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"Camper" means a structure, mounted on wheels or on a motor vehicle, that provides facilities for camping or temporary living quarters.
"Canopy" means a roof-like structure that projects from the wall of a building for the purpose of shielding a doorway or window from the elements.
"Canopy structure" means a freestanding exterior shade structure that consists of a cover made from canvas, fabric, plastic, rubber, nylon acetate or other pliable material that is fitted over a freestanding metal, plastic or PVC frame.
"Card club" means a business or enterprise licensed by the city where legal gaming is conducted. See also "Gaming or gambling establishment."
"Carport" means a permanently roofed structure with no more than two enclosed sides that is used for automobile storage and shelter, including structures used for the protection and convenience of loading and unloading passengers or cargo.
"Car wash" means an establishment providing facilities for the washing of motor vehicles that is open to the public, including, but not limited to full automated tunnel car washes, automated coin or token operated car washes, automated (program selector) code number generated car washes, hand car washes, one-half automated and one-half hand car washes and indoor car washes.
Car Wash, Mobile. "Mobile car wash" means a vehicle with a water transportable treatment system approved by the Los Angeles County Waste Management Division.
Car Wash, Self-service. "Self-service car wash" means a car wash wherein the customer provides labor and where no self-propelled wash racks are provided, including but not limited to, self-service (coin/token operated) car washes.
Car Wash, Temporary. "Temporary car wash" means a car wash event that is not intended to serve as the primary use of the lot, and takes place within a limited time period.
Casino. See "Card club."
Cellar. See "Basement."
"Cemetery" means any property used for the burial or interment of the dead, including crematories, mausoleums, columbaria, mortuaries, or chapels operated in connection with and located within the cemetery grounds.
"Change of use" means a transition from one business or occupancy within a structure or leasable space to another business or occupancy.
"Child care center" means a day care facility not conducted in a residence in which nonmedical care and supervision is provided for children between the ages of two and eighteen in a group setting on a less than twenty-four-hour basis. See also Day Care Home, Large Family, and Day Care Home, Small Family for other types of care facilities.
"Child care facility" means a child day care facility other than a family daycare home including, but not limited to, infant centers, preschools, extended day care facilities, and school age child care centers.
"Child care nursery" means a child care center for children less than two years old.
"Church" means any property used for regular religious worship and related activities, maintained and controlled by a religious body organized to support public worship.
"Clinic" means an organized outpatient health facility for human patients who remain therein less than twenty-four hours.
Club, Private or Public. "Private or public club" means a building or premises used by an incorporated or unincorporated group of persons organized for the purposes of promoting literature, science, politics, good fellowship, or other common cause, excluding services customarily carried on as a business.
"Common interest development" bears the same meaning as defined in Section 1351 of the California Civil Code.
"Community care facility" means any facility, place, or building which is maintained and operated to provide nonmedical residential care, day treatment, adult day care, foster care, or agency services to children and/or adults including, but not limited to, physically handicapped, mentally impaired, the mentally incompetent, substance abusers, battered persons, and abused or neglected people.
"Community garden" is a piece of land, public or private, where plants are grown and maintained by a group of individuals in the community. Community gardens may produce food for individual consumption or food for sale, may be designed for beautification of the community, and/or may be used for educational purposes.
"Conditional use" means a use permitted on a particular site and within a zone only upon a finding that such use in a specified location will comply with all the conditions and standards for the location or operation of such use as specified in this Title 19 and authorized by the city council.
"Conditional use permit" means an approval that is required for a use to be carried out in a particular zone that is not a use permitted by right.
"Condominium" means the interior airspace of two or more dwelling units that are individually owned and where the balance of the property is owned in common by the owners of the units.
"Construction" means the assembly, erection, substantial improvement, alteration, or similar action of a building or structure. This excludes demolition, but includes excavation, fill or drainage work, and similar activities.
"Contiguous" means adjoining; one or more parcels having a common boundary or lot line.
"Contour" means a line drawn on a plan that connects all points of equal elevation above or below a known or assumed reference point.
Control Valve, Automatic. "Automatic control valve" means a valve in the irrigation system that is activated by an automatic electric or hydraulic controller.
"Controller" means an automatic, enclosed timing device that signals automatic valves to open and close on a pre-set program.
"Convalescent home or hospital" means a state-licensed facility that provides long-term nursing, dietary, and other medical services, except surgery or primary treatments customarily provided in a hospital, to convalescents or invalids.
"Cooperative apartment project" means a residential project on a parcel of land where owners have an undivided interest in the land and structure and rights to the exclusive occupancy of apartments on site.
"Corner cut-off" means a triangular area of a corner lot at a street intersection that is formed by the front and side lot lines and a diagonal line between them. For rounded corners, the front and side lot lines are extended to form the corner cutoff.
"Court" means an unoccupied, uncovered area bounded on two or more sides by the exterior walls of a building. If all sides of a court are bounded by the exterior walls of a building, the court is considered an inner court.
Coverage. See "Lot coverage."
"Cul-de-sac" means the turnaround at the end of a dead-end street.
"Curb cut" means the opening along the curb line at which point vehicles may enter or leave a roadway.
"Cycle" means in irrigation, the complete operation of a controller station.
(Ord. 544 § 1(part), 2000).
(Ord. No. 628, § 1, 10-19-2010; Ord. No. 656, § 10 (Exh. G), 11-19-2013)