Mammoth Lakes

This chapter is a 'permissive title' whereby any use not listed as a permitted use within the various zone classifications is deemed to be prohibited.

No land, structure, or vehicle shall be used for living or dwelling purposes for more than two weeks in any calendar year unless the land, structure, or vehicle is approved for occupancy for dwelling purposes in compliance with this chapter.

Activities of the State or an agency of the State, or the Federal Government on land owned or leased by a governmental agency.

Interior alterations that do not increase the number of rooms or the gross floor area (i.e., habitable space) within the structure, change the permitted use of the structure, or otherwise intensify the use.

Ordinary repairs and maintenance for uses and structures other than residential uses and structures, if: ...

Residential decks, platforms, on-site paths, and driveways that are not required to have a building permit or grading permit by Title 15, provided that they are not over 18 inches above natural grade and not over any basement or story below.

Residential fences and walls are exempt from land use permit requirements as provided by Section 17.36.040.

Ordinary repairs and maintenance for residential uses and structures other than single-family uses and structures, if: ...

Ordinary repairs and maintenance for single-family residential uses and structures, if: ...

Portable storage sheds and other small structures in residential zoning districts that are: (i) Exempt from building and grading permit requirements in compliance with Title 15; (ii) 120 square feet or less; and (iii) In compliance with the setback requirements...

Portable spas, hot tubs, and fishponds, etc., that comply with the side and rear setback requirements established by Chapters 17.16 through 17.32 for the applicable zoning district, or Section 17.52.040, where applicable.

The erection, construction, alteration, or maintenance by a public utility or public agency of underground or overhead utilities ... shall be permitted in any zoning district.

The location or construction of facilities for the production, generation, storage, or transmission of water, in compliance with Government Code § 53091.

Any decision by the Director, including administrative permits may be appealed to the Commission by any aggrieved person.

Appeals shall be submitted in writing, and filed with the Town Clerk, on a Town application form, by 5:00 p.m. on the 15th day following the date of the review authority's action except as allowed by Section 17.100.020(3).

Only a qualified applicant may file an application to enter into a development agreement. A qualified applicant is a person who has legal or equitable interest in the real property, as determined in the sole discretion of the Town, which is the subject of the development agreement.

The Director, upon finding the application for a development agreement complete, shall set the application, together with recommendations, for a public hearing before the Commission.

The Council may approve a development agreement, with or without conditions, only after all of the following findings are made: (1) That the agreement is consistent with the goals, policies, general land uses and programs specified in the Town's general plan and any applicable specific plan; (2) That the agreement and accompanying development plan are compatible with the uses authorized in, and the performance and development standards prescribed for, the zone classification in which the subject property is located; (3) That the agreement is in conformity with and will promote public convenience, general welfare, and good land use and development practices; (4) The development agreement shall be shown to be of greater benefit to the community than development under present zoning; and (5) The term or duration of the agreement has a commensurate relationship to the benefits provided.

A development agreement shall contain the mandatory provisions specified in Government Code § 65865.2 and other required terms, including the following: (1) The duration of the agreement. (2) The permitted uses of the property. (3) The density or intensity of uses. (4) The maximum height and size of proposed structures. (5) Provisions for reservation or dedication of land for public purposes. (6) Provisions requiring annual review pursuant to Government Code § 65865.1. (7) A general phasing plan.

A development agreement shall be recorded with the County recorder no later than ten days after it is executed, in compliance with Government Code § 65868.5.