17.158.028 L definitions.
Landscape Area. “Landscape area” means all the planting areas, turf areas, and water features in a landscape design plan. The landscape area does not include footprints of buildings or structures, sidewalks, driveways, parking lots, decks, patios, gravel or stone walks, artificial turf, other pervious or nonpervious hardscapes, and other nonirrigated areas designated for nondevelopment (e.g., open spaces and existing native vegetation).
Landscape, Rehabilitated. Any re-landscaping project that requires a building permit or design review where the modified landscape area is equal to or greater than two thousand five hundred square feet.
Light Pollution. The night sky glow caused by the scattering of artificial light in the atmosphere.
Live/Work. An integrated housing unit and working space, occupied and utilized by a single household in a structure, either single-unit or multi-unit, and may include only commercial activities and pursuits that are compatible with the character of a quiet residential environment. May be designed or structurally modified to accommodate joint residential occupancy and work activity, and which includes: (1) complete kitchen space and sanitary facilities in compliance with the city building code and (2) working space reserved for and regularly used by one or more occupants of the unit. See also building code definitions of live/work.
Loft. See “Mezzanine” when referring to an interior floor space of an occupiable or habitable structure.
Lot. A parcel of real property with a distinct designation delineated on an approved survey map, tract map, or parcel map filed in the office of the county recorder and abutting at least one public street; or a parcel of real property containing at least the area required for the zone in which it is located, abutting at least one public street or other access approved by the council, and held under separate ownership from adjoining property.
Lot, Abutting. A lot having a common property line or separated by a public path or lane, private street, or easement to the subject lot.
Lot Area. The horizontal land area within a lot expressed in square feet, acres, or other area measurement.
Lot Area, Net. See Section 17.70.110 (Lot Area).
Lot, Corner. A lot or parcel bounded on two or more sides by street lines that have an angle intersection that is not more than one hundred thirty-five degrees.
Lot Coverage. See “Coverage.”
Lot, Flag. As defined in Chapter 16.26: Definitions. See Figure 9-1: Flag Lot.
Figure 9-1. Flag Lot
Lot, Interior. A lot bounded on one side by a street line and on all other sides by lot lines between adjacent lots or that is bounded by more than one street with an intersection greater than one hundred thirty-five degrees.
Lot Line. The boundary between a lot and other property or the public right-of-way.
Lot Line, Front. On an interior lot, the line separating the lot from the street or lane. On a corner lot, the shorter lot line abutting a street or lane. On a through lot, the lot line abutting the street or lane providing the primary access to the lot. On a flag or panhandle lot, the interior lot line most parallel to and nearest the street or lane from which access is obtained. Where no lot line is within forty-five degrees of being parallel to the rear lot line, a line ten feet in length within the lot, parallel to and at the maximum possible distance from the rear lot line, will be deemed the front lot line for the purpose of establishing the minimum front yard (see Figure 9-3: Irregular Lots).
Lot Line, Rear. The lot line that is opposite and most distant from the front lot line. Where no lot line is within forty-five degrees of being parallel to the front lot line, a line ten feet in length within the lot, parallel to and at the maximum possible distance from the front lot line, will be deemed the rear lot line for the purpose of establishing the minimum rear yard (see Figure 9-3: Irregular Lots).
Lot Line, Side. Any lot line that is not a front or rear lot line.
Lot Line, Street Side. A side lot line of a corner lot that is adjacent to a street.
Lot, Through. A lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets.
Figure 9-2. Lot Types
Figure 9-3. Irregular Lots
Low-Intensity Lighting. Lighting designed to accent architectural features or signs that does not produce glare, such as tubular neon or LED rope lighting. (Ord. 1705 § 107, 2021; Ord. 1650 § 3 (Exh. B), 2018)