Mendocino County Planning Commission to weigh 74-foot Tibetan temple near Leggett

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., 10/13/26 — A Tibetan Buddhist retreat center near Leggett wants to build a temple 73 feet, 9 inches tall, more than twice the 35-foot height limit for its zoning. The Mendocino County Planning Commission takes up the request Thursday, and county planners recommend approval.

The owner is Rangjung Yeshe Gomde California, a retreat center at 66000 Drive Thru Tree Road, off state Route 271. The temple would sit about 1,200 feet into the property from Route 271, with the South Fork Eel River 900 to 1,000 feet to the west.