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Mendocino County Unincorporated, California · General provision

Sec. 20.136.020

CombiningAll Mendocino County Unincorporated districts0

Dimensional standards

lot requirementsSTREETMIN LOT AREA4,000 sq ft
Plan view of the district’s stated lot requirements. Solid line: the property line. Dashed: the setback lines the ordinance imposes; a building must stay inside the tinted envelope. Drawn from the figures extracted below — illustrative, not a survey.

Lot

Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.
4,000 sq ftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.

Extracted standards

6 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Density

  • Maximum density per General Plan

    The maximum allowable density shall be as designated by the Mendocino County General Plan.

Design

  • Compatibility with adjacent land uses

    A planned development shall be designed and developed in a manner compatible with and complementary to existing and potential residential, commercial or agricultural development in the immediate vicinity of the project site.

  • Low impact development techniques required

    A planned development shall be designed in a manner to include low impact development techniques and enhanced pedestrian facilities.

Other

  • Development standards required in use permit application

    All Use Permit applications to implement the PD Combining District shall be accompanied by proposed development standards. Final development standards shall be determined by the Use Permit and shall include regulations for the following development standards: (A) Lot size and dimensions (width and depth). (B) Setbacks. (C) Height Limits. (D) Compatibility with Adjacent Land Uses. (E) Relation to Natural Features. (F) Site Plan at sufficient detail to allow development to be reviewed for conformance with this section. (G) Design Criteria.

  • Relation to natural features

    A planned development shall relate harmoniously to the topography of its site, make suitable provision for preservation of water courses, wooded areas, rough terrain and similar natural features and areas.

  • Use Permit required to implement PD districtZoning districtA mapped area with one set of rules, identified by a code like R-1 or B-2.

    A Use Permit pursuant to Chapter 20.196 is required to implement the PD Combining District.

From the ordinance

minimum lot size on a site designated Suburban Residential or Rural Community by the General Plan shall observe a minimum of four thousand (4,000) square feet. Property within all other designations shall observe a six thousand (6,000) square feet minimum lot size.
Sec. 20.136.020