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Title 20 — ZONING ORDINANCE›Division II — MENDOCINO COUNTY COASTAL ZONING CODE
Mendocino County Municipal Code Ch. 20.344 Coastal Extractive Use Types
Mendocino County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Mendocino County
Cite as: Mendocino County Municipal Code Chapter 20.344 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sec. 20.344.005 - General Description of Extractive Use Types.¶
Extractive use types include the on-site production of mineral products by extractive methods. They also include certain uses accessory to the above, as specified in Chapter 20.456 (Accessory Use Regulations).
(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)
Sec. 20.344.010 - Mining and Processing.¶
The mining and processing use type refers to extraction of minerals, such as sand, gravel and rock, and including fixed on-site processing facilities such as stationary crushers, separators, kilns, and transfer stations; or similar fixed facilities. This use type excludes the development of oil and gas development which is accommodated in Sections 20.344.020, below.
(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)
Sec. 20.344.020 - Onshore Oil and Gas Development Facilities.¶
Facilities related to onshore extraction, processing and development of oil and gas including storage facilities, pipelines and essential on-site processing and refining facilities. Onshore facilities related to the development of offshore oil and gas, except for onshore pipelines for natural gas, are not authorized without a coastal plan amendment.
(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)
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