Title 1 — General Provisions (Abatement) — Marin County Planning Code

Title 5 - Business Regulations and Licenses

Title 6 - Public Peace, Safety and Morals

Title 7 - Health and Sanitation

Title 8 - Animals

Title 11 - Harbors and Waterways

Title 13 - Roads and Bridges

Title 15 - Traffic

Title 16 - Fire

Title 18 - Sewers

Title 19 - Buildings

Title 23 - Natural Resources

Title 24 - Improvement Standards

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 3577, adopted Jan. 24, 2012, amended Title 22, the "Development Code", in its entirety to read as herein set out. The Development Code was adopted June 24, 2003, and amended by: Ord. 3380, adopted Sept. 16, 2003; Ord. 3393, adopted Oct. 28, 2003; Ord. 3451, adopted June 13, 2006; Ord. 3488, adopted May 6, 2008; Ord. 3492, adopted June 3, 2008; Ord. 3497, adopted Aug. 12, 2008; Ord. 3499, adopted Oct. 7, 2008; Ord. 3539, adopted May 4, 2010; Ord. 3540, adopted May 4, 2010; Ord. 3548, adopted Aug. 10, 2010; Ord. 3577, adopted Jan. 24, 2012; and Ord. 3666, adopted March 14, 2017.

Note— Please refer to Title 22 Zoning (Interim) and Title 20 Subdivisions (Interim) for zoning and subdivision regulations that apply in the regulations pertaining to the R-3G, R-3a, C-2, C-2H, M-1, M-2 and M-3 districts.

ARTICLE I - DEVELOPMENT CODE ENACTMENT AND APPLICABILITY Chapter 22.01 - PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF DEVELOPMENT CODE

22.01.010 - Title.

This Title is and may be cited as the Marin County Development Code, Title 22 of the Marin County Code, hereafter referred to as "this Development Code."

(Ord. No. 3577, 2012)

22.01.020 - Purpose of Development Code.

This Development Code carries out the policies of the Marin Countywide Plan by classifying and regulating the uses of land and structures within the unincorporated areas of Marin County. The Marin Countywide Plan includes policies to preserve and enhance the natural environment of the County, and to strive for a high quality built environment. The Marin Countywide Plan also includes adopted Community Plans that are intended to further detail the policies of the Countywide Plan as they pertain to specific areas.

The County has adopted this Development Code to protect and to promote the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare of residents and businesses in the County. Specifically, the purposes of this Development Code are to:

A.

Implement the Marin Countywide Plan, adopted community plans and other specific plans, and the Local Coastal Program (LCP) by encouraging the uses of land envisioned by these land use documents, and by avoiding conflicts between land uses;

B.

Protect the character and social and economic stability of agricultural, residential, commercial, industrial, and other areas within the County and ensure the orderly and beneficial development of those areas as part of a well-coordinated community;

C.

Conserve and protect the natural resources of the County, provide open space resources for passive and active recreational activities, and protect the public from safety hazards in the natural and built environments;

D.

Provide a diversity of areas characterized by differing land use activity, scale and intensity, while maintaining community identity and quality development;

E.

Create a comprehensive and stable pattern of land uses upon which to plan efficient systems for transportation, water supply, sewerage and other public facilities and utilities;

F.

Maintain Marin County as a unique, distinctive and secure environment for the County's residents and businesses; and

G.

Provide regulations for the subdivision of land in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act, Title 7, Section 4, Chapter 2 of the California Government Code.

(Ord. No. 3577, 2012)

22.01.030 - Authority, Relationship to Marin Countywide Plan and Applicable Plans.

A.

This Development Code is enacted based on the authority vested in the County of Marin by the State of California, including: The State Constitution, Sections 65800 and subsequent sections of the California Government Code, the California Environmental Quality Act, the Coastal Act, the Housing Act, the Subdivision Map Act, the Health and Safety Code, and case law of the courts of California and the Supreme Court as they may all be modified from time to time.

B.

The County of Marin uses this Development Code as the primary tool to carry out the goals, objectives, and policies of the Marin Countywide Plan and applicable community and specific plans. The Marin County Board of Supervisors intends that this Development Code be consistent with the Marin Countywide Plan, and that any land use, subdivision, or development approved in compliance with this Development Code will also be consistent with the Marin Countywide Plan and applicable specific plans. However, the Countywide Plan, specific plans, and Local Coastal Program may contain policies or standards that are not included in this Development Code, but may be applicable to a land use or development proposal.

Therefore, the users of this Development Code should consult with the Community Development Agency regarding such policies or standards. It is not the intent of this Development Code to implement private land use standards, such as Conditions, Covenants, and Restrictions (CC&Rs), which are generally administered and enforced outside of the County's regulatory authority.