§ 22.04.030. General Requirements for Development and New Land Uses.  


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  • All uses of land and/or structures shall be established, constructed, reconstructed, altered, or replaced, in compliance with the following requirements.

    A.

    Allowable use. The use of land shall be identified by Chapter 22.06 and any applicable provision of Article 9 (Community Planning Standards) as being allowable in the land use category applied to the site. The Director may determine whether a particular land use is allowable, in compliance with Section 22.06.030 (Allowable Land Uses and Permit Requirements).

    B.

    Permit/approval requirements. Any land use permit or other approval required by Section 22.06.030 (Allowable Land Uses and Permit Requirements) shall be obtained before the proposed use is constructed, otherwise established or put into operation, unless the proposed use is listed in Section 22.06.040 (Exemptions from Land Use Permit Requirements).

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    LAND USE CATEGORIES AND COMBINING DESIGNATIONS

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    Symbol

    Land Use Category Name
    Agricultural and Rural Categories
    AG Agriculture
    RL Rural Lands
    Residential Categories
    RR Residential, Rural
    RS Residential, Suburban
    RSF Residential, Single-Family
    RMF Residential, Multi-Family
    Commercial and Industrial Categories
    OP Office and Professional
    CR Commercial, Retail
    CS Commercial, Service
    IND Industrial
    Special Purpose Categories
    OS Open Space
    REC Recreation
    PF Public Facilities
    Combining Designations
    AR Airport Review Area
    EX Energy and Extractive Resource Area
    EX1 Extractive Resource Area
    FH Flood Hazard
    GSA Geologic Study Area
    H Historic Site
    LCP Local Coastal Plan Area
    SRA Sensitive Resource Area
    TDCR Transfer of Development Credit Receiving Site
    TDCS Transfer of Development Credit Sending Site

     

    C.

    Development standards. The use of land and/or structure shall comply with all applicable requirements of this Title, including the provisions of Article 3 (Site Planning and General Development Standards), and Article 9 (Community Planning Standards).

    D.

    Conditions of approval. The use of land and/or structure shall comply with any applicable conditions imposed by any previously granted land use permit or other approval.

    E.

    Legal parcel. The use of land and/or structures shall only be established on a parcel of land which has been legally created in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act and Title 21 of this code (Subdivisions), as applicable at the time the parcel was created.