§ 9-22.030. Allowable Land Uses and Permit Requirements

A.

Allowable land uses. The uses of land allowed by this Development Code in each zoning district are identified in Chapters 9-24 through 9-28, together with the type of Land Use Permit required for each use.

1.

Uses not listed. Land uses that are not specifically listed in Chapters 9-24 through 9-28 are not allowed, except as provided in Subsection (A)(2).

2.

Similar uses may be allowed. The Director may determine that a proposed use not listed in Article 2 is allowable if all of the following findings are made:

a.

The characteristics of, and activities associated with, the proposed use are equivalent to those of one or more of the uses listed in the zoning district as allowable, and will not involve a higher level of activity or population density than the uses listed in the zoning district;

b.

The proposed use will meet the purpose or intent of the zoning district that is applied to the site; and

c.

The proposed use will be consistent with the General Plan and any applicable Specific Plan.

3.

Applicable standards and permit requirements. When the Director determines that a proposed, but unlisted, use is equivalent to a listed use, the proposed use will be treated in the same manner as the listed use in determining where it is allowed, what permits are required and what other standards and requirements of this Development Code apply.

4.

Commission determination. The Director may request that the Commission make a determination regarding equivalent uses at a public meeting.

B.

Permit requirements. Tables 2-2 and 2-5 provide for land uses that are:

1.

Permitted "P" subject to compliance with all applicable provisions of this Development Code, subject to first obtaining a Zoning Clearance (Section 9-52.020), and any Building Permit, Planned Development Permit, or other permit required by the Simi Valley Municipal Code; and

2.

Allowed subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit "CUP" (Section 9-52.070).

C.

Emergency use situations. The Director may authorize an approval for a special temporary use or a temporary structure where a delay incident to the normal processing of an application would be detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of the applicant or the general public. An application for an appropriate approval shall be made to the appropriate decision-making authority in the usual manner within 30 days of the emergency use authorization, unless otherwise approved by the Director. Authorizations pursuant to this subsection shall be valid for a period of no more than 120 days unless a formal request for an extension is approved by the Director, with written notification of that extension provided to the Planning Commission.

(§ 5, Ord. 1085, eff. January 6, 2006, as amended by § 2 (part), Ord. 1110, eff. April 6, 2007)