Chapter 17.12
USE TYPE CLASSIFICATIONS
Sections:
17.12.010 Purpose.
17.12.020 Reserved.
17.12.030 Listing of Use Type Classifications.
17.12.040 Residential Use Type Classifications.
17.12.050 Commercial Use Type Classifications.
17.12.060 Industrial Use Type Classifications.
17.12.070 Public and Semi-Public Use Type Classifications.
17.12.080 Agricultural Use Type Classifications.
17.12.090 Temporary Use Type Classifications.
17.12.100 Accessory Structures and Uses Use Type Classifications.
17.12.110 Development Activities/Miscellaneous Use Type Classifications.
17.12.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to classify land use types. (Ord. 05-1 § 2, 1/25/05)
17.12.020 Reserved.
(Ord. 05-1 § 2, 1/25/05)
17.12.030 Listing of Use Type Classifications.
Residential Use Types
1. Boarding House
2. Caretaker’s Residence
3. Community Care Facility
4. Dwelling
a. Single-Family
b. Two-Family
c. Multifamily
5. Family Day Care Homes
a. Adult
b. Family
6. Fraternity and Sorority Houses
7. Home Occupation Business
8. Joint Living and Working Quarters
9. Model Homes
10. Mobilehome Park
11. Residential Health Care Facility
12. Residential Service/Care Home
13. Second Unit
Commercial Use Types
1. Adult Businesses
2. Animal Sales and Services
a. Day Care
b. Grooming and Pet Stores
c. Kennels
d. Animal Shelter
e. Riding Academies
f. Stables, Commercial
g. Veterinary Clinic
h. Veterinary Hospital
(1) Small Animals
(2) Large Animals
3. Auction Facilities
a. Auction House
b. Auction Yard
4. Banks and Financial Services
5. Bars, Wine Bars, and Alcohol Drinking Establishments
6. Business Support Services
7. Day Care Centers
8. Eating and Drinking Establishments
a. Banquet Facilities
(1) Without alcohol and/or entertainment
(2) With alcohol and/or entertainment
b. Catering Establishments
c. Restaurants
(1) Drive-Through
(2) Fast Food with Drive-Through
(3) Limited Service
(4) Full Service
(5) Take Out/Delivery
9. Funeral Home
10. Hooka Bar/Cigar Club
11. Lodging
a. Bed and Breakfasts
b. Hotels
c. Motels
12. Medical Services
13. Nightclubs
14. Personal Services
15. Professional Offices
a. Call Centers
16. Recreation, Commercial
a. Amusement Center
b. Amusement Park
c. Indoor Entertainment
d. Indoor Sports and Recreation
e. Outdoor Entertainment
f. Outdoor Sports and Recreation
g. Recreation Facilities
h. Residential Recreation Facilities
17. Retail Sales, General
18. Retail Sales, Specific
a. Building Materials Stores
b. Carpet and Flooring Stores
c. Department Stores
d. Discount Stores
e. Drugstores
f. Equipment Rental Yards
g. Feed and Tack Stores
h. Food Stores
(1) Supermarket
(2) Grocery Store
(3) Convenience Store
i. Furniture Stores
j. Garden Supply Stores
k. Gun Stores
l. Liquor Sales
(1) Liquor Sales—on-site consumption
(2) Liquor Stores
m. Nurseries
(1) Retail
(2) Wholesale
n. Pawnshops
o. Second Hand Stores
p. Swap Meets and Flea Markets
q. Tobacco Paraphernalia Stores
r. Vendors, Long-Term
19. Retail Services
a. Equipment Repair
(1) Consumer Electronics
(2) Small Engine/Equipment
20. Schools, Specialized
a. Vocational Schools
b. Instructional Schools
21. Storage, Self
22. Tattoo Parlors
23. Vehicle Sales and Services
a. Automobile and Light Truck Sales and Services
(1) Body Repair and Painting
(2) Commercial Storage
(3) Gas Sales
(4) Repair and/or Maintenance
(5) Sales and Rentals
(6) Wash
(A) Manual/Self-Service
(B) Full-Service
b. Boat and Camper/Recreational Vehicle Sales and Services
(1) Commercial Storage
(2) Repair
(3) Sales and Rental
c. Heavy Equipment Sales and Services
(1) Commercial Storage
(2) Repair
(3) Sales and Rental
d. Motorcycle Sales and Services
e. Truck, Large, Sales and Services
(1) Body Repair
(2) Commercial Storage
(3) Fuel Sales
(4) Repair Services
(5) Sales and Rental
(6) Truck Stops
24. Medical Marijuana Dispensary
25. Rooming House
Industrial Use Types
1. Assembly
2. Bottling Plants
3. Cleaning and Dying Plants
4. Distribution
5. Distributor Showrooms
6. Furniture Upholstering
7. Laboratories
8. Food Processing
9. Manufacturing
a. Light
b. Heavy
10. Moving and Storage Facilities
11. Outdoor Storage
a. Building Material Yards
b. Contractor Storage Yards
c. General
d. Lumber Yards
e. Salvage Yards
f. Vehicle Impound Yards
12. Recycling
a. Vending Machines as an Accessory Use
b. Collection Trucks and/or Bins as an Accessory Use
c. Recycling Center
(1) Small
(2) Large
d. Greenwaste
e. Materials Recovery Facility
13. Studios, Recording
a. Movie
b. Music
c. Radio
d. Television
14. Truck Terminal
15. Warehousing
Public and Semi-Public Use Types
1. Community Assembly
2. Heliport/Helipad
3. Homeless Shelters
4. Hospital Services
5. Museums, Private
6. Parks, Public and Private
7. Public Parking Facilities
8. Public Services, General
9. Public Services, Specific
10. Rehabilitation Facility
11. Schools, Public and Private
a. College and University
(1) Private Four-Year College on a Minimum of 45 Acres
(2) College Facilities with Campus Master Plan
(3) College Facilities without Campus Master Plan
(4) College President/Dean Quarters
b. Public Primary and Secondary Schools
c. Private Primary and Secondary Schools
12. Small Wind Energy System
13. Wireless Communication Facilities
14. Zoos
a. Zoos
b. Petting Zoos
Agricultural Use Types
1. Horticulture
a. Residential Use Only
b. For Commercial Sale
c. Within Public Utility Easements
2. Farmers Market
3. Farm Worker Housing
4. Keeping of Animals
a. Beehives
b. Dairies
c. Feedlot, Livestock
d. Hog Ranches
e. Large Animals
f. Small Animals
g. Wild, Exotic, or Nondomestic Animals
5. Keeping of Animals for Educational Purposes
a. Small Animals
b. Large Animals
6. Riding Trails
7. Wildlife Preserves and Sanctuaries
Temporary Use Types
1. Temporary Residence
2. Temporary Real Estate Offices
3. Temporary Uses
Accessory Structures and Uses Use Types
1. Accessory Structures
2. Accessory Uses
3. Incidental Services for Employees
4. Live Entertainment
Development Activities/Miscellaneous Use Types
1. Development Activity on Primary and Secondary Ridgelines
2. Development Activity on Natural Slopes
a. Less than ten percent (10%) average
b. Ten percent (10%) to fifteen percent (15%) average
c. Greater than fifteen percent (15%) average
3. Grading Cut and Fill or any Combination Thereof
a. Between one hundred (100) and one thousand five hundred (1,500) cubic yards on natural slopes greater than ten percent (10%) average
b. Greater than one thousand five hundred (1,500) cubic yards on natural slopes greater than ten percent (10%) average
4. Off-Site Transportation of Earth
a. Less than Ten Thousand (10,000) Cubic Yards
b. Between Ten Thousand (10,000) and One Hundred Thousand (100,000) Cubic Yards
c. Greater than One Hundred Thousand (100,000) Cubic Yards
5. Cluster Development
6. Affordable Housing Density Bonus
7. Amenities Density or FAR Bonus
8. Railroad Rights-of-Way
a. Operational Activities
b. Accessory Activities/Uses
c. Storage
(Ord. 05-1 § 2, 1/25/05; Ord. 05-19 § 2, 12/13/05; Ord. 08-2 § 2, 3/11/08; Ord. 08-13 § 2, 8/26/08; Ord. 09-9 § 2, 6/23/09)
17.12.040 Residential Use Type Classifications.
1. Boarding House—includes a dwelling unit or part thereof, where bedrooms are rented for short- or long-term periods to five (5) or more persons, whether or not meals are provided.
2. Caretaker’s Residence—includes permanent or temporary housing that is secondary or accessory to the primary nonresidential use on the same property. Caretaker’s housing shall be used exclusively for occupancy by a caretaker for security or monitoring of the primary use.
3. Community Care Facility—includes any residential facility which is planned, designed and managed to include facilities and common areas that maximize the residents’ potential for independent living. The facility may be occupied by elderly or handicapped persons or households as defined in the Health and Safety Code. Direct services that may be provided include those relating to nutritional, social, recreational, housekeeping and personal needs of the residents.
4. Dwelling—includes a building or portion of a building with a single room or group of internally connected rooms that is designed exclusively for the long-term habitation of a family and contains facilities for sleeping, eating, sanitation and a kitchen.
a. Single-Family—a detached building designed exclusively for occupancy by a single family.
b. Two-Family—includes a duplex, or other building designed for occupancy by two (2) families living independently of each other, which may be owned individually or by a single landlord.
c. Multifamily—includes a building designed and intended for occupancy by three (3) or more families living independently of each other, each in a separate dwelling unit, which may be owned individually or by a single landlord. Includes apartments, townhomes, row houses, triplexes, and fourplexes.
5. Family Day Care Homes—includes a private single-family dwelling where nonmedical care and protection are provided to individuals for periods less than twenty-four (24) hours.
a. Adult—up to six (6) adults.
b. Family—up to fourteen (14) children. Family day care homes shall be licensed by the State and consistent with Section 1597.30 of the Health and Safety Code.
6. Fraternity and Sorority Houses—includes buildings containing sleeping rooms, bathrooms, common rooms and a central kitchen and dining room maintained exclusively for fraternity/sorority members and their guests or visitors and affiliated with an institution of higher learning.
7. Home Occupation Business—includes office businesses which are incidental and accessory to a residential use and does not include the storage of materials of any kind or product manufacturing of any kind. Home occupation business shall be in accordance with Section 17.03.090.
8. Joint Living and Working Quarters—includes a dwelling occupying a building designed for commercial or industrial occupancy and includes adequate working space reserved for, and regularly used by, one or more persons residing therein. Joint living and working quarters shall be in accordance with Section 17.17.040(G).
9. Model Homes—includes dwellings initially constructed for the purposes of displaying the different housing models offered for sale within a residential development.
10. Mobilehome Park—includes sites containing spaces with the required improvements and utilities that are leased for the long-term placement of mobile or manufactured homes and may include services and facilities for residents.
11. Residential Health Care Facility—includes residential facilities usually occupied by the elderly that provide rooms, meals, personal care and health monitoring services under the supervision of a professional nurse or other professional health care provider and that may provide other services, such as recreation, social and cultural activities, financial services and transportation. Typical uses include convalescent homes.
12. Residential Service/Care Home—includes a private single-family residence where twenty-four (24) hour care, nonmedical services, supervision, treatment or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living to six (6) or fewer persons is provided. Residential service/care home shall be consistent with Section 1500 of the Health and Safety Code and any other applicable State law.
13. Second Unit—includes a detached or attached dwelling unit that provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons. It shall include permanent provisions for living, eating, cooking (kitchen) and sanitation on the same parcel upon which a primary dwelling is located. An attached second unit is not considered to be a two-family structure. Second units shall be in accordance with Section 17.15.020(N).
14. Supportive Housing—includes housing with no limits on length of stay that is linked to on-site or off-site services that assist a resident in retaining housing, improving his/her health conditions and maximizing his or her ability to live and, when possible, work in the community.
15. Transitional Housing—includes buildings configured as a rental housing development but operated under program requirements. Upon termination of assistance, the unit shall be recirculated as an assisted unit to another eligible program recipient at some predetermined point in time where length of stays shall be no less than six (6) months and no more than two (2) years.
16. Rooming House—means a dwelling unit (other than a hotel or motel) where three (3) or more rooms are rented individually or separately to tenants under separate rental agreements where tenants do not share common financial responsibility for use of the dwelling unit as a whole. Rent may be paid in money, goods, labor, or otherwise. Rental agreements may be written or oral. Housing protected by Federal or State law, including housing for persons protected under the Fair Housing Act (42 USC Section 3604(F)) and the California Fair Housing Act (California Government Code Section 12920 et seq.), or housing otherwise subject to treatment as a single-family dwelling unit by the provisions of State law shall not constitute a rooming house.
(Ord. 05-1 § 2, 1/25/05; Ord. 09-3 § 2 (Exh. A), 4/28/09; Ord. 09-9 § 3, 6/23/09)
17.12.050 Commercial Use Type Classifications.
1. Adult Businesses—includes any business which, because minors are excluded by virtue of their age as a prevailing business practice, is not customarily open to the general public, including but not limited to an adult arcade, adult bookstore, adult theater, cabaret, love parlor, model studio, nude studio, sexual catharsis center, sexual encounter shop, sexual novelty store or any other similar use wherein the preponderant business is the offering of services, materials and/or products which have as their dominant theme the sexual arousal, sexual gratification and/or sexual stimulation of a customer. Adult businesses shall be in accordance with Section 17.17.050.
This definition does not apply, nor shall be interpreted to apply, to any business conducted, operated by or employing licensed chiropractors, licensed physicians, licensed physical therapists, licensed psychologists, licensed social workers, licensed massage therapists or licensed marriage and family counselors when performing functions under or pursuant to the respective license held.
2. Animal Sales and Services—Includes facilities primarily engaged in animal related sales and services. The following are animal sales and services use types:
a. Day Care—includes the keeping of animals for a brief period of time that does not include overnight.
b. Grooming and Pet Stores—includes the grooming and/or selling of dogs, cats and similar small animals with limited indoor boarding of animals during the day.
c. Kennels—includes indoor or outdoor overnight and/or long-term boarding, breeding, raising or training of dogs, cats and similar small animals over the age of four (4) months for a fee or for sale. Kennels shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.17.040(H).
d. Animal Shelter—includes establishments primarily engaged in providing shelter and adoption services for small animals and may include short- and long-term boarding. All boarding shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.17.040(H).
e. Riding Academies—includes establishments where horses are boarded and cared for and where instruction in riding, jumping, and showing is offered and where horses may be hired for riding.
f. Stables, Commercial—includes stables for horses, mules or ponies which are rented, used or boarded on a commercial basis for a fee.
g. Veterinary Clinic—includes a fully enclosed veterinary facility providing routine examinations and treatment of small animals (less than three hundred (300) pounds), including vaccinations, and may include short-term boarding and grooming services for patients. Boarding shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.17.040(H).
h. Veterinary Hospital—includes a veterinary facility where animals are given medical or surgical treatment and may include long-term boarding and grooming services for patients. Boarding shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.17.040(H).
(1) Small animals—a veterinary hospital for animals weighing less than three hundred (300) pounds.
(2) Large animals—a veterinary hospital providing medical care for animals exceeding three hundred (300) pounds.
3. Auction Facilities—includes facilities where objects of art, furniture, equipment, vehicles, and other goods are offered for sale to people who bid on the object in competition with each other.
a. Auction House—indoor auction facilities.
b. Auction Yard—outdoor auction facilities.
4. Banks and Financial Services—includes financial institutions including: banks, credit agencies, credit unions, investment companies, savings and loans, and similar financial services.
5. Bars, Wine Bars, and Alcohol Drinking Establishments—includes establishments used primarily for sale or dispensing of alcoholic beverages for on-site consumption and that are not part of a restaurant. Such establishments may include food service which is accessory and subordinate to the primary use. Such establishments shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.17.040(D).
6. Business Support Services—includes establishments primarily engaged in rendering services to business establishments on a fee or contract basis. Services include, but are not limited to:
a. Advertising;
b. Blueprinting;
c. Computer related services;
d. Office equipment maintenance and repair;
e. Office equipment sale and rental;
f. Mailing/shipping;
g. Photocopying.
7. Day Care Centers—includes facilities of any capacity other than a large or small family day care home, residential care home, or residential service home in which less than twenty-four (24) hour per day nonmedical care and supervision is provided for children or adults in a group setting. Includes preschools and adult day care.
8. Eating and Drinking Establishments—includes retail establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of prepared food and/or beverages, but excludes those uses classified under “bars and drinking establishments” and “nightclubs.” The following are eating and drinking establishment use types:
a. Banquet Facilities—includes facilities intended for small or large group functions in which food, prepared either on- or off-site, is consumed. Includes meeting halls and reception halls.
(1) Without alcohol and/or entertainment.
(2) With alcohol and/or entertainment—such establishments shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.17.040(D).
b. Catering Establishments—includes establishments primarily engaged in the preparation of food for off-site consumption. No retail sale or food consumption occurs on-site.
c. Restaurants—includes establishments primarily engaged in the preparation and retail sale of food and/or beverages for immediate or semi-immediate consumption either on- or off-site. Restaurants are further classified as:
(1) Drive-Through—includes establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of pre-prepared or rapidly prepared food and/or beverages at a drive-through window for consumption off-site. No seating or on-site consumption is provided. Includes, but is a not limited to, coffee kiosks.
(2) Fast Food with Drive-Through—includes establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of pre-prepared or rapidly prepared food and/or beverages at a walk-up counter or drive-through window for either on-site or off-site consumption and may include seating.
(3) Limited Service—includes establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of pre-prepared or rapidly prepared food and/or beverages at a walk-up counter for either on-site or off-site consumption and may include seating. Includes, but is not limited to, beverage shops (coffee, health drinks), delicatessens, donut shops, ice cream parlors and pizza parlors. Alcoholic beverage service and/or bars may be provided as an accessory or subordinate use in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.17.040(D).
(4) Full Service—includes establishments primarily engaged in the preparation and retail sale of food and beverages, where food is ordered and served at a table. Alcoholic beverage service and/or bars may be provided as an accessory or subordinate use in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.17.040(D).
(5) Take Out/Delivery—includes establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of food and/or beverages where all or a significant portion of the consumption takes place off-site, no on-site seating is provided and where ordering and pick-up of food may take place from an automobile. Alcoholic beverage sale may be provided as an accessory or subordinate use in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.17.040(D).
9. Funeral Home—includes facilities primarily engaged in the short-term storage, embalming and/or commemoration of human remains.
10. Hooka Bar/Cigar Club—includes establishments that are primarily engaged in the on-site recreational use of tobacco products.
11. Lodging—includes establishments primarily engaged in the provision of commercial lodging on a less than monthly basis to the general public. Typical lodging uses include:
a. Bed and Breakfasts—a residential dwelling unit providing overnight accommodations and a morning meal to guests for compensation.
b. Hotels—includes facilities offering transient lodging to the general public with the majority of all rooms typically accessed through a main lobby and providing additional services intended for the convenience of guests, such as restaurants, meeting rooms, limited retail sales, entertainment and recreational facilities.
c. Motels—includes establishments providing sleeping accommodations with the majority of all rooms having direct access to the outside without the necessity of passing through the main lobby. Incidental services typically include limited self-serve breakfast bars and similar services.
12. Medical Services—includes establishments primarily engaged in the provision of personal physical health services on an outpatient basis ranging from prevention, diagnosis, treatment or rehabilitation services provided by physicians, dentists, nurses and other health personnel, as well as the provision of medical testing. Typical uses include, but are not limited to, medical offices, urgent care facilities, substance abuse treatment clinics, physical therapy, chiropractics, optometry and acupuncture.
13. Nightclubs—includes establishments or places of entertainment within a building, open primarily at night, usually but not necessarily serving alcohol, and providing a stage or floor show or amplified live or recorded music and space for spectators either standing or sitting and/or dancing. Excludes uses classified elsewhere in this chapter. Alcohol sales shall be in accordance with Section 17.17.040(D). Typical uses include dance clubs, comedy clubs, karaoke clubs and cabarets.
14. Personal Services—includes establishments primarily engaged in providing services involving the care or appearance of a person or his/her personal goods and apparel, and similar nonbusiness related or nonprofessional services, but excludes services classified elsewhere in this chapter. Typical uses include, but are not limited to, barbershops, beauty parlors, day spas, dry cleaning drop-off/pick-up, laundries (self-service), manicurists/pedicurists, massage therapists, photography studios, tailors, tanning salons and independent automated teller machines (ATMs).
15. Professional Offices—includes professional and government offices including, but not limited to, administrative offices, advertising agencies, attorneys, counseling services, computer software designers, engineering services, insurance agencies, real estate agencies, and travel agencies.
a. Call Centers—a functional area within an organization or an outsourced, separate facility that exists solely to answer inbound or place outbound telephone calls; usually a voice operations center that provides a full range of high-volume, inbound or outbound call-handling services, including customer support, operator services, directory assistance, multilingual customer support, credit card services, inbound and outbound telemarketing, interactive voice response and web-based services.
16. Recreation, Commercial—includes establishments primarily engaged in the provision of entertainment or recreation for participants or spectators. The following are commercial recreation use types:
a. Amusement Center—includes establishments open to the public in which video games, computer terminals, or other electronic devices are predominantly operated for amusement. Typical uses include arcades and computer cafes.
b. Amusement Park—includes an entertainment or amusement complex developed as a regional visitor tourist attraction and organized around a central theme, such as amusement rides and attractions, tours or exhibitions, including all related accessory uses, buildings and structures designed and operated for patron participation and pleasure in conjunction therewith.
c. Indoor Entertainment—includes predominantly spectator uses conducted within an enclosed building, excluding uses classified under adult businesses. Typical uses include movie theaters and live theaters.
d. Indoor Sports and Recreation—includes predominantly participant sports and health activities conducted within an enclosed building. Typical uses include billiard halls, bowling alleys, health and/or fitness clubs, ice/roller skating rinks, indoor racquetball courts, paintball facilities, shooting ranges and indoor entertainment play facilities.
e. Outdoor Entertainment—includes predominantly spectator uses conducted in the open or partially enclosed or screened facilities. Typical uses include outdoor amphitheaters, concert halls and sports arenas.
f. Outdoor Sports and Recreation—includes predominantly participant sports and health activities conducted in the open or partially enclosed or screened facilities. Typical uses include BMX tracks, batting cages, driving ranges, golf courses, miniature golf, skate parks, swimming pools and tennis courts.
g. Recreation Facilities—includes predominantly participant sports and health activities which are normally associated with a country club. Typical uses include country clubs, racquet clubs, swim clubs, and may include other accessory uses, including restaurants, banquet facilities and retail sales.
h. Residential Recreation Facilities—includes predominantly participant sports and health activities which are normally associated with a private residential community or property/homeowner’s association. Typical uses include swimming pools, tennis courts and meeting facilities.
17. Retail Sales, General—includes establishments primarily engaged in the sale of goods and merchandise, but excludes those uses classified under “Retail Sales, Specific” and other use classifications in this chapter. Typical retail uses include, but are not limited to, apparel boutiques, appliance, antiques, auto parts, art supply, bakeries, butchers, bicycle, book, electronics, florists, hardware, hobby, jewelry, magazine, music, pet supply, pharmacies, sporting goods, stationary, toy and video rental.
18. Retails Sales, Specific—includes establishments primarily engaged in the sale of goods and merchandise. The following are specific retail sales use types:
a. Building Materials Stores—includes retail stores selling lumber and other large building materials (stored predominantly indoors), and includes the sale of hardware, lawn and garden materials, paints, wall and floor coverings, lighting fixtures, and similar home improvement items. Includes establishments primarily catering to contractors. Typical uses are over forty thousand (40,000) square feet in size and commonly referred to as “big box” retail stores.
b. Carpet and Flooring Stores—includes retail establishments primarily engaged in the sale of carpet and floor coverings.
c. Department Stores—includes retail establishments engaged in the sale of goods on a departmentalized basis. Typical departments may include apparel, appliances, cosmetics, electronics, furniture, home furnishings, jewelry and/or kitchen products.
d. Discount Stores—includes retail establishments primarily engaged in the sale of a wide range of merchandise at discounted prices and includes membership stores. Merchandise may include auto supplies, apparel, appliances, books and magazines, cosmetics, electronics, furniture, garden supplies, hardware, home furnishings, jewelry, kitchen products, packaged foods, pet supplies, sporting goods and toys. Accessory uses may include food service, pharmacies, optometry, and limited automobile services. Typical uses are over forty thousand (40,000) square feet in size and commonly referred to as “big box” retail stores. Alcohol sales shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.17.040(D).
e. Drugstores—includes retail establishments primarily engaged in the filling of medical prescriptions and the sale of medicines and drugs, medical devices and supplies, nonprescription medicines and includes the sale of nonmedical related products, including, but not limited to alcohol, cosmetics, electronics, greeting cards, packaged food items, and stationary. Typical uses are less than forty thousand (40,000) square feet. Alcohol sales shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.17.040(D).
f. Equipment Rental Yards—includes establishments primarily engaged in the retail rental of small construction and/or home and garden equipment to the general public or contractors.
g. Feed and Tack Stores—includes establishments primarily engaged in the sale of equestrian-related merchandise and feed.
h. Food Stores—food stores shall be in accordance with Section 17.17.040(D). The following are food store uses:
(1) Supermarket—a retail establishment, exceeding thirty-five thousand (35,000) square feet, primarily selling food as well as other convenience and household goods and may include subordinate uses such as bakeries, delis, and take out restaurants. Alcohol sales shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.17.040(D).
(2) Grocery Store—a retail establishment, between three thousand five hundred (3,500) and thirty-five thousand (35,000) square feet, primarily selling food as well as other convenience and household goods and may include subordinate uses such as bakeries, delis and take out restaurants. Alcohol sales shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.17.040(D).
(3) Convenience Store—any retail establishment, up to three thousand five hundred (3,500) square feet in size, offering for sale pre-packaged food products, household items, newspapers and/or magazines, sandwiches and other pre-prepared foods for off-site consumption. Alcohol sales shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.17.040(D).
i. Furniture Stores—includes establishments primarily engaged in the sale of home and/or office of furniture and may include incidental repair and upholstering.
j. Garden Supply Stores—includes establishments primarily engaged in the sale of gardening supplies, including fertilizers, ground coverings, irrigation supplies, mulches, pavers, and plants and trees.
k. Gun Stores—includes establishments primarily engaged in the sale of firearms.
l. Liquor Sales—includes any establishment which sells alcoholic beverages. Liquor sales shall be in accordance with Section 17.17.040(D). The following are liquor sales use types:
(1) Liquor Sales—On-Site Consumption—includes establishments which sell alcoholic beverages on an accessory and ancillary basis intended to be consumed on-site. Includes, but is not limited to, restaurants and sporting events.
(2) Liquor Stores—includes retail stores in which ten (10) percent or more of the total shelf space, including refrigerated displays, is devoted to the sale of alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, and/or spirits for off-site consumption.
m. Nurseries—includes establishments primarily engaged in the growing of plants, flowers, and/or trees, either outside or within enclosed structures, for sale.
(1) Retail—nurseries selling directly to the public and contractors.
(2) Wholesale—nurseries selling exclusively to contractors or to establishments which sell directly to the public.
n. Pawnshops—includes establishments which lend money on the security of personal property which is kept at the premises.
o. Second Hand Stores—includes establishments selling pre-owned or used items, including, but not limited to, apparel, electronics, furniture and household goods, but does not include antique, coin shops, and sporting goods/memorabilia stores. Typical uses include thrift stores.
p. Swap Meets and Flea Markets—an occasional or periodic market held in an open or enclosed structure where groups of individual sellers offer goods for sale to the public.
q. Tobacco Paraphernalia Stores—includes establishments primarily engaged in the sale of tobacco paraphernalia. See “tobacco paraphernalia business” in Section 17.07.010.
r. Vendors, Long-Term—includes the accessory or secondary retail sale of food, beverages, or merchandise from nonpermanent vendors operating in a single location for an extended length of time. Typical uses include hot dog carts, coffee vendors, and jewelry carts. Long-term vendors shall be in accordance with Section 17.17.040(Q).
19. Retail Services—includes establishments primarily engaged in the provision of retail services. The following are specific retail service use types:
a. Equipment Repair—includes the repair and maintenance of household equipment.
(1) Consumer electronics (televisions, VCRs, computers, appliances).
(2) Small engine/equipment (lawn mowers, house and garden tools).
20. Schools, Specialized—includes schools of specialized education and instruction, but does not include public and private elementary and secondary schools and colleges and universities. The following are specialized school uses:
a. Vocational Schools—includes secondary or higher education uses and facilities primarily teaching usable skills that prepare students for a job in a trade. Includes, but is not limited to, schools teaching auto repair, computers, cosmetology, electronics, management, medical/dental assistants and hygienists, and construction.
b. Instructional Schools—includes specialized nondegree granting schools that provide instructional classes in areas including, but not limited to, music, martial arts, dance, gymnastics, language, weight management and tutoring. Includes facilities that focus on the physical and mental development of early childhood through the use of exercise equipment, toys, music and other age-appropriate stimuli. This use type does not include health clubs or similar uses where initial instruction is given and then members/participants are free to participate and/or utilize the facility’s equipment outside of an instructional class.
21. Storage, Self—includes a structure or group of structures containing generally small, individual compartmentalized stalls or lockers rented as individual storage spaces. This use does not include other use types listed in this chapter and excludes the outside storage of vehicles or equipment. Self-storage facilities shall be in accordance with Section 17.17.040(J).
22. Tattoo Parlors—includes establishments which provide permanent tattooing services.
23. Vehicle Sales and Services—includes establishments primarily engaged in the sale, rental, and service of automobiles, boats, heavy equipment, recreational vehicles and large trucks. This includes retail, wholesale and used vehicle operations. The following are vehicle sales and services use types:
a. Automobile and Light Truck Sales and Services—includes establishments primarily engaged in the sale, rental and service of automobiles and light trucks. The following are automobile sales and services use types:
(1) Body Repair and Painting—includes establishments primarily engaged in body repair and painting of automobiles within an enclosed building. Auto body repair uses shall be in accordance with Section 17.17.040(L). Typical uses include automobile painting shops and body repair shops.
(2) Commercial Storage—includes facilities providing overnight and/or long-term storage of automobiles for a fee, but excludes impound yards. This is an independent use type and does not include parking that is required for uses pursuant to this code. Typical uses include commercial parking garages.
(3) Gas Sales—includes establishments primarily engaged in the dispensing and retail sale of gas and may include as an accessory and subordinate use the sale of oils, lubricants and similar automobile related merchandise. Gas sales shall be in accordance with Section 17.17.040(B). Typical uses include gas stations.
(4) Repair and/or Maintenance—includes establishments primarily engaged in the repair of automobiles within an enclosed building and may include the accessory and subordinate sale of parts and related merchandise used to repair automobiles. Does not include body repair and painting. Automobile repair and maintenance uses shall be in accordance with Section 17.17.040(L). Typical uses include, but are not limited to, brake shops, general repair garages, auto glass shops, oil change/lubricating shops, muffler shops, stereo and accessory installation, tire shops, transmission repair shops and tune-up shops.
(5) Sales and Rentals—includes establishments primarily engaged in the sale, brokerage, and/or rental of automobiles. Typical uses include automobile rental agencies and new and used automobile sales lots.
(A) Sales;
(B) Rentals.
(6) Wash—includes the washing, polishing and detailing of automobiles. Typical uses include automobile detailing services and car washes. Automobile washing uses shall be in accordance with Section 17.17.040(C).
(A) Manual/self-service (no attendants);
(B) Full-service (provides attendants).
b. Boat and Camper/Recreational Vehicle Sales and Services—includes establishments primarily engaged in the sale, rental, and service of boats and campers, fifth wheels, recreational vehicles, and similar vehicles. The following are boat and camper/recreational vehicle use types:
(1) Commercial Storage—facilities providing overnight and/or long-term storage of boats and/or campers/recreational vehicles, usually, but not always, for a fee.
(2) Repair—includes establishments primarily engaged in the repair of boats and/or campers/recreational vehicles and may include the accessory and subordinate sale of parts and related merchandise used in repair. All camper/recreational vehicle repair shall be in accordance with Section 17.17.040(L).
(3) Sales and Rental—includes establishments primarily engaged in the sale and/or rental of boats and/or campers/recreational vehicles. Typical uses include recreational vehicle rental agencies and new and used camper/recreational vehicle sales lots.
c. Heavy Equipment Sales and Services—includes establishments primarily engaged in the sale, rental and service of heavy equipment, such as aircraft, tractors, forklifts and heavy construction equipment. The following are heavy equipment sales and service use types:
(1) Commercial Storage—facilities providing overnight and/or long-term storage of heavy equipment usually, but not always, for a fee. This use type does not include contractor storage yards.
(2) Repair—includes establishments primarily engaged in the repair of heavy equipment and may include the accessory and subordinate sale of parts and related merchandise used in repair.
(3) Sales and Rental—includes establishments primarily engaged in the sale and/or rental of heavy equipment. Typical uses include construction equipment rental and sales lots.
d. Motorcycle Sales and Services—includes establishments primarily engaged in the sale, rental and/or servicing of motorcycles, motorized bikes and personal watercraft.
e. Truck, Large, Sales and Services—includes establishments primarily engaged in the sales, rental, and repair of large trucks, including tractor trailers, semi-trucks, and buses. The following are large truck sale and service use types:
(1) Body Repair—includes establishments primarily engaged in body repair and painting of large trucks.
(2) Commercial Storage—facilities providing overnight and/or long-term storage of large trucks, usually, but not always, for a fee.
(3) Fuel Sales—includes establishments primarily engaged in the dispensing and sale of truck fuel and may include as an accessory and subordinate use the sale of oils, lubricants and similar truck-related merchandise. Fuel sales shall be in accordance with Section 17.17.040(B).
(4) Repair Services—includes establishments primarily engaged in the repair of large trucks and may include the accessory and subordinate sale of parts and related merchandise used to repair large trucks.
(5) Sales and Rental—includes establishments primarily engaged in the sale and/or rental of large trucks.
(6) Truck Stops—includes facilities which provide maintenance, service, storage, parking, repair, and/or washing of large trucks, including the retail sale and dispensing of truck fuel, and may include the sale of oils, lubricants and similar truck-related merchandise. A truck stop may also include overnight accommodations and restaurant facilities primarily for the use of truck crews.
24. Medical Marijuana Dispensary—shall mean any site, facility, location, use, cooperative or business, including vending machines, which distributes, sells, exchanges, processes, delivers, gives away, or cultivates marijuana for medical purposes to qualified patients, health care providers, patients’ primary caregivers, or physicians. “Marijuana” shall also mean cannabis and all parts of that plant. (Ord. 05-1 § 2, 1/25/05; Ord. 05-19 § 2, 12/13/05; Ord. 07-1 § 2, 1/23/07; Ord. 08-2 § 2, 3/11/08; Ord. 08-13 § 2, 8/26/08; Ord. 11-4 § 2 (Exh. A), 2/8/11)
17.12.060 Industrial Use Type Classifications.
1. Assembly—includes the assembly or treatment of articles or merchandise of previously manufactured materials. No raw materials are used. Articles of assembly include, but are not limited to cloth, electronics, fur, glass, leather, metals, paper, plastics, precious or semi-precious stones or metals, textiles, tobacco or wood. Typical end products include appliances, books, computers, cosmetics, electronic devices, furniture, medical and dental instruments, motors, newspapers and televisions.
2. Bottling Plants—includes facilities primarily engaged in the bottling and distribution of beverages.
3. Cleaning and Dyeing Plants—includes facilities primarily engaged in dry cleaning and dyeing of apparel and fabrics and does not include drop-off or pick-up of apparel from the public.
4. Distribution—includes facilities primarily engaged in the receipt, storage, and distribution of goods, products, cargo and materials, including transshipment by air, rail or motor vehicle, but excludes truck terminals.
5. Distributor Showrooms—includes facilities that display goods that are stored and/or distributed at the site for wholesaling purposes but does not include retail sale.
6. Furniture Upholstering—includes facilities primarily engaged in the upholstering of furniture.
7. Laboratories—includes chemical, dental, electrical, optical, mechanical and medical laboratories and includes facilities that provide research and investigation of the natural, physical or social sciences, which may include engineering and product development.
8. Food Processing—includes facilities engaged in the cooking, packaging, canning and freezing of food goods, but excludes meat packing.
9. Manufacturing—includes facilities engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of raw materials or substances into new products or product components and may include the assembly of the new products. Includes the blending of materials, such as lubricating oils, plastics, resins, or liquors. The following are manufacturing use types:
a. Light—any kind of manufacturing, processing or treating of products which are not obnoxious or offensive by reason of the emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas, noise or other causes. Typical uses include, but are not limited to, cabinet/carpenter shops, garment manufacturing, machine shops and textile manufacturing.
b. Heavy—includes manufacturing, processing or treating, or storage of products which may be obnoxious or offensive by reason of the emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas, noise or other causes. Typical uses include, but are not limited to, asphalt and cement batch plants, automobile dismantling yards, fat rendering plants, fireworks plants, foundries, glass plants, lumber mills, meat packing plants, microchip plants, paper mills, petroleum refineries, rock and gravel processing plants, scrap metal processing, smelters, storage of gunpowder in excess of seven hundred fifty (750) pounds, storage of any other explosive in excess of one hundred (100) pounds, storage of oil, gasoline or petroleum products in excess of two thousand five hundred (2,500) barrels, and waste disposal facilities.
10. Moving and Storage Facilities—include facilities engaged in the moving of residential and/or office furniture and similar items from one location to another and may include the short-term storage of such items. Moving and storage may also include the storage of large moving trucks.
11. Outdoor Storage—includes facilities engaged in the outdoor storage of vehicles, equipment, and materials. Typical uses include:
a. Building material yards;
b. Contractor storage yards;
c. General;
d. Lumber yards;
e. Salvage yards;
f. Vehicle impound yards.
12. Recycling—the following are recycling use types:
a. Vending Machines as an Accessory Use—includes vending machines into which recyclables, such as aluminum cans, are inserted in return for monetary payment.
b. Collection Trucks and/or Bins as an Accessory Use—includes automobiles, trucks, trailers or vans, licensed by the Department of Motor Vehicles, which are used for the collection of recyclable materials and includes the bins, boxes or containers transported by trucks, vans or trailers, and used for the collection of recyclable materials. A collection truck or bin is considered either a small or large recycling center.
c. Recycling Center—includes facilities which accept delivery of source-separated materials, including but not limited to glass, paper and plastics. Materials may be accepted for compensation or as donations, and are intended for transfer to a larger facility for processing.
(1) Small—an area and/or structure less than three hundred (300) square feet and is intended for day-to-day collection of materials and does not include power-driven processing equipment.
(2) Large—an area and/or structure over three hundred (300) square feet. A large collection facility may not contain equipment for processing the materials collected.
d. Greenwaste—includes facilities that accept, store, and load municipal greenwaste for the purpose of recycling.
e. Materials Recovery Facility—includes facilities where mixed municipal solid waste is sorted and separated, by hand or through the use of machinery, for the purpose of recovering recyclable materials. A materials recovery facility may incorporate a solid waste transfer station as an accessory use.
13. Studios, Recording—the following are studio use types:
a. Movie—includes facilities where motion pictures are produced.
b. Music—includes facilities for music recording/production.
c. Radio—includes facilities for radio production.
d. Television—includes facilities for television production.
14. Truck Terminal—includes facilities where trucks load and unload cargo and freight and where the cargo and freight may be broken down or aggregated into smaller or larger loads for transfer to other vehicles or modes of transportation and may include the incidental warehousing of goods and storage of trucks and trailers.
15. Warehousing—includes facilities primarily engaged in the storage of goods and materials in a building and does not include the assembly or manufacture of goods and materials. (Ord. 05-1 § 2, 1/25/05; Ord. 08-13 § 2, 8/26/08)
17.12.070 Public and Semi-Public Use Type Classifications.
1. Community Assembly—includes the activities typically performed by, or at, the following institutions:
a. Churches, temples, synagogues and other places of worship.
b. Public and private nonprofit clubs, lodges, fraternal organizations and meeting halls.
c. Community centers—includes a building and related facilities used for recreational, social, educational and cultural activities, open to the public or a designated part of the public, usually owned and operated by a public or nonprofit group or agency.
2. Heliport/Helipad—includes the take-off and landing facilities for helicopters as a primary or accessory use. These facilities may be found, but are not limited to be, in conjunction with a professional office or industrial park, hospital, fire station, or a police/sheriff station.
3. Homeless Shelter—a facility which provides housing on a not-for-profit basis. Housing may include emergency shelters on a short-term basis or temporary until permanent housing is found. These facilities generally provide referrals to other agencies, meals, counseling and advocacy. (See Section 17.17.040(T), Specific Development Requirements.)
4. Hospital Services—includes institutions providing primary health services and medical or surgical care to persons, primarily on an in-patient basis, suffering from illness, injury and other physical or mental conditions and may include associated facilities for out-patient and emergency medical services, heliports, diagnostic facilities, laboratories, training, research, administrations and services to patients, employees and visitors.
5. Museums, Private—includes permanent facilities generally of a noncommercial nature such as aquariums, arboretums, botanical gardens, private libraries and museums, historic sites and exhibits.
6. Parks, Public and Private—includes tracts of land designated and used by the public or members of a private organization for active and/or passive recreation.
7. Public Parking Facilities—includes parking services involving buildings or lots which are publicly owned or operated.
8. Public Services, General—includes uses provided by public or semi-public agencies which are necessary to support the community’s health, safety and welfare. Typical general public services include, but are not limited to, the following:
a. Community water facilities—includes storage, wells, and treatment facilities.
b. Administrative government facilities.
c. Libraries.
d. Museums.
e. Police and fire stations.
f. Post offices.
9. Public Services, Specific—specific public services are those public services necessary to support the community’s health, safety and welfare, but whose operating characteristics are unique and require specific permitting requirements which may be of a higher or lower level of review than the general public service uses. Specific public service uses include the following:
a. Cemeteries, including accessory uses such as funeral homes.
b. Corporation yards—including storage, repair, and processing of materials and equipment and vehicles operated by government entities.
c. Flood control facilities.
d. Incarceration facilities.
e. Preservation of historical landmarks.
f. Park and ride lots.
g. Utility substations.
10. Rehabilitation Facility—includes facilities licensed by the State Department of Health Services, the State Department of Social Welfare, or the County of Los Angeles, which provide bed and ambulatory care for patients with post-operative convalescent, chronic illness or dietary problems, and persons unable to care for themselves; but not including alcoholics, drug addicts or persons with mental or contagious diseases or afflictions.
11. Schools, Public and Private—the following are public and private school use types:
a. College and University—includes community colleges, public or private colleges, universities and professional schools granting associate arts degrees, certificates, undergraduate and graduate degrees and generally requiring for admission at least a high school diploma or equivalent academic training. The following are specific college and university use types:
(1) Private Four-Year College on a Minimum of Forty-Five (45) Acres.
(2) College Facilities with Campus Master Plan—includes all types of college facilities, including, but not limited to, libraries, conference facilities, classroom and studio space, athletic facilities, chapels, student centers/unions, maintenance buildings, laboratories and shops, administrative offices, performing art facilities, on-site student housing and dining facilities with or without entertainment and alcohol.
(3) College Facilities without Campus Master Plan—includes all types of college facilities, including, but not limited to, libraries, conference facilities, classroom and studio space, athletic facilities, chapels, student centers/unions, maintenance buildings, laboratories and shops, administrative offices, performing art facilities, on-site student housing and dining facilities with or without entertainment and alcohol.
(4) College President/Dean Quarters—includes a dwelling unit located on the site of a college or university intended for the permanent occupancy of a college president or dean.
b. Public Primary and Secondary Schools—includes public elementary, middle, junior high, and high schools serving grades kindergarten through 12th.
c. Private Primary and Secondary Schools—includes private elementary, middle, junior high, and high schools serving grades kindergarten through 12th. Does not include specialized school use types.
12. Small Wind Energy System—includes wind energy conversion systems consisting of a wind turbine, a tower, and associated control or conversion electronics, which will be used primarily to reduce on-site consumption of utility power.
13. Wireless Communication Facilities—includes commercial and private electromagnetic and photoelectric transmission, broadcast, repeater and receiving stations for radio, television, telegraph, telephone, cellular telephone, microwave communications and data network communications; including commercial earth stations for satellite-based communications. Includes antennas (dish and satellite), telecommunication towers, monopoles and equipment buildings. Wireless communication facilities shall be in accordance with Section 17.17.040(N). Does not include accessory structures, including home television and radio receiving antennas, HAM radio antennas, residential satellite dishes in accordance with Section 17.17.040(I), and communications facilities for community services provided by a public agency.
14. Zoos
a. Zoos—includes places where animals are kept, often in a combination of indoor and outdoor spaces, and are viewed by the public.
b. Petting Zoos—includes an establishment designated to the keeping of domestic and barnyard animals in a combination of indoor and/or outdoor spaces where visitors are able to directly interact with the animals. Admission may be free or fee-based. (Ord. 05-1 § 2, 1/25/05; Ord. 05-19 § 2, 12/13/05; Ord. 08-13 § 2, 8/26/08; Ord. 09-3 § 2 (Exh. A), 4/28/09)
17.12.080 Agricultural Use Type Classifications.
1. Horticulture—includes the growing of fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants.
a. Residential Use Only—includes the growing of fruits, vegetables, flowers or ornamental plants on a residential property for the sole use of residents of that property and is not sold.
b. For Commercial Sale—includes the growing of fruits, vegetables, flowers or ornamental plants for either retail or wholesale purposes.
c. Within Public Utility Easements—includes the growing of fruits, vegetables, flowers or ornamental plants within public utility easements and may include wholesaling.
2. Farmers Market—an occasional or periodic market held in an open or enclosed structure where groups of individual sellers offer and fruits, vegetables, flowers, ornamental plants, honey, eggs and similar agricultural products baked/cooked goods, beverages and crafts for sale to the public.
3. Farm Worker Housing—includes detached or attached, seasonal or permanent housing units for employees of a commercial agricultural operation.
4. Keeping of Animals—includes the keeping and raising of animals for either personal or commercial purposes. The following are keeping of animals use types:
a. Beehives—includes the keeping of containers for housing honeybees.
(1) One (1) to three (3) beehives.
(2) Four (4) or more beehives.
b. Dairies—includes facilities in which cows (or other animals) are raised and kept for their milk production.
c. Feedlot, Livestock—includes facilities with confined areas, structures, pens or corrals in which livestock are kept in order to feed and fatten the livestock prior to final shipment and not operated in conjunction with a bona fide farm.
d. Hog Ranches—includes facilities with confined areas, structures, pens or corrals in which hogs are raised or kept. Does not include other use types identified in this section.
e. Large Animals—includes the keeping of large animals including cows, horses, pigs and similar animals which, when fully grown, weigh over three hundred (300) pounds. Does not include other use types identified in this section. The keeping of large animals shall be in accordance with Section 17.17.010.
f. Small Animals—includes the keeping of small animals, such as birds, cats, dogs, goats, rabbits, sheep and similar animals which, when fully grown, weigh less than three hundred (300) pounds. Does not include other use types listed in this section. The keeping of small animals shall be in accordance with Section 17.17.020.
g. Wild, Exotic, or Nondomestic Animals—includes the keeping of wild, exotic, or nondomestic animals, including antelopes, armadillos, badgers, beavers, camels, deer, emus, foxes, giraffes, kangaroos, koalas, minks, ostriches, otters, peacocks, porcupines, prairie dogs, raccoons, seals, wallabies, zebras, or other similar animals which, in the opinion of the Director, are neither more obnoxious nor detrimental to the public welfare than the animals listed.
5. Keeping of Animals for Educational Purposes—includes the keeping of large or small animals for educational purposes, including 4H (Head, Hand, Heart, and Health) or FFA (Future Farmers of America).
a. Small Animals—includes the keeping of small animals, such as birds, cats, dogs, goats, rabbits, sheep and similar animals which, when fully grown, weigh less than three hundred (300) pounds. The keeping of small animals shall be in accordance with Section 17.17.020.
b. Large Animals—includes the keeping of large animals including cows, horses, pigs and similar animals which, when fully grown, weigh over three hundred (300) pounds. The keeping of large animals shall be in accordance with Section 17.17.010.
6. Riding Trails—include trails intended for the riding of horses.
7. Wildlife Preserves and Sanctuaries—includes land or area intended to protect and preserve wildlife and/or wildlife habitat. (Ord. 05-1 § 2, 1/25/05)
17.12.090 Temporary Use Type Classifications.
1. Temporary Residence—includes the use of a mobilehome as a temporary residence during construction of a permanent residence on the same site. Temporary residences shall be in accordance with Section 17.03.080.
a. Short-term—up to twelve (12) months.
b. Long-term—over twelve (12) months.
2. Temporary Real Estate Offices—includes offices for the sale of lots on the tract upon which the office is located for not more than two (2) years. Temporary real estate office shall be in accordance with Section 17.03.080.
3. Holiday Sales—includes any temporary event intended primarily for the sales and celebration of an event or holiday. Such uses include, but are not limited to, Christmas tree sales lots, Halloween pumpkin sales, and other holiday sales.
4. Temporary Uses—includes temporary uses a prescribed in Section 17.03.080 of this code with the approval of a temporary use permit. (Ord. 05-1 § 2, 1/25/05; Ord. 07-1 § 2, 1/23/07)
17.12.100 Accessory Structures and Uses Use Type Classifications.
1. Accessory Structure—a building or structure detached from the main building, on the same lot, which is customarily incidental and subordinate to the main building or to the use of the property.
2. Accessory Use—a use that is incidental, related, appropriate and clearly subordinate to the main use of the lot or building, which does not alter the principal use of such lot or building nor serve property other than the lot or parcel of land on which the principal use is located.
3. Incidental Services for Employees—includes services offered to employees on a site occupied by a permitted or conditionally permitted use including day care, recreational facilities, showers, and locker rooms.
4. Live Entertainment—includes any live show, performance, singing, dancing or artistic interpretation provided for the amusement of one or more persons but does not alter the nature and function of the primary use.
5. Accessory Use of Publicly Owned Facilities—includes any use of a publicly owned or operated building which does not substantially alter the facility’s use. (Ord. 05-1 § 2, 1/25/05; Ord. 07-1 § 2, 1/23/07)
17.12.110 Development Activities/Miscellaneous Use Type Classifications.
1. Development Activity on Primary and Secondary Ridgelines—all development on a primary or secondary ridgeline shall be in accordance with Chapter 17.80.
2. Development Activity on Natural Slopes—development activity on natural slopes on all or part of the developable portions of the property shall be in accordance with Chapter 17.80.
a. Less than ten (10) percent average.
b. Ten (10) percent to fifteen (15) percent average.
c. Greater than fifteen (15) percent average.
3. Grading Cut and Fill or any Combination Thereof.
a. Between one hundred (100) and one thousand five hundred (1,500) cubic yards on natural slopes greater than ten (10) percent average.
b. Greater than one thousand five hundred (1,500) cubic yards on natural slopes greater than ten (10) percent average.
4. Off-Site Transportation of Earth—includes the movement of earth either to or from a location off-site.
a. Less than ten thousand (10,000) cubic yards.
b. Between ten thousand (10,000) and one hundred thousand (100,000) cubic yards.
c. Greater than one hundred thousand (100,000) cubic yards.
5. Cluster Development—cluster development shall be in accordance with Section 17.17.080.
6. Affordable Housing Density Bonus—affordable housing density bonus shall be in accordance with Section 17.17.070.
7. Amenities Density or FAR Bonus—amenities density and FAR bonuses shall be in accordance with Section 17.17.070.
8. Railroad Rights-of-Way—includes the following uses within railroad rights-of-way:
a. Operational Activities—includes activities related to the operation of the railroad, including, but not limited to, stations, transit stops and park and ride facilities.
b. Accessory Activities/Uses—includes trails, bike paths, sidewalks, picnic areas, passive park activities and landscaping.
c. Storage—includes the storage of any materials, vehicles, goods and supplies not related to subsection (8)(a) of this section. (Ord. 05-1 § 2, 1/25/05)