To: Planning Commission
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Continued
SUBJECT:
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A Public Workshop on the Humboldt Bay Area Plan (HBAP).
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 000-000-000
Record No.: LRP-2023-18700
All of the unincorporated areas of Humboldt County within the Humboldt Bay Area Plan.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:
Request that staff present the staff report;
Receive public comment;
Deliberate and comment on the Humboldt Bay Area Plan Public Draft; and
Provide guidance to Planning & Building Staff on any desired amendments to the draft Humboldt Bay Area Plan prior to a public hearing.
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DISCUSSION:
Project Location: All unincorporated areas of Humboldt County, within the Humboldt Bay Area Plan.
Present General Plan Land Use Designation: All land use designations within the Humboldt Bay Area Plan.
Present Zoning: All coastal zoning districts within the Humboldt Bay Area Plan.
Environmental Review: N/A for workshop.
State Appeal: N/A for workshop.
Executive Summary:
This is a continued workshop from 7/16/2026 and 8/6/2026. Staff and the Planning Commission have been working with Humboldt Bay Area Plan Version 2 – Workshop Draft 07.16.2026 (Attachment 1) during the workshops.
Background
The Humboldt Bay Area Plan (HBAP) is being revised and updated as a collaborative project between the Planning Department and California Coastal Commission (CCC). The HBAP was originally certified in 1982.
Proposed Changes
Changes from the previous Planning Commission workshops and Public Comments made to the HBAP include:
General Edits (Update background information and policies to reflect current conditions, grammar, formatting, error corrections)
Fix spelling and grammatical errors.
Revisions per Planning Commission and Public Comments.
Sea Level Rise (SLR) (Background information, policies, guidance from CCC documents)
Met with CCC to discuss comments and decide which SLR scenario...
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