To: Zoning Administrator
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Sanctuary Forest Special Permit
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 215-162-021 and 215-162-022
Record No.: PLN-2024-19132
Whitethorn area
A Special Permit (SP) for the construction of an approximately 2-million-gallon water storage pond partially within the Streamside Management Area (SMA). The overall project will construct two ponds totaling 6 million gallons of capacity and associated plumbing infrastructure designed to deliver 25 gallons per minute (GPM) of flow augmentation to Vanauken Creek during the four-month dry season for the purpose of improving instream aquatic habitat. These ponds will be off-channel and will be filled exclusively with runoff and direct precipitation and the project includes no stream diversions. The project is anticipated to provide significantly improved habitat for coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Vanauken Creek, an important salmon bearing tributary to the Mattole River.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Zoning Administrator:
1. Adopt the resolution, (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Adopts Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the Sanctuary Forest project pursuant to Section 15074 of the CEQA Guidelines; and
b. Finds the proposed project complies with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and
c. Approves the Special Permit as recommended by staff, subject to the conditions of approval (Attachment 1A) and subject to the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (Attachment 1B).
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DISCUSSION:
Project Location: The project is located in the Whitethorn area, along Vanauken Creek, approximately one mile southeast of the intersection of Briceland-Thorne Road and Shelter Cove Road, on the properties known as APNs 215-162-021 and 215-162-022.
Present General Plan Land Use Designation: (both parcels) Timberland 2017 General Pla...
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