Chapter 24.110 — DEFINITIONS

Sections:

• 24.110.010 Chapter description. 24.110.020 General rules for construction of language. 24.110.030 General terms. 24.110.040 Abut. 24.110.045 Accessory dwelling unit. 24.110.050 Accessory structure. 24.110.060 Aggrieved person. 24.110.070 Alley. 24.110.080 Animal, domestic. 24.110.090 Animal, livestock. 24.110.100 Animal, wild. 24.110.110 Apartment. 24.110.120 Appealable developments – Coastal zone area. 24.110.130 Appurtenant. 24.110.140 Arcade games. 24.110.150 Architectural protection sign. 24.110.160 Attached. 24.110.170 Availability sign.

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• 24.110.180 Banner. 24.110.190 Base Lood. 24.110.200 Basement. 24.110.210 Beach access, lateral. 24.110.220 Billboard.

• 24.110.230 BluN edge.

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• 24.110.910 Historic district.

• 24.110.920 Home occupation.

• 24.110.930 Hotel.

• 24.110.940 Household.

• 24.110.950 Incidental use.

• 24.110.960 Junk.

• 24.110.970 Junkyard. 24.110.980 Kitchen.

• 24.110.985 Landscaping, dense. 24.110.990 Like-for-like. 24.110.1000 Local coastal program. 24.110.1010 Lot. 24.110.1020 Lot area. 24.110.1030 Lot, corner. 24.110.1040 Lot coverage. 24.110.1050 Lot depth.

• 24.110.1060 Lot frontage. 24.110.1070 Lot, interior. 24.110.1080 Lots irregularly shaped. 24.110.1090 Lot key. 24.110.1100 Lot line. 24.110.1110 Lot line, front. 24.110.1120 Lot line, rear. 24.110.1130 Lot line, side. 24.110.1140 Lot of record. 24.110.1150 Lot, reversed corner. 24.110.1160 Lot, through. 24.110.1170 Lot width. 24.110.1180 Major public works projects and major energy facility. 24.110.1190 Manufactured home. 24.110.1200 Maximum sign allowance. 24.110.1210 Mean high tide line. 24.110.1220 Medical care. 24.110.1230 Mezzanine. 24.110.1240 Mobile home. 24.110.1250 Mobile home park. 24.110.1255 Mobile home park – Seniors. 24.110.1260 Mobile sign.

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• 24.110.1270 Monument sign.

• 24.110.1280 Moving sign.

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This chapter sets forth deYnitions of certain words or phrases used in this zoning ordinance in order to promote consistency and uniformity in their usage, thereby facilitating the interpretation of this zoning ordinance. The

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meaning and construction of words and phrases as set forth in this chapter shall apply throughout the zoning ordinance unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. DeYnitions contained in the city’s adopted edition of the Uniform Building Code shall be applicable except when in conZict with deYnitions contained in this chapter or elsewhere in this zoning ordinance, in which case the zoning ordinance deYnition shall prevail. (Code 1971, § 15.110.010)

The following general rules of construction shall apply to the text of the zoning ordinance:

A. Headings. Section and subsection headings contained in the zoning ordinance shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify, or in any manner a]ect the scope, meaning, or intent of any provision of the zoning ordinance.

B. Illustrations. In case of any di]erence of meaning or implication between the text of any provision and any illustration, the text shall control.

C. Shall, May and Should. “Shall” is always mandatory and not permissive. “May” is permissive. “Should” is advisory and identiYes guidance provided by the city council in the adoption of comprehensive plan, speciYc plan, or other goals, policies, and objectives. All other city decision-making authorities are advised to follow this guidance in the absence of compelling, countervailing considerations.

D. Tenses and Numbers. Words used in the present tense include the future, and words used in the singular include the plural, and the plural includes the singular, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary.

E. Conjunctions. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following conjunctions shall be interpreted as follows:

1. “And” indicates that all connected items or provisions shall apply.

2. “Or” indicates that the connected items or provisions may apply singly or in any combination.

3. “Either . . . or” indicates that the connected items or provisions shall apply singly but not in combination.

• F. Gender. “He” includes “she” and “his” includes “her” and vice versa. (Code 1971, § 15.110.020)

Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall be deYned as indicated for purposes of this zoning ordinance:

“Building o[cial” means the o[cer charged with the administration of the city’s building code or the building o[cial’s designee.

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“City” means the city of San Buenaventura.

“City engineer” means the city engineer of the city of San Buenaventura, or the city engineer’s designee.

“Code” means the San Buenaventura Municipal Code.

“Commission” or “planning commission” means the planning commission of the city of San Buenaventura.

“Comprehensive plan” means the city of San Buenaventura comprehensive plan.

“Council” or “city council” means the city council of the city of San Buenaventura.

“County” means the county of Ventura.

“Days” means calendar days.

“Decision-making authority” means a designated o[cial or o[cial body having the authority to review and consider applications for permits or other approvals pursuant to this zoning ordinance and having the authority to approve, conditionally approve or deny such applications.

“Design review committee” means the design review committee of the city of San Buenaventura or its predecessor, the architectural review board of the city of San Buenaventura.

“EIR committee” means the environmental impact report committee, or its successor, as established by resolution of the city council.

“Federal” means pertaining to the government of the United States of America or any of its laws, regulations, departments, subdivisions, or agencies.

“Individual” means a born human being.

“Person” means any individual, Yrm, partnership, joint venture, association, social club, social organization, joint stock company, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, trustee, syndicate, or any other group or combination acting as a legal unit. “Person” includes, without limitation, a utility, or a local agency or subdivision thereof.

“Section” means a section of this zoning ordinance unless otherwise indicated.

“State” means the state of California.

“Title” means this zoning ordinance unless otherwise indicated. (Code 1971, § 15.110.030)

To physically touch or border upon for a minimum distance of Yve feet along a common boundary or lot line. (Code 1971, § 15.110.100)

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The term “accessory dwelling unit” or “ADU” shall have the meaning set forth in Chapter 24.430. (Ord. No. 2017-015, § 2.A, 11-6-17)

A building which is located on the same lot and customarily, within Ventura County, incidental and subordinate to the primary building or to the use of land. Where an accessory structure is attached to the primary building in a substantial manner, as by a roof or common wall, such structures shall be considered to be a portion of the primary building. Typically accessory structures are intended for a variety of uses such as vehicular parking, storage of lawn and garden equipment, storage of household items, play house and green house. Accessory structures may include habitable area such as a home o[ce, recreation room, guesthouse, and sleeping room(s). (Code 1971, § 15.110.104; Ord. No. 2001-13, § 2, 7-17-01)

Any person who, in person or through a representative, appeared at a public hearing of the local government in connection with the decision or action appealed, or who, by other appropriate means prior to a hearing, informed the local government of the nature of their concerns or who for good cause was unable to do either. (Code 1971, § 15.110.108)

A public way permanently reserved as a secondary means of access to abutting property. (Code 1971, § 15.110.112)

Any of various animals typically domesticated by people so as to live and breed in a tame condition as pets, including, but not limited to, dogs, cats, small birds such as canaries, parrots, cockateels, parakeets or pigeons, but not including livestock animals or wild animals. For purposes of this deYnition, (A) a miniature pig, of the variety commonly known as a “Vietnamese pot-bellied pig,” is a domestic animal, but all other varieties of pigs are livestock animals, and (B) tropical Ysh, such as goldYsh or other fresh-water or marine Ysh, are domestic animals but caribe or piranha Ysh are wild animals. (Code 1971, § 15.110.116)

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Animals typically raised for, or in conjunction with, farming or ranching operations, including, but not limited to, horses, cows, oxen, pigs, or fowl, but not including domestic animals or wild animals. (Code 1971, § 15.110.120)

Any of various animals which typically live in a wild environment, regardless of whether such animals may have been subjected to taming or training intended to enable them to live in a domestic, agricultural, or ranching environment. “Wild animals” includes, without limitation, all species of animals prohibited in the state of California pursuant to Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Section 671, or its successor regulation, but does not include domestic animals or livestock animals. (Code 1971, § 15.110.124)

A dwelling unit in a building designed for occupancy by three or more families living independently of each other, but not including dwelling units used as residential condominium projects or condominium conversion projects. (Code 1971, § 15.110.128)

A development that falls into any of the following categories:

A. Developments approved by the city between the sea and the Yrst public road paralleling the sea or within 300 feet of the inland extent of any beach or of the mean high tide line of the sea where there is no beach, whichever is the greater distance, as indicated on the o[cial zoning map;

B. Developments approved by the city, and not included within subsection A of this section, which are located on tidelands, submerged lands, public trust lands, within 100 feet of any wetland, estuary, stream, or within 300 feet of the top of the seaward face of any coastal blu], as indicated on the o[cial zoning map or as determined by the State Lands Commission; or

C. Any development which constitutes a major public works project or a major energy facility under the California Coastal Act (Public Resources Code Section 30000 et seq.) (Code 1971, § 15.110.132)

Pertaining to, belonging to, or incidental to something else; in the case of property, an appurtenant right or interest is a right or interest which is attached to, or belongs to, or is incidental to, a principal property right, used

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with the property for its beneYt and which passes as an incident to the principal property right when that principal property right is transferred. (Code 1971, § 15.110.136)

Mechanical or electrical games, devices, machines or contrivances provided for the purpose of amusement, diversion or entertainment on a pay-for-play basis. This deYnition shall include movie viewers or similar machines presenting visual displays, but shall not include such devices as billiard tables or shu\eboards. (Code 1971, § 15.110.140)

A sign attached to any architectural feature that projects beyond the main building wall, such as awnings, canopies, marquees, balconies, porches, and other similar features. (Code 1971, § 15.110.144)

For the purposes of this zoning ordinance, “attached” means physically connected in a substantial fashion as with a common wall or roof. (Code 1971, § 15.110.148)

A sign identifying a commercial, institutional, or industrial development or lot as available for sale, lease, or rent. (Code 1971, § 15.110.152)

A decorative device made of cloth, plastic, or other Zexible material and containing an a[xed message. (Code 1971, § 15.110.156)

A Zood having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. The base Zood shall be the same as the 100-year Zood. (Code 1971, § 15.110.160)

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A space having 50 percent or more of its Zoor-to-ceiling height below the average grade of the adjacent ground; except that any such space shall be deemed a Yrst story if it includes, or could include, a habitable room. (Code 1971, § 15.110.164)

Access along the shoreline paralleling the water’s edge, including, but not limited to, the public right to pass and repass within an area between the Yrst public roadway and the mean high tide line. (Code 1971, § 15.110.168)

Any outdoor advertising display which is used for advertising or display purposes not substantially related to any activity on the premises where it is located. (Code 1971, § 15.110.172)

“Blu] edge” means the upper termination of a blu]. When the top edge of the blu] is rounded away from the face of the blu], the edge shall be deYned as that point nearest the face beyond which the downward gradient of the land surface is greater than 30 degrees. In a case where there is a step-like feature at the top of the blu] face, the landward edge of the topmost riser shall be taken to be the blu] edge. (Code 1971, § 15.110.176)

A dwelling unit occupied by the owner, or the resident manager employed by the owner, in which there are at least three sleeping rooms, made available for rental to the public for continuous residential purposes, regardless of whether meals are also provided. (Code 1971, § 15.110.180)

A vessel which is capable, when fully operational, of carrying one or more persons, on a navigable body of water. (Code 1971, § 15.110.184)

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A designated width of land adjacent to a river, stream, or sensitive habitat area necessary to protect biological productivity, water quality, or hydrological characteristics of such rivers, streams, or sensitive habitat area. (Code 1971, § 15.110.192)

The area of a lot remaining after the minimum required setback, yard, and open space areas required by this zoning ordinance have been subtracted from the total lot area. (Code 1971, § 15.110.196)

Any structure having a roof supported by columns or walls used or intended to be used for supporting or sheltering any persons, animals, or chattels and requiring a building permit from the city’s building o[cial. (Code 1971, § 15.110.200)

The proportion of the lot area, expressed as a percentage of the total lot area, that is covered by the total horizontal cross-section of any and all buildings and structures on the lot. Buildings or structures included within this deYnition are all accessory structures, balconies, patio covers, covered entryways, gazebos, lattice-work, and any similar buildings or structures or portions thereof that result in reducing the amount of lot area open to the sky. For purposes of this deYnition, neither structures which are at or wholly below the Ynished lot grade nor allowed eave overhangs of buildings shall be included in the computation of building area. (Code 1971, § 15.110.204)

The proposed maximum dimensions of a building, including, without limitation, the building’s length, height, width, conYguration, maximum overall elevation, and the building’s placement on the site, as indicated on any plans or drawings submitted for review by the decision-making authority. (Code 1971, § 15.110.208)

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For the purpose of determining maximum allowable sign area, “building frontage” means the linear measurement of a front building elevation at the widest point. For buildings occupied by more than one tenant, the building frontage for each business is that portion of the front building elevation adjacent to the business. (Code 1971, § 15.110.212)

The line where the building wall meets the Ynished grade of the soil along the exterior building walls. (Code 1971, § 15.110.216)

A “building-related sign” is a sign that is otherwise deYned as an architectural projection sign, projecting sign, wall sign or permanent window sign. (Code 1971, § 15.110.220)

A dwelling unit that is occupied by one family, which provides maintenance or security services for commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational, or agricultural uses on the same site as the dwelling unit. (Code 1971, § 15.110.224)

A structure with a roof and with at least one open side used for parking automobiles of the occupants of the premises where such structure is located. (Code 1971, § 15.110.228)

A sign constructed so that the letters or other advertising material upon it can be readily interchanged, but not including theater marquees, information boards at churches, schools, and public service organizations, and service station price signs. (Code 1971, § 15.110.232)

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The California Coastal Act of 1976, commencing with Section 30000 of the Public Resources Code. (Code 1971, § 15.110.236)

The California Coastal Commission created by and operating under the Coastal Act as it may from time to time be amended. (Code 1971, § 15.110.240)

Any development or use which requires a site on, or adjacent to, the sea to function. (Code 1971, § 15.110.244)

Recreational activities which require a coastal zone location in order to occur, including, but not limited to, ocean swimming, surYng, scuba diving, Yshing, boating, beach activities, or nature study. (Code 1971, § 15.110.248)

Maps and a text which indicate the kinds, location, and intensity of land uses, including resource protection and development policies. (Code 1971, § 15.110.252)

Any use that is dependent upon a coastal-dependent development or use. (Code 1971, § 15.110.256)

Recreational activities which are popular in coastal zone locations but also occur inland, including, but not limited to, picnicking, bicycling, walking, jogging, or camping. (Code 1971, § 15.110.260)

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That land and water area extending seaward to the city’s outer limit of jurisdiction and extending inland to the coastal zone boundary shown on the o[cial zoning district map. (Code 1971, § 15.110.264)

A sign incorporating any combination of the features of monument, projecting, roof, or wall signs. (Code 1971, § 15.110.268)

Meetings, rallies or other gatherings of persons which may include games, eating and drinking facilities, live entertainment, art exhibits, animal exhibits, animal vaccination clinics, religious revivals, charitable fund-raising auctions, circuses, carnivals, or other similar activities. (Code 1971, § 15.110.272)

A monument sign used as a permanent identiYcation sign for a residential project. (Code 1971, § 15.110.276)

For purposes of this zoning ordinance, a “condominium” shall mean a condominium as deYned in California Civil Code Section 1351, as it may be amended from time to time. (Code 1971, § 15.110.280)

“Condominium, residential” or “residential condominium” means an estate in real property consisting of an undivided interest in common in a portion of a lot together with a separate interest in space in a residential complex located on such real property. A residential condominium may include, in addition, a separate interest in other portions of such real property. Such estate may, with respect to the duration of its enjoyment, be either (A) an estate of inheritance or perpetual estate, (B) an estate for life, (C) an estate for years, such as a leasehold, or a subleasehold, or (D) an estate at will. The term “residential condominium” as used in this zoning ordinance shall also be deemed to mean and include the terms “stock cooperative,” “community apartment,” and similar or related forms of residential ownership. (Code 1971, § 15.110.284)

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A change in ownership of a development of land and the structures thereon to residential condominiums, regardless of the present or prior use of such land or structures or whether substantial improvements have been made, or are proposed to be made, to such structures. (Code 1971, § 15.110.288)

A sign stating information regarding individuals or businesses directly connected with the construction of buildings or other structures. (Code 1971, § 15.110.292)

A location upon which surface operations incidental to oil well drilling or deepening and the production of oil or gas or other hydrocarbon substances may be permitted pursuant to the provisions of this zoning ordinance. (Code 1971, § 15.110.296)

An o[cial Zag of a corporation or other established business entity. (Code 1971, § 15.110.300)

“Covenants, conditions, and restrictions” or “CC&Rs” means declarations or other documents setting forth rights, duties, and obligations of the owners of property interests in a condominium or other common interest development which, upon being recorded, constitute equitable servitudes upon the subject property. (Code 1971, § 15.110.304)

The average level of the established curb at the front lot line. Where no curb level has been established, a survey acceptable to the city engineer may be required to establish such curb level or its equivalent for the purpose of this section. For lots having more than one front lot line, the curb level shall be measured from the average elevation of the highest front lot line. (Code 1971, § 15.110.308)

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With respect to any dining establishment: full service; dining establishment: fast service, drive-up; or drinking establishment use type, the gross Zoor area which a customer is typically permitted to occupy and use freely including, but not limited to, entry or waiting areas, indoor dining areas, and bar seating areas. Customer service areas do not include outdoor dining areas, restrooms, kitchens, storerooms, and other areas where services are not provided to the customer. (Code 1971, § 15.110.312)

A facility open to the public between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. providing a temporary location for the provision of meals, laundry, and shower facilities to persons who may be homeless or in need and subject to the operational standards of Chapter 24.438. The term “day services facility” excludes emergency services and emergency shelters with full supportive service. (Ord. No. 2017-008, § 25, 4-17-17)

Those decisions which require the exercise of judgment, deliberation, or discretion on the part of the decisionmaker in the process of approving or disapproving a particular activity, as distinguished from situations where the decision-maker merely has to determine whether there has been conformity with applicable statutes, ordinances, or regulations. Examples of discretionary decisions that may be made by the city council, planning commission, director of community development, or other decision-making authority include, but are not limited to, use permits, variances, zone changes, planned development permits, tentative maps and related time extensions, comprehensive plan amendments; and appeals, amendments, rehearings, rescissions, or revocations, where applicable, of any such decisions. (Code 1971, § 15.110.316)

A Zag (other than a corporate Zag or the Zag of a government entity), banner, pennant, balloon, streamer, or similar device, whether or not any written, printed, or other message is a[xed. (Code 1971, § 15.110.320)

On land, in or under water, the placement or erection of any solid material or structure; the discharge or disposal of any dredged material or of any gaseous, liquid, solid, or thermal waste; the grading, removing, dredging, mining, or extraction of any materials; a change in the density or intensity of use of land, including, but not limited to, subdivision pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act (commencing with Section 66410 of the Government Code), and any other division of land, including lot splits, except where the land division is brought about in connection with

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the purchase of such land by a public agency for public recreational use; a change in the intensity of use of water, or of access thereto; the construction, reconstruction, demolition, or alteration of the size of any structure, including any facility of any private, public, or municipal utility; and the removal or harvesting of major vegetation other than for agricultural purposes, kelp harvesting, and timber operations which are in accordance with a timber harvesting plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Z’berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973. (Code 1971, § 15.110.324)

Whipstocking or slant drilling from a controlled drilling site. (Code 1971, § 15.110.328)

A sign which directs, facilitates or controls the e[cient and safe movement of pedestrians or vehicles on a site; provided, that it may include the name of the facility which occupies the site, but shall not serve as a form of advertising or act as business identiYcation. (Code 1971, § 15.110.332)

For purposes of this zoning ordinance, “director” shall mean the director of community services or the director’s designee, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. “Director” may include, and may sometimes be referred to as, the director’s former title of director of community development. (Code 1971, § 15.110.336)

A sign listing the occupants of a building designed for pedestrian viewing and direction. (Code 1971, § 15.110.340)

For purposes of the Downtown Parking Overlay Zone, “downtown area” means the area described in city council Resolution No. 85-68, and exhibits or attachments thereto, as it may be amended from time to time. (Code 1971, § 15.110.344)

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Any building or portion thereof which contains living facilities including all of the following: provisions for sleeping, a kitchen, and sanitation for not more than one family. (Code 1971, § 15.110.348)

A sudden unexpected occurrence demanding immediate action to prevent or mitigate loss or damage to life, health, property, or essential public services. (Code 1971, § 15.110.352)

Any public or private processing, producing, generating, storing, transmitting, or recovering facility for electricity, natural gas, petroleum, coal, or other source of energy. (Code 1971, § 15.110.356)

Housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that limits the occupancy to six months in any 12-month period by a homeless person and does not deny any individual or household shelter because of an inability to pay. This use type does not include residential care or group care. Minimal supportive services may include the provision of personal services such as showers and restrooms, storage, housing for pets, food preparation and dining, laundry, etc. An emergency shelter, with minimal supportive services, that allows homeless persons to stay during the day between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. shall be classiYed as an emergency shelter, with full supportive services. (Ord. No. 2011-010, § 2, 8-1-11; Ord. No. 2017-008, § 23, 4-17-17)

Housing with full supportive services for homeless persons that limits the occupancy to six months in any 12-month period by a homeless person and does not deny any individual or household shelter because of an inability to pay. This use type does not include residential care or group care. Full supportive services shall include intake, assessment, and individualized case management services for homeless persons. These services can include social services such as housing assistance, job training and placement, mental health services, life skills coaching, and legal assistance. Full supportive services shall also include housing for pets of homeless persons. (Ord. No. 2017-008, § 24, 4-17-17)

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Any area in which plant or animal life or their habitats are either rare or especially valuable because of their special nature or role in any ecosystem and which could be easily disturbed or degraded by human activities and developments. (Code 1971, § 15.110.360)

The use of a premises, or any portion of a premises, for conducting business, providing services, or performing industrial or agricultural operations, or for conducting activities of a governmental or private nonproYt agency, corporation, or association. (Code 1971, § 15.110.364)

Coastal water bodies usually semi-enclosed by land, but which have open, partially obstructed, or intermittent exchange with the ocean and in which ocean water is at least occasionally diluted by freshwater runo] from the land. The salinity may be periodically increased above the open ocean by evaporation. In general, the boundary between “wetland” and “estuary” is the line of extreme low water. (Code 1971, § 15.110.368)

A dwelling unit which is either wholly manufactured, or in substantial part manufactured, at an o]-site location to be transported to, and wholly or partially assembled on, a building lot in accordance with applicable state standards and regulations. “Factory-built home” as deYned herein includes a modular home and a panelized home, but does not include a mobile home or a recreational vehicle. (Code 1971, § 15.110.372)

An individual or two or more persons living together as a single household unit in a dwelling unit, including any group of persons residing in a facility deYned or treated under state or federal law as a residential use by a single family; provided, that “group care” uses as deYned by this zoning ordinance are not included within this deYnition. (Code 1971, § 15.110.376)

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One or more dwelling units used exclusively for the purpose of housing farm workers and their families employed for farm work and working on the same property or properties under the same ownership as the property upon which the farm employee housing is located. (Code 1971, § 15.110.380)

Capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period of time, taking into account economic, environmental, social, and technological factors. (Code 1971, § 15.110.384)

A sign to identify a particular model, or type of dwelling unit in a subdivision. (Code 1971, § 15.110.388)

An illuminated sign in which the illumination is not designed to be maintained at a constant intensity, with the exception of time and temperature displays. (Code 1971, § 15.110.392)

Any combination of structural and nonstructural additions, changes, and adjustments to a site which reduce or eliminate potential Zood damage to real estate or improved property. (Code 1971, § 15.110.396)

The total number of square feet of actual Zoor, stair, loft, or mezzanine area included within the outside faces of the surrounding exterior walls of all buildings on a site. (Code 1971, § 15.110.400)

Uses within the lodging services: hotels and motels; the automotive and accessories, gasoline sales; the dining establishment: full service; or the dining establishment: fast service, drive-up use types located either:

• A. Within 250 feet of a freeway right-of-way; or

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B. Adjacent to a public street right-of-way such that a portion of the opposite side of the street right-of-way is within 250 feet of a freeway right-of-way. (Code 1971, § 15.110.404)

For the purpose of determining maximum allowable sign area, the front building elevation is that elevation designed to be viewed from the street and containing the primary pedestrian entrance. For corner lots where the primary pedestrian entrance is part of the corner of the structure, only one elevation is the front building elevation, as determined by the director. (Code 1971, § 15.110.408)

A detached accessory structure or portion of a main building which is fully enclosed, has a roof, has a vehicular garage door maintained in good working order, and is used for the parking of vehicles of the occupants of the premises. (Code 1971, § 15.110.412)

The average elevation of the Ynished surface of the ground comprising a site after all necessary grading has been performed. (Code 1971, § 15.110.416)

The average elevation of the surface of the ground comprising a site as it existed as of March 1, 1989. (Code 1971, § 15.110.420)

A use, as described in subsections A through D of this section, including, without limitation, any use providing a residence for a person or persons with a handicap as deYned by the Federal Fair Housing Act Amendments of 1988, but excluding those uses deYned as “residential care,” “emergency shelter,” “transitional housing,” “supportive housing,” or “medical care,” in any facility, place, or building which is:

A. Operating without a valid license or special permit from the state department of social services or its director where nonmedical care, supervision, or assistance of any kind is provided to six or fewer persons 18 years of age or older on a 24-hour per day or less than 24-hour per day basis;

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B. Operating with or without a valid license or special permit from the state department of social services or its director where nonmedical care, supervision, or assistance of any kind is provided to seven or more persons 18 years of age or older on a 24-hour per day or less than 24-hour per day basis;

C. Operating as a residential care facility for the elderly as deYned in Section 2469.2 of the Health and Safety Code where residents over 60 voluntarily choose a group housing arrangement; or

D. Operating as a licensed large family day care home as deYned in Section 1596.78 of the Health and Safety Code where family day care and supervision is provided for 13 or more children under 18 years of age for periods of less than 24 hours per day. (Code 1971, § 15.110.424; Ord. No. 2011-010, § 3, 8-1-11)

Living quarters within a detached accessory building located on the same premises with the primary building, for use by temporary guests of the occupants thereof; such quarters having no kitchen facilities and not rented or otherwise used as a separate dwelling. (Code 1971, § 15.110.428)

Any room which has a minimum ceiling height of seven and one-half feet, and is used, or which could be used, for sleeping or other living purposes, but excluding such enclosed places as closets, bath or toilet rooms, connecting corridors, unYnished attics, foyers, storage spaces, utility rooms, spaces used exclusively for cooking, and similar spaces. (Code 1971, § 15.110.432)

Any materials deYned as “hazardous materials” by Chapter 14.50, as it may be amended from time to time. (Code 1971, § 15.110.436)

A waste, or combination of wastes which, because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics, may do either of the following:

A. Cause, or signiYcantly contribute to an increase in mortality or increase 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.

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Unless expressly provided otherwise, the term “hazardous waste” shall be understood to also include extremely hazardous waste and acutely hazardous waste. (California Health and Safety Code Section 25117.) (Code 1971, § 15.110.440)

“Hazardous waste facility” means all contiguous land and structures, other appurtenances and improvements on the land used for the treatment, transfer, storage, resource recovery, disposal, or recycling of hazardous waste. A hazardous waste facility may consist of one or more treatment, transfer, storage, resource recovery, disposal, or recycling hazardous waste management units, or combinations of these units. (Code 1971, § 15.110.444)

All of that area northerly of Foothill Road and Poli Street, and east of Cedar Street and as more particularly described in the comprehensive plan. (Code 1971, § 15.110.448)

Any area designated by the city council and which may contain one or more registered historic places. (Code 1971, § 15.110.452)

An occupation conducted at a premises containing a dwelling unit as an incidental use by the occupant of that dwelling unit. (Code 1971, § 15.110.456)

A building containing six or more rooms occupied as a temporary abiding place for persons who, for compensation, are lodged with or without meals. “Hotel,” as used in this zoning ordinance, includes without limitation, a timeshare facility, a hostel, or a motel. (Code 1971, § 15.110.460)

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A family living together in a single dwelling unit, with common access to, and common use of, all living areas and a kitchen within the dwelling unit. (Code 1971, § 15.110.464)

A use customarily, within Ventura County, incident and subordinate to the principal use of the land or building(s) and customarily found on the same lot as the principal use. (Code 1971, § 15.110.468)

“Junk” means old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous metals, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber debris, waste, not including hazardous waste; or dismantled or wrecked motor vehicles, or parts thereof. (Code 1971, § 15.110.472)

Any lot where more than 10 square feet of said lot is used for the storing, keeping, buying, or selling of wrecked, scrapped, ruined or dismantled motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts or other junk. This deYnition of “junkyard” includes, but is not limited to, salvage yards, scrap yards, scrap metal processing facilities, automobile graveyards, auto wrecking yards, auto recycling yards, used auto parts yards, and automobile dismantling facilities. (Code 1971, § 15.110.476)

Any area of a premises used for the storage and cooking of foods for human consumption regardless of whether said area is, or may be, used for other purposes. A kitchen may be identiYed by the presence or indication of, among other things, a cooking appliance, including, but not limited to, a stove, oven, microwave oven, or hot plate. (Code 1971, § 15.110.480)

Any plant material, living or dead, that restricts or prevents movement across a boundary and that provides the appearance and/or function of a fence and/or barrier. Individual plant material identiYed in Sunset’s Western

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Garden Book as a tree and planted at a minimum spacing as recommended in the Western Garden Book shall not be construed as restricting movement across a boundary. (Ord. No. 2010-016, § 2, 11-22-10)

For purposes of this zoning ordinance, “like-for-like” replacement of a building means the same gross square footage, the same building footprint, the same height, and the same setbacks as existed at the site immediately prior to the replacement. (Code 1971, § 15.110.484)

The city’s (A) comprehensive plan as applicable to the coastal zone, (B) zoning ordinance, (C) o[cial zoning district map, and (D) within sensitive coastal resource areas, other implementing actions, which when taken together meet the requirements of, and implement the provisions and policies of, the Coastal Act of 1976 at the local level. (Code 1971, § 15.110.488)

A designated parcel, tract or area of land established by plat, subdivision, or as otherwise permitted by law, that may be used, developed or built upon as a unit. (Code 1971, § 15.110.492)

The total area, measured in a horizontal plane, within the lot lines of a lot and inclusive of easements. In computing the lot area of a lot which abuts upon one or more alleys, one-half of the width of such alley or alleys may be used in computing the total area of a lot. (Code 1971, § 15.110.496)

A lot situated at the intersection of two or more streets, or upon two parts of the same street forming an interior angle of less than 135 degrees. (Code 1971, § 15.110.500)

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For purposes of this zoning ordinance, “lot coverage” shall have the same deYnition as “building area.” (Code 1971, § 15.110.504)

The horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines, measured as a line extending from the midpoint of the front lot line in the mean direction of the side lot lines to the midpoint of the rear lot line. In the case of a through lot, the lot depth is the horizontal distance similarly measured between the two front lot lines. In the case of irregularly shaped lots, the lot depth shall be determined by the director in accordance with the procedure provided in this deYnition for regular-shaped lots to the extent feasible. (Code 1971, § 15.110.508)

That portion of a lot that abuts a street to which the property has rights of vehicular access. (Code 1971, § 15.110.512)

A lot other than a corner lot. (Code 1971, § 15.110.516)

A lot which is triangular, or which the director otherwise determines to be irregular because it has at least one pair of opposing boundary lines that are not parallel. (Code 1971, § 15.110.520)

The Yrst lot to the rear of a reversed corner lot where such lots are not separated by an alley. (Code 1971, § 15.110.524)

The lines bounding a lot as herein deYned. (Code 1971, § 15.110.528)

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The shortest boundary line of a lot that abuts a street to which the property has rights of vehicular access. For corner lots, the boundary line parallel to front of the structure that contains the main entrance. (Code 1971, § 15.110.532; Ord. No. 2010-016, § 3, 11-22-10)

A lot line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line. For an irregular-shaped lot, the rear lot line shall mean a line 10 feet in length within the lot which is parallel to the front lot line, or parallel to the chord of a curved front lot line, and at the maximum distance from the front lot line. (Code 1971, § 15.110.536)

Any lot boundary line which is not a front lot line or a rear lot line. (Code 1971, § 15.110.540)

A lot o[cially recorded by map or plat in the o[ce of the county recorder of Ventura County prior to March 5, 1930; or o[cially recorded since March 5, 1930, in full compliance with zoning and subdivision requirements in e]ect at the time of recordation. (Code 1971, § 15.110.544)

A corner lot, the street side of which is substantially a continuation of the front lot line of the lot to its rear.

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(Code 1971, § 15.110.548)

A lot having a frontage on, and rights of vehicular access to, two parallel or approximately parallel streets. For the purposes of determining vehicular access to parallel streets pursuant to this deYnition, alleys are not streets. (Code 1971, § 15.110.552)

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The horizontal distance between the side lot lines, measured at right angles to the lot depth at a point midway between the front and rear lot lines. (Code 1971, § 15.110.556)

Any public works project deYned as a major public works project, or any energy facility deYned as a major energy facility, by the Coastal Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder. (Code 1971, § 15.110.560)

A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling unit, with or without a permanent foundation, when connected to all required utilities, including the plumbing, heating, air conditioning and electrical systems contained therein. “Manufactured home” includes, without limitation, a mobile home subject to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Sections 5401 et seq.). (Code 1971, § 15.110.564)

The sign, or combination of signs, that constitutes the maximum allowable number, types, sizes, and areas of signs permitted in conjunction with a particular use. (Code 1971, § 15.110.568)

High water mark of the ocean which is an ambulatory line varying over time as a result of climatic and other inZuences. The line is the norm of the average inland extent of tidal inZuence. (Code 1971, § 15.110.572)

A use, excluding “residential care” and “group care,” provided by the following:

A. Licensed health facilities, as deYned in Health and Safety Code Section 1250, except as provided in Health and Safety Code Section 1267.8; or

B. Licensed clinics, as deYned in Health and Safety Code Sections 1200, 1204, and 1204.1. (Code 1971, § 15.110.576)

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For purposes of this zoning ordinance, “mezzanine” shall have the same deYnition as “half-story.” (See “story, half.”) (Code 1971, § 15.110.580)

A structure certiYed under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974. This deYnition does not include a recreational vehicle, motor home, factory-built home, or trailer coach. (Code 1971, § 15.110.584)

A site used or designated to accommodate two or more mobile home lots which are rented or leased or held out for rent or lease. (Code 1971, § 15.110.588)

“Mobile home park – seniors” or “seniors mobile home park” means a mobile home park in which at least 80 percent of the spaces are occupied by, or intended for occupancy by, at least one person who is 55 years of age or older, or in which 100 percent of the spaces are occupied or intended for occupancy by persons 62 years of age or older. (Ord. No. 2015-010, § 2, 9-21-15)

Any sign which is mounted, or designed for mounting, on wheels; or which is mounted or designed for mounting on a self-propelled or towed vehicle; which sign or vehicle is parked or otherwise left on a public right-of-way or is visible from a public right-of-way, the primary purpose of which is advertising. A mobile sign shall not be construed as a name or other identifying information painted or mounted on a vehicle when that vehicle is in fact being used in normal day-to-day transportation operations of the business so identiYed. (Code 1971, § 15.110.592)

A permanent sign supported by one or more braces in or upon the ground. (Code 1971, § 15.110.596)

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A sign which has an actual moving, revolving, or rotating part, activated by electrical, mechanical, or other devices, or by wind movement. For the purposes of this zoning ordinance, time and temperature displays and traditional barber poles shall not be considered moving signs. (Code 1971, § 15.110.600)

A sign that is not an integral part of the architecture or color scheme of the structure. (Code 1971, § 15.110.604)

A lot lawfully existing at the time the zoning ordinance originally became e]ective (February 25, 1965), but that does not comply with the current provisions of this zoning ordinance because it has less than the currently required lot area or lot width required for the zoning district in which it is located. (Code 1971, § 15.110.608)

A sign that was a lawfully existing sign as of April 16, 1981, but that does not conform to all of the provisions of this zoning ordinance. (Code 1971, § 15.110.612)

A building or other structure, or portion thereof, lawfully existing at the time the zoning ordinance originally became e]ective (February 25, 1965), but that does not conform to the current provisions of this zoning ordinance including, but not limited to, height, setbacks, or lot coverage regulations for the zoning district in which it is located. (Code 1971, § 15.110.616)

A use which lawfully occupied a building or land at the time the zoning ordinance became e]ective (February 25, 1965), but which does not comply with this zoning ordinance with respect to the current use regulations for the zoning district in which it is located. (Code 1971, § 15.110.620)

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Aid provided by a group, person, or entity other than the persons occupying a residence when the provider has control over or responsibility for assuring the provision of a substantial portion of the: (A) personal activities of daily living, including, but not limited to, grooming, feeding, and dressing; or (B) instrumental activities of daily living, including, but not limited to, housework, laundry, money management; or (C) protective supervision of the persons occupying the residence. (Code 1971, § 15.110.624)

The open ocean overlying the continental shelf and its associated coastline where salinity exceeds 30 parts per thousand with little or no dilution except opposite mouths of estuaries. Some portions of open coastal waters, generally areas without especially signiYcant plant or animal life, may not be considered environmentally sensitive habitat areas. Environmentally sensitive habitat areas within open coastal waters may include “areas of special biological signiYcance,” as identiYed by the state water resources control board, habitats of rare or endangered plant and animal species, near shore reefs, rocky intertidal areas (such as tidepools), and kelp beds. (Code 1971, § 15.110.628)

A sign to indicate a residential open house for sales purposes. (Code 1971, § 15.110.632)

Storage of any goods, materials, or equipment other than vehicles, and other than “junk” as deYned in this chapter for a period of 72 hours or more in areas that are outside the conYnes of a completely enclosed building. (Code 1971, § 15.110.636)

Space speciYcally set aside on a site to be used only for the temporary o]-street parking of one operable motor vehicle as deYned by the California Vehicle Code. (Code 1971, § 15.110.640)

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A structure consisting of any overhead covering including, but not limited to, lattice-work, open beams, and solid materials, that is open on all sides not attached to a building with the exception of necessary post supports. (Code 1971, § 15.110.644)

A monument sign greater than 12 feet in height as measured from the average curb grade of the adjacent public right-of-way. (Code 1971, § 15.110.648)

A sign which is self-supporting, designed to be moveable, and not structurally attached to the ground, a building, a structure or another sign. Portable signs include, but are not limited to, sandwich board signs, A-frame signs, and other similar signs. (Code 1971, § 15.110.652)

A lot together with the buildings and structures thereon. (Code 1971, § 15.110.656)

A building which contains the principal use on a lot. (Code 1971, § 15.110.660)

The speciYc and primary purpose for which land or a building is occupied, arranged, designed or intended, or for which either land or a building is or may be occupied or maintained. (Code 1971, § 15.110.664)

A sign attached to a building wall such that the face of the sign is not parallel to the wall, or a sign which extends beyond the building wall to which it is attached for a distance greater than the depth of the sign structure. (Code 1971, § 15.110.668)

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Temporary retail sales activities conducted on a premises outside the conYnes of a completely enclosed building, by an establishment occupying and operating from that premises. “Promotional activities” include, but are not limited to, private sidewalk or parking lot sales. (Code 1971, § 15.110.672)

For purposes of this zoning ordinance, any area dedicated or subject to public fee ownership or an easement for public use for vehicular and/or pedestrian travel including, but not limited to, streets, alleys, and sidewalks. (Code 1971, § 15.110.676)

A sign identifying residential property for sale, lease, or rent. (Code 1971, § 15.110.680)

Recreational activities, usually of a group nature, which require permanent above-ground improvements, including, but not limited to, playing Yelds or courts, restrooms, and tables; or which involve a motorized vehicle. (Code 1971, § 15.110.684)

Recreational activities, usually of an individual nature, including, but not limited to, sunbathing, walking, hiking, or nature study, and which do not require permanent above-ground improvements and which do not involve a motorized vehicle. (Code 1971, § 15.110.688)

A vehicular portable structure without permanent foundation, which can be towed, hauled, or driven, and which is primarily designed as a temporary living accommodation for recreation, camping, and travel use, including, but not limited to, travel trailers, truck campers, camping trailers, and self-propelled motor homes, but not including a trailer coach. (Code 1971, § 15.110.692)

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A site used for, or designed to accommodate, the overnight parking of two or more recreational vehicles. (Code 1971, § 15.110.696)

Any building or site which is registered in the National Register of Historic Places, California Points of Historical Interest Program, Historic American Building Survey, or designated on the city’s list of historic landmarks. (Code 1971, § 15.110.700)

The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing building or structure for the purpose of maintaining such building or structure in its existing size and conYguration. (Code 1971, § 15.110.704)

A use, excluding those deYned as “group care” and “medical care,” provided by any of the following:

A. Licensed residential facilities, as deYned in Section 1502(a)(1) of the Health and Safety Code, serving six or fewer persons as provided in Section 1566.3 of the Health and Safety Code;

B. Licensed small family day care homes serving six or fewer children, as provided in Health and Safety Code Section 1597.46;

C. Licensed residential care facilities for the elderly serving six or fewer persons as provided in Health and Safety Code Section 1569.85;

D. Licensed intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled habilitative health facilities serving six or fewer persons, as provided in Health and Safety Code Section 1267.8;

E. Licensed intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled nursing health facilities serving six or fewer persons, as provided in Health and Safety Code Section 1267.8;

F. Licensed congregate living health facilities serving six or fewer persons, as provided in Health and Safety Code Section 1267.8;

G. Any arrangement for the receiving and care of persons by a relative if the arrangement is not for Ynancial proYt and occurs only occasionally and irregularly, as provided in Health and Safety Code Section 1505(k);

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H. Group care uses lawfully existing and operating prior to February 2, 1988, subject to the terms and conditions of any use permit or other entitlement to operate which the use possesses; and

I. Any other facility deYned as a residential use by a single family in federal or state law that is preemptive of local regulation. (Code 1971, § 15.110.708)

Editor’s note(s): Section 2.B. of Ord. No. 2017-015, adopted November 6, 2017, repealed Section 24.110.1560, which pertained to the deYnition of residential second unit (or “second unit”), and derived from the 1971 Code; and Ord. No. 2004-007, adopted April 19, 2004.

Areas of riparian vegetation. This vegetation is an association of plant species which grow adjacent to freshwater watercourses, including perennial and intermittent streams, lakes, and other bodies of fresh water. (Code 1971, § 15.110.716)

For purposes of this zoning ordinance, “rivers” shall have the same deYnition as “streams.” (Code 1971, § 15.110.720)

A sign which extends above the roof line or is supported by any part of the roof of a structure. A sign which is attached to a parapet or is completely recessed into a sloping roof plane and is designed as an integral part of the roof line shall not be considered a roof sign upon determination by the director that said sign is architecturally and aesthetically appropriate to the building upon which it is located. (Code 1971, § 15.110.724; Ord. No. 2021-017, § 5, 12-13-21)

The PaciYc Ocean and all harbors, bays, channels, estuaries, salt marshes, sloughs, and other areas subject to tidal action through any connection with the PaciYc Ocean, excluding nonestuarine rivers, streams, tributaries, creeks, and Zood control and drainage channels. (Code 1971, § 15.110.728)

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For the purposes of this zoning ordinance, “seaward parking corridor” means that area consisting of properties generally located between Harbor Boulevard and the PaciYc Ocean, directly abutting Seaward Avenue or Zephyr Court. (Code 1971, § 15.110.730)

The distance between a property line and any structure more than three and one-half feet high. In the case of a side or rear setback, one-half of an abutting alley may be included in the computation of the setback. (Code 1971, § 15.110.732)

Development of a site with a total area of one or more acres in any commercial zone, or M-1 or M-2 zone, consisting of Yve or more nonresidential uses which are otherwise permitted in a commercial zone and which utilize common parking facilities on the site. (Code 1971, § 15.110.736)

Any device or structure, including, but not limited to, a groin, seawall, or revetment, that is designed or intended to prevent the incursion of the ocean onto the land and/or retard the erosion of a beach area. (Code 1971, § 15.110.740)

Any writing (including letter, word, or numeral), pictorial representation (including illustration or decoration), emblem (including device, symbol, or trademark), Zag (including banners or pennants), or any other device, Ygure, or similar character, including its structure and component parts, which is used for, intended to be used for, or which has the e]ect of identifying, announcing, directing, or attracting attention for locational, advertising, or other informational purposes, including subject matter attached to, printed on, or in any other manner represented on a building or other structure or device. (Code 1971, § 15.110.744)

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The surface of a sign designed for the purpose of displaying the sign copy, message, or display, exclusive of the supporting sign structure. (Code 1971, § 15.110.748)

A written and pictorial representation of the location and design criteria for all signs on a site. (Code 1971, § 15.110.752)

One premises, or two or more premises that function in a uniYed manner, for example, through use of common parking facilities. (Code 1971, § 15.110.756)

That portion of a building included between the upper surface of any Zoor and the upper surface of the Zoor next above, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost Zoor and the ceiling or roof above. If the Ynished Zoor level directly above an under-Zoor space is more than six and one-half feet above grade for more than 50 percent of the total perimeter or is more than 12 feet above grade at any point, such under-Zoor space shall be deYned as a story. (Code 1971, § 15.110.760)

A story whose Zoor area does not exceed 50 percent of the Zoor area immediately below. (Code 1971, § 15.110.764; Ord. No. 2001-10, § 2, 6-18-01; Ord. No. 2010-016, § 4, 11-22-10)

“Streams” or “rivers” means natural watercourses as designated by a solid line or dash and three dots symbol shown on the United States Geological Survey Map most recently published or any well-deYned channel with distinguishable bed and bank, that show evidence of containing or having contained Zowing water as indicated by scour or deposit of rock, sand, gravel, soil, or debris. (Code 1971, § 15.110.768)

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A public or private thoroughfare which a]ords principal means of vehicular access to abutting property. (Code 1971, § 15.110.772)

Any construction, reconstruction, alteration, demolition, removal of, or additions to, the supporting members of a building or structure, including, but not limited to, bearing walls, columns, beams, girders, rafters, or joists. (Code 1971, § 15.110.776)

For purposes of this zoning ordinance and only if a building permit is required therefor, a structure is that which is built or constructed; an ediYce or building of any kind; or any piece of work artiYcially built up or composed of parts joined together in some deYnite manner. (Code 1971, § 15.110.780)

A sign to identify a residential subdivision which has units for sale. (Code 1971, § 15.110.784)

For purposes of this zoning ordinance, “supergraphic” shall have the same deYnition as “mural.” (Code 1971, § 15.110.788)

“Swap meet” means the occasional or periodic retail sale or exchange of goods or merchandise, other than animals or animal products, carried out in a building or open area where stalls or sales areas are set aside for, rented by, or otherwise provided to, various unrelated persons for the purpose of o]ering their inventories of such goods or merchandise for sale or exchange to members of the public, but such goods or merchandise are not displayed or otherwise stored on the site on a continuous basis. (Code 1971, § 15.110.792)

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A sign displayed for a limited period of time and which is not considered permanent business identiYcation. (Code 1971, § 15.110.796)

A sign installed for a limited period of time, designed for the purpose of soliciting or advertising support of or opposition to a political candidate or proposition at a public election. (Code 1971, § 15.110.800)

A use which occurs, or is intended to occur, on a particular site, for a Yxed and limited period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of the time period. (Code 1971, § 15.110.804)

A window sign that exceeds the maximum sign allowance for a particular use. (Code 1971, § 15.110.808)

A sign consisting of a map of a residential project and listing the street addresses of buildings within that residential project. (Code 1971, § 15.110.812)

A facility in which a person receives the right in perpetuity, for life or for a speciYc period of time, to the recurrent, exclusive use or occupancy of a lot, unit, or portion of real property, for a period of time that has been or will be allocated from the use of occupancy periods into which the facility has been divided. A timeshare use may be coupled with an estate in the real property or it may entail a license, contract, membership, or other right of occupancy not coupled with an estate in the real property. (Code 1971, § 15.110.816)

The San Buenaventura Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2026-005, passed February 17, 2026.

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A vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, designed for human habitation or human occupancy for industrial, professional, or commercial purposes, for carrying property on its own structure, and for being drawn by a motor vehicle. (Code 1971, § 15.110.820)

“Truck” means a motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property. Trucks are further classiYed into three categories as follows:

• A. Light Trucks. Light trucks are trucks having a gross payload of one ton or less.

• B. Medium Trucks. Medium trucks are trucks having a gross payload of more than one ton, but less than Yve tons.

• C. Heavy Trucks. Heavy trucks are trucks having a gross payload of Yve or more tons. (Code 1971, § 15.110.824)

The purpose for which land or a structure is arranged, designed or intended, or for which either land or any structure thereon is or may be used. (Code 1971, § 15.110.828)

To occupy land or water in any manner or to establish, carry out, maintain or continue any activity or development on land or in water regardless of whether the activity or development is established, carried out, maintained or continued in a manner that utilizes buildings or structures on land or in water. (Code 1971, § 15.110.832)

A permanent sign Zush-mounted upon the exterior of a building wall. (Code 1971, § 15.110.836)

The San Buenaventura Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2026-005, passed February 17, 2026.

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Lands within the coastal zone which may be covered periodically or permanently with shallow water and include saltwater marshes, freshwater marshes, open or closed brackish water marshes, swamps, mudZats, and fens. (Code 1971, § 15.110.840)

A sign which is attached to, or painted onto, a window surface or otherwise displayed inside the building and intended to be viewed from the exterior of the building. Window signs may be temporary or permanent. (Code 1971, § 15.110.844)

An open space on a lot, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided in this zoning ordinance. (Code 1971, § 15.110.848)

An area extending across the full width of the lot and lying between the front lot line and the nearest line or point of the main or primary building. (Code 1971, § 15.110.852)

An area extending across the full width of the lot between the rear lot line and the nearest line or point of the main or primary building. (Code 1971, § 15.110.856)

The three-dimensional space extending upward from the area of a site located between a lot line and the setback line calculated from that lot line. (Code 1971, § 15.110.860)

The San Buenaventura Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2026-005, passed February 17, 2026.

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For purposes of this zoning ordinance, “yard setback” shall have the same deYnition as “setback.” (Code 1971, § 15.110.864)

An area extending from the front yard, or from the lot line where no front yard is required by this zoning ordinance, to the rear yard, or rear lot line, between a side lot line and the side yard setback line. (Code 1971, § 15.110.868)

The San Buenaventura Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2026-005, passed February 17, 2026.

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The San Buenaventura Municipal Code is current through Ordinance 2026-005, passed February 17, 2026.

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