§ 30.04.010. "A" Words and Phrases Defined.

A.

Access means the place or way by which pedestrians and vehicles have safe, adequate, and suitable ingress and egress to a property or use.

B.

Accessory Building means an attached portion of the primary dwelling unit or main building that is devoted exclusively to an accessory use, or a detached subordinate building located on the same lot or premises, which is devoted exclusively to either the primary use of the lot or to an accessory use. An Accessory Building may be constructed as either accessory habitable or non-habitable space and used subordinate to the primary use of the lot. Where an Accessory Building is habitable construction and has a kitchen it has the same meaning as "Accessory Dwelling Unit" or "Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit".

C.

Accessory Dwelling Unit, consistent with the California Government Code, means an additional smaller attached or detached dwelling unit that is located on the same property as a Primary Dwelling Unit and that is designed with separate living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation amenities and that is used or intended to be used as complete independent living facilities for use by one or more persons. Also known as "ADU."

D.

Accessory Use means a use of land or building, or portion thereof, that is customarily incidental to, related to and clearly subordinate to the primary use of the land or building located upon the same lot or premises.

E.

Acre means the same as "Acre, Net" unless otherwise specified.

F.

Acre, Gross means 43,560 square feet of land area, including public and private streets and road easements lying within said area.

G.

Acre, Net means 43,560 square feet of land area, not including public streets or road easements.

H.

Addition means the result of any work that increases the volume of an existing structure. Compare "Alteration" and "Structural Alteration."

I.

Adjacent Grade means shall mean the same as Adjoining Grade.

J.

Adjoining Grade means the ground contiguous to a given point. Compare "Average Adjoining Grade."

K.

Agriculture means the use of land for agricultural purposes including farming, dairying, pasturage, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture, and animal and poultry husbandry, and the necessary accessory uses for handling, treating or storing the produces; provided, however, that the operation of any such accessory use shall be secondary to that of normal agricultural activity.

L.

Alley means a public or private way, not more than twenty feet wide, generally reserved as a secondary means of access to abutting property.

M.

Alteration means any work on a structure that does not result in any addition to the structure. Compare "Addition" and "Structural Alteration."

N.

Amendment means a change in the wording or substance of this Chapter, or a change in the zone boundaries (rezoning) upon this map which is a part of this Chapter, when adopted by ordinance passed by the City Council in the manner prescribed by law.

O.

Animal, Domestic means any household pet commonly maintained in residence with man, or any domesticated animal.

P.

Apartment [and] Apartment Unit means a room or suite of two or more rooms in a multiple dwelling, occupied or suitable for occupancy as a residence for one family. The same as "Dwelling unit."

Q.

Apartment Hotel means a building or portion thereof designed for or containing both individual guest rooms, or suites of rooms, and dwelling units.

R.

Architectural Projection means anything attached to and extending outside the outer face of the exterior wall of a structure and not intended for shelter or occupancy.

S.

Attic means an unfinished area between the roof and the ceiling beneath.

T.

Auditorium means the part of a church, school, college, university, public building, or room designated for public assembly, lectures, entertainment, dances or similar use.

U.

Auto court means the same as "Motel."

V.

Automobile. See "Motor Vehicle."

W.

Automobile Repair Business means the activity of doing repair work on motor vehicles, or the replacing of or the adding of parts thereto for compensation. Tire changing, brake adjustments, tire repairing, lamp globe changing, fan belt changing, the changing or charging of batteries, changing or installing of ornamental accessories, lubricating motor vehicles, and such activities as are incidental to the business of selling motor fuel or ornamental accessories shall not be considered as engaging in the automobile repair business.

X.

Automobile Service Station means a retail place of business engaged in supplying goods and services essential to the normal operation of automobiles, including dispensing of automotive fuel and motor oil, lubrication service, vehicle washing, motor tune-up, brake relining, wheel alignment with portable equipment, and the sale of and servicing of tires, batteries, replacement items, and other automobile accessories. Specifically excluded are such uses as the display of cars for sale, body and fender work, painting, motor and transmission overhaul and replacement, turning of brake drums, and recapping of tires.

Y.

Automobile Wrecking means the dismantling or wrecking of used motor vehicles or trailers, or storage, sale or dumping of dismantled or wrecked vehicles or their parts. The presence on any lot or parcel of land of two or more motor vehicles which for a period exceeding 30 days have not been capable of operating under their own power, and from which have been or are to be removed for reuse or sale shall constitute prima facie evidence of an automobile wrecking yard.

Z.

Average Adjoining Grade means a single numerical figure which represents the average grade elevation of the perimeter of a structure. This figure shall be based on the sum of the elevations taken at points where the exterior wall intersects the natural two-foot contour lines plotted on a topographical map for the property. At each intersection point, the lower of the natural or proposed finished grade shall be used in establishing the average grade elevation (AE) between such intersection points. Average Adjoining Grade is calculated as follows:

AAG. =   Sum (AE X WL) 
   Sum WL

Where: AE is as defined above and WL (wall length) is the distance measure along the wall between points of intersection.

AA.

Aviary means any lot, building, structure, enclosure or premise whereupon or wherein are kept more than 25 ornamental or song birds, in any combination, whether such keeping is for pleasure, profit, breeding or exhibiting, but not including poultry or birds kept for production and sale of meat or eggs, or both.

AB.

Awning means a temporary shelter supported by an exterior wall of a building and of a type which can be retracted, folded or collapsed against the face of the supporting building. Compare "Canopy, Marquee."

(Ord. No. 541; Ord. No. 601; Ord. No. 724; Ord. No. 795; Ord. No. 932 , § 1, 10-2-2017)