Title IV — Chapter 16 of the Municipal Code (Zoning Ordinance)›Article I — Land Use Code Applicability
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16-14.010 - Purpose 16-14.020 - Zoning Map and Zones
16-14.010 - Purpose ¶
The purpose of Section 16-14 is to establish the zones applied to property within the Town and adopt the Town’s Zoning Map and Planned Development Map.
16-14.020 - Zoning Map and Zones ¶
The Council hereby adopts the Town of Tiburon Zoning Map (hereafter referred to as the “Zoning Map”) and “Planned Development Map”, which are on file with the Department. The Zoning Map and Planned Development Map are hereby incorporated into this Zoning Ordinance by reference as though they were fully included here. The zones referred to herein and the boundaries of such zones shall be shown upon the Zoning Map.
A. Zones established. The Town shall be divided into zones that implement the General Plan. The zones shown in Table 1-1 are hereby established, and shall be shown on the Zoning Map.
TABLE 1-1 ZONES
| Zone Symbol |
Name of Zone | General Plan Land Use Designation Conforming with Zone |
|---|---|---|
| R-1 | Single-familyresidential zone | Medium High Density (MH) |
| R-1-B-A | Bel Aire single-family residential zone | Medium High Density (MH) |
| R-1-B-2 | Modified single-familyresidential zone | Medium High Density (MH) |
| RO | Residential open zone | Medium Density (M) and Medium Low Density (ML) |
| R-2 | Two-family residential zone | High Density (H) |
| R-3 | Multifamilyresidential zone | VeryHigh Density (VH) |
| RPD | Residential planned development zone | Low Density (L) and PD-R Planned Development Residential (PD-R) |
| RMP | Residential multiple planned zone | Very High Density (VH) and Very High Density/AffordableHousing Overlay (VH/AHO) |
| RMP/AHO | Residential multiple planned/affordable housing overlayzone |
Very High Density/Affordable Housing Overlay (VH/AHO) |
| M | Marinezone | Marine (Marine) |
| O | Officezone | Office (O) |
| NC | Neighborhood commercial zone | Neighborhood Commercial(NC) |
| NC/AHO | Neighborhood commercial/affordable housing overlayzone |
NC/AHO Neighborhood Commercial/Affordable Housing Overlay |
| VC | Village commercial zone | Village Commercial(VC) |
| P | Public/quasi-public zone | Public/Quasi-Public (P) |
| OS | Openspacezone | OpenSpace (OS) |
| F | Floodhazard overlayzone | All |
| HPO | Historic protectionoverlayzone | All |
| P&R | Parks andrecreation zone | Parks &Recreation(Park) |
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16-14.020
Zoning Map
- B. Zoning Map and Planned Development Map changes . If, in compliance with the provisions herein, changes are made in zone boundaries or other matter portrayed on the Zoning Map or Planned Development Map, such changes shall be made on the map or maps promptly after the amendment has been approved by the Council, together with an entry on the map or maps indicating the authority for such change and the date when such change became effective.
C. Interpretation of zone boundaries.
- At all points on the Zoning Map where a zone is defined as being bounded by or running to a public street or highway, it shall be construed as being bounded by and running to the center of such street or highway. In like manner, the Zoning Map shall in all cases be construed as bounding each zone by the centerline of each street or highway upon which it shall abut, notwithstanding the fact that the demarcation of such zone shall be shown on the map as the sideline of such street. It is declared to be the intent and purpose of this Section to bound all zones by the centerline of the streets and highways upon which they abut, whether or not conveyances of abutting lands shall have gone to the centerlines of such streets or highways as provided in Section 1112 of the Civil Code.
If uncertainty exists in any boundary indicated on the Zoning Map or the Planned Development Map, the Director shall determine the location of such boundary pursuant to provisions of Subsection 16-12.020 (Authority for Interpretation).
Zone boundaries shall extend vertically upward and downward from the ground surface.
If there is uncertainty about the location of any zone boundary shown on the official Zoning Map, the following rules are to be used in resolving the uncertainty:
a. Where zone boundaries approximately follow lot, alley, or street lines, the lot lines and street and alley centerlines shall be construed as the zone boundaries;
b. If a zone boundary divides a lot and the boundary line location is not specified by distances printed on the Zoning Map, the location of the boundary will be determined by using the scale appearing on the Zoning Map;
c. Where a public street or alley is officially vacated or abandoned, the property that was formerly in the street or alley will be included within the zone of the adjoining property on either side of the centerline of the vacated or abandoned street or alley; and
d. Any property not clearly designated on the Zoning Map in any of the zones established by Article II (Zones and Allowable land Uses) shall hereby be designated as being in the RPD (Residential Planned Development) zone (Section 16-21.020.F.1 [RPD (Residential Planned Development) zone]).
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▸ Title IV — Chapter 16 of the Municipal Code (Zoning Ordinance)
Overview- Article I — Land Use Code Applicability
- Article III — General Development Standards and Parking Standa…
- Article IV — Standards for Specific Land Use Activities
- Article V — Zoning Permit Procedures
- Article VI — Zoning Ordinance Administration
- Article VII — Inclusionary Housing and Density Bonuses
- Article VIII — Economic Exceptions
- Article IX — Green Building
- Article X — Definitions
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▸ Article I — Land Use Code Applicability
- Article II — II Zones and Allowable Land Uses
- Article III — General Development Standards and Parking Standa…
- Article IV — IV
- Article V — Zoning Permit Procedures
- Article VI — Zoning Ordinance Administration
- Article VII — Inclusionary Housing and Density Bonuses
- Article VIII — Economic Exceptions
- Article IX — Green Building
- Article X — Definitions