5.2 FP: FLOOD PLAIN ZONE

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

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The Flood Plain or FP Zone is intended to be applied to areas which have been inundated by flood waters in the past and which may reasonably be expected to be inundated by flood waters in the future. The Flood Plain Zone is intended to limit the use of areas subject to such inundation and flooding to protect lives and property from loss, destruction and damage due to flood waters and to the transportation by water of wreckage and debris. The following regulations shall apply in all Flood Plain or FP Zones. (Former Section INL#314-52; Ord. 1086, Sections 14 and 15, 7/13/76)

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314-5.2 FP: FLOOD PLAIN
Principal Permitted Uses
General agriculture, nurseries and greenhouses, animal sales and feed yards, and large-scale or small-
scale employee housing, except as provided in the following subsection, Uses Permitted With a Use
Permit.
Temporary recreational vehicle parks.
Roadside stands.
Recreational uses, including public stables, docks, boat houses, golf courses, and shooting ranges.
Uses Permitted With a Use Permit
Residential uses including farm dwellings.
Commercial and industrial uses which, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, are compatible with
contiguous zones.
Recreational uses requiring enclosed buildings.
Special occupancy parks.
Any use not specifically enumerated in this division, if it is similar to and compatible with the uses
permitted in the FP Zone.
Other Regulations
Minimum Lot Area Five acres (5a).
Minimum Lot Width 300 feet.
Minimum Yard Setbacks*
Front Twenty feet (20').
Rear Twenty feet (20').
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314-5.2 FP: FLOOD PLAIN
Principal Permitted Uses
General agriculture, nurseries and greenhouses, animal sales and feed yards, and large-scale or small-
scale employee housing, except as provided in the following subsection, Uses Permitted With a Use
Permit.
Temporary recreational vehicle parks.
Roadside stands.
Recreational uses, including public stables, docks, boat houses, golf courses, and shooting ranges.
Uses Permitted With a Use Permit
Residential uses including farm dwellings.
Commercial and industrial uses which, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, are compatible with
contiguous zones.
Recreational uses requiring enclosed buildings.
Special occupancy parks.
Any use not specifically enumerated in this division, if it is similar to and compatible with the uses
permitted in the FP Zone.
Other Regulations
Minimum Lot Area Five acres (5a).
Minimum Lot Width 300 feet.
Minimum Yard Setbacks*
Front Twenty feet (20').
Rear Twenty feet (20').
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The Humboldt County Code is current through Ordinance 2784, passed March 10, 2026.

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314-5.2 FP: FLOOD PLAIN
Side Ten feet (10').
Maximum Ground Coverage (None specified.)
Maximum Building Height (None specified.)
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*** Note:** Setbacks may be modified by other provisions of this Code or State law. For example, see subsection 314-22.1, “Alquist-Priolo Fault Hazard” and the “Fire Safe” Regulations at Division 11 of Title III.

Note: Any development must also conform with the County flood hazard regulations in Chapter 5 of Division 3 of Title III.

(Former Section INL#314-52(a)(1-4); INL#314-52(b)(1-4); INL#314-52(c)(1-3); Amended by Ord. 1086, Sections 14 and 15, 7/13/76; Amended by Ord. 2166, Sec. 17, 4/7/98) (Ord. 2781, § 3, 1/13/2026)

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