Land use · Orinda, California

Utility, Minor

Named in 8 of this ordinance’s zoning districts.

How this ordinance defines it

The operative definition is the local one. Codes routinely subdivide a category into tiers — “day care 2, family”, “group home 2” — and attach different permissions to each, so only Orinda’s own text settles what this covers.

Chapter 2Reads like a definition

may have a significant effect on surrounding uses is regulated under this classification. **" Utility, Minor "** or **"Minor utility"** means a public utility that is necessary to support legally established uses and involves only minor facilities or

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Where it is allowed here

Permitted by right6

Allowed outright — no hearing needed.

Prohibited2

Expressly not allowed.