Mendocino County Municipal Code Ch. 20.616 Residential Use Types

Residential use types include the occupancy of living accommodations on a wholly or primarily non-transient basis, but exclude institutional living arrangements that provide (1) twenty-four (24) hour skilled nursing or medical care for seven (7) or more individuals who are unrelated to the resident, owner, or operator, and (2) forced residence, such as asylums and prisons. Residential use types also include certain uses that are accessory to the uses listed above, as specified in Chapter 20.704 (Accessory Use Regulations).

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

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

The Family Residential use type primarily refers to the residential occupancy of dwelling units by families on a monthly or longer basis. Typical uses include occupancy of dwellings or apartments, and occasional uses may include vacation home rentals or Single Unit Rentals. The following are family residential use types in the Town of Mendocino:

(A) Family Residential: Single Family. The use of a parcel for one (1) dwelling unit; provided that a second residential dwelling unit may be allowed that is subordinate to the main residence in size and scale, in keeping with the existing pattern of development, that shall not be converted to any other use. (See "Second Residential Dwelling Units," Chapter 20.740 of this Division.)

(B) Family Residential: Two (2) Family. The use of a lot for two (2) dwelling units, which may either be detached or located within a single building.

(C) Family Residential: Multi-Family. The use of a parcel for three (3) or more dwelling units, which may either be detached or located in one (1) building.

(D) Family Residential: Planned Development. The use of a parcel for more than one (1) dwelling unit when the units are clustered to enhance and protect the scenic, agriculture, coastal resources, or other natural resources of a site. Typical uses are single family, two (2) family, or multiple family units, which shall meet the requirements in Chapter 20.676 (Planned Development Combining District).

(E) Family Residential: Employee Caretaker Housing. The use of a parcel for only one (1) dwelling unit when occupied exclusively by a caretaker or superintendent employed on the premises or by the property owner.

(F) Family Residential: Boarding House. The use of a building or portion thereof, other than an inn, bed and breakfast, hotel, motel, hostel, or vacation home rental, where regular meals and/or lodging are provided for compensation or profit by prearrangement for periods of thirty (30) days or more for three (3) or more persons who do not constitute a family.

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

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)