For purposes of on-site parking, parallel parking is defined as a parking stall having its length parallel to its access drive aisle.
Glossary of Terms
Glossary of Terms
Parallel Parking
Parcel
Parcel is defined as a piece of land with defined boundaries intended for the purpose of ownership, lease, or finance.
Parcel Map
Parcel map is defined as a map for the division of land meeting the requirements of Sec. 11.4.5. (Parcel Map).
Park Fee
Park fee is defined as Quimby in-lieu fees and park mitigation fees pursuant to Sec. 10.4.2. (Types of Fees).
Park Trailer
Park trailer is the same as defined in California Health and Safety Code, Sec. 18009.3.
Parking
Pursuant to Sec. 5D.3.6. (Parking), parking is defined as a facility intended for the temporary storage of operable vehicles belonging to a site's occupants, employees, or visitors and is designed to meet the standards of Sec. 4C.4.4. (Parking Area Design). Includes parking structures and surface parking lots. This use does not include long term vehicle storage, for such uses see Sec. 5D.7.5. (Storage, Outdoor).
Parking Area
Parking area is defined as a motor vehicle use area which is used for parking vehicles. Examples include, parking lots and parking structures.
Parking Bay
For a double-loaded aisle, parking bay is defined as the width of two rows of parking stalls including the width of the access drive aisle in-between. For a single-loaded aisle, parking bay is defined as the width of a single row of parking stalls including the width of the access drive aisle.
Parking Garage
Parking garage is defined as any parking structure that is primarily used for parking. For a parking structure to be considered a parking garage, motor vehicle use area in a building shall be greater than or equal to the floor area of the building. See Sec. 4C.4.6. (Parking Structure Design).
Parking Lot
Parking lot is defined as a parking area that has no floor area below or above it.
Parking Setback
Pursuant to Sec. 3C.2.1. (Parking Setback), parking setback is defined as an area on a lot along a frontage lot line where motor vehicle use areas are prohibited, including primary street parking setbacks, side street parking setbacks, and special lot line parking setbacks.
Parking Stall
See automobile parking stall.
Parking Structure
Parking structure is defined as a building that includes parking uses. Parking structure includes parking garages and integrated parking structures. See Sec. 4C.4.6. (Parking Structure Design).
Parkway
Parkway is defined as the area between the edge of the roadway and the adjacent property line excluding any area occupied by a sidewalk. Parkway shall also include any area within a roadway which is not open to vehicular travel.
Passenger Loading Area
Passenger loading area is defined as areas designated for the on-site or curbside loading and unloading of passenger vehicles.
Passenger Transit Facility
Pursuant to Sec. 5D.5.5. (Passenger Transit Facility), a passenger transit facility is defined as any facility that includes a structure accommodating publicly accessible passenger transport vehicles which regularly load and unload passengers along a fixed route. A passenger transit facility include bus terminals, light rail stations and right-of-ways, subway stations and right-of-ways, and passenger train stations and right-of-ways.
Pedestrian Access
Pedestrian access is defined as a means of approaching or entering a lot from the public right-of-way as a pedestrian in accordance with Div. 4C.1. (Pedestrian Access).
Pedestrian Access Package
Pursuant to Sec. 4C.1.1.C.1. (Pedestrian Access Packages), pedestrian access package is defined as a combination of standards regulating pedestrian access from the public sidewalk into and through a site.
Pedestrian Accessway
Pedestrian accessway is defined as a pedestrian path designed to accommodate pedestrian access from the public right-of-way into a lot and to one or more building entrances, in accordance with Div. 4C.1. (Pedestrian Access).
Pedestrian Amenity & Public Amenity-Facing Facade
Pursuant to Sec. 14.2.6.C. (Pedestrian Amenity & Public Amenity-Facing Facade), pedestrian amenity & public amenity-facing facade is defined as the portions of any frontage applicable facade pursuant to Sec. 3A.2.2.C.2. (Frontage Applicable Facade) having no permanent structure (not including fences or walls) located between the building facade and a pedestrian amenity space or public amenity space.
Pedestrian Amenity Allowance
Pursuant to Sec. 3C.1.4. (Pedestrian Amenity Allowance), pedestrian amenity allowance is defined as the width of pedestrian amenity space in the build-to zone that can be counted toward the build-to width requirement.
Pedestrian Amenity Space
Pursuant to Sec. 2C.3.3.C.2. (Pedestrian Amenity Space), pedestrian amenity space is defined as a type of amenity space that is outdoors, located at ground-level, is accessible to pedestrians and all tenants of a building, and meets all the standards in Sec. 2C.3.3.C.2. (Pedestrian Amenity Space). See Div. 3C.1. (Build-To) for additional provisions related to pedestrian amenity spaces.
Pedestrian Amenity-Facing Facade
See pedestrian amenity & public amenity-facing facade.
Pedestrian Passageway
Pedestrian passageway is defined as a publicly accessible pedestrian pathway that provides pedestrian through access from the public right-of-way into and directly through a lot, in accordance with Sec. 4C.1.1.C.3.a. (Pedestrian Passageway).
Pedestrian Sign
Pursuant to Sec. 4C.11.6.C.7. (Pedestrian Sign), pedestrian sign is defined as a small sign attached perpendicular to the building facade that hangs from a bracket or support.
Pedestrian Walkway
Pedestrian walkway is defined as any public right-of-way designated as a pedestrian walkway on the Citywide General Plan Circulation System maps of the Circulation Element of the General Plan.
Perennial
Perennial is defined as a plant that lives more than two years, including woody species and other plants that do not die back annually.
Perimeter Plane
Pursuant to Sec. 14.2.4.A.3. (Perimeter Plane), perimeter plane is defined as an imaginary vertical plane along the perimeter of a space used to measure the enclosure of a space. A perimeter plane shall be projected for a height of eight feet measured from the floor or ground surface of the space.
Permanent Supportive Housing
Permanent supportive housing is defined by Div. 10. (Contracts), Article 25. (Permanent Supportive Housing and Facilities Infrastructure Stabilization Ordinance), Sec. 10 51.1.(j). (Definitions) of the LAAC.
Permission Level
A permission level is a letter or symbol provided within a Use District table to indicate how an individual use is permitted, as established in Div. 5A.3. (Use Permissions).
Permit
For the purposes of Sec. 13B.9.1. (Coastal Development Permit (Pre-Certification)), permit is defined as any license, certificate, approval, or other entitlement for use granted, conditionally granted, or denied by any public agency, which is subject to the provisions of Sec. 13B.9.1. (Coastal Development Permit (Pre-Certification)).
Perpendicular Line
For the purposes of Sec. 4C.11.3.D.1. (Lots with Multiple Street Frontages), perpendicular line is defined as, a straight line between the point on a sign face that is closest to the street and the point where the line intersects the street lot line at a 90 degree angle, as illustrated in Sec. 4C.11.3.D.1. (Lots with Multiple Street Frontages).
Person
For the purposes of the Home-Sharing Program (Sec. 5C.3.2.), person shall have the same meaning as that term is defined in Chapter II. (Licenses, Permits, Business Regulations), Sec. 21.7.2. (Definitions) of this Code. As the term is used in the remainder of this Zoning Code (Chapter 1A) person means, an individual, joint venture, joint stock company, partnership, association, club, company, corporation, business trust, or organization and any other legal or natural person, or the manager, lessee, agent, servant, officer, or employee of any of them.
Personal Services
Pursuant to Sec. 5D.6.10. (Personal Services), personal services are defined as any commercial use providing an in-person service directly to individuals seeking cosmetic services, counseling services, document services, or servicing of consumer goods. Personal services include: cosmetic services such as hair cutting and styling, nail salon, day spas, licensed massage therapy, tattooing and piercing; counseling services, such as non-medical counseling, legal counseling, financial counseling, psychic counseling; document services such as printing, form and application assistance, notary services, photo developing, visa and passport services; garment services, such as garment tailoring and alterations, laundromat, dry cleaning; and consumer goods repair services when occupying less than 3,000 square feet in area, such as electronics repair, jewelry repair, shoe repair, appliance repair, furniture restoration, and bicycle repair. This use does not include consumer goods repair services when occupying 3,000 square feet in area, or greater, for such uses see Sec. 5D.8.1. (Machine Shop). This use does not include maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, for such uses see Sec. 5D.7.1. (Motor Vehicle Services).
Plant Cultivation
Pursuant to Sec. 5D.10.2. (Plant Cultivation), plant cultivation is defined as any agricultural use that includes the growing of plants.
Plant Cultivation: Community Garden
Pursuant to Sec. 5D.10.2.A. (Plant Cultivation: Community Garden), plant cultivation: community garden is defined as a plant cultivation use designed and intended for multiple households or organizations to cultivate plants for domestic use. This use may include shared facilities for storage and maintenance or services incidental to the agricultural use such as an educational space.