Landuse - Calaveras County Government Services

GENERAL PLAN RECOMMENDATIONSGoal II-22: Continue to assure that all existing legally established parcels, uses and zoning retain their legalstatus.Policy II-22A: Recognize as legally existing the uses, parcels and zoning which do not conform tocurrent standards but which were legally established under the regulations in effect at the time they werefirst commenced or created.Implementation Measure II-22A-1: Notwithstanding the land uses and densities prescribedby this General Plan or any ordinances enacted pursuant thereto, including any zoningordinances or their amendments, any parcel or unit of land which has been previouslycreated under the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act or any prior law regulating thedivision of lands or a local ordinance enacted pursuant thereto or was not subject to thoseprovisions at the time of its creation, including any parcel or unit of land at the time legallycreated by deed or record of survey, shall not:be deemed to be an illegal parcel or unit of land or be denied issuance of acertificate of compliance or a conditional certificate ofcompliance under the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act.be required to merge with any other contiguous parcel(s) or unit(s) of land whetheror not said other parcel(s) or unit(s) are held by the same owner.be denied the issuance of any permit or approval to develop the real property witha single-family residential structure, unless a specific written comment is made bya County public health or safety department that development of the affected parcelor unit of land would constitute a hazard to the public health or the public safety.Implementation Measure II-22A-2: Any land use legally established under provisions of theregulations in effect at the time of establishment, shall be allowed to continue such useunder the provisions of a nonconforming use in the zoning code.Implementation Measure II-22A-3: Any commercial, industrial, or multifamily zoninglegally existing within areas which under this General Plan would not be permitted, shallbe considered consistent zoning within the designation.Policy II-22B: Deem all uses and parcels not established in conformance with the General Plan orregulations in effect at the time the use or parcel was established or created, which prohibit said use orcreation, to be illegal nonconforming uses and parcels, and prohibit their development, continued useor expansion.Implementation Measure II-22B-1: Apply the provisions of the County Zoning Coderelating to non-conforming uses and parcels.Policy II-22C: For parcels having only a portion of their total area within a legally existingnonconforming zoning district, apply recognized legally existing nonconforming zoning to thoseCalaveras County General Plan z December 9, 1996 z Page II-32