Mammoth Lakes

Except where occupied by a building or used for building access, the property frontage, for a depth of ten feet from the property line, shall be improved so that it functions as a wider public sidewalk; utilized for active outdoor uses such as outdoor dining, or improved with landscaping, public art, or pedestrian amenities such as outdoor seating.

Building facades shall be located within five feet of the required setback line along designated active frontages for the percent of linear street frontage identified in Table 17.24.030-2.

Buildings on corner lots along designated active frontages shall be located at or within five feet of the required setbacks on each street frontage within 30 feet of the corner.

Along street frontages and adjacent to residential districts, the building face shall have a maximum wall height as identified in Table 17.24.030-3 with a minimum stepback of ten feet from that building face to the next higher story, except as provided below. a. A maximum of 20 percent of the length of the building face may exceed the maximum building face height by up to ten feet without a stepback; and b. An additional 20 percent of the length of the building face may exceed the maximum building face height by up to 20 feet without a step back.

Above ground surface parking may be located within 20 feet of a street facing property line when the Director makes the following findings: 1. Buildings are built close to the public sidewalk to the maximum extent feasible; 2. The parking area is screened along the public right-of-way with a wall, hedge, trellis, or landscaping; and 3. The site is small and constrained such that underground, partially submerged, or surface parking located more than 20 feet from the street frontage is not feasible.

Block length is limited to 350 feet measured from curb edge to curb edge. A block length up to 600 feet shall only be allowed when a mid-block pedestrian connection is provided or the Director finds that...

All buildings located on a public street shall be oriented toward and have their primary entrances facing the public street.

Exterior walls facing and within 20 feet of a street, park, plaza, pedestrian walkway, or other public outdoor space shall include windows, doors, or other openings for at least 60 percent of the building wall area located between 2½ and eight feet above the level of the sidewalk. No wall may run in a continuous horizontal plane for more than 15 feet without an opening.

A parking garage that does not incorporate ground-floor nonresidential or residential use or is not otherwise screened or concealed at street frontages on the ground level, must provide a landscaped area at least ten feet wide between the parking garage and public street.

Any building face over 50 feet wide shall be broken down to read as a series of buildings or storefronts no wider than 50 feet each to avoid a monotonous flat wall plane. Offsets shall be a minimum of two feet.

The roof line of all facades visible from a public right-of-way shall not exceed 50 feet wide without modulation. Roof modulation shall consist of or be a combination of: 1. A change in height by a minimum of ten feet; or 2. A change in form through changes in pitch, plane, and orientation. A pitched roof line segment shall have a minimum slope of 3:12.

Buildings shall be designed with four-sided architecture where each exterior wall is designed equivalent to the primary facade in the extent of building articulation and quality of exterior materials, and consistent with the color scheme of the primary facade.

The minimum depth of an arcade shall be five feet clear, measured from the back face of the columns to the ground floor facade.

Table 17.28.020 - Allowed Uses and Permit Requirements for the Industrial Zoning District

Table 17.28.020 identifies the uses of land allowed by this chapter in the industrial zoning district.

Barns, stables, or similar structures shall be subject to the setback requirements of the main building but in no case may be located closer than ten feet to any side or rear lot line and shall not exceed 15 feet in height; ... Animal confinement areas shall be located at least 50 feet away from any permanent lake or stream.

The minimum lot size shall be 20,000 square feet; a maximum of two horses may be kept on a lot having 20,000 square feet; one additional horse may be kept for each additional 10,000 square feet.

The keeping of horses in the equestrian overlay zone shall be subject to the following standards: (1) The minimum lot size shall be 20,000 square feet; (2) A maximum of two horses may be kept on a lot having 20,000 square feet; one additional horse may be kept for each additional 10,000 square feet of lot area; (3) No horse may be kept, pastured or penned closer than 50 feet to a dwelling on an adjoining lot, but in no event closer than 25 feet to any property line;

Permitted uses shall be identified by the underlying zone classification; however, in the Open Space Stream Corridor Protection Zone, a use permit shall be required for all uses except for a single-family dwelling on a single lot.

Permitted uses shall be identified by the underlying zone classification; however, in the Open Space Stream Corridor Protection Zone, a use permit shall be required for all uses except for a single-family dwelling on a single lot.