§ 19.910.170 — "P" Definitions

19.910.170 - "P" Definitions.

Pad, building. See "building pad." Painted sign. See "sign, painted." Panhandle lot. See "lot, flag." Parapet wall means the portion of the exterior building wall that extends entirely above the roof line. See definitions in the Design Guidelines and the Downtown Specific Plan. Parking area, public means an open area, other than a street, alley or place, used for the temporary parking of more than four vehicles and available for public use whether free, for compensation, or as an accommodation for clients or customers. Parking garage means a structure or building designed and maintained exclusively for the temporary parking or storage of more than four vehicles and available for public use, whether free, for compensation, or as an accommodation for clients or customers. Parking lot sale means outdoor sale, conducted by the proprietor, of products normally sold inside a retail establishment on the property. Parking space, vehicle means an off-street space available for the parking of one motor vehicle conforming to the typical parking lot standards. Parolee means an individual as follows: A. Convicted of a federal crime, sentenced to a United States federal prison, and received conditional and revocable release in the community under the supervision of a federal probation/parole officer; or B. Who is serving a period of supervised community custody as defined by State Penal Code 3000, following a term of imprisonment in a State prison or County jail, and is under the jurisdiction of the California Department of Corrections, Division of Adult Parole Operations; or C. An adult or juvenile individual sentenced to a term in the California Youth Authority and received conditional and revocable release in the community under the supervision of a Youth Authority parole officer; or D. An adult or juvenile offender released from county jail or state prison after October 1, 2011, on Post Release Community Supervision. Parolee/probationer home means any residential structure or unit, including any hotel or motel except as provided herein, whether owned and/or operated by an individual or for-profit or non-profit entity, that houses two or more parolees/probationers, unrelated by blood, marriage, or legal adoption, in exchange for monetary or non-monetary consideration given and/or paid by the parolee/probationer and/or any individual or public/private entity on behalf of the parolee/probationer, excluding parolees/probationers who reside in alcohol and/or drug free recovery home as defined in this title. Notwithstanding this definition or any other provision of the Riverside Municipal Code, hotels and motels with 14 rooms or less cannot provide transient lodging services or accommodations to more than three parolees during any 30 consecutive-day period regardless of the length of their respective stays; and hotels and motels with 15 rooms or more cannot provide transient lodging services or accommodation to more than five parolees during any 30 consecutive-day period regardless of the length of their respective stays. Pawn shop means an establishment wherein the business of a pawnbroker is conducted. A pawnbroker shall be any person who lends or advances money or other things for profit on the pledge and possession of personal property, or other valuable things, other than securities or written or printed evidences of indebtedness; or, who deals in the purchasing of personal property or other valuable things on condition of selling the same back to the seller at a stipulated price. Pedestrian Mall is established and is described as follows: Main Street between the southerly line of Sixth Street and the northerly line of Tenth Street but excluding from the mall the intersections of Main Street with Mission Inn Avenue (formerly known as Seventh Street), University Avenue (formerly known as Eighth Street), and excluding from the mall Ninth Street. See definition in the Sign Design Guidelines. (Ordinance No. 6929) [image omitted; see the official code] Pedestrian Mall sidewalk sign. See "sign, Pedestrian Mall sidewalk." Pennant. See "sign, pennant." Permit means a document issued by the Planning and Building Department allowing a person to begin an activity provided for in the Zoning Code. Personal services means establishments providing nonmedically related services, including but not limited to beauty and barber shops; hair stylists; estheticians; pet grooming; dry cleaning pick-up stores; self-service laundry; massage; shoe repair shops; tailoring; tanning salons; and tattoo and body piercing parlors. These uses may also include accessory retail sales of products related to the services provided. Planned residential development means two or more dwelling units together with related land, buildings and structures planned and developed as a whole in a single development or a programmed series of developments that require discretionary approval and involve the creation of a Home Owners Association to provide for maintenance of common facilities within the development in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 19.780. Plant nursery means any site or facility where nursery plants and related gardening materials and supplies are sold within a defined, approved, physically enclosed area. Plant nursery, wholesale means a business whose primary purpose is the growing, propagation and storage of plants, typically in containers, for sale to other businesses for resale. Incidental uses may include an office, caretaker's unit, storage buildings, shade houses, green houses, irrigation materials, reservoirs, soil and related materials, containers for potting, and vehicles needed to move materials from one location to another. Play areas incidental to a restaurant means an improved and equipped area for small children to play in. Plot plan. See "site plan." Pole sign. See "sign, pole." Political sign. See "sign, political." Portable sign. See "sign, portable." Post release community supervision parolee. See "parolee." Principal, building means a building in which the primary use of the lot on which the building is located is conducted. [image omitted; see the official code] Private usable open space means open areas devoted exclusively to the private recreation and leisure use of one dwelling unit, contiguous to the unit, delineated by a wall, fence, or as otherwise approved. Probationer means a person who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor and who has received a suspension in the imposition or execution of their sentence and has received conditional and revocable release in the community under the supervision of a probationer officer, as provided under California Penal Code Section 1203 or any successor provision thereof. Projecting sign. See "sign, projecting." Projection means the distance as established by this Code by which a sign extends beyond the building wall or the street property line. See definition in the sign Design Guidelines. Public property means land or other property owned by the City, or in that City holds the present right of possession or control, or land or other property that the City holds in trust, as well as all public rights-of-way. Public, right-of-way. See "right-of-way." Public use of public property means the use of property owned by a government entity for any governmental purpose or for any activity available to the public, including any recreational, civic, educational, cultural, or public utility use. Pumpkin sales lot means a retail sales operation, generally conducted wholly outdoors, that offers for sale on a temporary, limited basis, pumpkins and related holiday items.

(Ord. No. 7701, § 51, 2025; Ord. 7652 § 15, 2023; Ord. 7505 § 1(Exh. A), 2020; Ord. 7408 §1, 2018; Ord. 7331 §128, 2016; Ord. 7158 §20, 2012; Ord. 6966 §1, 2007)