To: Planning Commission
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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High Art, LLC Conditional Use Permit
Assessor's Parcel Number: 522-022-015-000
Record Number: PLN-11525-CUP
Old Three Creeks Road, Willow Creek area
Denial of a Conditional Use Permit for an existing 20,180-square-foot (SF) outdoor cannabis cultivation operation.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:
Adopt the resolution (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Find the project exempt from environmental review pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15270; and
b. Find the existing cannabis operation has operated in violation of Humboldt County Code and State regulations and has been operated as to be detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare; and
c. Denies the Conditional Use Permit application for High Art, LLC.
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DISCUSSION:
Project Location:
The project is located in Humboldt County, in the Three Creeks area west of Willow Creek. The primary access to the site is provided by Old 3 Creeks Road, and the property is approximately 7.64 miles north of the intersection of Highway 299 and Old 3 Creeks Road and 1.66 miles north of the intersection of Old 3 Creeks Road and Supply Creek Road. The approximately 160-acre parcel is found within the portions of Section 17 and 20 Township 07 North, Range 04 East, Humboldt Base & Meridian on the property known as 1125 Supply Creek Rd.
Present General Plan Land Use Designation:
Timberland (T) Density: 40-60 acres per dwelling unit, and Residential Agriculture (RA40) 5 to 160 acres per dwelling unit; Slope Stability: Moderate instability (2).
Present Zoning:
Timberland Production Zone (TPZ).
Environmental Review:
Exempt from environmental review pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15270
State Appeal:
Project is NOT appealable to the California Coastal Commission.
Major Concerns:
* Supply Creek Watershed; and
* Cultivation without an ...
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