Chapter 21.12 — DEFINITIONS
Stanislaus County Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · Stanislaus County
§ 21.12.010. Generally.¶
§ 21.12.020. Agriculture.¶
§ 21.12.025. Agricultural processing.¶
§ 21.12.030. Agricultural service establishment.¶
§ 21.12.035. Aircraft.¶
§ 21.12.040. Airport.¶
§ 21.12.042. Airport, agricultural service.¶
§ 21.12.044. Airport, private.¶
§ 21.12.046. Airport, public.¶
§ 21.12.048. Airport, temporary agricultural service.¶
§ 21.12.050. Alley.¶
§ 21.12.060. Apartment.¶
§ 21.12.070. Automobile wrecking.¶
§ 21.12.080. Boardinghouse.¶
§ 21.12.090. Building.¶
§ 21.12.100. Building, accessory.¶
§ 21.12.110. Building, main.¶
§ 21.12.120. Business or commerce.¶
§ 21.12.130. Campground.¶
§ 21.12.140. Carnival.¶
§ 21.12.145. Carport.¶
§ 21.12.150. Circus.¶
§ 21.12.151. Commercial cannabis activity.¶
§ 21.12.153. Confined animal facility.¶
§ 21.12.155. Day care center.¶
§ 21.12.160. Density bonus.¶
§ 21.12.170. District.¶
§ 21.12.173. Dwelling.¶
§ 21.12.175. Dwelling, accessory.¶
§ 21.12.178. Dwelling, junior accessory.¶
§ 21.12.180. Dwelling, single-family.¶
§ 21.12.190. Dwelling, two-family (duplex).¶
§ 21.12.200. Dwelling, multi-family.¶
§ 21.12.210. Dwelling, group.¶
§ 21.12.211. Dwelling unit.¶
§ 21.12.212. Efficiency kitchen.¶
§ 21.12.215. Emergency shelter.¶
§ 21.12.218. Employee housing, agricultural.¶
§ 21.12.220. Family.¶
§ 21.12.225. Family day care home.¶
§ 21.12.230. (Reserved)¶
§ 21.12.240. Garage.¶
§ 21.12.250. Garage, public.¶
§ 21.12.260. Garage sales, yard sales, moving sales, patio sales and similar uses.¶
§ 21.12.280. Height of building.¶
§ 21.12.290. Home occupation.¶
§ 21.12.300. Industry.¶
§ 21.12.306. Junk.¶
§ 21.12.310. Junkyard.¶
§ 21.12.320. Kennel.¶
§ 21.12.325. Living space.¶
§ 21.12.330. Lot.¶
§ 21.12.340. Lot, corner.¶
§ 21.12.350. Lot, interior.¶
§ 21.12.360. Lot area.¶
§ 21.12.370. Lot depth.¶
§ 21.12.380. Lot frontage.¶
§ 21.12.390. Lot lines.¶
§ 21.12.400. Lot width.¶
§ 21.12.410. Lot line, rear.¶
§ 21.12.418. Mixed use.¶
§ 21.12.420. Mobile home park.¶
§ 21.12.430. Mobile home (manufactured housing).¶
§ 21.12.435. Monument.¶
§ 21.12.440. Motel.¶
§ 21.12.450. Nonconforming use.¶
§ 21.12.460. Outdoor advertising sign.¶
§ 21.12.470. Outdoor advertising structure.¶
§ 21.12.475. Parcel.¶
§ 21.12.480. Parking space.¶
§ 21.12.490. Planned street line.¶
§ 21.12.495. Production agriculture.¶
§ 21.12.500. Racing homing pigeons.¶
§ 21.12.505. Recreational vehicle.¶
§ 21.12.510. Residential care home.¶
§ 21.12.515. Retail business.¶
§ 21.12.520. Rooming house.¶
§ 21.12.525. Single-room occupancy housing.¶
§ 21.12.530. Small livestock farming.¶
§ 21.12.535. Small wind energy system.¶
§ 21.12.540. Stable, private.¶
§ 21.12.550. Stable, public.¶
§ 21.12.560. Street.¶
§ 21.12.570. Street line.¶
§ 21.12.580. Structural alterations.¶
§ 21.12.590. Structure.¶
§ 21.12.595. Supportive housing.¶
§ 21.12.600. Surface mining.¶
§ 21.12.602. Swimming pools.¶
§ 21.12.605. Tasting room.¶
§ 21.12.608. Transitional housing.¶
§ 21.12.610. Use.¶
§ 21.12.620. Use, accessory.¶
§ 21.12.625. Vehicle storage yard.¶
§ 21.12.627. Wholesale and distribution.¶
§ 21.12.628. Wholesale retail stores.¶
§ 21.12.630. Yard.¶
§ 21.12.640. Yard, front.¶
§ 21.12.650. Yard, rear.¶
§ 21.12.660. Yard, side.¶
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