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Kern County General Plan - Chapter 1, Land Use - County of Kern

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1.11 GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING COMPATIBILITY MATRIX<br />

The State (<strong>Plan</strong>ning and Zoning Law Section 65860) requires that consistency exist<br />

between the <strong>General</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>, which represents long-range public policy, and the Zoning<br />

Ordinance, a set <strong>of</strong> specific development regulations. The <strong>General</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> and Zoning<br />

Consistency Matrix is a method <strong>of</strong> defining consistency by comparing each zone district<br />

with land use categories set forth in the <strong>General</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>. The Matrix illustrates the<br />

suitability <strong>of</strong> the specific zoning districts with the policies specified in the text <strong>of</strong> the<br />

<strong>General</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>.<br />

The Matrix, which follows, applies two degrees <strong>of</strong> compatibility to land use designation<br />

and zoning:<br />

a. Consistent: Zones which specifically implement the policies specified in the<br />

<strong>General</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> or allow uses found to be conditionally acceptable in such zones.<br />

b. Inconsistent: Zones which are inconsistent with <strong>General</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> policies for a<br />

particular land use designation.<br />

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