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Mendocino College Foundation buys downtown site for dormitory; several project applications remain incomplete or pending review

5674414 · August 13, 2025
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At the Aug. 13 Planning Commission meeting staff confirmed Redwood Credit Union sold a downtown site to the Mendocino Community College Foundation, which is planning a dormitory; staff also provided status updates on long-standing site application at 1294 North State Street and a newly filed food-truck application at 1244 South State Street.

Planning staff told the Aug. 13 Planning Commission that Redwood Credit Union sold a property at the southeast corner of Main and Perkins streets to the Mendocino Community College Foundation, which is exploring development of a dormitory on the site.

Jesse Davis, chief planning manager, said the College Foundation is considering a dormitory use and that “a dorm is an appropriate use at that location and it will likely involve some other form of activities on-site whether that’s study space, communal space or . . . restaurants or mixed use activities as well on the first floor.” He explained dormitories are not explicitly defined in Ukiah City code but “function very much as a long term…

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