This title shall be known and cited as the "zoning ordinance
of the city of Lemon Grove," or as this title.
There is adopted a zoning ordinance for the city of Lemon Grove,
California, such zoning ordinance being consistent with and based
on the adopted general plan for the city and the zoning ordinance
consisting of the establishment of various districts within which
certain regulations shall be in effect, as set forth in this title.
The regulations specified in this title shall be subject to the general
provisions and expectations as set forth in this chapter.
The ordinance is adopted to promote, protect and preserve the
public health, safety, peace, comfort and general welfare, and to
achieve the following purposes:
A. To
promote the achievement of the policies and provisions of the Lemon
Grove general plan;
B. To
guide, control and regulate the future growth and development of the
city in accordance with the adopted general plan of the city;
C. To
protect the established character of and to enhance the social and
economic stability of residential, commercial, industrial and other
areas within the city, and to assure the orderly and beneficial development
thereof as parts of a well-coordinated community;
D. To
promote excellence of design in all future developments in order to
preserve both the internal beauty and established character of the
areas within the city.
The zoning ordinance consists of the establishment of various districts within the incorporated territory of the city of Lemon Grove. Within these districts, the following activities are regulated: the erection, construction, alteration, movement, location and maintenance of certain buildings and structures, the carrying out of certain trades or occupations, and the conduct of certain uses of land or of buildings. The form and content of the regulations and the permitted uses may vary from one district to another, as specified in Chapter
17.12.
Any building or structure set up, erected, altered, built or
moved, or any use of property contrary to the provisions of this title
are declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance, and the city attorney
may, upon order of the city council, immediately commence action or
proceedings for the abatement and removal and enjoinment thereof in
the manner provided by law, and may take such other steps and may
apply to such court or courts as may have jurisdiction to abate and
remove such building or structure or such use of property and restrain
and enjoin any person from setting up, erecting, building, or moving
any such building or using any property contrary to the provisions
of this title.
All remedies provided for in this title shall be cumulative
and not exclusive.
All departments, officials and public employees of the city
which are vested with the duty or authority to issue permits or licenses
shall conform to the provisions of this title and shall issue no such
permit or license for uses, buildings, or purposes where the same
would be in conflict with the provisions of this title, and any such
permit or license, if issued in conflict with the provisions of this
title, shall be null and void.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
title is for any reason declared by a court of competent jurisdiction
to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this title. The Lemon Grove city council declares
that it would have adopted the ordinance codified in this title and
each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof, irrespective
of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences,
clauses and phrases might be declared invalid.
In interpreting and applying the provisions of this title, unless
otherwise stated, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements
for the promotion of the public health, safety, peace, comfort and
general welfare.
The provisions of this title are applicable not only to private
persons, agencies, and organizations, but also to all public agencies
and organizations to the full extent that they may now or at a future
time be enforceable in connection with the activities of any such
public agency or organizations.