Mendocino County Municipal Code Ch. 20.356 Ag-Agricultural District

This district is intended to encompass lands within the Coastal Zone which are suited for and appropriate for retention in agricultural uses including lands presently under Type 1 Agricultural Preserve contracts, lands having present or future potential for significant agricultural production and contiguous or intermixed smaller parcels on which noncompatible uses could jeopardize adjacent agricultural lands.

(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)

The following use types are permitted in the Agricultural District:

(A) Coastal Residential Use Types.

Family Residential: Single-family;

Vacation Home Rental.

(B) Coastal Agricultural Use Types.

Horticulture;

Light Agriculture;

General Agriculture;

Row and Field Crops;

Tree Crops.

(C) Coastal Open Space Use Types.

Passive Recreation.

(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)

The following are permitted uses upon the issuance of a coastal development use permit:

(A) Coastal Residential Use Types.

Family Residential: Dwelling Group;

Family Residential: Cluster Development;

Farm Employee Housing;

Farm Labor Housing.

(B) Coastal Civic Use Types.

Alternative Energy Facilities: On-site;

Alternative Energy Facilities: Off-site;

Community Recreation;

Major Impact Service and Utilities;

Minor Impact Utilities,

(C) Coastal Commercial Use Types.

Animal Sales and Services: Auctioning;

Animal Sales and Services: Horse Stables;

Animal Sales and Services: Kennels;

Animal Sales and Services: Veterinary (Large Animals);

Animal Sales and Services: Veterinary (Small Animals);

Cottage Industries.

(D) Coastal Agricultural Use Types.

Animal Waste Processing;

Aquaculture;

Packing and Processing: Limited.

(E) Coastal Open Space Use Types.

Active Recreation.

(F) Coastal Extractive Use Types.

Mining and Processing;

Onshore Oil and Gas Development Facilities.

(G) Coastal Natural Resource Use Types.

Fish and Wildlife Habitat Management;

Watershed Management.

(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)

Sixty (60) acres.

(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)

One (1) unit per sixty (60) acres except as provided pursuant to Section 20.316.020 (Farm Employee Housing), Section 20.316.025 (Farm Labor Housing), Section 20.456.015 (Accessory Uses), Section 20.460.035 (Use of a Trailer Coach) and Section 20.460.040 (Family Care Unit). In no case, except as provided below, shall there be more than four (4) dwellings per parcel whether single family residential, farm employee housing, accessory living unit, or family care unit except where Chapter 20.412 "Clustering Development Combining District" applies. Farm labor housing may exceed the four (4) dwellings per parcel limitation.

(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)

Fifty (50) feet each.

(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)

Any nonconforming parcel which is less than five (5) acres shall observe a minimum front, side and rear yard of twenty (20) feet.

(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)

Twenty-eight (28) feet above natural grade for non-Highly Scenic Areas and for Highly Scenic Areas east of Highway One. Eighteen (18) feet above natural grade for Highly Scenic Areas west of Highway One unless an increase in height would not affect public views to the ocean or be out of character with surrounding structures. Thirty-five (35) feet above natural grade for uninhabited accessory structures not in an area designated as a Highly Scenic Area (See Section 20.504.015(C)(2)).

(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)

Twenty (20) percent for parcels less than two (2) acres in size. Fifteen (15) percent for parcels from two (2) acres to five (5) acres in size. Ten (10) percent for parcels over five (5) acres in size.

(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991)