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Recent ordinance coverage from Humboldt County, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
A workshop draft would allow small-scale camping on qualifying rural parcels, but commissioners and residents said costs, fire safety, sanitation and other requirements need more work before formal action.
The Sept. 21 council agenda calls for final action on a massage-establishment ordinance and additional amendments to Jacobs’ wastewater compliance agreement.
The first-reading vote would add Chapter 5.30 to the Fortuna Municipal Code, with Councilmember Stevens opposing.
The board unanimously approved amendments to coastal zoning rules and repealed a prior ordinance to align county regulations with Coastal Commission requirements.
The Sept. 8 agenda includes Ordinance 2026-788, which would add a new chapter to the city code regulating massage establishments.
The council took the first formal step on a rewrite that would broaden nuisance definitions, shift hearing authority to the city manager and allow the city to seek attorney fees in nuisance-abatement cases.
Council unanimously advanced Ordinance 1586, which would create a clearer path for cannabis consumption lounge permits and allow temporary consumption at special events.
The council voted 3-0 to introduce Ordinance 2026-781, which would align the city’s zoning map with its general plan and the Mill District Specific Plan.
