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Mendocino archaeological commission requires targeted surveys and buffers on several coastal permits
Summary
The Mendocino Archaeological Review Commission reviewed multiple coastal development permits and surveys, approving some reports while requiring targeted archaeological assessments, discovery clauses and a 100-foot buffer around identified shell midden sites. Several after-the-fact repairs prompted immediate assessments.
The Mendocino County Archaeological Review Commission on a lengthy agenda this meeting accepted several archaeological reports while imposing conditions on multiple coastal development permits, voting to require targeted assessments and formal tribal consultation in several cases.
The commission accepted earlier surveys for some projects but required extra steps where the Northwest Information Center (NWIC) or staff flagged missing studies or possible sensitivity. For example, planning staff and commissioners required a survey of the ground-disturbance area for CDP20250019 after staff confirmed foundation work had already started and Northwest Information Center recommended a professional field study. Commissioner Bill Cole moved to require a focused assessment of the…
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