Title
Ambiguity Farm LLC Conditional Use Permit
Record Number PLN-12812-CUP
Assessor’s Parcel Number: 223-011-009, 223-011-007.
Garberville area
A Conditional Use Permit for 43,560 square feet of existing outdoor cannabis cultivation, and a Special Permit for restoration work within the SMA. Ancillary propagation will occur in two 1,250-square-foot greenhouses for a total propagation space of 2,500 square feet. There will be three cultivation cycles occurring annually. All processing will occur offsite. Water for the project will be sourced from an onsite 800,000-gallon onstream-pond and a proposed rainwater catchment system. The applicant anticipates 400,000 gallons of water will be required for irrigation annually. There are 100,000 gallons of available water storage occurring in two 50,000-gallon metal tanks, with 300,000 gallons of additional water storage proposed for the project. There will be a maximum of four employees required for operations. Power for the project is sourced from a solar array with a backup generator.
Recommendation
Adopt the Resolution to take the following actions 1) find that the Planning Commission 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, 2) make all of the required findings for approval of the Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit, and 3) adopt the Resolution approving the Ambiguity Farm, LLC, project as recommended by staff subject to the recommended conditions.