To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Humboldt County 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report and 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report, LRP-2025-19452
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive and file the staff report concerning the 2025 General Plan Annual Progress Report (Attachment A) and the 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report, summarized in Attachments 1 and 1A pursuant to Government Code Section 65400(a)(2).
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
DISCUSSION:
Government Code Section 65400(a)(2) requires that planning agencies prepare two annual progress reports (APR), a General Plan APR and a Housing Element APR, and provide them to the Board of Supervisors, the Governor's Office of Land Use and Innovation (LCI) and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) by April 1 of each year. The reports were submitted and accepted by HCD and LCI on March 23, 2026. The Planning Commission received and filed this report on May 21, 2026.
The General Plan APR (Attachment 1) assesses progress on General Plan implementation during the previous 12-month reporting period. There is no standardized format for the General Plan APR, although LCI does provide guidance regarding content. The General Plan APR includes a review of major land use activities undertaken during the reporting period, and information that may point toward a need for modifications to the General Plan or improved implementation. The General Plan APR implements General Plan Governance Policy Implementation Measure, G-IM1 - Progress Reports, and provides accountability and transparency to the Board and the community on the county's progress of implementing the General Plan during the pr...
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