Chapter 17.20
USES OF LAND

Sections:

17.20.010    Uses listed as permitted.

17.20.020    Uses not listed.

17.20.030    Estuarine and coastal shoreland uses and activities.

17.20.010 Uses listed as permitted.

Buildings, structures, and land shall be used, designed, erected, structurally altered or enlarged only for the purposes listed as permitted in the district in which they are located, and then only after securing all permits and licenses required by state and federal law and city ordinances.

A use lawfully established but which is not a permitted use by this title shall be allowed to continue as a nonconforming use subject to all conditions and restrictions relating to nonconforming uses as provided in Chapter 17.25 CBMC. [Ord. 93 § 1.4.1, 1987].

17.20.020 Uses not listed.

It is recognized in the development of a comprehensive land development ordinance that:

(1) Not all uses of land and water can be listed, nor anticipated; or

(2) A use may have been inadvertently omitted from the list of those specified as permitted or conditional in each of the various districts designated; or

(3) Ambiguity may arise concerning the appropriate classification of a particular use within the meaning and intent of this title.

Therefore, the phrase, “plus such other uses deemed to be similar and not more obnoxious or detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare,” shall be unmentioned, but included in “Uses Permitted” and “Conditional Uses” in each district. The classification of a permitted or conditional use is the responsibility of the zoning officer in accordance with Chapter 17.315 CBMC. Should a conflict arise over the classification of the proposed use, an interpretation by the commission can be requested. [Ord. 93 § 1.4.2, 1987].

17.20.030 Estuarine and coastal shoreland uses and activities.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this title, the adopted Coos Bay estuary management plan shall be implemented and administered under the procedures of this title within the city of Coos Bay.

(2) Estuarine and shoreland areas shall be defined by the Coos Bay estuary management plan. Allowable, conditional, and prohibited uses and activities within these areas shall be consistent with the plan and shall be subject to the general and special conditions of that plan, its policies, inventory document, and maps, in addition to development standards of this title.

Because management units of the plan may encompass more than one zoning district, the uses allowed within the shoreland areas shall be those listed for the underlying zone contained in this title. Since this title does not specify activities, such as dredging or shoreland stabilization, nor address aquatic areas, the activities within the shoreland and the uses and activities of the aquatic areas shall be those listed in the plan. [Ord. 93 § 1.4.3, 1987].