(a)
Purpose. A zoning clearance is a ministerial procedure used by the City to verify that a proposed land use and associated business within a physical site in the City complies with the City's Development Code and is a permissible use within the subject land use district and that it also complies with the occupancy requirements of the existing or proposed structure.
(b)
Applicability. A zoning clearance is required prior to the operation of any new business, or any change of business entering a physical site within the City of Yucaipa.
(c)
Application content. The application shall include all information available on the scale and intensity of the proposed business to assist staff in its review of compliance.
(d)
Procedure: Staff Review without Notice.
(e)
Reviewing authority: Community Development Director.
(f)
Conditions of approval. No new conditions of approval shall be issued with an associated with a zoning compliance certification; however, disclosures or specific requirements may be attached to a zoning clearance to identify any high-level permit requirement, such as NPDES reporting requirements, Fire Department inspections or Hazardous Waste reporting requirements, or if any land use entitlements or building permits that are necessary to authorize the business/land use as part of the zoning compliance approval. Absent these disclosures, the Conditions of Approval from the prior land use entitlements would continue to apply regardless of the zoning clearance.
(g)
Acknowledgment. A zoning clearance approval shall not become effective until the applicant submits a written acknowledgment and agreement to operate the proposed use in a manner that is consistent with the activity described in the approval.
(Ord. 471 § 2, 2025)