Title 13 PLANNING AND ZONING REGULATIONS
Chapter 13.10 ZONING REGULATIONS
13.10.422 Designation of the Geologic Hazard “GH” Combining District.
(a) The Geologic Hazards “GH” Combining District may be
applied to properties where appropriate to facilitate the planning and
regulation of land use and development where one or more of the following
geologic hazards exist:
1. Coastal bluffs and beach areas;
2. Active and
potentially active fault zones;
3. Areas of high or very high liquefaction
potential;
4. Active and potentially active landslide areas;
5. 100-year
flood plains and tsunami inundation areas.
These hazards are mapped on
documents filed with the Planning Department.
(b) The Geologic Hazards
Combining District shall usually be applied to the entire parcel on which the
geologic hazard is located in order to provide early notice of the development
constraint and to allow precise determination of the presence and location of
the hazard at the time of development project review. (Ord. 3344, 11/23/82;
3432, 8/23/83)
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