Chapter 7. Glossary of Key Terms and Definitions The following terms and definitions are used in the unique context of this Specific Plan. Aerial Fuels Also Ladder Fuels, shall refer to live and dead vegetation under canopies of trees (such as trees and large bushes) or surface fuels that may serve to transfer fire spread in a vertical direction. Architectural Extensions Shall refer to a building element limited to chimneys, stairwell and elevator enclosures, skylights, and mechanical equipment enclosures that may otherwise be permitted to extend above maximum building heights. Affordable Housing Shall generally refer to the City s most current published standards for housing made available to persons of Very Low, Low, Moderate and Above Moderate Income levels (i.e., Very Low Income range = less than 50% of the Pismo Beach median income level; Low Income = 50% - 80%; Moderate Income = 80% - 120%; Above Moderate (aka Workforce Housing ) = 120% - 160%, respectively. Farm Labor housing will also be considered affordable. Building Heights Shall refer to the vertical measurement from finished grade to the highest point of the roof of said building. Building Setback Line See Setbacks, below. CC&R's Also "Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions", refer to private use requirements imposed through a declaration of CC&R's recorded concurrently with subdivision final maps. City Shall refer to the City of Pismo Beach. Cluster Shall refer to the groupings of residential and resort units around common and shared-driveway courtyards. Commission Also Planning Commission or PC shall refer to the Planning Commission of the City of Pismo Beach. Corner Lot Shall refer to lots and parcels that have frontage on public or private streets on two or more sides of said lots and parcels. Council Also City Council or CC shall refer to the City Council of the City of Pismo Beach. Chapter 7 - Glossary Spanish Springs Specific Plan Page 7-1
County Shall refer to the County of San Luis Obispo. Defensible Space Shall refer to areas within the perimeter of a parcel where basic wildfire protection practices are implemented. Density Shall refer to the number of residential units per acre. Density is a ratio, and does not refer to the total number of units. Development Agreement Shall refer to an Agreement between the City and private development interests stating various related obligations and responsibilities of the City and developer as they relate to implementing the construction and use of lands and buildings as detailed in the Price Canyon Master Plan and/or in individual Specific Plans. Dwelling Shall refer to buildings that are intended exclusively for residential occupancy. Easement Shall refer to an area or space on a lot or parcel of land reserved for access and use by persons in addition to the owner of said lot or parcel. Existing Grade Shall refer to the topography of the land prior to construction of improvements authorized by the Specific Plan. Finished Grade Shall refer to the topography of the land after construction of improvements authorized by the Specific Plan. Fire Break Zones Also ornamental planning landscapes, shall refer to the first 30 distance measured away from structures. Floor Area All horizontal dimensions shall be taken from the interior faces of walls and shall include not only the ground floor, but also include any basement and additional stories. Exterior seating areas of retail uses will be included as floor area for computing parking requirements. Fuel Modification Zones Shall be the area measured from 30-100 from a structure. Also referred to as reduced fuel zone. General Plan Shall refer to the adopted General Plan of the City of Pismo Beach. Interior Lot Shall refer to lots and parcels that have units and/or open space adjoining the sides and rear of said lots and parcels. Chapter 7 - Glossary Spanish Springs Specific Plan Page 7-2
Ladder Fuels Fuels that carry fire vertically between or within fuel types. Land Use Also Use shall refer to the manner (including without limitation residential or commercial activities) in which buildings and land within parcels or lots of the Master and/or Specific Plan may be occupied. Lot Also Parcel shall refer to a subdivided area described on a final map recorded with the County Recorder. Lot Coverage Shall refer to the total area of the building footprint measured at finished grade divided into the total area of the subject lot or parcel. Lot coverage shall not include roof overhangs, driveways and patios for the purposes of this calculation. Lot Line Shall refer to any line abutting a lot or parcel as herein defined. Map, Final Also TM, Tract Map and Final Tract Map shall refer to one or more recorded final subdivisions approved by the City and recorded with the County that are associated with this Plan. Map, Tentative Also VTTM, Vesting Tentative Tract Map and Tentative Tract Map shall refer to a proposed preliminary subdivision for property(ies) within the Price Canyon Master Plan. Model Plans Shall refer to a repetitive architectural design for residential units that requires City architectural review approval. Multi-Family Shall refer to buildings characterized by attached units, in clusters of two or more living and residency quarters within a unified structure. Neighborhoods The Spanish Springs Specific Plan boundary, some 938 total acres, includes several identified Neighborhoods so that development standards and use restrictions can be defined by subsets of smaller areas of the overall Plan, identified and labeled as a distinctive neighborhood. Neighborhood distinctions are used in this Specific Plan in text, tables and development standards to distinguish varying requirements by area. Outdoor Living Area Shall refer to privately owned exterior patios and courtyards designed for exclusive use of the occupant/owner of the underlying parcel. Chapter 7 - Glossary Spanish Springs Specific Plan Page 7-3
Parcel Also Lot shall refer to a subdivided area described on a final map recorded with the County Recorder. Planned Development Also planned unit development or planned residential development shall refer to residentialstyle design standards that are varied to allow innovative use of land and create patterns of development that vary from more traditional design features. Project Shall refer to the Spanish Springs Specific Plan, including detailed plans for development as presented in this Plan. Resort Uses Shall refer to Visitor-serving Uses as described herein. Reduced Fuel Zones Shall refer to a zone between 30-10 from structures wherein grasses and maintained at low levels (less than 4 ) and surface fuels and aerial or ladder fuels are maintained to avoid spread of wildfires. Setbacks Shall refer to the minimum required width or depth of an exterior space comprising one or more of the following yards, as measured by the distance between the applicable property line and the closest point of a building on said lot. Setbacks, Driveway Distance measured in a perpendicular line from the face of a garage or carport to an adjoining driveway or fire lane designated by the City. Setbacks, Front Yard Distance measured in a perpendicular line from the property line abutting a street or driveway to the building. For lots with frontage on two or more streets or driveways, the shortest property line abutting said street or driveway shall be used to measure the front setback. Setbacks, Garage See Setbacks, Driveway above. Setbacks, Rear Yard Distance measured in a perpendicular line from the property line opposite the front yard to the building. Setbacks, Side Yard Distance measured in a perpendicular line from the property lines other than the front yard or rear yard to the building. Chapter 7 - Glossary Spanish Springs Specific Plan Page 7-4
Setbacks, Street Side For lots with frontage on two or more streets or driveways, the longest property line abutting said street(s) or driveway(s) shall be used to measure the street side setback. Distance measured in a perpendicular line from the street side property line to the building. Shall Also will, is used herein in the mandatory sense. Should Also may, is used herein in the permissive sense. Side and Rear Yard Encroachments Shall refer to building features as defined by Tables 2 and 3 of the Specific Plan that may extend into otherwise required side and year yard setback areas. Single Family Shall refer to a building that is characterized by detached, independent living or residency quarters. Site Also Study Area, shall refer to the Spanish Springs Specific Plan overall 938 acre boundary. Specific Plan Also "SP" and Plan, shall refer to the Government and City Code-complying plan for development referenced in Chapters 1-7, as the comprehensive and self-contained development criteria for the subject and individual Price Canyon Specific Plan ownerships. Streets, Private Also Roads, shall refer to all streets not designated public by the Plan. Streets, Public Also Roads, shall refer to Price Canyon Road, Highland Drive, Ventana Drive, Ormonde Road and any other streets or roads not designated private. Structure Shall refer to any building located on a lot within the Specific Plan Area. No distinctions between primary, secondary and/or accessory structures within a lot are made herein. Surface Fuels Shall refer to grasses, loose surface litter, and low lying dead or dying plants, shrubs, bushes and trees that are combustible and/or can contribute to fire spread. Tourist See Transient, below. Transient Shall refer to a person or persons who are not lot or parcel owners and are occupying accommodations (for a fee or charge) within the Plan area for periods of time generally less than 30 consecutive days. Chapter 7 - Glossary Spanish Springs Specific Plan Page 7-5
Visitor-Serving Use Shall refer to land uses catering exclusively or primarily to transient or short-term hotel and resort occupancies. Workforce Housing Refer to Affordable Housing, above. Zoning Ordinance Shall refer to the adopted Zoning Ordinance of the City of Pismo Beach. Chapter 7 - Glossary Spanish Springs Specific Plan Page 7-6