Marin County Unincorporated

Tower. The tower is the support structure, including guyed monopole and lattice types, upon which a wind turbine or other mechanical device is mounted as part of a wind energy system.

Tower Height (WECS). The tower height is the height from natural grade to the upper-most fixed portion of the tower excluding the length of any vertical axial-rotating turbine blade.

Transfer of Development Rights (TDR). The process established by Chapter 22.34 (Transfer of Development Rights), which allows some or all of the number of dwelling units potentially allowed by the zoning applicable to a 'donor' site, to be transferred and built on another 'receiving' site, in addition to the number of units potentially allowed by the zoning of the receiving site.

Transit Stations and Terminals (land use). This land use consists of passenger stations for vehicular, ferry, and rail mass transit systems; also terminal facilities providing maintenance and service for the vehicles operated in the transit system. Includes buses, taxis, railway, etc.

Transit Stop Shelter (land use). This land use consists of a small-scale covered waiting area for buses, taxis, and rail/mass transit stops.

Transitional Housing. Buildings configured as rental housing developments, but operated under program requirements that call for the termination of assistance and recirculation of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at some predetermined future point in time, which shall be no less than six months per Health and Safety Code section 50675.2(h).

Two-Family Dwelling (land use). This land use consists of detached residential structures under single ownership containing two dwellings. This land use does not include residential accessory dwelling units, which are separately defined.

Unincorporated Community. A concentration of structures and population within the unincorporated areas of the County identified by the Countywide Plan as a community.

Urban Uses. Any current or former residential, commercial, public institutional, transit or transportation passenger facility, or retail use, or any combination of those uses.

Urbanized Area. An urbanized area or urban cluster, as designated by the United States Census Bureau.

Use. The purpose for which land or a building thereon is designed, or for which it may be occupied. Each business, administrative, professional, industrial, or other establishment, which is separate from another establishment, both in fact and in the appearance presented to the public, shall be considered a separate use.

Use Permit. A discretionary land use permit that may be granted by the Review Authority in compliance with Chapter 22.48 (Conditional Use Permits) or Chapter 22.49 (Master Use Permits), which authorizes a specific use of land on a specific site, subject to compliance with any conditions of approval imposed on the permit.

Variance. See Chapter 22.54 (Variances).

Vehicle and Freight Terminals (land use). This land use consists of the provision of services incidental to air, motor freight, and rail transportation. Examples of these services and related facilities include: Freight forwarding services; Freight terminal facilities; Joint terminal and service facilities; Packing, crating, inspection and weighing services; Postal service bulk mailing distribution centers; Transportation arrangement services; Trucking facilities, including transfer and storage.

Vertical Axis WECS. A vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) is an energy conversion system whose rotor axis is substantially perpendicular to the wind flow. The main rotor shaft is arranged vertically and the turbine does not need to be pointed into the wind to be effective.

Vessel. Any watercraft of any type or size, including barges, ferry boats, yachts, houseboats, floating homes, and rafts.

Vest. To obtain a right by completing an action required by this Development Code.

Vesting Tentative Map. A map that is filed and processed in the same manner as a Tentative Map except as otherwise provided by Section 22.84.110 (Tentative Map Time Limits), or the Subdivision Map Act. A Vesting Tentative Map shall have the words 'Vesting Tentative Map' printed conspicuously on its face at the time it is filed with the Agency.

Veterinary Clinics and Animal Hospitals (land use). This land use consists of office and entirely indoor medical treatment facilities used by veterinarians, including large and small animal veterinary clinics, and animal hospitals.

Affordable Housing. Dwelling units that are income restricted and rented or sold at rates that are affordable to households with income qualifying as low, very low or extremely low income, as described in Chapter 22.22 (Affordable Housing Regulations) or Chapter 22.24 (Affordable Housing Incentives) and defined by Health and Safety Code Sections 50052.5 and 50053.