Agda Pkt 2026.07.13 Joint SA PFA

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ATTY/ORD.0006/CC ORD ADOPT AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING CODE – EXHIBIT A REV: 07-08-26 MI Page 45 of 103 31.9 - Public Utilities Lines and Structures. A. Public utility distribution lines and poles and underground facilities for local distribution of gas, water, electricity, and telephone service shall be allowed in all districts without obtaining a Use Permit therefor. B. Public utility storage and maintenance yards and offices shall be permitted only in the districts wherein such uses and activities are specifically permitted by this article. C. Public utilities substations, pumping stations, equipment buildings, and similar facilities whose locations are dictated by the physical factors of the service they perform may be permitted in any district provided that the public utility proposing such an installation in a district where such is not otherwise permitted can demonstrate conclusively to the Zoning Administrator that a necessary public service cannot reasonably otherwise be provided without locating such facility where proposed, and provided further that a Use Permit be obtained in each case. D. All proposed gas, water, telephone, and electric transmission lines and facilities, whose main purpose is the transmission of bulk quantities of these services, rather than local distribution to consumers, shall be permitted in all districts provided that a Use Permit be obtained in each case; and provided, further, that no Use Permit granted pursuant to this subsection shall be effective until reviewed and approved by the Council Zoning Administrator, subject to such conditions and modifications deemed appropriate by the Council Zoning Administrator. E. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 42, corporations and public service agencies having powers of eminent domain may apply for Use Permits in advance of acquisition of property rights. Even though construction has not begun, such permits shall not automatically terminate unless, at the end of ten (10) years, the permittee has acquired less than fifty percent (50%) of the length of the rights-of-way or area of property concerned in the permit granted. 31.10 - Reserved. Residential Structures. A. Demolition or Reduction in Dwelling Units. Projects that demolish existing residential dwellings must create at least as many dwellings as demolished consistent with Government Code Section 66300 (Housing Crisis Act of 2019). B. Non-Residential Use. Any structure originally designed for use as a dwelling or dwellings, in any district, shall not be used for a non-residential use unless the owner first obtains a use permit for the proposed use. [Editor’s Note: 31.10 Residential Structures moved to Section 32.6] [Section 31.11-31.12 are unchanged] 8.B. - Page 67 of 212 382