Humboldt, California — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Humboldt during 2025.
Humboldt County indexed 808 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 1,743 approved and 2 denied actions. Approval was effectively unanimous at 99.9% — typical for a county where most agenda items are administrative or staff-recommended. Ferndale drove most of the activity (532 of 808 projects, 66%), with Blue Lake a distant second.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
808
Projects with decisions
1,743
Approved actions
2
Denied actions
99.9%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcata | 5 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Blue Lake | 90 | 116 | 2 | 98.3% |
| Eureka | 90 | 115 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Ferndale | 532 | 1,380 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Fortuna | 13 | 14 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Garberville | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Rio Dell | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Trinidad | 64 | 97 | 0 | 100.0% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.