Norco City Zoning Code

The Hospitality Development Zone is intended to provide for the coordinated development of planned commercial projects oriented to the traveling public (as defined in Chapter 18.02) in an orderly and aesthetically pleasing manner that buffers surrounding land uses as needed and preserves the City's equestrian lifestyle. The zone establishes a more comprehensive review procedure with flexibility in development standards to accommodate the distinct features and opportunities of individual areas and properties. It is intended that areas within the HD Zone are developed in a manner that reflects any unique characteristics of the congruous area upon which the zoning exists by blending the built environment with these characteristics.

The regulations and general rules set forth in this chapter shall apply in Hospitality Development Zones. The regulations provide for a review of comprehensive development plans and for use and development on existing lots. Where a conflict occurs between the requirements of this chapter and other City requirements, this chapter shall apply. Any proposed project including, but not limited to, division of land, site plan or any grading wholly or partially within a Hospitality Development Zone shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter.

The following categories of uses may be permitted upon approval of a specific plan:

Site development standards not addressed through the adoption of a specific plan shall be the same development standards of Chapter 18.29 (C-G Zone), with the exception that permitted and conditionally permitted uses in the C-G Zone do not apply in the HD Zone without approval of a specific plan.

Legal uses, lots, and structures existing prior to the adoption of the HD Zone for a property in question, which are not consistent with the standards and requirements of the HD Zone, shall be deemed nonconforming and subject to the provisions of Chapter 18.39 (General Provisions—Non-Conforming Uses, Lots, and Structures).

To assure that the requirements of this chapter are properly met and the area is comprehensively planned, a specific plan as authorized in the California Government Code (commencing with Section 65450) and processed in the manner set forth in Chapter 18.52 (Specific Plan) must be in effect prior to the approval of any subdivision of land, any grading of property that would require a grading permit, and any construction that would require a building permit, excepting therefrom any work done by the City or other public agency for the protection of public health, safety, or general welfare.