Glossary of Terms

Horizontal illuminance is defined as the amount of light falling on a horizontal plane, as measured with a light meter in units of footcandles.

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.3.5. (Hospital), hospital is defined as an inpatient or outpatient healthcare facility that provides direct medical treatment to patients.

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.3.5.A. (Hospital: Local), hospital: local is defined as an inpatient or outpatient acute or subacute care facility with a capacity of 100 or fewer beds that provides direct medical treatment to patients. This use does not include outpatient facilities not providing acute or sub-acute care, for such uses see Sec. 5D.6.8. (Medical Clinic).

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.3.5.B. (Hospital: Regional), hospital: regional is defined as an inpatient acute care and sub-acute care facility with a capacity of more than 100 beds that provides direct medical treatment to patients. This use does not include inpatient facilities providing sub-acute care with a capacity of fewer than 100 beds, for such uses see Sec. 5D.3.5.A. (Hospital: Local).

For the purposes of Home-Sharing Program (Sec. 5C.3.2.), host is defined as an individual who is registered for home-sharing pursuant to Sec. 5C.3.2. (Home-Sharing Program).

For the purposes of Home-Sharing Program (Sec. 5C.3.2.), hosting platform is defined as a person that participates in short-term rental business by collecting or receiving a fee, directly or indirectly through an agent or intermediary, for conducting a booking service transaction using any medium of facilitation.

Household is defined as one or more persons living together in a dwelling unit, with common access to, and common use of all living, kitchen, and eating areas within the dwelling unit.

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.2.2. (Household Business), a household business is a use that combines a dwelling with productive uses and entrepreneurial activities within a unit or building.

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.2.2.A. (Household Business: Family Child Care), a household business: family child care is defined as the provision of non-medical care and supervision for children in the provider's primary residence for periods of less than 24 hours per day. No more than 14 children shall be in care, unless Use District standards specify otherwise. Any children under the age of 10 years who reside within the dwelling unit and are in care count toward the maximum number of children in care. This use shall comply with all regulations set forth in California Health and Safety Code, Sec. 1597.465. (Family Day Care Homes).

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.2.2.B. (Household Business: Home Occupation), household business: home occupation is defined as the incidental use of a dwelling unit for the intent of conducting a business enterprise by a primary resident of the dwelling unit. Home occupation business enterprises are limited to instructional services, personal services, office uses, and industrial homework.

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.2.2.C. (Household Business: Home-Sharing), household business: home-sharing is defined as the use of a primary residence for lodging for periods of 30 days consecutively or less, and no more than 120 days annually. The use of a dwelling unit for home-sharing shall be in conjunction with a dwelling use. The use of a dwelling unit for home-sharing shall meet the registration and eligibility requirements pursuant to Sec. 5C.3.2. (Home-Sharing Program).

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.2.2.D. (Household Business: Joint Living & Work Quarters), household business: joint living & work quarters is defined as the adaptive reuse of a building or portion of a building, which is part of an adaptive reuse project, from commercial or industrial uses to household business: live/work use.

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.2.2.E. (Household Business: Live/Work), household business: live/work is defined as the combination of a dwelling unit with a work space designated for productive uses and entrepreneurial activities within a single dwelling unit.

Household dwelling unit is defined as a dwelling unit serving as a residency having an occupancy of greater than 30 days consecutively, and that includes a kitchen or kitchenette.

As the term "housing development" is defined in subdivision (i) of California Government Code, Sec. 65915., a development project with five or more dwelling units including mixed-use developments; and subdivisions or common interest developments as defined in California Civil Code, Sec. 4100.

Historic Preservation Overlay Zone.

Pursuant to Sec. 4C.11.6.C.4. (Illuminated Canopy Sign), an illuminated canopy sign is defined as a sign integrated into an enclosed internally illuminated canopy that is attached to the wall of a building.

In-kind is defined as a replacement with the same material type, design, dimension, texture, detailing, and exterior appearance.

For purposes of Sec. 9.2.1. (State Density Bonus Program), Sec. 9.2.2. (Affordable Housing Incentive Program), Sec. 9.2.3. (Opportunity Corridors Incentive Program), Sec. 9.2.4. (Corridor Transitions Incentive Program), and Sec. 9.2.5. (Transit Oriented Incentive Program), incentive is defined as a reduction in a site development standard or a modification to a site zoning code or architectural design requirement that results in identifiable and actual cost reductions to provide for affordable housing costs as defined in California Government Code Sec. 65915(k).

Inclusionary housing project is defined as a project involving the construction of 10 or more dwelling units which is subject to the requirements established in Sec. 5C.3.1. (Inclusionary Housing Program).

For the purposes of Reasonable Accommodation (Sec. 13B.5.5.), as defined under the Acts, individual with a disability is any person who has a physical or mental impairment that limits one or more major life activities, anyone who is regarded as having that type of impairment or, anyone who has a record of that type of impairment.

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.4.2. (Indoor Recreation), indoor recreation is defined as any indoor use providing sports, fitness, leisure, amusement, or recreational facilities. Indoor recreation includes the following uses when fully indoors: sports courts, health clubs, spas, fitness, martial arts, and dance studios, gymnasiums, aquatics centers, bowling alleys, billiard halls, gaming arcades, ice skating and roller rinks, skate parks, play facilities, and amusement rides.

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.4.2.B. (Indoor Recreation: Commercial), indoor recreation: commercial is defined as any indoor recreational use owned or operated by a private or commercial entity. This use does not include associated spectator facilities with seating capacity greater than 500 seats, for such uses see Sec. 5D.4.1. (Amphitheater or Stadium).

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.4.2.A. (Indoor Recreation: Public), indoor recreation: public is defined as any indoor recreational use owned or operated by or in partnership with a public institution.

Industrial homework is the same as defined in California Labor Code, Sec. 2650.

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.6.6. (Instructional Services), instructional services are defined as any establishment primarily engaged in offering avocational or recreational educational courses to adults or children for the purposes of play, amusement, or relaxation, including education offered for the intent of teaching the fundamentals, skills, or techniques of a hobby or activity. Includes establishments offering programs in art, cooking, drama, driving, language, music, sewing, tutoring, or other similar forms of self-improvement. For vocational and other educational uses, see Sec. 5D.3.9. (School).

Integrated parking is defined as a parking structure within or attached to a building that is primarily used for a non-parking uses, such as residential or commercial uses. For a parking structure to be considered an integrated parking structure, the motor vehicle use area in a building shall not be greater than the floor area of the building.

Pursuant to Sec. 14.1.15.B.6.b. (Intensification of Use), intensification of use is defined as work that increases the intensity of a use, such as an increase in dwelling units, seating capacity, or the number of people in care.

Interim lodging unit housing project is defined as the physical re-purposing or adaptation of an existing lodging unit, for use as supportive housing or transitional housing for persons experiencing homelessness or those at risk of homelessness.

Interior is defined as all enclosed and covered areas included within surrounding exterior walls of a building.

Interior wall is defined as any wall which is within the building envelope and that is not separating the building's interior from its exterior.

Inundation is defined as ponded water, or water in motion, of sufficient depth to damage property due to the presence of the water or to the deposit of silt.

Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit.

See Chapter I. (General Provisions and Zoning), Sec. 12.03. (Definitions) of this Code.

Kitchen is defined as an area designed to be used for the preparation of food that includes a sink and has all of the following standards: 1) a refrigerator rough-in greater than 30 inches in width; 2) a gas connection or 240V electrical connection; 3) an oven and range; and 4) counter space in excess of 10 square feet.

Kitchenette is defined as an area designed to be used for the preparation of food that includes a sink and meets all of the following standards: 1) a refrigerator rough-in 30 inches in width or less; 2) no gas connection or 240V electrical connection; 3) counter space 10 square feet or less.