Part I General Provisions | 16.101 Introductory Provisions
TITLE 16: ZONING CODE
PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS 16.101 INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS 16.101.01 TITLE AND AUTHORITY The provisions of Title 16 of the Municipal Code shall be known as the “Zoning Ordinance” of the City of Vallejo and cited herein as “the Zoning Code”. These regulations are adopted pursuant to the authority contained in Section 65850 of the California Government Code.
16.101.02 PURPOSE AND APPLICABILITY The purpose of the Zoning Code shall be to serve the public health, safety and general welfare, to provide the advantages resulting from the implementation of the Vallejo General Plan, cited in the Zoning Code as ‘the General Plan”, and to achieve the following objectives: A. To provide a precise guide for the physical development of the City in a manner that will progressively achieve the arrangement of land uses depicted in the General Plan, consistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan; B. To foster harmonious and workable relationships between different land uses to ensure compatible infill development consistent with the General Plan; C. To support economic development and job creation and provide for the housing needs of all economic segments of the community consistent with the Housing Element; D. To promote high quality architecture, landscaping and urban design that will conserve the City’s natural beauty, improve its appearance and enhance its physical character; E. To provide adequate open spaces for light and air; F. To facilitate the adequate provision and appropriate location of community facilities, institutions, parks, and recreational areas; G. To promote the stability of existing land uses that conform with the General Plan, protecting them from adverse influences and harmful intrusions, and conserve and enhance the value of real property; and H. Promote responsible use and conservation of natural resources taking full account of present needs and interests without compromising the interests of future generations and other species.
Draft: 01/06/2021
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TITLE 16: ZONING CODE | VALLEJO, CA
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