File #: 25-289    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 2/13/2025 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 2/20/2025 Final action: 2/20/2025
Title: Grouse Mountain Green, LLC Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 524-112-002-000 Record No.: PLN-11393-CUP Willow Creek area A Conditional Use Permit for 22,000 square feet of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation with 2,200 square feet of nursery space. Irrigation water is sourced from a rainwater catchment pond and two permitted wells. A 675,000-gallon pond and 28,000 gallons of hard-sided tanks store water for the project. Estimated annual irrigation water usage is 340,000 gallons. Drying and curing occurs onsite, with all other processing occurring offsite at a licensed facility. Power is provided by solar power and generators. The project is conditioned to transition to 100% renewable power by January 1, 2026, with generators reserved for emergencies only. The project includes a Special Permit for restoration in a streamside management area and a reduced setback to the Six Rivers National Forest.
Attachments: 1. 11393 Staff Report 2.20.25, 2. Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution, 3. Attachment 1A - Conditions of Approval, 4. Attachment 1B - Cultivation Operation 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 Required Findings, 9. Attachment 4A - Site Management Plan, 10. Attachment 4B - Well Connection Report, 11. Attachment 4C - LSAA, 12. Attachment 4D - Well Completion Report and Retirement of POD, 13. Attachment 4E - DEH Worksheet, 14. Attachment 4F - Grading Erosion Control Plan, 15. Attachment 4G - Timber Conversion Report, 16. Attachment 4H - R2 Soils Report, 17. Attachment 4I - Road Evaluation Report, 18. Attachment 4J - Property Survey, 19. Attachment 4K - Water Resources Protection Plan, 20. Attachment 5 - Referral Agency Comments and Recommendations, 21. Attachment 5A - referral_CDFW, 22. Attachment 5B - referral HumCo Public Works
To: Planning Commission

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Consent

SUBJECT:
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Grouse Mountain Green, LLC Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 524-112-002-000
Record No.: PLN-11393-CUP
Willow Creek area

A Conditional Use Permit for 22,000 square feet of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation with 2,200 square feet of nursery space. Irrigation water is sourced from a rainwater catchment pond and two permitted wells. A 675,000-gallon pond and 28,000 gallons of hard-sided tanks store water for the project. Estimated annual irrigation water usage is 340,000 gallons. Drying and curing occurs onsite, with all other processing occurring offsite at a licensed facility. Power is provided by solar power and generators. The project is conditioned to transition to 100% renewable power by January 1, 2026, with generators reserved for emergencies only. The project includes a Special Permit for restoration in a streamside management area and a reduced setback to the Six Rivers National Forest.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:
1. Adopt resolutions (Resolution 25-__), (Attachments 1) 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 Grouse Mountain Green LLC project (Attachment 3); and

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

c. Approves the Grouse Mountain Green LLC Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit subject to the conditions of approval (Attachments 1A).

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DISCUSSION:
Project Location: The project is in the Willow Creek area, on the West side of State Highway 299, approximately 0.85 miles West from the intersection of State Highway 299 and Friday Ridge Road, approximately 3.50 miles South from the intersection of Friday Ridge Road a...

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