Adult business
See Chapter 7 of this title.
Artisan crafts production, large scale or mechanized
“Artisan crafts production, large scale or mechanized” means the creation of unique arts and crafts products using heavy mechanical or industrial tools, e.g., welding, glass blowing, or any production process involving hazardous materials, excluding art paint.
Artisan crafts production, small scale
“Artisan crafts production, small scale” means the creation of unique arts and crafts products using hand operated or light mechanized tools only, e.g., jewelry or ceramics.
Artist live/work space
“Artist live/work space” means a building or spaces within a building used jointly for commercial and residential purposes where the residential use of the space is secondary or accessory to the primary use as a place of work. “Live-work unit” is further defined as a structure or portion of a structure:
(1) That combines a commercial or manufacturing activity allowed in the zone with a residential living space for the owner of the commercial or manufacturing business, or the owner’s employee, and that person’s household;
(2) Where the resident owner, occupant, or employee of the business is responsible for the commercial or manufacturing activity performed; and
(3) Where the commercial or manufacturing activity conducted takes place subject to a valid business license associated with the premises.
Auto/vehicle repair, major
“Auto/vehicle repair, major” means the general repair, rebuilding, or reconditioning of engines, including the removal of the same; motor vehicle, truck, or trailer collision services, including body, frame, or fender straightening or repair; and overall painting or paint shops.
Auto/vehicle repair, minor
“Auto/vehicle repair, minor” means upholstering, replacement of parts, and motor service, not including the removal of the motor, to passenger cars and trucks not exceeding one and one-half (1/2) tons’ capacity, but not including any operation set forth in the definition of “automobile repair, major” or any other use similar thereto.
Auto service/gas station
“Auto service/gas station” means a place which provides for the servicing, washing, and fueling of operating motor vehicles, including minor repairs and the sale of merchandise and supplies incidental thereto.
Emergency shelter
“Emergency shelter” shall mean housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of six (6) months or less by a homeless person, as defined in Section 50801(b) of the California Health and Safety Code.
Floor area ratio (FAR)
The ratio of a building’s total floor area to the size of the parcel of land upon which it is built. Thus, an FAR of 2.0 would indicate that the total floor area of a building is two (2) times the gross area of the plot on which it is constructed, as would be found in a multiple-story building.
Floor plate
The total space taken up by a single company, tenant, or user on a single floor.
Gross floor area
“Gross floor area” is the sum of the gross horizontal areas of all floors of a building measured from the exterior faces of the exterior walls or from the centerline of walls separating two (2) buildings. Gross floor area does not include basements when at least one half the floor-to-ceiling height is below grade, accessory parking (i.e., parking that is available on or off-site that is not part of the use’s minimum parking standard), attic space having a floor-to-ceiling height less than seven (7) feet, exterior balconies, uncovered steps, or inner courts.
Hotel
“Hotel” shall mean any building, or portion thereof, containing living quarters or dwelling units without kitchen facilities and designed for, or intended to be used by, six (6) or more transient guests, but not including motels, mobile home parks, boarding houses, dormitories, or farm labor housing.
Live entertainment
“Live entertainment” includes the following:
• Music or vocals provided by one or more professional or amateur musicians or vocalists;
• Dancing performed by one or more professional or amateur dancers or performers;
• Acting or drama provided by one or more professional or amateur actors or players;
• Acrobatics or stunts provided by one or more professional or amateur acrobats, performers or stunt persons;
• Athletic or sporting contests, events or exhibitions provided by one or more professional or amateur athletes or sportsmen;
• Comedy or magic provided by one or more professional or amateur comedians, magicians, illusionists, entertainers or performers;
• A show, production, or performance involving any combination of the activities described above; or
• A performance involving one or more of the activities described above by a disc jockey who presents recorded music.
Live entertainment excludes the following:
• Instrumental or vocal music in a restaurant, lounge or similar area if such music does not routinely rise to the volume that interferes with casual conversation and if such music would not generally cause patrons to watch as well as listen;
• Occasional performances by employees whose primary job function is that of preparing or serving food, refreshments or beverages to patrons, or by other non-professional artists, if such performances are not advertised as entertainment to the public; and
• Television, radio, closed circuit or Internet broadcasts of live entertainment.
Mixed use development project
“Mixed use development project” means a development project of one or more buildings that includes a mixture of uses, i.e., residential, retail, office, service, industrial, or public, either vertically integrated (a mixture of uses on separate floors of a single building) or horizontally integrated (a mixture of uses in more than one building spread over a large parcel, e.g., retail, office, and upstairs apartments in a building along a main frontage arterial, with residential uses behind).
Motel
“Motel” shall mean a building or group of buildings comprising individual living quarters or dwelling units for the accommodation of transient guests, which building or group of buildings is so designed that parking is on the same building site and is conveniently accessible from the living units without having to pass through a lobby, and where luggage is moved between the parking area and living unit without necessarily having to pass through a lobby or interior court.
“Motel” shall include the terms “auto court”, “tourist court”, and “motor hotel” but shall not include accommodations for mobile homes.
Office, medical/dental
“Medical office” shall mean a place for the practice of physiotherapy or medical, dental, optical, psychoanalytical, osteopathic, or chiropractic professions.
Office, professional
“Professional office” shall mean an office from which, and at which, a doctor, attorney, engineer, architect, accountant, or similar professional person may offer services.
Retail sales, specialty stores
“Retail sales, specialty stores” means stores and shops supplying a commodity such as bakeries, florist shops, hardware stores, antique and other specialty shops. “Stores, shops, retail sales” does not include sales or services related to large or heavy commodities such as building materials, furniture manufacturing, electrical and plumbing services, wholesale business and accessory storage, and other similar uses.
Walk in business
“Walk in business” means a professional service or office use that relies on some pedestrian foot traffic to thrive, and which contributes to, and does not detract from, a pedestrian-oriented retail/services shopping environment.
Vacant land
“Vacant land” means land that is currently undeveloped with urban structures, but may be occupied by a rural residence or structure, and is designated for future urban growth.
(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014)