To: Planning Commission
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Lost Creek Farms, LLC; Conditional Use Permit and Special Permits
Record Number: PLN-10821-CUP (filed 08/04/2016)
Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 211-183-008
Honeydew area
A Conditional Use Permit for 10,800 square feet of existing mixed-light commercial cannabis cultivation. Annual water usage is estimated to be 110,000 gallons/ year (10.2 gal/sf). Water for irrigation is sourced from an existing, onsite, permitted groundwater well, which is likely hydrologically disconnected from surface water per analysis from Lindberg Geological Consulting dated 12/29/2022. Water is stored in a bladder (20,000 gallons), and hard tanks (12,500 gallons) for a total of 32,500 gallons. Processing, including drying and trimming, occurs on an adjacent parcel under common ownership. The applicant states that three seasonal employees are needed for operations. Electricity is sourced from a combination of generator and solar power and the project is recommended to be conditioned to transition more completely to solar power by January 1, 2026. A Special Permit is required to address the setback to public lands, Bureau of Land Management and State of California, respectively.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:
1. Adopt the resolution (Resolution 23-__). (Attachment 1) which does the following:
a. Finds that the Planning Commission has considered the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Commercial Medical Marijuana Land Use Ordinance and the Addendum that was prepared for the Lost Creek Farms, LLC project); and
b. Finds that the proposed project complies with the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance; and
c. Approves the Conditional Use Permit and Special Permit subject to the recommended conditions of approval (Attachment 1A).
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DISCUSSION:
Project Location: The project is located in Humboldt County, in the Panther Gap area, on bo...
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