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and natural resource features. � (3) Areas of public ways and railroad right -of -way, other than those designated on the zoning map, shall be deemed to be unzoned and, in the case of railroad right -of -way, shall be permitted to be used solely for the purpose of accommodating tracks, signals, other operative devices and the movement of rolling stock. (4) Public way that is officially vacated is zoned consistent with the zone of the property to which the vacated area is attached, including any overlay zone. (5) Upon written notification from the owner that railroad right -of -way has been abandoned as railroad right -of -way, no new use shall be allowed and no development permit shall be issued until the property is zoned according to this land use code. Abandoned railroad right -of -way is automatically determined to have the same zone as the property to which the abandoned railroad right -of- way is attached, including any overlay zones. 9.1080 Zone Verification Zone verification is used by the city to evaluate whether a proposed building or land use activity would be a permitted use or be subject to land use application approval or special standards applicable to the category of use and the zone of the subject property. The city may use zone verification as part of the review for a land use application or development permit, or where required by this land use code. As part of the zone verification, the planning and development director shall determine whether uses not specifically identified on the allowed use list for that zone are permitted, permitted sub j ect to an approved conditional use permit or other land use permit, or prohibited, or whether a land use review is required due to the characteristics of the development site or the proposed site. This determination shall be based on the requirements applicable to the zone, applicable standards, and on the operating characteristics of the proposed use, building bulk and size, parking demand, and traffic generation. Requests for zone verification shall be submitted on a form approved by the city manager and be accompanied by a fee pursuant to EC Chapter 2. Legal Nonconforming Situations 9.1200 Pur ose for Regulation of Nonconforming Situations. Nonconforming lots or parcels, uses, and structures are detrimental to the orderly development and general welfare of citizens and property. This land use code provides for the orderly termination of legal nonconforming situations in order to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare, and bring these lots, uses, or structures into compliance with this land use code. Sections 9.1210 through 9.1230 are intended to: (1) Minimize the impacts of the nonconforming situation by establishing standards that limit the expansion of the nonconformity. (2) Provide for the correction or removal of nonconforming situations in an equitable, reasonable, and timely manner. Ordinance - 45