Sec. 90-22. - Definitions: Duplex—Dwelling, two-family.

Duplex shall mean the same as Dwelling, two-family.

Dwelling shall mean a building or portion thereof designed and used exclusively for residential occupancy and permitted home occupations, including one-family, two-family, and multiple dwellings, but not including hotels, motels, boardinghouses or lodginghouses, or mobile homes, with or without wheels, except in the T-P district.

Dwelling, group, shall mean two or more single-family dwellings located on a single lot, each having separate kitchen and toilet facilities, and each located in a separate building.

Dwelling, multiple, shall mean a building or buildings designed and used for occupancy by three or more families, all living independently of each other and having separate kitchen and toilet facilities for only one family.

Dwelling, one-family, shall mean a detached building designed or used exclusively for the occupancy of one family, and having kitchen and toilet facilities for only one family.

Dwelling, two-family, shall mean a building designed or used exclusively for the occupancy of two families living independently of each other and having separate kitchen and toilet facilities for each family.

(Ord. No. 807, § 8, 4-19-88)

Sec. 90-23. - Definitions: Easement—Essential service.

Easement shall mean a space on a lot or parcel of land reserved for or used for public uses.

Educational institutions shall mean public and other nonprofit institutions conducting regular academic instruction at preschool, kindergarten, elementary, secondary, and collegiate levels, and including graduate schools, universities, nonprofit research institutions and religious institutions. Such institutions must either:

(1)

Offer general academic instruction equivalent to the standards prescribed by the state board of education;

(2)

Confer degrees as a college or university of undergraduate or graduate standing;

(3)

Conduct research; or

(4)

Give religious instruction.

This definition does not include schools, academies or institutes, incorporated or otherwise, which operate for a profit, nor does it include commercial or trade schools.

Electrical distribution substation shall mean an electrical substation with a primary voltage of 110 KV or less, with distribution circuits served therefrom.

Electric vehicle automatic load management systems (ALMS) shall mean a control system which allows multiple EV chargers or EV-Ready electric vehicle outlets to share a circuit or panel and automatically reduce power at each charger, providing the opportunity to reduce electrical infrastructure costs and/or provide demand response capability. ALMS systems must be designed to deliver at least 1.4 kW per charger to each EV capable, EV ready, or EVCS space served by ALMS. The connected amperage on-site shall not be lower than the required connected amperage per Part 11, 2019 California Green Building Code, as may be amended for the relevant building types.

reduce electrical infrastructure costs and/or provide demand response capability. ALMS systems must be designed to deliver at least 1.4 kW per charger to each EV capable, EV ready, or EVCS space served by ALMS. The connected amperage on-site shall not be lower than the required connected amperage per Part 11, 2019 California Green Building Code, as may be amended for the relevant building types.

Electric vehicle capable space shall mean a parking space linked to a listed electrical panel with sufficient capacity to provide at least 208/240 volts and 40 amperes to the parking space. Raceways linking the electrical panel and parking space only need to be installed in spaces that will be inaccessible in the future, either trenched underground or where penetrations to walls, floors, or other partitions would otherwise be required for future installation of branch circuits. Raceways must be at least one inch in diameter and may be sized for multiple circuits as allowed by the California Electrical Code. The panel circuit directory shall identify the overcurrent protective device space(s) reserved for EV charging as "EV CAPABLE." Construction documents shall indicate future completion of raceway from the panel to the parking space, via the installed inaccessible raceways.

Electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) shall mean a parking space that includes installation of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) with a minimum capacity of 30 amperes connected to a level 2 EV ready space. EVCS installation may be used to satisfy a level 2 EV ready space requirement.

Electric vehicle—Level 1 EV ready space or level 1 EV ready space shall mean a parking space served by a complete electric circuit with a minimum of 120-volt, 20-ampere capacity including electrical panel capacity, overprotection device, a minimum 1"-diameter raceway that may include multiple circuits as allowed by the California Electrical Code, wiring, and either a) a receptacle labelled "electric vehicle outlet" with at least a ½" font adjacent to the parking space, or b) EVSE.

Electric vehicle—Level 1 EV ready space or level 2 EV ready space shall mean a parking space served by a complete electric circuit with 208-240-volt, 40 ampere capacity including electrical panel capacity, overprotection device, a minimum one-inch diameter raceway that may include multiple circuits as allowed by the California Electrical Code, wiring, and either a) a receptacle labelled "electric vehicle outlet" with at least a ½" font adjacent to the parking space, or b) EVSE with a minimum output of 30 amperes.

Electric vehicle—Level 3 EV ready space or level 3 EV ready space shall mean a parking space served by a complete electric circuit with a minimum 400-volt capacity including electrical panel capacity, overprotection device, a minimum one-inch diameter raceway that may include multiple circuits as allowed by the California Electrical Code, wiring, and a receptacle labelled "electric vehicle outlet" with at least a ½" font adjacent to the parking space b) 400-volt EVSE."

an a parking space served by a complete electric circuit with a minimum 400-volt capacity including electrical panel capacity, overprotection device, a minimum one-inch diameter raceway that may include multiple circuits as allowed by the California Electrical Code, wiring, and a receptacle labelled "electric vehicle outlet" with at least a ½" font adjacent to the parking space b) 400-volt EVSE."

Emergency shelter shall mean housing with minimal supportive services for any homeless person(s) that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by any homeless person. No individual or household may be denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay. Emergency shelters shall also include other interim interventions, including but not limited to, low barrier navigation centers, bridge housing, and respite or recuperative care.

Employee/farmworker housing serving six or fewer persons shall mean to be in compliance with California Health and Safety Code § 17008, including temporary mobile homes and any attached or detached dwelling unit used to house farm or agricultural workers and their family members. Employee housing for six or fewer persons is treated as a single-family structure and residential use as described in California Health and Safety Code § 17021.5.

Employee/farmworker housing serving group quarters shall mean to be in compliance with California Health and Safety Code § 17008, including temporary mobile homes and any attached or detached dwelling unit used to house farm or agricultural workers and their family members. Employee housing consisting of no more than 36 beds in group quarters (or 12 units or less) designed for use by a single family or household is treated as agricultural use as described in California Health and Safety Code § 17021.6.

Essential service shall mean the erection, construction, alteration, or maintenance by public utilities or municipal departments or commissions of underground or overhead gas, electrical, steam or water transmission or distribution systems, collection, communication, supplying, or disposal systems including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signals, hydrants, and other similar equipment and accessories in connection therewith, but not including buildings reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate service by such public utilities or municipal departments or commissions, or for the public health, safety or general welfare.

(Ord. No. 807, § 8, 4-19-88; Ord. No. 1167, § 1, 2-18-16; Ord. No. 2024-02, § 1, 4-4-24; Ord. No. 2025-04, § 4(Exh. A, § 2), 5-15-25)

Sec. 90-24. - Definitions: Factory-built housing—Fence.

Factory-built housing shall mean a unit as defined by Health and Safety Code § 19971 and includes a dwelling unit which is either wholly or in substantial part manufactured at an off-site location and is assembled on-site. Factory-built housing shall not be deemed to include a mobile home, mobile accessory building or structure, a recreational vehicle, or a commercial coach.

Family shall mean one or more persons living together in a dwelling unit with common access to, and common use of, living and eating areas and facilities for the preparation and storage of food within the dwelling unit. (See also single housekeeping unit).

Family day care home shall mean a home that regularly provides care, protection, and supervision for 14 or fewer children, in the provider's own home, for periods of less than 24 hours per day, while the parents or guardians are away, as set forth in Health and Safety Code § 1596.75, including both large and small family day care homes.

Family, religious, shall mean two or more persons living together, not for the purpose of rendering onpremises services, including, but not limited to, religious or commercial services to others, and for the

purpose of service to and observance of a religious or an ethical discipline and not exceeding seven persons, other than servants who may not be residing upon the premises.

Fence shall mean any structural device forming a physical barrier which is so constructed that not less than 50 percent of the vertical surface is open to permit the transmission of light, air, and vision through said surface in a horizontal plane. For solid fences and walls, see wall, solid. The special standard of section 90883 shall apply.

Fence, open, shall mean any structural device forming a physical barrier which is so constructed that not less than 75 percent of the vertical surface is open to permit the transmission of light, air, and vision through said surface in a horizontal plane measured at angles of 90 degrees and at 45 degrees to the fence. For solid fences and walls, see fence and wall, solid. The standards of section 90-883 shall apply.

(Ord. No. 807, § 8, 4-19-88; Ord. No. 986, § 1, 5-21-98; Ord. No. 1009, § 1, 11-16-00; Ord. No. 2025-04, § 4(Exh. A, § 2), 5-15-25)

Sec. 90-25. - Definitions: Filling station—Frontage.

Filling station shall mean the same as Automobile service station.

Flood control-channel shall mean the same as Drainage channel.

Floor area. Whenever the term "floor area" is used in this chapter as a basis for requiring off-street parking for any structure, it shall be assumed that, unless otherwise stated, said floor area applies not only to the ground floor area, but also to any additional stories or basements of said structure. All horizontal dimensions shall be taken from the exterior faces of walls including enclosed porches.

Fraternity shall mean a building or structure housing a group of men associated for their common interest. Such group may eat, sleep, and otherwise use such facilities as are provided on the premises.

Frontage shall mean that portion of a parcel of property which abuts a dedicated public street or highway.

(Ord. No. 807, § 8, 4-19-88)

Sec. 90-26. - Definitions: Front wall—Garage, public.

Front wall shall mean the wall of a building or structure nearest the street which the building fronts, but excluding certain architectural features as cornices, canopies, eaves, or embellishments.

Frontage road or service road shall mean those roads which parallel freeways or expressways, providing for access to abutting property or for circulation, and being separated from the highway by a dividing strip.

Freeway or expressway shall mean a highway for through traffic with full or partial control of access and generally with grade separations at intersections.

Garage, private, shall mean a detached accessory building or a portion of a main building on the same lot as a dwelling for the housing of vehicles of the dwelling, including carports.

Garage, public, shall mean any garage other than a private garage.

(Ord. No. 807, § 8, 4-19-88)