Mendocino County Municipal Code § 20.660.055 Minimum Vehicle Parking for MMU Districts

This district is intended to provide:

(1) A transition between the commercial development on Lansing and Main Streets and residential areas in the Town of Mendocino;

(2) Space for offices and retail uses that do not generate heavy vehicular traffic or generally operate between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.;

(3) Support for visitor accommodations in the Visitor Serving Facilities Combining District on sites depicted with an asterisk (*) or asterisk-B (*B) on the certified Town Zoning Map; and

(4) Encouragement for preservation and construction of moderately priced dwelling units by allowing a second residential dwelling unit, subordinate in size and scale, in keeping with the existing pattern of development.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

(A) The following use type is the principal permitted use in the MMU District:

(1) Residential Use Types

Family Residential: Single Family

Family Residential: Two (2) Family

Family Residential: Multi-Family

Family Residential: Boarding House

(B) The following non-residential use types which do not exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross floor area per parcel are permitted in the MMU District:

(1) Civic Use Types

Administrative Services Government

Ambulance Services

Community Gardens

Fire and Police Protection Services

(2) Commercial Use Types

Administrative and Business Offices

Medical Services

Personal Services

Retail Sales: Limited

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 4395, § 2, adopted November 17, 2017 amended § 20.660.010 to read as set out herein. Previously § 20.660.010 was titled "Principal Permitted Uses for MMU Districts."

(A) The following use types may be permitted in the MMU District upon issuance of a minor use permit:

(1) Civic Use Types

Administrative Services Government

Clinic Services

Cultural Exhibits and Library Services

Lodge, Fraternal and Civic Assembly

Minor Impact Utilities

Religious Assembly

(2) Commercial Use Types

Cottage Industries

(3) Visitor Accommodation Use Types

Single Unit Rentals

Vacation Home Rentals

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

The following use types may be permitted in the MMU District upon issuance of a major use permit:

(A) Civic Use Types

Day Care Facilities/Small Schools

Major Impact Services and Utilities

(B) Commercial Use Types

Financial Services

Food and Beverage Retail Sales

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Twelve thousand (12,000) square feet.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

Dwelling units per parcel, or portion thereof, are subject to minimum lot area per dwelling unit limitations as follows:

(A) One (1) dwelling unit for the first six thousand (6,000) square feet of lot area; and

(B) A second residential dwelling unit for an additional three thousand (3,000) square feet of lot area; and

(C) A third dwelling unit for an additional three thousand (3,000) square feet of lot area; and

(D) A fourth dwelling unit for an additional three thousand (3,000) square feet of lot area; and

(E) A fifth dwelling unit for an additional three thousand (3,000) square feet of lot area; and

(F) One (1) additional dwelling unit for each additional six thousand (6,000) square feet of lot area.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Twenty (20) feet.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

Six (6) feet.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

Exceptions to the strict application of building setbacks may be allowed, or greater setbacks may be required, where it is found that strict compliance would have adverse impacts to community character, historical structures, public open space, or public views. Exceptions may only be allowed pursuant to the review process in Chapter 20.724 and 20.760.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Structures shall be limited to a maximum height of twenty-eight (28) feet above natural grade. Exceptions to the strict application of maximum building heights may be allowed for church steeples, flag poles, water towers, and utility poles where such exceptions are consistent with the intent of the Zoning District and with Chapter 20.760 (Historical Preservation District). Reduced heights may be required where it is found that building heights would have adverse impacts to community character, historical structures, public open space, or significant public views. Exceptions may only be allowed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 20.724 (Variances) or Chapter 20.760.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

(A) On-site Parking: One and one-half (1½) on-site parking spaces for each dwelling unit, and one (1) off-street parking space for each four hundred (400) square feet of non-residential gross floor area.

(B) Bicycle Parking: The approval authority may require, as mitigation for potentially significant impacts of development on public parking, the development to provide on-site bicycle parking, or where such on-site bicycle parking is infeasible, off-site bicycle parking on a publicly owned parcel that can accommodate it consistent with this Division. Each bicycle parking space provided in a development shall be deemed to count as one-tenth ( 1/10 ) of an automobile parking space for calculation of any required in-lieu parking fee pursuant to Chapter 20.714. If such bicycle parking facilities are required, the location and design of such facilities, if within Mendocino Historical Preservation District Zone A or Zone B, shall be shown on the development site plans and shall also be subject to approval of design and location by the Mendocino Historical Review Board.

(C) Automobile Parking: The size, shape, topography, or historical character of, or the presence of existing buildings on, some sites in Historical Zone A or Historic Zone B may make it infeasible for development to meet the on-site automobile parking requirements off this Division. Where it is infeasible for development to meet the on-site parking requirements of this Division, the following shall apply: provided that the Mendocino Historical Review Board shall review the proposed parking pursuant to Section 20.724.010(A).

(1) Off-Site Automobile Parking: Parking requirements may be satisfied by supplying the required parking on another site within the Commercial Zoning District, Mixed Use Zoning District, or the Open Space Zoning District as provided in Chapter 20.714 provided that any such off-site parking shall not be permitted to be located where it would substantially interfere with existing public access along the streets, alleys, roads, or highway in the Town of Mendocino, or to and along the shoreline. Approval of off-site parking on a parcel (lot) in private ownership shall require the development applicant and owner of said parcel (lot) to record a restriction for such off-site parking use, to run with the land and bind all successors, heirs, or assigns.

(2) Joint Use or Shared Automobile Parking: A reduction in parking requirements may be allowed for mixed use developments which have different peak hours or intensities of operation, and as a result may utilize the same parking spaces to satisfy their respective parking requirements. Approval of joint use or shared parking will require submittal of a shared parking study by a traffic engineer which demonstrates that the combined peak parking demand is less than the normal standards due to different, off-setting parking activity or intensity patterns of the businesses in the development, or there is a relationship among the uses that results in the attraction of patrons to two (2) or more uses with a single auto trip to the development.

(D) One (1) off-street parking space for each visitor accommodation unit or guest, or where available space or the requirements this Division preclude off-street parking, payment of an in-lieu fee as required by Chapter 20.714.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Fifteen (15) percent for the main building or where there is only one (1) building on a site. Where two (2) or more buildings are on a lot, twenty-five (25) percent total lot coverage for all buildings.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

Sixty (60) feet.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

Three (3) times lot width.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(A) The gross floor area of all structures shall not exceed one-half (½) of a square foot for each square foot of lot area.

(B) Fifty (50) percent or more of the gross floor area of all development shall be devoted to residential dwelling units; provided, that this requirement shall not apply to existing visitor serving facilities in the Visitor Serving Facilities Combining District on parcels (lots) depicted with an asterisk (*) or asterisk-B (*B) on the certified Town Zoning Map.

(C) No non-residential use shall be permitted prior to a residential use being established on the site; provided, that this requirement shall not apply to existing visitor serving facilities in the Visitor Serving Facilities Combining District on parcels (lots) depicted with an asterisk (*) or asterisk-B (*B) on the certified Town Zoning Map.

(D) No non-residential use shall be permitted to operate a business open to the public between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.; provided, that this requirement shall not apply to existing visitor serving facilities in the Visitor Serving Facilities Combining District on parcels (lots) depicted with an asterisk (*) or asterisk-B (*B) on the certified Town Zoning Map.

(E) No residential dwelling unit or portion thereof shall be converted to any non-residential use except as provided by Chapter 20.684 (Mendocino Visitor Serving Facilities Combining District) or by Chapter 20.748 (Single Unit Rentals and Vacation Home Rentals).

(F) In no case shall the floor area under one (1) roof exceed eight thousand (8,000) square feet.

(Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)