Chapter 16 — DEFINITIONS BEGINNING WITH “P”

812.16070 Parcel.

“Parcel”: A parcel is any real property described or created by map or deed. The term parcel shall also refer to a legally defined lot or contiguous group of lots in single ownership or under single control and considered a unit for purposes of development.

812.16075 Parcel Map.

“Parcel Map”: A parcel map as defined in California Government Code, Title 7, Division 2, Chapter 2, Article 3.

812.16080 Parcel, Original.

“Original Parcel”: Any improved or unimproved land shown on the latest City equalized assessment roll as a unit or contiguous units.

812.16085 Parcel, Remainder.

“Remainder Parcel”: A remainder parcel is that portion of an original lot or parcel which is not a part of the subdivision but, after recordation of the final or parcel map, may be sold, subject to the recordation of a certificate of compliance or a conditional certificate of compliance. The designated remainder shall not be counted as a parcel for the purposes of determining whether a parcel map or final map is required.

812.16090 Parcel, Reserve.

“Reserve Parcel”: Refers to that strip of land not less than one foot wide for the purpose of regulating access to part width and dead-end streets until such time as the streets may be completed or extended.

812.16095 Park and Ride.

“Park and Ride”: A voluntary system where participants drive to a central location in order to carpool or gain access to public transportation to another location.

812.16100 Parking Area, Public.

“Public Parking Area”: An open area, other than a street, used for the temporary parking of automobiles and available for public use, whether free, for compensation, or as an accommodation for clients, customers, or employees.

812.16105 Parking Space, Automobile.

“Automobile Parking Space”: Space within a public or private parking area or a building for the temporary parking or storage of one automobile.

812.16106 Parolee, Federal.

“Federal Parolee”: An individual convicted of a federal crime, sentenced to a United States federal prison, and who received conditional and revocable release in the community under the supervision of a Federal parole officer. (Added by Ord. 247 § 13, 2005)

812.16107 Parolee Home.

“Parolee Home”: Any residential structure or unit, whether owned and/or operated by an individual or for-profit or non-profit entity, which houses between two (2) to six (6) parolees (either Federal, State Adult, or Youth Authority), unrelated by blood, marriage, or legal adoption, in exchange for monetary or non-monetary consideration given and/or paid by the parolee and/or any individual or public or private entity on behalf of the parolee. (Added by Ord. 247 § 14, 2005)

812.16108 Parolee, State Adult.

“State Adult Parolee”: An individual who is serving a period of supervised community custody, as defined in Penal Code Section 3000, following a term of imprisonment in a state prison, and who is under the jurisdiction of the California Department of Corrections, Parole and Community Services Division. (Added by Ord. 247 § 15, 2005)

812.16109 Parolee, Youth Authority.

“Youth Authority Parolee”: An adult or juvenile individual sentenced to a term in the California Youth Authority and who received conditional and revocable release in the community under the supervision of a Youth Authority parole officer. (Added by Ord. 247 § 16, 2005)

812.16110 Permittee.

“Permittee”: Any person undertaking development activities upon a site pursuant to a permit granted by the City.

812.16115 Person.

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

812.16117 Personal Communication Service.

“Personal communication service” means digital low-power, high frequency commercial wireless radio communication technology that has the capacity for multiple communication services and the routing of calls to individuals, regardless of location. (Amended by Ord. 204 § 2(part), 2001)

812.16120 Phase.

“Phase”: Any contiguous part or portion of a single unified development project which is developed as a unit in the same time period.

812.16125 Planning Agency.

“Planning Agency”: The Planning Agency is a reviewing authority with the powers to and charged with the duty of making investigations and reports on land use application and to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove land use applications. The Planning Agency of the City of Yucaipa may be the City Council, the Planning Commission, the City Planner or designee, and, in some instances, the City Engineer, the Building Official, or other City Department Head designated by the Community Development Director as specified in Division 2 of this Code. The Planning Agency of the City of Yucaipa shall act as and have the powers, privileges, responsibilities, authority, and limitations either imposed or granted by State law and/or this Code for implementation of the provisions of the City Code, when such are granted to one of the following reference terms: Advisory Agency, Reviewing Authority, Approving Agency, Responsible Agency, Responsible Authority, Enforcement Agency, Reviewing Agency, Lead Agency, and decisionmaking body.

812.16130 Planning Officer.

“Planning Officer”: The Planning Officer is the City Planner, Director of Planning, Community Development Director, or an authorized designee. For the purposes of the Government Code, the Planning Officer is the City Planner.

812.16135 Planned Development.

“Planned Development”: A large, integrated development consisting of residential, commercial, or industrial uses or a mixture of such uses and associated ancillary uses and structures that is situated on one or more contiguous parcels or noncontiguous parcels separated solely by a road or other right-of-way or easement, and that is planned and developed as a unified project within a single develop-

ment operation or series of development operations in accordance with a detailed comprehensive development plan.

812.16140 Plant, Native.

“Native Plan”: A native plant is any tree, shrub, bulb or plant or part thereof, except its fruit, indigenous to the State of California which is growing wild. These plants do not include commercial nursery stock or planted landscaping, including those trees planted and/or growing outside their normal habitat, except where such plants have been transplanted in accordance with the provisions of Title 8, Division 11.

812.16145 Plant Expert, Native.

“Native Plant Expert”: A biologist, an arborist certified by the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arborists, or a person certified by the City Planner.

812.16150 Policies.

“Policies”: Statements, more specific than goals, which are guides for decision-making, imply commitments to goals, and define directions for action toward fulfillment of these goals.

812.16155 Pond or Reservoir.

“Pond or Reservoir”: A naturally occurring or artificially created body of water (impounded above or below surface level) with a surface coverage of less than one acre and a depth of one foot or more.

812.16157 Pre-existing Towers and Pre-existing Antenna.

“Pre-existing towers and pre-existing antenna” means any tower or antenna for which a building permit or conditional use permit has been properly issues prior to the effective date of this ordinance, including permitted towers or antennas that have not yet been constructed so long as such approval is current and not expired. (Amended by Ord. 204 § 2(part), 2001)

812.16160 Pre-Zone.

“Pre-Zone”: The process by which a City or County determines the actual future land use districts for specified parcels of land before these parcels are annexed to the City.

812.16165 Premature Development.

“Premature Development”: The building or construction of new projects in areas usually outside City limit boundaries or in areas where necessary public facilities cannot economically be provided by City or County jurisdictions.

812.16168 Primary Use.

“Primary Use”: A primary, principal, or main use is the use that occupies the majority of the subject property, for example, a single family dwelling located in a residential tract.

812.16169 Private Viewing Area.

“Private Viewing Area” means an area or areas in a Sexually-Oriented Business designed to accommodate no more than five (5) or less patrons or customers for purposes of viewing or watching a performance, picture, show, film, videotape, slide, movie, or other presentation. No private viewing areas shall be established, maintained, or authorized, and there shall be no doors, curtains, stalls, or other enclosures creating a private viewing area. (Amended by Ord. 151 § 7, 1996)

812.16170 Property Owners’ Association.

“Property Owners’ Association”: A private organization composed of property owners of a single unified project which may own common property and shall be responsible for the maintenance and management of commonly-owned property.

812.16175 Public Building.

“Public Building”: A structure used for public assembly purposes in conjunction with an institutional use.

812.16180 Public Facilities.

“Public Facilities”: Any civic or service-oriented facility available to the general public such as schools, fire protection, water and sewering, rapid or mass transit routes, public golf courses, libraries, public health centers, etc.

812.16185 Public Improvements.

“Public Improvements”: Includes traffic controls, streets, roads, highways, freeways, bridges, overcrossings, street interchanges, flood control or storm drain facilities, sewer facilities, water facilities, lighting facilities, and any other service and/or infrastructure improvement that is publicly maintained and operated by a public agency and/or quasipublic agency, excepting utilities and common carriers.

812.16190 Public Way.

“Public Way”: Includes streets, highway, avenue, boulevard, parkway, road, lane, walk, alley, channel, viaduct, subway, tunnel, bridge, public easement, public right-of-way, and other ways in which a public agency has a proprietary right.