This title shall be known as the "City of Costa Mesa Planning,
Zoning and Development Code," hereafter referred to as the "Zoning
Code."
(Ord. No. 97-11, § 2, 5-5-97)
The purpose of this Zoning Code is to promote the public health,
safety, general welfare and preserve and enhance the aesthetic quality
of the city by providing regulations to ensure that an appropriate
mix of land uses occur in an orderly manner. In furtherance of this
purpose the city desires to achieve a pattern and distribution of
land uses which generally:
(a)
Establish
and maintain a balance of land uses throughout the community to preserve
the residential character of the city at a level no greater than can
be supported by the infrastructure.
(b)
Ensure
the long-term productivity and viability of the community's economic
base.
(c)
Promote
land use patterns and development which contribute to community and
neighborhood identity.
(d)
Ensure
correlation between buildout of the general plan land use map and
master plan of highways.
(Ord. No. 97-11, § 2, 5-5-97)
(a)
This
Zoning Code is a tool for implementing the goals, objectives and policies
of the Costa Mesa General Plan, pursuant to the mandated provisions
of the State Planning and Zoning Law (State Government Code section
65000 et seq.). All development within the incorporated area of the
city shall be consistent with the general plan.
(b)
The
subdivision provisions of this Zoning Code are intended to supplement
and implement the Subdivision Map Act, and serve as the subdivision
ordinance of the city. If the provisions of this Zoning Code conflict
with any provision of the Subdivision Map Act, the provisions of the
Subdivision Map Act shall prevail.
(Ord. No. 97-11, § 2, 5-5-97)
In some portions of this Zoning Code it is necessary to reference
other applicable laws, for example the State Government Code, and
in some instances specific code sections are given. These references
are accurate as of the adoption of this Zoning Code, and these references
may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. No. 97-11, § 2, 5-5-97)
