CHAPTER 2

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 312-1 General Provisions and Administration
  • 312-1.1 General Provisions
  • 312-1.2 Duties and Responsibilities of the Zoning Administrator
  • 312-1.3 Planning Commission Formation and Composition
• 312-2 Zoning Clearance Certificate Procedures
  • 312-2.1 Purpose
  • 312-2.2 Required Zoning Clearance Certificate
  • 312-2.3 Filing and Processing Applications for a Zoning Clearance Certificate
  • 312-2.4 Issuance of Certificate
  • 312-2.5 Expiration of Zoning Clearance Certificates
• 312-3 Required Permits and Variances
  • 312-3.1 Required Permits
  • 312-3.2 Variances
  • 312-3.3 Concurrent Permit Requirements
• 312-4 Conditions on Permits and Variances
  • 312-4.1 Conditions
  • 312-4.2 Prohibited Conditions
  • 312-4.3 Security May Be Required
  • 312-4.4 Inspection Fee
• 312-5 Filing Applications for Permits and Variances
  • 312-5.1 Eligible Applicants
  • 312-5.2 Application Form and Filing Fee
• 312-6 Processing Applications for Permits and Variances
  • 312-6.1 Application Check
  • 312-6.2 Project Review
  • 312-6.3 Public Review
  • 312-6.4 Public Hearing: Evidence
  • 312-6.5 Project Approval
  • 312-6.6 Issuance of Permit or Variance
  • 312-6.7 Notice of Final Action
• 312-7 Supplemental Application Procedures
  • 312-7.1 Initial Study Conference
  • 312-7.2 Public Coastal Access Protection Review
  • 312-7.3 Review of Geologic Fault Evaluation Report by County Geologist
  • 312-7.4 Wetland Restoration Plan Procedure
  • 312-7.5 Application Processing Responsibilities for Other County Departments and Design Review Committees
• 312-8 Public Notice Procedures
  • 312-8.1 Notice of Application Submittal
  • 312-8.2 Content of the Notice of Application Submittal
  • 312-8.3 Notice of Public Hearing
  • 312-8.4 Content of a Public Hearing Notice
  • 312-8.5 Requests for Notification
• 312-9 Public Hearing Requirements and Authorized Hearing Officer
  • 312-9.1 Public Hearings Required Unless Waived
  • 312-9.2 Public Hearing May Be Waived
• 312-10 Rights Attached to Permits and Variances
  • 312-10.1 Effect of Permit or Variance
  • 312-10.2 Effective Date of Permit or Variance
  • 312-10.3 Assignments of Permits and Variances
  • 312-10.4 Rights Attached to Permits and Variances
  • 312-10.5 Expiration of Development Permits and Variances
  • 312-10.6 Renewal of Development Permits and Variances
• 312-11 Minor Deviations, Modifications and Extensions
  • 312-11.1 Minor Deviation from the Plot Plan
  • 312-11.2 Application for Modification of a Development Permit or Variance
  • 312-11.3 Extension of a Permit or Variance
• 312-12 Reapplication Limitations
  • 312-12.1 Reapplication If Application Is Denied
• 312-13 Appeal Procedures
  • 312-13.1 Appeals to the Board of Supervisors
  • 312-13.2 Grounds for Appeal
  • 312-13.3 Effect of Filing an Appeal
  • 312-13.4 Processing an Appeal
  • 312-13.5 Hearing Required
  • 312-13.6 Notice of Public Hearing
  • 312-13.7 Decision and Notice
  • 312-13.8 Finality and Effective Date
  • 312-13.9 If No Decision Reached
  • 312-13.10 Right to Decide All Matters
  • 312-13.11 Major Vegetation Removal: Appeal of the Director’s Determination
  • 312-13.12 Appeals to the Coastal Commission
  • 312-13.13 Grounds for Appeal to the Coastal Commission
• 312-14 Suspension and Revocation Procedures
  • 312-14.1 Suspension
  • 312-14.2 Revocation
• 312-15 Waiver of Procedures for Emergencies
  • 312-15.1 Applicability
  • 312-15.2 Petitions for Waiver of Procedures
  • 312-15.3 Proceedings for Waiver of Procedures
  • 312-15.4 Criteria for Waiver of Procedures
  • 312-15.5 Standard Permit or Variance Required
• 312-16 De Minimus Waivers from Coastal Development Permit Requirements
  • 312-16.1 Applicability
  • 312-16.2 Criteria for Waiver of Procedures
  • 312-16.3 Application for Waiver of Procedures
  • 312-16.4 Proceedings for Waiver of Procedures
  • 312-16.5 Findings
  • 312-16.6 Decision on De Minimus Waivers Is Final
  • 312-16.7 Expiration of De Minimus Waivers
• 312-17 Required Findings for All Permits and Variances
  • 312-17.1 Required Findings for All Permits
  • 312-17.2 Required Findings for Variances
  • 312-17.3 Supplemental Findings
• 312-18 Supplemental County-Wide Agricultural Use Type Findings
  • 312-18.1 Conditionally Permitted Uses in an AE Zone
• 312-19 Supplemental County-Wide Civic Use Type Findings
  • 312-19.1 Oil and Gas Pipelines
  • 312-19.2 Solid Waste Disposal
• 312-20 Supplemental County-Wide Commercial Use Type Findings
  • 312-20.1 
• 312-21 Supplemental County-Wide Commercial Timber Use Type Findings
  • 312-21.1 Uses Permitted with a Conditional or Special Permit in TC and TPZ Zones
• 312-22 Supplemental County-Wide Extractive Use Type Findings
  • 312-22.1 Oil and Gas Drilling and Processing
  • 312-22.2 Surface Mining
• 312-23 Supplemental County-Wide Industrial Use Type Findings
  • 312-23.1 Hazardous Industry
• 312-24 Supplemental County-Wide Natural Resource Use Type Findings
  • 312-24.1 
• 312-25 Supplemental County-Wide Residential Use Type Findings
  • 312-25.1 Secondary Dwelling Unit
• 312-26 Supplemental County-Wide Public Safety Impact Findings
  • 312-26.1 Alquist-Priolo Geologic Fault Hazard Areas
• 312-27 through 312-29 (Sections Reserved for Future Use)
• 312-30 Supplemental Coastal Zone Agricultural Use Type Findings
  • 312-30.1 Conditionally Permitted Uses in an AE Zone
• 312-31 Supplemental Coastal Zone Civic Use Type Findings
  • 312-31.1 Electrical Transmission Lines
  • 312-31.2 Oil and Gas Pipelines
  • 312-31.3 Wind Electrical Generating Facilities
  • 312-31.4 Solid Waste Disposal
• 312-32 Supplemental Coastal Zone Commercial Use Type Findings
  • 312-32.1 Neighborhood Commercial
• 312-33 Supplemental Coastal Zone Commercial Timber Use Type Findings
  • 312-33.1 
• 312-34 Supplemental Coastal Zone Extractive Use Type Findings
  • 312-34.1 Surface Mining
• 312-35 Supplemental Coastal Zone Industrial Use Type Findings
  • 312-35.1 Coastal Dependent Industry
  • 312-35.2 Marine Petroleum Transfer Facilities
  • 312-35.3 Dredge Spoils Disposal
• 312-36 Supplemental Coastal Zone Natural Resource Use Type Findings
  • 312-36.1 
• 312-37 Supplemental Coastal Zone Residential Use Type Findings
  • 312-37.1 
• 312-38 Supplemental Coastal Zone Public Safety Impact Findings
  • 312-38.1 Coastal Geologic Hazard
  • 312-38.2 Coastal Shorelines
• 312-39 Supplemental Coastal Resource Protection Impact Findings
  • 312-39.1 Anadromous Fish Streams
  • 312-39.2 Public Access
  • 312-39.3 Coastal Scenic Areas
  • 312-39.4 Coastal Streams and Riparian Areas
  • 312-39.5 Coastal View Areas
  • 312-39.6 Coastal Dune and Beach Areas
  • 312-39.7 Coastal Elk Habitat Areas
  • 312-39.8 Coastal Natural Drainage Courses
  • 312-39.9 Coastal Natural Landforms
  • 312-39.10 Offshore Rocks and Rocky Intertidal Areas
  • 312-39.11 Coastal Road Construction
  • 312-39.12 Coastal Transitional Agricultural Land
  • 312-39.13 Coastal Vegetation Removal, Major
  • 312-39.14 Coastal Wetlands
  • 312-39.15 Coastal Wetland Buffers
• 312-40 Supplemental Coastal Subdivision Findings
  • 312-40.1 Subdivisions in an Agricultural Exclusive 60 Acre Minimum Zone
  • 312-40.2 Subdivisions in Agricultural Exclusive 160 and 600 Acre Minimum Zones
  • 312-40.3 Subdivisions in a Commercial Recreation Zone
• 312-41 Supplemental Coastal Findings for Granting an Exception
  • 312-41.1 Findings for Exceptions
• 312-42 Requests for Modifications or Exceptions for Residential Accessibility
  • 312-42.1 
  • 312-42.2 
  • 312-42.3 
  • 312-42.4 
• 312-43 through 312-49 (Sections Reserved for Future Use)
• 312-50 Amendments to the Zoning Regulations and Zoning Maps
  • 312-50.1 Purpose
  • 312-50.2 Authority to Make Amendments
  • 312-50.3 Required Findings for All Amendments
  • 312-50.4 Initiating Amendments
  • 312-50.5 Petition Form, Filing, and Fee
  • 312-50.6 Petition in Conjunction with a General Plan Amendment
  • 312-50.7 Processing of Proposed Amendments
  • 312-50.8 Supplemental Timberland Production Zoning Procedures
• 312-51 Enforcement Procedures
  • 312-51.1 Duty to Enforce
  • 312-51.2 Exceptions
  • 312-51.3 Permits in Conflict with This Code
  • 312-51.4 Inspection to Ensure Compliance
  • 312-51.5 Violation of the County Zoning Regulations