§ 20.05.020. Address and road name definitions.

As used in this title:

"Abutting frontage" means a property line of a parcel that abuts a road.

"Accessory structure" means a structure, a use of which is incidental to that of the principal structure on the same parcel. May be either detached or attached if made structurally a part of the principal structure. Accessory structures include but are not limited to: Barns, garages, guest houses and electric meters on wells.

"Addressable structure" means a structure utilized as a residence or to conduct office or business related uses.

"Arterial" means a road that carries traffic between center of population or carries large volume of traffic within an urban or rural area. Defined in Chapter 6, Part I of the land use element and shown on the land use element and local coastal plan official maps and/or the area plan report maps, as an existing or proposed arterial.

"Assessor parcel number" means the identification number assigned by the assessor's office to a parcel of land (example: 012-345-067). Sometimes the number is shown with a three digit extension (example: 012-345-067-000)

"Collector" means a road that enables traffic to move to and from local roads, arterial roads and activity centers. Defined in Chapter 6, Part I of the land use element and shown on the land use element or local coastal plan official maps and/or the area plan report maps, as an existing or proposed collector.

"Construction permit" means a building, plumbing, electrical, mechanical or grading permit for new construction, not relating to an existing structure.

"Contiguous ownership" means parcels under the same ownership which are adjacent and have a common parcel boundary for at least twenty-five feet.

"Corner parcel" means a corner parcel is located immediately adjacent to the intersection of two public vehicular rights-of-way, including railroads.

"County-maintained" means a road that has been accepted into the county maintenance system as shown on the highway planning service maps.

"Cul-de-sac" means a road which connects to other roads at only one end and provides vehicular turnaround at the opposite end.

"Double fronting parcel" means a parcel extending between two roads, so that both front and rear yards abut a road.

"Driveway" means a vehicular access from a road that serves no more than two structures, with no more than three dwelling units on a lot of record and any number of accessory structures.

"Final map" means a tract map, parcel map or lot line adjustment that has completed its review and met all conditions of approval by the department of planning and building and the engineering department and is ready for final approval by the board of supervisors and recordation.

"Frontage" means a property line of a parcel that abuts a road.

"Land division" means any real property which is divided into two or more parts or parcels for any purpose.

"Local" means a road that is used primarily for access to abutting property. Defined in Chapter 6, Part I of the land use element.

"Ownership" means ownership of one or more parcels of land or addressable structures (or possession under a contract to purchase or under a lease, the term of which is not less than ten years) by a person, firm, corporation or partnership, individually, jointly, in common or in any other manner whereby such property is under a single or unified control.

"Parcel" means a legally created lot of record which has legal access to a road.

"Principal means of access" means the principal means of vehicular entrance or exit to a parcel or addressable structure.

"Road" means a vehicular access to more than one lot of record, access to any industrial or commercial occupancy, or vehicle access to a single parcel with more than two structures or four or more dwelling units.

"Situs address" means an address assigned to reflect the location of an addressable structure. The situs address consists of two parts: A numerical portion used in conjunction with an official road name.

"Tentative map" means a map which shows a proposed division of land.

"Unnamed road" means a road that has not been officially assigned a name through the public hearing process, the recordation of a final map, or is shown on the official situs address maps as being unnamed.

"Urban reserve line" means the boundary between urban and rural uses as defined in "framework for planning" and shown on the land use element and local coastal plan official maps.

"Village reserve line" means a boundary between village and rural uses as shown on the land use element and local coastal plan official maps.

(Ord. 2521 § 1 (part), 1991)