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Section 01 - Introduction
Public Participation
Statutory Requirements
Section 02 - Land Use Element
02-01 Introduction
Airport Land Use Plans
Scope and Role of the Land Use Element
Legal Framework
Area Plans
Specific Plans
02-02 Issues / Opportunities / Constraints
Countywide Issues / Opportunities / Constraints
Issues/ Opportunities/ Constraints for Community Areas
Antelope Valley
Sonora Pass
Swauger Creek
Bridgeport Valley
Mono Basin
June Lake
Mammoth Vicinity
Upper Owens
Long Valley
Wheeler Crest
Paradise
Tri-Valley (Benton/ Hammil/ Chalfant)
Benton Hot Springs Valley
Oasis
Bridgeport & Lee Vining Airport Land Use Planning Areas
Figure 01: Runway Protection Zone & Profiles, Bryant Field
Figure 02: Runway Protection Zone & Profiles, Lee Vining
Figure 03: Bryant Field Airport Primary Traffic Pattern
Figure 04: Lee Vining Airport Primary Traffic Pattern
Figure 05: Bryant Field Airport Existing Noise Contours
Figure 06: Lee Vining Airport Existing Noise Contours
Figure 09: Bryant Field Airport Planning Boundary
Figure 10: Lee Vining Airport Planning Boundary
02-03 Policies
Introduction
Countywide Vision
Countywide Land Use Policies
Planning Area Land Use Policies
Antelope Valley
Sonora Junction
Swauger Creek
Bridgeport Valley
Bodie Hills
Mono Basin
June Lake
Mammoth Vicinity
Upper Owens River
Long Valley
Wheeler Crest
Paradise
Tri-Valley
Benton Hot Springs Valley
Oasis
Mammoth Yosemite Airport Land Use Plan
Bryant Field and Lee Vining Airport Compatibility Policies & Criteria
02-04 Land Use Designations
Land Use Designation Criteria
Land Use Designations
Parcels with Multiple Designations
Land Use Designation Chapters
Agriculture (AG)
Commercial (C)
Commercial Lodging, Moderate (CL-M) and High (CL-H)
Estate Residential (ER)
Industrial (I)
Industrial Park (IP)
Mixed Use (MU)
Multi-Family Residential, Low (MFR-L), Moderate (MFR-M), High (MFR-H)
Natural Habitat Protection (NHP)
Open Space (OS)
Public and Quasi-Public Facilities (PF)
Resource Extraction (RE)
Resource Management (RM)
Rural Mobile Home (RMH)
Rural Residential (RR)
Rural Resort (RU)
Scenic Area Agriculture (SAA)
Single-Family Residential (SFR)
Service Commercial (SC)
Specific Plan (SP)
02-05 Projected Buildout
Buildout by Planning Area
02-06 Land Development Regulations
General Provisions
Chapter 01- Introductory Provisions
Chapter 02- Definitions
Chapter 03- Land Use Designations
Development Standards
Chapter 04- General
Chapter 06- Parking
Chapter 07- Signs
Chapter 08- Scenic Combining District & State Scenic Highway
Chapter 09- Design Review District
Chapter 10- Equestrian Overlay District
Chapter 11- Utilities
Chapter 12- Development Credits
Chapter 15- Resource Development Standards (RDS)
Chapter 16- Accessory Dwelling Units
Chapter 17- Mobile-Home and Recreational-Vehicle Parks
Chapter 18- Manufacture Housing Subdivision
Chapter 19- Adult-Oriented Businesses
Chapter 20- Cargo Containers
Chapter 21- Flood Plain Regulations
Chapter 22-Fire Safe Regulation
Chapter 23- Dark Sky Regulations
Chapter 24- Right to Farm Regulations
Chapter 25- Transient Rental Overlay District (TROD)
Chapter 26- Transient Rental Standards & Enforcement
Processing
Chapter 30- General
Chapter 31- Director Review
Chapter 32- Use Permit
Chapter 33- Variance
Chapter 34- Nonconforming Uses
Chapter 35- Reclamation Plans
Chapter 36- Specific Plans
Chapter 38- Development Agreements
Chapter 39- Time-Share Projects
Chapter 40- Conversion of Existing Mobile-Home Park Facilities to Other Uses
Procedures
Chapter 46- Noticing Requirements
Chapter 47- Appeals
Chapter 48- Amendments
Chapter 49- Enforcement
Section 03: Circulation Element and Regional Transportation Plan
03-01 Introduction
Scope, Role, and Legal Framework of the Circulation Element
03-02 Issues/ Opportunities/ Constraints
Communications
County Facilities and Community Services Infrastructure
03-03 Definitions
Communications
County Facilities and Community Services Infrastructure
03-04 Policies
Communications
County Facilities and Community Services Infrastructure
03-05 Regional Transportation Plan
RTP Table of Contents & Figures
Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Planning Process
Chapter 2: Needs Assessment
Chapter 3: Regional Policy Element
Chapter 4: Community Policy Element
Chapter 5: Action Element
Chapter 6: Financial Element
Chapter 7: Glossary
Chapter 8: References
Appendix A: 2015 Traffic Demand Projections- Unincorporated Areas
Appendix B: County Designated Scenic Highway System
Appendix C: Potential Local Transportation Projects
Appendix D: Current Programming and Financing
Appendix E: County Road Maps
Appendix F: Mono County Regional Blueprint Project
Mono County Trails Plan
Appendix H: Bike Plan
Section 04: Mono County Housing Element
04-01 Introduction
04-02 Housing Needs
Background
Existing Needs
Employment, Income & Poverty
Housing Stock Characteristics
Special Housing Needs
Projected Housing Needs
04-04 Progress Report
04-05 Summary of Conclusions
04-06 Housing Program
Section 06: Safety Element
06-01 Introduction
06-02 Issues/ Opportunities/ Constraints
06-03 Policies
Section 07: Noise Element
Appendices
Low-Impact Development (LID)