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Chapter 18.80 — OS OPEN SPACE DISTRICT

Willows Zoning Code · 2026-06 edition · updated 2026-07-07 · Willows

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18.80.010 Purpose.

18.80.020 Permitted uses.

18.80.030 Uses permitted with a conditional use permit.

18.80.010 Purpose.

This open space or OS district is established in order to maintain compatibility of development in areas presently used for open space reserves or similar uses and to preserve the lowest possible assessments on such properties until they are changed in use in accordance with the general plan. [Ord. 632-91 § 20.01, 10-22-91].

18.80.020 Permitted uses.

The following uses are permitted in the OS district:

(1) Parks, public or private.

(2) Outdoor recreation facilities such as golf courses.

(3) Educational or charitable institutions of a predominantly open space character.

(4) Uses of open lands within subdivisions or approved land development projects, which uses are included in agreements, contracts, or permits.

(5) Uses of lands not included in subdivisions or land development projects, which lands are offered for open space classification by dedication, agreement, contract, or permit and which uses are specified therein.

(6) Uses which the planning commission determines, by written findings, are similar to the above. [Ord. 632-91 § 20.02, 10-22-91].

18.80.030 Uses permitted with a conditional use permit.

The following uses and structures may be permitted in the OS district only if a conditional use permit has first been secured: all buildings. [Ord. 632-91 § 20.03, 10-22-91].

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  1. Chapter 18.05 — PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF ZONING PLAN
  2. Chapter 18.10 — DESIGNATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS
  3. Chapter 18.15 — ENFORCEMENT
  4. Chapter 18.20 — AMENDMENTS
  5. Chapter 18.25 — DEFINITIONS
  6. Chapter 18.30
  7. Chapter 18.35
  8. Chapter 18.40
  9. Chapter 18.45
  10. Chapter 18.50 — E ENTRYWAY DISTRICT
  11. Chapter 18.55 — CC CENTRAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
  12. Chapter 18.60 — CG GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
  13. Chapter 18.65 — CH HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
  14. Chapter 18.70 — ML LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
  15. Chapter 18.75 — MH HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
  16. Chapter 18.80 — OS OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
  17. Chapter 18.85 — AG AGRICULTURE GENERAL DISTRICT
  18. Chapter 18.90
  19. Chapter 18.95 — PF PUBLIC FACILITIES DISTRICT
  20. Chapter 18.100 — F FRONTAGE COMBINING DISTRICT
  21. Chapter 18.105 — PD PLANNED DEVELOPMENT COMBINING DISTRICT
  22. Chapter 18.110 — GENERAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
  23. Chapter 18.115 — ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS REGULATIONS
  24. Chapter 18.117
  25. Chapter 18.120 — PARKING REGULATIONS
  26. Chapter 18.125 — COMPREHENSIVE SIGN LAW
  27. Chapter 18.130 — ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMITS
  28. Chapter 18.135 — USE PERMITS
  29. Chapter 18.140 — VARIANCES
  30. Chapter 18.141 — ARCHITECTURAL BOARD OF REVIEW

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