“Recharging station” means a location that supplies electricity for the recharging of electric vehicles (including plug-in hybrids).

“Recreational equipment, sales and rentals” means sales and rental of bicycles, scooters, skate boards, ice skates, skis, snowboards, surfboards, and similar recreational vehicles and equipment that are human-powered and do not include a motor, including on-site storage and incidental maintenance that does not require pneumatic lifts.

“Recreational facility” means a publicly owned and operated recreational structure or building, such as a tennis court, swimming pool, multipurpose community building, youth center, or similar use.

“Recyclable material” means reusable nonputrescible material, including but not limited to metals, glass, plastic, and paper, and which is intended for reuse, remanufacture, or reconstitution for the purpose of using the altered form. “Recyclable material” shall not include refuse or hazardous materials. “Recyclable material” may include used motor oil collected and transported in accordance with Sections 25250.11 and 25143.2(b)(4) of the California Health and Safety Code.

“Recycling facility” means a center for the collection and/or processing of recyclable materials.

“Rental unit” means a housing unit leased for the occupancy of a residential household.

“Repair services, appliances and small equipment” means establishments that provide home appliance and/or electronic or office equipment repair and maintenance, or building maintenance services. Does not include maintenance and repair of vehicles (see “Vehicle Repair and Service”). Illustrative examples of appliances and small equipment serviced include stoves, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, copy machines, furniture, and bicycles. Service and repair of small electronic devices, such as computers and cellular phones, are considered business services.

“Residence” means one or more rooms designed, used, or intended to be used as permanent living quarters for a household and not as temporary or overnight accommodations.

“Residential care facility” means any facility, place, or building which is maintained and operated to provide 24-hour care of persons in need of personal services, supervision, or assistance essential for sustaining the activities of daily living or for the protection of the individual. Convalescent facilities, rest homes, and board and care facilities are included. May include ancillary medical services for facility residents. See also “Supportive Housing and Transitional Housing.”

“Residential development” means any development consisting of dwelling units as defined in this title. It does not mean: 1. Any addition to an existing single-family home; or 2. Repair or replacement of a residential building which has been accidentally damaged or destroyed by natural causes or human activity provided there is no increase in the number of dwelling units.

“Restaurant” means a place which is regularly and in a bona fide manner used and kept open for the serving of meals to guests for compensation, and which has suitable kitchen facilities connected therewith, containing conveniences for cooking an assortment of foods which may be required for ordinary meals, the kitchen of which must be kept in a sanitary condition with the proper amount of refrigeration for keeping of food on the premises, and must comply with all regulations of the local department of health. Any establishment, business, or facility that satisfies the foregoing criteria, but has areas designated for uses other than food preparation or consumption, such as a bar/lounge area, billiards, dart boards and the like, in excess of 30 percent of the total floor area of the premises, shall not be deemed a “restaurant.”

“Retail sales” means a business establishment engaged in the retail sale of merchandise not specifically listed under another use classification as defined in this chapter. This classification includes, but is not limited to, department stores, clothing stores, furniture stores, drug stores, and businesses retailing the following goods: toys, hobby materials, hand-crafted items, jewelry, cameras, photographic supplies, books, electronic equipment, records, sporting goods, kitchen utensils, hardware, appliances, antiques, art supplies, paint and wallpaper, carpeting and floor covering, office supplies, bicycles, and new automotive parts and accessories (excluding service and installation). This classification specifically excludes secondhand stores, pawn shops, and tobacco shops.

“Reverse vending machine” means an automated mechanical device which accepts all empty beverage containers required to be recycled by the State Division of Recycling pursuant to AB2020, including but not limited to aluminum cans, glass, nonaluminum metal cans, and plastic bottles, and issues a cash refund or redeemable credit slip with a value not less than the container’s redemption value as determined by the state. A reverse vending machine may sort and process containers mechanically provided that the entire process is enclosed within the machine.

“Right-of-way” means a defined area of land, either public or private, on which a right of passage has been recorded.

“Room” means an unsubdivided portion of the interior of a dwelling, excluding bathrooms, kitchens, closets, hallways, and service porches. (Ord. 720 § 10 (Att. 3), 2022; Ord. 690 § 4 (Exh. A), 2018).