Where is a single-family home allowed in Mammoth Lakes?

Find your lot's zone on the city zoning map, then read its row. Every status below was read from the Mammoth Lakes Municipal Code use tables (read October 2026). Base zones only. General information, not legal advice — check with the city before you apply.

Mammoth Lakes's code calls this use “Single-family dwelling (Detached)”. Each row links to the use table it comes from. A zone marked “see note” has a condition in the code, for example upper floors only or a larger lot.

D, OMR, MLR.

• 'Attached' single-family: none in RR/RSF, P in RMF-1/RMF-2. Residential table row is the subclass 'Detached'.
• State law: State law lets most single-family lots add an ADU and a JADU (California ADU law) and a second home or a lot split under SB 9 (Gov. Code § 65852.21).
• Not covered here: Zone codes for the industrial district and zone names for RR, RSF, RMF, D, OMR, MLR are not in the packet. Open-space, public-facility and specific-plan districts are not in the packet.. Overlay zones and specific plans can also change the answer.

• Apartment building
• Senior or assisted living
• Bed and breakfast
• Child care center