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File #: 25-657    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Zoning Item Status: Passed
File created: 5/7/2025 In control: Planning and Building
On agenda: 5/15/2025 Final action: 5/15/2025
Title: Fantastic Gardens Humboldt, LLC Special Permit Assessor's Parcel Numbers: 210-141-008 Record Numbers: PLN-11966-SP Dinsmore Area A Special Permit for 3,500 square feet of existing outdoor and 6,000 square feet of existing mixed light commercial cannabis cultivation supported by a 950 square foot nursery. Irrigation water is provided by a point of diversion and an existing rainwater catchment pond. Annual water usage is estimated to be 280,000 gallons per year with storage consisting of 30,000 gallons in hard tanks and 150,000 gallons in the pond for a total of 180,000 gallons. Power is provided by three generators and the project is conditioned to transition to renewable energy by January 1, 2026. The project proposes onsite relocation to move cultivation out of a streamside management area. A Special Permit is included for cultivation area restoration and the after the fact construction of the pond within the streamside management area.
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment 1 - 11966 Draft Resolution.pdf, 3. Attachment 1A - 13367 Conditions of Approval UPDATED 04.04.2025.pdf, 4. Attachment 1B - 11966 Operatons Plan.pdf, 5. Attachment 1C - 11966 Site Plan Combined.pdf, 6. Attachment 3 - 11966 CEQA Addendum.pdf, 7. Attachment 4 - 11966 Applicant's Evidence in Support of Findings.pdf, 8. Attachment 4A - 11966 Rainwater Surface Area Calculations.pdf, 9. Attachment 4B - 11966 Right To Divert and Use Water.pdf, 10. Attachment 4C - 11966 Notice of Applicability.pdf, 11. Attachment 4D - 11966 Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement.pdf, 12. Attachment 4E - 11966 Botanical Survey.pdf, 13. Attachment 4F - 11966 Relocation Plan.pdf, 14. Attachment 4G - 11966 Road Maintenance Association Membership Letter.pdf, 15. Attachment 4H - 11966 Road Evaluations Combined.pdf, 16. Attachment 4I - 11966 Pond Stabilization Memorandum.pdf, 17. Attachment 5A to 5B - 11966 Referral Agency Comments.pdf, 18. ZA Resolution 25-040_Fantastic Gardens Humboldt_11966
To: Zoning Administrator

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Consent

SUBJECT:
title
Fantastic Gardens Humboldt, LLC Special Permit
Assessor's Parcel Numbers: 210-141-008
Record Numbers: PLN-11966-SP
Dinsmore Area

A Special Permit for 3,500 square feet of existing outdoor and 6,000 square feet of existing mixed light commercial cannabis cultivation supported by a 950 square foot nursery. Irrigation water is provided by a point of diversion and an existing rainwater catchment pond. Annual water usage is estimated to be 280,000 gallons per year with storage consisting of 30,000 gallons in hard tanks and 150,000 gallons in the pond for a total of 180,000 gallons. Power is provided by three generators and the project is conditioned to transition to renewable energy by January 1, 2026. The project proposes onsite relocation to move cultivation out of a streamside management area. A Special Permit is included for cultivation area restoration and the after the fact construction of the pond within the streamside management area.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Zoning Administrator:
1. Adopt the resolution (Attachments 1) which does the following:
a. Finds the Zoning Administrator has considered the Mitigated Negative Declaration previously adopted for the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance and the Addendum that was prepared for the Fantastic Gardens Humboldt, LLC project (Attachment 3); and
b. Finds the proposed project complies with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and
c. Approves the Fantastic Gardens Humboldt, LLC Special Permit subject to the conditions of approval (Attachments 1A).
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DISCUSSION:
Project Location:
The project is in the Dinsmore area, on the east side of Burr Valley Rd, approximately 3.5 miles south from the intersection of Sway Back Rd and USFS IN08 RD, on the property known to be in Township 01N of Range 05E Section 35 Humboldt Base & Meridian.

Present General Plan Land...

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