Welcome
Welcome to the Humboldt County General Plan Update web site. If this is your first visit, you might be interested to know what types of information you can find here:
- The Planning Commission is currently meeting to provide recommendations to the Board of Supervisors. The proposed staff revisions and meeting materials are captured not only in the public meetings section, but the final recommendations can be found in the Tenative Planning Commission Comparison charts.
- The current draft of the General Plan, adopted Housing Element, Plan Alternative Key Issues and Comparison Charts, public comments, and other related materials are available in the documents section.
- The public meetings section provides schedules and information about Hearings before the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors as well as community workshops.
- The plan overview section contains an explanation of the General Plan, the update process, public participation guidelines, and a timeline which estimates the remaining phases of the update process.
What's New!
- The Planning Commission will held an all day meeting on Saturday November 5th to discuss the proposed Land Use Alternatives for the General Plan Update. You can follow their progress with the land use mapping changes on meeting calender.
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Revisions to the Housing Element were adopted August 29, 2010. Keep track of the County’s progress on its implementation through the Housing Element home page.
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You can now view past Planning Commission and Board meetings online! To check if the meeting you are interested is available, please visit the archived videos page. Look for any files recorded on the meeting date.
Additional Information
Public Comments
If you have comments on the General Plan drafts, please submit a comment.
Or, you may be interested in reading about other ways you can participate.
Mailing List
For more information, including updates on our progress, please sign up to receive the GPU mailing list.
You will receive e-mails notifying you of meeting times, website updates, and project milestones.


