The P-Q district regulations are included to achieve the following purposes:

A.

To accommodate the wide range of public, institutional and auxiliary uses which are established in response to the health, safety, welfare and cultural needs of the citizens of the city;

B.

To organize the assemblage of specific, nonprofit and profit public facilities into efficient, functionally compatible, and attractively planned administrative centers in conformance with the general plan;

C.

To establish site plan approval for uses thereby ensuring compatibility with adjacent more restrictive districts.

(Ord. 479 §1(part), 1988).

No building or improvement or portion thereof shall be erected, constructed, converted, altered or enlarged, nor shall any lot or premises be used in the P-Q district except for one or more of the uses listed in this chapter and subject to the terms and conditions of this chapter, and all other applicable provisions of this title.

(Ord. 479 §l(part), 1988).

(Reserved)

The following uses are permitted in the P-Q district subject to a use permit:

A.

Buildings and facilities owned, leased or operated by the city, the Corning Elementary School District, the Corning Union High School District, any other district, the county of Tehama, the state of California or the Government of the United States;

B.

Hospitals, medical clinics, and skilled nursing facilities;

C.

Historical sites;

D.

Military sites;

E.

Public parking facilities;

F.

Museums;

G.

Civil auditoriums and theaters.

(Ord. 479 §1(part), 1988).

Whenever a use is not listed in this chapter as a use permitted as of right or a use subject to a use permit in the P-Q district, the planning commission shall determine whether the use is appropriate for the zoning district, either as of right or subject to a use permit. In making its determination, the planning commission shall find as follows:

A.

That the use would not be incompatible with other existing or allowed uses in the district;

B.

That the use would not be detrimental to the continuing development of the area in which the use would be located; and

C.

That the use would be in harmony and consonant with the purposes of the zoning district.

(Ord. 479 §1(part), 1988).

All standards for development in the P-Q district shall be established and set forth as conditions of approval of the required use permit.

(Ord. 479 §1(part), 1988).

Appeal from the findings and decision of the planning commission may be made, in writing, to the city council within ten days from the date of the commission's action, and shall be accompanied by a fee which shall be established by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 479 §1(part), 1988).