Chapter 17.01
TITLE AND PURPOSE
Sections:
17.01.030 Purpose of provisions.
17.01.040 Consistency with Fortuna general plan.
17.01.010 Adoption.
A. There is adopted a zoning ordinance for the city of Fortuna, as provided by Title 7, Division 1, Chapter 4, Zoning Regulations, of the Government Code of the state of California: (Sections 65800 et seq.). This title constitutes a short-range precise plan for the use of land consistent with, and implementing, the Fortuna general plan standards.
B. The provisions of this title shall apply to all lands and all owners of lands within all of the incorporated area of the city. (Ord. 2011-692 § 2 (Exh. A)).
17.01.020 Short title.
This title shall be known and cited as the zoning regulations of the city of Fortuna. In any administrative action taken by any public official under the authority set forth in this title, the term “zoning regulations,” unless further modified, shall also refer to and mean this title. (Ord. 2011-692 § 2 (Exh. A)).
17.01.030 Purpose of provisions.
The ordinance codified in this title is adopted to promote and protect the public health, safety, comfort, morals, convenience, and general welfare; to implement the Fortuna general plan; to provide for sound and orderly growth and development; and to protect, maintain, and enhance the quality of life within the various residential districts of the city. (Ord. 2011-692 § 2 (Exh. A)).
17.01.040 Consistency with Fortuna general plan.
A. The city council and planning commission are mandated by the state to ensure that the various land uses authorized by the text and map of the ordinance codified in this title are compatible with the objectives, policies, general land use, and programs specified in the Fortuna general plan.
B. In construing the provisions of this section, it is intended that the Fortuna general plan and elements and parts thereof comprise an integrated, internally consistent and compatible statement of policies for the adopting agency. (Ord. 2011-692 § 2 (Exh. A)).