This title shall be known and may be cited and referred to as
the "Uniform Planning and Zoning Code of the City of Sunnyvale."
(Prior zoning code § 19.02.010; Ord. 2623-99 § 1)
This title is adopted pursuant to the powers of the city of
Sunnyvale as a charter city as provided in Article IV of the City
Charter, and as authorized by Section 6 of Article XI of the Constitution
of the State of California.
(Prior zoning code § 19.02.020; Ord. 2623-99 § 1)
It is the purpose of the provisions of this title:
(a)
To protect and promote the public health, safety, peace, comfort
and general welfare;
(b)
To establish the procedure for adoption of the general plan for the
physical development of the city of Sunnyvale and land outside its
corporate limits which may be included within the city of Sunnyvale
at a future time, and adoption of specific plans, precise plans, including
precise zoning plans, and amendments thereof;
(c)
To create zoning districts and regulations applicable thereto, and
to:
(1)
Classify, regulate, restrict and segregate the uses of land and buildings,
(2)
Regulate and restrict the location, height and bulk of buildings,
(3)
Regulate the dimensions and areas of yards and other open spaces,
and the density of population, and of commercial and industrial activities,
(4)
Conserve the values of property, and protect the character and stability
of residential, commercial and industrial areas, and promote the orderly
and beneficial development of such areas,
(5)
Provide adequate light, air, privacy and convenience of access to
property, and lessen or avoid congestion in the public streets and
highways,
(6)
Divide the entire city of Sunnyvale into zoning districts of such
number, shape, area, and of such different classes, according to the
use of land and building and the intensity of such use as may be deemed
best suited to carry out the purpose of this code,
(7)
Prohibit uses, buildings or structures incompatible with the character
of such zoning districts,
(8)
Prevent additions to and alterations or remodeling of existing buildings
or structures in such a manner as to avoid the restrictions and limitations
lawfully imposed hereunder,
(9)
Protect against fire, noxious fumes and other hazards in the interest
of public health, safety, peace, comfort and general welfare,
(10)
Provide for the elimination of incompatible and nonconforming uses
of land, buildings and structures which are adversely affecting the
character and value of desirable development in each zoning district,
and
(11)
Define the powers and duties of the administrative officers and bodies
as provided herein.
(Prior zoning code § 19.02.030; Ord. 2623-99 § 1)
