Sec. 17.06.010

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• Story definition

  If the finished floor level directly above a usable or unused floor space is more than six feet above the natural grade of the building site for more than 50% of the total perimeter of a building or is more than 12 feet above natural grade at any point, such usable or unused under-floor space shall be considered a story.

• Stream system boundary width50 ft

  The stream system includes the area within 50 feet of streams, as measured from the OHWM as described above, not named on Table 1, but which are shown as 'blueline' streams on United States Geological Survey (USGS) Quad maps.

• Stream system definition

  For all areas subject to the requirements of Article 19.10 (Placer County Conservation Program) or Article 17.54, Section 17.54.145 (Watercourse setbacks and stream system boundary standards) the stream system is the stream channel itself (wet or dry) and the surrounding areas as follows...

• Minimum watershed for stream system40 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.

  Streams will be truncated at the point where the watershed falls below 40 acres in extent in order to avoid defining the Stream System around minor drainages.

• Structure definition

  Structure means any man-made artifact that is constructed or erected or built into a building, framework, or other object which is over 120 square feet in area measured at the foundation or over eight feet in height, or any artifact that requires a building permit.

• Suburban area definition

  Suburban area means any parcel(s) of land designated for residential uses with a minimum lot size greater than one acre but less than five acres on any Placer County zoning map.

• Supportive housing treatment

  Supportive housing shall be considered residential and only subject to those restrictions that apply to the same single-family or multifamily residential use type in the same zone.