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Safe Parking Program: A program that provides homeless individuals and families living in a vehicle a safe place to park while accessing services to end their homelessness. No rent or fee may be charged. Occupancy is limited to six (6) months unless the program qualifies as a low barrier navigation center under Government Code Sections 65660 and 65662. Safe parking may be the principal or an ancillary use on the lot. Safe parking programs must be operated by a government agency, religious institution, nonprofit charitable organization, or private nonprofit organization.

Safe Shelter Program: A program that provides homeless individuals and families a safe place to sleep in tents or other structures that meet California Building Code Appendix X Emergency Housing standards while accessing services to end their homelessness. No rent may be charged. Occupancy is limited to six (6) months or less unless the program qualifies as a low barrier navigation center under Government Code Sections 65660 and 65662. Safe shelter programs may be the principal or an ancillary use on the lot. Safe shelter programs must be operated by a government agency, religious institution, nonprofit charitable organization, or private nonprofit organization.

Salvage Yard: (See, Wrecking and Salvage Yards)

Senior Citizen Housing Development: A residential development developed, substantially rehabilitated or renovated, and having at least 35 dwelling units for senior citizens in compliance with the requirements of Section 51.3 and 51.12 of the California Civil Code, or a mobile home park that limits residency based on age requirements for housing for older persons pursuant to Section 798.76 or 799.5 of the Civil Code. (Modified by Ord. 2472, Sec. 1, 2/14/12)

Setback: A required specified distance between buildings or structures and a lot line or lines, measured perpendicularly in a horizontal plane extending across the complete length of said lot line or lines. Note: Placement of buildings, structures and vegetation along public roads is also regulated by Chapter 1 of Division 4 of Title III, Visibility Obstruction Regulations, Section 341-1, and following. (Former Section INL#312-62; Ord. 1234, Sec. 1, 6/13/78; Amended by Ord. 1848, Sec. 4, 9/13/88; Amended by Ord. 2214, 6/6/00)

Single Room Occupancy Facility: A residential building or structure, or group of buildings or structures that contain one or more Single Room Occupancy units.

Single Room Occupancy Units: A living space within an SRO Facility with a minimum floor area of 150 square feet and a maximum of 400 square feet with access to kitchen and bathroom facilities. Kitchen and bathroom facilities may be wholly or partially included in each living space, or may be fully shared.

Special Occupancy Park: “Special Occupancy Park” has the same meaning as stated in Section 18216.1 of the California Health and Safety Code (Special Occupancy Park), which is a recreational vehicle park, temporary recreational vehicle park, incidental camping area, or tent camp. (See also, Section 314-113.1, Special Occupancy Parks.) (Former Section INL#312-62.1; Added by Ord. 2166, Sec. 7, 4/7/98)

Stable:

a. Stable, Private. A detached accessory building for the shelter of horses or similar hoofed animals for the use of the residents and their guests. (Former Section INL#312-63(a); Ord. 519, Sec. 260, 5/11/65)

b. Stable, Public. A stable other than a private stable where horses and other animals, used for recreational riding, performing, packing or similar purposes, are available for hire, or are sheltered or fed for compensation. Facilities for privately owned horses not sheltered or fed for compensation, horses less than 1 year of age, public horses kept exclusively for grazing purposes in open pasture, and horses used for breeding purposes are not public stables. (Former Section INL#312-63(b); Ord. 519, Sec. 260, 5/11/65; Amended by Ord. 2188, Sec. 1, 2/9/99)

Street: A public or private right-of-way which provides a primary means of access to abutting property. (Former Section INL#312-64; Ord. 519, Sec. 261, 5/11/65)

Street Line: The boundary between a street right-of-way and abutting property. (Former Section INL#312-65; Ord. 519, Sec. 262, 5/11/65)

Structure: Anything constructed, the use of which requires permanent location on the ground or attachment to something having a permanent location on the ground, including swimming pools and signs, but excluding decks and platforms 30 inches or less in height, signs 3 feet or less in height, driveways, patios, or parking spaces where the area is unobstructed from the ground up, fences six feet or less in height, and for zoning setback purposes, retaining walls six feet or less in height. (Building permits may be required for retaining walls.) Recreational vehicles used for human occupancy are considered structures. Decks and platforms 30 inches or less in height must conform with setback standards of this code. Note: Placement of buildings, structures and vegetation along public roads is also regulated by Chapter 1 of Division 4 of Title III, Visibility Obstruction Regulations, Section 341-1, and following. (Former Section INL#312-66; Amended by Ord. 1848, Sec. 5, 9/13/88; Amended by Ord. 1876, Sec. 3, 9/26/89; Amended by Ord. 2166, Sec. 7, 4/7/98; Amended by Ord. 2214, 6/6/00)

Structural Alterations: Any change in the structural members of a building such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders. (Former Section INL#312-67; Ord. 519, Sec. 264, 5/11/65)

Subordinate: Subordinate means of lesser bulk and less prominence as delineated by the combined effect of yard setbacks, ground coverage, height and form. (Former Section INL#312-67.1; Added by Ord. 1633, Sec. 5, 3/13/84)

Supportive Housing: Housing with no limit on the length of stay, that is occupied by the target population, and that is linked to on-site or off-site services that assist the supportive housing resident in retaining the housing, improving their health status, and maximizing their ability to live and, when possible, work in the community. (Ord. 1633, § 5, 3/13/1984; Ord. 2472, Sec. 1, 2/14/2012; Ord. 2650, § 3, 9/1/2020; Ord. 2693, § 3, 6/7/2022; Ord. 2721, § 3, 7/11/2023)