Sec. 1.04. - Purpose of the plan.

The plan is adopted to provide reasonable protective regulations designed to promote and protect the public health, safety, peace, morals, comfort, convenience and general welfare, and:

(a)

To protect the established character and the social and economic stability of agricultural, residential, commercial, industrial and other types of improved areas, and:

(b)

To assist in providing a definite comprehensive plan for sound and orderly development, and to guide and regulate such development in accordance with the General Plan and the objectives and standards set forth therein.

Sec. 1.05. - Effect of the plan.

The Zoning Plan consists of the establishment of various districts within same, all of which shall it be lawful, and within same, all or none of which it shall be unlawful to erect, construct, alter, move, locate or maintain certain buildings or to carry on certain trades or occupations or to conduct certain uses of land or buildings; within which the heights and bulk of future buildings, shall be limited; within which certain open spaces shall be required about future buildings and consisting further of appropriate additional regulations to be enforced in such districts, all as set forth in this ordinance.

Sec. 1.06. - Application.

The Zoning Plan is intended to apply to all private, public, quasi-public, institutional, and public utility properties and all other lands, buildings and structures within the incorporated area of the City of Colusa.

Article 2. - Designation of Districts.

Sec. 2.01. - Zoning districts.

The several classes of general districts hereby established and into which the city is or may be divided are designated as follows:

(Ord. No. 509, § 2, 10-20-2015)