890.52

SEC. 890.52. LABORATORY. Laboratory shall mean space within any structure intended or primarily suitable for scientific research. The space requirements of uses within this category include specialized facilities and/or built accommodations that distinguish the space from office uses (as defined in Section 890.70), light manufacturing (as defined in Section 890.54(a)), or heavy manufacturing (including uses listed in Sections 226(g) through 226(w)). Examples of laboratories include the following: (a) Chemistry, biochemistry, or analytical laboratory; (b) Engineering laboratory; (c) Development laboratory; (d) Biological laboratories including those classified by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) as Biosafety level 1, Biosafety level 2, or Biosafety level 3; (e) Animal facility or vivarium, including laboratories classified by the CDC/NIH as Animal Biosafety level 1, Animal Biosafety level 2, or Animal Biosafety level 3; (f) Support laboratory; (g) Quality assurance/Quality control laboratory; (h) Core laboratory; and (i) Cannabis testing (License Type 8—Testing laboratory, as defined in California Business and Professions Code, Division 10). (Added by Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; amended by Ord. 229-17, File No. 171041, App. 12/6/2017, Eff. 1/5/2018) AMENDMENT HISTORY Undesignated introductory paragraph and division (h) amended; division (i) added; Ord. 229-17, Eff. 1/5/2018.

SEC. 890.53. LIFE SCIENCE. Life Science is an industry that involves the integration of natural and engineering sciences and advanced biological techniques using organisms, cells, and parts thereof for products and services. This includes the creation of products and services used to analyze and detect various illnesses, the design of products that cure illnesses, and/or the provision of capital goods and services, machinery, instruments, software, and reagents related to research and production. Life Science uses may utilize office, laboratory, light manufacturing, or other types of space. As a subset of Life Science uses. Life Science laboratories typically include biological laboratories and animal facilities or vivaria, as described in Section 890.52(d) and (e). (Added by Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008) SEC. 890.54. LIGHT MANUFACTURING, WHOLESALE SALES, STORAGE. (See Interpretations related to this Section.) A commercial use, including light manufacturing, wholesale sales, and storage, as defined in Subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) below. (a) Light Manufacturing. A nonretail use that provides for the fabrication or production of goods, by hand or machinery, for distribution to retailers or wholesalers for resale off the premises, primarily involving the assembly, packaging, repairing, or processing of previously prepared materials, when conducted in an enclosed building having no openings other than fixed windows or exits required by law located within 50 feet of any R District. Light manufacturing uses include production and custom activities usually involving individual or special design, or handiwork, such as the following fabrication or production activities as may be defined by the Standard Industrial Classification Code Manual as light manufacturing uses: (1) Food processing, not including mechanized assembly line production of canned or bottled goods; (2) Apparel and other garment products; (3) Furniture and fixtures; (4) Printing and publishing of books or newspaper; (5) Leather products; (6) Pottery; (7) Glass blowing; (8) Measuring, analyzing, and controlling instruments; photographic, medical and optical goods; watches and clocks; and (9) Manufacture of cannabis products or cannabis extracts that are derived without the use of volatile organic compounds (License Type 6—Manufacturer 1, as defined in California Business and Professions Code, Division 10). It shall not include the chemical processing of materials or the use of any machine that has more than five horsepower capacity, nor shall the mechanical equipment required for the use, together with related floor space used primarily by the operators of such equipment, in aggregate occupy more than ¼ of the total gross floor area of the use. It shall be not include a trade shop, as defined in Section 890.124 of this Code, or a heavy industrial use subject to Section 226(e) through (w) of this Code. It shall not include general or heavy manufacturing uses, not described in this Subsection (a). (b) Wholesale Sales. A nonretail use that exclusively provides goods or commodities for resale or business use, including accessory storage. This use includes cannabis distribution (License Type 11—Distributor, as defined in California Business and Professions Code, Division 10). It shall not include a nonaccessory storage warehouse. (c) Commercial Storage. A commercial use which stores, within an enclosed building, contractors' equipment, building materials or goods or materials used by other businesses at other locations. This use shall not include the storage of waste, salvaged materials, automobiles, inflammable or highly combustible materials, and wholesale goods or commodities. (d) Self-Storage. Retail facilities for the storage of household and personal goods. (Added by Ord. 131-87, App. 4/24/87; amended by Ord. 115-90, App. 4/6/90; Ord. 298-08, File No. 081153, App. 12/19/2008; Ord. 196-11 , File No. 110786, App. 10/4/2011, Eff. 11/3/2011; Ord. 229-17, File No. 171041, App. 12/6/2017, Eff. 1/5/2018) AMENDMENT HISTORY Division (c) amended; Ord. 196-11 , Eff. 11/3/2011. Divisions (a), (a)(8), and (b) amended; division (a)(9) added; Ord. 229-17, Eff. 1/5/2018. SEC. 890.56. LOT SIZE (PER DEVELOPMENT). The permitted gross lot area for new construction or expansion of existing development. "Lot" is defined in Section 102.12. (Added by Ord. 131-87, App. 4/24/87) SEC. 890.58. [REPEALED.] (Added by Ord. 131-87, App. 4/24/87; repealed by Ord. 20-15, File No. 110548, App. 2/20/2015, Eff. 3/22/2015) SEC. 890.60. MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT. (a) Definition. Massage Establishments are defined by Section 29.5 of the Health Code. For purposes of the Planning Code only, "Massage Establishment" shall include a "Massage Establishment" but not a "Sole Practitioner Massage Establishment," as these terms are defined in Section 29.5 of the Health Code. Any Massage Establishment shall have first obtained a permit from the Department of Public Health pursuant to Section 29.25 of the Health Code, or a letter from the Director of the Department of Public Health certifying that the establishment is exempt from such a permit under Section 29.25. (b) Controls. Massage Establishments shall be subject to Conditional Use authorization. Certain exceptions to the Conditional Use for accessory use massage are described in subsection (c) below. When considering an application for a conditional use permit pursuant to this subsection, the Planning Commission shall consider, in addition to the criteria listed in Section 303(c), the additional criteria described in Section 303(n). (c) Exceptions. Certain exceptions would allow a massage use to be "permitted" without a Conditional Use authorization including: (1) Certain Accessory Use Massage and provided that the massage use is accessory to a principal use; the massage use is accessed by the principal use; and the principal use is: (A) a Hotel as defined in Section 102 of this Code, that contains 100 or more rooms; (B) a Health Service Use as defined in Section 102 of this Code; or (C) a Hospital, as defined in Section 102 of this Code. (2) Chair Massage. The only massage service provided is chair massage, such service is visible to the public, and customers are fully-clothed at all times. (Added by Ord. 131-87, App. 4/24/87; amended by Ord. 289-06, File No. 050176, App. 11/20/2006; Ord. 139-09, File No. 090402, App. 7/2/2009 ; Ord. 56-13 , File No. 130062, App. 3/28/2013, Eff. 4/27/2013; Ord. 235-14 , File No. 140844, App. 11/26/2014, Eff. 12/26/2014; Ord. 73-15, File No. 141303, App. 5/28/2015, Eff. 6/27/2015; Ord. 233-21, File No. 210381, App. 12/22/2021, Eff. 1/22/2022; Ord. 37-22, File No. 211263, App. 3/14/2022, Eff. 4/14/2022; Ord. 13-26, File No. 251099, App. 2/13/2026, Eff. 3/16/2026) AMENDMENT HISTORY Section amended in its entirety; Ord. 56-13 , Eff. 4/27/2013. Reference amended in division (b); Ord. 235-14 , Eff. 12/26/2014. Divisions (a), (b), and (c)(1)-(c)(1)(D) amended; former divisions (c)(3) and (d) deleted; new division (c)(3) added; Ord. 73-15, Eff. 6/27/2015. Division (a) amended; division (c)(3) deleted; Ord. 233-21, Eff. 1/22/2022 and Ord. 37-22, Eff. 4/14/2022. Division (c)(1)(A) deleted; divisions (c)(1)(B)-(D) redesignated as (c)(1)(A)-(C) and amended; Ord. 13-26, Eff. 3/16/2026. SEC. 890.62. MORTUARY.