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File #: 25-1158    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Public Hearing
File created: 9/17/2025 In control: Planning and Building
On agenda: 10/21/2025 Final action:
Title: Amendments to the Zoning Regulations to Amend Section 312-42 to Update the Regulations Managing Residential Accessibility such that they are Consistent with the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, California Government Code Section 11135, the Federal Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Strategic Framework: 4000 – HOUSING FOR ALL, 4002 – Increase and prioritize housing development
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution, 3. Attachment 2 - Draft Ordinance No. _____, 4. Attachment 3 - Post-Adoption Summary, 5. Attachment 4 - PC Resolution 25-047
Previous Action/Referral: 25-1077

To: Board of Supervisors

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Public Hearing

Vote Requirement: Majority

SUBJECT:
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Amendments to the Zoning Regulations to Amend Section 312-42 to Update the Regulations Managing Residential Accessibility such that they are Consistent with the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, California Government Code Section 11135, the Federal Fair Housing Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Actend

RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the resolution (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Finds the amendments to the Zoning Regulations are exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) and Section 15378(b)(2) of the State CEQA Guidelines; and
b. Finds the amendments to the Residential Accessibility Code comply with the General Plan and Coastal Act; and
c. Finds the amendments to the Residential Accessibility Code are in the public interest; and
d. Finds the amendments to the Residential Accessibility Code are consistent with the purpose of the ordinance; and
2. Adopt the attached ordinance Amending Title III, Division 1, Chapter 2 of Humboldt County Code, Section 312-42 (Attachment 2); and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish the Post-Adoption Summary (Attachment 3) of the Amendments to Residential Accessibility Code Ordinance within 15 days after adoption by the Board, and to post in the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors a certified copy of the full text of the adopted ordinance along with the names of those supervisors voting for and against the ordinance.

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

Area of Focus: Housing for All
Strategic Plan Category: 4002 - Increase and prioritize housing development

DISCUSSION:
The requested action is to adopt the amendments to the Residential Accessibility Codes within the county zoning regulatio...

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