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Planning commission approves Fisher subdivision in McKinleyville with drainage condition
Summary
The Humboldt County Planning Commission approved a two‑lot subdivision, a coastal development permit and a special permit for a McKinleyville property, but required a road drainage inlet and kept other public‑works conditions after neighbors and the applicant disputed where runoff originates.
The Humboldt County Planning Commission on April 3 approved the Fisher partial‑map subdivision in McKinleyville, adopting a coastal development permit and a special permit and imposing conditions that require a drainage inlet across Fisher Avenue and allow deletion of a landscaping strip at staff’s recommendation.
Staff said the project would split a roughly 49,250‑square‑foot parcel into two lots — Parcel 1 at about 35,950 square feet and Parcel 2 at about 13,300 square feet — and that the reduced size of Parcel 2 triggers a special‑permit review. “This property is located in McKinleyville, a little bit north of the Mad River, about 400 feet north of the School Road and Fisher Avenue intersection,” Senior Planner Chris Lohefter told the commission during the staff presentation.
The staff report recommended approval…
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