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<br />Roof Line. The top of the parapet or the midpoint between the eave line and the top of the roof.
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<br />Roof Top. The covered surface of the uppermost story of a building.
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<br />Room, Habitable. A room meeting the requirements of the Uniform Housing Code for sleeping, living,
<br />cooking, or dining purposes, excluding such enclosed places as closets, pantries, bath or toilet rooms,
<br />service rooms, connecting corridors, laundries, unfinished attics, foyers, storage spaces, cellars, utility
<br />rooms, garages, and similar spaces.
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<br />Rooming House. See “Boarding House.”
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<br />Schools, Public or Private. Educational institutions having a curriculum comparable to that required in
<br />the public schools of the State of California and meeting the requirements of the State compulsory
<br />education laws.
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<br />Secondhand Sales. The retail sale of used items, for example, used appliances and used clothing, by
<br />secondhand dealers. This classification excludes antique shops primarily engaged in the sale of used
<br />furniture and accessories other than appliances, as well as vintage clothing or consignment stores.
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<br />Semi-Nude. A state of dress in which clothing covers no more than the genitals, pubic region, areola of
<br />the female breasts, as well as portions of the body covered by supporting straps or devices.
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<br />Service Stations. Establishments engaged in the retail sale of gasoline or other motor fuels, lubricants,
<br />parts, and accessories for automobiles and light trucks. This classification includes incidental
<br />maintenance and repair of automobiles and light trucks, but excludes body and fender work or repair
<br />of heavy trucks or vehicles.
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<br />Setback Line. A line within a lot parallel to a corresponding lot line, which is the boundary of any
<br />specified front, side, street, or rear yard, setback area, or the boundary of any public right-of-way
<br />(whether acquired in fee, dedicated through easement, established as a future right-of-way line, or
<br />otherwise) or a line otherwise established to govern the location of buildings, structures, or uses.
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<br />Sign. A visual communications device used to convey a message to its viewers. A sign shall mean and
<br />include every advertising message, announcement, declaration, insignia, surface or space erected or
<br />maintained for identification, advertisement or promotion of the interests of any person, entity,
<br />product or service. This shall include any sign located inside the store that is reasonably visible from
<br />the street.
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<br />Sign, Abandoned. A sign on a site or a structure which becomes vacant for a period of three months
<br />or more; a sign erected for a previous occupant or business unrelated to the present occupant or
<br />business; a sign which pertains to a date, event or purpose, which no longer exists; structural supports
<br />to which no sign is attached.
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<br />Sign, Accessory. A sign which indicates the name of the property, the name or trademark of the
<br />person in possession and control of the property, or the business conducted, services rendered, goods
<br />produced, distributed or sold, entertainment offered or event to occur upon the property upon which
<br />the sign is installed.
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