BANK - See “financial institutions”.
BAR - Any facility licensed by the State of California which restricts entry to persons of legal
drinking age, as established by state law, at which the sale of alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, and mixed drinks, is provided for consumption on the premises.
BASEMENT - That portion of a building between the floor and ceiling which is partly or wholly underground. A basement will be counted as a story for the purpose of height measurement where more than one-half of its height is above grade.
BED AND BREAKFAST INN - a single-family, owner-occupied detached dwelling which provides only transient lodging in not more than five rooms with a maximum stay of 14 consecutive nights. A BED AND BREAKFAST INN may provide no food or beverage service for the transient guests other than breakfast provided in the areas of the dwelling commonly used by the resident family for the consumption of food.
BEDROOM - Any habitable room used, or intended or designed to be used for sleeping purposes, provided such room has a minimum size of 70 square feet.
BOARDINGHOUSE or ROOMINGHOUSE - A building or portion thereof which is used to accommodate, for compensation, three or more boarders or roomers, not including members of the occupant's immediate family, who might be occupying such building.
BODY OF WATER - A swimming pool, spa, hot tub, human-made lake, fish pond, or any similar feature capable of containing water 18 inches deep or deeper, but not including plumbing fixtures (such as bathtubs), natural lakes, streams, or human-made irrigation or flood-control channels.
BUILDING - Any structure having a roof supported by columns or by walls and intended for the shelter, housing, or enclosure of persons, animals, chattel, or property of any kind.
BUILDING CODE - The current edition of the California state adopted building regulations, and city amendments to such regulations.
BUILDING or LOT COVERAGE - The percentage of the net lot area that is covered by all the buildings and structures on a lot, including garages and covered patios, balconies, decks that are elevated more than five feet above the natural grade, staircases that lead to a second story, parking areas and driveways. LOT COVERAGE will not include uncovered porches and steps, walkways, and grade level patios completely separated from driving and parking areas by a 5-foot wide landscape area.
BUILDING FRONTAGE - That side of a building containing the main entrance for pedestrian entrance and exit. If more than one main entrance exists, the one that more nearly faces or is oriented to the street of highest classification as portrayed in the Circulation Element of the General Plan, will be considered the BUILDING FRONTAGE. If all streets are of the same classification, the side of the building with the smallest lineal dimension containing a main entrance will be considered the BUILDING FRONTAGE.
BUILDING HEIGHT - The vertical distance from the average finished ground level of the site to the highest point of the structure, but exclusive of vents, air conditioners, chimneys, or other such incidental appurtenances.
BUILDING MATERIALS YARD - A use providing for the sales and/or distribution of supplies or construction materials ordinarily associated with building or construction activity, either private or commercial.
BUILDING SITE - Any parcel or portion of a parcel that supports an approved structure, structures, or use, and including all required yards, open space and parking, or any site that is proposed for such development.
BUNGALOW COURT - A group of three or more detached one-story, one-family or two-family dwellings located upon a single lot, together with all open spaces as required by this Development Code, but not including tourist courts or motels.
BUSINESS - A use or activity involving the sale or rental of goods or the sale or furnishing of services of any kind.
BUS SHELTER - Any structure located in the public right-of-way that covers or contains bus benches.
(Ord. 1100, passed 7-6-04)