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File #: 25-582    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: New Business
File created: 4/23/2025 In control: Planning and Building
On agenda: 5/1/2025 Final action:
Title: McKnight Gravel Bar Conditional Use Permit, Surface Mining Permit and Reclamation plan renewal. Assessor Parcel Numbers: (APN) 524-052-002 Record No.: PLN-2025-19156 Willow Creek area 15-year renewal of McKnight Bar SMARA permit, CA Mine ID #91-12-0040, 10,000 cy/yr, CUP-10-12/SMP-09-03/RP09-03.
Attachments: 1. 19156 McKnight Bar Permit Renewal Staff Report 05.15.25, 2. Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution, 3. Attachment 1A - Conditions of Approval, 4. Attachment 1B - CUP-10-12_RP-09-03 Conditions of Approval, 5. Attachment 1C - McKnight Reclamation Plan, 6. Attachment 1D - Site Plan & Location Map, 7. ZA Resolution 25-038_McKnight_Bar_Permit_ Renewal_19156
To: Zoning Administrator

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Consent

SUBJECT:
title
McKnight Gravel Bar Conditional Use Permit, Surface Mining Permit and Reclamation plan renewal.
Assessor Parcel Numbers: (APN) 524-052-002
Record No.: PLN-2025-19156
Willow Creek area

15-year renewal of McKnight Bar SMARA permit, CA Mine ID #91-12-0040, 10,000 cy/yr,
CUP-10-12/SMP-09-03/RP09-03.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Zoning Administrator:
1. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 25-__), (Attachment 1) which does the following:

a. Finds that a Mitigated Negative Declaration was adopted for the original project and no further environmental review is required; and

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

c. Approves the Conditional Use Permit as recommended by staff, subject to the conditions of approval (Attachment 1A).

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DISCUSSION:
Project Location:
Located along the Trinity River, River Mile 29.5, on the Salyer 7.5' Quadrangle, within the NE 1/4 of Section 95 T6N, R5E, H.B.&M, the site is accessed for the east side of Highway 299, approximately 1.6 miles southeast of the town of Willow Creek, in Humboldt County (APNs 524-052-02,04). The portion of gravel bar on this property is approximately 2.5 acres, as depicted on the site maps. This site is adjacent to an existing construction/storage yard located uphill from the river on the same parcels.

Present General Plan Land Use Designation:
Agriculture Grazing (AG)

Present Zoning:
RS-T;AG

State Appeal:
Project is NOT appealable to the California Coastal Commission.

Major Concerns:
None identified by referral agencies.

Monitoring Required:
Annual Compliance Monitoring.

Executive Summary:
A renewal of Conditional Use and Surface Mining Permits, approval of Reclamation Plan and review of financial assurance cost estimates for continued in-stream mining operations at the McKnight Bar near Willow Creek. The...

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