Legislation Details

File #: 26-559    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Public Hearing
File created: 5/27/2026 In control: Planning and Building
On agenda: 7/28/2026 Final action:
Title: Adoption of changes made by the California Coastal Commission to the Outdoor Lighting Ordinance Adding Section 313-105.1 of the Humboldt County Code to Set Design Standards for Outdoor Lighting within the Coastal Unincorporated Areas of Humboldt County and Amending Sections 313-138, 313-141, 313-147 and 313-154 (Definitions)
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 Commission Certified Adopted Findings, 6. Attachment 5 - Notice of Coastal Commission Actions, 7. Attachment 6 - Ordinance 2768
Previous Action/Referral: 25-887, 25-645, 25-386

To: Board of Supervisors

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Public Hearing

Vote Requirement: Majority

SUBJECT:
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Adoption of changes made by the California Coastal Commission to the Outdoor Lighting Ordinance Adding Section 313-105.1 of the Humboldt County Code to Set Design Standards for Outdoor Lighting within the Coastal Unincorporated Areas of Humboldt County and Amending Sections 313-138, 313-141, 313-147 and 313-154 (Definitions)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:

1. Open the public hearing and receive the staff report and public comment; and
2. Close the public hearing.
3. Adopt the resolution (Attachment 1) to take the following actions:
a. Find that the proposed Coastal Outdoor Lighting Ordinance is exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15251(f) of the State CEQA Guidelines, Exemption for Certified State Regulatory Programs; and
b. Find that the proposed Coastal Outdoor Lighting Ordinance is in the public interest and is consistent with the Coastal Act and State Housing Law; and
4. Repeal Ordinance 2768; and
5. Adopt the Coastal Outdoor Lighting Ordinance (Attachment 2) adding Section 313-105.1 of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title III of the Humboldt County Code, establishing uniform regulations for outdoor lighting within the unincorporated coastal areas of Humboldt County and amending sections 313-138, 313-141, 313-147, and 313-154 (definitions), as modified by the California Coastal Commission; and
6. Direct the Clerk of the Board to publish the Post-Adoption Summary of the Coastal Outdoor Lighting 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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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.
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