§ 19.910.030 — "B" Definitions

19.910.030 - "B" Definitions.

Bail bonds facilities means a facility that provides bail bonds, documents that ensure to the court system that a person facing charges, and who typically is in jail, will appear for future court appointments if released. Banner. See sign, banner. Bar means an area primarily devoted to the serving of alcoholic beverages and in which the service of food is only incidental to the consumption of such beverages. Basement means a building story partly or totally underground. For purposes of building height regulations contained in this title, a basement is not considered a story if the ceiling of the basement is four feet or less above the elevation of the lowest point of the surface of the land at the perimeter of the structure. [image omitted; see the official code] Bathroom means a room equipped with a toilet, sink and shower or bathtub. Bathroom, half means a bathroom which contains only a toilet and sink, and does not contain a bathtub or shower. Batting cages means a structure that needs to comply with all Code requirements (i.e., setbacks, design of light standards). Bed and breakfast inn means a building or buildings originally constructed for residential purposes, managed and occupied by the owner of record for the property, in which paying guests may be lodged, including meal service, for up to 30 days. Bedroom means any habitable room, with or without a closet, along an exterior wall, regardless of its designation on building plans that functions as, or may function as, a sleeping quarters and meets the minimum requirements of the Uniform Building Code for sleeping quarters or bedrooms. Offices, dens, studies, studios, lofts, game rooms, and any other conditioned rooms along an exterior wall will be considered to be bedrooms. This definition does not include living rooms, family rooms, dining rooms, kitchens, foyers, or bathrooms. Bench sign. See "sign, bench." Beer. See "brewery, beer." Beverage container means any individual bottle, can, jar, carton or similar receptacle that is redeemable pursuant to the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act of 1986 and any other aluminum beverage container. Beverage container, recycling facility. See "recycling facility, beverage container." Billboard. See "sign, billboard." Billiard parlors means a building or portion thereof having within its premises three or more pool tables or billiard tables, or combination thereof, regardless of size, and whether activated manually or by the insertion of a coin, token or other mechanical device. Block means an area of land within a subdivision entirely bounded by streets, or bounded in part by streets and in part by the exterior boundary of the subdivision. See definition in Title 18. Boardinghouse means the rental of a residence/dwelling, other than a hotel/motel/long-term stay, wherein a room or rooms, with or without individual or group cooking facilities, are rented to five or more individuals under separate rental agreements or leases, either written or oral, or implied, with an owner; an owner's agent, representative or manager; a tenant; resident; or occupant; whether or not an owner, an owner's agent, representative or manager, or family thereof is in residence. The definition does not include assisted living facility where medical services are involved or group housing or homes. Boarding of animals means any kennel where pet animals owned by another person are temporarily boarded for pay, trade, barter, commission or remuneration of any sort; provided, however, this definition shall not apply to zoos or to animal hospitals operated by veterinarian duly licensed under the law Body piercing means the creation of an opening in the body of a human being for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other decoration. This includes, but is not limited to, piercing of an ear, lip, tongue, nose, naval or eyebrow. Body piercing does not include piercing an ear with a disposable single-use stud or solid needle that is applied using a mechanical device to force the needle or stud through the ear a method commonly used in jewelry and department stores to pierce ears. Brew-on-premises. See "brewery, brew-on-premises." Brewpub. See "brewery, brewpub." Brewery means a facility that produces beer. Brewery, beer means an alcoholic beverage obtained by the fermentation of any infusion or decoction of barley, malt, hops, or any other similar product, or any combination thereof in water, and includes ale, porter, brown, stout, lager beer, small beer, and strong beer but does not include sake, known as Japanese rice wine. (Section 23006 Business and Professions Code) Brewery, brew-on-premises means a do-it-yourself brewery (facility) where customers produce craft style beer or wine on the premises of a brewery or microbrewery. Clients may purchase the ingredients, rent the equipment, time and space, and are provided assistance by the on-site brewmasters. Beer brewed and/or Wine made by a customer may not be sold and must be used by the customer for personal or family use. Brewery, brewpub means a restaurant with a microbrewery as an accessory use where the beer it produces is sold in draft form exclusively at its own premises. This operation may sell other supplier's beer, including other hand - crafted or micro - brewed beers as well as wine to patrons for consumption on its premises. The premises is defined as a "bona fide public eating place" by the State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Off-sale of alcoholic beverages shall be limited to beers brewed on-site. Brewery, distilled spirits means an alcoholic beverage obtained by the distillation of fermented agricultural products, and includes alcohol for beverage use, spirits of wine, whiskey, rum, brandy, and gin, including all dilutions and mixtures thereof. (Section 23005 Business and Professions Code). Brewery, distillery means a facility which manufactures distilled spirits. Brewery, homebrew means the manufacturing of beer for personal or family use, not for sale, within a private residence by a person over 21 years of age. The aggregate amount of beer with respect to any household shall not exceed the limits established by Section 23356.2 Business and Professions Code, currently (1) 200 gallons per calendar year if there are two or more adults in the household or (2) 100 gallons per calendar year if there is only one adult in the household. Brewery, micro-brewery means a small-scale brewery (facility) that produces 15,000 barrels of beer per year or less. Its beer products are primarily intended for local and/or regional consumption. These operations are solely dedicated to the production of specialty or craft beers. Brewery, wine means an alcoholic beverage obtained from normal alcoholic fermentation of the juice of sound ripe grapes or other agricultural products containing natural or added sugar or any such alcoholic beverage to which is added grape brandy, fruit brandy, or spirits of wine, which is distilled from the particular agricultural product or products of which the wine is made and other rectified wine products and by whatever name and which does not contain more than 15 percent added flavoring, coloring, and blending material and which contains not more than 24 percent of alcohol by volume, and includes vermouth and sake, known as Japanese rice wine. (Section 23007 Business and Professions Code) Brewery, winery means a facility that engaged in the conversion of grapes, berries, or other fruit into wine and is engaged in the production of wine. Building. See the definition of "building" as defined in Title 16. Building area means the sum in square feet of the ground area occupied by all buildings and structures on a lot. Building frontage. See "frontage, building." Building height means the vertical distance measured from the highest point of the roof or parapet wall of the uppermost story to the average elevation of the highest and lowest point of the ground covered by the foundation of the building. [image omitted; see the official code] Building line. See setback building line, front, setback building line, rear or setback, building line, side. Building materials supply stores (wholesale with ancillary retail sales) means any facility specializing in the wholesale of building and construction materials (e.g. lumber, irrigation, plumbing, electrical, etc.) with ancillary retail sales in an area not to exceed 20,000 square feet or 50 percent of the total area of the primary building or lease space, whichever is less. Building pad means a relatively flat site, having a grade of five percent or less, that is designed to be occupied by buildings and is prepared by artificial means, including grading, excavating, filling or any combination thereof. Building principal. See "principal, building." Building projection means part of a building or structure that is allowed to encroach into the required setback. Building setback line, front. See "setback building line, front." Building setback line, rear. See "setback building line, rear." Building setback line, side. See "setback, building line, side." Building sign. See "sign, building." Building site. See "site, building." Building step back means a line prescribed for the full width of a facade, above which the facade is stepped back (or set back) a minimum distance of six feet at the fifth floor throughout the ID Overlay Zone in EE and HE Sub-Districts. Its height is determined by the desired height-to-width ratio of the typical street in front of the building. The step back permits greater overall building height than would be otherwise determined by desired density or access to view. Building story. See "story, building." Building wall means the vertical, exterior surface of a building or structure. See definition in Design and Sign Guidelines. For purposes of Chapter 19.620 (General Sign Provisions) and Chapter (19.625 Private Party signs on City-owned property and the public right-of-way) an exterior building wall is any wall or element that defines the exterior boundaries or courts of a building and that has a slope of 60 degrees or greater with the horizontal plane. Bulk storage means the warehousing of materials or finished goods in an enclosed structure. Business day means a day on which City Hall is open to the public. Bus stop means a bus stop is generally characterized as a single point of access to and from a local bus line that stops to pick up or deposit passengers at regular and generally short time periods or headways, and is not completely enclosed. Bus terminal means a passenger station for publicly or privately operated bus lines. A bus terminal is generally a major destination point and characterized as a transfer point between local bus lines or other modes of transportation and intercity and interstate bus operations. A bus terminal may or may not include indoor operational facilities. A bus stop is not a bus terminal. Business means any lawful commercial endeavor to engage in the manufacturing, purchase, sale, lease or exchange of goods and/or the provision of services. Buy-back recycling center. See "recycling center, buy-back."

(Ord. 7573 § 1(Exh. A), 2021; Ord. 7408 §1, 2018; Ord. 7331 §128, 2016; Ord. 7302 §3, 2015; Ord. 7235 §23, 2013; Ord. 7185 §4, 2012; Ord. 7071 §3, 2010; Ord. 6966 §1, 2007)