to tidal action (tidelands subzone) shall be avoided where feasible except to accommodate water dependent uses . In tidal areas, only land uses which are water dependent shall be permitted with a use permit, as consistent with federal,
Read it in the chapter →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 Novato’s own text settles what this covers.