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Chapter 14.08 — DEFINITIONS

Carpinteria Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-06 · Carpinteria

14.04.090 - Fees. Chapter 14.12 - R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

Chapter 14.08 - DEFINITIONS

  • 14.08.005 - Generally.

  • 14.08.010 - Accessory building or structure.

  • 14.08.015 - Accessory use.

  • 14.08.017 - Accommodation.

  • 14.08.018 - Adult-use (recreational) cannabis.

  • 14.08.020 - Aggrieved person.

  • 14.08.025 - Agriculture.

  • 14.08.030 - Alley.

  • 14.08.035 - Airport.

  • 14.08.037 - Amusement arcades.

  • 14.08.038 - Amusement enterprises.

  • 14.08.039 - Amusement machines.

  • 14.08.040 - Apartment.

  • 14.08.045 - Aquaculture.

  • 14.08.050 - Auto dismantling yard.

  • 14.08.055 - Automobile service station.

  • 14.08.060 - Basement.

  • 14.08.065 - Block.

  • 14.08.070 - Boardinghouse.

  • 14.08.075 - Building.

  • 14.08.080 - Building coverage.

  • 14.08.085 - Building height.

  • 14.08.090 - Business sign or structure.

  • 14.08.093 - Cannabis.

  • 14.08.095 - Centerline of street.

  • 14.08.100 - Child day care use.

  • 14.08.105 - City council.

  • 14.08.110 - Club.

  • 14.08.115 - Coastal-dependent development or use.

  • 14.08.120 - Coastal program.

  • 14.08.125 - Coastal-related development.

  • 14.08.130 - Coastal zone.

  • 14.08.131 - Commercial cannabis activity.

  • 14.08.132 - Commercial cannabis distribution.

  • 14.08.133 - Commercial cannabis manufacturing.

  • 14.08.134 - Commercial cannabis non-storefront retail (delivery).

  • 14.08.135 - Commercial cannabis testing laboratory.

  • 14.08.136 - Condominium.

  • 14.08.140 - Convenience store.

  • 14.08.145 - Cooperative.

  • 14.08.150 - Court.

  • 14.08.155 - Dairy.

  • 14.08.160 - Density.

  • 14.08.165 - Detached building.

  • 14.08.170 - Development.

  • 14.08.173 - Disabled person.

  • 14.08.175 - Drive-in and drive-thru business.

  • 14.08.180 - Driveway.

  • 14.08.185 - Duplex.

  • 14.08.190 - Dwelling.

  • 14.08.195 - Dwelling, multiple.

  • 14.08.200 - Dwelling, one-family.

  • 14.08.205 - Dwelling, two-family.

  • 14.08.210 - Efficiency dwelling unit.

  • 14.08.215 - Electric substation.

  • 14.08.220 - Emergency.

  • 14.08.222 - Employee housing.

  • 14.08.225 - Energy facility.

  • 14.08.230 - Environmentally sensitive habitat area.

  • 14.08.235 - Family.

  • 14.08.240 - Reserved.

  • 14.08.245 - Reserved.

  • 14.08.250 - Feasible.

  • 14.08.255 - Fill.

  • 14.08.260 - Floodway.

  • 14.08.265 - Floodway fringe.

  • 14.08.270 - Floor area, gross.

  • 14.08.275 - Floor area, net. Section 14.08.276 - Formula business.

  • 14.08.280 - Front line.

  • 14.08.285 - Garage, private.

  • 14.08.290 - Garage, public.

  • 14.08.295 - Highway.

  • 14.08.300 - Hillsides.

  • 14.08.305 - Hog ranch.

  • 14.08.310 - Home occupation.

  • 14.08.312 - Home stay.

  • 14.08.315 - Hospital.

  • 14.08.320 - Hostel.

  • 14.08.325 - Hotel.

  • 14.08.330 - Housekeeping unit.

  • 14.08.335 - Improvement.

  • 14.08.340 - Junkyard.

  • 14.08.345 - Kennel.

  • 14.08.350 - Kitchen.

  • 14.08.355 - Land use plan.

  • 14.08.360 - Limited-equity housing cooperative.

  • 14.08.365 - Local coastal program.

  • 14.08.370 - Lodginghouse or roominghouse.

  • 14.08.375 - Lot.

  • 14.08.380 - Lot area, gross.

  • 14.08.385 - Lot area, net.

  • 14.08.390 - Lot, corner.

  • 14.08.395 - Lot depth.

  • 14.08.400 - Lot, flag.

  • 14.08.405 - Lot, interior.

  • 14.08.410 - Lot, key.

  • 14.08.415 - Lot line.

  • 14.08.420 - Lot, through.

  • 14.08.425 - Lot width.

  • 14.08.430 - Lot width, net.

  • 14.08.435 - Manufactured housing.

  • 14.08.437 - Reserved.

  • 14.08.440 - Master television antenna.

  • 14.08.441 - Medicinal cannabis or medicinal cannabis products.

  • 14.08.442 - Reserved.

  • 14.08.443 - Reserved.

  • 14.08.444 - Reserved.

  • 14.08.445 - Mobile home.

  • 14.08.450 - Mobile home park.

  • 14.08.455 - Modular home.

  • 14.08.460 - Natural disaster.

  • 14.08.465 - Nonconforming use.

  • 14.08.470 - Oil.

  • 14.08.475 - Oil and gas handling facilities.

  • 14.08.480 - One ownership.

  • 14.08.485 - Open space.

  • 14.08.490 - Parcel.

  • 14.08.495 - Park.

  • 14.08.500 - Parking lot sale.

  • 14.08.505 - Parking space.

  • 14.08.507 - Person with an identification card.

  • 14.08.508 - Personal services—Restricted.

  • 14.08.509 - Personal use cannabis cultivation.

  • 14.08.510 - Planning commission.

  • 14.08.515 - Poultry ranch.

  • 14.08.520 - Premises.

  • 14.08.523 - Primary caregiver.

  • 14.08.525 - Principal structure.

  • 14.08.530 - Public works.

  • 14.08.533 - Qualified patient.

  • 14.08.535 - Recreational vehicle.

  • 14.08.537 - Recreational vehicle park.

14.08.540 - Residential care facility—Large. 14.08.541 - Residential unit. 14.08.542 - Rest home. 14.08.543 - Retail store. 14.08.545 - Sanitarium. 14.08.550 - Sea. 14.08.552 - Secondhand store. 14.08.555 - Semidetached building. 14.08.560 - Setback. 14.08.562 - Short-term rental. 14.08.563 - Significant tobacco retailer. 14.08.565 - Special care home. 14.08.570 - Stable, private. 14.08.575 - Stock cooperative. 14.08.580 - Story. 14.08.585 - Street. 14.08.590 - Street line. 14.08.595 - Structural alteration. 14.08.600 - Structure. 14.08.605 - Subdivision. 14.08.607 - Supportive housing. 14.08.610 - Swap meet. 14.08.612 - Target population. 14.08.615 - Time-share project—Time-share estate—Time-share use. 14.08.616 - Tobacco paraphernalia. 14.08.617 - Tobacco product. 14.08.618 - Tobacco retailer. 14.08.619 - Tobacco retailer license. 14.08.620 - Trailer. 14.08.622 - Transitional housing. 14.08.625 - Use. 14.08.627 - Vacation rental. 14.08.630 - Vision clearance. 14.08.635 - Wetland. 14.08.640 - Yard. 14.08.645 - Yard, front. 14.08.650 - Yard, rear. 14.08.655 - Yard, side. 14.08.660 - Zoning ordinance.

14.04.090 - Fees. Chapter 14.12 - R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

Chapter 14.12 - R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

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▸ Contents — Carpinteria Zoning Code
Carpinteria Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 14.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  2. Chapter 14.04 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  3. Chapter 14.08 — DEFINITIONS
  4. Chapter 14.12 — R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
  5. Chapter 14.14 — PRD PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
  6. Chapter 14.14 — PRD PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
  7. Chapter 14.16 — PUD PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
  8. Chapter 14.17 — MHS/PUD MOBILE/MODULAR HOME SUBDIVISION/ PLANN…
  9. Chapter 14.17 — MHS/PUD MOBILE/MODULAR HOME SUBDIVISION/ PLANN…
  10. Chapter 14.18 — MHP MOBILE HOME PARK PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTR…
  11. Chapter 14.18 — MHP MOBILE HOME PARK PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTR…
  12. Chapter 14.20 — CPD COMMERCIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
  13. Chapter 14.20 — CPD COMMERCIAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
  14. Chapter 14.22 — CB CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
  15. Chapter 14.22 — CB CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
  16. Chapter 14.24 — RES RESORT DISTRICT
  17. Chapter 14.24 — RES RESORT DISTRICT
  18. Chapter 14.26 — M-RP INDUSTRIAL/RESEARCH PARK DISTRICT
  19. Chapter 14.26 — M-RP INDUSTRIAL/RESEARCH PARK DISTRICT
  20. Chapter 14.28 — M GENERAL INDUSTRY DISTRICT
  21. Chapter 14.28 — M GENERAL INDUSTRY DISTRICT
  22. Chapter 14.30 — M-CD COASTAL INDUSTRY DISTRICT
  23. Chapter 14.30 — M-CD COASTAL INDUSTRY DISTRICT
  24. Chapter 14.32 — A AGRICULTURE DISTRICT
  25. Chapter 14.32 — A AGRICULTURE DISTRICT
  26. Chapter 14.34 — CF COMMUNITY FACILITY DISTRICT
  27. Chapter 14.34 — CF COMMUNITY FACILITY DISTRICT
  28. Chapter 14.36 — UT PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICT
  29. Chapter 14.36 — UT PUBLIC UTILITIES DISTRICT
  30. Chapter 14.38 — REC RECREATION DISTRICT
  31. Chapter 14.38 — REC RECREATION DISTRICT
  32. Chapter 14.40 — FH FLOOD HAZARD OVERLAY DISTRICT
  33. Chapter 14.40 — FH FLOOD HAZARD OVERLAY DISTRICT[[1]]
  34. Chapter 14.41 — WHITNEY SITE OVERLAY DISTRICT
  35. Chapter 14.41 — WHITNEY SITE OVERLAY DISTRICT
  36. Chapter 14.42 — ESH ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE HABITAT AREA OVE…
  37. Chapter 14.42 — ESH ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE HABITAT AREA OVE…
  38. Chapter 14.43 — ELLINWOOD PARCEL (APN 004-013-026) OVERLAY DIS…
  39. Chapter 14.43 — ELLINWOOD PARCEL (APN 004-013-026) OVERLAY DIS…
  40. Chapter 14.45 — TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR WETLAND OVERLAY DISTRICT
  41. Chapter 14.45 — TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR WETLAND OVERLAY DISTRICT
  42. Chapter 14.46 — S SPECIFIC PLAN OVERLAY DISTRICT
  43. Chapter 14.46 — S SPECIFIC PLAN OVERLAY DISTRICT
  44. Chapter 14.47 — VACATION RENTAL OVERLAY DISTRICT
  45. Chapter 14.47 — VACATION RENTAL OVERLAY DISTRICT
  46. Chapter 14.54 — PARKING REGULATIONS
  47. Chapter 14.54 — PARKING REGULATIONS
  48. Chapter 14.56 — WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
  49. Chapter 14.56 — WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS[[3]]
  50. Chapter 14.58 — SIGN REGULATIONS
  51. Chapter 14.58 — SIGN REGULATIONS
  52. Chapter 14.59 — PERSONAL USE AND COMMERCIAL CANNABIS REGULATIONS
  53. Chapter 14.59 — PERSONAL USE AND COMMERCIAL CANNABIS REGULATIO…
  54. Chapter 14.61 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION PROCEDURES
  55. Chapter 14.61 — REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION PROCEDURES
  56. Chapter 14.62 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
  57. Chapter 14.62 — CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
  58. Chapter 14.64 — TEMPORARY USE PERMIT
  59. Chapter 14.64 — TEMPORARY USE PERMIT
  60. Chapter 14.66 — EMERGENCY PERMITS
  61. Chapter 14.66 — EMERGENCY PERMITS
  62. Chapter 14.68 — DEVELOPMENT PLAN
  63. Chapter 14.68 — DEVELOPMENT PLAN
  64. Chapter 14.70 — VARIANCES
  65. Chapter 14.70 — VARIANCES
  66. Chapter 14.71 — ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESSES
  67. Chapter 14.71 — ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESSES
  68. Chapter 14.72 — ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY …
  69. Chapter 14.73 — RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNIT DEMOLITION
  70. Chapter 14.73 — RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNIT DEMOLITION
  71. Chapter 14.74 — OWNERSHIP CONVERSIONS AFFECTING APARTMENTS; CO…
  72. Chapter 14.75 — INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIREMENT
  73. Chapter 14.75 — INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIREMENT
  74. Chapter 14.76 — NOTICING REQUIREMENTS
  75. Chapter 14.76 — NOTICING REQUIREMENTS
  76. Chapter 14.77 — DENSITY BONUS
  77. Chapter 14.77 — DENSITY BONUS[[8]]
  78. Chapter 14.78 — APPEALS
  79. Chapter 14.78 — APPEALS
  80. Chapter 14.80 — REAPPLICATIONS
  81. Chapter 14.80 — REAPPLICATIONS
  82. Chapter 14.82 — NONCONFORMING USES
  83. Chapter 14.82 — NONCONFORMING USES
  84. Chapter 14.84 — LEGAL ISSUES AND PROCEDURES
  85. Chapter 14.84 — LEGAL ISSUES AND PROCEDURES

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