17.02 General - Provisions

The zoning ordinance codified in this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Sonora Zoning Ordinance." It shall be referred to hereinafter as "this title," and the term shall include any subsequent amendment thereof.

(Ord. 376 § 10-1-1, 1967.)

and purpose

This title is enacted pursuant to Article XI, Section 11 of the Constitution of the state of California and to the provisions of Chapter 4, Title 7 (Section 65800 and subsequent sections), Chapter 10, Title 3 (Sections 26027 and 26028) and of Chapter 2, Title 5 (Section 50485) of the California Government Code. This title establishes certain regulations of land and structures in order to protect and promote the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and insure the orderly development of the city. This title has, among other further and more specific purposes, to preserve and enhance the quality of the human environment, to promote the most desirable use of land, to conserve property values, to strengthen the economic base of the city, and to safeguard the public from future undue expenditures.

(Ord. 376 § 10-1-2, 1967.)

17.04 - Definitions