Monterey County Unincorporated, CA Zoning Ordinance#
CHAPTER 21.02 - GENERAL PROVISIONS#
CHAPTER 21.04 - ZONING ADMINISTRATOR#
21.04.010 - Creation.#
The Office of the Zoning Administrator is hereby established.
21.04.020 - Appointment.#
The Zoning Administrator shall be appointed by the Director of Planning and Building Inspection.
21.04.030 - Powers.#
A. The Zoning Administrator shall have the authority to hear and decide applications for variances and to grant, deny, revoke and modify variances pursuant to Chapter 21.72.
B. The Zoning Administrator shall have the authority to hear and decide applications for use permits for those uses identified in the zoning district regulations by the designation "(ZA)" a grant, deny, revoke and modify use permits for such uses pursuant to Chapter 21.74.
C. The Zoning Administrator shall have the authority to hear and decide applications for Administrative Permits and to grant, deny, revoke and modify Administrative Permits pursuant to Chapter 21.70.
D. The Zoning Administrator shall have the authority to hear and decide applications for Combined Development Permits and to grant, deny, revoke and modify Combined Development Permits pursuant to Chapter 21.76.
E. The Zoning Administrator shall have the authority to hear and decide applications for Design Approvals pursuant to Chapter 21.44.
F. In addition to those items designated in the zoning districts (ZA) to be heard by the Zoning Administrator, the Director of Planning may also designate the Zoning Administrator as the Appropriate Authority to consider other use permits provided said permits not involve the following factors:
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Significant public policy issues;
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Unmitigable significant adverse environmental impacts;
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Significant changes in the nature of a community;
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Establishment of precedents or standards by which other projects will be measured.
If at any point in the consideration of the permit application the Director of Planning or the Zoning Administrator finds that an application before the Zoning Administrator involves any of the listed factors, the Zoning Administrator shall refer the application to the Planning Commission. In such case, the Planning Commission shall become the Appropriate Authority.
(Ord. 3784, 1994)
(Ord. No. 5135, § 92, 7-7-2009)
CHAPTER 21.06 - DEFINITIONS#
CHAPTER 21.08 - ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF ZONING DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.10 - REGULATIONS FOR HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS OR "HDR" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.12 - REGULATIONS FOR MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS OR "MDR" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.14 - REGULATIONS FOR LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS OR "LDR" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.16 - REGULATIONS FOR RURAL DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS OR "RDR" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.17 - REGULATIONS FOR MIXED USE OR "MU" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.18 - REGULATIONS FOR LIGHT COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS OR "LC" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.20 - REGULATIONS FOR HEAVY COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS OR "HC" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.22 - REGULATIONS FOR VISITOR SERVING/PROFESSIONAL OFFICE ZONING DISTRICTS OR "VO" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.24 - REGULATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS OR "AI" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.26 - REGULATIONS FOR LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS OR "LI" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.28 - REGULATIONS FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS OR "HI" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.30 - REGULATIONS FOR FARMLANDS ZONING DISTRICTS OR "F" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.32 - REGULATIONS FOR RURAL GRAZING ZONING DISTRICTS OR "RG" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.34 - REGULATIONS FOR PERMANENT GRAZING ZONING DISTRICTS OR "PG" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.36 - REGULATIONS FOR RESOURCE CONSERVATION ZONING DISTRICTS OR "RC" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.38 - REGULATIONS FOR OPEN SPACE ZONING DISTRICTS OR "O" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.40 - REGULATIONS FOR PUBLIC/QUASI-PUBLIC ZONING DISTRICTS OR "PQP" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.41 - REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC PLAN ZONING DISTRICTS OR "SP" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.42 - REGULATIONS FOR BUILDING SITE ZONING DISTRICTS OR "B" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.44 - REGULATIONS FOR DESIGN CONTROL ZONING DISTRICTS OR "D" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.45 - REGULATIONS FOR SITE PLAN REVIEW ZONING DISTRICTS OR "S" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.46 - REGULATIONS FOR VISUAL SENSITIVITY ZONING DISTRICTS OR "VS" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.48 - REGULATIONS FOR LIMITED AGRICULTURAL ZONING DISTRICTS OR "A" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.49 - REGULATIONS FOR LIMITED INDUSTRIAL HEMP ZONING DISTRICT OR "HMP" DISTRICT#
CHAPTER 21.50 - REGULATIONS FOR URBAN RESERVE ZONING DISTRICTS OR "UR" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.52 - REGULATIONS FOR RESIDENTIAL ALLOCATION ZONING DISTRICTS OR "RAZ" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.54 - REGULATIONS FOR HISTORIC RESOURCES ZONING DISTRICTS OR "HR" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.56 - REGULATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT ZONING DISTRICTS OR "Z" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.57 - REGULATIONS FOR PARKING AND USE OF MAJOR RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT STORAGE IN SEAWARD ZONE OR "RES" DISTRICTS#
CHAPTER 21.58 - REGULATIONS FOR PARKING#
CHAPTER 21.60 - REGULATIONS FOR SIGNS#
CHAPTER 21.61 - REQUESTS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION#
CHAPTER 21.62 - HEIGHT AND SETBACK EXCEPTIONS#
CHAPTER 21.63 - DESIGN GUIDELINES#
CHAPTER 21.64 - SPECIAL REGULATIONS#
CHAPTER 21.65 - DENSITY BONUS AND INCENTIVES#
CHAPTER 21.66 - DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS#
CHAPTER 21.67 - COMMERCIAL CANNABIS ACTIVITIES¹#
CHAPTER 21.69 - OUTDOOR COMMERCIAL CANNABIS CULTIVATION PILOT PROGRAM#
CHAPTER 21.70 - ADMINISTRATIVE PERMITS#
CHAPTER 21.72 - VARIANCES#
CHAPTER 21.74 - USE PERMITS#
CHAPTER 21.75 - EMERGENCY PERMITS#
CHAPTER 21.76 - COMBINED DEVELOPMENT PERMITS#
CHAPTER 21.77 - INACTIVE APPLICATIONS#
CHAPTER 21.78 - PUBLIC HEARINGS#
CHAPTER 21.80 - APPEALS#
CHAPTER 21.82 - APPEALS TO ADMINISTRATIVE INTERPRETATION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE#
CHAPTER 21.84 - ENFORCEMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL PROCEDURES—PENALTIES#
CHAPTER 21.86 - AIRPORT APPROACHES ZONING#
CHAPTER 21.88 - AMENDMENTS TO TITLE#
CHAPTER 21.91 - GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS#
CHAPTER 21.92 - REGULATIONS TO MITIGATE FOR DEVELOPMENT ON FARMLAND#