EUREKA, Oct. 27, 2025 City staff presented a resolution to adopt administrative application forms to implement the city's existing subdivision ordinance, and council members asked for supplemental development-standard materials before final adoption.

Shay Morrison, community advisor, told the council the resolution would adopt administrative forms that "align with what's currently adopted" and are intended to be the intake paperwork when an applicant seeks to file for a subdivision. Morrison said detailed development standards, including scale drawings, are a separate but related component and that those standards could be adopted into the land-use code when finalized.

Morrison said the forms are meant to be a straightforward administrative tool: "This is just for if somebody comes into your office and says I want to apply to have a subdivision." She recommended coordinating with the city's engineer ("Dan") on any technical or cost estimates needed to tie the forms to new development standards.

Council members asked staff to prepare an illustrated packet or pages with scale drawings and other details that could be provided to applicants alongside the forms. Staff said the forms as drafted align with the current ordinance and that a subsequent resolution could amend the forms if the council adopts new development standards.

Council members did not vote on the resolution during the work meeting; staff said they would bring formal language and any accompanying development-standard pages to the regular meeting or to a follow-up council session for action.

For now, the forms remain administrative; the council directed staff to return with the development-standard materials and any technical cost estimates that would be incorporated into the land-use code.