39.2 PUBLIC ACCESS

39.2.1 For Dedication of Public Access Required by the Coastal Land Use Plan:

The Humboldt County Code is current through Ordinance 2784, passed March 10, 2026.

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39.2.1.1 The access way conforms with or is adequate to carry out the public access designations and development guidelines of the County’s Coastal Land Use Plan. (Former Section CZ#A315-16(I)(2)(a)(i))

39.2.2 For Protection of Coastal Access ways with Substantial Evidence of Historic Public Use (except where the applicant has established that the State has disposed of any interest in the access way or that there has been a final court determination that there has been no implied dedication or prescriptive use): (Former Section CZ#A315-16(I)(2)(b))

39.2.2.1 There is substantial evidence of Historic Public Use; and (Former Section CZ#A315-16(I)(2)(b)(i))

39.2.2.2 The development has been sited or designed so as not to interfere with the use of such access way; or (Former Section CZ#A315-16(I)(2)(b)(ii))

39.2.2.3.1 that use of the access way would have adverse impacts on fragile coastal resources, including but not limited to, rocky intertidal areas, seal haul-out and pupping areas, and bird rookeries; or (Former Section CZ#A315-16(I)(2)(b)(iii))

39.2.2.3.2 that use of the access way will significantly aggravate existing coastal bluff erosion in a manner which cannot be mitigated; or (Former Section CZ#A315-16(I)(2)(b)(iii))

39.2.2.3.3 that use of the access way is inconsistent with protection of public safety due to extraordinary hazards; and (Former Section CZ#A315- 16(I)(2)(b)(iii))

39.2.2.3.4 that an equivalent access way which mitigates such adverse impacts will be provided. (Former Section CZ#A315-16(I)(2)(b)(iii))