Technical Update of Title 22 of the County Code – Planning and Zoning Ordinance
Welcome to the Technical Update of Title 22 webpage. The Technical Update will not add new uses, modify land use regulations or development standards, or incorporate policy memos. The Zoning Ordinance Update Program (ZOUP), a separate and future project, will incorporate these features. Here you will find documents relating to the County’s technical update of the Planning and Zoning Ordinance (Title 22 of the County Code). Specifically, the overall objectives of the Technical Update are to:
- Reorganize, clarify, and simplify code language so that the ordinance is clear, concise, and easy to use
- Combine information that is spread across the existing code and organize it into logical sections, chapters, and Divisions
- Consolidate identical or similar standards or procedures into a single set of regulations
- Delete arcane, obsolete, and redundant code provisions
- Correct errors and omissions
- Streamline administrative and case processing procedures
- Provide graphics to illustrate code provisions
- Convert into an 8-1/2” X 11” format
- Simplify numbering system
The Planning and Zoning Ordinance will be arranged into ten Divisions within three Volumes:
Volume I
- Division 1 – Introductory Provisions
- Division 2 – Base Zones
- Division 3 – Combining Zones, Supplemental Districts, and Publicly Owned Property
- Division 4 – Special Management Areas
- Division 5 – Developmental Standards
- Division 6 – Standards for Specific Uses
- Division 7 – Administration and Permits
- Division 8 – Definitions
Volume II
- Division 9 – Community Standards Districts
Volume III
- Division 10 – Specific Plans
Below are drafts to be discussed before the Regional Planning Commission. Please check back periodically; we will be adding new material as it becomes available, generally every two months over the next two years. Each section will be presented to the Commission as a discussion item. After the public and the Commission have reviewed all sections of the Technical Update, the entire document will be brought to the Commission for a public hearing, tentatively scheduled for November 2012.
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Project Timeline & Status
Volume III
| Public Comment Period |
September 12, 2012 to September 25, 2012 |
| Regional Planning Commission Discussion |
September 26, 2012 |
Volume II
| Public Comment Period |
July 19, 2012 to July 24, 2012 |
| Regional Planning Commission Discussion |
July 25, 2012 |
Division 2
| Public Comment Period |
May 10, 2012 to May 23, 2012 |
| Regional Planning Commission Discussion |
May 23, 2012 |
Division 6
| Public Comment Period |
March 14, 2012 to March 27, 2012 |
| Regional Planning Commission Discussion |
March 28, 2012 |
Division 7
| Public Comment Period |
January 5, 2012 to January 25, 2012 |
| Regional Planning Commission Discussion |
January 25, 2012 |
Division 5
| Public Comment Period |
November 16, 2011 to December 7, 2011 |
| Regional Planning Commission Discussion |
December 7, 2011 |
Division 3
| Public Comment Period |
August 25, 2011 to September 28, 2011 |
| Regional Planning Commission Discussion |
September 28, 2011 |
Division 4
| Public Comment Period |
August 25, 2011 to September 28, 2011 |
| Regional Planning Commission Discussion |
September 28, 2011 |
Division 8
| Public Comment Period |
August 25, 2011 to September 28, 2011 |
| Regional Planning Commission Discussion |
September 28, 2011 |
Division 1
| Public Comment Period |
April 21, 2011 to May 25, 2011 |
| Regional Planning Commission Discussion |
May 25, 2011 |
RPC Hearing on March 23, 2011
