Napa County Unincorporated
General provisions
377 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
"Residential care facility" means any family home, group care facility, alcoholism recovery facility or similar facility for twenty-four hour nonmedical care of persons in need of personal services, supervision, assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual including, but not limited to, those facilities identified in Section 5116 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and Section 11834.11 of the Health and Safety Code.
"Residential care facility" means any family home, group care facility, alcoholism recovery facility or similar facility for twenty-four hour nonmedical care of persons in need of personal services, supervision, assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual
"Satellite earth station" means a telecommunication facility consisting of more than a single satellite dish smaller than ten feet in diameter that transmits to and/or receives signals from an orbiting satellite.
"Satellite dish" means any device incorporating a reflective surface that is solid, open mesh, or bar configured that is shallow dish, cone, horn, or cornucopia shaped and is used to transmit and/or receive electromagnetic signals.
"Seasonal farmworker center" is a farmworker center, as defined by Section 18.08.293 of this code, composed entirely of farm labor trailers, as defined by Section 15.40.010 of this code, or which includes permanent structures existing on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section, provided that more than half the beds in such structures are occupied for no more than one hundred twenty days in any calendar year, and for no more than ninety days consecutively. No beds in the farmworker center are occupied for more than two hundred seventy days in any calendar year, and all beds occupied for more than one hundred twenty days are in permanent structures.
Seasonal farmworker center is a farmworker center, as defined by Section 18.08.293 of this code, composed entirely of farm labor trailers, as defined by Section 15.40.010 of this code, or which includes permanent structures existing on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this section, provided that more than half the beds in such structures are occupied for no more than one hundred twenty days in any calendar year, and for no more than ninety days consecutively.
"Sign" means any display used to promote the interest of any person, product, or place of business when placed out-of-doors, other than in an enclosed courtyard, except the following: A. Any official notice issued by a court or public agency or posted by a public official in the performance of a public duty or by any person in giving legal notice; B. Display required or authorized by law.
"Sign" means any display used to promote the interest of any person, product, or place of business when placed out-of-doors, other than in an enclosed courtyard
"Sign area" means the entire area enclosed within the extreme limits of a sign frame, excluding the necessary supports or uprights on which the sign is placed. In the case of a sign with two or more faces, the area of all faces shall be included in the sign area. When only one face of a sign is used, the sign area shall be the area of one face.
"Sign area" means the entire area enclosed within the extreme limits of a sign frame, excluding the necessary supports or uprights on which the sign is placed.
"Awning sign" means any sign affixed to or part of an awning or entrance canopy which is itself permanently attached to or built as part of a building. Such signs shall be considered wall signs for the purpose of establishing the allowable area.
"Freestanding sign" means any sign mounted upon its own standard or pole which is supported by structural anchorage to the ground, including monument signs.
"Monument sign" means a freestanding sign mounted on a solid base that is no higher than four feet above the surface of the ground on which it is placed.
Monument sign means a freestanding sign mounted on a solid base that is no higher than four feet above the surface of the ground on which it is placed.
"Wall sign" means any sign affixed to or painted directly upon a building in such a manner that the face of the sign is substantially parallel to the plane of the building frontage, does not project more than twelve inches therefrom and does not extend above the roof line, facade, eaves or parapet of the building on which it is located.
Wall sign means any sign affixed to or painted directly upon a building in such a manner that the face of the sign is substantially parallel to the plane of the building frontage, does not project more than twelve inches therefrom and does not extend above the roof line, facade, eaves or parapet of the building on which it is located.
"Window sign" means any sign affixed to or displayed on the interior of an establishment so as to be readable from the exterior. Total signage shall not exceed more than twenty-five percent of the total window area.
Window sign means any sign affixed to or displayed on the interior of an establishment so as to be readable from the exterior. Total signage shall not exceed more than twenty-five percent of the total window area.
"Single-family dwelling unit" means a dwelling unit containing not more than one kitchen, designed to be occupied by not more than one family, and includes a manufactured home as defined in Section 18.08.360 which is installed on a permanent foundation and certified under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Sections 5401 and following).
"Single room occupancy unit" means a living space with a minimum floor area of one hundred fifty square feet and a maximum of four hundred square feet restricted to occupancy by no more than two persons. Kitchen and bathroom facilities may be wholly or partially included in each living space or may be fully shared.
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