3.020 General Requirements for Development and New Land Uses.
Each structure and land use shall be designed, established, constructed, reconstructed, altered, moved and/or replaced in compliance with the following requirements.
A. Allowed use. The land use shall be allowed by this Zoning Ordinance in the zone applied to the site. The basis for determining whether a use is allowable is described in Section 3.030 (Allowable Land Uses and Planning Permit Requirements).
B. Permit and approval requirements. Any planning permit or other approval required by Section 3.030 (Allowable Land Uses and Planning Permit Requirements) shall be obtained before the issuance of any required grading, building, or other construction permit, and before any development or other act to locate, establish, or otherwise operate a proposed use on a site.
C. Development standards, conditions of approval. Each land use and structure shall comply with the development standards of Chapter 4, all other applicable standards and requirements in this Zoning Ordinance, and any applicable conditions imposed by a previously granted planning permit.
D. Legal lot. The site of a proposed development or new land use shall be a lot that was legally created in compliance with the Subdivision Map Act and the City's subdivision regulations.