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General Plan Implementation Zone Text Amendments
This project proposes adding new Zoning Districts to the Inland Zoning Ordinance and amends other Zoning Ordinance language to be consistent with the 2017 Humboldt County General Plan. The following new Zoning Districts are proposed to be added in the Inland Zoning regulations:
1) New “MU1” (Urban” and “MU2” (Rural) Mixed Use Zones will be added for areas with MU - Mixed Use, VC - Village Center, or RCC - Rural Community Center General Plan designations,
2) A new “PR - Public Resource and Recreation” Zone will be added for publicly owned lands with a “Public Lands” General Plan Land Use designation.
3) A new “TE - Timberland Exclusive” Zone will be added for areas with a “T - Timberland” General Plan Land Use designation that are not zoned “TPZ” or AE-B-5-(160) and part of an agricultural preserve.
4) A new “TL - Tribal Land” Zone will be added for areas with a “TL - Tribal Lands” or a “TTL - Tribal Trust Lands” General Plan Land Use designation.
5) A new “RR - Railroad” Combining Zone will be added for NCRA railroad rights of way, and along the former Annie and Mary Railroad rail corridor between Arcata and Blue Lake,
6) A new “MR - Mineral Resources” Combining Zone will be added for parcels with permitted surface mining operations,
7) A new “PRD - Planned Rural Development” Combining Zone will be added for agricultural and forest resource lands to encourage long-term conservation for resource production use,
8) Amend the existing Streamside Management Areas and Wetlands regulations to be consistent with General Plan Standard BR-S5, Streamside Management Area Defined.
In addition, modifications are proposed to
a. Section 314-7.1 “AE - Agriculture Exclusive Zone,”
b. Section 314-7.4 “TPZ - Timberland Production Zone”,
c. Section 314-21.1 “F - Flood Hazard Areas” Combining Zone,
d. Section 314-38.1 “WR - Streamside Management Areas and Wetlands” Combining Zone,
e. Section 314-61.1 “Streamside Management Area Ordinance” and to
f. Section 312, Administration, Procedures, Amendments and Enforcement to implement the General Plan Open Space Plan.
Recommendation
In order to allow continued public outreach and to assimilate the comments being made, staff is requesting this item be continued to the March 21, 2019 Planning Commission Meeting.