Subtitle VI. Development Standards and Regulations

Chapter 20.120
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS – GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sections:

20.120.010    Purpose – Applicability.

20.120.020    Conformity required.

20.120.030    Minimum requirements.

20.120.040    Interpretation, generally.

20.120.010 Purpose – Applicability.

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to promote the public health, safety, and welfare through regulations which control the development of land uses within the city, in accordance with the goals and policies of the comprehensive plan.

(2) Applicability. This chapter contains regulations and standards governing site development of property city-wide. (Ord. 019-17 § 18 (Exh. 1)).

20.120.020 Conformity required.

No use or structure shall be established, substituted, expanded, constructed, altered, moved, maintained, or otherwise changed except in conformance with this chapter.

(1) Creation of or changes to lot lines shall conform with the use provisions, dimensional, and other standards and procedures of this chapter and subdivision regulations under Subtitle V of this title.

(2) All land uses and development authorized by this title shall comply with all other regulations and/or requirements of this title and any other local, state or federal agency that has jurisdiction over land uses and development. Where a difference exists between this title and other regulations, the more restrictive requirements shall apply. (Ord. 019-17 § 18 (Exh. 1)).

20.120.030 Minimum requirements.

In interpretation and application, the requirements set forth in this chapter shall be considered the minimum requirements necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. (Ord. 019-17 § 18 (Exh. 1)).

20.120.040 Interpretation, generally.

(1) Regulations, conditions, or procedural requirements that are specific to an individual land use shall supersede regulations, conditions or procedural requirements of general application.

(2) A land use shall be interpreted as including structures within or on which the use is conducted.

(3) Chapter and section headings, captions, illustrations, and references to other sections, chapters, or titles are for reference or explanation only and shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify, or in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of any section. In case of any ambiguity, difference of meaning, or implication between text and any heading, caption, or illustrations, the text shall control. All applicable requirements shall govern a use whether or not they are cross-referenced in a text section or land use table.

(4) The word “shall” is mandatory and the word “may” is discretionary.

(5) Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, words in the present tense shall include past and future tense, and words in the singular shall include the plural or vice versa. (Ord. 019-17 § 18 (Exh. 1)).