Mendocino County Municipal Code Ch. 20.672 Mendocino Open Space "mos"

This District is intended to be applied to lands held in public ownership for recreational use, including Mendocino Headlands State Park, and Friendship Park, and to lands most valuable in their undeveloped and/or natural state, including, but not limited to, lands which contain rare and endangered species and habitat, riparian vegetation zones, sites of historical or archaeological significance; public highly scenic areas; and which, because of their value, have been dedicated under Government Code Section 51050 or 51080 as privately owned open space to a public or nonprofit organization which qualifies under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) or through an easement which ensures the retention of the land in open space.

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

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

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

(1) Open Space Use Types

Open Space

Passive Recreation

(B) The following use types are permitted uses in the MOS District:

(1) Civic Use Types

Community Gardens

(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 § 20.672.010 to read as set out herein. Previously § 20.672.010 was titled "Principal Permitted Uses for MOS Districts."

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

(A) Residential Use Types

Family Residential: Employee Caretaker Housing

(B) Civic Use Types

Fire and Police Protection Services

Major Impact Services and Utilities

Minor Impact Utilities

Cultural Exhibits and Library Services

(C) Open Space Use Types

Active Recreation

(D) Agricultural Use Types

Horticulture

Light Agriculture

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

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

None. (Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

One (1) dwelling unit per ten (10) acres of lot area.

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

Fifty (50) feet for new structures; provided that overflow parking may be permitted consistent with coastal resource protection and public access to and along the coast, for temporary events or during peak use periods in Mendocino Headlands State Park adjacent to:

(a) Main Street, west of the southerly projection of Williams Street,

(b) Heeser Street, between Main Street and Ukiah Street, and

(c) On the landward side of Heeser Drive, up to one thousand (1,000) feet west of the intersection of Heeser Street and Heeser Drive.

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

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Twenty (20) 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, historic structures, open space, or public views. Exceptions may only be allowed pursuant to the review process in Chapter 20.760.

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

Structures shall be limited to a maximum height of eighteen (18) 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 utility cables cannot feasibly be undergrounded, and 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) Existing automobile and bicycle parking in MOS Districts shall be maintained and enhanced, including, but not limited to, through the provision of clearly delineated spaces for persons with disabilities, stormwater runoff controls, and installation of vehicle electric charging stations.

(B) Parking requirements for new development in any MOS District are dependent upon the proposed use and will be evaluated, consistent with applicable parking standards for such use in this Division, incorporated herein by reference, pursuant to the review process established in Chapters 20.760 (Historical Preservation District For Town Of Mendocino) and 20.720 (Coastal Development Permit Regulations).

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

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Two (2) percent.

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

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

None. (Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

None. (Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 4395, § 2, adopted November 17, 2017, repealed § 20.672.070 in its entirety. Former § 20.672.020 pertained to "Additional Requirements for MOS Districts," and was derived from Ord. No. 3915 (part), adopted 1995.