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File #: 25-1088    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Public Hearing
File created: 8/29/2025 In control: Planning and Building
On agenda: 10/7/2025 Final action:
Title: Adoption of the Coastal Signs Ordinance as Modified and Certified by the California Coastal Commission that Amends Section 313-87.3 of the Humboldt County Code to Provide a Uniform Set of Standards for the Development, Siting, Size, Maintenance, and Installation of Signs Within the Unincorporated Coastal Areas of Humboldt County. The Previously Adopted Coastal Signs Ordinance (Ordinance 2736) was Certified by the California Coastal Commission on July 11, 2025, with Suggested Modifications Related to Lessening Impacts on Natural Resources, Protecting Public Views, and Preserving Public Access
Strategic Framework: 1000 - SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, 1008 – Update General Plan ordinances for quality of environment
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution, 3. Attachment 2 - Ordinance No. _____, 4. Attachment 3 - Post-Adoption Summary, 5. Attachment 4 - Coastal Comission Adopted Findings, 6. Attachment 5 - Ordinance 2736
Previous Action/Referral: 24-320, 23-1418, 23-1484, 23-1532, 24-113, 24-230

To: Board of Supervisors

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Public Hearing

Vote Requirement: Majority

SUBJECT:
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Adoption of the Coastal Signs Ordinance as Modified and Certified by the California Coastal Commission that Amends Section 313-87.3 of the Humboldt County Code to Provide a Uniform Set of Standards for the Development, Siting, Size, Maintenance, and Installation of Signs Within the Unincorporated Coastal Areas of Humboldt County. The Previously Adopted Coastal Signs Ordinance (Ordinance 2736) was Certified by the California Coastal Commission on July 11, 2025, with Suggested Modifications Related to Lessening Impacts on Natural Resources, Protecting Public Views, and Preserving Public Access
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the attached resolution (Attachment 1), to take the following actions:
a. Find that the proposed Coastal Signs Ordinance is exempt from environmental review under Section 15251(f) Exemption for Certified State Regulatory Programs of the CEQA Guidelines; and
b. Find the proposed Coastal Signs Ordinance is consistent with the Zoning Code, the General Plan, the Coastal Act, and State Housing Law; and
2. Repeal Ordinance 2736; and
3. Adopt the Coastal Signs Ordinance (Signs Ordinance - Coastal. Amending Section 313-87.3 of the Humboldt County Code to Provide a Uniform Set of Standards for the Development, Siting, Size, Maintenance, and Installation of Signs Within the Unincorporated Coastal Areas of Humboldt County) as Modified by the California Coastal Commission (Attachment 2); and
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish the Post-Adoption Summary of the Coastal Signs Ordinance (Attachment 3) within 15 days after 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.

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