Chapter 12 — DEFINITIONS BEGINNING WITH “L”

812.12005 Labor Camp.

“Labor Camp”: Premises used for residential purposes for temporary or seasonal periods by five or more persons employed to perform agricultural or industrial labor.

812.12010 Labor Quarters.

“Labor Quarters”: Residential occupancy of single or multiple dwelling units with individual, shared, or no kitchen facilities which provide housing for the employees and their families of agricultural, mining, logging, construction, or other remote land uses.

812.12015 Lake.

“Lake”: A naturally occurring or artificially created body of water (impounded above or below surface level) with a surface coverage of at least one acre and a depth of one foot or more (one acre/foot).

812.12020 Land Clearing.

“Land Clearing”: Removal of vegetation down to duff or bare soil, by any method.

812.12025 Land Disturbance.

“Land Disturbance”: Clearing, excavating, grading, or other manipulation of the terrain.

812.12030 Land Project.

“Land Project”: A subdivision or subdivided lands within California which satisfy all of the following conditions.

(a) The subdivision or subdivided lands contain 50 or more parcels or lots, of which any 50 are both:

(1) Not improved with residential, industrial, commercial, or institutional buildings; and

(2) Offered for sale, lease, or financing for purposes other than industrial, commercial, institutional, or commercial agricultural uses.

(b) The subdivision or subdivided lands are located in an area in which fewer than 1,500 registered voters reside within the subdivision or within two miles of the boundaries to the property described in the final public report.

(c) Not constituting a community apartment project as defined in Section 11004 or a stock cooperative as defined in Section 11003.2 of the California Business and Professions Code, or a project consisting of condominiums as defined in Section 783 of the California Civil Code.

For purposes of Subsection 812.12030 (a) above, lands owned or beneficially controlled by substantially the same entities or interests shall be deemed to be part of the subdivided lands or subdivision.

812.12035 Land Use.

“Land Use”: The term land use refers to the manner in which land is developed and used. The general categories of land use include residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, agricultural, recreational, and planned development.

812.12040 Land Use Application.

“Land Use Application”: A land use application is an applicant-initiated request for City approval of a discretionary permit that is subject to one of the review processes specified by the City Code in Division 3. Ministerial permit actions such as building permits and mobilehome setdown permits are not land use applications.

812.12050 Land Use Decision.

“Land Use Decision”: Any decision to approve, deny, or modify, or to recommend approval, denial, or modification of a request to develop, divide, or otherwise utilize land or to alter or establish land use regulations.

812.12055 Land Use District.

“Land Use District”: A land use regulatory district adopted in accordance with the provisions of Division 4 of the Development Code and the General Plan, establishing all necessary rules and regulations necessary to guide development within the area affected by the district.

812.12060 Land Use Intensity.

“Land Use Intensity”: Land use intensity refers to the density of development versus open space of an area or property. For example, a Multiple-Dwelling land use is a higher land use intensity than a Single-Dwelling land use.

812.12065 Land Use Types.

“Land Use Types”: A list of land use activities which are grouped together by their common performance characteristics

812.12070 Landslides.

“Landslides”: The perceptible downward sliding of a mass of earth and/or rock.

812.12080 Leaching.

“Leaching”: The washing or draining of dissolved minerals or pollutants from the soil surface to the subsurface.

812.12085 Lead Agency, Mining and Reclamation.

“Mining and Reclamation, Lead Agency”: For the purposes of mining and reclamation, a lead agency is a City or County which has the principal responsibility for approving a surface mining operation, pursuant to the California Public Resources Code.

812.12088 Legal Access.

“Legal Access”: Legal access is defined as a dedicated right-of-way or a dedication to the City of Yucaipa and to the public in general, an easement for public road, City highway and public utility purposes of a width as established by the Transportation Element of the General Plan. The easement or road constructed thereon shall not become a City highway until and unless the City Council, by appropriate resolution, has caused said road to be accepted into the City-Maintained Road System, or an existing travelled way that is substantially in compliance with City road standards, where a prescriptive right by the user has been established for public use by court decree. These provisions shall apply to divisions of land resulting in lots of less than 20 acres.

812.12090 Liquefaction.

“Liquefaction”: Liquefaction is a temporary fluid condition in water-saturated, loose, sandy soil caused by shock, such as an earthquake. It can cause serious soil settlement, slumping, or failure of structure foundations.

812.12095 Loading Space.

“Loading Space”: An off-street space or berth on the same lot with a building or contiguous to a group of buildings for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while loading or unloading merchandise or materials, which abuts upon a street, alley, or other appropriate means of access.

812.12100 Local Agency.

“Local Agency”: The City of Yucaipa.

812.12105 Local Ordinance.

“Local Ordinance”: A local ordinance which implements State Planning, Zoning, and Development Laws, enacted by the City Council of the City of Yucaipa.

812.12110 Locational Standards.

“Locational Standards”: Criteria utilized to establish the circumstances under which a particular base district would be appropriate or desirable for a given area or site.

812.12115 Lot.

“Lot”: An area shown on and created by a final map, official map, or parcel map recorded with the City Surveyor, City Engineer, or County Recorder.

812.12120 Lot Area.

“Lot Area”: The total horizontal area included within the perimeter of a described area.

812.12125 Lot, Corner.

“Corner Lot”: A lot situated at the intersection of two or more streets, or bounded on two or more adjacent sides by street lines, provided that the angle of intersection does not exceed 135 degrees.

812.12130 Lot Coverage.

“Lot Coverage”: Lot coverage refers to the percentage of a lot that has been altered to create a surface area that is either impervious or is covered by a structure. “Building coverage” shall mean the percentage of lot surface area occupied by any building, but does not include roadways, swimming pools, tennis courts, or solar collection devices which are on top of, enclosed, or covered by a building.

812.12135 Lot Depth.

“Lot Depth”: The horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines, measured in the mean direction of the side lot lines.

812.12140 Lot Dimension Ratio.

“Lot Dimension Ratio”: A land area ratio of width to depth which determines the shape of a lot.

812.12145 Lot, Frontage.

“Frontage Lot”: The dimension of a lot or portion of a lot which abuts a street or an approved road easement, except the side of a corner lot.

812.12150 Lot, Interior.

“Interior Lot”: An interior lot is a lot other than a corner lot.

812.12155 Lot, Key.

“Key Lot”: A key lot is the first interior lot to the rear of a reversed corner lot, the front line of which is a continuation of the side line of the reversed corner lot, exclusive of the width of an alley, and fronting on the street which intersects or intercepts the street upon which the corner lot fronts.

812.12160 Lot Width.

“Lot Width”: The following methods which yield the smallest dimension shall be chosen to measure lot width: the distance measured at the building setback line (BSL) along a line or arc which is parallel to concentric to the right-ofway, or the average horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured at right angles to the lot depth.

812.12165 Lot Line Adjustment.

“Lot Line Adjustment”: The adjustment of a lot line between two or more adjacent parcels, where the land taken from one parcel is added to an adjacent parcel, and where no additional parcels are thereby created or the number of parcels reduced.

812.12170 Lot Line, Front.

“Front Lot Line”: In the case of an interior lot, a line separating the lot from the street; and in the case of a corner lot, a line separating the narrowest street frontage of the lot from the street, except in those cases where the latest tract deed restrictions or the recorded map specify another line as the front lot line.

812.12175 Lot Line, Rear.

“Rear Lot Line”: A line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line, and in the case of a triangular or other irregularly shaped lot, a line within the lot 10 feet in length, parallel to, and at the maximum distance from the front lot line.

812.12180 Lot Line, Side.

“Side Lot Line”: Any lot line other than the front or rear lot lines.

812.12185 Lot Merger.

“Lot Merger”: A lot merger is a process by which contiguous lots are merged into one land holding. In order to be merged, such lots must be held by the same owner, and the lots must have a common lot line. This process is subject to all of the requirements of the City Code and may be initiated by either the owner(s) of the lots or the City.

812.12190 Lot, Mobilehome Park.

“Mobilehome Park Lot”: A portion of a mobilehome park designated or used for the occupancy of one trailer coach or camping party.

812.12195 Lot, Reversed Corner.

“Reversed Corner Lot”: A reversed corner lot is a corner lot which rears upon the side of another lot, whether or not across an alley.

812.12200 Lot, Through.

“Through Lot”: A lot having frontage on two parallel, or approximately parallel, streets.