Definitions.
San José Municipal Code § 20.80.1660
in effectThe following definitions are for purposes of this Part: 1. "Assembly Building" means a Building that is primarily used for Assembly Use. 2. "Assembly Use" means a use involving the gathering of persons to participate in a group or common activity or to observe a presentation, performance, or exhibition. 3. "Incidental Safe Parking" means the providing of shelter of homeless people as an incidental use to an existing primary Assembly Use or another use identified in this Part provided that the safe parking use occupies less than fifty (50%) percent of the paved square footage of the Site, and where the shelter is provided in vehicles located in designated paved "Safe Parking Area(s)." 4. "Place of Assembly" means a Site that contains Assembly Uses including but not limited to religious assemblies, gymnasiums, libraries, theaters, schools, and community centers. 5. "Safe Parking Area" means the paved area(s) where the vehicles are parked for the Incidental Safe Parking use. (Ord. 30226.)
Source: San José Municipal Code (Municode library)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinancesFetched: 7/25/2026