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File #: 25-1213    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Time Certain Matter
File created: 10/3/2025 In control: Planning and Building
On agenda: 1/13/2026 Final action:
Title: 12:00 PM - An Amendment to the Inland and Coastal Zoning Regulations to Add Sections 313-47.3 and 314-47.3 to Implement Employee Housing Regulations in a Manner Consistent with the Current State Requirements as Established within California Health and Safety Code Sections 17008, 17021, 17021.5, 17021.6, and 17021.8. Additional Changes are Made to Amend the Regulations for Zoning Districts in Sections 313-7, 314-5, and 314-7, the Glossary of Use Types in Sections 313-170, 313-177, 314-170, and 314-177, and the Definitions in Sections 314-136 and 314-147 in Order to Maintain Consistency Both Externally with California Health and Safety Code and Internally with the Proposed Employee Housing Regulations
Strategic Framework: 4000 – HOUSING FOR ALL, 4002 – Increase and prioritize housing development
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment 1 - Draft Inland Resolution, 3. Attachment 2 - Draft Coastal Resolution, 4. Attachment 3.A - Inland Ordinance No.pdf, 5. Attachment 3.B - Coastal Ordinance No.pdf, 6. Attachment 4 - Inland Post-Adoption Summary, 7. Attachment 5 - PC Resolution 25-067
Previous Action/Referral: 25-1235
To: Board of Supervisors

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Time Certain Matter

Vote Requirement: Majority

SUBJECT:
title
12:00 PM - An Amendment to the Inland and Coastal Zoning Regulations to Add Sections 313-47.3 and 314-47.3 to Implement Employee Housing Regulations in a Manner Consistent with the Current State Requirements as Established within California Health and Safety Code Sections 17008, 17021, 17021.5, 17021.6, and 17021.8. Additional Changes are Made to Amend the Regulations for Zoning Districts in Sections 313-7, 314-5, and 314-7, the Glossary of Use Types in Sections 313-170, 313-177, 314-170, and 314-177, and the Definitions in Sections 314-136 and 314-147 in Order to Maintain Consistency Both Externally with California Health and Safety Code and Internally with the Proposed Employee Housing Regulationsend

RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the resolutions (Attachments 1 and 2) which do the following:
a. Find the Amendments to the Zoning Regulations are exempt from CEQA pursuant to Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15265 (Coastal version) of the State CEQA Guidelines; and
b. Find the Employee Housing Ordinance complies with the General Plan, local coastal program, and Coastal Act; and
c. Find the Employee Housing Ordinance is in the public interest; and
d. Find the Employee Housing Ordinance is consistent with the purpose of the ordinance.
2. Adopt the Ordinance Amending Title III, Division 1, Chapter 3 of Humboldt County Code, Sections 313-47.3, 313-7, 313-170, 313-177 Relating to Employee Housing; and
3. Adopt the Ordinance Amending Title III, Division 1, Chapter 4 of Humboldt County Code, Sections 314-47.3, 314-5, 314-7, 314-170, 314-177, 314-136, and 314-147 Relating to Employee Housing and transmit to the Coastal Commission for certification; and
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish a post-adoption summary of the inland version of the Employee Housing Ordinance within 1...

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