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Earlier editions: 2026-09

Title 18 — ZONING

Portola Valley Municipal Code Ch. 18.18 Commercial Districts

Portola Valley Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Portola Valley

Cite as: Portola Valley Municipal Code Chapter 18.18 · Text as of 2026-10-04

18.18.010 - Purposes of regulations for commercial districts.

Two classes of commercial districts, C-C and A-P are established in order to:

A. Provide space for the types of commercial activity needed to serve the people of the town;

B. Contribute to the effectuation of the general plan by designating appropriate classes of commercial areas so that appropriate types of commercial activity may have a suitable location;

C. Permit the establishment of commercial uses in locations suitable both to individual enterprises and the town;

D. Preserve and enhance property values and promote the constructive improvement and orderly growth of the existing commercial centers;

E. Prevent indiscriminate mixture of commercial activity within commercial areas and the scattering of commercial uses in the residential districts.

(Ord. 1967-80 § 1 (6600), 1967)

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