McKinleyville Town Center Zoning Amendment
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024031111
Lead Agency
Humboldt County
Document Title
McKinleyville Town Center Zoning Amendment
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
10/22/2025
Document Description
An Ordinance Rezoning Parcels in the McKinleyville Town Center from Community Commercial (C-2) with Combining Zones for Noise, Wetlands, and Airport Safety and Residential Multi-Family (R-3) with Combining Zones for a Q Zone for Housing, Noise, Wetlands and Design Review to a Mixed-Use Zoning Designation with a Q-Zone Overlay Expressing Development Criteria and Permitted Uses in the Town Center. The New Q Zone will Create a Town Center Ordinance to Support a Mix of Commercial, Civic, And Residential Uses While Emphasizing Bicycle and Pedestrian Connectivity, Public Gathering Spaces, Open Space, and Wetland Preservation. The Q-Zone Includes Form-Based Building Design Standards.
Contact Information
Name
John Ford
Agency Name
Humboldt County Planning and Building
Job Title
Director of Planning and Building
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated - McKinleyville
Counties
Humboldt
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Railroad Drive (north); Heartwood Drive (south); Central Avenue (east); McKinleyville Avenue (we
Zip
95519
Total Acres
134
Parcel #
Multiple
State Highways
101,200
Railways
Northwestern Pacific
Airports
California Redwood Coast
Schools
Morris Elementary, McKinleyville Middle, Northern Humboldt Union
Waterways
Mad River, Mill Creek, Norton Creek, Widow White Creek
Township
7N
Range
1E
Section
31,32
Base
Humboldt
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
County of Humboldt
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Humboldt
Final Environmental Document Available at
https://humboldtgov.org/DocumentCenter/View/140543/McKinleyville-Town-Center-Zoning-Amendment-Final-EIR
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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