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Definitions, cont'd
<br /> Elevation (Building): The exterior walls of a building. Also referred to as 'Facade' art galleries, retail
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<br /> when the elevation is along a frontage line. art supplies, including framing services
<br /> bicycles
<br /> Entrance (Main or Primary): The principal point of access of pedestrians to a build- books, magazines, and newspapers
<br /> ing. In the support of pedestrian activity, the main or primary entrance should be cameras and photographic supplies
<br /> oriented to the frontage rather than to the parking. clothing, shoes, and accessories
<br /> department stores
<br /> Extended Care: Residential facilities providing nursing and health-related care as drug stores and pharmacies
<br /> a primary use with in-patient beds. Examples of these uses include: board and dry goods
<br /> care homes; convalescent and rest homes; extended care facilities; and skilled fabrics and sewing supplies
<br /> nursing facilities. Long-term personal care facilities that do not emphasize medi- florists and houseplant stores with indoor sales only
<br /> cal treatment are included under "Care Homes." hobby materials
<br /> jewelry
<br /> Facade: The exterior wall of a building that is set along a frontage line. Facades luggage and leather goods
<br /> support the public realm and are subject to frontage requirements additional to musical instruments (small), parts and accessories, Large instruments are
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<br /> those required of elevations. under "Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliance Store"
<br /> orthopedic supplies
<br /> Flex Block: See'Building Types' small wares
<br /> specialty shops
<br /> Forecourt: See'Frontage Types' sporting goods and equipment
<br /> stationery
<br /> Frontage Line: Those lot lines that coincide with a public street line. One shall be toys and games
<br /> designated as the Principal Frontage Line. Facades along Frontage Lines define variety stores
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<br /> the public realm and are therefore more highly regulated than the elevations that videos, DVDs, records, CDs, including rental stores
<br /> coincide with other lot lines. Frontage lines are subject to the urban standards,
<br /> architectural standards, signage standards, and subdivision standards. General retail does not include the following:
<br /> (a) Adult business as defined in section 41-1701.6 ofthe SAMC, antique or col-
<br /> Frontage Type: The architectural element of a building between the public right- lectible stores, furniture, furnishings and appliance stores, medical marijuana
<br /> of-way and the private property associated with the building. Frontage Types dispensaries or second hand stores.
<br /> combined with the public realm create the perceptible streetscape. The following
<br /> frontage types used in this Article are listed below: (b) Sheet metal shops, body-fender works, automobile paint shops, repair garag-
<br /> es, and any activity which includes the processing, treatment, manufacturing,
<br /> Arcade: A facade with an attached colonnade, that is covered by upper sto- assembling or compounding of any product, other than that which is clearly and
<br /> ries. This frontage type is ideal for retail use, but only when the sidewalk is traditionally incidental and essential to a particular retail activity.
<br /> fully absorbed within the arcade so that a pedestrian cannot bypass it. For
<br /> Building Code considerations, this frontage type cannot cover the public right- (c) Any use which is more specifically identified as a permitted use or as a use
<br /> of-way. which may be permitted subject to the issuance of a conditional use permit or
<br /> land use certificate in one or more use districts pursuant to this code.
<br /> Forecourt: Asemi-public exterior space partially within the shopfront, gallery
<br /> or arcade frontage that is partially surrounded by a building and also opening Ground Floor/ Footprint: The area resulting from the application of building
<br /> to a thoroughfare forming a court. The court is suitable for gardens, outdoor placement and open space requirements and as further articulated by particular
<br /> dining, vehicular drop-off and utility off-loading. building design. In calculating the area, only the conditioned floor space shall be
<br /> counted for purposes of calculating allowable upper floor area, the area occupied
<br /> Frontyard / Porch: A common frontage type associated with single family by zaguans shall be counted as "ground floor/footprint."
<br /> houses, where the facade is set back from the right of way with a front yard.
<br /> A porch may also be appended to the facade. A fence or wall at the property Ground Floor Residential: Dwellings with their primary entrance and habitable
<br /> line may be used to define the private space of the yard. The front yard may space at grade.
<br /> also be raised from the sidewalk, creating a small retaining wall at the prop-
<br /> ertyline with entry steps to the yard. Health and Fitness: A commercial establishment providing facilities for aerobic
<br /> exercises, running and jogging, exercise equipment, game courts, swimming
<br /> Gallery: A colonnade that is attached to storefronts and projects over the facilites, and saunas, showers and lockers. Health and fitness facilities may also
<br /> sidewalk. provide for instruction programs and classes, such as martial arts, yoga where
<br /> lockers and showers are provided.
<br /> Shopfront: A facade placed at or close to the right-of--way line, with the
<br /> entrance at sidewalk grade. This frontage type is conventional for retail front- Hotel (land use): A facility offering short-term lodging accomodations to the
<br /> age and is commonly equipped with cantilevered shed roof(s) or awning(s). general public and which may include additional facilities and services, such as
<br /> Recessed storefronts are also acceptable. The absence of a raised ground restaurants, meeting rooms, entertainment, personal services and recreational
<br /> floor precludes residential use on the ground floor facing the street, although facilities. Access to the guest rooms shall be through the main lobby ofthe build-
<br /> such use is appropriate above. ing. A hotel shall contain more than 5 guest rooms. A hotel that contains a
<br /> kitchen as defined by the California Building Code (CBC) in guest rooms shall be
<br /> Stoop: An elevated entry porch that corresponds directly to the building entry, deemed to be a long term stay business hotel as defined by the SAMC. A hotel
<br /> with stairs placed close to the frontage line on a building with the ground that meets the criteria of a transient/residental hotel as defined by the SAMC,
<br /> story elevated from the sidewalk, securing privacy for the windows and front shall be deemed to be a transient/residential hotel.
<br /> rooms. This type is suitable for ground-floor residential uses with short set-
<br /> backs. This type may be interspersed with the shopfront frontage type. A House: See'Building Types'
<br /> porch or shed roof may also cover the stoop.
<br /> House Scale: Multi-family building form that is derivative of and compatible with
<br /> Frontyard/Porch: See'Frontage Types' surrounding single-family houses and that can be applied in 1 to 4direct-access
<br /> assemblies of units to form larger buildings from duplex up to and including
<br /> Furniture and Fixture Manufacturing, cabinet shop: The manufacture or assem- Courtyard Housing.
<br /> bly of high grade articles of furniture and fixtures calling for fine finish, such as
<br /> decorative cabinets, desks and chairs, store fixtures and office equipment. In the Hybrid Court: See'Building Types'
<br /> production of such goods, noise above 60 dB CN EL beyond the walls of the build-
<br /> ing is prohibited. Laboratory- medical-analytical: A place equipped for experimentation or observa-
<br /> tion in a field of study, or devoted to the application of scientific principles in test-
<br /> Gallery: see'Frontage Types' ing and analysis. Quantities of biological or hazadous materials used in situ, shall
<br /> be limited to those quantities established by the fire department
<br /> General Retail: Stores and shops selling many lines of merchandise. Examples of
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<br /> these stores and lines of merchandise include:
<br /> TRANSIT ZONING CODE 7:2
<br /> SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT 84
<br /> City of Santa Ana, California
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