DIVISION I. ZONING CODE ENACTMENT AND APPLICABILITY
Chapter 17.02
PURPOSE OF ZONING CODE
Sections:
17.02.030 Discrimination Prohibited.
17.02.010 Purpose.
This title carries out the policies of the Greenfield general plan by classifying and regulating the uses of land and structures within the city, consistent with the general plan. This title is adopted to protect and to promote the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, prosperity, and general welfare of residents and businesses in the city. More specifically, the purposes of this title are to:
A. Provide standards and guidelines for the orderly growth and development of the city that will assist in protecting the characteristics and community identity of Greenfield;
B. Create a comprehensive and stable pattern of land uses upon which to plan transportation, water supply, sewerage and other public facilities and utilities;
C. Conserve and protect the city’s natural features and historic and environmental resources;
D. Minimize automobile congestion and promote pedestrian oriented development, safe and effective traffic circulation, and adequate parking facilities; and
E. Ensure compatibility between residential and nonresidential development and land uses. (Ord. 533 §2(part), 2018: Ord. 473 §3, 2007).
17.02.020 Authority.
A. This title is enacted based on the authority vested in the city of Greenfield by the state of California, including, but not limited to, Article XI, Section 7 of the state constitution; the planning and zoning law (California Government Code Section 65000 et seq.); the subdivision map act (California Government Code Section 66410 et seq.); and the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.).
B. California Government Code Section 65851 authorizes the legislative body of a city to adopt ordinances that do any of the following:
1. Regulate the use of buildings, structures, and land as between industry, business, residences, open space, including agriculture, recreation, enjoyment of scenic beauty, use of natural resources, and other purposes;
2. Regulate signs and billboards;
3. Regulate all of the following:
a. The location, height, bulk, number of stories, and size of buildings and structures;
b. The size and use of lots, yards, courts, and other open spaces;
c. The percentage of a lot which may be occupied by a building or structure; and
d. The intensity of land use;
4. Establish requirements for off-street parking and loading;
5. Establish and maintain building setback lines;
6. Create civic districts around civic centers, public parks, public buildings, or public grounds, and establish regulations for those civic districts; and
7. Require, as a condition of the development of residential rental units, that the development include a certain percentage of residential rental units affordable to, and occupied by, households with incomes that do not exceed the limits for moderate-, low-, very low-, or extremely low-income households specified in Sections 50079.5, 50093, 50105, and 50106 of the California Health and Safety Code. The ordinance shall provide alternative means of compliance that may include, but are not limited to, in-lieu fees, land dedication, off-site construction, or acquisition and rehabilitation of existing units.
C. California Government Code Section 65851 authorizes the legislative body of a city to divide the city, or portions thereof, into zones of the number, shape, and area it deems best suited to carry out the purpose of Chapter 4, Zoning Regulations, commencing with Section 65800 of the California Government Code.
D. California Government Code Section 65852 mandates that all such zoning regulations be uniform for each class or kind of building or use of land throughout each zone, but the regulation in one type of zone may differ from those in other types of zones. (Ord. 533 §2(part), 2018: Ord. 473 §3, 2007).
17.02.030 Discrimination Prohibited.
A. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 65008, any action pursuant to this title is null and void if it denies to any individual or group of individuals the enjoyment of residence, landownership, tenancy, or any other land use because of any of the following reasons:
1. The lawful occupation, age, race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, source of income, disability, or genetic information of that person;
2. The method of financing of any residential development of the individual or group of individuals; or
3. The intended occupancy of any residential development by persons or families of very low, low, moderate, or middle income.
B. The enactment or administration of this title shall not prohibit or discriminate against any residential development or emergency shelter because of any of the characteristics of an individual or group of individuals listed in subsection A of this section, or because the development consists of a multifamily residential project that is consistent with both this title and the city’s general plan.
C. A housing development project may not be disapproved or subject to conditional approval in a manner that renders the project infeasible if the basis for the disapproval or conditional approval includes any of the reasons prohibited in subsection A of this section.
D. A housing development whose intended occupants include any individuals or group of individuals with any of the characteristics listed in subsection A of this section, or are persons or families of very low, low, moderate, or middle income, may not be subject to different requirements than those imposed on developments generally. (Ord. 533 §2(part), 2018: Ord. 473 §3, 2007).