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Petition on Zoning Ordinance Modifications for Detention Facilities, Data Centers, Offshore Oil Support and Deep-Sea Mining

Humboldt County

Description

Staff-initiated petition to consider prohibiting or regulating four land uses; the board gave direction on each use separately rather than acting on all four at once.

Impact summary

Could bar ICE detention facilities, data centers and fossil fuel infrastructure countywide, pending legal research and ordinance drafting.

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 5
Total mentions: 1

Last discussed Jul 14, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Jul 14, 2026

Board of Supervisors — July 14, 2026

Staff-initiated petition to consider prohibiting or regulating four land uses; the board gave direction on each use separately rather than acting on all four at once.

Related issues (1)

Prohibiting Detention Facilities, Data Centers, Offshore Oil Support and Deep-Sea Mining

Dozens of residents urged the county to ban ICE detention centers, AI data centers, offshore oil support facilities and deep-sea mining before they ever come here. The board directed staff to draft a private detention facility ban and offshore oil/mining prohibitions, plus a one-year data center moratorium.

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