City of Downey

MUNICIPAL CODE ARTICLE IX – LAND USE9160 9160qualifies the residential development for a density bonus and other incentives or concessionspursuant to Section 9512.Temporary Parking: The temporary parking of a licensed motor vehicle for a period of timenot exceeding twelve (12) hours in any twenty-four (24) hour period.Temporary Structure: Any structure that is readily movable and is not attached to a permanentfoundation, and is used or intended to be used for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days. Suchstructure shall be subject to all applicable property development standards for the zone in whichit is located.Temporary Use: A use which is associated with a holiday or special event, or which isaccessory to a permitted use and transitory in nature.Tenant: The lessee of residential or other facility space at an applicable development project.Townhouse: See “Dwelling, Townhouse.”Trailer: Any vehicle or structure used for sleeping, living, business, or storage purposes andhaving no foundation, other than wheels, blocks, skids, jacks, horses, or skirting, and which is, orhas been, or reasonably may be equipped with wheels or other devices for transporting thestructure from place to place, whether by motor power or other means. Trailer shall includecamp car and house car (see “Recreational Vehicle”).Trailer, Nonresidential: Any trailer coach designed for use as a construction building,temporary office, or the like.Trailer, Travel: A vehicle, portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be used as atemporary dwelling for travel and recreational purposes, having a body width not exceedingeight (8) feet.Traffic Calming: Measures that reduce motorist speed, decrease motor vehicle volumes, reducecut-through traffic, enhance the street environment, and/or increase safety for pedestrians andnon-motorized vehicles. Mostly includes physical features, by may also include educationalprograms, traffic enforcement, and traffic operation changes.Transportation Demand Management (TDM): The incentive for alteration of travel behavior,usually on the part of commuters, through programs, services, and policies, TDM includesalternatives to single-occupant vehicles such as carpooling and vanpooling, and changes in workschedules that move trips out of the peak period or eliminate them altogether (as in the case oftelecommuting or compressed work weeks).Trip Reduction: Reducing the number of vehicle trips primarily by single-occupant vehicles.9.1-44