Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION. 1
Scope and Role of the Land Use Element 1
Legal Framework. 1
Area Plans. 2
Specific Plans. 2
Airport Land Use Plans. 2
II. ISSUES/OPPORTUNITIES/CONSTRAINTS. 3
Countywide Issues/Opportunities/Constraints. 3
Issues/Opportunities/Constraints for Community Areas. 5
Antelope Valley. 5
Sonora Pass. 6
Swauger Creek. 7
Bridgeport Valley. 7
Mono Basin. 8
June Lake. 9
Mammoth Vicinity. 15
Upper Owens. 16
Long Valley. 16
Wheeler Crest 17
Paradise. 17
Tri-Valley (Benton/Hammil/Chalfant) 18
Benton Hot Springs Valley. 18
Oasis. 19
Bridgeport & Lee Vining Airport Land Use Planning Areas. 19
III. POLICIES. 29
Introduction. 29
Countywide Vision. 29
Countywide Land Use Policies. 30
Planning Area Land Use Policies. 43
Antelope Valley. 43
Sonora Junction. 48
Swauger Creek. 49
Bridgeport Valley. 52
Bridgeport Area Wetlands Policies. 55
Bodie Hills. 59
Mono Basin. 63
June Lake. 74
Mammoth Vicinity. 99
Upper Owens River. 103
Long Valley. 105
Wheeler Crest 109
Paradise. 117
Tri-Valley. 118
Benton Hot Springs Valley. 124
Oasis. 125
Mammoth Yosemite Airport Land Use Plan. 126
Bryant Field and Lee Vining Airport Compatibility Policies & Criteria. 129
ALUC Procedural Policies. 134
IV. LAND USE DESIGNATIONS. 137
Land Use Designation Criteria. 137
Land Use Designations. 137
Parcels with Multiple Designations. 138
Land Use Designation Maps. 138
Agriculture (AG) 139
Commercial (C) 141
Commercial Lodging, Moderate (CL-M) and High (CL-H) 143
Estate Residential (ER) 145
Industrial (I) 147
Industrial Park (IP) 149
Mixed Use (MU) 151
Multi-Family Residential, Low (MFR-L), Moderate (MFR-M), High (MFR-H) 154
Natural Habitat Protection (NHP) 157
Open Space (OS) 159
Public and Quasi-Public Facilities (PF) 160
Resource Extraction (RE) 162
Resource Management (RM) 164
Rural Mobile Home (RMH) 166
Rural Residential (RR) 168
Rural Resort (RU) 170
Scenic Area Agriculture (SAA) 172
Service Commercial (SC) 175
Single-Family Residential (SFR) 177
Specific Plan (SP) 179
V. PROJECTED BUILDOUT. 180
Buildout by Planning area. 181
VI. LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. 182
General Provisions. 183
Chapter 01 – Introductory Provisions. 183
Chapter 02 – Definitions. 186
Chapter 03 – Land Use Designations. 204
Development Standards. 205
Chapter 04 – General 205
Chapter 06 – Parking. 228
Chapter 07 – Signs. 236
Chapter 08 – Scenic Combining District & State Scenic Highway. 247
Chapter 09 – Design Review District 249
Chapter 10 – Equestrian Overlay District 252
Chapter 11 – Utilities. 254
Chapter 12 – Development Credits. 260
Chapter 15 – Resource Development Standards (RDS) 263
Chapter 16 – Accessory Dwelling Units. 270
Chapter 17 – Mobile-Home and Recreational-Vehicle Parks. 272
Chapter 18 – Manufactured Housing Subdivision. 275
Chapter 19 – Adult-Oriented Businesses. 278
Chapter 20 – Cargo Containers. 285
Chapter 21 – Flood Plain Regulations. 287
Chapter 22 – Fire Safe Regulation. 299
Chapter 23 – Dark Sky Regulations. 311
Chapter 24 – Right To Farm Regulations. 320
Chapter 25 – Transient Rental Overlay District 324
Chapter 26 – Transient Rental Standards & Enforcement 326
Processing. 334
Chapter 30 – General 334
Chapter 31 – Director Review.. 335
Chapter 32 – Use Permit 338
Chapter 33 – Variance. 341
Chapter 34 – Nonconforming Uses. 344
Chapter 35 – Reclamation Plans. 346
Chapter 36 – Specific Plans. 361
Chapter 38 – Development Agreements. 363
Chapter 39 – Time-Share Projects. 367
Chapter 40 – Conversion of Existing Mobile-Home Park Facilities to Other Uses. 369
Procedures. 370
Chapter 46 – Noticing Requirements. 370
Chapter 47 – Appeals. 372
Chapter 48 – Amendments. 374
Chapter 49 – Enforcement 377
TABLE OF TABLES
TABLE 02: Buildout by Planning Area – Mono County. 181
TABLE 04.010: Building Height Requirements. 213
TABLE 04.120: Minimum Yards. 215
TABLE 04.030: Animal Standards. 222
TABLE 06.010: Requred Number of Parking Spaces. 232
TABLE 06.020: Driveway Paving Requirements. 233
TABLE 07.010. Sign Standard Summary. 245
