95.2 ACCESS DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN SHELTER COVE

95.2.1 Purpose. The purpose of these regulations is to specify the nature, location and appropriateness of coastal public access requirements, to set forth standards for the incorporation of coastal accessways into new development projects, and to prescribe the legal methods and instruments to be used in creating the public access dedications special to the Shelter Cove Area. (Former Section CZ#A314-7(A))

95.2.2 Applicability. The Public Access Dedication Requirements for New Development in Shelter Cove shall apply to the following areas: (Former Section CZ#A314-7(B))

95.2.2.1 Lateral bluff top trail along lot Assessors Parcel numbers 111-121-25 through -31, inclusive, and Assessors Parcel numbers 111-171-29 through -34, inclusive. (Former Section CZ#A314-7(B)(1))

95.2.2.2 Storm Drain Easement opposite Steelhead Court. (Vertical) (Former Section CZ#A314-7(B)(2))

For purposes of this section, “new development” shall include development as defined in the California Public Resources Code Section 30212. These requirements shall not apply to development located in the County’s Coastal Zone that does not require approval of a Coastal Development Permit. (Former Section CZ#A314-7(B))

95.2.3 Dedication of Public Access Reviewed. New development on parcels containing the accessways identified for possible dedication in the Shelter Cove section of the South Coast Area Land Use Plan shall be subject to the Access Dedication Review Procedures. (Former Section CZ#A314-7(C))

95.2.4.1 Prior to or upon application for a development permit the County shall consult with the following agencies and experts regarding potential provisions and management of public access at the site in question: (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(1))

95.2.4.1.1 Representatives from the County (Planning Division and Public Works Department), (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(1)(a))

95.2.4.1.2 Bureau of Land Management, (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(1)(b))

95.2.4.1.3 U.S. Fish and Wildlife, (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(1)(c))

95.2.4.1.4 California Fish and Game, (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(1)(d))

95.2.4.1.5 California Water Quality Control, (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(1)(e))

95.2.4.1.6 California Coastal Commission staff, (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(1)(f))

• 95.2.4.1.7 A registered archaeologist, (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(1)(g))

95.2.4.1.8 A marine biologist, (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(1)(h))

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

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95.2.4.1.9 Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department. (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(1)(i))

95.2.4.2 In consulting with the groups listed in subsection 95.2.4.1, the County shall solicit information, evidence, advice, and recommendations on the following matters: (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(2))

95.2.4.2.1 The need to regulate the time, place, and manner of public access depending on the facts and circumstances of each case, including, but not limited to: (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(2)(a))

95.2.4.2.1.1 Topographic and geologic site characteristics; (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(2)(a)(i))

95.2.4.2.1.2 The capacity of the site to sustain use and at what level of intensity; (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(2)(a)(ii))

95.2.4.2.1.3 The appropriateness of limiting public access to the right to pass or repass; (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(2)(a)(iii))

95.2.4.2.1.4 Fragile coastal bluffs; (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(2)(a)(iv))

95.2.4.2.1.5 Fragile marine biota; (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(2)(a)(v))

95.2.4.2.1.6 Adequacy of adjacent access; (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(2)(a)(vi))

95.2.4.2.1.7 Risk to public safety. (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(2)(a)(vii))

95.2.4.2.2 The County shall utilize the information, evidence, advice, and recommendations received in response to the solicitation to make a determination, in accordance with Public Resources Code Section 30214, as well as other Code sections that might apply, as to whether or not to require a dedication of access as a condition of issuing the Coastal Development Permit. (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(2)(b))

95.2.4.3 Where a dedication of access is required, it shall: (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(3))

95.2.4.3.1 Be specific as to whether or not public access is limited to the right to pass and repass; and (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(3)(a))

95.2.4.3.2 Be in accordance with the Access Dedication Requirements for New Developments (see, Section 313-95.1) in these regulations. (Former Section CZ#A314-7(D)(3)(b))