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File #: 26-286    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Consent Agenda
File created: 3/27/2026 In control: Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 4/2/2026 Final action:
Title: Pyle Coastal Development Permit, Special Permit, and Notice of Merger Assessor Parcel Number: 111-211-010 and 111-211-011 Record Number: PLN-2025-19419 Shelter Cove area A Coastal Development Permit (CDP) for the construction of an approximately 2,137 square-foot single-family residence with an attached approximately 666 square-foot garage. A Notice of Merger is required to merge the two parcels. The parcel is served with community water and sewer provided by the Resort Improvement District. A Special Permit is required for Design Review within the Coastal Zone pursuant to Section 313-19.1 of Humboldt County Code.
Attachments: 1. 19419 Staff Report 4.2.26, 2. Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution, 3. Attachment 1A - Conditions of Approval, 4. Attachment 2 - Site Plan, 5. Attachment 3A - Geologic Soils Report, 6. Attachment 3B - Coastal Biological Resource Evaluation_Pyle, 7. Attachment 4 - 19419 Referral Agency Comments and Recommendations, 8. Attachment 4A - Public Works Referral Response

To: Zoning Administrator

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Consent

SUBJECT:
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Pyle Coastal Development Permit, Special Permit, and Notice of Merger
Assessor Parcel Number: 111-211-010 and 111-211-011
Record Number: PLN-2025-19419
Shelter Cove area

A Coastal Development Permit (CDP) for the construction of an approximately 2,137 square-foot single-family residence with an attached approximately 666 square-foot garage. A Notice of Merger is required to merge the two parcels. The parcel is served with community water and sewer provided by the Resort Improvement District. A Special Permit is required for Design Review within the Coastal Zone pursuant to Section 313-19.1 of Humboldt County Code.

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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Zoning Administrator:
1. Adopt the resolution, (Attachment 1) which does the following:

a. Finds the project exempt from environmental review under CEQA section 15303 (a) (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), which applies to the construction of one single family residence; and

b. Finds the proposed project complies with the South Coast Area Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and

c. Approves the Coastal Development Permit, Special Permit, and Notice of Merger as recommended by staff and subject to the conditions of approval (Attachment 1A).

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DISCUSSION:
Project Location: The project site is located in the Shelter Cove area, on the east side of Cove View Drive, approximately 850 feet south of the intersection of Cove View Drive and Cove Point, on the properties known as 153 and 161 Cove View Drive.

Present Plan Land Use Designations: Residential Low Density South Coast Coastal Plan; Density: 1 to 7 dwelling units per acre; Slope Stability: High Instability (3)

Present Zoning: Residential Single Family, Development Standard, Qualified, Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard, and Design Review (RS-5-S1-Q/G, D)

Environmental Review: The project is exempt under CEQA Section 15303(a...

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