Chapter 86.04
DEFINITIONS

Sections:

86.04.010    General.

86.04.015    Officials, departments and commissions.

86.04.020    Definitions.

86.04.025    Abatement.

86.04.030    Abatement period.

86.04.035    Abut.

86.04.040    Access.

86.04.045    Accessory building or structure.

86.04.050    Accessory dwelling unit or ADU.

86.04.055    Accessory use.

86.04.060    Act of God.

86.04.065    Addition.

86.04.070    Adjacent.

86.04.075    Adjoining.

86.04.077    Adult video cassette activities.

86.04.080    Alley.

86.04.085    Alteration.

86.04.087    Amusement device.

86.04.088    Amusement device center.

86.04.090    Apartment complex.

86.04.093    Aquaculture.

86.04.094    Architectural projection.

86.04.095    Attic.

86.04.110    Automobile service station.

86.04.112    Bay, bow, or garden window.

86.04.115    Bench.

86.04.120    Block.

86.04.125    Block face.

86.04.128    Boarding house.

86.04.130    Boat trailer.

86.04.135    Building.

86.04.140    Building bulk or building volume.

86.04.150    Building, enclosed.

86.04.153    Building envelope.

86.04.155    Building height.

86.04.160    Building, main.

86.04.165    Building Official.

86.04.170    Building or structure, permanent.

86.04.175    Building separation, space between buildings.

86.04.180    Building valuation.

86.04.185    Business or commerce.

86.04.190    Camp car.

86.04.195    Camper.

86.04.197    Carriage house.

86.04.200    Church.

86.04.205    City.

86.04.210    City Council or Council.

86.04.213    Clubs and lodges.

86.04.215    Cluster house.

86.04.216    Combined use development.

86.04.217    Commercial condominium complex.

86.04.218    Commercial vehicle.

86.04.220    Commission.

86.04.225    Community Development Department.

86.04.230    Contiguous.

86.04.235    Convalescent hospital.

86.04.240    Court.

86.04.245    Daylight plane.

86.04.250    Day nursery.

86.04.255    Department.

86.04.257    Dormer.

86.04.260    Driveway.

86.04.265    Duplex.

86.04.270    Dwelling, multiple-family.

86.04.280    Dwelling, single-family.

86.04.285    Dwelling unit.

86.04.286    Facade.

86.04.287    Facade plane offset.

86.04.288    False mansard.

86.04.290    Family.

86.04.295    Repealed.

86.04.300    Fire escape.

86.04.305    Fixed seat.

86.04.307    Floor area equivalent.

86.04.308    Floor area ratio or FAR.

86.04.309    Formula business.

86.04.310    Frontage.

86.04.315    General Plan.

86.04.318    Grade.

86.04.320    Gross floor area.

86.04.325    Gross lot area.

86.04.330    Guest.

86.04.335    Habitable room.

86.04.337    Habitable unit.

86.04.340    Hearing.

86.04.345    Home for the aged.

86.04.350    Home occupation.

86.04.355    Hospital.

86.04.360    Hotel.

86.04.365    Improved land.

86.04.370    Industry.

86.04.375    Inoperable motor vehicle.

86.04.380    Inoperable vehicle.

86.04.382    Junior accessory dwelling unit or JADU.

86.04.385    Junkyard.

86.04.390    Kennel.

86.04.395    Kitchen or kitchenette.

86.04.400    Landscape accessory structures, height of.

86.04.403    Landscaping.

86.04.406    Legal nonconforming.

86.04.410    Loading space.

86.04.412    Lodging house.

86.04.415    Lot.

86.04.420    Lot, corner.

86.04.425    Lot coverage.

86.04.430    Lot, depth of.

86.04.435    Lot, interior.

86.04.440    Lot line, front.

86.04.445    Lot line, interior.

86.04.447    Lot line, northerly side.

86.04.450    Lot line, rear.

86.04.455    Lot line, reversed corner.

86.04.460    Lot lines.

86.04.465    Lot line, side.

86.04.467    Lot line, southerly side.

86.04.470    Lot line, street or alley.

86.04.473    Lot, panhandle.

86.04.475    Lot, through.

86.04.480    Lot width.

86.04.482    Manufactured housing.

86.04.485    Massage.

86.04.490    Massage establishment.

86.04.491    Medical clinic.

86.04.492    Mezzanine or mezzanine floor.

86.04.493    Mixed use development.

86.04.495    Mobile home.

86.04.500    Modifying or overlay zone.

86.04.505    Motel.

86.04.510    Reserved.

86.04.515    Net floor area.

86.04.520    Reserved.

86.04.530    Nonconforming use.

86.04.535    Nursery school.

86.04.540    Nursing home.

86.04.543    Nursing unit.

86.04.545    Office.

86.04.550    Open space.

86.04.553    Parapet.

86.04.555    Parcel.

86.04.557    Parking allocation credit.

86.04.560    Parking, covered and enclosed.

86.04.563    Parking, open and unenclosed.

86.04.565    Parking, off-street.

86.04.570    Parking, on-street.

86.04.575    Parking space.

86.04.580    Parking space, confined.

86.04.585    Parking stall depth or length.

86.04.590    Parking, tandem.

86.04.595    Parking, valet.

86.04.600    Patio.

86.04.615    Plant nursery.

86.04.617    Porch.

86.04.618    Porte-cochere.

86.04.620    Premises.

86.04.625    Preschool.

86.04.630    Prezoning.

86.04.635    Profession or professional.

86.04.645    Public hearing.

86.04.650    Quasi-public.

86.04.655    Rear side property line.

86.04.660    Resident.

86.04.661    Residential care facility.

86.04.662    Residential care facility, large.

86.04.663    Residential condominium complex.

86.04.665    Residential density.

86.04.670    Restaurant.

86.04.672    Restaurant, drive-thru.

86.04.673    Restaurant, fast food.

86.04.674    Restaurant, formula fast food.

86.04.675    Restaurant, full service.

86.04.680    Rest home.

86.04.685    Roof.

86.04.687    Roof pitch or slope.

86.04.690    Sanatorium.

86.04.695    Schools, elementary, junior high and high.

86.04.700    Semi-public.

86.04.705    Setback.

86.04.710    Reserved.

86.04.713    Skilled nursing facility.

86.04.717    Shelter, emergency.

86.04.720    Single-room occupancy unit.

86.04.725    Specialty shop.

86.04.730    State.

86.04.735    Store.

86.04.740    Story.

86.04.750    Street.

86.04.755    Structural alteration.

86.04.760    Structural coverage.

86.04.763    Structural nonconformity.

86.04.765    Structure.

86.04.767    Structure height.

86.04.768    Supportive housing.

86.04.770    Tourist.

86.04.780    Trailers.

86.04.785    Transient.

86.04.790    Transient occupant.

86.04.793    Transitional housing.

86.04.795    Traveler.

86.04.800    Travel trailer.

86.04.802    Uncovered.

86.04.803    Unenclosed.

86.04.805    Unimproved land.

86.04.810    Vacant premises.

86.04.815    Variance.

86.04.820    Wall.

86.04.830    Zone.

86.04.835    Zoning map.

86.04.010 General.

Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions shall be used in the interpretation and construction of this title, and words used in the present tense include the future; the singular number shall include the plural, and the plural the singular; the word “building” shall include the word “structure” and the word “shall” is mandatory and not discretionary. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.015 Officials, departments and commissions.

Whenever the following terms are used, it shall mean the corresponding officer, department, council or commission of the City of Coronado, herein referred to as the City, Building Official, City Council or Council, Planning Commission or Commission, Community Development Department or Department, Planning Director, City Attorney, City Engineer, Police Department, Public Services. In each case, the term shall be deemed to include an employee of any such officer or department of the City who is lawfully authorized to perform any duty or exercise any power as his or its representative or agent. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.020 Definitions.

In this title, the definitions set forth in this chapter shall apply. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.025 Abatement.

“Abatement” means the modification or removal of any building, structure or use that causes it to conform with the requirements of this title. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.030 Abatement period.

“Abatement period” means that time span between the official notification to a property owner of the requirement to cease, alter, modify, decrease or remove any building, structure or use that is nonconforming or illegal, and the final date given by which the property owner shall make such change. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.035 Abut.

“Abut” means the same as “adjoining.” (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.040 Access.

“Access” means an opening in a fence, wall or structure, or a walkway or driveway permitting pedestrian or vehicular approach to or within any structure or use. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.045 Accessory building or structure.

“Accessory building or structure” means a structure or building subordinate to the main building on the same lot. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.050 Accessory dwelling unit or ADU.

“Accessory dwelling unit” or “ADU” shall have the meaning defined in Government Code Section 65852.2. (Ord. 2020-03 § 3 (Exh. A), 2020; Ord. 2067 § 5 (Exh. A), 2017)

86.04.055 Accessory use.

“Accessory use” means a use subordinate to the principal use of a building on the same lot, and serving a purpose customarily incidental to the permitted use of the main building. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.060 Act of God.

“Act of God” means a destructive natural event that cannot reasonably be foreseen or prevented. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.065 Addition.

“Addition” means the result of any work that increases the volume of an existing structure or replaces a demolished portion. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.070 Adjacent.

“Adjacent” means two or more lots or parcels of land, buildings or structures that are not in contact with each other but share a common separation composed of another lot, a parcel of land, a building, a structure or a right-of-way. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.075 Adjoining.

“Adjoining” means two or more lots or parcels of land sharing a common boundary line, or two or more structures, buildings or objects in contact with each other. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.077 Adult video cassette activities.

A. “Adult video cassette activity” is a place of business where video cassettes are offered for sale, lease, loan or rent whose dominant theme is the depiction of specified anatomical areas or specified sexual activities.

B. “Specified anatomical areas” means:

1. Less than completely and opaquely covered human genitalia, pubic region, anus, mature buttocks, or mature female breasts below a point immediately above the top of the areola; or

2. Human male genitalia in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered.

C. “Specified sexual activities” means:

1. The fondling or other erotic touching of human genitalia, pubic region, anus or female breasts; or

2. Sex acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including intercourse, oral copulation, sodomy, bestiality, or necrophilia; or

3. Masturbation, actual or simulated; or

4. Erotic or sexually oriented torture, beating, masochism, mutilation, flagellation or the infliction of pain; or

5. Excretory functions as a part of or in connection with any of the activities set forth in subsections (C)(1) through (4) of this section. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.080 Alley.

“Alley” means a public or private way not more than 30 feet wide, which serves only as secondary access to abutting property. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.085 Alteration.

“Alteration” means any work on a structure that does not result in any addition to the structure. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.087 Amusement device.

An “amusement device” is defined as any machine, device or apparatus, the operation or use of which is permitted, controlled, allowed or made possible by the deposit or placing of any coin, plate, disc, slug or key into any slot, crevice or other opening or by the payment of any fee or fees, for use as a game, contest, or amusement of any description, or which may be used for any such game, contest or amusement, and the use or possession of which is not prohibited by any law of the State of California. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.088 Amusement device center.

An “amusement device center” is a commercial establishment that contains five or more “amusement devices.” (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.090 Apartment complex.

“Apartment complex” means a building or a group of buildings on one lot under single ownership, with at least one building containing three or more dwelling units. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.093 Aquaculture.

For the purpose of this title, “aquaculture” is defined as the culture and husbandry of aquatic organisms, including, but not limited to, fish, shellfish, mollusks, crustaceans, kelp, algae, and eel grass. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.094 Architectural projection.

An “architectural projection” is a “bay, bow, or garden window”; a fireplace, chimney, cornice, roof eave, roof gutter and down spout; a sill, window and door awning; and architectural features projecting a maximum of four inches into a required side, front, or rear yard. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.095 Attic.

An “attic” is that part of the interior of a building immediately below a roof, above the ceiling of a story, and within the roof framing. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.110 Automobile service station.

“Automobile service station” means a place where gasoline, or any other motor fuel, lubricating oil or grease for the operation of a motor vehicle is offered for sale to the public and delivered and/or minor repairs are made directly into motor vehicles. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.112 Bay, bow, or garden window.

A “bay, bow, or garden window” is a window which is glazed on at least 60 percent of the total area of the exterior vertical faces and the bottom of the exterior vertical face area is at least 12 inches above the adjacent finished floor level. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.115 Bench.

“Bench” means a fixed seat accommodating two or more persons. One seat is equal to 18 inches of clear bench space. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.120 Block.

“Block” means a tract of land bounded by streets, dead ends of streets, watercourses, large tracts of land in uses such as dedicated parks and golf courses, or a City boundary. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.125 Block face.

“Block face” means all property facing upon one side of a street in a block. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.128 Boarding house.

“Boarding house” means a building containing two or more habitable units with common kitchen and dining facilities. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.130 Boat trailer.

“Boat trailer” means a vehicle designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle for the purpose of transporting a boat, ship or other watercraft. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.135 Building.

“Building” means a permanently located structure having a roof supported by columns or walls, used or intended to be used for the shelter or enclosure of persons, animals or property. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.140 Building bulk or building volume.

“Building bulk” or “building volume” means the total amount of three-dimensional space occupied by a building. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.150 Building, enclosed.

“Enclosed building” means a building whose occupants, animals or property cannot be visually or otherwise exposed to any person off the premises except by the incidental or customary use of doors, windows, or balconies. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.153 Building envelope.

“Building envelope” means the three-dimensional spatial configuration of a building’s volume and mass. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.155 Building height.

“Building height” is the vertical distance above “grade” to one of the following:

A. For all buildings in the R-1A, R-1A(BF), R-1B, R-3 and R-4 Zones: the highest point of the roof, top of parapet wall, guardrail, mechanical equipment or similar feature of a building with a flat, false mansard or sloped roof with a pitch of less than 3:12 and the highest point of a roof’s ridge for roofs with a pitch equal to or greater than 3:12;

B. For all buildings located in zones other than R 1A, R-1A(BF), R-1B, R-3 and R-4 Zones: the average midpoint between the ridge and eave of a sloped roof with a pitch equal to or greater than 3:12 and to the highest point of the roof, top of parapet wall, guardrail, mechanical equipment or similar feature of a building with a flat, false mansard or sloped roof with a pitch less than 3:12. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.160 Building, main.

“Main building” means a building where the principal use of the property occurs. In any residential zone, any dwelling, other than an “accessory dwelling unit,” shall be deemed to be a main building on the property. (Ord. 2067 § 5 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.165 Building Official.

“Building Official” means the Director of Department of Community Development of the City of Coronado. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.170 Building or structure, permanent.

“Permanent building or structure” means a building or structure that conforms to all of the following requirements:

A. Requires a building permit;

B. By construction or design has not been intended to be moved once located;

C. The exterior walls of the building are in continuous contact with the ground or foundation, except where structural supports are required due to special site conditions. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.175 Building separation, space between buildings.

“Building separation, space between buildings” means the horizontal distance between buildings measured from the nearest point of one building wall to the nearest point of another building wall. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.180 Building valuation.

“Building valuation” means the estimated cost to replace the building in kind, based on current replacement costs, as determined by the Building Official. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.185 Business or commerce.

“Business or commerce” means the purchase, sale or other transaction involving the handling or disposition of any article, service, substance or commodity for livelihood or profit; or the management of office buildings, offices, recreational or amusement enterprises; or the maintenance and use of offices, structures and premises by professions and trades rendering services. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.190 Camp car.

“Camp car” means a vehicle with its own motive power and is designed for human habitation. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.195 Camper.

“Camper” means a portable dwelling unit designed to be transported on a motor vehicle. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.197 Carriage house.

“Carriage house” means a two-story “accessory building or structure” containing an enclosed garage on the first story and a “habitable unit” on the second story and is detached from the “main building.” (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.200 Church.

“Church” means a nonprofit organization, as determined by the Internal Revenue Service, which uses buildings, structures, or land for the teaching or practice of religious doctrine or related social functions. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.205 City.

“City” means the City of Coronado. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.210 City Council or Council.

“City Council” or “Council” means the City Council of the City of Coronado. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.213 Clubs and lodges.

“Clubs and lodges” means institutions promoting good will and support services for its members and one that distributes or is supported by donated funds or member fees and has received a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service stating that the organization’s income is exempt from taxation. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.215 Cluster house.

“Cluster house” means three or more detached buildings used for dwelling purposes located on a parcel of land and having any yard or court in common. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.216 Combined use development.

“Combined use development” means development of a site in the R-4 Zone in an integrated, compatible and comprehensively planned manner with two or more uses, each of which are permitted in the underlying zone by right or with a special use permit. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.217 Commercial condominium complex.

“Commercial condominium complex” means a building or a group of buildings containing two or more commercial or professional office units, each unit being separately owned, or held by a stock cooperative. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.218 Commercial vehicle.

“Commercial vehicle” means any mode of transportation displaying identification or advertising for the purpose of “business or commerce” as defined by CMC 86.04.185, or that is primarily utilized in the conduct of “business or commerce.” (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.220 Commission.

“Commission” means the Planning Commission of the City of Coronado. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.225 Community Development Department.

“Community Development Department” means the Department of Community Development of the City of Coronado. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.230 Contiguous.

“Contiguous” means the same as “adjoining.” (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.235 Convalescent hospital.

“Convalescent hospital” means any premises with sleeping rooms where persons are lodged and furnished with meals, dietary or nursing care, and may include persons suffering from contagious diseases, mental disease, alcoholism, drug addiction or nonambulatory conditions. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.240 Court.

“Court” means a yard on the same lot with a building which is bounded on two or more sides by the exterior walls of buildings on the same lot. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.245 Daylight plane.

“Daylight plane” means a height limitation that, when combined with the maximum height limit, defines the “building envelope” within which all new structures or additions must be contained. The daylight plane is an inclined plane, beginning at 18 feet above grade at the side property line, and extending into the site at 45 degrees from the vertical up to the maximum height limit. The daylight plane may further limit the height or horizontal extent of the building at any specific point where the daylight plane is more restrictive than the height limit applicable at such point on the site. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.250 Day nursery.

“Day nursery” means the same as “nursery school.” (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.255 Department.

“Department” means the Community Development Department of the City of Coronado. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.257 Dormer.

“Dormer” means a projecting structure built out from a sloping roof. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.260 Driveway.

“Driveway” means a private road, the use of which is limited to persons residing, employed or otherwise using or visiting the parcel on which located. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.265 Duplex.

“Duplex” means any development with two dwelling units on one lot. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.270 Dwelling, multiple-family.

“Multiple-family dwelling” means an “apartment complex” or a “residential condominium complex” containing three or more dwelling units, or a dwelling unit in one of these types of housing complexes or a development of three or more dwelling units on one lot. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.280 Dwelling, single-family.

“Single-family dwelling” means any building designed for use exclusively as a dwelling unit for one family, except for accessory dwelling units. (Ord. 2067 § 5 (Exh. A), 2017; Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.285 Dwelling unit.

“Dwelling unit” means a habitable unit with a kitchen or kitchenette or cooking facility within the unit. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.286 Facade.

“Facade” means the exterior wall of a building exposed to view from sites not on the same property. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.287 Facade plane offset.

“Facade plane offset” is the intersections of two approximately parallel vertical exterior surfaces of a building with a third (usually short) vertical exterior surface. A facade plane offset forms a stepped building wall, or an indentation in, or a protrusion from, the building wall or veneer. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.288 False mansard.

“False mansard” means a decorative structure at the edge of a building which has a flat roof. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.290 Family.

“Family” means one or more persons, whether or not related by blood, marriage or adoption, sharing a dwelling unit in a living arrangement usually characterized by sharing living expenses, such as rent or mortgage payments, food costs and utilities, as well as maintaining a single lease or rental agreement for all members of the family and other similar characteristics. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.295 Fences, walls and hedges, height of.

Repealed by Ord. 2068. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.300 Fire escape.

“Fire escape” means a ladder or other device designed and intended to furnish an emergency means of escape from a burning building. Fire escapes shall not be considered as a required exit under the Uniform Building Code, and shall be designed so that the lower section would normally be raised aboveground preventing casual use as other than an emergency exit. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.305 Fixed seat.

“Fixed seat” means a chair, stool or other device intended to be sat in or on by not more than one person as part of the principal allowed use of the premises. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.307 Floor area equivalent.

“Floor area equivalent” includes:

A. “Phantom floors,” defined as the area of any portion of a building or enclosed space above an interior height of 14 feet as measured from the floor of the enclosed space.

B. The area of uncovered patios, courtyards, balconies, decks, and other similar areas bounded by walls on three or more sides where more than two of said walls exceed 14 feet above “grade” of which only one story is counted. Such areas are excluded from “floor area equivalent” if the cumulative lot total of such areas is 100 square feet or less, or they face a public street.

C. The area of covered patios, porches, courtyards, balconies, decks and other similar areas unless either:

1. The roof is 65 percent or more permanently open to the passage of light and air to the sky; or

2. At least 50 percent of the perimeter between the floor and the underside of the roof of said area is 65 percent or more permanently open to the passage of light and air.

D.  Attics if any portion of the attic is accessible by permanent stairs and contains an exterior door or roof dormer open to the attic or other opening in the roof surface that admits light into the attic or provides exterior access to or from the attic. If an attic meets these qualifications, 50 percent of the “gross floor area” of the story immediately below the attic shall be considered as “floor area equivalent.”

E. The area of mezzanines and interior balconies.

F. The floor area of second and third story covered balconies or decks which project greater than eight feet from the exterior facade and are enclosed or covered with any material that is less than 100 percent permanently open on the three exterior sides and to the sky. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.308 Floor area ratio or FAR.

“Floor area ratio” or “FAR” is the total of the “gross floor area” plus the “floor area equivalent” of all buildings on a lot divided by the “gross lot area” excluding:

A. A cumulative total of one and one-half percent of lot area with a maximum of 100 square feet within the surrounding exterior walls of fireplaces, chimneys, and “bay, bow, and garden windows” of which 50 percent shall be limited to each “story”;

B. The floor area of underground parking and basements where the finished floor level directly above said area is 30 inches or less above “grade”;

C. For multiple-family or commercial development: the floor area of underground parking, building maintenance facilities or incidental storage designed as an integral part of these two uses where the finished floor level directly above said area is six feet or less above “grade”; and

D. For residential development in all multiple-family residential zones: up to 200 square feet of floor area for a one-car garage and 400 square feet of floor area for a two-car garage, per dwelling, utilized for parking purposes, building maintenance facilities, or incidental storage designed as an integral part of said parking or maintenance facilities. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.309 Formula business.

“Formula business” means any type of commercial business establishment that uses a trademark, logo, service mark or other mutually identifying name or symbol that is shared by 15 or more commercial businesses (other than a “formula fast food restaurant”) and which maintains any standardized (“formula”) array of service and/or merchandise, decor, business method, architecture, layout, uniform, or similar, standardized feature. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.310 Frontage.

“Frontage” means that portion of a lotline adjoining and running parallel to a street or alley. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.315 General Plan.

“General Plan” means the comprehensive declaration of purposes, policies and programs for the development of the City including, where applicable, diagrams, maps, and texts setting forth objectives, principles, standards, and other features, which has been adopted by the City Council and known as the “Coronado General Plan.” (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.318 Grade.

“Grade” is the preexisting or proposed finished ground level, whichever is lower, excluding under-ground basements or underground parking garages and driveways to said garages, in-ground swimming pools, or other unusual topographical features which are not consistent with the natural topography of the site. For portions of the site covered by a structure, “grade” underlying the structure shall be an assumed plane connecting “grade” at each point on the structure’s perimeter. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.320 Gross floor area.

“Gross floor area” is the sum of the area included within the outside of the surrounding exterior walls of a building, fireplace, chimney, bay, bow, and garden window at each floor level. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.325 Gross lot area.

“Gross lot area” means the square footage within the boundary lines of a lot exclusive of: (A) the area of any street right-of-way or vehicle access easement; (B) any flood control easement or walkway which must be fenced; and (C) any portion of the lot which is less than 12 feet wide for a distance of 50 feet or more and which is designated or used to provide vehicular or pedestrian access to the part of such lot that is designed for use as a building site. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.330 Guest.

“Guest” means any person who occupies a dwelling unit or habitable unit with the permission of the owner and/or resident of the property, and who does not provide consideration for such permission. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.335 Habitable room.

“Habitable room” means any structure containing at least 90 square feet of clear floor space (exclusive of fixed or built-in cabinets or appliances) with at least 45 square feet having a minimum ceiling height of seven feet, six inches. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.337 Habitable unit.

“Habitable unit” means one or more connected habitable rooms, not containing kitchen, kitchenette or cooking facilities, but designed for use by a single family as a separate accommodation for living or sleeping purposes. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.340 Hearing.

“Hearing” means any recognition of public appeal, comment, testimony or similar procedure by an authorized commission, committee, council or staff of the City and public notice is not required under the provisions of this title and/or the California Government Code. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.345 Home for the aged.

“Home for the aged” means the same as “nursing home.” (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.350 Home occupation.

“Home occupation” means any conduct for pecuniary gain by an art or profession, the offering of a service or conduct of a business, or handicraft manufacture of products within or from a dwelling in a Residential Zone, which is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the structure for a dwelling purpose, and which use does not change the character of the residential use. It is permitted under the regulations of Chapter 20.08 CMC. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.355 Hospital.

“Hospital” means an institution in which patients are given medical or surgical care and which is licensed by the State to use the title “hospital” without qualifying descriptive word. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.360 Hotel.

“Hotel” or “motel” means a building or group of buildings on one site containing two or more habitable or dwelling units available for “transient rental,” which is neither a “boarding house” nor a “lodging house,” and may include such integrated amenities as meeting halls, and dining, retail and recreation facilities. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.365 Improved land.

“Improved land” means a parcel, lot or other land description assessed with an improvement by the San Diego County Assessor and/or which contains structures. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.370 Industry.

“Industry” means the production, processing or servicing of goods by hand or by machinery. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.375 Inoperable motor vehicle.

“Inoperable motor vehicle” means any motor vehicle that is incapable of being transported by its own motive power. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.380 Inoperable vehicle.

“Inoperable vehicle” means any vehicle that is incapable of being transported or carried as designed. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.382 Junior accessory dwelling unit or JADU.

“Junior accessory dwelling unit” or “JADU” shall have the meaning defined in Government Code Section 65852.22. An interior unit that is 500 square feet or less and built entirely within a single-family home shall be considered a junior accessory dwelling unit. (Ord. 2020-03 § 3 (Exh. A), 2020).

86.04.385 Junkyard.

“Junkyard” means a place where waste, discarded, or salvaged materials are bought, sold, exchanged, baled, packed, disassembled, handled, stored or abandoned, including auto wrecking yards, house wrecking yards, used lumberyards and places or yards for storage of salvaged house wrecking materials and equipment, but not including such places where such uses are conducted entirely within a completely enclosed building, and not including pawnshops and establishments for the sale, purchase or storage of used furniture and household equipment when conducted entirely within a completely enclosed building, and not including the sale of used cars in operable condition, or salvaged materials incidental to manufacturing operations. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.390 Kennel.

“Kennel” means any use which involves the temporary or permanent keeping of: four or more dogs, four months in age or older; four or more cats, four months in age or older; or any combination of dogs and cats totaling four or more, four months in age or older. The term “kennel” does not include an animal shelter operated or established by the Department or a veterinary hospital operated by a veterinarian licensed by the State of California. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.395 Kitchen or kitchenette.

“Kitchen” or “kitchenette” means any room or part of a room which is designed, built, used or intended to be used for the preparation of food and contains one or more of the following within said room or part of room:

A. Oven, range top, stove, microwave or other appliance designed to warm or cook food;

B. Dishwasher;

C. Sink greater than two and one-half square feet; or

D. Refrigerator greater than six cubic feet. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.400 Landscape accessory structures, height of.

The “height of landscape accessory structures” and entries such as decks, planters, fountains, arbors, trellises, arches, and similar structures means the vertical distance from the ground level of public property closest to the property line on which such structure is to be built to the highest point on said structure. The height of such structures not adjoining public property shall be measured from the ground level immediately below the structure at any one point – following the contours. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.403 Landscaping.

“Landscaping” means planting (including trees, shrubs, lawn areas (including artificial turf), ground covers, etc., provided either in the ground or in containers) and water features suitably designed, selected, installed and maintained so as to be permanently attractive. Decorative screens, fences, ornamental post lamps, decorative rock or other paved surfaces, decks, fixed seating, fire pits and similar garden hard surface features are considered as elements of landscape development. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.406 Legal nonconforming.

“Legal nonconforming” means that a use or some aspect of a use, lot or building does not conform to the development standards presently in the Municipal Code, but was legally established in accordance with the Municipal Code standards then in effect. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.410 Loading space.

“Loading space” means an off-street space or berth on the same lot with a building, or contiguous to a group of buildings, for the temporary parking of vehicles while loading or unloading merchandise or materials. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.412 Lodging house.

“Lodging house” means a dwelling unit containing common kitchen and dining facilities and two to six habitable units utilized for transient rental. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.415 Lot.

“Lot” means a piece, plot or parcel of land, or assemblage of contiguous parcels of land, as established by survey, plat or deed and occupied or intended to be occupied by a principal building or a group of such buildings and accessory buildings, or utilized for a principal use and uses accessory thereto, together with such open space as required by this title, and having frontage on a public or an approved private street or alley. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.420 Lot, corner.

“Corner lot” means a lot abutting upon two or more streets at their intersection or upon two parts of the same street, such streets or parts of the same street forming an interior angle of less than 135 degrees. The point of intersection of the street right-of-way lines is the “corner.” (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.425 Lot coverage.

“Lot coverage” means the total area or percentage of a lot occupied by buildings and/or structures that diminishes the yard and/or court area. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.430 Lot, depth of.

“Depth of lot” means the maximum distance between the center of the front and rear lot lines, or between the center of the front lot line and the center of the calculated rear lot line in accordance with CMC 86.04.450 if there should be no rear lot line. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.435 Lot, interior.

“Interior lot” means a lot other than a corner lot. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.440 Lot line, front.

“Front lot line” means the line separating the lot from the street (or alley if the lot does not front on a street). In the case of a corner lot, the front lot line is the shorter of any two adjoining street lot lines, providing the line is a minimum of 20 feet. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.445 Lot line, interior.

“Interior lot line” means any lot line other than a front or rear lot line which intersects a front or rear lot line. An interior lot line separating a lot from a street is called a side street lot line. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.447 Lot line, northerly side.

“Northerly side lot line” means a “side lot line” which has a compass bearing between north 60 degrees east and south 60 degrees east and is located on the northerly side of the lot. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.450 Lot line, rear.

“Rear lot line” means a lot line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line. For the purpose of establishing the rear lot line of a triangular or trapezoidal lot, or of a lot the rear line of which is formed by two or more lines, the following shall apply:

A. For a triangular, gore-shaped, or irregular-shaped lot, the rear lot line shall be a straight line drawn parallel to the front lot line or parallel to the chord of a curved front lot line, and farthest removed from the front lot line which is 10 feet in length within the lot and intersects two side property lines; or

B. In the case of a trapezoidal or quadrilateral lot, the lot line of which is not parallel to the front lot line, the rear lot line shall be deemed to be the line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line, providing the line is a minimum length, the rear line shall be a line 10 feet in length drawn parallel to but farthest removed from the front lot line; or

C. In the case of a pentagonal lot, the rear boundary of which includes an angle formed by two lines, such angle shall be employed for determining the rear lot line in the same manner as prescribed for triangular lots. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.455 Lot line, reversed corner.

“Reversed corner lot line” means a corner lot the side street line of which is substantially a continuation of the front lot line of the lot upon which it rears. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.460 Lot lines.

“Lot lines” mean the property lines bounding the lot. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.465 Lot line, side.

“Side lot line” means the same as “interior lot line.” (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.467 Lot line, southerly side.

“Southerly side lot line” means a “side lot line” which has a compass bearing between north 60 degrees east and south 60 degrees east and is located on the southerly side of the lot. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.470 Lot line, street or alley.

“Street or alley lot line” means a lot line separating the lot from a street or alley. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

 

86.04.473 Lot, panhandle.

“Panhandle lot” means a lot where a portion of the lot is 12 feet or less in width for a distance of 50 feet or more. (Ord. 2068 § 2 (Exh. A), 2017)

86.04.475 Lot, through.

“Through lot” means a lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.480 Lot width.

“Lot width” means the horizontal distance between the side lot lines, measured at right angles to the lot depth. For irregular or triangular-shaped lots, the lot width will vary depending upon the point of measurement along the lot depth line. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.482 Manufactured housing.

“Manufactured housing” is a type of housing unit that is largely assembled in factories and then transported to sites of use and installed on a foundation system, pursuant to Section 18551 of the Health and Safety Code, and certified under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.). (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.485 Massage.

“Massage” means any method of treating the external parts of the body by means of pressure on or friction against, or stroking, kneading, rubbing, tapping, pounding, or stimulating the external parts of the body with the hand or other parts of the body, with or without the aid of any mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliances; or with or without supplementary aids such as rubbing alcohol, liniments, antiseptics, oils, powders, creams, lotions, ointments, or other similar preparations. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.490 Massage establishment.

“Massage establishment” means any establishment having a fixed place of business where any person, firm, association, partnership or corporation engages in, conducts, or carries on, or permits to be engaged in, conducted or carried on, any business of giving massages. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.491 Medical clinic.

“Medical clinic” is a small-scale facility for diagnosis and treatment of outpatients and does not include overnight stay of patients or ambulance services. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.492 Mezzanine or mezzanine floor.

“Mezzanine” or “mezzanine floor” is an intermediate floor placed within a room as defined and regulated by the California Building Code. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.493 Mixed use development.

“Mixed use development” means the development of a site in an integrated, compatible and comprehensively planned manner with two or more different land uses, only one of which would normally not be permitted in the underlying zone whether by right or with a special use permit. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.495 Mobile home.

“Mobile home” means a vehicle, other than a motor vehicle, designed for human habitation. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.500 Modifying or overlay zone.

“Modifying or overlay zone” means a designation to permit special regulations to be invoked where appropriate or necessary in lieu of or in addition to the regulations of the basic zone with which the modifying or overlay zone is combined. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.505 Motel.

“Motel” or “hotel” means a building or group of buildings on one site containing two or more habitable or dwelling units available for “transient rental,” which neither is a “boarding house” nor a “lodging house,” and may include such integrated amenities as meeting halls, and dining, retail and recreation facilities. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.510 Reserved.

(Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.515 Net floor area.

“Net floor area” means the clear floor space, exclusive of fixed or built-in cabinets or appliances, included with the surrounding exterior walls or a building or portion thereof. The net floor area of a building, or portion thereof, not provided with surrounding exterior walls shall be the clear floor space under the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.520 Reserved.

(Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.530 Nonconforming use.

“Nonconforming use” is defined in CMC 86.50.020. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.535 Nursery school.

“Nursery school” means the supervisory care and educational development of children under the age of 16 for profit or nonprofit and required to be licensed by the State of California Department of Social Services for such purpose. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.540 Nursing home.

“Nursing home” means any premises with sleeping rooms where persons are lodged and furnished with meals, dietary or nursing care, and may include nonambulatory persons but not include persons suffering from contagious disease, mental disease, alcoholism or drug addiction. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.543 Nursing unit.

“Nursing unit” means a habitable room in a skilled nursing facility, not containing a kitchen, kitchenette or cooking facilities, and designed to accommodate three beds or less. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.545 Office.

“Office” means a building, room, or department, wherein a business or service is transacted, but not including the storage or sale of merchandise on the premises as a primary function. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.550 Open space.

“Open space” means any portion of a lot unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.553 Parapet.

“Parapet” means a low wall or railing system at the edge of a roof, porch, or terrace. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.555 Parcel.

“Parcel” means a quantity of land recognized by the San Diego County Assessor as constituting a parcel. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.557 Parking allocation credit.

“Parking allocation credit” means that when a use is proposed to replace an existing use that is legal nonconforming in regard to the number of parking spaces provided, the proposed use need not provide additional parking if it has the same or less parking requirement as the existing use. The parking not actually provided for the use replacing the legal nonconforming use to otherwise comply with the parking standard for the new use is the parking allocation credit. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.560 Parking, covered and enclosed.

“Covered and enclosed parking” means any parking space completely concealed, within walls or doors and a roof, or capable of being concealed within a building or structure such as a totally enclosed garage with operable doors. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.563 Parking, open and unenclosed.

“Open and unenclosed parking” means any parking space which is open on two or more sides with no fence, wall or gate separating the access to the parking space from the alley or street. Group open parking and below grade parking shall qualify as open and unenclosed, and gates or doors on common driveways are permitted. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.565 Parking, off-street.

“Off-street parking” means any parking facility meeting the requirements of this title and not located on a street or alley. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.570 Parking, on-street.

“On-street parking” means any legally authorized parking space located on a street or alley. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.575 Parking space.

“Parking space” means a permanently surfaced area meeting the requirements of this title and located within a structure or in the open, excluding area necessary for access and designed or used for the parking of a motor vehicle. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.580 Parking space, confined.

“Confined parking space” means a parking space abutting a wall or structure on at least one stall side or as determined by the Community Development Department to have special site conditions so as to make parking modifications applicable. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.585 Parking stall depth or length.1

“Parking stall depth or length” means the longest side of a parking space. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.590 Parking, tandem.

“Tandem parking” means two or more parking spaces aligned so that both parking stall length stripes are substantially a continuation of contiguous parking stall length stripes and designed so as to accommodate front to back parking of vehicles. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.595 Parking, valet.

“Valet parking” means a parking procedure whereby the operator of a motor vehicle submits the parking of the vehicle to a person employed for that purpose. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.600 Patio.

“Patio” means a one-story roofed structure having not more than 500 square feet of floor area and completely open on at least 25 percent of the total amount of wall surface and designed or intended for recreational or outdoor living use. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.615 Plant nursery.

“Plant nursery” means an area where plants (as trees, vines, shrubs, or herbs) are grown, kept or maintained for transplanting, for use as stocks for budding and grafts, or for sale. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.617 Porch.

“Porch” means a one-story covered but “unenclosed” structure abutting an enclosed structure. Portions of the perimeter of said porch that do not abut an enclosed structure shall have vertical support columns that extend from the porch roof to the floor of the porch. There shall be a minimum of two such vertical support columns with a minimum of one column on each corner or each end of the porch. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.618 Porte-cochere.

“Porte-cochere” means a roofed structure extending from a building over an adjacent driveway, intended to shelter those getting in or out of vehicles. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.620 Premises.

“Premises” means a lot including all buildings or structures thereon. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.625 Preschool.

“Preschool” means the same as “nursery school.” (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.630 Prezoning.

“Prezoning” means a City of Coronado zone classification assigned to any territory lying outside the City limits. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.635 Profession or professional.

“Profession” or “professional” means the following categories of occupations: architect, attorney, dentist, engineer, judge, natural scientist, optometrist, physician, psychiatrist, social scientist, surgeon or other occupation the Commission deems as constituting a profession and meets the following requirements:

A. Serves clients rather than customers. The client cannot diagnose his specific needs or discriminate among the range of possibilities for meeting them due to his lack of theoretical background and professional training;

B. The professional has been conferred a title and/or license by an accredited professional school or board;

C. The professional is bound to the profession’s written code of ethics. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.645 Public hearing.

“Public hearing” means an authorized meeting of any commission, committee, council or staff of the City during which a period of time is allowed for public comment or discussion and public notice has been given as required under the provisions of this title and/or the California Government Code. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.650 Quasi-public.

“Quasi-public” means public use, in some sense or degree, of land, buildings or structures under private ownership or control. For the purposes of this title, electrical substations shall be considered quasi-public uses of a public service type. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.655 Rear side property line.

“Rear side property line” means that portion of the side property line extending into the required rear yard. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.660 Resident.

“Resident” means any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of concession, permit, right of access, license or other agreement for a period of 26 consecutive calendar days or more, counting portions of a calendar day as full days. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.661 Residential care facility.

“Residential care facility” means a State-authorized, certified, or licensed family care home, foster home, or group home serving six or fewer mentally disordered or otherwise handicapped persons or dependent and neglected children where care is provided on a 24-hour-a-day basis. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.662 Residential care facility, large.

“Residential care facility, large” means a State-authorized, certified, or licensed family care home, foster home, or group home serving seven or more mentally disordered or otherwise handicapped persons or dependent and neglected children where care is provided on a 24-hour-a-day basis. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.663 Residential condominium complex.

“Residential condominium complex” means a building or a group of buildings containing two or more dwelling units, each unit being separately owned, or held by a stock cooperative. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.665 Residential density.

“Residential density” means the total number of dwelling units on one acre of land in a given area. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.670 Restaurant.

“Restaurant” means any establishment whose principal business is the sale of food to the public in a ready-to-consume state for consumption on or off the premises. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.672 Restaurant, drive-thru.

“Drive-thru restaurant” means any food establishment that provides service directly from a building or structure to persons in motor vehicles. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.673 Restaurant, fast food.

“Fast food restaurant” means any establishment whose principal business is the sale of food prepared on site in a ready-to-consume state for consumption on or off the premises and whose design or operation includes three or more of the following characteristics:

A. Food is usually served with disposable utensils.

B. Food is usually packaged or served in disposable containers.

C. Facilities, such as tables, seats and benches, for on-premises consumption of food are insufficient for volume of food sold.

D. Food is usually ordered and paid for at a walk-up counter.

E. Food is usually paid for prior to consumption. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.674 Restaurant, formula fast food.

“Formula fast food restaurant” means any “fast food restaurant” having both of the following characteristics:

A. Uses a trademark, logo, service mark or other mutually identifying name or symbol that is shared by 15 or more restaurants; and

B. Serves a prescribed (“formula”) menu that is substantially the same as 15 or more restaurants that shares its trademark, logo, service mark or other mutually identifying name or symbol. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.675 Restaurant, full service.

“Full service restaurant” means any establishment wherein food is regularly prepared for and served to customers primarily for consumption on the premises and whose design or operation includes three or more of the following characteristics:

A. The establishment is not specifically designed to accommodate high customer volume.

B. Facilities, such as tables, seats and benches, for on-premises consumption of food are provided and are sufficient for the volume of food sold and customers serviced.

C. Customers predominately order and receive food while seated at tables on the premises.

D. Food is paid for after consumption on site.

E. Food is not typically packaged for transport off site. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.680 Rest home.

“Rest home” means the same as “nursing home,” which is defined in CMC 86.04.540. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.685 Roof.

“Roof” means the completely covered top of a building or structure, except patios, which may have 50 percent of the roof area uncovered. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.687 Roof pitch or slope.

“Roof pitch or slope” means the angle that a roof surface makes with the horizontal. Expressed in units of vertical rise to 12 units of horizontal run. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.690 Sanatorium.

“Sanatorium” means the same as “convalescent hospital,” which is defined in CMC 86.04.235. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.695 Schools, elementary, junior high and high.

“Elementary, junior high and high schools” shall mean an institution of learning which offers instruction in the several branches of learning and study required to be taught in the public schools by the Education Code of the State of California. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.700 Semi-public.

“Semi-public” means the same as “quasi-public” as defined in CMC 86.04.650. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.705 Setback.

“Setback” means that area back from and parallel to the property line on which no building, structure or portion thereof shall be permitted, erected, constructed or placed unless specifically permitted by this title. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.710 Reserved.

(Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.713 Skilled nursing facility.

“Skilled nursing facility” means the same as “convalescent hospital” as defined in CMC 86.04.235. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.717 Shelter, emergency.

“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. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.720 Single-room occupancy unit.

“Single-room occupancy unit” means living or efficiency quarters, as defined by California Health and Safety Code Section 17958.1, intended or designed to be used as a residence by not more than two persons and having either individual or shared bathroom and kitchen facilities. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.725 Specialty shop.

“Specialty shop” means a retail business offering a line of specialty goods and having less than 1,000 square feet of retail floor area. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.730 State.

“State” means the State of California. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.735 Store.

“Store” means a building, room or department wherein the sale of merchandise is transacted. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.740 Story.

“Story” is that portion of a building included between the upper surface of any floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, except that the topmost story shall be that portion of a building included between the upper surface of the topmost floor and the ceiling or roof above. For a portion of a building to be considered a “story,” there must be a vertical clear space between the referenced surfaces of at least four feet. The following shall be excluded from the definition of “story”:

A. Attics, so long as:

1. The roof above has a 3:12 or greater pitch;

2. The roof rafters or roof trusses are adjacent to or attached to the ceiling joists of the floor below and to the double top plate; and

3. No walls are placed between the double top plate or the ceiling joists of the floor below and the roof rafters or roof trusses;

B. Mezzanines and interior balconies;

C. Underground parking garages or basements where the finished floor level directly above a usable or unused underfloor space is not greater than 30 inches above “grade”; and

D. For development in all zones, except the single-family zones and single-family subzones: underground parking, building maintenance facilities or incidental storage designed as an integral part of these two uses where the finished floor level directly above a usable or unused underfloor space is not greater than six feet above “grade.” (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.750 Street.

“Street” means a public right-of-way more than 30 feet in width, which provides a public principal means of access to abutting property. The term “street” shall include avenue, drive, circle, road, parkway, boulevard, highway, or any other similar term. The term shall include the total width of the dedicated right-of-way. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.755 Structural alteration.

“Structural alteration” means any change or modification in construction of exterior walls or other exterior portions of a building. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.760 Structural coverage.

“Structural coverage” means the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the grade level coverage of a lot by “structures” including architectural features projecting outward from the building facade whether they extend to grade level or not to the gross lot area. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.763 Structural nonconformity.

“Structural nonconformity” is defined in CMC 86.50.030. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.765 Structure.

“Structure” means anything over two feet in height above “grade” constructed or erected, which requires location on the ground or attached to something having a location on the ground, but not including signs, fences or walls used as fences eight feet or less in height above “grade,” ornamental post lights eight feet or less in height above “grade,” and aboveground facilities, including, but not limited to, transformers and meter boxes, associated with and appurtenant to underground utility distribution facilities. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.767 Structure height.

For all structures, other than a “building,” “structure height” is the vertical distance above “grade” to the top of the highest element of the structure. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.768 Supportive housing.

“Supportive housing” means housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by low income adults with disabilities, and that is linked to on-site services that assist 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. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.770 Tourist.

“Tourist” means any person travelling for pleasure and not a resident of the City of Coronado. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.780 Trailers.

See “Boat trailer” in CMC 86.04.130, “Camp car” in CMC 86.04.190, “Camper” in CMC 86.04.195 and “Travel trailer” in CMC 86.04.800. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.785 Transient.

“Transient” means any tourist or traveler. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.790 Transient occupant.

“Transient occupant” for purpose of this chapter means any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of concession, permit, right of access, license or other agreement for a period of 25 consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of a calendar day as full days. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.793 Transitional housing.

“Transitional housing” means temporary housing, generally provided for a few months to two years, with supportive services that prepare individuals or families to transition from emergency or homeless shelters to permanent housing. Such housing may be configured for specialized needs groups such as people with substance abuse problems, mental illness, domestic violence victims, veterans, or people with illnesses such as AIDS/HIV. Such housing could be provided in apartment complexes, boarding house complexes, or in single-family homes. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.795 Traveler.

“Traveler” means any person traveling for commercial, industrial or professional dealings and not a resident of the City of Coronado. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.800 Travel trailer.

“Travel trailer” means a vehicle designed to be drawn by a motor vehicle for the propose of transporting cargo or for habitation. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.802 Uncovered.

“Uncovered” means a roof where at least 65 percent or more of the roof area is permanently open to the passage of light and air. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.803 Unenclosed.

“Unenclosed” means an area where at least 50 percent of the perimeter is 65 percent or more permanently open to the passage of light and air. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.805 Unimproved land.

“Unimproved land” means a parcel, lot or other land description containing no structures. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.810 Vacant premises.

“Vacant premises” shall mean a lot, plot, or parcel of land including any structures thereon, which has not been occupied for more than 90 consecutive days, whether made vacant by voluntary action, fire or other accident, or as a result of enforcement action by the City. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.815 Variance.

“Variance” means a modification of the specific regulations of this title granted by resolution of the Planning Commission or City Council in accordance with the terms of this title for the purpose of assuring that no property, because of special circumstances applicable to it, shall be deprived of privileges that may be enjoyed by other properties in the same vicinity and zone. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.820 Wall.

“Wall” means a solid vertical barrier attached to or part of a building, or a solid fence. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.825 Yard.

“Yard” means any portion of a lot unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.830 Zone.

“Zone” means a portion of the territory of the City of Coronado within which certain uniform regulations and requirements or various combinations thereof apply under the provisions of this title. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)

86.04.835 Zoning map.

“Zoning map” means the official zoning map or maps of the City of Coronado together with all amendments subsequently adopted. (Ord. 2062 § 2 (Exh. A), 2016)


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Code reviser’s note: Ord. 2062 defined this term as the “shortest side of a parking space.” It has been corrected at the direction of the city to reflect the city’s intent.