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Title 17 — ZONING

§ 17.47

Corning Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-08 · Corning

17.47.020 - Purpose.

The CBDZ Corning business development zone has been established to achieve the following purposes:

1.

To protect the public health, safety, and welfare by enhancing quality of life and improving the appearance of the city;

2.

To provide protection against haphazard and traditional strip commercial development by implementing visual design guidelines established in the highway 99W corridor specific plan;

3.

To allow site development flexibility in return for well-conceived and efficient site planning and quality design;

4.

To establish overlay districts that carry out specific purposes prescribed by the highway 99W corridor specific plan addressing specific subjects, such as freeway oriented commercial development and mixeduse commercial development. The overlay districts that apply to the CBDZ are chapters 17.48 and 17.49 of this title.

(Ord. 573 (part), 1997; Ord. No. 703, § 3, 10-25-2022)

17.47.030 - Applicability.

The regulations of this chapter provide for the quality development within the highway 99W corridor by (1) reviewing all development permits to determine that the permit requirements of this title have been satisfied; and (2) reviewing all permits to determine that the site has met applicable design criteria established in the visual design guidelines of the highway 99W corridor specific plan.

(Ord. 573 (part), 1997; Ord. No. 703, § 3, 10-25-2022)

17.47.040 - General requirements.

A.

Any development within the CBD zone shall apply applicable design criteria established in the visual design guidelines of the Highway 99W corridor specific plan.

B.

Any development within the CBD zone shall comply with all conditions of approval applied to the development.

C.

Any development within the CBD zone shall comply with the regulations and standards established in the corresponding overlay zones (1) CH highway service commercial district and (2) SPMU specific plan mixeduse district.

(Ord. 573 (part), 1997; Ord. No. 703, § 3, 10-25-2022)

Chapter 17.48 - CH HIGHWAY SERVICE COMMERCIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT

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