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Title. The provisions of this article shall be known as the "general provisions" of this title.
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Purpose. The purpose of the general provisions is to establish the purpose and applicability of the zoning ordinance and to provide for the interpretation and definition of its provisions.
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The provisions of Title 17 shall be known as the "zoning ordinance of the city of Brentwood" and may be referred to herein by such title or as "the zoning regulations," "the ordinance," "the zoning title" or as "this title."
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Title 17 is adopted pursuant to Title 7 Division 1 of the Government Code of the state of California, the Planning and Zoning Law, which law vests the city with the responsibility of regulatory land use and requires the adoption of an ordinance for this purpose.
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The general purposes of the zoning ordinance are to protect and promote the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, prosperity and general welfare, and to achieve the following objectives:
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To promote the achievement of the goals and policies of the Brentwood community development plan and all other more specific city plans and policies elaborated in the context thereof;
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To advance Brentwood's position as a regional center of commerce, culture, recreation and residential living;
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To protect each area and neighborhood of the community from the intrusion of incompatible uses and to provide opportunities for establishments to concentrate for efficient operation in a mutually beneficial relationship to each other and to share services;
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To foster the development of high-quality neighborhoods in a variety of dwelling types and at a wide range of population densities, with full residential amenities and provision for sunlight, fresh air and usable open space;
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To stabilize expectations regarding future development of Brentwood, thereby providing a basis for wise decisions with respect to such development;
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To promote the safe, fast and efficient movement of people and goods, and the provision of adequate off-street parking facilities;
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To promote the growth and productivity of the Brentwood economy;
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To achieve excellence and originality of design in all future developments and to preserve the natural beauty of Brentwood's setting in the east county region;
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To secure equity among individuals in the utilization of their property.
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The zoning ordinance shall apply, to the extent permissible under other laws, to all property within the city of Brentwood and currently dedicated rights-of-way, whether such property is in private or public ownership.
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Whenever any provision of the zoning ordinance and any other provision of law, ordinance or resolution of any kind imposes overlapping or contradictory regulations or contains restrictions covering any of the same subject matter, that provision which is more restrictive or imposes higher standards shall control, except as expressly provided otherwise in this title.
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The zoning ordinance shall not abrogate, annul or impair any easement, covenant or other agreement between parties, except that where this title imposes a greater restriction or higher standard than that required by such agreement, this title shall control.
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Except as otherwise allowed by the nonconforming use regulations or as authorized pursuant to the variance procedure or other special zoning approval, no activities or facilities shall be established, substituted, expanded, constructed, altered, moved, painted, maintained or otherwise changed, and no lot lines shall be created or changed, except in conformity with this zoning title.
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