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File #: 25-577    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Zoning Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 4/23/2025 In control: Planning and Building
On agenda: 5/13/2025 Final action: 5/13/2025
Title: Cottrell Ranch LLC, Buck Mountain Ranch Zone Reclassification proposes to change the zoning on 2,127.6 acres from Agriculture Exclusive (AE) into Timberland Production Zone (TPZ)
Strategic Framework: 5004 – Preserve agricultural and timber land
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment 1 - Resolution Draft, 3. Attachment 2 - Petition to Rezone to Timber Production Zone, 4. Attachment 3- Rezone Ordinance, 5. Attachment 4 - Planning Commision Recommendation, 6. Attachment 5 - Forestry Review Committee Minutes, 7. Attachment 6 - Draft Certification of Rezoning, 8. Resolution No. 25-96, 9. Ordinance 2760
Previous Action/Referral: 25-441
To: Board of Supervisors

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Public Hearing

Vote Requirement: Majority

SUBJECT:
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Cottrell Ranch LLC, Buck Mountain Ranch Zone Reclassification proposes to change the zoning on 2,127.6 acres from Agriculture Exclusive (AE) into Timberland Production Zone (TPZ)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Introduce the ordinance (Attachment 4) amending Section 311-7 of the Humboldt County Code by rezoning property in the Bridgeville Area by title and waive further reading; and
2. Open the public hearing, receive, and consider the staff report, the Planning Commission's recommendation and accept public comment; and
3. Close the public hearing; and
4. Adopt the resolution (Attachment 1) making all the required findings for approval; and
5. Adopt the ordinance (Attachment 4) to approve the Zone Reclassification of 2127.6 acres on Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 210-101-014-000, 210-102-004-000, 210-103-003-000, 210-104-001-000, 210-105-001-000, 210-106-002-000, 210-117-020-000, 210-123-001-000, 210-124-001-000, 210-131-001-000, 210-131-003-000, and 210-132-001-000; and
6. Direct the Clerk of the Board to Execute a Notice of Timberland Production Zone Status and give notice of the decision to Cottrell Ranch LLC, the Planning and Building Department, and any other interested party.

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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.

Area of Focus: Sustainable Natural Resources & Infrastructure Stewardship
Strategic Plan Category: 5004 - Preserve agricultural and timber land

DISCUSSION:
The applicant requests a Zone Reclassification for 2,127.6 acres on 12 parcels. The project proposes changing the zoning from Agriculture Exclusive (AE) to Timberland Production Zone (TPZ). The parcels, acreages and current zoning classifications are shown in Table 1. The parcels have a total acreage of 3,156.2 acres, of which 2,127.6 acres is cu...

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