File #: 25-193    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 1/23/2025 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 2/6/2025 Final action: 2/6/2025
Title: Humboldt Heritage Farm Management, LLC, Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit Assessor Parcel Number: 220-091-022-000 Record Number: PLN-12076-CUP Ettersburg area A Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit for 20,400 square feet (SF) of existing outdoor cultivation and 1,791 SF of ancillary nursery area. Irrigation water is sourced from a rainwater catchment pond and a spring diversion. Existing water storage totals 578,500 gallons from a combination of the 300,000-gallon pond and 278,500 gallons of water tank storage. The estimated annual water usage is 393,580 gallons. Drying and curing occurs onsite and all further processing to occur off-site at a licensed processing facility. A maximum of six (6) employees are anticipated. Power is currently provided by solar panels and a generator, with a second generator utilized for backup. The project is conditioned to transition to renewable energy by January 1, 2026. The proposed project also includes a Special Permit for development w...
Attachments: 1. 12076 Staff Report 2.6.25, 2. Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution, 3. Attachment 1A - Conditions of Approval 12076, 4. Attachment 1B - Culivation and Operations Plan and Addendums, 5. Attachment 1C - Site Plan, 6. Attachment 2 - Location Maps, 7. Attachment 3 - CEQA Addendum, 8. Attachment 4 - Applicant's Evidence, 9. Attachment 4A - Right to Divert and Use Water, 10. Attachment 4B - Site Management Plan, 11. Attachment 4C - Streambed Alteration Agreement, 12. Attachment 4D - Less than 3 Acre Conversion Exemption, 13. Attachment 4E - Road Evaluation Form, 14. Attachment 5 - Referral Agency Comments, 15. Attachment 5A - 12076_ref_Building Inspection, 16. Attachment 5B - 12076_ref_DEH, 17. Attachment 5C - 12076_ref_PublicWorks, 18. Attachment 5D - 12076_ref_CalFire, 19. Attachment 5E - 10276 ref CDFW12.05.2024, 20. Attachment 6 - Watershed Map
To: Planning Commission

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Consent

SUBJECT:
title
Humboldt Heritage Farm Management, LLC, Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit
Assessor Parcel Number: 220-091-022-000
Record Number: PLN-12076-CUP
Ettersburg area

A Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit for 20,400 square feet (SF) of existing outdoor cultivation and 1,791 SF of ancillary nursery area. Irrigation water is sourced from a rainwater catchment pond and a spring diversion. Existing water storage totals 578,500 gallons from a combination of the 300,000-gallon pond and 278,500 gallons of water tank storage. The estimated annual water usage is 393,580 gallons. Drying and curing occurs onsite and all further processing to occur off-site at a licensed processing facility. A maximum of six (6) employees are anticipated. Power is currently provided by solar panels and a generator, with a second generator utilized for backup. The project is conditioned to transition to renewable energy by January 1, 2026. The proposed project also includes a Special Permit for development within the Streamside Management Area for continued use and maintenance of the point of diversion.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:
1. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 25-__), which does the following:

a. Finds the Planning Commission has considered the Mitigated Negative Declaration previously adopted for the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance and the Addendum that was prepared for the Humboldt Heritage Farm Management, LLC project; and

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

c. Approves the Humboldt Heritage Farm Management, LLC Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit subject to the conditions of approval.

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DISCUSSION:
Project Location: The project is located in the Ettersburg area, on the south side of Davis Lane, approximately 770 feet east from the intersec...

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