such as bookbinding, typesetting, engraving, photoengraving and electrotyping. This use also includes establishments that publish newspapers,
books and periodicals; and establishments manufacturing business forms and binding devices. PUBLIC. Operated and/or maintained by a governmental agency or public utility. PUBLIC FACILITIES. Any facility operated by a public entity, including but not limited to the following: a. Public buildings, including schools and related facilities; b. Sewage collection, treatment, and disposal facilities; c. Facilities for the supply, storage, treatment, and distribution of water for municipal and industrial uses; d. Facilities for the collection and disposal of storm waters for drainage and/or flood control purposes; e. Facilities for the generation of electricity and the distribution of gas and electricity; f. Transportation and transit facilities, including but not limited to, street, roads, and other related facilities; g. Parks and recreation facilities; h. Police and fire stations; or i. Clinics, Hospitals other related medical facilities. PUBLIC PARK. A park, playground, swimming pool, reservoir, golf course or athletic field within the City that is under the control,
operation or management of the City, the County, or the State.
PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY. A strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, prescription or condemnation and intended to be occupied by a road, trail, water line, sanitary sewer or other public uses. PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES. Structures and grounds used for public safety and emergency services, including police and fire protection. RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. A vehicle towed or self propelled on its own chassis or attached to the chassis of another vehicle and designed or used for recreational or sporting purposes. The term recreational vehicle includes, but is not limited to, travel trailers, pick up campers, camping trailers, motor coach homes, converted trucks or buses, boats and boat trailers, and all terrain vehicles.
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RECREATIONAL VEHICLE COVER. A
detached structure intended solely for the purpose
of providing cover for a recreation vehicle using a
framework and cover made of light weight
materials, having no enclosed walls, and having a
footprint no larger than five hundred (500) square
feet.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARK. A
parcel of land composed of a lot or contiguous lots
used, designed or intended as a campground to
accommodate more than four (4) recreational
vehicles.
RECYCLING SERVICES - CONSUMER.
The collection and temporary storage, prior to
recycling, of paper, aluminum, plastic, and glass
products used by consumers in the home and not
intended for reuse in their commercially marketed
form. Any materials that are hazardous are
excluded. Typical uses include neighborhood
recycling centers.
RECYCLING
SERVICES
SCRAP
OPERATIONS. The storage, sale, dismantling,
and recycling of inoperable vehicles, scrap metal
products, and inoperable industrial equipment, and
the storage and sale of scrap products brought in
from neighborhood recycling centers. Typical
uses include junk yard, automobile wrecking
yards, and commercial recycling centers. The site
must be enclosed with an eight (8) foot high solid
wall or chain linked fence with slat material.
RESIDENTIAL CARE, GENERAL. Twenty-
four (24) hour care of seven (7) or more persons in
need of personal services, supervision, protection,
or assistance essential for sustaining the activities
of daily living. This classification includes only
those services and facilities licensed by the State of
California.
RESIDENTIAL CARE, LIMITED. Twenty-
four (24) hour care of six (6) or fewer persons in
need of personal services, supervision, protection,
or assistance essential for sustaining the activities
of daily living. This classification includes only
those services and facilities licensed by the State of
California.
RESORT. A place that is popular for
recreation
and
vacations
and
provides
accommodations and entertainment.
RETAIL
SALES
AND
SERVICE.
Establishments providing for the sale of commonly
used goods, merchandise, and services, excluding
those use types identified in other categories.
REVIEW AUTHORITY. Any of the
following entities that are empowered to interpret,
implement and enforce the Development Title:
City Council, Planning Commission, Director of
Building and Planning, Planning Department, and
Building Department.
ROOM AND BOARD. The renting of rooms
and providing of table board in a dwelling unit, but
not to the extent of becoming a hotel.
SCHOOLS,
PUBLIC
OR
PRIVATE.
Educational institutions having a curriculum
comparable to that required in the public schools
of the State of California.
SCREENING. A barrier consisting of plant
materials, fencing, walls or berms for the purpose
of enclosing space or separating parcels of land.
SEASONAL
TEMPORARY
USES.
Temporary uses such as Christmas tree lots,
Pumpkin patches, and outdoor Christmas holiday
décor booths.
Requires a Seasonal Temporary Use Permit application.;
Open to for profit and non-profit uses;
Permitted in all zones except, residential zones;
Shall operate no more than (8) consecutive weeks; and
Any signage shall be restricted to the
parcel that the temporary use is located
upon.
SECOND DWELLING UNIT. An attached or
detached residential dwelling unit which provides
complete independent living facilities for one or
more
persons.
It
shall
include
permanent
provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking,
and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-
family dwelling is situated. A second unit also
includes the following:
a. An efficiency unit as defined in Section
17958.1 of the Health and Safety Code.
b. A manufactured home as defined in Section
18007 of the Health and Safety Code.
SECONDHAND STORE. Retail sales of used
appliances, clothing, equipment, and items used in
a typical household, excluding antique shops
primarily engaged in the sale of used furniture and
accessories. (Ord. 606, 1999; Ord. 705 '3, 2005)
SHADE STRUCTURE. An arbor, projecting
structure, beam, or framework with an open roof of
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cross rafters or lattice-work supported on posts or columns and containing no solid walls in any portion. SHELTERS. Any public or private building that provides homeless shelter or transitional housing for the homeless. Shelters shall have the following categories: a. Small. Up to two (2) families or not more than five (5) adults. b. Medium. Three (3) to five (5) families or six (6) to fifteen (15) adults. c. Large. More than five (5) families or more than fifteen (15) adults. (Ord. 606, 1999)
SHOPPING CENTER. A complex of stores,
motion-picture theaters, restaurants, etc, grouped
together and having a common parking area.
a. Small Shopping Center. Less than five (5)
acres or 50,000 square feet of cumulative
buildings.
b. Large Shopping Center. Five (5) to ten (15)
acres or where the total square footage of buildings
exceeds 50,000 square feet, but does not exceed
100,000 square feet;
c. Major Retail Facility. Exceeds fifteen (15)
acres or where the total square footage of buildings
exceeds 100,000 square feet.
SHOPPING MALL. A completely enclosed,
air conditioned shopping center.
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. A
freestanding residential unit on one lot intended for
the occupancy by one person or by one family.
STORAGE. A place or space were goods,
materials, and personal properties are put for more
than twenty-four (24) hours.
STORAGE BUILDING, SMALL. A building
designed to permit the storage of personal goods
and materials no greater than one hundred twenty
(120) square feet in size and no greater than eight
(8) feet in height.
STORAGE, VEHICLE. Operable vehicles
shall not be stored for more than seventy-two (72)
hours in any required front or side yard. Stored
recreation vehicles shall not be used for human
habitation for more eight (8) days.
STORY. The space within the building
included between the surface of any floor and the
surface of the ceiling immediately above.
STREET SYSTEM. The classification of
streets and highways by their diverse functions and
design, and are described as follows:
a. Local Street. A two-way undivided
roadway providing direct access to all abutting
properties.
b. Frontage Road. A two-way undivided/
divided roadway running parallel with freeways
providing direct access to all abutting properties.
c. Collector. A two-lane undivided roadway
which funnels traffic from local streets to arterial
roadways.
d. Minor Arterial. A two to four lane divided
roadway with limited access to abutting properties
which carries local and through traffic within the
community.
e. Major Arterial. A multi-lane divided
roadway with restricted access to abutting
properties which carries local and through traffic
to expressways and freeways.
f. Expressway. A roadway providing no
direct access to abutting properties which carries
local and through traffic to freeways, major/minor
arterial roadways and collectors. Expressways are
intended to provide minimum interference with the
flow of through traffic, and intersections are
typically elevated with separate access roads.
g. Freeway. A multi-lane divided highway
providing no access to adjoining property and are
intended to accommodate high speed, high
volume, long distance regional through traffic and
traffic between urban areas.
STRUCTURE. Any object constructed or
installed by man having location upon, in, or under
the ground, including, but not limited to, buildings,
fences over six (6) feet in height, towers, signs,
smokestacks, and overhead transmission lines.
STUDIOS. Establishments that provide work
space for individuals practicing a fine art, such as:
artists, boxing, dance, gymnastics, martial arts,
music, photography, voice, etc.
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. Housing with no
limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the
target population, and that is linked to an onsite or
offsite service that assists the supportive housing
resident in retaining the housing, improving his or
her health status, and maximizing his or her ability
to live and, when possible, work in the community.
Supportive
housing
shall
be
considered
a
residential use of property, and shall be subject
only to those restrictions that apply to other
residential dwellings of the same type in the same
zone.
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SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.
Supportive
services include, but are not limited to, a
combination of subsidized, permanent housing,
intensive case management, medical and mental
health
care,
substance
abuse
treatment,
employment services, and benefits advocacy.
TARGET POPULATION. Persons with low
incomes who have one or more disabilities,
including mental illness, HIV or AIDS, substance
abuse, or other chronic health conditions, or
individuals eligible for services provided pursuant
to the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities
Services Act (Division 4.5 (commencing with
Section 4500) of the Welfare and Institutions
Code) and may include, among other populations,
adults, emancipated minors, families with children,
elderly persons, young adults aging out of the
foster care system, individuals exiting from
institutional settings, veterans, and homeless
people.
TEMPORARY MOBILE HOME. Refer to
Chapter 16.92, Section 16.92.030.
TOWNHOUSE. A single-family dwelling
connected to another single-family dwelling by a
common wall.
TRAILER. "Trailer" means a vehicle without
motive power, designed to be drawn by a motor
vehicle and used for human habitation or carrying
persons.
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. Buildings
configured as rental housing developments, but
operated under program requirements that require
the termination of assistance and recirculating of
the assisted unit to another eligible program
recipient at a predetermined future point in time
that shall be no less than six months from the
beginning of the assistance. Transitional housing
shall be considered a residential use of property,
and shall be subject only to those restrictions that
apply to other residential dwellings of the same
type in the same zone.
TRIPLEX. A house or residential unit
designed to contain three units, typically sharing
some form of common walls on a single residential
parcel.
TRUCK
SALES
AND
SERVICES.
Establishments
for
the
operation
of
truck
terminals, and the sales, rental, and repair of
trucks.
USE. "Use" means the purpose for which
premises or a building thereon is designed,
arranged or intended, or for which it is or may be
occupied or maintained.
UTILITIES, MAJOR. Generating plants,
electrical substations, above ground electrical
transmission lines, refuse collection or disposal
facilities, water reservoirs, water or wastewater
treatment plans and similar facilities of public
agencies or public utilities. A structure that may
affect surrounding uses shall be regulated under
this use type.
UTILITIES, MINOR. Utility facilities that are
necessary to support legally established uses and
involve only minor structures such as electrical
distribution lines, storm drainage retention ponds
and underground drainage lines, and underground
water and sewer lines.
VARIANCE. A “variance” is a limited waiver
of zoning standards for a use that is already
permitted within a zone. Variances are usually
considered when the physical characteristics of a
piece of property, such as size, shape, topography,
location, or surroundings, pose unique challenges.
For example, a very small or oddly shaped lot may
need a variance from a setback or floor area ration
requirement in order to be developed.
VEHICLE STORAGE YARD. Yards and
buildings for the storage of both operable and
inoperable vehicles, including towed vehicle and
impound yards, but does not include vehicle
dismantling.
VETERINARIAN/ANIMAL HOSPITAL -
LARGE. Establishments where any animals may
receive medical and surgical treatment. This use
type includes short term overnight boarding of
animals (up to 30 days) and incidental care such as
bathing and trimming. The facility shall be located
at least 300 feet away from any residentially zoned
district if any operations and/or boarding of
animals is not conducted within an entirely
enclosed and soundproofed building.
VETERINARIAN/ANIMAL HOSPITAL -
SMALL. Establishments where small animals
receive medical and surgical treatment. This use
type includes short term overnight boarding of
animals (up to 30 days) and incidental care such as
bathing and trimming, provided that all operations
are conducted entirely within a completely
enclosed
building
which
complies
with
specifications for sound-proof construction
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prescribed by the chief building official.
VISITOR
ACCOMMODATIONS.
Establishments offering lodging on a less than
weekly basis which includes eating and drinking
services. This use type includes Bed and Breakfast
Inns, Hotels, Motels, Conference Centers, and
Resorts.
WASTE FACILITY. A facility that provides
for on-site waste stabilization or neutralization.
This use type excludes hazardous waste disposal
facilities. (Ord. 606, 1999)
WHOLESALING
AND
DISTRIBUTION
FACILITY. This category includes the bulk
storage, sale, and distribution of materials and
equipment. Those activities which are conducted
only within enclosed buildings are considered light
wholesaling, while those involving open air yards
are considered heavy wholesaling. (Ord. 606,
1999)
YARDS.
A.
"Required Yard" except as otherwise
provided in this chapter, means open spaces on the
same lot with a building and open and
unobstructed from the ground upward, meeting the
setbacks as defined:
1.
"Required Front yard" means a yard
extending across the front of the lot between the
side property lines and measured between the front
lot line to the required front yard setback.
2.
“Required Side Yard”, for interior lots,
means a yard between the side lot line and
building, and extending from the required front
yard to the required rear yard and having a width
equal to the shortest distance between the side lot
line and the building; and for corner lots, means a
yard between the side lot line and the building and
extending from the street line to the rear lot line
and having a width equal to the shortest distance
between the side lot line and the building.
3.
"Required Rear yard" means a required
yard extending along the rear lot line (not a street
line) throughout the entire width of the lot.
B. REAR YARD AREA. Means mid-point
between front property line and rear property line,
excluding any required yard area.
ZONING DISTRICT. A portion of the City that is
specifically designated for certain uses of land and
structures that are defined, and regulations are
specified by this Development Title. (Ord. 551 '
(part) 2, 1996; Ord. 475 '1, 1991; Ord. 89 '2.46,
1954; Ord. 89 '2.47, 1954; Ord. 89 '2.48, 1954;
Ord. 606, 1999; Ord. 860, 2017).
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R1-R R1-E R1-E(A) R1-C R1-C(A) R1-L R1-L(A) R1 R1(A) R1-U R1-U(A) R1-UC R3 R4 R4-U Residential Uses Single Family P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Duplex1
U U U U U S(PC)
Triplex
S(PC)
Medium Density Residential
S(PC)
High Density Residential
S(S) S(S) Other Residential Uses Accessory Dewlling Unit P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Convalescent Facilities
U U Emergency Shelters
P Group Care Facility, Large
S(PC) S(PC) Group Care Facility, Small P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Group Residential
S(PC) S(PC) Mobile Home Park
U U
Shelter, Small
S(PC) S(PC) S(PC) Temporary Mobile Home S(S) S(S) S(S) S(S) S(S) S(S) S(S) S(S) S(S) S(S) S(S) S(S) S(S) S(S) S(S) Nonresidential Uses Cemetery U U U U U U U U U U U U
Community Centers U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U Equestrian Centers U U U
Family Day Care-Adult P P P P P P P P P S(S) S(S)
S(S) S(S) S(S) Family Day Care-Child P P P P P P P P P S(S) S(S)
S(S) S(S) S(S) Farming & Gardening P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Garage & Yard Sales GY GY GY GY GY GY GY GY GY GY GY GY GY GY GY Home Occupation HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO HO Churches U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U Schools, Public or Private U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U Utilities, minor U U U U U U U U U U U U U U U
- Duplexes: minimum lot size = 6,000 square feet. P Permitted Use (No Review) U Use Permit Required HO Home Occupation Permit Required S(PC) Site Plan Permit (Planning Commission) S(S) Site Plan Permit (Staff Level) GY Garage and Yard Sales Permit Required
Use Not Permitted Table 16.16.1 USES IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS Legend:
16.20.010
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