Chapter 17.10 DEFINITIONS

Chapter 17.10
DEFINITIONS

Sections:

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth or otherwise provided for in this chapter shall be used in the interpretation and construction of this title. Words used in the present tense include the future; the singular number shall include the plural, and the plural the singular; the word “building” shall include the word “structure,” the word “used” shall include “arranged, designed, constructed, altered, converted, rented, leased, or intended to be used,” and the word “shall” is mandatory and not directory.

“Abutting” means land having a common property line or separated only by an alley, easement or private street.

“Accessory dwelling unit” means an attached or a detached residential dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons, that includes permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same lot where a single-family or multifamily dwelling is or will be situated. An accessory dwelling unit also includes a manufactured home, as defined in Section 18007 of the Health and Safety Code.

“Accessory horse keeping” means the keeping and use of horses, llamas, alpacas, and/or ponies, and similar uses, on a parcel where such keeping and use is not the principal use of the parcel. The number of horses is controlled by each zoning district, whereas the term “horses” shall include horses, mules, and donkeys.

“Accessory retail” means the retail sales of various products (including food service) in a store or similar facility that is located within a health care, hotel, office, industrial, or institutional complex. These uses include pharmacies, gift shops, and food service establishments within hospitals; gift shops, convenience stores and food service establishments within hotel, office, industrial, and institutional complexes. This use category also includes retail associated with commercial and industrial uses for the products sold, distributed or manufactured on site. Such retail area shall not exceed 25 percent of the facility’s total square footage.

“Accessory structure (attached)” means an attached accessory structure which is either entirely enclosed by walls and a solid roof or is partially enclosed with a solid roof that is structurally attached to a primary structure. This classification of accessory structures includes garages, greenhouses, poolhouses, sunrooms, workshops, storage sheds, barns and other agricultural outbuildings, as well as carports, patio covers, gazebos, stables and other agricultural outbuildings with solid roof construction.

“Accessory structure (detached), enclosed and/or solid-roofed” means a detached accessory structure which is either entirely enclosed by walls and a solid roof or is partially enclosed with a solid roof that is not structurally attached to a primary structure. This classification of accessory structures includes garages, greenhouses, poolhouses, sunrooms, workshops, storage sheds, barns and other agricultural outbuildings, as well as carports, patio covers, gazebos, stables and other agricultural outbuildings with solid roof construction.

“Accessory uses” means related uses necessary, or incidental, appropriate and subordinate to the operation and enjoyment of the principal use of the parcel or structure on which such use is authorized by zoning district regulations and as otherwise stated herein. Accessory uses are permanent or long-term in nature, distinct from the temporary use regulations.

“Addition” means the result of any work that increases the volume of an existing structure or replaces a demolished portion.

“Address of convenience” means nonresidential activities associated with any profession, occupation or hobby, having no employees, receiving no more than one delivery per day at the residence and utilizing a private residence only for receiving mail, phone calls and related record keeping (typically a mobile business). No more than one truck or other motor vehicle no larger than one ton shall be permitted at the site of the home occupation.

“Adult bookstore” means an establishment having as a substantial or significant portion of its stock in trade books, magazines and other periodicals which are substantially devoted to the depiction of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.

“Adult day care facility” means a State-licensed facility that provides nonmedical care and supervision for more than six adults for periods of less than 24 hours, with no overnight stays.

“Adult day care home” means, pursuant to definitions of State law, a home which provides supervision and nonmedical care to six or fewer adults, including elderly persons, in the provider’s own residence, on a less than 24-hour basis. Homes serving more than six adults are included in “adult day care facility.”

“Adult entertainment” is defined as including the terms “adult bookstore,” “adult motion picture theater,” “specified anatomical areas,” and “specified sexual activities,” each of which are defined herein.

“Adult entertainment activity” means any activity which activity is conducted exclusively for the patronage of persons who are 18 years of age or older and from which persons 17 years of age or younger are specifically excluded, with the inclusion of those licensed and regulated by State and Federal agencies but not limited to such businesses as adult bookstores, adult massage parlors, adult motion picture theaters, and adult entertainment in nightclubs.

“Adult entertainment in nightclubs” means nightclubs which feature topless dancers, bottomless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators, or similar entertainment.

“Adult motion picture theater” or “adult motion picture mini-theater” means an enclosed building or portion thereof, used for presenting material in the form of motion picture film, video tape, holographic projection or other similar means which is substantially devoted to the depiction of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas for observation by persons therein.

“Affordable rent” means monthly housing expenses, including a reasonable allowance for utilities (30 percent of gross monthly income), for rental inclusionary units reserved for very low or low income households, not exceeding the following calculations:

(a) Very low income: 50 percent of the area median income for Humboldt County, adjusted for household size, multiplied by 30 percent, and divided by 12;

(b) Low income: 60 percent of the area median income for Humboldt County, adjusted for household size, multiplied by 30 percent, and divided by 12.

“Affordable sales price” means a sales price at which a low or moderate income household can qualify for the purchase of an inclusionary unit, calculated on the basis of underwriting standards of mortgage financing available for the development.

“Agricultural employee housing” means housing occupied by agricultural employees regulated by the California Department of Housing and Community Development under the Employee Housing Act (California Health and Safety Code Sections 17000 through 17062.5).

“Agricultural products processing” means the act of changing an agricultural crop subsequent to its harvest in order to prepare it for market or for further processing.

“Agriculture” means the use of land for agricultural purposes, including farming, dairying, pasturage, agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, apiaries, and animal and poultry husbandry, and secondary accessory uses, but not including commercial stock yards, slaughterhouses, hog farms, fertilizer works or plants for the reduction of animal matter.

“Alcoholic beverage sales” means the retail sale of beer, wine, and/or other alcoholic beverages for on- or off-premises consumption.

“Alley” or “lane” means a public or private way less than 40 feet wide affording only secondary means of access to abutting property.

“Ambulance service” means emergency medical care and transportation, including incidental storage and maintenance of vehicles.

“Amphitheater” means an outdoor entertainment venue with a gallery facing the performance area with or without seats for spectators.

“Amusement arcades” means establishments containing devices commonly known as pinball machines, video games, games of skill of whatever kind or nature, whether electronically activated or not.

“Animal hospital” means a building used for the care and treatment of sick or injured dogs, cats, rabbits, birds and similar small animals.

“Animal husbandry” means raising and breeding of animals or production of animal products. Typical uses include grazing, ranching, dairy farming, poultry farming, and beekeeping, but excludes slaughterhouses and feed lot operations. This classification includes accessory agricultural buildings accessory to such uses. Animal sales, boarding, and grooming are defined separately under “Animal sales and grooming.” Keeping of animals is defined separately under “Animal keeping.”

“Animal keeping” means care and maintenance of animals on private property. The listing below provides a distinction between various types of animals related to allowed use provisions. This classification is distinct from “Animal husbandry” and “Animal sales and grooming.”

(a) Domestic Pets. Small animals (no larger than the largest breed of dogs) customarily kept as pets within a dwelling unit. This classification includes dogs, cats, fish, and birds (excluding large tropical birds and poultry).

(b) Exotic Animals. Any wild, dangerous, or venomous animal, not customarily confined or cultivated by man for domestic or commercial purposes, but kept as a pet or for display, including, but not limited to, mammals, fowl, fish or reptiles.

(c) Livestock Animals. All other domestic or domesticated animals other than household pets, including, but not limited to, cattle, sheep, goats, horses, mules, llamas, ostriches, emus, and swine.

(d) Poultry. Domesticated birds (fowl) customarily kept for eggs or meat. This classification includes chickens, roosters, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowl, and Cornish game hens.

“Animal sales and grooming” means retail sales of domestic and/or exotic animals, bathing and trimming services conducted entirely within an enclosed building with no outdoor use.

“Antenna” means any system of wires, poles, rods, reflecting discs, or similar devices used for the transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves when such system is either external to or attached to the exterior of a structure, or is portable or movable. Antennas shall include devices having active elements extending in any direction, and directional beam-type arrays having elements carried by and disposed from a generally horizontal boom that may be mounted upon and rotated through a vertical mast or tower interconnecting the boom and antenna support, all of which elements are deemed to be a part of the antenna.

“Antenna, amateur radio” means any antenna which is used for the purpose of transmitting and receiving radio signals in conjunction with an amateur radio station licensed by the Federal Communications Commission.

“Antenna, building-mounted” means any antenna directly attached or affixed to a building, tank, tower, or other structure. Building-mounted antennas are identified in two distinct categories herein as follows:

(a) Wall-Mounted. Attached or affixed to the elevation of the structure.

(b) Roof-Mounted. Attached or affixed to the rooftop or top of the structure.

“Antenna, directional (also known as a “panel” antenna)” means an antenna that transmits and/or receives radio frequency signals in a directional pattern of less than 360 degrees.

“Antenna, ground-mounted” means any antenna with its base (either single or multiple posts) placed directly on the ground or a mast 12 feet or less in height and six inches in diameter.

“Antenna, parabolic (also known as “satellite dish” antenna)” means any device incorporating a reflective surface that is solid, open mesh, or bar configured that is shallow dish, cone, horn, bowl or cornucopia shaped and is used to transmit and/or receive electromagnetic or radio frequency communication/signals in a specific directional pattern from orbiting satellites or ground transmitters. This definition is meant to include what are commonly referred to as television receive only (TVRO) and satellite microwave antennas.

“Appliance, furniture and furnishings stores” means stores engaged primarily in selling the following products and related services, including incidental repair services: draperies, floor coverings, furniture, glass and chinaware, home appliances, home furnishings, home sound systems, interior decorating materials and services, large musical instruments, including but not limited to pianos, cellos and harps, movable spas and hot tubs, office furniture, other household electrical and gas appliances, outdoor furniture refrigerators, etc.

“Art, antique, collectable sales” means antique shops, art galleries, curio, gift, and souvenir shops, and the sales of collectible items including sports cards, coins, stamps, and comic books. (Stores selling handcrafted items that are produced on the site are instead defined as “Artisan shops.”)

“Artisan/craft product manufacturing” means establishments manufacturing and/or assembling products primarily by hand, including jewelry, pottery and other ceramics, as well as glass and metal art, craft products, and body products (i.e., soups, oils, etc.).

“Artisan shops” means retail stores selling art glass, ceramics, jewelry, weaving, quilts, and other handcrafted items, where the facility includes an area for the crafting of the items being sold.

“Auto and vehicle sales/rentals” means retail establishments selling and/or renting automobiles, trucks, vans, motorcycles, mobile homes, recreation vehicles, and/or boats. May also include repair shops and the sales of parts and accessories, incidental to vehicle dealerships. Does not include: the sale of auto parts/accessories separate from a vehicle dealership (see “Auto parts sales”); bicycle and moped sales (see “Retail, general”); tire recapping establishments (see “Vehicle services”); businesses dealing exclusively in used parts (see “Recycling facility, scrap and dismantling facility”); or “Service stations,” which are separately defined.

“Auto and vehicle storage” means storage of operative and inoperative vehicles for limited periods of time. Includes storage of parking tow-aways, impound yards, and storage lots for automobiles, trucks, buses and recreation vehicles. Does not include vehicle dismantling or retail sales.

“Auto parts sales” means stores that sell new automobile parts, tires, and accessories. May also include minor parts installation (see “Automobile and vehicle services”). Does not include tire recapping establishments, which are found under “Vehicle services” or businesses dealing exclusively in used parts, which are included under “Recycling facility, scrap and dismantling facility.”

“Automobile and vehicle sales/rentals” means retail establishments selling and/or renting automobiles, trucks, vans, motorcycles, recreation vehicles and/or boats. May also include repair shops and the sales of parts and accessories incidental to the vehicle dealership.

“Automobile and vehicle services, maintenance and minor repair” means establishments providing the adjustment, replacement or maintenance of parts, including tires, brakes, headlights, oil changes, alignments, tune-ups, etc. It shall not include complete engine or transmission replacement or rebuilding, body and frame repairs or painting.

“Automobile and vehicle services, major repair/body work” means establishments providing general repair, rebuilding, reconditioning, removal and replacement of engines, transmissions, drive-trains, collision repair including body, frame or fender straightening of automobiles, trucks, boats, recreational vehicles, etc.

“Automobile gas stations, including charging stations, with minor vehicle service” means a retail business selling gasoline and/or other motor vehicle fuels and related parts, fluids and accessories and providing the adjustment, replacement or maintenance of parts, including tires, brakes, headlights, oil changes, alignments, tune-ups, etc. It shall not include complete engine or transmission replacement or rebuilding, body and frame repairs or painting.

“Automobile gas stations, including charging stations, without vehicle service” means a retail business selling gasoline and/or other motor vehicle fuels and related parts, fluids and accessories.

“Automobile/vehicle detailing” means establishments providing automobiles, trucks (noncommercial), boats and recreational vehicle cleaning, waxing, polishing, interior cleaning/vacuuming, etc., services.

“Automobile washing and detailing” means permanent, drive-through, self service and/or attended car washing establishments, including fully mechanized facilities. May include detailing services.

“Automobile wrecking” means the commercial dismantling or disassembling of used motor vehicles or trailers, tractors, self-propelling farm or road machinery, or the storage, sale or dumping of same when dismantled, partially dismantled, obsolete or wrecked, or the parts thereof.

“Awnings” means any structure made of a flexible fabric or similar material covering a metal frame attached to a building, whether or not the same is so erected as to permit its being raised to a position flat against the building when not in use.

“Banks and financial services” means financial institutions including: banks and trust companies, credit agencies, holding (but not primarily operating) companies, lending and thrift institutions, other investment companies, securities/commodity contract brokers and dealers, security and commodity exchanges, vehicle finance (equity) leasing agencies.

“Banner” means any sign of lightweight fabric of similar material that is mounted to a pole or a building at one or more edges. National, State, or municipal flags shall not be considered a banner.

“Bars and nightclubs” means any bar, cocktail lounge, discotheque, or similar establishment, which may also provide live entertainment (music and/or dancing, comedy, etc.) in conjunction with alcoholic beverage sales. These facilities do not include bars that are part of a larger restaurant. Includes bars, taverns, pubs, and similar establishments where any food service is subordinate to the sale of alcoholic beverages. May also include the brewing of beer as part of a brew pub or micro- brewery.

“Bed and breakfast inns” means residential structures with one family in permanent single-family residence with not more than four bedrooms rented for overnight lodging, and may only serve food to its registered guests. The food service is restricted to breakfast or a similar early morning meal, and light foods or snacks. The price of the food must be included in the price of the overnight accommodation.

“Beginning of construction” means the incorporation of labor and material within the foundation of a building.

“Boarding and rooming houses” means a dwelling or part thereof with one family in permanent residence, with not more than three rented bedrooms and where meals or meals and lodging are provided for compensation.

“Broadcasting and recording studios” means commercial and public communications uses including radio and television broadcasting and receiving stations and studios, with facilities entirely within buildings. Does not include transmission and receiving apparatus such as antennas and towers, which are under the definition of “Telecommunication facility.”

“Building” means any structure having a roof used or intended to be used for the shelter or enclosure of persons, animals or property.

“Building, accessory” means a detached subordinate building located on the same building site as the main building and designed and intended for a use which is subordinate to the main building.

“Building frontage, primary” means the building frontage that faces the street. In cases where a building has more than one street frontage, the street address frontage shall be considered the primary building frontage. In cases where a business has no building frontage facing a street, the building frontage with the primary business entrance shall be considered the primary building frontage. A single multitenant building has one primary frontage, the allowable sign area for which may be distributed at the discretion of the owner; however, in no event shall the combined sign area for all tenants exceed the allowable sign area for the building.

“Building height” means the vertical distance from the average contact ground level at the front wall of the building to the highest point of the roof.

“Building, main” means a building in which is conducted the principal use of the building site on which it is situated.

“Building materials stores and yards” means retail establishments selling lumber and other large building materials, where most display and sales occur indoors. (Includes paint, wallpaper, glass and fixtures.) Includes stores selling to the general public, even if contractor sales account for a major proportion of total sales. Includes incidental retail ready-mix concrete operations, except where excluded by a specific zoning district. Establishments primarily selling electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning equipment and supplies are classified in “Wholesaling and distribution.” Hardware stores are listed in the definition of “Retail, general,” even if they sell some building materials, as long as there is no outdoor lumberyard.

“Bus and transit shelters” means a small structure designed for the protection and convenience of waiting transit passengers that has a roof and usually two or three sides.

“Business support services” means establishments primarily within buildings, providing other businesses with services including maintenance, repair and service, testing, rental, etc.; also includes: blueprinting business; equipment repair services (except vehicle repair, see “Automobile and vehicle services”); commercial art and design (production); computer-related services (rental, repair); copying, quick printing, and blueprinting services (other than those defined as “printing and publishing”); equipment rental businesses within buildings (rental yards are “storage yards”); film processing laboratories; heavy equipment repair services where repair occurs on the client site; janitorial services; mail advertising services (reproduction and shipping); mailbox services; other “heavy service” business services; outdoor advertising services; photocopying and photofinishing; protective services (other than office related); soils and materials testing laboratories; window cleaning.

“Cafe/specialty shop” means a retail business selling ready-to-eat food and/or beverages for on- or off-premises consumption as well as offering specialty food and beverage products in a distinct category of merchandise generally not prepared for immediate consumption, such as seafood or meat, imported ethnic products, wine, or other specialty foods. This use is distinct from other food or beverage stores in that the type or selection of products offered is not readily available at a convenience market, liquor store, or grocery.

“Camp” or “camping” shall mean to do any of the following:

(a) Sleeping or Reposing, 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. To sleep or repose at any time between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. in any of the following places or manners: outdoors with or without bedding, tent, hammock, or other similar protection or equipment;

(b) To Set Up Bedding, 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. To establish or maintain outdoors or in, on, or under any structure not intended for human occupancy, at any time between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., a temporary or permanent place for sleeping by setting up any bedding, sleeping bag, blanket, mattress, tent, hammock, or other sleeping equipment in such a manner as to be immediately usable for sleeping purposes;

(c) Setting Up Camp Sites Anytime. To establish or maintain outdoors or in, on, or under any structure not intended for human occupancy, at any time during the day or night, a temporary or permanent place for cooking or sleeping by setting up any bedding, sleeping bag, blanket, mattress, tent, hammock, or other sleeping equipment, or by setting up any cooking equipment, with the intent to remain in such location overnight; and

(d) Motor Vehicles, Auto Trailers and House Trailers. To use an automobile, bus, truck, motor home, house trailer, camper, trailer, or recreation vehicle, semi-trailer or truck, or other movable structure for habitation within the City, except in a duly licensed auto camp.

“Caretaker housing” means a residence that is accessory to a nonresidential primary use of the site, where needed for security, 24-hour care or supervision, or monitoring of facility, equipment, or other conditions on the site.

“Cargo/shipping container” means a container made of steel or similar material which is designed for securing and protecting items for transport or storage. Cargo/shipping containers include, but are not limited to, containers commonly used as shipping containers on ships and railroads, and/or tractor trailers, PODS (portable on demand storage) and other similar units.

“Catering” means the preparation and delivery of food and beverages for off-site consumption without provision for on-site pickup or consumption.

“Cemeteries, mausoleums” means a land used for the burial of the dead, and dedicated for cemetery purposes, including crematories, columbariums, and mausoleums. Also see “Funeral homes and mortuaries.”

“City” shall mean the City of Rio Dell.

“City Council” shall mean the City Council of Rio Dell.

“City Manager” means the City Manager for the City of Rio Dell.

“Civic center” means a prominent land area that allows for government facility which may include a police station, City Hall, fire station, impound lot, parking facilities (decks and/or garages), public/quasi-public use, and professional office use.

“Clubs, lodges, and meeting halls” means a permanent, headquarters-type and meeting facility for organizations operating on a membership basis for the promotion of the interests of the members, including a facility for: business associations; civic, social and fraternal organizations; labor unions and similar organizations; political organizations; professional membership organizations, and/or other membership organizations.

“Coffee house” means an establishment providing coffee and tea as well as light snacks ranging from baked goods to soups and sandwiches, other casual meals, and light desserts.

“Commercial coach” means a structure transportable in one or more sections, designed and equipped for human occupancy for industrial, professional, or commercial purposes which is required to be moved under permit, and shall include a trailer coach as defined in the California Vehicle Code, as amended.

“Communication equipment buildings” shall mean buildings housing electrical and mechanical equipment necessary for the conduct of a public utility communication business with or without personnel.

“Community centers” means multipurpose meeting and recreational facilities typically consisting of one or more meeting or multipurpose rooms, kitchen and/or outdoor barbecue facilities, that are available for use by various groups for such activities as meetings, parties, receptions, dances, etc.

“Community Development Director” means the Director of Planning and Building for the City of Rio Dell.

“Community garden” means a site used for growing plants for food, fiber, herbs, flowers, which is shared and maintained by nearby residents.

“Community noise equivalent level (CNEL)” means a 24-hour energy equivalent level derived from a variety of single-noise events, with weighting factors of five and 10 dBA applied to the evening (7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.) and nighttime (10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.) periods to allow for greater sensitivity to noise during these hours.

“Contractors storage yards” means storage yards for contractor equipment and supplies.

“Convenience stores” means easy access retail stores of 5,000 square feet or less in gross floor area, which carry a range of merchandise oriented to convenience and travelers’ shopping needs. These stores may be part of a service station or an independent facility. Also see “Neighborhood market” and “Grocery stores/supermarket” for larger stores or stores oriented towards the daily shopping needs of residents.

“Cottage industry” means the on-site production of goods by hand manufacturing in an enclosed building which involves only the use of hand tools or domestic mechanical equipment or a single kiln, and the incidental direct sale to consumers of only those goods produced on site by the inhabitants of the property and which is clearly incidental and secondary to the residential use of the property.

“Crop and tree farming” means raising for commercial purposes of any truck, field or orchard crop and the necessary buildings incidental to any such crop, wholesale nurseries and greenhouses.

“Crop production” means raising and harvesting of plants, tree crops, row crops, or field crops on an agricultural or commercial basis, including packing and processing. Includes horticulture establishments engaged in the cultivation of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental trees and shrubs for wholesale and incidental retail sales. This classification includes accessory agricultural buildings accessory to such uses and roadside stands for display/sale of agricultural products grown on the premises. Excludes uses for which other garden, nursery or landscape merchandise is stored and sold on the site.

“dB, decibel” means a unit used to express the relative intensity of a sound. Every increase of 10 dBA doubles the perceived loudness though the noise is actually 10 times more intense.

“dBA” means the “A-weighted” scale for measuring sound in decibels; adjusts the effects of low and high frequencies in order to simulate human hearing.

“Density bonus” means a density increase over the otherwise maximum allowable residential density for the provision of affordable housing.

“Density bonus housing agreement” means a legally binding agreement between a developer and the City of Rio Dell to ensure that the requirements of this section are satisfied.

“Density bonus units” means those residential units granted pursuant to the provisions of this section, which exceed the otherwise maximum residential density for the development site.

“Density incentive” means a density increase over the otherwise maximum allowable residential density.

“Development agreement” means an agreement entered between a developer and the City pursuant to Government Code Section 65864 et seq. as those sections exist or are hereafter amended or renumbered.

“Direct broadcast satellite service (DBS)” means a system in which signals are transmitted directly from a satellite to a small home receiving dish.

“Dog park” means a park for dogs to exercise and play off-leash in a controlled environment under the supervision of their owners. Enclosure for small dogs.

“Domestic violence shelter” means any emergency or transitional housing shelter operated with the primary purpose of sheltering victims of domestic violence and their dependents the location of which is considered to be secured and confidential.

“Drive-in and drive-through sales” means a facility where food or other products may be purchased by motorists without leaving their vehicles. These facilities include fast-food restaurants, drive-through coffee, dairy product, photo stores, pharmacies, etc.

“Drive-in and drive-through services” means a facility where services may be obtained by motorists without leaving their vehicles. These facilities include drive-up bank teller windows, dry cleaners, etc. (see also: automobile service stations, or car washes, which are separately defined).

“Dwelling” means any building or portion thereof containing one or more dwelling units designed or used exclusively as a residence for one or more families, but not including a tent, boat, trailer, mobile home, dormitory, labor camp, hotel or motel.

“Dwelling, multifamily” means a building designed and intended for occupancy by three or more families living independently of each other, each in a separate dwelling unit, which may be owned individually or by a single landlord (e.g., apartment, apartment house, townhouse, condominium).

“Dwelling, second unit” means an attached or detached dwelling unit which provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons, with permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation sited on the same parcel as the primary dwelling unit.

“Dwelling, single-family” means a freestanding residential building designed for and/or occupied exclusively by one living unit that includes one kitchen and permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, sanitation, and parking. This classification includes manufactured homes (defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 18007) and model homes for the first sale of homes within the subdivision. “Manufactured home,” as defined in the HCD Safety Code Section 18007, is

for the purposes of this part, means a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is 8 body feet or more in width, or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected onsite, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein; except that such term shall include any structure which meets all the requirements of this paragraph except the size requirements and respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification and complies with the standards established under this part. “Manufactured home” includes a mobilehome subject to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C., Sec, S401, et seq.).

“Dwelling, two-family” means an attached building (e.g., duplex) designed for occupancy by two families living independently of each other, where both dwellings are located on a single lot. More than one two-family dwelling may be located on a single lot consistent with the density provisions of the general plan. Does not include “second dwelling units.”

“Dwelling unit” means one room, or a suite of two or more rooms, designed and intended for occupancy or a place of residence by one family, and which unit has one kitchen or kitchenette.

“Emergency shelter” means “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 Government Code Section 65582.)

“Environmentally sensitive habitat areas” (ESHAs) means anadromous fish streams, perennial and intermittent streams, sensitive species rookeries and nest sites, wetlands, riparian areas and habitats of rare and endangered plants and animals.

“Equestrian facility, commercial” means a commercial horse, donkey, pony, and/or mule facility including horse ranches, boarding stables, riding schools and academies, horse exhibition facilities (for shows or other competitive events), pack stations, and barns, stables, corrals and paddocks accessory and incidental to these uses.

“Equestrian facility, hobby” means stables, corrals, paddocks used by the individual residents of related property and their animals.

“Equipment and material storage yards” means an outdoor storage of large construction equipment or machinery, company vehicles, or large quantities of other materials and related uses. Excludes storage associated with vehicle service and equipment.

“Equipment sales and rental” means service establishments with outdoor storage/rental yards, which may offer a wide variety of materials and equipment for rental, including construction equipment.

“Family” means one or more persons living together in a dwelling unit.

“Family day care home, large” means a State-licensed facility that provides family child care for up to 12 children, or for up to 14 children if the criteria in Section 102416.5(c) of the California Code of Regulations are met. These capacities include children under age 10 who live in the licensee’s home and the assistant provider’s children under age 10. “Family day care” or “family child care” means regularly provided care, protection and supervision of children, in the caregiver’s own home, for periods of less than 24 hours per day, while the parents or authorized representatives are away. The term “family child care” supersedes the term “family day care” as used in previous regulations.

“Family day care home, small” means a State-licensed facility that provides family child care for up to six children, or for up to eight children if the criteria in Section 102416.5(b) of the California Code of Regulations are met. These capacities include children under age 10 who live in the licensee’s home. “Family day care” or “family child care” means regularly provided care, protection and supervision of children, in the caregiver’s own home, for periods of less than 24 hours per day, while the parents or authorized representatives are away. The term “family child care” supersedes the term “family day care” as used in previous regulations.

“Feed lot” means any premises used principally for the raising or keeping of animals in a confined feeding area. “Confined feeding area” shall mean any livestock feeding, handling, or holding operation or feed yard where animals are concentrated in an area:

(a) Which is not normally used for pasture or for growing crops and in which animal wastes may accumulate; and

(b) Where the space per animal is less than 600 square feet.

(c) Feed lot is not intended to otherwise preclude the raising of animals as part of a general farming and/or livestock operation or as an FFA, 4-H, or other student project in an agricultural zone. “General farming and/or livestock operation” shall mean one in which the confined feeding of animals is an incidental part of the total livestock operation.

“Fence” means a barrier made of durable material to establish a boundary, as a means of protection or to provide confinement. Fences provide privacy, screening of negative visual features, noise attenuation, architectural treatment, and security for the property which they enclose.

“Flag” means any fabric, banner, or bunting containing distinctive colors, patterns, or design, used as a symbol.

“Flag lot” means lots that have less than the required minimum street frontage on a public or private street where the lot has two distinct parts: (a) the flag, which is the building site and is located behind another lot; and (b) the pole which connects the flag to the street.

“Food and beverage manufacturing” means manufacturing establishments producing or processing foods and beverages for off-site human consumption. Large scale operations would include more than 10 employees, while smaller scale operations may be related to specialty/craft foods or people living in a live/work situation. Includes bakeries (wholesale), bottling plants, breweries, candy, sugar and confectionery products. Manufacturing catering services separate from stores or restaurants, coffee roasting, dairy products manufacturing, fats and oil product manufacturing, fruit and vegetable canning, preserving, related processing, grain mill products and by-products, meat, poultry, and seafood canning, curing, byproduct processing, soft drink production, miscellaneous food item preparation from raw products. May include tasting and accessory retail sales of beverages produced on site. Does not include: bakeries which sell all products on site, which are included in the definition of “Retail, general”; or beer brewing as part of a brew pub, bar or restaurant (see “Bars and nightclubs”).

“Fuel storage and distribution” means a facility where fuel (such as propane and gasoline) is stored and distributed without retail sales.

“Funeral homes and mortuaries” means funeral homes and parlors where the deceased are prepared for burial or cremation and in which funeral services may occur.

“Furniture and fixtures manufacturing, cabinet shops” means manufacturers producing household furniture, office furniture and partitions, shelving, store furniture, cabinets, drapery hardware, window blinds and shades, countertops.

“Garage, private” means an accessory building or portion of a main building designed for the storage of self-propelled passenger vehicles, camping trailers or boats belonging to the owners or occupants of the site.

“Garden center/plant nursery” means establishments providing for the cultivation and sale of ornamental trees, shrubs, and plants, including the sale of garden and landscape materials (packaged and/or bulk sale of unpackaged materials) and equipment, including but not limited to lawn movers, tillers and edgers, shovels, hoes, rakes, hoses, wheelbarrows.

“Glare” means light emitting from a luminaire with an intensity great enough to reduce a viewer’s ability to see and, in extreme cases, causing momentary blindness.

“Glass product manufacturing” means manufacturing establishments producing flat glass and other glass products which are pressed, blown, or shaped from glass produced in the same establishment. Does not include artisan and craftsman type operations as defined in “Artisan/craft product manufacturing.”

“Golf courses/country clubs” means golf courses and accessory facilities and uses including: clubhouses that may include a bar and/or restaurant; locker and shower facilities; pool(s); tennis courts; driving ranges; “pro shops” for on-site sales of golfing equipment; and golf cart storage and sales facilities.

“Graywater,” sometimes spelled greywater, grey water or gray water and also known as sullage, is nonindustrial wastewater generated from domestic processes such as washing dishes, laundry and bathing. Graywater comprises 50 to 80 percent of residential wastewater.

“Grocery stores/supermarket” means a retail business where the majority of the floor area open to the public is occupied by food products packaged for preparation and consumption away from the site of the store. These full service businesses do not typically have limited hours of operation. See separate but related listings for “Neighborhood market” and “Convenience stores.”

“Ground or lot coverage” means the percentage of the total lot area that is covered by structures as herein defined.

“Group residential” means shared living quarters without separate kitchen and/or bathroom facilities for each room or unit. This classification includes residential hotels, dormitories, fraternities, sororities, convents, rectories, and private residential clubs but does not include living quarters shared exclusively by a family. This category includes boarding houses, which are defined as a building other than a hotel or restaurant, where meals or lodging or both meals and lodging are provided for compensation for four or more persons.

“Guest house” means an attached or detached habitable structure with only sleeping, living, and bathroom provisions, exclusive of kitchen or cooking facilities. Such structures shall not be used or rented as a separate dwelling for permanent living quarters.

“Hog farm, commercial” means any premises used for the raising or keeping of hogs when raised, fed, or fattened for purposes of sale and consumption by other than the owner of the site. In an agricultural zoning district, the term “hog farm, commercial” is not intended to otherwise preclude the raising of hogs as part of general agricultural practices and 4-H purposes (see also “Animal keeping”).

“Home occupation” means the conduct of an art or profession, the offering of a service on the conduct of a business, or the manufacture of handicraft products in a dwelling by the inhabitants thereof and which is clearly incidental and secondary to the residential use of the dwelling. No more than one truck or other motor vehicle no larger than one ton shall be permitted at the site of the home occupation.

“Hostel” means a budget-oriented, sociable accommodation where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed, in a dormitory and share a bathroom, lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex, although private rooms may also be available.

“Hotels and motels” means facilities with guest rooms or suites provided with or without a kitchen facility, rented to the general public for transient lodging (less than 30 days). Generally, hotels provide access to most guest rooms from an interior walkway or hallway, and typically include a variety of services in addition to lodging; for example, restaurants, meeting facilities, personal services, etc. Generally motels provide access to most guest rooms from an exterior walkway. Both may include accessory guest facilities such as swimming pools, tennis courts, indoor athletic facilities, accessory retail uses, etc.

“Hours of darkness” means any time from one-half hour before sunset until one-half hour after sunrise and any other time when the illumination level is less than the required lighting for uses as designated in this section.

“Impound lot” means a lot for the temporary storage of automobiles, trucks, buses, recreational vehicles, and similar vehicles. This use excludes vehicle repair or dismantling.

“Incentives or concessions” means regulatory concessions as specified in California Government Code Section 65915(l) to include, but not be limited to, the reduction of site development standards or zoning code requirements, direct financial assistance, approval of mixed-use zoning in conjunction with development, or any other regulatory incentive which would result in identifiable, financially sufficient, and actual cost avoidance or reductions that are offered in addition to a density bonus.

“Inclusionary unit” means a dwelling unit within a housing development which will be reserved for sale or rent to, and affordable to, very low or low income households, or qualifying residents.

“Income, low household” means a household whose total annual income falls between 30 percent and 80 percent of the median income of Humboldt County, as published and periodically updated by the State Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to Section 50079.5 of the California Health and Safety Code.

“Income, moderate household” means a household whose total annual income falls between 80 percent and 120 percent of the median income of Humboldt County, as published and periodically updated by the State Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to Section 50079.5 of the California Health and Safety Code.

“Income, very low household” means households whose income does not exceed 30 percent of the Humboldt County median income, as published and periodically updated by the State Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to Section 50079.5 of the California Health and Safety Code.

“Indoor amusement/entertainment facility” means establishments providing indoor amusement and entertainment services for a fee or admission charge, including: dance halls and ballrooms and electronic game arcades, as standalone uses. Four or more electronic games or coin-operated amusements in any establishment, or a premises where 50 percent or more of the floor area is occupied by amusement devices, are considered an electronic game arcade as described above.

“Indoor sports and recreation facility” means predominantly participant sports and health activities conducted entirely within an enclosed building, with the exclusion of secondary uses such as a spa, pool, basketball court, or tennis court. Typical uses include bowling alley, billiard parlor, ice/roller skating rinks, indoor racquetball courts, indoor climbing facilities, soccer areas, athletic clubs and health clubs. Also see “Outdoor commercial recreation” for spectator venues and uses.

“Junk yard” means the use of more than 200 square feet of area of any parcel, lot or contiguous lots as a place where imported waste, junk or salvaged vehicles, equipment, machinery or other materials are disassembled, handled, baled, packed, processed, or stored.

“Kennels, commercial” means a facility for the keeping, boarding and/or maintaining of five or more dogs, or five or more cats. This definition does not include animals for sale in pet shops, or patients in animal hospitals. This definition includes a kennel where the animals are kept for commercial purposes, including boarding, breeding, buying, selling, renting, exhibiting, or training. Does not include a veterinary facility, pet shop, or animal shelter.

“Kennels, hobby” means a facility for the keeping, boarding and/or maintaining of five or more dogs (four months of age or older), or five or more cats when the animals are owned or kept by an occupant for personal, noncommercial purposes including: hunting, tracking, exhibiting at shows, exhibitions, field trials or other competitions, enhancing or perpetuating a given breed. This definition does not apply to nondomestic animals used in conjunction with an agricultural operation.

“Kitchen” or “kitchenette” means any space used, intended or designed to be used for cooking and preparing food, whether the cooking unit be permanent or temporary and portable.

“Landscape feature” means a detached decorative structure typically used in conjunction with plant materials for aesthetic enhancement such as patio trellis covers, pergolas and gazebos with nonsolid roof construction, arched trellises, arbors, vertical lattice structures, statues, and similar features.

“Laundries and dry cleaning plants” means service establishments engaged primarily in high volume laundry and garment services, including: laundries; garment pressing and dry cleaning; linen supply; diaper service; industrial laundries; and on-site carpet and upholstery cleaners. Does not include coin-operated laundries or dry cleaning pick-up stores without dry cleaning equipment (see “Personal services”).

Legal Nonconforming Lot. A “legal nonconforming lot” is a lot designated on an approved and recorded subdivision plat or that constitutes a whole parcel reflected by a valid and recorded deed, in compliance with the subdivision provisions of RDMC Title 16 or prior subdivision regulations, which fails to conform to the minimum lot area, depth, width or other applicable dimensional requirement for the district in which it is located, and which is legally nonconforming. A nonconforming lot, which has frontage only on an undeveloped platted street, shall not be considered a legal nonconforming lot for purposes of this zoning code.

Legal Nonconforming Sign. A “legal nonconforming sign” is a sign that does not fully conform to the standards of the sign regulations of this title and that is legally nonconforming under subsection (a) of the definition of “Legal nonconforming situations.”

Legal Nonconforming Situation, Other. “Other legal nonconforming situations” include all other aspects of an established land use or development that does not fully conform with the requirements of this title or any amendment thereto but which is legally nonconforming under subsection (a) of the definition of “Legal nonconforming situations.” Such other nonconforming situations include, but are not limited to, requirements for off-street parking, landscaping requirements, and other land development requirements.

Legal Nonconforming Situations. A “legal nonconforming situation” is any land use, structure, lot of record, or other situation related to the use or development of land that:

(a) Was legally established prior to the effective date of this section or its subsequent amendment, or prior to the annexation of the property on which such nonconforming situation exists into the City; and

(b) Does not now fully conform to the requirements of this section, as amended.

Legal Nonconforming Structure. A “legal nonconforming structure” is any building or structure which does not fully conform to the standards imposed by the zoning provisions of this section, but which is legally nonconforming under subsection (a) of the definition of “Legal nonconforming situations.”

“Legal nonconforming use” means a use of land, building(s), or other structure(s), or any combination thereof, that is legally nonconforming under subsection (a) of the definition of “Legal nonconforming situations.”

“Library” means a public or quasi-public facility in which literary and artistic materials, such as books, periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, prints, records, and tapes, are kept for reading, reference, or lending, and which are generally noncommercial in nature.

“Live/work unit” means an integral working space and residential space occupied within a single unit or multi-unit structure that has been designed or structurally modified to accommodate joint residential occupancy and work activity and which:

(a) Is regularly used for such purposes by one or more persons residing in the unit;

(b) Includes complete kitchen space and sanitary facilities in compliance with the building code;

(d) Includes working space reserved and regularly used by one or more occupants of the unit.

“Lot” or “building site” means a parcel of land exclusive of public streets or alleys occupied or intended to be occupied by a main building or group of such buildings and accessory buildings, together with such open spaces, yards, minimum width and area as are required by this title or other ordinance, and having full frontage on an improved and accepted public street which meets the standards of widths and improvements of the County, or having either partial frontage on such street or access thereto by a recorded right-of-way or recorded easement, which partial frontage right-of-way or easement is determined by the Commission to be adequate.

“Lot area” means the total horizontal area included within lot lines, but excluding any portion of such area which has been dedicated for public right-of-way purposes.

“Lot depth” means the average horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines.

Lot, Flag. See “Flag lot” definition.

“Lot, key” means the first lot to the rear of a corner lot, the front line of which is a continuation of the side line of the corner lot.

“Lot line, front” means, in the case of an interior lot, the line separating the lot from the street right-of-way. In the case of a corner lot, the shorter street frontage shall be the front lot line.

“Lot line, rear” means the lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line.

“Lot line, side” means any lot boundary which is not a front or rear lot line.

“Lot line, side street” means a side lot line separating a lot from the street.

“Lot lines” means the property lines bounding the lot.

“Lot width” means the horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured at right angles to the depth of the lot at the front yard setback line.

“Low barrier navigation center” means 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:

(a) 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.

(b) Pets.

(d) Privacy, such as partitions around beds in a dormitory setting or in larger rooms containing more than two beds, or private rooms. (Government Code Section 65660)

“Lumber and wood product manufacturing” means manufacturing, processing, and sales uses involving the milling of new or used forest products to produce rough and finished lumber and other wood materials for use in other manufacturing, craft, or construction processes. Includes the following processes and products: containers, pallets and skids, milling operations, trusses and structural beams, turning and shaping of wood products, wholesaling of basic wood products, and wood product assembly. Craft-type shops are included in “Handcraft industries and small scale manufacturing.” Other wood and cabinet shops are included under “Furniture and fixtures manufacturing, cabinet shops.” The indoor retail sale of building materials, construction tools and equipment is included under cabinet shops under “Building materials stores and yards.”

“Machinery manufacturing” means the manufacturing of machinery and equipment used: for the manufacturing of other products; as parts in the assembly of other products; and for end-use purposes, including the following: construction equipment, conveyors, cranes, die casting, dies, dredging, engines and turbines, farming and gardening, food products manufacturing, gear cutting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, industrial trucks and tractors, industrial furnaces and ovens, industrial molds, laundry and dry cleaning, materials handling, mining, oil field equipment, paper manufacturing, passenger and freight elevators, pistons, printing, pumps, refrigeration equipment, textile manufacturing.

“Maintenance and repair, large equipment” means establishments providing on-site repair and accessory sales of supplies for industrial and/or agricultural machines conducted entirely within an enclosed building. This classification includes maintenance, repair, and overhauling of light and heavy vehicles and equipment such as fire engines and pump systems, fire trucks including large trailer aerial ladder trucks, gang mowers, aerial work platforms, and construction equipment such as loaders, graders, dump trucks, back hoes, asphalt trucks, trailers, rollers, street sweepers, air compressors, and off-road equipment.

“Maintenance and repair, small equipment” means establishments providing on-site repair and accessory sales of supplies for appliances, office machines, home electronic/mechanical equipment, bicycles, tools, or garden equipment, conducted entirely within an enclosed building. This classification does not include maintenance and repair of vehicles.

Manufactured Home. The terms “manufactured home” and “mobile home” can be used interchangeably. “Manufactured home” means a structure transportable in one or more sections, which, in the traveling mode, is eight body feet or more in width, or 40 body feet or more in length, or, when erected on site, is 320 or more square feet, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein; except that such term shall include any structure which meets all the requirements of this definition except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification and complies with the standards established under the California Health and Safety Code, as amended. “Manufactured home” includes a mobile home subject to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974, as amended (42 USC Section 5401 et seq.).

“Medical services – clinics, offices, and laboratories” means a facility primarily engaged in furnishing outpatient medical, mental health, surgical and other personal health services, but which are separate from hospitals, including: medical and dental laboratories, medical, dental and psychiatric offices, outpatient care facilities, and other allied health services. Counseling services by other than medical doctors or psychiatrists are included under “Offices.”

“Medical services – extended care” means a residential facility providing nursing and health related care as a primary use with in-patient beds, such as: board and care homes; convalescent and rest homes; extended care facilities; skilled nursing facilities; and rehabilitation facilities. Long-term personal care facilities that do not emphasize medical treatment are included under “Residential care homes.”

“Medical services – hospitals” means hospitals and similar facilities engaged primarily in providing diagnostic services, and extensive medical treatment, including surgical and other hospital services. These establishments have an organized medical staff, inpatient beds, and equipment and facilities to provide complete health care. May include on-site accessory clinics and laboratories, accessory retail uses and emergency heliports (see the separate definition of “Accessory retail”). Does not include “Ambulance service,” which is defined separately.

“Metal products fabrication, machine/welding shops” means establishments engaged primarily in the assembly of metal parts, including the following uses that produce metal duct work, tanks, towers, cabinets and enclosures, metal doors and gates, and similar products, blacksmith and welding shops, sheet metal shops, machine shops and boiler shops.

“Metal products manufacturing” means manufacturing establishments engaged in the smelting and refining of ferrous and nonferrous metals from ore, pig, or scrap; in the rolling, drawing, and alloying of ferrous and nonferrous metals; in the manufacture of castings, forgings, stampings, extrusions and other basic products of ferrous and nonferrous metals; and in the manufacture of nails, spikes, and insulated wire and cable.

“Miniature golf courses (indoor and outdoor)” means a facility that provides on-site commercial entertainment in the form of a novelty version of golf played with a putter and golf ball on a miniature course and featuring obstacles such as alleys, bridges, and tunnels.

“Mobile/manufactured home park” means any site that is planned and improved to accommodate two or more mobile homes used for residential purposes, or on which two or more mobile home lots are rented, leased, or held out for rent or lease, or were formerly held out for rent or lease and later converted to a subdivision, cooperative, condominium, or other form of resident ownership, to accommodate mobile homes used for residential purposes in compliance with California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 2 (Mobile Home Parks and Installations).

“Museum” means a public or quasi-public institution of a noncommercial nature that procures, cares for, studies, and displays objects of lasting interest or value. Examples of museums include art and historical museums, aquariums, planetariums, botanical gardens, arboretums, and historical sites and exhibits.

“Neighborhood market” means a pedestrian-oriented grocery/specialty market store offering food products packaged for preparation and consumption away from the site of the store and oriented to the daily shopping needs of surrounding residential areas. Neighborhood markets are less than 15,000 square feet in size and operate less than 18 hours per day. For larger stores, see “Grocery stores/supermarket.” Neighborhood markets may include deli or beverage tasting facilities that are ancillary to the market/grocery portion of the use.

“Office, temporary” means a mobile home, recreational vehicle or modular unit used as a temporary office facility. Temporary offices may include: construction supervision offices on a construction site or off-site construction yard; a temporary on-site real estate office for a development project; or a temporary business office in advance of permanent facility construction.

“Offices, accessory” means offices that are incidental and accessory to a primary business, allowed as part of an approved primary use.

“Offices, business and professional” means offices of finance businesses providing direct services to consumers (companies, utility companies, etc.), government agency and service facilities (post office, civic center, etc.), professional offices (accounting, legal, employment, public relations, insurance, real estate, etc.), and offices engaged in the production of intellectual property (advertising, architectural, computer programming, photography studios, etc.). These do not include: medical offices (see “Medical services – clinics, offices, and laboratories”); temporary offices (see “Office, temporary”), or offices that are incidental and accessory to another business that is the primary use (see “Offices, accessory”).

“Open space” means undeveloped land with primarily passive recreational uses or landscaped pedestrian and bicycle through-ways (examples: community gardens, agricultural easements, greenbelts, bike and pedestrian paths, playground equipment) or land left undeveloped for aesthetic, environmental, health, welfare, or safety reasons (examples: greenbelts, floodways, steep unstable slopes, and utility easements). Green roofs can be considered open space as determined by the Planning Director or final decision making body. Open space cannot be considered park space and does not satisfy the requirement for park space as defined and required in this code.

“Outdoor commercial recreation” means a facility for various outdoor participant sports and types of recreation where a fee is charged for use, including: amphitheaters, amusement and theme parks, golf driving ranges, health and athletic club outdoor facilities, miniature golf courses, skateboard parks, stadiums and coliseums, swimming pools and water parks, tennis clubs, tennis courts, and zoos.

“Paper product manufacturing” means the manufacture of paper and paperboard, from both raw and recycled materials, and their conversion into products including paper bags, boxes, envelopes, wallpaper, etc.

“Park and ride facility” means a designated area where a vehicle may be left in order to carpool with other commuters or to ride public transit.

“Park trailer” means a trailer designed for human habitation for recreational or seasonal use only, that meets all of the following requirements:

(a) It contains 400 square feet or less of gross floor area, excluding loft area space if that loft area space meets the requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 18009.3 and Section 18033 of the California Health and Safety Code, as amended. It may not exceed 14 feet in width at the maximum horizontal projection;

(b) It is built upon a single chassis;

(c) It may only be transported upon the public highways with a permit issued pursuant to Section 35780 of the California Vehicle Code.

“Parking facility/vehicle storage” means service establishments in the business of storing operative cars, trucks, buses, recreational vehicles, and other motor vehicles for clients. Includes both day use and long-term public and commercial garages, parking lots and structures, except when accessory to a primary use. (All primary uses are considered to include any customer or public use off-street parking required by this zoning code.) Includes sites where vehicles are stored for rental or leasing. Does not include dismantling yards (classified in “Recycling facility, scrap and dismantling facility”).

“Parking space” means an off-street area for the parking of a motor vehicle, of not less than eight feet in width and 18 feet in length with at least seven feet of vertical clearance, either within a structure or in the open, excluding driveways, or access drives, but which abuts upon a street, alley or has other appropriate means of access thereto.

“Parks and playgrounds” means parks, play lots, playgrounds, amphitheaters, and athletic fields for noncommercial neighborhood or community active recreational use, including tot lots within apartment complexes.

“Passive solar addition” means any designed structurally integrated addition to an existing building, the principal purpose of which is to increase passive heating or cooling efficiency of the building. For the purposes of this title, the term “passive solar addition” shall include a solarium or greenhouse when structurally attached to a main building.

“Passive solar system” means any design, including space or structural components, and orientation, which enhances the natural heating or cooling of a building, without the use of external nonrenewable power supplies. A passive (or direct) solar system may be contrasted with an active (or indirect) solar system in which the solar heat is collected on the outside of the building and transferred inside the structure through ducts or pipes using a fan or pump.

“Paving/roofing material manufacturing” means the manufacture of various common paving and petroleum-based roofing materials, including bulk asphalt, paving blocks made of asphalt, creosote wood and various compositions of asphalt and tar. The manufacture of wood roofing materials (shingles, shakes, etc.) is included under “Lumber and wood product manufacturing.”

“Pending applications” means any formal application submitted to the City for a land use or development permit or action that has not expired and has not been approved, denied, rejected, or rescinded.

“Person” shall include any person, firm, company, corporation, partnership, association, organization or entity.

“Personal services” means a use that provides a personal service that is nonmedical and may include accessory retail sales of products related to the services that are provided. Examples of personal services include, but are not limited to, the following: barber and beauty shops, clothing and costume rental, dry cleaning pick-up stores, home electronics and small appliance repair, laundromats (self-service laundries), shoe repair shops, massage, nail salons, and tailors.

“Planning Commission” shall mean the Planning Commission of the City of Rio Dell.

“Plastics, synthetics, rubber products manufacturing” means the manufacture of rubber products including: tires, rubber footwear including heels and soles, mechanical rubber goods, flooring, and other rubber products from natural, synthetic or reclaimed rubber, molding primary plastics for other manufacturers, manufacturing miscellaneous finished plastics products, and fiberglass manufacturing and fiberglass application services. Establishments engaged primarily in recapping and retreading automobile tires are classified in “Automobile and vehicle services, major repair/body work.”

“Printing and publishing” means establishments engaged in printing by letterpress, lithography, gravure, screen, offset, or electrostatic (xerographic) copying; and other establishments serving the printing trade including bookbinding, typesetting, engraving, photoengraving, and electrotyping. This use also includes establishments that publish newspapers, books and periodicals; establishments manufacturing business forms and binding devices. Does not include “quick printing” services or desktop publishing which are included in “Business support services.”

“Public grounds” shall mean any public place, public area, public street, sidewalk, park, public facility or public area or any property owned by or under control of any local public agency, County, State agency or Federal agency located in the corporate limits of the City of Rio Dell, including but not limited to the riverbank and river bar adjacent to and under the Eel River owned or under the control of the City of Rio Dell.

“Recreation, commercial” means recreation facilities open to the general public for a fee or restricted to members when operated for profit as a business.

“Recreation, private” means noncommercial clubs or recreation facilities operated by a nonprofit organization and open only to bona fide members of such nonprofit organization and their guests.

“Recreational vehicle” means both of the following:

(a) A motor home, travel trailer, truck camper, or camping trailer, with or without motive power, designed for human habitation for recreational, emergency, or other occupancy, that meets all of the following criteria:

(i) It contains less than 320 square feet of internal living room area, excluding built-in equipment, including, but not limited to, wardrobe, closets, cabinets, kitchen units or fixtures, and bath or toilet rooms;

(ii) It contains 400 square feet or less of gross area measured at maximum horizontal projections;

(iii) It is built on a single chassis;

(iv) It is self-propelled, truck-mounted, or permanently towable on the highways without a permit.

(b) A park trailer, as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 18009.3, as amended.

“Recreational vehicle parks” means a site where one or more lots are used, or are intended to be used, by campers with recreational vehicles or tents on transient basis (30 days or less). Recreational vehicle parks may include public restrooms, water, sewer, and electric hookups to each lot and are intended as a higher density, more intensively developed use than campgrounds. May include accessory retail uses where they are clearly incidental and intended to serve RV park patrons only.

“Recycling facility, large collection facility” means a recycling facility used for the acceptance by donation, redemption, or purchase of recyclable materials from the public that occupies more than 500 square feet and includes permanent structures, does not use power-driven processing equipment except for compacting, baling, plastic shredding, and other activities necessary for efficient temporary storage and material shipment.

“Recycling facility, processing facility” means a recycling facility located in a building or enclosed space and used for the collection and processing of recyclable materials. “Processing” means the preparation of material for efficient shipment or to an end-user’s specifications by such means as baling, briquetting, compacting, flattening, grinding, crushing, mechanical sorting, shredding, cleaning and remanufacturing.

“Recycling facility, reverse vending machine” means an automated mechanical device that accepts one or more types of empty beverage containers including, but not limited to, aluminum cans, glass bottles and plastic bottles, and issues a cash refund or a redeemable credit clip with value of not less than the container’s redemption value as determined by the State.

“Recycling facility, scrap and dismantling facility” means uses engaged in the assembling, breaking up, sorting, temporary storage, and distribution of recyclable or reusable scrap and waste materials, including the dismantling or wrecking of automobiles or other motor vehicles, or the storage or keeping for sale of parts and equipment resulting from such dismantling or wrecking. The presence on any lot or parcel of land of five or more inoperable vehicles from which parts have been or are to be removed for reuse or sale shall constitute prima facie evidence of an automobile wrecking yard. This use does not include landfills or other terminal waste disposal sites.

“Recycling facility, small collection facility” means a recycling facility used for the acceptance by donation, redemption, or purchase of recyclable materials from the public that does not occupy more than 500 square feet. This classification may include a mobile unit, kiosk-type units that may include permanent structures and unattended containers placed for the donation of recyclable materials.

“Religious institutions” means a facility operated by religious organizations for worship, or the promotion of religious activities, including churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, etc.; and accessory uses on the same site, such as living quarters for clergy and staff, and child day care facilities where authorized by the same type of land use permit required for the religious facility itself. Other establishments maintained by religious organizations, such as full-time educational institutions, hospitals, youth camps, emergency/homeless shelters, and other potentially related operations are classified according to their respective activities.

“Renewable energy development (i.e., commercial development, generation and sales of solar, wind energy)” means a system or network generating energy that is derived from resources that are regenerative or for all practical purposes cannot be depleted.

“Research and development” means indoor facilities for scientific research, and the design, development and testing of electrical, electronic, magnetic, optical and mechanical components in advance of product manufacturing, that are not associated with a manufacturing facility on the same site. Includes chemical and biotechnology research and development. Does not include computer software companies (see “Offices, business and professional”), soils and other materials testing laboratories (see “Business support services”), or medical laboratories (see “Medical services – clinics, offices, and laboratories”).

Residential Care Facility. Consistent with the definitions of State law, a “residential care facility” is a facility that provides 24-hour nonmedical care for more than six persons 18 years of age or older, or emancipated minors, with chronic, life-threatening illness in need of personal services, protection, supervision, assistance, guidance, or training essential for sustaining the activities of daily living, or for the protection of the individual. This classification includes group homes, residential care facilities for the elderly, adult residential facilities, juvenile court residential facilities, and other facilities licensed by the State of California.

Residential Care Home, Small. Consistent with the definitions of State law, a “residential care home” is a home that provides 24-hour nonmedical care for six or fewer persons 18 years of age or older, or emancipated minors, with chronic, life-threatening illness in need of personal services, protection, supervision, assistance, guidance, or training essential for sustaining the activities of daily living, or for the protection of the individual. This classification includes group homes, rest homes, residential care facilities for the elderly, adult residential, juvenile court residential facilities, and other facilities licensed by the State of California. Convalescent homes, nursing homes and similar facilities providing medical care are included under the definition of “Medical services – extended care.”

“Residential density, net” means the average number of dwelling units per one acre of land.

“Resource protection and restoration” means activities and management of an area to preserve, re-create and enhance natural resource values such as fish and wildlife habitat, rare and endangered plants, vernal pools, erosion control, and floodwater conveyance.

“Resource-related recreation” means a facility related to passive recreation in open space areas including bicycle and pedestrian trails, picnic areas, parking areas, and interpretive centers.

“Restaurants” means a retail business selling food and beverages prepared on the site, for on- or off-premises consumption. These include eating establishments where customers are served from a walk-up ordering counter for either on- or off-premises consumption, and establishments where most customers are served food at tables for on-premises consumption, but may include providing food for take-out. Also includes coffee houses.

“Restaurants, accessory” means a restaurant that is accessory to a nonresidential use.

“Restaurants, fast food/drive-in” means a restaurant that provides both sit-down and take-out service and has at least two of the following characteristics:

(a) Food to be consumed on the premises is served with nonreusable tableware;

(b) Food is not delivered to the table;

(d) Orders are placed at a drive-through and/or walk-up window.

“Restaurants, sit-down, take-out inclusive” means a business serving prepared food or beverages for consumption on or off the premises. Service is predominantly sit-down; however, the occasional take-out customer may be accommodated.

“Restaurants, take-out” means a restaurant where food is prepared on-site for off-site consumption, other than those deemed to be fast food restaurants.

“Restaurants, with alcohol sales” means a restaurant with a valid alcohol beverage license that sells alcoholic drinks along with preparing and serving food. Also includes restaurants with breweries, subordinate to the restaurant use, that operate for the production of on-site consumption.

“Restaurants, with live entertainment” means a restaurant that includes live entertainment.

“Restaurants, with outdoor dining” means a restaurant where tables and seating are provided and food and/or beverages are served in outdoor areas and have at least one side open.

“Retail, accessory” means the retail sales of various products (including food service) in a store or similar facility that is located within a health care facility, hotel, office, institutional or industrial complex. These uses include pharmacies, gift shops, and food service establishments within hospitals; convenience stores and food service establishments within hotel, office and industrial complexes.

“Retail, general” means stores and shops selling multiple lines of merchandise including: art galleries, artists’ supplies, bakeries (all production in support of on-site sales), bicycles, books, cameras and photographic supplies, clothing and accessories, collectibles (cards, coins, comics, stamps, etc.), department stores, drug and discount stores, dry goods, fabrics and sewing supplies, florists and houseplant stores (indoor sales, only; outdoor sales are “plant nurseries”), furniture, home furnishings and equipment, general stores, gift and souvenir shops, hardware, hobby materials, jewelry, luggage and leather goods, musical instruments, parts and accessories, newsstands, orthopedic supplies, pet supplies, religious goods, specialty shops, sporting goods and equipment, stationery, toys and games, and variety stores.

“Riparian corridor” means the area between the top of streambanks or hinge-points of the streambanks containing riparian vegetation and the adjacent upland area.

“Riparian vegetation” means pertaining to, or situated on, the banks of a stream, river, lake or pond such as willows, alders, cottonwood, wax myrtle, big leaf maple, California laurel, red elderberry, etc.

“Setback line” means a line established by this title or by separate ordinance to govern the placement of buildings or structures with respect to lot lines, streets, or alleys.

“Sign” means anything whatsoever placed, erected, constructed, posted, painted, printed, tacked, nailed, glued, stuck, carved, or otherwise fastened, affixed, constructed or made visible, including billboards and signboards for out-of-door advertising purposes.

“Sign, abandoned” means any sign that is on the premises upon which it is located and has been vacated for a period of more than 90 days.

“Sign, animated” means any sign which uses mechanical or electrical movement or change of lighting, either natural or artificial, to depict action or to create a special effect or scene.

“Sign, area” means the measurable surface area of a sign.

“Sign, billboard” means an outdoor advertising sign on which space is leased or rented.

“Sign, blade/bracket/fin” means a small, pedestrian-oriented sign that projects perpendicular from a structure (bracket or fin sign) or is hung beneath a canopy (blade sign; may also be referred to as an “under canopy sign”).

“Sign, building” means a sign placed on a wall, awning, canopy, parapet, or a projecting sign.

“Sign, canopy” means any sign that is part of or attached to an awning, canopy, or other material, or structural protective cover over a door, entrance, window, or outdoor service area.

“Sign, changeable copy” means a sign or portion of a sign with characters, letters, or illustrations that can be changed or rearranged without altering the face or the surface of the sign. A sign on which the message changes more than once per day shall be considered an animated sign and not a changeable copy sign for purposes of this section.

“Sign, commercial message” means any sign wording, logo, or other representation that names or advertises a business, product, service, or other commercial activity.

“Sign, construction” means an on-site temporary sign identifying the names of individuals and/or firms connected with the construction of a project. Such signs may include the name of the project, lender, owner, developer, architect, contractor, address of business, and emergency contact information. Such signs may not be erected for longer than six months, unless construction is actively occurring on the site.

“Sign, directory” means a pedestrian-oriented sign that identifies or lists the names and locations of tenants at a multitenant site.

“Sign, election campaign” means temporary campaign signs relating to Federal, State, County, City, school district, special district, or other governmental agency elections are permitted in all zones subject to the regulations in this title.

“Sign, flashing” means an illuminated sign that exhibits changing light or color effect by blinking or any other such means so as to provide a nonconstant illumination.

“Sign, freestanding” means a permanent sign that is self-supporting in a fixed location and not attached to a building. It includes a sign connected or attached to a sign structure, fence, or wall that is not an integral part of a building.

“Sign, garage, yard, estate, and other home-based sales” means the occasional nonbusiness public sale of secondhand household and other goods incidental to household uses.

“Sign, governmental/civic” means any temporary or permanent sign erected and maintained by or required by the City, County, State, or Federal government for traffic direction, City entrance, or for designation of direction to any school, hospital, historical site, or public service, property or facility.

“Sign, illuminated” means a sign with an artificial light source incorporated internally or externally for the purpose of illuminating the sign. This includes signs made from neon or other gas tube(s) that are bent to form letters, symbols, or other shapes.

“Sign, incidental” means a sign, emblem, or decal informing the public of goods, facilities, or services available on the premises, including but not limited to a restroom and phone sign, credit card sign, or a sign indicating hours of business.

“Sign, menu/order board” means a sign installed in a drive-through facility and intended for drive-through customers that advertises the products available at the facility.

“Sign, monument” means a freestanding sign constructed upon a solid-appearing base or pedestal.

“Sign, name plate” means a sign attached to a wall that identifies the occupant.

“Sign, noncommercial” means any sign that does not bear a commercial message.

“Sign, nonconforming” means a sign lawfully erected and legally existing at the time of the effective date of an ordinance, but which does not conform to the new provisions of this code.

“Sign, off-site commercial” means a sign that advertises a business conducted, a service rendered, or goods produced or sold at a location other than the site of the sign.

“Sign, on-site directional” means a sign located on the same property as the business, primarily providing direction to guide vehicles and pedestrians to businesses, including but not limited to those signs identifying parking area and circulation patterns.

“Sign, pennant” means any lightweight plastic, fabric, or other material, whether or not containing a message of any kind, attached to a rope, wire, or string, usually in a series, designed to move in the wind and attract attention.

“Sign, pole” means a freestanding sign supported by one or more metal or wood posts, pipes, or other vertical supports.

“Sign, portable” means any sign not permanently attached to the ground or other permanent structure, or a sign designed to be transported. Portable signs include, but are not limited to, signs designed to be transported by means of wheels; signs configured as A-frame or T-frame; menu and sandwich board signs; and umbrellas used for advertising.

“Sign, readerboard” means a sign on which copy is changed manually in the field or electronically, including but not limited to theatre marquee signs, business directories, church and museum signs, and gas price signs.

“Sign, real estate” means any sign, temporary in nature, erected for the express purpose of advertising the rent, sale, or lease of the real estate property upon which it is erected.

“Sign, roof” means a sign installed on a roof or projecting above the eave of a building or mounted on an arcade or parapet.

“Sign, temporary” means a sign not constructed or intended for long-term use. Temporary signs are typically signs lasting less than 30 days.

“Sign, time/temperature” means an electronic or mechanical device that shows time and/or temperature but contains no business identification or advertising.

Sign, Under Canopy. See “Sign, blade/bracket/fin.”

“Sign, vehicle” means a sign that is attached to and is an integral part of a motorized vehicle or bicycle used directly for the purpose of a particular business and not used primarily as a sign base.

“Sign, wall” means a sign attached directly to an exterior wall of a building or dependent upon a building for support with the exposed face of the sign located in such a way as to be substantially parallel to such exterior building wall to which it is attached or supported by.

“Sign, window” means a sign attached to, suspended behind, placed, or painted upon the window or glass door of a building and is intended for viewing from the exterior of such building.

“Signs, future tenant” means signs erected for the purpose of advertising the future occupancy of a new tenant. Such signs may include the name of the tenants, the expected occupancy date, and the corporate logos or identification for the future occupant.

“Signs, gas pricing” means signs identifying the brand, types, octane rating, etc., of gasoline for sale, as required by State law.

“Slaughterhouse” means any land, building, place or establishment in which animals are slaughtered, eviscerated, or dressed.

“Slide-in camper” means a portable unit, consisting of a roof, floor, and sides, designed to be loaded onto, and unloaded from, a truck and designed for human habitation for recreational or emergency occupancy. “Slide-in camper” means a truck camper.

“Solar energy system” means any (a) solar collector or other solar energy device or (b) structured design of a building whose primary purpose is to provide for the collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy for space heating or cooling, or for water heating.

“Spa” means a business establishment which people visit for personal care treatments such as massages and facials, only for the duration of the treatment (a day spa). In contrast, a destination spa offers the same services in a hotel setting where people reside for one or more days.

“Special purpose commercial modular” means a vehicle with or without motive power, designed and equipped for human occupancy for industrial, professional, or commercial purposes, which is not required to be moved under permit, and shall include a trailer coach. “Special purpose commercial coach” has the same meaning as “special purpose commercial modular” as that term is defined in the California Health and Safety Code.

“Specified anatomical areas” means less than completely and opaquely covered mature human female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola, or above a point immediately below the bottom of the areola; mature human buttock; mature human genitals; or human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered.

“Specified sexual activities” means fondling or other erotic touching of human pubic region, buttock, female breast, or genitals; or acts of human sexual intercourse, masturbation or sodomy; or human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal.

“Storage, public, enclosed” means a building or group of buildings containing one or more rooms in which goods are stored or kept, normally unrelated or incidental to a business or commercial enterprise, and where access to the individual storage room or space is available to the tenant or lessee. Also known as mini-storage warehouses.

“Storage, warehouse, private” means a building or group of buildings containing one or more rooms in which merchandise or commodities are stored or kept, principally for retail sale, and where access to the content of the storage room or space is restricted to the owner of the facilities or his employees.

“Story” means that portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface next above it, or if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it.

“Stream channel” means the area of a stream between its stream transition lines.

“Stream transition line” means the line closest to a stream where riparian vegetation is permanently established.

“Streamside management areas (SMAs)” means riparian buffer areas for protecting sensitive fish and wildlife habitats and minimizing erosion, runoff and interference with surface water flows.

“Street” means a public right-of-way, or private right-of-way approved by the Planning Commission, which provides a primary means of access to abutting property.

“Street line” means the boundary between a street right-of-way and abutting property.

“Structural alterations” means any change in the structural members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams, or girders.

“Structure” means anything constructed, the use of which requires permanent location on the ground. This includes swimming pools, but excludes driveways, patios, or parking spaces where the area is unobstructed from the ground up.

“Supportive housing” means “housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population, and that is linked to on-site or off-site service that assists 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.” (Government Code Section 65582)

“Telecommunication facility” means a facility designed and/or used for the purpose of transmitting, receiving, or relaying voice and/or data signals from various wireless communication devices, including transmission tower, antenna, and or other facility designed or used for that purpose. Amateur radio transmission facilities, facilities operated exclusively as part of a public safety network, and facilities used exclusively for the transmission of television and/or radio broadcasts are not “telecommunication facilities.”

“Textile and leather product manufacturing” means manufacturing establishments engaged in performing any of the following operations: coating, waterproofing, or otherwise treating fabric, dyeing and finishing fiber, yarn, fabric, and knit apparel, manufacture of knit apparel and other finished products from yarn, manufacture of felt goods, lace goods, nonwoven fabrics and miscellaneous textiles, manufacturing of woven fabric, carpets and rugs from yarn, preparation of fiber and subsequent manufacturing of yarn, threads, braids, twine cordage, and upholstery manufacturing.

“Theaters and auditoriums” means indoor facilities for public assembly and group entertainment, other than sporting events, including: civic theaters, and facilities for “live” theater and concerts, exhibition and convention halls, motion picture theaters, public and semi-public auditoriums, similar public assembly uses. Does not include outdoor theaters, concert and similar entertainment facilities, and indoor and outdoor facilities for sporting events; see “Outdoor commercial recreation.”

“Transitional housing” means housing containing sleeping, kitchen, and bathroom facilities with supportive services for up to 24 months that is exclusively designated and targeted for recently homeless persons. Transitional housing includes self-sufficiency development services, with the ultimate goal of moving recently homeless persons to permanent housing as quickly as possible, and limits rents and service fees to an ability-to-pay formula reasonably consistent with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s requirements for subsidized housing for low income persons.

“Use” means the purpose for which either land or a structure thereon is designed, arranged, or intended, or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained.

“Use, accessory” means a use legally permitted in the zone, which use is incidental to and subordinate to the principal use of the site or of a main building on the site.

“Use, conditional” means a principal or accessory use of land or of structures thereon which use may be permitted only upon the issuance of a use permit, as provided herein.

“Use, principal permitted” means the primary use of land or of a main building which use is compatible with the purpose of the zone and which is permitted in the zone.

“Utility facility” means fixed-base structures and facilities serving as junction points for transferring utility services from one transmission voltage to another or to local distribution and service voltages. These uses include any of the following facilities that are not exempted from land use permit requirements by Government Code Section 53091: electrical substations and switching stations, natural gas regulating and distribution facilities, public water system wells, treatment plants and storage, telephone switching facilities, wastewater treatment plants, settling ponds and disposal fields. These uses do not include office or customer service centers (classified in “Offices”), or equipment and material storage yards.

“Utility infrastructure” means pipelines for water, natural gas, and sewage collection and disposal; and facilities for the transmission of electrical energy for sale, including transmission lines for a public utility company. Also includes telephone, telegraph, cable television and other communications transmission facilities utilizing direct physical conduits. Does not include offices or service centers (see “Offices”), or distribution substations (see “Utility facility”).

“Veterinary facility” means a veterinary facility that is primarily enclosed, containing only enough cage arrangements as necessary to provide services for domestic and exotic animals requiring acute medical or surgical care with accessory outdoor use that provides long-term medical care. Grooming and boarding of animals is allowed only if accessory to the facility primary use.

“Warehouse/retail” means retail stores that emphasize the packaging and sale of products in large quantities or volumes, some at discounted prices. Sites and buildings are usually large and industrial in character. Patrons may be required to pay membership fees.

“Warehousing” means a facility for the storage of commercial goods of any nature. Includes cold storage. Does not include: warehouse, storage or mini-storage facilities offered for rent or lease to the general public (see “Storage, personal storage facility”) or warehouse facilities in which the primary purpose of storage is for wholesaling and distribution (see “Wholesaling and distribution”).

“Wetlands” means lands which may be covered periodically or permanently with shallow water and which include saltwater marshes, freshwater marshes, open or closed brackish water marshes, swamps, mudflats, fens, and vernal pools (Fish and Game Code Section 2785(g)).

“Wholesaling and distribution” means establishments engaged in selling merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional, farm, or professional business users; or to other wholesalers; or acting as agents or brokers in buying merchandise for or selling merchandise to such persons or companies. Includes such establishments as: agents, merchandise or commodity brokers, and commission merchants, assemblers, buyers and associations engaged in the cooperative marketing of farm products, merchant wholesalers, and stores primarily selling electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning supplies and equipment.

“Yard” means an open space other than a court on the same site with a building, which open space is unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except for landscaping or as specified elsewhere in this title; but not including any portion of any street, alley or road right-of-way, except as specified elsewhere in this title.

“Yard, front” means a yard of uniform depth extending across the full width of the lot between the front lot line and the nearest vertical support or wall of the main building, or enclosed or covered porch attached thereto. The front yard of a corner lot is the yard adjacent to shorter street frontage.

“Yard, rear” means a yard of uniform depth extending across the full width of the lot between the rear lot line and the nearest vertical support or wall of the main building or enclosed or covered porch attached thereto, except that the rear yard of a corner lot extends only to the side yard adjacent to the street.

“Yard, side” means a yard on each side of the main building extending from the front yard to the rear yard, the width of each yard being measured between the side line of the lot and the nearest vertical support or main wall of each building or enclosed or covered porch attached thereto. A side yard on the street side of a corner lot shall extend from the front yard to the rear lot line.

“Zone” means a portion of the territory of the City of Rio Dell within which certain uniform regulations and requirements or various combinations thereof apply under the provisions of this title. The word “zone” shall include the word “district.” [Ord. 403 § 1, 2024; Ord. 393 § 2, 2022; Ord. 379 § 6, 2020; Ord. 355 § 1, 2017; Ord. 340 § 1, 2015; Ord. 321 § 4, 2014; Ord. 313 § 1, 2014; Ord. 312 § 1, 2014; Ord. 278 § 1, 2011; Ord. 252 § 2.01, 2004.]

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17.10.010 Definitions.

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