Douglas City, Hayfork community plans revised in Trinity 2050 review; board asks staff to prioritize infrastructure, multimodal access and targeted outreach

Trinity County planning staff and consultants presented draft updates for two community plans — Douglas City and Hayfork — as part of the Trinity 2050 general-plan review. The planning commission and board discussed multiple public requests and asked staff to return with policy text and implementation approaches that would be feasible in the zoning-code update and consistent with countywide goals.

Douglas City: infrastructure limits and local requests Douglas City participants raised recurring concerns about infrastructure capacity — notably water and wastewater — which limits feasible housing and tourism development. Staff recommended these points be captured as policy guidance rather than rigid implementation actions, and cautioned that some suggestions (for example, replacing septic requirements with permanent porta-potty solutions) would interact with State on‑site wastewater policy (OWTS) and state regulations and are not simple fixes.

Key items from Douglas City and staff recommendations - Wastewater alternatives: Public commenters asked the county to allow portable or alternative wastewater systems as a way to host commercial activities near the river. County environmental-health staff noted that on‑going domestic wastewater cannot be treated as a simple…