Suisun City Municipal Code Ch. 18.02 General Provisions

This title is enacted based on the authority vested in the city by the state. This title is an adopted zoning plan for the city.

(Ord. No. 743, § 3, 3-21-2017)

The zoning plan is adopted to provide a precise plan for residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, public, and other land uses in the city in order to:

A. Protect the established character and social and economic values of residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, recreational, public and other areas within the city that have developed in a healthy and orderly manner;

B. Encourage beneficial development of those areas that have grown with conflicting or uneconomic patterns of use; and

C. Assist in providing a definite and publicly approved plan of development to guide, control, and stimulate the future growth of the city in accordance with the needs of the city and in proper relation to other land use areas in the region.

(Ord. No. 743, § 3, 3-21-2017)

The zoning plan consists of the establishment of various districts within the incorporated territory of the city, within some, all or none of which it is lawful, and within some, all or none of which it is unlawful, to erect, construct, alter, repair or maintain certain buildings or to carry on certain trades or occupations, or to conduct certain uses of land or of buildings within which certain open spaces shall be required about future buildings, and consists further of appropriate regulations to be enforced in such districts, all as set forth in this title.

(Ord. No. 743, § 3, 3-21-2017)

It is the policy of the city to eliminate any inconsistencies between this title and the general plan adopted by the city. Each parcel in this title shall be zoned consistent with the general plan and any applicable specific plan. Where inconsistency exists between the zoning designation for a parcel and the general plan, the general plan designation shall govern.

(Ord. No. 743, § 3, 3-21-2017)

Except as otherwise provided in this title:

A. No building shall be erected and no existing building shall be moved, altered, added to or enlarged, nor shall any land, building or premises be used, designated or intended to be used for any purpose, or in any manner, other than is included among the uses listed in this title as permitted in the district in which such building, land or premises is located.

B. No building shall be erected, reconstructed or structurally altered to exceed in height the limit designated in this title for the district in which such building is located.

C. No building shall be erected, nor shall any existing building be altered, enlarged or rebuilt, nor shall any open space be encroached upon or reduced in any manner, except in conformity to the yard, building site area and building location regulations designated in this title for the district in which such building or open space is located.

D. No yard or other open space provided about any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this title shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for any other building, and no yard or other open space on one building site, shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for a building on any other building site.

(Ord. No. 743, § 3, 3-21-2017)

If any part of these regulations is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or unconstitutionality of the remaining portions of these regulations. It is hereby expressly declared that this title and each part would have been adopted irrespective of the fact that any part might be declared invalid or unconstitutional.

(Ord. No. 743, § 3, 3-21-2017)