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Humboldt County Municipal Code § 42.9 Appeal Filing and Procedures

Humboldt County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Humboldt County

Cite as: Humboldt County Municipal Code § 42.9 · Text as of 2026-10-04

42.9.1 Requests for reasonable accommodations not involving one or more unrelated land…

entitlements, a decision by the Planning Director, or their designee, shall become final ten (10) calendar days after the date of the Director or their designee issues a decision, unless appealed to the Board of Supervisors by the applicant in accordance with subsection 312-42.9.3. In the event that the last date of appeal falls on a weekend, holiday or when County offices are closed, the next date such offices are open for business shall be the last date of appeal.

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42.9.2 For requests for reasonable accommodation involving one or more land use…

or their designee shall act on the request for reasonable accommodation, subject to the appeal process described in subsections 312-42.9.3 through 312-42.9.5. The appeal period shall run from the date of the denial of the variance, permit or other entitlement or denial of the reasonable accommodation request, whichever is later.

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42.9.3 Within thirty (30) days of the date the Director or their designee issues a…

accommodation request, the applicant requesting the accommodation may appeal an adverse determination or any conditions or limitations imposed in the written determination. All appeals shall contain a statement of the grounds for the appeal.

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42.9.3.1 If an appellant needs assistance in filing an appeal, the County shall provide…

reasonable and necessary to ensure that the appeal process is accessible to the applicant.

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42.9.3.2 The County shall not collect or charge the appellant, or their representative,…

42.9.4 Any information submitted as part of an appeal and corresponding reasonable…

shall be kept confidential and shall be retained by the County in a manner so as to respect the privacy rights of the applicant and not be made available for public inspection except as provided by Title 2, Division 4.1, Chapter 5, Subchapter 7, Article 18, Section 12176(e) of the California Code of Regulations.

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42.9.5 Appeals shall be to the Board of Supervisors who shall consider the matter de…

determination as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than sixty (60) calendar days after an appeal has been filed. Following the filing of an appeal, the Board of Supervisors shall hold a public hearing on the matter to consider the appeal consistent with the Ralph M. Brown Act, Title 5, Division 2, Part 1, Chapter 9, Sections 54950 through 54963 of the California Government Code and 2 CCR Section 12176(e). All determinations and conditions of approval on an appeal shall address and be based upon the same findings and requirements of subsections 312-42.7.1 and 312-42.7.2. A determination by the Board of Supervisors shall be final in all respects. Any appeal of the Board of Supervisor’s determination shall be governed by California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6, as such section may be amended from time to time.

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