Opinion No. (1998)

DANIEL E. LUNGREN Attorney General GREGORY L. GONOT Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE MARSHALL S. RUDOLPH, COUNTY COUNSEL, COUNTY OF MONO, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. May a county incorporate the land use designations and other provisions of its zoning ordinances into its general plan? 2. If a county may incorporate the land use designations and other provisions of its zoning ordinances into its general plan, may it repeal its zoning ordinances and replace them with a single ordinance that requires all land use activity in the county to conform to its general plan including the incorporated zoning ordinances? CONCLUSIONS 1. A county may incorporate the land use designations and other provisions of its zoning ordinances into its general plan. 2. If a county incorporates the land use designations and other provisions of its zoning ordinances into its general plan, it may repeal its zoning ordinances and replace them with a single ordinance that requires all land use activity in the county to conform to its general plan including the incorporated zoning ordinances. ANALYSIS A county intends to incorporate the land use designations and other provisions…