Division 11 — PUBLIC FACILITIES FINANCING
Chapter 20 — DEFINITIONS BEGINNING WITH “T”
Yucaipa Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · ingested 2026-07-07 · Yucaipa
812.20003 Temporary Wireless Communication Facility.
“Temporary wireless communication facility” means a wireless telecommunication facility that is kept portable or mobile and deployed while a permanent facility is under construction. (Amended by Ord. 204 § 2(part), 2001)
812.20005 Tentative Map.
“Tentative Map”: A tentative map is a map made for the purpose of showing the design and improvements of the proposed subdivision to include the street pattern, lot layout, easements which are to remain, and existing and proposed subdivision. The Tentative Map need not be based upon an accurate or detailed final survey of the property.
812.20010 Ten-Year Storm.
“Ten-Year Storm”: A ten-year storm is a storm of an intensity that would be exceeded on the average only once every ten years. The intensity of the storm shall be determined according to San Bernardino County Hydrology Manual. The duration of the storm used in runoff calculation shall be equivalent to the concentration time for the area which drains through the project.
812.20015 Thermal System, Active.
“Active Thermal System”: A system which utilizes solar devices thermally isolated from the living space to provide for collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy for heating or cooling.
812.20020 Thermal System, Passive.
“Passive Thermal System”: A system which utilizes the structural elements of the building, and is not augmented by mechanical components, to provide for collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy for heating or cooling.
812.20025 Thermal System, Semipassive.
“Semipassive Thermal System”: A system which utilizes the structure of a building and is augmented by mechanical components to provide for collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy for heating or cooling.
812.20028 Tower.
“Tower” means any structure that is designed and constructed primarily for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas for telephone, radio and similar communications purposes, including self-supporting lattice towers, guyed towers, or monopole towers. The term includes radio and television towers, alternative towers structures, and the like. The term includes the structure and any support thereof. (Amended by Ord. 204 § 2(part), 2001)
812.20030 Trailer Camp or Park.
“Trailer Camp or Park”: Any area or premises where space for house trailers is rented for compensation on a daily basis, or where free occupancy or camping is permitted to house-trailer owners or users, but not including automobile or trailer sales lots on which unoccupied house trailers are parked for inspection and sales.
812.20035 Trailer Coach.
“Trailer Coach”: A mobilehome, trailer, recreation trailer, travel trailer, camp car, or other vehicle with or without motive power, designed and constructed to travel on the public thoroughfare in accordance with the provisions of the California Motor Vehicle Code and designed or used for human habitation.
812.20040 Trailer, Travel.
“Travel Trailer”: A vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, which is designed or used for human habitation and for travel or recreational purposes, which does not exceed eight feet in width and 40 feet in length, and which may be moved upon a public highway without a special permit and/or chauffeur’s license without violating any provisions of the California Vehicle Code.
812.20041 Transfer of Ownership or Control of Sexually-Oriented Business.
“Transfer of Ownership or Control of Sexually-Oriented Business” shall include any of the following:
(a) The sale, lease, or sublease of the business; or
(b) The transfer of securities which constitute a controlling interest in the business, whether by sale, exchange or similar means; or
(c) The establishment of a trust, gift, or other similar legal device which transfers ownership or control of the business, except for transfer by bequest or other operation of law upon the death of a person possessing the ownership or control. (Amended by Ord. 151 § 10, 1996)
812.20042 Transient Basis.
“Transient Basis”: A continuous period of four weeks or less. (Amended by Ord. 210 § 34, 2001)
812.20043 Transitional Housing.
“Transitional Housing” and “Transitional Housing Development”: Buildings configured 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. (Added by Ord. 296 § 10, 2010)
812.20044 Transportable Treatment Unit.
“Transportable Treatment Unit”: Hazardous waste or groundwater contamination treatment works which are designed to be moved either intact or in modules and which are intended to be operated at a given location for a limited period of time. (Amended by Ord. 296 § 10, 2010)
812.20045 Transportation Facilities.
“Transportation Facilities”: Roads or bridges and the appurtenant improvements necessary for the safe and efficient movement of vehicular traffic including, but not limited to, the following: storm drains, culverts, drainage channels, and other drainage facilities necessary to drain roads;
acquisition of right-of-way; signalization and other traffic controls; sidewalks; bikeways when they are within the ultimate right-of-way of a road or bridge.
812.20050 Transportation Facilities Plan, Local Area.
“Transportation Facilities Plan”: A Transportation Facilities Plan is a transportation plan adopted by the City Council for a particular transportation facilities area. Such a plan shall include a map of the area showing its boundaries, the location of the proposed Transportation Facilities, and an accompanying text which contains a description of all proposed Transportation Facilities which will be needed
ation Facilities Plan”: A Transportation Facilities Plan is a transportation plan adopted by the City Council for a particular transportation facilities area. Such a plan shall include a map of the area showing its boundaries, the location of the proposed Transportation Facilities, and an accompanying text which contains a description of all proposed Transportation Facilities which will be needed
to serve new development within the boundaries of the Plan and the cost of constructing each proposed transportation facility within the boundaries of the plan. Such costs may include, but are not limited to, engineering studies, acquisition of rights-of-way, and construction of bridges, tunnels, roadways, traffic signals, and any other appurtenant Transportation Facilities. The plan shall also include a schedule of fees, a detailed description of the methods that will be utilized to finance the proposed Transportation Facilities, including any fee calculations needed, and a construction priority listing of the proposed Transportation Facilities.
812.20055 Transportation Right-of-Way.
“Transportation Right-of-Way”: The acquired right which an agency possesses to pass across and improve the lands of another for access purposes.
812.20060 Tree.
“Tree”: A tree is any woody perennial plant, normally having a single, elongated main stem or trunk bearing the foliage or crown, a formed crown, and generally with few or no branches on its lower part. For tree removal purposes, the term shall refer to a tree attaining somewhere in its natural or planted range a height of at least six feet and a diameter of not less than two inches, measured at average ground level.
812.20065 Tree, Damaged.
“Damaged Tree”: Any tree certified by a tree expert, as defined in this Code, which is damaged by insects, smog, fire, disease, or other natural or man-made causes (including, but not limited to, any artificial attachments such as wires or signs).
812.20070 Tree Expert.
“Tree Expert”: A California Registered Professional Forester, a County Agricultural Commissioner Biologist, an arborist certified by the Western Chapter of the International Society of Arborists, or a person certified by the City Planner for practice in the City of Yucaipa.
812.20075 Tree, Native.
“Native Tree”: Native trees are trees which grow or live naturally in the City of Yucaipa and surrounding area, including smog-resistant trees introduced as part of a reforestation program. This shall not be construed to mean orchards, commercial nursery stock, or planted landscaping. Trees planted and/or growing outside their normal habitat, except where such trees have been transplanted in accordance with the provisions of Title 8, Division 11, shall not be considered to be native trees.
812.20080 Tree Removal.
“Tree Removal”: Any intentional act which will cause a tree to die, including, but not limited to, acts which inflict damage upon root systems, bark, or other parts of the tree by fire, application of toxic substances, operation of equipment or machinery, changing the natural grade of land by excavation or filling the drip line area around the trunk, or to cut down, fell, push over, dig up, poison, burn, or severely prune, trim, or top, such that death of the tree results, or such that the tree is severely damaged and/or is destroyed in any manner, by any cause.
812.20085 Tree, Specimen.
“Specimen Tree”: Any tree with a root ball greater than a 20 gallon container.
812.20090 Truck Terminal.
“Truck Terminal”: A lot, lot area, or parcel of land used, designed, or maintained for the purpose of storing, parking, refueling, repairing, dispatching, servicing, or keeping motor trucks and associated equipment, together with those facilities necessary to service, dispatch, store, or maintain aforementioned vehicles and their cargos and crews.