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Chapter 18.76 — NONCONFORMING USES AND BUILDINGS

§ 18.79

Grand Terrace Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Grand Terrace

18.79.010 - Purpose.

In order to ensure that the zoning regulations will permit all similar uses in each district, the Planning Commission, upon its own initiative or upon written request, shall determine whether a use not specifically listed as a permitted use or a conditional use in any district shall be deemed a permitted use or a conditionally permitted use in any one or more districts on the basis of similarity to uses specifically listed. The procedures of this Section shall not be substituted for the amendment procedure as a means of adding new uses to the list of permitted or conditionally permitted uses.

(Ord. 126 § 2, Exh. A(part), 1990)

18.79.020 - Application for determination.

Application for determination of similar uses shall be made in writing to the Planning Department in the form provided by the Planning Department and shall include a detailed description of the proposed use and such other information as may be required by the Planning Director to facilitate the determination.

(Ord. 126 § 2, Exh. A(part), 1990)

18.79.030 - Determination.

The decision of the Planning Commission shall be final unless appealed to the City Council.

(Ord. 126 § 2, Exh. A(part), 1990)

Chapter 18.80 - SIGNS[[8]]

Footnotes:

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 296, § 1, adopted July 12, 2016, repealed and reenacted Chapter 18.80 in its entirety to read as herein set out. Formerly, Chapter 18.80, §§ 18.80.010—18.80.170 pertained to similar

subject matter, and derived from Ord. No. 126, § 2(Exh. A), adopted in 1990; Ord. No. 148, § 1, adopted in 1994; Ord. No. 149, § 1, adopted in 1994, and Ord. No. 256, § 5, adopted July 26, 2011.

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▸ Contents — Grand Terrace Zoning Code
Grand Terrace Zoning Code
  1. Chapter 18.03 — GENERAL PROVISIONS
  2. Chapter 18.56 — AG-2 AGRICULTURAL-2 OVERLAY DISTRICT
  3. ▸ Chapter 18.76 — NONCONFORMING USES AND BUILDINGS
    Overview
    1. § 18.77
    2. § 18.78
    3. § 18.79
    4. § 18.80
    5. § 18.81
    6. § 18.82
    7. § 18.83
    8. § 18.84
    9. § 18.86
    10. § 18.89
    11. § 18.90
    12. § 18.91
    13. § 18.93

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