Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-19
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LaQl Notice

| Gnirc that seven zones consisting OF
various districts as herein described
be established, and that the classes
| nentS in said several zones be pre-
| scribed. and that the use of property
in said zones, respectively, be de-
| fined and regulated in the manner
| herein set forth.
SECTION TWO: That for the
purpose of this ordinance. all words
! used herein in the present tense
shall include the future; all words
IN the plural number shall include
he singular number: and all words
IN the singular number shall in
clude the plural number.
SECTION THREE: That for the
purposes of this Ordinance, the fol
lowing words and phrases are de-
fined as follows:
The word Galley" shall mean a
way or thoroughfare for vehicular
traffic which does not constitute a
named street or highway within
SAID City;
The word accessory shall mean
Il subordinate building or portion
Of main building, the use of which
is incidental to that of the main
building. and located on the same
lot or parcel of land;
The word apartment 5 h
mean a room or suite of two or more
rooms in a tenement or apartment
house occupied or suitable for occu-
pancv as a residence for one family
living separately, and i'll which pro-
vision has been made for the cook
ing or preparation of food for such
| family;
The word building" shall mean
structure for the support, shelter
or enclosure of persons, animals or
ehattels; and when separated by
| division walls of masonry without
openings. and extending from the
floor to the ceiling, each portion of
such building so divided and set
apart shall be deemed q separate
building;
The word "business" and the
word commerce. shall mean the
purchase, sale or other transaction
involving the handling or DISPOSE
ten of any article, substance or
commodity for profit or livelihood
including the ownership or manage
ment of office building, offices, rec
roational and amusement enter
prises;
The word commission shall
mean the City Planning Commission
o. the City of El Centre;
The word district shall mean
an entire city block and any part
thereof, and two or more contigu-
, Gus blocks;
The phrase "industrial building
shall mean building devoted to or
designed for the purpose of the
storage, repair, manufacture, prepa
ration or treatment of any article
substance or commodity whatsoever
including buildings used as stables
and garages;
The word Industry" shall mean
tine storage, repair, manufacture
preparation or treatment of any ar
tirle. substance or commodity, in
oIuding the operation of stables anc
garages;
The word "lot' shall mean a par
eel of land abutting on at least one
street or alley. Where no alley exists
the rear line of lot having front
age on two parallel or approximate
" parallel streets shall be consid
cred as equi-distant from sucl
streets. except where the full lcngtl
or depth of such lot is thereby rem
dered less than 125 feet, in which
case the rear line of such lot shall
be line parallel with and 125 fee
from the front line of such lot;
The phrase "inside lot" shall
mean lot which abuts upon a sin
gle dedicated public street, snbjee'
to the definition of the word "lot
as hereinbefore set forth;
Tho phrase "corner lot" shal
mean a lot two or more sides o.
which abut upon a dedicated pub
| lie street;
Tie phrase "lot line shall meal
the established division lines be
tween parcels of property, public o.
private;
The phrase "public street, shal
mean all land, highways and thor
cugh fares dedicated to or con
demned for use as public highways
or established by user or otherwis'
as public thoroughfares;
The word "street" shall meal
all boulevards, avenues, places
drives, courts, lanes, walks or othe
ttoroughfares, and shall include al
public streets, exclusive Of alleys
The word story snail m a
that portion of a building include'
I between the surface OF any fioo
aud the surface of the. next fioo
above il, or if there be no floo
ABOVE it, then the space between tn
floor and ceiling next above II;
! The phrase "street line' shal
mean the boundary line between
public street and the abutting pro
perty; -,
The word "use' shall mean TIL
PURPOSE for which any real propert,
Or any building or structure there
Gn is designed, arranged or intend
ed, or for. which it is or may b
occupied or maintained;
The phrase "noneonforming use
shall mean. a use Of property withil