Architectural elevation drawing of a multi-tiered building with labeled heights, levels, and structural features.
A rendering of the east side of the proposed Tibetan Buddhist temple set into a sloping site at Rangjung Yeshe Gomde California near Leggett, Calif. Red lines mark the 35-foot height limit for the property's zoning and the temple's planned maximum height of 73 feet 9 inches. The Mendocino County Planning Commission takes up the height variance on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Mendocino County Planning and Building Services via Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., 10/26/26 — Rangjung Yeshe Gomde California, a Tibetan Buddhist retreat center off state Route 271 near Leggett, meets in a converted horse barn that its director says is “pretty much at capacity.” Now it has permission to build a temple 73 feet, 9 inches tall.

The Mendocino County Planning Commission voted 3-0 on Oct. 15 to let the temple rise to more than twice the 35-foot height limit for the land, according to the county’s video of the meeting. Two commissioners were absent.

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