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Humboldt County board denies request to remove five‑year term for highway billboard
Summary
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors voted 3‑2 on Feb. 11 to deny a request that would have removed a five‑year term limit on a special permit for a billboard along U.S. Highway 101 near the Elk River. Staff cited wetlands, riparian and floodplain concerns and new sign regulations; the applicant warned of economic harm.
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors denied a modification to a special permit that would have removed or extended a five‑year term limit on a billboard sited between Humboldt Hill and Herrick exits along U.S. Highway 101.
Staff from Planning and Building told the board the original special permit approved in September 2020 allowed reconstruction of a destroyed billboard for a limited term and included conditions (coastal development permit application, demolition timeline, and removal by Sept. 29, 2025). Staff said the applicant failed to apply for the required coastal and demolition permits and that the rebuilt sign sits in a federally sensitive area — floodplain, riparian zone and environmentally sensitive habitat — where current inland and coastal sign regulations (adopted 2024–2025) would prohibit…
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