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Mendocino County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 20

124 - "IS" ISOLATED SERVICE COMBINING DISTRICT32


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Editor's note— Ord. No. 4538, § 33(Exh. A), adopted September 10, 2024, repealed Ch. 20.124 and enacted a new Ch. 20.124 as set out herein and as may later be amended. Former Ch. 20.124 pertained to similar subject matter and derived from Ord. No. 3639, adopted 1987.


Sec. 20.124.005 - Intent.

This district is intended to allow continued use of legally established commercial and industrial uses within a General Plan land use classification which make the use legal nonconforming. This Chapter is intended to retain the individual identity of the existing land use, and the ability of that use to expand based upon economic demand or public need.

(Ord. No. 4538, § 33(Exh. A), 9-10-2024)

Sec. 20.124.010 - Regulations for "IS" Isolated Service Combining District.

In any district combined with an "IS" District, the regulations of this Chapter shall apply in addition to those herein specified for such district, provided that if conflict in regulations occurs, the regulations of this Chapter shall govern.

(A)

Establishment of "IS" Isolated Service Combining District.

(1)

In each instance in which a legally existing land use made nonconforming by the General Plan is determined to warrant "Isolated Service" designation, a contract zoning shall be established for the site.

(2)

Application for "IS" Isolated Service Combining District shall be initiated by the property owner and the application shall be submitted to the Planning and Building Services Department. Upon approval of the "IS" Combining District the owner and the Planning and Building Services Director shall sign a zoning contract.

(3)

The zoning contract shall designate the nature, extent and intensity of the land use in question and will control said use to the extent that exists upon adoption of the contract zoning.

(4)

Upon termination of the contract use the "IS" Isolated Service Combining District shall be null and void and all subsequent uses of the site shall comply with the provisions of the base zone designation for the parcel.

(B)

The modification or expansion of a commercial or industrial use in the "IS" Combining District may be allowed upon the issuance of a use permit. The following findings must be made prior to the approval of the use permit:

(1)

The proposal will not result in unmitigated adverse impacts to surrounding land uses.

(2)

The expansion or modification is found necessary to meet economic demand or increased public need.

(Ord. No. 4538, § 33(Exh. A), 9-10-2024)