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Extracted standards
34 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
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- AccessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. dwelling definition
"Accessory dwelling" means a DWELLING UNIT accessory to a nonresidential PRINCIPAL USE on the same SITE, intended for occupancy by the landowner or a person employed on the site for security, maintenance or management purposes.
"Accessory uses" means USES which are necessarily and customarily associated with and subordinate to the permitted or conditional permitted principal use. Accessory uses and structures are subject to the same regulations as apply to principal uses in each zoning district, except as may be otherwise provided.
- AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. employee housing maximum beds36 count
"Agricultural employee housing" means housing consisting of no more than thirty-six (36) beds in group quarters or twelve (12) units or spaces designed for use by a single family or household as described in California Health and Safety Code Sections 17021.6 and 17008.
- AgriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. employee housing maximum units12 count
"Agricultural employee housing" means housing consisting of no more than thirty-six (36) beds in group quarters or twelve (12) units or spaces designed for use by a single family or household as described in California Health and Safety Code Sections 17021.6 and 17008.
- Building site definition
"Building site" means the usable area of a LOT. This area excludes land exceeding thirty (30) percent slope, drainage ways, easements or similar areas where septic systems or STRUCTURES cannot be installed or constructed.
- Campground minimum spacesMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open.2 count
"Campground" means facility of two (2) or more spaces providing camping; and including PARKING FACILITIES or incidental services for travelers in RECREATIONAL VEHICLES or tents.
- Commercial timber harvesting tree count threshold12 count
"Commercial timber harvesting" means the harvesting of twelve (12) or more trees defined as a QUALIFYING TREE from one legal parcel during any twelve (12) consecutive month period for a commercial purpose.
- Maximum open spaceOpen spaceLand a development must leave unbuilt, sometimes required to be usable or planted. to be considered enclosed100 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
"Enclosed" means a roofed or covered space fully surrounded by walls, including windows, doors, and similar openings or architectural features, or an open space of less than one hundred (100) square feet fully surrounded by a building or walls more than eight (8) feet in height.
- Minimum wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. to be considered enclosed8 ft
"Enclosed" means a roofed or covered space fully surrounded by walls, including windows, doors, and similar openings or architectural features, or an open space of less than one hundred (100) square feet fully surrounded by a building or walls more than eight (8) feet in height.
- Family daycareDay careSupervised care for children or adults during part of the day. home maximum children14 count
"Family daycare home" means a facility that regularly provides care, protection, and supervision for fourteen (14) or fewer children, in the provider's own home, for periods of less than twenty-four (24) hours per day, while the parents or guardians are away, and is either a large family daycare home or small family daycare home.
- General guidance services minimum persons7 count
"Guidance Services, General. "General guidance services" means provision to seven (7) or more individuals of counseling, guidance, vocational or recuperative services to persons requiring rehabilitation assistance as a result of mental illness, alcoholism, detention, drug addiction or similar condition, either on a residential or DAY CARE basis.
- Group residential minimum persons6 count
"Residential, Group. "Group residential" means residential occupancy of DWELLING UNITS or SLEEPING UNITS by groups of more than six (6) persons not defined as a FAMILY.
- Heavy processing recycling facility area threshold46,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
"Heavy processing recycling facility" means a building or enclosed space used for the collection and processing of RECYCLABLE MATERIALS occupying an area greater than forty-six thousand (46,000) square feet of gross area and averaging more than two (2) outbound truck shipments per day.
- Junkyard definition area200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
"Junkyard" means an area containing more than two hundred (200) square feet used for the storage of JUNK.
"Kennel" means any LOT, BUILDING, STRUCTURE, or premises whereon or wherein five (5) or more dogs or five (5) or more cats, over the age of four (4) months are kept or maintained for any purpose.
- Large collection recycling facility area threshold500 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
"Large collection recycling facility" means a center for the acceptance by donation, redemption or purchase of RECYCLABLE MATERIALS from the public, occupying an area of generally more than five hundred (500) square feet, and may include permanent structures.
- Large retail building proximity threshold20 ft
Additionally, for purposes of determining building floor area, multiple buildings located closer than twenty (20) feet together shall be considered one building.
- Large retail project threshold50,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
"Large retail project" shall mean any new commercial retail project, the total gross building floor area of which equals or exceeds fifty thousand (50,000) square feet, including but not limited to mercantile uses and/or shopping center uses.
- Light processing recycling facility area threshold45,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
"Light processing recycling facility" means a building or enclosed space used for the collection and processing of recyclable materials having less than forty-five thousand (45,000) square feet of gross area and a maximum of two (2) outbound truck shipments per day.
- Limited guidance services maximum persons6 count
"Guidance Services, Limited. "Limited guidance services" means provision to six (6) or fewer individuals of counseling, guidance, vocational or recuperative services to persons requiring rehabilitation assistance as a result of mental illness, alcoholism, detention, drug addition or similar condition, either on a residential or DAY CARE basis.
- Limited residential community care facility maximum persons6 count
"Community Care Facility, Limited Residential. "Limited residential community care facility" means a community care facility which provides service for six (6) or fewer persons, with the residents and operators of the facility being considered a family.
- Limited residential agriculturalAgricultureRaising crops or livestock, generally including the structures that serve them. employee housing maximum employees6 count
"Agricultural employee housing, limited residential" means housing providing accommodations for six (6) or fewer employees as described in California Health and Safety Code Sections 17021.5 and 17008.
- Maximum number of backyard chickens and rabbits12 count
"Backyard chickens and rabbits" means the long-term keeping and raising of chickens (excluding roosters) and rabbits, not to exceed a combined total of twelve (12) chickens and rabbits, as a permitted ACCESSORY USE on the same SITE as an ESTABLISHED residential land USE as household pets and in accordance with Section 17.35.250.
- Maximum guest house floor area640 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
"Guest house" means an accessory BUILDING containing a SLEEPING UNIT without kitchen facilities, and used to house occasional visitors which are nonpaying guests of the occupants of a DWELLING UNIT on the same SITE; and containing a FLOOR AREA of six hundred forty (640) square feet or less.
- Maximum kiln/oven kilowatts for custom manufacturing20 kw
"Manufacturing, custom" means on-site production of small goods and/or consumptive products by methods involving primarily the use of hand tools or power tools not exceeding seven (7) horsepower or kilns and/or ovens not exceeding twenty (20) kilowatts.
- Maximum power tool horsepower for custom manufacturing7 hp
"Manufacturing, custom" means on-site production of small goods and/or consumptive products by methods involving primarily the use of hand tools or power tools not exceeding seven (7) horsepower or kilns and/or ovens not exceeding twenty (20) kilowatts.
- Maximum slope for building site30 pct
This area excludes land exceeding thirty (30) percent slope, drainage ways, easements or similar areas where septic systems or STRUCTURES cannot be installed or constructed.
- Minimum primary dwelling floor area750 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
"Primary Dwelling" means a DWELLING UNIT containing seven hundred fifty (750) or larger square feet and which is located on a site as a permitted PRINCIPAL USE.
- Mobile homeManufactured homeA dwelling built in a factory to a federal standard and transported to the site. park minimum spacesMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open.2 count
"Mobile home park" means a unified residential DEVELOPMENT with two (2) or more MOBILE HOME SPACES, together with internal streets, common areas, and facilities for parking, recreation, laundry, utility, storage, or other services for the residents.
- Qualifying tree diameter at breast heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.10 inches
"Qualifying tree" means any woody perennial plant characterized by having one or more main stems or trunks with one stem or trunk of which measures ten (10) inches or more diameter at breast height or specifically four (4) feet, six (6) inches above natural grade as measured on the uphill side.
- Wastewater treatment facility capacity threshold50,000 gpd
"Wastewater treatment/disposal utility" shall mean a "small-scale" designed [i.e. service capacity of fifty thousand (50,000) gallons or less per day] wastewater collection, treatment, and reclamation or disposal system that provides service to a designated cluster of established wastewater generating land uses.
Parking
- Parking facility minimum spacesMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open.8 count
"Parking facility" means an area used for parking motor vehicles, including eight (8) or more PARKING SPACES with driveways, aisles, maneuvering areas, clearances and
Signage
- Abandoned sign period90 days
"Abandoned sign" means any sign or sign structure which identifies a USE which has not occupied the SITE on which it is located for a period of ninety (90) days, does not clearly identify any land use for a period of ninety (90) days, or has been in a state of disrepair or poor condition for a period of ninety (90) days.
- Bulk reverse vending machine area threshold50 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
"Reverse vending machine, bulk. "Bulk reverse vending machine" means a reverse vending machine larger than fifty (50) square feet and designed to accept more than one container at a time, and pays by weight rather than by container.
From the ordinance
"Accessory dwelling" means a DWELLING UNIT accessory to a nonresidential PRINCIPAL USE on the same SITE, intended for occupancy by the landowner or a person employed on the site for security, maintenance or management purposes.