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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES - 12201937 - 0259 G 3 O I I'. `j �L 6fl� 1 t 2 + 3 ,ahereby certify that the attached proposed � r 4 orae of the County of Contra. Costa State of Cal 5 �q i Ornia is a full, true and correct o of a proposed � f 6 ordinance of said County which was approved b y the7 County Planning Commission of said County, as provided k 8 by law, on the 29th day of November, 193 9 10 1.1 12 0onnuission of the County of Contra 13 COs , Stats of California,, � 14 I 15 ' 16 1'7 � 18 19 a , 20 s 21 i 22 23 I 24 25 26 2'7 28 29 30 31 _ _ i s CONTRA COSTA COUNTY ZONING PROCEDURE ORDINANCE ORDINANCE NO. C�z�-q AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY OF CONTPA COSTA., STATE OF CAUFORNI.A, PRESCRIBING THE PROCEDURE WICH ALL GOVERN IN CONNECTION YITH ANY ZONING PLAN OR PAW F OF WHICH IiAY BE .ADOPTED FOR ANY PORTION OF THE UNINC ORBORA.TEID TERRITORY OF SAID COUNTY ,AND IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ORDINANCE RELATING TEERETO* AND REPEALING ORDINANCE N0. 255e The Board of supervisors of the County of Contra Costa, state of California, do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. The procedure prescribed in this ordinance shall govern in connection with any zoning plan or part thereof which may be adopted for any portion of the unincorporated territory of the County of Contra Costa, State of California, and in connection with any ordinance relating thereto* The term "zoning ord finance" as used in this ordinance shall mean any ordinance adopting any such zoning plan or part thereof or any ordinance relating thereto* SECTION 2. EFFECT OF ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS In any district established by any zoning ordinance the follow- ing ollow- ing provisions shall apply insofar as any of the regulations referred to in said provisions are specified in such zoning ordinance as applying In such district: (a) No building shall be erected, reconstructed, structurally altered, added to, enlarged or moved, nor shall any land, building, or premises be used, designed or intended to be used for any purpose or in any manner other than is included among the uses listed in such zoning ordinance as permitted in such district. (b) No building shall be erected, reconstructed or structurally altered to exceed in height the limit designated in such zoning -1- ordinance for such district. (c) No building shall be erected, nor shall any existing build- ing be altered, added to, enlarged or rebuilt, nor shall any open spaces except in conformity to the yard, building site area and building location regulations designated in such zoning ordinance for such district. (d) No yard or other open space provided about any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of any zoning ordinance shall be considered as providing a yard or open space for any other building, and no yard or other open space in one lot shall be considered ered as providing a yard or open space for a building on any other lot * SECTION 3* DISTR-UT BOMMARIES *'here uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of any district established by any zoning ordinance, the following rules shall apply: (a) Tmhere such boundaries are indicated as approximately follow- ing street and alley lines, such street and alley lines shall be con- strued to be such "Doundarieso (b) to re such boundaries are indicated as approximately follow- ing lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be such boundaries. (c) In subdivided property or where a district boundary divides a lot, the location of any such boundary, unless the same is indicated by dimensions shown on a map designating such boundary, shall be de- termined by the use of the scale appearing on such map* (d) In case further uncertainty exists, the Planning Commission, upon written application or upon its own motion, shall determine the location of such boundaries* SECTION 4o NON-CONFORMING USES Except as otherwise provided in this section,, the lawful use of land existing at the time of the adoption of any zoning ordinance, although such use does not conform to the regulations specified by such ordinance for the district in Which such land is located, may be continued• provided, however, that no such non-conforming use be ex.- tended to occupy a greater area of lana than that occupied by such use at the time of the adoption of such ordinance ; provided, Further, that if any such non-conforming; use ceases, any subsequent use of such land sha it be in conformity to the regulations specified by such ordinance for the district in which such land is located. :except as otherwise provided in this section., the lawful use of a building existing at the time of the adoption of any zoning ordinance may be continued, although such use does not conform to the regulations specified by such ordinance for the district in which such building is located* Any such use may be extended throughout the buildi thereof by the Assessor of the County for the fiscal year in which such work is done shall be permitted, provided, that the cubical contents of the building as it existed at the time of the passage of such zoning ordinance be not increased, If at any time any building in existence or maintained at the time of the adoption of any zoning ordinance , which does not conform to the regulations for the district in which it is located, shall be destroyed by fire , explosion, Act of God or act of the public enemy to the extent of more than seventy--five (75) per cent of the assessed value thereof according to the assessment thereof by the said Assessor for the fiscal year during which such destruction occurs, then without further action by the Board of Supervisors the said building and the land on which said building was located or maintained shall from and after the date of such destruction be subject to all the regulations specified by such zoning ordinance for the district in which such land and building are located. The foregoing provisions shall also apply to non-conforming uses in districts hereafter changed. Nothing contained in this ordinance shall be deemed to require any change in the plans, construction or designated use of any build- ing upon which actual construction was lawfully begun prior to the adoption of any zoning ordinance and upon which building actual con- struction has been diligently carried on. Actual construction is hereby defined to be the actual placing of construction materials in their permanent position fastened in a permanent manner; except that where a basement is being excavated, such excavating shall be deemed to be actual construction; or where demolition or removal of an existing structure has been begun preparatory. to rebuilding, such demolition or removal shall be deemed to be actual construction; pro- vided that in all cases actual construction work shall be diligently carried on until the completion of the building or structure involved, Regardless of any other provision of this ordinance , no junk yard, building materials storage yard or contractor's yard which, after the adoption of any zoning ordinancel exiwts as a non-conforming use in any district established by such ordinance shall continue as herein provided unless such junk yard, building materials storage yard or contractor' s yard shall, within one (1) year from and after the date that such use becomes a non-conforming use , be completely enclosed within a building or within a solid fence , for Which plans and sketches shall be submitted as provided in Section 6 of this ordinance . All other provisions of this section shall apply to any such non-conforming use * Regardless of any other provision of this ordinance , any use for which a use permit is required or I-4-*or which a use permit may be granted, as provided in this ordinance , which use is existing at the time of the adoption of any zoning ordinance in any district in which such use is specifically permitted subject to the securing of a use permit, shall without further action be deemed to be a conforming use in such district. SECTION 5* - BUILDING PERMITS AND PUTS Building permits shall be obtained from the Planning Commission or from the officer or employee thereof designated by the Commission for such purpose for such work and such classes of buildings and structures as may be designated in any zoning ordinance as requiring such penrits in the district in which such work and such buildings and structures are located or are to be located, Every application for any peinit required by the provisions of this section shall be accompanied by a drawing or plat, in duplicate , dram to scale, showing the lot and building site , the proposed lo- cation of the bu2ding on the lot , accurate dimensions of the building, of the yards and of the lot , and such other information as may be necessary to the enforcement of this ordinance. A careful record of the original copy of such application and plat shall be kept in the -5- off ice of the Planning Commission and the duplicatt copy shall be kept at the building at all times during construction. SECTION 69 ARCHITECTURAL SUPERVISION In case an application is made for a permit, as required in Section 5 of this ordinance , for any building, structure or other improvement in any district established by any zoning ordinance and specified therein as coming under the provisions of this section, said application shall be accompanied by drawings or sketches show- ing the front, sides and rear elevations of the proposed building, structure or other improvement, or of the building, structure or other improvement as the same will appear after the work for which the permit is sought shall have been completed* Such drawings or sketches shall 'be considered by the Planning Commission in an endeavor to provide that such buildings, structures and other improvements shall be so designed and constructed that they will not be of unsightly, undesirable or obnoxious appearance to the extent that they will hinder the orderly and harmonious development of the County, impair the desirability of residence , investment or occupation in the County as appearing to travelers passing through or traveling in the County, limit the opportunity to attain the opti Said Board shall hold a hearing on said appeal and shall render Its decision thereon within thirty (30) days after the f .ling thereof, No permit, as provided herein, shall be issued unless the plans filed with the application therefor as required in this section shall first have been approved by the Planning Commission or by the Board of Supervisorso Upon such approval the Planning Corm.ission, or such officer or employee thereof a$ said Commission may designate for such purpose , shall issue such permit, provided all other provisions of law have been complieci with Every arming or sketch filed under the provisions of this section shall became a part of the permanent record-s of the Planning Commission. SECTION 7 * CERTIFICATES OF OCCTJPANCY No vacant land which is located in any district established by any zoning ordinance ana which is specified in such ordinance as re o ,-airing certificates of occupancy shall hereafter be OCCUDied or used, except for agricultural uses, and no building hereafter erected, structurally altered or moved, for which building a permit is required unaer the provisions of Section 5 of this ordinance, shall be occupied or used until a certificate of occupancy shall have been issued by the Planning Columission or by such officer or employee thereof as the Commission may designate for such purpose * Application for a certificate of occupancy for a new building or for an existing building which hCus been altered or moved shall be made at the same time as the application for a permit for such building as required in Section 5 of this ordinanceo Said certifi- cate shall be issued within three (3) days after a written request for the same shall have been made to the Planning Commission or to said officer or employee thereof after the erection, alteration or moving of such building or part thereof shall have been completed in conformity with the provisions of this ordinance . Pending the issuance of such a certificate , a temporary certificate of occupancy may be issued by the Planning Commission or by said officer or employee thereof for a period of not exceeding six (6 ) months _7_ s during the completion of alterations or during, partial occupancy of a buildingp ending its completion. such temporary certificate shall not be construed as in any v,�ay altering the respective rights, duties or obligations of the owners or of the County relating to the use or occupancy of the premises or any other matter covered by this ordinance, and such temporary certificate shall not be issued except under such restrictions and provisions as will adequately insure the safety of the occupants. Written appl.icati.on for a certificate of occupancy for the use of vacant land or for a change in the character of the use of Land., as herein required., shall be made before any such land shall be so occupied or used, except for agricultural. purposes. Such a certificate of occupancy shall be issued within three (3) days after the applica- tion therefor has been made , provided such use is in conformity Ivith the provisions of this ordinance. Every certificate of occupancy shall state that the building or proposed use of a buildingor lana complies with all provisions of law and of all county ordinances. record of all certificates of occupancy shall be kept on file in the office of the Planning Conmiission and copies shall be furnished, on request, to any person having a proprietary or tenancy interest in the building or land affected* No fee shall be charged for a certificate of occupancy. No permit for excavation for any building shall be issued before appl.i,cation has been made for a certificate of occupancy. SECTION 8* D JUBTVIENTBVARIANCES AIM APPEALS The Planning C omnis s ion., subject to the approval and conf irmn ation of the Board of Supervisors in each case , as hereinafter provided, shall have power to grant adjustments and variances in and to any of the provisions of any zoning ordinance to the extent of the following and no further. To vary or modify the strict application of any of the regulations or provisions contained in such ordinance in cases in which there are practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships in the way of such strict application. 2e To permit the extension of a district where the boundary line thereof divides a lot in one ownership at the time of the passage of such ordinance, Application for any adjustment or variance permissible under the provions of this section shall be made to the Planning Commission in the form of a vwitten application for a building permit or for a permit to use the property or premises as set forth in said application ana shall set forth all details of the proposed construction or use* Upon receipt of any such application by the officer or employee of the Planning Commission designated in the rules of the Commission for such purpose, such officer or employee shall set a time and place for a public hearing before the Planning Commission on such application* Such officer or employee shall cause public notice of such public hearing to be given by causing one notice thereof to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the County at least ten (10) days before the date of said hearing. At said hearing the applicant shall present a statement and adequate evidence, in such form aas the Planning Com ,ission may require , showing: lo That there are special circumstances or conditions applying to the land, building or use referr6d to in the application* 29 That the granting of the application is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of substantial property rights. 3. That the granting of the application will not materially adversely affect the health or safety of persons residing or working in the neighborhood of the property of the applicant and will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to property or improvements in said neighborhood. The Commission shall thereupon make its decision on the said application and shall report such decision to the Board of super- visors within forty-five (43) days after the filing of the application. In granting any adjustment or variance under the provisions of this section, the Planning Commission shall designate such conditions in connection therewith as will, in its opinion, secure substantially the objectives of the regulation or provision to which such adjustment or variance is granted, as to light, air and the public health, safety, morals, convenience and general welfare * No permit shall be issued under the provisions of this section unless and until 'a decision of the Planning Commission, as aforesaid,said, approving the same , shall have been approved and confirmed by the Board of Supervisors. In reporting its decision to the Board of supervisors the Planning Commission shall re- port its findings with respect thereto and all facts in connection therewith, and shall spe c if ically and fully set forth any adjustment or variance granted and the conditions designated. Upon receipt of such report, if the decision of -the Planning approved the granting of the application, the Board of Supervi CTION go USE PEIIaTS Use permits may be issued for any of the following in any dist- rict established by any zoning ordinance: 1. Any of the uses or purposes for which such permits are re- quired or permitted by the provisions of any such ordinance * 2. public utility or public service uses or public buildings when found to be necessary for the public health, safety, convenience or welfare. 3* Commercial excavating of natural materials used for building or construction purposes* 4. To classify as a conforming use any institutional use exist- ing in any such district at the time of the establishment of such district. 5* To permit the locat ion- of any of the following uses in a district from which they are excluded by the provisions of any zoning ordinance establishing such district: airport, library, community center, church, hospital, institutions of an educational, philanthropic or charitable nature, cemetery, crematory, mausoleum and any other place for the disposal of the human dead. Such use permits shall be issued under the same procedure as that specified in Section 8 of this ordinance for the granting of adjustments or variances, except that: le No public hearing need be held thereon; provided, however g that the Planning Commission may hold such hearings thereon as it may deem to be necessary; and provided, further, that a public hearing shall be held on any application for a use permit for the establishment of any use listed in the preceding paragraph numbered "511 of this sect ion. 2. The findings of the planning Commission, except as otherw se provided in this section, need include only that the establishment, T, 1'� maintenance and/or conducting of t.L.,e use for which a use permit is sought will not, under the circumstances of the particular case , be detrimental to the health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience, or general welfare of persons residing or working in the neighborhood of such use and will not, under the circumstances of the particular case, be detrimental to the public Welfare or injurious to property or improvements in said neighborhood. 3. Any proceedings to classify certain uses as conforming uses, as provided in this section,, may be initiated by the Board of super- visors or by the Planning Commission, or by petition as hereinbefore provided, All o the r provisions of said Section 8, including the designation by the Planning Commission of any conditions upon which the use permit may be issued and guarantees that such conditions ill be complied with, shall apply- to the granting of a use permit. Any use permitted under the terms of any use permit shall be established and conducted in conformity to the terms of such use per- mit and of any conditions designated in connection therewith. SECTILO"N to• AbXNM NTs Any zoning ordinance may be amended by changing the boundaries of districts or by changing any other provision thereof whenever the public necessity and convenience and the general welfare require such amendment , by following the procedure specified in this section, said amendment may be initiated by; (a) The verified petition of one or more owners of property afi a cted by the proposed amendment, Which petition shall be f iled with the Manning Commission and shall be accompanied by a fee of Twenty-five (25) Dollars, no part of which shall be returnable to the petitioner; or by (b) Resolution of 'intention of the :hoard of Supervisors; or by (c) Resolution of intention of the Planning Colmission, _1�_ The Ffanning Commission, not later than at its next succeeding meeting following the filing of such verified petition or following the adoption of such resolution of intention, shall set the times and places for such public hearings thereon as may be required by law, and shall give such notice of such hearings as may be required by law* Such notice shall include notice of the proposed amendment, In case the proposed amendment consists of a change of the boundaries of any district so as to reclassify property from any district to any other district, the Planning Commission shall give additional notice of the time and place of such hearings and of the purpose thereof by, 1. Posting public notices thereof not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of the first of such hearings along each and every street upon which the property proposed to be reclassified abuts* In case a majority of the property proposed to be reclassified has been subdivided intop arcels of one (1) acre or less in area, such notices shall be placed not more than five hundred (500) feet apart and such posting shall extend along said street or streets a distance of not less than f ive hundred (500) feet from the exterior limits of such properties as are proposed for reclassification.&. ion In the case of all other property proposed to be reclassified such notices shall be placed not more than one (1) mile apart* Each such notice shall consist of the words "Notice of proposed zoning change" printed in plain type with letters not less than one (1) inch in height , and in. addition thereto a statement in small type setting forth a general description of the property involved in the proposed change of district, the time and place at which the public hearings on the proposed change will be held and any other information which the Planning Commission may deem to be necessary; and by 2e I:ailing a postal card notice not less than ten days prior to the date of the first of such hearings to the owners of all property within the Do sting area above defined, using for this purpose the last known name and address of such ovmers as shown upon the records of the Assessor of the County. No imperfection or irregularity in any of said notices shall invalidate any pro ceedings for amendment of any zoning ordinance . Following the aforesaid hearings the Planning Commission shall make a report of its findings and recommendations with respect to the proposed amendment and shall f i'le with the Board of Supervisors an attested copy of such report within Ninety (90) days after the date of the meeting at which said Commission set the times and places for said hearings* Failure of the Maiming Commission so to report within said ninety (90) days shall be deemed to be approval of the proposed amendment by the Planning Commission* Upon receipt of such report from the Planning Commission, or upon the expiration of such ninety (90) days as aforesaid, the Board of Supervisors shall set the matter for public hearing after notice thereof and of the -proposed amendment , given as provided by law. After the conclusion of such hearing the Board of Supervisors may adopt the amendment or any part thereof set forth in the petition or in t he re solut ion of intention in such form a s said Board may deem to be advisable. The decision of the Board of Supervisors shall be rendered within sixty (60) days after the receipt of a report and recommendations from the Planning Commission or after the expiration of such ninety (90) days, as aforesaid. Upon the consent of the planning Commission any petition for an amendment may be withdrawn upon the written application of a majority of all the persons who signed such petition* The Board of Supervisors or the Planning Commission, as the case may be , n by resolution, abandon any proceedings for an amendment initiated by its own resolution of intention, provided that such abandonment may be made only when such -14- proceedings are before such body for consideration and provided that any hearing of which public notice has been given shall be held* SECTION 11. FORM OF PETIELO APPLICATIONS AND APPEALS The }Manning Commission shall in its rules prescribe the form and scope of all petitions, applications and appeals provided for in this ordinance, and of accompanying data to be furnished so as to assure the fullest practicable presentation of facts for proper con- sideration of the matter involved in each case and for a permanent record. Any petition for an adjustment or variance as provided in Section 8 of this ordinance , or for a use permit as provided in sec- tion 9 of this ordinance, or for an amendment as provided in section to of this ordinance, shall include a verification by at least one of the petitioners , attesting to the truth and correctness of all facts and maps presented with said petition. such verification shall be dated and attested before a notary public or before the County Clerk* SECTION 12. Eh7ORCEMENT,, LEGAL PROC DU.: T.ALTIES .All departments, officials and public employees of the County which are vested with the duty or authority to issue permits or licenses shall conform to the provisions of all zoning ordinances and shall issue no such permit or license for uses, buildings , or purposes where t 1.e same Mould be in conflict with the provisions of any such ordinance and any such permit or license if issued in conflict with the provisions of any such ordinance, shall be null and void. It shall be the duty of the Planning Commission to enforce the provisions of all zoning ordinances pertaining to the erection, construction, reconstruction, moving, conversion, alteration or addition to any building or structure. It shall be the duty of the sheriff of the County and of the officers of the County herein and/or otherwise charged by Uw with the enforcement of ordinances of the County to enforce all zoning _15.. ordinances and all the provisions thereof .any person, firm or corporati.on., whether as principal, agent, employee or oth.erwis s , violating any of the provisions of any zoning ordinance shall be guilty of a mi.sdemeanor, and upon conviction there- of shall be punishable by a fine of not more than. Three Hundred (300) Dollars or by imprisonment in the County Fail of the County for a term not exceeding three (3) months or by both such fine and imprisonment . Such person, Firm or corporation shall be deemed to be guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during any portion of which any violation of any zoning ordinance is committed, continued or permitted by such person, firm or corporation, and shall be punishable as herein provided* .,any building or structure set up, eructed, constructed, altered$ enlarged, converted, moved or maintained contrary to the pro�ri.si.ons of any zoning ordinance and/or any use of any land, building or premises conducted, operated or maintained contrary to the provisions of any zoning ordinance shall be and the same is h.e re by declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance and the District Attorney of the County shall., upon order of the Board of supervisors, immediately commence action or proceedings for the abatement and removal and enjoinment thereof in the manner -provided by law and shall take such other steps and shall apply to such court or courts as may have jurisdiction to grant such relief as will abate and remove such building or structure and restrain_ and enjoin ,any person, firm. or corporation .from setting up, erecting, building, maintaining or using any such building or structure or using any property contrary to the provisions of such ordinance. The remedies provided for herein shall be cumulative and not exclusive* SECTION 13* I TERPEETAT ION of ZONING o DIM�NCE In interpreting and applying the provisions of any zoning ordinance, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety, comfort, convenience ,-164M and general welfare * Except as specifically provided in any such zoning ordinance , it is not intended by the adoption thereof to repeal, abrogate , annul or in any way to impair or interfere with any existing provision of law or ordinance, or any rules, regulations or permits previously adopted or issued, or which shall be adopted or issued pursuant to law relating to the use of buildings, or Dremises, or relating to the erection, con- struction, establistanent , moving, alteration or enlargement of any building or improvement ; nor is it intended by any such zoning ordinance to inter- fere with or abrogate or annul any easement, convenant or other agreement between parties; provided, however, that in cases in which any zoning ordinance i .poses a greater restriction upon the erection, construction, establishment , moving, alteration or enlargement of buildings or the use of any such building or premises in said se-veral districts or any of them, than is imposed or required by such existing provisions of law or ordinance or by such rules, regulations or permits , or by such easements, 19 covenants or agreements, then in such cases the provisions of such zoning ordinance shall control* ra SECTION 14* VALIDITY. If any section, sub-section, sentence , clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held by a court of competent Jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the re- maining portions of this ordinance . The Board of Supervisors hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section, sub-section, sentence, clause and -phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, sub-sections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid* SECTION 15* _REYEi-iE1'1XE This ordinance shall be known and cited as the Zoning Procedure Ordinance of the County of Contra Costao SECTION l6e REPEAL OF ORDIN.-ANCE NO. 255 Ordinance No. 255 entitled "Ah' ORDINANCE OF TEE COUN7Y OF CONTRA COSTA, STATE OF CALIFORL--,IA, PRESCRIBING Tlam I&ROCEDME- WhICH4. SHALL GOVErMN IN CONNECTION "UTH ANY 4"'J'ONL\TG PLAN OR PAI TIE REO F =�iICH IvAY BE ADOPTED FOR ANY PORTION OF TIM UNINCORPORATED TEIMIT ORS OF SAID COUNTY AND IN CONNECTION W"ITH ANY ORDINANCE RELLTING THERET09" passed by the Board of Supervisors November 1, 1937, is hereby repealed. TACMIETIT SECTION 17 This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the day of 193 and before the expiration of Fifteen (15) da of th 4 date of its adopt the same shall be published w7* the names of e;mem ers voting for and against the same in a newspaper of general circulation priea ana published in the County of Contra Costa* ,( e Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa on the clay of 1937, by the follow*ng vote* AYES: NOES ABSENT irman oft e Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa, State of Californiao ATTEST* Cou-nty---!!1e--r-k -a-nd "F�-of f icio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. 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