§ 1.10

The Zoning Code is adopted to promote and protect the public health, safety, and welfare through the orderly regulation of land uses throughout the City. In addition, the purposes of the Zoning Code are to:

A. Provide the economic and social advantages resulting from an orderly planned use of land resources;

B. Encourage and guide development consistent with the General Plan;

C. Divide the City into zones of a number, size, and location deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of the General Plan and the Zoning Code;

D . Regulate the size and use of lots, setbacks, and other open spaces;

E. Regulate the use, location, height, bulk, and size of buildings and structures;

F . Regulate the intensity of land use;

G . Regulate the density of population in residential areas;

• H. Establish requirements for off-street parking;

• I. Establish requirements for landscaping;

• J. Regulate signs and billboards;

K. Provide for the enforcement of the regulations of this Chapter. [18.02.020]

A. The Zoning Code shall apply, to the extent permitted by law, to all property in the City whether owned by:

1. Private persons, firms, corporations, or organizations;

   1. Zoning Code requirements. If different requirements within the Zoning Code conflict, the provisions of Article 3 control over Article 4 and 5, and the provisions of Article 6 control over Article 3, 4 and 5.

2. The United States or any of its agencies;

3. The state of California or any of its agencies or political subdivisions;

4. Any county or city, including the City of Tehachapi; or

   2. Zoning Code and Municipal Code provisions. If a conflict occurs between requirements of the Zoning Code and requirements of the Tehachapi Municipal Code or other regulations of the City, the most restrictive shall apply.

5. Any authority or public entity organized under the laws of the state of California. [18.02.030]

B. Any governmental agency shall be exempt from the provisions of the Zoning Code only to the extent that such property may not be lawfully regulated by the City.

C. Conflicting Requirements:

3. Specific plans. If a conflict occurs between the requirements of the Zoning Code and standards adopted as part of any applicable specific plan, the requirements of the specific plan shall apply.

4. Private agreements. The Zoning Code applies to all land uses and development regardless of whether it imposes a greater or lesser restriction on the development, land use, or land than a private agreement or restriction (for example, CC&Rs).

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Chapter 1.10 Purpose and Application

G. Effect of Zoning Code Changes on Projects in

Progress

A planning permit application that has been accepted by the Department as complete in compliance with Section 9.10.040 (Application Preparation and Filing) before the effective date of the Zoning Code shall be processed in compliance with the requirements in effect when the application is accepted as complete.

H. Other requirements may apply

Nothing in the Zoning Code eliminates the need for obtaining any other permits required by the City, or any permit, approval or entitlement required by any other applicable special district or agency, and/or the regulations of any State, or Federal agency.

A. It is unlawful for any structure to be moved, erected, used, altered, enlarged, or rebuilt or for any use to be established or changed that does not strictly conform to the Zoning Code.

B. It is unlawful for any setback, open space, or land to be used for any purpose not specifically allowed by the Zoning Code.

D. No department, official, or employee of the city vested with the duty or authority to issue permits or licenses for structures or uses subject to the standards of the Zoning Code shall issue a permit or license in conflict with the provisions of the Zoning Code; any permit or license issued in conflict with any provision of the Zoning Code shall be null and void. [18.02.060]

C . Any use not specifically allowed by the provisions of the Zoning Code is prohibited. All prohibited uses specified at any place within the Zoning Code are examples only and are not to be construed as a complete listing of all prohibited uses.

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Chapter 1.20 Authority and Administration of Zoning Code

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