Glossary of Terms

Pursuant to Sec. 14.2.4.A.6. (Solid Perimeter), solid perimeter is defined as the length of a perimeter of a space that consists of solid area for the entire height of the perimeter plane.

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.8.4. (Soundstages & Backlots), soundstages & backlots are defined as any light industrial use providing facilities for the construction and use of indoor or outdoor filming sets and adjoining backlot facilities, including supporting office workspace, machine shops, and warehousing related to filming or film production.

Pursuant to Sec. 14.2.12.C.3. (Special Lot Line), special lot line is defined as any lot line mapped as a special lot line on the Special Lot Line map, pursuant to Sec. 1.5.8. (Special Lot Line Map) and designated within an applied Form District (Part 2B.) or Frontage District (Part 3B.) that specifies standards for a special lot line.

Special lot line-facing facade is defined as any facade which faces a special lot line.

Special use program is defined as programs established for uses that require a detailed and prescriptive set of performance standards for safe, orderly, and efficient operation, in addition to any general use standards and supplemental standards that may be included in the Use District table. See Div. 5C.3. (Special Use Programs).

Pursuant to Sec. 14.2.16.B.2. (Special Yard), special yard is defined as the area between a special lot line and an imaginary line running parallel to the special lot line. The imaginary line shall be drawn 15 feet back from the portion of the special lot line-facing facade nearest to the primary street lot line, measured perpendicularly to the lot line.

A Special Zone is a set of self-contained development regulations, adopted by ordinance, tailored and applied to a designated area having unique characteristics that may not lend themselves to established zoning districts and regulations. See Div. 8.3. (Special Zones).

Pursuant to California Government Code Sec. 65589.5(d)(2), specific adverse impact is defined as a significant, quantifiable, direct, and unavoidable impact, based on objective, identified written public health or safety standards, policies, or conditions as they existed on the date the application was deemed complete.

Specific Plan is defined as a zoning tool, adopted by ordinance, to provide detailed standards, and regulations, together with a map or description defining the locations where such standards, and regulations apply.

The same as defined in Chapter X. (Business Regulations), Sec. 103.01. (Definitions) of this Code.

The same as defined in Chapter X. (Business Regulations), Sec. 103.01. (Definitions) of this Code.

Spread at maturity is defined as the horizontal width of a shrub or the crown of a tree at maturity. See Sec. 4C.6.4.D.3. (Canopy Diameter, Spread, and Height at Maturity).

Residential Hotel/Single Room Occupancy Hotel.

Standard hillside limited street is defined as a street (public or private) with a minimum width of 36 feet, and paved to a minimum roadway width of 28 feet, as determined by the Bureau of Engineering.

Standards package is defined as a group of related development standards which is applied through Development Standards Districts (Part 4B.).

The same as defined in California Business and Professions Code, Sec. 11003.2.

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.7.4. (Storage, Indoor), storage, indoor is defined as the indoor holding of goods, merchandise, supplies, material, machinery, equipment, or other items for future use.

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.7.4.A. (Storage, Indoor: General), storage, indoor: general is defined as any storage, indoor use that is incidental to another use. This use does not include storage, indoor: self-service for such uses see Sec. 5D.7.4.B. (Storage, Indoor: Self-Service). This use does not include indoor storage that functions as the primary use on a lot and is not incidental to another use, for such uses see Sec. 5D.8.6. (Wholesale Trade & Warehousing).

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.7.4.B. (Storage, Indoor: Self-Service), storage, indoor: self-service is defined as any storage, indoor use that offers secure self-storage for household goods in individual rooms, compartments, lockers, or containers, to which clients bring goods for storage and retrieve them at any time during normal business hours.

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.7.5. (Storage, Outdoor), storage, outdoor is defined as the outdoor holding of goods, merchandise, supplies, material, machinery, equipment, vehicles, or other items for future use. Includes contractors' equipment storage yards and lumber yards.

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.7.5.E. (Storage, Outdoor: Cargo Container), storage, outdoor: cargo container is defined as any storage, outdoor use involving the keeping of empty cargo containers. Storage, outdoor: cargo container may include storage of container chassis and commercial truck cabs, repair facilities, warehouses, and offices, incidental to the movement or storage of cargo containers. This use does not include the storage of cargo containers that are not empty, or uses which are part of any freight transfer, for such uses see Sec. 5D.5.3. (Freight Transfer Facility).

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.7.5.D. (Storage, Outdoor: Donation Bin), storage, outdoor: donation bin is defined as any storage, outdoor use, involving a box, canister, receptacle, or other container that can be opened and closed, and is used for collecting salvageable personal property, including, but not limited to, clothing, shoes, books, and household items for periodic off-site processing or redistribution. For purposes of this definition, salvageable personal property shall not include recyclable materials not intended for re-use, including, but not limited to, newspapers, plastic, glass, aluminum, electronics, toxic or hazardous materials, and solid waste. For purposes of this definition, donation bins are limited dimensionally to 82-inches in height, 50-inches in depth, and 60-inches in width. For bins that are larger in size, see Sec. 5D.9.4.A. (Recycling Facility: Collection).

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.7.5.A. (Storage, Outdoor: General), storage, outdoor: general is defined as any storage, outdoor use that is in conjunction with another use. This use does not include the keeping of empty cargo containers, for such uses see Sec. 5D.7.5.E. (Storage, Outdoor: Cargo Container). This use does not include inactive large vehicles, for such uses see Sec. 5D.7.C. (Storage, Outdoor: Large Vehicle). This use does not include towing and storage for official motor vehicle impound, for such uses see Sec. 5D.7.5.F. (Storage, Outdoor: Official Motor Vehicle Impound). This use does not include inactive standard vehicles, for such uses see Sec. 5D.7.5.B. (Storage, Outdoor: Standard Vehicle).

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.7.5.C. (Storage, Outdoor: Large Vehicle), storage, outdoor: large vehicle is defined as the outdoor storage of large vehicles that are not actively used by the site's occupants, employees, or visitors. Large vehicles include vehicles possessing three or more axles, such as trailer trucks, construction vehicles, motor homes, and recreational vehicles as well as recreational boats and watercraft. This use includes storage of inoperable vehicles. This use does not include uses where vehicles are actively used by the site's occupants, employees, or visitors; for such uses see Sec. 5D.3.6. (Parking).

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.7.5.F. (Storage, Outdoor: Official Motor Vehicle Impound), storage, outdoor: official motor vehicle impound is defined as any vehicle towing and storage service that involves City-approved vendors that support the public safety mission of the Los Angeles Police Department and Department of Transportation.

Pursuant to Sec. 5D.7.5.B. (Storage, Outdoor: Standard Vehicle), storage, outdoor: standard vehicle is defined as the outdoor storage of standard vehicles that are not actively used by the site's occupants, employees, or visitors. Standard vehicles include vehicles possessing two or fewer axles, such as cars, motorcycles, sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and vans. Includes storage of inoperable vehicles. This use does not include uses where vehicles are actively used by the site's occupants, employees, or visitors; for such uses see Sec. 5D.3.6. (Parking).

See story.

Pursuant to Sec. 14.2.10. (Story), story is defined as the portion of a building or structure included between the upper surface of a floor and the upper surface of the floor next above, except that the top most story is that portion of a building or structure included between the upper surface of a floor and the upper surface of the ceiling structure above.

Street centerline is defined as a line that is aligned to the center of a street as established and maintained by the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Engineering.

Street designation is defined as the classification assigned to a roadway or other public right-of-way based on Citywide General Plan Circulation System maps of the Circulation Element for the purposes of providing dimensional and performance standards.

For the purposes of Div. 4C.11. (Signs), street frontage is defined as the length of a line separating a lot from one street.

Pursuant to Sec. 14.2.12.B.2. (Street Lot Line), street lot line is defined as any lot line that abuts a street right-of-way. Street lot lines include all primary street lot lines, side street lot lines, and alley lot lines.

Pursuant to Sec. 2C.6.1. (Street Step-Back), street step-back is defined as a step-like recess in the massing of a building that requires upper stories to be pushed back from the lower stories from the street.

For the purposes of Historic Preservation (Div. 13B.8.), street visible area is defined as any portion of the front, side, and rear facades that can be seen from any adjacent street, alley, or sidewalk, or that would be visible but are currently obstructed by landscaping, fencing, or freestanding walls. It also includes undeveloped portions of the lot where new construction would be visible from the adjacent street or sidewalk; facades that are generally visible from non-adjacent streets due to steep topography; or second stories visible over adjacent one story structures.

Street wall is defined as the condition created along a street by the fronts and consistent setbacks of buildings, and enhanced by the continuity and the height of the buildings.

Pursuant to Sec. 14.2.16.C.2. (Street Yard), street yard is defined as a category of yards referring to all yards that abut a street right-of-way including front yards and side street yards.