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Article 04 — Glossary.

1.3 Efficiency Kitchen.

Sonoma County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Sonoma County

A cooking facility with appliances, and a food preparation counter and storage cabinets that are of reasonable size in relation to the size of the

dwelling unit.

1.4.

Electric Vehicle Charging Station. A station that is designed and built in compliance with Article 625 of the California Electrical Code to charge electric or partially electric vehicles.

Emerging Renewable Technology. Technology that uses a renewable power source, such as solar or wind energy, to generate electricity, and that has emerged beyond the research and development phase, is commercially available, and has significant commercial potential as determined by the Energy Commission. Emerging renewable technologies include photovoltaic, solar thermal electric, fuel cells using a renewable fuel, and small wind turbine technology no greater than fifty (50) kilowatts in size.

Employment Node. An area of contiguous parcels within an urban service area that encompasses at least three (3) acres of commercial-zoned land, ten (10) acres of industrial-zoned land, or a combination that provides an equivalent ratio.

Exotic Animal. Any wild animal which the California Fish and Game Commission has declared to be a prohibited wild animal and the importation, transportation or possession of which is unlawful except under authority of a revocable permit issued by the California Department of Fish and Game.

Extremely Low-Income Household. A household whose gross annual income does not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the median income for Sonoma County as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, adjusted for household size.

F.

"F" Terms.

Family Day Care Home. See Section 26-24-150 for definition and development standards.

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