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Abut/Abutting. See “Adjoining.”

“Access” means the place, means, or way by which pedestrians and vehicles shall have safe, adequate, and usable ingress and egress to a lot from a public street, private street, or alley; the place or way by which pedestrians and vehicles are provided adequate and usable ingress and egress to a property or use as required by this zoning code.

“Accessory use” means a use incidental to, related, and clearly subordinate to the principal use established on the same lot or parcel of land where such accessory use is located.

“Adjacent” means two or more lots or parcels of land separated by an alley, street, highway, or recorded easement, or two or more objects located near or in close proximity to each other.

“Adjusted for household size” means 70 percent adjustment for a household of one person, 80 percent adjustment for a household of two persons, 90 percent adjustment for a household of three persons, 100 percent adjustment for a household of four persons, 108 percent adjustment for a household of five persons, 116 percent adjustment for a household of six persons, 124 percent adjustment for a household of seven persons, 132 percent adjustment for a household size of eight persons. For households of more than eight persons, adjustments shall be made in accordance with applicable HUD regulations.

“Adjusted for household size appropriate for the unit” means for a household of one person in the case of a studio unit, two persons in the case of a one-bedroom unit, three persons in the case of a two-bedroom unit, four persons in the case of a three-bedroom unit, and five persons in the case of a four-bedroom unit.

“Administrative fee” means a fee established by the city council of the city of Cudahy to recover all costs reasonably borne in providing the administration, enforcement, regulation, products, or services of this title, including Chapter 20.30 CMC.

Adult-Oriented Businesses.

“Sexually oriented business” or “adult-oriented business” shall mean any of the following:

Sexually Oriented Arcade. A “sexually oriented arcade” is an establishment where, for any form of consideration, as a regular and substantial course of conduct one or more still or motion picture projectors, or similar machines, for viewing by five or fewer persons each, are used to show films, computer-generated images, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other photographic reproductions that are characterized by an emphasis upon specified sexual activities or the exposure of specified anatomical areas.

Sexually Oriented Cabaret. A “sexually oriented cabaret” is an establishment that serves food or beverages and that, for any form of consideration, as a regular and substantial course of conduct presents live performances that either: (a) are characterized by specified sexual activities; or (b) feature any semi-nude person.

Sexually Oriented Hotel/Motel. A “sexually oriented hotel/motel” is a hotel, motel or similar establishment offering public accommodations for any form of consideration that either:

Provides patrons with closed-circuit television transmissions, films, motion pictures, videos, slides, or other photographic or electronic reproductions that are characterized by an emphasis upon specified sexual activities or the exposure of specified anatomical areas; and advertises the availability of such material by means of a sign visible from the public right-of-way, or by means of any off-premises advertising, including but not limited to newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, leaflets, radio, or television.

Rents, leases, or lets any single guest room for less than any 10-hour period.

Rents, leases, or lets any single guest room more than twice in any 24-hour period.

Allows a tenant or occupant to sub-rent a guest room for a time period less than 10 hours.

Sexually Oriented Motion Picture Theater. A “sexually oriented motion picture theater” is an establishment that, for any form of consideration, as a regular and substantial course of conduct offers to show films, computer-generated images, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other photographic reproductions that are characterized by an emphasis upon specified sexual activities or the exposure of specified anatomical areas.

Sexually Oriented Retail Store. A “sexually oriented retail store” is an establishment that, for any form of consideration, as a regular and substantial course of conduct offers for sale, rent, or viewing either sexually oriented material, sexually oriented merchandise, or both.

Sexually Oriented Theater. A “sexually oriented theater” is an establishment that, for any form of consideration, as a regular and substantial course of conduct presents live performances that either: (a) are characterized by specified sexual activities; or (b) feature any semi-nude person.

Any establishment that, for any form of consideration, as a regular and substantial portion of business offers to its patrons products, merchandise, services, or entertainment that are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on specified sexual activities or the exposure of specified anatomical areas.

“Characterized by an emphasis upon” means the dominant or essential theme of the object described by such phrase.

“Entertainer” means a person who, for any form of consideration, performs at a sexually oriented business. Such persons shall constitute “entertainers” regardless of their legal relationship (e.g., employee, owner, or independent contractor) with the sexually oriented business.

“Hearing officer” means the city manager of the city of Cudahy, or the designee thereof.

Owner. For purposes of the regulation of sexually oriented businesses, “owner” shall mean the following:

The sole proprietor of a sexually oriented business;

Any general partner of a partnership that owns and operates a sexually oriented business;

The owner of a controlling interest in a corporation that owns and operates a sexually oriented business; and

The person designated by the officers of a corporation to be the permit holder for a sexually oriented business owned and operated by the corporation.

“Park” means, for purposes of the regulation of sexually oriented businesses, a park, playground, swimming pool, golf course, or athletic field within the city that is under the control, operation, or management of the city or any other public agency.

“Perform at a sexually oriented business” means to engage in or participate in any live performance at a sexually oriented business that either: (a) is characterized by an emphasis upon specified sexual activities; or (b) features any semi-nude person.

“Permittee” means any person who has been issued a permit pursuant to this regulation of sexually oriented businesses.

“Person” means any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, association, joint stock company, corporation, or combination of the above in whatever form or character.

Regular and Substantial Course of Conduct. “Regular and substantial course of conduct” and “regular and substantial portion of business” shall mean that any of the following conditions exist:

At least 20 percent of the stock-in-trade is devoted to sexually oriented material, sexually oriented merchandise, or both; provided, however, that this criteria shall not apply to mail order businesses or wholesale businesses with no patrons on the premises.

At least 20 percent of the total display area is devoted to sexually oriented material, sexually oriented merchandise, or both; provided, however, that these criteria shall not apply to mail order businesses or wholesale businesses with no patrons on the premises.

The business presents any type of entertainment, live or otherwise, characterized by an emphasis on specified sexual activities or featuring any semi-nude person on any four or more separate days within any 30-day period.

At least 20 percent of the gross receipts of the business are derived from the sale, trade, rental, display or presentation of services, products, materials, or entertainment that is characterized by an emphasis on specified sexual activities or the exposure of specified anatomical areas.

“School” means for the purposes of the regulation of sexually oriented businesses:

Any child or day care facility; and

Any institution of learning for minors, whether public or private, offering instruction in the courses of study required by the California Education Code and maintained pursuant to standards set by the State Board of Education. This definition includes a nursery school, kindergarten, elementary school, middle or junior high school, senior high school, or any special institution of education, but it does not include a vocational or professional institution of higher education, including a community or junior college, college, or university.

“Semi-nude” means a state of dress in which clothing covers no more than the genitals, pubic region, buttocks, areola, and nipple of the female breast, as well as portions of the body covered by supporting straps or devices.

“Sexually oriented material” means any book, periodical, magazine, photograph, drawing, sculpture, motion-picture film, videotape recording, or other visual representation, that is characterized by specified sexual activities or the exposure of specified anatomical areas.

“Sexually oriented merchandise” means sexually oriented implements or paraphernalia, such as, but not limited to: dildos; auto sucks; sexually oriented vibrators; edible underwear; benwa balls; inflatable orifices; anatomical balloons with orifices; simulated vaginas and similar sexually oriented devices that are designed or marketed primarily for the stimulation of human genital organs or sadomasochistic activity.

“Specified anatomical areas” means:

Less than completely and opaquely covered human (a) genitals or pubic region; (b) buttocks; and (c) female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola;

Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered;

Any device, costume, or covering that simulates any of the body parts included in the first two paragraphs of this definition.

“Specified sexual activities” means whether performed directly or indirectly through clothing or other covering:

The fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, anus, or female breast;

Sex acts, actual or simulated, including intercourse, oral copulation, or sodomy;

Masturbation, actual or simulated;

Excretory functions as part of, or in connection with, any of the other activities described in this definition.

“Substantially enlarged” means the increase in floor area occupied by a sexually oriented business by more than 10 percent of its floor area as it existed at the time a sexually oriented business operator permit was issued for the business.

“Affordable housing unit” means housing that is restricted to occupancy at an affordable rent or an affordable housing cost to moderate-income households (as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 50093 and its implementing regulations), low-income households (as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 50079.5 and its implementing regulations) or very low-income households (as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 50105 and its implementing regulations).

“Affordable housing cost” means affordable housing cost as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 50052.5.

“Affordable housing trust fund” means a housing trust fund established by the city council of the city of Cudahy to provide financial assistance for the development, acquisition and rehabilitation of housing affordable to extremely low, very low, low, and moderate-income households that live or work in the city.

“Affordable rent” means affordable rent as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 50053.

Alcohol Sales.

“Alcoholic beverages” means a fermented or distilled beverage including alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer, and every other liquid or solid containing alcohol, spirits, wine, or beer which contains one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume and which is fit for beverage purposes either alone or when diluted, mixed, or combined with other substances.

“Beer and wine convenience store” means any proposed retail establishment, other than a vehicle service station, which will consist of less than 23,000 square feet in gross floor area, and which is proposed to sell for off-premises consumption of beer and wine as defined in California Business and Professions Code Sections 23006 and 23007, as those code sections may be amended, supplemented, or renumbered, for off-premises consumption, shall be deemed for the purpose of this section a beer and wine convenience store.

“Grocery stores selling liquor” means any proposed retail establishment, other than a vehicle service station, which will consist of 23,000 square feet or more in gross floor area and which is proposed to sell alcohol for off-premises consumption shall be deemed for the purpose of the regulation of alcohol sale a grocery store selling liquor.

“Liquor store” means a retail store, of any size, where the establishment’s total yearly alcohol sales make up more than 25 percent of the establishment’s total yearly gross sales, and not limited to beer and wine.

“Off-site” means the consumption of an alcoholic beverage off the premises of an establishment wherein alcoholic beverages are sold, served, or given away.

“On-site” means the consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises of an establishment wherein alcoholic beverages are sold, served, or given away.

“Alley” means a public or private right-of-way, other than a street or highway, permanently reserved as a secondary means of vehicular access to adjoining properties.

“Amendment” means a change in the wording, context, content, or substance of this zoning code or in the zoning map. Such changes must be adopted by ordinance of the city council in the manner prescribed by law.

“Amusement arcade” means any place open to the public where five or more amusement games are maintained for use by the public. When only a portion of the premises is used for the operation of amusement games, only that portion shall be considered as an amusement arcade.

“Amusement game” means any entertainment device for which a fee is paid to play, including, but not limited to, pinball, video, or other electronic games.

Animals – Retail Sales. See “Pet Stores.”

Apartment. See also “Dwelling, Multifamily,” under “Dwelling.”

Apartment, Efficiency. An “efficiency apartment,” also known as a studio apartment, is a self-contained, small apartment which combines living area, sleeping accommodations, and kitchen and eating facilities into a single room.

“Apartment unit” means a room or suite of two or more rooms with a single kitchen in a multiple-family dwelling, suitable for occupancy as a dwelling unit for one household.

Arcade. See “Amusement Arcade.”

Artist Studio. See “Studio, Art, and Music.”

“Assembly/meeting facilities, public or private” means a facility for public or private assembly and meetings, exclusive of “places of religious assembly,” which is defined separately. This definition does not include “adult” business establishments. Examples of these uses include:

Banquet rooms;

Civic and private auditoriums;

Community centers;

Conference/convention facilities;

Meeting halls for clubs and other membership organizations.

“Assessed value” means the then-assessed value of the land, building, or structure, as is shown on the current equalized assessment roll in effect as of the time of the making of the determination of such assessed value.

“Assessor” means the assessor of the County of Los Angeles.

“Atlantic Avenue corridor” means a specific portion of the city located adjacent to, or in the vicinity of, Atlantic Avenue, as shown on the general plan map.

“Attic” means the area located between the top plate of the uppermost habitable floor and the roof or ridge of a building, as further defined in the building code as adopted by the city of Cudahy.

“Automated teller machine (ATM)” means a machine that may or may not be on the premises of a financial institution that engages in receiving deposits and dispensing cash money from walk-up individuals. This definition does not include an automated teller machine that is located wholly within the confines of a retail seller engaged primarily in the business of selling consumer goods and/or perishables.

“Automobile dismantling yard” means any lot used for the purpose of dismantling of motor vehicles and/or trailers for sale or storage of such parts, vehicles, and/or trailers.

“Awning” means a sheet of canvas or other material stretched on a frame and used to keep the sun or rain off a storefront, window, doorway, or deck. (Ord. 720 § 10 (Att. 3), 2022; Ord. 690 § 4 (Exh. A), 2018).