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Residents press Trinity County to slow rezoning, demand better notice and translations
Summary
Hundreds of residents, many from Post Mountain, told the joint board/commission meeting that draft map changes were confusing or harmful to livelihoods; they urged translated materials, clearer change logs, and more time to review before rezoning proceeds.
Residents filled the courthouse and the Zoom feed to urge Trinity County to slow parts of its zoning code update and to give residents clearer, translated information about parcel changes.
Speakers from Post Mountain and other communities described discovering draft map reclassifications without clear mailed notice; several said family homes and small properties were shown as commercial or otherwise changed on the draft map. Colette Lucky told the board she and her neighbor were “very surprised” to see a neighbor’s rural residential parcel labeled commercial and asked that property be rezoned to mixed‑use or left as residential to protect the longtime owner. Residents from Post Mountain repeatedly asked that the county reclassify their area as agricultural rather than rural residential so small‑scale cultivation and farming can continue.
Many commenters — including speakers who requested Hmong interpretation — said the draft documents are hard to navigate and asked for a redline or change log that shows what was changed between drafts. Speakers asked the county to publish a simple comparison of old vs. proposed allowed uses, setbacks and permit triggers, and to hold additional local workshops with translation. Several asked for mailed notices tied to parcel APNs rather than relying on website self‑search tools.
Why it matters: parcel‑level rezoning can change what property owners may lawfully do on their land and when they will receive formal notice. Residents told the board they need more time and clearer documentation to identify errors and submit requests before final rezoning begins.
What residents want: longer review windows, mailed notice to affected parcels, a change log or matrix that compares prior permitted uses to proposed ones, and targeted translated outreach and workshops for the county’s Hmong community. Board members asked staff to produce a feasibility assessment and consider targeted outreach and translated one‑page summaries.
