§ 18.32.010. Intent of classification—General criteria for district designation.

A.

The intent of this classification is to provide zoning districts consistent with the general plan where residents of the unincorporated area of the county may obtain commercial services for day-to-day needs in the immediate neighborhood in a setting compatible with surrounding land uses. The area and location of such zoning district shall be determined largely by the urban nature and extent of the local trade area to be served. Other criteria which will figure significantly in the choice of parcels deemed suitable for classification include availability of public service, public utilities, traffic safety, character of the site and surrounding area. The central business district of each incorporated city shall be recognized as the dominant commercial and financial center for the surrounding unincorporated area of the county.

B.

Those areas adjacent to Lake Berryessa, in Angwin, and in the Capell Valley are significantly removed from developed or developing urban areas, but have a population which requires, because of that very isolation, certain commercial uses and services beyond the day-to-day needs which would be allowed in the neighborhood commercial district, albeit on a smaller scale than that required in an urban area.

C.

For this reason, commercial uses as included herein are found to be consistent with the intent of the CN district within the areas adjacent to Lake Berryessa, in Angwin, and in the Capell Valley.

(Ord. 1080 § 2, 1995; Ord. 1041 § 3(1st), 1993: Ord. 536 § 3 (part), 1977: prior code § 12260)

(Ord. No. 1370, § 17, 3-20-2012)