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County staff to revise drafts, launch EIR steps after board feedback; zoning code draft to follow community workshops
Summary
After two days of community plan review, staff said revised community plans will go back to communities, the EIR scoping and environmental review will begin once the board confirms any additional land‑use changes, and the zoning code public review draft is expected in late fall.
At the close of the June 11 workshop, county staff and consultants outlined the next steps for the Trinity County 2050 General Plan update, the zoning code rewrite and the environmental review process.
Key points: staff said they will incorporate direction from the board and the Planning Commission into a revised public‑review draft of the community plans and return those drafts to each community for another round of workshops (timing to be coordinated; staff noted constraints such as summer wildfire season and harvest/field seasons). Consultants indicated the county would need to confirm whether additional land‑use changes (for example, community expansion or specific mixed‑use redesignations) should be included before the environmental impact report (EIR) is scoped.
Environmental review and zoning: staff said a formal EIR scoping meeting will be scheduled after the board confirms any final agenda‑level land‑use decisions. The EIR is a multi‑month process (minimum nine months anticipated) and the zoning code public‑review draft is expected in late fall; adoption of plan, code and EIR will be later in the next year subject to public comment and hearings.
Why it matters: sequencing matters — land‑use decisions included in the plan determine the EIR scope and the zoning code provisions that implement the plan. Confirming which designations the board wants to include now rather than later can reduce added cost and delay for future amendments.
Next steps staff listed: (1) incorporate board direction into revised community plan drafts; (2) schedule fall community workshops; (3) confirm additional land‑use changes that may need analysis in the EIR; (4) set scoping meeting and begin the EIR; (5) release public‑review zoning code draft (late fall) and then return to the board for adoption hearings next year.
