Mendocino County Municipal Code Ch. 20.676 Mendocino Planned Unit Development Combining District "pd"

The Mendocino Planned Unit Development Combining District (PD) is intended to allow residential development of more than one (1) dwelling unit with site development plan review to ensure maximum preservation of open space and to reduce costs of development. Planned Unit Development is integrated development of one (1) or more parcels in a single or multiple ownership. Each ownership may be developed separately under the Planned Unit Development Combining District. This development technique permits variable parcel sizes, but an overall density not to exceed the gross densities permitted in the zoning district. Planned Unit Development requires a comprehensive plan for development to ensure the maximum preservation of open space, protection of views from public roads, preservation of pygmy vegetation areas where the entire parcel is pygmy soil types and for resource protection. The plan may encompass elements such as the type of ownership proposed to manage the undeveloped areas, a program for operation and maintenance of all areas, provision for facilities and services for the common use of persons occupying or utilizing the property, the location of structures, the circulation pattern, parking facilities and for provision of utilities.

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

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

(A) Use Permit Requirements for PD Combining District. A use permit shall be required for all development within a PD Combining District. A development plan submitted with the use permit application shall incorporate all contiguous land under one (1) ownership within an PD Combining District. No permit shall be issued except in accord with an approved development plan. A development plan may authorize phased development within an PD Combining District.

(B) Design Criteria. A development plan may provide for dwelling units on individual lots, for joint ownership of open space parcels, for condominium ownership, or for rental units. Dwelling units will be reviewed to ensure maximum preservation of open space, protection of public views from public roads, the preservation of pygmy vegetation areas where the entire parcel is pygmy soil types categorized as ESHA and for resource protection. Dwelling units may be required to be clustered, screened, or located only in specific portions of the PD Combining District to accomplish the purposes of this Chapter.

(C) Development Plan. The development plan shall encompass such elements as the location of structures, the circulation pattern, parking facilities, provision of utilities, maximum preservation of open space, protection of public views from public roads and location of pygmy type vegetation, coastal resource protection, and ownership type, together with a program for provision, operation, and maintenance of all areas, improvements, facilities and services provided for the common use of the persons occupying or utilizing the property. All sensitive resource areas and areas designated as environmentally sensitive habitat areas will be required to comply with the applicable provisions of Chapters 20.488, 20.492, 20.496 and 20.500 of Division II of this Title.

(D) Construction of the first dwelling unit or establishment of any principal permitted use shall be exempt from the regulations in this section. Nothing, however, in this subsection shall be construed to exempt the principal permitted use or accessory use from the necessity of obtaining a Coastal Development Permit for development and compliance with other Chapters in this division.

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

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)

Within the PD Combining District, site development regulations of the base zone shall apply except where specifically modified pursuant to a Use Permit. The following modifications of site development regulations may be allowed:

(A) The minimum lot area may be reduced, provided the maximum number of dwelling units within the planned development shall not exceed the number of units attainable under the base zone regulations.

(B) The minimum lot width and depth for any lot within the planned development may be reduced.

(C) The minimum setbacks for any lot within the planned development may be reduced, provided the minimum setbacks for the base zoning district shall be maintained at the perimeter of the entire planned development project site.

(D) No residential dwelling unit or portion thereof shall be converted to any non-residential use except as provided by Chapter 20.684 (Mendocino Visitor Serving Facilities Combining District) or by Chapter 20.748 (Single Unit Rentals and Vacation Home Rentals).

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

(Ord. No. 4395, § 2, 11-17-2017)