Legislation Details

File #: 26-977    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: New Business
File created: 9/10/2026 In control: Planning and Building
On agenda: 10/6/2026 Final action:
Title: Adoption of an Interim Urgency Ordinance Establishing a 45-day Moratorium on the Acceptance of Applications and Issuance of Permits for Removal of Large Redwood Trees Outside of Timberland Production and Agricultural Exclusive Zone Areas in Unincorporated Humboldt County (4/5 Vote Required)
Strategic Framework: 1000 - SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, 1008 – Update General Plan ordinances for quality of environment
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment 1 - Draft Ordinance _______, 3. Attachment 2 - Post Adoption Summary, 4. Attachment 3 - Public Comment Prior to Board Meeting

To: Board of Supervisors

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Departmental

Vote Requirement: 4/5th

SUBJECT:
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Adoption of an Interim Urgency Ordinance Establishing a 45-day Moratorium on the Acceptance of Applications and Issuance of Permits for Removal of Large Redwood Trees Outside of Timberland Production and Agricultural Exclusive Zone Areas in Unincorporated Humboldt County (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the Interim Urgency Ordinance, An Uncodified Interim Urgency Ordinance of the County of Humboldt Establishing a Temporary Moratorium On the Acceptance and Issuance of Permits for the Removal of Large Redwood Trees, Which Shall Take Immediate Effect, (Attachment 1), establishing a 45-day moratorium on acceptance of applications for, and issuance of any permit for removal of large redwood trees within the unincorporated areas of Humboldt County based on the findings set forth in the Interim Urgency Ordinance pursuant to California Government Code (CGC) Sections 25123(d) and 65858(a) (4/5 Vote Required); and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish the post-adoption summary (Attachment 2) of the ordinance within 15 days of 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; and
3. Direct Planning and Building Department staff to bring forward an item, if needed, to extend the moratorium prior to the 45-day expiration date and reporting on the measures taken to alleviate the condition which led to the adoption of the urgency ordinance per CGC 65858(d).

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

Area of Focus: Safe & Healthy Communities
Strategic Plan Category: 1008 - Update General Plan ordinances for quality of environment

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