Planning Services
The City of Trinidad contracts for its Planning functions. SHN, a professional consulting firm based in nearby Eureka, has provided planning services to the City of Trinidad for many years. Trever Parker is the City Planner and can be reached at 707-441-8855.
Building Services
The City of Trinidad contracts for its Building functions. Dan Dimick serves as our Building Official. Contact City Hall at 707-677-0223 to arrange for a plan check or building inspection, or email the City Clerk.
General Plan
The Trinidad General Plan is a legislative document that sets forth development constraints and preferences and develops a program for the orderly development of public service facilities and private lands. The General Plan also identifies the actions that each governmental entity must take to implement the plan.
Local Coastal Program
In 1976, the California Legislature enacted the Coastal Act, which created a mandate for coastal jurisdictions to manage the conservation and development of coastal resources through a comprehensive planning and regulatory program called the Local Coastal Program (LCP). An LCP consists of a Land Use Plan and an Implementation Plan. Because Trinidad is almost entirely in the Coastal Zone, the Trinidad General Plan serves as the Land Use Plan portion of the LCP, and the Implementation Plan is made up of the zoning, building, grading and subdivision ordinances.
The primary goal of the LCP is to ensure that the City’s land use plans, ordinances, maps, and actions meet the requirements of, and implement the provisions and polices of the Coastal Act at the local level so that the City may issue Coastal Development Permits on behalf of the Coastal Commission. Trinidad is currently updating its LCP, and additional information can be found here. Check back often for updates. You can also request to be on the City's Email list by subscribing here.
Zoning Information
The Trinidad Zoning Ordinance can be found here.