§ 155.003 DEFINITIONS.

   For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

   ABUT or ABUTTING. The same as "adjoining."

   ACCESS. The place or way by which pedestrians and vehicles shall have safe, adequate and usable ingress and egress to a property or use as required by this chapter.

   ACCESSORY BUILDING. A building or structure, the use of which is subordinate or incidental to that of the main building, structure or use. Where an ACCESSORY BUILDING is a part of, or is joined to the main building, such accessory building shall be counted as part of the main building.

   ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT (ADU). Either a detached or attached dwelling unit which provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons and is located on a lot with a proposed or existing primary residence. It shall include permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation. An ADU may also be located within an existing or proposed primary dwelling unit. An ADU also includes the following:

      (1)   An efficiency unit, as defined in Cal. Health and Safety Code § 17958.1.

      (2)   A factory-built ADU, such as manufactured homes as defined in California Health and Safety Code § 18007, or in the Code of Federal Regulations governing manufactured homes: Code of Federal Regulations Title 24, Housing and Urban Development, Part 3280, Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, Subsection 3280.2, “Definitions.”

      (3)   A factory-built modular ADU that complies with the standards of Chapter 155.644(D).

   ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT, JUNIOR (JADU).

      (1)   Is no more than 500 square feet in size;

      (2)   Is contained entirely within an existing or proposed single-family structure;

      (3)   Has or shares sanitation facilities within the existing or proposed single-family structure;

      (4)   Includes an efficiency kitchen.

   ACCESSORY LIVING QUARTERS. The same as "guest house."

   ACCESSORY USE. A use customarily incidental to, related and clearly subordinate to a principal use established on the same lot or parcel of land, which accessory use does not alter said principal use or adversely affect other properties in the area.

   ADJACENT. Two or more lots or parcels of land separated only by an alley, street, highway or recorded easement, or two or more objects that lie near or close to each other.

   ADJOINING. Two or more lots or parcels of land sharing a common boundary line, or two or more objects in contact with each other.

   ADULT BOOK STORE. An establishment having as a substantial or significant portion of its stock in trade, accessories, photographs, prints, drawings, paintings, motion pictures, pamphlets, books, magazines and other periodicals and material which are substantially devoted to the depiction of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical area.

   ADULT BUSINESS. Any business activity which, either by law or by the operator of such business, is conducted exclusively for the patronage of adults and from which minors are excluded; provided, however, that the state licensed sale of alcoholic beverages and properly licensed bingo games as such shall not be considered to be adult businesses for the purposes of this chapter. ADULT BUSINESS shall also mean and include, but shall not be limited to, "adult book store," "adult hotel or motel" and "adult theater."

   ADULT HOTEL AND ADULT MOTEL. A hotel or motel which provides through closed circuit television, video tape, or other media, material which is substantially devoted to the depiction of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas for observation by persons therein.

   ADULT THEATER. An enclosed building used for presenting material in the form of live entertainment, motion picture film, videotape, slide photographs, or other similar means which is substantially devoted to the depiction of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas for observation by persons therein.

   ALLEY. An unnamed public or private right-of-way less than 40 feet wide which affords a means of vehicular access to the side or rear of properties abutting a street or highway.

   ALTERED. The same as "structural alteration."

   AMBIENT NOISE. The all-encompassing noise associated with a given environment, being usually a composite of noises from many sources near and far. For the purpose of this chapter, the AMBIENT NOISE LEVEL is the median level when measured over a period of one hour without inclusion of the alleged intrusive noise, at the location and time of day near that at which a comparison is to be made, as specified in § 155.424 of this chapter.

(Ord. 712, passed 6-11-87)

   AMENDMENT. A change in the wording, content, or substance of this chapter, or a change in the zone boundaries of the zoning map, when said change is adopted by ordinance passed by the City Council in the manner prescribed by law.

   AMUSEMENT OR ENTERTAINMENT. Every form of live performance, exhibition, show or act, including, but not limited to, every playing of a musical instrument, singing, dancing, performing a pantomime or acting a role in a play, sketch, scene, reciting of any prose or poetry, exhibiting or modeling any clothing, wearing apparel or costumes, done or performed by or participated in by one or more persons for the purpose of gaining or holding the attention and interest of guests, patrons or invitees, or for the purpose of diverting or amusing guests, patrons or invitees assembled in or upon any business or commercial establishment or premises, and shall specifically include the appearance of any person, employee or otherwise, in such premises in any costume or state of dress or undress and in any conduct or activity, if such costume, dress, undress, conduct or activity is referred to, directly or indirectly, in any sign, poster, or other advertisement relating to such premises. Dance halls shall be included within this definition. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, the terms AMUSEMENT and ENTERTAINMENT shall not include:

      (1)   An amusement or entertainment at which no alcoholic beverage is sold or consumed where such amusement or entertainment is conducted by a bona fide charitable, religious, benevolent, patriotic, civic or educational organization. Any determination as to the exempt status of any such organization shall be made by the City Manager; or

      (2)   A "fashion show" of clothing, where such fashion show is conducted by and upon the premises of a wholesale or retail business which maintains such premises within the city, on a permanent basis, for the sale of such clothing, and which has a business license from the city for such purpose.

(Ord. 793, passed 5-23-91)

   ANIMAL GROOMING. The commercial provision of bathing and trimming services for dogs, cats, and other household animals permitted by the municipal code. Overnight boarding is not included with this use (see KENNEL).

   ANIMAL HOSPITAL. Any facility providing medical or surgical treatment, clipping, bathing and other services, including incidental boarding, to dogs, cats and other small animals.

   ANTENNA, SATELLITE. An antenna, dish antenna, or antenna of any other configuration as well as appurtenant equipment whose purpose is to receive communication or other signals from orbiting satellites or other extra-terrestrial sources.

(Ord. 706, passed 12-24-86)

   APARTMENT. A room or suite of two or more rooms in a multiple dwelling, occupied or suitable for occupancy as a residence for one family.

   APARTMENT HOUSE. The same as "dwelling, multiple."

   AREA. Net area unless otherwise specified.

   AREA, NET. That area of a lot or parcel of land exclusive of:

      (1)   Public alleys, highways or streets; or

      (2)   Proposed public facilities such as alleys, highways, streets or other necessary public sites when included within a proposed development project; or

      (3)   Other public or private easements where the owner of the servient tenement does not have the right to use the entire surface of the land.

   AUTHORIZED AGENT OF OWNER. Anyone who has authority to speak for or make presentations on behalf of the owner of any property. An authorized agent shall be responsible for any information or data which he presents to the city. As used in this chapter, any party who is or will be plaintiff in an action in eminent domain to acquire the property involved shall be considered the authorized agent for said property.

   AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES (ATMs). An un-staffed computerized, self-service machine used by banking customers for financial transactions, including deposits, withdrawals, and fund transfers. These machines may be located at or within banks, or in other locations.

   AUTOMOBILE. A motor vehicle with a gross (vehicle plus accessories) unladen weight of 5,000 pounds or less used primarily for transporting passengers. AUTOMOBILE does not include truck, truck tractor or trailer, motor home, bus or other motor vehicle with a gross unladen weight of more than 5,000 pounds.

(Am. Ord. 700, passed 9-11-86)

   AUTO CENTER. A retail center containing 10 or more acres and comprised of two or more automobile dealerships whose principal business is selling new and used vehicles to the public.

(Am. Ord. 746, passed 4-13-89)

   AUTOMOBILE DISMANTLING OR WRECKING YARD. Any premises used for the dismantling or wrecking of vehicles required to be registered under the California Vehicle Code including the buying, selling or dealing in such vehicles or the integral parts or component materials thereof, and the storage, sale or dumping of dismantled, partially dismantled or wrecked inoperative vehicles. AUTOMOBILE DISMANTLING shall not include storage in a valid automobile impound yard, or incidental storage of three or less inoperative or disabled vehicles for a period of time not to exceed 30 days where said storage is in connection with the legal operation of an automobile repair garage or automobile body and fender repair shop.

   AUTOMOBILE IMPOUND YARD. Facilities designated or maintained by a governmental agency for the temporary storage of vehicles legally removed or impounded by a peace officer from public or private property as prescribed by law.

   AUTOMOBILE SALES AND RENTAL. A retail establishment selling and/or renting automobiles, trucks and vans, motorcycles, and bicycles (bicycle sales are also included under RETAIL SALES, GENERAL). May also include repair shops and the sales of parts and accessories, incidental to vehicle dealerships.

   AUTOMOBILE SERVICE, MAJOR. Major repair of automobiles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, or trucks including light-duty trucks (i.e., gross vehicle weights of less than 10,000 pounds) and heavy-duty trucks (i.e., gross vehicle weights of more than 10,000 pounds). Examples of uses include full-service motor vehicle repair garages, body and fender shops, brake shops, machine shops, painting shops, towing services, and transmission shops.

   AUTOMOBILE SERVICE, MINOR. Minor repair of automobiles, motorcycles, recreational vehicles, or light trucks, vans or similar size vehicles (i.e., vehicles that have gross vehicle weights less than 10,000 pounds) including installation of electronic equipment (e.g., alarms, audio equipment, and the like); servicing of cooling and air conditioning, electrical, fuel and exhaust systems; brake adjustments, relining and repairs; oil and air filter replacement; wheel alignment and balancing; tire sales, service, and installation shops; shock absorber replacement; chassis lubrication; smog checks; engine tune-ups; and installation of window film, and similar accessory equipment.

   AUTOMOBILE WASHING/DETAILING. Washing, waxing, detailing, or cleaning of automobiles or similar light vehicles, including self-serve washing facilities.

   A-WEIGHTED SOUND LEVEL. The sound pressure level in decibels as measured on a sound level meter using the A-weighting filter network. The A-weighting filter de-emphasizes the very low and very high frequency components of the sound in a manner similar to the response of the human ear and gives good correlation with subjective reactions to noise.

(Ord. 712, passed 6-11-87)

   BEGINNING OF CONSTRUCTION. The incorporation of labor and material within the foundation of the building. The storage of materials alone, or the excavation of a foundation alone, shall not constitute "beginning of construction" as used in this chapter.

   BLOCK. All property fronting upon one side of a street between intersecting and/or intercepting streets, or between a street and a right-of-way, waterway, dead end of a street, or city boundary. An intercepting street shall determine only the boundary of the block on the side of the street which it intercepts.

   BOARDING HOUSE. A residence or dwelling, other than a motel or hotel, wherein two or more rooms, with or without individual or group cooking facilities, are rented to three or more individuals under separate rental agreements or leases, either written or oral, whether or not an owner, agent or rental manager is in the residence. Meals may also be included. This use type includes convents, monasteries, and student dormitories, but does not include fraternities, sororities, or single-room occupancy uses. Notwithstanding this definition, no single-unit dwelling operated as a group home pursuant to the Community Care Facilities Act, which is otherwise exempt from local zoning regulations, shall be considered a BOARDING HOUSE.

   BORROW PIT. Any place or premises where dirt, soil, sand, gravel, or other material is removed by excavation below the grade of surrounding land for any purpose other than that necessary and incidental to grading or to building construction on the premises.

   BREWERY, WINERY, OR DISTILLERY. An establishment which produces ales, beers, meads, hard ciders, wine, liquor and/or similar beverages on-site. Breweries may also serve beverages on-site, and sell beverages for off-site consumption in keeping with the regulations of the Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF).

   BUILDING. A permanently located structure having a roof supported by walls or columns; provided, however, that no form of tent or vehicle shall be considered a building. Where this chapter requires that a use shall be entirely enclosed within a building, it must meet the qualifications of the definition of "building, completely enclosed."

   BUILDING CODE. The Building Code of the city.

   BUILDING, COMPLETELY ENCLOSED. A building enclosed by a permanent roof and on all sides by solid exterior walls pierced only by windows and customary entrance and exit doors.

   BUILDING, DETACHED. A building surrounded on all sides by open space.

   BUILDING HEIGHT. The vertical distance measured from the average elevation of the finished grade at the front of the building to the highest point of the structure, exclusive of chimneys and ventilators.

   BUILDING, MAIN. A building within which is conducted the principal use permitted on the lot, as provided by this chapter.

   BUILDING, METAL. Any building having one or more exterior sidings constituted primarily of metal.

   BUILDING SETBACK LINE. A line on private property, established by this chapter, to protect the planned street widths and adjoining yard areas by prohibiting the location of buildings, structures and other uses between said line and the centerline of the street.

   BURLESQUE. The act of any female, while visible to any customer, exposing any portion of either breast below a straight line so drawn that both nipples and all portions of both breasts which have a different pigmentation than that of the main portion of the breast are below such straight line, or the wearing of any type of clothing so that such may be observed.

(Ord. 793, passed 5-23-91)

   BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES. Establishments providing goods and services to other businesses on a fee or contract basis, including printing and copying, blueprint services, advertising and mailing, equipment rental and leasing, office security, custodial services, photo finishing, model building, taxi, or delivery services with two or fewer fleet vehicles on site.

   CAMPER. A structure designed to be mounted upon a motor vehicle and to provide facilities for temporary human habitation or camping purposes.

   CARPORT. A permanently roofed structure with not more than two enclosed sides, used or intended to be used for automobile shelter and storage.

   CARRIAGE HOUSE. An ADU that is located above a detached garage.

   CAR SHARE LOCATION. A model of car rental where people rent cars for short periods of time, often by the hour, with a designated pick up and drop off location. The organization renting the cars may be a commercial business or the users may be organized as a company, public agency, cooperative, or ad hoc grouping.

   CEMETERY. Land used or intended to be used for the burial or interment of the dead and dedicated for cemetery purposes. CEMETERY includes columbaria, crematories and mausoleums, and may include mortuaries and chapels when operated in conjunction with and within the boundary of such cemetery.

   CENTERLINE. The same as "street centerline."

   CHURCH. A building, together with its accessory buildings and uses, where persons regularly assemble for religious worship and which building, together with its accessory buildings and uses, is maintained and controlled by a religious body organized to sustain public worship.

   CIGAR LOUNGE OR BAR. Establishment for the retail sale and onsite consumption of cigars and similar products.

   CITY. The City of Santa Fe Springs.

   CITY COUNCIL. The City Council of the city.

   CLINIC/URGENT CARE. See HOSPITALS AND CLINICS/URGENT CARE.

   CLUB, PRIVATE. Any building or premises used by an association of persons, whether incorporated or unincorporated, organized for some common purpose such as the promotion of literature, science, politics, good fellowship, and the like, but not including a group organized solely or primarily to render a service customarily carried on as a commercial enterprise.

   COCKTAIL LOUNGES AND BARS. Any establishment that sells or serves alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises and is holding or applying for a public premise license from the State Department of Alcoholic Beverages and in which persons under 21 years of age are restricted from the premises. References to the establishment shall include any immediately adjacent area that is owned, leased, or rented, or controlled by the licensee. Does not include adult entertainment businesses.

   CODE. A code of the city.

   COLLEGE (ALSO UNIVERSITY). An institution which offers courses of study leading to an associate, bachelors and/or advanced degrees or trades certification. Such institutions are certified by the State of California Board of Higher Education or by a recognized accrediting agency.

   COMMERCIAL RECREATION. Facilities providing commercial entertainment, where the activities are primarily by and for participants; spectators are incidental and present on a non-recurring basis. Examples include facilities such as amusement and theme parks, water parks, swimming pools; driving ranges, golf courses, miniature golf courses, riding stables; and indoor facilities such as handball, badminton, racquetball, dance hall and tennis club facilities; ice or roller skating rinks; trampoline and bounce house establishments; bowling alleys; pool and billiards lounges; and electronic game and amusement centers. This classification may include snack bars and other incidental food and beverage services to patrons. Bars or restaurants with alcohol sales shall be treated as a separate use and shall be regulated accordingly, even when operated in conjunction with the entertainment and recreation use.

   COMMISSION. The Planning Commission of the city.

   COMMUNITY CARE FACILITY, LARGE. Any state licensed facility, place, or structure that is maintained and operated to provide non-medical residential care, day treatment, adult day care, or foster agency services for seven or more adults, children, or adults and children, as defined in Cal. Health and Safety Code § 1502.

   COMMUNITY CARE FACILITY, SMALL. Any state licensed facility, place, or structure that is maintained and operated to provide non-medical residential care, day treatment, adult day care, or foster agency services for six or fewer adults, children, or adults and children, as defined in Cal. Health and Safety Code § 1502.

   COMMUNITY GARDENS. A site used for growing plants for food, fiber, herbs, flowers, and others which is shared and maintained by community residents, either as an accessory or principal use of property.

   CONDITIONAL USE. A use of land or structures for which a conditional use permit is required by this chapter.

   CONTIGUOUS. The same as “adjoining.”

   CONVALESCENT HOME or CONVALESCENT HOSPITAL. The same as "nursing home."

   COTTAGE FOOD OPERATION. An enterprise conducted at a private home where the cottage food operator, within the registered or permitted area of a private home where the cottage food operator resides and where cottage food products are prepared or packaged for direct, indirect, or direct and indirect sale to consumers in compliance with Cal. Health and Safety Code § 113758. A Cottage Food Operation must satisfy the provisions set forth in § 155.635.1 of the City of Santa Fe Springs Municipal Code.

   COTTAGE FOOD OPERATOR. An individual who operates a cottage food operation in his or her private home and is the owner of the Cottage Food Operation.

   COTTAGE FOOD PRODUCTS. Non-potentially hazardous foods, specifically foods that are described in Cal. Health and Safety Code § 114365.5 and that are prepared for sale in the kitchen of a cottage food operation.

   COUNTY. The County of Los Angeles.

   COURT. An open, unoccupied space, bounded on two or more sides by the walls of a building. An INNER COURT is a court entirely enclosed within the exterior walls of a building. All other courts are OUTER COURTS.

   CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS. A nonprofit institution displaying or preserving objects of interest in one or more of the arts or sciences. This use includes libraries, museums, and art galleries. May also include accessory retail uses such as a gift/book shop, restaurant, and the like.

   DAIRY. Any premises where four or more cattle, four or more goats, or any combination thereof are kept, milked or maintained. An area used for grazing only shall not be considered a dairy.

   DAY CARE FAMILY. Regularly provided care, protection and supervision of children up to a maximum of 12 children in a caregiver's own home for a period of less than 24 hours per day while the parents or guardians are away. It includes small family day care homes (care for up to six children), and large family day care homes (care for up to 12 children). The number of children includes the provider's own children under the age of 10 years.

   DECIBEL (OR dB). A unit for describing the amplitude of sound, equal to 20 times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of the pressure of the sound measured to the reference pressure, which is 20 micropascals (20 micronewtons per square meter).

   DEPARTMENT STORE. A store or group of shops under a unified management selling a variety of merchandise groups, normally including clothing, appliances, hardware and furniture.

   DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL. The procedure by which certain developments, as specified in this chapter or as specified by the Commission in any action requiring Commission approval, shall gain authorization or approval to develop in accordance with the terms of the approval.

   DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. The Director of Planning and Development of the city.

   DIRECT SALE (COTTAGE FOOD). A transaction between a cottage food operation operator and a consumer, where the consumer purchases the cottage food product directly from the cottage food operation. Direct sales include, but are not limited to, transactions at holiday bazaars or other temporary events, such as bake sales or food swaps, transactions at farm stands, certified farmers' markets, or through community-supported agriculture subscriptions, and transactions occurring in person in the cottage food operation.

   DISABLED; DISABLED PERSON. A person who has a physical or mental impairment that limits or substantially limits one or more major life activities, anyone who is regarded as having such impairment, or anyone who has a record of such impairment, as those terms are defined in the fair housing laws.

   DISTRICT. The same as "zone."

   DRIVE-THROUGH or DRIVE-UP ESTABLISHMENTS. An establishment that sells products or provides services to occupants in vehicles, including automated teller machines, drive-in or drive-up windows and drive-through services. Examples include fast food restaurants, banks, and pharmacies. Does not include “click and collect” facilities in which an online order is picked up in a stationary retail business without use of a drive-in service (see RETAIL SALES, GENERAL). Does not include drive-in theaters or AUTOMOBILE WASHING/DETAILING.

   DRIVEWAY. An access to a required off-street parking facility.

   DUMP. A place used for the disposal, abandonment, discarding, dumping, reduction or burial of any garbage, trash, refuse, waste material, dirt or solid fill.

   DWELLING, GROUP. A group of two or more detached dwellings located on a parcel of land in one ownership and having a common yard or court.

   DWELLING, MULTI-UNIT. Two or more dwelling units attached or detached on a site or lot, which does not include an accessory dwelling unit. Types of MULTIPLE-UNIT DWELLINGS include a duplex, triplex, fourplex, townhouses, common interest subdivisions, apartments, senior housing developments, and multistory apartment buildings. MULTIPLE-UNIT DWELLINGS may also be combined with nonresidential uses as part of a mixed-use development.

   DWELLING, SINGLE UNIT (ALSO DWELLING, SINGLE FAMILY). A dwelling unit designed for occupancy by one household which is not attached to or located on a lot with commercial uses or other dwelling units, other than an accessory dwelling unit. This definition also includes individual manufactured housing units installed on a foundation system pursuant to Cal. Health and Safety Code § 18551.

   DWELLING, TWO-UNIT. Two primary dwelling units or, if there is already a primary dwelling unit on the lot, the development of a second primary dwelling unit on a legally subdivided lot in accordance with the requirements of Cal. Gov’t Code § 65852.21.

   DWELLING UNITS. One or more habitable rooms constituting a self-contained unit with a separate entrance and used or intended to be used for living and sleeping purposes for not more than one family and containing not more than one kitchen or kitchenette. For the purpose of this definition, hotels, boardinghouses, motels, trailers and similar type uses shall not constitute dwelling units.

   EASEMENT. An area on a lot or parcel of land, and so indicated on a subdivision map or in a deed restriction or other recorded document, reserved for or used for utilities, access purposes or public uses.

   EFFICIENCY KITCHEN. A kitchen that includes each of the following:

      (1)   An area used for cooking, with kitchen appliances;

      (2)   A food preparation counter that is adequate for the size of the unit; and

      (3)   Food storage cabinets that are adequate for the size of the unit.

   ELECTRONIC BILLBOARD. An off-site sign utilizing digital message technology, capable of changing the static message or copy on the sign electronically. An electronic billboard may be internally or externally illuminated. Electronic billboards shall contain static messages only, and shall not have animation, movement, or the appearance or optical illusion of movement, of any part of the sign structure, design, or pictorial segment of the sign. Each static message shall not include flashing, scintillating lighting or the varying of light intensity. An electronic billboard consists of a digital display area and a sign structure.

   EMERGENCY SHELTER, PERMANENT. Housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless person. No individual or household may be denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay. (See Cal. Health and Safety Code § 50801.)

   EMERGENCY SHELTER, TEMPORARY LOW BARRIER NAVIGATION CENTER. A Housing First, low-barrier, service-enriched shelter focused on moving people into permanent housing that provides temporary living facilities while case managers connect individuals experiencing homelessness to income, public benefits, health services, shelter, and housing. LOW BARRIER means best practices to reduce barriers to entry, and may include, but is not limited to, the following:

      (1)   The presence of partners if it is not a population-specific site, such as for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault, women, or youth.

      (2)   Pets.

      (3)   The storage of possessions.

      (4)    Privacy, such as partitions around beds in a dormitory setting or in larger rooms containing more than two beds, or private rooms.

   EMERGENCY WORK. Work necessary to restore property to a safe condition following a public calamity or work required to protect persons or property from an imminent exposure to danger or work by private or public utilities when restoring utility service.

   EMPLOYEE HOUSING, LARGE. Pursuant to Cal. Health and Safety Code § 17008, means any portion of any housing accommodation, or property upon which a housing accommodation is located, maintained in connection with any work or place where work is being performed, whether or not rent is involved, where such housing provides accommodations for seven or more persons employed by the same business.

   EMPLOYEE HOUSING, SMALL. Pursuant to Cal. Health and Safety Code § 17008, employee housing, small means any portion of any housing accommodation, or property upon which a housing accommodation is located, maintained in connection with any work or place where work is being

performed, whether or not rent is involved, where such housing provides accommodations for six or fewer persons employed by the same business.

   ENTERTAINMENT VENUE, INDOOR. An establishment offering predominantly spectator uses conducted within an enclosed building. Typical uses include motion picture theaters, civic and private auditoriums, live performance theaters, meeting halls and banquet rooms, and dance halls.

   ERECT. To build, construct reconstruct or move onto a premises or put together in position for use. Excavations, fill, drainage and the like shall be considered a part of the erection.

   FABRICATE. To stamp, cut, shape, join or fasten together processed materials into useful objects.

   FAIR HOUSING LAWS. The Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq.), the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.), and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Cal. Government Code §§ 12900 et seq.), as these statutes now exist or may be amended from time to time, and the implementing regulations for each of these statutes.

   FAMILY. Two or more persons living together as a single housekeeping unit in a single dwelling unit; persons living together in a licensed residential facility as that term is defined in Cal. Health and Safety Code § 1502(a)(1), which serves six or fewer persons, excluding the licensee, the members of the licensee’s family, and persons employed as facility staff who resides at the facility.

   FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, LARGE. A home that provides family day care for nine to 14 children, inclusive, including children under the age of ten years who reside at the home, as set forth in Cal. Health and Safety Code § 1597.465 and as defined in regulations.

   FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, SMALL. A home that provides family day care for eight or fewer children, including children under the age of ten years who reside at the home, as set forth in Cal. Health and Safety Code § 1597.44 and as defined in regulations.

   FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. Financial institutions providing retail banking services. This classification includes only those institutions engaged in the on-site circulation of money, including credit unions, but does not include CHECK CASHING SHOPS AND/OR PAYDAY LOANS or any facility exchanging valuables for payment. For administration, headquarters, or other offices of banks and credit unions without retail banking services/on-site circulation of money see OFFICE, BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL.

   FLOOR AREA. The total horizontal area of all the floors of a building measured from the exterior surface of the outside walls including all floors below ground level but exclusive of vent shafts and courts.

   FLOOR AREA RATIO. The numerical value obtained through dividing the above ground floor area of a building or buildings by the total area of the lot or parcel of land on which such building or buildings are located.

   FORTUNE TELLING. Every person who engages in, practices or professes to practice, or acts as an agent for, the business or art of astrology, phrenology, life reading, mesmerism, fortune-telling, cartomancy, clairvoyance, clairaudience, crystal gazing, spirit photography, spirit writing, spirit voices, spirit psychometry, seership, prophecy, augury, palmistry, materialization, etherealization, numerology, physiognomy, necromancy, clairsen-tience, dreams, apportism, ectoplasm, levitation, mediumship, seance, sooth-saying, psychic healing, divination by magic, radiesthesia, or any other similar art or business, or craft. FORTUNE-TELLING shall further mean, in the alternative, every person who, by means of occult or psychic powers, facilities or forces, spirits, cards, talismans, charms, potions, magnetism or magnetized articles or substances, animal sacrifice or by using parts of animals or human beings, effigies, or any craft or art described in this chapter, or similar art or craft which may be known by another name or title in any language, which purports to or does tell fortunes, life readings, find or restore lost or stolen property, locate oil wells, gold or silver, or other ore or metal, restore lost love or affection, unite loved ones, wives, husbands, children, lost relatives or friends, procure lovers, wives or husbands, diagnose disease or injury, cast spells, cause sickness or injury, advise of the past, present or future, or by such means give counseling or advice whatsoever, and who demands, solicits or receives directly or indirectly a fee or reward or who accepts any donation therefor.

('64 Code, § 15C-1) (Ord. 699, passed 7-24-86)

   FOSTER HOME. A residence used for foster home care where the total number of children in the residence, including the natural children of the foster family, shall not exceed six.

   FREEWAY. A highway in respect to which the owners of adjoining lands have no right or easement of access to or from their adjoining lands, or in respect to which such owners have only limited or restricted right of easement of access and which is declared to be such in compliance with the California Streets and Highways Code, including principal roadways, interchange roadways connecting one freeway with another, and ingress and egress ramps connecting the freeway with other streets or highways, but not including frontage roadways.

   FRONTAGE. The front lot line adjoining a street, or an easement which the Commission has determined adequate for access purposes, or a side lot line on the street side of a corner lot.

   GARAGE, PRIVATE. An accessory building or an accessory portion of a main building, designed or used only for the shelter or storage of vehicles owned or operated by the occupants of the main building.

   GARAGE, PUBLIC. A building other than a private garage and used for the care, repair or equipping of automobiles, or a building where such vehicles are stored or kept for remuneration, hire or sale.

   GENERAL PLAN. A long range comprehensive general plan adopted by the city in accordance with the provisions of the State Planning Act.

   GRADE, FINISHED. The average of the finished ground levels at the center of all exterior walls of a building.

   GRAVEL PIT. The same as "borrow pit."

   GREENHOUSE. A building or structure with predominantly glass roof and walls, for the propagation and cultivation of plants.

   GUEST HOME. The same as "rest home."

   GUEST HOUSE. Living quarters located within an accessory building located on the same premises with a main building and occupied solely by members of the family, temporary guests or persons regularly employed on the premises. Such quarters shall have no kitchen and shall not be rented or otherwise used as a separate dwelling unit.

   GUEST ROOM. A room which is designed to be occupied by not more than two guests for sleeping purposes.

   GYMNASIUM AND FITNESS CENTERS, LARGE. A full-service fitness center, gymnasium, or health and athletic club which is over 2,500 square feet in size and may include any of the following: sauna, spa, or hot tub facilities; weight rooms; indoor tennis, handball, or racquetball courts; rock climbing wall, boxing ring, cheerleading, aerobic classes and other indoor sports activities; locker rooms, and showers.

   GYMNASIUM AND FITNESS CENTERS, SMALL. An indoor facility of 2,500 square feet or less in size where passive or active exercises and related activities are performed using minimal muscle-building equipment or apparatus for the purpose of physical fitness, improved circulation or flexibility, and/or weight control. Examples of uses include Pilates, personal training, dance, yoga, and martial arts studios.

   HELIPORT. Any helicopter landing area used, designed or intended to be used for the receiving or discharging of passengers and cargo and shall include any appurtenant facilities for passengers, cargo, or for the servicing, repair, shelter or storage of helicopters.

   HELISTOP. Any helicopter landing area used, designed or intended to be used for the receiving and discharging of passengers and cargo on an occasional or intermittent basis, but not including appurtenant facilities permitted at a heliport other than a shelter for passengers.

   HIGHWAY, MAJOR. A highway designated as a major highway on the master plan of highways of the city.

   HIGHWAY, SECONDARY. A highway designated as a secondary highway on the master plan of highways of the city.

   HOME FOR THE AGED. The same as "rest home."

   HOME OCCUPATION. Any use customarily conducted entirely within a dwelling and carried on by the inhabitants thereof, which is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the structure for dwelling purposes and which use does not change the character thereof or does not adversely affect the uses permitted in the district of which it is a part. A home occupation must satisfy the conditions set forth in § 155.635.

   HOSPITALS AND CLINICS/URGENT CARE. State-licensed facilities providing medical, surgical, psychiatric, or emergency medical services to sick or injured persons. This classification includes facilities for inpatient or outpatient treatment, including substance-abuse programs as well as training, research, and administrative services for patients and employees. This classification excludes veterinaries and animal hospitals (see ANIMAL HOSPITAL).

      (1)   CLINIC/URGENT CARE. A facility other than a hospital, providing medical, psychiatric, or surgical service for sick or injured persons exclusively on an out-patient basis, including emergency treatment, diagnostic services, administration, and related services to patients who are not lodged overnight. Services may be available without a prior appointment. This classification includes licensed facilities such as blood banks and plasma centers, and emergency medical services offered exclusively on an outpatient basis such as urgent care centers. Typically operates beyond standard medical office hours and may provide emergency treatment. May include educational aspects such as medical instruction and/or training as well as house a lab, radiology, pharmacy, rehabilitation, and other similar services as accessory uses. This classification does not include private medical and dental offices that typically require appointments and are usually smaller scale, see OFFICE, MEDICAL AND DENTAL.

      (2)   HOSPITAL. A facility providing medical, psychiatric, or surgical services for sick or injured persons primarily on an in-patient basis, and including ancillary facilities for outpatient and emergency treatment, diagnostic services, training, research, administration, and services to patients, employees, or visitors.

   HOTEL or MOTEL. Facilities with guest rooms or suites, including private restroom facilities, no more than two guest beds per room, and provided with or without kitchen facilities, rented to the general public for transient lodging (less than 30 days).

   HOUSE CAR. A motor vehicle originally designed, or permanently altered, and equipped for human habitation, or to which a camper has been attached and which is not used to transport property on its own structure other than property used for human habitation or camping purposes. HOUSE CAR includes camp car and motor home.

   HOUSEHOLD PET. Any domesticated animal commonly maintained in residence with man.

   IMPACT FEES. A monetary exaction that is charged by the City to a property owner and/or project applicant in connection with approval of a project for the purpose of defraying all or a portion of the cost of public facilities, public improvements, public services, and community amenities; this does not include fees for processing applications for governmental regulatory actions or approvals or any connection fee or capacity charge charged by a local agency, special district, or water corporation.

   IMPULSIVE NOISE. Noise occurring in a sequence of distinct pulses or bursts, such as riveting, hammering and pile driving.

   INDIRECT SALE (COTTAGE FOOD). An interaction between a cottage food operation, a third-party retailer, and a consumer, where the consumer purchases cottage food products made by the cottage food operation from a third-party retailer that holds a valid permit issued pursuant to Cal. Health and Safety Code § 114381. Indirect sales include, but are not limited to, sales made to retail shops or to retail food facilities where food may be immediately consumed on the premises.

   INTRUDING NOISE. That alleged offensive noise which intrudes over and above the existing ambient noise at the receiving property.

   JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT. An independent living unit created through the conversion of an existing bedroom in a single-family dwelling. Junior accessory dwelling units are distinguished from accessory dwelling units in that they:

      (1)   Must include the conversion of an existing bedroom(s) within a single-family dwelling (no new or additional building area);

      (2)   Are smaller in size (maximum size of 500 square feet);

      (3)   Contain either independent or shared bathroom facilities; and

      (4)   Are subject to unique standards that are not applicable to accessory dwelling units.

   JUNK YARD. The same as "salvage yard."

   KENNEL. A place where four or more dogs or cats, aged four months or more, are kept, boarded or trained, whether by the owners of the dogs and cats or by persons providing facilities and care, with or without compensation.

   KITCHEN. Any space within a building used, designed or intended to be used for the cooking or preparation of food.

   LABORATORY; MEDICAL, ANALYTICAL, RESEARCH, TESTING. A facility for testing, analysis, and/or research. Examples of this use include medical labs, soils and materials testing labs, and forensic labs. This type of facility is distinguished from industrial research and development (see RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT) in its orientation more toward testing and analysis than product development or prototyping; an industrial research and development facility may typically include this type of lab. The MEDICAL LAB subset of this land use type is oriented more toward specimen analysis and processing than direct blood drawing and specimen collection from patients (see HOSPITALS AND CLINICS/URGENT CARE) but may also include incidental specimen collection.

   LANDSCAPED FREEWAY. A freeway or section thereof which is improved on at least one side of the right-of-way with the planting of trees, shrubs, vines, ground cover, lawns, flowers or other ornamental vegetation, for the purpose of beautification. Planting for the purpose of soil erosion alone shall not be considered as meeting the requirements of this definition.

   LANDSCAPING. The same as defined by § 155.546 of this chapter.

   LIVE/WORK UNIT. An integrated housing unit and working space, occupied and utilized by a single household in a structure, either single-unit or multiple-unit, and may include only commercial activities and pursuits that are compatible with the character of a residential environment. May be designed or structurally modified to accommodate joint residential occupancy and work activity, and which includes: (1) complete kitchen space and sanitary facilities in compliance with the city building code and (2) working space reserved for and regularly used by one or more occupants of the unit.

   LIVING AREA. The interior habitable area of a dwelling unit including basements and attics meeting habitable space requirements of the California Building Code with Los Angeles County amendments but not including a garage or any accessory structure.

   LOT. A parcel of real property satisfying at least one of the following conditions:

      (1)   A parcel with a separate and distinct number or other designation shown on a plat recorded in the office of the County Recorder.

      (2)   A parcel delineated on an approved record of survey, lot split or lot division map as filed in the office of the Department of Planning and Development.

      (3)   A parcel containing not less than the required area in the zone in which it is located, abutting at least one public street or easement which the Commission has designated adequate for access purposes, and shown on the records of the County Assessor as held under separate ownership from adjacent property on the effective date of this chapter.

   LOT AREA. The total extent of surface, measured in a horizontal plane, within the lot lines of a lot.

   LOT, CORNER. A lot located at the intersection of two or more streets.

   LOT COVERAGE. The area of a lot or parcel of land which is occupied by buildings or structures.

   LOT DEPTH. The horizontal distance measured between the midpoints of the front and rear lot lines.

   LOT, INTERIOR. A lot other than a corner lot.

   LOT, KEY. An interior lot adjoining, or separated by an alley from the rear lot line of a reversed corner lot.

   LOT LINE. Any line bounding a lot as herein defined.

   LOT LINE, FRONT. A line separating an interior lot from a street. In the case of a corner lot the orientation of existing or proposed development shall be used to determine which lot line shall be considered the front. If uncertainty exists, the Director of Planning and Development shall determine the front lot line.

   LOT LINE, REAR. A lot line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line. In the case of an irregular, triangular or goreshaped lot, the rear lot line shall be an assumed line parallel to and at the maximum distance from the front lot line.

   LOT LINE, SIDE. Any lot boundary line not a front lot line or a rear lot line.

   LOT, REVERSED CORNER. A corner lot, the side street line of which is the continuation of the front lot lines of the lots to its rear.

   LOT, THROUGH (OR DOUBLE FRONTAGE LOT). An interior lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel dedicated streets.

   LOT WIDTH. The average horizontal distance between the side lot lines, measured at right angles to the lot depth at a point midway between the front and rear lot lines.

   MAJOR LIFE ACTIVITY. Physical, mental, and social activities, such as the operation of major bodily functions, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, sitting, reaching, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, interacting with others, and working.

   MANUFACTURE. To assemble, fabricate, compound, process, or remanufacture.

   MANUFACTURED HOUSING. A structure as defined by Cal. Health and Safety Code § 18007.

   MANUFACTURING, LIGHT. A use engaged in the manufacture, predominately from previously prepared materials, of finished products or parts, including processing, fabrication, assembly, and treatment packaging, taking place primarily within enclosed buildings and producing minimal impacts on nearby properties. Includes accessory wholesale and/or direct retail sale to consumers of only those goods produced on-site. Includes accessory office uses associated with the on-site use. Examples of light industrial uses include, but are not limited to the manufacture of electronic instruments, equipment, and appliances; brewery and alcohol production, pharmaceutical manufacturing; and production apparel manufacturing.

   MASSAGE PARLOR. Any premises or use activity upon a premises where "massage" or "massage services" are conducted by practitioners that do not hold a license for massage treatment issued by an authorized agency of the state. MASSAGE and MASSAGE SERVICE shall be considered a service not covered by or conducted under a license or certificate issued by an authorized agency of the state. MASSAGE and MASSAGE SERVICE means and shall include any method of pressure on or friction against, or stroking, kneading, rubbing, tapping, touching, pounding, manipulation, or stimulating the external parts of the body, with or without the aid of any mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliances, with or without supplementary aids such as rubbing alcohol, liniments, antiseptics, oils, powder, creams, lotions, ointments, or other similar preparations. MASSAGE and MASSAGE SERVICE shall further include any bath, facial massage, fomentations, massage, electric or magnetic treatment, acupressure, shiatsu, alcohol rubs, and Russian, Swedish, Turkish baths.

   MASTER PLAN. The same as "general plan."

   MEDICAL CLINIC. Any facility providing physical or mental health service, and medical or surgical care of the sick or injured but shall not include in-patient or overnight accommodations. MEDICAL CLINIC includes health center, health clinic and doctors offices.

   MINI-WAREHOUSES. Buildings which are divided into small individual storage units, including buildings which house portable storage units, which are individually leased, rented, sold or otherwise contracted to persons or companies for storage purposes. For the purpose of this section MINI-WAREHOUSES shall be considered synonymous with “self-storage facility,” “self-storage warehouse” or “mini-storage.”

   MOBILE HOME. A trailer, transportable in one or more sections, that is certified under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, which is over eight feet in width and 40 feet in length, with or without a permanent foundation and not including recreational vehicle, commercial coach, or factory-built housing.

   MOBILE HOME PARKS. A parcel of land under one or more ownerships that has been planned and improved for the placement of two or more mobile homes, as the term MOBILE HOME is defined in Cal. Civil Code § 798.3 or successor provision of the State Mobile Home Residency Law, for non-transient use.

   MODIFICATION. A modification of property development standards, granted by the city in accordance with the procedures set forth in this chapter, where the strict enforcement of such standards would cause undue hardship and where the granting of the modification would be within the spirit and intent of this chapter, and would not adversely affect nearby properties.

   MOTOR VEHICLE. A self-propelled device by which any person or property may be propelled, moved or drawn upon a street or highway, excepting a device moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

   NOISE. Any sound which annoys or disturbs humans or which causes or tends to cause an adverse psychological or physiological effect on humans.

   NOISE LEVEL (OR SOUND LEVEL). The sound level measured in decibels (dB), by a sound level meter with the A-weighting and slow response settings, except that the fast response setting shall be used for measuring impulsive noise.

(Ord. 712, passed 6-11-87)

   NONCONFORMING USE. Any use of land or property that was lawfully established and in compliance with all applicable ordinances and laws at the time this chapter or any amendment thereto became effective, but which, due to the application of this chapter or any amendment thereto, no longer complies with all of the applicable regulations and standards of the zone in which the use if located.

   NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE. Any structure or improvement, or portion thereof, that was lawfully established and in compliance with all applicable ordinances and laws at the time this chapter or any amendment thereto became effective, but which, due to the application of this chapter or any amendment thereto, no longer complies with all of the applicable regulations and standards of the zone in which the structure or improvement is located.

   NONCONFORMING ZONING CONDITION. A physical improvement on a property that does not conform with current zoning standards.

   NURSERY, CHILD CARE. A building or premises used primarily for the part-time care of four or more children.

   NURSING HOME. A building or group of buildings which make provisions for bed care or for chronic or convalescent care for one or more persons, exclusive of relatives, who by reason of illness or physical infirmity are unable to properly care for themselves, but excluding alcoholics, drug addicts, persons with mental diseases and persons with communicable diseases, including contagious tuberculosis.

   OBJECTIVE STANDARDS. Standards that involve no personal or subjective judgment by a public official and are uniformly verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion available and knowable by both the development applicant or proponent and the public official prior to submittal.

   OCCUPIED. Arranged, designed, built, altered, converted, rented, leased, occupied or intended to be occupied.

   OFFICE, BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL (NON-MEDICAL AND DENTAL OFFICE). Offices of firms or organizations providing professional, executive, management, or administrative services, such as accounting, architectural, computer software design, engineering, graphic design, interior design, legal offices, and tax preparation offices, but excluding check cashing businesses and banks and savings and loan associations (see FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS).

   OFFICE, MEDICAL AND DENTAL. Office use providing consultation, diagnosis, therapeutic, preventive, or corrective treatment services by doctors, dentists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, optometrists, and similar medical professionals, medical and dental laboratories within medical office buildings but excluding clinics or independent research laboratory facilities and hospitals (see HOSPITALS AND CLINICS/URGENT CARE). Incidental medical and/or dental research within the office is considered part of the office use, where it supports the on-site patient services.

   OPEN STORAGE YARD. Any premises where open storage is the primary use constituting 60% or more of the use of said premises.

(Am. Ord. 700, passed 9-11-86)

   PARCEL OF LAND. Any contiguous quantity of land, in the possession of, owned by, or recorded and assessed by the County Assessor as the property of the same claimant or person.

   PARK. A public recreation facility unless another specific meaning is designated by the context in which the term is used.

   PARKING SPACE. A readily accessible area, not including driveways, ramps, loading or work areas, maintained exclusively for the parking of one motor vehicle.

   PARKING AREA, PUBLIC. An area, other than a private parking area or street, used for the parking of vehicles and available for public or quasi-public use, either free or for compensation.

   PASSAGEWAY. A pathway that is unobstructed clear to the sky and extends from a street to one entrance of the accessory dwelling unit.

   PERFORMANCE STANDARD. A criterion or measurement established to control excessive noise, odor, smoke, toxic or noxious matter, vibration, fire and explosive hazards, glare, or other objectionable elements generated by or inherent in certain uses of land or buildings.

   PERMIT FEES. A monetary exaction charged to a property owner and/or project applicant in connection with an application for a permit for the reimbursement of expenses incurred during the processing and review of the application, but not fees otherwise classified as impact fees.

   PERMITTING AGENCY. Any entity that is involved in the review of a permit and for which there is no substitute, including, but not limited to, applicable planning departments, building departments, fire departments, utilities, and special districts.

   PERSON. An individual, firm, co-partnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, corporation, estate, trust, receiver, syndicate, the federal, state, city or county government, or special district, or any other group or combination acting as an entity.

   PERSONAL SERVICES, GENERAL. Recurrent services of a personal nature. This classification includes barber shops and beauty salons, nail salons seamstresses, tailors, full-service day spas (including those offering massage services provided all persons engaged in the practice of massage are certified pursuant to the Cal. Bus. and Prof. Code § 4612), dry-cleaning pick-up stores with limited on-site cleaning equipment, shoe repair shops, self-service laundries, locksmiths, video rental stores, photocopying, photo finishing services, and travel agencies mainly intended for the consumer. Does not include establishments defined as PERSONAL SERVICES, RESTRICTED.

   PERSONAL SERVICES, RESTRICTED. Personal services with characteristics that have the potential to adversely impact surrounding areas, and which may need to be dispersed to minimize their adverse impacts. Examples of these uses include fortune-telling, palm reading, and psychic services; palm and card readers; tanning salons; tattoo and body modification services, and massage parlors.

   PETROLEUM BULK PLANT. Any premises used for the wholesale distribution and storage of gasoline, oil or petroleum products, but shall not include the storage of liquid petroleum gas, a tank farm, or be connected to a pipe line constituting, in effect, a petroleum terminal.

   PHYSICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENT. Any physiological disorder or condition and any mental or psychological disorder, including, but not limited to, orthopedic, visual, speech and hearing impairments, cosmetic disfigurement, anatomical loss, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, intellectual disabilities (formerly termed “mental retardation”), emotional or mental illness, leaning disabilities, HIV disease (whether symptomatic or asymptomatic), tuberculosis, and alcoholism and drug addiction (but not including current use of illegal drugs). A temporary condition, such as a broken leg, pregnancy, use of crutches, and the like does not qualify as a physical or mental impairment.

   PLANNED STREET WIDTHS. The proposed ultimate right-of-way widths of those streets shown on the street and highway section of the master plan of the city and of such other streets where official action of the city has determined said ultimate right-of-way widths.

   DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT. The Planning Department of the city.

   PORTABLE STORAGE UNIT. An individual storage unit that is individually rented and delivered to persons or companies for storage purposes and later picked up from persons or companies and stored off-site.

   PORTE COCHERE. A roof-like attachment to a building, primarily used for the protection and convenience of loading and unloading passengers or materials. A PORTE COCHERE shall not satisfy the requirements of this chapter for off-street parking.

   PRIMARY STREET FRONTAGE. The primary public right-of-way frontage determined as that frontage along the right-of-way with the highest roadway classification, as specified in the Santa Fe Springs General Plan. Lots with a single frontage shall designate that frontage as primary. The PRIMARY STREET FRONTAGE is designed for pedestrians, includes wide sidewalks, buildings frontages oriented to the street, windows and entryways oriented to the street, landscaping along sidewalks, and other pedestrian amenities and design elements.

   PRIVATE HOME (COTTAGE FOOD). A dwelling, including an apartment or other rented space, where the cottage food operator resides.

   PROCESSING. Any operation changing the nature of material or materials such as the chemical composition or physical qualities.

   PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. The regulations set forth in this chapter pertaining to the area and dimensions of property, bulk, size and location of structures, off-street parking, signs, landscaping, storage areas and other physical improvements.

   PUBLIC TRANSIT. A location, including, but not limited to, a bus stop or train station, where the public may access buses, trains, subways, and other forms of transportation that charge set fares, run on fixed routes, and are available to the public.

   PUBLIC UTILITY. Any person, firm, corporation, municipal department or board duly authorized to furnish, under state or local regulation, electricity, gas, steam, telephone, telegraph, transportation or water, to the general public.

   PUBLIC UTILITY SERVICE YARD. Any buildings or premises used for the office, warehouse, storage yard or maintenance of a public utility including microwave repeater stations when incorporated as a part of the service yard use.

   PUBLIC USE. A use operated exclusively by a public body, said use having the purpose of serving the public health, safety, or general welfare, and including uses such as public schools, parks, playgrounds, hospitals, administrative and service facilities.

   PURE TONE NOISE. Any sound which can be judged as audible as a single pitch or a set of single pitches. For the purposes of this chapter, a PURE TONE shall exist if the one-third octave band sound pressure level in the band with the tone exceeds the arithmetic average of the sound pressure levels of the two contiguous one-third octave bands by five dB for center frequencies of 500 Hertz and above and by eight dB for center frequencies between 160 and 400 Hertz and by 15 dB for center frequencies less than or equal to 125 Hertz.

(Ord. 712, passed 6-11-87)

   QUARRY. Any place on a lot or parcel of land where dirt, soil, sand, gravel, rock, clay, decomposed granite or other similar material is removed by excavation or otherwise. QUARRY shall include mining operations for the removal of ores, precious stones, or other solid materials, but shall not include:

      (1)   The excavation and removal of materials from a lot or parcel of land preparatory to construction of a building for which a building permit has been issued and remains in full force and effect, provided that such excavation is confined to that necessary for such building construction, but in no event shall more than 5,000 cubic yards of soil or other excavated materials be removed from the premises.

      (2)   Excavation, on a lot, parcel of land or subdivision, necessary to grading, building construction or operation on the premises, where a building permit is not in full force and effect, provided that such grading is necessary to prepare a site for a lawful use permitted thereon but in no event shall more than 500 cubic yards of solid or other excavated materials be removed from such premises.

(Ord. 712, passed 6-11-87)

   QUASI-PUBLIC USE. Use operated by a private nonprofit educational, recreational, charitable or medical institution, said use such as churches, private schools and universities, private hospitals, youth centers and similar uses.

   REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION. Any deviation requested and/or granted from the city’s zoning and land use laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, practices, or any combination thereof, that may be reasonable and necessary for a disabled person to have an equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling.

   RECREATIONAL VEHICLE. A motor home, travel trailer, camper or camping trailer, with or without motive power, designed for human habitation for recreational or emergency occupancy, with a living area less than 220 square feet, excluding built-in equipment, such as wardrobes, closets, cabinets, kitchen units or fixtures, bath and toilet rooms.

(Am. Ord. 700, passed 9-11-86; Am. Ord. 822, passed 3-11-93; Am. Ord. 827, passed 7-29-93; Am. Ord. 846, passed 11-22-94)

   REGISTERED OR PERMITTED AREA (COTTAGE FOOD). The portion of a private home that contains the private home’s kitche used for the prearation, packaging, storage, or handiling of cottage food procuts and related ingredients or equipment, or both, and attached rooms within the home that are used exclusively for storage.

   RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY FACILITIES. Any facility specifically designed and used to accommodate the gathering of persons for the purposes of fellowship, worship, or similar conduct of religious practices and activities. This definition includes functionally related internal facilities (i.e., kitchens, multi-purpose rooms, storage, and the like) and residences for clergy. Other establishments maintained by religious organizations, including full-time educational institutions, hospitals, and other related operations, are classified according to their respective activities.

   RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. A facility for scientific research, and the design, development and testing of electrical, electronic, magnetic, optical and computer and telecommunications components in advance of product manufacturing, and the assembly of related products from parts produced off-site, where the manufacturing activity is secondary to the research and development activities. Includes pharmaceutical, chemical and biotechnology research and development. Does not include soils and other materials testing laboratories (see LABORATORY; MEDICAL, ANALYTICAL, RESEARCH, TESTING), or blood drawing and specimen collection from patients (see HOSPITALS AND CLINICS/URGENT CARE), or testing of computer software (see OFFICE). Includes assembly of related products from parts produced off-site where the manufacturing activity is secondary to the research and development activities.

   RESIDENCE. One or more rooms designed, used or intended to be used as permanent living quarters for a family and not as temporary or overnight accommodations.

(Am. Ord. 700, passed 9-11-86)

   REST HOME. A home offering or providing lodging, meals, nursing, dietary or other personal services to convalescents, invalids or aged persons but does not include surgery or the care of persons with contagious or communicable diseases. REST HOME includes convalescent home and home for the aged.

   RESTAURANT. Establishments where food and beverages may be consumed on the premises, taken out, or delivered.

   RESTAURANT, DRIVE-IN. Restaurant, cafe, stand or similar use where the principal operation is the purveying of food or refreshments to customers in vehicles or at pedestrian service windows, and where the seating area, if any, is secondary to said principal operation.

   RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT. A business selling goods, wares or merchandise directly to the ultimate consumer.

   RETAIL SALES, GENERAL. The retail sale or rental of merchandise not specifically listed under another use definition. This classification includes grocery (including department stores, clothing stores, furniture stores, pet supply stores, hardware stores, and businesses retailing the following goods: toys, hobby materials, handcrafted items, jewelry, cameras, photographic supplies and services (including portraiture and retail photo processing), medical supplies and equipment, pharmacies, electronic equipment, sporting goods, kitchen utensils, hardware, appliances, antiques, art galleries, art supplies and services, paint and wallpaper, carpeting and floor covering, office supplies, bicycles, and new automotive parts and accessories (excluding vehicle service and installation). Retail sales may be combined with other services such as office machine, computer, electronics, and similar small-item repairs. Does not include pawn shop, secondhand stores or other establishments defined as RETAIL SALES, RESTRICTED.

   RETAIL SALES, RESTRICTED. The retail sale of adult books, videos and merchandise, gun and ammunition stores, pawn shops, consignment stores, secondhand stores, swap meets, and business offering payment for valuable goods such as jewelry and gold.

   RINGELMANN CHART. A chart which is described in the U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 7718, and on which are illustrated graduated shades of grey for use in estimating the light-obscuring capacity of smoke.

   RINGELMANN NUMBER. The number of the area on the Ringelmann Chart that coincides most nearly with the light-obscuring capacity of a particular smoke.

   ROOM. An unsubdivided portion of the interior of a dwelling unit, but excluding bathroom, closet, kitchen, hallway and service porch.

   ROOMING HOUSE. The same as "boardinghouse."

   SALVAGE YARD. A place where scrap, waste, discarded or salvaged materials are bought, sold, exchanged, baled, packed, disassembled, or handled or stored, including auto wrecking yards, house wrecking yards, used lumberyards and places or yards for storage of salvaged house wrecking and structural steel materials and equipment; but not including such places where such uses are conducted entirely within a completely enclosed building, and not including pawnshops and establishments for the sale, purchase or storage of used furniture and household equipment, used cars in operable condition or salvaged materials incidental to manufacturing operations conducted on the premises.

   SANITARIUM. A building or group of buildings which make provisions for bed care, or for chronic or convalescent care for one or more persons, exclusive of relatives, who by reason of illness or physical infirmity are unable to properly care for themselves, including alcoholics, drug addicts, persons with mental disease, and persons with communicable diseases, including contagious tuberculosis.

   SCHOOLS, K THROUGH 12, PRIVATE. A private academic educational institution, including boarding schools; elementary, middle/junior, and high schools; military academies; and businesses providing instruction in arts and languages. This definition does not include TECHNICAL TRADE, BUSINESS OR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS or non-tuition part-time instruction at religious assembly facilities.

   SCHOOLS, PUBLIC. A public institution of learning which offers instruction in the several branches of learning and study required to be taught by the California Education Code.

   SECONDHAND STORE. Any business, either retail or wholesale, where the greater portion of the merchandise is secondhand or used.

   SECOND UNIT. The same as ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT.

   SERVICE ROAD. A portion of a highway right-of-way separated from the main roadway by a dividing median except for points of access, and providing access to property abutting said highway.

   SERVICE/FUELING STATION, AUTOMOBILE. An establishment engaged in the retail sale of vehicle fuels or the retail sale of these fuels in combination with activities, such as providing minor vehicle repair services; selling automotive oils, replacement parts, and accessories; and/or ancillary retail and grocery sales. Does not include body and fender work or heavy repair of trucks or other motor vehicles (see AUTOMOBILE SERVICE, MAJOR).

   SETBACK LINE. The same as "building setback line."

   SIGN. Any structure, wall, natural object or other device used for visual communication which is visible from any public or private street or means of access and is used to advertise or direct attention to an activity, product, place, person, organization, business or enterprise. For the purpose of this chapter, the word SIGN does not include the flag, pennant or insignia of any nation, state, city or other political unit, or any official notice issued by any court or public body or officer or directional warning or information sign or structures required or authorized by law.

   SIGN, ABANDONED. A sign which is no longer used to advertise, direct attention to or identify an activity, product, place, person, organization, business or enterprise on the premises on which the sign is located.

(Am. Ord. 700, passed 9-11-86)

   SIGN, FASCIA. A sign located on and limited to the outside horizontal member on the edge of a roof overhang of a mansard roof or similar roof structure.

(Am. Ord. 700, passed 9-11-86)

   SIGN, FLASHING. Any sign having a conspicuous and intermittent variation in the illumination.

   SIGN, FREESTANDING. Any sign supported by the ground. Such signs are usually, but not necessarily, supported from the ground by one or more poles or posts or similar uprights, with or without braces. This type of sign is sometimes referred to as a "ground sign," "pole sign" or "detached sign" but, shall not mean monument or planter signs.

(Am. Ord. 700, 9-11-86)

   SIGN, FREESTANDING CENTER. A freestanding sign in a unified commercial or industrial development such as a shopping center, business park or similar development containing a minimum area of five acres where such signs are primarily used to identify the center and also to incorporate one or more business identification signs.

(Am. Ord. 700, passed 9-11-86)

   SIGN, ILLUMINATED. Any sign designed to emit or brightly reflect artificial light.

   SIGN, MONUMENT OR PLANTER. A low-profile sign which is an integral part of a landscape planter or landscaped area and used for identification purposes only and where the containing landscaped planter/area is at least three times the area of the sign and the supporting structure is no greater than two feet in height and the overall height of the sign does not exceed five feet.

(Am. Ord. 700, passed 9-11-86)

   SIGN, WALL. Any sign posted or painted in, suspended from or otherwise affixed to the wall of any building or structure in an essentially flat position or with the exposed face of the sign in a plane approximately parallel to the plane of such wall.

(Am. Ord. 700, passed 9-11-86)

   SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY (SRO). A rooming unit or efficiency living unit located in a building containing six or more such dwellings that are offered for occupancy by residential tenants for at least 30 consecutive days. Kitchen and bathroom facilities may be wholly or partially included in each living space or may be fully shared.

   SLAUGHTERHOUSE. Any structure, building, improvement, or premises in which or on which animals and fowl are killed, dressed or prepared for consumption.

   SOLID FILL. Any noncombustible materials, insoluble in water, such as soil, rock, sand or gravel, that can be used for grading land or filling depressions.

   SOLID FILL PROJECT. Any operation on a parcel of land where more than 1,000 cubic yards of solid fill materials are deposited for any purpose including the grading or reclaiming of land.

   SOUND LEVEL METER. An instrument including a microphone, an amplifier, an output meter, and frequency weighting networks for the measurement of sound levels, which satisfies the requirements pertinent for type S2A meters in American National Standards Institute specifications, for sound level meters, S1.4-1971, or the most recent revision thereof.

(Ord. 712, passed 6-11-87)

   SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL. The amplitude of sound, in decibels, within a given frequency range.

(Ord. 712, passed 6-11-87)

   SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREAS.

      (1)   Less than completely and opaquely covered mature human genitals, mature human buttock, or mature human female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola; or

      (2)   Human male genitals in a discernible turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered.

   SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES.

      (1)   Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal; or

      (2)   Acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse or sodomy; or

      (3)   Fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttock or female breast.

   STABLE. A structure or portion thereof used for the shelter or care of horses or similar animals.

   STABLE, PRIVATE. A stable where the horses or animals are owned by the occupants of the premises and not kept for compensation, hire or sale.

   STAND, ROADSIDE. A structure for the display and sale of products with no space for customers within the structure itself.

   STATE. The State of California.

   STATIC BILLBOARD. A billboard that does not utilize digital message technology and instead uses "static" print/or pictures, for the advertisement of a business, commodity, service, thing, message, or entertainment conducted, sold, or offered elsewhere than upon the lot on which that sign is located.

   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 shall be that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling or roof above. If the finished floor level directly above abasement, cellar or unused underfloor space is more than six feet above grade as defined herein for more than 50% of the total perimeter or is more than 12 feet above grade as defined herein at any point, such basement, cellar or unused underfloor spaces shall be considered as a story.

   STREET. A public thoroughfare or right-of- way dedicated, deeded or condemned for public use, the function of which is to carry vehicular traffic and/or provide vehicular access to abutting property. The word STREET shall include "avenue," "place," "way," "drive," "lane," "boulevard," "highway," "road," and any other thoroughfare, but does not include "alley."

   STREET CENTERLINE. The centerline of a street or right-of-way as established by official surveys. If two or more centerlines appear on an official survey, or in the absence of an official survey, the centerline shall be determined by the City Engineer (Director of Public Works).

   STREET, LOCAL. Any dedicated street serving as the principal means of access to property, which street is not shown on the master plan of streets and highways as a major or secondary highway or through collector street or through industrial street or which has not been designated as a specific type street by action of the City Council.

   STREET, THROUGH COLLECTOR. A street so designated by action of the City Council, and designed or intended to serve as a collector of local traffic.

   STREET, THROUGH INDUSTRIAL. A street so designated by action of the City Council, and designed or intended to serve as a collector of local traffic in the industrial area.

   STRUCTURE. Anything constructed or erected which requires location on the ground or is attached to something having a location on the ground, but excepting outdoor areas such as walks, paved areas, tennis courts and similar recreation areas.

   STRUCTURAL ALTERATION. Any change in the supporting members of a structure, such as in a bearing wall, column, beam or girder, floor or ceiling joists, roof rafters, roof diaphragms, roof trusses, foundations, piles or retaining walls or similar components, or any change in the exterior lines of a building or structure.

   STRUCTURE, SIGN. A physical support of any kind or character which is used exclusively as a stand, frame, or background for the support or display of signs. This term shall include "advertising structure."

   SUPERMARKET. A market having 8,000 or more square feet of floor area devoted principally to the sale of food.

   SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. Housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population and that is linked to on- or off-site services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the community. TARGET POPULATION mean persons, including persons with disabilities, and families who are homeless, as that term is defined by 42 U.S.C. § 11302, or who are homeless youth, as that term is defined by Cal. Government Code § 11139.3(2)(e). (See Cal. Health and Safety Code § 50675.14(b).)

   SWIMMING POOL, PRIVATE. Any pool, pond, lake or open tank, not located within a completely enclosed building, and containing or normally capable of containing water at any point greater than two feet in depth.

   TANDEM PARKING, RESIDENTIAL. Two or more automobiles parked on a permitted parking are lined up behind one another.

   TATTOO PARLOR. Any premises or use activity upon a premises where tattooing is conducted.

(Ord. 870, passed 6-13-96)

   TATTOOING. The insertion of pigment under the skin of a human being, by pricking with a needle or otherwise, so as to produce an indelible mark or figure through the skin.

(Ord. 870, passed 6-13-96)

   TECHNICAL TRADE, BUSINESS OR PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS. Public or private post-secondary schools (other than a community college or four-year college) providing occupational or job skills training for specific occupations, including business and computer schools, management training, and technical training schools. Excludes personal instructional services such as music lessons and tutoring, and schools providing instruction in the use of heavy equipment, such as truck driving schools.

   TRAILER, AUTOMOBILE. A vehicle with or without motive power, designed and constructed to travel on public thoroughfares in accordance with the provisions of state and local vehicle codes, also designed to be used for human habitation, or for carrying persons and property. Included in this definition are "trailer coach" or "mobile home" and similar terms.

   TRAILER PARK. Any area or tract of land intended, maintained or designed for the purpose of supplying a location or accommodation for two or more automobile trailers for human habitation, including all buildings used or intended for use as part of the equipment of such facility whether or not a charge is made for such use. Included in this definition are "trailer camp," "trailer court," "mobile home park" and similar terms.

   TRAILER SITE. That portion of a trailer park designated for use or occupancy of one trailer coach, designed or used for the habitation of one family, and including all appurtenant facilities thereon.

   TRANSFER STATION. An area, including any necessary buildings or structures, for the temporary storage and the salvage of rubbish, garbage or industrial waste.

   TRANSIENT. A person who receives lodging accommodations for a price, with or without meals, for a period of not more than 180 days.

   TRANSIT STATION. Passenger stations for vehicular and rail mass transit systems. Includes buses, taxis, and railway.

   TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. Transitional housing and transitional housing development means 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. (See Cal. Health and Safety Code § 50675.2(h).)

   TRUCK. A motor vehicle with a gross (vehicle plus accessories) unladen weight of 5,000 pounds or more used primarily for the commercial transporting of goods or materials. For the purposes of those sections of this chapter dealing with truck terminals or other trucking facilities, vans, pickup trucks, panel trucks, small delivery vehicles and straight trucks with a gross unladen weight of less than 5,000 pounds shall not be considered as trucks.

   TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL. Any facility for students, faculty, and staff where students are provided classroom instruction and training on how to operate, load, maneuver, couple or maintain any truck, truck tractor, truck trailer or multiple axle vehicle.

   TRUCK LINE. Any premises used for trucking operations where there is limited or no dock and/or warehouse facilities for the transfer or storage of goods or materials being transported.

   TRUCK SERVICE AND REPAIR. Any premises used primarily for the servicing, repair or maintenance of trucks, truck tractors and/or truck trailers.

   TRUCK TERMINAL. Any premises used for trucking operations where there is substantial dock and/or warehouse facilities for the transfer or storage of goods or materials being transported.

   TRUCK TRACTOR. A motor vehicle designed primarily for pulling or towing truck trailers.

   TRUCK TRAILER. A freight-carrying vehicle, regardless of the number of axles, designed to be pulled or towed by a truck or truck tractor.

   TRUCKING FACILITY. Any premises used primarily for a truck terminal or truck line, or for the parking or servicing, or repairing or storage, including the storage for rental or leasing purposes of trucks, truck tractors, and/or truck trailers, except where such use is incidental to a permitted use and servicing only such permitted use and located on the same property as such permitted use.

   UNIMPROVED. Property for which the County Assessor has assessed the value of improvements as zero.

   USE. The purpose for which land or a building is arranged, designed, or intended, or for which either land or building is or may be occupied or maintained.

   UTILITY FACILITIES. A structure or improvement built or installed above ground for the purpose of providing utility services, communications services, and materials transfer to more than one lot. Generating plants; electric substations; solid waste collection, including transfer stations and materials recovery facilities; solid waste treatment and disposal; water or wastewater treatment plants; and similar facilities of public agencies or public utilities, including corporation and maintenance yards. UTILITY FACILITIES with on-site staff include those that have office and/or working space for employees, and/or that require employees to be located on site for general operation of the facility. UTILITY FACILITIES with no on-site staff do not include working space for employees, and where on-site staff are required intermittently only for maintenance and/or infrequent monitoring.

   VARIANCE. A waiver of specific regulations of this chapter, granted by the city in accordance with the provisions set forth in this chapter, for the purpose of assuring that no property, because of special circumstance applicable to it, shall be deprived of privileges commonly enjoyed by other properties in the sane vicinity and zone.

   VETERINARY CLINIC. Any facility providing medical or surgical treatment, clipping, bathing and similar services to dogs, cats and other small animals, but excluding boarding or the keeping of animals on the premises other than those requiring emergency treatment or those recovering from anaesthetic.

   VISUAL OBSTRUCTION. Any combination of fencing, hedges, trees, shrubs and walls which limits the visibility of persons at intersecting or intercepting streets and alleys.

   WALL. Any structure or device forming a physical barrier, which is so constructed that 50% or more of the vertical surface is closed and prevents the passage of light, air and vision in a horizontal plane through said surface.

   WAREHOUSE. A building or portion of a building used for the deposit and safekeeping of goods, or for the sale of goods at wholesale or by mail order.

   WHOLESALE. Sale for resale and not for direct consumption.

   WILD ANIMAL. Any wild, exotic, dangerous or non-domestic animal, including but not limited to mammals, fowl, fish or reptiles.

   WORM FARM. Any and all premises where the total area of all worm beds or containers used in conjunction with the raising, propagating or keeping of earthworms, exceeds an area of 120 square feet.

   WRECKING YARD, AUTOMOBILE. The same as "automobile dismantling or wrecking yard."

   YARD. Any open space on the same lot with a building or a dwelling group; provided, that the open space is unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward to the sky, except for the encroachments permitted by this chapter.

   YARD, FRONT. An open space extending across the full width of the lot between a building and front lot line or planned street width line, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward except for the encroachments permitted by this chapter.

   YARD, REAR. An open space extending the full width of the lot between a building and rear lot line unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward except for the encroachments permitted in this chapter.

   YARD, REQUIRED. An open space on a lot meeting the requirements of the zone in which said lot is located, and in compliance with all other provisions of this chapter.

   YARD, SIDE. An open space between a building and the nearest side lot line, or planned street width line in the case of a corner lot, extending from the front yard to the rear yard, or to the rear lot line if no rear yard is required, and unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward except for the encroachments permitted in this chapter.

   YARD SALES, PATIO SALES, AND GARAGE SALES. The sale of personal property held at a private residence by the occupant(s), and is limited to the sale of common household goods such as clothing, interior furnishings, small appliances, toys and other similar items.

(Ord. 743, passed - -89)

   ZONE. An area of land shown on the official zoning map or described in this chapter within which uniform regulations for the uses and development of land set forth in this chapter shall apply. ZONE, DISTRICT, ZONE DISTRICT, and ZONING DISTRICT shall mean the same.

   ZONING CERTIFICATION. A determination by the Director of Planning and Development or his authorized representative, that existing or proposed buildings, structures, or uses are in compliance with the requirements of this chapter.

   ZONE CHANGE. The legislative act of amending this chapter by removing an area of land from one zone district and placing it in another zone district on the official zoning map.

   ZONE DISTRICT. The same as "zone."

('64 Code, § 12.00) (Am. Ord. 358, passed 7-10-69; Am. Ord. 501, passed 6-24-75; Am. Ord. 568, passed 10-25-79; Am. Ord. 634, passed 7-28-83; Am. Ord. 911, passed 7-13-00; Am. Ord. 1049, passed 12-12-13; Am. Ord. 1050, passed 12-12-13; Am. Ord. 1081, passed 1- 26-17; Am. Ord. 1084, passed 3-23-17; Am. Ord. 1085, passed 2-23-17; Am. Ord. 1089, passed 9-28-17; Am. Ord. 1110, passed 6-25-20; Am. Ord. 1118, passed 9-7-21; Am. Ord. 1131, passed 9-5-23; Am. Ord. 1134, passed 1-23-24)