Chapter 10.98 — DEFINITION OF TERMS

The terms, words, and phrases defined in this chapter shall apply to this title.

(Ord. 2025-01, passed 1-7-2025)

For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

ABANDONED. Failure to develop, maintain, or use a building, structure, or improvement or failure to conduct a use upon real property for a stated period of time.

ABUTTING. Two or more parcels sharing a common boundary at least at one point.

ACCESS. Safe, adequate, and usable ingress or egress to real property, structures, or improvements.

ACTION. The decision made by the review authority on a land use application, including appropriate findings, environmental determination, and conditions of approval, where applicable.

ADDITION. Any construction that increases the size of a building or facility in terms of site coverage, height, length, width, or gross floor area.

ALLEY. A public thoroughfare for the use of pedestrians and/or vehicles, producing only a secondary means of access to the abutting property.

ALTERATION. Any construction or physical change in the internal arrangement of rooms or the supporting

members of a building or structure or change in the appearance of any building or structure.

ANTENNA. A device for transmitting or receiving radio, television, or any other transmitted signal.

APPLICANT. Owner(s) of property, or their agent(s) who are seeking privileges provided by this title.

ATTACHED. Any structure that has a wall or roof in common with another structure.

BASEMENT. A portion of the building partly or wholly underground and having more than one-half of its height below the average level of the adjoining ground.

BERM. A mound or embankment of earth.

BLOCK. A parcel of land surrounded by public streets, highways, freeways, railroad rights-of-way, flood control channels, creeks, washes, rivers, or unsubdivided acreage or any combination thereof.

BUILDING. A permanently located structure, having a roof, for the housing or enclosure of persons, possessions, or property of any kind. Mobile homes, travel trailers, and other vehicles, even though permanently immobilized, shall not be deemed to be buildings.

BUILDING AREA. The net portion of the lot remaining after deducting all required setbacks from the gross area of the lot.

BUILDING HEIGHT. The vertical distance between the average finished ground surface adjacent to the structure and to the highest point of the structure, excluding architectural features and appurtenances such as, but not limited to, chimneys, vents, antennas, elevators, and similar mechanical equipment.

BUILDING, MAIN. A building in which the principal use of the real property is conducted.

BUILDING SETBACK AREA, FRONT. An area extending across the full width of the lot between the front lot line

or the existing or future street right-of-way and a structural setback line parallel thereto. On corner lots, the shortest street frontage shall be the front building setback area.

BUILDING SETBACK AREA, INTERIOR SIDE. An area extending from the required front building setback area or, where there is no required front building setback area, from the front lot line to the required rear building setback area or, where there is no required rear building setback area, to the rear lot line and from the interior side lot line to a setback line parallel thereto.

BUILDING SETBACK AREA, REAR. An area extending across the full width of the lot between the rear lot line and a setback line parallel thereto.

BUILDING SETBACK AREA, SIDE. A building setback area between the side lot line and a line parallel thereto and extending from the front building setback area to the rear building setback area.

BUILDING SETBACK AREA, STREET SIDE. An area extending from the required front building setback area or, where there is no required front building setback area, from the front lot line to the rear lot line, and from the side street lot line, or the existing or future side street right-of-way (whichever is greater) to a structural setback line parallel thereto.

BUILDING SITE. The ground area of a building together with all open spaces required by this title. CARPORT. A permanent roofed structure not completely enclosed to be used for vehicle parking. CITY. The City of Tulare.

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. A vehicle customarily used as part of a business for the transportation of goods or people.

COMMISSION. The Planning Commission of the City of Tulare.

CONDITIONAL USE. A use that may be located within a zone only upon taking measures to address issues that

may make the use detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare and will not impair the integrity and character of the zoned district.

CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP). A discretionary entitlement which may be granted under the provisions of this title and which when granted authorizes a specific use to be made of a specific property, subject to compliance with all terms and conditions imposed on the entitlement.

CONSTRUCTION COMMENCEMENT. The start of construction of a substantial portion on-site and off-site structural improvements after a building permit has been issued.

CORNER CUTOFF AREA. An area at the corner of a street, alley, or private driveway that must remain free of visual obstruction for traffic and pedestrian safety.

COUNCIL. The City Council of the City of Tulare.

COUNTY. The County of Tulare.

COURT. An open, unoccupied space, other than a yard, unobstructed from ground to sky on the same lot with a building or buildings and which is bounded on two or more sides by the walls of a building.

DAYS. Consecutive calendar days unless otherwise stated.

DECIBEL (dB/dBA). A unit for describing the amplitude of sound, as it is heard by the human ear.

DENSITY. The number of dwelling units per gross acre, unless otherwise stated, for residential uses.

DENSITY BONUS. An increase in the allowable number of residences granted by the city or county in return for the project's providing low- or moderate-income housing. A housing development that provides 20% of its units for lower-income households, 10% of its units for very-low-income households, or 50% of its units for seniors is entitled to a density bonus and other concessions (see Cal. Gov’t Code § 65915).

DESIGN. The planning and engineering of the following: street alignments, grades, and widths; drainage and sanitary facilities and utilities, including alignment and grades thereof; location and size of all required easements and rights-of-way; fire roads and fire breaks; lot size and configuration; traffic access; grading; land to be dedicated for park or recreational purposes; building, structures and improvements and other such specific physical requirements.

DETACHED. Any building or structure that does not have a wall or roof in common with any other building or structure.

DEVELOPMENT. Any change or alteration of real property or its boundary lines, and including, without limitation, the placement or erection of any solid material, structure or improvement thereon; discharge or disposal of any dredged material or any gaseous liquid, solid or thermal waste; grading, removing, dredging, mining or extraction of any soil or materials; change in the density or intensity of use of land, including, but not limited to, subdivision pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act (commencing with Cal. Gov’t Code § 66410), and any other division of land, including lot splits, except where the land division is brought about in connection with the purchase of such land by a public agency for public recreational use; change in the intensity of use of water, or of access thereto; construction, reconstruction, demolition or alteration of the size of any structure including any facility of any private, public or municipal utility; and the removal of any major vegetation. As used in this title, "structure" includes but is not limited to any building, road, pipe, flume, conduit, siphon, aqueduct, telephone line, and electrical power transmission and distribution line. A "project," as defined in Cal. Gov’t Code § 65931, is included with this definition.

DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. A binding contract between a developer and a city or county establishing the conditions under which a particular development may occur. The local government "freezes" the regulations applicable to the site for an agreed-upon period of time (see Cal. Gov’t Code § 65864).

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT. A discretionary entitlement which may be granted under the provisions of this title and which when granted authorizes a specific use to be made of specific property, subject to compliance with all terms and conditions imposed on the entitlement.

DISPLAY AREA. The area of a building in a retail sales store used to display goods that are for sale. DRIVEWAY. A permanently surfaced area providing direct access for vehicles between a street and a permitted offstreet parking or loading area.

DWELLING or DWELLING UNIT. A room or group of rooms (including sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation facilities, but not more than one kitchen), which constitutes an independent housekeeping unit, occupied or intended for occupancy by one household on a long-term basis. A dwelling unit shall have interior access between all habitable spaces, except that a junior accessory dwelling unit containing all facilities necessary for living, sleeping, eating, food preparation, and sanitation need not maintain interior access to the remainder of the dwelling unit.

EASEMENT. A grant of property rights by the property owner to the public, or any specific person. ELECTRIC VEHICLE. A vehicle that uses a plug-in battery to provide all or part of the motive power of the vehicle, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or plug-in fuel cell vehicle.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE SERVICE EQUIPMENT. An electric component assembly or cluster of component assemblies designed specifically to charge batteries within electric vehicles by permitting the transfer of electric energy to a battery or other storage device in an electric vehicle.

EMERGENCY SHELTER. A structure or building, including a tent, that is utilized for sleeping purposes during a shelter crisis as part of an emergency homeless shelter facility. An emergency homeless shelter is not a dwelling and need not contain all provisions for living and habitation as required for dwellings by state housing law and shall include other interim interventions, including, but not limited to, a navigation center, bridge housing, and respite or recuperative care.

ESTABLISHMENT. Land, buildings, rooms, space, and/or equipment necessary for conducting business.

FAÇADE. The exterior wall of a building exposed to public view or that wall viewed by persons not within the building.

FACILITY. Land, buildings, rooms, space, and/or equipment necessary for doing something.

FAMILY. One or more individuals living as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit, not including a fraternity, sorority, club, or other group of persons occupying a hotel, lodging house, or institution of any kind.

FAR (FLOOR AREA RATIO). A measure of development intensity. FAR is the ratio of the floor area of a building to the area of its site. For instance, both a two-story building that covers an entire lot and a four-story building that covers half of a lot have a FAR of two.

FENCE. A barrier surrounding or located upon a parcel of real property or a portion thereof and intended to prevent escape or intrusion therefrom or to identify a boundary identity, including without limitation, screened, solid (90%) or more closed to air, light and vision), open (50% or more), or temporary and which may be constructed from wood, metal or masonry material or any combination thereof.

FLOOR AREA. The gross area included within the surrounding exterior finish wall surface of a building or portion thereof, exclusive of courtyards.

FURNITURE. The things placed in a room that equip it for living. This normally includes beds, tables, chairs, sofas, desks, and shelves. Home appliances, outdoor/patio furniture, wall cabinets, garage storage units, and home furnishing accessories are excluded from the definition of furniture.

GARAGE. An enclosed building or a portion of an enclosed building used for the parking of vehicles.

GARAGE SUBORDINATE DESIGN. The garage is set back from the front façade of a home or the entrance to the garage is not a part of the front elevation of a home (such as alley-loaded or side-loaded garages). For the purpose of meeting design standards, the living space shall be at least five feet forward of a front-facing garage.

GENERAL PLAN. A document adopted by the City Council containing a statement of policies, including text and diagrams, setting forth objectives, principles, standards, and plan proposals, for the future physical development of the City of Tulare.

GLARE. The effect produced by brightness sufficient to cause annoyance, discomfort, or loss in visual performance and visibility.

GRADE. The degree of rise or descent of a sloping surface.

GRADE, FINISHED. The final elevation of the ground surface after development.

GRADE, NATURAL. The elevation of the ground surface in its natural state before man-made alterations.

GRADING. The stripping, cutting, filling, and stockpiling of earth or land, including the land in its cut or filled condition.

GROSS ACREAGE. The total area within the lot lines of a lot or parcel of land before public streets, easements, or other areas to be dedicated or reserved for public use are deducted from such lot or parcel and does not include adjacent lands already dedicated for such purposes.

HAZARDOUS WASTE. Either of the following:

(1) A waste, or combination of wastes, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may either:

(a) Cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible, illness.

(b) Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or environment when improperly treated, stored, transported or disposed of, or otherwise managed.

(2) A waste that meets any of the criteria for the identification of a hazardous waste adopted by the State Department of Health Services pursuant to Cal. Health and Safety Code § 25117 or any other federal, State, or local law or regulation.

(3) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act hazardous wastes.

(4) Unless expressly provided otherwise, the term "hazardous waste" shall be understood to also include extremely hazardous waste and acutely hazardous waste (see Cal. Health and Safety Code § 25117). IMPROVEMENT. Any item which becomes part of, placed upon, or is affixed to real estate.

INFILL DEVELOPMENT SITE. A parcel or group of parcels that make up a site that is vacant or underutilized and is surrounded by developed land or parcels on at least 75% of its perimeter. INFILL DEVELOPMENT SITES include previously developed sites that may/will be redeveloped.

INTEGRATED SHOPPING CENTER. A combination of three or more business establishments permitted or conditional permitted in the zone district in which they are located where off-street parking, landscaping, lighting, or other features are developed, managed, and maintained jointly.

KITCHEN. Any room, all, or any part of which is designed and/or used for cooking and the preparation of food. LAND USE. A description of how land (real estate) is occupied or utilized.

LANDSCAPING. An area devoted to, or developed and maintained predominantly with, native or exotic plant materials including lawn, groundcover, trees, shrubs, and other plant materials; artificial turf and other permeable surfaces; and also including accessory decorative outdoor landscape elements such as pools, fountains, paved or decorated surfaces (excluding driveways, parking, loading or storage areas), and sculptural elements.

LOADING SPACE. An off-street space or berth on the same lot with a building or contiguous to a group of buildings for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while loading or unloading merchandise or materials. LOT. A parcel, tract, or area of land established by plat, subdivision, or as otherwise permitted by law, to be used, developed or built upon. The classifications of lots are:

CORNER. A lot located at the intersection of two or more streets at an angle of not more than 135 degrees. If the angle is greater than 135 degrees, the lot shall be considered an interior lot.

FLAG. A lot having access or an easement to a public or private street by a narrow, private right-of-way.

INTERIOR. A lot abutting only one street.

KEY. A lot with a side lot line that abuts the rear lot line of any one or more adjoining lots.

REVERSE CORNER. A corner lot, the rear of which abuts the side of another lot.

THROUGH. A lot having frontage on two generally parallel streets, with only one primary access. LOT AREA. The net horizontal area within bounding lot lines after dedication.

LOT COVERAGE. The area of a lot covered by buildings excluding eaves, projecting balconies, ground-level paving, landscaping, and open recreational facilities.

LOT DEPTH. The horizontal distance between the midpoint of the front lot line and the midpoint of the rear lot line.

LOT FRONTAGE. The portion of the lot contiguous to the street.

LOT LINE. Any boundary of a lot. The classifications of lot lines are:

FRONT. On an interior lot, the line separating the parcel from the street. On a corner lot, the shorter lot line abutting a street. (If the lot lines on a corner lot are equal in length, the front lot line shall be determined by the Director). On a through lot, the lot line abutting the street providing the primary access to the lot.

INTERIOR. Any lot line not abutting a street.

REAR. A lot line, not intersecting a front lot line, which is most distant from and most closely parallel to the front lot line.

LOT WIDTH. The horizontal distance between side lot lines, measured at the front setback line.

LOW BARRIER. Best practices to reduce barriers to entry, including, but not limited to allowing partners, pets, possessions, and privacy for participants.

LOW BARRIER NAVIGATION CENTER. A Housing First, low-barrier, service-enriched shelter focused on moving people into permanent housing that provides temporary living facilities while case managers connect individuals experiencing homelessness to income, public benefits, health services, shelter, and housing.

MALL . A large building or series of connected buildings containing a variety of retail stores, restaurants, and entertainment activities including, but not limited to, such activities as theaters, arcades, amusement rides, rock-

climbing, and other indoor recreation opportunities that serve a regional population.

MEDIAN. A paved or planted area separating a street or highway into two or more lanes of opposite directions of travel.

NON-CONFORMING LOT. A lot, the area, frontage, or dimensions of which do not conform to the provisions of this zoning code.

NON-CONFORMING STRUCTURE. A structure that was lawfully erected prior to the adoption of this title but does not conform with the development standards of the district in which the structure is located, including coverage, setbacks, height of structures, or distances between structures.

NON-CONFORMING USE. A use that was lawfully established and maintained prior to the adoption of this title, but does not conform with the use regulations for the zoning district in which it is located or to the provisions of this zoning code.

OPEN SPACE. Any parcel or area of land or water essentially unimproved and set aside, dedicated, designated, or reserved for public or private use or enjoyment or for the use and enjoyment of owners and occupants of land adjoining or neighboring such open space. Does not include areas covered by buildings or accessory structures (except recreational structures), paved areas (except recreational facilities), proposed and existing public and private streets or driveways, and school sites.

OPEN SPACE, USABLE. Recreational or leisure space for the shared use of residents of a multi-unit development and may include gardens, playgrounds, courtyards, swimming pools, sitting areas, court games, recreation rooms, exercise rooms or gyms, spas, community rooms, lawn/turf used for open play, ponds, fountains, atriums, picnic areas, rooftop gardens or green roofs, or similar uses or facilities.

OVERHANG. The part of a roof or wall that extends beyond the façade of a lower wall.

OVERLAY DISTRICT. A district established by this zoning code which may be applied to a lot or portion thereof only in combination with a base district.

PARAPET. The extension of the main walls of a building above the roof level.

PARCEL. A parcel of land under one ownership that has been legally subdivided or combined and is shown as a single parcel on the latest recorded map in the County Recorder's office.

PARKING AREA. Any public or private land area designed and used for parking motor vehicles including parking lots, garages, private driveways, and legally designated areas of public streets.

PARKING LOT. An off-street, ground-level area, usually surfaced and improved, for the temporary storage of motor vehicles.

PARKING RATIO. The number of parking spaces provided per 1,000 square feet of floor area.

PARKING, SHARED. A public or private parking area used jointly by two or more uses.

PARKING SPACE. The space marked for the parking of a motor vehicle within a public or private parking area. PARKING STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURED PARKING. A multi-story car park (also called a parking garage or indoor parking) designed for car parking and where there are a number of floors or levels on which parking takes place.

PARKWAY. That portion of the public street right-of-way between the curb or curb line and the adjacent sidewalk or property line, as applicable, used for or which may be used for the purpose of planting and maintaining street trees, shrubs, hedges, or other plants. In some areas within the city, park strips may extend into a private property's yard beyond the sidewalk. Park strips may be located on private property or may abut private property.

PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. Zoning regulations that permit uses based on a particular set of standards of operation rather than on a particular type of use. Performance standards may provide specific criteria to limit noise, air pollution, emissions, odors, vibration, dust, dirt, glare, heat, fire hazards, wastes, traffic impacts, or visual impact of a use.

PERMIT. A written governmental permission issued by an authorized official, empowering the holder thereof to do some act not forbidden by law, but not allowed without such authorization.

PERMITTED USE. Any use allowed in a land use zoning district and subject to the provisions applicable to that district.

PERSON. Any individual, firm, co-partnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, company, joint stock association, corporation, estate, trust, organization, business, business trust, public agency, school district, State of California, and its political subdivisions or instrumentalities, receiver, syndicate or any group or combination thereof, acting as a unit, including any trustee, receiver or assignee.

PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD). The development of a parcel(s) or structure(s) with two or more different land uses such as, but not limited to a combination of residential, office, manufacturing, retail, public or entertainment in a single or physically integrated group of structures.

PRINCIPAL USE. The primary or predominate use of any lot, building or structure.

PROJECT. The total development within the boundaries as defined on the development plan.

PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. A strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, prescription, voluntary purchase and sale, or condemnation and intended to be occupied by a road, trail, water line, sanitary sewer and/or any other public uses.

RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. A vehicle or trailer capable of human habitation or designed or used for recreational camping or travel use, whether self-propelled or mounted on or drawn by another vehicle, or any structure inspected, approved and designated a recreational vehicle and bearing the insignia of the State of California or any other state or federal agency having the authority to approve recreational vehicles. RVs include without limitation, any of the following: camp trailer, as defined by the Cal. Vehicle Code § 324; house car, as defined by Cal. Vehicle Code § 362; trailer coach, as defined by Cal. Vehicle Code § 635; mobile home, as defined by Cal. Vehicle Code § 396; bus, as defined by Cal. Vehicle Code § 233, whether altered or unaltered or for commercial or private use; boat, watercraft, and/or trailer for a boat or watercraft; trailers designed to carry persons, property or animals on its own structure and to be drawn by a motor vehicle; and recreational vehicle, as defined by the Cal. Health and Safety Code § 18010.

RECYCLABLE MATERIAL. Reusable material including but not limited to metals, glass, plastic, and paper, which are intended for reuse, remanufacture or reconstitution for the purpose of using the altered form. Recyclable material does not include refuse or hazardous materials but may include used motor oil collected and transported in accordance with Cal. Health and Safety Code §§ 25250.11 and 25143.2(b)(4).

RECYCLING. The process by which waste products are reduced to raw materials and transformed into new reused or reconstructed products that meet the quality standards necessary to be used in the marketplace.

REVIEW AUTHORITY. The person, committee, commission, or council responsible for the review and/or final action on a land use entitlement.

RIGHT-OF-WAY. A strip of land acquired by purchase, reservation, dedication, forced dedication, prescription, or condemnation and intended to be occupied or occupied by a road, crosswalk, railroad, electric transmission lines, oil or gas pipeline, water line, sanitary storm sewer, and other similar uses.

ROUNDING OF QUANTITIES. The consideration of distances, unit density, density bonus calculations, or other aspects of development or the physical environment expressed in numerical quantities which are fractions of whole numbers; the numbers are to be rounded to the nearest highest whole number when the fraction is one-half or more, and to the next lowest whole number when the fraction is one-half, except as otherwise provided in this zoning code. SCREENED OR SCREENING. Shielded, concealed, and effectively hidden from view by a person standing at ground level on an abutting site, or outside the area, screened by a fence, wall, hedge, berm, or similar architectural or landscape feature that is at least 90% view obscuring.

d to the next lowest whole number when the fraction is one-half, except as otherwise provided in this zoning code. SCREENED OR SCREENING. Shielded, concealed, and effectively hidden from view by a person standing at ground level on an abutting site, or outside the area, screened by a fence, wall, hedge, berm, or similar architectural or landscape feature that is at least 90% view obscuring.

SETBACK. The area between the setback line and property line.

SETBACK LINE. A line within a lot parallel to and measured from a corresponding lot line, forming the boundary of a required yard and governing the placement of structures and uses on the lot.

SHIPPING CONTAINER. A standardized reusable vessel, prefabricated container, or structure originally designed for or capable of being mounted or moved by rail, truck, or ship. This definition includes the terms seatrain, C-Train, C-van, ISO container, and cargo container.

SIGN. Any letter or symbol made of cloth, metal, paint, paper, wood, or other material of any kind whatsoever placed for advertising, identification, or other similar purposes on the ground or on any wall, post, fence, building, structure, vehicle or on any place whatsoever.

SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY (SRO). A residential facility of two or more separate individual rooms with typically less than 500 square feet of floor space, with or without separate kitchen or bathroom facilities for each room, rented on a weekly or monthly basis. An SRO may not be occupied by more than one person. SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY does not include hotel or motel.

SITE. The land or area that is the subject of a development project or use and may include more than one lot or parcel.

SITE AREA. The net horizontal area included within the boundary lines of a site, not including the area within the established right-of-way of a public street, future public street, or railroad, or any other area dedicated or to be dedicated for a public use.

SITE PLAN. A plan, prepared to scale, showing accurately and with complete dimensioning all of the buildings, structures, and uses and the exact manner of development proposed for a specific parcel of land.

SLOPE. The degree of deviation of a surface from the horizontal, usually expressed in percentage or degrees. SOLAR FACILITIES. The airspace over a parcel that provides access for solar energy system to absorb energy from the sun.

SPECIFIC PLAN. A plan consisting of text, maps and other documents and exhibits regulating development within a defined area of the city, consistent with the General Plan and the provisions of Cal. Gov’t Code §§ 65450 et seq. STORY. That portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of any floor next above it, or if there be no floor above it, then the space between such floor and ceiling next above it.

STREET. Any public or private thoroughfare with a width of 20 feet or more which affords a primary means of access to abutting property.

STREET, PRIVATE. A street in private ownership, not dedicated as a public street, which provides the principal means of vehicular access to a property and is not to be construed to mean driveways, alleys, or parking areas. STREET, PUBLIC. A street owned and maintained by the city, the county, or the state. The term includes streets offered for dedication that have been improved or for which a bonded improvement agreement is in effect.

STRUCTURAL ALTERATIONS. Any change in the supporting members of a structure such as the bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams, or girders.

STRUCTURE. Anything constructed or built. An edifice or building of any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner.

STRUCTURE, ACCESSORY. A subordinate building that is incidental and not attached to the main building or use on the same lot. If an accessory building is attached to the main building or if the roof is a continuation of the main building roof, the accessory building shall be considered an addition to the main building. Includes structures regardless of whether a Building Permit is required, including, but not limited to, enclosed and unenclosed patios, barns, guesthouses, accessory dwelling units, garages, carports, storage buildings/sheds, trellis, gazebos, decks, and real or artificial rockscapes.

STRUCTURE, TEMPORARY. A structure without any foundation or footings and which is removed when the designated time period, activity, or use for which the temporary structure was erected has ceased.

TARGET POPULATION. Persons with low incomes who have one or more disabilities, including mental illness, HIV or AIDS, substance abuse, or other chronic health condition, or individuals eligible for services provided pursuant to the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act (Division 4.5 (commencing with § 4500) of the Cal. Welfare and Institutions Code) and may include, among other populations, adults, emancipated minors, families with children, elderly persons, young adults aging out of the foster care system, individuals exiting from institutional settings, veterans, and homeless people.

TEMPORARY STRUCTURE. A structure without any foundation or footings, and which is removed when the designated time period, activity, or use for which the temporary structure was erected has ceased.

TEMPORARY USE. A use established for a designated period of time, with the intent to discontinue the use at the end of the designated time period.

TRAFFIC SAFETY SIGHT AREA. A space that is set aside on a corner lot in which all visual obstructions, such as structures and plantings, which inhibit visibility and thus cause a hazard to traffic and pedestrian safety are prohibited. TRANSIENT BASIS. A continuous period of two weeks or less.

UNDERUTILIZED LAND. Land with a structure or structures that occupy only a small portion of the land and is being used significantly below its potential use.

USE. The purpose (type or extent) for which land or a building is arranged, designed or intended or for which either land or a structure is occupied or maintained.

USE INITIATION. The implementation of a use on a parcel or occupancy of a structure, or construction of substantial site improvements after a building permit has been issued, subject to determination by the Director. USE, ACCESSORY. A use which is incidental to, and customarily associated with, a specified principal use and which meets the applicable conditions set forth in this ordinance.

USE, ALLOWED. A use listed by the regulation of any particular district as a permitted use within that district and permitted therein as a matter of right when conducted in accord with the regulations established by this Ordinance. USE, CONDITIONAL. A use listed by the regulations of any particular district as a conditional use within that district and allowable therein, solely on a discretionary and conditional basis, subject to development/design review or to a conditional use permit, and to all other regulations established by this code.

USE, PRINCIPAL. A use that fulfills a primary function of a household, establishment, institution, or other entity. USE, TEMPORARY. A use established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of the time period.

VARIANCE. A discretionary entitlement that permits the departure from the strict application of the development standards contained in this zoning code.

VEHICLE. A self-propelled device by which persons or property may be moved upon a highway, except a device moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

WILDLANDS. Any area of land that is essentially unimproved, in a natural state of hydrology, vegetation and animal life, and not under cultivation.

YARD. An open space that lies between the principal or accessory building or buildings and the nearest lot line. ZERO LOT LINE. The location of a building on a lot in such a manner that one or more of the building's sides rest directly on a lot line.

ZONING CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. A permit issued by the community development department that allows the occupancy of a structure that conforms to all applicable provisions of this chapter and any and all conditions or requirements issued by the city or any of its departments, or by any other federal, state or local agency or body.

ZONING DISTRICT. A portion of the city within which certain uses of land and structures are defined, and regulations are specified.

(Ord. 2025-01, passed 1-7-2025)