Mendocino County Municipal Code Ch. 20.396 C—commercial District

The intent of this district is to provide suitable locations within or contiguous to developed areas for commercial development appropriately located in and compatible with unincorporated and rural communities. Housing should be encouraged as a conditional use to encourage retention and construction of affordable housing.

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

The following use types are permitted in a C District:

(A) Coastal Commercial Use Types.

Administrative and Business Offices;

Agricultural Sales and Services;

Animal Sales and Services: Household Pets;

Animal Sales and Services: Veterinary (Small Animals);

Automotive and Equipment: Repairs, Light;

Building Maintenance Services;

Business Equipment Sales and Services;

Communications Services;

Eating and Drinking Establishments;

Financial Services;

Food and Beverage Preparation: Without Consumption;

Food and Beverage Retail Sales;

Funeral and Interment Services;

Laundry Services;

Mail Order Businesses;

Medical Services;

Neighborhood Commercial Services;

Personal Services;

Repair Services: Consumer;

Retail Sales: General.

(B) Coastal Industrial Use Types.

Custom Manufacturing: Light Industrial.

(C) Coastal Open Space Use Types.

Passive Recreation.

(Ord. No. 3785 (part), adopted 1991; Ord. No. 4149 (part), adopted 2005)

The following use types are permitted in the C District with a coastal development use permit:

(A) Coastal Residential Use Types.

Family Residential: Single-family;

Family Residential: Two-family;

Family Residential: Multifamily;

Family Residential: Boardinghouse.

(B) Coastal Civic Use Types.

Administrative Services: Government;

Alternative Energy Facilities: On-site;

Ambulance Services;

Clinic Services;

Community Recreation;

Cultural Exhibits and Library Services;

Day Care Facilities/Small Schools;

Fire and Police Protection Services;

Lodge, Fraternal and Civic Assembly;

Major Impact Services and Utilities;

Minor Impact Utilities;

Religious Assembly.

(C) Coastal Commercial Use Types.

Automotive and Equipment: Cleaning;

Automotive and Equipment: Fleet Storage;

Automotive and Equipment: Gasoline Sales;

Automotive and Equipment: Repairs, Heavy;

Automotive and Equipment: Sales/Rentals;

Commercial Recreation: Indoor Entertainment;

Commercial Recreation: Indoor Sports and Recreation;

Commercial Recreation: Outdoor Sports and Recreation;

Construction Sales and Services;

Recycling Centers;

Wholesaling, Storage and Distribution: Miniwarehouses;

Wholesaling, Storage and Distribution: Light.

(D) Visitor Accommodations and Services Use Types.

Bed and Breakfast Accommodation;

Hostel;

Hotel;

Inn;

Motel;

Visitor-oriented Eating and Drinking Establishments;

Visitor-oriented Retail Sales.

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

Density of visitor accommodation units shall not exceed twenty (20) units per acre or one (1) unit per two thousand (2,000) square feet of lot area, not to exceed fifty (50) units.

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

(A) Within water and sewer service areas: Six thousand (6,000) square feet.

(B) Within water or sewer service areas: Twelve thousand (12,000) square feet.

(C) Not in a water or sewer service area: Forty thousand (40,000) square feet.

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

(A) Within water and sewer service areas:

(1) One (1) single-family dwelling per six thousand (6,000) square feet.

(2) One (1) multiple-family dwelling unit per one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet.

(B) Within water or sewer service areas:

(1) One (1) single-family dwelling per twelve thousand (12,000) square feet.

(2) One (1) multiple-family dwelling unit per twelve thousand (12,000) square feet.

(C) Not in a water or sewer service area:

(1) One (1) single-family dwelling per forty thousand (40,000) square feet.

(2) Zero (0) multiple-family dwelling units.

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

None required except that any side or rear yard contiguous to any district other than commercial or industrial shall have a minimum side yard of five (5) feet and a minimum rear yard of twenty (20) feet and buffered from adjoining uses by fencing or plant screening or other appropriate mitigating devices.

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

Thirty-five (35) feet.

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

Fifty (50) percent.

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

Development in Westport, Caspar, Little River, Albion, Elk, Manchester, Anchor Bay and Gualala shall be subject to the development criteria in Section 20.504.020.

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