CHAPTER 2
ZONING

ARTICLE 2. DISTRICTS

SECTION:

§9008    Establishment Of Districts

§9009    Adoption Of Zoning Map By Reference

§9010    Replacement Of Official Zoning Map

§9011    Rules For Interpretation Of District Boundaries

§9008 ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS

The several districts established are as follows:

Low density residential or R-1 district

Medium density residential or R-2 district

High density residential or R-3 district

Neighborhood commercial or C-N district

Community commercial district or C-1 district

Heavy commercial or C-2 district

Manufacturing or M district

Agricultural exclusive or A-E district

Planned development combining zone or PD district

Public facility or PF district

Combining agricultural or -A district

Hillside or -H district

(Ord. 793, §2, adopted 1982; Ord. 1001, §1, adopted 1998; Ord. 1005, §1, adopted 1998; Ord. 1006, §1, adopted 1998; Ord. 1125, §1, adopted 2010)

§9009 ADOPTION OF ZONING MAP BY REFERENCE

The designations, locations and boundaries of the districts established are, delineated upon the maps entitled "Zoning Map for the City of Ukiah, California" dated 1963, which map and all notations and information thereon are hereby adopted and incorporated herein by reference as a part of this Chapter.1

The City is hereby divided into zones or districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map which, together with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this ordinance. The Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the Mayor attested by the City Clerk and bearing the seal of the City under the following words, "This is to certify that this is the Official Zoning Map referred to in §9009 of Ord. _____ of the City", together with the date of the adoption of this ordinance. If, in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance, changes are made in the district boundaries or other matters portrayed on the Official Zoning Map, such changes shall be entered on the Official Zoning Map promptly after the amendment has been approved by the City Council, with an entry on the Official Zoning Map as follows: "On______ day of ________________, 19____, by official action of the City Council, the following change was made in the Official Zoning Map"; which entry shall be signed by the City Clerk.

No changes of any nature shall be made in the Official Zoning Map or matter shown thereon except in conformity with the procedures set forth in this ordinance. Any unauthorized change of whatever kind by any person or persons shall be a misdemeanor.

Regardless of the existence of purported copies of the Official Zoning Map which may from time to time be made or published, the Official Zoning Map which shall be located in the City Hall shall be the final authority as to the current zoning status of land and water areas, buildings, and other structures in the City. (Ord. 793, §2, adopted 1982)

§9010 REPLACEMENT OF OFFICIAL ZONING MAP

In the event the Official Zoning Map becomes damaged, destroyed, lost, or difficult to interpret because of the nature and number of changes and additions, the City Council may by resolution, adopt a new Official Zoning Map which shall supersede the prior Official Zoning Map. The new Official Zoning Map may correct drafting or other errors or omissions in the prior Official Zoning Map but no such correction shall have the effect of amending the original Official Zoning Map or any subsequent amendment thereof. The new Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the Mayor, attested by the City Clerk and bearing the seal of the City under the following words: "This is to certify that this official Zoning Map adopted by Ord. ______ of the City as set forth in Resolution No. ______ of the City.

Unless the prior Official Zoning Map has been lost or has been totally destroyed, the prior map or any significant part thereof remaining shall be preserved together with all available records pertaining to its adoption or amendment. (Ord. 793, §2, adopted 1982)

§9011 RULES FOR INTERPRETATION OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:

A.    Boundaries indicated as approximately following in the center lines of streets, highways, or alleys shall be construed to follow such center lines.

B.    Boundaries indicated as approximately following plotted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.

C.    Boundaries indicated as approximately following city limits shall be construed as following such city limits.

D.    Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to be mid-way between the main tracks.

E.    Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be construed to follow such shorelines and in the event of changes in the shoreline shall be construed as moving with the actual shoreline; boundaries indicated as approximately the center line of streams, rivers, canals, lakes, and other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such center lines.

F.    Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in subsections 1 through 5 above shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the Official Zoning Map shall be determined by the scale of the map.

G.    For physical or cultural features existing on the ground or at variance with those shown on the Official Zoning Map or in other circumstances not covered by subsections A through F above, the Planning Commission shall interpret the District boundaries.

H.    Where district boundary lines divide a lot which was in single ownership at the time of passage of this ordinance, the Planning Commission may permit as a special exception, the extension of the regulations for either portion of the lot not to exceed fifty feet (50’) beyond the district line into the remaining portion of the lot. The procedure to be followed for such an extension shall be the procedure outlined in this Chapter for the granting of a variance. (Ord. 793, §2, adopted 1982)


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§9006 was enacted by Ord. 552, §2, adopted 1964, Subsequent amendments to the Zoning Map are contained in Ordinance Nos. 562, 576, 585, 599, 612, 614, 615, 618, 619, 620, 622, 624, 625, 628, 629, 630, 631, 636, 642, 643, 644, 645, 655, 656, 658, 659, 661, 665, 666, 672, 674, 677, 678, 680, 681, 683, 684, 687, 693, 694, 697, 700, 703, 705, 708, 719, 722, 725, 727, 728, 735, 739, 740, 746, 750, 758, 759, 761, 829, 843, 844, 846, 852, 854, 855, 858, 859, 865, 866, 867.