Sections:

201.02 Title

201.04 Components

201.06 Purpose

201.08 Consideration of Discretionary Applications

201.02 Title

Titles 20-25 of the Municipal Code shall be known and cited as the "Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance of the City of Huntington Beach." Titles 20-25 shall constitute the Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan. (3334)

201.04 Components

The zoning and subdivision ordinance shall have the following components:

A. Zoning provisions, establishing various classes of zoning districts and area districts and governing the use of land and the placement of buildings and improvements within districts.

B. A map or set of maps, known as the zoning map, delineating the boundaries of zoning districts and area districts within the City of Huntington Beach.

C. Subdivision provisions governing the division of land within the City, supplementing provisions of the California Subdivision Map Act.

A copy of the zoning and subdivision ordinance and the zoning map, together with a record of all amendments, shall be kept on file with the City Clerk and shall constitute the original record. A copy shall also be kept on file with the Department of Community Development.

201.06 Purpose

The purpose of the zoning and subdivision ordinance is to implement the policies of the City of Huntington Beach General Plan, as provided in the California Government Code, Title 7, Division 1, Planning and Zoning, and Division 2, Subdivisions, and in the California Constitution, Chapter 11, Section 7. The purpose of the Local Coastal Program Implementation Plan is to implement the policies of the City of Huntington Beach certified Land Use Plan (Coastal Element) and the public access and recreation policies of the Coastal Act. It is further adopted for the purpose of promoting and protecting the public health, safety, and general welfare of Huntington Beach residents and to provide the physical, economic and social advantages which result from a comprehensive and orderly planned use of land resources. This zoning and subdivision ordinance is not intended to authorize, and shall not be construed as authorizing the City of Huntington Beach to exercise its power in a manner which will take or damage private property for public use. This zoning ordinance is not intended to increase or decrease the rights of any owner of property under the constitution of the State of California or the United States. (3334)

201.08 Consideration of Discretionary Applications

In the consideration of any discretionary application pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance, the City official or body charged with review responsibility shall not approve any such application unless it is established that the development will be appropriately timed and phased such that the development will be supported by adequate public facilities and services, and such that appropriate measures can be taken to mitigate adverse environmental impacts. Adequacy of public facilities and services shall be determined in accordance with the planned long-term buildout of community areas as provided in capital-improvement programs in which facilities are actually available or funded and the General Plan elements in effect at the time of the consideration of the application.