SENIOR CITIZEN. An individual 62 years of age or older.
SETBACK. The distance between a property line and a building or structure that must be kept clear or open.
SIDEWALK. A paved, surfaced, or leveled area, paralleling and usually separated from the street, used as a pedestrian walkway.
SIGN TERMS. See Chapter 23.21.
SITE. A lot, or group of contiguous lots, that is proposed for development in accordance with the provisions of this code and is in a single ownership or under unified control.
SOIL. Naturally occurring superficial deposits overlying bedrock.
SOLAR REFLECTANCE INDEX. Measure of a surface's ability to reflect solar heat, combining reflectance and emittance into one number. It is defined so that a standard black (reflectance 0.05, emittance 0.90) is zero and a standard white (reflectance 0.80, emittance 0.90) is 100.
SPECIFIC PLAN. A plan for all or part of the area covered by the General Plan that is prepared to be consistent with and to implement the General Plan, pursuant to the provisions of Cal. Government Code, §§ 65450 et seq.
STATE. The State of California.
STOCK COOPERATIVE. Ownership of a building and the land on which it is located by a corporation in which the tenants of the building own shares of stock and by such ownership are entitled to an exclusive right to occupy a dwelling unit in the building.
STORY. That portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, except that the topmost story is that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the upper surface of the roof above.
STREET. A public or private thoroughfare, which affords the principal means of access to a block and to abutting property. STREET includes avenue, court, circle, crescent, place, way, drive, boulevard, highway, road, and any other thoroughfare, except an alley or walkway.
STREET LINE. The boundary between a street and a lot or parcel of land.
STRUCTURE. Anything constructed or erected which requires a location on the ground.
(1) STRUCTURE, ACCESSORY. A detached subordinate structure used only as incidental to a principal building, structure, or use on the same site or lot.
(2) STRUCTURE, ATTACHED. A structure which is affixed to another building or structure on the site.
(3) STRUCTURE, DETACHED. A structure which is not affixed to another building or structure on the site.
(4) STRUCTURE, NONCONFORMING. A building or structure, or portion thereof, which was lawfully erected or altered or maintained, but which, because of the application of this code to it, no longer conforms to the regulations set forth in this code.
(5) STRUCTURE, PRINCIPAL. A structure housing the primary or principal use of a site or functioning as the primary or principal use.
(6) STRUCTURE, TEMPORARY. A structure without any foundation or footings, and which is intended to be removed when the designated time period, activity, or use for which the temporary structure was erected has ceased.
SWIMMING POOL. A pool, pond, lake, or open tank capable of containing water to a depth greater than 18 inches at any point.
(Ord. 4823, passed 1-22-24)