§ 10.02

10.02.050: Relationship to Prior Code

10.02.060: Relationship to General Plan

10.02.070: Relationship to Other City Ordinances

Title 10 of the Reedley City Code, containing the City of Reedley's zoning regulations, shall be known as the "Reedley Zoning Code", herein referred to as the "Zoning Code." (Ord. 2024-001, 9-10-2024)

A. Authority. This Zoning Code is enacted based on the authority vested in the city by the state of California, including but not limited to the Constitution of the state of California; Planning and Zoning Law (Government Code §§ 65000 et seq.); and the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000 et seq.).

B. Enactment. This Zoning Code shall take effect thirty (30) days after its passage, and before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after its passage a summary shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation, published in the city together with the names of Council members voting for and against the same. (Ord. 2024-001, 9-10-2024)

This Zoning Code is adopted to preserve, protect, and promote the public health, safety, peace, comfort, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare. The Zoning Code is adopted to achieve the following objectives:

A. To provide guidance on the physical development of the city in such a manner as to achieve the arrangement of land uses as depicted in the City of Reedley's General Plan.

B. To foster an attractive living environment, while complying with the objectives, policies, principles, and standards of the City of Reedley's General Plan.

C. To promote a safe, effective traffic circulation system, the provision of adequate off-street parking and loading facilities and the appropriate location of community facilities.

D. To protect and promote appropriately located commercial and industrial activities to preserve and strengthen the city's economic base.

E. To protect and enhance real property values and the city's natural assets.

F. To ensure unimpeded development of such new urban expansion that is logical, desirable and in conformance with

objectives and policies of the City's General Plan.

G. To provide and protect open space in accordance with policies of the Open Space Element of the City's General Plan. (Ord. 2024-001, 9-10-2024)

A. General Applicability. This Zoning Code applies to all property within the municipal boundaries of the City of Reedley whether owned, leased, or operated by private persons, firms, corporations, or organizations. Any property owned, leased, or operated by the United States of America or any of its agencies; the State of California or any of its agencies; the County of Fresno or any of their agencies; the City of Reedley or any of its agencies; or by an authority or district organized under the laws of the State of California, are exempt from this Title. Additionally, the following are all exempt from the provisions established in this Zone Code:

1. Public streets and alleys.

2. Underground utility lines and facilities.

3. Underground communication lines.

4. Overhead communication lines.

5. Overhead and underground electric and gas distribution and transmission facilities.

6. Railroad rights-of-way, as defined in Article 8 (Definitions) of this Zoning Code.

B. Subdivisions. Any subdivision of land proposed within the City of Reedley after the effective date of this Zoning Code shall be consistent with the minimum parcel size requirements established in Article 2 (Zones and Allowable Land Uses), the subdivision requirements established in Title 11 (Subdivision Ordinance), state law, including, but not limited to the Subdivision Map Act, and all other applicable requirements of this Zoning Code. The agencies of the State of California are exempt from this Title. (Ord. 2024-001, 9-10-2024)

The provisions of this Zoning Code, as it existed before the effective date of Ordinance No. 2024-001, are repealed and superseded as provided in the ordinance enacting this Title. No provision of this Zoning Code shall validate or legalize any land use, structure, or subdivision constructed, created, established, or maintained in violation of this Zoning Code's standards as they existed before repeal by the ordinance enacting this Zoning Code, except as addressed by nonconformities created by this Zoning Code, in compliance with Article 5 (Nonconformities). (Ord. 2024-001, 9-10-2024)

A. General Plan Consistency. All actions and procedures pertaining to the granting or denial of various permits or other entitlements provided for by this Zoning Code shall be consistent with all applicable goals, policies, and land use arrangements established by the General Plan.

B. Inconsistencies Between the General Plan and Zoning Code. Where inconsistencies are found to exist between the General Plan and this Zoning Code, the Zoning Code shall control the use and development of the land until the City Council amends the Zoning Code to achieve consistency with the existing General Plan. (Ord. 2024-001, 9-10-2024)

No provision of this Zoning Code is intended to abrogate, repeal, annul, impair, or interfere with any existing ordinance(s). (Ord. 2024-001, 9-10-2024)

If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Title is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Title. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Title and adopted this Title and each section, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. (Ord. 2024-001, 9-10-2024)

CHAPTER 10.04

INTERPRETATION OF THE ZONING CODE

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