LABOR CAMP - Any place, area, or building where living accommodations are maintained or intended for persons performing agricultural or other types of labor on property other than property owned or leased by the owner of such accommodations.
LANDSCAPING - Unless otherwise defined elsewhere in this Development Code, the planting, including replanting in case of death, disease, disfigurement or dismemberment, of live trees, shrubs and ground cover which, at the time of planting, are healthy, vigorous, and free of diseases, and of a species that is able to thrive in the environment and soil type in which it is planted, and maintenance thereof sufficient to sustain plant life, including an underground irrigation system with a useful life of not less than 10 years. LANDSCAPING also includes hardscape and artificial surfaces when interspersed with shrubs and/or trees.
LAUNDROMAT - An establishment providing washing and drying machines on the premises for rental use to the general public for laundering of clothes.
LAUNDRY SERVICE - An establishment that cleans, washes, and dries clothes or other cloth materials, either brought in and carried away by the customer or collected and delivered primarily by the laundry service employees. A LAUNDRY SERVICE does not contain dry cleaning facilities.
LOADING SPACE - An off-street space or berth that is on the same lot as the building(s) it services; abuts a street, alley, or other appropriate means of access; and is used for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle that is being loaded or unloaded with merchandise, materials, or people.
LODGE - See "Club."
LOT - Land which is:
(1) A parcel of real property shown as a delineated parcel of land with a number or other designation on a final map of subdivision recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Ventura County; or
(2) A parcel of land which was a recorded parcel separate from any adjacent parcel of land and was indicated as a separate parcel on the records of the Ventura County Assessor on November 3, 1960, provided such parcel has legally recorded access to a public street, either directly or by way of an access strip at least 20 feet in width, which is topographically traversable by vehicular traffic; or
(3) A parcel of land created subsequent to November 3, 1960, pursuant to a lot split or parcel map approved by the Planning Commission of the city and, in the case of a parcel map, duly recorded in the office of the County Recorder of Ventura County.
LOT AREA - The area enclosed within the lot lines of a lot. For the purposes of computing the permitted number of units in residential zones, however, LOT AREA will mean the net area remaining in the lot after required dedications for public streets are made and the area necessary for private streets and main access driveways are deducted.
LOT, CORNER - A lot or parcel of land situated at the intersection of two or more streets or highways, which streets or highways have an angle of intersection, measured within such lot or parcel of land, of not more than 135° (see Figure 5-1 of this section).
Figure 5-1
Lot Types
LOT, CUL-DE-SAC - A lot located at any position on the circular portion of a cul-de-sac street (see Figure 5-1 of this section).
LOT DEPTH - The horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines, measured in the mean direction of the side lot lines.
LOT, FLAG - A lot having access to a public or private roadway by a narrow, private right-of-way or easement and where the buildable portion of the lot is located to the rear of another lot or lots (see Figure 5-1 of this section).
LOT, INTERIOR - A lot having lots adjoining on two sides (see Figure 5-1 of this section).
LOT, KEY - The first interior lot to the rear of a reverse corner lot, whether or not separated by an alley.
LOT LINE, FRONT - The property line dividing a lot from a street. On a corner lot only one street line will be considered as a front line. The shorter street frontage will be considered the front lot line. On a flag lot, the front lot line will also include the line dividing the lot from the street fronting parcel(s). In the case of lots without street frontage, the Planning Director will designate the front lot line.
LOT LINE, REAR - The lot line most nearly parallel to the front lot line.
LOT LINE, SIDE - Any lot lines other than front lot lines or rear lot lines.
LOT, REVERSE CORNER - A corner lot in which the rear lot line abuts the side lot line of at least one adjacent lot.
LOT, SUBSTANDARD - Any lot that does not meet the minimum dimensions required by this Development Code.
LOT, THROUGH - A lot other than a corner lot having frontage on two parallel streets (see Figure 5-1 of this section).
LOT WIDTH - The horizontal distance between the side lot lines, measured at right angles to the depth at a point midway between the front and rear lot lines.
LOW-WATER-FLOW IRRIGATION - A system of watering plant material using drip/trickle, reduced water emitting devices, low precipitation heads, soaker lines, or other similar mechanisms that restricts the amount of water in gallons per minute to allow for deep percolation into the soil. The low water flow irrigation system, combined with watering practices outlined in this zoning ordinance, will reduce water loss through evaporation, wind drift, and overwatering.
(Ord. 1100, passed 7-6-04)