§ 18.160.050 — "E" Definitions

Easement. The right to use the real property of another for a specific purpose. Electric Power Plant. All equipment, fixtures, and personal property operated or maintained in connection with the production of electricity with a generating capacity of more than five hundred (500) kilowatts including all conduits, ducts, or other devices, materials, apparatus, or property used or to be used for the transmission of the electricity so produced. Electric Vehicle Charging Station (EV Station). A device or facility that provides power to charge the batteries of electric vehicles. Employee Housing. Housing provided for six or fewer employees of a single employer. Such housing shall be deemed a single-family structure and a residential use of the property by a single household. All residents of the employee housing must be employed by the owner of the home. Emergency Shelter. Housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to an occupancy of six months or less by homeless persons or families, where no one may be denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay; as defined and used in California Health and Safety Code Section 50801. The definition also includes other interim interventions, including, but not limited to, navigation centers, bridge housing, and respite or recuperative care. Equipment Sales and Rental Facility. Service establishment with or without outdoor storage/rental yards, which offer a wide variety of equipment types, including construction equipment. Evaluation. The process by which the significance and integrity of a building, structure, object or site is judged according to the National Park Service Standards set forth in 36 CFR Part 61 and using the designation criteria outlined in SCCC 18.106.040(a) (Designation Criteria).