Article 3 — General Use Types

General use types consist of those institutional, commercial, and industrial use types described in Sections 24.115.320 through 24.115.3450. (Code 1971, § 15.115.300)

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The Administrative, Business, and Professional Services use type consists of o[ces of Yrms or organizations which are primarily used for the provision of executive, management, administrative or Ynancial services. It also refers to establishments primarily engaged in providing professional services to individuals or businesses, but excludes uses classiYed under the Medical Services use type. Typical uses include corporation headquarters and administrative o[ces, banks, savings and loans, law o[ces, real estate o[ces, public relations Yrms, advertising Yrms, insurance o[ces, travel agencies, and photography studios. (Code 1971, § 15.115.305)

The Animal Sales and Services use type category consists of establishments primarily engaged in animal-related sales and services. The following are the three Animal Sales and Services use types:

A. Animal Sales and Services: Grooming and Pet Stores. Grooming or selling of animals. Typical uses include dog bathing and clipping salons, pet grooming shops, and pet stores and shops.

B. Animal Sales and Services: Veterinary. Veterinary facilities which may provide veterinary services for small animals, including facilities where small animals may sometimes be kept overnight for medical purposes only. Typical uses include pet clinics, dog and cat hospitals, animal hospitals for domestic animals and o[ces for veterinarians who provide o]-site veterinary services.

C. Animal Boarding. Overnight boarding and care of domestic animals within an enclosed facility. Such boarding may also include uses listed in subsection A of this section. (Code 1971, § 15.115.310; Ord. No. 2010-016, § 5, 11-22-10)

The Auction Sales use type consists of the use of a site for the sale of goods or merchandise by auction three or more times per year, but excludes the sale of food products or animals. Typical uses include antique and art auction houses. (Code 1971, § 15.115.315)

The Automotive and Accessories use type category consists of establishments primarily engaged in automotive or automotive accessories sales or services or activities related to such sales or services. The following are the 10 Automotive and Accessories use types:

A. Automotive and Accessories: Automotive Rentals. Rental from the premises of automobiles, vans, light trucks, trailers, and recreational vehicles. Typical uses include car rental agencies.

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B. Automotive and Accessories: Automotive Repairs, Bodies. Repair of automotive and recreational vehicle bodies, or painting thereof, other than repair or painting conducted as an incidental use in conjunction with an Automotive Sales, Retail use type. Typical uses include an auto body and paint shop.

C. Automotive and Accessories: Automotive Repairs, Systems. Repair of automobiles and the sale, installation, and servicing of automobile equipment and parts, but excluding system repairs conducted as an incidental use in conjunction with an Automotive Sales, Retail use type and uses classiYed under the Equipment Rentals, Sales, or Services use type category. Typical uses include mu\er shops, tire shops, automotive detailing, tune-up shops, automobile repair garages, vehicle stereo installation, and automobile glass shops.

D. Automotive and Accessories: Automotive Sales, Retail. Retail sale of automobiles, vans, light trucks, motorcycles, mopeds, recreational vehicles, and trailers together with incidental parts sales and maintenance, but excluding uses classiYed under the Equipment Rentals, Sales, or Services use type category. The Automotive Sales, Retail use type may also include the incidental repair of automotive systems and the incidental repair and painting of automotive bodies, but only if such incidental uses are conducted in conjunction with the operation of a retail dealership. Typical uses include automobile dealers and recreational vehicle dealers.

E. Automotive and Accessories: Automotive Sales, Wholesale. Wholesale distribution and related storage of automobiles, vans, light trucks, motorcycles, mopeds, recreational vehicles, and trailers together with incidental parts sales and maintenance, but excluding uses classiYed under the Equipment Rentals, Sales, or Services use type category. Typical uses include wholesale automobile distributors and wholesale recreational vehicle sales agencies.

F. Automotive and Accessories: Cleaning. Washing and polishing of automobiles. Typical uses include automatic car washes.

G. Automotive and Accessories: Gasoline Sales. Retail sale, from the premises, of vehicle fuel which may include the incidental sale of other petroleum products, tires, batteries, and replacement items, and the incidental provision of minor repairs, lubricating services, and automatic car washes. Typical uses include automobile service stations and Ylling stations and special oil change and lube shops.

motive and Accessories: Gasoline Sales._ Retail sale, from the premises, of vehicle fuel which may include the incidental sale of other petroleum products, tires, batteries, and replacement items, and the incidental provision of minor repairs, lubricating services, and automatic car washes. Typical uses include automobile service stations and Ylling stations and special oil change and lube shops.

H. Automotive and Accessories: Impound Yards. Storage of vehicles for up to six months when those vehicles have been brought to the site because they are awaiting repair or were illegally parked or abandoned.

I. Automotive and Accessories: Operable Vehicle Storage. Long-term storage of operable vehicles, recreational vehicles, or boat trailers, but excluding uses classiYed under other Automotive and Accessories use types and uses classiYed under the Equipment Rentals, Sales, or Services use type category. Typical uses include Zeet storage lots and recreational vehicle storage lots.

J. Automotive and Accessories: Parking. Parking of operable vehicles, not owned by the owner of the premises, for less than 72 hours within an o]-street parking area with or without a fee. Typical uses include public parking garages and commercial parking lots. (Code 1971, § 15.115.320; Ord. No. 2021-017, § 9, 12-13-21)

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The Billboards use type generally consists of the installation and use of a “billboard” as deYned in Chapter 24.110. (Code 1971, § 15.115.325)

The Boating and Harbor Activities use type category consists of establishments primarily engaged in the provision of sales or services directly related to commercial or recreational uses of the ocean or other waterways. The following are the Yve Boating and Harbor Activities use types:

A. Boating and Harbor Activities: Boat Building or Repair. Construction, repair or repainting of pleasure or commercial boats.

B. Boating and Harbor Activities: Boat Sales and Services. Sale or repair of boats and their accessory equipment and the incidental repair or painting of boats; provided, that such incidental repair or painting is conducted in conjunction with the operation of a boat dealership. The Boating and Harbor Activities: Boat Sales and Services use type may include the incidental provision of anchorage and docking facilities not o]ered for rental to the public. Typical uses include boat sales stores and chandlers.

C. Boating and Harbor Activities: Boat Slips. Anchorage and docking facilities for pleasure boats. Typical uses include temporary slip rentals and live-aboards.

D. Boating and Harbor Activities: Commercial Boating and Fishing. Services for commercial boating and Yshing, but excluding uses classiYed within the Food and Fish Processing: Fish and Meat Processing use type. Typical uses include commercial boat anchorages and docking facilities, boat repair facilities, retail Ysh sales, boat rental, boat charters or tours, and o[ces related to such uses.

E. Boating and Harbor Activities: Harbor Sales and Services. Sale of marine equipment or products, or other commercial uses related to the use and enjoyment of a harbor. Typical uses include dry boat storage, bait sales, fuel docks and yacht clubs. (Code 1971, § 15.115.330)

The Business and Professional Support use type consists of establishments primarily engaged in the sale or rental of o[ce-related equipment or the provisions of services to o[ces of other businesses and organizations, rather than to individuals. Typical uses include o[ce supply and o[ce furniture stores, copying centers, and commercial postal services. (Code 1971, § 15.115.335)

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The Community Meeting use type consists of group gatherings conducted indoors. Typical uses include synagogues, mosques, temples, churches, community centers, bingo halls, private clubs, social, philanthropic and charitable organizations, and lodges, but excludes day services facilities. (Code 1971, § 15.115.340; Ord. No. 2017-008, § 26, 4-17-17)

The Construction Sales and Services use type category consists of establishments primarily engaged in construction activities and incidental storage on lots other than construction sites as well as the retail or wholesale sale from the premises of materials used in the construction of buildings or other structures, but excludes those uses classiYed under the Automotive and Accessories use type category, the Equipment Rentals, Sales, or Services use type category, and retail sales of paint, Yxtures, and hardware classiYed under the Retail Sales use type. The following are the three Construction Sales and Services use types:

A. Construction Sales and Services: Building Contractor Yards. Building construction activities and incidental storage of equipment and building supplies.

B. Construction Sales and Services: Building Supply Stores. Sale of building materials including the sale of precut lumber products.

C. Construction Sales and Services: Lumber Yards. Sale of building materials including the sale of lumber which is cut on the premises to the purchaser’s speciYcations. (Code 1971, § 15.115.345)

The Cultural and Library Services use type consists of museum-like preservation and exhibition of objects of interest in one or more of the arts and sciences, gallery exhibition of works of art, or library collection of books and manuscripts for study and reading. (Code 1971, § 15.115.350)

The Day Care Centers use type consists of day care centers as deYned in Section 1596.76 of the Health and Safety Code where day care and supervision is provided for more than 14 children under 18 years of age for periods of less than 24 hours per day. (Code 1971, § 15.115.355; Ord. No. 2010-016, § 6, 11-22-10)

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The Dining Establishments use type category consists of establishments primarily engaged in the preparation and sale of food and beverages, but excludes those uses classiYed under the drinking establishments and food and beverage retail sales use types. The following are the Yve Dining Establishments use types:

A. Dining Establishments: Ancillary Service. Sale of prepared food and beverages in a ready-to-eat state for on-site or o]-site consumption as an ancillary service to a use classiYed under another use type. Typical uses include sandwich sales at a cookie or donut shop or at a convenience store or the sale of pastries and co]ee at an antique store. The Ancillary Service use type is not a separate establishment from the establishment conducting the use it is incident to.

B. Dining Establishments: Fast Service Counter. Dining establishments that exhibit each of the following characteristics:

1. Food may be consumed on or o] the premises.

2. Food is purchased at a walk-up window or counter.

3. Food is paid for prior to consumption.

4. Food is primarily served with disposable containers or wrappers.

This use type typically includes, without limitation, fast service hamburger, chicken, seafood, or taco restaurants but excludes uses classiYed under the Dining Establishments: Fast Service Drive-Up or Dining Establishments: Take Out use types. A restaurant shall not be considered to be a Dining Establishments: Fast Counter Service use type solely on the basis of incidental or occasional take-out sales.

• C. Dining Establishments: Fast Service, Drive-Up. Fast Service Drive-Up restaurants are dining establishments serving ready-to-eat foods or beverages which include drive-up facilities.

• D. Dining Establishments: Full Service. Dining establishments serving ready-to-eat food and beverages.

E. Dining Establishments: Take Out. Dining establishments, other than Fast Service Drive-Up use types, serving ready-to-eat food and beverages for consumption o] site, and for which no dining area is provided for on-site consumption. (Code 1971, § 15.115.360; Ord. No. 2002-05, § 2, 3-18-02)

The Drinking Establishments use type consists of establishments engaged in the preparation and retail sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises. Typical uses include taverns, bars, brew-pubs, cocktail lounges, and similar uses other than those classiYed under the Dining Establishments use type. (Code 1971, § 15.115.365)

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The Education Services use type category consists of training or educational services provided by individuals or public or private institutions. The following are the two Education Services use types:

A. Education Services: Commercial. Provision of educational services with the primary purpose of preparing students for jobs in a trade or profession, or instructing students in a hobby or craft. Typical uses include training in business or vocational Yelds, music, hair styling, or martial arts; provided, that, any establishment o]ering aerobic dancing, or other dancing instruction, which also o]ers exercise machines, saunas, Jacuzzis, or other amenities, other than showers, typically associated with health and Ytness clubs, is not included in this use type.

B. Education Services: General. Provision of educational services which meet state requirements for primary, secondary, or higher education. Typical uses include elementary schools, middle schools, senior high schools, colleges and special education facilities. (Code 1971, § 15.115.370)

The Equipment Rentals, Sales, or Services use type category excludes uses classiYed under the Automotive and Accessories use type category. The following are the two Equipment Rentals, Sales, or Services use types:

A. Equipment Rentals, Sales, or Services: Heavy. Repair of equipment such as aircraft, boats, heavy trucks, and heavy construction equipment. Sale, rental, or servicing of trucks and heavy construction equipment. Typical uses include truck or construction equipment sales and towing services devoted primarily to towing of trucks, RVs or heavy equipment.

B. Equipment Rentals, Sales, or Services: Light. Rental from the premises of medium trucks, trailers, garden equipment, home repair equipment, and light construction equipment limited to two-wheel trailers. Typical uses include consumer equipment rental yards. (Code 1971, § 15.115.375)

The Farmers’ Market, CertiYed use type consists of indoor or outdoor sales of fresh produce and other artisan prepared food goods typically in a multiple vendor format in a designated area where, on designated days and times, growers and producers may sell directly to the public from open, semi-open or within built facilities approved by the county agricultural commissioner under California Code of Regulations Title 3, Chapter 3, Article 6.5. (Code 1971, § 15.115.380; Ord. No. 2012-024, § 2, 12-17-12)

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A. In determining whether a use is a Firearm and Ammunition Sales use, only conduct or activities which constitute a regular and substantial course of conduct shall be considered.

• B. “Regular and substantial course of conduct” means:

  1. Devoting more than 20 percent of the total display area to the display of Yrearms and/or ammunition; or

  2. Deriving at least 50 percent of gross receipts from the sale, trade, display, or presentation of services and/or products pertaining to Yrearms and/or ammunition; or

  3. Having 10 percent or more of its stock in trade consisting of Yrearms and/or ammunition.

C. “Firearm” shall mean any device, designed to be used as a weapon or modiYed to be used as a weapon that expels a projectile by the force of an explosion or other form of combustion.

• D. “Ammunition” means any cartridge or encasement containing a bullet or projectile, propellant, or explosive charge, and a primer that is used in the operation of a Yrearm. (Ord. No. 2019-001, § 2, 3-18-19)

The Food and Beverage Retail Sales use type consists of establishments engaged in the retail sale of food and beverages primarily for o]-site consumption. Typical uses include grocery stores, liquor stores, convenience stores, bakeries, donut shops, co]ee and pastry shops, and ice cream shops, but excludes those uses classiYed under the Dining Establishments use type category or Drinking Establishment use type. (Code 1971, § 15.115.385)

The Food and Fish Processing use type category consists of establishments primarily engaged in the processing of agricultural or Ysh products to be used as food or for other uses. Uses such as slaughterhouses or the rendering or reYning of fats or oils are not included in this use type. The following are the three Food and Fish Processing use types:

A. Food and Fish Processing: Fish and Meat Processing. Processing and associated storage of Ysh and meat products.

B. Food and Fish Processing: Fish Receiving. Fish receiving activities including hoisting, freezing, storing, packaging, and on-site sales. This use type excludes cooking or canning of Ysh but includes cleaning of Ysh delivered directly by Yshing boats.

C. Food and Fish Processing: Food Processing. Processing and associated storage of agricultural products excluding the processing of Ysh and meat products. (Code 1971, § 15.115.390)

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The Funeral and Interment Services use type consists of establishments primarily engaged in the provision of services involving the care, preparation, or disposition of human dead. (Code 1971, § 15.115.395)

The General Industrial use type consists of industrial plants primarily engaged in manufacturing, compounding, processing, assembling, packaging, treatment, or fabrication of materials and products, primarily from extracted or raw or recycled materials. Uses in this use type generally are characterized by, among other things, truck or rail tra[c, or outdoor storage of products, materials, equipment or fuel. Typical uses include battery manufacturing, welding, water softening plants, plating, ready-mix concrete plants, trucking terminals, and distribution facilities for commercial package services. (Code 1971, § 15.115.400)

The Government Services use type consists of the provision of municipal, administrative or legislative services by a governmental entity. Typical uses include city or county administration buildings. (Code 1971, § 15.115.405)

The Group Care use type consists of the provision of services deYned as “group care” in Chapter 24.110. (Code 1971, § 15.115.410)

The Hazardous Waste Facility use type generally consists of facilities as deYned in Chapter 24.110. (Code 1971, § 15.115.412)

The Helicopter Landing Services use type consists of use of a site, or portion of a site, to provide a heliport or helipad. (Code 1971, § 15.115.415)

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The Laundry Services use type consists of establishments primarily engaged in the provision of laundering, dry cleaning or fabric dyeing services. The Laundry Services use type di]ers from the Personal Services use type described in this chapter in that it usually involves pick-up and delivery services. Typical uses include laundries, diaper services, and linen supply services. (Code 1971, § 15.115.420)

The Light Industrial use type consists of the manufacture, predominantly from previously prepared materials, of Ynished products or parts, including processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment, and packaging of such products and incidental storage and distribution of such products or parts, but excluding basic industrial processing classiYed under the General Industrial use type. Typical uses include apparel manufacturing, machine shops, and furniture manufacturing. (Code 1971, § 15.115.425)

The Lodging Services use type category consists of establishments primarily engaged in the provision of commercial lodging to the general public, but excludes uses classiYed under Group Residential. The following are the two Lodging Services use types:

A. Lodging Services: Bed and Breakfast Inns. Temporary lodging provided by establishments which o]er three to Yve individual rooms or suites in a single-family dwelling unit for temporary rental to members of the public, and which may include incidental food, drink, and services intended for the convenience of guests.

B. Lodging Services: Hotels and Motels. Temporary lodging provided by establishments which o]er two or more housekeeping units or six or more rooms or suites for temporary rental to members of the public and which may include incidental food, drink, and other sales and services intended for the convenience of guests. Typical uses include hotels, motels, and timeshare facilities. (Code 1971, § 15.115.430)

The Medical Services use type category consists of medical, psychiatric, surgical, dental or other health-related services. The following are the three Medical Services use types:

A. Medical Services: Consulting. Medical, dental, psychiatric or other therapeutic services o]ered in individual o[ces or suites, which may include laboratories incidental to the practitioner’s consulting or therapeutic work.

• B. Medical Services: Medical Care. Services deYned as “medical care” in Chapter 24.110.

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C. Medical Services: Mobile Equipment. Mobile medical equipment which is contained within a conveyance to enable it to be moved from site to site. Typical uses include a mobile scanner. (Code 1971, § 15.115.435)

The Nursery Sales use type consists of establishments primarily engaged in the retail sales of cut or potted plants, fertilizer, lawn furniture, plant pots, or other items typically used in gardening, landscaping, or cultivation of Zowering plants. The Nursery Sales use type may also include the incidental growing of Zowers or plants, other than crops, in an enclosed building, but excludes retail Zorist shops that do not sell gardening and cultivationrelated supplies in addition to Zowers. Typical uses include a nursery or garden center. (Code 1971, § 15.115.440)

The Oil Equipment Services use type category consists of establishments primarily engaged in the sale, servicing or maintenance of oil well testing and service equipment. The following are the two Oil Equipment Services use types:

A. Oil Equipment Services: Heavy. Sales and services of heavy, industrial-scale equipment which is typically done in an industrial area.

B. Oil Equipment Services: Light. Sales and services of light, easily transportable equipment which is typically done in a commercial area. (Code 1971, § 15.115.445)

The Personal Services use type consists of establishments primarily engaged in the provision of services for the enhancement of personal appearance, cleaning, alteration or reconditioning of garments and accessories, and similar non-business-related or nonprofessional services. Typical uses include reducing salons, tanning salons, barber shops, tailors, shoe repair shops, self-service laundries, and dry cleaning shops, but exclude uses classiYed under the Administrative, Business, and Professional Services use type, Education Services use type category, or the Laundry Services use type. (Code 1971, § 15.115.450)

The Personal Services: Restricted use type consists of establishments that due to their nature may have a blighting and/or deteriorating e]ect upon surrounding areas and which may need to be dispersed to mitigate their adverse impact. Examples of this use type include tattoo and body piercing services. (Ord. No. 2011-005, § 2, 5-2-11)

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The Personal Storage use type consists of establishments providing storage services primarily for personal e]ects and household goods within enclosed storage areas having individual access, but excludes any sales or services or business other than storage uses such as workshops, hobby shops, manufacturing, or commercial activity. Typical uses include mini-warehouses. (Code 1971, § 15.115.455)

The Property Maintenance Services use type consists of establishments primarily engaged in the provision of property maintenance and custodial services. Typical uses include janitorial, landscape maintenance, private security services, insect or pest control services, and window cleaning services. (Code 1971, § 15.115.460)

The Recreation Services use type category consists of establishments providing sports, entertainment or recreation for participants or spectators. The following are the seven Recreation Services use types:

A. Recreation Services: Amusement Centers. Establishments, other than establishments classiYed under the Dining Establishment use type category or Drinking Establishment use type, in which Yve or more arcade games are available for public use.

B. Recreation Services: Campgrounds. Establishments consisting of two or more campsites on a single premises which provide a location for tents or recreational vehicles used by the general public as temporary living areas for recreational purposes.

C. Recreation Services: Indoor Entertainment. Establishments o]ering live or recorded events or performances, or other activities intended for spectators that are conducted within an enclosed building. Typical uses include motion picture theaters, music performance halls, o]-track betting facilities which provide viewing of sporting events, and sports arenas but do not include uses classiYed under the Community Meeting use type.

D. Recreation Services: Indoor Sports and Recreation. Establishments o]ering predominantly participant sports conducted within an enclosed building. Typical uses include bowling alleys, billiard parlors, pool halls, indoor ice or roller skating rinks, indoor racquetball courts, indoor batting cages, and health or Ytness clubs.

E. Recreation Services: Outdoor Entertainment. Establishments o]ering activities intended for spectators that are conducted in open or partially enclosed or screened facilities. Typical uses include sports stadiums, athletic Yelds, racing facilities, and fairgrounds.

F. Recreation Services: Outdoor Sports and Recreation. Establishments o]ering predominantly participant sports or other activities conducted in open or partially enclosed or screened recreational activities facilities. Typical uses include driving ranges, miniature golf courses, golf courses, amusement parks, swimming pools, and tennis courts.

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G. Recreation Services: Public Parks and Playgrounds. Publicly owned and operated parks, playgrounds, and open space. (Code 1971, § 15.115.465)

The Recycling Services use type category consists of uses primarily involving the collection, processing, or transfer of used or waste materials, other than hazardous waste or other hazardous materials. The following are the three Recycling Services use types:

A. Recycling Services: Consumer Recycling Collection Points. Bins, containers, or other stationary facilities for consumer drop o] and collection, with or without remuneration, of used newspapers, glass, plastic, or aluminum.

B. Recycling Services: Recycling Transfer. Stationary facilities for the collection, processing and transfer of recyclable materials, including paper, cardboard, glass, plastic, and aluminum.

C. Recycling Services: Scrap Operations. Storage, dismantling, sale, or recycling of inoperable vehicles, inoperable equipment, scrap metal products, tires, batteries, or other scrap products. Typical uses include junk yards. (Code 1971, § 15.115.470)

The Repair Services use type consists of establishments primarily engaged in the repair of appliances and other household items and equipment but excludes uses classiYed under the Automotive and Accessories use type category, Equipment Rentals, Sales, or Services use type category, and the Personal Services use type. Typical uses include appliance repair shops and musical instrument repair shops. (Code 1971, § 15.115.475)

The Research or Laboratory Services use type consists of establishments primarily engaged in research of an industrial, technical or scientiYc nature or the processing of material in a laboratory, but excludes manufacturing uses. Typical uses include electronics research Yrms, pharmaceutical research laboratories, radiological labs, and biotechnical labs. (Code 1971, § 15.115.480)

The Retail Sales use type consists of establishments primarily engaged in the sale of goods and merchandise, but excludes those uses classiYed under the Animal Sales and Services use type category, Automotive and Accessories use type category, Business and Professional Support use type, Construction Sales and Services use type category,

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and Food and Beverage Retail Sales use type. Typical uses include department stores, apparel stores, furniture stores, Zorists, pawn shops, and hardware stores. (Code 1971, § 15.115.485)

The Safety Services use type consists of safety, protection or emergency medical transportation services, but excludes uses classiYed under the Government Services use type. Typical uses include ambulance services and municipal police and Yre protection, but do not include private security Yrms. (Code 1971, § 15.115.490)

The Shopping Centers use type category consists of uniYed commercial development deYned as shopping centers in Chapter 24.110. The following are the two Shopping Centers use types:

• A. Shopping Centers: Large. Shopping centers with a total area of Yve acres or more.

• B. Shopping Centers: Small. Shopping centers with a total area of at least one acre but less than Yve acres. (Code 1971, § 15.115.495)

The Supportive Housing use type consists of a Family Residential use with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population, and that is linked to on-site or o]-site services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving their health status, and maximizing their ability to live and, when possible, work in the community. Typical uses include housing for victims of domestic violence and the disabled. (Ord. No. 2011-010, § 4, 8-1-11)

The Swap Meets use type consists of the use of a site, or a portion of a site, for conducting swap meets, as deYned in Chapter 24.110, more frequently than allowed by Chapter 24.120. Typical uses include swap meets and Zea markets. (Code 1971, § 15.115.500)

Any retail establishment primarily selling used goods that are donated or acquired for less than reasonable wholesale value of the goods. (Ord. No. 2010-006, § 2, 4-26-10)

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The Transitional Housing use type consists of a family residential use conYgured as rental housing developments, but operated under program requirements that call for the termination of assistance and recirculation of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at some predetermined future point in time, which shall be no less than six months. Typical uses include housing for persons in transition from homelessness to permanent housing. (Ord. No. 2011-010, § 5, 8-1-11)

The Transportation Services use type consists of establishments primarily engaged in the provision of transportation of persons and goods. Typical uses include stations, depots, yards, dispatch centers or other facilities for bus services, train services or taxi services but exclude trucking terminals or moving and storage Yrms. (Code 1971, § 15.115.505)

The Utility or Equipment Substations use type consists of utility maintenance, relay or distribution points or installations or similar facilities and excludes wireless telecommunications facilities as deYned in Section 24.115.3460. Typical uses of Utility or Equipment Substations include electrical substations, natural gas pumping stations, transmitters, or translators, and utility relay or monitoring facilities. (Code 1971, § 15.115.510; Ord. No. 2000-04, § 2, 1-24-00)

The Wholesaling and Distribution use type consists of establishments primarily engaged in wholesaling, storage, moving or bulk distribution of goods other than live animals. Typical uses include wholesale distributors, storage warehouses, and moving and storage Yrms. (Code 1971, § 15.115.515)

Unmanned facilities that transmit and/or receive electromagnetic signals for the purpose of providing telecommunication service. Wireless Telecommunication Facilities (WTF) include, without limitation, building or ground-mounted directional (panel), omni-directional (whip), vertical, parabolic (satellite dish), and portable antennas, microwave dishes/antennas and related accessory structures for the transmission and receipt of signals. Such facilities may include but are not limited to, facilities for the transmission and reception of cellular, enhanced specialized mobile radio, personal communication system, paging, email, and other data transmission.

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Wireless Telecommunication Facilities (WTF) do not include facilities sta]ed with on-site personnel (other than occasional maintenance and installation personnel), vehicle or other outdoor storage yards, o[ce or broadcast studios, ham radio antennas, or TVROs (television receive only), or other uses deYned in Section 24.115.3440 (Utility or equipment substations use classiYcation). Wireless Telecommunications Facilities are divided into three use types:

A. Wireless Telecommunication Facilities: Mini. Any wireless telecommunications facilities directly a[xed to a primary building or structure; provided, that all components of the facility are designed in a manner to be architecturally consistent with the building or structure and meet all zoning ordinance requirements for the underlying zone. Examples of Wireless Telecommunications Facilities: Mini include, without limitation, wireless telecommunications facilities concealed within existing structures such as attics, cupolas, steeples, stanchions, bell towers, or similar structures, mounted to the penthouse of a building to appear as part of the architecture.

B. Wireless Telecommunication Facilities: Minor. Freestanding wireless telecommunications facilities designed to blend into the surrounding natural or human-made environment in order to minimize the overall visual impact, such designs would include Zag, telephone or light poles, palm trees, windmills, or rock formations and other similar items. Wireless Telecommunications Facilities: Minor may further include, without limitation, wireless telecommunications facilities proposed to co-locate on another freestanding existing Wireless Telecommunications Facility: Major.

in order to minimize the overall visual impact, such designs would include Zag, telephone or light poles, palm trees, windmills, or rock formations and other similar items. Wireless Telecommunications Facilities: Minor may further include, without limitation, wireless telecommunications facilities proposed to co-locate on another freestanding existing Wireless Telecommunications Facility: Major.

C. Wireless Telecommunication Facilities: Major. Wireless telecommunications facilities which do not meet the deYnition of mini or minor wireless telecommunications facilities, including, without limitation, a structuremounted wireless telecommunications facilities or freestanding monopoles or towers constructed to support wireless telecommunications facilities and accessory facilities that are not designed to blend with the structure to which they are attached or camouZaged with the surrounding environment. “Accessory facilities,” for the purpose of this deYnition, includes a building or shelter to house cabinets, utilities, back-up generators or batteries; and other related appurtenances such as: guy wires; security lighting and/or FAA required lighting; screening materials such as landscaping and decorative walls; and access roads or driveways. Any wireless telecommunications facility that does not meet the deYnition of either a Wireless Telecommunications Facility: Mini or Minor, as set forth in subsections A and B of this section, shall be considered a Wireless Telecommunications Facility: Major. (Ord. No. 2000-04, § 3, 1-24-00)