§ 9-22.020. General Requirements for Development and New Land Uses

No use of land or structures shall be established, constructed, reconstructed, altered, allowed or replaced unless the use of land or structures complies with the following requirements.

A.

Allowable use. The land use shall be allowed by this Development Code in the zoning district applied to the site. The basis for determining whether a use is allowable is described in Section 9-22.030 (Allowable Land Uses and Permit Requirements).

B.

Permit/ approval requirements. Any land use permit or other approval required by this Development Code shall be obtained before the proposed use is inaugurated. See Section 9-22.030 (Allowable Land Uses and Permit Requirements).

C.

Development standards. The use and structures shall comply with all other applicable requirements of this Development Code, including the development standards of this Article for the applicable zoning district, the provisions of Article 3 (Development and Operational Standards), and Article 4 (Standards for Specific Land Uses).

D.

Conditions of approval. The use and structures shall comply with any applicable conditions imposed by any previously granted land use permit.

E.

Legal parcel. The use of land and structures shall only be established on a parcel of land which has been legally created in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act and City subdivision regulations, as applicable at the time the parcel was created.

(§ 5, Ord. 1085, eff. January 6, 2006)