COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT - File #: 23-1418

• File #: 23-1418
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: New Business
• File created: 10/12/2023
• In control: Planning Commission
• On agenda: 10/19/2023
• Title: Sign Ordinance Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 000-000-000 Record No.: LRP-2022-18011 Countywide The amendment of the Signs and Nameplates Ordinance is intended to implement adopted policies and to consider other revisions to ensure community compatibility. This ordinance will provide a uniform and comprehensive set of standards for the development, siting and installation of signs and billboards in the Zoning Ordinance (Section 87.3 of Chapter 3 and Section 87.2 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title III of Humboldt County Code). These standards will protect and promote the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the unincorporated areas of Humboldt County; protect aesthetic values along scenic highways, coastal views, and scenic areas; encourage siting in preferred locations to help preserve the County's environmentally sensitive habitat areas; ensure compatibility with CalTrans Outdoor Advertising Act permit requirements; and create standards to manage the size an...
• Sponsors: Planning and Building, Laura McClenagan
• Previous Action/Referral: 23-1484

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/19/2023	1	Planning Commission	continued	Pass

To: Planning Commission

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Public Hearing

SUBJECT:
title
Sign Ordinance
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 000-000-000
Record No.: LRP-2022-18011
Countywide

The amendment of the Signs and Nameplates Ordinance is intended to implement adopted policies and to consider other revisions to ensure community compatibility. This ordinance will provide a uniform and comprehensive set of standards for the development, siting and installation of signs and billboards in the Zoning Ordinance (Section 87.3 of Chapter 3 and Section 87.2 of Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title III of Humboldt County Code). These standards will protect and promote the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the unincorporated areas of Humboldt County; protect aesthetic values along scenic highways, coastal views, and scenic areas; encourage siting in preferred locations to help preserve the County's environmentally sensitive habitat areas; ensure compatibility with CalTrans Outdoor Advertising Act permit requirements; and create standards to manage the size and locations of signs. The new ordinance proposes all the following:

1. Amends sections 314-87.2.1 through 314-87.2.2 and adds sections 314-87.2.3, 87.2.4, 87.2.5, 87.2.6, 87.2.7, 87.2.8, and 87.2.9 in Chapter 4 of Division 1 of Title III of the County Code for the inland areas of the County.

2. Amends sections 313-87.3.1, 87.3.2, and 87.3.3 and adds sections 313-87.3.4 in Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title III of the County Code for the coastal areas of the County.

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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:

1. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 23-__) recommending that the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors find that the proposed ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to ?15307 and ?15308 of the State CEQA Guidelines and

a. adopts the proposed Sign ordinance (as modified by the Planning Commission) along with its related zoning cod...