Title
Solful Farms, LLC, Conditional Use Permit
Case Number CUP-17-020
Assessor’s Parcel Number (APNs) 209-321-056 and 533-064-017
1490 Holmes Flat Road, Redcrest/Holmes Flat area, and Johnson Road, Klamath Area
A Conditional Use Permit to retire, remediate and relocate (RRR) approximately 5,000 square feet (SF) of cannabis cultivation located on Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 533-064-017 to APN 209-321-056, which is approximately 2.5 acres in size. Pursuant to Humboldt County Code
Section 314-55.4.14 et seq., the existing cultivation area will be relocated to APN 209-321-056, and will total 20,000 SF. For the 2017 cultivation year, cultivation will consist solely of 20,000 SF of outdoor cultivation. For the 2018 cultivation year and thereafter, cultivation will consist of
1) 5,000 SF of mix light cultivation in four existing permitted greenhouses with a fifth greenhouse to be added in the future; and 2) 15,000 SF of full sun outdoor cultivation. The applicant will practice dryland farming with natural rainfall being the primary source of irrigation water. The
applicant's cultivation methodology includes applying compost tea using a drip system. Water for the compost tea will be sourced from an on-site rainwater catchment system to be developed. The rainwater catchment system will be the installation of a 10,000 to 20,000 gallon
storage tank that incorporates catchment in the design. All product grown on-site will be processed off-site at a licensed facility. Per the applicant there will be no employees for any phases of the cultivation, only for construction of the farm and residence. Domestic water will
be provided by a well, and sewage disposal will be provided by an on-site sewage disposal system.
Recommendation
Find the project exempt from environmental review pursuant to Sections 15303, 15304, and 15333 of the State CEQA Guidelines, make all of the required findings for approval of the Conditional Use Permit based on evidence in the staff report and any public testimony, and adopt
the Resolution approving the proposed Solful Farms, LLC. project subject to the recommended conditions.