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City Boundaries: Humboldt County, California, 2012

Identification Information
Citation
Publication Date
20120619
Title
City Boundaries: Humboldt County, California, 2012
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Collection Title
Humboldt County, California GIS Maps and Data
Publication Information
Publication Place
Publisher
Humboldt County Planning and Building Department
Other Citation Details
Retrieved on Wednesday, October 5, 2015 from the Humboldt County GIS Data Download web page at http://www.humboldtgov.org/276/GIS-Data-Download .
Online Linkage
http://purl.stanford.edu/vx594cy1809
Abstract
This polygon shapefile depicts the administrative boundaries and Spheres of Influence for Cities over which the County of Humboldt, California holds authority: Arcata, Blue Lake, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, Rio Delland Trinidad. This coverage does not include unincorporated areas. These boundaries have been approved by the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) of Humboldt County. LAFCO was created in 1963 to encourage orderly formation of local government agencies, preserve agricultural land resources and discourage urban sprawl. LAFCos are responsible for coordinating logical and timely changes in local governmental boundaries, conducting special studies that review ways to reorganize, simplify, and streamline governmental structure and preparing a sphere of influence for each city and special district within each County. A Sphere of Influence (SOI)is a physical boundary inside of which a local governmental agency is expected to provide services and is generally set by LAFCO with a 20 year time frame. SOI boundaries are designated in order to help discourage urban sprawl, limit boundary disputes between local agencies and provide indications regarding future development potential. A District or City's SOI should not to be construed as "referral" areas or as bestowing authority and control within the SOI boundaries. LAFCO can amend an SOI if there are sound reasons to do so.
Purpose
The Humboldt County Planning and Building Department is responsible for protecting the public health, safety and welfare via building permit review and inspections consistent with California model codes as well as planning and development review and approval consistent with the county's General Plan. This Department oversees the Advance Planning Division, which is responsible for the Humboldt County's Geographic Information System (GIS) that is utilized by other County Departments; many federal, state and local agencies; and the general public. This coverage can be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analyses of geospatial data.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
20120619
Bounding Box
West
-124.284913
East
-123.962425
North
41.072153
South
40.482993
Theme Keyword
Municipal government
Cities and towns
Spheres of influence
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
lcsh
Theme Keyword
boundaries
planningCadastre
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Place Keyword
Humboldt County (Calif.)
Arcata (Calif.)
Blue Lake (Calif.)
Eureka (Calif.)
Ferndale (Calif.)
Fortuna (Calif.)
Rio Dell (Calif.)
Trinidad (Calif.)
Place Keyword Thesaurus
geonames
Temporal Keyword
2007-2012
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
The County of Humboldt makes no guarantee of the quality or completeness of this data. It has not been fully reviewed for accuracy and is intended to be used for planning purposes only. The department assumes no liability or responsibility in the use of this data. While every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of this information, it should be understood that it does not have the force and effect of law, rule, or regulation. In the event of any difference or error, the law will take precedence. The accuracy of map data varies from location to location in the county. While the GIS is useful for planning purposes, it should not be relied upon to determine property, zoning or general plan designation boundaries or be used in any way for project design. All GIS data should be verified before it is materially relied upon for property or project planning. In urban areas the GIS map data maybe inaccurate by as much as 50 feet in any direction. In rural areas the map data may be inaccurate by as much as 400 feet in any direction.
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Unknown
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Humboldt County Planning and Building Department
Delivery Point
Advance Planning Division
Delivery Point
3015 H St.
City
Eureka
State
California
Postal Code
95501
Country
US
Contact Telephone
707-268-3776
Contact Telephone
707-445-7541
Contact Electronic Mail Address
jvondohlen@co.humboldt.ca.us
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 10.0 (Build 26200) ; Esri ArcGIS 13.3.2.52636
Collection
Title
Humboldt County, California GIS Maps and Data
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
GT-polygon composed of chains
Point and Vector Object Count
34
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
cities2sp
Attributes
FID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
Esri
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
Esri
AREA
PERIMETER
CITY_
CITY_ID
PLACE90
NAME
BOUNDTYPE
ACRES
EDITORNAME
LASTUPDATE
Distribution Information
Distributor
Stanford Geospatial Center
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20260416
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Stanford Geospatial Center
Contact Position
Metadata Analyst
Contact Address
Address
Branner Earth Sciences Library
Address
397 Panama Mall, Mitchell Bldg., 2nd Flr.
City
Stanford
State or Province
California
Postal Code
94305
Country
US
Contact Voice Telephone
650-723-2746
Contact Electronic Mail Address
brannerlibrary@stanford.edu
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998

City Boundaries: Humboldt County, California, 2012

Identification Information

Citation
Title
City Boundaries: Humboldt County, California, 2012
Publisher
Humboldt County Planning and Building Department
Place of Publication
Eureka , California , US
Publication Date
2012-06-19
Identifier
http://purl.stanford.edu/vx594cy1809
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
mapDigital
Collection Title
Humboldt County, California GIS Maps and Data
Other Citation Details
Retrieved on Wednesday, October 5, 2015 from the Humboldt County GIS Data Download web page at http://www.humboldtgov.org/276/GIS-Data-Download .
Abstract
This polygon shapefile depicts the administrative boundaries and Spheres of Influence for Cities over which the County of Humboldt, California holds authority: Arcata, Blue Lake, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, Rio Delland Trinidad. This coverage does not include unincorporated areas. These boundaries have been approved by the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) of Humboldt County. LAFCO was created in 1963 to encourage orderly formation of local government agencies, preserve agricultural land resources and discourage urban sprawl. LAFCos are responsible for coordinating logical and timely changes in local governmental boundaries, conducting special studies that review ways to reorganize, simplify, and streamline governmental structure and preparing a sphere of influence for each city and special district within each County. A Sphere of Influence (SOI)is a physical boundary inside of which a local governmental agency is expected to provide services and is generally set by LAFCO with a 20 year time frame. SOI boundaries are designated in order to help discourage urban sprawl, limit boundary disputes between local agencies and provide indications regarding future development potential. A District or City's SOI should not to be construed as "referral" areas or as bestowing authority and control within the SOI boundaries. LAFCO can amend an SOI if there are sound reasons to do so.
Purpose
The Humboldt County Planning and Building Department is responsible for protecting the public health, safety and welfare via building permit review and inspections consistent with California model codes as well as planning and development review and approval consistent with the county's General Plan. This Department oversees the Advance Planning Division, which is responsible for the Humboldt County's Geographic Information System (GIS) that is utilized by other County Departments; many federal, state and local agencies; and the general public. This coverage can be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production, or to provide a basemap to support graphical overlays and analyses of geospatial data.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
publication date
Time Instant
2012-06-19T00:00:00
Bounding Box
West
-124.284913
East
-123.962425
North
41.072153
South
40.482993
ISO Topic Category
boundaries
planningCadastre
Place Keyword
Humboldt County (Calif.)
Arcata (Calif.)
Blue Lake (Calif.)
Eureka (Calif.)
Ferndale (Calif.)
Fortuna (Calif.)
Rio Dell (Calif.)
Trinidad (Calif.)
Place Keyword Thesaurus
geonames
Temporal Keyword
2007-2012
Theme Keyword
Municipal government
Cities and towns
Spheres of influence
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
lcsh
Resource Constraints
Use Limitation
The County of Humboldt makes no guarantee of the quality or completeness of this data. It has not been fully reviewed for accuracy and is intended to be used for planning purposes only. The department assumes no liability or responsibility in the use of this data. While every effort has been made to assure the accuracy of this information, it should be understood that it does not have the force and effect of law, rule, or regulation. In the event of any difference or error, the law will take precedence. The accuracy of map data varies from location to location in the county. While the GIS is useful for planning purposes, it should not be relied upon to determine property, zoning or general plan designation boundaries or be used in any way for project design. All GIS data should be verified before it is materially relied upon for property or project planning. In urban areas the GIS map data maybe inaccurate by as much as 50 feet in any direction. In rural areas the map data may be inaccurate by as much as 400 feet in any direction.
Maintenance and Update Frequency
unknown
Collection
Collection Title
Humboldt County, California GIS Maps and Data
URL
http://purl.stanford.edu/zc242vz4054
Language
eng
Point of Contact
Contact
von Dohlen, Jerry
Position Name
GIS Analyst
Delivery Point
Advance Planning Division
City
Eureka
Administrative Area
California
Postal Code
95501
Country
US
Email
jvondohlen@co.humboldt.ca.us
Phone
707-268-3776

Spatial Reference Information

Reference System Identifier
Code
4326
Code Space
EPSG
Version
8.6.2

Data Quality Information

Distribution Information

Format Name
Shapefile
Distributor
Stanford Geospatial Center
Online Access
http://purl.stanford.edu/vx594cy1809
Protocol
http
Name
cities2sp.shp
Function
download

Content Information

Feature Catalog Description
Compliance Code
false
Language
eng
Included With Dataset
true
Feature Catalog Citation
Title
Feature catalog for City Boundaries: Humboldt County, California, 2012
Feature Catalog Identifier
09a5e917-8b87-493a-bb61-255def0359fb

Spatial Representation Information

Vector
Topology Level
geometryOnly
Vector Object Type
composite
Vector Object Count
34

Metadata Reference Information

Hierarchy Level
dataset
Metadata File Identifier
edu.stanford.purl:vx594cy1809
Parent Identifier
http://purl.stanford.edu/zc242vz4054.mods
Dataset URI
http://purl.stanford.edu/vx594cy1809
Metadata Date Stamp
2026-04-16
Metadata Standard Name
ISO 19139 Geographic Information - Metadata - Implementation Specification
Metadata Standard Version
2007
Character Set
utf8
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