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Trinity County outlines zoning code update timeline; consultants set EIR and hearing dates
Summary
Consultants for the Trinity County Title 17 update said the public review draft EIR will be released June 22 with comments accepted through July 31 and a revised code draft planned for late July; the county and planning commission will hold multiple hearings in fall 2026 with rezoning to follow in 2027.
Consultants leading Trinity County's Title 17 zoning code update laid out a multistep public timetable and environmental review schedule during a joint study session of the Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission.
Brent Gibbons of Minteer Harnish said the public review draft of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is scheduled for release on June 22, with a public comment period running through July 31. Consultants and county staff plan to review comments and produce a revised public review draft of the zoning code in late July; that revised draft is scheduled for Planning Commission study session review in mid‑August. The EIR response and finalization work was described as continuing into late September so the final EIR will be available in time for fall hearings.
The consultants outlined a multi‑stage hearing schedule: Planning Commission public hearings on the general plan and zoning code are planned for October with a second advisory meeting later in the month; the Board of Supervisors hearings are scheduled for November 3 and December 1, with a potential rollover date in early December for adoption if needed. The consultants noted that the formal rezoning of individual parcels (the zoning map process) is a separate implementation step that will require additional hearings and mailed notices to affected property owners; that rezoning process is currently planned to begin after code adoption in 2027.
Why it matters: the schedule sets legal and public‑process milestones under state law. The EIR period (June 22–July 31) determines the window agencies and residents have to raise environmental objections that the county must respond to before certification. Formal mailed notice for parcel‑specific rezones follows adoption of the zoning code and the EIR; property owners will receive separate mailed notice before rezoning hearings.
What happens next: county staff said they will consider public requests for additional study time, prepare a change log showing what changed between drafts, and explore translated outreach materials for non‑English‑speaking communities. The Board asked staff to provide clearer time windows for submitting parcel‑specific requests and to publish an explanation of how the rezoning sequence (general plan → code → EIR → map) affects parcel owners.
