Alturas Municipal Code Div. 3 Zone Districts and Maps

The Primary Zone Districts are established in this Section pursuant to State Government Code Section 65851. Boundaries for these Zone Districts are shown on the Zone Maps (established by Section 28.12.030). The intent of each Zone District, along with its permitted uses, are described in detail in Article II of this chapter.

A. List of Primary Zone Districts. The following Primary Zone Districts are available for application within and around the City of Alturas.

1. Agricultural

Agriculture (AG)

2. Residential

Rural Residential (RR)

Low Density Residential (R1)

Medium Density Residential (R2)

High Density Residential (R3)

3. Commercial

Retail/Office Commercial (C1)

General Commercial (C2)

4. Industrial

Light Industrial/Manufacturing (M1)

Heavy Industrial/Manufacturing (M2)

5. Special Purpose

Open Space (OS)

Recreation (RC)

B. Relationship to General Plan. All Primary Zone Districts are compatible with the City's General Plan when applied in conformance with the General Plan Compatibility Matrix shown in Section 28.12.040.

C. Applying and Amending Primary Zones. All properties are within at least one Primary Zone District, and some properties may span more than one District, as noted in Section 28.10.030 C.3. District boundaries were applied when the Zoning Ordinance was first adopted. Primary Zone District boundaries may be amended through the zone change process in compliance with Article VI, Division 4.

(Ord. No. 503, 12-16-2014)

The following Overlay Zone Districts are established pursuant to State Government Code Section 65851, and are intended to implement provisions of the General Plan, regulate land uses, provide for innovative design solutions, and to protect the public health, safety and welfare from natural and man-made hazards. Overlay Zones may be applied as needed, subject to the intent of the Overlay Zone as described in Article II of this chapter.

A. List of Overlay Zone Districts. The following Overlay Zone Districts are available for application within and around the City of Alturas.

1. Airport Safety (-AS)

2. Flood Control (-FC)

3. Downtown Historic District (-DH)

4. Mobile Home Park (-MHP)

B. Overlay Zone Notation. When applied, Overlay Zones are to be shown following the Primary Zone on the Zone Maps (created as identified in Section 28.12.030) preceded by a dash ("-") as noted below. Any given property may have more than one Overlay Zone.

EXAMPLE: "R1-FC-AS" designates a property in a Single Family Residential (R1) Zone District that is also subject to the conditions of the Flood Control (-FC) and Airport Safety (-AS) Overlay Zones.

C. Relationship to General Plan. All Overlay Zones are compatible with the City's General Plan when used for the purposes described in Article II of this chapter.

D. Applying and Amending Overlay Zones. Unlike Primary Zones, not all properties within the City will have an Overlay Zone. When needed, Overlay Zones are applied to property through the zone change process in compliance with Article VI, Division 4.

(Ord. No. 503, 12-16-2014)

A. Adoption. The boundaries of the zones established by this Section shall be shown on maps designated "City of Alturas Zone Maps," hereinafter referred to as Zone Maps. The Zone Maps shall be adopted by the City Council in compliance with applicable law, and are hereby incorporated into this chapter by reference as though they were fully set forth herein.

B. Changes or Amendments. Any changes to the Zone Maps shall be accomplished as set forth in Article VI, Division 4.

C. Zone District Boundary Interpretation. Interpretation of zone district boundary lines shown on the Zone Maps shall be governed by Section 28.10.030 C.

(Ord. No. 503, 12-16-2014)

Table 28.12.040 lists the Primary Zones that are compatible with the General Plan land use designations described in the Land Use Element of the City of Alturas General Plan. As noted in Section 28.12.020 C, all Overlay Zones are compatible with the General Plan land use designations when applied for the purposes described in Article II of this chapter.

[Figure: 28.12.040_Table]

(Ord. No. 503, 12-16-2014)