C Definitions, "C."
Catering. A business that prepares and delivers food for consumption on the premises of a client. Does not include mobile food vendors.
Child Care Center. A child day care facility (other than a family day care home) as defined in facility (other than a family day care home) as defined in 65915, subdivision (h), paragraph (4) and successor statuses including, but not limited to, infant centers, preschools, extended day care facilities and school age child care centers that provides non-medical care and supervision for minor children for periods of less than 24 hours and is licensed by the California State Department of Social Services. Excludes “Child Day Care,” below.
Child Day Care. Facilities that provide care, protection and supervision of children, in the care giver’s home, for periods of less than 24 hours per day, while the parents or authorized representatives are away. These facilities include the following, all of which are required to be licensed by the State of California Department of Social Services.
1. Large Family. A home that provides family child care for up to 12 children, or for up to 14 children. These capacities include children under age 10 who live in the licensee’s home and the assistant provider’s children under age 10. A large family day care home is required to comply with the requirements of Section 7.060.
2. Small Family. A home that provides family child care for up to six children, or for up to eight children. These capacities include children under age 10 who live in the licensee’s home.
Combining District. Special regulations to be invoked where appropriate or necessary in addition to basic district regulations.
Commercial Recreation - Indoor. Establishments providing indoor amusement and entertainment services for a fee or admission charge, including:
bowling alleys |
electronic game arcades (video games, pinball, etc.) |
coin-operated amusement arcades |
ice skating and roller skating |
dance halls, clubs and ballrooms |
pool and billiard rooms as primary uses |
This use does not include adult oriented businesses, which are separately defined. Four or more electronic games or coin operated amusements in any establishment, or a premises where 50 percent or more of the floor area is occupied by amusement devices, are considered an electronic game arcade as described above; three or fewer machines are not considered a land use separate from the primary use of the site.
Commercial Recreation - Outdoor. Facilities for various outdoor recreational activities, where a fee is charged for use. Examples include:
amusement and theme parks |
miniature golf courses |
go-cart tracks |
water slides |
golf driving ranges |
May also include commercial facilities customarily associated with the above outdoor commercial recreational uses, including bars and restaurants, video game arcades, etc.
Community Meeting Facility. A multi-purpose meeting and/or recreational facility typically consisting of one or more meeting or multi-purpose rooms, which may also include kitchen and/or outdoor cooking or eating facilities, that area available for use by various groups for such activities as meetings, parties, receptions, dances, etc. Community meeting facilities include community center and the following.
1. Club, Lodge, Private Meeting Hall. Permanent, headquarters-type and meeting facilities for organizations operating on a membership basis for the promotion of the interests of the members, including facilities for:
business associations |
political organizations |
civic, social and fraternal organizations |
professional membership organizations |
labor unions and similar organizations |
other membership organizations |
2. Religious Facility. A facility operated by a religious organization to provide a place for worship, or the promotion of religious activities. This use includes: churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, etc., and their accessory uses on the same site, such as living quarters for staff, fund-raising sales, bazaars, dinners, parties, or other outdoor events on the same site. Other uses defined in the Implementing Zoning Ordinance and identified in Tables 4.1 through 4.5, which may be maintained by religious organizations, such as full-time educational institutions, hospitals, or recreational camps, shall be permitted as set forth in Tables 4.1 through 4.5 of the Implementing Zoning Ordinance.
Conference/Convention Facility. One or more structures accommodating multiple assembly, meeting, and/or exhibit rooms, and related support facilities (e.g., kitchens, offices, etc.).
Coverage. The percent of the total site area covered by structures, open or enclosed, excluding uncovered steps, patios and terraces.
Crop Production, Horticulture, Orchard, Vineyard. Commercial agricultural production field and orchard uses, including the production of the following, primarily in the soil on the site and not in containers, other than for initial propagation prior to planting in the soil on the site:
flowers and seeds |
ornamental crops |
tree nuts |
field crops |
trees and sod |
melons |
vegetables |
grains |
wine and table grapes |
fruits |
Also includes associated crop preparation services and harvesting activities: mechanical soil preparation; irrigation system construction; spraying. May also include the sale of products grown on site. Does not include greenhouses which are instead defined under "Plant Nursery" or containerized crop production, which is instead defined under "Plant Nursery."