Humboldt County Municipal Code § 13.13 Grounds for Appeal

The grounds for an appeal pursuant to Section 13.12.1 through 13.12.5 shall be limited to an allegation that the development does not conform to the Certified Local Coastal Program and the public access policies set forth in the Coastal Act. The grounds for an appeal of a denial of a permit pursuant to section 13.12.4 shall be limited to an allegation that the development conforms to the standards set forth in the certified local coastal program and the public access policies set forth in the Coastal act. An appellant shall be deemed to have exhausted local appeals for purposes of filing an appeal under the Commission’s regulations and be an aggrieved person where the appellant has pursued his or her appeal to the local appellate body in person or in writing; except that exhaustion of all local appeals shall not be required if any of the following occur:

13.13.1 The County required an appellant to appeal to more local appellate bodies for…¶

than were required in the implementation sections of the Local Coastal Program;

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13.13.2 An appellant was denied the right of the initial local appeal by a local…¶

13.13.3 An appellant was denied the right of local appeal because local notice and…¶

development did not comply with the provisions of this division;

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13.13.4 The County charges an appeal fee for the filing or processing of appeal.¶

13.13.5 Where a project is appealed by any two (2) members of the Coastal Commission,…¶

requirement of exhaustion of local appeals. (Ord. 2769, § 6, 9/23/2025) 312-14 Suspension and Revocation Procedures

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