San Jose Municipal Code Part 2 Definitions

The definitions set forth in this part shall govern the application and interpretation of this chapter.

(Measure S (Ord. 2004.1) Adopted by electorate, 12-7-04)

"Acre" means the land area of an assessor parcel as shown on an assessor parcel map, or if the land area is not shown on an assessor parcel map, the land area shown on the applicable final map or other parcel map recorded with the County of Santa Clara.

(Measure S (Ord. 2004.1) Adopted by electorate, 12-7-04)

"Assessor parcel" or "parcel" means a unit of real estate with an assigned County of Santa Clara Assessor's Parcel number as shown on the most current official assessment roll of the County of Santa Clara Assessor.

(Measure S (Ord. 2004.1) Adopted by electorate, 12-7-04)

"Commercial parcel" means an assessor parcel on which is located a facility engaged in a commercial use. Examples of such facilities include: shopping malls, shopping centers, strip malls, commercial business districts, retail stores, department stores, discount stores, supermarkets, restaurants, fast food eateries, theaters, hotels, motels, service stations, car washes, recreational facilities (athletic clubs, country clubs, card rooms, golf courses, fitness centers, etc), social clubs, fraternal order clubs, private community centers, parking facilities associated with commercial uses, stand alone parking facilities, or other establishment engaged in commercial activities.

(Measure S (Ord. 2004.1) Adopted by electorate, 12-7-04)

"Condominium/townhouse parcel" means an assessor parcel on which a condominium or townhouse unit has been constructed for residential use.

(Measure S (Ord. 2004.1) Adopted by electorate, 12-7-04)

"CPI Index" means the Consumer Price Index, All Urban Consumers, published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for the San Francisco-Oakland-San José area, with all items included.

(Measure S (Ord. 2004.1) Adopted by electorate, 12-7-04)

"Fiscal year" means the period starting July 1 and ending on the following June 30.

(Measure S (Ord. 2004.1) Adopted by electorate, 12-7-04)

"Governmental entity" means an agency or department of the federal government, the State of California, a county, city, district, public authority, public agency, and any other political subdivision or public corporation in the State of California.

(Measure S (Ord. 2004.1) Adopted by electorate, 12-7-04)

"Industrial parcel" means an assessor parcel on which is located a facility engaged in industrial or manufacturing uses. Examples of such facilities include: manufacturing plants, food and beverage processing plants, warehouses, storage facilities, wholesale facilities and parking facilities associated with facilities engaged in industrial or manufacturing uses.

(Measure S (Ord. 2004.1) Adopted by electorate, 12-7-04)

"Land use classification" means each of the land use classifications defined in this chapter and referred to in Exhibit A of this chapter for purposes of setting the library parcel tax rates.

(Measure S (Ord. 2004.1) Adopted by electorate, 12-7-04)

"Multi-family residential parcel" means an assessor parcel on which two (2) or more residential units, whether detached or attached, have been constructed or on which is located one or more mobile homes. This land use classification excludes "other residential parcels."

(Measure S (Ord. 2004.1) Adopted by electorate, 12-7-04)

"Neighborhood library" or "library" means any of the City of San José libraries including the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library.

(Measure S (Ord. 2004.1) Adopted by electorate, 12-7-04)

"Other residential parcel" means an assessor parcel on which two (2) or more residential units, whether detached or attached, are located for purposes of any of the following: farm labor camp dwellings in an urban location, fraternity, sorority, boarding, or rooming houses, summer cabins, or camps and campgrounds.

(Measure S (Ord. 2004.1) Adopted by electorate, 12-7-04)

"Person," unless it otherwise appears from the context as used, means and includes any natural person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, company, or corporation.

(Measure S (Ord. 2004.1) Adopted by electorate, 12-7-04)

"Professional parcel" means an assessor parcel on which is located a facility engaged in professional uses. Examples of such facilities include: banks, office buildings, medical offices and clinics, hospitals, including skilled nursing facilities and convalescent hospital facilities, research and development facilities or any parking facilities associated with these uses.

(Measure S (Ord. 2004.1) Adopted by electorate, 12-7-04)

"Research and development facility" means an establishment or facility engaged in industrial or scientific research, product design, development and testing, and limited manufacturing necessary for the production of prototypes.

(Measure S (Ord. 2004.1) Adopted by electorate, 12-7-04)

"Single-family parcel" means an assessor parcel on which only one (1) single-family unit has been constructed.

(Measure S (Ord. 2004.1) Adopted by electorate, 12-7-04)

"Unit" means a structure constructed primarily for human habitation, which may be an individual detached residential unit, an individual attached residential unit within a duplex, triplex, fourplex, townhome, or condominium structure, an individual apartment unit, or a mobile home or other dwelling unit.

(Measure S (Ord. 2004.1) Adopted by electorate, 12-7-04)

"Vacant parcel" means an assessor parcel which is unimproved.

(Measure S (Ord. 2004.1) Adopted by electorate, 12-7-04)