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Del Norte County (population ~28,000) is California's northwesternmost county, abutting Oregon to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The county seat and only incorporated city is Crescent City. Major unincorporated communities include Smith River, Klamath, Hiouchi, Fort Dick, Gasquet, and Klamath Glen. The county Board of Supervisors administers ADU permitting in unincorporated territory under California Government Code Sec. 65852.2 and 65852.22 (state ADU preemption regime). The county is dominated by federal and state lands: Redwood National and State Parks (Jedediah Smith, Del Norte Coast, and Prairie Creek redwoods), Smith River National Recreation Area (Six Rivers National Forest), Pelican Bay State Prison (the state's first supermax facility, in Crescent City), and the Yurok Tribal Reservation along the Klamath River. The California Coastal Zone covers the entire western edge of the county.

• Del Norte County Code Title 21 - Zoning, ADU/JADU provisions
• Cal. Gov't Code Sec. 65852.2 (Accessory Dwelling Units)
• Cal. Gov't Code Sec. 65852.22 (Junior Accessory Dwelling Units)
• California Coastal Act (Pub. Resources Code Sec. 30000 et seq.)
• Del Norte County Local Coastal Program (LCP)

State-floor overlay: California state ADU preemption applies in full to unincorporated parcels. Coastal zone parcels also require Coastal Development Permits (CDPs) under the certified LCP, with Coastal Commission appeal jurisdiction on parcels in the coastal-appeal area. AB 1033 condo-conversion election status pending verification. AB 976 prohibits owner-occupancy mandates on detached ADUs. HCD oversight: ordinance amendments submitted within 60 days per Sec. 65852.2(h).

Del Norte County overlays of consequence: California Coastal Zone covering the entire coastal strip (Smith River north of Crescent City, Crescent City outskirts, Klamath); tsunami inundation zone along the entire coast (Crescent City was hardest-hit California city in the 1964 and 2011 tsunamis); FEMA SFHA along the Smith River, Klamath River, and coastal floodplain; CAL FIRE State Responsibility Area covering the inland forest belt; Redwood National and State Parks (federal-state co-managed) protecting old-growth coast redwood groves; Smith River National Recreation Area within Six Rivers National Forest; Yurok Tribal Reservation along the lower Klamath River; and Pelican Bay State Prison (a CDCR supermax facility) in Crescent City - prison parcels are state-owned and not subject to county zoning.

• California Coastal Zone - Del Norte Coastside
• Tsunami Inundation Zone - California Coast
• CAL FIRE State Responsibility Area / Very High FHSZ
• FEMA SFHA - Smith River / Klamath River / coastal floodplain
• Yurok Tribal Reservation - lower Klamath River
• Redwood National and State Parks adjacency / Six Rivers NF

Del Norte County Community Development Department issues ADU permits for unincorporated parcels. Practical permitting frictions: California Coastal Zone covers the entire coastal strip (Smith River, Crescent City outskirts, Klamath); CDPs are required in addition to ADU permits for coastal-zone parcels and may be appealable to the California Coastal Commission. Tsunami inundation zone covers low-lying coastal parcels (the 2011 Tohoku tsunami caused major damage to Crescent City harbor). FEMA SFHA along the Smith and Klamath Rivers and coastal floodplain. CAL FIRE State Responsibility Area covers the inland forest lands; federal lands (Redwood NSP, Six Rivers NF) abut many parcels. Yurok Tribal jurisdiction along the lower Klamath. Septic/well infrastructure with limited public sewer outside Crescent City.