Title III›Division 1 — PLANNING›Part 2 — SPECIAL AREA COMBINING ZONES
15.2 APPLICABILITY
Humboldt County Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-09 · Humboldt County
The Special Area Combining Zone Regulations shall apply when any of the special area combining zones are combined with a principal zone by the County Board of Supervisors. When more than one regulation is applicable to the same subject matter within a zone, the most restrictive regulation is applicable except in the case of conflicts between the regulations of the Samoa Town Master Plan (STMP) Special Area Combining Zone and other regulations of the zoning ordinance. Where a conflict arises between the regulations of the STMP Combining Zone and any other regulation of the zoning ordinance, the regulations of the STMP Combining Zone shall take precedence.
The land use designations and zoning approved by the Commission with suggested modifications in its action on Humboldt County LCPA HUM-MAJ-01-08 shall not become effective unless and until the entirety of the legal parcel(s) containing APN 401-031-36, APN 401-031-38, APN 401-031-46, APN 401-031-55, APN 401-031-059, APN 401-031-65, and APN 401-031-44, generally depicted on Exhibit 25A and described as the Samoa Town Master Plan
The Humboldt County Code is current through Ordinance 2784, passed March 10, 2026.
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Land Use Plan (“STMP-LUP”) Overlay Area, excluding APN 401-031-67 which contains the Samoa Processing Center (recycling facility) (Master Parcel 1), are merged and re-subdivided by parcel map into two master parcels generally depicted on Exhibit 25A. The two (2) resulting parcels shall comprise (1) Master Parcel 2: the combined Public Facilities (PF) area for wastewater treatment and disposal, the Vance Avenue right of way, and the Residential Medium Density (RM) area; and (2) Master Parcel 3: all other STMP lands excluding Master Parcel 1 containing the Samoa Processing Center. If all such property is not merged and re-subdivided by parcel map into Master Parcels 2 and 3 generally depicted on Exhibit 25A, the entirety of the area generally depicted on Exhibit 25A and described as the Samoa Town Master Plan Land Use Plan (“STMP-LUP”) Overlay Area will remain designated as General Industrial, Coastal Dependent Industrial and Natural Resources. If all such property is merged and re-subdivided by parcel map into Master Parcels 2 and 3 generally depicted on Exhibit 25A, the land use designations and zoning approved by the Commission with suggested modifications in its action on Humboldt County LCPA HUMMAJ-01-08 shall become effective upon both: (a) issuance of the coastal development permit for the merger and re-subdivision by parcel map consistent with the certified LCP and (b) recordation of a parcel map consistent with the coastal development permit. Recordation of a parcel map is required and shall not be waived. If a legal lot containing any APN generally depicted on Exhibit 25A straddles the STMP-LUP boundaries generally depicted on Exhibit 25A, the portion of the legal lot containing the APN outside the STMP Overlay Area boundary shall be included within the merger and re-subdivision by parcel map and become part of the immediately adjacent master parcel generally depicted on Exhibit 25A. If the land use designations and zoning approved by the Commission with suggested modification in its action on Humboldt County LCPA HUM-MAJ-01-08 become effective, the Principal Permitted Use of any area subject to the STMP-LUP shall be determined in accordance with the designated Land Uses and in the patterns and locations generally shown on the certified STMP Land Use Map. No minimum or maximum number of lots shall be determined or authorized until or unless a coastal development permit for the comprehensive division of Master Parcel 3 has been approved and issued consistent with all applicable provisions of the certified LCP, including the STMP-LUP. (Former Section CZ#A313-44(B); amended by Ord. 2466, 12/06/2011; amended by Ord.2549, Sec. 1, 04/26/2016)
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▸ Title III
Overview-
▸ Division 1 — PLANNING
Overview- Chapter 2 — ADMINISTRATION, PROCEDURES, AMENDMENTS AND ENFORCE…
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Part 1 — PRINCIPAL ZONES
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▸ Part 2 — SPECIAL AREA COMBINING ZONES
Overview- 15.1 PURPOSE
- 15.2 APPLICABILITY
- 15.3 SPECIAL AREA COMBINING ZONES AND RESPECTIVE DESIGNATIONS
- 15.4 REPRESENTATION OF THE SPECIAL AREA COMBINING ZONES REGULA…
- 16.1 A: ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCE AREA OUTSIDE SHELTER COVE
- 16.2 A: SPECIAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCE AREA REGULATIONS FOR S…
- 16.3 AP: AIRPORT SAFETY REVIEW
- 18.1 C: COASTAL RESOURCE DEPENDENT
- 19.1 D: DESIGN REVIEW
- 20.1 E: COASTAL ELK HABITAT
- 21.1 F: FLOOD HAZARD AREAS
- 22.1 G: ALQUIST-PRIOLO FAULT HAZARD
- 28.1 M: MANUFACTURED HOMES
- 29.1 N: NOISE IMPACT
- 30.1 O: OFFSHORE ROCKS AND ROCKY INTERTIDAL AREAS
- 31.1 P: PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
- 32.1 Q: QUALIFIED
- 33.1 R: STREAMS AND RIPARIAN CORRIDORS PROTECTION
- 34.1 S: DEVELOPMENT STANDARD COMBINING ZONE REGULATIONS
- 34.2 SM: MODIFIED BUILDING STANDARDS INCLUDING PROVISION FOR M…
- 34.3 SX: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS WHICH ARE COMBINED WITH A PROHI…
- 34.4 SY: DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS WHERE STANDARDS IN ADDITION TO …
- 34.5 STMP: SAMOA TOWN PLAN STANDARDS
- 35.1 T: TRANSITIONAL AGRICULTURAL LANDS
- 38.1 W: COASTAL WETLAND AREAS
- 39.1 X: NO FURTHER SUBDIVISION ALLOWED
- 40.1 Y: SPECIFIED MINIMUM AND AVERAGE LOT SIZES
- Part 1 — USES AND ACTIVITIES
- Part 2 — STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES
- Part 3 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Part 4 — REGULATIONS THAT APPLY IN SENSITIVE HABITATS AND HAZA…
- Part 5 — NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
- Part 1 — CLASSIFICATION OF USE TYPES
- Part 2 — GLOSSARY OF USE TYPES
- Part 1 — PRINCIPAL ZONES
- Part 2 — REGULATIONS FOR THE COMBINING ZONES
- Part 1 — USES AND ACTIVITIES
- Part 2 — STRUCTURES AND FACILITIES
- Part 3 — DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
- Part 4 — (SECTION RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE)
- Part 5 — NONCONFORMING USES AND STRUCTURES
- Part 1 — CLASSIFICATION OF USE TYPES
- Part 2 — GLOSSARY OF USE TYPES
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- Title III — LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT