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(A) The purposes of this Development Code include:
(1) To promote and protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of the City of Santa Paula;
(2) To safeguard and enhance the appearance and quality of development of the City of Santa Paula;
(3) To provide for the social, physical, and economic advantages resulting from comprehensive and orderly planned use of land resources;
(4) To conserve, stabilize, and protect the value of property in the City of Santa Paula;
(5) To provide adequate improvements and utilities in the City of Santa Paula; and
(6) To divide the City of Santa Paula into zones of such number, shape, and area as may be deemed appropriate and necessary to carry out the provisions of this Development Code and provide for its enforcement.
(B) The provisions contained in this Development Code will apply to all real properties contained within the corporate limits of the City of Santa Paula.
(Ord. 1100, passed 7-6-04)
Words, terms, and phrases used in this ordinance will have the meanings usually ascribed to them, or as defined or used in state planning, zoning, and subdivision laws, or as defined in Chapter 16.05, Definitions, of this ordinance. For the purposes of this Development Code, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, certain terms used in this Development Code are defined as follows:
(A) Words in the present tense include the future;
(B) Words in the singular number include the plural;
(C) Words in the plural number include the singular;
(D) The terms "shall" and "will" and "must" are mandatory;
(E) The term "City Council" means the City Council of the City of Santa Paula;
(F) The term “Planning Commission” means the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Paula;
(G) The term "his" is gender neutral and means his or her;
(H) The term "City" means the City of Santa Paula; and
(I) The term "General Plan" means the City of Santa Paula General Plan.
(Ord. 1100, passed 7-6-04)
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