Definitions.
San José Municipal Code § 17.845.020
in effect17.845.020 - Definitions.
A. "Accessory Dwelling Unit" means a detached secondary unit as specified in San José Municipal Code Section 20.200.325.
B. "Cooking Equipment" means equipment intended for commercial use, including ovens, ranges, and cooking appliances for use in a Commercial Kitchen, restaurant, or other business establishment where food is dispensed.
C. "Commercial Kitchen" means a food facility preparation area as defined in San José Municipal Code Section 20.200.205.
D. "Director" means the Director of Planning, Building, Code Enforcement or his or her designee.
E. "Distributed Energy Resource" means an electric generation or storage technology that complies with the emissions standards adopted by the State Air Resources Board pursuant to the distributed generation certification requirements of Section 94203 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations, or any successor regulation.
F. "Food Service Establishment" means a building with Commercial Kitchen or Cooking Equipment.
G. "Hospital" means a building as defined the California Building Code, Chapter 2, Section 202.
H. "Low Rise Residential Building" means a building which is three stories or less with a multifamily or single-family residential occupancy and shall not include a hotel or motel.
I. "Manufacturing and Industrial Facility" means a building with the occupancy classification as defined in the California Building Code, Chapter 3, Section 306, Group F.
J. "Natural Gas" means as "Fuel Gas" as defined in California Plumbing Code and Mechanical Code.
K. "Natural Gas Infrastructure" means fuel gas piping, other than service pipe, in or in connection with a building, structure or within the property lines of premises, extending from the point of delivery at the meter, service meter assembly, outlet of the service regulator, service shutoff valve, or final pressure regulator, whichever is applicable, as specified in the California Mechanical Code and Plumbing Code.
L. "Newly Constructed" means a building that has never before been used or occupied for any purpose where an application for a building permit was made on or after January 1, 2020 for Low Rise Residential Buildings and detached Accessory Dwelling Units; and on or after August 1, 2021 for all other buildings.
M. "Process" means an activity or treatment that is not related to the space conditioning, lighting, service water heating, or ventilating of a building as it relates to human occupancy.
N. "Process Load" means an energy load resulting from a Process.
(Ords. 30330, 30502.)
Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT17BUCO_CH17.845PRNAGAINNECOBU_17.845.020DEFetched: 11/1/2026