three or more dwelling units or a combination of three or more separate single-family dwelling units on a single parcel of land. **Dwelling, single-family** means a residential structure containing not more than one dwelling unit entirely
Read it in the chapter →Land use · La Palma, California
single-family dwelling
Named in 1 of this ordinance’s zoning districts.
How this ordinance defines it
The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only La Palma’s own text settles what this covers.