“Earth tones” means colors of off white, beige, gray or other neutral natural colors.

“Easement” means a nonpossessory interest in land of another; a vested or acquired right to use land, other than as a tenant, for a specific purpose; such right being held by someone other than the owner who holds title to the land.

“Elderly care” means a long-term care residential facility for the elderly. The term does not include a “health care facility.”

“Elderly person” means a person who is sixty years old or older, who desires or needs to live with other elderly persons in a group setting, who may or may not be capable of living independently.

“Electrified security fence” means a fence designed to protect a property or properties from intrusion by means of conducting an electric current along one or more wires thereof so that a person or animal contacting any such wire or wires will receive an electric shock.

“Elevation” means the outer surface of a building.

“Elevation drawing” means a fully dimensional drawing of the front, rear, or side of a building showing all features such as windows, doors, etc., and the relationship of grade to floor level.

“Emergency” means actions that must be undertaken immediately or within a time frame too short to allow full compliance with this title to avoid an immediate threat to public health or safety, to prevent an imminent threat of serious environmental degradation.

“Enclosure” means any structure that prevents an animal from escaping its primary confines. For fowl, “enclosure” means a fenced or sturdy wire pen with a roof containing a coop for the purpose of allowing fowl access to the coop while remaining in an enclosed pen.

“Entertainment center” means an establishment or enterprise for the purpose of amusing or entertaining persons for profit or nonprofit and generally contained within a structure. Such uses include, but are not limited to, theater, playhouse, cinema, performing arts, planetarium, discovery center, museum, amusement house, or bowling alley. This use does not include “sexually oriented business entertainment.”

“Equipment shelter” means a structure used to house equipment for telecommunications facilities.

“Escrow” means a deposit of cash with the city or an approved, alternate security in lieu of cash held to ensure a guarantee.

“Essential services” means services provided by public or private utilities, including underground, surface or overhead gas, electrical, steam, water, sanitary sewer, stormwater drainage, and communication systems and accessories such as poles, towers, wires, mains, drains, vaults, culverts, laterals, sewers, pipes, catch basins, water storage tanks, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signals, pumps, lift stations and hydrants, but not including buildings used or intended to be used for human habitation.

“Evapotranspiration” means the quantity of water evaporated from adjacent soil surfaces and transpired by plants during a specific time, expressed in inches per day, month or year.

“Existing grade” means the grade of a property prior to any proposed development or construction activity.

“External accessory dwelling unit” or “EADU” means an accessory dwelling unit that is:

“Extra-drought tolerant plant” means a plant that can survive without irrigation throughout the year once established, although supplemental water may be desirable during drought periods for improved appearance and disease resistance. (Ord. 2021-19 § 1 (Att. A); Ord. 2017-14 § 1 (part); Ord. 2015-12 § 1 (Att. A (part)); Ord. 9/22/2009O-15 § 1 (Att. A (part)); Ord. 7/11/2006O-9 § 1 (part); Ord. 12/03/2002A § 1 (part); Ord. 12-11-2001C § 2 (part))