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Board directs Humboldt County staff to resume abatement at 473 Quarry Road after missed application deadlines
Summary
Planning staff told the Board of Supervisors that applications meant to resolve longstanding code violations at 473 Quarry Road were not submitted by required deadlines. The board ordered staff to re-engage code enforcement and begin abatement procedures unless the new owner promptly demonstrates a path to compliance.
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 23 directed county planning and code-enforcement staff to resume abatement procedures at 473 Quarry Road, a parcel that has been the subject of recurring enforcement activity and debate about whether it can qualify for an alternate-lodge or emergency-shelter-style permit.
Director John Ford told the board the county previously set a series of deadlines earlier this year to allow the landowner time to submit a general-plan amendment, zoning reclassification, and a conditional-use-permit application intended to resolve violations. "To date, the costs associated with previous staff work have not been paid," Ford said, and listed key dates that were missed: an initial zoning application due March 7, a conditional-use permit due May 7, board action on the…
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