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File #: 25-1240    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Public Hearing
File created: 10/10/2025 In control: Planning and Building
On agenda: 10/28/2025 Final action:
Title: A General Plan Amendment (GPA) And Zone Reclassification (ZR) To Facilitate a Lot Line Adjustment (LLA) Between Two Parcels Resulting in Two Parcels. The Lot Line Adjustment Will Adjust the Boundary Between APNs 500-071-012 And 500-081-002 Such That 0.2-Acres Will Be Transferred from One Parcel and Added to The Other Parcel to Accommodate Existing Historic Encroachments. The GPA And ZR Will Allow the Transferred Portion to Remain Consistent with Humboldt County's General Plan and Zoning Ordinance by Rezoning the Property from TPZ To AG And Amending The Land Use Designation From T To RE
Strategic Framework: 5000 – SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE & INFRASTRUCTURE STEWARDSHIP, 5005 – Implement landscape stewardship through the General Plan
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment 1 Draft Resolution, 3. Attachment 1A Stander GPA,ZR and LLA map, 4. Attachment 2 - Draft Ordinance for Adoption by the Board of Supervisors, 5. Attachment 2 - Exhibit 2B Map, 6. Attachment 2- Exhibit 2A Legal Description, 7. Attachment 3-location map, 8. Attachment 4- BoS Petition 5.21.24, 9. Attachment 5- PC Staff Report and Attachments 5.15.25, 10. Attachment 6 FRC 8.26.2024 Minutes, 11. Attachment 7- Referral Agency Comments and Recommendations
Previous Action/Referral: 25-639

To: Board of Supervisors

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Public Hearing

Vote Requirement: Majority

SUBJECT:
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A General Plan Amendment (GPA) And Zone Reclassification (ZR) To Facilitate a Lot Line Adjustment (LLA) Between Two Parcels Resulting in Two Parcels. The Lot Line Adjustment Will Adjust the Boundary Between APNs 500-071-012 And 500-081-002 Such That 0.2-Acres Will Be Transferred from One Parcel and Added to The Other Parcel to Accommodate Existing Historic Encroachments. The GPA And ZR Will Allow the Transferred Portion to Remain Consistent with Humboldt County's General Plan and Zoning Ordinance by Rezoning the Property from TPZ To AG And Amending The Land Use Designation From T To RE
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the resolution (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Makes all the required findings for approval; and
b. Approves the General Plan Amendment.
2. Adopt the ordinance amending section 311-7 of the Humboldt County Code by rezoning property in the Arcata area (Attachment 2) to approve the Zone Reclassification; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to give notice of the decision to Nielen and Elicia Stander, Green Diamond Resource Company, the Planning 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: 5005 - Implement landscape stewardship through the General Plan

DISCUSSION:
Assessor Parcel Numbers: 500-071-012 and 500-081-002
Record Number: PLN-2024-19011
Application Date: 6/21/2024
Fickle Hill, Arcata Area

Executive Summary: This item is the result of an applicant-initiated General Plan Amendment and Zone Reclassification to facilitate a Lot Line Adjustment in the Fickle Hill area between APN 500-071-012, owned by Nielen and Elicia Stander, and APN 500-081-0...

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