File #: 23-1477    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: New Business
File created: 10/25/2023 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 11/2/2023 Final action:
Title: Watersong, LLC, Conditional Use Permit Assessor Parcel Number: 522-031-007 Record Number: PLN-12002-CUP Willow Creek area A Conditional Use Permit for 21,469 square feet (SF) of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation, including 1,200 SF of ancillary propagation. Water sourced for cultivation from a permitted, groundwater well. There are three 3,500-gallon hard-sided tanks totaling 10,500 gallons of water storage. Estimated annual water use is 135,000 gallons. Outdoor cultivation occurs in the southeastern portion of the parcel consisting of 2 cultivation areas. Drying and curing occurs on-site in existing shipping containers while other processing is completed off-site. A maximum of 3 employees may be utilized during peak operations. Power is provided by three (3) generators and solar power is used for the well pump. The project is conditioned for transition to renewable energy by January 1, 2026.
Sponsors: Planning and Building, Laura McClenagan
Attachments: 1. 12002 Staff Report 11.02.23, 2. Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution, 3. Attachment 1A - Conditions of Approval, 4. Attachment 1B - Cultivation and Operations Plan, 5. Attachment 1C - Site Plan, 6. Attachment 2 - Location Maps, 7. Attachment 3 - CEQA Addendum, 8. Attachment 4 - Applicant’s Evidence in Support of the Required Findings, 9. Attachment 4A - Notice of Applicability, 10. Attachment 4B - Water Resource Protection Plan, 11. Attachment 4C - Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement, 12. Attachment 4D - Well Completion Report, 13. Attachment 4E - Less-Than-3-Acre Conversion, 14. Attachment 4F - CalFire Settlement, 15. Attachment 4G - Engineering Geologic Evaluation, 16. Attachment 4H - Public Works Road Evaluation Report Form, 17. Attachment 4I - Hydrogeologic Well Assessment, 18. Attachment 5 - Referral Agency Comments & Recommendations (12002), 19. Attachment 6 - Watershed Map
To: Planning Commission

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Consent

SUBJECT:
title
Watersong, LLC, Conditional Use Permit
Assessor Parcel Number: 522-031-007
Record Number: PLN-12002-CUP
Willow Creek area

A Conditional Use Permit for 21,469 square feet (SF) of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation, including 1,200 SF of ancillary propagation. Water sourced for cultivation from a permitted, groundwater well. There are three 3,500-gallon hard-sided tanks totaling 10,500 gallons of water storage. Estimated annual water use is 135,000 gallons. Outdoor cultivation occurs in the southeastern portion of the parcel consisting of 2 cultivation areas. Drying and curing occurs on-site in existing shipping containers while other processing is completed off-site. A maximum of 3 employees may be utilized during peak operations. Power is provided by three (3) generators and solar power is used for the well pump. The project is conditioned for transition to renewable energy by January 1, 2026.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:

1. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 23-__). (Attachment 1) which does the following:

a. Finds that the Planning Commission has considered the Addendum to the adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance (CCMLUO) that was prepared for the Watersong, LLC project (Attachment 3); and

b. Finds that the proposed project complies with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and

c. Approves the Conditional Use Permit subject to the recommended conditions of approval (Attachment 1A).


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DISCUSSION:
Project Location:
The project is located in the Humboldt County, in the Willow Creek area, on the North side of State Highway 299, approximately 3 miles North from the intersection of State Highway 299 and Old Three Creeks Road, and approximately 2.2 miles North from the intersection of Old Three Creeks Road and a Private Drive on the prope...

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