File #: 23-267    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Zoning Item Status: Consent Agenda
File created: 2/24/2023 In control: Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 3/2/2023 Final action:
Title: Humboldt Natural Collective Special Permits Assessor Parcel Number: 221-111-027 Record Number: PLN-11460-CUP 4840 Doody Ridge Road, Ettersburg area A Special Permit for 9,850 square feet (SF) of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation utilizing light deprivation techniques within three (3) greenhouses and 1,050 SF of ancillary propagation. Irrigation water is sourced from two (2) points of diversion from a spring and spring-fed pond. Existing available water storage is 83,000 gallons in a 60,000-gallon pond and a series of hard-sided tanks. Estimated annual water usage is 53,000 gallons. Processing occurs onsite within two (2) separate areas. A maximum of eight (8) people will be onsite during peak operations. Power is provided by two (2) generators and solar, with long-term plans to add additional solar onsite. Special Permits are also requested for development in the Streamside Management Area (SMA) related to continued use and maintenance of the points of diversion, and for a setback...
Attachments: 1. 11460 Humboldt Natural Collective Staff Report 03.02.23, 2. Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution, 3. Attachment 1A - Conditions of Approval, 4. Attachment 1B - Cultivation and Operations Plan, 5. Attachment 1C - Property Map, 6. Attachment 1D - Premises Map, 7. Attachment 2 - Location Maps, 8. Attachment 3 - CEQA Addendum, 9. Attachment 4 - Applicant's Evidence in Support of Findings, 10. Attachment 4A - Right to Divert and Use Water Certificate, 11. Attachment 4B - Water Right Transfer Form, 12. Attachment 4C - Site Management Plan, 13. Attachment 4D - Notice of Applicability, 14. Attachment 4E - Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement, 15. Attachment 4F -Timber Conversion Evaluation Report, 16. Attachment 4G - Public Works Road Evaluation Report Form, 17. Attachment 5 - Referral Agency Comments
Previous Action/Referral: 25-291
To: Zoning Administrator

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Consent

SUBJECT:
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Humboldt Natural Collective Special Permits
Assessor Parcel Number: 221-111-027
Record Number: PLN-11460-CUP
4840 Doody Ridge Road, Ettersburg area

A Special Permit for 9,850 square feet (SF) of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation utilizing light deprivation techniques within three (3) greenhouses and 1,050 SF of ancillary propagation. Irrigation water is sourced from two (2) points of diversion from a spring and spring-fed pond. Existing available water storage is 83,000 gallons in a 60,000-gallon pond and a series of hard-sided tanks. Estimated annual water usage is 53,000 gallons. Processing occurs onsite within two (2) separate areas. A maximum of eight (8) people will be onsite during peak operations. Power is provided by two (2) generators and solar, with long-term plans to add additional solar onsite. Special Permits are also requested for development in the Streamside Management Area (SMA) related to continued use and maintenance of the points of diversion, and for a setback reduction to reduce the 600-foot setback requirement from public lands.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Zoning Administrator:
Adopt the resolution (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Finds that the Zoning Administrator has considered the adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance (CCMLUO) and the Addendum that was prepared for the Humboldt Natural Collective project (Attachment 3); and
b. Finds that the proposed project complies with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and
c. Approves the Special Permits subject to the recommended conditions of approval (Attachment 1A).
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DISCUSSION:
Project Location:
The project is located in the Ettersburg area, on the west side of Doody Ridge Road, approximately 2,000 feet from the intersection of Dutyville Road and Doody Ridge Road, on the prop...

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