To: Zoning Administrator
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Two Trees Botanicals LLC, Special Permit
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 220-311-005-000
Record No.: PLN-12451-SP
Briceland area
A Special Permit for an existing 9,040 square feet of outdoor and a second Special Permit for a 2,250 square feet wholesale nursery for medical cannabis cultivation. Irrigation water is provided by an existing well and a spring, onsite. An existing large catchment pond storing 20,000 gallons is onsite. The Applicant estimates 46,000 gallons are required annually. There are an estimated 2 to 4 employees. Electricity is provided by generator power. Staff is recommending denial of the application due to inconsistency with Humboldt County Code, lack of adequate information to support making required findings for approval, and a generally unresponsive applicant.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Zoning Administrator:
1. Adopt the resolution (Attachment 1), which does the following:
a. Finds the Two Trees Botanicals LLC project statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per section 15270 (Projects Which Are Disapproved) of the State CEQA Guidelines; and
b. Finds the proposed project does not comply with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and
c. Denies the Special Permit application (PLN-12451-SP).
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DISCUSSION:
Project Location: The project is in the Briceland area, on the north side of Briceland Road, approximately 0.6 mile northeast from the intersection of Elk Ridge Road and Briceland Road, on the property known as 1770 Perry Meadow Lane.
Present General Plan Land Use Designation: Residential Agriculture (RA); 2017 General Plan; Density: 40 acres per unit; Slope Stability: High Instability (3)
Present Zoning: Forestry Recreation (FR), Special Building Site B-5(40)
Environmental Review: The proposed project is statutorily exempt from the provisions of the Californi...
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