Mammoth Lakes
Zoning districts
2 districts, grouped by category.
General provisions
312 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The SDD zone applies to all areas with potential avalanche hazard due to being located immediately above, adjacent or otherwise within 150 feet of the 30-degree point of an avalanche starting zone
The SDD zone applies to all areas with potential avalanche hazard due to being located immediately above, adjacent or otherwise within 150 feet of the 30-degree point of an avalanche starting zone.
Required aviation safety structures (e.g., light standards, antennas) maximum 45 feet, all others 35 feet.
Required aviation safety structures (e.g., light standards, antennas) maximum 45 feet, all others 35 feet.
Each space shall contain a minimum of 4,000 square feet for exclusive use by the occupants of the space. Each space shall have at least 40 feet of width adjoining an access drive and shall have dimensions capable of accommodating a rectangle with minimum dimensions of 45 feet by 65 feet.
Each space shall contain a minimum of 4,000 square feet for exclusive use by the occupants of the space. Each space shall have at least 40 feet of width adjoining an access drive and shall have dimensions capable of accommodating a rectangle with minimum dimensions of 45 feet by 65 feet.
Table 17.32.070 identifies the uses of land allowed by this chapter in the open space zone district, and the permit required to establish each use
Table 17.32.070 identifies the uses of land allowed by this chapter in the open space zone district.
Required open space and recreation areas shall comprise at least 40 percent of the total land area of the planned development.
The following development standards shall apply to all planned residential developments. Required open space and recreation areas shall comprise at least 40 percent of the total land area. Spacing between buildings shall be a minimum of ten feet. No building shall be located closer than five feet to any interior vehicular lot. No garage or carport having straight-in access from a public or private street shall be located closer than 20 feet from the nearest edge of the sidewalk.
The maximum density for accessory housing is four units per gross acre and subject to RMF-1 development standards. The maximum floor area ratio for physical wellness and rehabilitation facilities is 0.5.
The following development standards shall apply to all development in the public and quasi-public zone district. The maximum density for accessory housing is four units per gross acre and subject to RMF-1 development standards. The maximum floor area ratio for physical wellness and rehabilitation facilities is 0.5.
The area contained within a proposed resort zone shall be not less than 20 acres; The maximum permissible residential density is eight units per acre; The maximum site coverage in a master plan area shall be 50 percent.
The maximum permissible residential density is eight units per acre; the maximum permissible hotel/motel density is 16 hotel rooms per acre; the maximum site coverage in a master plan area shall be 50 percent.
All new outdoor lighting shall use full cut-off luminaries with the light source downcast and fully shielded with no light emitted above the horizontal plane.
All outdoor lighting fixtures shall be designed, located, installed, aimed downward or toward structures, retrofitted if necessary, and maintained in order to prevent glare, light trespass, and light pollution.
All new outdoor lighting shall use full cut-off luminaries with the light source downcast and fully shielded with no light emitted above the horizontal plane
The use of barbed wire, chain link, rope, electrified fence, glass, razor wire fence, or similar materials in conjunction with a fence or wall, or by itself within any zoning district, is prohibited except for the following cases...
The use of barbed wire, chain link, rope, electrified fence, glass, razor wire fence, or similar materials in conjunction with a fence or wall, or by itself within any zoning district, is prohibited
Generally, existing trees and vegetation shall be preserved. Except as permitted by the Director, no live trees over 12 inches diameter at breast height (DBH) in diameter shall be removed.
Source documents
The chapters of the adopted code that were retrieved, read and extracted from. Everything above traces back to one of these.