Yolo County Municipal Code Art. 3 Definitions

For the purposes of this chapter, unless otherwise apparent from the context, certain words and phrases used in this title are defined as set forth in this article. (§ 2, Ord. 960, eff. October 6, 1983)

“Building Codes” shall mean the Uniform Building Code, Uniform Mechanical Code, Uniform Plumbing Code, National Electrical Code, and all amendments thereto, in the form adopted by Title 7 of this Code. (§ 2, Ord. 960, eff. October 6, 1983)

“Building Inspector” shall mean the Chief Deputy, Building and Site Inspection of the County, or his authorized representative. (§ 2, Ord. 960, eff. October 6, 1983)

(a) “Business” shall mean any trade, manufacture, profession, occupation, or service of all and every kind, whether or not carried on for profit or for charitable, philanthropic, or other purposes, including the arrangement of business transactions, holding of sales or training meetings and administrative conferences, the receipt of client or customer payments, and the keeping of records and accounts pertaining to a business.

(b) A business shall include the following:

(1) Manufacturing operations;

(2) Warehouse, corporation yard, or other facilities for the storage of equipment, merchandise, chemicals, or other property maintained or stored for commercial purposes;

(3) Wholesaling businesses;

(4) Stores for the sale of merchandise at retail;

(5) Offices for the delivery of legal, medical, engineering, accounting, or other professional services;

(6) Insurance, real estate, or other businesses or administrative offices;

(7) Banks, savings and loan, or other financial establishments;

(8) Stores, shops, offices, service stations, or other outlets for the sale of products, performance of repair services (such as the repair of shoes, motor vehicles, or appliances), or provision of personal services (such as equipment rental, barber and beauty shops, cleaners, swimming pool maintenance, or taxicabs);

(9) Motion picture or live entertainment theaters, bowling alleys, skating rinks, golf courses, race tracks, stadiums, auditoriums, museums, swim and racket clubs, country clubs, pool halls, arcades, or other places of public assembly or gathering;

(10) Hotels, motels, or other lodgings for intermittent or other overnight use or other uses in which living units are rented or leased solely on a term of under thirty (30) days;

(11) Restaurants, bars, or other establishments for the sale of food or beverages;

(12) Hospitals, convalescent homes, laboratories, schools or colleges, or other institutions;

(13) Traveling merchants, hawkers, peddlers, or itinerant vendors of any minor article of trade, or vendor of goods, wares, or merchandise, either by sample or otherwise, to persons not engaged in carrying on such lines of business;

(14) Use for a business or other commercial purpose of a single-family or other residence (such as day and boarding child, handicapped, and other care homes required to be licensed under State laws and home occupations); and

(15) Other establishments or uses for business or commercial purposes.

(c) A business shall not include the following:

(1) Apartments, rooming houses, duplexes, or other residential facilities in which living units are rented or leased solely for a term of thirty (30) days or longer;

(2) Churches to the extent of use for worship, religious education, or social affairs of the religious group; however, this exception does not extend to other activities not undertaken primarily for members of the religious group, including, but not limited to, day schools and social services programs;

(3) Non-profit organizations that are exempted from taxes by Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 23701) of Part 11 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code or Subchapter F (commencing with Section 01) of Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the success of either;

(4) Offices, stores, or other facilities maintained without paid employees by a nonprofit public benefit corporation; and

(5) Business does not include furnishing vending machines located on the premises of another person who holds a valid business license. (§ 2, Ord. 960, eff. October 6, 1983, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1275, eff. December 6, 2001)

“Business Licensing Officer” shall mean the Director of Planning and Public Works Department or his designee. (§ 2, Ord. 960, eff. October 6, 1983, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1275, eff. December 6, 2001)

“Fire Marshal” shall mean the Fire Marshal or, in his absence, the Fire Chief, or their designee. (§ 2, Ord. 960, eff. October 6, 1983, as amended by § 2, Ord. 1275, eff. December 6, 2001)

“Fixed place of business” shall mean a particular location where a business is regularly conducted on four (4) or more days during any consecutive thirty (30) day period by the owner, or agents or employees of the owner, and shall include a business carried on in a residence. (§ 2, Ord. 960, eff. October 6, 1983)

“Health Officer” shall mean the Health Officer of the County. (§ 2, Ord. 960, eff. October 6, 1983)