Title
New Earth Farms, LLC: Special Permit (2)
Record Number PLN-12260-CUP (filed 12/22/2016)
Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 524-072-010.
Willow Creek area
A Special Permit for 10,000 square feet (SF) of existing mixed light cultivation with 1,000 SF of ancillary propagation. Irrigation water will be sourced from rainwater catchment. Estimated annual water usage is currently 150,000 gallons. Water storage will total 247,500 gallons. Processing will occur in a proposed 2,500-square-foot structure. Power will be provided by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and a generator for emergency purposes only. A Special Permit is also requested to reduce the required 600-foot setback from Public Lands. The Humboldt County Zoning Administrator will consider an Addendum to a previously adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration.
Recommendation
Adopt the resolution to find the Zoning Administrator has considered the Addendum to the adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance (CMMLUO) as described by Section §15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines, make all of the required findings for approval of the Special Permits, and approve the proposed New Earth Farms, LLC, project subject to the recommended conditions.