Humboldt County General Plan

The Humboldt County General Plan guides development in the county for the next twenty years. We need a plan which will emphasize walkable, bikeable, transit-oriented development. See the county website for more information on the General Plan Update.

What does good planning look like to you?

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.

Current parking policy not succeeding at goals for aesthetics, access, convenience, traffic flow, and more

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.

Consider information technology opportunities in General Plan Circulation Element

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.

Devilish Details Preserve Circulation Imbalance

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.

Circulation Element Comments

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

Humboldt County General Plan map viewing workshop

Presentation and viewing of maps related to land use element of Humboldt County Genreal Plan Update.  Ag Center, 5630 South Broadway, Eureka.
Date:
09/25/2007 - 18:00 - 09/25/2007 - 21:00

General Plan Map Viewing

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.
Date:
09/19/2007 - 18:00 - 09/19/2007 - 21:00

Commments on Noise and Safety Elements

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

Comments on Energy Element

Dear Humboldt County Planning Commission,

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