Title II — ADMINISTRATION›Part 2 — CHAPTER 4›Chapter 2 — TABLE OF CONTENTS
Humboldt County Municipal Code § 42.7 Findings and Decision
Humboldt County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Humboldt County
Cite as: Humboldt County Municipal Code § 42.7 · Text as of 2026-10-04
42.7.1 A decision to grant or deny a reasonable accommodation request shall be…¶
upon, but not limited to, the following findings, and made in writing:
42.7.1.1 The housing that is the subject of the requested accommodation will be used by…¶
42.7.1.2 The requested accommodation will afford an individual with a disability under…¶
opportunity to use and enjoy a specific dwelling;
42.7.1.3 The requested accommodation would not impose an undue financial and…¶
42.7.1.4 The requested accommodation would not require a fundamental alteration to the…¶
zoning laws, policies or procedures of the County, and for housing in the Coastal Zone, the County’s certified Local Coastal Program;
42.7.1.5 For housing in the Coastal Zone, the requested accommodation would not have…¶
42.7.1.6 The requested accommodation would not constitute a direct threat to the health…¶
nor would it cause substantial physical damage to the property of others. This finding shall be made unless objective evidence (not unsubstantiated inferences) suggests otherwise. Analysis must consider the following elements:
42.7.1.6.1 The nature, duration, and severity of the risk of a direct threat to the…¶
or of substantial physical damage to property of others;
42.7.1.6.2 The likelihood that a direct threat to the health or safety of others or…¶
damage to the property of others would actually occur; and
42.7.1.6.3 Whether additional or reasonable accommodations would eliminate a direct…¶
health or safety of others or substantial damage to the property of others.
42.7.2 Conditions of Approval.¶
In approving a request for reasonable accommodation, the Director or their
designee may impose any nondiscriminatory conditions of approval deemed reasonable and necessary to ensure that the reasonable accommodation will comply with the findings required by subsection 312-42.7.1. In order to impose conditions of approval, the Director or their designee shall engage in the interactive process with the applicant and meet the requirements of subsection 312-42.8. Additionally, the approved request for reasonable accommodation shall only be granted to an individual and shall not run with the land unless authorized pursuant to subsection 312-42.10.4.
42.7.3 Notice of Decision.¶
42.7.3.1 Notice of decision on the request for reasonable accommodation shall be given…¶
working days of the Director’s or their designee’s written decision.
42.7.3.2 Notice shall be provided in accordance with subsection 312-6.7, Notice of Decision.¶
42.7.3.3 The notice shall include the Director’s or their designee’s written findings…¶
information upon which the decision is based.
42.7.3.4 The notice shall inform the applicant of the right to appeal and the…¶
right to request reasonable accommodations in the appeals process.
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