Chapter 17.09 DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of carrying out the intent of this title, words, phrases and terms used in this title shall be deemed to have the meaning ascribed to them in this chapter. When not inconsistent with the context, words in the singular number include the plural; words in the plural number include the singular. The word "shall" is mandatory and the word "may" is permissive. (Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 270 (part), 1984)

17.09.010 A definitions.

"Abandoned" shall mean to cease or suspend from developing or maintaining a building or use for a stated period of time.

"Abandoned activity" shall mean a business or activity with no reported sales or activity for a period of at least one hundred eighty days. Exceptions are temporary closures for repairs, alterations or other similar situations.

"Abut" or "abutting" shall mean contiguous to.

"Access" or "access way" shall mean the place, means or way by which pedestrians and vehicles shall have safe, adequate and usable ingress and egress to a property or use.

Accessory Use or Structure.

1. "Accessory use" shall mean a use that is normally found with a permitted or conditionally permitted use.

2. "Accessory use or structure" shall mean a use or structure incidental and subordinate to the main use of the property and which is located on the same lot.

3. If necessary, the planning commission may determine whether a use or structure in question is a normal accessory use or not.

"Acreage, gross" shall mean the entire area of a site calculated to the centerline of planned bounding streets and to the edge of the right-of-way of existing or dedicated streets.

"Acreage, net" shall mean the area of a parcel of land measured to the property lines less streets and alleys or those areas proposed or required to be dedicated as streets and alleys.

"Action" shall mean the decision made by the review authority on a land use application, including applicable findings, environmental determination and conditions of approval.

"Adjacent" shall mean situated next to. Includes abutting and real property across alleys, streets or other public property.

"Adult businesses" shall mean and include the following:

1. Any business conducted for the entertainment of adults, engaged in the selling, renting, or displaying of publications depicting the specified anatomical areas or specified sexual activities described herein or other material of a sexually explicit nature;

2. A particular business at a particular location that sells, offers for sale, rents, exhibits, shows or displays specified anatomical areas or specified sexual activities in the form of a book, magazine, newspaper, pamphlet, film, video, or other form or medium, or sexually oriented devices intended for use in the specified sexual activities, which receives twenty-five percent or more of the gross revenue from, or devotes twenty-five percent or more of the stock on hand or twenty-five percent or more of the gross floor area to such activity, is presumed to be engaging in substantial or significant conduct with respect to such activity;

3. Any business wherein occurs the selling of any food or beverage served by employees engaged in partial or total nudity or exposed anatomical areas;

4. Any business conducted for the entertainment of adults wherein an employee, patron or any other person engages in or is shown specified sexual activities, or exhibits or engages in partial or total nudity or otherwise exposes specified anatomical areas as set forth elsewhere in this municipal code.

5. Any business which, as a substantial or significant portion of its business, provides live or filmed entertainment wherein specified anatomical areas of the human anatomy are exposed.

"Adult use" shall mean a business or location where the main emphasis is on the sale or promotion of sexually explicit materials or activities.

"Affordable housing" shall mean housing for which the housing payment is not more than thirty percent of household gross income for a specified housing group.

"Agent or owner" shall mean a person authorized to act for the property owner.

"Aggrieved party" shall mean a person, organization, corporation or any other individual or group which demonstrates to the appellate body that they have an interest, either financial or otherwise, in property affected by the decision of the original decision maker.

"Aging in place communities" means the same as "life plan communities."

"Agricultural use" shall mean the tilling of soil, the raising of crops, horticulture, viticulture, dairying and small livestock farming including all uses customarily incidental thereto; but excluding personal or commercial golf courses, slaughterhouses, fertilizer yards, transport businesses for agriculture hauling, bone yards or plants for reduction of animal matter or any other industrial use which is similarly objectionable because of noise, odor, smoke, dust, or fumes.

"Alcoholism recovery or treatment facilities" means facilities licensed by the California Department of Health Care Services Health and Human Services Agency to provide twenty-four-hour, residential, nonmedical substance use disorder recovery or treatment services. Services are provided in an alcohol- and drug-free environment and support recovery or treatment for substance use disorder related problems. Services may include the following: detoxification, recovery or treatment planning, educational sessions, social/recreational activities, individual and group sessions, family education and parenting, case management, client file review, relapse prevention, and information about and assistance in obtaining health, social, vocational, and other community services (Health and Safety Code Section 11834.02, and as may be amended).

"Alley" shall mean a public or private right-of-way permanently reserved primarily for vehicular service access to the rear or sides of properties otherwise abutting on a street and affording only secondary means of access to abutting property.

"Alteration" shall mean any change, addition, or modification in construction or occupancy of an existing building.

"Amendment" shall mean a change in the wording, context or substance of any provision in this title; or addition, deletion, or a change in the zone boundaries or classification upon the zoning map.

"Amusement center or arcade" shall mean any place of assembly by the public for entertainment or playing games.

"Animal boarding" shall mean the provision of shelter and care for small animals on a commercial basis. This classification includes activities such as feeding, exercising, grooming, and incidental medical care.

"Animal grooming" shall mean the provision of bathing and trimming services for small animals on a commercial basis. This classification includes boarding of domestic animals for a maximum period of forty-eight hours.

"Animal hospitals" shall mean establishments where small animals receive medical and surgical treatment. This classification includes only facilities that are entirely enclosed, soundproofed, and air conditioned. Grooming and temporary (thirty days) boarding of animals is included if incidental to the hospital use.

Animal Keeping. See "small animal keeping," "large animal keeping," "limited small animal keeping," and "limited large animal keeping."

"Animal keeping, large" means raising or keeping large hoofed animals customarily raised or kept on farms including, but not limited to, horses, cows, bulls, calves, oxen, pigs, hogs, and swine.

"Animal keeping, limited large" means that the keeping of certain large animals may be permitted subject to the following density standards:

One large hoofed animal unit = one domesticated hoofed animal.

Minimum Parcel Size (Gross)	Maximum Allowable Large Animal Units
Up to 0.49 acre	0
0.5 to 0.74 acre	0
0.75 to 0.99 acre	0
1.0 acre and above	1 large hoofed animal unit per 1 acre

"Animal keeping, limited small" means the keeping of the following small-to-moderate sized animals that may be permitted subject to the following density standards:

One small nonhoofed animal unit = twelve poultry, twelve rabbits, or any combination of poultry and rabbits totaling twelve individual animals.

One small hoofed animal unit = two sheep or two goats.

Minimum Parcel Size (Gross)	Maximum Allowable Livestock Units
Up to 0.49 acre	1/4 small nonhoofed animal unit (e.g., 3 chickens, or 2 chickens and one rabbit, or 2 rabbits and one chicken, or 3 rabbits)
0.5 to 0.74 acre	1/2 small nonhoofed animal unit
0.75 to 0.99 acre	3/4 small nonhoofed animal unit OR One small hoofed animal unit
1.0 acre and above	1 small hoofed animal unit per 1 acre PLUS 1 small nonhoofed animal unit per 1 acre

Up to a maximum of twenty-four small nonhoofed animals on any single parcel.

"Animal keeping, small" means raising or keeping small nonhoofed animals customarily raised or kept on farms including, but not limited to, poultry and rabbits. It also includes small or moderate-sized hoofed animals including, but not limited to, sheep and goats.

"Animals, retail sales" means retail sales and boarding of small animals, provided such activities take place within an entirely enclosed building. This classification includes grooming if incidental to the retail sale.

"Annexation" shall mean the process of adding territory to the incorporated area of the city and simultaneously detaching said territory from Calaveras County and certain service districts.

"Antenna" shall mean a device used in communications which transmits and/or receives radio, television, or other electromagnetic signals, including, but not limited to, dish, panel, parabolic, and whip antennas.

"Antique store" shall mean a business whose primary purpose is the sale of objects having special value because of its age, especially a domestic item or piece of furniture or handicraft esteemed for its artistry, beauty, or period of origin.

"Apartment" shall mean a room or group of rooms in a building rented or leased to a tenant and constituting five or more dwelling units. For the purpose of this definition, "building" shall mean one or more buildings on one or more contiguous lots or parcels under common ownership, and the total contiguous number of dwelling units in all of such buildings shall be used to determine the number of dwelling units subject to the requirements of this title.

"Artist studio" shall mean a place where fine art is created and occasionally displayed, and affords the artist a live-work opportunity typically in the downtown area. "Fine art" is art concerned with the creation of beautiful objects such as painting and sculpture.

"Auto repair, major" shall mean a place providing a full range of vehicle repair and maintenance services which include outside storage, the use of hazardous liquids, open flame or welding operations. Hazardous liquids include Class I, II or III-A liquids as defined by the California Building Code and/or California Fire Code.

"Auto repair, minor" shall mean a place providing vehicle repair and maintenance limited to exchange of parts and maintenance which does not include the activities as defined under this section, auto repair, major. Any activity combining minor and major automobile repair shall be defined as major automobile repair.

"Auto sales and service" shall mean sale and rental of automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, and recreational vehicles, including storage and incidental maintenance.

"Automobile service station" shall mean an area which provides for the servicing or fueling of motor vehicles, including tube and tire repairs, battery charging, storage of merchandise and supplies related to the servicing of motor vehicles, sale of gasoline and other fuel and lubricants, motor vehicle washing, grease racks, and motor vehicle repairs, excluding major auto repair and other similar activities. This definition includes a convenience gas mart with two or more service islands.

"Automobile washing" shall mean washing, waxing, detailing, or cleaning of automobiles or similar light vehicles including the use of mechanical automobile washers. (Ord. 511 §5 (Att. E), 2021; Ord. 510 §§1, 2, 2021; Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 403 §2 (part), 2003; Ord. 370 §2, 1999; Ord. 323 §10, 1992; Ord. 275 §§2, 3, 1985; Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.09.010 through 17.09.330)

17.09.020 B definitions.

"Balcony" shall mean an open area located either recessed or projected out from the walls of a building. Balconies are thirty inches or more above grade and are open to one or more sides except for a railing or parapet not more than forty-two inches high. An exterior corridor is not a balcony.

"Bar" shall mean any premises wherein alcoholic beverages are sold at retail for consumption on the premises and where minors are excluded therefrom by law. A bar shall include any premises wherein food products, including salads, sandwiches, desserts, and similar short order items and snacks are sold or served incidentally to the sale or service of alcoholic beverages. It shall not mean a bona fide "restaurant" wherein alcoholic beverages are sold incidentally to the public in conjunction with the sale of food for consumption on the premises.

"Basement" shall mean that portion of a building that is partly or completely below grade. A basement shall be counted as a story for purposes of height measurement where any portion of a basement has more than one-half of its height above grade.

"Bed-and-breakfast house" shall mean an existing residence (minimum one year) which has bedrooms rented overnight and includes meals to be served to the overnight guests.

"Berm" shall mean a mound or embankment of earth.

"Block" shall mean a section of land surrounded by public streets, highways, freeways, railroads, rights-of-way, flood control channels, creeks, washes, rivers or unsubdivided acreage or any combination thereof.

"Boarding or rooming house" shall mean a dwelling where rooms are rented to four or more paying guests, who may be provided with meals. The term "boarding house" shall include "rooming house" and "lodging house."

"Buffer area" shall mean a landscaped area intended to separate and partially obstruct the view of two adjacent land uses or properties from one another.

"Building" shall mean any structure exceeding two hundred square feet, built or maintained for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals or property of any kind.

"Building coverage" shall mean that portion of a lot or parcel that is covered by buildings, measured where the exterior wall meets the foundation, excluding open decks and porches, roof eaves, and stoops, unless otherwise specified within this title. Portions of the building which project beyond the exterior wall or foundation wall and enclose floor area, such as bays and basement spaces, shall count toward building coverage.

"Building height" shall mean the vertical distance from the average base elevation to the highest point of the structure, not including chimneys, cupolas, antennas and similar ancillary architectural features.

"Building inspector" shall mean the individual appointed by the city administrator to fill that position.

"Building, nonconforming" shall mean a building or portion thereof lawfully existing on the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title, which was designed, reconstructed or structurally altered for a use which does not conform to uses permitted in the district in which it is located or does not comply with the yard or area requirement of the district in which it is located.

"Building, principal" shall mean a building within which is conducted the principal use permitted on the premises as provided by this title.

"Building setback, minimum" shall mean the minimum distance that a building or structure is required to be separated as specified elsewhere in this title. When measured from a property line, this distance is usually the depth of the required yard area. (Ord. 510 §1, 2021; Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 407 §3, 2004; Ord. 323 §9 (part), 1992; Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.09.340 through 17.09.480)

17.09.030 C definitions.

"Campground" shall mean any area or tract of land used to accommodate two or more camping parties including, but not limited to, cabins, tents, travel trailers, recreational vehicles or other camping units for a period not to exceed fourteen consecutive days.

"Carport" shall mean a roofed structure, or portion of a building, other than an attached or detached garage, used to shelter vehicles.

"Cemetery" shall mean any one, or a combination of more than one, of the following, in a place used or intended to be used and dedicated for cemetery purposes:

1. A burial park for earth interments;

2. A mausoleum for crypt or vault interments;

3. A crematory or a crematory and columbarium for cinerary interments.

"Child day care facility" means a facility that provides nonmedical care to children under eighteen years of age in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual on less than a twenty-four-hour basis. "Child day care facility" includes day care centers, employer-sponsored child care centers, and family day care homes (Health and Safety Code Section 1596.750 and as may be amended).

"City" shall mean the city of Angels.

"City street standards" shall mean those street standards adopted by the city council.

"Clinic" shall mean a place for group medical services not involving the overnight housing of patients.

"Clubs and lodges" shall mean meeting, recreational, or social facilities of a private or nonprofit organization primarily for use by members or guests. This classification includes union halls, social clubs and youth centers.

"Co-housing" means a community of private homes clustered around shared space(s). Housing may be attached or single-family. Each dwelling has traditional amenities, including a private kitchen. Shared spaces typically feature a common house/community building, which may include a large kitchen and dining area, laundry, and recreational spaces. Shared outdoor space may include parking, walkways, open space, and gardens. Residents generally share resources (e.g., tools, lawnmowers).

The legal structure is typically a homeowners’ association or housing cooperative. Community activities may include regularly scheduled shared meals, meetings, and common area maintenance workdays. Co-housing is intended to facilitate organizing child and elder care, transportation, and related activities with associated social, practical, economic, and environmental benefits.

"Code enforcement officer (CEO)" means any person(s) designated by the city to enforce the provisions of the city of Angels Municipal Code and/or his or her designee. "CEO" may include, but is not limited to, public works foreman, city planner, city attorney, building inspector/building official, police chief, fire chief, and the city administrator.

"Combining zone" shall mean those zones which are added to the base zone, and additional regulations supplementary to those required by the base zone, and include additional regulations supplementary to those regulations required by the base zone.

"Commercial" shall mean the purchase, sale or other transaction involving the handling or disposition (other than that included in the term "industry" as defined in this chapter), of any article, substance or commodity for livelihood or profit. This definition includes shops for the sale of personal and professional services.

"Commercial recreation and entertainment" shall include theaters, sports stadiums and arenas, amusement parks, bowling alleys, billiard parlors, ice/roller skating rinks, miniature golf courses, golf driving ranges, model courses, shooting galleries, pinball arcades or electronic game centers having two or more coin-operated game machines, card rooms, and facilities used exclusively for bingo games. "Commercial recreation and entertainment" does not include adult entertainment facilities.

"Commission" or "planning commission" means the planning commission of the city of Angels.

"Community care facilities" means facilities licensed by the Community Care Licensing Division of the California Department of Social Services and includes any facility, place, or building that is maintained and operated to provide nonmedical residential care, day treatment, adult day care, or foster family agency services for children, adults, or children and adults, including, but not limited to, the physically handicapped, mentally impaired, incompetent persons, and abused or neglected children. Community care facilities are detailed in Health and Safety Code Section 1502. They include, but are not limited to, the following as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 1502:

1. Residential care facilities.

2. "Adult day program" means any community-based facility or program that provides care to persons eighteen years of age or older in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of these individuals on less than a twenty-four-hour basis.

3. "Therapeutic day services facility" means any facility that provides nonmedical care, counseling, educational or vocational support, or social rehabilitation services on less than a twenty-four-hour basis to persons under eighteen years of age who would otherwise be placed in foster care or who are returning to families from foster care. Program standards for these facilities shall be developed by the department, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1530, in consultation with therapeutic day services and foster care providers.

4. "Foster family agency" means any public agency or private organization, organized and operated on a nonprofit basis, engaged in any of the following: (a) recruiting, certifying, approving, and training of, and providing professional support to, foster parents and resource families, (b) coordinating with county placing agencies to find homes for foster children in need of care, (c) providing services and supports to licensed or certified foster parents, county-approved resource families, and children to the extent authorized by state and federal law.

5. "Foster family home" means any residential facility providing twenty-four-hour care for six or fewer foster children that is owned, leased, or rented and is the residence of the foster parent or parents, including their family, in whose care the foster children have been placed. The placement may be by a public or private child placement agency or by a court order, or by voluntary placement by a parent, parents, or guardian. It also means a foster family home described in Health and Safety Code Section 1505.2.

6. "Small family home" means any residential facility, in the licensee’s family residence, that provides twenty-four-hour care for six or fewer foster children who have mental disorders or developmental or physical disabilities and who require special care and supervision as a result of their disabilities. A small family home may accept children with special health care needs, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 17710 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. In addition to placing children with special health care needs, the department may approve placement of children without special health care needs, up to the licensed capacity.

7. "Social rehabilitation facility" means any residential facility that provides social rehabilitation services for no longer than eighteen months in a group setting to adults recovering from mental illness who temporarily need assistance, guidance, or counseling. Program components shall be subject to program standards pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 5670) of Chapter 2.5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

8. "Community treatment facility" means any residential facility that provides mental health treatment services to children in a group setting and that has the capacity to provide secure containment. Program components shall be subject to program standards developed and enforced by the State Department of Health Care Services pursuant to Section 4094 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

9. "Full-service adoption agency" means any licensed entity engaged in the business of providing adoption services, that does all of the following: (a) assumes care, custody, and control of a child through relinquishment of the child to the agency or involuntary termination of parental rights to the child; (b) assesses the birth parents, prospective adoptive parents, or child; (c) places children for adoption; (d) supervises adoptive placements. Private full-service adoption agencies shall be organized and operated on a nonprofit basis. As a condition of licensure to provide intercountry adoption services, a full-service adoption agency shall be accredited and in good standing according to 22 CFR 96 (commencing with Section 96.1), or supervised by an accredited primary provider, or acting as an exempted provider, in compliance with 22 CFR 96, Subpart F (commencing with Section 96.29).

10. "Noncustodial adoption agency" means any licensed entity engaged in the business of providing adoption services, that does all of the following: (a) assesses the prospective adoptive parents; (b) cooperatively matches children freed for adoption, who are under the care, custody, and control of a licensed adoption agency, for adoption, with assessed and approved adoptive applicants; (c) cooperatively supervises adoption placements with a full-service adoptive agency, but does not disrupt a placement or remove a child from a placement. Private noncustodial adoption agencies shall be organized and operated on a nonprofit basis. As a condition of licensure to provide intercountry adoption services, a noncustodial adoption agency shall be accredited and in good standing according to 22 CFR 96 (commencing with Section 96.1), or supervised by an accredited primary provider, or acting as an exempted provider, in compliance with 22 CFR 96, Subpart F (commencing with Section 96.29).

11. "Transitional shelter care facility" means any group care facility that provides for twenty-four-hour nonmedical care of persons in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual. Program components shall be subject to program standards developed by the State Department of Social Services pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1502.3.

12. "Transitional housing placement provider" means an organization licensed by the department pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1559.110 to provide transitional housing to foster children who are at least sixteen years of age to promote their transition to adulthood. A transitional housing placement provider shall be privately operated and organized on a nonprofit basis.

13. "Group home" means a residential facility that provides twenty-four-hour care and supervision to children, delivered at least in part by staff employed by the licensee in a structured environment. The care and supervision provided by a group home shall be nonmedical, except as otherwise permitted by law.

14. "Runaway and homeless youth shelter" means a group home licensed by the department to operate a program pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1502.35 to provide voluntary, short-term, shelter and personal services to runaway youth or homeless youth, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Health and Safety Code Section 1502.35.

15. "Enhanced behavioral supports home" means a facility certified by the State Department of Developmental Services pursuant to Article 3.6 (commencing with Section 4684.80) of Chapter 6 of Division 4.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and licensed by the State Department of Social Services as an adult residential facility or a group home that provides twenty-four-hour nonmedical care to individuals with developmental disabilities who require enhanced behavioral supports, staffing, and supervision in a homelike setting. An enhanced behavioral supports home shall have a maximum capacity of four consumers, shall conform to 42 CFR 441.530(a)(1), and shall be eligible for federal Medicaid home- and community-based services funding.

16. "Community crisis home" means a facility certified by the State Department of Developmental Services pursuant to Article 8 (commencing with Section 4698) of Chapter 6 of Division 4.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and licensed by the State Department of Social Services pursuant to Article 9.7 (commencing with Health and Safety Code Section 1567.80), as an adult residential facility, providing twenty-four-hour nonmedical care to individuals with developmental disabilities receiving regional center service, in need of crisis intervention services, and who would otherwise be at risk of admission to the acute crisis center at Fairview Developmental Center, Sonoma Developmental Center, an acute general hospital, acute psychiatric hospital, an institution for mental disease, as described in Part 5 (commencing with Section 5900) of Division 5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or an out-of-state placement. A community crisis home shall have a maximum capacity of eight consumers, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1567.80, shall conform to 42 CFR 441.530(a)(1), and shall be eligible for federal Medicaid home- and community-based services funding.

17. "Crisis nursery" means a facility licensed by the department to operate a program pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1516 to provide short-term care and supervision for children under six years of age who are voluntarily placed for temporary care by a parent or legal guardian due to a family crisis or stressful situation.

18. "Short-term residential therapeutic program" means a residential facility operated by a public agency or private organization and licensed by the department pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1562.01 that provides an integrated program of specialized and intensive care and supervision, services and supports, treatment, and short-term, twenty-four-hour care and supervision to children. The care and supervision provided by a short-term residential therapeutic program shall be nonmedical, except as otherwise permitted by law. Private short-term residential therapeutic programs shall be organized and operated on a nonprofit basis. A short-term residential therapeutic program may be operated as a children’s crisis residential program.

19. "Private alternative boarding school" means a group home licensed by the department to operate a program pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1502.2 to provide youth with twenty-four-hour residential care and supervision, which, in addition to providing educational services to youth, provides, or holds itself out as providing, behavioral-based services to youth with social, emotional, or behavioral issues. The care and supervision provided by a private alternative boarding school shall be nonmedical, except as otherwise permitted by law.

20. "Private alternative outdoor program" means a group home licensed by the department to operate a program pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1502.21 to provide youth with twenty-four-hour residential care and supervision, which provides, or holds itself out as providing, behavioral-based services in an outdoor living setting to youth with social, emotional, or behavioral issues. The care and supervision provided by a private alternative outdoor program shall be nonmedical, except as otherwise permitted by law.

21. "Children’s crisis residential program" means a facility licensed by the department as a short-term residential therapeutic program pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1562.02 and approved by the State Department of Health Care Services, or a county mental health plan to which the State Department of Health Care Services has delegated approval authority to operate a children’s crisis residential mental health program, approval pursuant to Section 11462.011 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, to serve children experiencing mental health crises as an alternative to psychiatric hospitalization.

"Conditional use permit" shall mean a permit issued by the city with conditions as specified by Chapter 17.78.

"Condominium" shall mean a development of multiple units consisting of an undivided interest in common for a portion of a parcel coupled with a separate interest in airspace in a residential building on a parcel.

"Condominium, commercial" shall mean an individually owned unit in a building or development with commercial occupants. Each unit may be financed or sold separately by the owner, but the care and expense of maintaining common areas are shared.

"Condominium conversion" shall mean the conversion of multifamily rental units to private ownership units, generally to condominiums, community apartments, or stock cooperatives.

"Congregate living health care facility" means a facility serving persons who are terminally ill, persons who are catastrophically and severely disabled, persons who are mentally alert but physically disabled, or any combination of these persons (Health and Safety Code Section 1267.13).

"Construction, commencement of" shall mean construction shall be determined to start when all of the following have been completed by the developer:

1. Filing of full sets of building plans with the building department and issuance of a building permit including electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits.

2. Performance of all conditions of approval specifying "prior to the issuance of a building permit" as found in any applicable approval statements and/or resolutions adopted by the city council, planning commission, or planning director.

3. Payment of all required fees, including building permit fees, and the posting and acceptance of all public improvement securities, if applicable.

4. Compliance with environmental review procedures of the city.

"Construction, completion of" shall mean construction shall be complete when the final required building inspection has been completed and/or a "certificate of occupancy" is issued by the building inspector.

"Continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs)" shall mean the same as "life plan communities."

"Contractor’s equipment yard" shall mean an area of land where construction equipment is stored for either periodic or extended periods of time and including repair facilities and administrative offices.

"Convenience gas mart" shall mean a retail establishment offering for sale prepackaged food products, household items, and other goods commonly associated with the same. Activities include the sale and/or dispensing of gasoline and other petroleum products.

"Conversion" shall mean changing the original purpose of a building to a different use.

Cooperative Housing. See "co-housing."

"Corner lot" shall mean a lot bounded on two or more adjacent sides by public right-of-way or private ways, or by portions thereof.

Cottage Courts. See "cottage housing."

"Cottage housing" means a grouping of small, single-family dwelling units clustered around a common area and developed with a coherent plan for the entire site.

"Council" and "city council" shall mean the city council of the city of Angels.

"Country club" shall mean a club organized and operated primarily for social and outdoor recreational purposes, and including incidental accessory uses and structures.

"Cultural institutions" shall mean institutions displaying, preserving or demonstrating intellectual and artistic objects or activities. This classification generally includes libraries, museums, and art galleries where displayed objects are not intended for sale. (Ord. 526 §1 (Att. A), 2022; Ord. 514 §2 (Att. F), 2021; Ord. 511 §5 (Att. E), 2021; Ord. 510 §§1-–3, 2021; Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 323 §§9, 11, 1992; Ord. 305 §5, 1990; Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.09.490 through 17.09.730)

17.09.040 D definitions.

"Day care center" means a child day care facility other than a family day care home, and includes infant centers, preschools, extended day care facilities, and school-age child care centers, and includes child care centers licensed pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 1596.951 (Health and Safety Code Section 1596.76 and as may be amended).

"Day nursery" or "nursery school" shall mean any building or group of buildings, or portion thereof, used primarily for the daytime care of more than twelve children. Nurseries or child care facilities where twelve or less children are involved are defined as large family day care homes.

"Days" shall mean calendar days, except when the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, in which case the following day is included.

"Deck" shall mean an unroofed platform, either freestanding or attached to a building, that is supported by pillars, posts, or similar structures. A deck attached to an upper floor of a structure may also be referred to as a "balcony."

"Density" shall mean the ratio between dwelling units and land, expressed as the number of dwelling units per gross acre, or as square feet of land required per dwelling unit.

"Density bonus" shall mean an increase of dwelling units over the otherwise maximum allowable residential density.

"Density, gross" shall mean the number of dwelling units per acre of developable residential land, including public and private streets, but excluding greenways and easements for drainage or power transmission lines.

"Density, net" shall mean the number of dwelling units per acre of developable residential land exclusive of public and private streets, greenways, drainage, power transmission line easements, or other public and semipublic uses.

"Development" shall mean:

1. The division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels;

2. The construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or enlargement of any structure, including any facility of any private, public, or municipal utility;

3. Any mining, excavation, landfill, or land disturbance;

4. Any use or extension of the use of land;

5. Any subdivision pursuant to the Subdivision Map Act; and

6. Any other division of land, including lot splits, except where the land division is brought about in connection with the purchase of the land by a public agency for public recreational use.

"Development agreement" shall mean an agreement entered into between the city of Angels and a contracting party which relates to a specific real property, subject to the terms of the agreement, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and Article 2.5, Chapter 4, Division 1 of Title 7 of the California Government Code.

"Developmental disability" means a disability that originates before an individual attains eighteen years of age; continues, or can be expected to continue, indefinitely; and constitutes a substantial disability for that individual. As defined by the director of developmental services, in consultation with the superintendent of public instruction, this term shall include intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and autism. This term shall also include disabling conditions found to be closely related to intellectual disability or to require treatment similar to that required for individuals with an intellectual disability but shall not include other handicapping conditions that are solely physical in nature.

"Director" shall mean the city of Angels planning director or designee.

"Discount club" shall mean a discount store or warehouse where shoppers pay a membership fee in order to take advantage of discounted prices on a wide variety of items such as food, clothing, tires, and appliances; many items are sold in large quantities or bulk.

"Discount store" shall mean stores with off-street parking that usually offer a variety of customer services, centralized cashing, and a wide range of products. They usually maintain long store hours seven days a week. The stores are often the only ones on the site, but they can also be found in mutual operation with a related or unrelated garden center or service station. Discount stores are also sometimes found as separate parcels within a retail complex with their own dedicated parking.

"Discount superstore" shall mean a store that is similar to a "discount store" described in this section, with the exception that they also contain a full service grocery department under the same roof that shares entrances and exits with the discount store area. Such retail stores shall not exceed eighty thousand square feet of gross floor area and devote at least five percent of the total sales floor area to the sale of nontaxable merchandise. "Sales floor area" means only interior building space devoted to the sale of merchandise, and does not include restrooms, office space, storage space, automobile service areas, or open-air garden sales space. "Nontaxable merchandise" means products, commodities, or items the sale of which is not subject to California State sales tax. These stores usually offer a variety of customer services, centralized cashing, and a wide range of products. They usually maintain long store hours seven days a week. The stores are often the only ones on the site, but they can also be found in mutual operation with a related or unrelated garden center or service station. Discount superstores are also sometimes found as separate parcels within a retail complex with their own dedicated parking.

"Distance between structures" shall mean the minimum distance measured between two structures.

"Domestic violence shelter" is as defined in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 18291(c) and Health and Safety Code Section 124250. "Domestic violence shelter" means a shelter for domestic violence victims providing emergency housing in a confidential and safe location on a twenty-four-hour basis for battered women and their children. This use is considered the same as transitional or supportive housing pursuant to the Angels Municipal Code.

"Drive-in facility" shall mean any place or premises designed or used for the sale, dispensing or serving of food, refreshments, money, gasoline, or other goods and services to customers in their vehicles.

"Driveway" shall mean a private roadway for the exclusive use of the occupants of a property and their guests, and which provides vehicular access to parking spaces, garages, dwellings or other structures on a site.

Drug Abuse Recovery or Treatment Facilities. See "alcoholism recovery or treatment facilities."

"Dwelling" shall mean a structure or portion thereof designed and used exclusively for residential occupancy including one-family, two-family and multiple-family dwellings, but not including hotels or motels.

"Dwelling, group" shall mean a combination or arrangement of dwellings, including one-family, two-family and multiple-family dwellings, whether detached or not, on one building site.

"Dwelling, multiple-family" shall mean a building designed or used for occupancy by three or more families all living independently of each other.

"Dwelling, principal" shall mean a residential structure or portion thereof that is the primary or predominant use of the property.

"Dwelling, single-family" shall mean a structure designed for occupancy of one family. Single-family dwelling includes mobilehomes in a mobilehome park and manufactured homes on a permanent foundation.

"Dwelling, two-family" shall mean a building designed for use or occupancy for two families, each living independently of each other.

"Dwelling unit, accessory (ADU)" means a complete independent dwelling unit (i.e., has permanent provisions for living, cooking, eating, sleeping and sanitation) for one or more persons. ADUs may be:

1. Detached: The unit is separated from the primary structure.

2. Attached: The unit is attached to the primary structure.

3. Converted existing space: Space (e.g., master bedroom, attached garage, storage area, or similar use, or an accessory structure) on the lot of the primary residence that is converted into an independent living unit.

ADUs are subject to the requirements of Chapter 17.61. ADUs are sometimes referred to as "granny flat," "mother-in-law unit," "caretaker unit," "guest house," "carriage house," or other term.

"Dwelling unit, junior accessory (JADU)" is as defined in Government Code Section 65852.22. It is a living space not exceeding five hundred square feet in size contained entirely within a legally established bedroom within the walls of an existing, fully permitted single-family dwelling. A JADU may be constructed within the walls of a proposed or existing single-family residence and is not required to be an existing bedroom or have an interior entry into the single-family residence. No additional parking requirements or fees for water or sewer connections may be required. JADUs cannot be sold separately from the primary dwelling. Only one JADU per lot is permitted. The owner must reside in either the remaining portion of the primary residence or in the newly created JADU. JADUs are not allowed in accessory structures. (Ord. 525 §1 (Att. A), 2022; Ord. 515 §1 (Att. A), 2021; Ord. 511 §5 (Att. E), 2021; Ord. 510 §§1-–3, 2021; Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 425 §3(part), 2005; Ord. 423 §2(part), 2005; Ord. 305 §4, 1990; Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.09.740 through 17.09.960)

17.09.050 E definitions.

"Easement" shall mean a grant of one or more property rights by the property owner for use by the public, a corporation or another person or entity.

"Efficiency kitchen" means a removable kitchen that contains a sink; appliances that do not require electrical service greater than one hundred twenty volts, or natural or propane gas; a limited food preparation counter; and storage cabinets. The entire kitchen shall not exceed six lineal feet, except that if existing counter space is being converted to efficiency kitchen use, then the counter space shall not exceed eight lineal feet. Examples of prohibited cooking appliances are ranges, stoves, cook tops, and built-in ovens. Examples of cooking appliances that may be used are microwave ovens, hot plates, and similar appliances intended for use on top of a countertop. Refrigerator size is not limited. See Health and Safety Code Section 17958.1.

"Emergency residential shelter" shall mean a governmental agency or private nonprofit organization which provides, or contracts with recognized community organizations to provide, emergency or temporary shelter for evacuees and/or homeless, and which has received a conditional use permit authorized by the city of Angels planning commission and is in compliance with all applicable requirements of the California Health and Safety Code of Regulations, and all conditions of the city use permit.

"Emergency services provider" shall mean a public or private agency which provides fire, ambulance, police or similar emergency dispatch services for the protection of life or property.

"Emergency shelter" means housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless person.

"Employee or farmworker housing" is housing for a person and his or her family whose primary incomes are earned through permanent or seasonal agricultural labor. Employee housing for six or fewer employees is a permitted use in all residential districts. For any city zoning district that allows agricultural uses, employee or farmworker housing consisting of no more than thirty-six beds in a group quarters or twelve units or spaces designed for use by a single family or household is an agricultural use that does not differ in any other way from any other agricultural use. No conditional use permit, zoning variance or other zoning clearance is required for this type of employee housing that is not required for any other agricultural activity in the same zone. Employee housing in a zone permitting agricultural uses includes agricultural employees who do not work on the property where the employee housing is located. Employee or farmworker housing is subject only to the same standards that apply to the same or similar agricultural uses in the same zoning district (Health and Safety Code Sections 17021.5 and 17021.6).

"Entertainment, live" shall mean a musical, theater, dance, cabaret, or comedy act performed by one or more persons. Any form of dancing by patrons or guests at an eating and drinking establishment or bar is live entertainment.

"Equipment building, shelter or cabinet" shall mean an enclosed structure used to house equipment.

"Equipment sales, services and rentals" shall mean sales, services and rental of construction, agricultural, or household equipment.

"Extremely low income households (ELIs)" are households with an income less than thirty percent of area median income. (Ord. 511 §5 (Att. E), 2021; Ord. 510 §§1, 2, 2021; Ord. 469 (part), 2015: Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 403 §2(part), 2003; Ord. 305 §1, 1990: Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.09.970 through 17.09.1020)

17.09.060 F definitions.

"Facilities for mentally disordered, handicapped persons, or dependent and neglected children" shall be as defined in Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5115-5116 and as may be amended.

"Factory-built housing" is as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 19971. "Factory-built housing" means a residential building, dwelling unit, or an individual dwelling room or combination of rooms thereof, or building component, assembly, or system manufactured in such a manner that all concealed parts or processes of manufacture cannot be inspected before installation at the building site without disassembly, damage, or destruction of the part, including units designed for use as part of an institution for resident or patient care, that is either wholly manufactured or is in substantial part manufactured at an off-site location to be wholly or partially assembled on site in accordance with building standards published in the California Building Standards Code and other regulations adopted by the commission pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 19990. Factory-built housing does not include a mobilehome, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 18008, a recreational vehicle, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 18010.5, or a commercial modular, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 18012.5.

"Family" means one or more persons living together in a dwelling unit, with common access to and common use of all facilities.

"Family dwelling" includes, but is not limited to, single-family dwellings, units in multifamily dwellings, including units in duplexes and units in apartment dwellings, mobilehomes, including mobilehomes located in mobilehome parks, units in cooperatives, units in condominiums, units in townhouses, and units in planned unit developments (Health and Safety Code Section 1569.85(g)).

"Farm practice, accepted" shall mean a mode of operation that is common to farms or ranches and which is further defined by Section 17.06.120.

"Farmworker" means a person and his or her family whose primary incomes are earned through permanent or seasonal agricultural labor.

Farmworker Housing. See "employee housing."

"Fence" shall mean an artificially constructed barrier of any material or combination of materials erected to enclose or screen areas of land.

"Floor area" shall mean the sum of the gross horizontal areas of all floors of a building measured from the interior faces of the exterior walls or from the centerline of walls separating buildings. The floor area projected over stair openings shall be counted only once. Habitable area located in basement or cellar spaces shall be counted as floor area for purposes of determining the maximum allowable size of an accessory dwelling unit, and for determining parking requirements pursuant to Chapter 17.69.

1. "Gross floor area" means the area within the perimeter of the outside walls of a building as measured from the inside surface of the exterior walls, with no deduction for hallways, stairs, closets, thickness of walls, columns, or other interior features; used in determining the required number of exits or in determining occupancy classification.

2. "Net floor area" means the actual occupied area of a building, not including accessory unoccupied areas or thickness of walls; used in determining the required number of exits.

"Floor area ratio (FAR)" shall mean the area resulting from dividing the gross floor area of all buildings on one lot by the gross land area of that lot.

"Food and beverage sales" shall mean the retail sales of food and beverages for off-site preparation and consumption. Typical uses include grocery stores, liquor stores and delicatessens. Establishments at which twenty percent or more of the transactions are sales of prepared food for on-site or take-out consumption shall be classified as catering services or restaurants.

"Friable" shall mean the addition of soil amendments and returning the soil to an easily crumbled or loosely compacted condition whereby the root structure of newly planted landscaping material will be allowed to spread unimpeded.

"Front lot line" shall mean the abutting street line on an interior lot; on a corner lot, the front lot line is the shorter of any adjacent two abutting streets except in those cases where developers have intended and shown another line as the front lot line on an approved subdivision map.

"Front yard" shall mean a yard measured into a lot from its front lot line or lines, and extending the full width of the lot between its side lot lines. (Ord. 511 §5 (Att. E), 2021; Ord. 510 §§1, 2, 2021; Ord. 469 (part), 2015: Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 425 §3(part), 2005; Ord. 323 §§9, 12, 1992: Ord. 305 §1, 1990: Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.09.1030 through 17.09.1110)

17.09.070 G definitions.

"Garage, private" shall mean a detached or attached accessory building on the same lot as a dwelling, used for the housing of the vehicles of the occupants of the principal building.

"Garage, public" shall mean a building or portion thereof other than a private garage, designed or used for equipping, servicing, repairing, hiring, selling or storing motor vehicles.

"General plan" shall mean the adopted policy of the city pursuant to the Government Code of California.

"Grade" shall mean the average of the finished ground level at the center of all walls of a building. In case walls are parallel to and within five feet of a sidewalk, the ground level shall be measured at the sidewalk.

Granny Flat or Second Unit. See "accessory dwelling unit."

Group home. See "community care facility."

"Guest house" shall mean living quarters within an accessory building on a residential lot for use by temporary guests of the occupants of the premises. It shall have no kitchen or cooking facilities and shall not be rented or otherwise used as a separate independent dwelling. (Ord. 510 §§1, 3, 2021; Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.09.1120 through 17.09.1170)

17.09.080 H definitions.

"Health/recreation facility" shall mean an indoor facility including such uses as a gymnasium, game courts, exercise equipment and classes, locker rooms, pool, jacuzzi and/or spa, and pro shop.

"Hedge" shall mean a plant or series of plants or other landscape material so arranged as to form a physical barrier or enclosure.

"Highway" means a way or place, of whatever nature, publicly maintained and open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic. "Highway" includes a street, public right-of-way and all or any part of the entire width of the right-of-way of said highway.

"Home occupation" shall mean an occupation conducted as an accessory use within a dwelling unit in conformance with Section 17.06.060, also known as a business conducted in the home.

"Homeless shelter" is as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 11380.7(d)(3). It includes, but is not limited to, emergency shelters. It is considered an emergency shelter for the purposes of the city of Angels Municipal Code.

"Hospital" shall mean an institution providing health services primarily for human inpatient medical or surgical care for the sick or injured and includes related facilities such as laboratories, outpatient surgical centers and departments, training facilities, central services facilities, and administrative offices that are an integral part of the hospital facility.

"Hotel" or "motel" shall mean a building or group of buildings containing rental units, and which rooms are designed, intended to be used or are used, or rented as temporary or overnight accommodation for guests. (Ord. 514 §2 (Att. F), 2021; Ord. 511 §5 (Att. E), 2021; Ord. 510 §1, 2021; Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.09.1180 through 17.09.1220)

17.09.090 I definitions.

"Industry" shall mean the manufacture, fabrication, processing or reduction of any article, substance or commodity or any other treatment thereof in such a manner as to change the form, character or appearance thereof.

"Intergenerational housing" means a type of elderly supportive housing consisting of units for senior citizens, caregivers, and transition age youths.

"Interim housing" shall mean shared living quarters, generally without separate kitchen and bathroom facilities for each room or unit, intended to meet short-term shelter and/or other immediate needs. Interim housing includes, but is not limited to, homeless shelters, women’s shelters and other emergency shelters, labor camps, transitional shelters and halfway houses. Interim housing does not include "residential care facilities," "family day care homes," "family day care centers," "convalescent hospitals," "hotels," or "motels."

"Intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled" is a facility that provides twenty-four-hour personal care, habilitation, developmental, and supportive health services to developmentally disabled clients whose primary need is for developmental services and who have a recurring but intermittent need for skilled nursing services (Health and Safety Code Sections 1250(d) and (e) and as may be amended).

"Intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-habilitative" means a facility with a capacity of four to fifteen beds that provides twenty-four-hour personal care, habilitation, developmental, and supportive health services to fifteen or fewer developmentally disabled persons who have intermittent recurring needs for nursing services, but have been certified by a physician and surgeon as not requiring availability of continuous skilled nursing care (Health and Safety Code Sections 1250(d) and (e) and as may be amended). It includes intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-nursing.

"Intermediate care facility/developmentally disabled-nursing" means a facility with a capacity of four to fifteen beds that provides twenty-four-hour personal care, developmental services, and nursing supervision for developmentally disabled persons who have intermittent recurring needs for skilled nursing care but have been certified by a physician and surgeon as not requiring continuous skilled nursing care. The facility shall serve medically fragile persons who have developmental disabilities or demonstrate significant developmental delay that may lead to a developmental disability if not treated.

"Itinerant vendor" shall mean any person who has no established place of business within the boundaries of the city of Angels and who is engaged in transient business traveling from place to place for the purpose of selling any goods, wares, merchandise or services or for the purpose of taking orders for the sale of any food, goods, wares, merchandise or services to be delivered or performed at some future time and date. (Ord. 511 §5 (Att. E), 2021; Ord. 510 §§1, 2, 2021; Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.09.1230 through 17.09.1250)

17.09.100 J definitions.

"Junkyard" shall mean a place for the storage of waste or salvage metal or material, unused vehicles, and dismantling or demolition of machinery or vehicles. (Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.09.1260)

17.09.110 K definitions.

Kennel, Commercial. "Commercial kennel" shall mean any kennel maintained for the purpose of boarding, breeding, raising or training domestic animals for a fee, for sale, or other consideration.

Kennel, Private. "Private kennel" shall mean any property where domestic animals, over the age of six months, are kept or maintained in accordance with zoning district requirements, for the use and enjoyment of the occupants for noncommercial purposes. (Ord. 510 §1, 2021; Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.09.1270 and 17.09.1280)

17.09.120 L definitions.

"Landscaping" shall mean the planting of suitable vegetation in conformity with the requirements of this title and the continued maintenance thereof.

"Large family day care home" means a home which provides family day care for seven to fourteen children including those who reside at the home, as defined in California Health and Safety Code Sections 1596.70 through 1597.47.

"Lattice tower" shall mean a self-supporting or guyed structure, erected on the ground, which consists of metal crossed strips or bars to support antennas and related equipment.

Laundries.

1. "Limited" shall mean an establishment to dry clean and/or wash and dry clothes and other fabrics brought in and carried away by the customer. This may include self-service or coin-operated facilities.

2. "Unlimited" shall mean an establishment where larger quantities of clothes and other fabrics are washed and/or ironed but are collected and delivered primarily by laundry employees. Unlimited laundry does not include the term "limited laundry."

"Life plan communities" generally are age-restricted properties that include a combination of independent living and assisted living, sometimes also with skilled nursing services available to residents all in one community. Similar communities are also known as: continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), tri-level communities, and aging in place communities.

"Livestock" shall mean animals customarily raised or kept on farms to include fowl, horses, cows, bulls, calves, oxen, sheep, goats, and other bovine or hoofed animals including pigs, hogs, and swine.

"Loading area" shall mean an off-street area for the temporary time-limited parking of a motor vehicle used to deliver or receive persons, goods or materials of not less than ten feet in width and thirty-five feet in length with at least sixteen feet of vertical clearance either within a structure or in the open, excluding driveways or access roads, but which abuts upon a street or alley or has access to a street or alley.

"Lot area" shall mean the total square footage of the area within all site boundaries.

"Lot width" shall mean the horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured at the street line except for flag lots, in the case of rectangular lots, and measured at the front yard building setback line in all other cases.

"Low-profile antenna" shall mean any antenna less than thirty-six inches in height. (Ord. 511 §5 (Att. E), 2021; Ord. 510 §§1, 3, 2021; Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 403 §2 (part), 2003; Ord. 323 §9 (part), 1992: Ord. 305 §3, 1990; Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.09.1290 through 17.09.1370)

17.09.130 M definitions.

Maintenance and Repair Service.

1. "Major" shall mean facilities providing equipment maintenance and repair service and material storage areas. This classification includes corporation yards, equipment service centers, and the like, and excludes maintenance and repair of vehicles.

2. "Minor" shall mean establishments providing appliance repair, office machine repair, or building maintenance services. This classification excludes maintenance and repair of vehicles and outside storage.

"Manufactured home" or "manufactured housing" is as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 18007. "Manufactured home" means a structure that was constructed on or after June 15, 1976, is transportable in one or more sections, is eight body feet or more in width, or forty body feet or more in length, in the traveling mode, or, when erected on site, is three hundred twenty or more square feet, is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a single-family dwelling with or without a foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein. "Manufactured home" includes any structure that meets all the requirements of this definition except the size requirements and with respect to which the manufacturer voluntarily files a certification and complies with the standards established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. § 5401, and following).

"Manufactured home park" is the same as a "mobilehome park," but includes manufactured homes rather than mobilehomes. Manufactured homes in a manufactured home park or mobilehome park do not require a permanent foundation.

"Medical cannabis dispensary" shall mean any facility or location where medical cannabis is made available to and/or distributed by or to two or more of the following: a primary caregiver, a qualified patient, or a person with an identification card, in strict accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5 et seq., as may be amended, including but not limited to Health and Safety Code Section 11362.7(d)(2) and (3). The terms "primary caregiver," "qualified patient," and "person with an identification card" shall be as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5 et seq., as may be amended.

"Mini-storage/warehouse facilities" shall mean a building or group of buildings in a controlled-access and fenced compound that contains varying sizes of individual, compartmentalized, and controlled-access stalls or lockers for the unused storage of goods or wares and may include outdoor storage.

"Ministerial action" means a governmental decision involving little or no personal judgment by the decision maker as to the wisdom or manner of carrying out a project. The decision maker merely applies the law to the facts as presented but uses no special discretion or judgment in reaching a decision. A ministerial decision involves only the use of fixed standards or objective measurements, and the decision maker cannot use personal, subjective judgment in deciding whether or how a project should be carried out.

"Missing middle housing" means multiple units contained in a house-scale building on a single parcel. Compatible in scale and form with detached single-family homes, but containing duplexes, fourplexes, townhomes, cottage housing, multiplexes, or similar. House-scale buildings shall blend with existing residential neighborhoods. Housing shall, to the maximum extent feasible, support walkability. Called "missing" because such residences were popular pre-1950s, but have been missing from the nation’s housing inventory for many decades.

"Mobilehome" is as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 18008. "Mobilehome" means a structure that was constructed prior to June 15, 1976, is transportable in one or more sections, is eight body feet or more in width, or forty body feet or more in length, in the traveling mode, or, when erected on site, is three hundred twenty or more square feet, is built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a single-family dwelling with or without a foundation system when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein. "Mobilehome" includes any structure that meets all the requirements of this definition and complies with the state standards for mobilehomes in effect at the time of construction. "Mobilehome" does not include a commercial modular, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 18001.8, factory-built housing, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 19971, a manufactured home, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 18007, a multifamily manufactured home, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 18008.7, or a recreational vehicle, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 18010.

"Mobilehome park" is as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 18214. "Mobilehome park" means any area or tract of land where two or more lots are rented or leased, held out for rent or lease, or were formerly held out for rent or lease and later converted to a subdivision, cooperative, condominium, or other form of resident ownership, to accommodate manufactured homes, mobilehomes, or (before 1982) for recreational vehicles used for human habitation. The rental paid for a manufactured home, a mobilehome, or a recreational vehicle shall be deemed to include rental for the lot it occupies. This definition shall not be construed to authorize the rental of a mobilehome park space for the accommodation of a recreational vehicle in violation of Section 798.22 of the Civil Code. Civil Code Section 798.22 states that in any new mobilehome park developed after January 1, 1982, mobilehome spaces shall not be rented for the accommodation of recreational vehicles as defined by Civil Code Section 799.29 unless the mobilehome park has a specifically designated area within the park for recreational vehicles, which is separate and apart from the area designated for mobilehomes. Recreational vehicles may be located only in the specifically designated area.

"Monopole" shall consist of a single pole structure erected on the ground to support wireless communication antennas and connecting appurtenances.

"Mother Lode architectural style" shall mean any one of the multiple architectural styles exhibited in Angels Camp. The historically and architecturally significant buildings in Angels Camp are diverse in style, as well as in method and period of construction. They were built of stone, brick, frame, and concrete and had sidings of brick, wood, stucco, and plaster. The architectural styles represented include: Greek Revival, Neoclassical, Italianate, Queen Anne, False-Front Commercial, Craftsman, Spanish Eclectic, and Art Deco.

"Museum" shall mean a building, place, or institution devoted to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, or artistic value. (Ord. 525 §1 (Att. A), 2022; Ord. 511 §5 (Att. E), 2021; Ord. 510 §1, 2021; Ord. 486 §2, 2019; Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 410 §4(part), 2004; Ord. 403 §2(part), 2003; Ord. 305 §§10, 11, 1990: Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.09.1380 through 17.09.1460)

17.09.140 N definitions.

"Neighborhood services" means small scale (less than ten thousand square feet) convenience shopping, professional offices, community centers, community gardens, recreational uses, storage facilities, and similar amenities intended to serve nearby residential areas. "Neighborhood services" excludes shopping centers or major commercial developments of a community or regional nature.

"Nonconforming use" shall mean a lawfully existing structure or use at the time this title, or any amendment thereto, becomes effective which does not conform to the zoning district in which it is located.

"Notice of violation" means a certificate recorded by the city which determines that real property has been divided or has resulted from a division in violation of this title or the Subdivision Map Act. "Notice of violation" also means that notice that may be filed with the county clerk/recorder to notify potential future property owners of a pending violation on the property.

"Nuisance" shall mean anything that interferes with the use or enjoyment of property, endangers personal health or safety or is offensive to the senses.

"Nursery" shall mean an establishment in which all merchandise other than plants is kept within an enclosed building or a fully screened, fenced enclosure, and fertilizer of any type is stored and sold in package form only. (Ord. 514 §2 (Att. F), 2021; Ord. 511 §5 (Att. E), 2021; Ord. 510 §1, 2021; Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.09.1470 through 17.09.1490)

17.09.150 O definitions.

"Occupancy" shall mean the purpose for which a building is used or intended to be used. A change of occupancy is not intended to include a change of tenants or proprietors.

"Open space, common" shall mean open space within or related to a development, not in individually owned lots or dedicated for public use, but which is designed and intended for the common use or enjoyment of the residents of the development.

"Open space, usable" shall mean any reasonable accessible portion of a lot, including decks, swimming pools, balconies, and the like, which is landscaped and/or developed for recreational use or outdoor activities. Usable open space shall not include parking areas, driveways, any part of an existing or future road or right-of-way, service areas, and slopes over ten percent, and shall not have any horizontal dimension less than ten feet, except decks or balconies, which shall have a minimum dimension of six feet to qualify as usable open space. Decks or paved walkways shall not be counted as usable open space where they are used principally as a passageway and entrance to a dwelling(s). Where decks are private in nature or are for the general use of tenants residing on the property and do not serve as a passageway, such decks may be counted as usable open space when otherwise conforming with the requirements of this chapter.

"Outdoor storage" shall mean the keeping, in an unroofed area, of any goods, junk, material, merchandise, or vehicles in the same place for more than twenty-four hours.

"Overlay zone" shall mean a set of zoning requirements that is described in the text of the zoning regulations of this code, is mapped and is imposed in addition to those requirements of the underlying district. (Ord. 510 §1, 2021; Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.09.1510 through 17.09.1550)

17.09.160 P definitions.

"Parcel" shall mean an area of contiguous land established pursuant to Title 16 of this code which is or may be developed or utilized under one ownership as a unit or site for a use or group of uses.

"Park" shall mean an area of land with open space, walkways, driveways, playgrounds, picnic areas, recreation facilities or similar uses for public use.

1. "Private park" shall mean an area of land with open space, walkways, driveways, playgrounds, picnic areas, recreation facilities or similar uses for personal or membership use only.

"Parking space, automobile" shall mean a space reserved exclusively for the parking of automobiles and meeting the minimum city standards as provided in Chapter 17.69.

"Peace officer" means an individual as defined in Chapter 4.5, commencing with Section 830 of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.

"Permit" shall include variance, conditional use permit, site plan, building permit and any other action authorizing construction or use of land within this title.

"Permitted use" shall mean any use allowed in a land use zoning district and subject to the provisions applicable to that district.

"Personal service" shall mean work or duty performed on or to an individual or individuals, e.g., barbershop.

"Picnic area" shall mean a space of land designed to accommodate one or more parties for the purpose of eating outdoors.

"Place of assembly" shall mean a building or place where more than twenty-five people gather together in one place either for entertainment or business purposes and not part of a church or school.

"Plan line" shall mean official established right-of-way lines for future streets or for the extension or widening of existing streets within which the construction of structures is generally prohibited.

"Planned development" shall mean a type of development characterized by comprehensive planning for the project as a whole, clustering of structures to preserve usable open space and other natural features, and a mixture of housing types within prescribed densities.

"Planning commission" shall mean the planning commission of the city of Angels.

"Planning department" shall mean the department of the city government charged with performing the administration of the city’s planning program.

"Porch" shall mean a roofed, open area, attached to or part of a building, and with direct access to or from the building.

"Preexisting" shall mean in existence prior to the effective date of the zoning regulations codified in this code.

"Preexisting wireless communication facilities" shall mean any wireless communication facilities which lawfully existed on October 16, 2003.

"Premises" shall mean a lot, parcel, tract or plot of land, together with the buildings and structures located thereon. (Ord. 439 (part), 2010)

"Principal building" shall mean a building in which the primary use of the lot on which the building is located is conducted.

"Principal use" shall mean the primary or predominant use of any lot, building or structure.

Printing, Publishing and Reprographics.

1. "Limited" shall mean the preparation of camera-ready artwork and text, photocopying, printing and binding in a building not exceeding two thousand square feet.

2. "Unlimited" shall mean the preparation of camera-ready artwork and text, photocopying, printing, and binding in a building exceeding two thousand square feet.

"Private" shall mean belonging to or restricted for the use or enjoyment of particular persons or organizations.

"Private parking area" shall mean an open area other than a street used for the parking of vehicles and restricted from general public use. Such areas shall have frontage on or access to a dedicated or approved private street or alley.

"Professional office" shall mean the office of a person engaged in any occupation, vocation or calling.

"Project" shall mean any proposal for new or changed uses of land, or for new construction, alteration, or enlargement of any structure, that is subject to the provisions of this chapter.

Property Line. See "lot lines" (Section 16.08.210).

"Public" for the purposes of Chapter 17.36 means a "public agency" or "public utility." See "public agency" and "public utility."

"Public agency" means any taxing agency, government, special district, or municipality or subordinate division thereof.

"Public buildings and facilities" shall mean a class of uses generally open to the public and maintained and supported by public and nonprofit agencies or organizations and which are of a recreational, educational, religious or cultural nature.

"Public parking area" shall mean an area other than a private parking area or street used for the parking of vehicles and available for public use, either free or for remuneration. Such areas shall have frontage on or access to a dedicated or approved private street or alley.

"Public utility" means any agency that, under public franchise or ownership, or under certificate of convenience and necessity, or by grant of authority by a governmental agency, provides the public with electricity, gas, heat, steam, communication, transportation, water, sewage collection, or other similar service. (Ord. 519 §1 (Att. A), 2022; Ord. 514 §2 (Att. F), 2021; Ord. 510 §1, 2021; Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 423 §2(part), 2005; Ord. 403 §2(part), 2003; Ord. 323 §14, 1992: Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.09.1560 through 17.09.1830)

17.09.170 Q definitions.

"Quasi-public" means those entities governed by a constituent-elected board of directors; and/or authorized through the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 Government Code Sections 56000 to 57550 (and as may be amended). (Ord. 519 §1 (Att. A), 2022)

17.09.180 R definitions.

"Ramada" shall mean a self-supporting roof structure, arbor or similar structure.

Ranching Practice, Accepted. See "farm practice, accepted."

"Real-estate office" shall mean a place where certified professionals, individuals or a company buys and sells properties.

"Rear lot line" shall mean the lot line or lines approximately opposite the front lot line or, in the case of an irregular or triangular shaped lot, a line within the lot parallel to or at the maximum distance from the front lot line having a length of at least ten feet.

"Rear yard" shall mean a yard measured into a lot from its rear lot line.

"Rebuild" shall mean to undertake construction within and/or on an existing building which has a valid construction permit with a construction value greater than fifty percent of the replacement cost of the existing building being rebuilt. The permit value is valid for a twelve-month period beginning on the date of permit issuance.

"Recreation" shall mean any form of play, amusement or games.

"Recreational vehicle" shall mean a motor home, travel trailer, truck camper or camping trailer designed or capable of being used for human habitation, recreational use or emergency occupancy. Additionally, "recreational vehicle" shall include the definitions provided in the California Health and Safety Code Section 18010, as may be amended.

"Recreational vehicle park" shall mean any park, camp, site, area or lot where one or more spaces are rented, leased or held out for rent to owners or users of trailers or recreational vehicles. A recreational vehicle park includes all buildings, tents and structures intended for use of the park. Additionally, "recreational vehicle park" shall include the definitions contained in California Health and Safety Code Section 18862.39, with any occupant at the park including those defined in California Civil Code Sections 799.20 through 799.79, as may be amended.

"Recreational vehicle storage area" shall mean an area designed to accommodate two or more recreation vehicles for storage and not for overnight habitation.

"Recycling center" shall mean a facility that is not a junkyard and in which recoverable resources, such as newspapers, plastic, glassware, and metal cans, are collected, stored, flattened, crushed, or bundled within a completely enclosed building for transfer to another facility for processing into raw materials or other recycled materials.

"Recycling collection center" shall mean an incidental use and operation that serves as a neighborhood drop-off and collection point for temporary storage of recoverable and recycled materials. No processing of such items would be carried out and the facility would generally be located in a shopping center parking lot or in other public/quasi-public areas, such as churches and schools.

"Recycling processing facility" shall mean a facility that is not a junkyard and in which recoverable resources, such as newspapers, magazines, books, cardboard, and other previously used paper products; plastic materials; glass; metal cans; and other similar products, are recycled, reprocessed, and treated to return such products to a condition in which they may again be used for production.

"Rental storage facility" shall mean a facility consisting of individual compartmentalized stalls located entirely within an enclosed building or group of buildings with controlled access. Stalls are rented or leased for the storage of customers’ goods, wares or archival files, and which may include an on-site manager’s quarters, but excludes any outside storage, warehousing storage or wholesale distribution.

"Research and development services" shall mean establishments primarily engaged in industrial or scientific research, including limited product testing.

"Residential care facility" means any family home, group care facility, or similar facility determined by the department, for twenty-four-hour nonmedical care of persons in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual. It includes residential care facilities for the elderly (Health and Safety Code Section 1501(a)(1) and as may be amended).

"Residential care facility for the elderly" means a housing arrangement chosen voluntarily by persons sixty years of age or over, or their authorized representative, where varying levels and intensities of care and supervision, protective supervision, personal care, or health-related services are provided, based upon their varying needs, as determined in order to be admitted and to remain in the facility. Persons under sixty years of age with compatible needs may be allowed to be admitted or retained in a residential care facility for the elderly as specified in Health and Safety Code Section 1569.316 (Health and Safety Code Section 1502(a) and as may be amended).

"Restaurant, drive-in" shall mean a place where food is prepared, picked up at a drive-up window and consumed on or off the premises.

"Restaurant, fast-food" shall mean a place where meals and beverages are purchased and where the food is picked up at a counter and consumed on or off the premises.

"Restaurant, sit-down" shall mean a place where meals and beverages are purchased and consumed, and where the patrons are seated to consume their meals and beverages.

"Retail sales" shall mean to sell individually or in varied quantities.

"Right-of-way" shall mean the exterior boundary of a street, public or private easement, or similar corridor of land for other than normal structural use.

Road. See "street" (Section 17.09.190). (Ord. 536, Att. A, 2023; Ord. 510 §§1-–3, 2021; Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 323 §9(part), 1992; Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.09.1840 through 17.09.2050)

17.09.190 S definitions.

"Satellite dish antenna" shall mean an apparatus designed to receive or transmit communications to and from a satellite.

"School" shall include public and private institutions offering instruction and education.

"Screening" shall mean the method by which a view of one site from another adjacent site is shielded, concealed, or hidden. Screening techniques include fences, walls, hedges, berms, or other features.

"Secondhand store" shall mean any premises used for the sale or handling of used goods. "Secondhand store" includes establishments for the sale or trade of used jewelry, old coins, stamps, antiques, clothing, or household goods.

"Setback" shall mean the minimum horizontal distance between the lot or property line and the nearest front, side, street side, or rear line of the building or structure (as the case may be), including balconies, terraces, or any covered building projection thereof, excluding steps.

"Shopping center" shall mean a grouping of retail businesses and service uses, located within a building or a group of buildings, oriented or arranged on one or more parcels, sharing common parking and vehicle and pedestrian circulation amenities.

"Silhouette" shall mean a representation of the outline of the towers and antenna associated with a wireless communication facility, as seen from an elevation perspective.

Sign. See definitions in Chapter 15.12 of this code.

Single-Family Dwelling. See "dwelling, single-family."

"Site plan" shall mean a plan, to scale, showing all of the existing and proposed buildings and structures for a lot, and may require building elevations, floor plans, landscaping, exterior lighting, and/or fencing details depending upon the nature of the proposed development.

"Small family day care" shall mean the accessory daytime care of more than six and up to eight children within a single-family dwelling properly licensed by the state to regularly provide such care in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 1597.44.

"Special needs housing" includes intermediate care facilities, residential care facilities, community care facilities, small and large family day care homes, alcoholism recovery or treatment facilities and drug abuse recovery facilities; and facilities for the mentally disordered, handicapped persons, or dependent and neglected children.

"Special occupancy park" shall mean trailer park or recreational vehicle park.

"Specific plan" shall mean a plan consisting of text, maps, and other documents and exhibits regulating development within a defined area of the city, consistent with the general plan and the provisions of Government Code Section 65450 et seq.

"Speculative building" shall mean a permanent structure for which the specified use or uses are not known at the time application is made for building construction permits.

Stable, Private. "Private stable" shall mean a building or portion of a building used to shelter and feed equines which are used exclusively by the occupants of the property on which the stable is situated.

Stable, Public or Commercial. "Public or commercial stable" shall mean a stable other than a private stable.

"Stealth facility" shall mean a structure which is designed to blend into the surrounding environment, typically one that is architecturally integrated into a structure or is freestanding. Examples of stealth facilities include those designed to look like trees, rocks, clock towers, bell steeples and similar alternative designs that camouflage or conceal the presence of antennas and towers.

"Storage container" means any structure designed or used for freight or storage, including but not limited to cargo containers, shipping containers, and other prefabricated structures intended for storage or transport of goods.

"Story" shall mean that portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the next floor above it, or if there be no floor above it, the space between such floor and the ceiling above it. A basement shall be counted as a story if its ceiling is over six feet above the average level of the finished grade adjoining the exterior walls of such story, or if it is used for business or dwelling purposes.

"Street" shall mean a public thoroughfare which affords the principal means of access to abutting property.

"Street centerline" shall mean the centerline of the street as determined by official survey or a precise or specific plan of a highway alignment.

"Structural alteration" shall mean any change in the supporting members of a building or structure such as bearing walls, columns, beams, girders, or rafters.

"Structure" shall mean anything constructed, the use of which requires permanent location on the ground. This excludes swimming pools, driveways, patios or parking spaces where the area is unobstructed from the ground up.

"Supportive housing" means housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by persons from a target population, and that is linked to an on-site or off-site service that assists the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving his or her health status, and maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the community.

"Swimming pool" shall mean any tank or pool created by artificial means and designed for swimming. (Ord. 536, Att. A, 2023; Ord. 511 §5 (Att. E), 2021; Ord. 510 §§1, 2, 2021; Ord. 469 (part), 2015; Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 403 §2(part), 2003; Ord. 323 §§9, 15, 1992: Ord. 305 §7, 1990; Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.09.2060 through 17.09.2270)

17.09.200 T definitions.

"Target population" means persons with low incomes who have one or more disabilities, including mental illness, HIV or AIDS, substance abuse, or other chronic health condition, or individuals eligible for services provided pursuant to the Lanterman Development Disabilities Services Act (CA Welfare and Institutions Code Division 4.5, Section 4500 et seq.) and may include, among other populations, adults, emancipated minors, families with children, elderly persons, young adults aging out of the foster care system, individuals exiting from institutional settings, veterans, and homeless people.

"Temporary use" shall mean any use conducted on an intermittent or one-time basis for a specified period, not intended to become permanent. Such use shall not necessarily be listed as a permitted use in a zoning district in which it is located.

"Tiny house" means a dwelling unit with a maximum of four hundred square feet of floor area hooked up to water, sewer, and utilities and on a permanent foundation. Tiny houses on trailers or wheels less than forty feet long are considered recreational vehicles.

"Transfer station" shall mean a facility where waste and refuse materials are collected, unloaded, pumped, packaged, temporarily stored, and loaded for transfer to a landfill or processing facility designated to ultimately receive such materials.

"Transitional housing" means buildings configured as rental housing developments, but operated under program requirements that require the termination of assistance and recirculating of the assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at a predetermined future point in time that shall be no less than six months from the beginning of the assistance.

"Transitional housing facility" shall mean a residential facility which meets the requirements of an "emergency residential shelter" as defined herein, and also provides to homeless persons and/or families the opportunity for training and counseling to acquire needed skills to become self-sufficient, such as, but not limited to, home management, personal money management and budgeting, and job training.

"Tri-level communities" means the same as "life plan communities."

"Truck stop" shall mean a facility for breaking down and assembling tractor-trailer transport vehicles, minor repairs facilities, restaurants, and motels. "Truck stop" does not include facilities for the loading and unloading of shipments to or from an individual business.

"Truck terminal" shall mean a facility for the loading and/or unloading of fuel, food products, materials or freight merchandise on trucks. Truck terminals may include related fueling facilities, traffic routing offices, temporary truck storage areas, wash racks, minor repair facilities and related business offices. (Ord. 511 §5 (Att. E), 2021; Ord. 510 §1, 2021; Ord. 469 (part), 2015; Ord. 439 (part), 2010. Formerly 17.09.2275 through 17.09.2320)

17.09.210 U definitions.

"Unit" shall mean a room or suite of two or more rooms occupied or suitable for occupancy as a residence for one family.

"Use" shall mean the purpose for which land is used or a building is erected, arranged, designed or intended, or for which land or a building is or may be occupied or maintained.

Utilities.

1. "Major" shall mean generating plants, electrical substations, above-ground electrical transmission lines, switching buildings, refuse collection, processing, recycling or disposal facilities, water reservoirs, flood control or drainage facilities, water or wastewater treatment plants, transportation or communication facilities, and similar facilities or public agencies or public utilities. A structure that may have a significant effect on surrounding uses shall be regulated under this classification.

2. "Minor" shall mean utility facilities that are necessary to support legally established uses and involve only minor structures such as electrical distribution lines and underground water and sewer lines. (Ord. 510 §1, 2021; Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.09.2330 through 17.09.2350)

17.09.220 V definitions.

"Vacant building" means real property with one or more commercial or industrial structure(s) that is/are either unoccupied or occupied by unauthorized persons. In the case of a multi-unit structure or complex, vacant shall mean when any one unit is unoccupied or occupied by unauthorized persons. "Vacant building" includes the associated surrounding property. For the purposes of Section 17.06.210, "associated surrounding property" includes all the property within the boundaries of the assessor’s parcel or parcels upon which the vacant building(s) is/are located.

"Variance" means a relaxation of the terms of this title in compliance with Chapter 17.75.

"Vehicle" means a device in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be propelled, moved or drawn upon a highway, excepting a device moved by human power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.

Vehicle, Abandoned.

1. A vehicle is "abandoned" if it is left on a highway, public property or private property in such inoperable or neglected condition that the owner’s intention to relinquish all further rights or interests in it may be reasonably concluded.

2. In reference to highways or public rights-of-way, "abandonment" is presumed to have occurred if a vehicle is parked, rests or is otherwise immobilized on any highway or public right-of-way; and lacks an engine, transmission, wheels, tires, doors, windshield, or any other part or equipment necessary to operate safely on the highways. Such vehicles are presumed to be a hazard to public health, safety and welfare and may be removed immediately upon discovery by a peace officer or other designated employee.

"Vehicle, disassembled or dismantled" means any vehicle that is partially or wholly disassembled or a vehicle without hoods, doors, fenders, body panels, headlights, trunk lid, tires, wheels, windows, engine, transmission or other parts that are normally part of a vehicle.

"Vehicle, dismantling and wrecking" shall mean a facility or business that involves the dismantling or wrecking of used motor vehicles or trailers, which may or may not include the sale of reclaimed parts.

"Vehicle, inoperable" means any vehicle rendered inoperable or lacking valid registration or that cannot be moved under its own power.

"Vehicle, wrecked" means any vehicle that is damaged to such an extent that it cannot be operated upon the highway. A vehicle which has been wrecked in a traffic accident, and which has been removed from the roadway to a storage facility, but which has not been claimed by its owner, will not be considered an abandoned vehicle.

"Vision clearance" shall mean a triangular area located at the intersection of two streets and extending by a specified amount from the intersection.

"Vocational school" shall mean a commercial land use that involves the instruction to students of special skills, knowledge, or techniques that are generally related to furthering a specific vocation or professional occupation. Vocational schools would include trade schools, business schools, cosmetology schools, and schools for self-improvement. (Ord. 538, Att. A §1, 2023; Ord. 514 §2 (Att. F), 2021; Ord. 510 §1, 2021; Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.09.2360 through 17.09.2420)

17.09.230 W definitions.

"Wholesaling" shall mean the sale and storage of products in large quantities primarily to retailers who then sell them to the consumer.

"Wireless communication facility" shall mean a facility that transmits or receives electromagnetic signals. It includes antennas, microwave dishes, horns, and other types of equipment for the transmission or receipt of such signals, wireless communication towers or similar structures supporting said equipment, equipment buildings, parking area, and other accessory facilities.

1. Wireless Communication Facility, Minor. "Minor wireless communication facility" means:

a. A facility accessory to a residential, commercial, industrial or recreational use generally for the purpose of providing service to the occupants of the parcel on which the facility is located, including but not limited to the following:

i. A ground- or structure-mounted radio, television, or satellite dish antenna, or unlicensed band, broad band, or high band antenna, including any mast.

ii. A ground-mounted citizens’ band radio antenna including any mast limited to twenty feet above the height of the structure or as otherwise limited by federal law.

iii. A ground-, building-, or tower-mounted antenna operated by a federally licensed amateur radio operator as part of the Amateur Radio Service.

b. Mobile facilities providing public information coverage of news events of a temporary nature.

c. Antennas and other communication facilities used by government agencies, public utilities or other public agencies for emergency response services where the height does not exceed seventy feet.

d. Facilities installed in conjunction with the provision of wireless Internet services which do not exceed the height limitations of the district in which they are proposed, except for those facilities proposed within the historic district. Those facilities which will exceed height limitations or which are located in the historic district shall comply with the provisions of Section 17.71.200.

2. Wireless Communication Facility, Major. "Major wireless communication facility" includes all wireless communication facilities not clearly set forth and included in the definition of "wireless communications facility, minor."

3. Wireless Communication Facility, Co-Located. "Co-located wireless communication facility" means a major wireless communication facility comprised of a single wireless communication tower or building supporting two or more antennas owned or used by more than one public or private entity.

4. Wireless Communication Facility, Multiple User. "Multiple user wireless communication facility" means a major wireless communication facility comprised of multiple wireless communication towers or buildings supporting one or more antennas owned or used by more than one public or private entity.

"Wireless communication tower" shall mean a mast, pole, monopole, guyed tower, lattice tower, freestanding tower, or other structure designed and primarily used to support antennas.

"Wood yard" shall mean an area of land devoted to the storage and sale of firewood. (Ord. 510 §1, 2021; Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 403 §2(part), 2003; Ord. 270 (part), 1984. Formerly 17.09.2430 through 17.09.2460)

17.09.240 X definitions.

Reserved.

17.09.250 Y definitions.

"Yard" shall mean an open space surrounding a building or buildings on a lot, which is unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except for landscaping or as specified elsewhere in this chapter; but not including any portion of any street, alley or road right-of-way, except as specified elsewhere in this chapter.

1. "Front" shall mean the area between the front lot line and the required front setback line extending across the entire width of the lot.

2. "Rear" shall mean the area between the rear lot line and the principal building which extends across the full width of the lot and measured perpendicular to the building at its closest point to the rear lot line.

3. "Side" shall mean the area between the front yard and the rear yard between the principal building and the side lot line, measured perpendicular from the side lot line to the closest point of the principal building.

4. "Street side" shall mean a side yard on the street side of a corner lot which is not a front yard, measured perpendicular from the street side lot line to the closest point of the principal building. A corner lot abutting two streets may not have more than one street side yard. (Ord. 510 §1, 2021; Ord. 439 (part), 2010: Ord. 323 §9(part), 1992. Formerly 17.09.2470)

17.09.260 Z definitions.

"Zone" or "zoning district" shall mean a section of the city described in the text of the zoning regulations of this code and delineated on the zoning maps of the city of Angels. The text sets forth the requirements for the use of the land as well as improvements and development standards. (Ord. 510 §1, 2021; Ord. 439 (part), 2010. Formerly 17.09.2480)