Chapter 27.04 — DEFINITIONS — San Mateo Municipal Code

27.04.005 DEFINITIONS GENERALLY.¶

27.04.008 ABUT.¶

27.04.010 ACCESSORY BUILDING OR USE.¶

27.04.015 AGRICULTURE.¶

27.04.020 ALLEY.¶

27.04.021 ALTERNATIVE FINANCIAL SERVICE.¶

27.04.022 ANCILLARY USES AND STRUCTURES. "Ancillary uses" means developments in an adopted¶

27.04.025 ANIMAL HOSPITAL.¶

27.04.030 APARTMENT.¶

27.04.033 ATRIUM.¶

27.04.035 AUTOMOBILE SALES LOT. "Automobile sales lot" means premises on which new or used¶

27.04.040 AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATION. "Automobile service station" means:¶

27.04.045 AWNING.¶

27.04.050 BALCONY.¶

27.04.055 BASEMENT.¶

27.04.056 BED AND BREAKFAST INN.¶

27.04.057 BEDROOM.¶

27.04.058 BICYCLE PARKING FACILITY.¶

27.04.060 BLOCK.¶

27.04.061 BLOCK CORNER.¶

27.04.062 BLOCK FACE.¶

27.04.065 BOARDING HOUSE.¶

27.04.070 BUILDABLE AREA.¶

27.04.075 BUILDING.¶

27.04.080 BUILDING HEIGHT.¶

27.04.085 BUILDING SETBACK LINE.¶

27.04.090 BULK.¶

27.04.095 BUSINESS.¶

27.04.100 BUS TERMINAL.¶

27.04.105 CAR WASH.¶

27.04.107 CEMETERY.¶

27.04.110 CITY. "City" means the City of San Mateo, California.¶

27.04.115 CITY COUNCIL.¶

27.04.120 CLINIC—MEDICAL HEALTH CENTER. "Clinic" or "medical health center" means an¶

27.04.125 CLUB OR LODGE, PRIVATE.¶

27.04.127 COLUMBARIUM.¶

27.04.130 COMMUNITY CARE FACILITY.¶

27.04.132 COMPACT CAR.¶

27.04.133 COOKING FACILITY/KITCHEN.¶

27.04.135 CORRIDOR, OUTSIDE PUBLIC.¶

27.04.137 COVERED COURT.¶

27.04.140 CURB LEVEL.¶

27.04.143 DAYLIGHT PLANE.¶

27.04.144 DEN.¶

27.04.145 DENSITY. "Density" means the intensity of use expressed as unit density.¶

27.04.147 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD. The Development Review Board or Board means the staff¶

27.04.150 DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. "Director of Community Development"¶

27.04.155 DISTRICT.¶

27.04.156 DORMER.¶

27.04.160 DRIVE-IN ESTABLISHMENT. "Drive-in establishment" means an establishment which¶

27.04.165 DWELLING.¶

27.04.170 DWELLING UNIT.¶

27.04.172 EFFICIENCY FOOD PREPARATION AREA.¶

27.04.175 ELEEMOSYNARY USE.¶

27.04.177 EMERGENCY SHELTER.¶

27.04.180 ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT. "Environmental document" means material, submitted in¶

27.04.185 ERECT.¶

27.04.190 ESTABLISHMENT, BUSINESS.¶

27.04.195 FAMILY.¶

27.04.197 FAST-FOOD AND DRIVE-IN ESTABLISHMENTS. "Fast-food and drive-in establishments"¶

27.04.200 FLOOR AREA.¶

27.04.205 FRONTAGE.¶

27.04.210 FUEL BULK STATION.¶

27.04.211 GABLE.¶

27.04.212 GARAGE.¶

27.04.215 GOLF COURSE.¶

27.04.220 GRADE.¶

27.04.225 GUEST HOUSE.¶

27.04.230 GUEST, PAYING.¶

27.04.235 HIGH-RISE BUILDING.¶

27.04.240 HOME OCCUPATION.¶

27.04.245 HOSPITAL.¶

27.04.250 HOTEL, APARTMENT.¶

27.04.255 HOTEL, MOTEL, MOTOR HOTEL, INN OR AUTO COURT. "Hotel," "motel," "motor hotel,"¶

27.04.257 COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION. "Community Relations Commission" means the¶

27.04.260 KENNEL, COMMERCIAL.¶

27.04.265 LABORATORY, COMMERCIAL. "Commercial laboratory" means a place devoted to¶

27.04.267 LANDSCAPING, NATURAL.¶

27.04.268 LIMITED PARKING ZONE.¶

27.04.270 LODGING OR ROOMING HOUSE. "Lodging or rooming house" means a building where¶

27.04.275 LOT.¶

27.04.280 LOT AREA.¶

27.04.285 LOT COVERAGE.¶

27.04.290 LOT DEPTH.¶

27.04.295 LOT FRONTAGE. "Lot frontage" means that boundary of a lot along a public street.¶

27.04.300 LOT LINE.¶

27.04.305 LOT WIDTH.¶

27.04.310 MARQUEE—CANOPY.¶

27.04.311 MAUSOLEUM.¶

27.04.313 MINOR FAÇADE MODIFICATION.¶

27.04.314 MONUMENT.¶

27.04.315 MOTOR FREIGHT TERMINAL.¶

27.04.320 MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR, MAJOR.¶

27.04.325 MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR, MINOR.¶

27.04.330 NONCONFORMING USE.¶

27.04.335 NURSERY, DAY.¶

27.04.340 NURSING, HOSPICE, AND/OR CONVALESCENT FACILITY. "Nursing, hospice, and/or¶

27.04.342 OFF-STREET PARKING.¶

27.04.344 ON-STREET PARKING.¶

27.04.345 OPEN SALES LOT.¶

27.04.350 OPEN SPACE.¶

27.04.351 ORIEL BAY WINDOW.¶

27.04.355 OWNER.¶

27.04.357 PARCEL. "Parcel" means an area of land which has been legally subdivided.¶

27.04.358 PARCEL COVERAGE.¶

27.04.360 PARCEL DELIVERY STATIONS. "Parcel delivery station" means a building in which¶

27.04.363 PARKING EXPANSION ZONE.¶

27.04.365 PARKING FACILITY.¶

27.04.370 PERFORMANCE STANDARD.¶

27.04.375 PHILANTHROPIC INSTITUTION.¶

27.04.380 PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS. "Planned developments" means a use or combination of uses¶

27.04.382 PLANNING APPLICATION (PA). "Planning application" means the written request for¶

27.04.385 PLANNING COMMISSION.¶

27.04.386 PLATELINE.¶

27.04.390 PORCH—LANAI.¶

27.04.395 PRINCIPAL USE.¶

27.04.397 PRIMARY BENEFIT ZONE.¶

27.04.398 PRIMARY PEDESTRIAN STREET. "Primary pedestrian street" means a street or street¶

27.04.399 PRIMARY PERIPHERAL STREET. "Primary peripheral street" means a street or street¶

27.04.400 PRIVATE SCHOOL.¶

27.04.404 PUBLIC SERVICE AREA.¶

27.04.405 PUBLIC UTILITY.¶

27.04.410 RADIO OR TELEVISION TRANSMITTING PLANT OR STATION. "Radio or television¶

27.04.415 RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY.¶

27.04.417 RECREATIONAL VEHICLE.¶

27.04.418 RECREATIONAL VEHICLE (RV) STORAGE FACILITY. "RV storage facility" means a zoning¶

27.04.419 RECYCLING CENTER.¶

27.04.420 RECYCLING COLLECTION AREAS.¶

27.04.421 REPLACEMENT VALUE.¶

27.04.425 RESTAURANT.¶

27.04.427 REVERSE VENDING MACHINES.¶

27.04.430 SANITARIUM.¶

27.04.435 SERVICE BAY.¶

27.04.436 SHOPPING CENTER.¶

27.04.437 SOLARIUM.¶

27.04.440 SPECIAL USE.¶

27.04.445 STORY.¶

27.04.450 STREET.¶

27.04.455 STREET LINE.¶

27.04.460 STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS. "Structural alterations" means any change other than¶

27.04.465 STRUCTURE.¶

27.04.470 SWIMMING POOL.¶

27.04.475 TAVERN—LOUNGE.¶

27.04.480 TERRACE, OPEN.¶

27.04.485 TRAILER.¶

27.04.490 USE.¶

27.04.492 VALET PARKING.¶

27.04.494 WETBAR.¶

27.04.495 YARD.¶

27.04.500 ZONING MAPS.¶

27.04.505 ZONING PLOT.¶