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<br />Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br />Page 29 of 49 <br />funds. Excludes check cashers as defined by California Civil Code secti on <br />1789.31. <br /> <br />11. Basement: That portion of a building between floor and ceiling which is either <br />totally or partly below grade and in compliance with the definition of basement <br />established in the California Building Code (CBC). <br /> <br />12. Block: An area of land within a subdivision which area is entirely bounded by <br />streets, highways or ways, excepts alley and the exterior boundary of the <br />subdivision. <br /> <br />13. Building Height: The vertical extent of a building measured in stories to the eave <br />of the highest story, not including a basement or an attic. Height limits do not apply <br />to masts, belfries, clock towers, steeples, equipment screening, chimney flues, and <br />similar structures. Building height shall be measured from the average grade of the <br />fronting thoroughfare curb level. <br /> <br />14. Building Placement: The maximum horizontal envelope available for placing a <br />building on a lot. <br /> <br />15. Building Type: A structure defined by the combination of configuration and <br />placement. The building types used in this Article are listed below: <br /> <br />a. Bungalow Court: A configuration of freestanding single units arranged <br />around a common, shared courtyard that is wholly open to the street. The <br />individual buildings are arranged next to each other to form the bungalow <br />court building type. <br /> <br />b. Courtyard Housing: A building type consisting of residences that can be <br />arranged in four possible configurations: townhouses, townhouses over <br />flats, flats, and flats over flats. The structures are arranged next to each <br />other, on one or more courts that are partly or wholly open to the street. <br /> <br />c. Duplex, Triplex, and Quadplex: Multiple dwelling forms that are <br />architecturally presented as large single-family houses in their typical <br />neighborhood setting. <br /> <br />d. Flex Block: A building generally of a single massing e lement, designed for <br />occupancy by retail, service, or office uses on the ground floor, with upper <br />floors also configured for those uses or for residences. <br /> <br />e. House: A structure occupied by a single household that also accommodates <br />commercial and office uses as allowed. <br /> <br />f. Hybrid Court: A building that combines the point-access portion of the <br />stacked dwelling building type (double-loaded corridor element) with the <br />walk-up portion of the courtyard housing building type. <br /> <br />  <br />Planning Commission 1 – 41 3/6/2025 <br />