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Recent planning coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
The Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend Board of Supervisors approval of the warehouse amendment, with conditions for parking, roadway improvements, drainage and flood protection.
The unanimous action followed an amendment removing permit PLN-13006 from an original 16-permit revocation proposal.
The Sept. 17 agenda would let indoor cannabis cultivation move into newly built non-residential structures in several inland zones, if the Board of Supervisors later approves the amendment.
The commission advanced AMD 2025-00266 and PM-20205-0091 for EP2, Reading OASIS LLC, after a third public hearing that touched on emergency water-supply routing and environmental-review questions.
The Aug. 25 agenda puts 16 planning permits on a public hearing docket for possible revocation over unpaid department fees.
The county’s board approved using program income to expand its HOME Investment Partnership award for first-time homebuyer and rental assistance.
Backup materials for the July 8 business meeting show the commission poised to approve the final Integrated Energy Policy Report after workshops, webinars, a draft report and a proposed final version.
The board approved an appeal for a large outdoor special event facility at 13189 Pass Road, setting operating limits after reversing the Planning Commission’s denial.
The Planning Commission amended the Takhar permit so paving is now limited to employee parking areas, with the deadline pushed to June 30, 2027.
The June 17 agenda includes a public hearing on a Lennar project at Lakeside at Sutter Pointe Phase 1 that would add a restaurant and bar, fitness center, pools and event space.
Council’s June 3 agenda puts the 2021-2029 Housing Element back before members after the Planning Commission’s unanimous recommendation and a state review cycle that produced a conditional compliance letter.
The May 20 agenda includes a public hearing on planning fees that would restore the schedule in stages, with annual CPI adjustments.
The March 4 agenda includes old business to initiate adoption of Arcata’s comprehensive Local Coastal Program update, which the city says is exempt from CEQA under state guidelines.
Council members reviewed changes to the city’s Local Coastal Program update, including a revised sea-level-rise map and tighter outdoor lighting standards, before the item returns March 18.
The City Council formally approved Resolution No. 256-51, making the Humboldt County Regional Climate Action Plan Arcata’s Climate Action Plan and adopting related CEQA findings.