To: Planning Commission
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Wood General Plan Amendment and Zone Reclassification
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs): 032-134-009 and 032-134-010
Record Number: PLN-2026-19617
Garberville Area
A General Plan Amendment (GPA) and Zone Reclassification (ZR) to change the General Plan land use designation from Residential Low Density (RL) to Mixed Use (MU) and the zoning from Residential One-Family (R-1) to Mixed Use Urban (MU1). The General Plan Petition was accepted by the Board of Supervisors on June 9, 2026.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Planning Commission:
Adopt the resolution, (Attachment 1) which does the following:
Make all of the required findings for approval based on evidence in the staff report and public testimony; and
Recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve the General Plan Amendment and Zone Reclassification.
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DISCUSSION:
The applicant has requested that the Land Use Designation change from Residential Low Density (RL) to Mixed Use (MU), and the zoning to change from Residential One-Family (R-1) to Mixed Use Urban (MU1), on two parcels adjacent to the Jerold Phelps Community Hospital in Garberville. APN 032-134-009 is a parking lot owned by Southern Humboldt Community Healthcare District. No changes to the parking lot are proposed as part of the GPA and ZR. APN 032-134-010 contains a single-family residence with garage and is owned by an audiologist. Should the GPA and ZR be approved, the residence will be converted to a commercial use as a hearing healthcare facility, and the garage will be converted to a residential unit.
Recognizing the importance of mixed use in urban areas to combine medical services and residential options is in the public interest. Additional commercial services, support clinics and professional offices have moved within proximity of the hospital and neighboring commercial and residential properties,...
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