§ 9171.1. Types of Procedure. — Carson Zoning Code

The procedures to be utilized in changing and administering this Chapter include the following:

A. Legislative Procedures.
1. Text Change – Any ordinance or amendment changing the wording of this Chapter.
2. Zone Change – Any ordinance or amendment changing a zoning boundary as shown on the Zoning Map (CMC § 9114.1 ).
3. Adoption or Amendment of Standards – Procedure for approval of standards specifically called for by the provisions of this Chapter to supplement the ordinance regulations, such as for parking lot design, truck maneuvering and loading area layout, and design standards and guidelines for the Site Plan and Design Review procedure.
B. Administration /Quasi-Judicial Procedures.
1. Conditional Use Permit – A discretionary action concerning a specified land use and pursuant to criteria set forth in this Chapter, to determine whether such use would be permitted at a given location and to determine the conditions or limitations on development in each case.
2. Variance – A quasi-judicial determination, under criteria established in State law and this Chapter, to vary from the literal application of regulations in this Chapter in a case where the effect of a literal application of the regulations would produce results contrary to the intent of this Chapter, and would unequally discriminate against the property owner because of particular, unusual or unanticipated circumstances pertaining to the subject property.
3. Site Plan and Design Review – The review and conditional approval of development plans within designated districts or when required as a condition of other approval, in order to achieve compatibility with surrounding uses, special standards of landscape design, architectural quality, functional effectiveness and site arrangement.
4. Interpretation – A procedure for resolving uncertainties or ambiguities in the meaning of any provision of this Chapter. Such Interpretations are uniformly applicable to all subsequent situations in which the same set of circumstances is present.

The Interpretation procedure may include minor adjustment of zone boundaries (up to fifty (50) feet) as shown on the Zoning Map in order to conform to lot lines or to resolve uncertainty as to the precise location of such lines.

Extension of Nonconforming Privilege – Procedure for extending the time period during which a legal nonconforming situation is allowed to continue in those specific cases where

it is found that the period set forth in this Chapter is insufficient to allow a reasonable amortization of the fixed investments.

Revocation – Procedure for revoking any specific development approval or nonconforming privilege granted pursuant of this Chapter, where one (1) or more violations of zoning requirements or other laws are found to have occurred, including the use of deceit, fraud, misrepresentation or the maintenance of a public nuisance.
Relocation Review – The review and conditional approval of relocation development plans in order to achieve compatibility with the General Plan and/or and specific plans for the area, compatibility of use, architecture, and design with existing and anticipated development in the vicinity, convenience and safety of circulation for pedestrians and vehicles, attractiveness, effectiveness and restraint in signing, graphics and color, and development scheduling if applicable.

(Ord. 84-699 § 1; Added by Ord. 84-699 § 1)