USE. The purpose for which land or the premises of a building, structure or facility is arranged, designed, or intended, or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained.
(1) USE, ACCESSORY. A use that is customarily associated with, and is incidental and subordinate to, a principal use and located on the same lot as a principal use.
(2) USE, INCIDENTAL. A secondary use of a lot and/or building that is located on the same lot, but is not customarily associated with the principal use.
(3) USE, NONCONFORMING. The use of a building, structure, site, or portion thereof, which was lawfully established and maintained, but which, because of the adoption and application of this code, no longer conforms to the specific regulations applicable to the zone in which it is located.
(4) USE, PERMITTED. Any use or structure that is allowed in a zone without a requirement for approval of a use permit, but subject to any restrictions applicable to that zone.
(5) USE, PRINCIPAL. A primary, principal, or dominant use established, or proposed to be established, on a lot.
USE CLASSIFICATION. A system of classifying uses into a limited number of use types on the basis of common functional, product, or compatibility characteristics. All use types are grouped into the following categories: residential, public and semi-public, commercial, industrial, and transportation, communication, and utilities. See Chapter 23.35.
USE PERMIT. A discretionary permit which may be granted by the appropriate City of Alhambra authority to provide for the accommodation of land uses with special site or design requirements, operating characteristics, or potential adverse effects on surroundings, which are not permitted as of right, but which may be approved upon completion of a review process and, where necessary, the imposition of special conditions of approval. See Chapter 23.27.
USE TYPE. A category that classifies similar uses based on common functional, product, or compatibility characteristics.
UTILITIES. Equipment and associated features related to the mechanical functions of a building(s) and services such as water, electrical, telecommunications, and waste.
(Ord. 4823, passed 1-22-24)