Chapter 20.200 - DEFINITIONS

San José Municipal Code — Chapter 20.200 - DEFINITIONS

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Contents

section20.200.010. General definitions.section20.200.020. Accessory building.section20.200.030. Accessory structure.section20.200.040. Activity.section20.200.050. Adult book/video store.section20.200.060. Adult motion picture theater.section20.200.070. Adult entertainment establishment.section20.200.080. Alcoholic beverage.section20.200.090. Alley.section20.200.100. Arcade, amusement game.section20.200.110. Amusement game device.section20.200.110.5. Aquaculture/aquaponics.section20.200.111. Area development policy.section20.200.112. Art studio, instructional.section20.200.113. Art studio, retail.section20.200.114. Bail bond establishment.section20.200.115. Banquet facility.section20.200.116. Base load power plant.section20.200.120. Basement.section20.200.130. Bed and breakfast inn.section20.200.150. Buildable area.section20.200.160. Building.section20.200.162. Building façade.section20.200.164. Building frontage.section20.200.165. Building, main.section20.200.166. Build-to-line.section20.200.170. Business support use.section20.200.176. Car-share.section20.200.181. Caterer.section20.200.185. Certified farmers' market.section20.200.188. Charge station.section20.200.190. Child day care center.section20.200.195. Co-generation facility.section20.200.197. Co-living community.section20.200.200. Collection facility.section20.200.205. Commercial kitchen.section20.200.210. Commercial vehicle storage.section20.200.220. Common carrier depot.section20.200.230. Common private open space.section20.200.240. Commercial composting facility.section20.200.250. Convalescent hospital.section20.200.260. Corner triangle.section20.200.261. Construction/corporation yard.section20.200.262. Cottage food operation.section20.200.265. Data center.section20.200.268. Density.section20.200.270. Development permit.section20.200.280. Director.section20.200.290. Downtown; downtown core area.section20.200.300. Drinking establishment.section20.200.310. Drive through uses.section20.200.320. Dwelling, one-family.section20.200.324. Dwelling, junior accessory dwelling unit or JADU.section20.200.325. Dwelling, secondary, or accessory dwelling unit or ADU.section20.200.327. Dwelling, tiny home on wheels or THOW.section20.200.330. Dwelling, two-family.section20.200.340. Dwelling, multiple.section20.200.342. Edenvale development policy area.section20.200.350. Efficiency living unit.section20.200.360. Emergency residential shelter.section20.200.370. Family.section20.200.380. Family day care home.section20.200.390. Fence.section20.200.395. Financial services.section20.200.400. Fixed-base host.section20.200.410. Flag lot.section20.200.412. Floor area.section20.200.413. Floor area ratio.section20.200.415. Food and goods distribution facility.section20.200.420. Foundation system.section20.200.430. Frontage.section20.200.435. Fuel cell.section20.200.440. Fuel service station.section20.200.445. Group home.section20.200.450. Guest.section20.200.460. Guest room.section20.200.470. Guesthouse.section20.200.480. Guesthouse, large.section20.200.500. Hazardous waste facility.section20.200.505. Health club, gymnasium.section20.200.510. Height.section20.200.515. Historic landmark structure.section20.200.520. Home occupation.section20.200.530. Hospital.section20.200.540. Hotel or motel.section20.200.542. Hotel supportive housing.section20.200.545. Hotel or motel, full service.section20.200.547. Housing, affordable deed restricted.section20.200.549. Housing, employee.section20.200.550. Household appliance, small.section20.200.555. Impervious surface.section20.200.560. Indoors.section20.200.570. Industrial services.section20.200.575. Information center.section20.200.578. International Business Park Area.section20.200.580. Key lot.section20.200.590. Kitchen.section20.200.600. Laboratory.section20.200.605. Large format commercial establishment.section20.200.610. Legal nonconforming use.section20.200.620. Legal nonconforming structure.section20.200.625. Lighting display.section20.200.630. Live/work uses.section20.200.640. Living/habitable space.section20.200.650. Living unit.section20.200.660. Lot.section20.200.670. Lot, corner.section20.200.675. Lot coverage.section20.200.680. Lot, interior.section20.200.690. Lot, through.section20.200.700. Lot line.section20.200.705. Low Barrier Navigation Center.section20.200.710. Manufacturing and assembly, light.section20.200.720. Manufacturing and assembly, medium.section20.200.730. Manufacturing and assembly, heavy.section20.200.740. Massage parlor.section20.200.750. Miniwarehouse/ministorage.section20.200.760. Mixed use.section20.200.770. Mobilehome.section20.200.780. Mobilehome lot.section20.200.790. Mobilehome park.section20.200.795. Mortuary and funeral services.section20.200.796. Mortuary, without funeral services.section20.200.798. Neighborhood agriculture.section20.200.800. Neighborhood business district.section20.200.810. Nuisance.section20.200.811. Nursery, plant.section20.200.813. Office, general business.section20.200.815. Office, medical.section20.200.818. Office, research and development.section20.200.820. Off-sale, alcoholic beverages.section20.200.825. Off-site storm water runoff treatment facility.section20.200.830. Off-street parking establishment.section20.200.835. Outdoor art.section20.200.840. Outdoors.section20.200.850. Parcel.section20.200.860. Parking facility.section20.200.870. Passenger vehicle.section20.200.875. Payday lending establishment.section20.200.877. Permittee.section20.200.880. Personal services.section20.200.890. Poolroom/billiards establishment.section20.200.895. Private electrical power generation facility.section20.200.897. Private instruction.section20.200.898. Private open space.section20.200.899. Privately owned public open space (POPOS).section20.200.900. Processing facility.section20.200.910. Provider, utility.section20.200.940. Public eating establishment.section20.200.942. Public open space.section20.200.950. Recreation, commercial/indoor.section20.200.960. Recreation, commercial/outdoor.section20.200.970. Recreational vehicle.section20.200.980. Recyclable material.section20.200.990. Recycling facility.section20.200.995. Relocated cardroom.section20.200.1000. Research and development.section20.200.1005. Residential building frontage.section20.200.1010. Residential care facility.section20.200.1020. Residential district.section20.200.1030. Residential service facility.section20.200.1040. Residentially zoned property.section20.200.1045. Retail bank.section20.200.1050. Reverse vending machine.section20.200.1052. Riparian.section20.200.1054. Riparian corridor.section20.200.1060. Satellite and broadcast reception facility.section20.200.1065. School, post secondary.section20.200.1070. School site.section20.200.1075. School, trade and vocational.section20.200.1080. Setback.section20.200.1090. Setback area, front.section20.200.1100. Setback area, rear.section20.200.1110. Setback area, side.section20.200.1120. Sidewalk café.section20.200.1125. Signature project.section20.200.1130. Single housekeeping unit.section20.200.1140. Site.section20.200.1150. Single room occupancy (SRO) living unit facility.section20.200.1160. Single room occupancy (SRO) residential hotel.section20.200.1162. Social service.section20.200.1163. Social service agency.section20.200.1165. Solar photovoltaic system.section20.200.1170. Specified anatomical areas.section20.200.1180. Specified sexual activities.section20.200.1190. Stand-by or backup electrical power generation facility.section20.200.1200. Stationary peaking power plant.section20.200.1210. Story.section20.200.1220. Story, half.section20.200.1225. Streamlined review for infill housing development.section20.200.1230. Street.section20.200.1240. Structure.section20.200.1250. Structure, utility.section20.200.1260. Structural alteration.section20.200.1265. Permanent supportive housing.section20.200.1270. Swimming pool.section20.200.1273. Taproom or tasting room.section20.200.1274. Townhouse or rowhouse.section20.200.1275. Temporary stand-by or backup electrical power generation facility.section20.200.1280. Transfer facility.section20.200.1283. Transitional housing.section20.200.1285. Transportable peaking power plant.section20.200.1290. Travel trailer.section20.200.1300. Travel trailer park.section20.200.1303. Unattended collection container.section20.200.1304. Unbundled parking.section20.200.1306. Urban village.section20.200.1307. Useable common recreation space.section20.200.1310. Utility facility.section20.200.1315. Vehicle tow yard.section20.200.1320. Vending facility.section20.200.1330. Vending machine.section20.200.1340. Vendor/vending.section20.200.1360. Vehicle work station.section20.200.1365. Warehouse retail.section20.200.1405. Williamson Act contract.section20.200.1410. Wireless communications antenna.section20.200.1420. Wireless communications antenna, building mounted.section20.200.1430. Wireless communications antenna, slimline monopole.section20.200.1440. Yard.section20.200.1450. Yard, front.section20.200.1460. Yard, rear.section20.200.1470. Yard, side.

Source: San José Municipal Code (Municode library)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinancesFetched: 7/25/2026