The Humboldt County General Plan Update has just passed a milestone. The draft plan has been written. The Planning Commission has heard public comment on each chapter as they became available over the last 8 months, and now it’s decision time. This plan directs land use, transportation planning and most everything else the county does for the next twenty years. How will they tweak the plan to accommodate projected growth for the unincorporated areas of the County? They have three basic choices: Alternatives A, B, C and D.

Humboldt County Planning Commission and Staff:

We are a coalition of environmental groups who would like to see parking policies in Humboldt County reconsidered. We hope a final Circulation Element, Community Design element, and other General Plan elements will address our concerns regarding parking policy in Humboldt County.

Humboldt County Planning Commission and staff:

We would like to offer comments on the Circulation Element to suggest a planning basis that will maximize investment in existing roadways, help to minimize future congestion and emissions issues, and potentially contribute to telecom infrastructure and services development in Humboldt County.

Why do most of us hop in our cars to accomplish the tasks we have to get done outside the house? It’s because everything is laid out to do it that way, even in Arcata. It got that way because of plans people made in the past about how they wanted to lay out and build things.

Dear Commissioners and Board,

Thank youfor the opportunity to comment on the Circulation Element. We provide comments below on specificlanguage in the chapter, but are concerned about the overall approach.

Background

Presentation and viewing of maps related to land use element of Humboldt County Genreal Plan Update.  Ag Center, 5630 South Broadway, Eureka.

Land Use maps related to the Land Use Element of the Humboldt County General Plan Update will be available for viewing at the Humboldt Area Foundation on Indianola Cut-off.  See link for details.

Dear Planning Commission and Staff,

Below are my comments on the noise and safety elements of the draft updated Humboldt County General Plan. Specific policies to address these issues would probably be placed in the Land Use and Circulation Elements, but they would affect noise and safety heavily.

Noise Element

Chris Rall

1190 Villa Way

Dear Humboldt County Planning Commission,