Ordinance 2024-01, an amendment to Section 6.05, Design Control Combining or D-Zone, of the Ferndale Zoning Ordinance.
Summary
SCH Number
2024101010
Public Agency
City of Ferndale
Document Title
Ordinance 2024-01, an amendment to Section 6.05, Design Control Combining or D-Zone, of the Ferndale Zoning Ordinance.
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/23/2024
Document Description
Design review permits are required for the construction or modification of structures within the Design Control Combining or -D Zone. The Design Review Committee is a five-member subsidiary body to the Planning Commission. Its members are appointed by the Council upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission. Decisions of the Design Review Committee are appealable to the Planning Commission. Ordinance 2024-01 eliminates the Design Review Committee and in its place tasks the Planning Commission with design review permit review and approval. Design review permits remain appealable to the Fern-dale City Council.
Contact Information
Name
Michelle Nielsen
Agency Name
Planwest Partners, Inc.
Job Title
Contract City Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Kristene Hall
Agency Name
City of Ferndale
Job Title
City Clerk
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Ferndale
Counties
Humboldt
Regions
Citywide
Zip
95536
Total Acres
One (1) sq mile
Parcel #
n/a
State Highways
211
Railways
n/a
Airports
n/a
Schools
Ferndale Elementary & Ferndale High School
Waterways
Eel and Salt rivers; and Francis, Williams, Reas, Russ, and Smith creeks
Township
2 N
Range
2W
Section
2 & 11
Base
HBM
Other Location Info
City-wide to all parcels that are subject to the Design Control Combining or D-Zone pursuant to the Ferndale Zoning Map, City of Ferndale in Humboldt county.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) the General Rule or Common Sense Exemption.
Reasons for Exemption
Adoption of Ordinance 2024-01 amends the Ferndale Zoning Ordinance is exempt from environmental review because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment because no development or other physical change to the environment would be approved by amending the procedures for reviewing and approving design review permits. Ordinance 2024-01 does not modify or alter the existing design review development or performance standards, nor does it add or subtract properties that are subject to the Design Control Combining or D-Zone. The exceptions to categorical exemptions do not apply.
County Clerk
Humboldt
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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